Fantasy Football 2017 - Week 10 Waivers & QB Streamers, Kristi Yamaguchi

Summary

Fantasy Football 2017 - Week 10 Waivers & QB Streamers, Kristi Yamaguchi

Release Date: November 7, 2017

In this episode of the Fantasy Footballers Podcast, hosts Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike "The Fantasy Hitman" Wright delve into Week 10 strategies, including waiver wire pickups, quarterback streaming options, and the latest NFL news impacting fantasy leagues. Below is a comprehensive summary capturing the essence of their discussions, complete with notable quotes and timestamps for reference.

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1. Monday Night Football Recap

The episode kicks off with a humorous segment where Mike introduces a computer algorithm designed to determine who can tackle Amir Abdullah, highlighting Abdullah's perceived ease to tackle in fantasy terms.

• Amir Abdullah's Tackleability:
  • Mike Wright (02:35): “Anybody and everybody can tackle Amir Abdullah with just a soft breeze. Yes, look, it's over.”

The hosts express frustration with Brett Hundley's performance, criticizing both his on-field play and coach Mike McCarthy's defense of him.

• Brett Hundley's Performance:
  • Jason Moore (04:52): “It was not a fun game to watch. I'll say that. Brett Hundley is horrific.”
  • Andy Holloway (06:12): “I mean, he was that one fumble away from a very big game because he would have gotten another touch.”

They also discuss issues with Aaron Jones, pointing out his limited role and inconsistent performance despite potential.

• Aaron Jones' Role:
  • Andy Holloway (06:45): “The silver lining of hope is they wanted to feature Aaron Jones. You saw it right at the beginning of the game...”

2. Waiver Wire Recommendations

Wide Receivers

The hosts recommend targeting players who have shown consistent performances and favorable matchups.

• Top Suggestions:

  • Robbie Anderson (22:57): “The dude's on fire. I mean, he is absolutely... he's killing it.”
  • Sterling Shepard (22:57): “I would take Sterling Shepard when it's a water bet for this particular week.”

• Other Notable WRs:

  • Marquis Goodwin (25:20): Highlighted for his speed and deep-ball potential against the New York Giants.
  • Corey Davis (29:34): Considered a high-upside long-term stash.

Running Backs

Focus is on acquiring high-potential backs who can contribute both on the ground and in the passing game.

• Top Picks:

  • Kenyon Drake (31:23): “I still prefer Kenyon Drake because I think his big play capability means that the limited split touches, you know, he's got the higher upside to me.”
  • Matt Forte (31:40): “He still has it and he looked great in the way that Josh McCown can now, you know, utilize play action when their running game is having success.”

• Other RB Options:

  • Rob Kelly (31:49): Suggested as a potential pickup if available.
  • Orleans Darkwa (32:53) and Danny Woodhead (34:14): Mentioned as viable alternatives depending on team needs.

Tight Ends

Securing a reliable tight end can provide a significant advantage, especially in favorable matchups.

• Top Recommendations:

  • Greg Olsen (38:42): “I think that this is an absolute mandatory move.”
  • Tyler Croft (40:15): Presented as a strong waiver wire option due to his role in Tennessee's offense.

• Other TE Options:

  • Charles Clay (39:52) and Nick O'Leary (40:33): Suggested as stash options depending on team strategy.

3. Streaming Quarterbacks

With the volatility of quarterback performances, the hosts emphasize the importance of streaming QBs based on weekly matchups.

• Recommended Streamers:

  • Jared Goff (43:23): “He may be owned, he may not be owned. I think he's an absolute must start quarterback this week.”
  • Josh McCown (45:27): “My quarterback stream of the week is Josh McCown... he's been fine with Josh McCown every single week.”
  • Eli Manning (43:18): Considered a viable option against the struggling San Francisco 49ers.

• Notable Quotes:

  • Jason Moore (46:22): “He sure does.”
  • Mike Wright (46:25): “That's his motto, actually. For life. For life.”

4. NFL News and Updates

The conversation shifts to current NFL events that could impact fantasy decisions.

• Mike Evans' Suspension:

  • Mike Wright (10:13): “Ezekiel Elliott has a hearing with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday...”
  • Discussions around the fairness of the suspension and its potential impact on fantasy lineups.

• Teddy Bridgewater's Return:

  • Jason Moore (12:18): “...Teddy Bridgewater is expected to be activated by Wednesday.”

• Other Player News:

  • Injuries to Julio Jones, George Kittle, and DeVonta Freeman are discussed, emphasizing the need for vigilance in managing rosters.

5. Listener Questions (Mailbag)

Listeners' inquiries provide personalized advice, particularly regarding trades and player valuations.

• Buying Mike Evans:

  • Andy Holloway (48:58): “Yeah, I don't mind this at all, honestly.”
  • Emphasis on leveraging Mike Evans to acquire other valuable assets.

• Trade Evaluations:

  • Jason Moore (49:34): Critiques a proposed trade involving DeAndre Hopkins and Doug Martin, advocating for better trade value.

• Additional Suggestions:

  • Encouragement to trade high-performing players like DeAndre Hopkins for consistent contributors, such as Doug Baldwin.

6. Concluding Remarks

As the episode wraps up, the hosts reinforce the importance of staying updated with player performances and making strategic waiver pickups to navigate the fantasy playoffs successfully.

• Final Advice:

  • Continuously monitor matchups and player health to optimize starting lineups.
  • Mike Wright (53:16): “All right. Hey, by the way, Draft.comballers, our studio sponsor, the best place to play DFS every single week right on your phone.”

• Community Engagement:

  • Listeners are encouraged to join the Fantasy Footballers community, submit questions, and engage with the hosts on various platforms.

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Notable Quotes

• On Aaron Jones' Limited Role:

  • Andy Holloway (06:45): “...Aaron Jones is the primary first and second down runner.”

• On Streaming QBs:

  • Jason Moore (45:27): “My quarterback stream of the week is Josh McCown...”

• On Trading DeAndre Hopkins:

  • Mike Wright (50:13): “Would you rather go into your championship week with Devin Funches over DeAndre Hopkins? Can you swallow that?”

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Conclusion

This Week 10 episode of the Fantasy Footballers Podcast provides invaluable insights into optimizing fantasy rosters through strategic waiver pickups and quarterback streaming. The hosts' in-depth analysis of player performances, matchups, and NFL news equips fantasy managers with the tools needed to navigate the crucial playoff stages effectively. Whether you're looking to bolster your wide receiver corps, secure a reliable tight end, or find the perfect streaming quarterback, this episode offers actionable advice to enhance your fantasy football strategy.

Transcript

[Andy Holloway]

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[Jason Moore]

Code is footballers. Welcome to the fantasy Footballers podcast coming to you from the play draft studios with your hosts, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore and Mike Wright. Hey, welcome in.

[Andy Holloway]

I just hip hop hoover.

[Mike Wright]

I just threw a piece of paper across the studio and knocked over Brooks's Paul McCartney guitar. My model.

[Andy Holloway]

Dig that.

[Mike Wright]

Just a model. It's very small. It's not a big guitar. I just got a big old bass guitar.

[Jason Moore]

It's like two inches.

[Andy Holloway]

It's a full size replica bass guitar.

[Mike Wright]

I threw that paper really hard. Welcome to the Fantasy Footballers podcast. Andy, Mike, Jason and Judge Giamatti in the house. We are back with a Tuesday episode of the show. November 7th waivers on the show today. QB streamers. Very excited to be here with you. We're going to start off the show. Talk a little bit about Monday night Football. Now. Brooks and I, we, you know, we're dedicated to our craft and we, we watched this game last night. I've been telling you that I think Amir Abdullah is very easy to tackle.

[Jason Moore]

Sure.

[Mike Wright]

Very, very easy to tackle. He put up a touchdown last night, which might makes fantasy owners happy, but, you know, he's kind of the cleanest shirt on the dirty laundry pile. To me, that's, that's what Amir Abdullah is. So Brooks and I came into the studio yesterday and we worked on a computer algorithm, a very big system, trying to figure out who exactly can tackle Amir Abdullah. Do you guys want to test it out?

[Jason Moore]

Sure. Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm excited.

[Mike Wright]

Give me a name and I'll tell you whether or not we can put it in the computer.

[Andy Holloway]

You put it in the computer?

[Mike Wright]

We put it in the computer and then we just see if they could tackle Amir Abdullah.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

I'm curious. You know, look, it's a little bit past his prime, but Mike Ditka, let.

[Mike Wright]

Me put it in here. Let's see. Mike Ditka. Yes. Mike Dicka could tackle Amir Abdullah.

[Jason Moore]

He's older.

[Mike Wright]

Yep.

[Jason Moore]

Surprises me.

[Mike Wright]

Current Mike Dicka. Yeah. Do you guys want to try? Here's one I tried. Current NFL broadcaster Tony Romo. Tony Romo.

[Andy Holloway]

He's got a bad back.

[Mike Wright]

Could he tackle. Yes, he could.

[Jason Moore]

The back is all right.

[Mike Wright]

He could tackle Amir Abdullah. Do you want to try anything else?

[Andy Holloway]

I've got one.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

Actor Mark Paul Gosselar.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

Known for his, of course, Zack Morris fame.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Well, it takes. It took me a second to type them in. Let me. Let me go ahead and see. Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, wow.

[Mike Wright]

I tried this one. Former US Figure skater Christy Yamaguchi.

[Andy Holloway]

No way. No. Yes. Okay. Well, we got it.

[Mike Wright]

I want him.

[Andy Holloway]

We got to make sure that this thing's not broken.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

I don't know what you need to type in exactly. I'm not super computer savvy with that crumpled piece of paper that knocked over Brooks giant bass guitar.

[Jason Moore]

I took out a guitar.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, we could probably put that in there. Let's. Yes. Tripped him. He couldn't. No arm tackle from the piece of paper. Last one I tried was former president Jimmy Carter. Jimmy Carter. Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

All right.

[Mike Wright]

Anybody and everybody can tackle Amir Abdullah with just a soft breeze. Yes. Look, it's over.

[Jason Moore]

The Express.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, The Express never got out of the station. Here's the deal. Rickety Amir Abdullah. Yes. He scored. And I would try to trade him. Last night in the Listener League, Jason and I were facing head to head, and he reminded me that actually, like, had a chance to beat him if Amir Abdullah had a big game. And then, you know, I had to realize, he's never going to have a big game. It's never going to happen. He fumbled two times last night, to be fair.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, he was that one fumble away from very big game because he would have gotten another touch.

[Mike Wright]

Was that on? That was on the goal line, yeah. Yeah. So, anyways, thoughts from last night's game, gentlemen, that aren't related to the computer program.

[Jason Moore]

It was not a fun game to watch. I'll say that. Brett Hundley is horrific.

[Andy Holloway]

He is bad at football.

[Mike Wright]

Mike McCarthy came out and said he is not the problem. Come on. He said that it's not just a press release comment that Brett Hundley's played a lot better. He's not the problem.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, well, then I guess it's Mike McCarthy. If. Yeah, I mean, genuinely, if. If the head coach cannot realize the problem, then he is the problem.

[Mike Wright]

Jordy Nelson. Devonte Adams. Aaron Jones. Time Montgomery. What do you throw your hands up as a fantasy owner with those players rest of season?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, you certainly do. I mean, you have. Well, you had 10 targets for Devonte Adams. Seven receptions. That sounds great. That's a really good start in a PPR league. You were fine with him, but only 58 yards. You had five receptions and I'm sorry, 53 yards, 58 yards for Randall Cobb. And almost all of that came on one reception where he just broke free. There's no value to these wide receivers. You know, jordy Nelson owners, four for 35. You know, you'd be, you would have been better off starting a Rashad Matthews than any of these great players. Because the not problem Brett Hundley.

[Andy Holloway]

The not problem is the not problem.

[Jason Moore]

He'S not able to get the ball to them.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm actually shocked looking at this. 245 yards for Brett Hundley. I mean he padded the stats there at the end of the game because I can't remember exactly. There was a moment where I looked, it was like he had seven completions for 20 something yards. And it's like, how is that even possible?

[Mike Wright]

Fantasy owners are freaking out about Aaron Jones. Last night was a bit of a disaster for Aaron Jones.

[Andy Holloway]

The thing is the, the silver lining of hope is they wanted to feature Aaron Jones. You saw it right at the beginning of the game. He was the starter. He was getting touches on that first drive where they actually were having some success moving the ball. But the word is on the, on the whiffed pass protection which was pointed out on the broadcast that kind of got him sat down and brought in time. Montgomery ended up out snapping him. So I still think that Aaron Jones is the primary first and second down runner. Maybe he can't get as much third down work if the pass protection doesn't improve. Which is pretty funny considering last year Ty Montgomery was a massive liability in pass protection.

[Jason Moore]

But he has improved. That's why he was able to get on the field so much. I look at, you know, I've been telling people hold time Montgomery because he just starter and this to me looks like a situation where you're not going to get much out of either of them. If we want to talk about something positive, let's talk about Marvin Jones, the.

[Mike Wright]

Number nine fantasy football wide receiver.

[Jason Moore]

This is the third week in a row where he has had a fantastic fantasy game. Now we saw him get hot in the beginning of last year and then completely disappear. So this is not saying that he will, you know, stay this hot season.

[Andy Holloway]

He win Jacuzzi, you know where you're. And then you jump right in the.

[Jason Moore]

But that was winter Jacuzzi.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. And so you're entire body is full of Needles right.

[Jason Moore]

In freezing pool. But yeah, I mean, look, Marvin Jones is a guy that should, you know, he probably is rostered everywhere. Of course he's rostered and. But he should be started everywhere from here on out. You stay in the Flames. You've got three monster weeks in a row.

[Mike Wright]

You really. You have four weeks with six or more receptions, too. So Marvin Jones, you'd rather have him rest the season than Ty Hilton?

[Andy Holloway]

Probably.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I think so.

[Andy Holloway]

Probably. I mean, competent quarterback play.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, you're down games like, goes a long way.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Four weeks ago, he didn't get a touchdown, didn't have a huge amount of yards, but he was still 6 for 54. When Ty Hilton has his badge of Kobe Brissette games, now they're one for two.

[Andy Holloway]

Right.

[Mike Wright]

All right, well, if you are a brand new listener, welcome aboard the Fantasy footballers podcast. We're here every day during the entire season and we're here during the off season, too.

[Jason Moore]

Those are the best shows.

[Mike Wright]

We never. Jason loves them because they have a tendency to, you know, get outside the box a little bit.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

And you don't like that box?

[Andy Holloway]

No, the box can't contain me.

[Mike Wright]

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[Andy Holloway]

Giraffe. You ever tried to put a giraffe in a box?

[Jason Moore]

No.

[Mike Wright]

And nobody. Nobody's ever tried to in the history of Earth. Yeah, because he's ever tried to put a giraffe in a box because they're not deep enough. They're not big enough boxes.

[Andy Holloway]

No, the neck is so big, it just. You can't. Can't shut them in.

[Mike Wright]

Do we put animals in boxes?

[Andy Holloway]

Jason has a big neck.

[Mike Wright]

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[Andy Holloway]

Jason is long necking.

[Mike Wright]

In fact, I'm moving on. I'm a pink.

[Jason Moore]

Boom. News and notes from around the league.

[Andy Holloway]

Looking like a brontosaurus over here.

[Mike Wright]

I feel like we're going to have further debate in just a moment about not giraffe related, but maybe, you know, Mike Evans, suspended for one game. He's appealing. No other players were suspended, including AJ Green.

[Andy Holloway]

I'll say his appeal needs to point out AJ Green did not get suspended.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, that's an easy win.

[Mike Wright]

See, I'm the only one clearly in this office that didn't. Like I said, I don't think he's getting suspended yesterday.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, you did. That's fair.

[Mike Wright]

And I think it's for a couple of reasons. One, he was ejected.

[Andy Holloway]

That's exactly why I think.

[Mike Wright]

And I think the second reason is it was provoked. Like, I know that what he did was over the top and insane, right? Some kung fu fighting. But it was provoked and it was a cheap little shot from Jalen Ramsey right there. And those had probably been happening all game long. And I just think that the ejection kind of took care of the punishment and so. And he was very like, straightforward and remorseful. Now Mike Evans was too, but Mike Evans wasn't ejected. Mike Evans also blindsided somebody that didn't see it coming. I don't. It's very possible the suspension gets overturned, but right now you're without it.

[Andy Holloway]

It's all related to me, to the, the ejection is for Mike Evans. I mean, he probably at this point wishes he got kicked out of that game because it was over and now the team actually needs him this upcoming week with Ryan Fitzpatrick.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, Jameis Winston shut down for at least the next two weeks.

[Andy Holloway]

If you haven't heard and it's at least this is not a good situation for a losing team if you're counting on Jameis Winston. But I think Mike Evans will have to sit for a week.

[Mike Wright]

Predictability for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has gone out the window at this point.

[Andy Holloway]

Good luck.

[Mike Wright]

And if you continue to have a season that is in the dumps, you're going to see experiments with players at the running back position. And that hurts. Doug Martin, you're going to see maybe Chris Godwin hit the field a little bit more. But you got to pay attention there. DeSean Jackson, they play the jets this week. He's a start. If Mike Evans is off the field, the targets have been there. Maybe he finds something with Fitzpatrick who's willing to just chuck it. Whereas Winston and him didn't have a report, Ian Rapaport reports that Teddy Bridgewater.

[Andy Holloway]

Love it.

[Mike Wright]

Is expected to be activated by Wednesday. Might not start week 10. But I just, I love, I love the fact that he is back. He's a great guy.

[Jason Moore]

Good old Teddy. Two gloves.

[Mike Wright]

I think we all had it in the back of our minds that we may never see him play football again when that surgery happens. So it's, it's great to see you. You never know how much work goes into these recoveries. You just hear, oh, guys back. And you don't think of the fact he's back.

[Jason Moore]

For me, it was really easy.

[Mike Wright]

Exactly.

[Andy Holloway]

Because I didn't have to do anything while he recovered.

[Mike Wright]

No, you just waited the question is.

[Andy Holloway]

So is there any chance that Teddy is promoted to be the starter without something happening to Keenum because they're winning right now.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I think there is. I mean, if Keenum. I don't think Keenum needs to get injured for Teddy to take over. If Keenum continues to play at somewhat. He's been okay. He's been okay.

[Andy Holloway]

They're winning.

[Jason Moore]

They're winning not because of Case Keenum, though. They're winning because of their defense. You know, they drafted Teddy Bridgewater to be their future. And if Bridgewater is playing in practice the way that he was prior to the injury, you know, they were a Super bowl contending team. If you can remember back to when he had that. That injury happen in practice, I think as a franchise, they would want to get him involved earlier rather than later, rather than waiting until the season is falling apart because of three bad games in a row from Case Keenum. So I do see a situation where, you know, two or three weeks from now, if what Bridgewater is doing in practice is good enough, they say, look, he's our future. That's a starter. Do you. Do you guys both disagree completely?

[Mike Wright]

It's hard to know because I don't know where Teddy Bridgewater's at. And Case Keenum has been competent, and that's the best word for it. And predictability for Diggs and Thielen is easier for me with Keenum behind center than it is with Bridgewater. But, you know, we saw a winning franchise, the 49ers. They switched over from Smith to Kaepernick midseason.

[Andy Holloway]

But that was injury related.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I guess his first start was injury related, but he never came back. So we'll monitor the situation. We are going to get into the waivers here momentarily. A little bit more news. Ezekiel Elliott has a hearing with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday. Now, I'd love to tell you that this is the end of the story.

[Andy Holloway]

It's not.

[Mike Wright]

But there's no such thing. In a world of infinite appeals, apparently.

[Jason Moore]

This is a sphere you can just keep walking and you will never hit that end.

[Mike Wright]

It could very well be the last hurrah for the legal process in 2017.

[Andy Holloway]

But here's the deal for me saying Brooks. Oh, I just.

[Jason Moore]

I read because of this hearing is on Thursday.

[Mike Wright]

So late in the week. He should be good for this week.

[Jason Moore]

The decision shouldn't come.

[Andy Holloway]

That's what I was going to say is I'm almost positive that Ezekiel will be playing this weekend at the very least.

[Jason Moore]

So if you Got.

[Andy Holloway]

If you got Zeke, you got at least one more week.

[Mike Wright]

One more week.

[Jason Moore]

At this point, if he is suspended, he misses fantasy playoffs.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, he's, you know, working that out for you. Does Bryant, knee injury in addition to the ankle ailment, day to day, this is not good.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. With the. With the double up and some of the things that other doctors have been saying, I expect him to be gone.

[Mike Wright]

How much does Zeke and Des affect your Dak Prescott confidence if they were both to miss?

[Andy Holloway]

And that also will be very interesting. I mean, like we said, Zeke is going to play this weekend, but let's say next weekend, the suspension kicks in and DEZ Bryant does have a high ankle sprain.

[Jason Moore]

It doesn't affect my DAC ranking very.

[Andy Holloway]

Much because I think he's very good.

[Mike Wright]

Jason Whitten climbs up your ranks.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I mean, you've got enough weapons there. Bryce Butler is good if he gets more work. Terrence Williams, if he's back and healthy. Cole Beasley, Jason Whitten, you've got good, solid running backs behind that offensive line. I don't worry about Dak in the situation that the other two stars are gone.

[Mike Wright]

It'll be interesting later in the year. You know, you wonder the relevance of guys like Corey Coleman and Josh Gordon. Whereas you have Ricardo Lewis and who's their other.

[Andy Holloway]

Higgins.

[Mike Wright]

Higgins, you know, running routes for Cleveland. Corey Coleman's eligible to return in Week 11 against the Jags. Not excited about that, but just something to be aware of. Julio Jones, lower leg injury, gonna miss some practice. George Kittle, the 49ers tight end, already ruled out in Week 10. And Devonta Freeman, last one here, suffered an undisclosed injury on Sunday. Do we know anything else about this situation? And do you need to. You need to be glued to the news.

[Andy Holloway]

You're allowed to do that. I feel like NFL teams have to report what the injury is.

[Mike Wright]

Well, this is Kelsey Conway of the Falcons official site reporting that, so maybe the team still needs to disclose it, but she just knows he suffered an injury.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, fair enough.

[Mike Wright]

Anything else, guys?

[Andy Holloway]

No, I think that's all the news.

[Mike Wright]

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[Mike Wright]

Week 10 BI weeks. Chiefs, Eagles, Raiders, Ravens. A lot of fantasy relevant players in that mix. Crabtree, Cooper, Wentz, those wide outs in Philadelphia. All the Chiefs fantasy relevant players. You notice how I didn't mention any Ravens, but they're on by 2.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, got them.

[Mike Wright]

So we're going to talk about, look, it's week 10. This is, I mean this is make or break time. Let me ask you a philosophical question, gentlemen. How do you approach these specific weeks with, with regards to how much of your fab budget you hang on to for the playoffs and for the upcoming weeks? I mean, are you, let's say you're a team that is in the playoffs but you're not locked in. Do you take the approach of, look, I'm getting a player, I'm getting a defense, I'm getting a quarterback right now, right here. Doesn't matter what it costs so I make the playoffs or do you hedge and you play that whole, like I'm probably gonna make it so I'm gonna save a little money for later.

[Andy Holloway]

You got to get in, you have to win. So if you're in that type of a situation and let's say, you know, we'll talk about it, but Kenyon Drake or Damian Williams, they happen to still be available and you're hurting at the running back position, you got to go big on. If that is the case, the preferable thing is you have a few bucks left because weird things happen all the time in the NFL and you always want to be able to put a dollar bid to either for offensive or defensive purposes to block your opponent from doing something. But if you are on the edge, then you got to go in and you got to get that player.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, if you're on the edge, I mean the goal here at the Fantasy footballers HQ is that hashtag foot clan title. We don't want you to just, you know, get into the playoffs. We want you to win the title. But obviously you cannot do that if you don't get in the playoffs. So if you're on the cusp, do whatever.

[Mike Wright]

The Browns have been trying that for years.

[Jason Moore]

You know, do whatever it takes. However, what I, what I generally do if I'm, if I'm in the playoffs, you know, maybe it's not a guarantee, but it looks like I'm going to make it. I basically treat my fab as five dollars is I'm out of money. I have five bucks left, and I don't touch that until the playoff weeks roll around. I now view that I'm out of money, and I act accordingly.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. And I guess depending on your league, that line, you could draw that at 10 bucks or 3 bucks or whatever people spend. All right, Wide receiver waiver pickups. Some probably owned, but worth checking. Guys just throwing the names out there just in case. But we like them.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Because if they're out there, they should be owned.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

Juju, Smith Schuster, Robbie Anderson, Sterling Shepard, and Jeremy Macklin. Macklin is on a buy. He could probably be acquired on the cheap because of that.

[Andy Holloway]

Robbie Anderson would be my top ad from that list, I would say.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, Sterling Shepard.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, it'd be Shepard for me. You love Robbie Anderson.

[Andy Holloway]

The dude's on fire. I mean, he is absolutely. He's killing it. Four for 48 and a touchdown last week. I mean, he has been absolutely sensational now for four weeks.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. And he's got a good matchup coming up this week at Tampa Bay. But I will take a Robbie Anderson, Sterling shepherd water bet for this particular week. No, no, no. Rest of season.

[Andy Holloway]

Rest of season, sure.

[Jason Moore]

All right, water bet.

[Andy Holloway]

Have fun when Eli Manning gets benched.

[Mike Wright]

We're paying water bets out today, by the way.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, good thing I wore my black shirt.

[Mike Wright]

Here's a little. Here's a little review I did, too. Here's a little review from last week's water bets. Okay, Jason, you bet that Jonathan Stewart would be a top 25 running back. Now, you did not mean, like, top 25 in fumbles, right?

[Jason Moore]

No, but he was. He was, though. That's. That. That is what I meant.

[Mike Wright]

So Jason's getting wet from that bet. Wheel of Water. Jason and I made a bet. I bet Cooper cup and Gerald Everett would outscore Sammy Watkins and Tyler Higby.

[Jason Moore]

I will be watering you on that one, Andy.

[Mike Wright]

And then week nine bet. I bet that Jaya Jay, you would outperform CJ Anderson. I bet with Mike. And all three of us are getting wet this week.

[Andy Holloway]

The funny thing about that bet, I mean, you. You absolutely crushed me, is I bet if I had came to you on, like, Saturday and said, hey, do you want to cancel that one out?

[Mike Wright]

Oh, I would have been like.

[Andy Holloway]

You would be like, oh, thank you for letting me off the hook.

[Mike Wright]

No, of course not. Let's talk about some actual waiver we'll post them on Twitter, by the way, we'll post the waterings Brooks, hold us accountable. Okay. Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

You got it.

[Jason Moore]

And we also do post the waiver. We post an article covering some of these waiver pickups. So if you, if you don't, you know, remember the guy, make sure to go to the fantasy footballers.com and you can, you can remember that way.

[Mike Wright]

Okay, who's your favorite waiver wire pickup at the wide receiver position this week? You know, this, this is the game. We play a reactionary world where the. What have you done for me lately? But who has sustaining power from some of the guys that put up big weeks? I mean, Beasley scored two touchdowns. Robert woods had a couple of touchdowns.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I think you have to decide whether you're a team that can is looking for a stash wide receiver, high upside long term, or a play this week. If you're looking for a play and you just need someone to start, I've got a guy that I think has as good a chance at finishing of all the waiver wire options as the number one guy. And he's available everywhere. That's Marquis Goodwin. I think Goodwin. Goodwin gets behind everyone. I mean, he is Olympian fast and CJ Beathard has actually been able to air the ball out, you know, just fine to get him the ball deep. And the New York Giants, I mean.

[Mike Wright]

That'S who they play at home this week.

[Jason Moore]

They have just been awful.

[Mike Wright]

I expect San Francisco to win this game at home.

[Jason Moore]

What?

[Mike Wright]

Absolutely. What they play much harder than those Giants play right now. Things are falling apart for Mr. McAdoo.

[Jason Moore]

Magadoodoo.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, that actually makes sense. But Marquis Goodwin, look. Trent Taylor, broken rib. He's out. Pierre Garcon out. Kittle out. It's the Marquis Goodwin show against the Giants. Light him up. He's going to start on my Dynasty team. My nine and nine and. Oh, Dynasty, congratulations. Which I just traded for Josh McCown in. All right, I'm going for the perfect season.

[Jason Moore]

Yes, you're going for the. A phrase that has never been uttered in existence. I just traded for Josh McCown because I'm going for the perfect season.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, I know, I know.

[Jason Moore]

All right, so other starts this week, guys. You really like the matchup? You think you can grab off of waivers and get value? Who else sticks out?

[Mike Wright]

Well, if it's between Robert woods and Cooper cup on your waiver wire, I would rather have Cooper Cup. Really? I would. Absolutely. And you were about to say Robert Woods.

[Andy Holloway]

I was gonna say Robert woods is probably My favorite pickup of that list.

[Mike Wright]

Cooper cup and his red zone targets are off the chain. I mean this is just where he lives and breathes. He gets targeted inside the 20, inside the 10. I'm throwing that out there because I think people would react to Robert woods as two touchdowns. Now one of Robert woods touchdowns was a third and 33.

[Andy Holloway]

Sure.

[Mike Wright]

Against the Giants. And I just.

[Andy Holloway]

That's not what I'm reacting to with Robert woods the last four weeks. For Robert woods, five for 66, five for 70, five for 59, four for 70.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

And he had the bonus two touchdowns.

[Jason Moore]

So I mean think he's leading them in receptions in a half point or.

[Andy Holloway]

Four point PPR league. Robert woods has been a stud for four weeks.

[Mike Wright]

No doubt about it. I mean you're not. The numbers say woods over.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean honestly, he's had two bad games.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Who else stands out? I mean, do you want to pick up Josh Dachshund 3 for 59 on 5 targets last week, More involved.

[Jason Moore]

I would rather have Crowder than Dachshund from, you know, a history standpoint and what we saw before he missed the game. But I don't like the matchup this week against the Minnesota Vikings. The guy that would probably be next on my list would actually be Muhammad Sanu.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, love it.

[Jason Moore]

Muhammad Sanu since he's come back from the injury.

[Mike Wright]

Falcons wide receiver.

[Jason Moore]

Falcons wide receiver. He's, he's been great the last three weeks. Now this past week it took a touchdown. He's only three for 23. But he got the touchdown just like he had the week before when he also had 6 for 74. Week before that, 6 for 65. And now you come up in a matchup against Dallas that is, you know, the 25th worst against the wide receiver position. I think Sanu is a guy you can rely on for a decent floor and obviously has the touchdown upside.

[Andy Holloway]

Now if you can pick up a guy that you don't necessarily have to play this week.

[Mike Wright]

Mark.

[Andy Holloway]

What?

[Jason Moore]

There's a standout for me in that.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, I was going to say a guy I'm very interested in is Marquis Lee, who I don't necessarily love him. Against the Chargers he could potentially get shut down. But after that, Cleveland, Arizona, the Colts, that's his next three matchups following that. So if you're looking for just a.

[Mike Wright]

Bench stash, 8 for 75 and a touchdown is worth mentioning. That's what he's coming on.

[Andy Holloway]

Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Mark Eastleigh I think is he's got three great matchups coming up here to. If you're dealing with those by weeks, then I think he's interested.

[Jason Moore]

If you are looking more into the future. Another guy, I mean, he's still available in the majority of leagues, which is, you know, I guess it makes sense, but I would pick him up. That's Corey Davis. Corey Davis, he didn't have a big game this last week. Only two for 28 on five targets. But he was on the field over 70% of snaps. He was the second most routes run for the team. And he is great as a wide receiver. He was drafted in the top 10. You saw week one. He was fantastic. I think Corey Davis is a guy where most of these players on this list we're talking about, you're trying to. You're trying to squeeze some juice.

[Mike Wright]

You all right there, buddy?

[Jason Moore]

I'm trying to.

[Andy Holloway]

It's that long neck.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, it's the draft.

[Andy Holloway]

Draft neck.

[Jason Moore]

You have no idea how hard it is to talk with a draft neck, Andy, but you're trying to.

[Mike Wright]

I don't know that.

[Andy Holloway]

Have you ever tried to clear a draft neck?

[Jason Moore]

Oh, it takes. It takes a while.

[Andy Holloway]

You need a. Need a plunger.

[Jason Moore]

A plunger.

[Mike Wright]

Does the Heimlich work in that situation?

[Andy Holloway]

You have to do it at least 20 times.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, it's like a slope.

[Jason Moore]

But most of these players you're hoping for, this is what you're hoping for out of these guys, right. It's like I'm going to get, you know, five for 70 and maybe he'll get a touchdown. You're just wanting to start a guy that will have a little bit of value. Corey Davis is just about the only guy to me that has the chance that is realistic to say, look over the next eight games, he could be a top, you know, 20 receiver. Him and Sterling Shepard, those type.

[Mike Wright]

We do have streaming quarterbacks on the show today. We'll get into the quarterbacks shortly. The running backs. Let's talk about waiver options at the running back position. We talked a lot about Damian Williams and Kenyon Drake yesterday. Obviously, if they're out there, you know the situation. If you listen to yesterday's show. Both heavily involved in the passing game. Six receptions each on the Monday Night Football game.

[Andy Holloway]

If you had to, which one do you prefer?

[Mike Wright]

I still prefer Kenyon Drake because I think his big play capability means that the limited split touches, you know, he's got the higher upside to me.

[Jason Moore]

Sure, I do too. Despite the fact that Damian Williams was my rising star. Love Kenyan Drake.

[Andy Holloway]

So is Drake your number one running Back pickup this week.

[Mike Wright]

Not if Matt Forte is out there. Okay, if Matt Forte is out there in your league. I loved everything I saw about him. He's my. Probably going to be my start of the week on Thursday.

[Andy Holloway]

That's a two days.

[Mike Wright]

I know for. For 77 and two touchdowns. But his, I mean he still got it. He still has it and he looked great in the way that Josh McCown can now, you know, utilize play action when their running game is having success. It works both directions. Matt Forte would be my number one pickup. If he's available in your league outside of Matt Forte, I would say Rob Kelly's the number two guy. And then I'd go into the Miami running backs myself. What do you guys think?

[Andy Holloway]

I think I would take the Miami running backs ahead of Rob Kelly at this point.

[Mike Wright]

And the note.

[Andy Holloway]

No, Forte would be my number one guy as well. But Kelly, I mean it's. It's touchdown or bust at this point for Rob Kelly. I mean he has, he's been what, over 30 yards one time this season?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. And he goes up against Minnesota, one of the best run defenses this week. I would love to have Rob Kelly pick him up and stash him because it's rare to be able to find a starting running back on waivers and that's what you have in him. It's just a tough week to want to play him. Did either of you guys bring up Orleans Darqua? I know he's.

[Andy Holloway]

We did not.

[Jason Moore]

He is, you know, owned in a. In a slight majority of leagues. But look, he has been the clear head running back and I think he's looked 49ers and he's looked very good and he goes up against the 49ers. I would if I just wanted, you know, a one week start, which isn't usually how I look at running backs. I'm trying to get as much as I can, but I think Orleans Darkwa will probably be ahead of Matt Forte on my rankings this week.

[Mike Wright]

One of the things that people ask us a lot when you're. And I'm going to try to do this more is when we mention these names and players we like, they kind of don't know who to drop necessarily. So I want to give you four names. I want to tell. Tell me if you would drop them for Forte, Drake Williams, Darqua, Rob Kelly, Jonathan Stewart. Would you drive? John Stewart? Okay.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Theoretic.

[Jason Moore]

It's obviously going to be a little bit scoring dependent if you're in a ppr. Theo Riddick gets more value, but in general, I think I would rather have most all of these other players. If I was in a full ppr, then I would take him over Rob Kelly. Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Agreed.

[Mike Wright]

Time. Montgomery.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I would drop Ty Montgomery for these players.

[Andy Holloway]

I would as well.

[Mike Wright]

And Eddie Lacey.

[Jason Moore]

Yes. He's injured, right. Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

It's unfortunate.

[Mike Wright]

So if you got them on your roster, these could be some switch outs you can do this week. Let's go ahead and jump into some tight ends.

[Jason Moore]

Wait, before we jump into tight ends, I just want to throw out Danny Woodhead. He is, you know, they're on by this week, but coming out of the buy, I fully expect him to be back in the past catching role and active in week 11. So you can wait and try to pick him up next week. But he'll be in more people's radar next week. So.

[Andy Holloway]

So are you. Should you try and trade Buck Allen this week?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I mean, I. We said that last week. I, I would be trying to trade Buck Allen. You've got too many guys around him that can change his situation. He's no longer the first down back. Terrence west could come back. Danny Woodhead could come back. So if you can get value for Buck Allen, I think you'd be wise.

[Mike Wright]

I think I'm less excited about Danny Woodhead than I am. What he does to the. Like, I realize the concern.

[Andy Holloway]

Realize you mean.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, no, in fantasy. Like, I just don't know what Danny Woodhead's going to offer a competitive playoff player if it takes him three weeks to get integrated to a horrible offense. I mean, it's just. But I realize what he does to Buck Allen and what he does to Alex Collins and what he does to the rest of that offense.

[Andy Holloway]

So if it's anything like week one, then he's going to be perfectly fine because he was the go to target for that whatever quarter. I mean, incredible.

[Mike Wright]

Look, I know, I get it.

[Andy Holloway]

Super thin, super super small, small sample.

[Mike Wright]

Size, the man for a quarter.

[Andy Holloway]

But it's the opening week and that was the go to target.

[Mike Wright]

After all of training, it's just really hard. It's hard to know whether or not, you know, yes, he was. That was him then. But he's coming off an injury I'm excited for and that's fine.

[Andy Holloway]

We're speaking very positive about Daniel Frank Henry Woodhead.

[Mike Wright]

I just looked up his real Daniel Frank Henry.

[Andy Holloway]

Daniel Frank Henry Woodhead.

[Jason Moore]

That sounds like someone dfhw, you know, in this from the Civil War.

[Andy Holloway]

His picture kind of looks like that too.

[Mike Wright]

Dearest mother. Hey, guys.

[Jason Moore]

Quick question before we move on to tight ends.

[Mike Wright]

Project Brooks, Project Desperation. Play for wideouts.

[Jason Moore]

If Evans is out, would you consider Adam Humphries? Yes, I would.

[Andy Holloway]

Humphreys? Chris Godwin.

[Mike Wright]

No, thank you.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. And then. And of course, you have the Dallas wide receivers, too. If. If DEZ Bryant misses time. Gotta check, of course, on Terrence Williams.

[Mike Wright]

I told Brooks to project. And the volume was identical.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, it was pretty neat.

[Mike Wright]

Have you ever yelled at anyone? Brooks? Do you know what I'm talking about? Like when your voice gets louder and then you get angry Maybe once or twice. Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

No, you've never yelled.

[Mike Wright]

I'm guessing if. Because you yell so little that you probably remember the last time that you yelled. Do you remember one of these times that you went.

[Jason Moore]

Of course he doesn't remember. Last time he's yelling. He's never done it.

[Andy Holloway]

Actually, I don't know if you guys.

[Mike Wright]

He's lying.

[Andy Holloway]

Have looked into this, but before we hired Brooks, I did a full background check on him growing up. When he was a teenager, he was the front man for a screamo band.

[Mike Wright]

Was he?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Lost it.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, that's how you lost it?

[Andy Holloway]

He burnt it out. Yeah, he's got those.

[Mike Wright]

Every day we strive for.

[Andy Holloway]

Vocal cords are destroyed.

[Mike Wright]

We strive to get better on this show. I mean, we've been doing this for a while. And, you know, Mike's an audio engineer, and every day we listen, we make sure that the sound quality is great for all of you. And every day I tell Mike to turn Brooks's volume up, but it doesn't matter. It's like he can. Super. Brooks can compensate for whatever we do in the software. It's really special. I got nothing for you. All right.

[Andy Holloway]

Project.

[Mike Wright]

Project. Yeah, they'll get you. He just tried to move the mic closer to his mouth because he knows that the volume is not going up.

[Jason Moore]

That's a good. That's a good method.

[Mike Wright]

Tight ends. Let's talk about the explosion from Jared Cook. Eight for 126 on nine targets. Now, he had had value this year when he got into the end zone, all of a sudden he was a target monster. That first drive, it was all Jared Cook. And you were just like.

[Andy Holloway]

Clearly a game plan.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, absolutely. Kind of similar to what we saw about that Amari Cooper game, when all of a sudden that's all he looked at. Does make you wonder a little bit about the progression we've seen from Derek Carr. Lack thereof this year, in the sense that, you know, second, third reads. His ability to move the offense outside of these kind of scripted offense plays. I've been so back and forth on Carr this year. Like I. At times I've expected more from him. At times I've thought the offensive line wasn't what he had last year. But you know, it's not easy in the NFL. Jared Cook, Greg Olson, Charles Clay, Ben Watson. Those are some waiver wire options. Who's your favorite?

[Andy Holloway]

If you are making that playoff push right now and we talked about stats players, you have to pick up Greg Olson. I think that this is an absolute mandatory move. It's. It's still a few weeks away. They play Miami, then they're on the bi week is it he can. He's eligible to return after the bye week. Jay, am I remembering that correctly?

[Jason Moore]

You know, to be honest, I don't remember off the top of my head which week he can come back, but I know it is very soon. He should be practicing.

[Mike Wright]

He's eligible after the bye week.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay. Yeah, so he comes back. Jets, Saints, Minnesota. So, you know, an okay schedule. But he's Greg Olson. Kelvin Benjamin is out of town. I believe once Olson's back, he's immediately the number one target.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, he'll be a top five tight end when he's back. You know, so long as when he gets back he doesn't re aggravate that foot injury which you know is a concern. But anyone can get injured while he's out there. He'll be great.

[Mike Wright]

The matchup this week is great for tight ends for Carolina, but I Ed Dixon had zero receptions last week.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, super.

[Mike Wright]

Benjamin left so it's kind of interesting. So Olson's a stash. Charles Clay is not practicing. I don't think he's going to play this week. Is he a stash?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, he could be a stash. You know, in the meantime, you could still get some use out of Nick O'Leary while Charles Clay is out. But I, you know, Charles Clay was good enough to where if you're having serious tight end struggles and Greg Olson's already rostered, maybe you do stash Charles Clay. The guy I would pick up this week would be Tyler Croft. He plays Tennessee.

[Andy Holloway]

You got some got some tombs that you need raiding.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, go raid those tombs with Croft. Best I got.

[Mike Wright]

Way to jump in on the go raid those tombs.

[Jason Moore]

Yaw. I mean, Ben Watson looked great. So you could be like, oh, I'm going to pick him up. He's on.

[Andy Holloway]

By exactly.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, you go, oh, who's playing? New York Giants. That's always just listen. Foot clip. One of the Ways to stream a tight end this year is just look who's playing the New York Giants and then grab their tight end. And right now it's, you know, it's George Kittle. Oh, oh, wait. Now Kittle's injured.

[Andy Holloway]

The same for the Browns, though, so. I mean, Darren Fells, he does nothing, but he catches touchdowns on occasion. Are you interested in.

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, now let me.

[Jason Moore]

Let me throw out a.

[Mike Wright]

And by the way, Garrett Selleck is the starter now in San Francisco in that New York game.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. So would you be willing to pick him up? Now? Let me throw this out because I know it's a name that. I'm going to do it.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

But listen, Eric Ebron is available.

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Jason Moore]

You know, he had 58 yards, 3 for 35 this last week, plays Cleveland.

[Andy Holloway]

Maybe. I don't know. I'm kind of with Jason.

[Jason Moore]

No, it's a hard week for tight end.

[Mike Wright]

What about Jermaine Gresham? Seemed to have a rapport with Drew Stanton. If the second end zone target he had was on his inside shoulder, he'd have two touchdowns last week. You know, what Richard Sherman in the secondary will probably be able to do with Arizona Cardinals wide receivers. I feel like Gresham is a sneaky play on Thursday.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I actually, I like that in.

[Mike Wright]

A limited, Big Gresh, limited situation. All right, quarterbacks, in just a minute. Defenses we like this week. Who would you stream at defense? I love Chicago.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, you gotta. You gotta Chicago it against Brett Hundley. He's bad.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Basically look for. And you know what's ironic is I also think you could Green Bay against Mitch Trubisky. I think that's going to be a low scoring game with some turnovers and not a. You know, you're not going to put up a bunch of negative points when you start either of those defenses.

[Andy Holloway]

And possibly available. The Patriots are coming off the bye week. They get to take on Brock Osweiler.

[Jason Moore]

Love it.

[Andy Holloway]

That's delightful. The Lions, maybe they're available. They get to take on the Browns. And Carolina will be taking on the Dolphins. So there's some pretty interesting streaming options.

[Jason Moore]

Also, the Los Angeles Rams, they're playing against the Houston Texans, which means they're.

[Andy Holloway]

Pretty heavily owned, though.

[Jason Moore]

They are pretty heavily owned. But that's just such a nice matchup because they're going to put up points. That's what they've been doing this year. And then that means Tom Savage is going to have to throw the ball.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, goodness. Nightmares. Just nightmares. That's all I have when I Think of Tom Savage.

[Andy Holloway]

Tom Savage. Night, he goes to sleep, wakes up in a cold sweat.

[Jason Moore]

I had.

[Andy Holloway]

I had to throw. It was a negative game.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, that's his nightmare, too, as a quarterback. All right, let's move on and talk quarterbacks.

[Jason Moore]

Full stream ahead.

[Mike Wright]

All right, last week, man, home run. Tyrod Taylor, Jared Goff, and Drew Stanton. Last week, all viable streaming options. If you're curious what a streaming quarterback is, maybe you're newer. And what we pick out here is we try to find somebody that's not majority owned at the quarterback position with a nice matchup. So if you're streaming a quarterback from week to week, these are guys that you can go with. Now I'm going with King Godfrey. Jared Goff against Houston after the big week. Now, depending on your league, he may be owned, he may not be owned. I think he's an absolute must start quarterback this week, so if he's available, you can pick him up. I'll put it in the back of your mind that I think Fitzpatrick is going to have some success against the New York jets, because I think the jets are going to have some success against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I think that game has the potential to be the McCown Fitzpatrick.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, man.

[Mike Wright]

Fantasy points show. So I'll throw Fitzpatrick out there for those of you where Godfrey's already picked up.

[Andy Holloway]

Also, revenge.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, gosh. Ryan Fitzpatrick. Every game's a revenge game.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, this time.

[Mike Wright]

And Josh McCown.

[Andy Holloway]

This time is personal for both of them.

[Mike Wright]

All right, Mike, you're streaming quarterback I like.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I recommended Goff last week. If you got him, you. You keep, you hold on to him. I will say I like Jason's streamer better, but if you follow the show, you know that first person into the dock, you get to pick your players. So the streamer I wanted was already gone. But this week, Eli Manning, he's still starting, as far as we know, for the New York Giants. So pay attention to the this week just in case they decide to get willy nilly and make some and shake some things up, who knows? But if everything goes according to plan, Eli Manning will be playing the San Francisco 49ers. And Eli still put up two touchdowns this past week. The 49ers are not very good. Drew, we just saw Drew Stin, Drew Stanton, everybody put up a good fantasy game against the 49ers. So I think Eli. It's a little bit gross, but it's. It's still worth it.

[Mike Wright]

Totally viable.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. My, my quarterback stream of the week is Josh McCown. You you brought it up, Andy. That game with Tampa Bay is just going to be great for streaming options. You're talking about a team in Tampa Bay who is just been horrific against the pass this year. And Josh McCown in the last six games has only had. He's thrown two or more touchdowns all games. Except for this last week. But this last week he also rushed a touchdown. In fact, Josh McCown has three rushing touchdowns this year. That is. That is more than a lot of fantasy running backs that were supposed to be great. Lamar Miller and so Josh McCown getting it done with his legs. Getting it done through the air. Great. Plus matchup the last several weeks. I mean, from week five on, you have been fine with Josh McCown every single week. Great matchup. Stream him.

[Andy Holloway]

And he looks like Ivan Drago.

[Jason Moore]

He sure does.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. He's got that chin, man. That chin.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

If he dies, he dies.

[Mike Wright]

That's his motto, actually. For life. For life. No, it was funny. I looked up, I remembered this play where Josh McCown. Oh, when he was an Arizona Cardinals quarterback. I was there and it was the last play of the game and he threw a 28 yard touchdown to knock the Vikings out of the playoffs. And The Cardinals were 3 and 12 at the time and would have had the number one pick in the draft had they not done that. And it was really hilarious. I tweeted it. So if you want to go to my Twitter at Andy Holloway, you'll. You'll want to watch it. Not just because of the play.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, the commentary.

[Mike Wright]

Commentary from the Vikings commentators. They're literally screaming, caught.

[Jason Moore]

No touchdown. No.

[Mike Wright]

It was unbelievable. But it just.

[Andy Holloway]

Vikings weeping on the field.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. There are Vikings weeping on. And that was back when the. The one foot in push out rule.

[Jason Moore]

Yep.

[Mike Wright]

Was in effect. And my goodness, now the Cardinals, that year, they would have been able to draft Eli Manning or Philip Rivers, I believe.

[Andy Holloway]

We still got.

[Mike Wright]

They still got Larry Fitzgerald.

[Andy Holloway]

It worked out.

[Mike Wright]

It worked out. Not for the Vikings, it didn't.

[Jason Moore]

That's how long Josh McCown has been playing. I know.

[Mike Wright]

It's just amazing.

[Jason Moore]

And he was a 10 year vet at that point.

[Mike Wright]

That's right. Developing the iron chin. So that was. Those were our streaming options. Jared Goff, eli Manning, Josh McCown this week. Let's go ahead and get in the mailbag.

[Jason Moore]

Mailbag, Mailbag.

[Mike Wright]

All right. That. You held that note as long as McCown's career.

[Jason Moore]

That was.

[Andy Holloway]

You need me to go longer.

[Jason Moore]

We're gonna. If you want to match his career.

[Andy Holloway]

I don't think the. I don't think Foot Clan wants this to happen.

[Mike Wright]

All right. If you have a question for us, it may or may not get answered. We may sing over it, but you can submit it on the website thefantasyfootballers.com you been there, Jason?

[Jason Moore]

I've been there every day of my life.

[Mike Wright]

302464 TFFB is the voicemail hotline. That's 302464, TFFB if you want to call in a question. If you do call in a question, make sure you mess up the first couple times. It's very entertaining for us.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, delightful.

[Mike Wright]

All right, this question comes in from Jack in St. Louis. Would you pursue Mike Evans as a buy though candidate right now? He's had an awful Week 9 faces the one game suspension and Jameis is on the shelf. What's the value of Evans rest of season? Do you buy him low?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I don't mind this at all, honestly.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, absolutely. I saw someone that was making a trade that was essentially Ty Hilton for Mike Evans. There were other pieces there, but I mean because Ty had the great game, Mike Evans is on. If I could grab something like that, goodness gracious, yes, I buy into buying Mike Evans low.

[Mike Wright]

All right, let's talk about another wide receiver. We mentioned him yesterday. Brian in Sacramento says he's 7 and 2. He has Hopkins looking to trade him and Doug Martin for Alshon, Jeffrey and Funches.

[Andy Holloway]

Give that to me again. He's looking to trade no, Hopkins and.

[Mike Wright]

Doug Martin for Alshon and Funches.

[Jason Moore]

You can get more. I mean Hopkins, his name and this week carries way more value than Jeffrey and Funches. Doug Martin, what you're doing is you're adding him in as the ultimate throwaway by low. Doug Martin is not a trade right now. He's a keep because you're going to be trading him for nothing like seen in this trade. Nobody's paying for Doug Martin right now, so you can do better than this.

[Mike Wright]

The worry here is as 7 and 2, he's looking ahead to Jacksonville, Pittsburgh and that is the championship weeks.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, I would love. You got to trade Hopkins for sure. But you can do better than this.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

And there is a line, I think that there's a line where you say, hey, I'm going to just put the best wide receiver in fantasy out there no matter the matchup. If you can't get value for him, he brought you this far last week. We expected a disaster. 16 targets. Still gave you a great week. Colts great week. I know, I know. It was the Colts but you also had a Colts team that was playing triple coverage on them all the time. It just takes One play on 16 targets is all I'm saying. And we've overreacted to championship weeks before, so I'm saying draw a line. Like I. Let me put it this way. Would you rather go into your championship week with Devin funches over DeAndre Hopkins? Can you swallow that?

[Jason Moore]

No.

[Mike Wright]

That's what it comes down to.

[Andy Holloway]

But this next question.

[Mike Wright]

All right.

[Andy Holloway]

From Mohammed in Dallas.

[Mike Wright]

Go for it.

[Andy Holloway]

Said someone requested a trade of Doug Baldwin. Do it for DeAndre Hopkins. He has Doug.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, no.

[Andy Holloway]

So we're saying you would trade Hopkins for Doug Baldwin?

[Jason Moore]

In a heartbeat.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I would. I. The Jason brought up the other day when we looked at Russell Wilson after his monster week against Sean Watson. The passing attempts number is so astronomical for Russell Wilson this year. It's just going to be a career high. Well, you know what that comes along with? It's. Doug Baldwin's on pace for the highest target count of his career.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

And he's had, I think three straight games with 10 or more targets. So Doug Baldwin is. He's an automatic now this week. He may be slowed down by Patrick.

[Andy Holloway]

Peterson a little bit maybe, but I.

[Mike Wright]

Mean, Doug Baldwin, he moves around, but so does Peterson.

[Andy Holloway]

I. Peterson generally doesn't follow guys into the slot, though.

[Mike Wright]

We'll see what happens. We'll see what happens. I. Look, if. If I were Arizona, that's who I try to stop.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, we cannot close the show out without reading this. This next question is crucial. The people need to hear this.

[Mike Wright]

From John in Australia. Yeah, but the title of the question he submitted is Mike is the best. Okay, that's Mike Evans. He's talking about Mike Evans.

[Andy Holloway]

I like where this is going.

[Mike Wright]

Hey, guys. Not a question. Just wanted to thank Mike for giving up 30 minutes time every Sunday to give advice on Periscope three weeks in a row. His advice is helped my team dominate. And his advice this week to play Walker over at Dixon saved his week. Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Bonjour, John.

[Mike Wright]

You know what? Congratulations to you and to Mike.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Hey, he's on Periscope every week.

[Jason Moore]

We do accept payment in solo. The doll.

[Andy Holloway]

Hey, from John. John in Australia. I need my solo fix.

[Jason Moore]

We're all out of solo right now and it's a travesty.

[Mike Wright]

It'll only cost you 8 to $900 to ship it here, freight it from Australia, but. But it's worth it, cuz it's delicious.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, but I mean, come on. Walker over at Dick's And I gave you the. I gave you the play. You give me the solo. I need the solo.

[Mike Wright]

Are we gonna start, like, on the UDK next year? We're gonna have, like, three payment options. There's gonna be, like, PayPal, we're adding credit card, and then, like, we're adding bitcoin, and so. And solo.

[Andy Holloway]

And solo.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, There you go.

[Jason Moore]

So many ways to pay.

[Mike Wright]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Andy Holloway]

Goodbye.

[Jason Moore]

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