Mailbag and Fantasy Cops! (10/18 Fantasy Football Podcast)

Summary

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Fantasy Football Today: Mailbag and Fantasy Cops!

(October 18, 2025)

Hosts: Adam Aizer, Jamie Eisenberg, Dan Hooey
Episode Theme:
Weekly Mailbag + Fantasy Cops—answering listener questions, settling league disputes, and providing timely fantasy football analysis for week 7 and beyond.

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Episode Overview

The FFT crew dives into a rapid-fire mailbag, discusses recent injury news, recommends sleepers for a challenging wide receiver week, and presides over two hotly debated Fantasy Cops cases about trades and league rule enforcement. Along the way, the hosts tackle listener roster dilemmas, review trade strategies for both redraft and dynasty formats, and close with a spirited debate on classic rock bands.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Mailbag: Start/Sit, Trades & Waivers

[03:04-15:21]

• Quickfire Start/Sit Questions:
  • Travion Henderson or Bam Knight?
    — "I go Henderson." (Jamie, 03:05)
  • Trade Jacobs and a book for Davante Adams, Bill, and Bucky?
    — "Yes, I would." (Jamie, 03:22)
  • Puka Nacua out, choose Pacheco, Nick Chubb, or Ke'Shawn Booty - PPR?
    — "Booty’s fine. Booty's ok." (Jamie, 04:05)
  • Jared Goff or Jalen Hurts?
    — "Goff." (Jamie, 04:33)
    — "I'll go Hurts regardless." (Dan, 04:34)
  • Trade Nico Collins/Ashton Genti for Bijan Robinson?
    — "Yes, in a heartbeat." (Dan, 05:25)
  • Cooper Kupp or Jameson Williams?
    — "JMO." (Adam, 05:32)
  • Brian Thomas Jr. or Courtland Sutton (Non-PPR)?
    — "Sutton. There's some hope for Brian Thomas, but not enough." (Dan, 05:38)

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2. Injury News & Depth Chart Updates

[05:56-07:30]

• Key Player Updates:
  • Garrett Wilson doubtful; Puka Nacua out; Mike Evans likely to play.
  • Colts’ Josh Downs and multiple DBs missed practice—of interest for those streaming WRs versus IND.
  • Both Deebo Samuel and Terry McLaurin limited in practice.
    — "At this point, I would say don't expect McLaurin... Deebo, we’ve got to be worried about." (Jamie, 06:43)
  • Marvin Harrison Jr. still in concussion protocol but improving.

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3. Week 7 Sleeper WRs & Deep League Plays

[07:30-11:06]

With major WR injuries and byes, the crew debated their top sleeper and speculative WR adds:

• Shepard, Tutu Atwell, and Jordan Whittington rise to the top—attached to more stable quarterback situations.
• "Shepard first, then Tutu Atwell and Whittington... Michael Wilson's intriguing, especially if Kyler plays." (Jamie, 08:15)
• Tez Johnson: High college production, bad measurables, but considerable upside.
• Luke McCaffrey: Could see a bump for WAS if both Deebo and McLaurin are out.
• "If DJ Moore is out, Luther Burden is not only worth starting but also rostering rest of season." (Jamie, 11:01)

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4. More Listener Questions & Trade Debates

[13:32-33:47]

• Rest-of-season value challenges and trade advice:
  • Trade AJ Brown for Tee Higgins?
    — "If you really believe in Higgins over Brown, I could get on board with that." (Jamie, 14:16)
  • Favorite RB stash before the deadline?
    — "If Breece [Hall] is traded, Isaiah Davis is next man up... In deeper leagues, Jack Bech, Trey Tucker, maybe even Malik Washington." (Jamie, 21:17)
  • Superflex dynasty trade involving Jackson Dart/Malik Nabers for Genti/Odunze/Taylor:
    — Heated debate over the value of QBs in superflex:
    — "Impossible to get QBs in superflex—they're worth more than their weight in gold." (Dan, 27:33)
    — "You should get better than Malik Nabers and Jackson Dart!" (Adam, 28:09)
  • Rapid Start/Sits: Pacheco vs. others, Craft vs. Ferguson, Ken Walker vs. Marks vs. Golden/Addison.

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5. Microplastics, Tupperware, & Tangents

[24:14-26:04]

• Adam rants on the risks of microwaving plastic containers, citing a new Washington Post article.
• Dan’s counterpoint: "We're so screwed already with microplastics...like, the ocean is just lighting up plastic."
• Useful tip: "Put food in a ring on the plate, leaving the center empty, to heat evenly."

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6. Fantasy Cops: League Ethics & Rule Enforcement

[36:05-45:34]

• Case #1: Veto Rules & Time Windows
  • Dispute: Was a trade correctly vetoed after the voting period technically expired, but before everyone saw the poll?
    — "The intent of the poll is to get everyone to vote...I'm fine with it being more than 24 hours as long as everyone got to vote." (Adam, 38:54) — "Great example of why trades should never be vetoed unless there’s collusion.” (Dan, 39:19)
• Case #2: Retroactively Changing Matchups Due to a Schedule Error
  • Issue: League council votes to revert two matchups back to the “intended” schedule, costing one manager a win. — "Once it's set, you can't go back and change it.” (Jamie, 44:49) — “It's too late to change. I don't like the idea of changing the outcome of what's already happened.” (Dan, 45:08)

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7. Deep Waiver & Stash Candidates

[21:17, 46:39, 49:23]

• Potential RB/WR stashes:
  — Isaiah Davis (Jets, if Breece Hall is moved)
  — Jack Bech, Trey Tucker, Malik Washington
  — Marvin Harrison Jr. and Quentin Johnston debated as desperation WR plays

• Henderson vs. Harvey:
  — Still worth stashing but patience is running thin, particularly for Harvey behind injury-prone starters.

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8. Fun Debates: Music, Sandwiches, and Nostalgia

[64:16-68:34]

• Listener roasts Dan for calling the Beatles “overrated” and not knowing Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.
• Dan: “Great at melodies...but just below that elite tier. Still great, just not quite there.” (66:58)
• Adam: “My favorite movie ever” (Braveheart).
• Ringo Starr—skilled drummer or not? Extended, heated sidetrack.
• Closing music banter: "My Morning Jacket is greater than the Beatles."
  — “Honestly, like them better.” (Dan, 70:40)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "You're damn right I know who the Dead are. They're probably my favorite band of all time."
  — Dan, defending his band cred (03:24)
• "If you believe in Tee Higgins, you could probably do Brown for Higgins...with the hope that the Higgins manager wants the potential Brown."
  — Jamie (14:16)
• “Quarterbacks in superflex are worth more than their weight in gold.”
  — Dan, on dynasty superflex strategy (27:33)
• “Put food in a circle, ring around the plate and leave the middle empty. That’s how you evenly heat food."
  — Dan, microwave chef hacks (25:15)
• “Once it’s set, you can’t go back and change it.”
  — Jamie, on retrospective schedule changes in fantasy leagues (44:49)
• “We're not gonna save this thing [from microplastics].”
  — Dan (26:05)
• “Spiritually concussed is amazing.”
  — Adam, reading a poetic music-roast email (64:16)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | |---------|----------| | YouTube/Apple Mailbag: Start/Sit | 03:04–11:13 | | Injury/News & Notes | 05:56–07:30 | | Deep WR/bye-week plays | 07:30–11:06 | | More Mailbag (Rapid Fire) | 13:32–16:07, 30:14–33:32, 46:10–49:55 | | Trade/waiver strategy | 21:17–23:07, 29:54–30:43 | | Dynasty Superflex Trade Debate | 26:43–29:54 | | Microplastics/Microwave Rant | 24:16–26:04 | | Fantasy Cops—Trade Veto | 36:05–39:35 | | Fantasy Cops—Schedule Change Ethics | 43:31–45:34 | | Music/Sandwich Banter | 64:16–68:34 |

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Tone & Chemistry

• Fun and irreverent: Frequent jokes about wardrobe, “dad jokes” and concert plans interspersed with rapid-fire fantasy advice.
• Passionate debates: Both in fantasy football strategy (trade values, dynasty vs. redraft) and beyond (rock bands, kitchen hacks).
• Engaged with listeners: Reads and comments on listener emails and even roasts.

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Summary

This episode blends expert fantasy football advice with lively, sometimes heated debate—inside and outside the realm of fantasy sports. The trio efficiently works through mailbag questions, provides critical injury and waiver advice amidst a brutal bye/injury week, and draw hard lines on trade, veto, and league governance. Entertaining tangents on music, food, and pop culture flavor the analysis, making it accessible and fun for both die-hard fantasy managers and newer players facing lineup crises.

Perfect episode for:

• Week 7 fantasy dilemma solvers needing quick answers
• Dynasty and superflex strategists
• Anyone seeking both entertainment and strong, actionable fantasy football analysis

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Transcript

[Jamie Eisenberg]

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[Dan Hooey]

What a play. Can you believe this? No, I can't.

[Adam Ronis]

It's time to dominate your fantasy league.

[Dan Hooey]

This is gonna go the dist. Here's some combination of Adam, Dave, Jamie and Heath.

[Adam Ronis]

It's mailbag time. What's up everybody? That was Dan. I just rolled out of bed.

[Dan Hooey]

Schneier. No, I didn't just roll out of bed. I've had a nice day here. Went for a nice little walk to start my day. Had my butter coffee. Have a concert later tonight.

[Adam Ronis]

Not a good thing that you didn't roll out of bed. Cause you look like you just rolled out of bed. It's.

[Dan Hooey]

I told you I was having a bad hair day. That's on me. But that has nothing to do.

[Adam Ronis]

The shirt is terrible. The shirt is old. It's. It's ragged, it's big. It's a bad shirt.

[Dan Hooey]

It's not old, it's not terrible and it's not ragged. This is a great shirt.

[Adam Ronis]

There it definitely holes in the back of that shirt. And we're off.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

And we're off.

[Adam Ronis]

All right.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

All right.

[Adam Ronis]

Well, I welcome you that.

[Dan Hooey]

Maybe I do need to dry. I need to throw it in the dryer for a few minutes though.

[Adam Ronis]

Yeah. Or get a new one. Welcome to Fantasy Football Today presented by BetMGM. Make it legendary. We're gonna get your comments on YouTube, Apple Podcasts. We got some Spotify comments today if you want to leave some questions on Spotify. Maybe maybe like the buy or sell episode or one of the start sit episodes next week we'll try to read some of those on the mailbag. Your emails@fantasy footballbsi.com Dan was so outrageous last week that he broke one of our listeners brains and our listener wrote us a nice long email about it. So we'll be reading that. And we've got the fantasy cops. Of course, we have a lot of news updates as well. Before we get to the news updates, let's go to YouTube, Travion Henderson or Bam Knight.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I go Henderson.

[Dan Hooey]

Henderson.

[Adam Ronis]

Okay. Click the like button says Ernest. I agree. Non ppr. Would you trade away Jacobs and a book for Devonte Adams, Bill and Bucky?

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Yes, I would.

[Dan Hooey]

I have high expectation about Bucky rest of season. We went over this earlier this week on beyond the box Score and you're getting a third player in there who's useful in Bill. This is a disrespectful comment that needs to be attended to. Kevin Morgan. He looks like a Grateful Deadshirt. Does Dan know who they are? You're damn right I know who the Dead are. They're one of my favorite. They're probably my favorite band of all time. Then we're the Allman Brothers. So let's relax over there. Kevin, I know a few things about life. Not much, but a few things.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Adam, do you think that Dave ruined the bit we're doing today?

[Adam Ronis]

I don't think so.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Okay, good.

[Adam Ronis]

I think we're good.

[Dan Hooey]

No, nothing. I got nothing from Dave today. We got a bit going.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Oh.

[Adam Ronis]

With Puka Dakua out in full ppr, I have to choose between Pacheco, Nick Chubb, or Keisha. Booty.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I would just punt on the week. I would go see if one of the backup Rams receivers are available. But Booty's fine. Booty's okay.

[Dan Hooey]

Booty's definitely the play of those three for full pbr, I wouldn't say definitely, but fine. Why not? Who else? Jacko?

[Adam Ronis]

No, Pacheco, but I'll go. Booty. It's Fine. But he's. He's got such a low floor. But so does Pacheco, Jared Goff or Jalen. Hurts.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Golf.

[Dan Hooey]

I'll go hurts regardless of the matchup.

[Adam Ronis]

Oh, but how? I mean, golf's at home against the Bucks.

[Dan Hooey]

I just think the rushing upside is just so much of a floor. He's scoring a touchdown every week.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I would take off this week.

[Dan Hooey]

I get it.

[Adam Ronis]

David's taking. Jamie's taking off this week.

[Dan Hooey]

No golf.

[Adam Ronis]

Yeah.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Good one.

[Dan Hooey]

Oh, good one, dad. Which is an example of why dad jokes stink. That wasn't funny. Like, who laughed it did? Anyone listening? Let me in the comments. Tell me if anybody listened to that goth off joke by Adam was and thought that was funny.

[Adam Ronis]

It wasn't funny. That's why I gave a fake laugh after. That was what made it funny.

[Dan Hooey]

Well, then what was the point of it? Oh, to get the fake laugh in.

[Adam Ronis]

Yeah.

[Dan Hooey]

Okay. Well, that is. That is that comedy these days. Passing his humor these days.

[Adam Ronis]

Would you trade Nico Collins and Ashton Genti for Bijan Robinson? He would still have JSN Sutton.

[Dan Hooey]

Oh, yes. Yes. In a heartbeat.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Yeah. All right.

[Adam Ronis]

And let's do one more here. Cooper cup or Jameson Williams.

[Dan Hooey]

That's easy.

[Adam Ronis]

We're going JMO. So let's do another one. Non PPR. Brian Thomas Jr. Or Cortland Sutton.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Also easy. Sutton.

[Dan Hooey]

It's Sutton. There's some hope for Brian Thomas, but not enough.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Yeah, this isn't like Thomas sucks. I just think Sutton's gonna have a big game. Let's get some Thomas for the Broncos. Like, should be sudden in the end zone.

[Adam Ronis]

Okay, news and notes. Garrett Wilson is doubtful. Puka Nakua is out. Mike Evans not practicing today, but expected to play this week against Detroit on Monday. So let's see if he can practice tomorrow and then we'll get a little more confidence. Maybe. But I mean, I am confident I'm going to start Evans. I wish I had Evans. Josh Downs and two Colts defensive backs missed practice. So I thought the Colts might be getting a little. Little more healthy in the secondary, but I'm not so sure about that. That's obviously a big deal with those three wide receivers and Justin Herbert that we want to start against the Colts. And you know, I think Jamie with Downs. Oh, and also Debo Samuel and Terry McLaurin were both working off onto on the side at practice. They weren't exactly participating in practice, so I'm not sure what to make of that.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Jamie, at this point, I would say don't expect McLaren just because coming Back from an extended absence. Not practicing in full is a bad sign. Debo we got to be worried about, you know, so this was kind of the routine last week as well, dealing with this heel injury. I mean, look, I, I still think you're starting Jayden Daniels. Even if Debo doesn't play, it certainly puts a lot more of a focus on Zach Ertz as somebody to be a must start tight end. And then we get these, you know, moving parts at wide receiver with Luke McCaffrey and Jalen Lane and I don't even know who else, you know, so it's, it's clearly something that they're trying to do. They did just sign for what it's worth to the practice squad trailing Burks to see if they, if he has anything left. I think they're worried about receiver. You know, this could be a team that's in the market for receiver at this point, just given the, the injuries.

[Adam Ronis]

Just seeing Now, Marvin Harrison Jr. Still in the concussion protocol, but he is progressing according to Jonathan Gannon. So this is a good transition into what we teased on the Friday morning show. And that would be sleeper wide receivers for this week. So whether we're looking at the Bucks wide receivers at Detroit, the Rams wide receivers in London against Jacksonville, the jets wide receivers without Garrett Wilson, the Cardinals wide receivers maybe without Marvin Harrison and maybe without Zay Jones. Any situation I'm forgetting here. I don't think so. I think those are the big. Yeah, yeah. Commanders, sure. All right, so who would be your favorite if every one of those guys was available? Jamie, who would be your favorite?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I go back and forth between Sterling Shepard and Tutu Atwell and Jordan Winnington and just the guys that are attached to good quarterbacks at this point, you know, so there's a chance, for example, for the guys in Arizona, most likely Michael Wilson at this point, there's a chance for Josh Reynolds to make some plays. But you know, and even in the, in the commander situation, you're looking at the defenses that they're facing, the quarterbacks that they're associated with, and even what Vegas is telling us, you know, like that line really hasn't moved yet between Dallas and Washington, even with the injuries at wide receiver, and I'm factoring in, they probably didn't expect Terry McCormick to play or be 100. So I would lean Shepard first just because there's some long term appeal there. Then I would probably pivot to Tutu, Atwell and Whittington and then even go back to Tez Johnson next. So Just kind of maneuvering my way between the Bucks and the Rams. But Michael Wilson's intriguing though. If. Especially if Kyler plays.

[Adam Ronis]

They're all intriguing. Dan, any thoughts on this?

[Dan Hooey]

Well, on one note, I almost feel like Michael Wilson's more intriguing if Kyler doesn't play. To be completely honest, just based on what I saw last week, the passage is much more healthy with Brissette in there. I am looking for the players attached to the. The schemes and offense, I believe. And so Washington's the one that Washington, Tampa are the ones that come first in mind. Jamie nailed that. I would say. If you're looking for upside though, Tez is the interesting play. Was a great player at college. Just had really bad measurables. He was super small and not like. And didn't have good speed or athleticism in the testing time, but just was great on tape. I think he had like 90 receptions and over 1400. Some kind of crazy numbers his final season. I don't have him right in front of me right now and eight touchdowns at Oregon, so good player. He would be close to the top of the list for me. And then in Washington it's probably Luke McCaffrey for me, who was a player who was actually like top five in separation rate in his rookie season. Just didn't get a lot of snapshot. Maybe doing that, maybe getting those snaps now if Both Debo and McLaurin are.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Out, I'm gonna guess you just left them out because I. I would assume you like the Ram scheme because there's, you know.

[Dan Hooey]

I do. The Rams just play so slow and.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

They huge opportunity there. I mean, two. Two out. Well last year when there was no puka, they would be nice Adams. But when he's had five or more targets, he's been good and. And similar obviously with Tez Johnson, the explosiveness.

[Dan Hooey]

They're next for me. They're just. They just play at such a slow pace at times.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Yes, sir.

[Adam Ronis]

Yeah, I think I go Atwell and then any of those Bucks receivers. I also like Cameron Johnson. I think he's a more complete receiver than Tez Johnson, but not as explosive. Oh, Terry McLaurin is out. Well, seeing that come in.

[Dan Hooey]

Okay.

[Adam Ronis]

So yeah, I mean it's really a coin flip. But you've got some options this week. You know, I was thinking people are in.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Oh, I'm sorry, we forgot one. If DJ Moore is out, Luther Burden is not only worth potentially starting this week with that matchup against New Orleans rostering rest of season.

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah, yeah.

[Adam Ronis]

Oh, he might be my Favorite.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Yeah. And that.

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah, that's interesting.

[Adam Ronis]

But I mean, DJ Moore gets five targets a game, so it's not like he's replacing a big target hog or anything.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

No, but if you're talking about now potentially seven targets a game, because he was probably getting around two for a burden. Two or three on average.

[Adam Ronis]

Right, okay. Right. But here's the thing, right? So he's the slot guy. So is. Is it going to be, you know, Zacchaeus that's getting more work. Is Burden going to get more work? I think he only ran 13 routes last week, so it could be a bit of a trick. Ooh, it's a tough one.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Well, it's also coming off a buy. Don't. Don't negate that. Rookie wide receivers off bye weeks typically starts. Where they start is typically when it's.

[Adam Ronis]

I mean, he ran 13 rats last week. That's. That's nothing.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

But it's the start of something, though, is it?

[Adam Ronis]

Okay, it's.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

The entire passing game was bad. Right.

[Adam Ronis]

But he didn't really. He played a little bit more last week. He did have his highest route participation rate of the year. It wasn't by much, but it was. This is Luther Burden we're talking about. All right, that's a good call. So you got some options here. I was thinking myself, I am so smart because everybody else is in wide receiver hell. I didn't draft any Garrett Wilson, any Pukinakua, or any Ameca Buka. I knew it. It was all for week seven. I knew I was ahead of the game. 3D chess. All right, football fans, you bet on your first player to you. You bet on your favorite player to score the first touchdown in the game, but his teammate scores instead. What are we going to do? Are we going to just fold? Throw in the towel? Nope. I'm BetMGM. They want to give you another chance at the end zone. With BetMGM's second chance promotion, you're going to get your stake back if your first touchdown scorer score second instead. So you bet on any pro football player to score the first touchdown of the game. And if you're right, you win. If your player scores second, you get your stake back in cash. With BetMGM Second Chance offer, you have a chance to keep the fun going after the first player crosses the goal line. Try a first touchdown scorer wager with confidence. Today BetMGM make it legendary into our emails. This is from says Tom Cruise, the quasi action star Tom Cruise 10 team half PPR flex spot. Choose one Rico Dowdle Michael Pitman, DeAndre Swift, Jordan Addison, Kamani Vidal, Rigo Dowdle, Michael Pittman, DeAndre Swift, Jordan addison, Kamani.

[Dan Hooey]

Vidal going with Swift.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

So we're assuming she was playing. Yeah, I would go Swift as well.

[Adam Ronis]

That's what I said, too. From Brian in Portland. Portland, Oregon, PPR 10 team. Who am I sitting? Rico Dowdle, Quinch on Judkins, Ashton Genti.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Rico.

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah, Daddle. Just with the return of Hubbard, we're just. It's the least guaranteed volume we're gonna get.

[Adam Ronis]

Of those three, I think from Brian. Thinking of offering scatter Boo and A.J. brown for T. Higgins.

[Dan Hooey]

No, no, that's gross.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

If you. If you believe in T. Higgins, after what you saw last night, you could probably do Brown for Higgins with the hope that the Higgins manager wants the potential Brown. So if you really have like a not so great feeling about AJ Brown rest of season, but a positive about Higgins, like, I could. I could get on board with that if you. If that's how you feel.

[Adam Ronis]

Okay, let's see something here in the chat. No, never mind. Okay. This is from Peterson. Pick two and half ppr.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Peterson.

[Adam Ronis]

This is an email from Peterson. Ferris Bueller. This is George Peterson.

[Dan Hooey]

Oh, yeah, I think we've done this.

[Adam Ronis]

Yeah, we have.

[Dan Hooey]

And I still can't pick it up.

[Adam Ronis]

Yeah, that's maybe not a great impression. Who knows? I think it's great. Half PPR, pick two. Teteroa McMillan, Alvin Kamara, AJ Brown or Mike Evans.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I would go Evans and Brown.

[Dan Hooey]

I don't want to get Tet in there, but I don't think I could bench Evans and Brown, so. Yeah, Evans and Brown is fine.

[Adam Ronis]

Baker, Mayfield or Drake May. Four point per passing.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Touchdown May for me, but it's close.

[Dan Hooey]

No, I'm going Baker. Yeah, I'm on the Baker train. I know the weapons are down, but I just think that's going to be a shootout.

[Adam Ronis]

Well, I actually thought it would be the exact opposite. I thought Jamie was going to take Baker, Mayfield and Dan was going to Dan.

[Dan Hooey]

I love May. I love May. Don't get me wrong. Just.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Yeah, I bought this week. I mean, game script.

[Dan Hooey]

I trust more.

[Adam Ronis]

Nice Playing great, Mike.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Variable bowl, baby.

[Adam Ronis]

One guy's the mvp. Who do you think has more rushing yards this year?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

May. Who?

[Dan Hooey]

May or Mayfield or Drake?

[Adam Ronis]

May.

[Dan Hooey]

I'll take May the rest of season.

[Adam Ronis]

No, who has a. Right now more rushing yards?

[Dan Hooey]

Right now it's Baker, right?

[Adam Ronis]

Correct. By 20 yards.

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah, he's been running a lot this year, but.

[Adam Ronis]

But no touchdowns.

[Dan Hooey]

And May their offensive line's been was bad. It's going to get better. They're getting guys back. They're moving Barton back to center, which is huge. And then worth the left tackles legit.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

It's funny how you say Baker's. I assume you mean Baker's the mvp.

[Adam Ronis]

Mace, you know who'd be second for me? An mvp.

[Dan Hooey]

He's definitely in discussion.

[Adam Ronis]

Second for me would be Dak Prescott.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

You know, it's funny, when we talked about that this morning, I was actually literally was about to say this. If they had beaten the Panthers last week and beat the Commanders this week, he would be in the MVP conversation.

[Dan Hooey]

It's not a bad take, but it's also not a good one. And I'll tell you why. To put him over Drake May, which is what you just did, Adam, it's really disrespectful to what May's done. He's been better than Dak across the board with worse weapons and a worse offensive line, and he's actually won massive games like the ones against the Bill, the one against the Bills. So just a terrible take from that. Stand well over Dak Prescott, though I do respect and love Dak Prescott's game.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Dak, I think you said this preseason, Adam, the Cowboys are the Bengals. I mean, it's the exact same situation last year.

[Adam Ronis]

It's great when you have, well, preseason. I was a little worried about the Cowboys offense. I didn't see this coming. But when you have a good offense and a bad defense, it's an amazing combination. We're going to take a break.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

And then Rayvon Diggs is in the concussion protocol. He had an accident at his home last night and won't play Sunday.

[Adam Ronis]

Yeah, I saw that.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Wow.

[Adam Ronis]

All right, well, get well soon, Trayvon Diggs. And by the way, there's a video circulating just I don't know what made me think of this, of Justin Jefferson posing as a photographer. Did you see this?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Not a video. Was.

[Dan Hooey]

Oh. With the GM of the Vikings.

[Adam Ronis]

I just.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

It was on Prime Video last night. It was after the game.

[Adam Ronis]

Oh, it was. Oh, it was so. I saw it on Twitter today. It was so funny. Treat. Treat your. Treat yourself. All right, we'll be right back on Fantasy Football.

[Dan Hooey]

What's that from?

[Adam Ronis]

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[Dan Hooey]

Considerably better show with a more diverse characters and a lot of funny character. Like add on characters. Okay, thank you, Raphael. Like, it's just a.

[Adam Ronis]

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[Jamie Eisenberg]

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[Adam Ronis]

Hosting my guest house on Airbnb for a while now and it's honestly been super simple. People come through book a couple nights and it's just extra money I wasn't making before. But here's the part I didn't really think about at first. You don't have to just host a separate space. Like I've got a trip to Orlando coming up to play some golf, and while I'm out of town, my main place is just sitting there empty. Why not list that too? It's already set up. I'm not using it. And it's such an easy way to cover some of the travel costs while I'm away. Maybe even a little extra for a box of Pro V1s or some merch from the pro shop. That's what I like about Airbnb. You can make it fit your lifestyle. Whether it's extra space or your own place while you're on vacation, your home might be worth more than you think. Find out how [e-mail] host okay, a lot more emails to get there. Here we go. With the trade deadline approaching, this one's from Aaron. With the trade deadline approaching, who should we stash that could benefit from a trade?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Does not appear that Alvin Camaro is getting traded. So any Kendra Miller upside if he gets traded? Yeah, any Kendra Miller hope now depends, unfortunately on an injury, so just keep that in mind. I don't know at what point the jets would turn to Isaiah Davis if Breece hall is traded, but he's the next man up, so there's a stash candidate in deeper leagues. I think in deeper leagues as well. Jack Besh is worth stashing Trey Tucker first, but Besh would be the next receiver probably to be elevated more so than Deontay Thornton based on the role that Myers plays and the role I think that Besh will play. So he's somebody that you can look at, I guess, if you want to say Malik Washington. If the Dolphins trade Jalen Waddle, I'd be shocked if they traded Jalen Waddle. Like, you know, if you're looking to rebuild this team, it's waddle and hn to me and then just sort of figure out the rest from a skill position standpoint.

[Dan Hooey]

So what's what incentive did the GM and coach have to trade Waddle right now?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

No, I guess just draft picks. You know, you're trying to.

[Dan Hooey]

They're not going to be there. Like that's the thing that they, they're coaching for and man.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Yeah, but that, that also could be they're both fired this week and then whoever's the, you know, owner mandates or whoever is advising the owner. I don't know who else would be trade chips. I guess maybe David Najoku is somebody to keep an eye on. Yeah, but we already know Harold Fannin would benefit.

[Dan Hooey]

So I think the Packer situation is an interesting one. They've been also involved in these rumors. Say they do move Dobbs or which I don't think they would. Or Wicks. Will that open up Matthew golden for a breakout second half season? The Alave one's interesting because if Olave does get moved and he seems the likeliest, I think of the big names, does Shahid become a mustard player? So he's someone I would stash. He's not rostered in every league.

[Adam Ronis]

Okay, thank you Aaron for your question. This one is a 14 team PPR league. Who do you like better? Marvin Harrison Jr. If he plays. Or Quentin Johnston.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

QJ I would go with Quentin Johnson.

[Adam Ronis]

Okay. Fannin or Waller at tight end?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I've changed my rankings significantly with Waller, so Fano was already ranked ahead of him. But to me that's easy right now.

[Adam Ronis]

Fan.

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah, I like Fanon too.

[Adam Ronis]

Dobbins. Jordan Mason or Marvin Harrison Jr. Or Darren Waller.

[Dan Hooey]

Dobbins for me.

[Adam Ronis]

Okay. This is from Grant. He says. Adam, I wanted to let you know that I went to reheat my leftovers today and I was reminded of your chicken and rice story from the other day along with your rant about not microwaving plastic containers. As I went to put my food in the microwave, I came very close to transferring it all to a plate, but I couldn't bring myself to dirty and extra dish when the container seemed to work fine. Anyway, I feel guilty for not listening to you and I can confirm that this chicken and rice did not heat up evenly. I'll bring myself to buy glass Tupperware once the next paycheck comes in.

[Dan Hooey]

I miss this rant. I'm so involved in it. I love this. What was your rant? That you should not reheat stuff in a microwave. Tupperware.

[Adam Ronis]

It's not a rant. It's. I don't. I do not heat up plastic.

[Dan Hooey]

Well, it's definitely bad for you. With that said, we have so much microplastics in our body right now.

[Adam Ronis]

Okay, stop. Stop right there. Stop right there. Today. This morning, as luck would have it, there's an article in the Washington Post. Not political. It's about this very subject. I screenshotted it and I sent it to Heath. He was completely unmoved.

[Dan Hooey]

Send it to me.

[Adam Ronis]

But the point was, I'll send you exactly what I sent Heath. The point was, we don't know exactly how harmful it is. There are microplastics and everything. But if there's one thing that Releases them. It is heat. And I take away from this article and I'm sharing it with you good people out there. Do not heat up plastic. You don't have to do it. Heat and plastic are a bad combination.

[Dan Hooey]

It really is. And that doesn't even touch on the fact that if you put it on an actual plate and then the way to do it is to put all the food in a circle around the middle. So the middle you leave empty of the plate and then that evenly heats it. Yeah, that's how you evenly heat the food. Oh, so you just leave that little circle in the middle and have the food around it. That's better. From a taste standpoint, on the microplastics front, it's definitely not good to heat up plastic. That's why they say don't leave a water bottle in your car and then drink out of it. Yes, all those things. But we're so screwed already on a microplastic. Don't have people realize how done and cooked we are from every standpoint. Like even the water bottles, like if you don't leave them in your car, they've been hit by heat. When you before you buy them and you bring them into your house, like they're done already. The ocean is just lighting up. The sun is just lighting up. Plastic in the ocean. Then we're eating fish in the ocean.

[Adam Ronis]

Let's get back on track.

[Dan Hooey]

We're not going to save this thing.

[Adam Ronis]

Let's get back on track. But you just, just make it again. It was all came from the pediatrics thing when my kids were babies. Anyway, this one is from. I don't have a name here. Let's say this one's from Bobby and he says dear Hank, Boomhauer, Dale and Bill, I just made two trades today. I gave up. I'll just combine the trades. He gave up Ashton Genti, Romo Dunze and Mason Taylor for Jackson Dart, malik neighbors and two 20, 28 seconds.

[Dan Hooey]

Wait, he gave up a Dunes day.

[Adam Ronis]

It's a super flex Dynasty league.

[Dan Hooey]

Okay, okay, so he's going for the.

[Adam Ronis]

Dart Neighbors stack and getting two second round picks in 2028 for Genti, Odunze and Taylor.

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah, I mean this, this first trade depends entirely on your evaluation of Jackson Dart and if he can be a long term fixture, if he's just somebody who's having a hot stretch in his ro. Obviously if Dart remains the fixture, this is a slam dunk deal as good as own Dunes A is for Dynasty. Dart is worth well more than that, let alone you don't even have to add the two second rounders which are nice values as well.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

So in.

[Dan Hooey]

In Superflex, that is once you get you. You see when you start playing into these Super Flex dynasty leagues. I'm sure Jamie can speak to this. And you as well, Adam. Now in Bake Burger where you're just. What are you collapsing again? I don't know. That team is just not good.

[Adam Ronis]

Yeah, we're talking.

[Dan Hooey]

It is impossible to get quarterbacks and Super Flex. They're worth more than their weight in gold.

[Adam Ronis]

This is a terrible trade though. I hate this.

[Dan Hooey]

Why?

[Adam Ronis]

You're giving up Odunze, Ashton Genti and Mason Taylor for Jackson Dart and a guy who has a torn acl. We don't even know how good he'll be next year. Probably be good. He may not be great. And you're getting two second round picks in 2028. This trade is terror. These two trades.

[Dan Hooey]

No, you're getting the other one. Genti for Neighbors is terrible but it's.

[Adam Ronis]

All the same thing. It's the same team. So he's giving up Genti Odunze and Mason Taylor for Dart neighbors and two 2028 second round pick. This is horrible.

[Dan Hooey]

You can't.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

You have to. What do you have to take into account?

[Adam Ronis]

Making trades. Jamie, go ahead.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

You have to take into account the Super Flex part of this though because if Dart is a top 15 caliber quarterback, you're. You're getting immense value. And so if Dart just plays 10.

[Dan Hooey]

Years in the NFL as a starter, you're getting.

[Adam Ronis]

You're killing this Aston Genti and Romo Dunes should get you forget about the Mason Taylor should get you better than Malik Neighbors and Jackson Dart.

[Dan Hooey]

I don't think you understand the value of these quarterbacks.

[Adam Ronis]

I don't think you understand about Jackson Dart.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

All right.

[Adam Ronis]

No, this is. You should get a better team that.

[Dan Hooey]

Roll into Super Flex years for seasons for 1, 2, 3 seasons in a row without any quarterbacks.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

If you were redrafting next year and Dart finishes the way that he's playing right now.

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah. Then it's an easy slam dunk.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

He's going to be a borderline first round pick and a red in a.

[Adam Ronis]

Right giving up Ashton Genti and Romo Dunesday.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I'm not disagreeing.

[Dan Hooey]

When we did the Super Flex Heath the charity one for earlier this year, a couple a month or two ago, did you not see how many quarterbacks went in the top 25 picks?

[Adam Ronis]

Did Ashton Genti go in the top 25 picks?

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah, of course. He's One of them.

[Adam Ronis]

Okay, we are not doing this for Joe Burrow. We're doing this for Jackson Dart. There's too much, right?

[Dan Hooey]

I'm saying there's obvious risk behind it, but 22 year old player in a dynasty league in a super flex format that could legitimately be well worth, well, more value than anyone in this trade, including Genti and Neighbors.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I don't disagree with you wholeheartedly, Adam. Like, this is not. I'd rather have the other side of it.

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah, it's not a slam dunk. I would probably rather have this third too.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

You could, you can make a case just based on the ACL situation that Odunze is closer to Malik Neighbors than he's ever been and maybe on the same level right now. And so, yeah, Taylor could be a superstar. So yes, I'd rather have that side, but it's not that crazy.

[Adam Ronis]

Okay, well, we all agree then. Don't do it. Don't do it. I think he already did it though. He did. Okay, this is from Eddie. Give me a running back and two flexes. We're just going to do names. Here we go. Rapid Fire, Pacheco, Travion, Henderson, RJ Harvey, Michael Carter. We need one of those. Pacheco, Henderson. Harvey, Michael Carter.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Henderson. Yeah.

[Adam Ronis]

And then we need.

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah, the rest are just terrible.

[Adam Ronis]

We need two flexes. We need Pacheco, Harvey, Michael Carter, Jerry, Judy, Darnell, Mooney, Ricky, Pearsall, Tucker, Kraft.

[Dan Hooey]

Pearsall's out, right? Practice in month and weeks. It feels like Craft.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Craft is easy. And I go, Judy.

[Dan Hooey]

Craft is easy as. As Jamie said. Judy. I can't go Judy with Dylan Gabriel.

[Adam Ronis]

I'm going Judy.

[Dan Hooey]

Is. Is Mooney a lock to play?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

No.

[Dan Hooey]

No, no.

[Adam Ronis]

All right. Judy and Judy and Kraft for Craft and Carter.

[Dan Hooey]

Okay. I don't like that either. No, I guess. Crap. Maybe default Judy in there.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I don't know.

[Dan Hooey]

I mean, Gabriel. This is horrific. Hopefully Mooney or Pierce all plays wheel.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Potential for Judy this week. Just because the receiver coach for Cleveland just was talking today, the media about getting or helping Judy getting over the drops and still having a lot of confidence in him. So it wouldn't shock me if there's another 8 plus target game just at 13 targets. No David Najoku, like there's big time opportunity here against Dolphins. The biggest concern for me would be the weather.

[Dan Hooey]

The biggest concern for me is definitely not the weather though. That's a concern. It's Dylan Gabriel whose passing chart is like one to seven air yards.

[Adam Ronis]

Hey, guys, great job on the Rapid Fire like that was really.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I'm sorry. Let's talk about plastic some more.

[Adam Ronis]

Terrific.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Great job. What happened in the Washington Post today about what's the cartoon in Washington Post?

[Adam Ronis]

I don't know. I didn't see the cartoon. I just tried to help people.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Hubbard is officially back. He's no injury designation Debo confirmed out.

[Adam Ronis]

Oh, Debo's out.

[Dan Hooey]

I think that's what I just saw. I saw it in the chat. That was not a good call by me to use the chat as as evidence of anything here. Let's take a quick look and see if that was possible.

[Adam Ronis]

Crafter Ferguson this week.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Ferguson.

[Adam Ronis]

Okay. How about Ferguson?

[Dan Hooey]

But I was wrong about the Debo thing. He's working off to the side of practice but not practicing. He'll probably be out, but.

[Adam Ronis]

Well, we don't know that. I mean it looked like.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

No, no, no.

[Adam Ronis]

Don't say that.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Quinn said that he did some things today. Debo's gonna play. He just probably not going to be.

[Dan Hooey]

At 100 was going to play for sure. Okay, my bad. All right.

[Adam Ronis]

This is from Jay. Let's see. I'm one in five pick one running back and two Flex. Ken Walker, Woody Marks, Bam Knight, Basil Tootin. We need one of them.

[Dan Hooey]

Bam. No, no, sorry.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Ken Walker. I would go with Woody Marks and.

[Dan Hooey]

Then Walker, Golden, Addison.

[Adam Ronis]

Okay, Walker, Golden, Addison and then Jamie. Who do you like? Golden, Addison, Whittington, Marks walk Ken, Walker, golden and Addison.

[Dan Hooey]

All right.

[Adam Ronis]

And Jamie, you said that you want to see the Patriots let Travion Henderson loose this emailer. I don't have his name. Sorry. He said among 41 qualified running backs he ranks 41st in rush yards over expected per attempt. Over expected per attempt. 34th in yards after contact per attempt. 39th in PFF rushing grade. I have not confirmed these but he is right that Treveon Henderson hasn't done anything.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

He's the only counter to that would be is what the F has Ramon Dre Stevenson done.

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah, I agree.

[Adam Ronis]

I agree. But it is worth noting. I. I would like to see Henderson get like actual workload so he can have a chance to make a big play.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

It's such a big part of that position is getting in a rhythm and getting opportunities. Now clearly there are. There are players that don't need to have a lot of volume to show how good they are and that eventually leads to volume. Think about Jacquary, Crosky, Merritt earlier in the season. Then what they've built up to. Clearly the. The depth chart tells you that he needed More work as well. But I think that's the same thing in. In New England. Like Ramandre is doing nothing and fumbling. And so Travion may be awful because despite the fumbles, they're still not giving him those chances. But at this point, like, why would you not try? Why would you have drafted the kid and not given him the opportunity to maybe see what he can do? Especially when you're in some of these situations where you're playing with the lead.

[Adam Ronis]

Yeah, it does right now feel like a second round pick they're not getting the most out of for sure. Okay, well, I think it's time for the Fantasy Cops. I got to get my music queued up here. Dan, what concert are you going to tonight?

[Dan Hooey]

My Morning Jacket at Brooklyn Paramount.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Okay.

[Adam Ronis]

That'll be extremely boring rock. Have fun.

[Dan Hooey]

That's the worst way to possibly describe that. They rock the heck out. And I have no idea where you came up with that terrible take from Extremely Boring Rock. You want to hear Extremely boring Rock? The guy you sent me to listen to.

[Adam Ronis]

Oh, you didn't like it?

[Dan Hooey]

That's extremely boring rock.

[Adam Ronis]

You didn't like Sam Fender?

[Dan Hooey]

Fine. He's probably good. I mean, he's good at music, the writing was good. That's extremely boring rock, though. That's an example of extremely boring rock. Wow.

[Adam Ronis]

I'm so sorry to hear you say that, boy.

[Dan Hooey]

Well, I'm sorry to hear you say that about mmj. Don't you ever say, I don't even.

[Adam Ronis]

Believe your Sam Fender take. I think it's just retribution.

[Dan Hooey]

For me it is just retribution. I swear to God. I listened to one song. It was pretty good. But the fact that you called My Morning Jacket boring rock is crazy. How bad you've never listened. If you listen to a song of.

[Adam Ronis]

Them, there's nothing genuine about you. You just went on this like you just said, Sam, you listened to one song, you liked it.

[Dan Hooey]

You just said there's nothing genuine about you is really disrespectful and it really hurt. Actually, hurtful term that I would use for that.

[Adam Ronis]

Wait till the email I'm going to read at the end of the show. Okay, Fantasy Cops time. This one is from the Flea. A trade was accepted where the last place manager was offered. R.J. harvey and Jackson Dart for Saquon Barkley. Our league has a veto period of one day and it requires eight votes out of 12. But really that. I mean, there's. Yeah, there's 12 teams in the league. I don't know the other. The teams in the trade voting, I don't know. Anyway, so the trade was R.J. harvey and Jackson Dart to the last place team for Saquon Barkley. One day veto period requires eight votes. The following day, the poll closed with only nine votes total and six of them were vetoes. So they need to get to eight vetoes. The manager who was set to receive Barkley began arguing that he should receive him. Since the poll had closed and there were not enough vetoes to vote or there were not enough votes to veto, the commissioner created a new poll which outraged the manager. I retorted and I said that the rule says there's a one day review and not a 24 hour review. And since clearly not everyone had seen the poll, we should extend the vote until everyone had a chance to see it. And it was only the next day, shortly after the drama unfolded. The new poll had received the eight votes required for the veto. Did we get it right by creating the new poll? Or is the greedy Saquon hungry manager right by the letter of the law? What say you fantasy cops?

[Dan Hooey]

I say everything is so wrong with this league. The fact of the matter is if it's a one quarterback league, which I assume it is, and someone's just taking on Jackson Dart and rj.

[Adam Ronis]

Oh no, it's super flat. It's super flex.

[Dan Hooey]

Okay, okay. Yeah, I'm, I'm a little more open to this. And at first I was just gonna go off on like how. Because this happens sometimes in leagues. Like a last place team is either a just like bullied into a trade, like, ah, you stink. You're in last place. You got to change it up. Let's just do this. And he just doesn't care anymore and he just accepts a trade sign of a very uncompetitive league or just like there's collusion, which is what I was thinking this would be if it was a one quarterback league in a super flex. I don't think this is collusion. It's probably somebody who desperately needs a quarterback, in which case I stand by the manager who won. Saquon Barkley traded for Saquon Barkley because a, the rules were you have one day to veto it. If it's not vetoed, that's it.

[Adam Ronis]

But in the first place, I didn't, I didn't. I don't know if I explained this properly. Okay, so let's say the trade went through on a Monday. They posted the poll and then they reposted another one later on Tuesday. It was more than 24 hours since the Original poll, but it was still the next day. So the wording is confusing. You know, in this league, it's a, it's. It says you have a one day veto period. Does that mean 24 hours or does that mean anytime the following day? Because within the first 24 hours, there were not enough votes to veto. But after they posted the second poll. So it's more than 24 hours, but still one day later, you got enough votes to veto. So that's the question here.

[Dan Hooey]

Jamie.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I was looking up news. Sorry.

[Dan Hooey]

That's okay.

[Adam Ronis]

I say, I say that the intent of the, of the poll is to get everyone to vote for the veto. And I'm fine with it being more than 24 hours. On the next day, people hadn't seen the poll, so when they actually all voted, they voted to veto. However, I think it's stupid that this trade is getting vetoed. I agree with.

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah, it's very stupid. This trade is getting veto. And it's a great example of why trade should never be vetoed.

[Adam Ronis]

Yes, yes, we, we know.

[Dan Hooey]

I have to hammer that home because it's getting ridiculous with some of this stuff. Like. I agree, it's just crazy. Either the players are colluding in your league or they're not. And if they're not, let every trade go through. And if they're not competitive to make fair trades, kick them out of the league. It's very simple.

[Adam Ronis]

All right, I got another Fantasy Cops for you. We will do it after this.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

There's DeAndre Swift news.

[Adam Ronis]

What do we got?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

So the reason he was added to the injury report was due to a groinish issue. And Ben Johnson said he was not injured in practice and added he's hopeful Swift will play Sunday. The injury report will be this afternoon.

[Adam Ronis]

Hopeful.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

All right.

[Adam Ronis]

Are we going to be picking up Kyle Menangai?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

You should be.

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah.

[Adam Ronis]

Okay. Would he be in your top 24 if Swift were out?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I would start him over. Ken Walker. Yes. So he would be in my top 24.

[Adam Ronis]

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Us until one team lists Aluminum Party.

[Adam Ronis]

Download and follow Pushing the Pile on Apple Podcast, Spotify and anywhere podcasts are found. Business Owners I'm going to give you a tool that will make a huge difference for you. It's called Quo Formerly Open Phone. It's the same great business phone system I've talked about before, just with a new name. And here's why it matters. Every time you miss a call, you're leaving money on the table. You need a phone system that keeps up and helps you stay connected 24 7. And that's why you need quo. Over 90,000 businesses trust quo formerly open phone to streamline their customer communications. It works through an app on your phone or computer, so no more carrying two phones or using a landline. With Quo, your team can share one number and collaborate on customer calls and texts like a shared inbox. So anyone can jump in and keep response times fast and forget voicemail. Quo's built in AI agent can be set up in minutes to handle calls after hours, answer questions and capture leads so you never miss a customer. Get started free. Plus get 20% off your first six [e-mail] FFT that's quo.com FFT and if you have existing numbers with another service, Quo will port them over at no extra charge. Quo no missed calls, no missed customers Fantasy Cops from D. Harris this league started over 17 years ago, has expanded from 10 teams to 12 teams to two leagues of 12 teams with relegation and promotion between the leagues. Our commissioner, a man who takes this very seriously, has put a ton of time and effort into getting things right. We also have a partially rotating council that meets in the summer to go over rule adjustments that have been proposed by all league members throughout the season. Yeah, right.

[Dan Hooey]

Do like that a lot.

[Adam Ronis]

The issue, we have a predetermined schedule that we decided to go with rather than just accepting the random schedule from Sleeper or Yahoo.

[Dan Hooey]

Okay.

[Adam Ronis]

Our commissioner manually goes in before the season starts and he updates the schedule. But after week six had finished, the commissioner noticed that he made a mistake when setting the schedule. Two matchups in our bottom league were flipped. The council and the league wide vote both concluded that we should retroactively set the schedule to what it should have been before the season started. The other main option proposed was to allow the matchups to stand and adjust a rival rivalry week matchup later on in the year so everyone still plays each other at least once. Okay. The manager that went from a win to a loss because of this honest schedule mistake, as you can imagine, hated this decision. He relentlessly texted the commissioner and other council members, pleading his case, noting that even though the schedule was sent out before the season started, managers tailor their strategy week to week, like blocking waiver pickups, playing a boom bus player if you need the upside trades, etc. I think the correct decision was to revert the matchups so to the originally intended schedule and chalk it up to a rare mistake. But part of me also sees where he's coming from. What do you think?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Once it was set, you can't go back and change it?

[Adam Ronis]

Yeah, it's pretty messed up to change.

[Dan Hooey]

It's interesting though, because this is how it's supposed to be technically, according to the council and, and everyone involved. But it's too late, right? Like it's too late to change. I don't like the idea of changing the outcome of what's already happened.

[Adam Ronis]

Yep, I agree. I had this thought of mid season changing a league from decimal scoring, from two decimal scoring, from non decimal scoring. Right. Because everybody likes decimal scoring. But if I had done that, it may have changed the outcome of some games, you know, some matchups in the past it would have changed records.

[Dan Hooey]

Right.

[Adam Ronis]

That was a little bit different. Right. Because in this scenario you do say, well, I knew I was playing this guy, so I changed my lineup accordingly. Changing from decimal to not from non to two decimal scoring. You don't really have that argument. But it still would have changed the outcomes of games. So I don't remember when that was a couple of years ago, I was like, I can't do it mid season.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

You can't do it midseason. But it's not a bad goal.

[Adam Ronis]

Thank you very much for the fantasy cop submissions. Again, send your emails to fantasy footballbsi.com that is fantasy football. That is the letter. And you can put fantasy cops in the subject line or you can just ask your start sick question.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I do love that that league is so dedicated that they spend that much time in the offseason thinking about it.

[Adam Ronis]

Oh, having a council. That's.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Yes.

[Adam Ronis]

All right, so Apple podcast questions. Okay. This is from the Ginger Ninja. I know the FFT team was high on RJ Harvey and Travion Henderson. Should we still be patient with them? What do you think about their prospects for the season now? Well, we answered half of that, but yeah, I guess we could do it again. Jamie, are we still patient with Harvey and Henderson?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

If you can be. I mean, look, it's getting to the point where bye weeks are a problem, injuries are a problem, and you have to make some tough roster calls. I know in one of my leagues is very competitive. Everybody's, you know, smart manager. Somebody had to drop RJ Harvey and you know, pick up some wide receivers because these injuries. And so I put in a claim for Harvey right away. Somebody else got him ahead of me. I would love to stash RJ Harvey just to see what happens, especially knowing what JK Dobbins injury history is.

[Dan Hooey]

Right.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

It's been frustrating in the case of Henderson, you know, same thing. Frustrating that they're not giving him more work, especially with no Gibson there. And now Ramandre still not looking great. But you know, you got to hope that these are strong second half finishers. I still think there's potential for them both to, to be in that. In that realm. But. But it's, it's tough. So I get it if you have drop them.

[Adam Ronis]

Jalen Coker expected to play this week, I think. Can we agree that Henderson has a path to playing time that doesn't involve an injury and Harvey really doesn't.

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah, I wouldn't necessarily agree with that given the history of Josh McDaniels as a coordinator.

[Adam Ronis]

Well, Henderson's more valuable.

[Dan Hooey]

I was never in on Henderson for that reason. I was in on Harvey and that was a mistake.

[Adam Ronis]

Yeah, but if there's a another fumble and he's a fumble prone player too.

[Dan Hooey]

It's not like when have we seen McDaniels lean on one bat. I mean, occasionally Josh Jacobs that one year when he's about to be a free agent, and Corey Dylan back in the past. But that's not a lot of examples of it.

[Adam Ronis]

All right, next Apple podcast question is from Zogi. Will Trey Benson eventually return as RB2 as an RB2 caliber fantasy player?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I think there's a chance for it. You know, we don't know when he's going to return and it's not like there's a history of him being great. You know, unfortunately he did not get the chance last year when James Connor was banged up to prove it. And clearly small sample size, but I mean, you look at the guys that he has to be better than and it's Michael Carter who's clearly been a journeyman and a backup, and Bam Knight been a journeyman and a backup, and neither one has established themselves as a must start player. So the hope would be twofold. One that Benson comes back and shows himself to be great for this year, but also for anybody has him in dynasty like James Connor's probably done. I mean, you know, I know they gave him an extension, but we're talking about 31 next year. Like this could be their starting running back. And you hope to see him come back and perform at a high level.

[Dan Hooey]

As far as this year goes, the hope would be just Drew Petzing has pretty much designed a functional and effective run game since he got there in Arizona. And people, we found success. Bam Knight was a startable player last week, so the upside is still there. And it's a knee injury that he suffered instead of like, I like that better than like a high ankle because you come back from the high ankle, a lot of times you're not the same.

[Adam Ronis]

Next one is from Boozer Crayons and he wants to know Brian Thomas Jr. Or Mike Evans.

[Dan Hooey]

Go Evans.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Evans.

[Adam Ronis]

Next one is from Frankie P. Standard scoring league. Don't ask why. Starting Metcalf on Thursday. I need another wide receiver, two running backs and a flex. All right, so let's pick a wide receiver, Nico or Brian Thomas Jr. Nico. And then let's pick two running backs. Ashton Genti, Jacori Crosky Merritt, Kamani Vidal.

[Dan Hooey]

Go Genti.

[Adam Ronis]

And two.

[Dan Hooey]

Oh, sorry, Bill and.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

And Genti.

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah, Bill. Still. Videl actually looked pretty good on some outside runs last week, but it was probably the matchup.

[Adam Ronis]

And then you need a flex from Brian Thomas Jr. And Kamani Vidal. I go non PPR, by the way.

[Dan Hooey]

Oh, yeah, non PPR. Yeah. Vidal, non PBR.

[Adam Ronis]

Okay. And we can Wrap on that one. Did I read this one? I don't think I read this one. Okay. Last week I traded away Quentin Johnston and Daniel Jones for Jackson, Smith and Jigba in a 14 team non PPR league grade the trade A plus plus.

[Dan Hooey]

Assuming you have an option in a 14 team league at quarterback. Yeah, A. I just think it's maybe a situation where, I mean, Daniel Jones has been very good for fantasy, but probably not enough to. Yeah, you got to do that. It's JSN. He's one of the 10 best.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I would rather start Carson Wentz and JSN than David Jones and that's fair.

[Dan Hooey]

You could probably find someone at quarterback.

[Adam Ronis]

To get in and Dobbs or Ramandre Stevenson and Juwan Jennings or Michael Carter or Hassan Haskins. Non ppr.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I guess you could take a chance on Jennings if Purdy starts just based on their rapport. But I'd probably go Carter.

[Dan Hooey]

I think Carter's the safer play. Jennings is also playing through broken ribs. And it's just like.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I understand that take from Dave this morning. What was it?

[Adam Ronis]

Oh, he likes Jennings better than Jennings better than Bourne.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Wow.

[Adam Ronis]

I'm trying to find this funny email. I think you'll appreciate this. This is from Nick in St. Louis.

[Dan Hooey]

Okay.

[Adam Ronis]

And he says, I don't know if you'll appreciate it, but Jamie will. He says, longtime listener, you guys are the best and blah, blah, blah. I started listening in 2012 and my first piece of advice I solicited was asking Nando if I should start Beanie Wells or Ryan Broyles in a standard scoring league. Nando said, Broyles, who went for 126 yards. Beanie rushed for 48 yards and had two touchdowns. I went with Broyles and I lost by less than a point. Ultimately, that loss kept me out of the playoffs. In a year, I was the highest scoring team in the league.

[Dan Hooey]

Nando was right, though, with the take.

[Adam Ronis]

No.

[Dan Hooey]

126 is more impressive. Obviously you get unlucky with the touchdowns.

[Adam Ronis]

But yeah, he was right with the take. And then he even attached a screenshot of the tweet of Nando telling him.

[Dan Hooey]

So cool.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Oh, I think you should go with Royals.

[Adam Ronis]

That's so funny, man. That's great stuff. Good trip down memory.

[Dan Hooey]

Technically, he wasn't right with the take. I want to make that clear.

[Adam Ronis]

But the process, yes, the pro.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Right?

[Adam Ronis]

Exactly. All right. Thank you for your Spotify questions. We want to grow our audience on Spotify, so tell your friends. Here's a. Here's a question from Jackson Min I keep hearing debates about whether Drake London is as good with Mooney in. Are there stats to back up either side? I could see Mooney taking targets or opening up the field. Is the sample size with Michael Penix specifically too small?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

So you have week 18 last year. You have week six this year. You have week one this year. I don't think was great, but I think it's still. Targets were there. There's probably about five games if I can recall, top of my head. But he just gets uber targeted and makes sense. So that's why he's my number one receiver this week as of now.

[Dan Hooey]

Here's the numbers. I don't. You have the numbers with all three in? Yeah.

[Adam Ronis]

So his target. Drake London's target per out run rate has been 19, 16.7% and 41.7% with Darnell Mooney on the field in three games with Mooney. With him off the field, it's been 38.5, 40%, 35.7% and 51.6%. So with Mooney off the field, Drake Drake London is the most targeted wide receiver on a per out basis. In fantasy, with him on the field two of three games, it's been concerning. It feels like a coincidence to me, but it. Those are the numbers.

[Dan Hooey]

No, I mean the numbers suggest that he. That what he's saying is true. Like London isn't as good of a play with Mooney on the field, but the eye test doesn't suggest that. Like when you watch this Falcons offense, you see an offense that's hyper targeting the first read for the quarterback. And the first read is almost always Drake London in this offense. And that's kind of the pet book on Penn right now. In my mind at least. I'm watching him from watching him play. So ultimately, I would say Drake London is going to continue to be what Jamie said, one of the best receivers in fantasy.

[Adam Ronis]

From Omar Grade, the trade, I'm weak at receiver. I traded away Quinn, Sean Judkins and my number two quarterback, Drake May for J.K. dobbins and A.J. brown.

[Dan Hooey]

Kins and my second quarterback who's May but his second. I think this is a good trade. If he hasn't. If he has enough quarter, like if he has a. I'm assuming this is like somebody with Josh Allen or Lamar or something. You're giving up a player you're never going to use in May and Judkins and getting Dobbins and Brown. I mean, you guys, I. I assume I'm the low man on Judkins. Which is probably why I feel this way.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Don't love it, but I think it's benefiting both teams because you're getting a good enough Judkins replacement and you're hopefully getting a starting quarterback who's got easily top 10 upside, maybe top 5 upside rest of season. And you're giving that other manager. I would view it as an upgrade at running back.

[Adam Ronis]

Okay. This is from Felix. I can't. I. Adam, can you imitate Sean Connery as Gandalf in Lord of the Rings.

[Dan Hooey]

Saying, I don't want to hear this.

[Adam Ronis]

God, you shall not pass. I don't think I. Because you do it your best.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I.

[Adam Ronis]

You shall not pass would be the I. It's not really. I feel like he kind of sounds like Gandalf to begin with.

[Dan Hooey]

That wasn't as bad as I thought that was going to be. Not terrible.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Your Bane is still your best.

[Adam Ronis]

I don't. I can't do my Bane anymore.

[Dan Hooey]

You lost the ability to do an impression. How's that even possible?

[Adam Ronis]

Lost the ability to do a lot of impressions. Yesterday I was doing. I was watching South Park. I did a little Mr. Mackie. Okay.

[Dan Hooey]

I feel like it's okay. I mean, it's an easy one to do.

[Adam Ronis]

Okay.

[Dan Hooey]

Not your best.

[Adam Ronis]

Not. That was bad. Okay.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Good impression of a host who got through a show in an hour.

[Adam Ronis]

I've never done that. I've never done that impression from. David Hampton. Was called to sell high because of the Chargers O line. Now Kamani Vidal is a must start.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

No, Vidal is as good of a sell high as you'll ever find. I mean, yeah, we don't know when the window is of Mario Hampton coming back, depending on how long after the four weeks are up that he's eligible to return. But look, he just had his best game. It was against the Dolphins. Wouldn't shock me if he poops the bed at some point, even this week against the Colts. And then we hear again that the Chargers are in the market for running back. So sell him now if you can, because his value is as high as it could possibly be. They are getting Joe Alt back. That's going to help the Chargers offensive lineup.

[Adam Ronis]

Are they getting him back this week?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I don't know this week. But the fact that he was practicing this week is a great sign.

[Adam Ronis]

It is big. And I don't remember calling Hampton a must sell high. I mean, I think.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I don't know if we were. I think you certainly heard those things being said because the first two weeks they. He couldn't do anything. And the line kept falling apart.

[Dan Hooey]

Okay.

[Adam Ronis]

And I think we have one. Oh, we have a couple more from Dalto. Grade the trade. I get Hunter Henry. Nope. I get Derek Henry. I give Jordan Mason and Travion Henderson.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

It's a B plus. I. I think you're. I mean, Aaron Jones expected to return. So that's going to be a problem for Jordan Mason in some capacity. And Travion Henderson yet to do anything. So Derek Henry with Lamar Jackson back should be good.

[Dan Hooey]

I'm going A to A plus with this is the perfect exact type of trade I would be looking to do. I wish I could do a trade like this. Mason, Aaron Jones is coming back. Ravion, Henderson, whatever. And then I get Derrick Henry with Lamar coming back and an easy schedule on the way. I love this trade.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Yeah, it'd be nice if you looked at your trade offers because I sent you a trade off like three weeks ago and you didn't.

[Dan Hooey]

I. I think I saw that bad, really bad trade offer a couple days ago sitting in my inbox.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

It wasn't two days ago because I rescinded it last week. So it was giving you. This is when you lost Lamar Jackson.

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah. Horrible trade.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

It wasn't a horrible trade. It was giving you Lamar. It was giving you Drake May and George Kittle for. I forget. It was good.

[Dan Hooey]

There's a lot of good play. Let's go take a look at that. First of all, I had Burrow. I mean, I'm sorry, Herbert as my backup. So very minimal. Who have Darnold? Fine. Doesn't matter. I mean, Lamar's back next week. So which league? This is the auction league. I'm gonna look at this right now and tell you what you wanted for those two players. I get Kittle, who actually like. And now that I'm seeing that I'm hearing that, I'm kind of disappointed. I didn't get Kittle, had no interest in the quarterback, Drake May, when I have Lamar Jackson coming back. What did you want here? Like Rashid probably wanted, like Romo Dunesay and Pickens or like Romo Dunesay and James Cook. I think it was.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

No.

[Dan Hooey]

Yes, it was. It was. You wanted two great players.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

It was. It was my. I think it might have been Odunze, but it wasn't. It wasn't both of them. I wasn't going to be greedy like that. I'm not stupid. I'm not saying no.

[Dan Hooey]

You wanted a second. Was it Rice? Was it Rashid Rice?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

No.

[Dan Hooey]

Okay. I thought you wanted two good players for those who.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Which Is not maybe Dobbins.

[Adam Ronis]

You're saying that Jamie shouldn't want two good players when he's giving up Drake May.

[Dan Hooey]

I'm not saying that, Adam. I'm saying, if I have Lamar Jackson on my team, why am I taking on Drake?

[Adam Ronis]

Because he sent it three weeks ago when the margin was injured.

[Dan Hooey]

It was six days ago when I.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

No, it was not. It was absolutely. I rescinded.

[Dan Hooey]

It was like October 6th was the trade.

[Adam Ronis]

Oh, man. Michael says pick two. Jalen Warren, Keenan Allen, Breece Hall. Well, hopefully you started Jalen Warren. So Keenan Allen or Breeze Hall?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Brief.

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah, hopefully. Sorry. Warren. Breeze hall for sure.

[Adam Ronis]

All right, YouTube, let's make it happen. This. Okay. I got a text today saying the same exact thing. Am I the last one to point out that Adam and Joe Flacco could be brothers?

[Dan Hooey]

Look a lot alike.

[Adam Ronis]

Yep.

[Dan Hooey]

And then they look a lot alike. What was the thing you were going to tell me about for. You mentioned earlier in the show? Like I got bashed in an email or something.

[Adam Ronis]

Yeah, I was gonna say that to the very end, but.

[Dan Hooey]

Okay.

[Adam Ronis]

Brian on YouTube says, Can we all acknowledge that Dan's correct doppelganger is Kit Harrington?

[Dan Hooey]

Oh, that's not. You think I look like Kid Arrington? Are you out of your mind? Maybe like the.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

The.

[Dan Hooey]

The D minus version of Kit Harrington. Sure.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

No, he's Jason Alexander.

[Dan Hooey]

No. That is also disrespectful and untrue. Jason Alexander was never in this kind of shape.

[Adam Ronis]

Show you young Jason Alexander. Very handsome guy.

[Dan Hooey]

Not in this kind of shape at any point. He's always a round man. I've never been round in my life.

[Adam Ronis]

Yes. Adam's having great hair day.

[Dan Hooey]

Thank.

[Adam Ronis]

I actually. Yeah. It's a good haircut. I got Tenerella McMillan, Marvin Harrison Jr. Mason Dowdle, Videl pick three.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I'm gonna go all three running backs.

[Dan Hooey]

We don't know if it's PPR or not, I guess.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

No. I don't know.

[Dan Hooey]

Assuming it's standard, I can go with the three running backs and be okay with that. In non. In any version of ppr, I want to get tet in there, and I would take out.

[Adam Ronis]

I don't. I really don't want Ted Roll McMillan this week.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Same. Yeah.

[Dan Hooey]

But I like what I'd seen from him. I understand the matchup's not great.

[Adam Ronis]

If Marvin Harrison Jr. Plays, I'm definitely starting him over. McMillan.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I would. Yeah.

[Adam Ronis]

Have we talked about a potential Bill and Tet team name?

[Dan Hooey]

Like Bill and Ted's excellent adventure kind of thing?

[Adam Ronis]

Yeah.

[Dan Hooey]

No, I don't think we have. Remember, he doesn't want to be called Ted.

[Adam Ronis]

That's true. How do you hear?

[Dan Hooey]

Have you been checking in on the Bijan Bijan saga?

[Adam Ronis]

I'm back to Bijan.

[Dan Hooey]

Well, he said it's all right, go.

[Adam Ronis]

Back to Bijan then I'm doing.

[Dan Hooey]

But then I saw a commercial with him on prime last night watching the game and he said. And they said. Or he said bijan. So I don't. At this point I'm just at a loss.

[Adam Ronis]

Camara, Kamara, how do you view Stefan Diggs rest of season?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

So borderline number two, number three receiver, depending on the matchups and how he's looked coming off the previous week will probably determine how you feel about him. So they're going to be people that are down on him this week because he struggled and then he'll play well and then he'll be in a lot of lineups next week and then I'll struggle, I think, until we start to get consistent targets. This just feels like one of those offenses that's going to be a lot of fluid motion and different guys on a different week stepping up until maybe they make a trade.

[Dan Hooey]

It's a spread it around offense for sure. But Diggs, I mean, didn't have as bad of a week as people thought he had last week. He had a massive play called back by a BS penalty.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Yeah, that's true.

[Dan Hooey]

Would have changed everyone's opinion of his week. He only played like 50 something percent of the snaps. They also didn't really need him to play a lot. So in that specific game.

[Adam Ronis]

So they were in a pretty competitive game.

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah, for a little while.

[Adam Ronis]

No, the 55 of the snaps thing is the big issue with Stefan Diggs. But he was at 80 of the routes. I think the week before. I mentioned that the Saints who he played last week have been really good against slot receivers this year. That might be a strength of theirs. And also I mentioned that Jacob was promoting Ryan Heath's research about first down per target rate. And Stefan Diggs is one guy who excelled there last year and this year he gets a lot of first downs and that apparently is pretty. Yes, fairly predictive of good.

[Dan Hooey]

Let me address this one real quick. It'll take two seconds. He said Mugsy Sleeper says 1971 Berthas are greater than others. There are some 72s that are just as good, if not better.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

All right, read the Danny Milks. I gotta go.

[Adam Ronis]

All right, we'll go back to YouTube.

[Dan Hooey]

Some might understand that.

[Adam Ronis]

All right, this Is an email from Jimmy Hayworth from Annapolis. He said, longtime listener, first time ranter. I need to talk to you about something that happened on fantasy football today. Something that has left me spirit spiritually concussed. So there I am.

[Dan Hooey]

Spiritually concussed is amazing.

[Adam Ronis]

This guy better be a writer. There I am, 4am, folding laundry like a responsible adult, listening to you, Jamie Eisenberg and Dan. Who even is this guy? In my earbuds, things are fine. Football talk, rankings sleepers. And then. Then you dip into one of your signature dad pun detours, casually tossing out Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young. And what happens? Dan Hoozy Wazzy over there says, what's that? I swear to you, Adam, a small mushroom cloud formed inside my skull. For seven soul scorching minutes, I listened as this man, this alleged adult human, tried to convince your entire audience that he, quote, knows the songs, just not the bands. Meanwhile, my brain is melting faster than a Frosty in Phoenix. It felt like I was watching an alternate ending of Braveheart where mid disembowelment, the executioners suddenly panic and try to shove all of William Wallace's organs back.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Spoilers. Spoiler.

[Adam Ronis]

And pat up with duct tape. Pure chaotic futility. That was my brain, Adam. That was me. But it doesn't stop there. No, no, no. Captain Culture Shock decides to double down. Decides to double down. And casually mentions with a straight face that the Beatles are overrated. Overrated. Because you see, quote, they don't have guitar solos like the Stones. End quote.

[Dan Hooey]

Not just solos.

[Adam Ronis]

You also mentioned the drummers.

[Dan Hooey]

Not their drummers. Not anywhere near the level of the best drummers in the world.

[Adam Ronis]

All right, Adam. My soul briefly left my body. I saw light. It was flickering to the beat of hey Jude. And here's the kiln. Here's what kills me. This man is no stranger to passion. He's the Michelangelo of mouthfeel, the da Vinci of deli meats. He will lecture the world on sandwich composition, pairing and texture balance like he's defending his dissertation at the Culinary Institute of America. He's the kind of guy who'd slap a man across the face with a leather glove for disrespecting a pastrami on rye. So explain to me, Adam, how does a man capable of such reverence for food turn around and desecrate classic rock, the most universally loved, unifying, recognizable genre of music in human history? How do you preach the gospel of proper sandwich respect while simultaneously declaring that the Beatles are just okay?

[Dan Hooey]

I didn't say just okay.

[Adam Ronis]

And when the Universe hands him. Oh, actually, this part he got wrong. My brain had liquefied completely. The only thing left was the faint hum of Let it be in the distance and the soft rustle of unfolded laundry. Hey, Dan. You know, it actually goes great on a frosty. You can try this at home egg salad that's been sitting in the glove compartment of a hot car with black interior. Just trust me on this.

[Dan Hooey]

I wonder if there's any microplastics in that, but. Great email. Well said. Look, my take on the Beatles is not that they're bad or just okay. They're amazing. I just don't view them as one of the best bands of all time, personally, as far as Skill. Skill. One of the best writers of all time. Great at melodies and that type of stuff. More so on that line. So one of the best actual rock bands. I'll say more along the lines of like just below that elite tier. Still great, just not quite there. And has nothing to do with guitar solos. It has to do with everything. Combined with that said, I think I need to go watch Braveheart after this.

[Adam Ronis]

That's my favorite movie ever.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

So you've never seen Braveheart? No.

[Adam Ronis]

Oh, I knew you hadn't seen it. I spoiled it for you. Anyway, I don't care.

[Dan Hooey]

It's okay. It's my fault for not having watched it's way too old of a movie. I don't believe in spoilers. This. This late after the fact.

[Adam Ronis]

Mervyn wants to know who's a better stash, Basil Tootin or Emmanuel Wilson Tune Tudin.

[Dan Hooey]

The worst thing that guy said was in that email was that he called me an adult.

[Adam Ronis]

Alleged adult. Alleged.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

David.

[Dan Hooey]

Now who's alleging?

[Adam Ronis]

Yeah, Ringo. Not a skilled drummer. Bizarrely bad take now. I don't know.

[Dan Hooey]

Not at all. Go look into it. Yeah, I don't know about the drums.

[Adam Ronis]

But he is a revered drummer. Like, you were just wrong.

[Dan Hooey]

He's. He's a very. If he's a revered drummer, then it's very overrated. Like, listen to him and listen to Bonham. They're not even like in the same place.

[Adam Ronis]

They're different era. Like, the Beatles started before these bands. They influenced these bands.

[Dan Hooey]

Dance.

[Adam Ronis]

You're just crazy, Herbert.

[Dan Hooey]

No, it's crazy to compare those two to me. Like. Or like Neil Perrick.

[Adam Ronis]

All right, Daniel Jones.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Greatest drummers of all time. Here we go.

[Dan Hooey]

Ringo should not be on John Bottom.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Keith Moon, Neil Pert, Stuart Copeland, Buddy Rich, Ginger Baker, Ringo Starr.

[Dan Hooey]

Yep. Yeah, that's way down the list. And that's still Overrated at that point.

[Adam Ronis]

I only know like four of those names, by the way. Herbert or Daniel Jones and Scatterboo or Xavier Worthy.

[Dan Hooey]

Herbert and Scatterboo for sure in that one. And then I'll go. I'll go Jones. I'll go Jones.

[Adam Ronis]

Rico Dowdle or Jerry Judy.

[Dan Hooey]

Ppr Dowdo. Even in ppr.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Rico.

[Adam Ronis]

Beatles are definitely overrated. From King Murmur. Listen, the best Beatles songs are not the big hits necessarily. I mean, some of them are.

[Dan Hooey]

The Beatles are great. I want to make. I listen to them. I have tons of stuff on my Spotify and my like. It's very enjoyable music. I just don't think it's the best band of all time. That's what the take originates from. People say it's the best band of all time. I don't believe that. Or at least not the most skilled. They might be the best. I don't know.

[Adam Ronis]

They're so incredibly skilled. But here's the flex in standard scoring. Golden Marks, Coker, Atwell, IO Manor. Golden Marks, Coker, Atwell, IO Manor.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

I would go with. That's another guy. We haven't talked about his injury. Replacement Zombanner. He might be the top of the list, to be honest with you.

[Dan Hooey]

Golden for me.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Golden as the most upside.

[Adam Ronis]

Jalen Hurts or Caleb Williams.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Caleb.

[Dan Hooey]

Yeah. Caleb is fine.

[Adam Ronis]

Dan doesn't know the intricacy of drumming.

[Dan Hooey]

He's right. I do not know the intricacies of drumming. Johnny. Airport. I'm just going by what sounds better and I don't know, it sounds a lot better listening to Duane Allman play the guitar than anyone on the Beatles.

[Adam Ronis]

Listen to. And your bird can sing, man. It's amazing digs. Sutton or McMillan?

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Sutton.

[Adam Ronis]

Sutton.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

This is a funny one.

[Adam Ronis]

Where's. Oh, yeah, we'll end with this. My morning jacket is greater than the Beatles. That's that.

[Dan Hooey]

Honestly like them better.

[Adam Ronis]

So yeah, you can like them better, but they are.

[Dan Hooey]

They're not better. They're obviously not a better band.

[Adam Ronis]

We're out of here.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Clear.

[Dan Hooey]

I want to be clear on.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Okay.

[Adam Ronis]

Thank you all very much for your time today. I hope you have a wonderful weekend. We'll talk to you Sunday morning. 8, 8:30am live stream.

[Dan Hooey]

And then again, Jamie couldn't take it anymore. He's had enough.

[Adam Ronis]

I know he said he had to go at 1:15.

[Dan Hooey]

Okay, respect.

[Adam Ronis]

But also, he couldn't take it anymore and had enough.

[Dan Hooey]

I get it. I have a lot to deal with.

[Adam Ronis]

No, he hated the microplastic stock.

[Dan Hooey]

The microplastic stock was originated by you, but I had a little bit of a hot take on. I just needed to get some tape. Like, we're all worried about everything in life when, like, reality is, you can't worry. All these little things where all they're all happening at the same time anyway. And then we'll find medicine for it later in the future, there'll be good developments in medicine to. To fix the microplastics in our body.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Don't worry.

[Adam Ronis]

Yeah, I hope you're right. All right, folks, we'll talk to you on Sunday on fantasy football today.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Paramount Podcasts.

[Adam Ronis]

Nationwide is so much more than a great insurance company. They're one of America's largest financial services companies. Like how I'm more than just Peyton Manning. I'm also motivate Manning. When I say insurance, you say financial services. Insurance. Financial services. Insurance.

[Jamie Eisenberg]

Financial services.

[Adam Ronis]

Now, when I say nationwide, you say is both. Nationwide is both. Nationwide is both. For your insurance and financial needs. Nationwide is on your side.

[Dan Hooey]

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