Starts of the Week + Week 6 Games, Hurts Hurt! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 10/15
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The Fantasy Footballers podcast delivers a comprehensive fantasy football analysis for week six, emphasizing strategic planning beyond immediate matchups. Hosts Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright stress the importance of looking one week ahead to identify defensive matchups and waiver wire opportunities, especially when injuries or bye weeks disrupt schedules. Key players like DJ Moore and Jeremiah Love are sidelined due to shoulder and ankle injuries, making their availability uncertain. Caleb Williams is highlighted as a strong start due to full practice participation and a favorable matchup against the Bears, who allow deep passes and high running yards. Marshawn Lynch is recommended over other backs for the Cowboys game due to their poor run defense. Denzel Boston is flagged as a strong rookie option against the Ravens, who struggle against wide receivers. The hosts also note the evolving role of players like Kendrick Bourne and Travis Kelce, with injuries and recovery timelines shaping decisions. Key insights include the value of tracking practice participation, target volume, and matchup trends. The discussion underscores the need for flexibility and long-term planning, especially as the season progresses. A major update is Jaylen Hertz’s sudden exit due to a blood clot, leading to immediate roster adjustments and a shift toward backup wideouts like Colston Loveland. Overall, the episode reinforces that fantasy success comes from proactive analysis, injury awareness, and adapting to dynamic game conditions.
Welcome to the Fantasy Footballers podcast with your host, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright. Oh, welcome in. It's about time. Oh, my goodness, if the people only knew which they're about to Thursday, October 15th, the Fantasy Footballers podcast. The big show starts of the week, Fantasy Forecast, on the way we've got news to talk about. Yeah, we were sitting in here before the show just talking about life. I've been given play by play on what parts of my body still don't work from the whole of one challenge, which I just said I just woke up and my hands are swollen. And but I'm feeling I'm feeling okay. And you know, Mike's just, I mean, we're talking Jason. You know, sometimes we're quite old talking. Maybe he's looking stuff up, prepping, and he said he hasn't said a thing. Like, I mean, we got pop a Josh back in the building today and doors. Ali. So, you know, his cruise was really short. And and so everybody's just going and then, and then we're just like getting ready to start the show. And Mike has just three little words to say. And the words were, I am deceased. I am, I am dead. Yes. I was at a punk rock show last night. Yes. Because this is what we do to grownups were like, Hey, Wednesday nights. We don't. Yeah. Why do I do a Wednesday night? Well, I'm saying the show. I didn't choose the day for the show. That's what I'm saying. Why was a punk rock show on a Wednesday? Because they're like, it's Arizona. Yeah. Yeah. We'll give them Wednesday. So Mike is here in some capacity. I'm good. My voice is very shredded. We did notice that on the, it's football time. That was your weakest performance yet. I did. No, that was everything I had. Maybe that was no mail back today. That wasn't indicative of like your confidence level in the Broncos offense came through in your voice. Maybe that's. That's happened before. That has happened before. But don't worry guys. I signed bonics of the air of the Denver Broncos. How did you get out of bad science? Did you get it for zero? I hope he got him first. No, I actually paid for him. I bet you didn't need to. I didn't need to. But yesterday I tried to get strapped. This is all for by the way. We got the by weeks coming. Right. So I'm a Josh Allen manager. Very proud to be. And next week is Josh Allen's by and I wanted CJ Stroud. And I tried to get him at zero dollars yesterday. And it didn't happen. And then I long behold. I noticed that bonics plays a certain team called the Arizona Cardinals in week seven. It's called the get right game. Even Mitch. Bonics, Trabisky or Bo Mitch Trabisky. Nick's can deliver against the Cardinals. Got it. So, yeah, well, we'll find out. I think over the course of this year, whether the Broncos and Sean Peyton and then we're capped by a quarterback. It is a good tip where we're at the point in the season where you need when you when you're looking at waivers or even after waivers run sometimes you need to be looking a week ahead. Get a week ahead on some of these things, whether it's defensive matchups or specifically by weeks. You can't always prep for an injury, but you can prep for a by week. If you know you quarterback tight end defense is not playing next week and you've got an extra roster spot. You know, sometimes a great defensive matchup is just laying there on the waiver wire because they're playing the bills or whatever this week. And so it's like, oh, you know, I've got to drop them. Yeah, you want another one. How about the the Jets defense looks pretty bad against the New England Patriots this week in New England. But they're the number eight ranked defense and scoring and they play Miami at home next week. So you can kind of go I tried and at this point in the season never go more than a week ahead. Yeah, because I'm trying to add. I also want to do things like Jason just did and put a silo salad on my roster or, you know, add somebody that Sean Tucker as a backup or Dylan Samson Mike you added him yesterday. You want to have flyers and players that can emerge. But doing the the by week dance one week in a one week ahead saves you from the Fabspin like I got the Jets for nothing because nobody wants them against New England. But next week the Jets probably go for four, five, six, fat. So that's the plan. And we'll see if it works out. We've got lots to talk about. Let's start with the news. News and notes from around the league. That's the news. Yeah, you thought I said it sounded like you said, let's start with the news. And I was like, well, this is what see what the news is. Let's see. Um, it starts good. It does DJ more not practicing. Oh, I thought Caleb was first. I don't know. DJ more not practicing. And in here, here's, uh, I want to talk about DJ more for a second because I think he could be a very, very good end of season. Run into the playoffs league winning type of guy with Josh Allen. But right now you have one good week week one. Then you had an injury in week two AC joint spring. Then you had nine points and two points. And then you got hurt and miss and you got hurt in the two point game and missed the rest of that game in the last game. He did not practice on Wednesday. And let me give you a little spoiler alert. DJ more will not be playing football this week for the bills. Yeah. Zero percent chance. Why? Because the bills are on by next week. Correct. So your window to buy DJ more might be a couple of weeks. It's like this week next week. If you want to take the shot at it, I don't like the recurring shoulder injury. I don't like the fact DJ more as a history of being somewhat inconsistent and randomly used. But I do think he kind of represents a buy. No, he definitely does. You won't get him until week eight. But you will get him in week eight. His shoulders should be okay there. And the nice thing is if you look at his, if you had him or if you, if, you know, you're looking at the box score and you see good week, bad week, good week, bad week. The two bad weeks, he got knocked out early in it. You know, you, not everybody looks that deep into them. You're like, oh, so he's not that consistent. The only two games he played a full allotment of snaps. He was great. Yeah. Yeah. And he has the, you know, you saw this last week. Can't comment at every opportunity had two targets in the game. So DJ more should have a big role. Jeremiah love very similar to DJ more dealing with an ankle injury. Now the floor says the rest will be vital for him. We want to get his ankle right. He didn't practice Wednesday. That's the rest they're talking about. They might be talking about more than that. I mean, you could have. We'll see what Thursday, Friday looks like we have our injury blitz podcast on Friday with Matthew Betts. It was also the other ankle. I know he heard. Well, he's not. He's not been. No, he's he's not been Jeremiah. He's Jeremiah like that. This is the same ankle as the one he's been dealing with this time. So it's nice. This is. So he is dealing with the ankle. Run out of ankles. Yeah. Yeah. He needs, he needs two more ankles. But the next two weeks are going to be really tough on the road against the Rams on the road against Denver. And then I think great trade for Canada. CD lamb is practicing in full already with the quad injury. So there wasn't nothing. They reported it as a contusion. And this seems to back that up. They had played on Thursday. So you're talking about a Wednesday practice almost a week later. He seems to be good. And then some quick hitters for today's matchups. Saquon Barkley, Devonte Smith did not practice Wednesday. Caleb Williams practice in full on Wednesday. I think he's back. Lamar Jackson did not practice with the ankle. It's not back. It's weird when you get. Did you you moved him into the starting lineup. I saw that I did. And was that just kind of like, come on guy. Let's let's you can do it. Look at this job you got for me. No, no, it was, it was, there was the report that he has a serious shot of playing this week. When you have something come out where it's like, there's a really good chance of playing this week. And then you're a did not participate. That just feels fishy to me. That's like as. So I, you know, I've definitely got to be prepared for him to not play. Quenchon, jugkins, not practicing with the ankle, Jalen Coker practicing in full. So we're kind of going back and forth here did not right loves me loves me not. And then Wolverine. Trayvon Henderson was limited on Wednesday with a high ankle. He's a fast dealer from the IR to I's going to miss a few weeks to limit it. And then AJ Brown limited on Wednesday as well. We're turning from his ankle injury. There is a he's playing this week or next week. That's almost for sure. And then AJ Brown, AJ Brown. Yes. Practice this week will determine whether or not he plays this week. That is a true 50 50 right now. Let's talk starts. Starts of the week brought to you by Apple card. Our confidence plays players that you should get into your lineup this week. You might be on the edge of do I don't I looking for those great matchups looking for those great opportunities and starting at the quarterback position. Boy, it is a joy, a true treat to have the ability to have one of my my guys potentially play football. Caleb Williams is my start of the week. This week the return of Caleb Williams against the Falcons full participant in practice the game now with his prognosis of being available is up at a 51.5 over under. You've got Michael Pinnix and the Falcons able to score the Bears defense. That was the what. Hey, look at this. Take this up. So you're going to get a lot of that Drake London runner wild.
But you don't need to be told to Drake London's a start of the week, but you might with Caleb Williams. I'm excited. It's a dumb game. The Bears were just embarrassed. They come out with Ben Johnson and his quarterback. And I'm ready to get him back into lineups. Yeah. And, uh, hey, check this out. I'm going with Jordan Love. He's just bombing it out. He has the second most 20 yard attempts in the NFL. Oh, and then Dallas has allowed the six highest explosive Play rate. So this is a perfect match. I've allowed it. Like with like, they enjoy they they really like giving up. There are two thumbs up, um, they're out there with the, you know, the airplane. They're also checking it out. Yeah. Oh, they just watch. Oh, check it out. Um, yeah. Look, Jordan loves a great play. He was my number one waiver pickup. If he was out there this week and my stream, my start, uh, he'll probably be my start of the week next week as well. The his three run matchup here is fantastic. I'm going with Brock party against the Washington commanders. We finally had a down game for Brock, but I will get him right back in there. Don't let that keep you down. The commanders dead last and scheduled just to points to the position and at home over the last two years. Brock party is just an absolute beast. So it's just a reminder. It was one week. This will happen. Get him back in. All right, I'm going to do something that I wouldn't have imagined doing a few weeks ago, but Marshal Lloyd is a start of the week for me this week. You're going to hear a few players from Dallas, Green Bay matchup that the run was fun where he truckstick that guy, but we don't want to start the week. Also had a well, look, this is a real decision for people. Yeah, it is. It's spicy. Like, let me give you an example of a decision that I have to make. I have to start Marshal Lloyd or Jeremiah love. Now that decision I made. Well, I made it wrong last week. It cost me. I lost by a point in that league. So are you saying that this week you would start Marshal Lloyd over. I would. Yeah, I'm very concerned about that ankle and I love the matchup against the Cowboys. You just talked about, you know, the Cowboys, they give up big plays. They also like to let people run the ball against them. They've allowed the most rushing yards in the league and the most scheduled, just the points to the position. If you look at the box score last week, Caleb Johnson, right with the opportunity of no Chris Brooks, he had seven carries didn't record a touch until the fourth quarter. You brought this up earlier on the week. He was not the plan. Marshal Lloyd, the only plan. Correct. At running back and guess what, when you can throw the ball deep, when you can keep teams honest with, you know, back out there, you know, the linebackers and the safeties and keep people off the line of scrimmage, you're going to give opportunities to Marshal Lloyd scored twice last week. He's not a great player, but he's good enough to beat the Cowboys. I'm going with Lloyd this week. Most are. Most are. Yeah. And yours is spectacular. Oh, dude, I've got these words would come out your mouth. The round mound of touchdown, Ramondra Stevenson is a great start this week. The Patriots offense has figured it out. They looked terrible to start the year. They lost AJ Brown unexpectedly and it took him a while to figure it out, but they figured it out. 29 points, 43 points. The offense is humming. I know Trevo Wolverine is practicing in a limited fashion, but he's not going to be fully healthy. If he's active, there's a chance he's not active. And in week one without Trevo 85% of the snaps 18 carry six targets against the Jets. He's pretty much a must start this week. Mike, and we're sticking with the volume. Man, we're going to pump it up is Braille and Allen in the exact same game. Yeah, against the Patriots. Breast hall still did not practice on Wednesday. I'm guessing that he will be out yet again. Hence the start of the week, but Braille and Allen for those like if you don't have Braille or you're not paying attention to what's going on the last two weeks. 43% of the team's work as in 43% of the attempts or the targets like for context. John of the tailors at 40% Walker Kenbone Walker is at 45%. Braille and Allen. You're almost half the offense. Braille and Allen is a full three down running back right now. And the matchup. It's not as scary as you think. Don't love if we get into a shootout situation, but Braille and Allen the volume is going to be there. My white receiver start of the week is Matthew Golden against the Cowboys. We discussed earlier in the week. He's on pace for over 1300 receiving yards of 21% target share in every game this year. Both these teams are going to score a bunch of points. It's going to be a fun one, but them Cowboys and Jordan love. Six most yards per target given up the wide receivers consolidated for Green Bay amongst Watson Golden and a little bit of craft mixed in. So we're starting to packers start the packers. Yeah, yeah, it's a good strat this week. I'm going a little deeper here, but I think it's a really good matchup for tray Tucker wide receiver for the Raiders against the bills. Look, I want this game. It's a 53 and a half point over under the bills defense is not good at all. They are terrible against wide receivers. Obviously the number one wide receiver for the Raiders is Brock Bowers, but someone else has to get it done. The bills that their defenses on tired legs short week. They were on the field for 78 plays on Monday night against the Rams and tray Tucker is I think going to be the beneficiary here. He's been out there like four for 40 every week. This is the type of matchup that I'm happy enough to put him in. You've got nailer who might be back, but it's kind of out. There's really no one else there to throw the ball to. I have some thoughts on that where like I do think people are going to be making decisions around players like tray Tucker this week. You have Jamar chase on by you have almond Ross St. Brown on by. You have decisions to make around flex spots. Two other guys that are in that consideration for me with tray Tucker at least one other one I'll mention real quick is Kendrick born of Arizona Kendrick born in Arizona is now coming into a higher profile role. I had a really hard decision between born and Tucker to make. I think both are pretty viable this week. So it's good to get that name out there. Both are viable. I mean that's those guys will get targets. I'm playing the match up against Buffalo. I'm going with Denzel Boston now pay attention. He he popped up on the injury report yesterday. But he was limited. It sounds like he he will be a full go this weekend. But as of right now he's good. He leads all rookie wide receivers and receiving yards. Denzel Boston the second one chosen by the Cleveland Browns this year. He's earning volume. It's not just touchdown seven plus targets in three of the last four games and the match up the Ravens have allowed the six month cat six most most. It is I am just I am to see sixth most catch it's moths flew into the torch was denied a bank loan and the fifth most yards to. Oh look at this. If you're watching on YouTube we have a new we've got you have a slight man. I don't know how you got a photo from me last night. That is. That's what I looked like. That's how I feel. That is a lot. That was a picture of you had a punk rock show at 43 years old. Yeah. Yeah. On a Wednesday night. Yeah. Yeah. It was awesome. I played Denzel Boston. Yeah. There you go. He's getting the moth. Tiger Higby is my start of the week at tight end against the Arizona Cardinals five plus catches 60 yards in three straight games gets the Cardinals defense that doesn't know that tight ends exist. See Sam Laporta last week. I think Higby is a is a great play this week. The last three that played Arizona likely killed the Cardinals kid will kill them Laporta killed him. Higby will kill him. And I'm throwing Dallas Goddard back in the line ups. Look he didn't have a huge week last week but he got back returned from injury seven targets and nine targets. Yeah. I'm just a production off of those targets. They weren't that great. Now he gets the panthers last two tight ends to face the panthers. Harold Fanon seven for 51 and two touchdowns. Sam Laporta eight for 84 and a touchdown. Dallas Goddard is really necessary to this offense. It's really good matchup for tight ends and he's absolutely in my lineup. Oh gosh. Really. Steal. You had a assistant to make after this past week and this is where you're going. I'm strapping them on baby. Maybe deceased again. Go on. It's Dalton King. We are we're riding. Hey. What kind of underpants? It's just just steel. Yeah. Oh. Full me once. Full me twice. I need more protection. Full me thrice. We're going to find out. He did the full you thrice. What is the fourth one? What is that called a quad? Yeah. Look it up. All right producers. Where do we pay you for? Uh, the routes are still there. They're still there. Believe in the process. Somehow Josh Allen only completed 12 passes. That's fair. Like that's. That's not conversion. Didn't he? Uh, I know. I think he caught a two point conversion. He look. He's still there. He's still on the field. The matchup is there. Raiders 26th and scheduled just at points to the position. Buffalo's team total. Their implied total is nearly 30 points. Josh Allen is going to have to complete more than 12 passes. Like that. They can't do that every week. I know he's Superman. But if that's what they're playing as Superman will perish. Like you can't have Josh Allen do all of that every single week. I'm going to trust the matchup. We're going to go one more time. It might be our last ride. What Dalton King Cade will find out what I have to say. I'm playing. You're on the right. You're on the right record. I am playing. Let me let me make the case. I'm not pivoting. The case for Dalton King Cade is this. That he only had 12 completions and the week before drill Brady said we have to get him a bunch more targets. Yes. Maybe the passing game was just non-existent.
and this will be the week that that happens, but I also hate the part where he's like, I gotta get him more targets than he had one catch. So. - This will be out like what will you do? Let's say he goes, it's Las Vegas, right? - Right. - Let's say he goes out there and it's three for 14, no touchdowns. - Then we probably have to hit the eject. 'Cause they're on by. - Yeah, that's three, seven, we. So that you might get bailed out. - All right, that was starts of the week, brought to you by AppleCard, applying the wallet app on your iPhone today, subject credit approval, AppleCard issued by Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Salt Lake City Branch, terms and more at AppleCard.com. We're gonna take a break and get into the matchups. (upbeat music) All right, it's week six. (upbeat music) - Fantasy Forecast, presented by PricePix. (upbeat music) - I wanna throw out a quick note here for the many of you using the ultimate dashboard and the in-season app for the Fantasy Forecast. Make sure you go out there and get the update that released yesterday before the weekend hits. Just some improvements to the frequency of like statistical updates hitting the app even if you keep the app open. There were some issues with some people close apps, some people don't. We just made some improvements basically for the efficiency of the app. I'm just mentioning it 'cause thousands of you use that app every week and I want your data to be the very best. - That's right. - So go get that update. The Chiefs and Panthers come back from the buy, the Bangles, Dolphins, Lions and Vikings head off to a break and let's start in London. The Houston Texans at one and four against the Jacksonville Jaguars who are four and one. They stay in London for another game. Jacksonville minus two and a half and this one over under 42 and a half. That line isn't big enough to where I would hit the button but I do think the Houston Texans, I like them in the points personally. We get to see the debut of the newly energized Marvin Harrison Jr., who joins his collegiate quarterback. - This is an Arizona question for us. Do we want him to be good? - Oh man. - Do we want him to be good? - It's a great question. - Of course not. - But kind of because - Oh, to make us look dumb? - Yes. - And get rid of what? - I'm just throwing it out. Do we want him to succeed or do we want fail here? - I got a horrible news for you. The Cardinals will never be sold. - I know. - They're the oldest franchise in the NFL owned by three generations of men named Bidwell and they will never be sold. - Winners. - There are billboards going up in Arizona right now of which Jason paid. - He did participate in purchasing billboards to try to persuade. - I don't know. - We appreciate you. - Yeah, I mean there's thousands of people in Arizona right now that are trying to campaign to get him out. But you're right, it won't happen regardless. We're gonna find out if Marvin Harrison Jr. was slogging it to get out of town, because he's smart or if he's not that good. I will say that we see all the clips all season long, all off season long. Marvin has looked in practice like he is a slow tight end and now the first practice videos that we're getting from Houston, it's like, whoa, where's this guy been? He's not even hit the field again. He's just like practicing like he cares. And maybe it took getting out of Arizona. I don't blame him for that. That is probably the most exciting thing to watch for in this game. It is a divisional matchup and he's bringing excitement to the team. So I don't mind saying that Houston might win this game. - How often do I bet? - Very little. - Not much at all. - Yeah, so like on a year, how many bets do I actually put into a book? - Maybe 10. - Maybe 10 bets, right? - Yeah, less than one a week. - There is no bet in the world. I am more certain of. Within Marvin Harris and Jr.'s receiving yards over this week. When you trade a second and a five, six swap, when you have the amount of news coverage, when you have a guy reuniting with his quarterback, you have, you have-- - You have the other news of like-- - All other teams were like, "Marve was worth a four." - Right, so you need to validate your decisions. So there's the validating the decision and then there's just math. You're going to give him targets. If you told me that the Cardinals were going to give him 10 targets this week, I mean, his overall was like 23 and a half yards. I think it's like 28 now, because other people are doing this. But I just think it's so obvious to me, and I am willing to be, look like a moron because that will make us look smart for getting rid of him as Cardinal fans, but I cannot imagine. He doesn't get a pile of targets. The only thing that could step in the way of it at this point would be, he's not ready enough. - Price picks projection, 20 and a half receiving. - I go, go ahead that more. - I mean, the only thing, like I said, if there's not enough practice timing, you actually have really limited snaps, that would be the problem. But do you think that's going to happen? Do you think Marve's not taking the field over a Hutchinson's snap this week? Or Jaylin Noel's snap this week when you've got, dude, I'm telling you, the Cardinal suck. Marvin Harrison's fine. I'm now with you on that, Jason. Play Nico Collins. Woody Marks, he will have the backfield do himself. It is a brutal matchup against Jacksonville. This is a floor play situation where you pray for a touchdown or a goal line opportunity for Woody Marks. He has more juice than Monty does. And he runs very hard, but I don't think, would you play Jakory Kroski-Mar, or would you play Woody Marks? - Oh. - JCM's been playing well. - That's a fair question. I think I'm, I think Woody, I think. I'd rather have the, like he's going to get all the work so much of it. And he'll get some receptions as well, where Bill probably won't. - On the other side, Parker Washington had had the huge week last week. Are you messing around with any other wide outs for Jacksonville? - No, I don't think so. I mean, it's not a good matchup, I think, even though it looks that way. You know, Domingo Ryan's took over the defensive play calling. I guess what I'm saying is they don't buy in to the five weeks is being definitive for the test. - Correct. I think you have to be correct. What happened last year, the defensive line in the past rush that they have, it would blow my mind if they end the year. Like right now, they're 31st. Like they're one of the best, the second best matchup against fantasy wide receivers. And they have the personnel to not be that way. Last year, you just couldn't target them. I'm still hesitant to believe that they are one to target. I'm super happy to have Parker Washington in this game. I mean, where we drafted him yesterday shows, I believe this is a wide receiver one rest of season in fantasy football. So regardless of the matchup, Parker's going to be in there. And no one else gets enough snaps or targets to be reliable. You've got to have a really great start. You know, if they were playing against the bills and this game was, you know, 54 and a half points. Yeah, I'd take a shot on a Brian Thomas Jr. for catching a bomb touchdown, but not this matchup. - All right, on the season, Mike, I don't know if you're aware of CJ Stroud, the quarterback nine, adding Marvin Harrison. - Makes sense. - Trevor Lawrence on the season is the quarterback. What do you think? - Trevor Lawrence. - Oh man. - Yeah, I just told you Stroud's the nine. - Makes me think 10, the way you said that. - 12. - Okay. - Do you play in this game? - It's a neutral site. - Yeah. Well, I mean, it's like half Jacksonville home. - It's fair. - I would play Stroud. - I would play Lawrence. - Okay. - I'd go Stroud. Basel Tutin, get him in your lineup. - Absolutely. - He's still, he-- - He's not a great matchup, but just play him. - Basel Tutin, it's come as, yes. It's on the way. The last week, look, the workhorse rating for him, it's up. Like, it's decided, it's not Crod. It Crod's gonna get a couple of things here and there, of course. But Tutin, the work is there. He is good. Like all the, you know, his advanced metrics are outstanding. - One of the best running bets. - It's just metrics, it just hasn't, yes. The touchdowns, it just hasn't happened yet. But this is exactly the type of player you want to go acquire. - Where it's, 'cause as soon as it, like, the damn could break. And then you're just like, holy crap. Look what Basel Tutin is doing. - Would you play him over your start of the week, Braille and Allen? - That's one of the more popular searches on our site for the Starts Hit tool. - Right, man. - I think I lean Allen. - I lean to, the volume is there. I think he's more talented. He's on pace for almost 1200 rushing yards right now. - I have Allen, a couple spots higher, but. - Let's talk about this, let's move on. Oh, Britain's strange, by the way, viable option. - I believe so. - The Bears, three and two, taking on the Falcons, two and three Vegas line, Chicago minus one and a half over under 51.5. We've talked a little bit about this game already. Caleb's in my start of the week, full practice. You love to see it. What, where are you with the running backs for the Bears right now? You have a game against Atlanta. Atlanta's a pretty formidable rushing defense. Seventh and fantasy points in adjusted fantasy points given up to running backs, you know, swift manongai in the running.
game has been very good for Chicago over the course of the year, but both guys dealing with injury, you feel like you just have to play Swift if he's active. Swift is a is a weekly must start for me. I don't even care about matchup for him and and he will he'll be, you know, like a 60% snap player. Ben, we saw another Ben Johnson of like, no, I'm not giving one running back all the work. I will never do that. This is like essentially what he was saying, but Swift in a high powered offense, if you are getting them the majority and you can do what Swift can do in that offense. He's every single week. I hate that Jeremy trade form. Yeah. No, I agree. I mean, the only thing stopping Swift is an injury. The matchup isn't great, but you have to throw him in the lineup and Rocheanne Johnson, the way that Ben Johnson talked, he basically said they will always have with the group they have. They will always have a split. And so I don't expect how I'm a non guy to play in this game, right? If he did, I would play him. If he doesn't, I think Rocheanne Johnson is, you know, one of those break glass. Yeah, he's not a non guy level, no, but he's going to get probably nine or 10 carries in this game. And you know, you hope maybe one of those is a touchdown. It's not a fantastic play, but he'll get work. I do find it really interesting in that, in that quote, when he's talking about his belief and how they want to keep these guys healthy, he said, we don't have that player on our roster that can get 250 touches. And I'm like thinking, oh, but you want one, you, you want that guy that you get to, they just don't have it. Drake London's a lock, but he's on as a lock, of course, on the other side. The tight ends are anything, but Colson, Lutland, Kyle Pits, do you feel worse about Lutland than you do? Can Kate? I guess the answer would be yes. Right? Yep. No by week escape for Colson, Lutland in the coming weeks, but if he doesn't deliver with Caleb in this game, you know, the tight end 36 is not quite what we hope for. Are you? Do you think people have moved on? Have they stuffed them on a bench to wait and see for Caleb? People have stuffed them on the bench to wait and see for Caleb. I think that you can, you stuffed, I think you could throw them out there. Oh, no, you know, you can do anything. Don't do it. Yeah. Yeah. Look, you're free. Two for 19 last week. Don't. I, I mean, we, we have basically, did you play Brent and Strange or Loveland? I would play Brent and Strange. I would. I would shoulder Loveland. I would take those shot on Loveland. I'm on, on those. I really would. I go. Yeah. I'd Loveland over shoulder. I get, I get that work. I mean, we're going into week six. Why not have them prove it on your bench? Because then you don't get the fantasy points. Right. But you also, when you start, I mean, to the, you don't get the fantasy points when you start him. Yeah. I mean, that's true. But he's out there running around. Do you play pits on the other side? You just had a nice week over Loveland? I mean, pits is, you know, next man up six targets, five, I mean, the last two weeks for pits. I better than I love. I love Loveland. I mean, again, we have one game with really Caleb Williams and Colson Loveland because the Minnesota rain game, we're just not counting that. And in that game, there was a Cajillion point scored and 200 rushing yards and not every game is going to be good. We don't have as large a sample size as, as you think. This is a talented guy who is out there running around, everything you're saying. I burdener a dunesay in this game. Who would you play if you had both? Pardon. I'd be burdened. Maybe. I want to say burden. I feel like I got to stick to a dunesay. This is like, let's find out. We still don't know. We still don't know. Like we discovery. This is exactly what you're watching for. Well, I want to see how the target sprick. Yeah. I was a dunesay guy. You were a burden guy. Will you make declarations on these players after this week? Nope. No. Still too early. I feel like that will be a new one game. It's not the right thing to do. You wouldn't make declarations going into week two either. Why would it be a new one game sample? Why wouldn't the first game count? Well, okay. Two game. Okay. Baltimore's four and one. Cleveland's three and two. The biggest line is Baltimore minus five and a half over under 42 and a half. We did not have Lamar practice. I don't know if that line in Cleveland would stay there if they thought Lamar was not in the game. Yeah. That's best looked at up. Where is it right this moment? Yeah. The overrunner is 42 and a half. Not a lot. We've talked about being able to potentially play both defenses in this one. Yeah, I'm curious. It seems like the expectation is for Lamar to play with that line. But Derek Henry, you play Zae Flowers, you play the line is still five and a half. Interesting. But I cannot, I don't know if I have them as five and a half point favorites on the road there. I mean, you're saying you do it with Mars there for sure, but not a Snoop dog. Yeah. You have Todd Monkin, the head coach of Cleveland, who came from Baltimore, who's at home. Their defense has been pretty good against the run. That's the one area of super strength right now for the Ravens. Not that anybody can stop Henry or you'd set him, but that's just an interesting thought process. I mean, the Browns Rush defense has been good this year so far. There are number six in points given up. They're even better than number two and scheduled adjusted fantasy points given up to the running back. I agree with you. If Lamar doesn't play, this line seems wildly high, but the Ravens of also, they've looked good. I mean, they are not inept with Snoop hunt Lee. Zae Flowers is not someone that you can't play. They went out and they won last week, obviously, was the Titans, so, or that was Hopkins. No, they beat Atlanta. Oh, that's right. That's right. No, I was. I'm thinking two weeks ago. It was a great performance by Hunt Lee for a backup quarterback to come in. I was concerned about Derek Henry and apparently should not have been as he put up over 20 points and was the running back five. I think everything is kind of just status quo here for the Ravens if it's Lamar or if it's Hunt Lee. I'm still playing the guys. You just lower your expectations on outcome for Zae Flowers because he's still had nice targets, but, and of note, Jacobi Lane, they're a rookie who the drumbeat was very loud and very steady for the, the entirety of the offseason. And in week one, he was already out there getting targets before, unfortunately, fracturing his wrist. He was a full practice. I think he's going to be back. And, you know, if you got a spot, he's one of those interesting players to stash for the weekend to see how it shakes out. All right, what do you do with the Browns fan and had it down a week, Boston, you started the week. Judd Kins is hurt. What's the running back situation? I think it's a number one question for us that need to start this week. So it's the news yesterday was that Dylan Samson is his window was open. However, we, it was logged as it did not practice. So that feels. Oh, interesting. Yeah. I feel like Dylan Samson could be a next week right for now and it's like, it's, you know, it's McLaughlin and Audric Estima a K.A. No, thank you. Yeah, the man. No, thank you against this. Yeah, the matchup is not good because it like are you going to play McLaughlin's been on the team. He's not doing anything. But it could. He had a cool touch down. He did. But I'm saying like Estima because he's the he's the big thumper guy. Yes. They, that might be what they're singing because all of a sudden Estima is the one who's getting 12 characters off of a practice squad. Yeah, I would not. Maybe that's where I'm starting to see where the line's going. Yeah. All the running back to her. It's no boss. It's her. K.C. Concepcion. We work with that. And it's going to be uphill. I think I believe it. Yeah. Because junkens isn't there. You are dead on. Yeah. junkens. The 0 and 5 Tennessee Titans get to travel to Indianapolis and play the two and three Colts. Vegas line. Colts by a touchdown over under 44 and a half. The culture three and nine in the last 12 on that one games. No, I tried to do that last week with the Titans. Mike. And that did not work. I learned from my mistakes. Sometimes cam or it has been he's the least pressure. So he's the least pressure quarterback in football. Yeah. Because defenses don't need to pressure him to be bad. It's amazing. That's the actual truth. Yeah. You can get him rattled with a four man. Unfortunate. He plays at a collegiate speed. Still, he doesn't have the like people got really mad at me when I was like, I posted some of those stats and I was like, it's never been more over. And then they're like, they're sending me the Bryce Young, Sam Darnold and like these other players that Bryce Young looked awful. Yeah. Bryce Young got punished. So it's not impossible. Did you remind them that Sam Darnold traveled through many different teams before becoming Sam Darnold? No, I didn't remind them anything. I just accepted their hate. I give you a Titans fan and you're in your north star is what Sam Darnold did. Aim higher. And then it's not a name for a better. Bryce Young is a good name to pull. But for every Bryce Young, there's six, seven different Mitch Trebisky. When Anthony Richardson was the Colts future, everyone was like, just look at Josh Allen. True. Josh Allen is Josh. There's a rare for every Josh Allen. There's a million kidney pickets. Exactly. So I look, Camord could be another Bryce Young. That's possible. But everyone on earth, including Titans fans.
I should say that the gap between now and that is massive. It's a massive gap. It is not possible. And here's why the difference, why it's not possible, is because the Titans are gonna end up with a number one or number two pick. And so he won't be given the opportunity. Maybe it's shock, shock, shock, if they spent that on a quarterback. Ooh, man. I just don't know if they will do it. I don't know if they'll do it. Yeah, sure. Yeah, that would be, that's his path is them. In spite of that. In spite of that, Carnaultate has the prize picks projection of 51 and a half receiving yards. Does that, that seems spicy? Yeah, I mean, he obviously had a down week this last week, but he has been over that mark the two weeks prior, including 145 yards before. That was the Houston Texans. That team that Domingo Ryan's took over play calling. They looked much better as a defense. They should be a good defense. Are you gonna dance with this double? Absolutely. Against Indiana. Yeah, absolutely. Carnaultate against Indianapolis. Yes, the matchup. What about your start of the week? Trey Tucker in that matchup versus Carnaultate. Without a doubt. I mean, there should be some doubt. There should be a little doubt based on four fifths of his games. Yeah, I mean, yeah. And then last week was, I know the Houston made some changes, but wide receivers have been torching Houston. Are you saying that you think that this is a bad play that you should know that you should bench Carnaultate this week? I'm saying that the fantasy football process this week. No, the fantasy football process says you should play Carnaultate. Let me give you Romeo Dobbs against the Jets or Carnaultate. Dobbs. I got both of them on my team. I'd probably lean Dobbs by a hair. DK Metcalf against Tampa Bay. Trey Tucker, you're a start of the week. I said that. Oh, I mean, Trey, I mean, I don't have to right now. I've got Carnaultate as my wide receiver, 21. So he's not like some must start player. But I mean, he's a low end wide receiver to get the downs. I've got him ahead of Josh Downs. Okay. I'm just going to move Carnaultate down a little bit. That's what I'm doing. I'm doing that right now. I'm making sure he's appropriately in the spot that he's going to be this week. I play Xavier Worthy over him. Ooh, that's, I don't know that I would do that. We've got a new bed. There we go. Xavier Worthy versus Carnaultate this week. We still got to hit that pot. I know it's not a water bed, but it's fun. Water bed. Yeah, I mean, you can make it rain the cash. Well, that's a good idea. You could, yeah, there we go. There we go. I mean, well, we have differences of opinion on Carnaultate. This week, I think the cults are going to handle their business in a big way. Only 18.8 implied points for the Titans. Jonathan Taylor should really do some work. He's had, he had kind of a down week last week where he only had two plays in that game against Pittsburgh that were of any real substance. He had a, he had a below average game against them. I think he had a 20 yard run. But yeah, Daniel Jones has not been good. He said quarterback 23 has been the best finish. He has this year. I don't have any confidence in downs because he's been dealing with a hamstring injury and underperforming. Honestly, it's like the targets last week were tread well in Kenan Allen. Yeah, those guys had more targets in down. You watch Daniel Jones talk about that and say that the last two weeks, teams have been double teaming Josh Downs on all third downs. And they've been scheming. And so they are going to move Josh Downs around more for this matchup. The issue I have with that is even if they move him around and have a plan to get him involved and it's a good plan and it works. This is still one of those games where you don't need your wide receivers a lot. Jonathan Taylor is going to run all over them. And even if Josh Downs has, you know, a 40% target share and a great piece of the pie, I think it's going to be a very small passing pie. I agree with that. I think you probably log out of the wide receivers and log into Tyler Warren and Jonathan Taylor. And I think you're in good shape there. Kenan's nine targets is last two games. It's the same. It's the same argument against Josh Downs and Kenan receiving volume, but not targets. I mean, you play Trey Tucker over Kenan. You look for upside. I'm going to play Kendrick Warren over Kenan. I made that choice this week. We'll take a break. We'll talk more matches. Well, a few weeks ago, we might have thought that Jets going to Foxboro to take on the Patriots would be a competitive matchup where the Patriots are struggling and the Jets have a good defense. But right now the Jets are two and three. They go to face the three and two Patriots in their building and the Vegas line has the Patriots seven and a half point favorites over under 43 and a half. Jake May's last two weeks after Al Borland dropped him quarterback to quarterback one. And guess who Al Borland gets to play in that same league this week? Drake May. Drake May. Drake May hurt. Yeah. He's going to the Jets have been they've done a couple of things while this year they played good defense. Do you know how many sacks they had last week? I don't. Eight. Whoa. They had eight last day. David Bailey is breaking out right now for the Jets defense. They're the they're a dominant fantasy defense. It was a it was a bit of a monkey muck game. It was. But they got it done. They slow. They slow the game down enough to where look their strategy is run the football, manage the clock, play good defense. Maybe we get away with a win like like it's a like they sneak a win. Yeah. Braylon Allen. Your start of the week, Mike. Even you know, you want to keep this. I guess both running backs in this game. Or Andre started the week for Jason Garrett. Well, since the must start every week if AJ Brown happens to be active for this game. Are you willing to play him immediately? Yeah. I think so. I think that they are going to wait to get him back. I mean, they've taken their time with this with this ankle injury. And I think if he's not ready to go, he won't play this week. So that my opinion is that when he comes back, he's going to be the the full go. And he might not be at a hundred percent strength. Like he might not be his peak for a couple of weeks after he gets back. But as far as utilization routes, snaps, I expect when he's back for him to have the full allotment. So I'll be playing him in a game where they're so heavily favored with a 25 and a half point implied point total. If Brown is out, which running back or sorry, which wide receiver would you be willing to start? Douglas with two touchdowns last week. Kyle Williams with 90 yards. It would only be dobs. Yeah, I think it's, I think I'm trying to pivot out just entirely. Yeah. And it's harder, harder with all the bi weeks and stuff going on. But like the, the targets were not there for dots. They're just the utilization of a guy that they gave so much money to is very strange. It's, you have the one game of nine targets week four against Buffalo. But everything else is three or four. I mean, they're just treating them the way that Cardinals would treat the number four overall pick. Yes. It's weird. Hunter Henry got into the end zone last week has had a, he's a, he's a break glass type of tight end, especially if Brown is out last couple of weeks. He had 62 yards receiving on five targets last week, 44 yards receiving in a touchdown and was the tight in nine. So if you need it, he's an option since they aren't willing to target dobs, even with Brown now. So one thing to note, Geno Smith through five weeks, zero interceptions. Hey. We had I think a hundred thousand last year. Jason, your guy is on pace for only 3600 yards and 20 touchdowns. Only 3600 yards. I think their team through for 2300 last year. Yeah, I mean, he's an okay quarterback when you can protect him and their offensive line has been much better. I just wish they didn't play so slow because they have pieces we like. We, you know, the Breeze Hall or Braylon Allen, obviously Garrett Wilson, the hopeful breakup for Kenyon Sadeek, they just play so slow that they ruin games for fantasy. You look at Drake. May as the must start at this point. Yeah, after the two weeks, I would all right. The Saints are one and four. They take on the three one and one New York Giants after that disaster of a tie last week. Oh, man. Disasters for both teams last week. So here we the funniest part about this is it ended in a tie, but the Giants got a win and the commanders got a loss. Like that is actually like the Giants are coming off of a win. Yes. They're coming off of a win. Cam Skatiboo who fumbled the game away is like, yes, we got a tie. You know, it means like emotionally that was not I think that's like the first tie I can remember where it's so clearly you're at the end of a tie. That's that means you went through the whole game and all of over time and no one could outscore the other and it's like, I was grueling. This was we lost you one. Oh, no. We won. You know what it reminds me of? In pickleball, whenever you're down 10, nothing, and you're about to get pickled. Yeah. If you score that point and you lose 11 to one, you won that game because that guy didn't get his pick. You stopped the shut out. Yeah. Um, yeah, I, I agree. It makes sense. Tyler Schuck. First three weeks was on pace for 5100 yards, 45 touchdowns. That's two weeks on pace for 3200 yards, eight touchdowns, 17 picks, rough four and five,
either shuck, it's, it's happened. It's coincided with the loss of offensive line performance, the Travis H. Hands disappearance, or I should say injury. And, you know, they don't have a running game that intimidates anybody. I also think there's been an adjustment by the league. I mean, the league is going to look at what they've done on offense. They're not stupid defensive coordinators, certainly not Brian Flores last week, but even the week before with, you know, Atlanta, you're going to look at what six, what the successful parts of their offense are, which has been hyper targeting, you know, a Lava, a lot of the route concepts. And you're going to make adjustments and now it's up to Tyler Shuck to, you know, he has to go on the road here and face the giants and try to kind of write the ship because, you know, they're one and four now in that division and not go on the right direction. I think it's Shuck is, is he's playable this week. I have, I have him as a top 10 guy right now, the giants are not a scary matchup at all. I think that we get back to, you know, the offensive line is the largest problem. And just then it was tougher matchups for him. So the Shuck, I think he has the ability in this one. We'll be back. I think the question that I have when I look at my rankings, because I, I would start Caleb Williams and Jaden Daniels ahead of Tyler Shuck, but Tyler Shuck or Trevor Lawrence against Houston. Where are you at? Like, are you, are you moving Shuck down past Lawrence because of the last couple weeks? I have Lawrence sets seven as of right now. So that is higher than I have Shuck. Man, I feel like the, I feel like the upside is the Tyler Shuck play, though. Like if you're like, man, I need points. I think that's one of them. Austin and Shuck could end up. Yeah, that's crazy. But it's like, I have him, you know, I have Shuck ranked higher than Jalen Hertz this week. So you expect a bounce back. I do. Crystal Avi didn't practice on Wednesday, but it was due to an illness. So he should be back out there. Um, are you playing Johansson? Yep. Okay. Yes, they likely has been a dominant monster of the title. Yes. Tied in one finish in weeks one and five. He is the targets have been out of this world. I mean, the targets for him and neighbors, who James Winston have been what Winston does. Yes. Even though in these games, I am multiple times in these games that he ends up with amazing performances. I'm like, they're about to pull them. They're about to pull them. That's the risk when he thrives, man. Then he looks so funny on the sideline after he makes a good play. You know, in videos, just like in games where it's like Kevin Garnett face, your health bar gets real, real low. So you get all of these buffs and it's like, all of a sudden, you're like, oh, he's got to throw those 20% more powerful under 10% health. That's what I was a James feels like every time he throws a pick, he gets like, Oh, it's powered out some power up from that. So the more picks he throws, then he the charging charging charging, uh, the team did come out and talk about game planning with Winston, how different it is from when he, you know, they obviously had a mobile quarterback in Jackson Dart. And so they've had to shift their, their scheme to Winston. But that was comforting to me to hear them talk about how they are. They're really shifting everything they're doing to Winston. Not like, now to be clear, Winston will ignore this game and do what he wants. Correct. But they will have drawn up something different for him to ignore. The team is focused on Winston. And there's not been talk of McCarthy, you know, coming in for pass attempts. They're trying to get McCarthy hurt. They, there's no other explanation. They're trying to keep Winston healthy. It's so weird. Uh, what do you do with Camp Skataboo? Yeah, it's been, uh, it's been a disappointment. And the problem is is the last two weeks have been really below expectation. And then he's, you really, he's fumbled in four of five games. Oh, I did not. Yeah, he's fumbled in four. And this was the Tyrone Tracy problem. Yeah. And then, and not only that, but this was the one that should have cost them the entire game at the end. I think there's some. Yeah, I could, so this is a player who already looked like he was getting benched last week. Like a, you know, I kept wondering is he injured? Um, because he just had a humongous stretch of that game where he was not on the field. They were using other backs. He fumbled it away. I would not be surprised. If in this game, he is like, in a complete 50, 50 time share or even he hasn't getting to our kids with Winston either. So he's a, he is a dangerous, dangerous start. I, I think, you know, at running back, you might be forced to play him. But if you have other options, I would be afraid of a, of a benched week. I, I still think bright days ahead, they're going to give him a ton of work. I just worry about a punishment game. I think he's outside the top 24 rest of season. Not running back. I think he's outside the top 24 this week. I need to adjust it. Oh, we're getting breaking news here, guys. Get the pot. Oh, breaking news. Um, just wrap a port. This is, this is true. It's coming through right now. Full statement from the Eagles. Jaylen Hertz is out for Sunday's game due to a super official blood clot. He was visiting the training room, requesting treatment for his calf. He had been cleated in the game before. And they proceeded to discover via ultrasound, a blood clot following the team's flight to London, which I think sometimes a long flight can add to that. ultrasound received revealed a superficial blood clot. And they have been reviewing it and he is out. Hmm. Wow. Man, it is falling apart for Philly. jeesh. That's on that's a bummer. There, there was, man, there was part of me that was like looking at him this week as a potential start of the week. Nope. Not going to do it. Nope. Tanner McKee. So we got to adjust the rankings. Yeah. They, they don't have any players. I mean, they, Jaylen Hertz, I mean, it's like one point. Dallas God, are you changing the Dallas guard? You want to make the change right now? Oh, absolutely. Jaylen Hertz is the ghost. Go with Colston Lovelace. He was like, he's your dude. I, yeah, sure. I mean, I, I don't know how you, you're going to have targets for Dallas, got it, but they're going to be very, very bad targets. And Jaylen Hertz looked to God or now, maybe Tanner McKee does, assuming that, that he started frightening, though, but yeah, how do you rely on that? And the offense is just, you don't have Lane Johnson. You don't have, take one. Safe one. You don't have Devonta Smith. Yeah, obviously, AJ Brown still gone. They're not aware that they have Mokai lemon. I mean, you don't even have the backup running backs. You don't have tank bigs. We are shipply. Shipply, I mean, this team is, I mean, Damien Pierce, all of a sudden, I mean, we're about to talk about the game. Let's get there. Let's go right into it because the next matchup is Carolina, two and two at the Eagles, two and three. The Vegas line is Carolina minus one and a half. That's got to be changing. Mm-hmm. I mean, that's going to go up to two and a half, three and a half. Overruners, 40 and a half in this game. Like you said, things are falling apart. You just don't have like, I think I would start zero dot zero Eagles. I could make the argument for Damien Pierce. That is a floor play. That's the argument because I mean, I feel it was, it was going to be fun. Yeah, the books took the lines down right now. Damien Pierce was going to be fun this week. Late change out of Hertz. You have to run the ball. And the, I mean, the only way that the Eagles can win this game is if they can control the clock and run the ball and win defense and you can run on Carolina. You can run on Carolina. So Pierce, Pierce last week was 11 for 14 for 1.3 yards of carry. Yes, it was you are, you are dancing with the devil. You definitely are. That was Jack Jackson's got a very good run defense. So it's a, it's a different situation. I'm not saying that, but Pierce is off of practice squad. Yes. So there's a, we're not saying that Pierce is a top to your talent, but this is a, it's a pure volume play. I'm that. There's no what they're going to do. Yeah, I mean, they will, but can they stop it? Yeah, I, yep. I think they can probably. If you told me Dan and Pierce had 17 carries for 43 yards and no touchdowns, that makes sense. I mean, there's got to be somebody else in Pierce getting snaps to after somebody else on that depth chart. Yeah, we heard. I'm not calling the Eagles offense, man. They're implied point total with hurts was under 20 points. Oh, it's, it's awful. It's terrible. That's just where I'm going, but I'm playing Damian Pierce because I have to. Well, that's a good reason to do it. Yeah, if you have, if you have to play a player, we recommend doing it. Yeah. Yeah. But I would, if I were you, yeah, I would be, I'd play Tyler Algier with the injury to sweet. Can you trade him to me? No, I'm just saying if I had those decisions, I get what you're saying. You're not actively going to go look for somebody other than Pierce. I will. I mean, it's very. I will, but I most leagues, most competitive leagues going out there. William McLaughlin for the Browns. No, I would not. I don't think I would. I have no idea what that is going to shake out to. I know that's the maze. I feel confident that Pierce will at least get opportunities. Yeah. Then it's up to him. And the RG Harvey, Mike, your favorite guy. RG Harvey against Seattle or Damian Pierce. Never. Yeah, I think I would. Miller or Damian Pierce. Kendra Miller's kind of interesting. He has gotten enough work. He's kind of interesting. No, he Harris. No, still strong. No.
I think I'm pierced over most of those guys only Kendra Miller was a was a questionable, but compared to Pierce there play Chubo play, Tat McMillan Jalen Coker is back. Are you willing to try him out against the Eagles? Eagles have been vulnerable against five plays. I'll put him out. And then Darren Waller who has been limited to injury. I hate seeing any limited coming after a pie and a guy, especially like Waller who seems to just always have something hurting. He's been around 50% of snaps. Or is, uh, would you play Waller or would you play Henry Hunter Henry? I think I go Henry because Waller is really a touchdown play. I don't see Waller going out there and having a game where he has 65 yards in this matchup. The Eagles are pretty good against. So it'll be Tanner McKee for them. Is that the next man up? I mean, that is on the depth art wise. We'll see what they just cut. Um, Andy Dalton to just straight cut him after that. He came in and threw a pick. Yeah. Tanner McKee is number two. What do you do with Bryce Young? Is he a viable spot start here? Honestly, some of some of this like news with the Eagles being worse. Yeah. It shakes. It shakes your upside. It shakes the upside. It makes me less likely to play Bryce Young. Not more likely just because you know, if they get up or they don't need to go out there and score 30 and sling the ball around, um, I'm more hesitant. I don't think he, he's not my top 12. So if you're in a single quarterback league, you probably have better options. Got news. This the fun digs will not practice today for the commanders dealing with the hamstring injury. Yeah. They're Monday night. So this is his Wednesday, but yeah, yeah, you hate to hear it. He sounded like he was not close last week. That's the harder part with older players coming back from those injuries. It takes more time sometimes. That was the fantasy forecast presented by Price Bix. You don't forget to follow our Price Bix account at the FF ballers tap on our profiles and search the FF ballers to follow our profile and play our best picks every week. Price picks run your game tomorrow. We'll get into the rest of the matchups. We'll recap this fine game this evening. Seattle Denver will get into the fantasy face off and I'll take another shame back to back. I was really feeling good and had nice three weeks of now I'm back into where I'm comfortable. We really appreciate that. Yeah. Big of you. Eagles. Carolina is now minus three and a half. Total is down to 38 and a half. It'll keep moving. Yeah. Moving on down. Yeah, I would that'll be a slog that'll be a mess. Little breaking news here on the shoulders tomorrow and we'll catch you on tomorrow's episode of the podcast. Thanks for tuning in. Goodbye. Thank you for listening to another episode of the fantasy footballers podcast. Join our fantasy football community on jointhefoot.com and follow us on Twitter at the FF Ballers.
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
The podcast highlights the importance of looking one week ahead in fantasy football to identify defensive matchups and waiver wire opportunities, especially when key players are injured or scheduled to play.
DJ Moore and Jeremiah Love are both dealing with injuries, with Moore likely out this week due to a recurring shoulder issue and Love’s ankle injury affecting his availability.
Caleb Williams is a strong start of the week due to full practice participation and favorable matchups, especially against the Bears, who are vulnerable to the run and pass.
Marshawn Lynch is recommended over Jordan Love for the Cowboys matchup due to the Cowboys’ poor run defense and high volume of carries, despite Lynch’s recent injury concerns.
Denzel Boston, a rookie wide receiver, is a viable option against the Ravens due to their poor pass defense and Boston’s growing volume of targets.
Trevor Lawrence and CJ Stroud are discussed as potential starts, with Stroud seen as a better value due to his matchup against a weak defense.
The team emphasizes the importance of monitoring injury reports and practice participation, noting that limited practice does not always mean absence, especially with recovery timelines.
The podcast stresses the value of using by-week analysis and player trends (like target share and performance consistency) to make informed start decisions, especially in late-season fantasy football.
Summary:
The Fantasy Footballers podcast delivers a comprehensive fantasy football analysis for week six, emphasizing strategic planning beyond immediate matchups. Hosts Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright stress the importance of looking one week ahead to identify defensive matchups and waiver wire opportunities, especially when injuries or bye weeks disrupt schedules. Key players like DJ Moore and Jeremiah Love are sidelined due to shoulder and ankle injuries, making their availability uncertain.
Caleb Williams is highlighted as a strong start due to full practice participation and a favorable matchup against the Bears, who allow deep passes and high running yards. Marshawn Lynch is recommended over other backs for the Cowboys game due to their poor run defense. Denzel Boston is flagged as a strong rookie option against the Ravens, who struggle against wide receivers.
The hosts also note the evolving role of players like Kendrick Bourne and Travis Kelce, with injuries and recovery timelines shaping decisions. Key insights include the value of tracking practice participation, target volume, and matchup trends. The discussion underscores the need for flexibility and long-term planning, especially as the season progresses.
A major update is Jaylen Hertz’s sudden exit due to a blood clot, leading to immediate roster adjustments and a shift toward backup wideouts like Colston Loveland. Overall, the episode reinforces that fantasy success comes from proactive analysis, injury awareness, and adapting to dynamic game conditions.
FAQs
The Fantasy Footballers podcast airs on Thursday, October 15th.
Checking by-week schedules helps players prepare for matchups, especially when key players are injured or unavailable, allowing better roster decisions and avoiding missed opportunities on waiver wire.
No, DJ Moore will not play this week for the Bills due to a recurring shoulder injury and the team's bye week.
Jeremiah Love is not practicing due to an ankle injury and may be out for at least the next couple of weeks.
Yes, Caleb Williams is expected to play this week after full participation in practice and is considered a strong start of the week due to favorable matchup and injury recovery.
Tray Tucker is a strong start due to the Bills' poor defense against wide receivers and his consistent performance in recent games.
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