Fantasy Football Week 4 Start/Sit and Injury Updates
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1 hr 15 min
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Oct 3, 2026
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Sat, October 3, 2026
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Braelon AllenBrock PurdyParker WashingtonTrevor LawrenceChristian McCaffreyDavante AdamsJordan MasonKeaton MitchellMalik NabersMarcus MariotaSaquon BarkleyAaron JonesAlvin KamaraBrian Robinson
Player analysis
Player insights
Aaron Jones
NegativeInjury38:26
Aaron Jones is fantastic when healthy, but at age 31, he carries a high risk for constant injuries and is currently being tasked with an aggressive, unsustainable workload.
Insight pageAlvin Kamara
NegativeBust70:52
The source believes Alvin Kamara is 'genuinely cooked,' citing a multi-year decline in yards per catch and yards after catch that is independent of his quarterback situation.
Insight pageBraelon Allen
PositiveValue15:25
Braylon Allen is a high-priority add, ranked as a top-20 back by expert consensus; he is a locked-in start for the short term with potential for top-24 production.
Insight pagePositiveRole45:00
The source expects a breakout for Braylon Allen, noting that coach Aaron Glenn has consistently praised him and the team is ready to make him a focal point. With Isaiah Davis failing to earn usage, the source projects this to be the 'Braylon Allen show' and ranks him as a viable start over Javonte Williams due to a better matchup.
Insight pagePositiveRole66:54
The source suggests rolling out Braylon Allen over Judkins as a winning roster move.
Insight pagePositiveProjection72:32
Braylon Allen is a recommended start over Javonte Williams for RB2 production this week.
Insight pageBrian Robinson
PositiveUsage59:08
The source recommends Brian Robinson Jr. over other options like Blake Corum, citing an uptick in volume within the Atlanta offense under Michael Penix Jr.
Insight pageBrock Bowers
PositiveValue9:53
Brock Bowers is considered a proven, reliable producer at the tight end position, justifying an early-round draft investment alongside Trey McBride.
Insight pageBrock Purdy
PositiveProjection67:00
Brock Purdy is a top-10 quarterback start for the week, even against a strong Denver defense, as he is currently playing well.
Insight pagePositiveProjection67:15
The source ranks Brock Purdy two spots higher than Bryce Young, noting that despite Young's favorable matchup, Purdy remains the preferred start.
Insight pagePositiveProjection72:23
The source ranks Brock Purdy two spots higher than Bryce Young for the week, maintaining confidence in Purdy despite the favorable matchup for Young.
Insight pageBryce Young
PositiveUsage50:25
The source praises Bryce Young's recent volume, noting he nearly hit 300 yards against a tough Cleveland defense. The source credits Dave Canales' offensive scheme for the turnaround and considers Young a safe, high-volume start.
Insight pageChristian McCaffrey
NegativeValue18:36
The source is open to the concept of trading Christian McCaffrey for an 0-3 team but advises against a package involving Tootin and Malik Nabers, suggesting the user should aim for a higher-upside running back and a safer wide receiver.
Insight pagePositiveUsage30:32
With Mike Evans potentially out, the source expects an aggressive uptick in targets for Christian McCaffrey to compensate for the loss of receiving volume.
Insight pageChristian Watson
Colston Loveland
NegativeBust10:04
The source notes a significant tier gap between elite tight ends like Brock Bowers and Colston Loveland, characterizing the expectation for Loveland as 'living on a hope and a dream.'
Insight pageDalton Kincaid
PositiveProjection70:27
The source ranks Dalton Kincaid higher than Mike Gesicki for full PPR formats.
Insight pageDarren Waller
PositiveSleeper33:55
Darren Waller is a top-tier streaming option with high upside this week due to a favorable matchup against a Detroit secondary that struggles against tight ends and allows frequent touchdowns.
Insight pageDavante Adams
PositiveUsage11:58
Despite concerns regarding Puka Nacua's return, Davante Adams remains a valuable asset; the Rams' offense has looked significantly better with heavy targeting directed toward him.
Insight pagePositiveUsage65:57
Despite Puka Nacua's return, the source expects Davante Adams to maintain his red-zone usage and target funnel, making him a recommended start.
Insight pageDeebo Samuel
NegativeValue63:43
Deebo Samuel is an aging veteran who is not a locked-in starter; the source recommends trading him away to acquire players like Hampton.
Insight pageDenzel Boston
PositiveValue69:23
Denzel Boston is recommended as a flex option over Ollie Gordon due to a more reliable volume floor, especially given the uncertainty surrounding Gordon and Jalen Wright's health and a tough matchup against the Vikings defense.
Insight pageDeVonta Smith
PositiveValue61:18
The source strongly prefers Devonta Smith over Terry McLaurin, emphasizing that Smith is the clear WR1 on his team without significant target competition, despite some inconsistency in volume.
Insight pageEmeka Egbuka
NegativeRole47:23
Emeka Egbuka remains a low-end flex option (WR38) despite quarterback concerns; he should be started over players like Rome Odunze or Matt Collins, but can be benched for higher-upside options like Jordan Addison or Stefon Diggs.
Insight pageGeno Smith
PositiveProjection38:41
Geno Smith is a trusted streaming option for Week 4 against the Bears, ranked as the QB16. The source attributes recent struggles to the Eagles' offense rather than defensive improvements by opponents.
Insight pageGeorge Kittle
PositiveRole10:41
George Kittle is a 'no-question start' and is clearly separated in rankings from Isaiah Likely, especially with Mike Evans' injury status creating potential for more targets.
Insight pageIsaiah Likely
NegativeRole10:41
Isaiah Likely remains a viable streaming option, though he is ranked significantly behind George Kittle.
Insight pageJ.K. Dobbins
NegativeInjury24:56
J.K. Dobbins was dealing with a minor injury, but the source does not consider it significant enough to warrant long-term concern.
Insight pageJalen Coker
NegativeInjury49:38
The source expects Jalen Coker to miss the upcoming week due to injury, which creates a potential opportunity for other receivers like Bryson Tremaine.
Insight pageJalen McMillan
NegativeValue68:34
The source advises holding Jalen McMillan for at least one more week to see if he can capitalize on a matchup against a weak Green Bay secondary before making any trade decisions.
Insight pageJames Cook
NegativeUsage4:12
The source notes that Josh Allen's high-volume rushing and touchdown production has been 'sniping' James Cook's opportunities, though Cook remains a clear RB1 for fantasy managers.
Insight pageJameson Williams
NegativeRole43:45
Jameson Williams has moved down to a mid-range flex option (WR32) as he is not currently producing WR2 numbers, though he remains a viable start due to Detroit's high-volume offense.
Insight pageJavonte Williams
NegativeProjection45:15
The source ranks Javonte Williams at RB17 but expresses skepticism due to a tough defensive matchup against Houston. The source notes that Williams has not provided prolific performances and struggled in his last difficult defensive matchup, leading to a preference for starting Braylon Allen instead.
Insight pageJayden Daniels
NegativeInjury23:15
Jayden Daniels is practicing in a limited capacity, but the source believes it would be 'malpractice' to start him this week and expects him to remain sidelined.
Insight pageJaylen Warren
PositiveUsage52:14
The source is highly bullish on Jaylen Warren, ranking him as a top-10 RB (RB10). The source expects significant volume, including over 15 carries and consistent check-down targets, making him a must-start regardless of the matchup.
Insight pageJaylen Wright
NegativeInjury59:40
Jalen Wright is trending in the right direction after practicing in a limited capacity. The source notes he could be a viable play in non-PPR formats if he plays, especially in games where the team is playing from behind.
Insight pageJonah Coleman
NegativeDepth Chart24:02
The source suggests dropping Jonah Coleman if there is better value available on waivers, as he is currently buried on the depth chart.
Insight pageJordan Love
PositiveProjection46:56
Jordan Love is a top-12 quarterback for the week, continuing to produce 300-plus yard games due to the Packers' aggressive pass volume and defensive deficiencies.
Insight pageJordan Mason
PositiveSleeper37:13
Jordan Mason is a recommended waiver wire add in deeper leagues with deep benches; while there is no guarantee on his exact timeline, he faces no additional competition in the backfield beyond Aaron Jones.
Insight pagePositiveValue37:13
The source recommends picking up Jordan Mason in deeper leagues, noting there is no significant competition for his role outside of Aaron Jones.
Insight pageJosh Allen
PositiveValue2:06
Despite a tough upcoming defensive schedule against New England, the LA Rams, and Las Vegas, Josh Allen remains a valid early-round investment in standard 1QB leagues because his baseline production is elite; he provided 18 fantasy points even in a 'sketchy' game with turnovers.
Insight pageJuwan Johnson
PositiveProjection47:48
The source ranks Juwan Johnson as TE6, significantly higher than his ECR of 18, citing a favorable matchup against Atlanta. Despite Tyler Warren's higher ECR, the source prefers Johnson due to his superior statistical performance in a high-volume offense led by Tyler Shuck.
Insight pageKeaton Mitchell
NegativeRole28:33
Keaton Mitchell is considered too small and fragile to handle a three-down back role, meaning he is unlikely to steal the starting job from Amari Hampton.
Insight pagePositiveValue65:28
Keaton Mitchell has stable standalone value and should be held over dropping him for bench depth, unless the user needs to prioritize a stronger handcuff.
Insight pageKirk Cousins
NegativeProjection20:27
Kirk Cousins is a streamable option who has been sharp with three touchdowns in each of his first two games, though his fantasy outlook is dampened this week by a difficult matchup against the Kansas City defense.
Insight pageKyler Murray
NegativeProjection68:31
Kyler Murray is ranked behind Geno Smith because he has failed to provide the expected rushing upside and has been putting up mediocre passing numbers.
Insight pageMalik Nabers
PositiveValue50:44
Malik Nabers is a buy-low candidate who benefits from a narrow target funnel in the Giants' offense; despite recent underperformance, he is expected to see aggressive volume from Jameis Winston.
Insight pagePositiveProjection67:10
The source ranks Malik Nabers as a strong flex option in a pass-friendly matchup, agreeing with ECR rankings.
Insight pageMarcus Mariota
PositiveProjection20:12
Marcus Mariota is the preferred streaming quarterback for the week due to a favorable matchup against a struggling Indianapolis defense; he posted top-15 numbers last week without relying on his legs.
Insight pagePositiveValue39:00
Marcus Mariota is preferred as a streaming quarterback option over Geno Smith for the current week.
Insight pageMatthew Golden
PositiveUsage50:48
Matthew Golden is a recommended start for his safe floor and guaranteed volume, particularly with Jaden Reed out for the season; he is a preferred option over players with higher ceilings but lower volume.
Insight pageMichael Wilson
PositiveRole11:56
Michael Wilson is recommended as a start for flex spots in fantasy lineups.
Insight pageNico Collins
PositiveProjection66:58
The source recommends starting Nico Collins if he is active, citing a favorable matchup.
Insight pageParker Washington
PositiveValue6:37
The source advises managers to hold onto Parker Washington despite trade inquiries, noting that his current production represents his 'floor' during difficult matchups and low-volume games from Trevor Lawrence.
Insight pagePositiveValue73:06
The source notes that the market is currently undervaluing Parker Washington and suggests he could be a component in a trade package for Christian McCaffrey.
Insight pagePatrick Mahomes
NegativeValue63:32
The source suggests that Patrick Mahomes is a valuable trade asset that can be dangled to acquire a running back, as many managers are willing to pay for a stable quarterback.
Insight pageSaquon Barkley
PositiveValue40:19
Saquon Barkley is a buy-low candidate; his recent lack of production is due to the Eagles' overall offensive struggles and poor offensive line play rather than a decline in his own talent.
Insight pagePositiveValue55:14
The source considers Saquon Barkley a 'trade for' target, noting that he is not struggling individually and that the Philadelphia offense should eventually work things out. The source advises against giving up on him.
Insight pageTravis Etienne
PositiveValue14:33
The source advises holding Travis Etienne, noting that he should regain preference over Alvin Kamara upon his return, as evidenced by the shift in usage observed last week before his injury.
Insight pageTrevor Lawrence
PositiveMatchup3:43
The source prefers Trevor Lawrence over Brock Purdy this week due to a favorable matchup against a vulnerable Cincinnati defense that struggled against Aaron Rodgers.
Insight pageNegativeProjection5:43
Trevor Lawrence has looked fine through a difficult defensive stretch; the source expects his fantasy outlook to improve once the team passes their bye week and enters a softer part of their schedule.
Insight pagePositiveProjection62:12
The source ranks Trevor Lawrence as QB4 for the week, preferring him over Jared Goff due to a favorable matchup against Carolina.
Insight pageTucker Kraft
NegativeUsage56:45
Tucker Kraft may lose route participation due to the Packers' struggling offensive line requiring him to stay in and block more frequently.
Insight pageTyler Warren
NegativeProjection47:48
The source ranks Tyler Warren as TE8, noting that while he has been a consistent target, his yardage has been mediocre, maxing out at 55 yards last week. The source acknowledges that touchdowns have carried his fantasy value but prefers Juwan Johnson this week.
Insight pageZach Charbonnet
NegativeDepth Chart72:37
Zach Charbonnet is not a priority stash because he is stuck in a perpetual committee with multiple other bodies in the Seattle backfield.
Insight pageZay Flowers
Full transcript
Episode Transcript
0:00What's up everyone, welcome into the Dear Miss Fantasy Show with me, your host Tara Roberts.
0:06This is the official mailbag show for Player Profiler.
0:09It is Wednesday, September 30th, the last day of September and then we officially enter October, which I also think officially means
0:16that I will get cooler weather here in Houston.
0:19And when I mean cooler weather, I mean like it'll be in the low 80s and that might be 60 degrees, late 60s or so late.
0:28Yeah, low or high 60s in the early mornings, like at the crack of dawn.
0:33So yay, welcome to fall and happy to have you guys here for week four.
0:39It is a special occasion today because I am coming to you guys, I'm not joking, five hours deep in fantasy football show recordings today.
0:47I'm not exaggerating, like that's not an exaggeration, it's quite literally that.
0:51Because I'm not exaggerating, but because I'm not exaggerating, but because I was filling in for my co-host Chris Welsh on a
0:59Fantasy Pros ranking show and that was a couple of hours and then my betting show and then a TikTok Live and now we are here.
1:08So I have done a lot of fantasy work today and you guys have already dropped a ton of questions in the
1:16chat, so we're going to go ahead and dive in.
1:19Before we dive in, right off the top, I wanted to do a mailbag from Daryl Payne on Twitter.
1:26Because I like this question. He says, every year, all the experts scold us not to go early QB, only to see
1:33the manager who has Josh Allen always at the top of our one QB leagues in playoff games full of the gentle Giants photos.
1:41Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, Josh Allen is absolutely dominating.
1:45Even last week, oh, I closed out of my rankings there.
1:49Even last week, right? And looking sketchy, still managed to win the game despite all of the turnovers and he was still Josh Allen in a floor game.
1:58And managed to give us 18 fantasy points. Yeah, that's the baseline of nonsense.
2:03So yes, it's a valid question, right? I think sometimes it's funny because as fantasy analysts, we play in a lot of weird leagues, right?
2:12You guys know like the Scott Fishbowl, we've got crazy settings.
2:16We, you know, do super flex leagues and all this stuff.
2:19And even in one QB leagues, we'll do stuff like, oh, it's three wide receiver and two flex and, you know, crazy stuff, right?
2:28And I think sometimes those leagues dilute the value of quarterback.
2:31And we have to remember to adjust for the fact that in a 10 team league with one QB, two starting running
2:39backs, two wide receivers, one flex, a defense and a kicker.
2:43Josh Allen does give you a significant advantage. The start to the year was absolutely crazy, though.
2:49Nine total touchdowns in the start of the year.
2:52Absolutely dominating. Sniping poor James Cook 5,000 times. And yeah, it'll calm down a little bit from there, especially because we got
2:59a tough defensive stretch coming up with New England, the LA Rams, and surprisingly Vegas.
3:05Tilting up to be a little bit more difficult of a defensive matchup.
3:09But at the end of the day, it is a friendly reminder that when the settings are very standard, and I say
3:17standard not as in the league scoring, but in like a standard lineup, yeah, Josh Allen can get you there.
3:24I think sometimes we get very pulled into the allure of the mid-round quarterbacks.
3:28And some of them can be hit and miss, right?
3:32You know, there were guys there like Caleb Williams, who, you know, prior to the injury was looking like a super hit.
3:39Then there was, you know, excuse the rain game, right?
3:43And then there was Trevor Lawrence, who has thus far looked fine through a very tough defensive stretch.
3:49And I would imagine that once we get past the bye week, and this is also a spoiler alert, guys, for those
3:57of you who roster Parker Washington, BTJ, Jacoby Myers, and even Basial Tootin, because, you know, I see a lot of trade questions.
4:05I took a lot of trade questions today during my live earlier.
4:09People wanting to trade away Parker Washington, and I'm like, no, no, no, no, hold on to Parker Washington right now.
4:16And they're like, well, do you think his volume is going to come down?
4:21Like, guys, this is, Parker Washington is putting up floor games right now.
4:25These are floor games and difficult matchups. So to put up this level of production, when Trevor Lawrence isn't even putting out
4:33high volume, and it's mainly just him being very effective with touchdowns, and we have not hit the soft part of the
4:41schedule, which is going to come, unfortunately, they got like, well, this week is questionable if it's a soft matchup, right?
4:48Because we saw Cincinnati fold like a pumpkin. Or fold like a, what a pumpkin?
4:53That doesn't make sense. Fold like a table last week, unfortunately, against Pittsburgh.
4:57And then even, well, fold like a chair. Yeah, fold like a chair.
5:02A table doesn't make much sense either. Fold like a chair last week against Pittsburgh.
5:07And then after that, there's a couple of difficult defensive matchups, and then everything gets easier.
5:13But, you know, Trevor Lawrence was one of those guys that was our alluring, you know, mid-round QB, Justin Herbert.
5:20Yeah. And then it's not panned out whatsoever. So, yeah, I think that we get very tied into the allure of the
5:27mid-round QBs, and they don't always pan out the way we think they should.
5:32So, yeah, I think this is a nice friendly reminder in terms of looking ahead to next season that unless you're in
5:40an extended league where there is more value placed on receivers or running backs, yeah, Josh Allen is a very, very valid early investment, right?
5:48It's like the questions that we get about going early at tight end.
5:53Guys like Trey McBride, Brock Bowers, they are very, very worth it.
5:57That proven, proven production. And that's why there was that gap in tears between them and Colston Loveland, because we were living
6:04on a hope and a dream with Colston Loveland in terms of what we saw at the end of the season.
6:12But we have seen the level of reliable production that guys like Brock Bowers and Trey McBride give us.
6:18So, let's go ahead and dive into the mail, or dive into the questions, because you guys got in here and we're dropping them early.
6:27So, I will go ahead and get started. Marvin Tolbert says, Well, you've got enough here that you don't have to dip into the Emmitt Johnson area.
6:36So, for your tight end, I do very clearly have Kittle definitely separated from Isaiah Likely.
6:42So, you don't have to mess around with this, although I am expecting a better production out of Jameis Winston in the
6:49better matchup and not in a nasty rain game this week.
6:53Almost something goes crazy, right? Things can always change.
6:56But, Kittle does get very, is very separated in rankings between Isaiah Likely.
7:01So, while Likely still a streaming option, Kittle is definitely a no-question start, especially with Mike Evans still questionable this week.
7:08So, we've got to wait on that news as well.
7:11And then for your two flex spots, we've got to go with Michael Wilson.
7:16And we have to run it back with Devontae Adams.
7:20We don't know if Puka will be eased back in.
7:23We also don't know if we're going to continue to have such aggressive volume to Devontae Adams.
7:29Because while it might be fearful that with Puka returning, that maybe we return to the week one version of Devontae Adams.
7:36But again, if you look back at that, that was one.
7:40The weird travel to Australia where Sean McVay took very questionable choices.
7:44And then he also had very questionable choices in terms of play call, right?
7:49We had Devontae Adams consistently removed from the red zone, which made zero sense whatsoever.
7:54But he looked like he was trying to get creative and smart.
7:59And we're going 13 personnel in the red zone.
8:02And we're going to pull Devontae Adams. And it just didn't make logical sense.
8:07He's gotten back on track. And obviously, the Rams offense has looked far better with heavy targeting to Devontae Adams.
8:13So, Puka will obviously get his. But I still think Devontae Adams is a very valuable asset.
8:19So, you should start Michael Wilson and Devontae Adams.
8:22Have a super chat. Oh, I have a super chat.
8:26Just a nice super chat here from Truth. 1304 said, all I want to say is you are great.
8:32Keep up the good work. I appreciate the kind words, Truth.
8:36That really means a lot to me. So, thank you so much.
8:40That is lovely. Jumping back to the chat. Jeffrey Moore.
8:44Hi, Tara. Should I start the commander's defense or the Raiders defense this question?
8:49I always go to my rankings when it comes to DSTs because I got enough things to remember.
8:55And I can never remember those things off the top of my head.
8:59So, commander's defense or Raiders defense this week. I wasn't able to get Gordon off waivers.
9:05But I got Allen. Good. So, hey. You know, long term, right?
9:09Might be an issue. I assume maybe you got Devontae Chan.
9:13I, too, was unfortunate. Actually, I went for Braylon Allen and Ollie Gordon.
9:17It was Ollie Gordon that I came away with by pure luck and happenstance.
9:22So, but for short-term value, Braylon Allen is immediately.
9:25I mentioned I was doing the ranking show this week.
9:29Like, the expert consensus rankings. And the guys that I was doing the ranking show with who are excellent, Pat Fitzmorris and
9:36Andrew Erickson, were also very much so in on.
9:39We've already got Braylon Allen ranked top 20. So, it's a locked-in situation to where for this week and hopefully next week,
9:47maybe we, you know, depending on how it goes with Brees Hall as well, you've got a top clear top 24 back
9:55for two weeks in a row, right? So, yeah.
9:58Short-term, yay. Long-term, hey, we'll figure it out, right?
10:01Hopefully, maybe there's some more streaming options that can come up for us.
10:05But in terms of the defense, Commander's defense or the Raider's defense this week, I have the, ooh, I have, I believe it's the Raiders defense.
10:14Let's see. I would go with the Raiders defense low-key.
10:18Obviously, Kansas City and, Kansas City and Kenneth Walker are incredible, right?
10:22But thus far, even though it has been against some questionable matchups, but I will say in defense, so this has been the Raiders schedule, right?
10:31They have put up a minimum of 12 fantasy points in their first three games from a defensive perspective.
10:37Against Miami, okay, we expect that, right? Then the LA Chargers, okay.
10:41Obviously, Justin Herbert is struggling, but that's still, you know, that's still a lot of talent.
10:47And then New Orleans, who is on fire defensively, right?
10:50Getting an interception, a couple of sacks. So, they're putting up enough fantasy points to give us consistent, strong finishes.
10:57So, I don't know that I would dip into the Washington area, because to me, this feels like a situation where we
11:05are going to, I personally, when I'm looking at the Indianapolis and Washington game, I do expect this game, although international games are often kind of crazy, right?
11:15And sometimes lower scoring, but I expect this to go towards the over.
11:19Neither one of these defenses is good. Indianapolis defense, terrible right now.
11:23They're just, I mean, I know they traded for Sauce Garter, and they had high expectations, and it's just going sideways right now.
11:31And they're really struggling to stop anybody. And Washington's defense, while we've got some young talent on there, they're struggling overall as well.
11:39So, these are two offenses that are clicking right now and pushing volume because their defenses are bad.
11:45So, I just don't want to mess around with that game from a DST perspective.
11:50So, I would go the Raiders defense, because even in against high-functioning offenses, they're still coming through.
11:56The 3-0 Raiders, right? Congratulations to them. I've got a super chat here from Kat Silly says, pick a QB to stream.
12:04Mariota, Cousins, and Brissette, just as I was talking about Washington.
12:08It is Mariota that I have the highest at this grouping.
12:12I like all three of these guys for the record.
12:15The order that I do have them ranked in, I tell you, I can't ever remember my defense rankings, but it's really
12:23easy for me to remember the quarterback rankings. Like, that one is super easy.
12:27It's Mariota, Brissette, and then Cousins. I like them all.
12:31Obviously, Cousins falls to the back because, unfortunately, as we've mentioned, the defense is performing well.
12:36So, they don't have to push aggressive volume, and they can lean on Ashton Gentry as well.
12:42But he is pumping out those touchdowns. Let me tell you.
12:46Kirk Cousins is looking sharp early on. So, he is a very, very streamable option this week.
12:52But the matchup is difficult, right? He's had three touchdowns in each of the first two games.
12:58So, he is nailing it. Despite not pushing a ton of volume, he's maxed out at 33 attempts.
13:04So, this is not him being aggressive and getting chunk yardage, right?
13:08He's just doing so well. But Kansas City defense, yeah, unfortunately, it makes him fall a little further back there.
13:15And, again, I love Jacoby Brissette. I like this matchup for Jacoby Brissette.
13:19So, he is a clear top 20 option for me.
13:23But I got Marcus Mariota higher due to the matchup with the Indianapolis defense that are struggling.
13:29And then it also helps that he put up strong numbers last week.
13:33Top 15 numbers, 20 fantasy points. And he did not use his legs.
13:38That was purely passing touchdowns. Solitary McLaurin come to life.
13:41Yay, finally. So, hopefully, that continues there. So, it is Mariota that I would go with.
13:47Although, keep your eye on it, right? You might have to be ready to be mobile.
13:52Because, I mean, they're, you know, we've got Jaden Daniels practicing in limited capacity.
13:57I don't see a reality. And I feel like it would be malpractice to put him out on the field right now.
14:05But I guess maybe that's their prerogative of what they think is the best.
14:10Like, I don't know. I think he's just out there and trying to get back acclimated.
14:15I don't think we see him this week. So, it would be Mariota that I would go with.
14:21But just be ready to pivot just in case.
14:24Because they do, historically, do strange things with their quarterbacks in Washington.
14:28Marvin Tolbert also says, I have the following RBs on my roster.
14:33James Cook, Amarian Hampton, Travis Etienne, Judkins, Jonah Coleman, Sharpe, Emmitt Johnson.
14:37Do I need to upgrade at the position? Also, do I need to drop Jonah Coleman?
14:42If there's something on waivers of value, yeah, I would move on for Coleman.
14:47And I hate that. But, you know, injury and the other two backs are healthy, unfortunately.
14:53So, or fortunately for them. That's awful to say.
14:56Fortunately for them. Although, J.K. Domins was what? Questionable, I think.
15:00And I think also Harvey mispracticed as well. But Wednesday, missing practices is just not a big deal whatsoever.
15:06But I think, I only think that Dobbins was the one that was potentially dealing with something.
15:12So, not something significant that I think we need to worry about.
15:16So, I could move on from Jonah Coleman, unfortunately.
15:19And hold on to the other guys. But with Cook, as your clear RB1.
15:24And you've got workable options for the future. But, yeah, I could make a move.
15:29Because Hampton is still definitely, clearly, borderline RB2. Because it's a safe play.
15:34Because here's the deal, right? We'll never get into a sit-miss for those who are worried about Hampton.
15:40Because a lot of you are worried about Hampton.
15:43Actually, I should probably put Hampton in my start sit video for this week.
15:48That I have not started yet. And it's due tomorrow.
15:51So, we'll see. It might be a long night for me in continuing to work.
15:56But, when it comes to Murray and Hampton, the thing that we have to remember.
16:02And why we should not panic too much, right?
16:05We're panicking, one, because the split usage is crazy, right?
16:08I mean, let's break it down and talk about it here for a second.
16:13The problem is, it seems like the Chargers are throwing anything at a wall.
16:18And trying to make it stick. And that was very apparent when they started, this week, running Kamani Vidal on third downs.
16:25What was, when, in Kamani Vidal, that's no offense to him.
16:29Because Kamani Vidal is a three down back. So, he can function as such.
16:34But, I'm not sure where the logic was coming from in terms of, okay, we're going to not put Hampton in on third downs.
16:42We're going to split third down work with Keaton Mitchell and Kamani Vidal.
16:47And, you know what? Let's also get some receptions out there to Alec Ingold as well.
16:52We're just doing anything and everything trying to get this offense going.
16:57Rather than saying, hey, maybe we should rely on our first round pick three down back.
17:02So, the good thing, though, is that it's not a Carolina situation like we saw last year where Keaton Mitchell will do
17:10so well that he will steal the job. Right?
17:13Like a Rico Dowdle and Chuba Hubbard situation. Right?
17:16So, that is not a possibility. Right? Because Keaton Mitchell is too small and fragile to handle three down back work.
17:23So, Amari and Hampton has a baked in guarantee that he will see roughly 50% of the work.
17:29Right? So, that leaves us not panicking too much that he will ever be phased out of the offense.
17:36And he still does have priority at the goal line.
17:39So, there are workable good things that we can still lean on to where we don't have to panic.
17:46So, I think you're okay to rely on Hampton as an RB2.
17:50And you've got Cook as your RB1. If you want to make a move, that is perfectly fine.
17:56Perhaps maybe Juggins has a decent game this week and you can make a move and try and sell him high.
18:03But at the end of the day, I think you're okay to stay, Pat, where you are.
18:09Got a super flex or super chat. I do that every single show, guys.
18:14Got a super chat from AC Yard Services Portland.
18:17Half PPR. If Evans is out, Flex Harvey, Price, Emmitt Johnson, Darren Waller, or Jordan Watkins off waivers.
18:23Hmm. So, I feel like I can't trust Jordan Watkins with Evans out anyway.
18:28Like, I just feel like this is going to be shifting to what we saw last year, where we're going to see
18:36an aggressive uptick in targets to Christian McCaffrey. And in order to kind of alleviate too aggressive of a workload, because they
18:43now have Kalon Black, who they trust, perhaps they give Kalon Black a little bit more on the ground, which is interesting.
18:51So, just kind of think that through, guys, in terms of Kalon Black.
18:56So, perhaps they give him a little bit more work on the ground and increase targets to CMC to try and compensate.
19:03And then, obviously, they've got George Kittle, who can see a hefty amount of targets.
19:08He looks fine, healthy. And then they've also got Debo Samuel.
19:12So, I just can't get there with Watkins. So, it's between Harvey.
19:16Let's nix out Price because of the volatility of his workload.
19:20And we'll nix out Emmitt Johnson as well. Because I think he's a viable, if you're, like, in a deep league and
19:28you have to go that direction, given the matchup, I think that, you know, it's okay because we might see a little bit of additional work.
19:37But I think you're going to narrow it down here to Harvey and Darren Waller.
19:42So, the safe play is Harvey, right? Because we know he has red zone preference.
19:47Receptions are there. And this is a good matchup for him to get those receptions as well.
19:53So, Harvey is the lean. But if you want to risk it, like, let's say that you, Thursday night football, something goes crazy.
20:01And I don't, I can't fathom who on, like, maybe you're facing Jalen Warren, right?
20:06And he goes off and you're playing from behind.
20:09You can take the risky or maybe projected points, right?
20:13Regardless of the Thursday night football game, don't favor you.
20:16You can take the risk and go with a Darren Waller as a higher upside play because of the fact that we
20:24have Jalen Coker dealing with the injury. And we have what is legitimately the friendliest, not just friendliest matchup in general.
20:31Like, actually, let's pause here and talk about this for a second.
20:35Darren Waller is potentially your top tight end streaming option this week, period.
20:39So, flat out I'm saying to you in this super chat, Harvey is your safe option.
20:45But if you want a high upside play, Darren Waller.
20:48So, walking through this, we've got a matchup with the most friendly defense humanly possible.
20:54In Detroit, where you don't run well on them and you pass on them because their secondary is significantly struggling.
21:00And it has been struggling. This is not new.
21:04It has been struggling. Back to last season. And then you have the caveat of their offense is so good that they will push aggressive volume on you.
21:13And it doesn't matter what you do to stop it.
21:17Because if you stop the pass, there's Jameer Gibbs.
21:20If you stop Jameer Gibbs, oops, there's Aminra St.
21:23Brown. So, they're just the perfect offense to create the perfect storm of pushing aggressive volume.
21:28And you have to counteract and you have to push aggressive pass volume back.
21:33And they happen to be extremely, particularly friendly to tight ends.
21:37And it's not that they're playing high-end tight ends.
21:40No, they're giving touchdowns to anybody and everybody. And we know Darren Waller has such a significant presence in the red zone.
21:48So, but we did actually see an increase in targets from him last week as well.
21:53So, this is a really high upside opportunity for Darren Waller this week.
21:58So, keep that in mind that if you need a streaming option at tight end, Darren Waller is a great pivot.
22:05So, safe option for you, Harvey. And then if you want that high upside option, you can go with Darren Waller.
22:12And it's just the most layup matchup that ever existed.
22:16I mean, my God, you guys, look it up.
22:19They are just getting gutted by tight ends in the nastiest way humanly possible.
22:24So sad. But great from a fantasy perspective because they're such fun games to push points.
22:29So, thank you, Detroit, for making fantasy football so much more fun.
22:33Marvin Tolbert says, Jordan Mason on waiver. Should I pick up?
22:37Yes. I don't think we should be like, but again, this is a deeper league.
22:42You've got stash opportunities. So, if you're in a deeper league and you have a deep bench, yes, do it.
22:49But realize that we don't have a guarantee of exactly when he is going to come off.
22:55But there is not additional competition there. And the outside of Aaron Jones, like don't be threatened by the Saints castaways that
23:03signed to practice squad over the last couple of days.
23:06And then Aaron Jones obviously is fantastic when he is healthy and good to go.
23:11But he's 31. He obviously is a huge risk for constant injuries.
23:15We've seen him banged up already. And they're asking an aggressive, crazy workload on him.
23:21So, keep that in mind. Tanu Kidrum says, are we still trusting Geno as a streaming option against the Bears defense this week after last Monday night's game?
23:30What was that defensive improvement or the Eagles' problem?
23:33So, that was the Eagles' problems. We're still trusting Geno.
23:37He is a top 15 option for me. Where's Geno?
23:40Where you at, buddy? He is my 16. He is my QB 16 on the week, just behind Marcus Mariota.
23:47So, my preference is you stream Marcus Mariota and then Geno.
23:51But Geno, trusting him in a matchup. I think we see the version of Chicago's pass defense that we saw in week one.
23:59What happened in Monday night? That was the Eagles' problem.
24:02Yikes. That offense is just... Man, I just don't know at this point.
24:07We thought it was all Kevin Petullo. And I won't say that it's all Jalen Hurts because I am low-key a Jalen Hurts defender.
24:15But they don't look good at all. And it's reflecting poorly.
24:19Side note. It's reflecting poorly on Saquon Barkley, who I have seen everybody.
24:23Like, again, I got a ton of trade questions in my live earlier today on TikTok.
24:29And the most common question... I mentioned the trade away that people are trying to do with Parker Washington, which we should not do.
24:37Don't do. He's a bylaw. We're buying Parker Washington.
24:40But the other most commonly questioned player is people trying to trade away Saquon Barkley.
24:45There is an intense amount of panic for the production that he is putting up, which I totally get because it's not fun.
24:53We drafted this man to put up RB1 production.
24:56And we have not actually been given RB2 production.
25:00Yikes. That's not good. But it's not his fault.
25:03It's the Eagles. And they have been on thin ice.
25:06So this is like... And again, this is why I'm saying it's not the Chicago defense.
25:12This was an issue that was happening before. They have been scraping by.
25:16They barely beat Washington. Barely beat Tennessee. Right? The barely beat Tennessee was the reddest flag that ever existed.
25:23And Saquon actually was not participating in that game because it got injured very early.
25:28So it's a problem with the Eagles as a whole.
25:31Their defense is not looking the same that it was last year.
25:35We're seeing some struggles from some particular players in the secondary.
25:39And offensively, the offensive line seems to be struggling as well.
25:43So it's not Saquon. And that performance from the Eagles was not the Chicago defense.
25:48That was Philadelphia's struggles. So not Saquon, guys. He looks fine.
25:52He's not washed. He looks fine. Unfortunately, he can't find the end zone.
25:57It's not quite his fault. The Eagles offense is just really sketchy right now.
26:01So hopefully they are able to turn this around because good Lord.
26:05All right. Jumping back to the chat also from Tanu Kidrum says, How do we feel about Emeka Ibuka against the Green Bay secondary with a backup quarterback?
26:15And then Jameson Williams against the Cardinals with Sun God's gravitational field pulling all of the passes towards him.
26:22You're right about that. Let's answer the easy portion first.
26:25Jameson has moved back in rankings. But there's only so far we can move him back, right?
26:31Because he's moved back out of top 24 area because you're not putting up wide receiver two numbers.
26:37So you've moved into a mid-range flex area. But he remains there for the fact that we just talked about is that Detroit just keeps pumping out offense.
26:47And at some point, there will be a hit for Jameson Williams.
26:51And potentially against Carolina, who has traditionally been tougher through the secondary.
26:55But unfortunately, they have multiple injuries to their secondary.
26:58So probably a little bit more vulnerable this week, unfortunately.
27:02So keep that in mind as your potentially planning starts that it should be an easier matchup with Carolina than we have seen in terms of pass volume.
27:11Right? So Jameson is still a flex option. He's at wide receiver 32 for me right now.
27:17ECR has him at wide receiver. Christ. Like ECR has him at wide receiver 28.
27:22Sorry. I first had the standard ranking on there.
27:26And it was a lot higher because obviously he would be more touchdown dependent.
27:30It was wide receiver 21. And I was like, am I that far off?
27:35But no, his half PPR ranking is wide receiver 28.
27:39So I'm a little bit lower than consensus on him.
27:42And when we're looking at the Emeka Obuka, this is the tougher part against the Green Bay secondary with a backup quarterback.
27:50So Green Bay has been, unfortunately, really struggling on defense.
27:53No Micah Parsons. Just struggling overall, really. The offensive line is awful.
27:57They can't get the run game going. The offensive line is going to get worse, maybe, as they continue to deal with injuries.
28:05And they're trying to bring in personnel. And I don't think any of this personnel is going to work.
28:12Yikes. Sadly. So, but at the same time, that means aggressive pass volume.
28:16Right? So Jordan Love just continues to light it up.
28:20We continue to get 300 plus yards. We continue to get these aggressive targets to the wide receiver.
28:26So we're not worried about them. Right? We're not worried.
28:29I mean, Jordan Love is still a top 12 quarterback this week.
28:34I mean, because of all the sad quarterback performances and the injuries.
28:38And he just continues to pump out volume because that secondary and defense is so awful.
28:43So Emeka is still someone who you can theoretically flex.
28:47He's still in flex range. I've got him at wide receiver 38.
28:51I've moved him back a little bit. Consensus is wide receiver 33.
28:55Now, granted, this is because I preemptively, and I need to remove some of these players, but like a Jalen Coker, I
29:02just need to straight up remove from my rankings.
29:06But I preemptively included some players in rankings, like a Nico Collins and a Puka Nakua that other rankers have not preemptively
29:13included in their rankings because they're waiting for them to be cleared.
29:17But Puka is fine. So he's going to jump back in rankings and things are going to be adjusted.
29:24And Nico returned to practice. So it'll be adjusted.
29:27So it'll probably end up right around that same area to where he's just a low-end flex option, right?
29:34And we've heard a lot of positive things about Daniels as a quarterback.
29:38So I don't think it's a complete loss situation where you have to pivot off of him so aggressively to where you're saying, I got to sit.
29:47I got to sit. I got to sit Emeka Buka for Roma Dunes.
29:52We're not going to do that, right? Because Roma is struggling as well, regardless of the quarterback situation.
29:58Or I got to sit Emeka Buka and I'm going to play Matt Collins.
30:03We're not going to do it. We're not going to take it that far, right?
30:08We're still rolling with Emeka despite the quarterback situation.
30:11But if you've got other options like, hey, you need to look at a Jordan Addison over him.
30:17You need to look at a Stephon Diggs over him.
30:21You need to look at a Keenan Allen over him, right?
30:25If Mike Evans is out, you need to look at a Devo Samuel.
30:29So it's just more of a questionable range, unfortunately.
30:32Jumping back, we've got a super chat from Raziel says, as we talk about the Packers, says, Hi, Tara.
30:39Matthew Golden or Malik Neighbors with no quarterback? You got me on this one.
30:44I don't 100% know who I have. I still have Neighbors higher.
30:48But Matthew Golden has moved up. Whoa, psych. I'm very low on Matthew Golden, actually.
30:53That's something that I need to look at. I have him a lot lower in rankings.
30:58And ECR has him at wide receiver 16. I don't know if I can get that aggressive with it.
31:05But a low end, like an RB or wide receiver 20, I think, is a very reasonable place for him.
31:12So I think I need to adjust that ranking on my part, actually.
31:16But that's tough, right? Because it's a weird range.
31:19Because there's some guys like Michael Wilson, who obviously has significant volume.
31:24Are we playing him over Michael Wilson, who has a higher ceiling, but Matthew Golden has a safer floor?
31:30A Josh Downs, higher volume. Probably, you know, fairly safe floor.
31:34Good matchup, right? Do we push it that far?
31:37So, yeah, that's interesting. The safe option for you from a pure volume perspective would theoretically be to go with, yeah, would be to go with Matthew Golden.
31:47I have high hopes for, let me tell you the vision of the script that I have for this game between the Giants and Arizona, right?
31:56Because we know what Jacoby Brissett does, right? In terms, and Jacoby Brissett and Jameis Winston are kind of twin flames, right?
32:03Guys that, when they are called upon, can put up a ridiculous amount of volume and turn certain wide receivers into high-target superstars.
32:11You know, our time in Cleveland with Jameis and Jerry Judy, right?
32:15That version of Jameis still exists. And we should see a better version of Jameis in this matchup, right?
32:22Because Jacoby Brissett should be able to take advantage of the Giants' defense, and by counter, we don't have weather issues for this game.
32:30So, by counter, we should see Jameis Winston be able to help push aggressive volume back, and his number one target is Malik Nabors.
32:38The good thing about Malik Nabors and why we shouldn't panic, because I know this is another one that people are trying to sell off.
32:47And to me, he's a buy-low. Because we know that there is a very aggressive target funnel in this offense.
32:54And we can make the excuse for Jameis Winston and why he has underperformed thus far, right?
33:00We talked about that. I think we talked about it.
33:03Like, hey, he came in cold against an angry Rams defense that showed as the defense that we know it is, right?
33:11Unexcusable. Then he had a bad weather game. So we still have the opportunity to see a competent version of Jameis Winston
33:19that pushes aggressive pass volume and throws it up to Malik Nabors.
33:23And, again, we've got a very narrow target funnel to Malik Nabors and Isaiah likely.
33:28So we have at least that promise. So Malik Nabors is rolling back in rankings, but don't roll back and panic too far.
33:36Play a Matthew Golden over him because of the guaranteed locked-in volume that Matthew Golden is seeing, right?
33:42And we also have Jaden Reed, sadly. Jaden Reed, who is not going to return this year.
33:48Put on IR. He's not going to return this year.
33:51He's going to have to get neck surgery. Wish the best for him.
33:56But that means that Sky Moore is the next man up.
34:00And, again, we've had a very – hopefully we see a better version of Tucker Craft.
34:05But we've got a very narrow target funnel to Matthew Golden and Christian Watson.
34:10And there was a really good point today made by Pat Fitzmaurice that what we could unfortunately see with Tucker Craft is
34:18because the offensive line has been so sketchy, we could see Tucker Craft unfortunately lose some routes to have to help block a little bit more.
34:26So just keep that in mind as we look for this continued strong volume for Matthew Golden.
34:32Jumping back to the chat, let's do a little rapid fire.
34:36Actually, we're going to answer this one and then we're going to do a commercial break real quick to hear a word from one of our sponsors.
34:45From Jeff Rogers says, need one wide receiver, one full flex PPR, Parker Washington.
34:50Ooh, good Lord. Parker Washington, Christian Watson, Zay Flowers, DeAndre Swift.
34:54So, I mean, these are – three of these are top three wide receivers for me.
35:00I'm sorry, top 12 wide receivers for me. Three of these are top 12 wide receivers for me.
35:06So, oh, it's Zay Flowers and then Christian Watson are the two that I would go with for you to start.
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36:45All right. Stephen King says, Good afternoon, Tara. Who do I start?
36:49Parker Washington or Terry McLaurin? We're going Parker Washington.
36:52Let's do a little rapid-ish fire because there are so many questions, guys.
36:57For come. Because y'all guys keep the chat alive.
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37:45Wonderful. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. All right. Burr comes.
37:48Start one. Sadiq. Sadiq. Boston. Wicks. Flex. PPR. Trey Debo.
37:51Okay, let's do the start first. Sadiq. Boston. Wicks.
37:54Flex. I would still go. You can make the argument for Sadiq.
37:58As long as we don't have Adonine Mitchell. I could make the argument for Sadiq over Boston due to matchup.
38:05I like Boston this week, but it is a low point total matchup.
38:10Like 38 and a half. Which is not bueno, right?
38:13So I could make the argument for Sadiq over Boston in flex, right?
38:18And then trade Debo for Tootin or Hampton. Yeah, I would take advantage of that.
38:23And I like Debo, right? But he is an age veteran.
38:27Obviously, Mike Evans keeps getting dinged up. But hey, you didn't draft Debo to be a starter.
38:33So, I mean, you've got – you definitely – you didn't even draft Debo to barely be a bench player.
38:39So, yeah, I would go ahead and probably make that trade for Hampton.
38:44Buy low on Hampton. Because, again, I mentioned, guys, that he does at least have a very guaranteed role in terms of early down and goal line work.
38:54So, we're not at risk of this flipping to Hampton being faded out of the offense.
38:59So, yeah, buy low on Hampton with Debo. Yeah, if you can pull that, do it.
39:05And if you can't get it for Hampton, Tootin is reasonable.
39:08And you have Chase, Washington, K9, Price. Yeah, yeah.
39:12Make that move. I like it. Berkham also says – oh, we did that one.
39:17Cool. That was dropped three times. Seamass says – hi, Tara, PPR, RBs, R, JT, Chase Brown.
39:23Bench is Monongai, Stevenson, and K. Mitchell. Would you drop Mitchell for Black or Emmitt Johnson?
39:28Oh, no. I would keep Mitchell if you – because you've got Monongai, which is an excellent direct handcuff.
39:35Honestly, I could prefer – if you're not going to use Stevenson and you don't really have to, low-key, I could drop Stevenson for Black or Emmitt Johnson.
39:44Because your standalone value on a weekly basis is probably a little bit more stable, honestly, with Keaton Mitchell if they continue to push him forward.
39:53So, yeah, I mean, I don't think you have to make that move.
39:58I think you can stay Pat. If you don't need Keaton Mitchell for a flex spot and you're really good there and
40:05it's not your strong at wide receiver, then, yeah, I could make that drop for the stronger handcuff.
40:12Kalon Black would be my preferred option. But love Emmitt Johnson as well.
40:16Jay Chan says, I'm planning to start Gina versus Chicago over Purdy.
40:20Oh, would that be a bad idea? Yeah, I would still start Purdy.
40:25I would. I don't think it's – it's not bad in concept, right?
40:29Because I do feel very confident that we are getting another strong performance out of Geno.
40:35But Purdy is dealing right now. And while he has been dealing against some sub-parter defenses, right?
40:41I mean, the only argument you could make is if Mike Evans doesn't play.
40:45But even then, so I can't push Purdy out of the top 10.
40:50And Denver is a strong defense, but it's not an impenetrable defense.
40:54You can still put up – like, look at Stafford.
40:57Like, you can still – a talented quarterback can still put up.
41:02So, no, I would still start Purdy. I don't think I could do that, although I love Geno.
41:08Owen Daniels says, hi, Tara. In need of a QB.
41:11Four point per passing touchdown. Need one between Geno, Kyler, Brissette.
41:15I do have Geno ranked higher than Kyler. Because Kyler hasn't come through with the rushing upside.
41:21And we may not have Justin Jefferson. We don't know yet.
41:25Great matchup, right? But, I mean, Kyler has been putting out mediocre numbers.
41:29And it could be a heavy Aaron Jones game.
41:32And honestly, they might not need much to beat Miami.
41:36They won't need much to beat Miami. So, yeah, I would go with Geno.
41:41He's the highest one that I have ranked. And then also, one point PPR.
41:45Need one between Dobbs, Strange, Kendra Miller, Marvin Harrison Jr., Chris Bell.
41:50It is going to be between Dobbs and Chris Bell.
41:53If we don't get – if we don't get – well, but it's such a defensive – it's a defensive matchup issue.
42:01I would probably just lean towards Dobbs, honestly. I could have gone with Chris Bell if we don't get Douglas back this week.
42:09But the problem is, is that this is – which, reminder, this is a Brian Flores revenge game.
42:15So, he is going to be coming with extreme – I mean, I would imagine that any crazy package that he has
42:22thought up, any crazy blitzes he has thought up, will be brought out specifically for this moment.
42:28So, my condolences to Malik Willis on this one.
42:31You're going to get the brunt of the anger here.
42:35So, yeah, I expect the Minnesota defense to be a little bit nasty this week.
42:40So, maybe we can get some garbage time production from the wide receivers.
42:44So, I don't think they're a complete pivot. But I might just lean towards the safer option with Dobbs.
42:51But, man, it's tough because Bell has a higher ceiling than Dobbs.
42:55He just does. But we'll go with Dobbs. I don't love it.
42:59Nick Torrance says, Hi, Tara. Trade proposal I give.
43:02First of all, Nick, I love the fact that you say I give and I get.
43:08Because a lot of people don't do that. And it makes it – I can never 100% tell which side is which.
43:15So, bless you for that. I give Hampton and get flowers.
43:19Yes! You have Cook and Menungay. I mean, Menungay's the RB2 is a little risky.
43:24You might have to hit waivers and see if you can work something out.
43:29But maybe you have something else. You know, that might not be your only running back and you can do whoever has best matchup in streaming.
43:38But I hope to get flowers. Yeah. 100%. I love that trade in a vacuum.
43:43I easily prefer the flowers portion of it. But Elia or Ella – yeah, Elia for Fionomano.
43:49I'm so sorry. I butchered your name. Jesus. Looking for RB2 numbers to help Gentie at RB1 between Pollard and Braylon Allen.
43:57Yes, we're going Braylon Allen on that one. And then Stash Charbonnet or Kaylon Black.
44:02It would be Charbonnet – It would be Kaylon Black that I would stash.
44:07Charbonnet will always be in a perpetual committee for all the bodies they have there, right?
44:12And Kaylon Black, if CMC were to go down, more than likely.
44:17You know, we'd probably get a little bit of contribution from Jordan James, right?
44:21Is he healthy, right? I think he's – is he?
44:25I don't know. But Kaylon Black more than likely would have the most aggressive workload there, clearly.
44:31So, yeah. We're starting Braylon Allen. And you are stashing Kaylon Black.
44:35All right. Jumping back to the chat. Kat Silly says, stream Mariota.
44:39Oh, we did that one. It was stream Mariota.
44:42And Pedro says, love your show. Thank you, Pedro.
44:45Start Wix or Boston at Flex. I still have Boston hire.
44:49Still have Boston hire. We still got the sketchiness going on with the Philadelphia offense.
44:54Daniel Quintanilla says, hi, Tara. Good evening. PPR league.
44:57Am I playing a bit too smarty pants trying to start Braylon Allen over Javante?
45:02I don't think you're – I don't think you are, honestly, because their rankings are really close this week.
45:09So right off the bat here, I have – so let's do my rankings and then ECR.
45:15I have Javante at RB17 due to matchup, right?
45:18Houston? Hmm. And then Braylon Allen at RB20 feel very positive.
45:22Like, and I think there's some skepticism about, like, oh, Isaiah Davis, right?
45:26He's going to contribute. Like, I – like, if coach speak matters whatsoever, I mean, the amount of times that the words
45:34Braylon Allen came out of Aaron Glenn's mouth this offseason and really for the past several – a couple offseasons.
45:41Like, he want – he's wanted Braylon Allen to be a thing.
45:45And it's the time for Braylon Allen to be a thing.
45:49So, Braylon – and he's looked good thus far this season because I know last season it was low-key sketchy because there
45:56were moments where it felt like Isaiah Davis was the one that was going to be ascending here.
46:02But judging based off the performances that we have had thus far in usage, Isaiah Davis has been non-existent, right?
46:09I do think this is going to be the Braylon Allen show.
46:14So those are my rankings. Now, ECR has Javante at RB 17 as well.
46:18Okay. And then Braylon Allen at RB 21. Okay, so not that far off.
46:23Look, it's not that far off. We're talking about just, like, literally a four rankings difference between – really three people.
46:30No, two people. Two players between them in terms of my rankings in three in ECR.
46:36That's not that different. So, no, you're not getting a little bit too smarty pants.
46:41You're playing what is the better matchup. And Chicago has been the better matchup this season.
46:47So, for all its struggles, Houston is still a tough defensive matchup, particularly on the ground as well.
46:53So, I could get there. You know, only a little gap there.
46:57Maybe as I mull it over, I could, right?
47:00And if we get any kind of confirmation from New York that it's just going to be the Braylon Allen show.
47:07And, you know, Aaron Glenn is a fairly candid person, so maybe we get that.
47:13I could see it, right? Better matchup, workhorse running back.
47:16And it's not as if we've been getting prolific performances out of, you know, Javante anyway.
47:21I mean, hey, you know, RB10, 35, 10. But this is a tough defensive matchup.
47:27And the last tough run defensive matchup that they had, theoretically, that was the RB35 performance.
47:32So, yeah, I can get there. I don't think you're being too clever there with Braylon Allen over Javante.
47:39And then, should I start Tyler Warren or Juwan Johnson?
47:42This one, I'm not going to lie. I'm going to have to go to my rankings.
47:48I don't know how far I moved. I moved Juwan up.
47:51Did I move him up? Yes, I did. Yeah, I moved Juwan Johnson up over Tyler Warren.
47:57I do love the matchup against Atlanta. I'm not going to lie.
48:02I love the matchup. I have him at tight end 6.
48:05ECR has him at 18. And Tyler Warren is my tight end 8.
48:10And ECR has him at 5. So, ECR still has Tyler Warren higher.
48:14But it's a good, again, this is a good matchup.
48:18So, he's not a bad start this week. He's not.
48:21It's just that Daniel Jones has been rather mediocre with yardage.
48:25And Warren has had a very low ADOT. And it's just been not pretty, he maxed out last week at 55 yards.
48:33And before that, it was 13 and 21. So, yeah.
48:36I mean, touchdowns are carrying through. And this is a better matchup.
48:40So, I feel good about him. But honestly, with the amount of volume that is being pumped out from Tyler Shuck at this point.
48:48Our boy Tyler Shuck. Pause to appreciate him. How much did we talk about Tyler Shuck this offseason?
48:55Praising his good name for him to deliver. And to bring Chris Olave along with him in this way.
49:01And Juwan Johnson. Tyler Shuck can do no wrong in my eyes.
49:05My boy for life. Juwan Johnson. Juwan Johnson. Has statistically outperformed Tyler Warren.
49:10So, we're still giving that preference to Warren just based off where he was drafted.
49:15But the better performer in the better offense has been Juwan Johnson.
49:19So, I do have him higher. My preference is Juwan Johnson.
49:23Mm-hmm. All right. Jumping back to the chat. Oh, this is a good one from Uncle Ted.
49:29Says, do you like Tremaine? I do. I love that you mentioned this.
49:33I love that you did. Yeah. Bryson Tremaine. Jalen Coker probably going to be out.
49:38Sadly. God. That was another one of our boys this offseason.
49:42Hopefully, next week back. Because I need you. Especially in my Scott Fishbowl team.
49:47I cannot afford to be without Jalen Coker. This is killing me.
49:51It's hurting. Um, but yes. Juwan, I've scraped by.
49:54I'm undefeated right now. But I'm scraping, man. I'm just scraping.
49:58Because you guys know I took Colston Loveland in round two.
50:02And I'm scraping by with that man dragging my lineup down to the pits.
50:07So, it's killing me. But I do like Bryson Tremaine a lot this week.
50:12If you need a streaming option and you have to get creative, jump to Weavers.
50:17That is a really very interesting one. If we do not have Jalen Coker.
50:22Because again, this is going to be an insanely pass-friendly matchup.
50:25And while Bryce Young did come down in terms of fantasy points last week.
50:30Compared to where he had been in week one and two.
50:34Let it be known. He still pushed 300 yards.
50:37He was right under. Like three yards off from 300 yards.
50:41And so, even in the tough defensive matchup. That was the toughest defensive matchup that he has faced all year.
50:48Cleveland is legit. Their young talent. Like just because Miles Garrett is gone.
50:52Don't think it is a crap show over there.
50:55They are still well coached. So, we had the change.
50:59But they're still well coached on defense. And the young talent is pushing through.
51:04And they're going to continue to ascend. So, keep your eye on that one.
51:09So, for him to put out nearly 300 in that matchup.
51:12We're going to continue to see. I mean, talk about the change.
51:16This offseason, I was so skeptical of Ted Arroyo and McMillan.
51:20Because of the defunct pass volume that we had seen last year and the year before from Bryce Young.
51:27Like last year, the man was never... Like it happened four times that he cracked 200 yards.
51:33And this year, my man pumping out volume. I mean, just thank God for...
51:38Or I like Dave Canales. So, no offense to him.
51:41Right? But him handing over the reins just has been so wonderful on offense for Bryce Young.
51:47So, I love seeing him thrive. Because that's my sweet little cherub.
51:51My sweet little cherub boy. He could do no wrong.
51:54So, Bryce Young pushing out great volume against Detroit.
51:58Yeah. Bryson Tremaine can have a legit opportunity if Coker misses.
52:01And it does look like Coker's going to miss this week.
52:05So, keep your eye on that. Thank you, Uncle Ted, for mentioning that deep flex option.
52:11Appreciate you. J Dub, 7 of 7, says, Hi, Tara.
52:14Need help. 12 team. Half PPR. QB. Purdy. RB.
52:17Henry. Monty. And then wide receivers. Jason Pickens. And then tight end, Juwan Johnson.
52:22Flex Coker. Jalen Warren. And then bench. Yeah. So, you're going to be flexing Jalen Warren.
52:28You've got DJ Moore. DeMond Bayley. Who I do like.
52:31Both of those guys. And obviously, Khalif Raymond. Been putting up the numbers.
52:35Right? But, it's Jalen Warren that you need to go ahead and put in there.
52:41We're not getting Rico Dowdle this week. Tougher defensive matchup.
52:44Right? But, still going to be good volume. So, I expect over 15 carries for Jalen Warren this week.
52:51Yardage probably going to come down. But, check downs will still be there for him.
52:56So, feeling really good. Warren has actually. FYI, guys.
52:59It's actually not a question to start him this week.
53:02Warren is up to RB 12 in ECR. Let me double check that it hasn't changed.
53:08Yeah. RB 12. Psych. It's moved up even more since I was looking at rankings.
53:13Since I did the ranking show earlier today. He was at RB 12.
53:18He has now moved up to RB 10. Good lord.
53:21I'm being a little bit more conservative. Right? But, I mean.
53:25Good lord. Yeah. So, it's not a question of if we are starting him.
53:30We are absolutely starting him. The question is, do we start him over a Chuba Hubbard?
53:35Do we start him over a Kyron Williams? Right?
53:38Do we start him over a Saquon Barkley? You can make that argument.
53:43Right? So, yeah. We're not. Yeah. If you've got Jaylen Moran, figure out how to get him into your lineup this week.
53:50Jay Chan says, hi, Tara. I'm planning on starting Geno versus Chicago over Vert.
53:55Oh, we did this one. Yeah. I'm still leaning towards Purdy on that one.
54:00Uncle Ted said, who? What Stafford is? Matt Stafford is reigning MVP and went round 14.
54:06Yeah. Yeah. Late round. But, you know, it's funny.
54:09I assume that was when our QB conversation. You know, it's funny.
54:13Josh Allen, right? The value that he offers. And then the late round QB is coming through as well.
54:19Was Stafford that late? Alondra or Alindra Blitz says, full PPR.
54:23I'm 0-3. I need an RB and one flex.
54:26Chase Brown, Saquon Barkley, Michael Wilson, Devontae. You got to go, Chase Brown.
54:31Again, I don't hate Saquon in this matchup. And Chase Brown also has a fairly difficult matchup as well.
54:37But unfortunately, just how successful can he really be in this matchup?
54:41At least with Chase Brown, you've got the receiving upside that can come through.
54:46And hopefully here in this game, because he's been underwhelming, right?
54:50And I think things will turn around for you because this combination should be fine, right?
54:56Things will turn around for you because Chase Brown has been going through difficult matchups.
55:01And hopefully in this one, we can get an increase in checkdowns for him.
55:06Miami Martian. Let's do a little rapid-ish fire. Yeah.
55:09Let's try. Miami Martian. Happy hump day, Tara. What are your thoughts on Barkley?
55:14Is he worth trading for? Yes. He's a trade for with me.
55:18For the owner. The owner is 0-3. I have Warren in love at RB.
55:22Should I pursue? I'm 2-1. Yeah. Yeah. Especially because you're good with Warren now.
55:27But whenever Rico comes back, right, it's going to dip into a nasty committee.
55:32And we are seeing love ascend. So I'd rather start love and Saquon on a weekly basis.
55:38Uncle Ted said, or question about Darnold, won the Super Bowl in a JSN.
55:43And Darnold didn't even get drafted. Elle Washington says, should I play Mike, or I assume it's Malik.
55:49Yeah, that's got to be Mike Washington because we've got Malik Washington now.
55:54Should I play Mike Washington, Brian Robinson Jr., or Blake Corum?
55:57I have Jinty. I would play Brian Robinson Jr.
56:00The uptick in volume that we saw from the Atlanta offense with Michael Pinnix at the helm.
56:06Yes. Thank you. So we got a little standalone volume or standalone value for Brian Robinson.
56:12So if you've got to start one, it would be Brian Robinson that I would lean towards.
56:18Camera Brol says, 12-team deep bench injuries have destroyed my RB, too.
56:22Who you got? Need one. Non-PPR. Emma Johnson, Jalen Wright, Isaiah Davis.
56:26Thanks. Thanks. So if Jalen Wright were to play, it would be him.
56:30But unfortunately, he is still a little bit of a question mark this week.
56:35Let's see if we had it. Let's see. Did he practice today?
56:39Let's get an update. Limited. Limited. So maybe he's trending.
56:43Hey, that's good. But that's trending in the right direction.
56:46Because he does have receiving upside, honestly, I could lean that direction in a game where they'll clearly be playing from behind.
56:54If not, but it is non-PPR, right? But if not, it would be Emmitt Johnson that I would go with.
57:01I really don't think Isaiah Davis is going to get that much burn.
57:05And it would also be more than likely more receiving upside.
57:09I do think that Braylon Allen has the clearance at the goal line.
57:14H. Chicken. H. Range Chicken says, trade Devontae Smith and Tootin for Chase Brown and McLaurin.
57:19Oh, I get that you want to get to Chase Brown, but Terry McLaurin, while I was really happy to see that
57:27volume from him, I can't get there with him.
57:30I would 10 times over rather have Devontae Smith.
57:33So, and you know, obviously he's in a situation where volume can be a little bit more inconsistent, but he's the clear
57:40wide receiver one and he's not have competition, right?
57:44So it's Devontae Smith that I would still want.
57:47So I would not do that trade. L. Washington says, this week, T-Law or Goff?
57:52Ooh, you know, I believe it's Trevor that I have.
57:55Yeah, it's Trevor for sure. Trevor is my QB4 on the week.
57:59Goff still top 10. And again, this Carolina matchup should be a little bit more friendly this week.
58:06DJ Stevens, I think we answered this one similarly earlier between Braylon Allen and Overhampton.
58:11Yeah, yeah, I can get to it. I get, yeah, or actually I do currently have Braylon Allen ranked Overhampton.
58:18So yes. Yes. Let's see. Kay Hamilton says, I got hammered with injuries.
58:22A-chan, A-chan, A-chan, A-chan, A-chan, A-chan? A-chan, A-chan, A-chan, A-chan, A-chan, A-chan, A-chan, A-chan, Doudle, and Bucky.
58:28Now questionable. Any advice? Have Mahomes and Purdy. Oh, yeah.
58:32Any value for Mahomes? And it's, yeah. You know, people, yes.
58:35I have seen some people requesting or asking about trades involving quarterbacks and people are willing to pay up for a stable quarterback.
58:43Yes. So you can dangle either one of those for sure.
58:47Mahomes is probably the easier dangle and try to target a running back.
58:52I mean, if I were trying to target a, I mean, you're like, what would be maybe a Swift is the area
58:59that you would try and hit with Swift. Maybe you could go to, yeah, I would aim for trying to go for Swift.
59:07And maybe, maybe this is a buy low for Saquon Barkley as well for you because ultimately Philadelphia should work things out.
59:15And again, Barkley isn't struggling. So yes, I would try and dangle Mahomes for a running back for sure.
59:21Super chat from the Chi-Town dude. Hello. Pick two.
59:24Thank you for the super chat, by the way.
59:27Hello. Pick two wide receivers and a flex, please.
59:31All right. Two wide receivers, one flex. Devontae Adams, Malik Neighbors, Michael Wilson, Nico Collins, Denzel Boston, Tucker Kraft, and you have Warren at tight end.
59:40So you're definitely starting Warren at tight end. I have Warren over Kraft this week.
59:45Not a question. So we're starting Warren at tight end.
59:48So for your two wide receivers, it is, this is tough, honestly.
59:52I want to go with, so let's for sure go with Devontae, right?
59:57Because even though we do have Puka coming back, I talked about it earlier in the live, where we should still see
60:04the continuation of the usage of Devontae Adams in the red zone.
60:09And while the volume may come down, again, target funnel between those two.
60:13So the question mark that we have here is, are we trusting Nico Collins?
60:18That is the question. I like the matchup, right?
60:21So if Nico is back this week, I would risk it and start Nico.
60:26And then between Neighbors and Michael Wilson, it is extremely close.
60:30And let me double check one more time. This is one where I think I am reverse on.
60:36No, no, no. Let me check where ECR has Michael Wilson.
60:40No, ECR agrees. It's Neighbors that we're going for.
60:43Again, Neighbors in a pass-friendly matchup. So I know it feels uncomfortable, right?
60:47But provided Nico plays, it is Devontae, Nico, and then your flexing Neighbors.
60:52If Nico doesn't play, then it's real simple for you.
60:55It's Devontae, Neighbors, and your flexing Michael Wilson. It's close there.
60:59It is very close for sure. We'll do a few more questions, and then I got to head out and get these children off to bed.
61:08Hopefully they follow directions and they are ready. They've showered and they're good to go.
61:13And maybe they've done some reading. Probably not. They're probably on Fortnite.
61:17They're probably on Fortnite, guys. All right. They love when I work late nights because it's Fortnite time for them.
61:24Don't tell their dad. It's Archie. Yo, says... Oh, no.
61:28He might be watching. It says, Bernie and Goff are the reason I'll never take a QB in the first two rounds.
61:35Yeah. Mm-hmm. I get it. I totally do for sure.
61:39Let's see. Yes. Bryce Young. Trevor Watts says, is Bryce Young a safe start?
61:43He is. We're running it back. Again, last week was disappointing from a fantasy perspective, but the volume is there.
61:50Now we love the matchup. Egbert says, are we trading?
61:54Can we trade Abuka? If you can get fair value, yes.
61:58But unfortunately, he's a trade low, right? Or yeah, sell low, buy low.
62:02He's not a buy low for me. I'm not recommending buying him is the tough part.
62:08So you might not get fair offers. If you get a fair offer, you can pivot from it because it's not as
62:15if Baker Mayfield was lighting it up. Low key, honestly, you might want to wait.
62:20So here's, and I, yeah, I answered this one earlier in Alive.
62:24Don't trade Abuka now. Give it this week, right?
62:28Because we got to match up with a dreadful Green Bay team, right?
62:32They're so bad. So even a backup untested quarterback could potentially take advantage.
62:37And he has a big arm. So hey, like you got a, you got a cannon, you got a wide receiver and a Mecca Abuka.
62:45So perhaps we see a nice little connection there.
62:48And if we can get a boom game from this man, hyper targeting, um, a Mecca Abuka against the bad Green Bay
62:56secondary and no offense to Green Bay. You guys know my Packers fans, so I'm not trying to rag on them.
63:03It's just, it is what it is, right? Yeah.
63:06That could present your, your sell high opportunities. So hold on to Mecca.
63:11Let's see this game. Cause God knows it can't get worse than the mediocrity that Baker was putting out there before.
63:18So it can't get worse. So what's one more week?
63:21Uh, let's see here. Uh, we had a little comment there from Uncle Ted.
63:26Henry Odom, uh, Sadiq or Kincaid full PPR? I still have Kincaid higher.
63:31Still do. So leaving says, uh, Shuck, uh, QB three total points.
63:35Yeah. Shuck is QB three total points. Yeah. You just have to pick the right late round.
63:41You got to get the right one, but we were team Tyler Shuck.
63:45So I tell you, that's, what's carrying my Scott Fishbowl team.
63:49I got that Tyler Shuck, uh, Chris Olave stack.
63:52The only part that I messed it up with is that I should have drafted Juwan Johnson and went for the triple stack.
64:00Should have went for the, or the double stack.
64:03Should have went for the double stack there. You always go for the double stack in big leagues, guys.
64:10Um, from Kim, uh, Robert Brissette, rest of season.
64:13Rest of, God, you're testing me. Uh, rest of season.
64:16I still have, God, uh, for the record, I do have Brissette ranked higher this week than Herbert.
64:22So that's not the question. The question is rest of season.
64:26Are we bold enough to do it? I don't think so.
64:30I don't think I'm bold enough rest of season to, to make that move yet.
64:35I guess still have Herbert rest of season. God, something has to give there, right?
64:40Something has to, has to, it has to give, right?
64:44Crown, Crown Coke says, are we sitting Hampton? No, we're not sitting him.
64:48He's still a low end RB two. We're playing him.
64:52I mean, you know, he still has the opportunity for touchdowns, right?
64:56So we're still starting Hampton. Um, but if you've got some lower end, like if you hit waivers and you got Braylon
65:04Allen, I would start a Braylon Allen over Hampton, right?
65:07Pronto Joey says, Justin Herbert or, uh, Kyler Murray, Kyler Murray over Justin Herbert this week.
65:13I think Ms. Steven or M. Steven says, uh, Hey Tara, uh, Bryce Younger, Tyler Shuck.
65:18It is Tyler Shuck this week. Tyler Shuck. QB5 for me.
65:22Yeah. Uh, and then the second part of that question was, uh, Gesicki or Kincaid?
65:27Kincaid. And then do I give up on Barkley?
65:30Nope. We're not giving up on Barkley. We're not giving up people.
65:34Um, Fernando says, I lost HM. Did we do this?
65:38I don't know. Uh, I lost HM. My Arby's are Camara, Gentie.
65:42My wide receivers are CD, Flowers, Teed, Neighbors. You're great at wide receiver.
65:46Should I hold off with Camara and, or do I trade?
65:50If so, who do I try and get? You need to trade one of those receivers.
65:56You can, obviously the one that is not ideal to sell right now, unfortunately, is Neighbors because the value that you'll get
66:03back is just kind of mediocre in terms of where you can try, see what you can get.
66:09Because if you want to offload one, that's clearly the one you would want to offload.
66:15But if you want to seek value, honestly, um, I can't give up Flowers right now, but you know, Hey, shop tea,
66:23shop tea and see if you can get a decent running back.
66:27For sure. Uh, let's see some sideways comments sometimes.
66:30Very, or verified. Dutt says traded Nico and Judkins for Rice, Golden, Braylon, Allen.
66:35Oh, I, whoo, Nico and Judkins. And you have Brees.
66:38That's good. You've, um, solidified yourself. Good. I like that.
66:42You got Braylon. You solidified yourself with your handcuff.
66:45And, um, yeah, I'm, I'm good with that. We saw the turnaround from Rice.
66:49He looked really good against that Miami defense. Um, so I'm okay with that.
66:54Yeah. I'm okay with that. Especially, you know, pivoting off of Judkins.
66:58So unfortunately I just, I've kind of low key lost hope for overall.
67:03And, um, yeah. Love Nico. But I, I, I, I think that trade works for you.
67:08So that you don't have to. So you can roll out Braylon, Allen and not have to roll out Judkins.
67:15Just that alone is a win. Uh, from CX or CKX says Purdy, Bryce, or Purdy, Purdy or Bryce this week.
67:23I love Bryce, but the, and the matchup, right?
67:26But the Purdy is Purdy. I do still have, uh, or Purdy two spots higher than Brayshon.
67:32Yeah. So love the matchup for Bryce. He is a clear top 12 quarterback people, like just based off matchup alone.
67:39But unfortunately we can only push it so far.
67:42Like we still have to roll with Brock Purdy.
67:45Do a couple more questions here. DJ Steven says, should I start Lawrence or Purdy?
67:50I have, now this one is where we are pivoting off of Purdy.
67:55Lawrence, um, cause the Cincinnati defense looked, um, you know, Hey, the first two weeks I was like, okay, Hey, maybe their moves worked.
68:03Um, you know, congrats to their defense. They look in lockdown and then, um, Aaron Rogers tore them up.
68:10Yeah. That's probably the kindest way to put it.
68:13Rogers tore them up and I think they're still vulnerable.
68:16So hopefully we get some good back and forth.
68:19I would like to see, I want to see a competitive game because we've not seen the Jags in a competitive game yet.
68:27So let's please, can you, can y'all give us a competitive game on this one?
68:32It's been blowouts, um, either blowing out or just getting blown out.
68:36So Trevor Lawrence, I like this matchup against Cincinnati for him.
68:40And then one more question from, ah, Ismail said, I literally just finished watching you in Fitz and Erickson in the running backs ranking show.
68:49Yay. Flex Denzel Boston or Ollie. Um, yes, correct.
68:52Joey Porter is not expected to play tomorrow. So because, and you know, so in that, you know, I don't, in that one, I don't care.
69:01I can't remember if in that episode we talked about the Vikings defense, but we are concerned that there, that I think
69:09it was Erickson that pointed out that that Vikings defense is, could potentially be extremely nasty this week in the Brian Flores revenge game.
69:17So, uh, Ollie Gordon, and we don't know if Jalen Wright is going to be back yet.
69:23We don't know. He is limited. He was limited in practice, which is a good sign for him.
69:29So if we get both of them back and it's a bad matchup and we don't have a lot of answers, like
69:36it just gets into this weird, ambiguous area where I can pivot to a Denzel Boston.
69:42Um, because at least with Boston, we know there's a certain level of volume that he gets.
69:48And even though it's like, like, Hey, unfortunately it's, you know, we've got a point total below 40 points, but Boston can
69:55still get, um, decent flex value and have a decent floor compared to the risk of Ollie Gordon.
70:02Um, so yeah, I would go Denzel Boston. And then one more here.
70:06Yeah, let's do one more. Uh, James Kohler says, um, yay, we can see you.
70:11Yes. It was a cord issue guys sat on my Sunday live.
70:15It was, and I, and I guess I kind of knew, I always knew that cord was kind of sketchy, but it hadn't given me any problems whatsoever.
70:25And that sucker just would not stay connected, but I switched my cord out.
70:30And so, um, everything is good now. So no more problems.
70:34So, um, haven't got a clue. He says, haven't got a clue what to do with Amari and Hampton or Travis Etienne.
70:41Do you, you got to hold Travis Etienne, HN, whatever.
70:45Uh, I can't, I will never just like, he's got to give me a year to get his pronunciation right.
70:52Right. Cause I've been saying it for so long.
70:55Sorry, buddy. So when we're looking at Travis Etienne, unfortunately you have to hold right now because I talked about it before.
71:02Alan Kamara is genuinely cooked. Like just love him.
71:05The times were good, buddy, but man, man, man, we have seen this decline and it's not just this year.
71:12The decline showed last year. It was, he just was not, he can't be productive after the catch and it's nothing to
71:20do with Tyler Shuck because the vast majority of his work last year was not with Tyler Shuck.
71:26It was with Spencer Rattler. So not a quarterback, um, check down situation kind of issue.
71:32No, it is literally just that. I mean, just look, go back and look at the 2025 stats.
71:38The man, his yards per catch in yards after the catch just diminished so bad.
71:43So unfortunately when ETN returns, he should have preference over eight, uh, over, um, Alvin Kamara.
71:49And we were seeing that shift last week. We were finally seeing it and he got a big run and then injured himself on that run.
71:58So he got a hold, got a hold. And then Amari and Hampton, I talked about a little bit earlier.
72:04Um, we're holding on him still for the fact that, uh, there is a certain level of security in terms of early
72:12down work and goal line work for him. So at the very least, he will always be ranked as a low end RB too.
72:20We'll do one more. I got a super chat that came in here from PM chalk says trade CMC for Tootin and neighbors and PPR.
72:29I'm Owen three. I liked the concept of trading CMC, but I wouldn't do it for those two.
72:35Um, because with Tootin again, we still have you, I think you get put into even potentially a worse situation because I'm optimistic about neighbors, right?
72:44But with Tootin, the presence of Chris Rodriguez still exists there.
72:48And I'm just haven't seen enough, especially because we've been in these games where again, they've been blowouts on either end for the Jags.
72:56So I don't have enough of a sample size to feel 100% good, right?
73:01So I like the concept of trading CMC, but you gotta aim for something else.
73:06Aim for, um, another combination. Um, you know, I can get on board with the neighbors combo trade, but it's gotta be
73:14with, um, a running back that can give you some upside and maybe even a less risky wide receiver, honestly.
73:21Like for CMC, I mean, conceptually people are still low on like, Hey, you're targeting the wrong Jag maybe because people are
73:28still very low on not high enough, honestly on Parker Washington.
73:32So you could trade for CMC for a Parker Washington and something right.
73:37That's a little bit better than Basial Tootin. So yeah, looking at that.
73:41So you've got right concept, but just go and find a higher upside, um, running back and a safer wide receiver.
73:48So yes, that'll, that'll do it though. I appreciate you all for tuning in.
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75:09So hopefully we get a good Thursday night game.
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