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Fantasy Football - Week 3 Studs & Duds + Injury Reactions, Trade Talk - Podcast for 9/28

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Fantasy Football - Week 3 Studs & Duds + Injury Reactions, Trade Talk - Podcast for 9/28

The fantasy football podcast opens with a strong focus on injuries, highlighting a wave of player setbacks across the NFL—ranging from QBs like Baker Mayfield and Drake May to wide receivers such as Mike Evans and Jalen Coker. The Vikings’ trade of a fifth-round pick for a developmental quarterback is scrutinized as a bold but risky move, especially given the team’s current record and the questionable value of a young prospect. Meanwhile, tight ends had a breakout week, with a record number of touchdowns, especially in the Rams’ game, elevating their fantasy value. Notable individual performances from Brock Purdy, Chris Alavi, and Jalen Warren underscore resilience in injury-prone environments. Despite these highlights, the overall narrative is one of instability, with multiple players facing long-term setbacks. The discussion also emphasizes how fantasy managers must respond to volatility, with rotating depth and injury awareness becoming critical. A recurring theme is the unpredictability of the season, from high-turnover performances by the Chargers to the inconsistent play of young players like Bashaw Tootin and Malik Neighbors. The episode concludes with a reminder that while some players show flashes of brilliance, the absence of consistent health and performance makes risk assessment essential for success.

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Welcome to the fantasy footballers podcast with your host, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright. Welcome in. Monday, September 28th, the fantasy footballers podcast, Mike Wright, Jason Moore, Andy Holloway. I hate injuries. There are so many injuries. There are many. And I even hate them. I hate them extra. I extra hate them when they happen at the top of a game and not the bottom. You know what I mean? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. If you're going to get injured. If you're going to get injured, at least respectfully, even if it happens early, score a touchdown first, score a touchdown, then pull your hammy. You know, that's just the respectful way to do it. I mean, A-chan, beginning of the game, Terrence Ferguson, beginning of the game. Dude, he was going to be so good. Right after I tweeted. Oh, you and me both. Yeah, I saw you post it. I literally have him everywhere except our dynasty leagues. But Jason, why didn't you recommend Tyler Higbee? Oh. We have news happening. Dude, don't hit the button. Hit the button. We have breaking news. The Giants are trading for a quarterback. Okay. Well, this is. Is this a big boy quarterback? From Minnesota. J.J. McCarthy? Oh, McCarthy. J.J. McCarthy. Did you see? What? They just paid Jameis. Well, yeah, but then they watched him. Fair. Did you see? What? So, did you see this thing yesterday? Joe, is it Shmoe? Yes, yes, yes. Shmoe. We call him Jare Shmoe? They're GM. So, did you see this thing? Yes. Holy. Did you see this, Mike? He tweeted what looked to be a private list. Joe Shone? How do you pronounce his last name? I don't know how to say his name. I feel like that's something we should know. Joe Shmoe, for sure. So, he tweeted a private list. I assumed it was fake. When I saw that post, I was like, here's the quarterbacks that they were looking at. It said James Winston Current, J.J. McCarthy, Meade. Then it was a bunch of other names. Richardson, Flacco, Rush, Scadaboo. Why is Scadaboo on that list? I know. That was why I thought it was fake. Derek Carr. And then Drew. Drew Brees said no. Russell Wilson, last resort. You sure this isn't fake? I think that was fake. Regardless. But the guy that they said Meade on the fake list is the guy they traded for. The 2027 fifth rounder is all it took. Yeah. It's just. Yeah. That is. Wow. It's bad news for Dart. That's where my brain immediately goes. Why is it bad news for Dart? Well, you just traded for a. It's a question. It's not a question. No, no, no, no, no. No, Dart is bad. I'm saying how bad is his knee? Well, he's out for the year, Mike. Yes. No, I know that. They want a chance to win this year. They're two and one, right? It's surprising. This just makes sense. Winston's not the solution. I agree with that. But to go to a developmental quarterback. Exactly. If you're saying, we're trying to win right now. We're going to go get a guy who got nothing. They traded a fifth round pick for a chance to win this year. This is just. This is like, hey, we want some upside. We don't want to go out there and get like a garbage backup. Nothing burger quarterback to come in. And be the same as Winston. We want some chance at going to the playoff. I'm surprised they didn't. On that list. And it's hardball. I mean, this is a guy that played with his brother. So this is a bit of a. This one makes perfect sense to me. Yeah, it does. I don't think it's a dumb thing to do. It is surprising. Because the fact that you have a young future. You know, you just drafted him. He is the future of the franchise in Jackson Dart. Trading for a young prospect who was. Also supposed to be the future of a franchise. A recent, you know, first round draft pick is just surprising. I think it's smart. I think it's smart to go get someone that gives you a chance. And it will probably fail. We've seen McCarthy fail enough to know, like, it's probably not going to be good enough. James has looked terrible. He'll be better than James and he'll execute. I would have rather gone and got Anthony Richardson and just tried to, like, create a running game. Yeah, not me. No, this is the best player you could have acquired in terms of. This is a third stringer now on Minnesota. Yes. Like, this was not. This is a guy that's left for dead, which made him available. And now. And you're two and one. We're actually not talking about the biggest impact of this. How good the Vikings are going to be. Their locker room is now freed of nine. And so I think this is a real good morale boost for the Vikings. All right. And because their quarterback looked awesome on Sunday. Oh, gosh. Terrible. Yeah. Well, last Sunday, the prior Sunday, he did. Yes. It's funny because when the game starts, it's like, why do they refuse to just use Wentz? Who's good? Yeah. I mean, it is a wild trade. No question about it. I don't connect it to Jackson Thornton anyway, but I, I will say that, like, that list was apparently very fake. Yeah. It was apparently very accurate. The fake list from Joe shown. Sometimes you tell a joke and it becomes the joke ends up being right. And I mean, look, here's what you. You didn't want to come in on Monday and talk about that. Malik neighbors has no future this year for your fantasy team. Oh, true. That you don't have Isaiah likely who seemed like a great draft pick having any relevance. Isaiah likely who is number nine. Yeah. Yeah. Which means JJ McCarthy is super good. He needs to get rid of his alter identity of. I hope it's not like 37. He has to pick the just most disgusting number. The most aesthetically unpleasing number you can find. JJ. McCarthy. I will say that. I don't think JJ McCarthy will start this week. I know. Oh, no, no. I think there'll be some time to acclimate, but I guarantee you this was a little bit of the hardball. Hey, this guy. Oh, Brooksie. A double zero. Double zero. That's what we're talking about. I don't think it's allowed, but that would be awesome. I had a friend who wore double zeros for a basketball team. Everyone called him boobs. Makes sense. He didn't like that at all. No, he was. He did not like that nickname. Oh, players are not allowed. All right. There you go. Some breaking news to start the show. And I was complaining about injuries. And there's. Wow, man, you know, that's wild. Is there is that a slight resurrection in dynasty for JJ McCarthy or not really? Well, for sure. I mean, it's better than this year. Yeah. As of now, he has a chance to start NFL games versus he didn't. So, yeah, of course, that's an uptick for I did not assume that he was going to be traded for or traded away for that matter. But I think it's it makes sense for both parties. Hopefully he can figure it out. I know Mike and I believed he was better than he showed in the NFL. Yes. Obviously, this was a guy who didn't start enough college games. You see, like Tyler Shuck after, you know, 20 years in college coming to the NFL. And it's like, which happy birthday. Oh, yeah. To Tyler Shuck. Oh, is he 42? Yes, he is. Wasn't he? Didn't McCarthy pay a ton? I mean, I see 28 starts in college. Is that a ton? Yeah. I guess he starts. It's almost them. Yeah. Twenty eight. Still needed more. Look, I think that McCarthy, once they made the decision, it was over. In Minnesota, it was not going to happen. Yes. Once Carson Wentz is the second guy. This was a I mean, a fifth round pick. You might as well just no sunk cost fallacy here. Let's get rid of this guy. That way, Kyler Murray can just run away with the job. The three and all Vikings. That is, I think that is so good. I think the playoff Vikings are going to be a force to be reckoned with with Carson Wentz. I think when when the when the playoffs come around and Carson Wentz is not that good either. No, he's not. Defense is so good. You just need somebody to not turn the ball over and both those guys turn the ball over. That's the wild thing. Wow. Look, we got so much to talk about. It's a hot start. We've got all the Monday Punday. We got to get into your reactions. And my goodness, it was hard to find somebody say something nice about somebody this week. I mean, it was difficult. If the tight ends had a week. Yeah, they did. It's tight ends had a week. You see, it was it was the most. Most touchdowns for the tight end position like ever. I did not know that. But that adds up. Help me confirm that. But I saw a tweet about it. I'm not surprised. I mean, you had you had tons of guys like in the Seattle game. I don't even know who that dude was. Saubert or whatever. So we we call him Sorbet. Sorbet went into the end zone. And the Higby. The touchdowns for for Shuck. Those were tight end touchdowns. Yeah. And they were they were mighty fine. I mean, I saw some poor souls that dropped John Johnson. Oh, in order to pick up. Terrence Ferguson. Oh, the long term value. I would have done that. Yes. I would have done. I would have done. Oh, yeah. I mean, I would have done. I love Jawan Johnson. I can't imagine dropping him. I absolutely would have dropped him for Terrence Ferguson. Same. Which would have worked out based on Tyler Higby. Raiders Saints had six touchdowns by tight ends because Mayer scored in that game. Bauer scored in that game. That's the most tight end touchdowns in a single game in NFL history. There's a tweet from Josh Dubow from the AP. It looks like there were 20 tight end or 20 touchdown catches. Why tight ends today? Most of the day in NFL history. That's most of our positive on the Monday Punday. Here were your submissions and reactions to the weekend in the most sophisticated way possible. Starting with, of course, a tight end. Brock Powers. You had mighty. Okay. Jew win Johnson. My favorite new addition. The Grand Kenyon. Yes. He was great. Yeah. When Yon Sadiq. Yeah. Yeah. Tyler Higbeast. Oh, classic. Yeah. classic uh harold manning jr do we like uh glock purdy or brock tutty they're both good and he is great no weapons left jamiracle gibbs yes what about driving in your kettle red corvette oh no it's uh drake may i drop you oh marion hampton starvin harrison i also thought omari and hamper was very funny i like that one a lot did you say starvin harrison what about michael sitman jr yeah aaron rogers hates him or uh oronde badson oh david mont bummer re bummer yeah thank you finished it bad mcconkey oh ted a rut row yes millen oh that one's good uh tyler crapped no how about a mecca egg boo or if gronk was saying it yeah a micka egg big poo and we'll finish it out here with another uh rookie jadarian yikes or jadarian overpriced oh boy oh there was a lot of uh a lot of jadarian puns submitted yeah that is fumbling uh no none about the fumbling we're just about like production yeah this is not playtime i mean that team you know i i'm gonna lose it by the way in the great league of record super team i'm gonna lose and a lot of it comes down to this seattle d s t pp whatever you want to call it it it was trying to find seattle was atrocious drew lock looked a lot better than sam darnold did made some mistakes and the defense getting cooked this was the lowest implied point total for a team washington going into the week and they scored what 30 something points i put that one more on the defense yeah i mean it was shocking like what was the final score seattle had plenty of points yeah yeah they did what did uh wasn't washington in the 30s oh yes they they lost but i'm saying it was in the 30s let's oh come on where's the score 33 to 31 yeah if you put up 31 i'm not blaming the offense no the and you know who so seattle defending champs loses to washington on the road right amazing to a backup so what do you think yeah so they're on the road now they're coming home right you think you're gonna have a chip on the shoulder after losing on the road and giving up 30 points as a defense and the 12th man guess who they play next week at home please tell me the chargers oh the chargers get to go into seattle after a loss after a lot oh uh thank you for your submissions on instagram at fantasy footballers on x at the ff ballers we'll talk more news news and notes from around the league i apologize i think i have a little too much adrenaline running through my system due to escaping the toilet trophy by five seconds before the show because it was very we were literally doing a countdown from five because we were ready to start and you were still in the bathroom and then you blockaded the door what's the falcon did yeah the falcon did which was a pro move uh good job but yes you overcame the problem and you're still in the bathroom and overcame the garbage can blockade five seconds got here with about three seconds to spare all right case keenum expected to start tonight for the bears tyson vagent did clear the protocol but didn't practice much so they're gonna go with the guy that practiced more case keenum against seattle all right we'll see if ben johnson can against the philadelphia what did i say seattle oh i'm sorry you got seahawks on the mind i got yeah the birds um puka nakua also on that injury we got news that caleb williams is a grade two hamster it was originally reported there was a grade one so give him a little bit more respect for his for his pain but um that's usually like a four to six week injury if you're a skilled position player they're saying they expect him to miss three or four weeks because obviously as a pocket passer but that does mean i doubt he is scrambling as much when he first comes back all right let's talk about the puka nakua situation he did not play again they said he could return in week four but he's dealing with an injury that's impacting his explosiveness and the i mean the chefty schmefty tweet the organization does not believe surgery in this situation will be needed but it's not off the table if nakua does not show signs of improvement um weeks ago andy was saying he was afraid of sports hernia then after that mcveigh comes out and says it's he definitively said it is not a hernia then after that it is it's being reported that he's not a hernia and as a hip injury and a groin injury and it goes back and forth it's his hip it's his groins his hip is growing which sounds what's in between there exactly like a sports hernia it looks like a core muscle injury that if he doesn't get his explosiveness back here here's the problem with those injuries and this is red alert and maybe he's back next week but is he the same puka next week you know what i mean is he is explosive also the longer you wait to rehab this obviously the longer it will take to recover from a surgery if you need one a sports core injury surgery is going to take some time to recover from and you're losing weeks that's my biggest concern about the season so um you know it was a it was a loss last night it was a crazy game it seemed like there was no chance for denver to score then they managed to figure out how to do it um and they they lose another game i mean they're i can't believe they won i know watching that game it felt like the rams were in complete control even until the very end when when they were not when they were losing you're like hey no the rams they're fine they got this right a hundred percent i mean it really it really seemed like they were in control of that game um some of that is you know when you're on the road it makes a difference that that kind of the the vibe of the stadium behind you at the end of the game it's so funny i was i was watching that game and i was like um the denver broncos don't have a great offense but what they do have genuinely is a they believe that they are a a great team they believe that they're going to win every game they go you know what i mean like if they're in a game at the end they they have that winner's mentality that carries over to to games even though you watch for a lot of this game it was like man their offense just didn't look good um and they they they figure it out in the end so the biggest news devon achan out for the horn acl it's a big one now we i actually think there's going to be some nuance and thought here as we get into waivers tomorrow because the the initial knee-jerk reaction that i had because you know ollie gordon took over and played the rest of the game looked good looked i think ollie gordon's a good player i've thought that for a while ever since he's i mean every snap he's gotten i feel like he has something better than the jaylen right but jaylen right wasn't jaylen right's up ahead of him in the depth chart technically and did not play in this game he got with a foot injury so i'm not saying you don't dump a lot on ollie gordon versus jaylen right i'm just saying there's a chance and probably a likelihood that there's a committee situation in some proportion here yeah they like jaylen right and you know if you just think this guy's going to take over with the kind of market you know target market share running back share in this offense i'm you know as as a chan i don't think that's happening no of course not a chan that's an outrageous number for running backs they don't play 81 of snaps during that time uh he was averaging less than 10 fantasy points per game so now you split that up on a bad offense between ollie gordon and jaylen right um is it going to be the number one pickup maybe if you're a running back needy team is it going to be a rest of season um great fantasy asset no yeah that one's a tough one i i think there were some teams this week that kind of put up a little bit of a fight with jaylen fight miami was one of them i mean they looked okay in stretches of this game kept the game close but huge bummer we lose another player for the entire season baker mayfield dislocated his thumb and was screaming on the field yeah also just on such a dumb play yeah they they didn't need to to try to pick up a third and 19 with three timeouts and a chance to just let their defense go out and get them the ball back um they're expecting the last run of the game to be a good run of the game i think that's going to be a good run of the game um they're expecting the last run of the game to be a good run of the game two to four weeks with the thumb mri today more injuries i mean the the quarterback injuries have been wild this year yeah and they have such ramifications for everybody in those offenses right with jayden and dart and these guys going down you know whether it's bucky irving or abuka's chance to to surge back to relevance or whatever the case may be just sucks agreed breeze hall left in the second half with a thigh injury did not return no the quote was also not great he said quote i felt something when i was running and then i got tackled and planted and then felt something else so we'll see felt two things not great i didn't realize it was that bad who's got him in dynasty breeze hall yeah i bet i only say that because let's talk about this next player travis hn who's got two of my three running back exited with a hamstring strain yeah it's been like survival right now in a lot of leagues the issue with hn jr's hamstring strain is that he was on the injury report this week with a hamstring injury so whenever you re-aggravate it you're usually going to miss some time and the the running game of the Saints against the Raiders actually looked okay. Like, Adrian finished 13 for 57 and caught his two targets. I mean, we were on path to a much better game for him, so this is a bummer. Yeah. Yeah. I mean, my goodness. All right, Mike, what's next on the docket? Any good news? No, we've got to keep going through the bad news first. Rashad White, he injured his shoulder. He did not return to the game. He was seen with an ice pack on his shoulder. And the Washington Commanders, they are – Awesome, excellent. The first thing they did was they signed Austin Eckler, which that's fun. Shout out to – we love Eckler. Yeah, welcome back. Great friend of fantasy football, great player in his time. Doesn't seem like good news for Rashad White if they immediately put a guy who would take over that job on the team. So many more injuries to talk about. Yeah. Jack Batch fractured his forearm, so that'll be a long time. And then Justin Jefferson, this one is a problem because every medical person I saw break this injury down because he did not return, they're all correlating it to the same injuries we saw with A.J. Brown. You know, high ankle sprain. Yeah, high ankle sprains last year were all one- to three-week injuries. This year they are surgery. They are six- to eight-week injuries. Apparently ankles are getting softened. They're getting softer or something. Is that an official report or more of a speculative? No, we don't – I mean, they have a week six bye. It looks like a high ankle. We'll see what the final report is. Mike Evans got carted off with a rib injury. He got smooshed. Yeah. I just feel like it's always something. Yeah, it is. And what's crazy is usually it's his soft tissue. This was all of his organs. Yeah, I mean, this was – He got absolutely crushed. Organs are soft. That's true. Well, the ribs. I always say organs are soft. The ribs that protect the organs, they turn soft. And, I mean, he got just smacked in the ribs. So other than Pearsall stripling, DeMarcus Robinson, Christian Kirk, you know, Mike Evans, they got everybody in the receiving game? It is tough. Like, Brock Purdy's been amazing. Their leading receiver didn't have a catch. Did you know this, Jason? No. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Deebo Samuel led the team in receiving. Oh, yeah. 80 receiving yards. Did see that, yeah. Zero catches. Because of the hook and ladder? Yeah. Yeah. I mean – That's ridiculous. That's wild. Jalen Coker, quad injury, didn't return. You don't like that with a wide receiver. And, apparently, Ted Aron McMillan is not him. Dude. Jalen – I believe the – I saw it was one target after Jalen Coker left. And there was plenty of time. And they had a game script that they needed to throw. And they were not – Bryce was not throwing at McMillan. Bryce Young has looked very – 12% target share. Very, very good when Jalen Coker's been available. For your first-round wide receiver, offensive rookie of the year, a 12% target share when you're having to throw is – Oh, it was Darren Waller in the flats. That's a nightmare. It was – I mean, the pass rushing. Mason Graham and company, like the pressures. I think there were like five players in Cleveland that had three-plus pressures each. That was a big component to not being able to get it downfield. But it's feeling a little bit like the Coker – Coker-Michael Wilson, Komp and the Tett-McMillan, Marvin Harrison-Komp. I don't agree with that because – That's a little extreme. Marvin is bad. Tetterow is good. He is a good player. I mean, like Mike just said, he was the offensive rookie of the year last year. He had over 1,000 yards as a rookie. That was a bad game. All wide receivers have down games. He should have been targeted more. We're surprised he's not. That's not prescriptive going forward. I mean, this is a player who, as a rookie, was targeted 122 times. So, next week versus Detroit. Detroit, who's got a very banged-up secondary, I would be happy to start Tett. Yeah, I – 94% of the routes and five targets for McMillan. You know, what you said is true. Tett-McMillan is good. Is he great? Can he get to great? That's fair. Can he get to great? I don't know. Jalen McMillan aggravated his knee injury. Terrence Ferguson on almost the first play of the game. Ankle injury. Then came back in. Then hurt it again. Came back like a dog. Got that first down he needed despite jumping on – On one leg. And then he's like, I can't. That's crazy, man. Add depth if you can because you're going to need it. We haven't even gotten into bye weeks. Nope. These are bye weeks made by players. Also, I can't talk about anybody else that I like because it is not going well. You're killing guys. I mean, I liked A-Chan a lot, guys. I liked A-Chan a lot. And four of my other dudes are hurt. And Ladd McConkie is clearly not himself. If you watch him walk on and off the field, he's like struggling. Man, that team is in so much trouble. Oh, holy moly. I mean, we said it two weeks ago. The Chargers? The Chargers are in so – Five turnovers and you can't win? The Chargers, you know, you say like, oh, they're going to charge her. Like, that's a thing. And I've heard people that get really upset with that. Like, that's not fair to them. That's not a real thing. Here's a tweet from Evan Abrams. Since 2013, teams with five-plus turnovers and a negative four-plus – Negative four turnover margin are three, 81-1 straight up. The three wins were the Bills over the Chargers. Oh, I'm afraid of these next two. The Jaguars over the Chargers. Okay. And the Broncos over the Chargers. The Chargers are the only team you can beat if you have five turnovers? I mean, dude, what? Are they cursed? I don't know, man. Well, now you have a discussion to have around a guy we'll talk about in the Duds. Because the snap share for Amarion Hampton was not good. Nope. Let's take a break. Catch our breath. But there was some good. There was some good. We'll talk about them. Yeah. That's what we're doing next. All right. Let's bring some positivity to the show. This week's Fantasy Stud Muffins. Start of the week, Brock. Purdy, number one scorer at the quarterback position this week. Hyper efficient. He's very good. Snap share percentage for Mr. George Kittle has risen immensely. One of the bigger stories of the week. He may be back. 2-97-4 for Brock Purdy. It doesn't matter if all his receivers are gone. He is just slicing and dicing. Sam Darnold managed to bring. I mean, look at this list. Sam Darnold, Geno Smith, Jacoby Brissett, Bo Nix. You didn't hear me say Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Justin Herbert. You know, none of the guys that you thought were the guarantees this week. It was Darnold, Geno, Brissett, and Bo Nix from the grave at halftime. There was a name right under Bo Nix. And Tyler Schuch. Yeah, baby! Who won that game, Mike? The Raiders did. In our battle of the. That was a good game. Our adopted teams. Yeah. You want to hear my prediction now? Sure. No. Raiders beat the Chiefs next week. Okay. All right. Oh, I've always been a lifelong Raiders fan for these last three weeks. That was. It was an awesome game. That was a fun game. I mean, I did not know who was going to win at any point. I think what it proved was that both of these teams are legit. Yeah. Like, I just watched two good teams playing, and we're three weeks in now, and. I think Cousins has three touchdowns in three straight games. Kirk Cousins has been playing. playing fantastic i almost forget that they have the number one overall pick right now yeah uh but tyler shuck yeah four more touchdowns he is he's the qb3 right now he is him qb3 right yeah this is a week where we were putting we're putting to the test bryce young and tyler shuck and one of them passed the test and the guy who passed the test was also everything i said about the defensive front of the raiders held true and he still produced he was that's what's impressive and by the way it doesn't seem like anybody can cover chris alavi ever he is always because he's awesome he's always awesome he always has been this is just like they they finally have someone in the team who can get in the ball appropriately like the story of chris alavi was was so it was on its way of just a wasted career lost two injuries because derrick carr and company keep giving him freaking hospital balls but the fact that we're seeing what he's doing now and he's he is elite like he is an elite wide receiver and he's elite fantasy football option and we want joan's now elite and except for tyson's elite and valet's elite and everyone's elite that chuck is throwing it's gonna be it's gonna be great what's what's funny is the game when we're watching football we we're usually watching nine screens at once and and trying to you know take everything in we're watching it together when an elite when one of the greats when when justin jefferson or jamar chase has some crazy sideline ball you just know you're right we just give them the benefit of the devil like of course yeah when larry catches the ball and you go oh there's no chance he got the feet down with those guys you just go no he got the feet you probably know he did he's perfect he's one of those that's chris alavi right now like he had a one of those sideline balls where it's like no way he got that no way he got his feet and it's like no of course he did he's chris alavi yeah i mean the the saints are one and it. Both of their losses went down to the wire pretty much. Aaron Rodgers. 290-3 for the first time since week 14 of 2021. Oh, no, he's bombing it out. Yeah, I mean, this was a good – I mean, that was one of the almost upset. Both of those games. Yeah, you got both almost upsets, right? Yeah, the Steelers and the Raiders. Where did the production go to? Does that make you three for four so far? Three for four, yeah. That's pretty – 75% is pretty good with crazy upsets. But Rodgers, yeah, he got it done. It was very spread around. Warren was good in the passing game. Metcalf had a touchdown. Roman Wilson had points. You got Friar Muth, Darnell Washington. No, Muth sucked, man. Oh, yeah, he hurt you on your prize picks. Yeah, he caught two passes on the matchup against the Bengals. Here's some names that you do recognize. Top five scorers at running back, Gibbs, Bijan, Henry, Walker, CMC. I mean, just like that feels automatic. It's the first round. So, the ones I actually want to talk about, Jeremiah Love and Jalen Warren. Those are the two. The Cardinals made a concerted effort to give almost everything to Jeremiah Love, which was awesome. And he had a big game, 21 for 90, and then scored in the receiving game again. If you didn't watch the game with San Francisco, the Cardinals were hanging. Yeah, 36-30. It was a very tight game that the 49ers – they're the better team, so they took it at the end. But making this transition – And making Jeremiah Love – I mean, imagine taking a top five NFL running back in the draft and then actually making him the engine of your team and good things happening. We did get a quick injury update on Baker Mayfield. The MRI came back, no fracture, no ligament damage, no tendon damage. Three weeks or so, max, for Baker being out. So, that is good for the bad bucks. To give some numbers to Jeremiah Love being more involved, Jeremiah Love had 21 rush attempts. Tyler Algier had two. This is exactly what you want. You want to see a top five pick getting all of the work. And I would assume this is – it probably won't be that crazy drastic, 21-2 going forward, but this is – Should be. Yeah, it should be. And I think this is prescriptive of the change that's been made, and he's going to be close to a bell cow back going forward, and Algier will spell him, not split. The routes were – Trade for him. The routes were still very close between Jeremiah Love and Tyler Algier. Like, we – stop it. Trade for him. Stop it. Yeah. Trade for Jeremiah Love. The Cardinals have a good enough offense to keep up and a bad enough defense to never win. They're going to be in situations where you can't put Algier on there. Well, and they've got a superstar wide receiver as well. Michael Wilson. You're darn right. Was it 17 targets? 17 targets. Yeah, I played against him this week. I mean, he only turned it into 89 yards, but – And a score. Yeah. 11 for 89. 89 in the touchdown. Great game. Baseball, Tootin, Javante Williams. Javante looked good. He did better this week than the other weeks combined. Yes. They finally had it going a little bit. And then Tootin with the donation touchdown. Did you see the talk after the game? I mean, I saw the brief conversation from Liam Cohen where he's like he wanted somebody else to have the touchdown. No, did you see what – he's not wrong, and I think he might have even been maybe a little annoyed, but Trevor Lawrence said – Yeah. He said, I wanted to – I wanted to give Tootin the touchdown for the fantasy people. It's the dumbest thing I've ever seen. No, it – I'll tell you what, that smells bad. Like – That's – oh, like bedding bad? I'm not saying that. No, I know. I'm just saying it smells – no matter what it is, it smells bad. If you didn't see it, eight-plus minutes left, wide opening zone for Trevor Lawrence, takes a knee up 35 to six or something, or 28 to six, and then, you know, Tootin scores on the next play. You can't do that with eight minutes left. No, not with eight. If you're Lawrence, you go – what happened? You go, total brain fart. I thought there was – Two minutes left. I thought the clock was much lower than it actually was. That – which I assume that's what really happened. But for you to not just admit it is strange. It did seem tongue-in-cheek. You're probably right. That's probably what happened. Check this out. Bashaw Tootin – Because you look dumb no matter what. So there are – You should just admit it. Here are the top six players that have hit 15-plus miles an hour more than 10 times this year. Number one is Bashaw Tootin. Bashaw Tootin, 15 times. He's fast. That's crazy. Gibbs, Walker, Bijan, Hampton, and then Keaton Mitchell. I talked about Tootin on the Sunday Live of – it was like, if you're going to trade for him, you've got to do – like, people are – he's still kind of buried. The hype for Bashaw Tootin was very, very strong over the offseason. I loved it. I was fully in on it. And then you're looking at the snap shares, and you're like, ah, well, Krod, which there still is some timeshare. I believe Krod had a touchdown. They're kind of splitting that work. But Bashaw Tootin is – he's getting the majority of the work, and he's a good player, and it's a pretty strong offense. So he is – I like the call to try and trade for love. I think that might be a little difficult, but Bashaw Tootin, it's possible you can still get him. Yeah, and then Jalen Warren, I mentioned him briefly, but he was everything for the – he was everything and looked great for the Steelers. Yes. He was doing a gigantic, huge run that then got called back on a dumb penalty. And then he fell. And then another huge one. Well, the reason was two plays later, he did the exact same thing. He had a breakaway touchdown, and his legs were so tired that he tripped. Like, he couldn't get his foot up. He turfed himself. If you look at the slow-mo of that, it looks like he hit a landmine on the way. And he would have scored. Rico was out, so TBD. This is still – like, that's how they'll move forward with Warren? Probably will. They might be. They might. Rico might be going the way of Krod. Might be. JSN, Drake London, Garrett Wilson, Michael Wilson, Tamar Chase. By the way, what is it? JSN, Olave, Garrett Wilson, the trifecta in Ohio State. Pretty good week for those guys. Yep. Also, pretty good week for the guy who actually plays for Ohio State, Jeremiah Smith. Oh, dude. Four touchdowns. Who was the other guy on the team with all those players? Oh, no. That was another one. Don't worry about it. Marvin Harrison Jr.? Yeah. Which, to be honest, pretty good game for Marvin. 40 yards? Did you see the route where he caught the pass, too? He actually ran hard and stuff. Yeah. Good job, Marvin. One of these days he'll be a real boy. JSN, London, Wilson, Michael Wilson, Tamar Chase. Chase was 9 for 98. Higgins was 6 for 90 with the amazing catch. Kristen Watson on Thursday Night Football. Matthew Golden. Both had big weeks. You had a big week for Kanata Mumfield. Which will be an interesting conversation tomorrow on the Waiver Show in light of the Puka situation. Ferguson, it's not a hot swap for Higby. Ferguson has more athleticism and is more of a typical wide receiver style player. If it becomes, like if Ferguson's out for a while, I don't know. Mumfield's probably worth a fab or two. Could be. We'll see. CeeDee Lamb had a nice week again. And then double digits for Pickens for the first time. Slow start for Lamb. But he. He got it together in the second half. And absolute malpractice for the Cowboys to not. To call the timeout with that much time left. They should have gone to overtime. It was. I mean. I don't think anybody thought that could happen in six seconds and then they did it. They. That was brutal. There shouldn't have been any time left. They screwed it up. I mean, they shouldn't have had six seconds. Absolutely. I screwed up the end of the game. I agree. It was a complete mismanagement of the situation. Kittle, Bowers, Fannin, Kenyon, Sadiq with the boss diving touchdown. And Jawan Johnson with two touchdowns in this one. Higby, 8 for 62 and 1 with the stat line we expected from Ferguson. Went straight to Higby. He could be an interesting temporary start if we find out Ferguson can't play. The Sadiq breakout was very fun. He caught seven of eight targets. Had 105. He had the touchdown. And that was on just 58% of the routes. Like, he still wasn't even a full-time. He still wasn't even a full-time player yet. So, he will be a hot waiver commodity. Well, and it's nice to see, like, on an NFL field, him. 15 yards a catch, over 100 yards, and a lot of that was just with the ball in his hands, running away from guys, which is what they hope they drafted when they spent that high of a draft pick. So, and they need him right now with some of the other injuries to their other wide receivers. He's going to be a hot pickup. Yeah. So, anybody else we need to talk about there? Are we going to circle back to the duds? Because that's what we're doing. It is. I mean, there are some important questions. Yeah. We got to answer them. Let's take a break. We'll do it in a minute. Pooped in his big boy pants. I don't know. I don't know how to describe it. I don't know how to describe the quantity of poop, the size of the pants, but Drake May. Drake May. Did you see the clip that I saw this morning? He was crying. Oh, really? I didn't see that. He was crying on the sideline when Mike Raybaugh had to come over and. And console him? And console him, like, standing on the sideline. This was in the third quarter. I mean, he looked. He looks broken. He looked distraught. Was it because he was watching his play? I mean, he made some of the most boneheaded. ridiculous decisions again a bad pass on a bad decision in the red zone it's like what's what's going on between the ears right now Mike Rabel after the 35 to 6 loss said my concern level is very high for this football team okay and then Drake May according to Doug Kloss and tweeting the stat out Drake May nine fumbles 10 picks since the start of the postseason he is the first player with nine fumbles and 10 interceptions in a seven game span since Jameis Jameis Winston since Jameis Winston during the 30 touchdown 30 interception he was playing like Jameis in the sense that like balls that you should not throw that you you're taught in like Pop Warner you don't you know if you're if you're spun around and yep you just don't throw that ball into nothingness and he's doing it so the problem here is um the Bo Nix we've gotten for the first handful of weeks has been pretty good for us and we've gotten pretty good for us and we've gotten pretty good for us pretty darn bad and then you had a confident player in the second half last night after some throws went his way what makes Drake May special or could make him special is going to come alongside the confidence to make throws and right now he has the least confidence possible because he's made multiple in zone reads where he's throwing interceptions while he's on the run I mean he he cost them a game because they were down three and he threw away a ball in the end zone and then in this game he did it again he has been the quarterback 23 24 and 30 he has the highest interception rate in the NFL AJ Brown is not coming back anytime soon he does not have the weapons that they need for goodness sakes Kayshawn Booty would have made a difference because he's not doing anything in Houston it's been mismanaged through and through and uh you you're not even you're not even utilizing I mean Travion had an awful week he was 2.9 to carry eight for 23 and didn't get he got one target his success rate is very low I mean it's been abysmal through and through when Matt Collins is a go-to receiver on your offense I say all this to ask you the question and submit to you is it time to actually be be drop the landmine yes to say goodbye to Drake May move forward with anybody else well not just anybody else but there are plenty of good options and I think I think it's fine to not just hold May on the bench but to drop him I believe good days are ahead for Drake May if he turns and the schedule opens up you know it's tough matchup this next week on the road in Buffalo they're sure there's going to be a high over under maybe you can talk yourself into starting him but I'm I'm very skeptical that you're going to be happy so yeah I think if you drop him right now it's a landmine now later on you know week seven maybe you get uh AJ Brown back then and that's Chicago Miami you've got Detroit a couple weeks after so I I do think there are bright days ahead but I believe it's a month away and so I think it's a month away and I think it's a month so if you want to drop him and move on you certainly can't I would not be playing him the hardest part is the bright days have to represent like top eight in the league yeah that's just a tough thing to picture right now but maybe we get it with some better schedule situation um Herbert I mean come on man the Chargers come on man they got off to a strong start and look like okay the Chargers are here and then they just Chargered all over the bottom five in EPA per play among all quarterbacks with 50 dropbacks this year dead last Jameis Winston makes sense I don't know why I didn't work a little pun into today since he might not be starting soon yeah uh Aaron Rodgers Baker Mayfield Drake May Justin Herbert I mean it I mean you can't you can't lose a game where your defense turns the other team over five times correct you can't do it can't do it they're so cooked and speaking of cooked I mean Hampton is going the wrong direction snap counts 42% for Hampton 38% for Mitchell who is the more efficient runner in this one Kamani Vidal 25% silky smooth back I don't like it yeah I mean this saw the carries inside the 10 this was also a game where I think there were very few snaps for the Chargers in the fourth um I want to say Hampton had like four and it was about the same for for Mitchell so there were there weren't a lot of opportunities he still got 15 carries on the ground um you're certainly not the targets aren't there yeah that three targets in three games is uh not the Mike McDaniel HN script you only ran six routes yeah and that's that's the big issue Keaton Mitchell has been involved in the the receiving game in a way that you would you would hope especially the way that it looked in preseason training camp and all that but Vidal was right behind Keaton Mitchell one fewer route yeah that that Hampton would be involved in the passing game and then Keaton Mitchell would be used kind of in two running back sets also in the passing game but until they get Hampton involved in the receiving game which might not happen they're gonna go to Seattle next it's gonna be it's gonna be tough sledding he's still he's still a good I mean you you brought up earlier the uh you know the the number of fast runs in the NFL he was you know tough sledding he's still a good I mean you you brought up earlier the uh you know the top of the list there or like number five were tight yeah so he still looked good I think and they're still giving the ball to him enough it's a tough matchup Seattle Denver Kansas City the next three weeks I don't like a game in which they were leading for a lot of it where he gets 42 percent of snaps and again we we said at the beginning of the year the differentiator between like HN and Hampton was like well HN is going to be on a crap team Hampton's gonna be on a great team right great offense yeah nope so yeah none of the other teams are going to be on a great team none of that conversation is to say you drop somebody like Hampton oh no goodness that's not the context of it it's just you're going to be starting them every week I mean this was a guy that was going back to back or ahead of Ken Bone in some drafts that's all and so it changed expectations Bucky Irving was 15 for 46 Bucky Irving did not play the final 15 snaps of this game he was seen with a heating pack on his back why do I know this I looked into it very detailed this morning yeah due to some transactions in our league of record there might have been a Bucky HN trade for playing for the future playing for now um there may be there may there might have been one of those and Mike is how you feeling about that Mike do you want to let the people know what happened so because I would love to get some candid thoughts from from Al Borland and he's my favorite commentator super league of record team suffered an unfortunate Devon HN season-ending injury yeah that's we are a keeper league so the so like those guys moving forward they still have actually a good amount of value because look HN should have a good amount of value should be back by the beginning of next year assuming all of his surgeries and everything go well uh and you just you put up the bat signal is like hey I got this guy um you know come trade for east I mean he's a great keeper he's a great keeper but I mean he's still not gonna play for in your team if you trade for him and then Jason's like hey this Bucky Irving guy who's having a real strong start to the season I'm just gonna swap him just you know straight up for a very injured person I'm not gonna make you send a pick over or anything to help my team for next year get the camera off me see it's equal opportunity equal opportunity support Al sure I mean I thought I made a compelling point in our league chat which was that like this player is far more valuable than a second round pick yeah but are you a hundred percent sure he's better than Bucky Irving for next year no not a hundred I mean I would say that like if these players are both healthy right now there's a world Bucky has a better rest of season that's why this trade is the trade with no draft picks is very you had to pay zero tax it's very held out well it was what was amazing was that I had like I put the bat signal out there and then I went and immediately my strategy and I share this because it's a good strategy for people who want to make trades it's week three right trust the fact that people are going to have different emotional states on these teams I went immediately to look at the teams that were winless and make offers to all of them because for them they're looking for the future and they also you know if you're winless or you don't have a good record you want change that's just what you want now I Jason's a very future forward yeah I started completely but this year already playing but I would have looked at two for four two and four teams or you know whatever the case may be and just they just want change they want to feel like they're doing something so that's a general trade tip I would give people is like teams that you know are mentally unsettled by how the season has started go target them for trades because they want to make trades I feel like what you're saying is that you think I'm mentally unsettled right now you did give him CD lamb and Bucky Irving context no no I wasn't saying you were at all I was saying teams that are going to try to win but are two and four or you know one and three our league is so different in the sense of our keeper system and and how teams come into each year I was there was a reason why Andy last year his super team he got wet and he was like I'm going to win I'm going to win I'm going to win I'm going to win in the draft because he was the you were the worst record last year for Walker midway through the season and it paid off I'm looking to be the 2027 super team you're not at all the example I was talking about I'm talking about a team that's actually trying also got a bunch of picks Jay you didn't get any picks you could have extracted it's week three and he and he knows it too he would have given you picks maybe no he definitely would have gave you picks you never know the only issue is is in our league we have so many teams that are basically feeling like they're out of the plane for next year and so the question is and all colluding to help one team oh no one's colluding to help no one wants to do you agree with that statement jeremy i sure do nobody's colluding to help me as soon as andy sends up the bat signal there's a line of people waiting to help listen the thing is so weird people want to help themselves and i am happy to help them help them if he wanted to help himself he would have gotten a pick in the deal yeah but he wanted to be the first to mark it it's a race it is a race i mean he started the season bad and now he gets to come back from an acl let me tell you this i get the the band i i i had i had did have two people dm me after i made the trade and told me i should have waited because they were cooking up some offers for devon achan does that make you feel any better no they weren't you weren't one of those teams were you it doesn't surprise me that i mean the fact that what you're saying is you had three or four people fighting over the chance to help you and i'm not shocked um i you know what alice alice got some owl is playing you for this year and he's very upset that andy's team looks significantly better and anytime that something helps andy's team it will be a monster i i basically i said this and this is a hundred percent true this is a thousand percent true if i did this exact trade with anyone else in the league of course no one would even bat of course i but but the eyes are getting batted yeah it's because your your team is the super team that got hurt and so yeah and then you just fixed it for me trabion henderson and remandre stevenson both had awful weeks targets went remandre's way three versus one that we don't get this nobody understands this if you want to take advantage of anything trabion does space in the passing game would be part of it i don't know why they're not involving him in the in the receiving game they need him out there in space so much i put both guys on the field if it's a problem about pass blocking like if you're running to mario douglas around and matt collins around and williams and these guys let trabion be a weapon and then jadarian price five for 15 got he fumbled again he got benched so this is going down down for jadarian right now and the team lost and the fumble played a big part it was what 33 31 i mean you cannot as a rookie come in what was it jameer gibbs that fumbled on his first play ever i think i think that was it uh maybe i know kareem hunt did yeah i mean you just can't do this as a rookie on a defending championship team if you want to establish a role and you go out there and you fumble two times in three games it was james cook oh james cook that is what who it was but like you you can't do it they're gonna give the ball to salami you're gonna give the ball to somebody else we'll say the the metrics for jadarian price though uh among 39 qualifying running qualifying running backs he is 39th in epa per rush 32nd and rush success rate eighth in yards after contact like these are not you're fumbling and you're not i like the last one i don't like the other two uh malik neighbors what are we doing yeah this was uh jamis winston it was it was but it's also like we haven't seen neighbors be neighbors yet yeah but the so is he gonna be like if jackson dart was perfectly healthy would we would we feel like that first week was enough for us to feel like he's the same dude or like changed expectations what is your thought on him like rest of the season it's very difficult in terms of like that game the giants versus tennessee it was 12 to 7 and it was 12 to 7 not because like the defenses were just juggernauts stopping the other it was it was a storm again yeah like this was a this was a disgusting game that's why i think part of the like the jj mccarthy trade i get it and i understand not wanting jamis to be like you're everything's resting on jamis i mean the ultimate goofball comments the uh well he's like he's like we 12 we scored 12 points that's six times two is jamis the the sound bites from this week were fantastic but you can't that wasn't a real offense for either side of the football team just like the the chicago and minnesota game in week two you know this is not you need to throw that in the garbage this is so i don't actually know what malik neighbors is with jamis yeah i was surprised that neighbors had five receptions in a game environment like that it was it was not good i i think bright days are ahead for neighbors um the quarterback needs to get figured out for it to be really good and i i don't know if they've got i mean we might not have that answer exactly we cannot assume at this point that jj mccarthy is just going to develop to become a good quarterback i can tell you the signups right now for next week's big dome meeting yeah people are signing up oh big time you guys get a lot of new followers big time your socials are blowing up yeah big dome yeah big dome we're having a meeting usually this time of year we're not i know we're not doing so well quiet and people are like mike is getting on here on sunday live which hopefully you guys caught and he was like he's like why do i have to talk about weather in week three freaking super el nino get out of here two for 17 for ted mcmillan that is a catastrophic line for a player that you drafted to be your your you know a top tier guy so next week you can do it against detroit but i think jaylen coker is kind of important to both guys jaylen waddle we've got one bad one good one bad for this huge comeback it didn't involve him two for 10 for jaylen waddle um where are you rest of season like jaylen waddle rest of season will be the wide receiver he'll still be a top 20 guy um i think that the the rams are they're going to be a team that you're going to try to avoid like i think that their defense is that level yeah they traded for mcduffie they're they're a very difficult matchup um i i'm still pretty bullish on on waddle going forward i i would say yeah i would somewhere around wide receiver 15 jameson williams through three weeks four for 49 in this one they got him involved early and then they said no more nine targets four targets four targets uh it was the gibbs show i mean i'm on raw by the way jason's green goblin pit for prize picks they're supposed to be the layup the and he before the the episode jason comes in and he's like guys i got a line today that feels like cheating he's like and i was like oh is it like when i had mccaffrey for like 16 receiving yards he goes yeah might be better than that it was it was almond raw for 32 yards for 30 all he needed was 32 yards he caught four passes yeah how many yards did he have uh 19 here's some numbers for you 56 60 161 62 73 43 193 70 60 70 these all sound more than than uh do they yeah oh well let me keep going 45 115 77 70 100 45 86 97 58 54 149 92 164 54 68 139 let me get to this year those are the last two years i think we got it yeah 142 okay we're gonna keep green goblin of 33 yards 19 okay oh football emeka buka still can't get to double digits and it's probably not going to get better with undrafted free agent quarterbacks for the next three weeks godwin has not a lot left right now and that team i was going to say the buccaneers are are a team that looks like you do not want a part of right now and you're not going to get a part of right now and you're not going to get a part of right now you're going to have a couple weeks without baker we don't know if bucky was injured i mean i know he was injured in the game but we don't know if it's anything serious but that team is right now three losses they haven't looked good and now they're without their quarterback so you you would imagine this team is probably going to start off at best like one and five and at that point your season is over speaking of seasons being over brian thomas jr speaking of careers so brian thomas jr snap count dropped to 37 percent brian thomas jr had one target for one catch for eight yards in a game in which there have been two games this year they've scored 35 points 34 and 35 um nope it's not happening parker washington that is definitely happening dude's so good but i mean 37 snaps what what is this career ending i mean what is going on you got it the the jaguars have to trade him like they have to get something he's got to trade him he feels like a trade candidate for sure and if i'm if i'm any other team out there in the league i'm i'm trying to trade for him this is a guy who has a rookie put up 1200 yards and 10 touchdowns and now it's like he's the worst right like he is uninvolved completely in this offense btj was the harrison year right yes yeah so both of those guys have gone from their best season is their rookie season yeah and then and then decline and then decline yeah even lad um neighbors too granted an injury but route routes wise it's jacoby it's parker it's brenton strange those are who was the other um it's not josh cameron josh cameron i mean he's only at 28 percent of the routes yeah but how much was this snap count percentage wise uh well he were he had the same exact snaps as brian thomas that's uh that's mind-blowing but brian craft thomas was 47 percent of the routes uh it was a it was a week for certain tight ends these guys didn't get it done tucker craft sam laporta dalton kincaid kyle pitts isaiah likely and mark andrews it couldn't be more over for andrews that dude looks so slow and then he he's slow and he drops the ball constantly yeah he does and uh i mean kincaid it was a it was disappointing He fumbled two for 38. The Bills were – I mean, they were throwing to catch up the whole game. Yes. I don't think anyone was, like, great for the Bills. The weirdness of – we just talked on last week's show of, you know, coming off of the Thursday game where it's – where Josh Allen – how does anyone ever stop Josh Allen? He's the – this is the greatest player in football I've ever seen. But you know that people do. And then you go to the next week and it's the freaking Chargers are – At home. They're slowing down Josh Allen and company. It's football as hell, man. It's so weird. James Cook had an okay game, but literally nobody else did. I mean – Yeah, Cook was great. DJ Moore didn't get to 10 points. Keon Coleman was four points. Kincaid less than three points with the fumble. It was just nothing. I would not be surprised, those of you out there, if you see Josh Allen not practicing this week, there was a knee injury. You can go and review it, and then you can see the postgame speech from Joe Brady when they got the W. He was clearly limping in the locker room. Most medical analysts are considering this a contusion versus any type of MCL sprain or something like that, which would be good. But you could see limited practices, and you could see limited running for a little bit if he's banged up. But, yeah, the Isaiah Likely situation is unfortunate because that came – I mean, the number one guy, the number one guy that had the rapport with Jackson Dart in the offseason was Isaiah Likely. Again, that was part of that crazy bad weather game where you kind of have to throw that game out and that Minnesota-Chicago game out. I think it will be better for Likely. That one was – That was a goose, right? Yeah, that was very, very bad. The opportunity, the need, the Chargers are just absolutely broken. I mean, the Chargers are – it's like they have so many good pieces. They've got a quarterback, which is basically the only thing you need. They've got a first-round running back. They've got two quality tackles. They've got a first-round wide receiver in Ladd, and their offense – Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, second-round pick. First is huge. Pick 34. Huge first-round pick. But their offense scored 14 points in week one, 14 points in week two. 14 points in week two, and 16 points in week three. Seattle, Denver, Kansas City, two or three on the road before the bye week. I would bet they're 0-6. Is Mike McDaniel – What is going on? It's not just McDaniel. It's Harbaugh. Yeah, you can't go this way, McDaniel. Because last year they didn't – I mean, this is three straight years with Harbaugh. Underwhelming. It's a mystery. Yeah, I'm sorry, Chargers fans. It's not like we weren't rooting for it. We weren't rooting for you. Man. We like Ladd. We like Hampton. Two of the guys are my guys based on the expectations for Mike McDaniel to do what he's done with these guys. Yeah, the Chargers and the Patriots are the two teams that I feel like are broken right now. The bottom four scoring teams in the league, the Dolphins – Yeah, okay. We saw that coming. Yeah. The Titans – Yeah, oh, that checks out. And then the Patriots and the Chargers. Yeah, that one's more surprising. And Tampa's not far behind. And also, Houston's 0-3. Yeah, that's crazy. But, yeah, I mean, Tampa is – I'm trying to look at their schedule because I want to be a fair-minded, like, critic of different teams, not just the Chargers. Green Bay this week against Tampa. So that's a tale of two teams feeling the funk. And then at Dallas, then Pittsburgh. Oh, quick Green Bay note. Nothing has been said. This is all speculation. But there was a video of Christian Watson on his last route. Yeah, yeah. And it definitely looks like a guy who pulled up and reached right for his hamstring. So Green Bay has – I wasn't sure how much you thought about that, Mike. Oh, it's very – a guy who has hamstring problems? Yeah. Grabbing his hamstring? Yeah, it was after the interception. Yeah, so – Last day of the game. Again, nothing has been said publicly about it. But I bring that up because tomorrow's waivers, and if you got Watson, and you haven't – like, they haven't said anything, you need to just be prepared for – you might have a Wednesday pop-up and they're like, oh, Christian Watson is not practicing. And just – you got to be in front of these things. Yeah. Yeah, all right. We're going to say goodbye for today. Back with waivers tomorrow. If you need custom waiver wire lists for every single one of your leagues, that's part of the ultimate dashboard at jointhefoot.com. Thank you for tuning in, supporting the show. We'll catch you tomorrow. Goodbye. Thank you for listening to another episode of the Fantasy Footballers Podcast. 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Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. The Vikings traded a 2027 fifth-round pick for a developmental quarterback, raising concerns about their short-term competitiveness and long-term strategy.
  2. A widely circulated fake list of quarterback candidates, including J.J. McCarthy and Meade, appears to have been accurate, with the team ultimately making a questionable move that seems to prioritize upside over immediate results.
  3. Multiple high-profile injuries across the league—including QBs, receivers, and running backs—highlight a wave of player setbacks affecting fantasy football lineups.
  4. The Chargers have struggled with turnover-heavy performances and mismanagement, raising doubts about their stability and success potential.
  5. Tight ends had a historic week with multiple touchdowns, including a record-setting game by the Rams, which boosted fantasy value for this position.
  6. Key players like Brock Purdy, Chris Alavi, and Jalen Warren delivered strong performances despite injuries, showcasing reliability in high-pressure situations.
  7. Players like Bashaw Tootin and Malik Neighbors showed flashes of potential, though their long-term viability remains uncertain due to inconsistent usage and injury concerns.
  8. Injury trends and roster instability suggest a season of volatility, with fantasy managers needing to adapt quickly and prioritize depth and risk management.

Summary:

The fantasy football podcast opens with a strong focus on injuries, highlighting a wave of player setbacks across the NFL—ranging from QBs like Baker Mayfield and Drake May to wide receivers such as Mike Evans and Jalen Coker. The Vikings’ trade of a fifth-round pick for a developmental quarterback is scrutinized as a bold but risky move, especially given the team’s current record and the questionable value of a young prospect. Meanwhile, tight ends had a breakout week, with a record number of touchdowns, especially in the Rams’ game, elevating their fantasy value.

Notable individual performances from Brock Purdy, Chris Alavi, and Jalen Warren underscore resilience in injury-prone environments. Despite these highlights, the overall narrative is one of instability, with multiple players facing long-term setbacks. The discussion also emphasizes how fantasy managers must respond to volatility, with rotating depth and injury awareness becoming critical.

A recurring theme is the unpredictability of the season, from high-turnover performances by the Chargers to the inconsistent play of young players like Bashaw Tootin and Malik Neighbors. The episode concludes with a reminder that while some players show flashes of brilliance, the absence of consistent health and performance makes risk assessment essential for success.

FAQs

The Giants are trading for a quarterback, reportedly using a 2027 fifth-round pick. J.J. McCarthy was among the names on a leaked private list, though the list was initially thought to be fake. The trade signals a shift toward a developmental quarterback, with the team aiming for playoff chances rather than relying on a current backup.

It's surprising because the Giants are trading a future pick for a young, unproven quarterback instead of a more established option. This move suggests a high-risk strategy to gain a shot at a playoff run, especially given the team's recent performance and the lack of a proven quarterback.

Multiple key players including Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans, Puka Nakua, and Rashad White sustained injuries, affecting wide receiver depth and quarterback stability. These injuries led to shifts in fantasy lineups, with teams reevaluating their targets and considering depth players or waiver wire pickups.

Puka Nakua is dealing with a hip and groin injury, initially reported as a sports hernia. While surgery is not currently deemed necessary, the injury is impacting his explosiveness. Recovery is uncertain, with the longer the delay, the longer recovery from potential surgery may take.

It is unlikely that J.J. McCarthy will start this week. The trade is still in flux, and there is a significant acclimation period expected. Analysts believe he may be in a backup role at this stage, with a focus on development rather than immediate impact.

In a game against the Raiders, Tootin scored a touchdown in the final minutes, which sparked controversy. The play appeared to be a result of a poor clock management by quarterback Trevor Lawrence, who was reportedly not aware of the time remaining. The incident has led to questions about decision-making and accountability.

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