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FFT Express - LAST-MINUTE Week 5 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Advice! Actives/Inactives & Q&A (10/11 Fantasy Football Podcast)

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FFT Express - LAST-MINUTE Week 5 Fantasy Football Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Advice! Actives/Inactives & Q&A (10/11 Fantasy Football Podcast)

The fantasy football landscape is shaped by weather-related concerns and injury uncertainties across multiple matchups, particularly in games involving the Colts, Giants, Vikings, and Rams. While rainy conditions don’t significantly impact key starting decisions, notable shifts emerge: Garrett Wilson remains a top-12 WR, but Beshan Watson and Denzel Boston face downward movement in rankings. In the Colts-Giants game, Deandre Swift is a must-start, with questions around Tyrese Williams and Ashton Genti, the latter of whom is seen as a risky addition due to recent injury and missing practices. At New England, starting Basel over Genti is advised due to stability concerns. For the Vikings, decisions hinge on Jefferson, Addison, and Hawkinson—especially if Jefferson plays, making Hawkinson a secondary option. Jayden Daniels is considered a borderline starter but ahead of streaming options if Terry McCloran is out, with Antonio Williams rising to top 30 in that scenario. Trey Harris is valued in tight situations when Quentin Johnson is out. Multiple players including Chase, Washington, and Coleman remain questionable, requiring backups. Given the high volume of uncertainty—especially with game-time decisions due to injuries and practice updates—fantasy managers are advised to remain flexible, prioritize safety, and have contingency plans ready by midday.

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Another rainy injury filled Sunday morning here on fantasy football today express let's get those line-up set And week five is an hour and a half away as we're waiting for that London game to start Jacksonville and Philadelphia in the meantime Let's go through the major news the weather he's downgrading any players due to weather I'm going to do a slight downgrade to the passing attacks for the Browns and the Jets. Oh, no Who wanted to start them anyway? No, I mean really I don't know that we'll make a big difference We're going to see Garrett Wilson as a top 12 must start wide receiver this weather is not enough to change that Beshan Watson was my favorite streamer of the week he might move from like QB 13 to QB 15 If you were looking at him versus Rogers or him versus Brasette, I might move him behind those guys now Dave and Jamie Already had Brasette as the top streamer and then Denzel Boston would be the other guy because he is such a downfield threat I'm a little unless excited about him as a number three wide receiver than I was The other games that could be rainy today not necessarily enough to downgrade Well, no more you join us at youtube.com/fantasy football today 8 30 to 9 30 a.m. Eastern New into one Eastern one no more about the weather certainly the new into one show But the Colts its dealers the Giants at the commanders gonna be wet Rainy days there Comment on guy is out so Deandre Swift is a must start In that same game Tyson Baygent is likely to start Kayla Williams is questionable So we'll keep an eye on that other running backs here. Ashton Genti is hopeful to play how hopeful are you to be starting him at New England? I'm very nervous because he did kind of Aggravate something late in the week. We don't like that. He didn't practice on Friday He doesn't know for sure that he's going to be able to play and I think that word hopeful is the same one that head coach Clint Kubiak used about Brock Bowers in week one so I The the big move that I made and this is really just a decision that fantasy managers themselves have to make is I did move him below Basel to It's not a good matchup anyway, but I if you only had those two I think you need to start Basel to What if you only had Will Shipley? I? I didn't go that far, okay All right, what else we got Chris Brooks is on I are he hasn't really had a major role anyway But you can take a look and see like if you're desperate Marsh on Lloyd Caleb Johnson they elevated I believe Pierre strong for the first time this season Yeah, he may just play the Chris Brooks steps, right? But if you're you know if you're sitting there and you have Ashton Genti Mike Washington, Jr It's 82% roster you're stuck take a look at the Packers guys readle we go doubt All unlikely to play according to Adam Schefter. So that's a big one there. Well, we'll definitely start Jalen Warren Jalen Wright is questionable for the dolphins and we haven't seen anything yet on Jamar chase and T Higgins We still just don't know That's one where you definitely got to tune into the noon show, but right now what it was what's the play here We are ranking them and planning on starting them They were both listed as full participants on Friday. The bingles did not add elevate any wide receivers from the practice squad Which is a decent sign. It's not a guarantee one of them could miss. I thought yesterday we'd get news that chase had cleared the concussion protocol Just make sure you have a backup plan, but like If I start Parker Washington over them just to be safe There's nobody else in the early game. I would start over them We got Ramadhi Stevenson saying he's good to go just in Jefferson plans on playing But he's that that's not a guarantee yet. So what's the play here? It's another one o'clock game thankfully with the Vikings writers he was Addison's question will too Yeah, no guarantee for either one of those guys And it's tough because if Jefferson and Addison play then I'm not really that interested in Addison anyway So it might be just get away from him except if Addison plays in Jefferson doesn't then we'd be a little bit more excited about Jordan Addison So you just kind of kind of wait and see if Jefferson's active I'm playing him if they're both active I'm probably not starting Addison or TJ Hawkins if they're both active Yeah, you don't want to start Hawkinson if one of them is active Let's say it's just just Addison then you definitely want to start Hawkinson. Yeah, okay Because one week it was Addison when we was Hawkinson without Jefferson. So I don't know Zay flowers expected a play tonight. That's great news Jayden Daniels left elbow not a hundred percent healthy yet. It seems there's a report that some people just expect another injury here Are you comfortable starting him because we don't have Stefan digs another one o'clock game thankfully So we'll know but Terry McCloran is likely a game time decision, which means they'll know at 1130 But what's your thought on Jayden Daniels if Terry McCloran's active? I'm starting Jayden Daniels if he's not he's still a borderline starter that I would put ahead of the streaming options And I'm very excited to see Antonio Williams if there's no Terry McCloran I would move him into the top 30 wide receivers. I got to say this week. Maybe I'm just not remembering well, but it feels like Once 1130 a.m. Eastern comes around I mean there's gonna be a lot of line-up movement add drops. Yes, you're right It's there a lot of contingency contingency plans here with its Antonio Williams or Dante Myers or TJ Hawkinson or whatever It's gonna be kind of wild I want to point out New England's top two cornerbacks are out in this game. Did you change your Kirk Cousins rankings at all? I I really did not it's the same thing for the Broncos, right? Yes Broncos and Patriots both both don't have their top quarters and both the quarterbacks I don't want to start and I'd rather start Kirk Cousins than Dustin Herbert one of his cousins doesn't or Herbert doesn't have his top two wide receivers Yeah, or as top 15 offensive lineman and cousins doesn't have top two wide receivers So oh, but what about Trey Harris because Quentin Johnson's out lab of conkeys unlikely to play. Yes Trey Harris is kind of in that range where I was saying Antonio Williams would be if Terry McClure was out He is a top 30 wide receiver for me. I believe he's Pretty much he's been the top target earner whenever lads been out. He's been the top target earner whenever Quentin Johnson's been out I have Trey Harris in the Jameson Williams range so that high end wide receiver three and I think if you're in a Desperation situation like if you were starting T.J. Hawkinson and we find out Justin Jefferson's going to play I would rather start a rendez-gadston then Hawkinson in that situation and gadston was pretty involved last week and we'll have to be this week That was Goddard's gonna play in an hour and a half and Colby Parkinson practiced in full for the Rams Would you rather start Goddard or Higby this week? Goddard the top 12 died in for me. All right. All right. Let's take a quick break and read your questions to finish our morning edition of Fantasy football today. I'll be right back All right, we're back here. We're gonna answer some questions for a few minutes. Basial Tutor Aaron Jones. I Would go here and joke Thoughts on Kendrick Bourne after the Marvin Harris at the pending Marvin Harrison trade Listen, I think Marvin Harris has 12 targets on the year. I kind of if you're gonna use Bourne It's gonna be this week. I think after that I think their schedule gets super tough. Let me just look it up Kendrick Bourne is 5% rostered They got the rent at the Rams Denver at Dallas at Seattle Rams for their next five games or Rams Broncos Seahawks Rams Maybe some of that's not quite as tough as you think and then he could score a touchdown. It's a great matchup Yeah, I mean they could throw a ton today. I could see him being one of the most added players on Tuesday Kendrick Bourne I've had him in and out of my lineup on and off of my rosters Much of this year and three receiver leaks, so I don't hate it But again, like Marvin Harrison hasn't really had that big of a roll All right, but let's see more questions here. Oh, we had a loved one or Goddard. I would go Goddard Goddard over loving. Okay. I have Drake London Jamar chase Justin Jefferson and Parker Washington picked three So get Parker Washington in your lineup. Yeah If everybody plays then I would probably I'm not sitting chase because he's just coming out of the concussion protocol. He's fine if he's a little boy I would probably sit London, but I think if you want to be safe and sit Jefferson. That's makes sense to Antonio Williams or Devon Vale half BPR It's going to be Vale for me either way Trey Tucker or Kendrick Bourne. I would also start Vale over Terry McClure in a B place Vale against the Vikings, huh? I just think they're going to throw 60 passes So he's probably going to catch five Tucker or Bourne. It's Tucker for me Braille and Alan are a manual Wilson It's Braille and Alan for me Tyler Shocker Jaden Daniels four-point surpassing touchdown Daniels Jeremiah Love or Jalen Warren Valey or Coleman. Oh, I didn't do the DJ more thing. Okay. Let's do let's do that It's Warren and Valey So more got a practice in on Friday, I believe or Saturday And yeah, what are we what are we doing there? He's questionable. I was more skeptical of Coleman and Shakir even with more out So they're not top 36 guys for me. They're just outside of the top 36 Coleman and Shakir are You can't wait until Monday night for DJ more unless we hear something just like a guarantee in the next three or four hours So plan on sitting DJ more. I would like to not start Coleman or Shakir But it's not like they're completely drawing dead if DJ more is active They could still score a touchdown. I would start Antonio Williams over both of them If DJ more is playing like like actually playing a normal thing a snap share. Keon Coleman is probably not going to do anything. That's what he's only been good when War has been out. I feel here on the other hand could still do something. And it feels really unlikely to me that even if DJ Moore plays, he's playing a normal snap share. Yeah. Let's see, Concade or Goddard? It's Goddard for me. Travian Henderson or Jeremiah Love? Love. Remondra is playing. Yeah. Joanne or Goddard? Joanne. Pick three. Odunzay neighbors. Oh, no, sorry. Odunzay, Malika Washington, dobs or Tray Harris. You know what I'm going to say. And like, I'm the only person I think that thinks this, but I would say Odunzay. I thought you would be going to say that. I would say Tray Harris. It says done anything. Tray Harris, Roman Wilson or Keon Coleman. I have Wilson, it's between, it's not Keon Coleman. I have Wilsonized. Tray Harris is so do. He's so do. Yeah. He's such a, like, an up and down player. So I understand the appeal. All right. We're out of here. Thank you very much. We'll talk to you in 15 minutes with our live show 830 AM Eastern. YouTube.com/spanet. What's going on? It's just no. It's just all the moving parts and it's like we're going to have a game in an hour and 15 minutes without all the information. I will talk to you at 830 AM and then noon Eastern youtube.com/fantasy football today. See you later. Good luck.

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. Rainy weather is not expected to significantly downgrade passing attacks for the Browns and Jets, though Garrett Wilson remains a top-12 must-start wide receiver.
  2. Beshan Watson may drop from QB13 to QB15 due to tougher matchups against Rogers or Brasette, while Denzel Boston is seen as a downfield threat but not a top-three WR.
  3. Deandre Swift is a must-start for the Colts-Giants game due to injury, while Tyson Braggs and Kayla Williams are likely to start or remain questionable.
  4. Ashton Genti is a high-risk starting option at New England due to recent injury and lack of practice, prompting a strategic move to start Basel instead.
  5. Jalen Warren and Jalen Chase are both questionable, with Chase still clearing concussion protocols and a backup plan needed.
  6. Jayden Daniels is a borderline starter, but considered ahead of streaming options if Terry McCloran is inactive; Antonio Williams rises to top 30 in that scenario.
  7. Trey Harris is a top-30 wide receiver, especially when Quentin Johnson is out, and could outperform Hawking or other low-usage players in desperation situations.
  8. Multiple games feature active uncertainty, leading to dynamic lineups with key decisions around Jefferson, Addison, Goddard, and Washington based on game-time updates.

Summary:

The fantasy football landscape is shaped by weather-related concerns and injury uncertainties across multiple matchups, particularly in games involving the Colts, Giants, Vikings, and Rams. While rainy conditions don’t significantly impact key starting decisions, notable shifts emerge: Garrett Wilson remains a top-12 WR, but Beshan Watson and Denzel Boston face downward movement in rankings. In the Colts-Giants game, Deandre Swift is a must-start, with questions around Tyrese Williams and Ashton Genti, the latter of whom is seen as a risky addition due to recent injury and missing practices.

At New England, starting Basel over Genti is advised due to stability concerns. For the Vikings, decisions hinge on Jefferson, Addison, and Hawkinson—especially if Jefferson plays, making Hawkinson a secondary option. Jayden Daniels is considered a borderline starter but ahead of streaming options if Terry McCloran is out, with Antonio Williams rising to top 30 in that scenario.

Trey Harris is valued in tight situations when Quentin Johnson is out. Multiple players including Chase, Washington, and Coleman remain questionable, requiring backups. Given the high volume of uncertainty—especially with game-time decisions due to injuries and practice updates—fantasy managers are advised to remain flexible, prioritize safety, and have contingency plans ready by midday.

FAQs

Yes, start Jayden Daniels if Terry McCloran is inactive. He’s a borderline starter and a better option than most streaming wide receivers.

Yes, Antonio Williams is a top-30 wide receiver and a strong option, especially if Terry McCloran is out or if Justin Jefferson is active.

Both are listed as full participants, but Chase is still coming off concussion protocol. Have a backup plan in case either misses.

Yes, start Parker Washington as a safe option. He's a reliable target and listed as active with no major injury reports.

Ashton Genti is hopeful, but not guaranteed. He didn’t practice on Friday, and head coach Clint Kubiak’s wording suggests uncertainty.

Trey Harris is a better option than Kendrick Bourne. He’s a top-30 wide receiver and has been the top target earner when Quentin Johnson is out.

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