Waiver Wire! Joe Burrow, Sean Tucker, Emari Demercado, a PHI-GB Dud and More (11/11 Fantasy Football Podcast)

Summary

Fantasy Football Today (Nov 11, 2025): Waiver Wire! Joe Burrow, Sean Tucker, Emari DeMarcado, a PHI-GB Dud & More

Episode Overview

In this episode, hosts Adam Aizer, Dave Richard, and Jamie Eisenberg break down Week 11's fantasy football waiver wire, discuss the top stash-and-stream candidates, and tackle the underwhelming landscape at several positions. With mainstays like Joe Burrow emerging as late-season league-winning stashes, and running backs like Sean Tucker and Emari DeMarcado jockeying for immediate and future value, the crew delivers actionable advice for managers eyeing playoff runs. The discussion also covers quarterback roulette in New York and Green Bay, the persistent tight end injury bug, and the elusive wide receiver breakouts amid injuries and depth-chart turbulence.

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Key Waiver Wire Priorities

Top Waiver Wire Stashes & Streams (03:01–07:56)

• Joe Burrow (QB, Bengals): Easily top stash, "could be a league winner for obvious reasons." (Dave, 03:06)
• Sean Tucker (RB, Buccaneers): Trending to more work, nine and twelve carries in his last two games. "Should get more playing time moving forward." (Dave, 03:43)
• Emari DeMarcado (RB, Cardinals): “Looks like he’s going to be the lead running back for the Cardinals...played well each of the last two weeks.” (Jamie, 04:32)
• Brenton Strange (TE, Jaguars): Deep-league stash for those desperate at tight end.

Waiver Priorities (Jamie, 04:32):

1. Burrow (stash & future upside)
2. DeMarcado (possible immediate RB1 for ARI)
3. Tucker (flex play with upside if Irving remains sidelined)

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Notable Discussion Points

Joe Burrow Analysis (07:56–09:11)

• Availability/Caution Flags: Only 50% rostered; IR spot suggested.
• Comeback Timeline: "Wants to come back around Thanksgiving," but Cincy’s record could influence team decision.
• Fantasy Playoff Schedule: “Baltimore, at Miami, Arizona. Weeks 15, 16, 17 fantasy playoffs—Joe Burrow, 300 yards, three touchdowns.” (Dave, 08:52)
• Worth Adding: “Pick him up and hope for the best because you could have a league-winning player.” (Adam, 09:34)

FAB Bidding (10:37–11:29)

• Burrow Budget: “Go as high as 11%...a lot of people in your league will go 10 to get Joe Burrow on their squad. So spend the extra buck.” (Dave, 10:44)
• Overall Approach: "Spend what you have to spend. I wouldn’t go crazy for it…playoff roster as explosive as it can be." (Jamie, 11:02)

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Positional Priorities & Insights

Quarterback Options (22:41–25:27)

• Best for Week 11 Start:
  1. Jacoby Brissett (vs SF)
  2. Tua Tagovailoa (vs WAS)
  3. Marcus Mariota (vs MIA)
• Stash: Joe Burrow
• Other Notables: Geno Smith (vs DAL), Joe Flacco, Aaron Rodgers as high-upside short-term options.
• Who to Bench: Jared Goff (tough matchup), Bo Nix, Jordan Love. Start Flacco over Mayfield/Hurts, start Rodgers just ahead of waiver adds.

Running Back Adds (26:16–28:14)

• Tier:
  1. Emari DeMarcado
  2. Tyler Allgeier
  3. Devin Singletary
  4. Sean Tucker (preferably as a flex, Jamie's preference over Rashaad White, 26:52)
  5. Tyjae Spears (deep-league floor play)
  6. Brian Robinson Jr. (solid recent production)

Wide Receiver Adds (28:53–31:38)

• Top 3 Waiver Wideouts:
  1. Christian Watson (main upside play with Romeo Doubs injury)
  2. Darius Slayton (if Jameis starts at QB for NYG)
  3. Parker Washington (volume-based, one-week appeal)
  • Bonus: DonTayvion Wicks (deep leagues, more targets than Watson last week)

Tight End Adds (31:51–33:04)

• Best Waiver TEs:
  1. Dalton Schultz
  2. David Njoku
  3. Brenton Strange (especially if Schultz/Kincaid miss time)
• Sleeper Deep-league Adds: Noah Fant, Cade Otton, Friermuth (vs CIN)

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News & Notable Quotes

Giants QB/Roster Turmoil (17:29–19:34)

• The crew debates if Jackson Dart should play coming off his fourth concussion evaluation. Adam: “If he’s healthy, he needs to play. He’s only gotten what, like, what, six starts…he needs to play.”

Injury Roundup & Updates (20:05–21:41)

• Key players to watch: Alex Singleton (DEN), Isaiah Pacheco (possible miss), Garrett Wilson (NYJ, out at least 3–4 weeks), Rashod Bateman (ankle not serious), Bucky Irving (TB, no timetable).
• Other notes: Dalton Kincaid (week-to-week), Marlon Humphrey (BAL, finger) is a defensive blow for opposing WRs.

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Deeper League & Streamer Pickups (43:43–48:06)

Deeper League Quarterbacks

• Geno Smith (a fallback for DAL matchup, “the pocket is going to collapse,” Dave, 59:22)
• Davis Mills, Mac Jones (long-shot superflex streamers)

Deeper League Running Backs

• Michael Carter (play if ARI RBs remain out)
• Jeremy McNichols

Deeper League WR Targets

• Luther Burden (possible role increase in CHI)
• DonTayvion Wicks (GB)
• Cedric Tillman, Chimere Dike, Jalen Naylor (deep stashes)

TE Fliers

• Brenton Strange, Pat Friermuth, Dawson Knox, Noah Fant

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Defensive & Kicker Streamers (35:34–36:53)

• DSTs: Chiefs (vs DEN), Falcons, Cowboys, Dolphins
  • “Chiefs just given what they’re looking at right now have a chance to help you out.” (Jamie)
• Kickers: Tyler Loop, Harrison Butker, Andres Borregales, Zane Gonzalez

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Timestamps of Notable Segments

• Waiver Wire Top Priorities: 02:56–07:56
• Burrow Playoff Value: 08:52–09:11
• FAB Bidding on Waivers: 10:37–11:29
• Top QBs for Week 11: 22:41–25:27
• Running Back Targets Discussion: 26:16–28:14
• Wide Receiver Priorities: 28:53–31:38
• Tight End Priorities: 31:51–33:04
• Giants QB Rant: 17:29–19:34
• Deep League & Sleeper Adds: 43:43–48:06
• DST and Kicker Streamers: 35:34–36:53

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Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Burrow's upside: "Joe Burrow, 300 yards, three touchdowns. I think just the thing you have to know if, if you just started playing this season or haven't followed Joe Burrow's career... that's number one quarterback numbers." (Jamie, 09:11)
• On FAB bidding for Burrow: "Go as high as 11%...always go a little bit higher for the players that could be difference makers." (Dave, 10:44)
• QB Streaming Strategy: “This is just one of those weeks where if you don’t want to necessarily spend to get a replacement option at quarterback, you might not have to and you can still get somebody that can give you some solid production.” (Jamie, 22:41)
• On Darius Slayton if Jameis starts: “Slayton is my favorite player to add at any position.” (Jamie, 62:36)

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General Tone & Energy

The conversation is lively, sometimes chaotic, and full of good-natured ribbing, with extended tangents about technical glitches, show resets, and cursing mishaps. The gang repeatedly jokes about “starting over” the show due to technical difficulties and celebrates escaping a hot-mic incident without scandal. The advice is practical, occasionally contrarian (especially about underwhelming talents like Slayton and Allgeier), and always delivered with urgency as fantasy playoff races heat up.

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Summary Table: Top Week 11 Waiver Targets

| Position | Priority Player(s) | Comments/Role | |----------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------| | QB | Joe Burrow (stash), Jacoby Brissett, Tua, Mariota, Flacco, Rodgers | Burrow is stash to win, Brissett/Tua/Mariota high-upside spot starts | | RB | DeMarcado, Tucker, Allgeier, Singletary, Spears, Robinson Jr. | Watch injury reports; none are “slam-dunks” for full-time roles | | WR | Christian Watson, Darius Slayton, Parker Washington, DonTayvion Wicks | Slayton top add if Jameis starts; Watson upside if GB WRs sit | | TE | Dalton Schultz, David Njoku, Brenton Strange, Cade Otton, Friermuth| Tight end landscape murky; Schultz top with health, otherwise stream | | DST | Chiefs, Falcons, Cowboys, Dolphins | Matchup-dependent streaming recommended | | Kicker | Tyler Loop, Borregales, Butker, Gonzalez | Strong legs in good matchups, indoors preferred |

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Action Items:
Review your roster for IR/bench stashes, target Burrow/Demarcardo/Tucker where possible, explore QB streams if needed, keep FAB flexibility for late-season difference-makers, and monitor Giants/Packers/Arizona/Tampa RB & WR situations for last-minute role clarity. Consider streaming Chiefs DST and don’t overthink A.J. Brown—his struggles are noted, but matchups could lead to a breakout.

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For more strategy and heat-of-the-moment debates, check out the next episode of Fantasy Football Today!

Transcript

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[Jamie]

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[Adam]

All right, everybody, welcome to the show. It's fantasy football today presented by BetMGM. Make it legendary. I think we're gonna do this show twice today. We're so excited about it. This is our waiver wire show. We air for about three minutes, and then we realized we actually weren't on the air. So I had this great intro and I don't. I. I can't do it again. But it was.

[Jamie]

Wait, I think people actually saw the last one.

[Adam]

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[Dave]

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[Jamie]

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[Jamie]

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[Jamie]

Did we say anything bad?

[Dave]

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[Adam]

Yeah, right. We got lucky because very often we say some, like, curse words and we say horrible, for sure.

[Jamie]

Oh, sorry.

[Adam]

We say horrible things about the listeners usually when we're not on the air, but thank goodness we didn't do anything. All right, anyway, waiver wire recapping last night's 10, 7 game and let's. Let's get into it. Dave, who are the top three waiver wire priorities?

[Dave]

My three waiver wire parties. Are we sure we're live now?

[Adam]

Yeah, I think so.

[Dave]

We're okay. Okay, I got a list of guys just to stash. So this is for the fantasy managers that don't need by weave replacements. Only two teams are on by. Joe Burrow is number one and he's an IR stash for now. Looks like he'll be back around Thanksgiving and that could be a league winner for obvious reasons. Number two is Sean Tucker. Adam, we talked about him on Thursday. Somebody who had good efficiency again, close carries to Rashad White again. Should get more playing time moving forward. Not a terrible matchup this coming week against Buffalo. I wonder if Sean Tucker, if you've got some stones, you could use him this week, but I'd rather stash him. And then the third stash is Brenton Strange, who might come off of IR this week. So again, this is only like a stash list, not guys that you could use for right away with the same type of confidence. Obviously you can't use Burrow right away, but it's Burrow, Tucker, Strange, top three to stash.

[Adam]

Guys, we have to start over. Yeah, look, let's be real here.

[Dave]

We're starting over. There's only going to be two of us coming back.

[Adam]

Let's be real there. This is not the best waiver wire week. Usually. I asked Jamie, he writes the column for. I asked him for his top three priorities first, but he was laughing so hard he had to go off camera. But he's back now. So Jamie, who, by the way, I like your jacket. Who are your top three waiver wire priorities for week 11?

[Jamie]

I'll go burrow as well. I agree with Dave. Like, if you're looking for. The thing about quarterback this week is there's a handful of guys that could help you if you need a replacement option. So if you're the Daniel Jones manager or you just don't like your quarterback situation, you got Jacob, you're set. You got two in a great matchup. You got Geno Smith in a great matchup, you got Mariota who's playing, you know, at a decent level for fantasy managers, there's just a handful of guys that can help you. So if you don't need a quarterback for this week and you're just looking ahead, Burrow is the easy one. I'm gonna go Mari Di Mercado next. Looks like he's going to Be the lead running back for the Cardinals taking out a 49ers run defense. That's been pretty bad since losing Fred Warner. And so looking at the situation with as long as Trey Benson doesn't come back, you have Donovan Knight banged up. D. Mercado's played well each of the last two weeks, and I think he's going to get a bigger opportunity because I don't think they trust Michael Carter, so he's going to be second. Then I'll put Sean Tucker third. I do think that he can have an opportunity to play well in this week's game. It is, again, contingent on Bucky Irving not being back as well. But really, the. The quarterbacks and the tight ends, they're kind of in a similar situation of there's good guys and potential starters, running back and wide receiver. You're basically hoping for certain situations to unfold. Running back's a little bit better than wide receiver this week just because there's not a standout guy.

[Adam]

I think. You know, first of all, Dave, let me ask you, why did you go with Tucker over DeMarcado?

[Dave]

Not sure if DeMarcado is going to be the main running back.

[Adam]

We.

[Dave]

We don't have an update on Donovan Knight, but it looks like he's going to miss the game. Trey Benson, the update was that he's progressing. Jonathan Gannon was. He tried to be coy, like he does his best Bill Belichick impersonation whenever he talks about the running back. So he was coy about Benson. But the second that the IR window opens for him, you've got to assume he'll be back as soon as possible. D. Mercado didn't get a ton of work and the playing time was split pretty close last week between him and Knight. I'm not sure if he's going to get just like a lion's share with Michael Carter picking up scraps behind him. I like D. Mercado. I just don't want to invest heavily with a lot of fab or maybe only my top waiver claim. If I only need a running back for week 11, he needs somebody just to kind of have on your bench just in case he ends up being one of two running backs that we're looking at for Arizona against the Niners.

[Adam]

All right, we got Jonathan Taylor and Alvin Kamara on buy. Colts and Saints are the only two teams with a buy this week. Tucker, by the way, nine carries and 12 carries in his last two games. He has one catch in those two games. There have actually been six running backs who have scored a rushing touchdown against the bills with 12 or fewer carries. Seems like a pretty fluky stat, but they are really bad against the run, so Tucker might have that opportunity. We didn't mention any wide receivers. You do have the injury to Romeo Dobbs, so that made Jamie put Christian Watson atop his wide receiver list. We'll talk about that a little bit later. As far as Burrow goes, just, you know, he's 50% rostered. If you have an IR spot, I imagine he's already there. So he wants to come back around Thanksgiving, which is three games from now, which would be Baltimore, but they could be what they're three and six, so they could be three and eight at that point. If they are, there's just. Look, I absolutely agree. Joe Burrow is. The guy is a great player to add, no question. I'm just giving a word of caution. He may not play. They might if they're out of it. If they're three and eight.

[Jamie]

He told Jay Glazer he's playing the Thursday night game. All right, two games from actually.

[Adam]

But didn't they, didn't they say that the record might or am I making that up?

[Jamie]

I mean, I'm gonna guess what they said at the start of it is different from where he feels like he is right now. So they went into it with a three month timeline. He got hurt in week two, three month timeline. And if they're out of it, they may not rush him back. I don't think they ever said anything definitively coming back or not coming back. So he feels he's ahead of his time frame. They obviously feel so as well from a team standpoint because they opened the 21 day window. And then you get the report from Jay Glazer, you know where Burrow apparently said it himself that he's playing in that Thursday night game. So that's three games from now, but two games in between here and in between our timeline. So I would anticipate him playing whether their record is having them out of the playoffs or not.

[Dave]

And I would love to have a quarterback like Burrow throwing to those receivers in Cincinnati on a team that has no defense. So every game should be a high scoring game. Baltimore at Miami Arizona Weeks 15, 16, 17 fantasy playoffs Joe Burrow, 300 yards, three touchdown.

[Jamie]

I think just the thing you have to know if, if you just started playing this season or haven't followed Joe Burrow's career and you're just watching what the Bengals are doing in four games. Joe Flacco is averaging 30 fantasy points per game. That is number one quarterback numbers. Not number one as in terms of a number one guy that is number one in the league.

[Adam]

Honestly, the matchups aren't even that good. But it doesn't matter.

[Jamie]

It doesn't matter.

[Adam]

It doesn't matter, right? No. So what I was, what I read was Ben Baby from espn. His article about it said Burrow didn't rule out the notion that the team's overall record will factor into that decision. But let's go ahead and just say pick them up and hope for the best because you could have a league winning player on your roster and that's pretty exciting. We'll talk about FAB in just a moment. It is time for football at BetMGM. Register with BetMGM to get instant access to the best variety of parlay selection features. No sweat and boost tokens, live betting options and much more. New players can receive up to 1500 dollars back in bonus bets with the bonus code fantasy if they don't win their first bet. So you don't want to miss out on any of the hard hitting action at BetMGM. Place your money line parlay bets and more today. Bet mgm. Make it legendary. All right. If Joe Burrow were available in your league, you've got a hundred dollars starting budget. How I don't know what you have now. I know I struggle with that people you should do remaining budget.

[Dave]

I don't know.

[Adam]

Some people have $5 left, some people have 60. You never know. How much do you think Joe Burrow Dave is worth in Fab?

[Dave]

I think you go as high as 11%. And the reason why I say 11 is because I think a lot of people in your league will go 10 to get Joe Burrow on their squad. So spend the extra buck. It's one of my rules for auction drafts. And same thing applies to fab. Always go a little bit higher for the players that could be difference makers for your fantasy fortunes.

[Jamie]

I think if you're, you know, you're looking at it at this point in the season and your roster is pretty set and that's the guy you feel like complete a difference maker for you. Then you spend what you have to spend. I wouldn't go crazy for it. But again like you love the way your roster is set up and that guy can be any of these guys, you know, not just in terms of Joe Burrow, but you know, we're getting to the point this season now where you want to make sure that playoff roster is looking as Explosive as it can be. And again, he's got top five ups.

[Adam]

Remember, if you're on a CBS league and you're doing your waiver claims and you go to the players page, the stats page, you see the projections. Joe Burrow is not going to be in the projections. He's definitely not playing this week. So you got to type it in or just go to the, go to the roster trends and look at the most rostered players or whatever. But whatever it is, just he's not going to be in the projection. So don't forget to look for Joe Burrow. Don't forget to look for Joe Flacco. Joe Flacco is another guy that, what, he's about 70% rostered.

[Jamie]

Yeah.

[Dave]

He's out there in about a quarter.

[Adam]

So he's got Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh's been great the last two weeks against Daniel Jones and Justin Herbert. The week before that, they gave up 32 points to Joe Flacco on 47 pass attempts. Okay, so any other players? I think if you're, if you're desperate for a running back and you need to win this week, you could. If Amari Mercado's the guy. How about this, Dave? If you find out later today when we're off the air, we don't have a CBS Sports Network show today, by the way. If you find out later today that Donovan Knight and. And Benson are out or waivers run on Wednesday and, and a Wednesday night and you find out at that point. Yeah, but like, how much would you spend on that?

[Dave]

That's one where if I needed a running back, you'd have to open up the purse strings. You'd have to go 20% plus, maybe even plus. Plus.

[Jamie]

Okay. And in the case of, of both DeMarcado and Tucker, like there, there could be even more than just one week. Like the, the Cardinals have given no indication that Benson's going to return this week. You know, we were just kind of hopeful because they went into their buy and then the game after their buy, which was last week, was the first opportunity for them to activate him and they didn't need any practice. And we don't know again, as Dave alluded to, we don't know how long Zoman Knight's going to be out. And then in the case of the, the buck situation, like the last two weeks has been trending toward Sean Tucker getting more work. And it makes sense. Rashad White just hasn't run well. So do it. Do they start to make a, a significant shift even more so this week the Problem is in both of these cases, even if they're the quote unquote starters, I don't think the backups are going away. I still think Michael Carter is going to have a role even if Knight is out. I still think Rashad White's going to have a role with even if Sean Tucker is the lead guy. So there's no like slam dunk. This is a must start running. This isn't Commandee Vidal. This isn't. He's stepping into a starting role and you know what the touches are going to be. This is still going to be messy and they're still bad run offenses, both of them. You know the question the, the, the, the thing you're hoping for in the case of Tucker is can he fall into the end zone this week against the Bills? Adam gave you that stat. The answer is probably yes if he's going to be that guy. And in the case of DiMarcado, the production for the Cardinals running backs, it's always good. Somebody always does something good. We just, you know, unfortunately without James Connor there now, it just hasn't been consistent. But there's opportunities for both these guys.

[Adam]

And the 49ers in their last four games since losing Fred Warner, they haven't been that bad against the run, but they haven't been that good either. And they've allowed 15.1 or more fantasy points to a running back and forth three of their last four games.

[Jamie]

Granted, it's not always about against the run. It's the fantasy production.

[Adam]

Yeah, granted it's Bijan Robinson who had a big game receiving. Kyron Williams had a big game. The other guy was Woody marks who had 11 for 62 rushing and 4 for 49 receiving. The Giants running backs were awful against San Francisco. They still have held up decently against the run, but they are giving up fantasy points since Fred Warner was lost to the season ending injury. All right, we are going to. I think one of the biggest dilemmas this week is, is Jamie, you talked about it on Sunday night, how many great quarterbacks there are on the waiver wire. Tua and Mariota facing off against bad defenses, you know, facing off against each other and bad defenses. Geno Smith against Dallas. Every single quarterback that has faced Dallas this year has finished top 12. You have to combine to be tested.

[Jamie]

But.

[Adam]

Yes, yeah, but there's been, it's been tested before and it's keeps happening. You have to combine Daniels and Mario to that one week. But like what do you do if you have, you know, Jalen hurts and Jared Goff for example, going up against each other Sunday night. So that's a big storyline. We'll talk about that. We'll give you the news and notes. We'll be right back on Fantasy Football today I have to tell you about.

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[Adam]

Yeah, different hand motion. This is what I want to do.

[Jamie]

Okay.

[Adam]

News and Notes the Giants fired Brian Dable. They named their offense coordinator, Mike Kafka their interim head coach. They've had such They've had the hardest schedule in football. It is unrelenting. Their next three games are green Bay at Detroit and at New England. Tough, tough year for the Giants. No question. And hopefully Jackson dart back sooner rather than later. But he's obviously in the concussion protocol.

[Jamie]

What do you think, what do you think they do there in terms of. It's fourth time he's been evaluated for concussion already. Yeah, since, since preseason. Like, do, do you think they shut him down? No.

[Adam]

Oh, God, no. Not a chance.

[Dave]

I mean, it depends on how, how he's feeling. Obviously. Like, if he's not right, then they probably would shut him down, but like.

[Jamie]

He'S, he's clearly shown you enough that he's worth investing in next season as the starter.

[Dave]

Unquestionably so.

[Jamie]

And you have this brutal schedule. You have no head coach. You have a playing style that's not going to change. Like, why would you risk it?

[Adam]

Because you want to have him develop. Why don't you sit him down for the rest of his career? No, no, no, not the rest, not.

[Jamie]

The rest of his career. He's, he's. I mean, but there's nothing to gain if he's healthy.

[Dave]

We're about to get an atom rant here.

[Adam]

Yeah, I do this a lot. Jamie always wants the rest. Players just give them, give them their retirement fund and just let him.

[Jamie]

No, not at all. If he's a non competitive team at this point.

[Adam]

Yeah, but if he's healthy, he needs to play. I mean, he's only gotten what, like, what, six starts or whatever under his belt. He needs to play. If you're really trying to evaluate Mike Kafka, he's healthy. I agree with you 100%. I think if you're really. Well, yeah. I mean, right. If he clears concussion protocol and he's good to go, he has to play. And if you're trying to evaluate this interim head coach who by the way has gotten a number of interviews for head coaching jobs, then he obviously needs Jackson Dart. And it's just so, so much to be gained from being out there and developing. He has to change his style of play. He has to.

[Jamie]

Right.

[Dave]

People want to play out a slide, he has to learn how to slide. And they have to stop calling quarterback dives like fourth and one. You got to think of something else, at least for the rest of this year.

[Adam]

I don't know. I mean, he's got to play. He's good running the ball, but he needs to do better. People were blaming Dable for it. And I honestly just think it's Jackson Dart. I think he's just, he seeks contact. He's kind of A madman out there. He has to. He has to change.

[Jamie]

They got to play Winston at this point, right?

[Adam]

Oh, please. I hope so.

[Dave]

I hope so.

[Adam]

I can't even believe that Russell Wilson's still the number two quarterback. Joe Burrow returned to practice. Oh, den this. So this was interesting news. Denver linebacker Alex Singleton had surgery for testicular cancer. He should be just fine.

[Jamie]

Don't.

[Adam]

Probably not out that long. They have the Chiefs this week and then a buy. So hopefully Singleton back pretty soon. You know, this huge game against Kansas City. They're going to be likely without Singleton, obviously without Patrick Certain. Well, I shouldn't say that. It's not a given. But likely without Certain and maybe without J.K. dobbins who has this foot injury that we're waiting to hear an update on. No timetable yet for Bucky Irving's return. Dan Quinn is going to take over defensive play calling duties for Washington. Hey, Ricky Piersol could practice this week. Austin Hooper is in the concussion protocol and they play Thursday against the jets, which that's going to be a really good game. Around a Gadsden. This was great news. Around a Gaston day to day with a thigh bruise. So got we got dodged a bullet there. Dalton Kincaid on on the other hand is weak to week. Rashad Bateman does not appear to have a serious ankle injury. John Horbaugh also said he wants to get Keaton Mitchell more involved. And you know this has been such a tough matchup. Their. Their defense, I mean they gave up a big game to Jaylen Naylor, but their defense been really good. But now Marlon Humphrey, their best cornerback who did a really nice job, didn't shadow Jefferson, but he's on him a lot. He could miss time with a finger injury. They're at Cleveland this week. That's Baltimore. Romeo Dobbs, chest injury. Center Elton Jenkins, ankle injury. Last night. Isaiah Pacheco, we thought he was going to come back this week. There were reports about that. Now they are.

[Dave]

Not so fast.

[Adam]

He might not be back this week. Isaiah Pacheco and then the big one, Garrett Wilson. He's out at least three to four weeks with a knee sprain and we still don't know who the jets quarterback is going to be on Thursday. We'll find out Friday morning.

[Dave]

Wink, wink.

[Jamie]

Okay.

[Adam]

What do you think it's going to be? Justin Fields.

[Dave]

Yes.

[Adam]

Yeah. Over. Under 60 passing yards in this game.

[Jamie]

Cool.

[Dave]

For Fields.

[Jamie]

Yeah. Over.

[Dave]

He'll get to 70.

[Jamie]

All right. Under.

[Adam]

All right. Again, no CBS Sports Network today, but I do believe we have a show on Thursday. Okay.

[Jamie]

Who suffered a concussion for the. Who's dealing with the cushion for the Patriots?

[Adam]

Hooper. Hooper.

[Jamie]

Hooper.

[Adam]

Yeah. Did you want me to say Hooper?

[Jamie]

No, no, no. I didn't hear you. I'm sorry.

[Adam]

And I didn't know about it until yesterday. It's kind of flew under the radar.

[Dave]

That happens occasionally where players concussion reports.

[Jamie]

Come out of danger, especially when it's a backup and we're not necessarily paying so much attention.

[Adam]

It doesn't change anything for Hunter Henry, does it?

[Jamie]

It's just been so tough to trust him. So.

[Adam]

Yeah. All right, Steven sports network then. Thursday, 1pm Eastern. Top three players at each position. Quarterback is super fun this week. Jamie, who are your top three?

[Jamie]

So burrow would be one. Again that's more of a long term situation as opposed to short term. If you just wanted the three short term options. For me, Jacoby Brissette is 1 2. A tongue of I low is 2 and Marcus Mariota is 3. So again Burrow more of a stash candidate. But if you're looking for just replacement options for this week, I'd go Jacoby Brissette one tua two and Mario to three. But you can have Dino Smith in there and and keep an eye on obviously Joe Flacco, keep an eye on Aaron Rodgers. You know, two guys that have huge potential this week based on what Flacco has done and who Rogers is facing. They're playing each other. And so this is just one of those weeks where if you don't want to necessarily spend to get a replacement option at quarterback, you not you might not have to and you can still get somebody that can give you some solid production.

[Adam]

Brissette has San Francisco five of the last six quarterbacks to face the Niners have scored 23.6 or more fantasy and six point per passing touchdown leagues and.

[Jamie]

He'S been exactly, almost exactly at that number in four straight starts.

[Adam]

Yeah, and there's been some 30 burgers in there too. Against San Francisco. Two has got the Commanders four straight four straight quarterbacks and scored 29 or more points against the Commanders but that is Dak Prescott, Mahomes, Darnold and golf. And then Mariota's got the Dolphins who are 25th against quarterbacks and Mariota pretty much always scores about 20 to 22 fantasy points. So who are some quarterbacks? Jamie, I'll just keep it with you. Who are some quarterbacks that you'd consider benching for Brissette, Tua or and or.

[Jamie]

Mariota Golf would be one. You mentioned it. Just playing the Philadelphia Defense, they looked great last night. I think that will continue. Bo Nix will be another one. Coming off a disappointing game and taking on the Chiefs. I don't love that situation for him. Jordan Love, who's been struggling and now loses another, you know, potential weapon with Romeo Dobbs on top of Tucker Kraft and not Matthew Golden. Trying to think any other, like, must start guys. That's probably.

[Adam]

Did you say Jalen hurts?

[Jamie]

No, I would still start hurts over them. I, I think just based on Hertz, I don't really trust the Detroit secondary as much, and I think Hertz will bounce back and play a little bit better than he did last week. Green Bay's defense is still good.

[Adam]

It is. How about Baker Mayfield at Buffalo? So, Star Baker, how about Joe Flacco versus, like, Baker and Hertz?

[Jamie]

There is no chance I'd be benching Joe Flacco right now.

[Dave]

What about Aaron Rodgers?

[Jamie]

So I have Rogers just ahead of these guys. It's kind of like this is where, like, the, if, if I was doing projections, it would be like 20.5, 20.4, 20.3, 20. Like, it just, you know, they're so bunched up and close. I, I, again, this is kind of what I'm getting at. Like, if you don't need a. Like, if, if I have two roster spots available to me and one of them is I need a quarterback, and the other one is just one to, you know, take whatever best player available. I'd be picking up Burrow first, and then whichever of these quarterbacks, I get second.

[Adam]

Aaron Rodgers, coming off a bad game against the Chargers. But I looked and saw, you know, against Cincinnati. Yeah, two bad games in a row. Right, but. And we, as fantasy managers and human beings, we have the tendency to just look at what just happened and react to it. I understand, but, like, Trevor Lawrence scored 13.7 fantasy points in three of his first four games, and he had a big game against Cincinnati. Bo Nix had a bad game the week before against the Chargers, the week before Cincinnati. Then he blew up, had a huge game against Cincinnati. Jared Goff, two straight bad games, then big game against Cincinnati. Caleb Williams. Caleb Williams scored 16 and a half combined fantasy points in his previous two games, then 44.7 against Cincinnati. So.

[Jamie]

And they're not expecting Trey Hendrickson to play again.

[Adam]

Oh, perfect. All right, so quarterbacks, Great. Dave, we talked about DiMarcado and Tucker. Are there any other running backs that you'd want to add?

[Dave]

Not that they're sexy names, but Tyler Algier is available in about 40% of CBS Sports leagues. And I think that he's somebody who could be in range for maybe 10 PPR points. I think you start them and you hope for him to get around that range. And, and that feels like a higher number than what you could expect from Devin Singletary, who's 55 available. So if, if we're not stashing Sean Tucker, the, the three names would be DMercado 1. Tyler Algier 2. Devin Singletary 3. But Tucker's ahead of all three of those guys.

[Jamie]

Yeah, I mean, I'm, I'm treating Tucker as a flex. I know you keep saying stash, which makes sense, but like, no, he's the flex.

[Dave]

He could be.

[Jamie]

I, I would play him over at this point over Rashad White in this matchup.

[Adam]

You know, just a thought on Algier, when does Alger usually do? Well, not last week notwithstanding, but it's when they win and he gets a lot of fourth quarter carries. He's got some opportunities for that. I'm not saying it's going to happen all three games, but the next three games for Algier are Carolina at the Saints and at the Jets.

[Jamie]

But it's, it's not just the wins. I mean, he scored a touchdown in four of his last six games, so he's unfortunately stealing too many goal lineups. Like he had two 1 yard touchdown runs last week. It's becoming very frustrating for, yes, the Bijan Robinson managers and so hopefully, you know, there's, there's a switch there. But then Algier can still be productive to your point, in games where they're trying to maybe use him a little bit more to kill the clock. It's just been, you know, one of these situations that's a little annoying from the Robinson standpoint, but beneficial if you have had to play Alger in any stretch.

[Dave]

Yeah, you're not going to like hearing this if you're a Bijan owner, but by the end of the game, Algier was the better running back for Atlanta. Like running downhill, Much, much better. Much smoother, Much more in sync with the offensive line. More powerful. Like he looked like the better guy. It was, you know, let's call it a fourth quarter sample size. But he looked better than Bijan by.

[Jamie]

The end of the game.

[Dave]

And I just pronounced Bijan's name differently twice in that sentence.

[Adam]

Okay, so that's your running backs. So quarterbacks were. Were Tua, A, Brissette, Tua and Mariota. And running backs were.

[Dave]

That's if you don't need Burrow D.

[Adam]

Mercado, Tucker Algier, Devin Singletary. You could also go with if you want seven to nine fantasy points. Taj Spears could be that guy.

[Dave]

Yeah, there's names we can get to later. Spears is on that list.

[Jamie]

Well, I, I would also say, you know, in the same vein as Algeria, the last two weeks, Brian Robinson Jr. Has scored touchdown each of those two games and 11 or more PPR points actually been more successful than Alger over the last two weeks combined.

[Adam]

All right, wide receiver Jamie, who are the top three wide receivers?

[Jamie]

Yeah, again, another position that has a lot of question marks. But I put, I put, I actually combined the two packers guys just because Don Taming Wicks did have the, you know, target lead for them last night. So Christian Watson would be the first place to look just because I think he's more explosive. We know this giant secondaries look like and hopefully he'll get more than four targets. He's been capped at four targets each of the last four each last three games since coming back from the ACL tear. But he's averaging over 23 yards per catch. So maybe this leads to a big play or two gets him in the end zone. So I don't, I don't have Wick second, but I do have Watson there. But you can look at both packers wide receivers. I put Darius late in second mostly on the hope that it's Jameis Winston, but still, I think even with Russell Wilson with the moon balls that'll throw that plays into Darius Slayton's game. And so hopefully he can have another, you know, 1112 PPR point game. It's not again a great week at wide receiver. So take that into account. But Dark could still play. There's the upside of Jameis. I think Slayton has a great schedule the end of the season. So maybe Dark does come back or again James is the starter there. But again what, what Wilson does best does play into what Slayton does best as well. And then I put Parker Washington third again. It's just one of these weeks where the wide receiver not a great standout guy. In the case of Washington, Thomas may return. Brian Thomas may return. Jacoby Meyer is clearly going to be more involved. At least that would be the expectation. But seven plus targets and three straight games, I think just based on how the Chargers play, he was going to have a lot of opportunities. We'll see if Brent Strange comes back, that'll factor into this as well. But Parker Washington right now seems to be the go to guy for Trevor Lawrence just Based on how quickly he's trying to get the ball out and who's, who's the guy they trust?

[Adam]

Washington. I, I wish you is this really more of a one week thing? Because I, you know, with Strange coming back with Hunter, Brian Thomas, which Kobe Myers, he only played 50% of the snaps. That's do I feel like I'm getting any more than one week out of Parker Watts?

[Jamie]

So I think that's certainly a rational school of thought when it comes to what the Jaguars receiving core is. We don't know when Brian Thomas is coming back. You have at least two more games where Hunter is not going to be available. It would not be surprising based on some things that are coming out of Jacksonville that Hunter doesn't return this year because of the injury. So it may be longer than that. And who knows if Jacoby Myers is able to leap over Washington from the standpoint of earning the trust of the coaching staff and Trevor Lawrence. So I think just in the case of Washington, you take it on a week by week basis, you know, not necessarily investing a lot of fab in him. And look he, he scored a touchdown as we, you know, you and Heath argued on, on Sunday. If you get points for, you know, returns then he's more beneficial to you because he's been doing that consistently all season long getting, you know, return yardage. But in the case of just him as a wide receiver redraft leagues, I think you just kind of approach it as can I get, am I, am I picking up a number three receiver in a three receiver league then that's, that's probably the guy you should be thinking of.

[Adam]

All right, so the top three wide receiver priorities are Christian Watson and mate Dontavian Wicks possibly in there as well. Darius Slayton and Parker Washington. Dave, how about tight ends?

[Dave]

So the top tight end that I like is Dalton Schultz, provided that he's healthy. We don't know this. We what, what's the report week to week on Dalton Schultz? Jamie?

[Adam]

No, Dalton Kincaid is week to week.

[Dave]

I thought Schultz had an issue too. No, if Schultz is fine, he's the number one guy. Double check that because maybe I'm just nuts, but sounds like I'm nuts. So Schultz would be number one, Najoku would be number two and Brighton Strange would be number three. Jamie mentioned him when he was talking about Parker Washington. His window to practice is opened and, and I think that he's going to end up being involved as a short area target. I think he and Parker Washington are the two guys that are most in sync with Trevor Lawrence right now. In time, Jacoby should fill in admirably and be in sync with Trevor Lawrence, but those are going to be the three that you'll look at. We're hoping that Brian Thomas Jr. Takes steps to be, you know, explosive and great once again. But it's been a while, man. We're in week 11. He really hasn't been on the same page consistently with Trevor Lawrence. So all these short area guys that Trevor Lawrence can lean on to dink and dunk, it'll. It'll add up. It'll add up to 10 ppr points or 7 and a half and half ppr and strange can get you that. But I do like Schultz and Najoku better.

[Adam]

Why think that? Yeah. Do you want to start the show over, Dave?

[Dave]

Let's do it.

[Adam]

This is the first week where.

[Jamie]

The timeout is going to be the best thing ever. Yeah. Amazing.

[Adam]

I can't. I really can't believe that during that moment again, if you weren't listening or if you didn't see it live, you have no idea what I'm talking about. But we do the show two. Two to three minutes in. I think we're about to get into the priority. Thomas comes up on the screen. He's a timeout. Timeout. We're not live. I don't know what happened. We're not live, and we weren't, according to the program we use. And then we start doing it again, and we. We were alive. But I can't believe that we didn't say anything bad or anything that we regret. It is professional. No, but it's nothing that could get us in trouble. I mean, we got lucky there.

[Dave]

In trouble. Jamie's been cursing for three weeks now on every show.

[Jamie]

I know. Apparently it's loud. It's not every other podcast. Does it.

[Adam]

No, it's not allowed. It's not our show. It's not our show. It needs to stop. This is the first.

[Jamie]

I usually do it one specific time, but I'm not gonna tell you what that is.

[Adam]

No, just don't do it. So I'm gonna do it. No, you seriously, stop. So what? This is the first week where I feel like first week in a while where I really don't like the tight ends on the waiver wire.

[Dave]

Well, it's not amazing, but it's.

[Adam]

It's good because.

[Jamie]

Well, I think there's a reason for that, though, because we've gotten such great production from the position. Like, you're not chasing that many guys anymore, I guess.

[Dave]

Here's the problem. You don't have Tyler Warren this week. If you just picked up Juwan Johnson. You did well with him last week. You can't use him. Kincaid is week to week Gadsden. We don't know if he's gonna play true. And so and so the problem is that there aren't as it's not as plentiful and there's going to be demand for it. So maybe the, the waiver priority and the fab bids have to be a little bit higher than you would think for guys like Schultz Najoku. Double check for Fannin and Otten. They're still out there in about 30% of CBS Sports leagues. We'll talk. I know we'll get into the position a little bit deeper. There's, there's a couple of sleepers here that could help you out.

[Adam]

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[Jamie]

My favorite one is the Chiefs just because the Broncos offense has been struggling quite a bit. They're coming off their bye week. They should be rested, should be ready to go. So I like them. I also like the Falcons and then the Cowboys and the Dolphins. So three defenses that have clearly been struggling but have some good matchups based on some offenses that are in some rough shape. But I think the Chiefs, just given what they're looking at right now, have a chance to help you out this week as a low end starter. Not a top five DST like we've had a couple of times during the segment, but I think just based on Bo Nix and how bad he's looked, Chiefs could really make him look even worse in this matchup. Plus you have no Dobbins.

[Adam]

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[Jamie]

Kickers would be you got Tyler Luke coming off a strong game. Harrison Bucker coming back, kicking in the altitude. Borgallis taking on the jets and then Zane Gonzalez. I expect him to be the kicker still for the Falcons just based on what their situation looked like last week. So good matchup for him taking on the Cardinal, the Panthers, excuse me, in his, in his building, no weather issues.

[Adam]

All right, so we haven't talked about the shallow league guys. Dave just mentioned, mentioned Kate Otten. That could be a great guy to pick up. Tez Johnson. Tess Johnson is now fifth in fantasy points per target among wide receivers with 25 or more targets. So he's been terrific. And there are some other players in the shallow leagues that you should be adding and the deep leagues and last night's game and the wariometer and more on the waiver wire when we come back on Fantasy Football today. What's up everyone? It's Siya Najad from Fantasy Football Today dfs, a weekly NFL daily fantasy show that's a part of the CBS Sports Podcast Network. If you're looking for NFL game by game previews, which players stock is up or down, and DFS strategies and advice, Mike McClure, Meg Shoup and I have you covered every single week.

[Dave]

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Learn [e-mail] all right, into the shallow leagues Jamie so who are some of the players that if, if, if they were available they are clear top priorities on the waiver wire?

[Jamie]

Yeah, Joe Flacco for sure. You know, 74 roster taking on the the Steelers. And I know they played better of late as you alluded to, but he beat them up the last time these two teams met and again averaging 30.4 fantasy points per game in four starts. So I don't think he's going to be a disaster. He may not be that good, but not somebody that should crush your team. And then Rogers, you know, like we said, 22.6 points combined in his last two games against the Chargers and the Colts. But he gets the Bengals, which is great, and then also gets the Bears next week after that. So it could be two weeks for Aaron Rodgers running backs. You have a few guys that could be helpful. I put Pacheco on this list. I didn't realize that he wasn't expected to come back because I thought there was the Tracy Wilson report that he was expected to return following the buy. So we'll see what happens there. But Trey Benson and Taijay Spears. You know, I think at some point when Benson does return, he's going to be if not a number two running back, a borderline number two running back in all leagues. And Spears, as you alluded to nine or more fantasy points in three of his last four games since coming back from his injury. So not a bad flex play. Also, lottery ticket appeal. If something happens to Tony Pollard wide receiver. It's clearly better on this list than it is the guys that are available off waivers. I think Shahid and Myers will be better than what their debuts were. Shaheed's 82. They're both 82 rostered on our site. But Shahid. Sam Donald threw 12 passes. He had one target. I think he'll be better clearly moving forward. Potential shootout with the Rams this week. Myers same thing as well. It's worth stashing Alec Pierce throughout their buy. He's got 20 targets in his last two games. 17 and a half PPR points. Each of those two hopefully continues to play like this. We see a lot of shootouts coming for the Colts because of what their matchups will be. You mentioned Tez Johnson. He's been awesome. 15.8 PPR points or more each in two of his last three games. Trey Tucker Similar to the two guys that were traded. Tucker should be better with Myers gone. Plus he gets the Cowboys this week and then Juwan Jennings. I think at this point we have to treat him as at least a number two receiver. He's been great in his last two games. Who knows when Pierce saw and IU come back. At this point doesn't matter whether it's IUK or Mac Jones. They're both gonna look for him as Mac Jones has. So he's.

[Dave]

What about Purdy?

[Jamie]

What if.

[Dave]

Could it be Purdy too?

[Jamie]

That's what I'm saying. I don't think it's Mac Jones. What'd I say?

[Dave]

You said IUK or Mac Jones.

[Jamie]

Oh, I'm sorry. Pierce all don't. We don't know when they're gonna come back. Purdy or Mac Jones at quarterback. I don't think it matters. The show over.

[Dave]

Start it over.

[Jamie]

Adam time out and then the the Harold Fannin I know he didn't have a big game, but you know, three of his last four with at least seven targets. Kate Otten was awesome last week for the Bucks. Should continue as long as Mike Evans and Chris Godwin are out. And that should be for at least another three weeks. And then Theo Johnson again, keep an eye on the quarterback situation there. But he's just been fantastic against everybody except the Eagles and he's not playing the Eagles again.

[Adam]

Okay, honestly, I think bam, five names if I saw them on the waiver wire, just based on Jamie's list. Flacco for sure. Otten and Tez Johnson, Benson for sure. And then I'd say Juwan Jennings would be fifth for me. Those would be like the big five. Alec Pierce. You know, for those of you wondering, I just want to tell you how ridiculous Alec Pierce's season is. He has a 20 yard ADOT 20 yard. The average depth of target when he is targeted on average 20 air yards. I, I went back, I looked like. You don't find good receivers, good fantasy receivers, reliable fantasy receivers with ADOTs over 15 very often 16 almost never. So what Alec Pierce is doing is really unprecedented. And, and it's not just like oh, he had one game where he had like a 40 yard aided. Every single week his eight out has been 16 yards or higher. So based on that it's, it's either he's going to have one of the most remarkable seasons that we've seen just in terms of that metric or it's not sustainable. And I don't, I can't be like well say that's going to drop. I don't think it is. But he.

[Jamie]

Well again I think when you put it in context, you're not talking about a must start wide receiver yet. He may become that if this continues. But as a high end number three receiver, like this is the perfect type of guy because he's going to win you some weeks.

[Adam]

Yeah, unfortunately he's got Kansas, he's got a buy, then he's at the Chiefs, then he's got the Texans. So the next three weeks are tough.

[Dave]

I think he's absolutely morphing into that receiver who becomes a must start. First of all, they're using them a little bit differently last week. Obviously the downfield stuff is there and that's great, but a little bit of route differentiation over the last couple of weeks. Seven plus targets in three of his last four. He just scored his first touchdown on the year last week and three of his last four games he's had at least 14.8 PPR points. If he's out there, he's a priority to pick up. Even though he's on by that's Alec Pierce.

[Adam]

Would you pick up Alec Pierce, Tez Johnson or Juwan Jennings?

[Dave]

How badly do I need a wide receiver to start this week? If I need a wide receiver to start, Jennings would probably be first on my shopping list. Otherwise it would be Pierce.

[Jamie]

I would go. It's close between Tez and Juwan. Like, I just think that game's got so much shootout potential between the Bucks and the Bills.

[Adam]

Yeah, but you just said the same thing about the Niner Seahawks. Oh, it's Ram Seahawks. My bad, my bad, My bad.

[Jamie]

Yeah, I'm gonna go. Tez, Juwan, Pierce. And that's even if Pierce was playing this week.

[Adam]

Dave, what are we doing here? Why are we talking about these guys aren't available in my league. Give me the deep leaguers.

[Dave]

You're gonna need some prayers at quarterback. You better pray that Jacoby Brissette is somehow out there. Otherwise Geno Smith is going to be first on your ad list. He's taking on Dallas. We already talked about what quarterbacks do you against the Cowboys this year. Maybe Geno gets there. But also keep in mind that this is a different Dallas defense up front. Adding Quinn and Williams makes a huge difference figuratively and literally when it comes to their pass rush. And we know that that is definitely the Achilles heel for Geno Smith is when there's pressure on a man, he's. He definitely melts down the offensive line. Might not be great. He might not be at 100%. I'm making the case for him to be the top guy you go and pick up in the deepest of leagues, a quarterback. Also Davis Mills is out there. We don't know if C.J. stroud's going to be back. Mac Jo would probably be ahead of even Geno Smith, but we don't know if he's going to end up playing. So a lot of balls in the air at quarterback. But Geno probably the one that people will gravitate toward because of the matchup in Week 11 at running back Sean Tucker, 88 available. That's the cherry on top with him this week. The fact that he's flex worthy, could be a stash, might evolve into a league winner. We just don't know what's happening with Bucky Irving and that backfield in Tampa. But it still could be a while before Bucky's back and Tucker looks like just as far as talent goes. The more explosive runner between he and Rashad White. Michael Carter is still out there. Jeremy McNichols is still out there. These are guys I'm not excited about, but in the deepest of leagues you will find them on your waiver wire because they're available in like 85% plus of CBS Sports leagues. At wide receiver, we, we haven't mentioned Luther Burden yet and I wonder if he starts to see his role evolve in Chicago. 80 available. Definitely has springs in his legs. He can go. I love the play that he had late last week and I think he gets a little bit more involved. I wonder if all that work that we were hoping for, Colson Loveland actually ends up going to Luther Burden. So in those deeper leagues, maybe he's the receiver you target and stash and see what happens with because you're not going to find Pierce Jennings, Tez, all those other guys on your waiver wire. Other wide receivers Jamie mentioned Octavian Wicks. The eight targets are encouraging. The fact that everybody else is is getting banged up in Green Bay also encouraging. But I do worry like if Matthew Golden's healthy next week. Yeah. Does that mean Dontavian Wicks goes down to four targets or five targets? Do, do we make it? What do we see anything in Matt Collins? The fact that he's had a couple of nice games in a row. I wouldn't want to use him this week. He's more of like a deepest of league stash. I don't even feel good mentioning him. But he's 98 available. I would put Cedric Tillman ahead of him. I would put Shimray, DK ahead of him. Those guys are 80 plus percent available. Jalen Naylor, we talked about him on Sunday. Deepest of leagues, 93 available. And then a tight end. Bren Strange, 85%. Pat Friarmuth. Do you remember what did against Cincinnati the last time these. It wasn't that long ago and I think that the, the Steelers rather. Excuse me, are looking for guys other than DK Metcalf to catch passes and make a play after the catch. And I, I think Fryermuth could end up being that guy. He's available in 89 of leagues that is definitely a deep league tight end to go after. Dawson Knox is one other guy. If Dalton Kincaid is out, it hasn't been amazing for Knox when Kincaid's been out but 8.9ppr points somewhere in there and he's 99 available. Also in that game between the the Steelers and the Bengals, Noah Fant, 86 available. You can Be desperate enough to go after Noah Fant, but I'd. I'd rather have Friar, Muther or Knox ahead of him.

[Jamie]

Can I give you a few more guys?

[Dave]

Yeah, yeah.

[Jamie]

You have the Giants quarterback situation, obviously. Keep an eye on there. Especially if Jameis starts certainly in super flex and two quarterback leagues, people could be looking there. Shadur Sanders, time to start stashing him. Just because Dylan Gabriel is struggling and the fan base is calling for him at this point. You know, I wouldn't be surprised if we see a quarterback change because Gabriel stinks at wide receiver. You have a few guys. Jaden Higgins has scored a touchdown two of his last three games. Playing a lot more, playing a lot better. Malik Washington scored touchdown two of his last three games. He gets Washington. They stink. Tyler Lockett actually coming off a strong game. First game without Jacoby Myers. He actually was their best receiver last week. I know you don't want to trust him, but it's Dallas. Take a look there. And then Tyler Higby taking on the Seahawks. They stinking as tight ends again. Potential shootout. And plus Devonte Adams we know is expected to play, but he was a little bit banged up. So in case Adams is, whatever, limited or not his usual self, we could see Higby having a little bit more production as well.

[Adam]

Would you guys rather have Higby or Friarmouth? Higby against Seattle, Friarmouth against Cincinnati.

[Dave]

Friarmouth.

[Jamie]

I'll take Higby.

[Dave]

I don't even know if Higby is the best tight end there.

[Adam]

But you can say same thing about Pittsburgh, right?

[Jamie]

Yeah.

[Dave]

I feel like farm youth's been the best one the past few weeks.

[Adam]

Three tight ends scored against Cincinnati last time they met. There's a sleeper. Sorry, what'd you say?

[Jamie]

Four touchdowns total?

[Adam]

Yeah.

[Jamie]

Yeah.

[Dave]

Two for Fireman.

[Adam]

There's one sleeper I wanted to give. I thought you guys would say his name. Kept kind of flirting with it. How about Calvin Austin? He's 26 roster, so he's had five to seven targets in five of six healthy games. So if we say five to seven targets for Austin, he's facing the Bengals. There have been 11 wide receivers with five to seven targets against the Bengals. Eight of them have scored 12.5 or more PPR fantasy points. So I can't sit here and say that in any of my leagues I'm going to pick up Calvin Austin. But there, there are leagues out there where Calvin Austin might look pretty good to you this week. And then there's one more wide receiver. I can't wait to Talk about. But before we do that, let's talk about Philadelphia with a what the hell was the score? 107 win. I don't, you know, I can't get the scores right. Philadelphia, the 107 win at Green Bay. It was as bad as it gets for fantasy. So Jamie, what are your fantasy takeaways from. From this game?

[Jamie]

I mean, like you said, it was bad. I think we saw two good defenses on display and then you know, several injuries clearly for the packers that are impacting them. Tucker Craft coming into the game and then losing, you know, Romeo Dobbs losing their center, also Lane Johnson getting hurt. That didn't help the Eagles cause also. So two key members of each offensive line. I think in the case of the Eagles, you know this A.J. brown situation is just getting extremely frustrating. You know, for, for us, I'm sure for them. I'm sure we're going to get some cryptic tweet about something related to his performance and lack thereof in terms of targets. So keep an eye on that. You know, I, I think just to me I'm going right back to Jalen Hurts. I, I don't think this Detroit defense is something that you fear they'll be at home. That game could be issued out if the Lions offense does at least what it showed in the first game with Dan Campbell showing, you know, his, his play calling ability but, but not the easiest to match us because this Eagles defense is, is good and got even better. Barkley's still a must start guy for the Packers. The only must start guy at this point for me is Josh Jacobs. Jordan Love is just struggling too much and losing too many weapons. Watson's worth a flyer. You know, Don Taming works deeper leagues were the flyer. I think another tight end that's available in a lot of leagues is Luke Musgrave. You know, three, three targets, three catches. Much easier matchup this week against the Lions than it was against the. Excuse me, what you against the Giants than it was against the Eagles. So I like him as, as a guy to add off waivers as well. And Goddard's still in that low end starting range. You know, he's touched on Dependent but wouldn't surprise me if he bounces back and scores against Detroit.

[Adam]

Do we think we talked a lot about Zay Flowers this week? Jameson Williams who was the other receiver in that.

[Jamie]

Right.

[Adam]

Maybe Tedro McMillan. Would you take any of them over AJ Brown rest of season?

[Jamie]

I think you have to at this point. You know, Jameson's the one that is probably the question mark but in the last Month, he's been better. He's trending in the right direction because as he said, which is correct, Dan Campbell's the one that kept saying breakout season for Jameson Williams. Dan Campbell now calling the plays. The first game Dan Campbell calls plays. Jameson Williams does a bunch of different things, you know, so there's a lot to love about that. I think Flowers, you know, especially Rashad Bateman with his ankle injury is out for an extended period of time. You know, he's still going to get seven targets probably in that range.

[Adam]

No, that's, I mean, yeah, I mean, that's kind of like what he maxes out. He's, he's on pace for that with Lamar Jackson, but I don't know. That's a given. I, I don't know. I think, I don't know that you have to take Ted Roll McMillan, Zay Flowers and Jameson Williams over A.J. brown. I, I would, I don't think you have to. But you said that you said, I think you have to.

[Jamie]

No, I, I think. Well, I, I'm sorry, I'll rephrase. You may consider it. There you go. Based on, based on the body of work so far that we've seen, I mean, in the case of almost all the guys you named, they feel like they've been better than A.J. brown over the course of the season.

[Adam]

Well, Jamie, that's because they pretty much have.

[Jamie]

Right.

[Adam]

Surprised me. Jameson Williams has been 0.3 fantasy points worse than A.J. brown, McMillan has been 8/10 of a point better, and Zay flowers has been 2, 2.3 points better than A.J. brown this season. It's insane. Oh, wait, wait, that's, I don't even think that's counting last night. No, it's even. Yeah, AJ Brown's the worst. AJ Brown's the worst of all.

[Dave]

4 on a per game basis in PPR. Totally believable. Because it's been bad.

[Adam]

No, I'm wrong. It was counting last night. But anyway, he's been bad.

[Dave]

Okay, listen, I, I, he's a man coverage beater and they don't, the teams play a lot of zone against them. It's, I, I think next week is going to be an interesting week. Anytime There's a defense against Philadelphia that plays a lot of men and it could be a high scoring game. AJ Brown is in play for sure and Detroit is one of those matchups where I think that could happen. So I'm not ready to give up on him and I'm, I am definitely starting him over Ted Royal McMillan next week. It's Flowers and Jameson that you could make the case for. A convincing case for over. Over A.J. brown.

[Jamie]

Yeah.

[Adam]

Jameson is about to go. Go from arguably the best matchup in fantasy to a pretty tough one. This is an offense that we really need to do a dive into. See what has changed for Jameson Williams. Was it just the Washington matchup? We shall see.

[Dave]

I think it's. I think it's the Dan Campbell thing. I think Jamie laid it out perfectly.

[Adam]

But he. It's not like he had a huge target share. Like, what was different? I. I tried to look up his route. I'll try to look it up right now. We can do that.

[Dave]

I believe he was running a lot more. I. I would bet his A dot was lower.

[Adam]

His a dot was 10 yards. It's been 10 yards two straight games. That's pretty low for him.

[Jamie]

That's good.

[Dave]

And that's been since their buy, right?

[Adam]

That's been. Yes, since they're by.

[Dave]

Yeah. So they made a change during the buy. They're getting a more involved question mark. Certainly the. The targets last week were good against Washington, but he's still running explosive though.

[Adam]

Still running a ton of go routes which isn't great for.

[Dave]

That's okay. Sometimes those are clear out routes and it's meant to get other guys open. It's meant to get St. Brown open or Laporta open.

[Adam]

All right, let's go to the drop o meter. I'll just throw Jordan Love on there to start. 95 roster.

[Dave]

Jordan Love, you can drop them.

[Jamie]

6.

[Adam]

Daniel Jones, 3.

[Dave]

He's droppable. He's like an 8. He and Joe, he and Love for me are like eights. You can drop them because even after the buy it.

[Jamie]

What is it?

[Dave]

Kansas City and Houston are the two games.

[Adam]

Yeah. Yeah. Does have two games with Jacksonville left in his last four. Caleb Williams, I put him on here because I thought Minnesota was a tough matchup. He had a good game against them earlier this year.

[Jamie]

Yeah.

[Dave]

There's no way you're dropping Caleb Williams.

[Adam]

Yeah, I mean, I know you're gonna say that because he just had a huge game, but he struggled a little bit before that. In fact, he's. In fact he's really. He's really been very matchup dependent and he's got some really tough matchups on this on his rest of season schedule.

[Jamie]

Is this a tough matchup though?

[Adam]

That I'm not sure about. Minnesota and then I don't know about Pittsburgh after that. Philadelphia on the road. Green Bay on the road. Cleveland Green Bay. I Don't know.

[Dave]

I just think you don't, you don't want to match up where the Bears are playing with a lead because that takes the ball out of of Caleb's hands for sure.

[Adam]

I mean, I have one league where he's my only quarterback and I don't really, really feel super comfortable with that.

[Jamie]

I think you said it best. He's match independent. There's nothing wrong with that.

[Adam]

All right, Mark Andrews, keep scoring but you know, 0 to 10,00.

[Dave]

As long as Lamar's the quarterback.

[Adam]

Kyle Pitts 0 up 2. Would you drop him for Dalton Schultz?

[Dave]

Yeah, that depends. Is Schultz playing? Yes, I would drop him for Schultz if he is my most droppable asset on my bench.

[Adam]

Keenan Allen.

[Jamie]

It's so interesting with the Rhonda Gaston injury right now. So if Gatson's healthy, then I think you can make a case. Yes. Like he. The fact that that's how they had to get him the record was. I think it's awesome. But it was a little bit like really?

[Adam]

It's his idea. It was his idea. Oh, yeah, no, I felt the same. I was like, oh, that's, that's. I feel like he would have wanted a different type of catch, but it was actually Keenan Allen's idea to get the little pop pass.

[Dave]

Okay, Adam, we had, we had a talk off air about Quentin Johnson. Did you talk about it on beyond the box score on Monday? Quite a bit, so yeah.

[Jamie]

Good.

[Dave]

So I think everybody who missed beyond the box score on Monday should go back and listen to that. Quentin Johnston took over what Keenan Allen had been doing before and Keenan Allen's route rate has hit the skids like it was 60% last week and that was I think a three week high for him. So he's not playing as much and he's not getting the same types of opportunities they did earlier in the year. He's like a 3ish on the drop o meter and he could turn into like a seven in a week.

[Jamie]

That's why I was laughing.

[Adam]

Johnny Airport says defied off air.

[Jamie]

He's so quick.

[Adam]

We've really blurred the lines. All right, waiver wire. Okay, so the quarterbacks we love, Flacco, Jamie would have Rogers just ahead of Jacoby. Brissette to a tongue of Iloa. Marcus Mariota. We like all of them. Burrows, the guy to stash. If Brock Purdy were to play this week against Arizona only allowed two quarterbacks to score more than 18.1 fantasy points.

[Jamie]

Points.

[Adam]

Bryce Young with 55 pass attempts. Daniel Jones with a Rushing touchdown. Arizona's been a brutal matchup. However, they are pretty injured. They weren't really tested last week. So if Brock Purdy plays or if he doesn't Mac Jones, where do the Niners quarterbacks? Jamie rank amongst Brissette to a Mariota and Rogers?

[Jamie]

I guess I put Purdy where I have Mac Jones ranked, which would be behind all of these guys. Purdy would probably go ahead of two at best. I would still start Jacoby. Preston Brissette ahead of him. All right, me too.

[Adam]

And why isn't Geno Smith higher like earlier this year? He scored 32 points against Washington, scored 34 against Jacksonville. Dallas has been on that level. So why are we not quite as confident in Gino?

[Jamie]

So three reasons. One, Gino's still on the injury report for what that's worth dealing with a quad injury. So I got to keep that in mind. Two, as Dave alluded to, the addition of Quinn and Williams is going to make things a little bit more uncomfortable for all quarterbacks against the Cowboys, but especially ones that struggle. And I think you got to put Gino in the category of guys that struggle. And three, this is a pretty good week for quarterbacks off the waiver wire. So Brissette, I like his matchup just as good, just as much. And he's playing better. Tua's matchup is just as good, potentially better now because of what the Commanders lost. Remember, they're down to Ron Payne as well, not going to make the trip to Madrid. And then you have Mariota who's been playing very well as well. So I think just in the case of Gino, he's a great fallback option, but there's a big butt still.

[Dave]

Geno Smith, number four for Geno and I mentioned this before, it's Quinn and Williams against backup guards potentially in that game. That pocket is going to collapse.

[Adam]

Davis Mills, Tennessee's credit, he's played six.

[Jamie]

Games with Brock Burrows, Brock Bowers, well, he combined the best tight end and one of the best quarterbacks. That's what we get, Brock Bowers. And he's been 19 and a half fantasy points or more in three of those. And we know that Bowers wasn't 100 in a couple of those games.

[Adam]

The Texans quarterbacks are also interesting this week, whoever it may be. Tennessee, the last three quarterbacks against Tennessee, Drake made 27 points, Daniel Jones 29, Justin Herbert 32. So could be a good, good matchup there. You got the Giant.

[Jamie]

Interesting stat if you want to call stat. Davis Mills was rostered in 6% of leagues and started in five.

[Adam]

Yeah, right. Why roster him if you don't, if you're not going to start him? Russell, I mean, I thought you were going to say something like that. Stroud had a higher star percentage or something, but I remember the London game where Jalen Warren was ruled out early that morning. And Kenneth Gainwell. Jalen Warren had a higher start percentage than Kenneth Gainwell was rostered then. Kenneth Gain was coast.

[Jamie]

They didn't wake up.

[Adam]

I know. All right, any interest? Just real quick, guys, since we're running a little behind Michael Penix or J.J. mcCarthy this week. Any interest in them?

[Jamie]

McCarthy More than 10. Not really on matchup, but not much.

[Dave]

All right, agreed.

[Adam]

Running backs, I don't really think we have to get into it. There's Benson. He's the prize, if available. Pacheco, you know, he is the classic trap back. Doesn't catch passes and doesn't get the goal line work. And the next two matchups are Denver and Indianapolis. Isn't so bad, but Denver's not great. Not a great matchup. Taj Spears, four straight games with seven or more fantasy points. Amari Di Mercado and Sean Tucker. We've talked about a lot. Devin Singletary, we kind of think he's. He's more likely to get the goal line work than Tracy. So 100%. Yeah.

[Jamie]

So more involved in the passing game.

[Adam]

Yeah. So they're Singletary, Alger keeps scoring, has a fan.

[Jamie]

I think just a blanket statement because there is a member of the Giants in every position category that we have to see what Mike Kafka is going to do because he may go with Jameis, which changes everything. He may go with Russ, which changes everything. Jackson Dart may not play if he does. Changes everything. Like there's just so many variables right now with what the Giants are dealing with. So just keep that in mind with Wilson or Jamison. Two QB super flex leagues. Keep it in mind with Singletary. You know, he may be if, if, if Kafka comes out and says single. He's not going to say this, but Singletary is now the lead running back and Jameis is the starter. And Slayton and Wandell Robinson, that just changes everything for them. Johnson across the board. Yeah.

[Adam]

Yeah.

[Dave]

Unfortunately, James won't steal rushes. He'll look downfield. He'll throw a little bit more. That's good for the receivers. It's better for Devin Singletary than if it's Jackson Dart. And if Russ starts, you're going to want to run away from everybody.

[Jamie]

If if we find out today that Jamis is the starter. Slayton is my favorite player to add at any position.

[Adam]

Of the guys who are available, of the guys who are not. He not over like Kate Otten and the. Not over the 70.

[Jamie]

He's in that category. He's in that range. Yeah.

[Adam]

Because look you. This is a guy that has rest of season appeal here. I mean, he's. He had two touchdowns that, that didn't count two weeks in a row. But we're seeing when Dark gets back, you know, he's got a chemistry that. Yeah, I see what you're saying here. And he's only 45.

[Jamie]

I shouldn't say two touchdowns that didn't count what he dropped. So that's yes, true. But.

[Adam]

But chances for bigger games and 44 roster. We've been talking about it for a while. Unfortunately, it's not like an easy schedule. Green Bay obviously is very good, but, you know, you take your chances.

[Jamie]

If it's Jamie, I don't care. Like that's.

[Dave]

I get, I get where you're coming from. But Slayton is just underwhelmed so often. I think if you start him and you hope for 12 PPR points, like that's the fair expectation and that's what he gave you last week.

[Jamie]

I don't disagree in a broad, broad picture of what Darius Slayton has been, but in the times since he's sort of been the backup, when he's gotten a chance to be the starter, he's been better than expected. Yeah.

[Adam]

All right, so it's wide receiver is Christian Watson, Darius Slayton, Don Taven, Wicks in there as well. Parker Washington. Yeah. I mean, the packers are pretty interesting here. And then there's golden too. Right. And also it's a chest injury for Romeo Dobbs. Have no idea if he's going to be out. So a lot of moving parts there for the packers and they might just be kind of run heavy against the Giants. I think they're going to be pretty run heavy against the Giants, probably.

[Dave]

Yes, sir.

[Adam]

Parker Washington. Parker Washington only had seven targets, but Trevor Lawrence only through 23 passes. That's an amazing target share for Parker Washington gets the Chargers, though, they are second best against wide receivers. Jaden Higgins, Jamie mentioned them. I said on beyond the Box, where yesterday I wasn't sure if they were getting the young guys more involved because Christian Kirk barely played. When you look at the snap counts for Higgins, for Noel, for Kirk, say they got them a little bit more involved, but not quite enough.

[Dave]

It's. It's still Nico and no one else. I don't mind. I don't mind stashing Higgins and I'd rather have Higgins than Noel as long as Kirk is healthy. But it's just, it's, it's. First of all, I think it's unlikely that Davis Mills keeps playing on a tear like this. He's not taking on Jacksonville again. It just feels like Nico. Yeah, there's that too. I just, I feel like it's Nico and no one else as far as the passing, as far as the receivers go.

[Adam]

Okay, so Malik Washington was an interesting one by Jamie. We mentioned Calvin Austin as a sleeper. Matt Collins. The only thing I'll say about Matt Collins is with Booty out, he got those deep balls and he's got the best deep ball thrower in the NFL. The accuracy for Drake May on his deep balls, the numbers are insane. So there's that possibility. All right, one last guy. If you get a shootout between Buffalo and Tampa Bay, Keon Coleman's probably going to have a good game.

[Jamie]

I mean, I thought about him, especially with Kincaid's injury, but it's just so tough to trust.

[Dave]

He got targeted deep last week every time. He was in one on one coverage against Miami every time. And there were some ugly, ugly attempts. And then there was the touchdown, which was really good. So total grab bag. Tampa doesn't usually play a lot of man to man coverage, but if Josh Allen gets those opportunities, it's pretty clear he's going to go deep to Keon Coleman.

[Adam]

I mean, Allen's thrown more than 30 passes three times and Coleman's had seven or more targets in all three games and he's had two. He's had one great game against Baltimore. Last week was a good game at Miami. It wasn't great. And then he had a kind of a. He had 10 points against New England.

[Jamie]

I also don't know if shootout means a lot of throwing for Josh Allen.

[Adam]

Yeah, 100, right. That's always the X factor. They could throw a high scoring game. Alan could have two rushing touchdowns. Cook could have 20 carries for sure.

[Dave]

Yep.

[Adam]

All right, tight ends, so who do you. How would you rank Harold Fannin Jr. K Dot and Theo Johnson.

[Jamie]

Comparatively to the guys to pick up?

[Adam]

No, just, just amongst themselves.

[Jamie]

Oh, for me it would go Otten Fan and Theo same. And Theo might move ahead of Fanon if it's James. James.

[Adam]

And would you add Schultz over any of them or are those three ahead of Schultz?

[Jamie]

It would be Otten Schultz, Fannin, Theo.

[Adam]

Oh, okay. How would Juwan Johnson factor in. Like, do we need to keep Juwan Johnson after his buy? Yeah, through his buy.

[Jamie]

Okay. Johnson's the second tight end dad for me this week, so it's very similar to Joe Burrow on a. On clearly much more sliding scale. But you know, if you're just looking to stash somebody, the consistency for him fantasy point wise has been fantastic. And now he's making more plays down the field. First game without Shahidi, he goes for 92 yards. So like at this point it's Olave and, and Juwan Johnson. Like I know people are hoping to see maybe Devon Vale and that could happen. And I don't think the run game is clearly going to be as successful as it was last week because it just hasn't been throughout the course of the season. So Chuck's going to be throwing. These are the two guys he's throwing to. Johnson's been as he has three games this season with less than 10 PPR points.

[Adam]

Yeah, it's impressive.

[Dave]

Wow, that's great. And Chuck wasn't terrible.

[Adam]

Jamie likes Loveland one spot ahead of Najoku. Dave had Najoku. I am getting some cold feet on Dave and Najoku.

[Jamie]

Yeah.

[Adam]

Because he's not running that many routes. Oh my gosh, dude. I don't think we talked about Jerry Judy at all. I feel like completely skipped him. Do we like Jerry Judy coming off this big game?

[Jamie]

I think it's worth taking a look at for two reasons. One, spike in targets. You know, that was nice to see. Scored a touchdown. That was nice to see. For me it's more the potential of a quarterback change because if it's still Dylan Gabriel, I'm not going to have. Have a lot of interest in Jerry Judy. I know again, he did all this in this last game with Judy, but with Dylan Gabriel, excuse me, but I think Shitter Sanders will take some shots down the field and Dylan Gabriel's just not doing that. And so, you know, Judy, with Tillman back, I don't know why that was the reason why he played better. But still, it's just one of those situations where there's a chance for Judy and if you want to take that chance, I wouldn't put too much priority on it. Certainly spend a lot of fab on it. But. But there's a. Maybe there, especially after a little bit of Signs of Life and like you alluded to on Sunday, you know, he's been dealing with drops across the. Across the entire season, you know, maybe that he catches a few more of Those and the production looks a little bit better. I'll.

[Dave]

I'll be a hater on this one. I, I doesn't matter who plays quarterback. Neither of them are particularly great. I think Judy's big game in part was because they took on the jets, and it was the jets without Quinn and Williams, the jets without Sauce Gardner. They. They threw a good amount for them and Judy came through. This happens once in a while. They've got Baltimore next week. There's absolutely no way I would start Jerry Judy against the Ravens.

[Adam]

Some wide receivers are having some big games against the Ravens, and now they don't have Marlon Humphrey potentially.

[Dave]

What about recently? Has it happened?

[Adam]

Well, yeah, Romo Dunes, they had a big game. Jalen Waddle had 6 for 82. And then they did great against Jefferson and Addison.

[Dave]

But yeah, I mean, they're coming off of the game.

[Adam]

Had 124 yards in touchdown. Last thing on Judy, because I get it. This was coming off their bye week. So was it an intentional thing to. Let's get our, our best player basically, you know, going here and yeah, he does have the most drops per game in the NFL, so he's hurt himself. It's. It's interesting. Like Calvin Ridley or Jerry. Judy, who would you rather take a shot on?

[Dave]

We named like, five other wide receivers. I'd rather.

[Adam]

Yeah, I know, but just between those two, who would you rather take a shot on?

[Dave]

Well, I don't know when Calvin really is ever going to play again, so by default it's Judy.

[Adam]

Okay, There you go.

[Jamie]

There we go, Judy.

[Adam]

All right. There's Loveland. Who's still getting you some consistent floor recently? Well, I guess, just not just. Yeah, Minnesota's been struggling. Five touchdowns to tight ends in their last five games. There's Najoku, There's Brenton Strange, Tyler Higby with a great matchup, TJ Hawkinson with a great matchup. But Chicago's been struggling.

[Jamie]

Yeah, but he's. He's four targets or less in every start with McCarthy. It's hard to trust.

[Adam]

Yeah, Dave mentioned Dawson Knox. What about Mason Taylor? Guys, with New England giving up a decent amount of touchdowns to tight ends and no Garrett Wilson.

[Dave]

I'd rather have Jerry Judy.

[Jamie]

Yeah, just tough like there. There's an opportunity here for the jets for someone to step up because again, Garrett Wilson's out three to four weeks. Like, who, who could you possibly trust? Like, like maybe at night, Mitchell starts to take something, get involved and does something. Maybe John Mechi, you know, who played last week. Maybe it's Mason Taylor. Maybe it's Tyler Johnson. Maybe it's Alan Lazard. Maybe it's just somebody that's gonna suck and why bother, right?

[Adam]

Okay. And then the dsts. Not the best week for dsts, but the Chiefs are Jamie's favorite to stream. They get the Broncos this week, Falcons have the Carolina Panthers, the Cowboys are at the Raiders and the Dolphins get Washington. Tyler Lupe at kicker, Harrison Butker, Andres Borgales, Zane Gonzalez. Thank you everybody for watching and listening. We will talk to you tomorrow with our trade episode of Fantasy Football today. And just confirming we are live, we did record this, so we are done.

[Dave]

Talk to you tomorrow.

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