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FFT Express - Beat the Waiver Wire! Best Players to STASH ahead of Week 15!
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- [00:00]
Dave
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- [00:47]
Adam
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Dave
Obviously everybody watching and listening is going to advance to fantasy week 16. So let's beat the waiver wire right now on Fantasy Football Today Express. All right, what's up? It's Dave and Adam. Dave has been working hard to find players to stash for next week. What do we got? Let's start. Let's start with the DSTs. Dave.
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C
Well listen, it's not about necessarily next week. There's a little bit of this week as well, and you can check your waiver wire to see if the Cardinals are out there. I like their matchups the next two weeks. The jets this week have Jacksonville. We'll talk about that Jaguars offense in a second. That's not a terrible matchup, but they're highly rostered. The Falcons DST is not. People have not either. They either don't want to trust the Falcons. They're waiting till next week to pick up the Falcons, or they don't know about the Falcons, but next week. Well, this week they've got Las Vegas. Not a bad matchup. Next week, the Giants week after that, the Commanders. Two out of three ain't bad. You can use potentially the Falcons this week and especially next week, I would try and stash the Falcons dsc. And if you have that stash space, the Colts dst. Next week they get the Titans at home. The week after that, they're at the Giants. This is not one of the worst defenses in the league. If you have a buy this week, pick up the Falcons and the Colts DST. You're locked into starting DSTs against the Giants the rest of the season.
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Dave
Not. That's not nice, Dave. All right, how about quarterbacks? You know, I'm looking at Cleveland at quarterback. I'm looking at Cleveland at wide receiver. They've got Cincinnati next week. Who are you looking at?
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C
Jamis is definitely on the list, 47% available. So about half of CBS leagues and not a lot of people picked him up after we recommended him earlier this week. So that tells me that the public does not want to trust Jameis Winston. I don't blame you for this week. I would implore you to trust them next week. Cincinnati's defense is that bad. Anthony Richardson still available in 35% of leagues. He's got the Titans in week 16. He's got the Giants in week 17. That's a quarterback that could help you out. And then I don't know if you really want to trust Will Levis. He's got some good matchups in week 16 and 17. Aaron Rodgers in week 16, Cooper Rush in week 16. They all have decent matchups. It's just a matter of A, do you really need them? B, are you trying to block your opponent from getting them? Those two factors, if you don't really need them, you don't want to play. Keep away from your opponent. You should probably just. We should probably just stop talking about quarterbacks.
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Dave
Oh, no, I think you should.
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C
Yeah.
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Dave
I mean, I. I would be very afraid of playing against Jameis Winston in week 16. I would not want him in my opponent's lineup.
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C
It's.
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Dave
You don't have to drop someone good, but you drop Evan Ingram for him. We talk about that. Yeah, yeah, we'll talk about that after the break. But let's some. Some running backs here. Running backs to Stash.
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C
Well, we know that Tony Pollard didn't practice on Wednesday or Thursday. This is usually how he operates. He usually misses one of these days. That's how it's been the last few weeks of the regular season for him. If he's somehow out t. Spears is going to be locked in as a top 24 fantasy running back. So see if he's out there. 56 available. He even before the Titans practice on Friday. Grab them if you've got somebody who you could cut. If Pollard ends up playing great, you're cutting Tai Spears. Who might you cut Taij Spears for? How about Isaiah Davis, who played nearly as many snaps as Braylon Allen last week but dominated on third down. Had every single snap inside the 10 for the jets and he's 70% available. He's my favorite. I know we don't really recommend Stash running backs this late in the season, but if you don't like your running back depth, this is somebody who might provide decent running back depth. We don't know for sure that Breeze hall isn't going to play in week 15. I would think that he's not going to play. And so if you. If you don't want to speculate on spears, Bigsby, Sincere, McCormick, those guys already rostered in like 70 of leagues. Isaiah Davis would be the name that I would go to at running back.
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Dave
Dave, I think I'm going to drop Braylon Allen right now. Who's my fourth running back for? Taj Spears. Approve.
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C
If, if I knew for sure that Pollard was out. Yes.
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Dave
I'm not starting Braylon Allen though. You know, like.
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C
Yeah, but you don't want to give him. Listen, he. But I know we didn't get the high value touches that Davis got last week, but he. He's still gonna play. They're going to use multiple running backs in New York, so I'd be a little nervous about putting that guy out there on the waiver wire. But the second that Tony Pollard's ruled out, if that happens. Yes, I would do that.
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Dave
Okay, fine. I'll drop Christian Watson instead. But what my point is if, you know, Spears is so much better to me than Allen. If both starting running backs are out if hall and Pollard are out. All right, wide receivers to stash. You know what? First real quick break on Fantasy Football Today Express and then we'll be right back.
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C
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- [07:47]
Dave
We are right back. Okay, wide receivers to stash Dave.
- [07:50]
C
Cedric Tillman tops my list. 48 available. Let's not forget that he had at least eight targets in four straight games before he got concussed. At least 16 PPR points in three of those four games. David Najoku not expected to play for the Browns this week. If Cedric Tillman is cleared from the concussion protocol, I think he could end up being the second best wide receiver for the Browns in a matchup where Jameis Winston is going to have to throw a lot against Kansas City. We know their pass rush hasn't been as dominant lately. We know that their secondary is a little bit beat up. I don't know what Adam is doing on his side of the screen here.
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Dave
But a Bucks practice report would you learn? Evans is back and it just says Irving remains a question mark from Greg Almond.
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C
Okay. All right. Well, I doubt that Rashad White's going to be out there on the waiver wire, but Sean Tucker would see an uptick in playing time. If you're sort of desperate for running back help back to the wide receivers. The only other names that I would really recommend are Keon Coleman and Elijah Moore, especially now that Mike Evans is back at practice. If Evans was not practicing, Jalen McMillan would be someone that be interested in. I don't like that he had a lot of screen targets last week, but he's got good speed. He's using some perimeter receiver. Was the target bump last week because they were playing Vegas? Was it because Evans isn't 100%? I don't really know, but he wouldn't be someone I would prioritize at this point. It's Tillman 1, Keon Coleman 2, Elijah Moore 3. And that's if you can't get Adam Thielen, who's still out there in like a quarter of CBS Sports leagues.
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Dave
Yeah. And one more thing about McMillan is I I don't know if Sterling Shepard is practicing today, but Shepard has had six or seven targets in three straight games. Not to say that you should pick him up, but if Shepard is out, I it does make McMillan even a little more appealing.
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C
Sure. Because we've seen how they've used McMillan and that certainly helps. I think it'll help Kate Otten, too, because Shepherd's generally been a short area target. He has had some downfield throws, but I think if he's gone and if Bucky's gone, it should open up a little bit more for K Dot and I'd be more encouraged to start K Dot and two more names. This is if you have an ir. I'm going to say Marquise Brown's name again. He's still out there in a ton of leagues. Chris Olave. I don't know if he's going to come back this year. He's out there in 36% of leagues. The worst thing you could do is stash him and waste the IR spot on Olave until you find somebody else that you want to put there.
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Dave
All right, and how about some tight.
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C
Ends if you can't get Hunter Henry? Jake Ferguson's the best name at 40 available. He's got Carolina this week, he's got Tampa next week. I like those matchups for Jake Ferguson and he's usually good for at least six targets per game. But Jacksonville is an interesting spot. Now Evan Ingram is out for the year. He's going to have shoulder surgery and Brenton Strange is going to take over. And not that Brenton Strange had a ton of targets in the four games that Evan Ingram missed earlier this year, but he did score a bunch of touchdowns, had some modest PPR production. He's got matchups against the jets this week and at the Raiders next week and at the Titans the week after that. And when he did play earlier this year, Adam Gabe Davis was healthy. Christian Kirk was healthy. Those guys are not going to play anymore. So maybe there's an opportunity for Brenton Strange to not only play a lot, but to see an uptick in targets, maybe even be the number two target getter for the Jacksonville Jaguars here down the stretch in tight end premium leagues. I am absolutely making sure that Brenton Strange is not on the waiver wire, meaning if he's out there, I'm going to pick him up. He's available in 97% of CBS Sports leagues.
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Dave
Stone Smart Nick Means in our chat wants to know, Stone Smart or Brenton Strange.
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C
I'd rather have Strange than Stone Smart. I know that Greg Roman talked very highly about Stone Smart this week and about how he was such a. A key part of their offense last week when Disley went down. But part of it was because of Smart's blocking, and they like that element that he brings. Plus, lad McConkey figures to be back this week, and that'll take some work away from Stone Smart.
- [11:45]
Dave
Now, in my head, I'll be singing People are Strange for the rest of the day. Brenton is strange. All right, thanks, everybody. This is FFT Express. I gotta go because mailbags coming up in three minutes. We'll see you there. Have a good one and a great weekend.