Dear Ms. Fantasy - Training Camp Updates: Injuries, Backfield Battles & Fantasy Fallout
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Aug 14, 2026
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Fri, August 14, 2026
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Amon-Ra St. BrownChris GodwinIsaiah LikelySaquon BarkleyBaker MayfieldBrock BowersCeeDee LambChristian McCaffreyD'Andre SwiftDallas GoedertDarren WallerDe'Von AchaneDeebo SamuelDemarcus Robinson
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Amon-Ra St. Brown
PositiveProjection42:00
Matt Kelley describes Amon-Ra St. Brown as a very steady, reliable player who has consistently produced top-five fantasy results.
Insight pagePositiveProjection50:10
Matt Kelley remains high on Amon-Ra St. Brown as a safe first-round pick. Despite concerns regarding the Lions' center injury, Kelley expects St. Brown to potentially cross the 170-target threshold again due to the Lions' favorable, dome-heavy schedule and a suspect secondary that will force the team to maintain aggressive passing volume.
Insight pageBaker Mayfield
PositiveProjection55:59
Matt Kelley expects a bounce-back year for Baker Mayfield, who is playing for a new contract. Despite a late-season slump last year due to injuries, Mayfield showed high-end QB1 potential earlier in the season. Kelley projects a season similar to his 2022 performance (4,000 yards, 28 TDs) as a realistic baseline.
Insight pageBrock Bowers
PositiveUsage10:55
Brock Bowers is established as the primary pass-catching option in his offense, with Gentie likely serving as the most consistent secondary contributor.
Insight pageCeeDee Lamb
NegativeProjection53:42
Matt Kelley has become more comfortable drafting CeeDee Lamb, noting that while his ceiling may be capped compared to previous years, his volume remains elite. When parsing games where Lamb played the majority of snaps, he was on pace for 150 targets, suggesting no massive decrease in volume.
Insight pageChris Godwin
PositiveValue47:11
Matt Kelley highlights Chris Godwin as a strong value at his current ADP of WR37 (late eighth round). While Egbuka is the preferred target, Kelley suggests drafting Godwin if Egbuka is unavailable, noting that the two can coexist in the Tampa Bay offense.
Insight pageNegativeInjury73:53
Matt Kelley notes that while reports suggest Chris Godwin is explosive and looking like his old self, it has been a long time since he operated at full capacity, and his health remains a factor to monitor.
Insight pageChristian McCaffrey
NegativeInjury40:23
Matt Kelley expresses concern over Christian McCaffrey's preseason tightness, citing a historical pattern where high-usage seasons (over 400 touches) lead to injury-plagued follow-up years; he advises caution and notes Kyle Shanahan's lack of transparency regarding injuries.
Insight pageD'Andre Swift
PositiveValue55:43
Matt Kelley is increasingly targeting DeAndre Swift as an RB2, noting that while his ADP is rising slightly due to receiver injuries, he remains a viable target in the fifth round.
Insight pageDallas Goedert
PositiveProjection17:50
Dallas Goedert is a solid red-zone target, especially with Eli Stowers dealing with injuries and not expected to be an early contributor. Goedert's target share is expected to remain relevant.
Insight pageDarren Waller
NegativeDepth Chart74:50
Matt Kelley believes Darren Waller signing with the Panthers would not significantly impact the fantasy outlook for Adam Thielen, Jonathan Mingo, or Jalen Coker, as the team's offensive scheme does not heavily feature tight ends.
Insight pageDe'Von Achane
PositiveUsage45:35
Matt Kelley confirms that Miami's coaching staff intends to give Devon Achane an extremely aggressive workload, aiming for as many touches as possible, which validates his high fantasy outlook.
Insight pageDeebo Samuel
PositiveInjury39:57
Matt Kelley notes that Deebo Samuel tends to play through injuries and does not have long, extended absences, suggesting he could benefit significantly from the 49ers' current injury situation.
Insight pageDemarcus Robinson
NegativeBust60:04
Matt Kelley, previously a defender of Demarcus Robinson, now believes he may have hit a performance cliff after failing to meet expectations last year.
Insight pageEmeka Egbuka
PositiveProjection44:51
Matt Kelley argues that Emeka Egbuka's late-season downturn was due to a hamstring injury and poor quarterback play rather than the presence of Chris Godwin. Egbuka is viewed as the clear target in the Tampa Bay offense, with higher projected fantasy production and touchdown upside compared to Godwin, despite Godwin potentially seeing more targets.
Insight pageGeorge Kittle
PositiveInjury68:42
Matt Kelley prefers George Kittle over Tony Pollard for his higher upside, despite lingering concerns about Kittle's availability for Week 1. Kelley notes that Kittle has been seen running, which is a positive sign for his recovery.
Insight pageHarold Fannin
PositiveSleeper73:53
Matt Kelley likes Harold Fannin Jr. at his current cost, suggesting he could see significant volume in garbage time for the Cleveland Browns.
Insight pageIsaiah Likely
PositiveProjection67:28
Matt Kelley believes Isaiah Likely will perform well, noting that Matt Nagy has historically been tight-end friendly.
Insight pagePositiveRole68:07
Matt Kelley views Isaiah Likely as a strong starting tight end option, noting he is likely the second look in the offense behind Malik Nabers as other wide receivers struggle to step up. Kelley highlights that the offensive coordinator is tight end-friendly.
Insight pageJa'Marr Chase
NegativeProjection67:33
Matt Kelley suggests Ja'Marr Chase as a safer alternative to Puka Nacua if drafters are worried about suspension risks, noting that the Bengals' offense remained reliable with Joe Flacco last year.
Insight pageJalen Hurts
NegativeValue20:21
Jalen Hurts offers a safe fantasy floor due to his rushing usage, including the 'tush push.' While his ADP is considered slightly high, he remains a reasonable pick if he falls in drafts.
Insight pageJerry Jeudy
NegativeBust74:04
Matt Kelley explicitly states he does not like Jerry Jeudy as a fantasy asset.
Insight pageJosh Jacobs
NegativeProjection65:38
Matt Kelley is drafting Josh Jacobs as a borderline RB1. With no formal charges in his legal situation and the season approaching, Kelley assumes there will be no NFL-mandated punishment for the current season.
Insight pageJustin Jefferson
PositiveProjection54:27
Matt Kelley feels more confident in Justin Jefferson now that Kyler Murray is confirmed as the starter. Kelley notes that Murray has a history of supporting a WR1, specifically referencing DeAndre Hopkins' production when playing a full season with Murray.
Insight pageKeaton Mitchell
PositiveSleeper4:16
Keaton Mitchell is a valid sleeper target who can be fantasy-relevant without needing a massive touch share. His explosive playmaking ability allows him to thrive on limited touches, and he fits the role of a change-of-pace back that Mike McDaniel has historically utilized.
Insight pageKimani Vidal
NegativeUsage4:16
Kamani Vidal is expected to be part of a committee approach in the Dolphins' backfield, which historically caps the ceiling of the lead back, though he is not expected to usurp the primary role from Omarion Hampton.
Insight pageKylen Granson
PositiveSleeper75:44
Matt Kelley recommends stashing Kylen Granson in deeper leagues or tight end premium formats, noting that he could emerge as the second look in the Jets' offense opposite Garrett Wilson.
Insight pageKyler Murray
NegativeProjection12:47
Kyler Murray is a viable QB1, but carries risk in superflex formats due to his injury history. If drafting him, it is recommended to roster three startable quarterbacks to mitigate the risk of him missing time or playing through injury.
Insight pageLuther Burden
PositiveValue77:13
Matt Kelley advises keeping Luther Burden in the 11th round despite injury concerns, noting that he is a key part of the Chicago target funnel alongside Cole Kmet and Rome Odunze.
Insight pageMalik Nabers
NegativeProjection72:46
Matt Kelley feels comfortable drafting Malik Nabers, projecting a 150-plus target season because other wide receivers on the team are not emerging. Kelley expresses slight concern regarding quarterback volatility but believes Nabers' ADP will remain reasonable.
Insight pageMalik Willis
PositiveSleeper14:31
Malik Willis could be a 'cheat code' in superflex leagues this year. Despite concerns about the overall team offense, Willis and his primary pass-catchers are expected to be usable fantasy assets.
Insight pageOmarion Hampton
PositiveProjection3:42
Despite Mike McDaniel's comments about rotating multiple backs, Omarion Hampton remains the clear lead back and a safe RB1. While he lacks elite receiving upside, his ceiling is a top-three running back finish if he secures 15-16 goal-line touchdowns in an efficient offense.
Insight pagePuka Nacua
PositiveProjection66:58
Matt Kelley prefers Puka Nacua as a top-tier wide receiver option, dismissing concerns about potential legal action as unlikely to result in an in-season suspension, and highlighting his massive upside in a contract year.
Insight pageSaquon Barkley
PositiveProjection52:10
Matt Kelley likes Saquon Barkley for a bounce-back season, noting that the offense will lean on him and he is a strong option for a Hero RB strategy at the 11th pick.
Insight pagePositiveValue70:23
Matt Kelley advises taking Saquon Barkley in a PPR keeper league over a stud wide receiver if the manager already has Ja'Marr Chase and CeeDee Lamb, noting that pairing Barkley with James Cook provides a significant roster advantage.
Insight pageStefon Diggs
PositiveValue60:05
Matt Kelley is very high on Stefan Diggs, viewing him as the clear WR1 in his new offense. Kelley recommends reaching well above his current WR51 ADP, as he believes Diggs is a significantly better producer than other receivers in that draft range.
Insight pageTed Hurst
PositiveSleeper47:38
Matt Kelley identifies Ted Hurst as a favorite late-round rookie sleeper. Hurst has impressed during training camp, and the team has a clear role for him as an X receiver, allowing him to coexist with Egbuka and Godwin.
Insight pageTerry McLaurin
NegativeValue62:13
Matt Kelley remains comfortable with Terry McLaurin as a low-end WR2. While his ADP might fluctuate, Kelley views him as a clear top-two option in the Washington offense.
Insight pageTony Pollard
NegativeValue68:42
Matt Kelley notes that Tony Pollard is a solid RB1 producer currently being drafted as an RB3, which aligns with his expected value. Kelley suggests Pollard's production is replaceable and prefers George Kittle's higher upside.
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0:58This is the official mailbag show for Player Profiler.
1:01It is Wednesday, August 12th. And I am live here with you taking your questions and we're doing mailbag questions.
1:07Of course, this is the official mailbag show for Player Profiler.
1:11And we will talk training camp news as well.
1:14There's a lot to cover here. A lot of injuries happening.
1:18A lot of depth chart battles here as teams are going to be.
1:22Naming their unofficial starters there. And news of actual starters that have been actually named here.
1:28So we are going to go ahead and get started.
1:31Shout out to the chat. People already in there.
1:34Stephen King dropping a comment saying preseason time. I don't know why this year seems harder.
1:40I think it's because, I mean, we always have battles going on right now.
1:44We always have injuries, but there are a lot of weird ones, right?
1:49And it feels like, and there's always preseason injuries, but it just feels a little bit uncomfortable with everything that is popping
1:56up over and over and over again, right? But we'll talk through it.
2:01Shout out to EZE13 in the chat. Shout out to John in the chat.
2:05And right off the bat here, we are going to, as I sit here and add my thing in, because I realized
2:13that I didn't add this one in ahead of time here.
2:17We're going to do a mailbag right off the bat because it's a mailbag here.
2:22It's a mailbag from the podfather asking me, what is the absolute ceiling for Omarion Hampton this year?
2:28And I thought that it was the perfect mailbag question because it is also newsworthy and timely because our dear friend, Mike
2:35McDaniel got up on a podium and started talking about how apologizing to us, the fantasy community.
2:41Hey, I always think it's funny when the fantasy community is addressed.
2:45They know we exist. They care about us, right?
2:48But he said sorry and that he was going to disappoint us because he's got three running backs and Amari and Hampton
2:56and Keaton Mitchell and Kamani Vidal, and they can all be big contributors.
3:00So on a week to week basis, it could be anybody.
3:04Don't let that. Don't let him getting up there and being a troll, really, because that is like he's trolling, right?
3:11Amari and Hampton is their lead back. Now, what we can contextually take away from this, though, is that he does intend
3:18to use more than just Amari and Hampton, but we knew that, right?
3:23Because, I mean, it's such an unrealistic scenario, and it happens every now and then, right?
3:28Like we had a couple of years there where Kyron Williams was having the most egregious amount of touches ever and on
3:36the field upwards of 90% of snaps. But for the most part, running backs don't typically play 90-plus snaps.
3:42There is always change of pace and guys coming in to spell, so you don't have to have just an egregious amount of workload, right?
3:50So, yes, we expected that there would be some involvement here from these other running backs, and we knew that there was
3:58going to be a role here for Keaton Mitchell, not just based off the camp hype that we were getting, but the
4:05fact that we have, in fact, you know, had direct information from Mike McDaniel that he specifically wanted Keaton Mitchell, and it makes sense.
4:13We've talked about it a little bit before here, especially on videos on my channel where I have talked about Keaton Mitchell
4:21as a value, you know, as a valid sleeper target because of the fact that it doesn't take a lot for him
4:28in terms of touches, especially in the context of what this offense will be, to take the ball and literally run 60 yards and, you know, thrive, right?
4:38It can happen. So he can be relevant without having to actually usurp a vast majority of touches from Omarion Hampton, right?
4:45And it was something that realistically we knew would come into play because Mike McDaniel typically hasn't, granted, it's probably because, additionally,
4:53he hasn't had a massive back over the years in Miami in the mold of Omari and Hampton.
4:59And, you know, Ollie Gordon's a little sizable, but decently sizable.
5:03But as a starter, he's been starting these smaller backs throughout his tenure there, right, as a head coach.
5:09So we knew that he was going to, you know, be operating a little bit differently here with a guy like Amari
5:16and Hampton, and he might be feeling a little nostalgic and need somebody who can operate more in the form of Devon A.
5:24Chan, and that would definitely be Keaton Mitchell. So I would expect some involvement, but ultimately, I still trust Omarion Hampton as a clear RB1.
5:33He's in the safe RB1 tier for me, right behind Derrick Henry, teeters back and forth with Josh Jacobs.
5:39Jacobs dealing with an injury, my God. And then also, you know, his legal issues, but we've talked about it.
5:46Don't think anything will come of that as of this year.
5:50But low-end RB1. But what is the ceiling for Omari and Hampton?
5:54Now, despite the fact that we should get the other backs working in there as change of pace, Omari and Hampton can't catch.
6:02So I wouldn't expect him to be operating in like a Derrick Henry type of style where we see him with, what, 20 receptions max, right?
6:10I would expect a little bit more usage on that end.
6:14But really, the bread and butter here is going to be the goal line touches, and that's what's going to drive the
6:22true ceiling here for Omari and Hampton. How much is the intensity of this offense and the efficiency and productivity of this
6:29offense going to increase to open up more goal line opportunities for Omari and Hampton?
6:34Because there's a reality in which his ceiling would be that of a – receptions probably won't get him to the level of overall RB1.
6:43But I would say a ceiling of top three running back is realistic if we get the amount of goal line touches
6:50that would warrant him having in the range of 15 to 16 touchdowns, which is possible, right?
6:56If there's a dark horse to contend for most potential touchdowns, most touchdowns in terms of betting, it would potentially be Omarion Hampton there.
7:04So, yeah, it's possible, right? So that's the ceiling that I see for him and a fairly safe floor as well, as
7:11long as the offense doesn't go sideways. And I know it feels a little bit uncomfortable because we had him showcase well
7:19after Najee Harris went down last season. It feels like 5,000 years ago, right?
7:24Najee Harris went down last season, and then we had Omari and Hampton.
7:28Then he got injured, and when he came back, it was a lead back, but we were still getting a pretty significant
7:35– it's a pretty significant contribution there from Kamani Vidal that did cap the ceiling a little bit.
7:42But that was also in the context of the offense not being as efficient as it should.
7:47The defense should still be good. We'll have plenty of pass volume.
7:51They should be very balanced there. So, top three realistic ceiling, not enough receptions to get him to that overall RB1 ceiling,
7:59but still, solid, solid draft pick there for us.
8:02Eazy E says, I'm in no hurry since my draft doesn't start until the weekend before the 2026 season starts.
8:09That way, most injuries, we will have a better idea of where the player is at.
8:14Yeah, and I don't blame you. I know a lot of people do the whole – I don't actually know when Labor
8:22Day is this year, but often it is coinciding with Labor Day or at least the week after there.
8:28So – and that's pretty typical. I've got one draft that is starting – well, I've done – you guys know I've done quite a few drafts.
8:37But I've got one redraft league that is starting next Monday.
8:41I'm doing Jake Seeley's flex leagues. That's going to be fun.
8:45So, I'll tell you guys about that as well.
8:48But, yeah, some people like to start it a little early.
8:51But, hey, need to get prepped and ready to go for draft season.
8:56So, you're in the know and everything is good to go when you do draft.
9:01Stephen King says, Hampton or Gentie? Gentie. I was doing a live show, and I think I got this exact question earlier on another channel.
9:09And for me, it is Gentie. It's not a massive gap.
9:13But, again, the difference there would be while Hampton plays in the clear better offense, Gentie does have the clear higher receiving upside.
9:21So, the gap between them is not that significant.
9:24For me, they're both – Gentie, I would feel a little bit more comfortable taking like on the one-two turn.
9:31If you have a late pick, Hampton, slightly more comfortable in early second round.
9:35But, I mean, we're squabbling at that point, really.
9:38Guys that you would feel comfortable taking at the turn, early second round picks at the very least, probably not going to slip past mid-round there.
9:47Gentie is my preference. But the margin is like literally maybe like three players or so.
9:53So, very, very close there. Very, very close. Gentie is interesting because, you know, it's funny.
9:58We talk about – people get very apprehensive about players in bad offenses and overreact and often say, we don't draft players in bad offense.
10:07Don't draft players in bad offenses. You can't take that strategy in terms of approach.
10:12Don't overdraft players in bad offenses. But also recognize what is contextually a bad offense for certain players, right?
10:18For Gentie, with Kirk Cousins at quarterback, we've already seen the version, the post-Achilles, the aging version, the not-so-Minnesota version of Kirk Cousins last year in Atlanta.
10:27And that version was not a problem for B.
10:30John Robinson, okay? He is not a bad quarterback for running backs.
10:34He has no problem checking down. And then we'll have Fernando Mendoza at some point as well.
10:40Rookie quarterback, smart quarterback that will come in and rely on checkdowns as well for his very talented pass catcher there.
10:47So – and really, when we're looking at the pass catchers, obviously, one of the things about the pass catchers that we
10:55should recognize is that we know it's Bowers. And with the receiving core, we're trying to figure out, you know, is Naylor the one that we want?
11:04Is Trey Tucker the one that we want? I think it also depends slightly on what quarterback we have in there.
11:11But at the end of the day, Gentie's pass contributions might be the most consistent behind Brock Bowers.
11:17So that also helps him give the little edge there as well.
11:21Easy, he and the Chad saying, Queens are usually fashionably late, but that's their prerogative.
11:26You know, I thought I was going to be late.
11:30I actually had – it's been a day, guys, for me.
11:33This was the first day of school for my boys, so I got them off this morning.
11:39And ironically, it was my heaviest work day of the week.
11:43This is my third show of the day, and that does not include short videos as well.
11:49So, yeah, it's been a long, long day. And I had the audacity to try to go to the gym in between shows, which worked out well.
11:58So we'll see how my body feels about that choice tomorrow.
12:01But I wanted to take advantage of actually being able to leave the house since my kids are now back at school.
12:09So there we go. Easy says, girl, quite a few drafts is an understatement for you.
12:14I love drafting. It's fun. Actually, I really don't even do that much, guys.
12:19It's not as bad as you would think there.
12:22And then one more question before we take a little break here from Eazy E says, In my wide receiver three super
12:30flex league, I am looking in later rounds for – looking in the later rounds for quarterbacks.
12:35Kyla Murray, Malik Willis, Tyler Shuck, or Baker Mayfield.
12:38I like to fill in running backs and wide receivers first.
12:42I think that is a very valid approach, even in super flex this season.
12:47Now, I'm still partial to taking a top 10 quarterback in super flex.
12:51But depending on the format, especially – it depends on the scoring format.
12:56Because you guys know in my Scott Fishbowl, because the scoring for – it's super flex, but because the scoring for wide receivers was so trumped up.
13:05I did push quarterback back, back, back, right? All the way back to – I think it was Baker Mayfield that I
13:12pushed it back to, or Tyler Shuck, one of the other.
13:16But I'm not opposed to it, depending on what the league size is there, especially because that's a three-wide receiver league.
13:23And I was actually asked this question earlier today as well.
13:27Like, are you comfortable with Kyla Murray as a QB1?
13:30And I think I am. Maybe in super flex, like a little less, just because of the fact that if there is
13:38an injury, your direct pivot, you know, you would either have to be drafting three deep at quarterback, which, you know, in
13:45super flex, if you're pushing quarterback towards later, I would recommend – okay, Eazy-E says 10 team.
13:51That's more realistic, right? If you're pushing quarterback towards later, I think that's the, you know, one tip that I would say.
13:58You do need to make sure that you're rostering three startable ones.
14:02So you've got two guys, at the very least, that you know, barring some unforeseen injury and they don't have significant injury
14:10history, will make it through the season, right? That's my only concern there with Kyla Murray is the fact that, obviously, we've
14:17seen him play full seasons, but we have seen plenty of seasons where he unfortunately didn't make it through or was at
14:25least playing through an injury at the end of the season that, you know, hampered his production.
14:31Same thing with Malik Willis, could be an absolute cheat code this year in super flex, you know, but there always is
14:38the risk that he could end up like Justin Fields.
14:41I feel more positively about it. And there's been, you know, the camp reports haven't been bad, people.
14:47They haven't been bad. I'm not saying that we need to buy into the Dolphins being a prolific offense or anything, or
14:55even an average offense, but it might be workable guys.
14:58It might not be a fantastic season for them, but from a fantasy perspective, Malik Willis, our high end options that we
15:06would actually want to start in terms of Malik Willis and Devon Ajan are going to be usable assets there and perform to our expectations.
15:14That's all I'm saying there. And then Tyler Shuck, no threat there.
15:18Baker Mayfield, no threat there as well. So yeah, for sure.
15:22Do a few more comments here since we've got these in here.
15:26Loving Life says, I hear Lemon in Philadelphia is having lingering leg issues.
15:31Could this be an opening for Wix? I actually tweeted about Wix today.
15:35Wix is a player that I think is a dark horse kid.
15:39I will not want to. Now, technically, I do have one dynasty team that I do have him on.
15:45And it's a weird, very extensive starting lineup league where you start five wide receivers.
15:51It's insanity. I probably will have to start Dontavian Wix in that league at some point.
15:56But I actually tweeted about Wix earlier today that it's going to...
16:00I think he's a candidate for being one of those guys who you never start throughout the season, right?
16:06Because you're too scared. And you get to the end of the season and he actually has flex-worthy, like top 36 production on a pretty frequent basis.
16:16And you just didn't use it because it was Dontavian Wix.
16:19So I agree with you on that one. And high chance that this is...
16:24And we're hearing lots of positive reports about Dontavian Wix, right?
16:28And additionally on that, we do have to remember that the new offensive coordinator is Sean Mannion.
16:34Sean Mannion from Green Bay. Dontavian Wix from Green Bay.
16:37You know, as much as we, you know, him and Haw about, you know, like, oh, the connection between, you know, Liam
16:44Cohen in college and Chris Rodriguez and this, you know, hey, we've got to do an offensive coordinator or a guy that
16:52came over to be a new offensive coordinator and literally brought over one of his wide receivers.
16:58So that is something to note. Especially because it does sound like, regardless of the whole lemon thing, that Wix was going
17:05to be the guy starting on the outside opposite of Devontae Smith.
17:09Sorry, guys. I have a little bit of a cough there today.
17:13So on the podcast, I'm trying to mute you just so we don't have to have those in there as much as humanly possible.
17:21But yeah, Wix should be a starter. How consistent that is going to be, you know, it's tough to say just because,
17:29again, you know, we expect this Philadelphia offense to be run heavy.
17:33But it is good to know that this is someone who could be a deeper sleeper for you guys to grab, who
17:40could be a bi-week fill-in or flex option and just someone to have on your bench as well.
17:46Do expect, obviously, Devontae Smith to thrive there. I like Dallas.
17:50I've come around a lot to the idea of Dallas Goddard now that, you know, we've heard that Eli Stowers is not
17:58not doing fantastic this offseason, was dealing with some injury, wasn't really participating.
18:02We're not expecting him to be an early contributor this season.
18:06So Dallas Goddard, at the end of the day, Dallas Goddard, you know, probably going to be a solid red zone target.
18:13We saw the massive increase in touchdowns last season as we saw the decrease in usage as, you know, A.J.
18:20Brown got his frustrations. And that was a big tie to it.
18:24We had a lot of big targets to Dallas Goddard.
18:27So that's another one to keep out on. Now, Leaving says Green Bay never supported two fantasy receivers.
18:33Philadelphia can't support three. So Green Bay never supported two fantasy receivers because Green Bay's committee ran oddly deep, right?
18:40Because you think about it from that context that we were talking about Dontavian Wicks in Green Bay and Dontavian Wicks was never a starter in Green Bay.
18:50Now, granted, he did start when obviously there were multiple injuries happening there.
18:54But at the end of the day, we never had consistency from any of the wide receivers because they were rotating through too many bodies.
19:03No one was ever really guarding. Like if you look at some offenses, certain wide receivers will be on the field consistently,
19:10always never coming off, rarely coming off, strong snap counts.
19:13Green Bay's wide receivers would fluctuate in these weird ranges and rotations.
19:18So it just wasn't really workable from a fantasy perspective.
19:21But it sounds like Philadelphia is very solidified and not doing a deep rotation, but rather Devontae Smith, Dontavian Wicks, and Makai Lemon.
19:29So will they support it on a high-end perspective where they're going to be producing two top 24 receivers with high upside on a weekly basis?
19:38No, probably not, right? But that contextually was a lot of what we saw in Philadelphia since the arrival of Jalen Hurts
19:45on a week to – or of Saquon Barkley.
19:48On a week-to-week basis, they are run heavy, and so you will have that variance.
19:53So it won't really be dramatically different from that perspective.
19:57But usable flex options? Yes. Usable flex options? Yes.
20:00Yeah, EZ says, what the freak? Starting five wide receivers.
20:03That sounds crazy. It is. It is the nastiest, actually.
20:06Yeah, I can read you the roster. Actually, no, I won't read – won't do that.
20:12I won't waste your time. But it does go ridiculously deep, and waivers are ugly and nasty.
20:18But it is fun. It is fun. Let's see here.
20:21You know, and also while we're on the subject here, EZ brings up Jalen Hurts, which is an interesting one because Jalen
20:28Hurts is kind of in that no-man land of, you know, after we feel comfortable with, obviously, our Josh Allen and Lamar and Drake May and Joe Burrow.
20:38And then you get into this area of, hey, it's Jaden Daniels who, you know, how much do we trust him?
20:45Down year last year because of injury, but also really when he was healthy as well at the beginning of the season, definite regression.
20:53In terms of the production that he had in his rookie season.
20:57And Jalen Hurts, honestly, not the highest ceiling in terms of being able to get up there with Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson.
21:05But I have tried to go through and look at his stats and find excuses to not draft him.
21:11And honestly, guys, it's a very safe floor, especially if we do continue to see his usage in terms of running.
21:19Sean Mannion said they're still going to do the tush push there, so he's not taking away that from that perspective.
21:26So he's a safe pick. I mean, I think his ADP is a little high.
21:31I find myself passing over him just to get the, you know, guys that offer a little bit more value as low-end QB ones.
21:39But still very reasonable there. If he, you know, if by chance in your league, he falls because people don't want to
21:46be, don't want any part of it, right? Before we jump back into the questions here, because you guys are dropping some
21:54great ones in the chat and continue to drop them as well.
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22:47All right. Let's talk about speaking of injuries. Why don't we talk about some of the injuries that are going on throughout the league?
22:55What matters? The depth charts, the battles that are happening here.
22:59I think injury, you know, update to discuss probably at the top here would be.
23:04Oh, my list is a little off. Probably let's start off at the top here and talk about the injury to the 49ers.
23:12We talked about it a little bit last week here, but obviously the injuries that are going on in terms of players, players sitting out there.
23:21One of the things that we had was tweets coming out regarding or tweets from a beat reporter in San Francisco, basically
23:28anointing Dijon Stribling as the most fantastic receiver, the best receiver on the 49ers roster.
23:33Look, that is that's a little inaccurate. Right. That's not correct.
23:37At the end of the day. Look, he's exaggerating a wee bit there.
23:42Not not anything that we need to like kind of overreact to.
23:46Still a fine late round value guy, but not something that we need to start shooting up the draft boards and thinking
23:53that is going to be a starter that we need to overdraft there.
23:57But again, good late round value there. But Debo Samuel, also someone that we want to look at.
24:04Honestly, Debo hasn't Debo plays through injuries, but he tends to come back from, you know, injuries that actually do keep him out.
24:11Remember the time he had like pneumonia or something like that and came back fairly quickly.
24:17He tends to not have long extended absences there.
24:20So honestly, he could also benefit significantly as well.
24:23Christian McCaffrey. There are thumbnail banner player there dealing with calf tightness, right?
24:27Not calf tightness, but just general tightness. And calf tightness was what we had in the previous year.
24:33So when the word tightness gets thrown around there, we get a little bit a little bit concerned with Christian McCaffrey.
24:40And I think it's worth mentioning. And it's tough to kind of pinpoint and say, OK, you know, well, make sure that you grab his handcuffs.
24:49All of the handcuffs are hurt, too. Right. But it's worth mentioning because McCaffrey is one of the mid-round picks that I think people debate over a lot.
24:59Because when it gets to that point, your decision is basically, are you going with Christian McCaffrey?
25:05Or are you going to continue on with the wide receivers?
25:08Kind of like the second tier wide receivers that come after Pukunikua and Jamar Chase.
25:13And they're not really second tier players, but we know that they're a tier like slightly less than those guys.
25:20It would be Jason and Amon Ra St. Brown.
25:23Jason, obviously, massive amount of targets and upside last year, but potential for some regression this year.
25:29So he does kind of fall just kind of in like a 1B compared to those other two guys.
25:35And then obviously Amon Ra, who is has been very steady, very steady in his production, consistent top five production there.
25:42Very reliable. And the question is, is whether you go with that or do you take the chance of going with Christian McCaffrey?
25:50I personally have been very hesitant. And I know the upside that he offers.
25:55But the reality is, is that he had over 400 touches last year.
25:59And we've seen a pattern with him in previous seasons multiple times that when he has those high outlier season with a
26:07ton of touches, finishes as the overall RB1. Unfortunately, there we see him turn around the next year and not make it
26:14through the majority of the season because that's aggressive wear and tear on the body.
26:19So for him to get this tightness in preseason, it is a little bit concerning.
26:25And I don't know that we're going to see a significant drop in ADP that would warrant us saying, oh, well, buy the value, buy the dip here.
26:34So keep your eye on that one, especially because Kyle Shanahan is not the most trustworthy when it comes to being very transparent regarding injuries and timelines there.
26:43So just keep that in mind. But when we're looking at the comments here, leaving says the substation.
26:50I know, right. The substation again. Right. It is coming in.
26:53It's attacking every single one of them. Every single one of them.
26:57I mean, even Nick Bosa was dealing with some kind of was it?
27:02I can't remember exactly if it was a hamstring or something, but Nick Bosa, like a hamstring or a quad or something.
27:09They're all dealing with attacks from the substation or poor training staff that they refuse to address properly.
27:15Whatever it is, regardless, watch out for those 49ers injuries.
27:19But again, Chris McCaffrey is one that I am cautiously stepping over, particularly when we have so much value with the second round running backs.
27:27I mean, we talked about Amari and Hampton earlier and Ashton Chenty that doesn't even touch on guys like Chase Brown, Saquon
27:35Barkley, Devon Achan, who, again, we talked about a little bit.
27:38Just like the the fear of him not producing at an adequate level just as a wee bit over exaggerated.
27:45I mean, we even had comments from comments from Miami coaching stating that they will be giving him a extremely aggressive workload,
27:53wanting them wanting him to touch the ball as much as humanly possible, which sounds crazy.
27:58But at the end of the day, they think they're competing, right?
28:02They're not intentionally trying like you can say they're intentionally trying to tank or whatever, like but they're the players are showing up on the field to win.
28:12The coaching staff, in theory, does want to coach to win as well.
28:16It's a new coaching staff, right? For the most part, the offensive coordinator has stayed the same.
28:22But at the end of the day, we're going to see an egregious amount of touches for Achan.
28:28So that was good confirmation there. But even then, so pushing back further, we've got Derek Henry, who you can get in the early third round.
28:37You've then got Josh Jacobs, who if there were no legal issues, he would be a clear top 12 back, right?
28:44So when you're looking at this in depth, I don't know why you have to take that level of risk with Christian
28:51McCaffrey, which I know his ceiling is super high.
28:54But if the associated risk that we've seen in this really particular pattern in terms of egregious usage and over 400 touches
29:02just in the regular season, that does not include playoffs, is an egregious amount of touches.
29:07So just keep that in mind there. Thank you there for the super chat from Irwin.
29:13I don't know why I can't see. My screen is like really weird in terms of the setup here, just not allowing me to see the usernames good.
29:22But thank you, Irwin Lockridge, for the super chat there.
29:25Appreciate it. And then staying on the topic of the 49ers loving, life says, you know, I don't usually handcuff wide receivers,
29:33but stripling for Mike Evans' insurance policy in best ball.
29:36I think it's worth it. It's worth it to take a stab at multiple 49ers receivers because as we've seen time and
29:44time again, the system dictates that when people go down, somebody else will step up, right?
29:49I mean, how did Juwan Jennings become a fantasy darling, right?
29:53With the massive high upside. Now he's a wide receiver three there in Minnesota.
29:58So the system, you know, Ricky Pearsall is out, right?
30:01So the system does dictate that these guys will get opportunities for sure.
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30:54Miles Logan says, which two Hero RBs would you pair together?
30:58They can be using this strategy if I have the 11th pick in my PPR 12-team league.
31:04So with 11th pick, there are options that you could go with, right?
31:08You can go with James Cook there. Yeah, James Cook should be available there.
31:13Let me double check for you at the 11th pick.
31:16Like, I don't want to lie to you. I'm looking at ADP right now.
31:21Overall, um, 9th pick. So around there. But that's adjusting.
31:24But you could potentially get James Cook there, depending on how the early round shakes out.
31:30You could get Saquon there. I feel very comfortable with Saquon.
31:34We talked about, again, as things are kind of, you know, evening out in the wide receiver room, trying to get a feel for how they are doing.
31:43We know that they are going to lean on Saquon Barkley.
31:47And I do like Saquon for a bounce back there.
31:50So Saquon is a really good one. Um, his ADP over on Fantasy Bros right now, um, in terms of real-time ADP is literally pick 11.
31:59So that's a good one there. Um, and then obviously you guys know that I am higher on Devon HN.
32:06That's a personal choice. Um, if you would like to take that personal journey with me, um, I am a okay with it.
32:14But I can admit there that I do, I take the value in the second round on HN.
32:20Like, just because you don't have to push it to the first round because it is, you know, falling back in ADP
32:27as people are becoming a more apprehensive and you can take something else in the first round and then get HN in the second.
32:35So I don't think it's necessary, but Barkley would be probably my favorite right there for you.
32:41And then in terms of pairing it up, I like to push it back to, you know, you could push it back theoretically as far.
32:49I wouldn't go too far past if you want to play it risky, right?
32:54Um, but since you're picking at the end there, like if it were Bijan, I was doing monk drafts the other day.
33:02And if I were picking up at the top with Bijan or Jameer Gibbs, I feel comfortable pushing back a hero RB
33:09strategy to get a little bit riskier and push all the way back to potentially a guy like Jayla Morin if you have to, right?
33:18And then, you know, come back around and get another running back as an RB three that can realistically be a starter.
33:25But picking from the 11 spot there, I don't want to push it back that much.
33:30So I would go Saquon and my cutoff point would probably be Jadarion Price, but really and truly, um, I don't mind
33:38pushing it up like a little bit more and going with a DeAndre Swift.
33:43I'm coming around to that one. A lot is one that I am really enjoying targeting as an RB two.
33:49DeAndre Swift is going, I want to say, yeah, borderline, um, like at the four or five turn there, um, pick four Oh nine right now.
33:58And it's moving up a little bit. And that unfortunately, in terms of why it's moving up just a tiny bit is
34:06because, um, we've got injuries to receivers overall in that area.
34:09So it's pushing his ADP up just like a tiny bit there.
34:14But, um, realistically you can potentially get Swift in the fifth round.
34:18Uh, I don't hate pushing it back. And again, this one is more of a personal choice, right?
34:24Um, but I wouldn't mind pushing it back to even a Quinshawn Judkins or David Montgomery as an RB two and a hero RB strategy.
34:32Um, when you're taking an RB in the first round, so you've got a very strong option.
34:38I could push it back as far as David Montgomery as well.
34:42Yeah. And for the record, I do have Jadarion Price right behind David Montgomery.
34:47FYI. Cause I said that backwards. I said, I'd push it back to Price and then Montgomery.
34:52Sorry. Um, yeah, but that's, that's the approach there.
34:56And I've been implementing a lot of hero RB and a lot of people are wanting to go robust RB doubling up, um, running back.
35:04Um, especially people that have 11th or 12th picks at the turn, just because it's very easy to double up at running
35:11back there, which I get, but I still, I still prefer a hero RB strategy on that one for sure.
35:18And you can also push your hero RB back to round two.
35:22It doesn't have to be taken with that first round pick.
35:26If you're on the turn there, because you have the ability to get all the way up to, you know, an Amari
35:33and Hampton or Derek Henry in the second round as well.
35:37So I'm pro going that direction as well. If you want to grab a wide receiver in round one and your hero
35:45RB in round two, just note that it doesn't have to come in round one, just because we're so deep at RB ones this year for sure.
35:54Um, shout out to the jumping into the chat here.
35:57Um, shout out to Jay main and the chat.
36:00How are you doing? Leaving says Demarcus Robinson will be free.
36:04Stripling hype moved him up. Um, the longer Evans is gimpy.
36:08Yeah, but it's not moving up too bad. I would, and this is coming from someone.
36:13This is coming from someone who has defended Demarcus Robinson so much over the past several years as a solid waiver wire
36:21ad, but last year, um, really just didn't live up.
36:24So I feel like he might've hit in the, he might've hit a cliff.
36:29Um, did not give me what I was expecting last year.
36:32And while the stripling ADP is moving up, it's not moving up that much.
36:37Like it's on the rise, but still in real time ADP it's round 18.
36:42So unless it were to push up above round 15, which with the addition of Debo Samuel, I don't think it will.
36:49Um, we're, we're okay. So as long as that's the baseline, it doesn't push around above round 15.
36:55I would still definitely lean into stripling. That's still not too high for him.
37:00Um, over Demarcus Robinson for sure. And that's somebody who, again, I've been very pro Demarcus Robinson over the years.
37:07And you guys have got to, there's Christian Kirk there as well.
37:11But again, that's someone who often doesn't make it through season.
37:15So I just, it was already dealing with an injury.
37:18So again, yeah, um, stripling if you're going on a late round one, that's the one that I lean into for sure.
37:26Uh, from C mass, do you favor drafting a top defense or waiting until later and streaming your defenses on a week to week basis?
37:34Um, it depends on the sleepers that are on the board and also knowing my, like it depends on the sleepers that
37:42are on the board, the depth of the bench and, um, knowing my league mates as well.
37:47So this season, more than likely I will push it to the very, uh, second last.
37:53Cause I like to leave kicker for last. I really don't care which way I flip flop and it doesn't matter to me.
38:01Um, but now it'll be one of my last two picks this year because I do like a lot of the late
38:08round, um, late round wide rookie wide receivers. Um, we talked about not just Deshaun stripling because his is more of injury opportunity.
38:16Again, I've talked about the fact that I liked Jacoby lane, Ted Hearst, Ted Hearst there.
38:21Pay attention to that one. Denzel Boston. I love a lot.
38:25So, um, those are guys that I would prioritize getting onto my roster and not reaching over to get one of the top defenses.
38:33Cause I don't mind streaming on a week to week basis.
38:37I play DFS. So I got to look for streaming options on a weekly basis anyway.
38:42So, um, I'm cool with it. I'm cool with it.
38:46Streaming defenses can low key be fun. Um, and then let's go on to another question here before we go back to the injuries.
38:54Um, Oh, easy. He says only players I'm thinking about the 49ers are Mike Evans.
38:59Uh, Casey Coleman says, um, 2020 equals, uh, 287 carries hurt the next.
39:03Oh, this is regarding Chris McCaffrey. There we go.
39:062020 equals 286, 287 carries hurt the next year.
39:092023 carried, uh, 272 times, um, the most out of 2024 and 2025 carried the ball.
39:15Oh, sorry. Let me read that back again. Carried the ball 272 times in 2023 and was out most of 2024.
39:22And then 2025 carried the ball over 300 times.
39:25Very nervous about him this year. Yeah. It's a clear pattern.
39:29It's a clear pattern, you know, and I don't, I try not to put age regression and workload too much, um, onto players, but it's real.
39:37You see it often. Uh, that's why I think, you know, Saquon Barkley had a subpar season.
39:43He didn't quite look like himself regression overall. The offense as a whole had issues, but you could see that he was
39:51just not as efficient as he was. What did he do the previous year?
39:55Over 340 carries plus carries on the way to the Superbowl.
39:59So CMC had over 400 touches last season. That was absolutely ridiculous in terms of the workload for sure.
40:06Um, from I Zen rock says, what if you're picking third and both the top running backs are gone and you play
40:13in 12 team half PPR with two starting running backs, what would you do?
40:18I would still go with wide receiver. And again, my preference still is Puka Nakua.
40:23I know that we heard there could be legal action.
40:26We're almost at the beginning of the season. From that perspective, you would likely see if they tried to do something, you
40:34would likely see some kind of appeal. Like I find it hard to believe that a suspension would be enacted in this season right here.
40:42Um, and we're this close to the season, right?
40:45So I'm not overly reacting to that. Um, my preference is still Puka, but if you're worried about that, go with Jamar Chase.
40:53It's not an issue. And also, um, Jamar Chase, I do feel a little bit more comfortable with this year because I
41:00always get irritated with, um, the lack of reliability that we have from Joe Burrow in terms of health, but always remember that they did retain Joe Flacco.
41:10And once Joe Flacco came over last year, we had zero issues from anybody.
41:15Like, so if you're worried about the Bengals in any way, shape or form, just always remember that they were perfectly like
41:22him, Jamar T, uh, Chase Brown, they were perfectly fine.
41:26Once Joe Flacco came over. So they're good to go.
41:29Don't worry on that end. So if you want safety and you're worried about potential suspension there, just go with Jamar.
41:36Not a big deal. Otherwise, if you want to be risky as I do, go with Puka because the ceiling is absolutely stupid there.
41:44Mind you, he's in a contract year, right? The contract is coming, right?
41:49Um, it not technically, right. You know, in terms of they could still push it out a little bit more, but the contract is coming.
41:57He knows that he needs to put up and he knows that he needs to behave.
42:02And he knows that he needs to showcase in a way that is warranting getting one of those top contracts, right?
42:10No off season antics or no more off the field antics from him.
42:14So feel a little, um, a little bit positive that we're not going to see any of that in season here.
42:21Right. So, um, my preference there, if the running backs are off the board is to go wide receiver, because once you
42:29come around back to your second round pick, even in 12 team, you're still looking at, um, let's see here.
42:35We have scrolling up here in ADP, you would be coming around and be able to get in terms of running backs.
42:43It would be guys that you could potentially have like Derek Henry.
42:47Um, if you want to get Josh Jacobs, that would be my preference.
42:51I have Josh Jacobs higher than ADP is. I would feel more comfortable with grabbing Josh Jacobs.
42:57Um, Kyron Williams, you could also go with as well.
43:00So, um, you would still end up with somebody that can give you RB one numbers for sure.
43:07That would be my preference on that one. Um, let's jump to a mailbag here real quick.
43:12And I think this is a good one for us to, um, do.
43:17So we're talking about all the 49ers receivers. Let's transition to the Bucks receivers here.
43:22Who do you have for the best value pick for the Bucks?
43:26This is a good one because we've had, first of all, we had a little injury scare from Mecca Buka.
43:33Doesn't sound like it's a major issue. Thank God for that.
43:36I did not want to have to deal with all of the potential issues there.
43:41And trying to figure out if he was going to, you know, have to go the Luther burden route of sitting out preseason and whatnot.
43:50So thank God, it doesn't seem like it's anything major.
43:53Um, then we have Chris Godwin and then we have, uh, I have Ted Hurst picture there.
43:59And then there's also Jalen McMillan for the record.
44:02Jalen McMillan is theoretically the starter right now, but in my opinion, what it's going to end up being is Ted Hurst,
44:10Chris Godwin and Emeka Buka as the starters there.
44:13Um, because Jalen McMillan can play in a wide variety of locations, but his most ideal position is the one that Chris Godwin possesses.
44:21So, um, McMillan, I do think would come into play potentially if we were to see Godwin continue to deal with injury issues.
44:29But from all the reports, sounds like he is, um, doing good explosive.
44:33They say looking like his old self. Now how long that will last?
44:37Because honestly, guys, it's been a long time since we have seen Chris Godwin operating at full capacity.
44:43I just want to like, kind of keep that in mind as we debate out, um, the wide receivers here is particularly
44:51when it comes to Emeka Buka, because I see a lot of differing, um, opinions on Emeka Buka and his productivity last year in relation to Chris Godwin.
45:00Just note that Chris Godwin did come back early in the season, right?
45:05And that was right after Mike Evans went down and Godwin wasn't slowly ramped up.
45:10He immediately came on and played a regular snap count, um, saw 10 targets in his first game, saw four targets in the next.
45:18It was a difficult matchup, but he was on the field upwards of 70% of snaps.
45:23So we had 14 targets over that time period of those two games.
45:28And we did have, sorry, I'm getting, um, text messages.
45:31And I realize you guys can hear that. Um, the text is coming from inside the house.
45:37You would think they would know I'm doing a show right now and wouldn't be doing that regardless.
45:43Um, what we had there in those two games, those were the two games where Emeka Buka had over a hundred yards.
45:51And that was against very stiff competition of, um, let me double check for you guys.
45:56It was Philadelphia in Seattle. Yeah, it was Philadelphia in Seattle where, uh, Chris Godwin played over 70% of snaps and Emeka
46:03Buka was operating as the wide receiver one there.
46:06So please don't think that Chris Godwin's downturn in production later in the season was because of the presence, uh, or sorry,
46:14uh, Emeka Buka's downturn later in the season was because of the presence of Emeka Buka.
46:19It had nothing to do with that. It was in relation to one Emeka Buka was playing through a hamstring injury.
46:26Um, he got a hamstring injury. He played through it, did not go out, but you could tell it did affect him.
46:34And then also we had Baker Mayfield playing through injuries wildly ineffective as a whole, the whole past game.
46:40There was no receiver particularly thriving, um, over that time period.
46:44And they were dealing with offensive line injuries as well.
46:47So with that in mind, um, these two guys can do well together and play off of each other.
46:54And Tampa Bay is not a heavy 12 personnel team.
46:57So three wide receivers have, um, the ability to perform and put up on a weekly basis there in Tampa Bay, right?
47:05So Emeka Buka is still the clear target for me, but because Chris Godwin's ADP is very, very sweet.
47:11Um, looking at it right now, Godwin's ADP is wide receiver 37.
47:15Um, that is a late eighth round pick. That is very reasonable for him.
47:20So I'm not opposed to, if you aren't able to snag Emeka Buka because it is more difficult because he does have
47:27the higher, um, wide receiver 18 ish ADP right now.
47:31It's okay to grab Chris Godwin or you can push it back in, um, also go with the deep sleeper in Ted
47:38Hurst as well, because I really do believe in the impact that he is going to be able to make.
47:45That is one of my favorite late rookie sleeper targets as well.
47:49Um, Ted Hurst there. So, um, jumping to the chat here.
47:53Um, Jay Label says, I love the Bucks rookie as a late pick.
47:57There we go. Well, we're on the Ted Hurst train here in terms.
48:02I mean, he's looked fantastic all training camp when you're immediately like they have a clear role for him and saying like, Hey, he's an X receiver.
48:11They know exactly what they want him to do in that offense.
48:15And visually, like in terms of not just visual, but, um, in terms of alignment, visually in terms of alignment on the
48:22field, it lines up perfectly for Hurst, Abuka and Godwin to all be on the field together because they all can play
48:30three very specific and different roles there. So yes, 100%.
48:33Um, Jay Main says we had Chris Godwin in the trenches, his fam.
48:38We have Chris Godwin in the trenches, his fam, uh, from the hood, you know, and which, you know, warrants for him having last year's 30.
48:46Right. But you know, last go around for him, try and make it happen here.
48:51Um, obviously he's had a wonderful long career with the Bucks bear in mind.
48:56It has been a long career with the Bucks, which is the other thing that you do have to consider.
49:03Um, last time we saw him play a full season was 2023.
49:07Um, obviously the effects of his injury previously, he had multiple off season surgeries.
49:12You could see it last season. Right. But even then, so before he was injured, right.
49:17We got to remember that he was never really operating as the wide receiver one there.
49:23And technically speaking, are you ever going to operate as the wide receiver one opposite of, you know, Mike Evans?
49:29No. Right. But he was never a massive red zone target.
49:33We, you know, early on in the season, he had, you know, some hires when he had, you know, uh, Jameis Winston chucking the ball, right.
49:42But for the most part, when this offense settled in, this was a low touchdown guy here.
49:48So I would expect if we were going to look in terms of how they would functionally fit together, we might have
49:55higher targets to Chris Godwin, but higher fantasy production and touchdowns overall, and yardage would definitely tilt towards a Mecca Abuka there.
50:03So, um, jumping back here from the, to the chat here, uh, Jameis says, talk me off the sun God, uh, seventh.
50:10Talk me off the sun God at seventh. I will not do that.
50:15Um, I love Amon Ra. He's like, just like a, such, such a safe, happy pick in the first round.
50:21Is he ever going to be Puka? No, just because I mean, the volume doesn't particularly warrant it.
50:27Um, and the usage doesn't warrant it. Right. Just because of the role that he particularly plays.
50:33But we're talking about a man that has been a top five receiver for back to back to back years.
50:40Has it been three years that he has been, uh, let me double check there.
50:45Um, it's been three years. Yes. Three years of back to back to back finishes as the overall wide receiver three in PPR.
50:53The man had 172 targets, by the way, by the way, they do have an offensive, the center, there was a center injury.
51:01Um, the lion center got injured. Um, I believe it's a eight to 10 week timeline.
51:06That's worrisome. I am concerned about that. I'm not going to lie there, but I have been very much so in on
51:13the lions offense because they have a beautiful schedule.
51:17Um, it's an easy schedule, but it's more than an easy schedule because it is a back half of the season dome friendly schedule.
51:25They literally play outside like two times. And one is in an international game.
51:29Um, and the other one is, uh, not a, not a real difficult weather game.
51:34The only issue is their week 17 game, I believe is in Chicago.
51:39That's the literal only issue. But overall, the amount of domes that we have for Jared golf, good weather games, um, going to be really good for him.
51:48So in a very easy schedule alignment. So I'm not too panicked about that because overall it's just a very good setup
51:56for this offense to push a lot of volume and keep in mind their defense, particularly the secondary is still very suspect.
52:03They're dealing with multiple injuries continuously in their secondary.
52:06Looks like those guys are not going to be ready to start the season, or even if they do maybe a little bit hampered there.
52:15So if their defense is still struggling in the secondary aggressive past volume, honestly, it's just going to be them having to
52:22continue to light it up and push past volume.
52:25So I would not be shocked if we saw Amin Ra cross that 170 target threshold yet again, for sure.
52:32Um, and yeah, the week 17, unfortunately there in Chicago is not ideal, but Hey, I will deal with that for the
52:40beautiful schedule that it has as a whole. Just make sure that you make a contingency plan, uh, potentially there, not for
52:47Amin Ra who should still be fine, but make a contingency plan there for Jameson and Jared golf would be the two and comment here in the chat.
52:56Vipers network says, who is the coolest Viper? You know, well, that would be Matt Donnelly.
53:02Matt Donnelly would be the coolest Viper that I know.
53:05Matt Donnelly there, um, dynasty Vipers in the chat.
53:08Oh, and that means I need to send a text message.
53:12Um, I'm going to send you a text message, um, because I miss you.
53:17Thank you for being in the chat there. Matt is, um, Matt Donnelly is the person who, um, got me into, um, doing podcasting for fantasy football.
53:26Um, oddly enough. Yeah. Uh, jumping back here to the chat.
53:30Um, Henry Odom says, I find myself staring at Christian McCaffrey, CD lamb and Justin Jefferson at the end of the first, I can't take McCaffrey.
53:39Do you feel the same way? 100%. I can't do it.
53:42I can't. Um, I've come around more to drafting CD lamb because I don't love that his ceiling is capped with George Pickens there.
53:50Like I've come to accept the fact that he does not have the same level of upside that he had before Pickens
53:58got there just from a pure volume perspective because of the touchdowns tilting down, but the targets were still there, right?
54:05You kind of have to parse through it because he was dealing with injuries.
54:10He didn't play complete games, right? So if you really parse it down to the games where he played the majority of
54:17snaps, he was still on pace for 150 targets.
54:20So there's not a massive decrease in volume there for him.
54:24I still feel comfortable with him as a safe pick, um, compared to some of the other wide receivers we've got there.
54:31Um, Justin Jefferson, I, now that we officially have Kyler Murray listed as the starter, I do feel a lot better about it, right?
54:40Um, how can we trust Kyler to make it through the entire season?
54:44That's another story, but at the very least, I am happy, um, that it will be Kyler compared to JJ McCarthy and in Kyler's defense, right?
54:53It's been a long time since Kyler has had an actual wide receiver one.
54:57Uh, we got to remember that he was dealing with Marvin Harrison Jr.
55:02Who we all know lacks massive consistency, right? Really his wide receiver one.
55:06There was Trey McBride who did get fed, right?
55:09Um, but that was for a short period of time before that he was dealing with guys like, um, Marquise Hollywood Brown as his wide receiver one.
55:18Christian Kirk is his wide receiver one, right? There were some sketchy years where he didn't really have high end bodies.
55:26The last true wide receiver one that he had was Deandre Hopkins who unfortunately didn't play, you know, a couple of seasons.
55:33He didn't play in full, but the one season that he did play in full with Kyler Murray, he was in fact
55:40a wide receiver one with a ton of targets there.
55:44So I feel comfortable that Kyler is going to be able to find plenty of Justin Jefferson.
55:50Um, we'll do a few more questions and then we'll wrap it up here.
55:54You know, Jay label says this may be Baker's last run with the bucks.
55:59Not sure it's going to be a good year for the offense as a whole.
56:04I feel the opposite, um, because we're in a Baker Mayfield contract situation where they were trying to work something out.
56:11They did offer him. He just felt disrespected by the offer.
56:15Didn't feel like it was, um, up to par to where he should have been offered.
56:20And I, I totally understand that, right? He wants a certain level.
56:25Um, he has put up numbers and he feels like, Hey, I'm a steady, stable starter.
56:30I deserve a certain level of money. Um, so they ended their contract talks because it just wasn't remotely where he wanted it to be.
56:38So he is now fighting for the contract that he wants, whether that is with Tampa Bay or another team there.
56:46So it's a motivated Baker Mayfield in a contract year.
56:49So I kind of feel the opposite. Cause you know, Baker, Baker is that guy that has that dog in him, right?
56:56So when push comes to shove, you put his back up against the wall.
57:01I will put my money on Baker on that one, right?
57:05To put up numbers there and in his defense, in terms of what he did last season, he was dealing with injuries
57:12and playing through them, which he often does. Right.
57:15But he was playing through injuries. You could tell, um, you saw the immediate cutoff point of where he really fell off
57:23there because at the beginning of the season, Baker was on fire.
57:27And actually, you know what? Let me defend Baker a little bit here.
57:31Um, and pull up his numbers from last season.
57:34It'll take me a second. Internet is, is fast enough to pull up the numbers here for him and see what his
57:42QB finishes were on a week to week basis.
57:45All right. So there we go. Baker Mayfield at the beginning.
57:49Of course, there's an ad in the way that is actually blocking me from being able to see.
57:55That's not cool. Not an ad. Okay. There we go.
57:58Baker Mayfield started off in week one as QB 12, followed up by 15, 8, 10, 6, 11.
58:04A couple of down weeks is QB 20 and 26 had a bi-week, then QB 7, QB 7.
58:10And then that's where everything went sideways from that point forward.
58:14Um, it wasn't that he played. It was actually a fairly easy schedule because the back season, the back half of the
58:21season was loaded with a lot of, um, NFC South games.
58:25Um, which technically speaking, they're not defensive layups, right?
58:28You know, Carolina and Atlanta can get up there in terms of their past defense.
58:33So let me not say that they can be, they're not cupcake matchups because they have excellent secondaries.
58:39But, um, from week 12 on, he only had one QB one performance.
58:44He was playing through injuries. Prior to that, the man had a ridiculous amount of QB one performances.
58:50He doesn't have the legs to give him that, you know, that weekly top five upside, but low wing QB one on
58:57a weekly basis is very realistic for him for sure.
59:01And mind you, that was with multiple receivers out and dealing with injuries.
59:05So the fact that he was even able to manage to do that through all of the injuries was pretty impressive here.
59:13So I do got to defend Baker a little bit on that.
59:17And I'm expecting a bounce back year, not to the level that he was in the outlier year where he had like
59:24the 41 touchdowns now, but, um, the previous year before that, I think is a very realistic, um, standpoint for him.
59:31What was the, what was that? So that was 28 touchdowns, uh, 10, uh, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10.
59:38Yeah. 10 interceptions, but 4,000 yards. And that's the difference.
59:41The yardage was really nice and safe there. So we got a good baseline.
59:46So I'm expecting a bounce back there for him.
59:49That 41 touchdown year was crazy though. Um, a few more things here and then we will head on out here.
59:56Oh, this is a good one here. Um, uh, from Tyler, Tyler, Tyler Sperry, uh, thoughts on.
60:02Diggs in Hampton. Uh, we talked about Hampton earlier.
60:05I feel good about him. Don't overreact to, um, Mike McDaniel, um, in terms of, since we're wrapping things up, I won't
60:12belabor it, but don't like, don't read too much into what Mike McDaniel was saying about multiple backs here and there.
60:19We always knew there was going to be change of pace.
60:23This, uh, Chargers offense is going to bounce back significantly.
60:26There have higher upside, push more volume, more goal line opportunities.
60:30So I feel good with Hampton as a low end RB one.
60:34Stefan Diggs. Um, Stefan Diggs is interesting because I think we need to level set, right?
60:40Because I've seen a lot of, we want him to get that same, you know, production that he had from, you know, the Patriots.
60:48We want that to transition over. Well, two, two different teams, two different situations.
60:53And he was the wide receiver one there. I would not expect that level of production to transfer directly over, but there
61:00is a clear gap in terms of a second pass catcher.
61:04We've talked about, you know, why I like Chigo Conquo as a tight end target because the wide receivers there just weren't it.
61:12Um, you know, are you really going to rely on Traylon Burks to really stay on the field?
61:18Are we hoping for a resurgence of Luke McCaffrey?
61:21I will resurgence, even you got to surge first, um, are we hoping for some kind of, um, miracle breakthrough for any one of those guys?
61:30I don't think so. Their, their depth is mediocre.
61:33You know, you have the potential of Antonio Williams as a rookie coming through, but at the end of the day, Stefan
61:40Diggs goes in there and immediately becomes the wide receiver one.
61:44I think he's someone that I would feel comfortable with reaching well above ADP.
61:49Um, because ADP is a little slow to react here.
61:52Um, Diggs right now is wide receiver 51 in real time ADP.
61:56That's a 12th round, mid 12th round pick. I would reach easily on Stefan Diggs.
62:01I have reached very easily on Stefan Diggs, um, because it's warranted to go up much higher than that.
62:07Once you start getting in that range of where you're looking at guys and saying, okay, am I going to draft, um,
62:15am I going to draft, you know, Jayden Reed?
62:18Am I going to draft, um, what's another wide receiver in that range?
62:22Uh, Jordan Addison, you know, is cool, but we know there's a certain cap to his production.
62:28Yeah. I will reach and go a little bit higher and try to grab Stefan Diggs over some of those guys who
62:36just are more mediocre producers like a Xavier worthy.
62:39Right. Um, especially with hearing that, you know, Rishi Rice is back and Cyrus Allen is making a push so he could,
62:46you know, for fall back even further. So I'm pro Stefan Diggs to be the wide receiver two in that offense.
62:53I'm still good on Terry McLaurin. I mean, if anything, we might see Terry McLaurin's ADP drop a little bit.
63:00We're not seeing it right now because Terry McLaurin was right, um, butted up next to Luther Burden.
63:06So Luther Burden's injury dropping, um, is kind of counteracting any of that fall that we would have naturally seen with Terry McLaurin.
63:14So, but he's still holding steady at a low end wide receiver two.
63:18It might push back even further in drafts. So I'm good with either one of those because it's clear top two, um, in those offenses.
63:27We do have, um, unfortunately an injury that they had to deal with, um, on the offensive line in Washington in, um,
63:34Laramie Tunsil, big offensive line investment that they made.
63:37Unfortunately, he is out indefinitely here probably for the majority of the season.
63:42I don't know if it's officially the entire season, but regardless, it's a major injury, um, that is going to affect things.
63:49I worry, unfortunately, what that could do slightly to Jaden Daniels, perhaps create more scrambling.
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64:44But the real effect that I think it's going to have is on the run game there.
64:49Um, we've been hearing a lot of positive stuff out of, sorry, this is the tangent there.
64:55As we talk about Stefan Diggs, we've been hearing a lot of positives around your Corey Krosky merit, the progress that he's made.
65:03I'm very pro to Corey Krosky merit. Just kind of keep your eye on that situation because if the offensive line is
65:10not gelling, um, during preseason with the absence of Laramie Tunsil, we might see an increased reliance on Rashad White, um, as a blocker there on passing down.
65:20So just, just keep that in mind. If they need a little extra protection that could affect things.
65:26Um, uh, B Stewart says, should we be worried about, uh, Emeka Ibuka's injury?
65:31No, it sounds like it's not a massive, um, issue there.
65:35Uh, loving life says any update on Josh Jacobs legal situation?
65:38Nope. None whatsoever. Um, because the NFL said that, you know, the actual legal situation has to play out and thus far there have been no formal charges.
65:48So we're kind of in no man's land, which is why I'm treating it as we're pushing so close to the season
65:55with no clear legal action, um, outside of the NFL that it makes it tough for us to say that there would
66:03be a judgment in terms of a punishment from the NFL in this season in particular.
66:08So, um, I have been drafting Josh Jacobs as a borderline RB one because assuming that legal situation would not play out
66:16for this season in particular, um, champion horse says I'm trying to trade for Hearst.
66:21Just have a feeling that he is going to have a breakout sometime this year.
66:26Yeah. If you, you know, if you can, I don't, so I drafted Hearst in dynasty.
66:31I actually, I was in my bag on one of my rookie drafts.
66:36I did get a Hearst and Denzel Boston. So I was in my rookie wide receiver bag this off season, but I
66:43don't know if I would be willing to trade for him, but you could offer someone a sweetheart deal, right.
66:50Um, to get him on your team. Because at the end of the day, even if Chris Godwin does bounce back to
66:57pre-injury Chris Godwin, he's 30 years old and we're talking about an offense that should roll forward for the future.
67:04Um, with a Mecca, a Buka and Ted Hearst theoretically with the way that they're talking about them.
67:10So, um, get him if you can, man, for sure.
67:13Because it's, I do believe that the breakout is coming.
67:17So this is probably the lowest that we're going to be able to get him.
67:22If you're trying to buy him, um, B Stewart says, well, Isaiah likely feast in New York.
67:28I think so. You know, Frank Wright as an offensive coordinator is, I'm not really a fan, but he is tight end friendly.
67:35And Matt Nagy in general has never been, or, uh, Jesus.
67:39So I said, sorry, getting my Frank, Craig, sorry, Frank, right.
67:43I was thinking about, um, tight ends and, um, I don't know why I had Kenyon Sadiq in mind.
67:49That's the New York jets. Sorry, Matt Nagy. Matt Nagy is tight end friendly.
67:54Um, as much issues as I have with Matt Nagy, he has never been a, um, big issue for tight ends in general.
68:02So Isaiah likely is looking like he's going to be the second look in that offense behind Malik neighbors.
68:08Doesn't seem like any of the wider receivers are truly stepping up.
68:12When you hear news that Odell Beckham Jr. Is looking fantastic.
68:16That's a red flag that the other receivers are struggling, right?
68:20Because Odell has gone over the hill and back.
68:23So from that perspective, we're hearing, um, a lot of positive things.
68:27So I do feel comfortable, um, with Isaiah likely as, um, a target for your, um, actual starting tight end.
68:34I would feel really comfortable with it as well.
68:37Um, Kyle or Kyle C. Burt audio says, do you keep Tony Pollard or George Kittle?
68:42I would take, um, I would take, um, I would depends.
68:46Well, you know, I would take the risk and keep George Kittle.
68:50Honestly, Tony Pollard's production can be found. And quite frankly, it's not like you would have to be clamoring to have to draft Tony Pollard again.
68:59Um, but Tony Pollard's production can be found. I mean, he's an RB one, you know, solid, but he's going as an RB three.
69:07Right. Um, and that's pretty much the value that you should expect to get for him.
69:12George Kittle, I'm still not convinced we'll be ready for week one, but at least we have seen him active running.
69:20Like it looks like he is tracking. So even if he doesn't start immediately or if he starts on the pop, I
69:27would prefer to at least shoot for that higher upside with Kittle versus the, you know, standard production that we would get there.
69:35Um, from Tony Pollard there. Uh, thank you for the super chat there from, uh, Russia Walton.
69:41Appreciate that. Uh, Jermaine says, so no wide receiver, wide receiver this year is what I'm hearing.
69:46Yeah. Yes. One hundred percent. If that has not, I have not specifically said that, but that is a very good deduction there.
69:54Um, I've been very, no, I can't think of any scenario, honestly, other than wild league settings where I would start off
70:02wide receiver, wide receiver, wide receiver this year. Can't do it.
70:05Um, just because again, with the level of depth that we have in round one and two with running backs, you got
70:13to take at least one there for sure. So can't do it.
70:17Can't do it. Um, and then we'll do one more question and then we'll head out here.
70:23Um, RP JDD says Barkley or another stud wide receiver in PPR keeper.
70:27I have wide receivers. Oh, chase and lamb. And then RB James cook.
70:31We start three wide receivers and flex. Oh, you know, I would actually, if you, I would, I would go Barkley.
70:38I would go Barkley, honestly. Um, because mid round wide receiver still has some value in it and you've already got chase and lamb.
70:47So if you pair up Barkley and cook, I mean, that's such an advantage there.
70:52I would lean towards Barkley on that one. Um, and then one more here from, uh, actually with two more here, we'll
70:59keep, we'll keep going just like a tiny bit here.
71:03Bad sports says, um, finally able to see you live.
71:06Yay. Um, question. What kind of league, um, am I, what kind of league am I in start nine, one to two
71:13QBs, one to four RBs, one to four wide receivers, one to four tight ends and, uh, one kicker.
71:20Um, well, I mean, that's one of those. So are you asking if you're, you're, you're drafting in that and you're not
71:27sure that's a good flexibility league, um, in terms of what is that you're just mainly starting flexes, right?
71:34So it's one to two, you do have to start one, uh, quarterback, but then you have a lot of flexibility in
71:41terms of whether or not you're starting wide receivers or tight ends.
71:45So in that situation, if you're asking about like strategy on that one, I mean, you have the ability to only start one running back.
71:54Is that what you're, Oh, what type? Yeah. Yeah.
71:57You were asking. Cool. Yeah. You're have the ability.
72:00It's more of a flex league there in terms of the ability to not have to actually, um, start multiple running backs
72:07and wide receivers there for sure, which does give you, you know, it depends on your scoring settings as well.
72:14Take a look at the scoring settings on that one, um, and see if there's any kind of positional lean because you
72:21could, you know, just draft one hero RB and then hammer wide receiver on that one, um, in terms of your strategy.
72:29Um, this one is a good one here. Let's do this one.
72:33And then one more there, um, from, uh, wall from Wattishin, uh, I can't from Wattishin national.
72:39Sorry. I don't, I don't think I got your username.
72:42Right. Um, but says is Malik neighbors. Okay. To draft.
72:46Yes. I feel good about it. I, you know, obviously the soft season, I was very skeptical, right?
72:52Because the reports were vague. Um, obviously our video footage was limited literally to one video of him at a celebrity golf or celebrity softball game.
73:00Right. Um, but everything looks good to go now.
73:04My only hesitation, right. Is that hopefully the ADP doesn't push up too high because I do worry about the past volume and volatility there from Jackson dart.
73:13We're not getting good reports out of camp and good reports or bad reports out of camp.
73:19Don't necessarily mean things, but man, it sounds like he's struggling there.
73:23Um, but at the end of the day, he is again, those other wide receivers are not coming through, unfortunately.
73:30So it's probably going to be another 150 plus target year for Malik neighbors on that end.
73:35So even with the volatility of Jackson dart, I would still be okay with drafting neighbors, especially because it's, I do not
73:43think he's going to push up too high. I would not see him ascending over in AJ Brown at this point.
73:50Um, and then one more question here from Casey Coleman.
73:53I think Harold Fannin Jr. could be catching the ball like crazy in garbage time.
73:58I really like him. Yeah. I like him. I also like the two rookie receivers as well.
74:04I do not like Jerry Judy. Um, and at the same time, when we look at the Cleveland Browns, their defense is
74:12still going to be good enough to where they're, um, being competitive in game.
74:16So I don't anticipate massive blowouts there. Um, obviously the quarterback situation is still sketchy, but they have upgraded the offensive line significantly.
74:24The offensive line was the real issue last season there.
74:28So I do like Harold Fannin Jr. Um, at cost is perfectly fine.
74:32And then I also both really like Concepcion and Denzel Boston as well, because they're going like wide receiver 50 or later,
74:39that's just egregious in terms of where they should be going.
74:43So there are also two that I like as well.
74:47Um, leaving saying Darren Waller signs with the Panthers.
74:50I just can't see any updates here. Uh, but I'll look and see.
74:54Yeah. You're so you're saying for sure. Yeah. Darren Waller signed with the Panthers.
74:59No, I don't think it really. Well, the only bad thing that it could change is maybe taking some touchdowns away from Tadaro and McMillan.
75:07But honestly, I mean, Dave Canales hasn't significantly used tight end to a high degree in terms of, um, consistent target share.
75:15So while theoretically in terms of talent, Darren Waller is an upgrade on Jatavian Sanders.
75:20I don't think it's that deep. Um, I, it wouldn't make me push Tadaro back any further, um, or worry about Jalen Coker.
75:28So no, I don't, I don't think it changes too much.
75:31Let's just cross our fingers that he can make it through three games, four games, five games.
75:37Can he do that? That's the, that's the only thing, unfortunately there.
75:41Um, and then one more question here with Kenyon city.
75:44I think it's worth it. Um, yeah, uh, Kyle's, um, audio says, um, you know, what are your thoughts on Kenyon today?
75:52He's worth it. Just taking a late round stab.
75:55It's literally in deeper leagues, right? Where you're looking to like a deeper, maybe a tight end premium or something, um, where
76:02you have a deep enough bench to where you can roster multiple tight ends.
76:07I would stash him and see sounds like my, you know, my only apprehensive would be that, you know, is the injury, how major is the injury, right?
76:17In terms of him having that setback regarding his hernia.
76:20That's the only issue you worry about. If you had a setback, is that something that could be a recurring issue, um, that lingers into the season?
76:29But other than that, man, I mean, it sounds like Omar Cooper Jr.
76:34Is not it, which is not surprising. Like I was not very high on him as a prospect.
76:40It sounds like he, um, is pushing back, unfortunately.
76:43So we're still looking for that solidified wide receiver to, to play, um, opposite of Garrett Wilson.
76:49We need a, you know, just a second look in general and Kenyon Sadiq could be the second look, um, as a tight end in that offense.
76:58And I did mention Frank right before he is tight end friendly, um, as I was saying before.
77:04Um, so I'm okay with, um, stashing Sadiq for sure.
77:07And then last question here, uh, jelly of the month, um, thoughts on the Luther burden.
77:13Andrew was going to try and keep him in the 11th, but probably pivot to to in the 15th.
77:19I would still go with burden. I know it's worrisome, but the 11th is still really good value for burden.
77:26Um, I wouldn't overreact too much. It might just be a safety perspective of like, Hey, we don't need to push him.
77:33It's not as if he's a rookie, you know, let him heal up fully.
77:38Give him, you know, basically a full month off until week one.
77:42So we're not going to see him in preseason, right?
77:45That's the only bad thing there. And technically speaking, if the ADP pushes back a little bit, obviously you can keep toot
77:53and still draft Luther burden, but I still think he's a fine target, right?
77:58Because in the context of Chicago, the target funnel is really settled down to Colson Loveland, Luther burden and Roma didn't say there.
78:05So I like all three of them. Um, I would still lean towards Luther burden on that one.
78:12But if you don't want to deal with it, or if you feel like you prefer the value on tootin, I totally understand that.
78:20Um, all right there. Oh, and then thank you.
78:23Super chat there on bad sports says, thank you.
78:26I will call it multi flex. Yes, that is what I would call it.
78:31Multi flex makes sense there. Um, in terms of the league style for that kind of lineup.
78:36Perfect. Awesome. Thank you for the super chat. Appreciate that.
78:40Um, and then shout out to Casey Coleman saying they're big Carolina fan there.
78:44Um, Tommy Trimble scores all the touchdowns and then, um, says Tara go Clemson.
78:49My wife went to LSU and I am, oh, you're from Clemson.
78:53So you need the upset. God, I hope so.
78:56I just look, I just want us to go out there and look competent, not embarrass ourselves.
79:02That's sad to say that I'm like, Hey, I want the wind, but at the very least guys, can we just like, not like look foolish out there?
79:12I cannot believe God. And I have to do a betting video on that.
79:16They assigned me a vet. My company has assigned me a betting video specifically on Clemson versus LSU.
79:22In addition, I'm doing multiple college football betting throughout the entire season, but I was like, man, you really had to call that one out for me.
79:32God, that's painful. But that wraps things up. When I saw it on the schedule, I was like, come on.
79:38Did you have to put that one on the schedule for me to do?
79:43But Hey, that means college football season is close.
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