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0:25That's noblegoldinvestments.com. What's up everyone? Welcome into the Dear Ms Fantasy Show with me, your host Tara Roberts.
0:31This is the official mailbag show for PlayerProfiler. It is Wednesday, June 10th.
0:35I'm live taking your questions. We've got another NBA game this week conflicting here.
0:40So we will keep it about 30 minutes or so.
0:43I will stop it at tip off so we don't have to conflict.
0:4735. We now got time for the national anthem and whatnot.
0:51So whenever it starts, we will end here. But in the meantime, I'm taking your questions live and we've got a lot
0:58of topics to cover to be honest here. No, well, there was.
1:01We've been having arrest news every single week. And while we did get arrest news, it was thankfully not from any of the fantasy players.
1:09So good Lord. I just wish that people could like, I don't know, stay out of trouble and not get arrested.
1:16Offensive linemen and such now, but we're good. We did get an offensive lineman retire.
1:21We'll talk about that here. We've got injury stuff to recover.
1:24We're going to look at players. I got some mailbag questions.
1:28So we are going to go ahead and dive in here.
1:31All right. I'm going to start us off here.
1:34I'm going to start us off with news, but also mailbag as well here.
1:39We're going to talk about Cam Scadaboo, who news wise did actually show up and is participating in OTAs now.
1:45A little mini camp action there, which is fantastic.
1:48I removed my banner so you guys can see Cam's lovely face there since it is an upside down picture as he likes to flip.
1:56But yeah, let's talk about it here because it was looking a little sketchy there for a second in terms of recovery.
2:03And I know in terms of injuries, people get very scared when it comes to ankles because those are not honestly not often as straightforward as an ACL.
2:12You know, you feel a little bit more comfortable knowing what is coming from an ACL.
2:17And sometimes, you know, the ankles going sideways and such can make you a little nervous, but he's out there.
2:24Now, again, he's not out there with pads and whatnot, but seeing him in drills is the key.
2:29We talked about this last week when talking about guys like Quinshon Judkins being on the field, active, running drills, cutting and whatnot.
2:37That's the key there, right? Because we're not expecting, you know, they're not in full pads, right?
2:42But it gives us a good indication of how comfortable they are with their body and movement right now.
2:48And it's a pretty good indicator if they're participating in early June in OTAs.
2:53Pretty good indicator that, you know, they're going to be on track to be ready for the beginning of the season.
2:59So that is fantastic because Cam was the one that I was kind of looking at.
3:05I was feeling very good about Quenshon. Cam was the one that I was looking at.
3:10And I was just a little bit nervous, right?
3:13Because at the end of the day, it's just a lot going on there.
3:17We do have change in regime there. New offensive coordinator, who you guys know that I can't stand, in Matt Nagy.
3:24But he's not necessarily a terrorist for running backs in particular.
3:27So we should more than likely, philosophically, see this team try to lean on the ground game.
3:33So question here, how is Cam Skadaboo not a fade?
3:36Rough ankle injury. Doesn't make sense that he'll be himself this year.
3:40Tracy is the better late round target. You know, I would not say that I have, I don't have beef with Tyrone
3:47Tracy Jr., but I do have a very definitive stance on Tyrone Tracy Jr.
3:51Now, I do think it makes sense that if we're talking about, like, who will serve as a supplemental change of pace-ish
3:58back alongside Cam Skadaboo, Tracy would be the guy, right?
4:01We know Devin Singletary is a well-rounded back. He can be a three-down back.
4:06He pass catches fine. Not an issue. He blocks fine.
4:09No problems there. But when it comes down to those two, we do know that more than likely it'll lean a little
4:16bit towards Tracy being the one that would play off of Cam Skadaboo.
4:20But it is important to note that we did see plenty of them together last season while Skadaboo was healthy.
4:27And Skadaboo flat out took that job. And the more concerning part of that and why I'm not really in on Tyrone
4:34Tracy as the better late round target, because I would never feel comfortable with him on a weekly basis rolling him out alongside Skadaboo.
4:41Because even if you do think that he will be less efficient coming off of the injury, take a little bit more
4:48time, a few months or so, until he's up to 100% of himself, Tracy would never see the vast majority of the workload.
4:56And the problem also is that he's not an ideal handcuff, right?
5:00If I'm looking for a handcuff, I want a guy like a Tyler Algier.
5:04That's a handcuff, right? I would want a Tank Bigsby.
5:07That's a handcuff, right? Guys that I know for sure would step into three-down logical work, right?
5:13Tyrone Tracy is not a handcuff in that traditional sense, because as we saw last year when Cam Skadaboo went down, you
5:20could technically not rely on Tyrone Tracy on a weekly basis to have the bulk of the carries over Devin Singletary.
5:27He was still a very critical part of the offense.
5:30There were multiple weeks where Devin Singletary just flat out outperformed Tyrone Tracy, especially with the additional usage in terms of him
5:37having the goal line preference as well. So if you're not going to be involved enough, because it's not going to be
5:44realistically, we're not going to get Cam Skadaboo Tyrone Tracy doing your committee, right?
5:48Even if he is slowly ramped up, it's not going to be enough valuable work that we would feel super comfortable with it.
5:56And then you know that he is not a three-down back that is going to come into a massive workload, right?
6:02It's still going to be low-end RB2 territory. Is that really the upside that you're trying to shoot for, right?
6:09Versus saying, I want a Bryan Robinson that would go into a significant workload if Bijan were to go down, right?
6:15So, no, Tracy is not particularly a target for me in any way, shape, or form.
6:21I feel comfortable with Cam Skadaboo and his ADP.
6:23And again, it's very good that we see him out there on the field running drills right now.
6:29That is very critical. And we saw this man just flat out beat out Tyrone Tracy.
6:34And more importantly, again, what I was trying to get to before, before I got a little bit sidetracked on Singletary and
6:41Tyrone Tracy, Cam Skadaboo didn't just take early down work.
6:45Cam Skadaboo took receptions. He was a three-down back.
6:47And he was productive with said receptions that he took.
6:51And that is critical because, obviously, Tracy is a natural receiver there.
6:54So, no, perhaps we're looking at we get to week one, and the Giants don't want to overload right away.
7:01And they've got him out there 50% of snaps or so when they're using Tracy and Singletary as supplements, you know, just
7:08to do a little bit of a ramp up there.
7:11But, overall, once we get into the bulk of the season, if Cam Skadaboo is healthy and on the field, he will be the workhorse running back.
7:20So, yeah. And an ADP here that is hovering around just a little bit over RB20.
7:25Let me see if I have my rankings up.
7:28Not my rankings, just consensus rankings that we can look at real quick.
7:32Because I want to say it's RB20-ish, but I want to get the exact number for you guys.
7:38And maybe it has shifted, too, since we did see him return.
7:41We'll see if he's moved up a little bit.
7:44Yeah, RB20, right on the dot there. And, honestly, it can't move up.
7:48I would anticipate that maybe the highest it could move up is to above a Travis Etienne because people have a lot of skepticism around Travis Etienne.
7:57But, overall, RB20 is probably the sweet spot where he is going to stay for the remainder of the time period and heading through draft season.
8:05So, it's still very good value on a guy that we know the Giants want to be run heavy.
8:12We know that, again, I don't love the offensive coordinator, but there's not a massive problem from a run game perspective.
8:18And we know that he has factually already beat out people on roster and is the RB1.
8:24So, it's not that dramatic there. Looking at the chat here, guys.
8:28I wasn't looking at the chat. Jump to the chat here from Donald Glaspy.
8:32Hey, CHIC. Chicago. Is that from, I don't know what that acronym is, but.
8:36Greetings from Yosemite. What's up? From Kevin Zad. Spurs tonight.
8:40I hope so. I hope so. I'm in Texas, guys.
8:43And I'm not a native-born Texan. And not native.
8:46Obviously not native to Houston, then, if I'm not a native Texan, logically.
8:50But I have not adapted. I've been here 15 years.
8:53I'm not going to lie. I've not adapted to being a Houston fan of anything.
8:58I'm not going to BS. And I far prefer the Spurs.
9:01So, I am pro Spurs. I really do hope they win tonight.
9:05Sorry, Houston people. I just, yeah. I've never adapted.
9:08I mean, I'll speak positively of the Texans and whatnot.
9:11Can't say that I care much for the Astros.
9:14But I have not adapted to Houston sports. I still hold my original loyalties there.
9:19Chavez Girls in the chat says, Tara is the best.
9:22Thank you. Miles Logan says, I'd be too scared to touch that Giants backfield.
9:27I hear you on that. I do. And I have come to, I was never a Cam Scadaboo truther, right?
9:33I was skeptical of him coming into the NFL and how his game would translate to the NFL.
9:39But I liked what I saw last year. I can't deny.
9:42I can't deny that I did like it. There's always the concern that, you know, maybe touchdowns are potentially limited by the
9:49amount of times that Jackson Dark calls his own number.
9:53But logically, I would hope they try and lean more now with Cam Scadaboo healthy and hopefully playing an entire year, lean
10:00more on him at the goal line to try and alleviate some of that aggressive head first running that Jackson Dark tends to do.
10:07So, and I feel in their positives to look forward to.
10:11Their offensive line is heading in a positive direction.
10:14Okay. They, you know, drafted well for the things that they needed in particular.
10:18Defense is heading in a positive direction, you know, traded away some stuff.
10:22But overall, should be competitive-ish. Not super competitive. We're pushing for a playoff.
10:26But competitive enough to where they're not abandoning the run.
10:30And again, he was involved in the pass game pretty good and was successful with it.
10:35Yards after the catch there, for sure. From C11P says, Tara, your rush shirt lettering is both ultra-timing and top-tier.
10:41Are you a rush fan? I'm not. This is actually, it is themed rush for the Scott Fish Bowl.
10:47This was maybe four years ago. T-shirt. You get a T-shirt every single year for the event.
10:53And I love wearing my T-shirts religiously. So I do think that this one was, oh yeah, because it was the music themed one.
11:00So yes, that is what it's themed after. But it is a fantasy football shirt for the Scott Fish Bowl charity tournament there.
11:08Which I am drafting in in two weeks? Two weeks?
11:11Yeah, we're closing in on it. I think I got like three weekends before I draft.
11:16So I'm going to film some stuff at the live draft and come back to you guys with that.
11:22It's going to be fun. I'm excited. And the scoring just, or the scoring got released on it a little bit ago.
11:29There's lots of fun bonuses, crazy bonuses here. I've already imagined like my perfect quarterbacks in this draft.
11:35It's super flexed. I'm very excited. So live draft in two, three-ish weeks.
11:39It's going to be fun. Linda Powell says, Scott Abu already has CTE.
11:43And I shouldn't laugh at that. But I mean, I think it's appropriate to laugh at that, right?
11:49I feel he, would he laugh at it? I don't know.
11:52Would he understand it? I don't know. Scott Abu already has CTE.
11:56He has ankle and leg injuries in the past.
11:59He will be ready to go for the upcoming season.
12:02Problem is Jackson Trump. That is a hilarious comment.
12:05Yeah, I'm with you of the two. Scott Abu is the one that I trust the most, honestly.
12:11And you're right. Technically, can concussions really come for him?
12:14I don't know. I don't know. Joking. But yeah, if he's on the field, he'll be ready to go.
12:20Trust him more. It is Jackson Dart that is the one that worries me.
12:25The ADP. Now, I will say this, because I think we talked about Malik.
12:29Did we talk about Malik Neighbors last week? I believe we did.
12:33Malik Neighbors, if we did not talk about it last week, was filmed at a charity event looking like he was hobbling very gingerly.
12:41Now, was he hobbling? Was he just kind of moving a little slow?
12:45I don't know. I don't know. But we are kind of skeptical, and it does feel like we've got more of an ambiguous timeline with him.
12:53So we're talking about Jackson Dart with potentially Malik Neighbors maybe starting on the pup, maybe being a bit delayed because he did have that second surgery there.
13:02And so the timeline is a little sketchy. And from what I'm seeing from injury analysts, it seems like the more realistic
13:09timeline would be like an October look there and perhaps some slow ramp up.
13:14So yeah, we would be talking about, again, which is also, do we talk about Isaiah Likely last week?
13:20We might have talked about Isaiah Likely, which is also why I do like Isaiah Likely a lot, because there's a possibility
13:27that Isaiah Likely, and again, Matt Nagy is not a negative for tight ends, that Isaiah Likely could be the guy that
13:34ends up being the most productive fantasy asset at the beginning of the season as a pass catcher.
13:40Um, because the competition there as the secondary and third options at wide receiver are interesting.
13:45It's Darnell Mooney, who I love, but I won't lie, last year was nasty.
13:49Um, and he was kind of playing through some injuries at some point, but really overall, and you know, quarterback issues, obviously, but it was underwhelming.
13:58And then Malachi Fields was drafted. I didn't really, I don't love him as a prospect for a high upside from a fantasy perspective.
14:05Um, and then Darius Slayton is obviously still there and we know how we all feel about Darius Slayton's upside.
14:12It's not really, um, ask any Giants fan about how they do, how they feel about Darius Slayton there.
14:18So, um, it's, it's a sketchy, sketchy situation to be looking at drafting, um, Jackson Dart.
14:23He did end up, um, dropping a little bit in ADP, but not enough to my liking.
14:28I, I can't advise taking, um, him over, uh, let me, let's look at rankings right now.
14:34Um, but off the top of my head, I can't, I mean, Dak Prescott, Brock Purdy, Patrick Mahomes, who again is at
14:41OTAs, um, theoretically should be ready for week one.
14:44We still got to see how Bo Nix is looking, but theoretically should be ready, but we'll, we'll see on him.
14:50Need more information. Matt Stafford, Jared Goff. I mean, no, I'm sorry.
14:54Not happening there. Right. Um, and then don't mean to do the chat here again, uh, from loving life.
15:00748 says, what the heck is up with Odell Juju and various moves?
15:04A sign of questionable coaching, to be honest. I don't, I don't mean to insert and like, I don't mean to insult
15:11Harbaugh, but at the end of the day, he is not in charge of the offense.
15:17So, uh, but, and I mean, that's really mad.
15:19And then you could also say that's management making that decision.
15:23And we all know how we feel about the giant GM who continues to get his, you know, extensions and whatnot, despite questionable results there.
15:31Um, but at the end of the day, yeah.
15:34Like I saw a video of a, like, you know, a bomb to Odell and everyone's like, Odell's back.
15:40No, man, I'm sorry. Like, and Juju looks cooked.
15:43Berrios is Berrios, right? Um, God, what a, what a nightmare.
15:46Right. So I'm, I'm just, I'm not feeling it there.
15:49Um, and I agree with you. Love and life.
15:52Diggs would have been the better move there. I, I, I agree.
15:56I actually had an interesting comment that I saw regarding, um, Diggs potential.
16:00And not, and this is not like a rumor or anything, but someone saying that Diggs over Brandon Ayuk would be the
16:07better move for Washington if they're looking to add a receiver.
16:11And I completely agree with that. I mean, Diggs is old, obviously.
16:15Right. But the man came off an ACL and played a full season.
16:19That is a miracle in itself. So, and before that, when he was in Houston, before the injury, he was not cooked
16:26in any way, shape or form it. He wasn't traditional Stefan Diggs, but he was performing at a very fine level.
16:33Right. Um, so yeah, I mean, he got handled a hundred targets last season.
16:37That would be the better move in my opinion by perhaps he's waiting on, I don't, I would think money's not a concern.
16:44The man's had contracts on contracts, but you know, I mean, he, he does have expenses as we see.
16:51So I would say that, um, it would have been the better move.
16:55It'll be interesting to see where Diggs lands, but, um, yeah, I think he still got a little bit more left in him.
17:02Um, yep. And leaving that as the fishbowl rush t-shirt.
17:05Um, let's see here. La, our lot, Eliza says as a giants fan, I'm loving all the giants talk.
17:11Yeah. We've like, I, we got into a nice giants float here.
17:15It's taken up the vast majority of the, um, but it's fine.
17:19Cause I mean, we've got assets on top of assets that are critical from a fantasy perspective.
17:24Right. Um, but as a giants fan, you're loving the giants talk.
17:28I know how you feel about Malachi, but I really think he's going to have an Abuka moment this season.
17:35Possibly. Um, and it's not that I didn't like, like, I just, I don't like him from my fantasy perspective.
17:41And as a, as a, didn't love him as a prospect because I like, and I'm not one to like be obsessed with speed.
17:49Right. But I do get a little bit worrisome about the guys that are heavily contested catch guys and how that can translate to the NFL.
17:57Um, because again, you're playing against the next level.
18:00Now granted they play plenty of competition in college, right?
18:03That team did, but it's the next level. Right.
18:06So I get worried about the contested catch guys, not translating like a, like a Xavier look at, right.
18:12There's just the level of translation that doesn't happen there.
18:15Keyon Coleman. Right. So if you're a contested catch guy, I want a little bit of speed there for you just to justify it.
18:23And it makes me like a little bit uncomfortable there.
18:26Like I like a, yeah, I like more of a, like my prospects were guys like I, like I would prefer a
18:33Denzel Boston to compare it to a Malachi Fields.
18:36Right. But we'll see. I mean, he's going to, the good thing for him is that he fell into perfect situation to have opportunities.
18:44Um, logically, I mean, I would prefer to get him out on the field versus a Darius Slayton.
18:49Right. Because again, you got to develop young talent instead of leaning on proven guys that are proven to be, uh, not super reliable there.
18:57Um, Michael Alvin says any word on bill? No, not really.
19:01I feel the, see the most ridiculous amounts of, um, videos of Rashad White catching passes there, but no, sadly no real
19:08hype right now, but no hype is not a bad thing.
19:12Right. No hype is not a terrible thing. So we're still holding our fingers there and there's been no major ADP movement.
19:19So he's a very good value pick there. My dog barking in my ear indicating someone is coming home.
19:25Um, very good value pick there. So that's still good.
19:28Right. Still good. Um, let's see here. Leaving says second Eagles wide receiver always disappoints.
19:33You know what? Let's go. Did I, did I have a, no, I don't, I don't think I have a mailbag on,
19:40um, no shoot, but I did want to discuss, um, Jalen Hurts and, uh, Devante Smith and Malachi Fields.
19:46And also Eli Stowers, who I saw a little note there out of training camp, um, that we had, um, yeah, let's talk about the Eagles here.
19:54Um, that we had, um, not having excellent participation from Eli Stowers, which is interesting because of the, of the level upside that Dallas Goddard had last season.
20:03Um, when we're looking at, I mean, he turned into, and he's always obviously been there from a fantasy perspective, but yeah.
20:10And leaving, I just saw your comment pop up there, um, saying that Goddard's ranking is pretty low punt on tight end value.
20:18I think so. My, my only fear with Goddard has been at what point do we see Eli Stowers shift in, but
20:25perhaps maybe we're getting a little bit too, or putting the card ahead of the horse, right?
20:30Because, um, and we've, it's not like we haven't done this before, right?
20:34Uh, the tight end when there's an incumbent doesn't always initially, um, upend, right?
20:39It takes some time. Uh, like, you know, we saw as far as crazy talented as Colson Loveland is, right?
20:45It took some time, um, and effort for him to work his way into that rotation late in the season there.
20:52And I would hate to step over really good production from Goddard.
20:56So when I'm looking at Dallas Goddard, um, I agree.
20:59The ranking is very low. What is it right now?
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22:42Tight in 13. So he's at tight end 13.
22:45It's probably a little bit higher than I would like.
22:48I prefer to take an Isaiah likely over him.
22:51Right. But I think it's right around the appropriate area.
22:54It's late enough. Not a major issue. When we're looking at this transition to this new look Eagles receiving core, are we
23:01going to see, obviously Devante Smith has no problem catching touchdowns, right?
23:05But he's not a high, I wouldn't rely on him as a massive contested catch guy once they get into the red zone.
23:12Right. And really Makai, Makai Lemon, that's not really a major part of his game as well.
23:18So logically all of that massive touchdown increase that we did see to Dallas Goddard last season can very easily translate to
23:25continuing on this season, especially with the exit of AJ Brown there.
23:29So yeah, that's a really good one for us to look at as we're sitting here, like trying to figure out like
23:36how much do we trust Devante Smith? How high are we pushing him?
23:40Do we trust Makai Lemon to make an impact right off the bat?
23:44I mean, yeah, he's going to be the wide receiver too that gets on the field, right?
23:49It's just a matter of how productive he can be, how successful he can be and how much volume we are actually getting pushed through the air.
23:58Or are they tilting back aggressively towards Saquon Barkley, which is what I think is going to happen.
24:04I'm in for a massive Saquon Barkley bounce back season because last year was a little bit still good volume, right?
24:11But it was a lot lower than should have been.
24:14So that one I think is very, very interesting.
24:17Jumping to the chat here, as we're on the subject, let me bring those up.
24:21Famous J says Goddard or Andrews. I would go Goddard.
24:25Yeah, because it's weird because obviously with Andrews, we know and I expected them to make a more significant addition or a significant addition at tight end.
24:33To leave Andrews bare there was a little bit weird because I do feel like he is on the downturn there in terms of overall production.
24:42But when I'm looking at him versus the upside of Dallas Goddard, Goddard at the very least, while he is an injury risk and so is Andrews, right?
24:51But Goddard at the very least, I know that when he is on the field, he's not cooked at this point.
24:57We're still going to get pretty significant production out of him as long as he is on the field operating as a tight end one.
25:05I can't say the same thing about Andrews. And where the exit of A.J.
25:10Brown in the addition of Makai Lemon kind of balances out and probably leaves a little bit more on the table for
25:17Dallas Goddard in terms of opportunities getting an uptick there.
25:20I can't and, you know, they've added Hollywood Brown and Dontavian Wicks.
25:24Those are not really threats, right? But at the end of the day, when I'm looking at Mark Andrews and the additions
25:31there, I actually like the additions that the Ravens made a lot at wide receiver.
25:36I think that either one of those young rookies, my preference is, but they're both very talented, but my preference is Jacoby Lane.
25:43I always liked him a lot as a prospect.
25:46Um, but either way, they've got some new bodies that are pushing in there.
25:50We've obviously got the shift in an offensive scheme here.
25:54So I would not be shocked if we see the Ravens shift more towards an increase in, I think they've still run
26:01plenty of two tight end sets, but, uh, with the exit of likely, I wouldn't be shocked if we see them shoot
26:08a little bit more towards 11 personnel and really rely on those rookie wide receivers there.
26:13So yeah, uh, my preference there is Goddard just for the higher upside option.
26:17And yeah, at some point, um, as Michael Alvin says, Stover, uh, Stowers and Claire are on your scout team.
26:24At some point, I would think that we would see Stowers in there, um, potentially working his way into being the heir
26:31apparent, because obviously this is the, um, last year for Dallas got it, right.
26:35It's the final year of his contract and they can always extend them from another for another year.
26:41Right. But as they did, but at the end of the day, I do think that Stowers is the future, but let's not step over, um, value.
26:49Let's not step over value for Goddard here. Famous J says, I think Stowers is being rated too low.
26:56Goddard was on the trade box last year. A trade can still happen.
27:00It could. Um, but I, I would think it would maybe happen more likely if AJ Brown was there.
27:06Um, getting rid of, for a team that still has prime Superbowl aspirations, leaving Devante is the only veteran pass catcher.
27:13And again, they got Hollywood and Dontavian Wicks, but I have no belief in either one of them.
27:18Right. But primary in terms of starters, right. Leaving Devante Smith as the main veteran, the only veteran there and relying heavily
27:25on multiple rookies feels a little bit risky there.
27:28So I do think they'll keep Goddard, um, and then potentially move on there.
27:33Um, and then loving life says thoughts on lemon as the Eagles wide receiver too.
27:37I don't love his ADP, right? I don't hate his ADP right now.
27:42Uh, or his ranking right now. His ranking was that I was just looking at it.
27:47He is wide receiver. Wide receiver. Scroll down. Wide receiver 30.
27:50Oh, where is he? Uh, 39. That's right. He's wide receiver 39.
27:54That's behind guys like Chris Godwin, Michael Wilson, Jordan Tyson, Brian Thomas Jr., Corlin Sutton, DK Metcalf, um, Marvin Harrison Jr.
28:01I don't mind taking a chance on him over a lot of those guys, obviously outside of like a Jordan Tyson and
28:08maybe Michael, uh, Michael Wilson, depending on how we see things shaping out during training camp and preseason in terms of his usage.
28:15But at the end of the day, um, I do think he's the solid second look on that offense.
28:21But do I think that we're going to see a massive change in terms of what we saw last year, which was
28:28AJ Brown's gripe of, um, that he's had really for a couple of seasons now, right?
28:33Since they added Saquon Barkley is that the past volume is inconsistent.
28:37I don't think that's going to change. And I don't think that's a negative on Jalen hurts.
28:43I think this team won a Superbowl leaning on the back of Saquon Barkley.
28:47I think they will go back to leaning on Saquon Barkley.
28:51So the volume will be there in terms of him being a wide receiver too, but it might be a season where
28:58he doesn't cross over, you know, a hundred targets, a little bit less volume, maybe not a lot of touchdown opportunities there.
29:05So it's okay, but I don't know if it's going to be a massive upside pick, but for the value, um, I'm not passing over it.
29:13Right. But I do like a lot of guys after him though.
29:17So that's maybe the only caveat. Like I like a Parker Washington.
29:21Um, I like a, obviously you guys know, I love Quentin Johnston, right?
29:25Um, there's guys like Josh Downs. So you can maybe get just as good value with a little bit higher upside by waiting a little bit.
29:33So not a terrible pick, not my favorite in that range.
29:37Um, I feel like that was the most wishy washy answer ever.
29:41So not, yeah, not a fade ranking is okay, but at the end of the day, I prefer other options in that range.
29:48Yeah. That's a good way to package it up there for sure.
29:52Um, jumping back here to the chat, Michael Allman says, um, should we be picking tight ends for our flex?
29:58Seems like a lot of them might be getting eight plus targets a game moving forward.
30:03It's not a bad option. I mean, obviously in tight end premium, for sure.
30:08We're going to head in that direction there. Um, but there is good depth for sure.
30:13And, um, depending on, and I, and I used to be very pro.
30:17No, I'm just rostering one tight end and then I'm streaming.
30:21But for the fact that we have so many, and obviously as we keep playing fantasy, our benches are getting deeper, right?
30:28And the fact that we have so many deep, um, assets that you could draft as just backup stash on your bench.
30:35Uh, yeah, uh, I'm pro not particularly drafting two higher end tight ends just because that unfortunately makes things a little bit wonky for you at other positions.
30:44It occasionally can work out. Um, you know, if it's a tight end premium leave, but for the most part, from what
30:51I've seen, when people double up on tight end, it makes it a little bit uncomfortable at one other position.
30:57That position is often running back. So you're rolling out two guys, but you're looking at your RB one as a, um,
31:04as a, as a David Montgomery or something like that.
31:07And you're just lacking a little bit of upside and it doesn't work out.
31:12My preference would be, yeah, I'm comfortable with rostering multiple tight ends, but I'm never going to intend right off the bat
31:19for one to be my flex option. I want to draft a high end tight end and then wait for a late
31:26guy to stash on my bench that I have a lot of high hopes for.
31:31You can go late, late guys. Don't be scared to go late.
31:34Last year, my late guy was a Rondé Gadsden.
31:37So, you know, as you know, uh, I forget her name as, um, the other user was talking about.
31:43Um, Sowers is very cost effective. So it hurts nothing at all for you to grab stash and wait for it to hit.
31:51Um, and then you can roll out these tight ends as flex options.
31:55I see a lot of that as we get towards the mid season there, because you're picking up some of these guys
32:02off waivers because they are really strong options and you are in fact ending up with multiple tight ends there.
32:08So, yeah, I mean, there's a, uh, you know, I don't, I don't love, I mean, looking at rookies, obviously, um, Stowers would be my preference.
32:17I don't love Kenyon Sadiq for the unfortunate fact of that he is dealing with an injury.
32:22So he will miss valuable training camp time. And obviously we know that there is sketchy, um, quarterback potential to maybe be
32:29good, but also maybe to be very bad over there.
32:32Um, but guys like, oh my gosh, um, speaking of Washington, actually, let's go to this, um, other mailbag question here, um, regarding Terry McLaurin here.
32:41Um, so I can pivot to talking about Chig Oconquo, um, at training camp, Chig is very present and they're, um, at OTAs for Washington.
32:49And, um, I, volume has been underwhelming for Chig in the past at Tennessee, but don't hold that against him.
32:55I really think that that was more of a function of Washington's offense, right?
32:59Not an indicator, uh, Tennessee's offense, not an indication of the talent level.
33:04Chig's got it. He just needs to get into a system that can make him one of the top looks in the offense.
33:11And realistically, um, the offense is just Terry McLaurin in terms of pass catchers there, like Terry McLaurin.
33:17I think that's why we're seeing a lot of Rashad White catching passes in OTAs as well, because this also could be
33:24a weird situation where, um, they might have to rely on Rashad White as a pass catcher if they're very limited.
33:31Um, obviously from a Clemson perspective, Antonio Williams was drafted.
33:34I have high hopes for him, but I mean, well, I have hopes for him.
33:38I will say they're high. I have hopes for him to maybe be the wide receiver too in that offense.
33:45But outside of that, what are we really looking at?
33:48De'Ami Brown was outed. Have we, you know, we rolled out De'Ami Brown in some good times, honestly, actually, you know, De'Ami
33:55Brown had some good times, um, but not great times.
33:58Right. So, so at the end of the day, it's offense.
34:02Um, we've got Terry McLaurin as this question says right here, I will read it for everybody on the podcast thoughts on Terry McLaurin.
34:10I'm not hearing a ton of talk about him.
34:12Jane Daniels healthy, no other strong options. Maybe Brandon Ayuk added a question mark there on that one.
34:18Um, yeah, I don't feel very positively about Brandon Ayuk.
34:21I was going, I was going to do more news, but we got some good questions here.
34:27We just started rolling. So I'm keeping on these, um, questions here.
34:31And then you guys in the chat, um, I am very skeptical of Brandon Ayuk.
34:35There's been a lot of yapping going on in the media.
34:39And the more he yaps, the worse I think it is for him because there's really only one location that seems to express any kind of remote interest.
34:48And he is a talented wide receiver, so he'll get opportunities, but he would not be the first wide receiver that is
34:55very talented that we have seen fall to the wayside with, um, interpersonal issues with the team, right?
35:01It has happened before just because you were producing at a high level does not mean that that is sustained.
35:07There are guys that just flat out fall off and it happens, right?
35:11Um, and looking at Brandon Ayuk, we don't hear a lot of chatter of a lot of teams that are trying to
35:18get him right because at the end of the day, um, he was coming off an injury.
35:24We never actually saw him play. Um, this is the second time that he has had, um, conflict with the 49ers.
35:30This is not new, right? Um, he sat out, was irritated, whining, crying, um, and got his contract, right?
35:36And then produced absolutely nothing. So it's really kind of a sketchy situation.
35:41And obviously no one is going to trade for him because nobody that's, that's, that's not desirable.
35:46They're waiting for him to get cut in order to grab him.
35:50And Washington obviously is the location where it seems like he wants to go.
35:54It seems like Jane Daniels wants him. Um, but at the end of the day, how much confidence do we have that
36:01at this point he can step on the field and really be something?
36:06Or once you sit out this long, have you simply just lost a step and it's difficult for you to recover, right?
36:13So that's the question there. Um, and also the more he yaps in public, the less inclined, the 49ers are to do anything.
36:20The 49ers will have to make a move. Um, and at this point it's probably a desire to be petty back to him.
36:27And I kind of don't blame them on that one.
36:31Um, usually I don't like these kinds of moves by the organizations, but I mean, they gave the man the money and
36:38he then got injured and then apparently got mad again and decided to not show up even though he had the money.
36:45I don't really understand it. Right. But wide receivers, who understands him?
36:48But at the end of the day, when we're looking at him potentially going here to Washington, I'm skeptical of it.
36:55So I am looking at other guys in the offense, but at the end, but really, uh, let me not say at
37:02the end of the day again, but really the key here, aside from my love that I have for Chico Conco being
37:09an excellent late round target at tight end 20.
37:12Um, Terry McLaurin is a guy that is being undervalued and I understand why, right?
37:17Because the Washington offense looked bad last season. Terry didn't look bad that season.
37:21Quite frankly, Terry didn't look good last season, in my opinion, because he was having those contract issues and it's just a
37:28recipe for disaster when you sit out all the way up until the season.
37:33Um, because despite your best intentions and people saying, well, no, he's a professional he'll prepare, um, you know, outside of the field.
37:40No man, it just, it doesn't work. It's a risk.
37:43So I would not be shocked. I don't think it was him being, you know, aging up or being cooked.
37:50I think it was just an unfortunate combination of poor overall offensive play injuries to Jane Daniels.
37:55Um, subpar play in second year, um, regression from Jane Daniels, uh, Terry McLaurin, not participating in training camp or preseason, uh, just a bad combination there, right?
38:04Bad offensive lines. It was just bad, right? So, um, higher hopes for him this season, higher aspirations for him and good
38:11value for him because at no point is he going to start shooting up there into the range where we're drafting, um,
38:18even like a, uh, my gosh, uh, who would be like a George Pickens, right?
38:23It's not, I mean, he'd never jump up that early to AJ Brown.
38:27He's not even going to jump up to the level that AJ Brown is at.
38:32So realistically a good pick there, um, for him going under the radar a little bit.
38:37And we know that prior to last year when Jane Daniels was in his rookie season and on fire, the connection that
38:44he had to Terry McLaurin was elite. And that is the only built-in connection that they have right now, unless they add
38:51in Brandon Iyuk, but really, and truly what kind of connection has remained over all this time?
38:57Brandon Iyuk's been in the league for a while.
39:00We cannot rely on a connection from college from years ago, right?
39:03Um, jumping here to the comments from Linda Wells.
39:06Um, really, really hate that you talk about the Eagles because I'm a Chiefs fan, but the defensive special teams value should be very reasonable.
39:14I think so as well. I think so as well.
39:17They're very in there, you know, um, it was an up and down season defensively for them as well.
39:24Um, it's just a weird season overall. Um, yeah.
39:26So I do think we'll see a little bit of a bounce back there.
39:31Um, easy E said, just dropped in again before the Spurs and Knicks game to say hi and turn off that dang, uh, mind reading device of yours.
39:40No, I can't turn it off there. And that was a good little warning time because I do see the starting lineups, um, out there right now.
39:48So we'll start to wrap things up here. I will finish up these chats here real quick.
39:54Michael Alban says Bears OC last year used two tight end sets.
39:58Now he's with the Ravens. He did. Um, but my fear isn't that he won't use two tight end sets.
40:04It's that, um, and then also, uh, yeah, I mean, he could, my fear isn't that he won't use two tight end sets.
40:12It's that, will he have the personnel to fit two tight end sets now with likely gone and them not making the
40:19big addition that we thought, like we thought like, uh, that David and Joku cause he kept visiting that he was going to go there.
40:27If that was the case and we're like, oh, but it is just Mark Andrews there now really and truly in theory.
40:34And like, who is the, I don't even know.
40:36Actually, let's look at real quick here. Um, Ravens depth chart.
40:40Who is behind him now? Um, no, no, no.
40:43It is Durham Smythe. I would never have guessed that.
40:46I'm glad that I looked. Uh, Durham Smythe is there.
40:49So, um, I mean, he's okay from a blocking perspective, so he can.
40:53Um, but even then, so I think the majority of the targets should tilt back to the receiving core.
40:59So, um, yeah, I do think we're going to see continued leaning, um, on those, um, upside for the rookies there.
41:06Um, my goblin says another year of Saquon, please.
41:09I think it's a bounce back for him for sure.
41:12Uh, leaving says rookie tight end learning curves, pretty steep.
41:15Fanon might be the exception. Pits took four seasons to be fantasy relevant.
41:20I give pits. I give pits a slight pass.
41:23Cause he did have some, uh, less than ideal quarterback situations to deal.
41:27Not the worst. Right. I mean, like when I look at bad quarterback situations, he did, he did not have to deal
41:34with the most destitute, but you know, he, he had to go through some stuff.
41:38It's funny because like, when we think about it, like, uh, I was literally looking at it last season and I was
41:46like, Oh, or looking at last season stats. And I was like, Oh my God, it was Kirk cousins that made Kyle
41:53pits pop at the end of the season. Oh my God.
41:56We have no evidence of Michael Penix jr. Um, really pushing Kyle pits up there.
42:01Oh yeah. So maybe we do want to at a start for the sake of, for the sake of Kyle pits.
42:08Cause I know to, it can hit a tight end.
42:11I know that I know to, it can hit a tight end.
42:15Um, so that's funny. Um, but good point there.
42:18It does take, it does, you know, we have such high expectations for our rookies right off the bat.
42:24Like again, as I'm talking about Kenyon Sadiq, I'm not expecting a lot this season.
42:28He's not a prime, like my, might I have some stashes of him perhaps, but I'm not expecting a ton of him this season.
42:36I think we've gotten very used to since, you know, we had like Sam Laporta popping off rock hours.
42:42I mean, we've gotten, we've been blessed. We've been spoiled, um, with these rookie tight ends, but remember a train McBride did
42:49not, a train McBride was not a rookie hit.
42:52Tight ends used to take time. They used to take time to develop.
42:56You needed three or four years. Right. Um, so we've had these athletic phenoms coming in and making a difference right off
43:03the bat, but sometimes it does take a little while.
43:06So, um, yeah, that's, that's a pro chick, um, pro chick little, uh, support system there.
43:12It could be, there's, it's very possible never write off tight ends because they didn't pop in the first three seasons.
43:18Cause you know, we've been spoiled by these little rookie phenoms coming in here.
43:23Um, leaving here, here, building a thing. Um, his ADP is interesting in the summer.
43:28Yeah, I think so too, but I'm like, I want to see, right.
43:32My only fear with him and I I'm pro him I'm in, I like him as a draft target, but I do
43:39want to see if they are interested in pushing Katron Allen, um, a little bit, um, because that's where we can run
43:46into the wrench of where we were at last year with Chris Rodriguez pushing in there.
43:51And unfortunately, you know, making that, um, making that backfield weird, right.
43:55To where he was taking goal line touches and stuff.
43:58And it was just ineffective. And anytime that, um, anytime that bill did get the vast majority of work, he, he was successful.
44:05Like if you give him to 20 carry 15 plus carries, he's going to do well.
44:10He'll pop off a big run. Um, but again, I fear, um, because Katron Allen is a very similar player, right?
44:17Um, just short yardage guy, not going to cast, you know, could theoretically, you never know.
44:22I never fault players for not catching passes in college, particularly when they were paired with somebody who caught passes, um, in committees.
44:30Cause it happens. It's not a big deal. Like just because you didn't, doesn't mean that you can Kenneth Walker didn't catch
44:37like caught like what two passes in college. And now he catches plenty.
44:41It's not, it's not that deep. Um, but it'll be interesting to see, uh, if they like Katron Allen on the ground,
44:48that's my only, only little bit of a fear there.
44:51That's it. But we'll see. But I feel good about bill, especially because again, the ADP is not rising guys.
44:57It's a, his max is a low end RB three.
45:01So when I'm looking at like risks and stuff, like I'm like, I don't care, but that's, that's, that's not a deep,
45:08but like, that's, that's not a issue. Like if I'm looking at, Oh, let's go ahead and wrap this up.
45:14But real quick, if I'm looking at Ja'Cory, where are you at Ja'Cory?
45:18Oh, I'm not in the overall rankings. I want to see who is being drafted around, um, Krosky Merritt.
45:24Okay. Right before him, well, a couple of guys right before him that I like, obviously Quentin Johnston, Kyler Murray, Ja'Cory Crosky Merritt, Josh Downs.
45:32But then it gets to George Kittle, Rashad White, obviously.
45:35Um, it's like mid tier quarterback options like Jordan Love again, Kyler Murray, um, tight ends.
45:41You start to dip into the tight end low end tight or high end tight end two area of Dallas Goddard and
45:48Isaiah Likley, um, hail Mary running backs like Tracy, Jordan Mason and whatnot.
45:52So yeah, I mean, you get into like a backup running back kind of committee kind of territory.
45:58It's, it's, it's fine. It's fine. Um, famous J says Iuke is becoming the less talented version of Terrell Owens.
46:04That's true. I have a funny TO story. Um, I've actually tried to get his autograph once when I was a kid
46:11and I'm probably like six, 16 or so. And maybe, yeah, yeah.
46:1516, somewhere between 14 to 16. I'll, I'll have to try and remember the exact timeframe, but I was trying to, he
46:22lived in Atlanta, saw him in, um, the Buckhead mall.
46:25And I was trying to get an autograph, me and my little brother.
46:29And we went up and he like, like bolted away from us and the mall was not crowded.
46:35It was me, him and nobody else in the mall.
46:38And I'm just sitting there with like a pen and paper, like a habit, like, and he like it.
46:44He put his little security person in between us and bolted out the store.
46:49And I'm like, dang, he lost a fan. He lost two fans that day.
46:53Lame. So lame. So that's my little TO story.
46:56Uh, Linda Wells. Yeah. And that's when the wheels started to come off.
47:00And I was like, yeah, that's karma, dude. Uh, Linda Wells.
47:04Diggs might be the location for, uh, for Washington.
47:07Uh, think about it. If they have the salary cap from Diggs.
47:10Yeah. And Diggs is from the DMV. Yeah. Yeah.
47:13I think that would be my preference. I think that's a very logical landing spot for him.
47:19I think it would work well. And I think he gets a lot, you know, for what it's worth, as much as,
47:26you know, occasionally his drama can be off the field.
47:29It's not as if he causes drama. Well, unless he feels unhappy about targets, occasionally he does feel, feel, um, a certain
47:36type of way, but those are behind him, right?
47:39He's accepted. Um, he's accepted. He's passed that point of his career.
47:43So I don't think there's like any risk of him being like a toxic teammate anymore.
47:48Right. Um, Donald has a good comment here. Um, Donald Gillespie says, how about dear miss fantasy football?
47:54Like I'll think about it. I'm a terrible commissioner.
47:56That's the only caveat why I've, why I've never done it, but I'll consider it.
48:01Maybe, maybe we'll do it. Um, maybe I'll find someone to be a co-commissioner there and help me out.
48:07Uh, and then leaving says with the giant horse statue by the pool for the TO story.
48:13Um, I don't remember cause I didn't go to the mall a lot, um, because I'm not from Atlanta.
48:19I'm from outside of Atlanta. Um, like literally an hour and a half away, but we would go there occasionally cause my
48:26mom loved the Georgia or she loved just going to, um, was it the, is that the, not, was it, was that Buckhead, Buckhead mall?
48:34No, no Linux mall, whatever. Anyway, she loved going to, um, cause we didn't really have a big mall in South Carolina that we could go to.
48:43So we would go to Atlanta for the mall and to Commerce Georgia for the outlets.
48:48A little more about me, FYI. Uh, famous J says, I see digs in Philly.
48:52Maybe would be a good presence for them to add.
48:56Um, if, especially if he wanted to, well, he doesn't, yeah, if he wants to chase a Super Bowl, not the worst
49:03place to go, but, um, yeah, I could see that as a potential one.
49:07Um, but we're going to wrap things up. People, I appreciate you joining in.
49:12We had one more mailbag question, but we will save that for next week.
49:16Thank you so much. Uh, cause I see the game tipped off.
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50:14I don't know when the game seven would be.
50:17I did not look that up. I wonder if it conflicts it better or not, but you know, Hey, we got to get there before that even happens.
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