Drake May returned to form with a dominant performance, posting over 39 fantasy points in back-to-back games despite playing without his top receiver, AJ Brown, and facing a strong Raiders defense. Jayden Daniels also flourished, carrying the ball nine times for 103 yards and two touchdowns, marking a significant comeback from a recent injury and reaching 32 fantasy points. On the receiving side, Isaiah Likely and Malig Neighbors delivered consistent production, with Malig Neighbors earning 20 targets and 100+ receiving yards in back-to-back games, accounting for 61% of James Winston’s targets. Conversely, Camp Scataboo underperformed, managing only 59 rushing yards and one touchdown, and playing 63% of snaps, raising doubts about his health and role. Parker Washington rebounded strongly, gaining 124 yards and two touchdowns for 30.4 fantasy points, while Christian Watson and Matthew Golden provided solid receiving volume. Jalen Warren emerged as a must-start if Rico Dowdell is inactive, with 125 scrimmage yards and a receiving touchdown in three straight games. The Titans' offense remained inconsistent, with Carnell Tate catching just six yards on five targets, prompting questions about target distribution. Additionally, injuries impacted several teams, including Roman Wilson, TJ Hackinson, and Kenyan Siddiq, who all exited games with injuries. With bi-weeks approaching and key matchups involving the Bengals, Lions, Dolphins, and Vikings, fantasy managers face a challenging landscape requiring deep analysis and strategic flexibility. Despite the volatility, standout performances from key players like May, Daniels, and Washington offer strong opportunities for managers to build competitive lineups.
What's up friends, welcome into fantasy focus Monday morning rapid reaction alongside Liz Loza. Hello, Elizabeth. Hello, it's nice to see you in person, Daniel John. Nice to see you in person. Always excited to be able to do this show with you in person. We just stayed here in Bristol, Connecticut and watched an entire day of football with each other. Monday night it is 8 p.m. right now just pulling the curtain back a little bit for you guys. We're not punchy at all. Not at all. No way. But Liz and I are going to dive into all the fun things that happen and maybe some of the not fun things that happen in today's game, uh, excuse me, this week's games and just have some fun with this, Liz and so with that being said, what the fantasy? Boy, that escalated quickly. I mean, that really got out of hand fast. Oh my gosh, Drake May, Elizabeth Loza. I mean, you talked about having fun. Holy smokes. Finally, it looks like this kid is having fun playing football again, first three weeks. Not fun. No. He looked very not good under 10 fantasy points for the first three straight weeks and then back to back games with over 26 fantasy points, back to back games with three plus touchdowns, 374 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, plus 25 yards on the ground and a rushing touchdown for 39.46 points. We love to see him back in that flow state, if you will. We were a little bit nervous to see if we could trust him in this matchup against a Raider's defense that we thought might be better in real life than people were anticipating. And yet it does seem as though the positive momentum is working in his favor week six he gets the jets. So I am back on the Drake Bake, excuse me, May train. Well, I love that. And he did all of this as a reminder without AJ Brown. His number one pass catcher is not even on the squad. Interestingly, Kyle Williams, a third round pick from last year showed his four four speed in this one. He scored at three at three for 91 yards and a touchdown. So now Drake May is spreading the ball around, but it is benefiting him instead of hurting him. Yeah, I'm with you on that. Another quarterback that did not have one of his pass catchers, Jane Daniels, also look good girl. The narrative heading into this game obviously was very apprehensive because there was so much fear around him potentially re-injuring his elbow, right? There was lots of like, you're not going to run as much because he wants to keep that elbow safe. He carried the ball nine times for 103 rushing yards and two rushing scores. He was unleashed. I don't think you can sit him. I don't think you can worry about him getting hurt because guess what? I know this is going to sound right, but football players get hurt on the football field. If he is going to be out there and starting, I will be starting, Jayden Daniels, because this level of game is exactly what you want from the quarterback. And we got to hope that he is like now back to feeling himself. This was the first rushing score two of them, like I said again, that he managed since week nine of last season, clearing 32 fantasy points for managers. Liz, this is very important. You probably don't know this, but I'm going to let everyone know the ESPN bowling league is starting up in two weeks and with that, we're going to have a quick shout out to our friend Pete Weber. That is right. I did it. Another five. Are you kidding me? That's right. What do you think you are? Carol, Isaiah, likely and Malig neighbors both absolutely smashed in this one. I was worried that we got Isaiah, likely to start the season. Well, I got Isaiah, likely in this match. Okay. That's a different kind of Isaiah, likely, for what it's worth, yes. But he was unbelievable here in week five. It wasn't just to start the season, 11 catches, 94 yards and two touchdowns with 13 targets. Second game with multiple receiving touchdowns this year, 32.4 fantasy points. But if that wasn't enough, Malig neighbors was like, oh, you know what, I want 20 targets in this one, guys. And he got him. Yes, this game went into overtime, but Malig neighbors last week, we were like, oh my goodness, is it clicking again? Is he finding himself? And yes, he is, in fact, who we thought he was. It wasn't a perfect game by any means. And the end resulting in a tie was certainly curious, but it was nice to see Malig neighbors now clear 20 fantasy points in back-to-back efforts. It's also managed at least 100 receiving yards and back-to-back games. Here's the craziest part, Daniel, 61% of James Winston's attempts went to these two players. Unbelievable. Unbelievable. 61%. But we know where the ball is going to go and we love that for fantasy. Yes, absolutely. Right now as long as James is the QB, you can tell that Malig neighbors and Isaiah, likely, are stuck to his targets. We'll be in play. All right. Here are some of our biggest takeaways here from week five. And where are we going? Camp Scataboo, Liz, we just talked about how his teammates were really good. He kind of wasn't good. I know. I don't want to start a biggest tape take away on a negative note, but we have to talk about Camp Scataboo because he has really underwhelmed. I was very bullish on him heading into this matchup, especially because he was facing the commanders. And yet, while he did touch the ball 15 times, he barely cleared seven fantasy points, just 59 rushing yards and 12 receiving yards. He's only had one touchdown this season, and that was all the way back in week one versus Dallas. And it would have been something if it was like, okay, well, maybe he's just like splitting a lot of time with the other guys. Guess what? He played 63% of the snaps in this one, only 19% for both Naji Harris and Tyrone Tracy, which means he was out there aton. They're just not utilizing him the way that they kind of did last year. He's, has he not just become a touchdown dependent RB2, like 15 other touchdown dependent RB2s right now? I mean, there's some question about whether or not he's fully healthy coming off of a really catastrophic injury. He doesn't seem as physical in terms of the way his punch hits on the ground, right? He is still a physical player, but it's not managing the same sort of explosiveness and strength that we've seen. It also is worth mentioning that he fumbled on Washington's 24 yard line with just two minutes left and over time lost that fumble, too. So a really tough way to go out here, however, I don't think that you can sit him particularly in week six because we have the bangles, the lines, the dolphins, and the Vikings all on by. So you're going to be stuck with him in hoping for better days. Yeah, you're probably going to have to just hope that he gets into the end zone like we need him to to be able to deliver those numbers. Parker Washington got to the end zone a couple of times. Oh, he was so good in London town. And I talked about him earlier this week. I was a little bit nervous because he has trended downwards from 19.3 to 16.8 to 13 fantasy points to two fantasy points last week against Sinsi. But then this week six catches 124 yards, two touchdowns on nine targets, 30.4 fantasy points. They get the Houston Texans next week again, really excited about that matchup. Also, I know style points don't count. Oh my gosh. But if they did, that second touchdown would have gotten him at least five more. Yes, I am with you on that one. And we love Parker Washington. He has crushed it. Absolutely. Not the only wide receiver to crush it, though. Oh, Christian Watson continues to catch bombs. He converted six of eight for an I love you. That's 143 receiving yards plus two touchdowns. He went over 32 fantasy points. He now has six receiving scores through the first five games of the season, but he's not the only packers wide out to produce. No, he's not Matthew Golden six catches 123 yards on seven targets, seven targets and four of his first five games, Liz, like we are seeing some of the volume that we were hoping for from this former first round wide receiver, 20.3 fantasy points in this one. It feels good to feel like we know where the targets in this offense are going to go. It's Christian Watson and Matthew Golden. Those seem like the top two targets without question. Second triple digit effort for Matthew Golden so far this season as well. Love that. Absolutely. Let's talk about Jalen Warren. Liz, I think the easiest or the, yeah, I think the easiest if then statement in the NFL is the Pittsburgh Steelers running back situation. If there is no Rico Dowdell, Jalen Warren is a must start in your lineup. You said if then statement, but then you didn't say that then well, you know what if there is no Rico Dowdell, then Jalen Warren is automatic. Thank you. Yes. I still think though given his production through the air and this one, he converted all six of his looks for 87 receiving yards and he caught a touchdown through the air. You know that Rico Dowdell isn't going to see that play. And also he's not fascinating that Aaron Rogers last season targeted the heck out of kind of gain. Well, he moved on. Didn't want Jalen Warren. And now, not Jalen Warren's a guy looking pretty good. Obviously, it's worth mentioning right that Michael Pittman is now on IR. So Warren working a bit as a safety valve here too. And Roman Wilson to get banged up in this game. Even if Rico Dowdell does come back, we're still going to be starting Jalen Warren. We're not going to be expecting this level of volume, but I agree with you. He's going to get the receiving game working. It still feels like Aaron Rogers is more locked on with him than Dowdell in this back. At least 125 scrimmage yards in three consecutive efforts. Did the Titans amass 125 total scrimmage yards as a team this year? Are we going to talk about this? Is this one really, really hurt? Gosh, we really thought. I thought it was personal. I'm the Michael Jordan meme on this one. Oh, girl. We thought against Houston Texans who have given up boat loads of points to the wide receiver. Over 18 fantasy points to a wide receiver in three straight games. Four straight games. And then we thought, hey, Carnell Tate, come on off of a huge game last week, by the way. And a really productive effort the week before we thought there was momentum. Maybe my clay is right. Maybe momentum is a myth. I don't want to give him the credit for saying that. I don't want to give him that credit either because I'm here for a lot of reasons. But Carnell Tate, Liz, five targets in this one for only one catch. Six yards. Six yards. What do you do right now? If you are a Carnell Tate manager, is he still a flex for you? Do you look at this offense and say, you know what? I may have to start him some weeks, but I would rather not with all the bi weeks that are in front of us. We have a lot of buys. We have a lot of injuries. We know the talent is there. We've seen the draft capital. I think this is a cam ward problem. We know the cam ward has had numerous offensive coordinators over his very short career. But in this game, particularly, he averaged just 2.9 ariards per completion and he completed just two.
of twelve passes thrown for ten or more yards down field. What's frustrating is that week before carnal tape caught three I believe passes of fifteen or more yards. So it's going to be streaky. Yeah, and we love that. That is it. I think that is it. This Titans team is very streaky, but ultimately talent breaks tie breakers. And so if I have one of those that I'm looking to break, I'm going to have to lean Tasteway because of the talent. I'm with you on that line of thinking. Speaking of talent wins tie breakers, I think Jamar, excuse me, Chase Brown is incredibly talented, but this week against Miami Lizzy was supposed to be a smash spot. I just, there were two running backs that I really love so far to start the season. They were Maureen Hampton. He's not been very good. They were also Chase Brown. Chase Brown has been my guy. I've stand for Chase Brown three years in a row. And again, this year he started slow. This week, thirteen carries for thirty nine yards. Only three catches for twenty one yards, a total of seven fantasy points. I'm pretty sure that Samaje P. Rine actually got in the end zone rather than Chase Brown. What do you do if you're a Chase Brown manager because it has not been good just like last year to start the season? Well, I also think we have to give him a little bit of credit because he did manage over nineteen fantasy points against a very tough Jacksonville run defense a week ago. So there is evidence that they can be done, which is what we love. We do love the receiving game work when I were talking about this while we were watching the games a little bit offline. So I'll just pull the curtain back. But we've said maybe the Bengals are one of these teams that like the previous iteration of their Lions, maybe just plays up to the level of competition. You said play up or play down to the level of competition. I think that's maybe the Bengals offense right now. Yeah. I definitely feel like you have seen that with these guys because I have watched this offense drop forty points on some squads that I'm like, wow, Joe Burrows out there slinging it. Jamar Chase is clearly the best wide receiver in the universe. And then there are weeks where it's like, is this the same Bengals offense that I just watched a couple weeks ago? Ultimately, I don't think you can pull away from Chase because of his versatility on the ground and through the air and the running back position. Yes. And that you did catch three balls for twenty one receiving yards. You're never going to just sneeze at that. No, no. Five points in the receiving game. I'm going to be I'm going to be very excited about a buy here in week six. We talked about this. It's going to be a bunch of teams on buy. So this is going to be one of the squads you're going to have to figure out how to deal with. And this one's going to be triggering to you. So you're going to just have to take a little little time here. We had another one, though, on the other side of that game. Liz, Olly Gordon smashed again. A favorite player. Dude, I was so confused about Devine. I am watching him get agitated right now. Like in person, he's starting to like, you know, because I feel it. I like, I like, I, okay, I drafted Devine. A chance in a couple of weeks and a handful. And after Devine. A chance started so slow. It's like, okay, I think this offense is just cooked. I don't think that there's anyone that's going to want to start here. It doesn't feel good. Fortunately, Devine. A chance gets hurt. That sucks for everybody. And then after that, Olly Gordon comes out, scores a touchdown in like relief that first game after Devine A chance gets hurt. Okay, I'm not buying into that though. Like he got lucky. He got in the end zone. It's frustrating. Like the drive after Devine A chance gets hurt. The next running back. Talk that away, right? You can explain that away by saying, you don't chase touchdowns. This is fluke. And then last week he gets in the end zone again. And then this week, he gets in the end zone again. 18 carries for 88 yards. 14.8 fantasy points. A rushing touchdown on three consecutive games. Liz was Devine A chance not good at football or as Olly Gordon just getting super lucky. And we are getting all of the bonus touchdowns that we can get out of his game right now. You only know what you know, right? And this is a sixth round pick who's coming in and clearing 14 fantasy points for managers three weeks in a row. Now we have enough evidence to believe that there are some, again, he's on by next week. But there is enough evidence here to really start to buy in. I'm going to ask you a question. Knowing that both I believe Cincinnati and Miami are on by next week, not knowing their matchups in week seven. Would you start Olly Gordon ahead of Chase Brown? No, no, I wouldn't because of the receiving work because of the receiving work and just because of the touchdown equity in the Bengals offense is I think on a weekly basis just going to be higher. Yes. Then the Miami Dolphins doesn't mean that Olly Gordon isn't going to find the end zone. I just think that the Bengals is more off. I can't chase those. Sure. Yeah. There are school more touchdowns. If you streamed Jacobi Berset, we told you to do it against the Detroit Lions Liz. Did it in fact work? It did work. It looked ugly. This was not a pretty effort of points. Our points. Berset completed 29 of 47. That's not a great completion. Berset didn't. But he did pass for nearly 300 yards, 292, three touchdowns just one interception. He also carried the ball twice for 19 rushing yards. Don't hate that at all. And he managed over 25 fantasy points for managers. He's probably going to finish what in the top seven at the position for week five. Yep. And if that happens, that would be five straight quarterbacks to finish top eight in the position. Again season against my Detroit Lions. It's definitely enough for me, Don. New segment here, Liz. Lows it. We're enough weeks into the season that there's players. We're just like, no, I don't want to do this anymore. There's whole teams. There are whole teams. Whole offense. So then let's start with one. Let's start with the Denver Broncos. When you want to talk about the Denver Broncos, we're going to start the quarterback position. Just work our way down here. Rapid fire succession. Bonyx, in or out, yes or no on Bonyx. I'm out to. He's been under 14 and a half fantasy points in four of his five games. I'm just not interested. What about either the two running backs in this or three running backs in this backfield in Denver? Well, JK Dobbins, I think if you are going to play with a little bit of fire, that is the one that's giving off the most spark if you will. He did manage a rushing score in this game against the Chargers. So he saved his day with that. But otherwise, I'm not really interested. And you know what? I just want to talk about the Broncos for a second in terms of them being so confounding since the top of the season. There was a lot of like discussion heading into this game about Sean Payton taking the clipboard back. He was going to be more involved in the play calling. We knew he wasn't going to be able to like help himself and eventually was going to take it over. But it was like, oh, can Cortland Sutton something happen? What Jalen Waddle is wife drafted Jalen? That story is so flip and old by now. But I don't trust Sean Payton. Oh, he is sly like a fox me. Maybe that's what makes him such a respective create a respected and creative play caller. But in this game, one, two, three, four, five, six, seven. I believe seven different rushers. Okay. We're utilized and one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. I've lost track. Nine different pass catchers targeted. So seven different people ran the football. Nine different people caught the football. Sounds like a good old spreading around of the offense. And the highest number of targets was thrown at Jalen Waddle with five. Five targets. That's not like a volume in a star. We talked about Isaiah. Like we talked about the league neighbors more than drippling that number. Yeah. This is incredibly hard to deal with. Going into the season. Okay. Jalen Waddle was supposed to be maybe a wide receiver two. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Like a decent wide receiver two. And then Cortland Sutton was going to be a flex option for us. At this point, I think Cortland Sutton is a bench, unless you have no other better options, given injuries in my weeks. I'm going to touch down today. So that's the game of roulette that you're going to play here. Yes. But it is roulette because some weeks it will be Cortland Sutton. Other weeks, I still feel like Jalen Waddle is the most talented wide receiver in the group. He'd be the one that I would default to the most. But he's more of a flex option for me than a guaranteed. There is no guarantee at this point wide receiver two in this Broncos offense. No, I think a lot of it has to do with the quarterback position. I agree with you. I think that Sean Peyton will go back in the lab and continue to confound us, which is why I am out. I'm also out on the team they played in terms of the offense. And that's the chargers. Oh, so how about you? I think like McDaniel needs to just either go back into the lab or come out of the lab. He's got to do something completely different than whatever he has been doing. The lab isn't working. Tarot down and build a new lab right now. I mean, it's giving like the wizard and the Wizard of Oz. Like don't look behind the curtain because I think there are a lot of smoke and mirrors at least in terms of reputation going on here. This is a windless team. Who else is windless in the NFL right now? I believe the Titans and the dolphins. Yes. So if you had started this season saying that the chargers would have the same record as either the Titans or the dolphins five weeks in. Would you believe it? Five weeks in with the expectations that we had with this squad and Mike McDaniel is taking over the offense. Absolutely not. We're not starting Justin Herbert anymore. We're out on him at the quarterback spot. There's enough other quarterbacks to be able to stream. At the running back spot, O'Marion Hampton still, I think the best running back in this back field. It's a little bit touchdown dependent. It is touchdown dependent. He has the touchdown equity, the goal line equity here. Yeah. But we've seen Keaton Mitchell like have some explosive place here when they want to put the ball in his hands. When it comes to the wide receivers, there's the thing with Lad McConkey. If Lad McConkey is fully healthy, practices in full the entire week. He is good enough to be a flex option given what his skill set is. But if like he did this week where he came in and basically didn't play and was just a decoy the whole time. If he comes in and he's banged up or there's any question, this offense is bad enough that you don't want that kind of Lad McConkey. I would be out at that point. Quentin Johnston didn't play in this and do not want to know who was the most targeted pass catcher in this game. I don't know. I know, but I don't. Charlie Kohler. No, he converted four of three for 37 receiving yards. Also, Charlie Kohler was supposed to be helping this offensive line find holes for O'Marion Hampton and protect Justin Herbert. It's an Justin Herbert was at five times in this game. My gosh. It is bananas. I'm out on Justin Herbert. Like I'm not. I would you drop him. I would drop him. Yes. I would add Stanley Yelnats over Justin Herbert. Gosh, well, next week we won't be able to stream the Lions. That's true. Whoever's playing the Lions, they're on by so. Yes. Also.
As it pertains to Hampton, I think he scored three times this season over five games now. It was Kamani Vidal, we found the end zone and this one, so again, you can play that game, but you're not gonna hit every time. - Yeah, Marian Hampton just, unfortunately, in that mix of a touchdown-dependent RB2, with your barest, - Oh, I knew it was gonna go here. - Well, we have to eventually, this is, they're not quite, but also they are kind of the chargers, because you guys had very high expectations for fantasy managers coming into the season. It doesn't help when your head coach is like, I wanna score more points than anyone else has ever scored in the history of the league. So we have very big expectations for all these players, quarterback spot, okay, Kale has been hurt. Obviously, we got Tyson Baygent and/or Case Kingdom. - Neither of which have the arm strength that Williams presents with. - Correct, not even close to the same level of quarterback. No questions there. Deandre Swift has been a start and will continue to be a start. - No Kyle Menungai in this one, but Swift did find the end zone. He only rushed the ball nine times for 43, rushing yards and then that aforementioned touchdown, but also the bears were in catch-up mode the whole time. So he wasn't gonna get a lot of rushing work. He did, you know, see some action through the air, caught four balls for 30 receiving yards. - Was that more or less than Colston Loveland in this one, Liz Losa? - Colston Loveland caught two of five for 19 receiving yards. - Okay, so let's talk about where we're at on him, because it would be really easy just to be like, hey, I've decided I'm gonna bench Colston Loveland for a year and a half with bi-weeks upon us and injuries, would you say, I hear you. - Yeah, yeah, I do think I'm benching him. I think that fantasy managers are more frustrated than that, though, and want to drop him, which I wouldn't do, because we do have Kayla Williams coming back and after this display of quarterbacking, if you can even consider it a display of what? But, I mean, Case Keenum is kind of, I'm a little-- - I know, I can see it. - You know what, Mike Dick could just die. - You know, I just got real-- - What are we doing? - Oh, okay, okay, you're right. - I really thought there was gonna be a haunting at Lambo Field, and we were gonna have to coach, watching down from above, and Luther Burton was gonna go off against a defense, the Green Bay Packers defense that is decimated with injuries, allowing the fifth most yards after the catch. What does Luther Burton do best? He's fantastic in space, and yet, while he did lead-- No, he didn't even lead the team in targets. He was third in the team in targets, but he led the team in receiving yards with 47. Give me a break, however, okay, back to my point, I just went on a little bit of a tangent. Just bear with me a second, I'm in the field. - Oh, we're bearing with you. - The fact is, Kayla Williams, I think, is gonna come back faster than maybe planned from that injury. - After seeing this? - Yeah, I don't think they can slow play him back, absolutely not at all, and that is why you cannot drop Colston Loveland. - Correct. - I do think that eventually, you might even, Burton is the only one here that I would put in flex contention. - Right now. - Yes, because of the arm strength of the quarterbacks, I don't think that Roma Dunze is as viable as Burton. - Yeah, I understand where Rome is utilized within this offense. - You gotta hold on them. You can't drop them, because when Caleb comes back, we have to hope and imagine and manifest that there will be an uptick in production. - And we know that that date where he's coming back is sooner rather than later. - I mean, there's already buzz right now on Sunday night that it could be week six. - Is there a chance that Jalen Hertz gets benched? Because boy. - It's not getting benched, get out of here. - You know what, he's getting benched in my fantasy life. - That's fine, that's fine. - He has been atrocious for us as fantasy managers to start the season, unfortunately, and another really bad one here this week. - Yeah, that Tosh don't go no push anymore. - There is no more rushing upside. Liz, we've talked about this. You and I specifically went into this. We talked about how, if he does not have that rushing upside, what's he gonna look like? He's gonna have to do a lot more things with his arm. He's not been doing things with his arm. - Well, I mean, obviously we all know that AJ Brown is no longer on the team. Devon to Smith still hurt. - Yes, out with this one, yep. - The Eagles do draw the Panthers next week, so if Smith is back, then I think he's absolutely in play. I mean, he was pretty much the wide receiver we were most excited about. Dallas Goddard did return in this game, in London, and he made a little bit of noise. So I think those are probably the only two. The backfield is non-existent. - Non-existent. Non-existent without Saekwan Barkley, I'm not interested, honestly, with Saekwan Barkley, the only reason, not the only reason I'm starting him. I have lowered my expectations on who Saekwan Barkley is as a running back, in part because of this Eagles offensive line as well. The reason why Jalen Hertz was ever valuable to us was because he would have so many rushing touchdowns. He had three straight seasons with 12 plus rushing touchdowns had at least 10 rushing touchdowns in four straight seasons. He had at least eight rushing touchdowns in five straight seasons. Liz, through the first five games of the year, he has one rushing touchdown. - We thought there might be a regression, but I didn't think it would disappear. - Not like this. This was much faster and much harder than I thought it was going to be. So definitely not great, unfortunately, in that one. Speaking of things that are not great, Liz, we also have a bunch of injuries we gotta get into. - Outch, baby, very outch. - TJ Hackinson left the contest with a concussion. He'll be in the protocol. So keep an eye on that. Casey Concepcion also left with a head injury. Travion Henderson exited with a right ankle issue. Ramandri Stevenson managers were obviously pleased at his performance without Henderson on the field. David Montgomery, this one really hurt. He had a groin issue. Now obviously expect Eric Moody is going to talk in his waiver wire piece a lot about Woody Marx who played every single snap once Monty exited. Woody Marx, by the way, available in over 50% of ESPN fantasy leagues right now. Roman Wilson, who I mentioned a little bit earlier, he exited with a hand or a wrist issue. Kenyan Siddiq, another concussion. That's not the first time he's been banged up though a different kind of issue. Quinchon Judkins was seen wearing a walking boot after the Jets game. He hurt his foot in week five. And Debo Samuel exited with a hamstring issue. - Yeah, Debo's looked not great so we will continue to monitor all of those as well. And as we said earlier on in the show, with bi-weeks upon us here in week six, Liz, we're going to have the Bengals, the Lions, the Dolphins, and the Vikings on top of all of the names that you just mentioned to contend with when we're looking at setting an order. - I think we're going to have to dig in and live in some discomfort. And my hope is that if we do that work, we will come out the other side. Hopefully better for it and maybe with a higher winning percentage as well. - I love that. - Absolutely, isn't baby. - Yes, I love that. All right, with that being said, make sure that you hang out with us on Monday. You may be listening to this on Monday, me, Liz, and Field recapping all of week five on a regular fantasy-focused podcast on Tuesday. It's going to be Liz, Mike, and I diving into Monday night, football as a recap and the waiver wire. And on Wednesday, Liz and I are going to be taping facts versus feelings. Here in person, one more time before you leave to go back to LA, that'll come back out on Thursday as it always does. All right, guys, that's it for us today. Thank you for hanging out with us. Go check out the normal show. We'll see you guys a little bit later. (upbeat music)
Podcast Summary
Key Points:
Drake May exploded with 39.46 fantasy points over back-to-back games, including three touchdowns and 374 passing yards, despite playing without AJ Brown.
Jayden Daniels thrived in his first rushing game since week nine, carrying nine times for 103 yards and two touchdowns, and reached 32 fantasy points, showing strong momentum.
Isaiah Likely and Malig Neighbors both delivered elite performances, with Malig Neighbors securing 20 targets and 100+ receiving yards in back-to-back games, accounting for 61% of James Winston’s targets.
Camp Scataboo underperformed significantly, managing just 59 rushing yards and 12 receiving yards on 63% of snaps, raising concerns about his health and role in the offense.
Parker Washington surged with 124 yards and two touchdowns on nine targets (30.4 fantasy points), proving a reliable playmaker against the Texans.
Christian Watson and Matthew Golden dominated receiving, with Golden posting 123 yards and 20.3 fantasy points and a second triple-digit effort of the season.
Jalen Warren emerged as a must-start if Rico Dowdell is inactive, with 125 scrimmage yards and a receiving touchdown in three straight games.
The Titans’ offense showed inconsistency, with Carnell Tate catching only six yards on five targets, leading to questions about target sharing and fantasy viability.
Summary:
Drake May returned to form with a dominant performance, posting over 39 fantasy points in back-to-back games despite playing without his top receiver, AJ Brown, and facing a strong Raiders defense. Jayden Daniels also flourished, carrying the ball nine times for 103 yards and two touchdowns, marking a significant comeback from a recent injury and reaching 32 fantasy points. On the receiving side, Isaiah Likely and Malig Neighbors delivered consistent production, with Malig Neighbors earning 20 targets and 100+ receiving yards in back-to-back games, accounting for 61% of James Winston’s targets.
Conversely, Camp Scataboo underperformed, managing only 59 rushing yards and one touchdown, and playing 63% of snaps, raising doubts about his health and role. 4 fantasy points, while Christian Watson and Matthew Golden provided solid receiving volume. Jalen Warren emerged as a must-start if Rico Dowdell is inactive, with 125 scrimmage yards and a receiving touchdown in three straight games.
The Titans' offense remained inconsistent, with Carnell Tate catching just six yards on five targets, prompting questions about target distribution. Additionally, injuries impacted several teams, including Roman Wilson, TJ Hackinson, and Kenyan Siddiq, who all exited games with injuries. With bi-weeks approaching and key matchups involving the Bengals, Lions, Dolphins, and Vikings, fantasy managers face a challenging landscape requiring deep analysis and strategic flexibility.
Despite the volatility, standout performances from key players like May, Daniels, and Washington offer strong opportunities for managers to build competitive lineups.
FAQs
Drake May has posted back-to-back games with over 26 fantasy points, including three-plus touchdowns, 374 passing yards, and a rushing touchdown for 39.46 points. This surge comes despite lacking his top pass-catcher, AJ Brown, and shows strong momentum in his performance against a tough Raiders defense.
Yes, Jayden Daniels is a strong option as he carried the ball nine times for 103 yards and two touchdowns, breaking a season-long rushing drought. His performance suggests he's fully back in game form and is a high-impact fantasy quarterback.
Isaiah Likely has 11 catches for 94 yards and two touchdowns, while Malig Neighbors has 20 targets and 100+ receiving yards in two straight games. Together, they account for 61% of James Winston's targets, making them key fantasy targets.
Camp Scataboo has only 59 rushing yards and 12 receiving yards for just 7 fantasy points, despite playing 63% of the snaps. His lack of targets, physicality, and a fumble in overtime suggest he's not a reliable option.
Yes, Parker Washington caught 124 yards and two touchdowns on nine targets for 30.4 fantasy points, marking a strong turnaround after a recent decline. He's set to face the Houston Texans next week, adding to his appeal.
No, Carnell Tate is not a reliable flex option as he had only one catch for six yards on five targets. His inconsistent performance and low target volume suggest he's not a dependable fantasy option.
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