Fantasy Football 2017 - Week 15 Waivers & QB Streamers, Championship Push

Summary

Fantasy Footballers Podcast Summary
Episode: Fantasy Football 2017 - Week 15 Waivers & QB Streamers, Championship Push
Release Date: December 12, 2017

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Introduction

In this episode of the Fantasy Footballers Podcast, hosts Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike "The Fantasy Hitman" Wright delve into the critical developments of Week 15, focusing on waiver wire pickups, quarterback streaming options, and strategies for the championship push. Released on December 12, 2017, this episode provides listeners with in-depth analysis, actionable advice, and engaging discussions to enhance their fantasy football experience.

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Key Topics Discussed

1. Carson Wentz's Injury and Its Implications
2. Quarterback Streaming Options
3. Tom Brady’s Performance and Future Outlook
4. Waiver Wire Recommendations
5. Running Backs and Wide Receivers Analysis
6. Tight Ends Strategy
7. Listener Questions and Mailbag

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1. Carson Wentz's Injury and Its Implications [10:45-12:22]

Carson Wentz's Torn ACL:
The hosts begin by addressing the significant news that Carson Wentz has torn his ACL, effectively ending his season.

• Mike Wright [11:07]: "Carson Wentz confirmed torn ACL out for the season. Now you're talking about whether he'll be on PUP and or whether he'll even be active to start the year."

Recovery Prognosis:
They discuss the prognosis provided by Dr. James Andrews, highlighting a 9 to 12-month recovery period, while noting that some players have returned faster from similar injuries.

• Jason Moore [11:26]: "But Dr. James Andrews said 9 to 12 month recovery. You."

Next Steps for Fantasy Owners:
With Wentz sidelined, the trio emphasizes the urgency for fantasy managers to identify replacement quarterbacks to maintain competitiveness in their leagues.

• Andy Holloway [11:19]: "What are we going to do when he's gone? I mean, he's not gonna live forever. Who's the next. Who's the next man up?"

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2. Quarterback Streaming Options [4:50-15:14]

Josh McCown's Injury:
Following Wentz's injury, Josh McCown, another quarterback, is also out due to a broken left hand, necessitating further quarterback streaming.

• Mike Wright [11:07]: "Josh McCown, broken left hand, needs surgery, done for the year."

Potential Replacements:
The hosts discuss various streaming options, including Nick Foles, Bryce Petty, and Tyrod Taylor, weighing their prospects based on current performance and matchups.

• Mike Wright [13:13]: "Amir Abdullah was not named the starting running back. Yep. Theo Riddick."

Case Keenum and Blake Bortles:
They highlight Case Keenum and Blake Bortles as viable streaming quarterbacks with favorable matchups.

• Andy Holloway [35:04]: "Case Keenum at home against Cincinnati, he's my favorite streamer this week."

• Mike Wright [37:48]: "Blake Bortles is good. Garoppolo is good."

Tom Brady's Performance:
A significant portion is dedicated to analyzing Tom Brady's recent struggles and his potential impact on fantasy playoff runs.

• Andy Holloway [08:02]: "If you were counting on a big Tom Brady performance to win you the week, which we were."

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3. Tom Brady’s Performance and Future Outlook [7:57-10:37]

Recent Struggles:
Brady's latest performance against the Dolphins saw him throw for 24 completions on 43 attempts, alongside subpar contributions from key receivers like Brandon Cooks.

• Mike Wright [08:02]: "Brady, 24 for 43. This is the second time this year, I think they've been without Gronk."

Impact on Confidence:
The hosts express dwindling confidence in Brady's offense without key players, questioning whether the Patriots can rebound in upcoming matchups.

• Andy Holloway [08:23]: "He had some growing pains."

Considering Streaming:
Despite the struggles, there is debate on whether to continue starting Brady or consider streaming options based on his matchup against the Steelers.

• Jason Moore [05:13]: "I would say yes, based on how."

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4. Waiver Wire Recommendations [16:03-20:19]

Running Backs to Target:

• Mike Davis:
  Praised for his solid performance against the Los Angeles Rams, Mike Davis emerges as a top waiver wire pickup.

  • Andy Holloway [27:51]: "He has been passed the eyeball test. He's looked really, really solid last week in a tough matchup."

• Theo Riddick and Jonathan Stewart:
  Both RBs are discussed as valuable additions, with Stewart highlighted for his recent touchdown streak.

  • Jason Moore [30:02]: "Jonathan Stewart's odds to score are much lower."

Wide Receiver Options:

• Mike Wallace:
  Gains traction due to the disappearance of Jeremy Maclin, positioning Wallace as a clear No.1 target.

  • Andy Holloway [22:38]: "Mike Wallace has been getting it done."

• Marquise Goodwin:
  A standout performer over the last few weeks, Goodwin is recommended over other receivers due to his consistent production.

  • Mike Wright [19:03]: "Goodwin has been fantastic."

Notable Mentions:

• Robert Woods and Rashard Matthews:
  Considered but ultimately deemed less favorable compared to other waiver prospects.

  • Jason Moore [17:44]: "Yes." (Referring to starting them)

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5. Running Backs and Wide Receivers Analysis [20:19-29:57]

Running Backs:

• Marquise Goodwin:
  Demonstrates consistent performance with double-digit receptions and solid yardage, making him a priority pickup.

  • Andy Holloway [19:11]: "Marquise Goodwin shouldn't even be on the waivers."

• Rod Smith:
  An unconventional but potentially high-upside pick, especially in deeper leagues.

  • Mike Wright [28:11]: "Rod Smith is 13% owned. So if you're in a deep league, you want that."

Wide Receivers:

• Chris Hogan and Cooper Kupp:
  Both receivers receive mixed reviews, with some hesitations about their consistency and matchup reliability.

  • Jason Moore [17:44]: "Yes." (Regarding starting Hogan)

• DeSean Jackson vs. Corey Coleman:
  A debate ensues over which receiver provides better value, with a playful wager proposed.

  • Andy Holloway [26:08]: "Josh Gordon water bet."

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6. Tight Ends Strategy [31:16-34:53]

Tight End Waivers:

• Eric Ebron and O.J. Howard:
  Ebron had a surprising game with high yardage and targets, while Howard offers higher snap percentages and consistent involvement.

  • Andy Holloway [32:24]: "O.J. howard snap percentages are so vastly higher than Cameron Braids."

• Peyton Barber and Jason Witten:
  Barber shows promise post-Brandon Marshall's benching, whereas Witten remains a reliable but less explosive option.

  • Jason Moore [31:30]: "Peyton Barber as a guy to watch."

General Strategy:

The hosts emphasize the importance of targeting tight ends who are still actively involved in their offenses, especially in favorable matchups.

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7. Streaming Quarterbacks [34:53-40:48]

Identifying Streamers:

• Case Keenum vs. Blake Bortles:
  Both quarterbacks are highlighted as effective streaming options with advantageous matchups.

  • Andy Holloway [35:15]: "Case Keenum at home against Cincinnati, he's my favorite streamer this week."

• Jimmy Garoppolo:
  Despite recent performances, Garoppolo remains a trusted option due to the 49ers' offensive strategy.

  • Jason Moore [37:54]: "I believe in Jimmy Garoppolo."

Strategic Considerations:

The trio discusses the balance between starting proven quarterbacks and taking calculated risks with less owned but high-upside options.

• Mike Wright [40:03]: "If you can get him, start him. I think Jim Caldwell nailed it."

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8. Listener Questions and Mailbag [40:59-45:26]

AJ Green vs. Mike Wallace [42:00-43:20]:

• Jeff from Boston: Queries whether to bench AJ Green against Xavier Rhodes or stick with him.

  • Jason Moore [42:10]: "But A.J. Green, you play A.J. Green every week, regardless of the matchup."

Lamar Miller vs. Mike Davis [44:21-45:26]:

• Dom from Madison, WI: Asks about benching Lamar Miller for Mike Davis after Miller's disappointing performance.

  • Jason Moore [45:12]: "I don't mind it at all."

General Advice:

The hosts advocate for consistent starters and provide personalized advice based on specific matchups and player performances.

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Conclusion

The Fantasy Footballers Podcast episode offers comprehensive insights into managing a fantasy football team during the crucial Week 15. With Carson Wentz's injury and subsequent quarterback dilemmas, the hosts provide strategic waiver wire pickups and streaming options. Additionally, they cover essential running back and wide receiver targets, tight end strategies, and address listener questions with practical advice. Whether you're navigating injuries or aiming for the championship, this episode equips fantasy managers with the knowledge to optimize their rosters effectively.

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Notable Quotes:

• Andy Holloway [02:25]: "It was emotional. I mean, because he's a warrior. He is a man's man."

• Jason Moore [03:56]: "The voting goes through December 15th."

• Mike Wright [07:26]: "See where our concussions are now affecting the MLB umpires?"

• Andy Holloway [08:03]: "We were in rip in our fantasy pros dynasty league, Brady, 24 for 43."

• Mike Wright [19:03]: "Goodwin has been fantastic."

• Andy Holloway [22:38]: "Mike Wallace has been getting it done."

• Jason Moore [35:15]: "Case Keenum is my favorite streamer this week."

• Jason Moore [42:10]: "A.J. Green, you play A.J. Green every week, regardless of the matchup."

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Transcript

[Andy Holloway]

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[Jason Moore]

I feel like Kermit the Frog.

[Mike Wright]

Welcome one and all. Come sit down around your transistor radio. We're here to bring the fantasy football goodness once more. It's Tuesday, December 12th, 2013. This is show number 400. Wait, what did I just say?

[Jason Moore]

You said that the year was, in fact, 2013.

[Andy Holloway]

Wait, did he really?

[Jason Moore]

He certainly did.

[Andy Holloway]

2013.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Where did that come from?

[Mike Wright]

I don't know. I don't know where that came from.

[Andy Holloway]

Living in the past.

[Mike Wright]

Lashamaco is an eagle. Yeah, sorry about that. It's 2017. This is show 497.

[Jason Moore]

Carson Wentz is in high school.

[Mike Wright]

You know, I've seen some of those pictures. It wasn't. It wasn't pretty for Carson in high school.

[Jason Moore]

He.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, he had some growing pains.

[Jason Moore]

He was. He was with us.

[Andy Holloway]

He. He was nerds. Oh, yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Nice. Welcome to the club.

[Andy Holloway]

He had some Accutane.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, I see.

[Mike Wright]

I see, I see. Yeah. All right. Today is waiver wire. We've got waiver wire on the show today, some news. We'll talk about last night's game and the quarterback. Streamers will be streaming it today. Important. Very important. With Carson Wentz going down.

[Andy Holloway]

Josh McCown going down.

[Mike Wright]

You got to turn. Yeah. McCown was the number seven quarterback before this week.

[Jason Moore]

Stream against your streamer to the judge.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Did you guys. Did you guys see the press conference video of McCown?

[Jason Moore]

No, but I heard it was emotional.

[Andy Holloway]

It was. I mean, because he's a warrior. He is a warrior. He is a man's man. Not afraid to show emotions. Not afraid to cry up there on the podium. But, I mean, if I didn't already love McCown as much as I did, which is maximum, I would love him even more.

[Mike Wright]

Mmm.

[Jason Moore]

You bet your thermometer can't explode.

[Andy Holloway]

Exactly.

[Mike Wright]

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[Jason Moore]

This is not one final reminder because.

[Mike Wright]

The voting goes for the day. A final reminder for today.

[Jason Moore]

The voting goes through December 15th. Foot Clan, if you've missed the boat on this one, don't worry, it hasn't left port yet. We need your assistance. This is for the fsta. It's their social media award, AKA who's got the best fans. And we need you, Foot Clan. FootClan Vote.com Vote for us. And it's really that easy.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. That's all you do. Yep. All right, so last night's game, look, I had a little bit of hesitation starting the Patriots D last night, believe it or not, because of the amount of points that the Dolphins had put up the week prior when they dominated Denver. And we saw Denver bounce back this past week and play well last night. Jay Cutler, 25 for 38, 263 and 3. Kenyan Drake 25 for 114. Also, their leading receiver was 79 yards. He was so close to a touchdown.

[Andy Holloway]

He good.

[Mike Wright]

And 195 yards of scrimmage. Jarvis Landry was awesome as usual. Eight targets, eight catches and you know, you even had Devonte Parker getting a little bit of action. Four for 40.

[Jason Moore]

A little bit.

[Mike Wright]

So this Offense. Now, when you talk about streaming quarterback possibilities, is Jay Cutler an option against Buffalo next week?

[Jason Moore]

I would say yes, based on how.

[Mike Wright]

They'Re playing right now.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, there's a lot of options and foot clan. I get it. I understand if you are not putting your playoff life in the hands of Smokin Jay Cuddy, who does not care about anything but Buffalo has been so bad.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

If you're going to put it into Bortles hands, wouldn't you be willing to put it into Cutler's hands? Maybe.

[Andy Holloway]

No, I would if this were in Miami where, you know, he was obviously very good. This last game in Miami, this next week, it's against Buffalo. I like the matchup, but it's in Buffalo. I don't like the weather. I know it's.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, we're already there.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, look, we all remember the snowball this last week and no, it's not going to be in the middle of a blizzard.

[Jason Moore]

I seem to. I seem to recall Sunday, but I mean, it's.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes, all the way back. We all remember the day before yesterday, 2013. But the reality is it's still freezing up there. It's not going to be good weather this coming week. It's going to be in the 20s. It's going to be some, you know, light snow. That's not going to be where I'm putting my fan Jay Cutler in super cold weather, possibly. Snow is not where my fantasy playoffs are going to. You know, I'm not going to hinge my wagon to that.

[Mike Wright]

Don't hinge your wagon.

[Andy Holloway]

Wait.

[Mike Wright]

Hitch there.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

Well, it's all right. You're close.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Look, what about the Dolphins defense now? Two weeks of playing very well. You know, they dominated Denver, put up humongous numbers. Defensive scores. Now they play New England. 0 3rd down conversions for New England. Last time that's happened was 1991. Incredible defensive performance. Now they go to Buffalo. You might get Nathan Peterman in the snow. Isn't the Dolphins a potential weak winning defense next week? That is on every waiver wire.

[Jason Moore]

I would actually agree very much with that, but I believe it will be Tyrod Taylor. Nathan Peterman's in the concussion protocol after the big hit. And McDermott. Coach McDermott has said if healthy, Tyrod will start. At least that's what he said so far.

[Andy Holloway]

I agree with both of you. I think Tyrod will start and I think Miami's still an okay defense.

[Mike Wright]

See where our concussions are now affecting the MLB umpires? What, one of the baseball umpires? Well, they do they get the foul balls off of the helmet. MLB umpire, 58 years old today. He retired because of too many concussions.

[Andy Holloway]

Wow.

[Mike Wright]

He had missed the remainder of the season with a foul ball.

[Jason Moore]

Man.

[Andy Holloway]

Not gonna let my kid be an ump.

[Mike Wright]

Not gonna let him grow up to be an umpire.

[Andy Holloway]

No.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, well. You're a good father. All right. What do we do with Tom Brady? I mean, this is.

[Andy Holloway]

He sucks.

[Mike Wright]

If you were counting on a big Tom Brady performance to win you the.

[Andy Holloway]

Week, which we were.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

We were in rip in our fantasy.

[Mike Wright]

Pros dynasty league, Brady, 24 for 43. This is the second time this year, I think they've been without Gronk. Where Brady has really struggled and this offense has struggled. Obviously, that was a big piece of the puzzle. No Gronk. The other piece is, my goodness, Brandon Cooks. You cannot get off of coverage on Xavier Howard.

[Jason Moore]

That's the Brandon Cooks, I mean, that we know and love.

[Mike Wright]

Seven targets, one catch. And the catch was a breakdown in zone coverage, not on Howard. So he was basically shut down entirely. Now you have confidence issues with the Patriots. They used to be your playoff push, your favorites. Now you've got confidence issues. Do they bounce back in a huge way next week?

[Jason Moore]

Is Gronk back?

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

Then, yes.

[Mike Wright]

No issues.

[Jason Moore]

It's as simple as that.

[Mike Wright]

If they got Pittsburgh, though, in Pittsburgh.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I don't. I don't mind. Don't care. Do not care.

[Andy Holloway]

Now, let me ask you this.

[Jason Moore]

The Patriots, if Tom Brady is out, both Gronk and Julian Edelman, we've seen him struggle, and he was out. He was without both last night. So with Gronk back, I don't have any problems.

[Andy Holloway]

The week prior when he played against Buffalo and had Gronk, what was his reason for finishing as the quarterback? 28. His.

[Jason Moore]

The success of the running game, getting the touchdowns.

[Andy Holloway]

That is true. I mean, really, that's what it is. It looked like it. But it's worth noting that Brady, I mean, you're going to start him next week. I think it's going to be a very high scoring game because both teams really need the win against the Steelers. But it makes me question.

[Jason Moore]

Both teams need to beat the Steelers.

[Andy Holloway]

Both teams need to get the win. And then I was saying, you know, in the Patriots matchup against.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, but I'm just telling you what you actually said.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, he nailed it. All right, look, so the Steelers actually have one more win than the Patriots do now because they lost last night. So this is a fight for the number one seed. So it will be an important game. It'll be an exciting game. No, Ryan Shay's here, unfortunately means that that defense is not as stout. Gronk back in the middle of the field, those linebackers. I agree with you, Jason. I do think it'll be a good opportunity. I just think that every Carson Wentz owner that's facing Tom Brady is hoping that they can somehow get this type of a performance.

[Andy Holloway]

But the nice thing is you might not be facing Tom Brady because the Brady teams probably lost.

[Jason Moore]

You just think back to last year, and this may be contradictory. It's just. But I still would play Brady if I had him.

[Mike Wright]

But last year, Andrew Luck did it, too.

[Jason Moore]

Tom Brady tanked your playoffs last year.

[Mike Wright]

It's crazy.

[Jason Moore]

Don't think about it.

[Mike Wright]

He's been the most. Yeah. What do you do? I mean, you got to roll him out there.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

So. All right, let's talk more news.

[Andy Holloway]

News and notes from around the league.

[Mike Wright]

I went to lunch with a friend yesterday. I hadn't seen him in a while. And we're sitting down at the table and he goes, oh, Carson Wentz, he tore his acl. Do you hear that? It's like, yeah, man.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, man.

[Mike Wright]

That's all I've heard going through my head over the last 24 hours.

[Jason Moore]

Do you know what I do?

[Mike Wright]

Carson Wentz confirmed torn ACL out for the season. Now you're talking about whether he'll be on PUP and. Or whether he'll even be active to start the year.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Dr. James Andrews, the OG fantasy.

[Mike Wright]

What are we going to do when he's gone? I mean, he's not gonna live forever. Who's the next. Who's the next man up?

[Jason Moore]

There's a job open.

[Mike Wright]

I feel like there's one doctor for ACLS in the world. It's James Andrews.

[Jason Moore]

Kids of the world, there's going to be an opening for superstar sports medicine.

[Mike Wright]

That's right.

[Jason Moore]

But Dr. James Andrews said 9 to 12 month recovery. You.

[Mike Wright]

It just seems like a weird thing to say, though. We've seen players, I mean, coming back from ACLs and quicker than that over the last. It's like five years.

[Jason Moore]

But this doctor, this guy knows his stuff. If you've been in sports for any period of time, you know that name. Because when a player suffers an injury, they go to him. But he's also the man who worked on Adrian Peterson and took a look and said, this guy has. I can't remember the exact quote. It's like he has tendons of a high schooler or something. Basically was marveling at Adrian Peterson's. Just the innards I saw.

[Mike Wright]

Carson Wentz is a high schooler. He doesn't have those tendons.

[Jason Moore]

Right. But my point of that was he was saying great things about Andrew Peterson, about how I'm being able to recover.

[Andy Holloway]

He's not always a pessimist.

[Jason Moore]

And then Adrian Peterson came back and rushed for 2,000 yards the next year.

[Mike Wright]

You heard it here first, Wentz. 2,000 yards next year.

[Andy Holloway]

On the ground.

[Mike Wright]

On the ground. Look, best wishes to Carson Wentz. It's a heartbreaking thing. He's a great guy and hopefully he can recover quickly. Nick Foles. We'll talk about streaming quarterback options. He's in consideration. I mean, you have to look at him against the Giants this week with a week of practice not being thrown into the fire. A great offensive line. Jason, you brought it up yesterday. He needs to be in consideration for streaming options, in my opinion. Josh McCown, broken left hand, needs surgery, done for the year. Looks like Bryce Petty will get the odd opportunity. This is interesting. Jim Caldwell, you brought it up on the show yesterday. Mike. Amir Abdullah was not named the starting running back. Yep. Theo Riddick.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, big time.

[Mike Wright]

All over.

[Jason Moore]

Big time.

[Mike Wright]

Could be a playoff winner.

[Andy Holloway]

Their team does not look as good with Amir Abdullah.

[Mike Wright]

It doesn't. It looks better with Theo Riddick.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, you, at some point when you're in the playoff hunt and you are right there, you can make some. Some waves. You have to do what's best for your team and you want it. I think everybody there, coaches, players, teammates, general managers, they all want it to be Abdullah. They want to be right with that draft pick. And he's looked good in flashes, especially in practice and preseason, but he has not been valuable for them on the field in games ever. And so I think you. I think they have to make the move to Theo.

[Mike Wright]

The thing I like about Theo Riddick is he runs the exact same way Devonta Freeman runs. It's like 200% every single play when Theo Riddick is out there. So, look, he's a better player than Amir Abeel right now. So I agree with this situation. It's bold of them to do. Sean McDermott, as Mike said, Tyrod Taylor gonna start as the quarterback. As soon as he's healthy, we'll see what happens this week. Aaron Rodgers, owners, if you're wanting him back, I believe he has a CT scan this week to take a look at the collarbone. They can't put him back out there if he's going to pull the Tony Romo rebreak of the collarbone.

[Jason Moore]

Right.

[Mike Wright]

And so we don't know whether he's going to play this week. We don't know if that means next week. We're going to have to wait and see. Right now, Carolina is on the docket. So this matchup all of a sudden looks, you know, if you were thinking about streaming Hunley, I'd stay away. But if Rodgers is back, what's your opinion on starting? Because people want to know the startability of Aaron Rodgers. That's the question. If he's back, I play him.

[Andy Holloway]

I do as well. Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

And I think the reason you do is go look at what happened to Tom Brady last week. And, and I know that seems like the opposite argument, but it's not. You take your best shot with your best player.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

And I'm with you guys.

[Andy Holloway]

There's very few. I mean, there's a handful of quarterbacks. I would start over Aaron Rodgers, but I'm not going to take the streaming options. I'm not going to play Blake Borls, who I really like this week, but I'm not playing him over Aaron Rodgers. So the one question that I would.

[Mike Wright]

What about a guy like Matt Ryan, though?

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, Matt Ryan is just, he's a dumpster fire right now. I would, I would play him over Matt Ryan. Here's the guy that I have the biggest question and I'm curious your guys, your guys opinion here. It's in the same game. Would you rather have camp or Aaron Rodgers?

[Jason Moore]

That's a very.

[Mike Wright]

I'm going to play Cam, I think in that game. No doubt.

[Andy Holloway]

That's about where, when I was looking this up, you know, to just get my bearings. If Aaron Rodgers plays. That was where my threshold was, was kind of camming up.

[Jason Moore]

Right. Projections go up tomorrow, but my gut tells me I would play Rogers over Cam.

[Andy Holloway]

I don't, I don't blame you. That was. It was close.

[Mike Wright]

All right, let's talk, let's talk waivers.

[Andy Holloway]

Put me in, coach.

[Jason Moore]

I do think we should mention that Alvin Camara super expects to return next week.

[Mike Wright]

What was that?

[Jason Moore]

Super Comario.

[Mike Wright]

Is he. Oh. Oh, you think he's going to come back?

[Jason Moore]

No, he's going to shake it off.

[Mike Wright]

All right. So we also hope Mixon's back. He's aiming for a Week 15 return. Joe Mixon get back on the field. I don't know what to do with that team right now. I mean, they're terrible playing and they're playing what, Minnesota? In Minnesota. Hooray. Jonathan Stewart, you know, he took care of Goodness.

[Andy Holloway]

With. With Kenyan Drake and Alvin Camara being so good. Can you imagine what was the. Weren't they all on a college team with the same roster? Had, like.

[Mike Wright]

No, no. Kenyon Drake was the third behind Derek Henry.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes, Derek Henry.

[Mike Wright]

And it's on the tip of my tongue.

[Andy Holloway]

Was that lace? No.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Eddie Lacey from Bama.

[Jason Moore]

Trent Richardson's from Bama.

[Mike Wright]

Henry and Drake were on the same team.

[Andy Holloway]

Crazy.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Welcome to SEC football. All right, let's talk waivers. By the way, I thought that that sentence was so going to end with you tooting your own horn. You're like. When you look at Camara and Drake doing so well.

[Andy Holloway]

Why? Because I loved both of those coming out.

[Mike Wright]

And then you were gonna say, like, just imagine if all my picks were that perfect, which they're.

[Andy Holloway]

Thank you for tooting my horn.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, you're welcome. Don't ever thank me for that again. All right, wide receivers. These are probably owned players. Give me your. I'm going to. I'm going to give you a name. These are probably owned. I just want to know if you would start them if they were available on the waiver wire. Chris Hogan.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I probably wouldn't. Pittsburgh.

[Mike Wright]

Sterling Shepherd.

[Jason Moore]

No.

[Andy Holloway]

No.

[Mike Wright]

Cooper Cup.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

Robert Woods.

[Andy Holloway]

No, I got it out first.

[Jason Moore]

You would not start.

[Mike Wright]

I would not start woods in his first game back.

[Andy Holloway]

No, I have Robert Woods. I've been trying to make this decision, and I just can't have the confidence. First game back.

[Mike Wright]

Rashard Matthews.

[Andy Holloway]

No, no, for me.

[Mike Wright]

I answered that one myself.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Sanford. The matchup against San Francisco, but still no.

[Mike Wright]

San Francisco is feisty right now.

[Andy Holloway]

I don't have any trust in Mariota. That's my problem. You know, it's like, give me Delaney Walker and nothing.

[Jason Moore]

Right.

[Mike Wright]

All right.

[Andy Holloway]

You left out a name. And earlier, before the show, I was like, oh, we should take him out. But I actually thought over this. And Muhammad Sanu. I would be willing to start this week because of the matchup at Tampa Bay.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, yeah? Yeah. So those are all guys that are 70% or above. Mostly they're your. You know, keep your eye on the waiver wire just in case you need a spot start. Most teams have a hole somewhere on the roster, and sometimes that's, you know, you need a spot start at the wide receiver position. So the main waiver wire pickups. The one I'm looking at is, hey, can I win a championship on the back of DD Westbrook? Can I win it on the back of Marquis Goodwin, who I believe if you project his last five games. He's on 1100 yard receiver with 80 receptions.

[Andy Holloway]

Goodwin has been fantastic.

[Mike Wright]

Now that he's more like great win, great. Am I right?

[Andy Holloway]

I love it. And now he's got an accurate quarterback that can get him the ball.

[Mike Wright]

Thanks, Brooks.

[Andy Holloway]

He has been.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, Marcus, great win.

[Mike Wright]

Of course.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, that's. I like it.

[Jason Moore]

You of all people, Mike, you did not let me finish.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, all right.

[Jason Moore]

That's two thumbs way up.

[Andy Holloway]

There it is. There it is. I mean, look at him. The last three weeks he's gone four receptions, eight receptions, six receptions. The fewest amount of yards he's had in the last three games is 78, which is great. 99 and 106.

[Mike Wright]

Always a chance for the big play.

[Andy Holloway]

Always. So, I mean, you're talking basically four weeks in a row of double digit performance. Marquise Goodwin shouldn't even be on the waivers. He should have been started two weeks ago and last week and certainly this week. I would start Goodwin over everyone that we were talking about who might be over. Westbrook, Dee Dee Westbrook and Marquis Goodwin are the two guys that I like the most this week.

[Mike Wright]

But I would probably more available, I.

[Andy Holloway]

Would lean Goodwin out of those two because Goodwin is the one. And there's really no other competition there. You know, if what we've seen with Keena Cole and you know, with a lot of the other weapons there.

[Mike Wright]

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[Jason Moore]

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[Mike Wright]

All right, I'm going to keep this going for two days in a row. Do you got the berries to start Mike Wallace, guys?

[Andy Holloway]

I do.

[Jason Moore]

Against Cleveland, I doubled my berries and.

[Andy Holloway]

I've got enough to start Mike Wallace. Because look, over the last couple weeks, Jeremy Macklin has disappeared. Mike Wallace has become the clear number one target. You know, he had 116 yards two weeks ago, 72 yards. This past week, a touchdown, 46.

[Mike Wright]

Offense is playing better.

[Andy Holloway]

The offense is moving thanks to Alex Collins and the Cleveland.

[Mike Wright]

I thought you were going to say Joe Flacco.

[Andy Holloway]

No, it was ridiculous. I'll bet if Alex Collins played quarterback, he'd be better. So still, Mike Wallace has been getting it done.

[Jason Moore]

We. That's why they call you the Quattro. No.

[Andy Holloway]

All right.

[Mike Wright]

You'll let it sink in.

[Jason Moore]

Let it sink in and watch over you.

[Andy Holloway]

I got it.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, I get it now. Yeah, I heard you. All right, Other options, deeper league options. Danny Amendola, Paul Richardson, Corey Coleman. You know, if you need a guy, let me ask you this. Danny Amendola, he had the 6 for 76. Probably a product of no Gronk, but would you play Paul Richardson or Corey Coleman over a guy like desean Jackson?

[Jason Moore]

Hmm.

[Mike Wright]

Desean Jackson has Atlanta on Monday night. Hasn't had that big game yet, but hasn't been terrible either. I. I probably would go desean, I.

[Jason Moore]

Play D jacks over Paul Richardson and.

[Mike Wright]

I play him over Coleman. For sure.

[Jason Moore]

I would. Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

You know, this whole I'm so upset at this whole Cleveland wide receiver thing.

[Mike Wright]

The whole Josh, you got issues, bro.

[Andy Holloway]

Listen, Josh Gordon, he's very good in fantasy Twitter. And I would say at this set, two thirds at least.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Are just madly in love with Josh Gordon. Like, he's the best thing since white fudge dipped Oreos. But Corey Coleman, oh, man, he's a bum. I've never started Corey, but that's what it seems like.

[Mike Wright]

That's what you hear in your head.

[Andy Holloway]

That is what I hear. Because, I mean, you were just like, oh, no, I wouldn't start Corey Coleman. But before the show, you're like, oh, Josh Gordon. Have you seen Baltimore? They gave it up last week. He's going to destroy. I mean, Corey Coleman out produced Josh Gordon last week.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, but how about two weeks ago? Yeah, how was that production?

[Andy Holloway]

Different games have different production. Right. About three weeks ago. Three weeks ago, Corey Coleman was great.

[Mike Wright]

But. But here's the thing. You're right in the fact that Corey Coleman could outproduce Josh Gordon. Absolutely. I don't think you would disagree with that.

[Jason Moore]

No, I would not.

[Mike Wright]

But when you're talking about Browns wide receivers, you're talking about picking one, man. You don't want to pick two. I don't want to pick one. But if you do, you're picking the big boy.

[Jason Moore]

This is all the chips got to go all in on one player.

[Mike Wright]

That's exactly right. I'm not going to split and go, man, light them all up and hedge Cleveland.

[Jason Moore]

If I hedge the Cleveland wide receivers, I'm. It's sure to work out.

[Mike Wright]

That's why. And so it feels. It feels like we're disrespecting Corey Coleman. And it's just. Look, man, we. Mike and I spent a lot of time staring at that Instagram picture of Josh Gordon.

[Jason Moore]

You see the Mabs, those abs?

[Mike Wright]

They won the day.

[Jason Moore]

Abs got abs. All on top of more.

[Mike Wright]

I'm buying two of them from him.

[Andy Holloway]

All I'm saying is, so far this.

[Mike Wright]

Year, so I'll have two at that point.

[Andy Holloway]

Corey Coleman has played five full games, and he's been good in four of them.

[Mike Wright]

There you go.

[Andy Holloway]

We're overreacting because he got goose on the first game.

[Mike Wright]

Let me ask you this. It's simple. Who would you start? Josh Gordon or Corey Coleman if you had to pick one?

[Jason Moore]

Oh, no one puts Jason in a corner.

[Mike Wright]

Yes, I do. I mean, look, this is the question.

[Jason Moore]

The face. The face says it all.

[Mike Wright]

Who you got?

[Andy Holloway]

Let's put a water bet already this week. I'm going. Corey Coleman.

[Jason Moore]

You go.

[Andy Holloway]

Josh Gordon water bet. Give me a Josh Gordon bet every week. I want this bet bad and I will take the bet. Even though my answer would probably be just that's fair. I still want.

[Mike Wright]

All right, running back options. These are the probably owned. But if they're somehow there, my goodness, pick them up. It's all obvious, guys. Rex Burkett, Alfred Morris, Kenyan Drake, Jamal Williams. They're all in the 70% range. If they're there, what you do is you sign them. The fact that you cock your head.

[Jason Moore]

Back and laugh, they're not over 85% owned.

[Mike Wright]

All fours to be dead leagues for the majority of that main waiver wire pickups where we're going to focus our attention right here, right now. To me, it's Mike Davis, Theo Riddick, Jonathan Stewart.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, those are some of the better names. But it's Mike Davis. Then a tear break for me. He is the guy that I think he. He doesn't need someone to stay injured. You, you know, like say a Geo Bernard that will be good if Mixon is out of the way or Theo Riddick if Abdullah is not involved. And it's not like even, even Angio, let's say mix and misses this week. Well, Mike Davis is the starter, plain and simple. I also like the matchup against the Los Angeles Rams, who are pretty good against wide receivers, but have been giving it up to running backs.

[Mike Wright]

And they weren't very good against wide receivers. Against.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, sure, Carson Wentz. Three quarters of Carson Wentz either to almost everybody. I mean, he threw a touchdown with a torn acl, so kudos Carson. But Mike Davis, he's also passed the eyeball test. He's looked really, really solid last week in a tough matchup, 15 for 66. I like Mike Davis. He would be my main pickup.

[Jason Moore]

I can't believe you get. You did not even list Kerwin Williams.

[Mike Wright]

He was coming. No, those are the main guys to me.

[Andy Holloway]

Right.

[Jason Moore]

But Kerwin Williams is 100% in that main list of pickups.

[Mike Wright]

Okay, that's fair. But he fits what Jason was just saying. Theo needs Abdullah out. Geo needs mixing out. Kerwin needs Peterson out.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, that's fair. So I have written Peterson off.

[Mike Wright]

You don't think he's playing?

[Jason Moore]

I don't so. But which is a factually incorrect thing to do. Peterson could come back. I just. I feel like he is okay gone.

[Mike Wright]

So Kerwin had 20 carries last week for 73 yards and caught a pass as Washington in Washington this week. Certainly in the list. Certainly deserves it.

[Jason Moore]

Kerwin has been a beast, man. He 73 yards last week. Now, inefficiencies aside, still 20 carries for 73 yards for a waiver wire guy. The week before that 16 for 97.

[Mike Wright]

You know who I want to start? It may seem crazy, but I want to start Rod Smith. Really, I want to take a shot on Rod Smith. Rod Smith is 13% owned. So if you're in a deep league and those guys we just mentioned are.

[Jason Moore]

Signing, he's got to be super deep.

[Mike Wright]

I want to. But look, the way that they're playing right now in Oakland, I think, I mean, Rod Smith's on the field a decent amount of time.

[Jason Moore]

Can you get a. I'm pulling it up.

[Mike Wright]

Pull a snap count situation out? I just, I looked up at that game, Rod Smith was in there, caught five passes for 113 at a touchdown, 46%. There you go.

[Jason Moore]

That's. That's a playable running back.

[Mike Wright]

If I told you Alfred Morris was out there, who's 85% owned, you'd go get him. But Rod Smith is 13% own. He's not owned.

[Andy Holloway]

No. And he's been good. He's been good on the ground and he's been great through the air. So I don't blame you at all. I think Rod Smith, if you're a team that is still in the playoffs and you're in desperate need, Rod Smith has. Certainly has a higher ceiling than some of the other players.

[Mike Wright]

You know, that's where it's like, if I'm a big underdog, would you rather play Rod Smith or would you rather play Kerwin Williams or Jonathan Stewart?

[Jason Moore]

Kerwin and Jonathan Stewart.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I might lean Rod Smith over Kerwin. I don't, I don't think Kerwin has the same type of upside. He's, he's a jag with opportunity.

[Mike Wright]

I agree. I agree.

[Jason Moore]

He's a big opportunity, though.

[Andy Holloway]

Go ahead, ask this. Because Jonathan Stewart, he was your rising star. Andy.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Yesterday had the monster game, now plays Green Bay in a pretty good matchup.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Would you rather start. Forget who you're picking up. Would you rather start Jonathan Stewart or Mike Davis?

[Mike Wright]

Well, I want to say Davis because even though Stewart had the three touchdown outlier week, I look at, I look at Jonathan Stewart as a 12 to 14 point guy and for Mike Davis at least I'm, you know, if I'm a favorite, I'm playing Jonathan Stewart. If I'm an underdog, I'm playing Mike Davis.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I wanted to bring that up because it's close it's extremely close. I think you could go either way. So when I say it's Mike Davis and then everyone else. Jonathan Stewart's available most places. He's a very fine start. And let's say he comes through. Let's a good game against Green Bay. You know, he's had touchdowns in the last three games. Let's say he makes it four. The following week is against Tampa Bay in your championship.

[Mike Wright]

So Jonathan Steven's odds to score are much lower.

[Andy Holloway]

Is way up. Yeah, I would agree with that.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, it's Jonathan Stewart. The touchdown upside for Mike Davis, I think is just so very small.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, that's true.

[Jason Moore]

Because they even, you know, it would have to be a 20 yard.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

Touchdown because once they get inside the five, it's Jimmy Graham time. They don't even try and run it in.

[Mike Wright]

All right, tight ends, man, Tight ends are hurting.

[Jason Moore]

I do want to mention Peyton Barber as a. As a guy to watch yet again. I know, but Doug Martin was awful. And Doug Martin was benched for fumbling. And then Peyton Barber came in and was far more efficient. 12 for 58. Caught a pass for five yards. So he's. He will be a name to monitor as well.

[Mike Wright]

All right. At the tight end position, I'm not excited about very many guys. You could go at Vernon Davis again and play that with that fire. 2 for 26 and a touchdown on seven targets. Eric Ebron had a very, very surprising game. 10 for 94. I mean, that, that kind of quantity. But now you got Chicago. How much are they throwing the ball? I don't know. And then Trey Burton is out there. He had the monster week, but he seems like fool's gold to me without Carson Wentz.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it's a. It's a rough week. You have guys like Steven Anderson and Cameron Brait last week that looked like their time had come. Both guys let you down. If you actually look at the snap percentages for Cameron Brait, it was all O.J. howard. And so we might have been led astray by those two touchdowns Jameis Winston threw in his first game back with Cameron Brait. Because Cameron Braid did not get as. He was just simply not as involved as O.J. howard. So, yeah, when it, when it's, you know, if you need a guy, you know, let's say you.

[Mike Wright]

I think O.J. howard is worth a shot because O.J. howard snap percentages are so vastly higher than Cameron Braids. Braids touchdown. The week before, I think was an outlier based on the fact that, look, he came back we were excited, but he's not been on the field nearly as much as Howard. I think Howard you could take a shot with. We had what, six, seven key tight ends put up gooses last week.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I was just looking at the top 12 from last week. Check these names out. Trey Burton, 1 Jared Cook, 2. Number 3, Jesse James. Garrett Selleck was 4. Number 6 was Adam Shaheen, 7 was Eric Ebron, 9 was O.J. howard, and 11 was Rhett Ellison.

[Andy Holloway]

It was absolutely fine if your tight end stunk last week, because so did your opponent.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

So we know the Giants in the. What, the Browns. They can't cover the tight end.

[Jason Moore]

That is correct.

[Mike Wright]

So you've got Burton and Watson in that situation.

[Jason Moore]

Watson's the Burton Ertz to be out, which he could be out again.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, we'll see. He had the headache last week. We'll know more this week. You don't have any lack of confidence in Ertz then at that point because you don't have anybody else you can turn to If Earth is back, you play Ertz.

[Andy Holloway]

Correct.

[Mike Wright]

Okay. Is there anybody else that's kind of like a. I'm going to take my shot with them guy? I mean, Seals, Seals, Jones last week was targeted. They just couldn't connect.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I mean, it's tight end is so gross.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Most of the guys that I look at and I go, you know, I really do like, say a Hunter Henry who's really come on strong. He's just probably not available on your waivers. Now, that being said, I would guess that the majority of teams left in the playoffs, they have. They have found a way to grab a Jack Doyle and Evan Ingram a Hunter Henry at least. And you guys probably aren't desperate for tight end need. If you are, then you just got to swing for the fences. You just got to go big. Maybe. Maybe. Look at Jason Whitten. Jason Whitten has been pretty solid the last three weeks, has a decent matchup coming up against Oakland, and is still available in some leagues.

[Mike Wright]

All right, you guys want to talk streamers?

[Jason Moore]

Let's do it.

[Andy Holloway]

Full stream ahead.

[Mike Wright]

All right, it's go time. Carson wentz owners, Josh McCown, owners. What are we doing? Who are we turning to? Who's your favorite streamer of the week? And then we'll talk about some other options beyond that.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, And I want to. I want to point out as well, it's not just if you're the Carson Wentz owner or the Josh McCown owner. If you are going up against the Carson Wentz owner or the Josh McCown owner, take some of these guys out. I know I was looking at that and you know, a league I had a buy in and I'm the cars and wins owner almost made it through and I was ready, man, I was ready to just, I was going to pick them all up and say, go ahead, start your garbage.

[Mike Wright]

So, favorite stream this week? I'm going to, I'm going to go with what's been working.

[Andy Holloway]

Case Keno, you actually have my favorite stream this week.

[Mike Wright]

Case Keenum at home. Yeah, I don't know. You know, his ownership percentage is right around 50 to 60 depending on what league you're playing in. So he may be a little bit of cheating here. Just slightly above halfway own. But don't care if you can get him, start him home against Cincinnati. I think Cincinnati is kind of given up on this season. We saw this last week. Mitch Trubisky dissected this Cincinnati defense. I don't know if Vontes is coming back. I don't know how much that hurt last week. But Case Keenum at home against Cincinnati, he's my, I think he's my favorite streamer this week.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I have him in a league where I was considering do I want to pick up, take a run on the waivers at Blake Bortles, who's my stream of the week, or do I want to roll with Case Keenum? This is push come to shove. It's in my matchup. I chose Keenum because he has just been, he's been too good.

[Mike Wright]

His weapons stuck in your throat.

[Andy Holloway]

His weapons I think are superior. The offense has been better. The defense is going to make sure that they're going to be able to play their game. I really love Case Keenum and if you're playing in six point, you know, per touchdown leagues since the bye week, which is we're talking, it was a while ago, this is what keenum's put up. 31 points. 19, 31, 20, 23.

[Mike Wright]

Pretty safe.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, he's been safe with some ceiling. But like I said, my streamer is Blake Bortles. I think that's another guy you could pick up. He's owned in far fewer leagues. He's only 20% owned on ESPN. And he's another guy that since the buyer, I mean, he had one bad game against Cleveland, 10 points. Aside from that, he's been in that 18 to 28 range the last few weeks. 22, 28, 21. That's fine for a quarterback you're picking up off of waivers. And he plays Houston. Houston has been 28th on the season against quarterbacks. They've got a good run D, but their, their secondary is. Is just trashed right now. I mean, we saw last week Garoppolo put up 334 points and a touchdown.

[Mike Wright]

Whoa.

[Jason Moore]

334 points, 334 yards and a touchdown.

[Andy Holloway]

But I think Houston is a good matchup. Blake Bortles is good. Garoppolo is good. Mike, who's your stream?

[Jason Moore]

Well, I must say I do like Keenum and Bortles more than this guy, but I still have a large amount of faith in the aforementioned. Very handsome.

[Mike Wright]

Very handsome.

[Jason Moore]

Very handsome Jimmy Garoppolo. This guy. I believe in Jimmy Garoppolo. I think that he is a legitimate quarterback. We have two games with him under Kyle Shanahan's control as the leader of the 49ers. 293 yards, 334 yards. So they are going to air it out. Marquis, great win. As who has been dubbed Marquis, awesome win. Whatever you want to go with. They have, they have an instant connection already. He gets a take on the Tennessee Titans, who.

[Andy Holloway]

They're.

[Jason Moore]

They're an okay. They are an okay defense. But I think that Jimmy G is good for near 300 yards. He has. It'll be the touchdowns. It'll. It will come down to that. Can you get two out of him? I think it's. It's in the realm of things that are very possible this week. But once again, I would rather play Bortles or Keenum. But I still love Jimmy Garoppolo. If things are a little sketchy on that waiver wire.

[Mike Wright]

One of the things I like about the Kingdom situation is Wince's final act was kind of getting them that win. And there's still a fight for that one seed. If you're looking deeper, I want to retract my earlier question because I insinuated he would be a good start because the game's in Buffalo. I'm going to take Cutler off the table with the weather situation or at least put him way down the list. Deshaun Kaiser had a big week last week. Plays a Baltimore defense that's genuinely normally great.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I mean, it was, but it's a one week thing.

[Mike Wright]

But for, I mean, Corey Coleman, how do you stop him? And then you've got Gordon on the other side.

[Andy Holloway]

Right. So I do think Kaiser is Corey Goatman. Right.

[Mike Wright]

Wow. Wow. That's.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, you leave the goat jokes to this guy.

[Andy Holloway]

Honestly, I was really surprised that it wasn't a marquis goat win.

[Mike Wright]

I think you'd look at no way.

[Jason Moore]

You'D already named it.

[Mike Wright]

I think you look at Nick Foles. I really do. You put your trust what it Mike, you brought up or you both are talking? Keenum's weapons are the argument for Keenum.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

Well, you've got to make that type of argument for Foles. With a week of practice in the matchup against the Giants, the Giants got eviscerated even on short passes. Look at the air yards for Dak Prescott last week compared to his total yardage. I think that look, you get the ball into Ajayi's hands, Clement's hands. You get the ball in earth's hands. Jeffrey Aguilar.

[Andy Holloway]

I think Aguilar is the guy. We've seen him this year break some, you know, simple passing routes off and just dominate secondaries with yards after the catch. This seems like a perfect matchup for that. I agree with Foles.

[Mike Wright]

Could be a sneaky snart, guys.

[Andy Holloway]

A sneaky snort, maybe a DFS Kohl's Aguilar stack.

[Mike Wright]

Scary, scary time. All right, let's get into the mailbag.

[Andy Holloway]

Mailbag, Bagel bag. Oh, yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Well, we are in the mailbag. We love to help you out. That's what we do. This show is all about your team and getting you to that final game. Getting you that hashtag footclantitle. And as we approach Show 500, I just want to give a shout out to all the JoinTheFoot.com supporters.

[Andy Holloway]

What up?

[Mike Wright]

That have helped make this show.

[Andy Holloway]

Are you a sporter, Mike?

[Jason Moore]

No, I'm saying saying hello.

[Andy Holloway]

It really sounded like a response.

[Jason Moore]

Whatever.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, I want to say hello. What up?

[Jason Moore]

To be fair, I support this show with my whole heart.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes, fair enough.

[Mike Wright]

And he supports the supporters.

[Jason Moore]

Yes, with.

[Andy Holloway]

With my heart as well.

[Mike Wright]

So we want to help you out and we're always listening to how we can improve the show and make everything the fantasy footballers brings you even better. If you want to submit your question, go to the fancy footballers.com, click the submit a question button or or dial a voicemail hotline. 302464, TFFB. That's 302464, TFFB and we'd love to hear from you. This question is from Jeff in Boston.

[Jason Moore]

My name is Jeff.

[Mike Wright]

Do I bench AJ Green this week? He's one of my best players, but his matchup against Xavier Rhodes scares me. What should I do?

[Jason Moore]

Clearly, I love Xavier Rhodes as I pump the break on Devin Funches who made me look, the fool with the absolutely broken play touchdown. Other than that functions was held very much in check. But A.J. green, you play A.J. green every week, regardless of the matchup.

[Mike Wright]

You agree with that, Jay?

[Andy Holloway]

I completely agree.

[Mike Wright]

AJ Green, you wouldn't play a player like Crabtree against Dallas.

[Jason Moore]

I would not.

[Andy Holloway]

AJ Green, his upside is just. It's too high. I mean, look, last week he was the third best wide receiver out there. Four weeks ago he was the fourth best wide receiver. A couple weeks before that, he was the number one wide receiver on the week. You're talking about a guy who can. His ceiling is championship. And if you look at, you know, since so two weeks ago in Cleveland, he really disappointed he was a 34th wide receiver on the week. And that, you know, that's not the A.J. green you want. But outside of that one single game, you have to go back to week two, two of the season where he was not a wide receiver. Two or better. A.J. green has been safer than he has usually been this season. And he's still giving you those games.

[Mike Wright]

Is that you throwing out the Ramsey game? Because he only had one point against Jacksonville?

[Andy Holloway]

Yes. Sorry.

[Mike Wright]

But he did get thrown out of that game. All right. So you play him. All right. Ty in Syracuse has a question. What's your opinion? And having a significant amount of players on your team in one game, especially when it's in the playoffs. For example, I have Rivers, Gordon, Kareem Hunt and the Chargers. D. Is this too many or should I hope for a points on the clock kiosk scenario?

[Jason Moore]

No, this, it's. It's fine if you buy into that game. Like look at the. The Eagles game, the Eagles Rams game. If you had players in there, you were pretty happy with the amount of points that were scoring this. So it does not bother me to overstack into one game.

[Mike Wright]

All right, here's a question from Richard in New York City. New York City, with wince out, is Alshon Jeffrey effectively a wide receiver too? Should I start juju over Jeffrey? Juju against the Patriots or Jeffrey without Wentz in the playoffs next week?

[Jason Moore]

That's a very interesting question.

[Mike Wright]

I would go with Jeffrey. Man, I saw Foles target Jeffrey early. Jeffrey's a big target. That helps a quarterback stepping in there. I don't know if I have the confidence in juju. The way that Brown and Bell and Big Ben are kind of in sync. I haven't seen. I don't think juju's done enough for me to play him over Jeffrey.

[Andy Holloway]

It's really, really close, but I would agree. Not enough to play him over Jeffrey. He both guys are in that same range to me that wide receiver two, maybe the wide receiver three and a low end wide receiver two range.

[Mike Wright]

All right, this question is from dom in Madison, Wisconsin. Hey guys, have Lamar Miller as my RB2 after the disappointing performance Sunday against 49ers, now he's going up against Jacksonville. What are your thoughts on benching him for Mike Davis? Oh, that's a good question.

[Jason Moore]

I don't mind it. I don't mind it at all.

[Mike Wright]

It's going to be, it's going to be rough.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

For Houston, for T.J. yates.

[Jason Moore]

We expect T.J. yates to quarterback for the Houston Texans. It's going to be a long day.

[Mike Wright]

It's going to be a real long day. I'm in the semifinals in our league of record and my opponent has the Jacksonville defense and I am, I am just not pleased. No, they're going to count as like a quarterback this week. That's the way it's, it's looking. So. All right, that is it for today's episode. Thank you very much for tuning in to the fancy footballers for subscribing listening to the show. Just a reminder, stay with us year round. We'll get you ready for next year as well and we'll start in January. So drop.comballers see ya.

[Andy Holloway]

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