Fantasy Football 2017 - Week 7 Matchups, In-or-Out, Boom Boom

Summary

Fantasy Footballers Podcast Summary Episode: Fantasy Football 2017 - Week 7 Matchups, In-or-Out, Boom Boom
Release Date: October 20, 2017

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Introduction

In this engaging episode of the Fantasy Footballers Podcast, hosts Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike "The Fantasy Hitman" Wright delve into Week 7 of the 2017 fantasy football season. Recorded slightly earlier than their usual Friday schedule due to upcoming commitments, the trio provides listeners with comprehensive analysis on matchups, player statuses, and strategic advice to enhance fantasy team performance.

Managing Inactive Owners: Commissioner’s Dilemma

A significant portion of the episode addresses a listener's question about handling inactive team owners within a fantasy league. Jason Moore introduces the topic:

"How should a commissioner deal with inactive owners at this time of year?... It hurts the integrity of the league."
— Jason Moore [04:24]

The hosts agree that inactive owners can disrupt league balance, especially affecting playoff standings. Andy Holloway emphasizes the commissioner's responsibility to intervene:

"The commissioner has a responsibility to fix these problems. That's the role that the league has put on a commissioner."
— Andy Holloway [05:15]

Jason Moore suggests a creative solution where inactive teams receive an average point score each week, maintaining fairness without requiring the commissioner to manage another team directly.

Week 7 Matchups and In-or-Out Decisions

The core of the episode revolves around evaluating player statuses and making "In or Out" decisions based on injuries and game-time reports. The hosts examine various players, providing insights and recommendations:

• Jameis Winston:

  "I hesitate to play him."
  — Andy Holloway [09:26]
  Jason opts to sit Winston due to concerns about his playtime.

• Leonard Fournette:

  "I'm so happy everyone got."
  — Andy Holloway [02:02]
  Despite sitting out Thursday practice, Fournette is considered a reliable start.

• Amari Cooper:

  "What a touchdown by Amari Cooper."
  — Mike Wright [02:09]
  His performance is highlighted as a key factor for week seven matchups.

The group also discusses tight ends, wide receivers, and running backs, offering nuanced perspectives on who to start or bench based on player health and matchup strength.

Player-Specific Recommendations

The hosts provide detailed recommendations for specific players:

• Austin Safari and Jenkins vs. Jordan Reed:
  Andy favors Safari and Jenkins, citing their top-five tight end ranking:

  "I like Austin Safari and Jenkins. I'm starting him over most."
  — Andy Holloway [15:34]

• Baltimore Ravens vs. Minnesota Vikings:
  The consensus is to take the under on the over/under line, doubting offensive consistency:

  "Give me the under in this one."
  — Jason Moore [17:06]

• Philip Rivers vs. Tom Brady:
  Amidst discussions about the Steelers' strong pass defense, the team debates starting Rivers over Brady, ultimately favoring Rivers for his offensive opportunities:

  "I will take Philip Rivers."
  — Andy Holloway [35:46]

• Seahawks vs. Giants:
  Emphasis is placed on starting Doug Baldwin and Jimmy Graham due to the Giants' defensive vulnerabilities:

  "I'm taking Jimmy Graham in this game."
  — Andy Holloway [38:23]

Play Draft Weekly Segment

Transitioning to a fun segment, the hosts engage in a head-to-head draft competition titled "Play Draft." Each host selects players based on their Week 7 projections:

• Andy Holloway:

  • Leonard Fournette
  • Julio Jones
  • Kareem Hunt

• Jason Moore:

  • Tom Brady
  • Ezekiel Elliott
  • Devonta Freeman
  • Michael Crabtree
  • A.J. Green

• Mike Wright:

  • Dak Prescott
  • Dez Bryant
  • Le'Veon Bell
  • Josh Dachshund
  • Gronk Smash

The competitive spirit showcases their differing strategies and player preferences, adding an entertaining layer to the episode.

Final Thoughts and Listener Engagement

Wrapping up, the hosts encourage listeners to support the podcast through reviews and by joining their community at joinTheFoot.com. They also tease upcoming content on their Periscope channel for last-minute game day insights.

"If you want to help support the podcast... Leave us a review on iTunes."
— Jason Moore [55:17]

Andy Holloway hints at future discussions, maintaining the podcast's commitment to providing valuable fantasy football advice.

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Notable Quotes:

• Mike Wright [02:13]: "I'm putting it out into the world."
• Jason Moore [05:15]: "If you're a commissioner, you cannot overstep your bounds."
• Andy Holloway [09:03]: "Are you in or out?"

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This episode of the Fantasy Footballers Podcast offers a blend of strategic insights, player evaluations, and interactive segments, ensuring listeners are well-equipped to navigate Week 7 of the fantasy football season with confidence and style.

Transcript

[Andy Holloway]

Hi, this is Matt Forte of the New York jets and you're listening to the Fantasy Footballers Podcast. Welcome to the Fantasy Footballers Podcast coming to you from the Play Draft Studios with your hosts, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore and Mike Wright.

[Jason Moore]

Happy Friday everybody.

[Andy Holloway]

Woo hoo. I love Fridays. Friday's the.

[Mike Wright]

It's the best day that starts with.

[Andy Holloway]

An F. I guess Sunday is far better than Friday.

[Jason Moore]

Doesn't start with an F. Friday, October 20, 2017. You guys are special individuals. Welcome into the Fantasy Footballers Podcast, your year round fantasy football podcast bringing you all the knowledge, the information, the holistic approach to fantasy football that you've come to expect from three lunatics in your pocket.

[Mike Wright]

Today's show is brought to you by Friday.

[Jason Moore]

Friday, Friday. That sounded again like a Sesame street, like by the number.

[Mike Wright]

We're keeping it.

[Jason Moore]

Hey, hey.

[Mike Wright]

You got to keep it going on.

[Jason Moore]

We have a great show. The rest of the matchups today on the show. We will talk through that. We are recording this episode a wee bit earlier than our normal Friday episode. We have some things going on tomorrow and so we had to record it a little bit sooner. We're going to weigh in on the in and out, the injuries, who we expect to play, who we don't expect to play. But please, please pay attention to the news. Pay attention to our twitter@the ffballers if you're joining the Foot.com members. You get the, you know, you get the game day alerts that you're going to see the in and out report on Sunday morning. Just, you know, regardless of when we record our Friday show, you need to, you need to pay attention to the news. It's as simple as that.

[Andy Holloway]

But how about that game last night?

[Mike Wright]

What a football game?

[Andy Holloway]

Kansas City.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, all of the throws and yeah.

[Jason Moore]

So we are recording it before the Kansas City Oakland game. What a play though.

[Mike Wright]

How about, how about this? What a touchdown by Amari Cooper.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, you're gonna go with that?

[Mike Wright]

I'm putting it out into the world.

[Jason Moore]

Well, you and you alone will be putting that into the world. It is Friday though.

[Andy Holloway]

That's your.

[Mike Wright]

That's my bold call.

[Andy Holloway]

That's your bold call. People already know. They're listening. They already know. Now we sound really smart, really stupid.

[Mike Wright]

Mike Stradamus over here.

[Andy Holloway]

Mike Stradamus. I'm going to make.

[Jason Moore]

Roll off your tongue.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm going to make a bold call.

[Jason Moore]

Okay. What a play by.

[Andy Holloway]

No major injuries last night. I'm so happy everyone got.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, that's true. Thank you.

[Andy Holloway]

Thank goodness.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, you want to look as dumb as possible. If something terrible happens, I'm just so.

[Andy Holloway]

Happy no one got injured.

[Jason Moore]

I just can't believe Crabtree put up another three touchdowns. I just feel utter in utter shock at his touchdown potential. Well, you know, it is Friday. Wink wink.

[Andy Holloway]

Foot Clan Friday.

[Jason Moore]

Well, I, I mean it is.

[Mike Wright]

What was the wink wink?

[Jason Moore]

Because it isn't for us.

[Mike Wright]

Okay. This is my favorite food. Clan Friday, winner of all time.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, for sure.

[Jason Moore]

The name, his name is Thomas.

[Andy Holloway]

Thomas. You are. If you are in the Foot and your name is Thomas, you better check that email. This could be you.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, that the reality is is when you're a Join the Foot member, you choose your username. And so I didn't want to leave Thomas out. There's only put a last name Thomas.

[Mike Wright]

That we know of and it's you.

[Jason Moore]

He does have an avatar so he gets a $40 gift card to shopballers.com. thanks, Thomas. We give away a little love every Friday to the JoinTheFoot.com supporters. You guys make this independent podcast possible. Quick question of the day for today, Friday, October 20th, is this. How should a commission a commissioner deal with inactive owners at this time of year? Example, in week six, an owner left a player or two on their lineup that was either a bi week guy and an injured player. You know, it's an easy win for that, that team's opponent. It hurts the integrity of the league. How do you deal with that? We're coming into week seven.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, these are no good. I mean those type of things ruin a league because as the question alluded to, it's like it's not just, oh, that that stinks. It affects who gets in the playoffs because someone else got to play this team. You know, it throws everything out of balance. The commissioner has a responsibility to fix these problems. That's the role that the league has put on a commissioner. So I think sometimes as a commissioner you feel like I can't do anything, I shouldn't do anything. I don't want to overstep my bounds. That's good. But I think the entire league would prefer for a commissioner to step in. So what do you step in and do? Is it like a strike system? You know, one strike you get a.

[Jason Moore]

This is the. Sometimes this is the eventuality of having a league with too many players to begin with. In the off season. We talk a lot about, look, you'd rather have an eight team league with active players than stick with your 10 or 12 man league. If you know people will be inactive now, you don't necessarily know that before the season. So maybe you're here, maybe you've made that decision to include a couple people that turned out inactive. Now you're here and it's a tough situation. What I don't like. I'll tell you what I don't like from a commissioner standpoint. I am not a fan of putting a commissioner in a position to run another franchise. I think it that messes up the integrity of the league as bad as anything else. It's the auto pick, you know, the commissioner has their own team. The commissioner going and making start sit decisions. I don't like that. So I'd like to find a solution that avoids that one. You can reach out to that owner and tell them the expectations. I think if you're leagued together in communication sets the expectations. You can run on a strike system, that's fine. If it's somebody that you know is going to be inactive the rest of the year, then what do you do? One of the things that I've heard that I love the most is if you have a debt owner, right, It's a completely lame duck. They won't be here next year. The team's not getting managed. I love the idea of making that team essentially the average point scored for the week for the remainder of the week. You don't go make waiver claims for them. You don't go make trades for them. You don't make start sit decisions. Their roster is their roster and they receive the average total points for the.

[Mike Wright]

Whole league or for the whole league minus the opponents?

[Jason Moore]

No, for the holy total points scored. You give them the average total points scored. If the opponent's more than that, they win. If it's less, they lose. Everybody faces the same average. You're playing the average that one week, but you're avoiding integrity issues with the owner, the commissioner having to play players, trades, the dumps, all of that stuff.

[Andy Holloway]

So do you.

[Mike Wright]

And then do you freeze that roster? All players on that team, they're just.

[Jason Moore]

Sorry if they're a completely dead owner. That's what I do.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I think a lot of times people go, well, we'll just set the lineup to whatever the highest projected points are. If that owner's gun. But then you do run into issues of, okay, well there's a bye week, you don't have a kicker. Now I got to pick someone up. Who am I supposed to pick up?

[Jason Moore]

And how is it fair to pick up somebody and take them away from somebody else? You run into teams, it's. Yeah, it's dirty now if you have an inactive owner that is just inactive but wants to play in the league, how do you encourage that player to.

[Andy Holloway]

You know, you have to start with public shaming. I mean, you have to start with, you know, in your most things in life, start with public shaming in your communication channels. You got to put that owner on blast. Because the way that I see it is if. If putting them on blast for like, oh, you started a bye week, dude, you know, if some meme you're going to throw at them is going to make them not want to play, good riddance is what I say. But, you know, you got to talk to them, encourage them by any means necessary to be active and find out. Like, that's the thing is you've got to know, hey, are you going to be active or do you want out?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, that actually, that's a great point. You can get clarity on the situation, and that lets you make that next decision of whether you take that approach of a dead owner and you get them out of the league or whether they commit. I mean, that's a good thing. Say, hey, you need to commit to being active. Here's what our expectations are. And no, no harm done. You don't want to be in the league. I'm not talking about you. Don't shame them in their life if they don't want to play fantasy football. That's not the way that this work. But if you make a commitment to something, I think it's okay to hold them accountable to that.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

And that's why here on the show today, Mike, we are officially putting you on blast, kicking you out of the league.

[Mike Wright]

But I called that Cooper touchdown.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, that was good.

[Andy Holloway]

That was. No one saw it coming.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, let's.

[Mike Wright]

Maybe no one saw it.

[Jason Moore]

No one saw it at all. Let's go ahead and move on.

[Andy Holloway]

What's it gonna be, McFly?

[Jason Moore]

Are you in or out? All right, we're gonna take an early stab at some in or out calls with these various position players dealing with injuries. Jameis Winston, in or out?

[Mike Wright]

He says he's fine.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I think he is going to suit up. I do agree with Mike. I hesitate to play him.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, I take the out. I don't think he'll play running back. In or outs. Fournette In.

[Andy Holloway]

In.

[Jason Moore]

In. Murray in.

[Andy Holloway]

In.

[Jason Moore]

I agree.

[Mike Wright]

I'll throw this. It is a Monday night game for DeMarco Murray, though, so this is one of those. You got to be prepared.

[Jason Moore]

Throw Marlon Mack on your bench. Sure. Bilal Powell. Oh, I'm sorry. Tennessee does not play the Colts, so throwing them on your bench doesn't necessarily help you there. I was thinking of last Monday night they play. You said the DeMarco Murray game.

[Andy Holloway]

DeMarco Murray's not Monday night. Monday night is Philadelphia.

[Mike Wright]

Yes. Yes. Apologize.

[Jason Moore]

Okay.

[Mike Wright]

Rewind.

[Andy Holloway]

Blah.

[Jason Moore]

Pow.

[Andy Holloway]

Shockingly, Todd Bowles came out and said he's going to play. It did not seem like that's going to happen, but he's in.

[Jason Moore]

You think Robert Kelly plays?

[Andy Holloway]

Man, that one's tough.

[Jason Moore]

Eileen.

[Andy Holloway]

No, I do as well.

[Jason Moore]

It's a Monday night game. You're in a pickle in that situation. Smallwood could be your filling the thing.

[Mike Wright]

I just said about Murray. Put it over to Rob Kelly.

[Jason Moore]

There you go. Most, you're a genius.

[Andy Holloway]

I feel like at this point, most Robert Kelly owners own Samaj P. Ryan because he's. He was dumped after the first couple weeks. So if you don't, you should. Shame on you.

[Jason Moore]

There you go. Public shaming.

[Mike Wright]

What is going on with you?

[Andy Holloway]

I love you guys. I'm happy.

[Mike Wright]

Ornery.

[Andy Holloway]

Ornery today. I'm sad it's not really Friday.

[Jason Moore]

Abdullah Oblongata.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

And Amir Abdullah.

[Mike Wright]

Yep.

[Jason Moore]

Wide receivers, by the way. Terrence West. Not practicing. Doubt he's going to play.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Jeremy Macklin.

[Andy Holloway]

He was back to practice. I think he does suit up this week.

[Jason Moore]

Eileen. No, this is in or out, Mike. So you actually say in or out after I say the name.

[Mike Wright]

I just. And ha. That's my job. I noticed I've been cut from the team.

[Jason Moore]

Unhelpful.

[Andy Holloway]

Now, technically, you said no, not out. Oh, so breaking your own rules here, Andy.

[Jason Moore]

You are the Breshad Perryman of the show.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

You're just annoying.

[Andy Holloway]

First round talent, bro. Very fast.

[Mike Wright]

Very fast. I'm going to go in. Macklin, Perriman, I'm going to go out.

[Jason Moore]

Stefan Diggs.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm going to lean out. Whenever a player says they're not sure if they're going to play, like the player always says they're going to play.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. I'm going out.

[Jason Moore]

Okay. Demarius Thomas.

[Mike Wright]

I'm going to go in.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. They need him too much. He'll be in.

[Jason Moore]

Sterling Shepherd.

[Mike Wright]

I think he's going to play.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I think so, too. Not well, though.

[Andy Holloway]

Not a. Not a good matchup.

[Jason Moore]

Anybody else have note? Corey Davis is out again. Chris Hogan. Do you think he's going to play? He should be fine.

[Andy Holloway]

Devonte Parker looks like he's going to be out.

[Jason Moore]

Good one to bring up. Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

And then Kelvin, Just pay attention. I don't have.

[Jason Moore]

We don't have any new information for you as of this earlier recording.

[Andy Holloway]

And at tight end, Ben Watson's the only name to know. He is looking very questionable. And so I. Since he is already like, if he's fully healthy, he's questionable, start just say.

[Mike Wright]

Are you playing in a three tight end? No, I'm saying Ben Watson is out.

[Andy Holloway]

If he's on your roster, get him on the waivers.

[Jason Moore]

I think it's worth keeping an eye on.

[Andy Holloway]

Marquis Lee didn't practice last two days with a knee.

[Mike Wright]

Nice one, Brooks.

[Andy Holloway]

So Brooks in or out? Marquis Lee N. Wow. Does not practice in two days. In.

[Jason Moore]

That was an interesting.

[Andy Holloway]

I like it.

[Jason Moore]

I think everyone should be aware that he is not practicing. He's gonna play.

[Andy Holloway]

He's definitely in.

[Jason Moore]

Hey, I got a guess.

[Andy Holloway]

Hey, there you go.

[Jason Moore]

You got a guess. Hey, Mike also jumps on periscope. Don't forget that periscope TV slash the FF ballers. Every Sunday morning, an hour before game time, you can get in on that periscope action, ask a last minute question, get his perspective on any news that.

[Mike Wright]

Is just always a good time.

[Andy Holloway]

Broken.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

See how his hair is looking that morning?

[Jason Moore]

And every third show he's. He wears a black shirt that's really tight around the neck. So it looks like he's wearing a.

[Andy Holloway]

It looks like he's at the, like, barber. It's cause I getting a haircut.

[Mike Wright]

Cause that's what I'm doing.

[Andy Holloway]

You're at the barber.

[Mike Wright]

Multitask, guys. Here's how we gotta do it in the 21st century.

[Jason Moore]

Absolute genius.

[Andy Holloway]

Fantasy forecast.

[Jason Moore]

Of all the people on earth that people may dispute the claim that you're actually getting a haircut. You're up there on the list. Like, I don't think people believe you get haircuts very often.

[Mike Wright]

I get a haircut every year.

[Jason Moore]

How often do you get a haircut? Let's poll the audience. How often do you think a haircut is appropriate?

[Mike Wright]

Well, here's the thing.

[Jason Moore]

Is it a money thing? Like, you don't.

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Jason Moore]

How often would you get it if money was not an object?

[Mike Wright]

It's not money. It's time. It's time, my man.

[Jason Moore]

That's fair.

[Mike Wright]

I have to spend my very limited free time going to get a haircut.

[Jason Moore]

Pushaw. What if you could have it brought into you, though? Like someone shows up, does it like, you know, during a periscope, and then leaves.

[Mike Wright]

Weekly?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, weekly. One hour before kickoff. Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

What's before kickoff?

[Andy Holloway]

Gotta keep it fresh.

[Jason Moore]

All right, here's the rest of the games. If you missed any of the matchup previews yesterday, go back, you can actually go play that episode. It's still free. Just as free as all the other ones that we put out there. The jets and the Dolphins, they're playing this week in Miami. The Dolphins are three point favorites with a minuscule 38 and a half point over under Josh McCown put on a bit of a show last week against the New England. Do we call it a defense? Is that what it is? The New England.

[Andy Holloway]

There's the New England referees. Am I right?

[Jason Moore]

Oh, McCown, Forte, we just talked about Powell. Do you have any confidence starting a running back in this matchup from New York with the whole, you know, trifecta of McGuire, Powell and Forte?

[Mike Wright]

I'll still start Matt Forte. He's the healthiest one. There's Bilal. Powell actually playing is a little bit shocking to me, so I would expect Forte to get the majority of the work. The Dolphins are the Dolphins. I mean, the matchup, I know they're. They're strong against the run, but Forte makes his points in the passing game.

[Jason Moore]

Anyways, we love Austin Safari and Jenkins.

[Mike Wright]

Love him.

[Jason Moore]

So how much do we love him? Where would you rank him this week or do you guys have him this week?

[Andy Holloway]

I have him very high. I think he's in my top five tight ends this week. I think the matchup is pretty good. He's leading since he has been back, he's leading the tight end position in receptions. He's the clear to me, number one target for the offense. And I think that the Miami Dolphins are going to be able to run the ball on the jets and score. In which case Austin Safari and Jenkins will need to be used. So I like Austin Safari and Jenkins. I'm starting him over most.

[Mike Wright]

ASJ or Jordan Reed.

[Andy Holloway]

That's when I was making my rankings. That was the hardest decision to come to. And I think what you do there is you look at what you need because I think the is actually higher on Austin Safari and Jenkins. I would agree, but the ceiling has to be still with Jordan Reed. So if you need the big play.

[Mike Wright]

Should have had two touchdowns.

[Andy Holloway]

If you need a big play, well, right. Yeah, but that was against New England.

[Mike Wright]

And then ASJ or Evan Ingram, who you have a complete and total lack of respect for and you don't think that he's good at football and you.

[Jason Moore]

Keep telling people clearly because asj, he has it for Ingram. You have it way down there at 6.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, well, there's my answer.

[Mike Wright]

All right, just Just checking in.

[Jason Moore]

All right, Jay Cutler, Jay Ajayi, the J Bros. You rolling out Cutler as a stream? No, you rolling out J.

[Mike Wright]

Of course.

[Jason Moore]

Is there a good. If you had to take a stab at a second wide receiver in Miami.

[Mike Wright]

As in not Jarvis.

[Jason Moore]

Correct. Jarvis. You're like, you're throwing them out there. But is it.

[Andy Holloway]

It'd have to be Stills.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Because we just said we don't expect Parker to play.

[Jason Moore]

Right. But Stills or Carew or Stills. Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Stills last week was 4 for 49 with a touchdown. So he had himself a game. And the New York jets, he could be, you know, a flyer play.

[Jason Moore]

But I think Cutler is streamable this week. The jets, the jets defense, they're the worst in the NFL at hurrying the quarterback. You saw some growth last week. You know, the jets on the road. I think it's a possibility that you see. I'm going to go two touchdowns for Jay Cutler this week. Two touches, two touches.

[Andy Holloway]

How many picks, though?

[Jason Moore]

16. The Ravens take on the Vikings in Minnesota. The Vikings are 5 1/2 point favorites at home with Case Keenum behind center, 39 1/2 point over. Under. Give me the under. Give me the under in this one. I still. I have not gotten to the point where I believe the Baltimore Ravens have started their season. That's how it kind of feels on offense.

[Mike Wright]

They are mysterious.

[Jason Moore]

They are a strange bunch. What is their current record?

[Mike Wright]

I think they're three and three.

[Jason Moore]

That's what I thought. That's right.

[Mike Wright]

They're three and three.

[Jason Moore]

That's perfect for how I feel about the Baltimore Ravens. It's almost, though. It's like a single note on a piano that just keeps playing all year long and you just. You almost tune it out because of the lack of fantasy relevance. You don't play Flacco. You don't play any of the Whiteouts. Buck Allen is play. But you're, you know, even week to week, you're not super excited about it. Are you excited about him against the Vikings in Minnesota?

[Andy Holloway]

No, no, no.

[Mike Wright]

The Ravens are a bathtub that I can't decide if it's too hot or too cold.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. So you don't even get in.

[Andy Holloway]

You can play the Ravens.

[Jason Moore]

Refreshing. It's not soothing to the muscles.

[Mike Wright]

I say I'd rather stink.

[Jason Moore]

It's tepid.

[Andy Holloway]

I think you can play very nice vocab. I think you can play the Baltimore Ravens defense in this. I realize they're going on the road, but I agree. I take the under in this game. I'm not expecting A whole lot of offense from anyone. If you had to start a non DST from Baltimore, would it. Would it just be Buck Allen?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, it's Buck Allen. I mean, the Vikings have a great run defense, so I have concerns for.

[Jason Moore]

Alex Collins, you know, Pearman, the concussion, Macklin, the injury. If you have to stream a white out, I mean, it's Mike Wallace. The Vikings are 14th against the pass. They're very stout against the run. So you could take a flyer on Wallace, who has flashed a little bit over the last three weeks. You know, as much as a tepid bathtub can flash. But Derek McKinnon, what is the ceiling in this matchup against the Ravens at home? The Ravens, they seem to struggle against the run or more so eventual yards go up because they're so good against the pass. The fifth against the pass. Nobody's run against them. Nobody has run more against the team in the NFL than teams have against the Ravens because of their past defense.

[Andy Holloway]

A lot of that's thanks to the 50 carries in last week's game against Chicago. That. That's an absurd amount of carries. 199 yards on the ground. I like McKinnon quite a lot. I mean, right now I'm. I see him as a somewhat matchup proof guy. Because of his.

[Mike Wright]

Because of the pass catching?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, because of his ability in the pass catching.

[Jason Moore]

So he did pop up on the injury report with an ankle situation on Thursday. Has practiced in full.

[Mike Wright]

I'm still confident in playing him.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Over 15 carries, over five receptions. Both of his. Both of the weeks since Dalvin Cook went out. You can trust him.

[Mike Wright]

I love Kyle Rudolph.

[Jason Moore]

Kyle Rudolph, your start of the week.

[Mike Wright]

He's my start of the week because of the. What I'm projecting is the lack of Stefan Diggs, but Adam Thielen, this is a. It's a tougher matchup against the Baltimore Ravens. Do you still. What kind of confidence are you talking for, Thielen? Wide receiver two. Wide receiver three.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, three.

[Andy Holloway]

I agree.

[Jason Moore]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Jason Moore]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Jason Moore]

All right, we're going to talk Cowboys 49ers. 49ers are six point dogs at home, 47 point over under. We have not talked about the Ezekiel Elliott situation any, anymore since Wednesday. Now that's. That's like a successful thing.

[Mike Wright]

Yes, it is.

[Jason Moore]

That being said, and now it's trepidatious, especially on a show we're recording slightly early to say anything about the news. However he's playing. He's playing. And reports have come out now in the last two days that there have been further negotiation talks between the NFL and Ezekiel Elliott on a potential settlement for a suspension. You could see these sides because of the back and forth, the legal situation. You could have both sides not really wanting to risk further legislation, further delay. Ezekiel Elliott may not want the six. You know, he doesn't want a six game ban. There are open discussions going on right now. So you could have a scenario where maybe a two game, three game suspension is agreed to. Maybe, you know, maybe it's something where they agree to delay the suspension. I don't know what potential outcomes there are, but discussions happening to that end will affect your fantasy football season.

[Mike Wright]

So do it, Zeke.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, you know, I don't know. Unless you didn't do it.

[Mike Wright]

Anyway, moving on.

[Andy Holloway]

I will say this before that Adam Schefter was did report and I, and I really usually trust, you know, his reporting. He said that it is guaranteed that he will be playing the next two weeks. So, you know, you can check the.

[Mike Wright]

Tape when Mike Wright was reporting that.

[Andy Holloway]

Sure. I don't trust Mike Wright.

[Jason Moore]

He's not very far as you could throw him.

[Andy Holloway]

But yeah. So, I mean, I don't know if these negotiations would possibly, you know, come in the way of that. So who, who knows? So what? So what? Who cares?

[Jason Moore]

All right. Des Bryant. You're starting him in this. Is there somebody, is there anybody you don't love on the Dallas side of the football?

[Mike Wright]

No. The 49ers bring out very provocative emotions for when I'm trying to start fantasy.

[Jason Moore]

Players against stand alone on that one.

[Mike Wright]

I get, I get the tingles. The tingles. Little sweaty of the butterflies and the tummy. I'm not bothered because I want to play my guys.

[Jason Moore]

Dak.

[Mike Wright]

Dak Prescott, DEZ Bryant.

[Andy Holloway]

Great.

[Mike Wright]

Jason Whitten. I'll play him.

[Jason Moore]

Dak is our number two quarterback for this.

[Mike Wright]

I'll play him. You know who else I'll play as in a ppr.

[Andy Holloway]

Really?

[Mike Wright]

The number one receiver for Dallas, Cole Beasley. I'll play him in this matchup.

[Andy Holloway]

You don't. You don't fear that you got the beasles, do you?

[Mike Wright]

You're darn right.

[Andy Holloway]

Zeke will run too much to allow Cole Beasley, the possession receiver to be just saying involved enough.

[Mike Wright]

Just talking to wide receiver. 3.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay. But. All right.

[Mike Wright]

I think he's playable.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

You can play the Dallas D against CJ Beathard.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Bethard was. He was okay. I mean, he was really thrown into fire.

[Jason Moore]

He was a Cody Kessler level.

[Andy Holloway]

And again, he. He did not have any team preparing for him. You know what I mean? It was actually Brian Hoyer who was the starter. Now you've got a week where you've got a team. It was just like, how do you.

[Mike Wright]

Prepare for the unpreparable, Jason?

[Jason Moore]

Easily. It was just like, I mean. Kevin Hogan.

[Andy Holloway]

Kevin Hogan, exactly.

[Jason Moore]

All right. The Cowboys defense has given up 2.2 passing touchdowns per game. That is third worst in the league. Are you sticking with Garcon? Do you take a shot with anybody else? Kittle Goodwin.

[Andy Holloway]

Kittle is definitely a stream worthy titan.

[Mike Wright]

You like him?

[Andy Holloway]

I do.

[Jason Moore]

You would take a biddle of a shot.

[Andy Holloway]

A bit of a shot. There's a rapport there that they have from college. Garcon, I would be willing to put out in this matchup as. And of course I love Carlos Hyde. So there's really nothing I'm avoiding here. I'm not going to start C.J. beathard. I don't think I'm going to take a shot on anyone else.

[Jason Moore]

I'm fine. Yeah, I'm fine with Garcon. I mean, Garcon's been targeted, I think more than just about any wide receiver in the league this year. Run more routes than almost anybody. He's good. Yeah, good enough.

[Mike Wright]

Good enough.

[Jason Moore]

He's a wide receiver. Two this week.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, they're going to get scored on. They're going to have to throw the ball. 47 passing attempts last week by the 49ers.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Garcon is sixth in targets.

[Jason Moore]

Just to back you up, the Bengals take on the Steelers in Pittsburgh. Steelers, five and a half point favorites. Am I allowed to have two of these?

[Mike Wright]

Oh, no.

[Andy Holloway]

Andy's almost upset of the week, Jake.

[Jason Moore]

I've never had two, but I'm gonna take another shot here. I'm gonna try to go 2 for 2 this week. The Bengals, they look like heavy dogs at home. I've taken a pretty close look at this Steelers passing defense. I see Brooks putting a note in there. I've got the almost episode of The Week, Part 2. The Steelers passing defense ranks numero uno.

[Mike Wright]

On paper, it's fantastic.

[Jason Moore]

Number one. And I'm not saying it's not a good defense and a Good passing defense. But if you look and break down their matchups thus far, you can make an argument they faced no number one wide receivers.

[Andy Holloway]

Cleveland, week one.

[Jason Moore]

Yep.

[Andy Holloway]

Minnesota, Week two. Oh seven digs. Except that's the case. Keenum debut. Chicago, they literally don't have any wide receivers like on the roster.

[Jason Moore]

Baltimore, they don't either and didn't that week.

[Andy Holloway]

Jacksonville Jaguars.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, not really.

[Andy Holloway]

And then last week you finally had at least a decent offense. The Kansas City Chiefs.

[Jason Moore]

But they, you know, they gave up.

[Andy Holloway]

A touchdown actually nine for 111 and a touchdown.

[Jason Moore]

And A.J. green, nobody's, you know, you don't generally stop A.J. green. So I think there are opportunities here. You're coming off the buy for Cincinnati. It's a divisional game. I think I'd take the points and the Bengals in this one. So if you're looking at a second upset of the week, that's the one that I lean towards. Other starts on this roster. Is there anybody outside of Mixon?

[Mike Wright]

So with having said that. Yeah, I mean the Steelers on paper in the defense, I agree. I think that the Steelers pass defense is actually good, but it's hard to argue with who they have been playing against. So are you comfortable starting Andy Dalton?

[Andy Holloway]

Two quarterback leagues. Yes.

[Jason Moore]

So yeah, there's too many other options that aren't on the road in Pittsburgh against the number one passing D. So comfortable. No, I'm not comfortable.

[Andy Holloway]

He's my 21st ranked quarterback this week. So you're only talking about two quarterback leagues there. All right, so really it's A.J. green and Joe Mixon.

[Mike Wright]

What about the Tomb Raider?

[Jason Moore]

Tyler Croft. Yeah, Tyler Croft. No. Nope.

[Mike Wright]

You're holstering the Pistols.

[Jason Moore]

Not gonna worry about it. Yes, I'm holstering the Pistols.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

It is unlimited ammo.

[Andy Holloway]

The Steelers have only given up one touchdown to the tight end position all year.

[Jason Moore]

I remember playing a Tomb Raider game like, you know, 15 years ago and I was stuck in like you had to go through the training session, but it was a super long training session. I can never get out of it. Couldn't get out of this thinking training session. That's how good I am at video games.

[Mike Wright]

Tomb Raider often turned into me just finding the highest ledge and doing the swan dive.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, yeah. See, I was. I actually. The Bears would jump out of the dust. Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, the Bears.

[Jason Moore]

They'd scare the crap out of me.

[Andy Holloway]

I don't think I ever once played a Tomb Raider game.

[Jason Moore]

There's only about like 75 of them. So you. You missed it.

[Andy Holloway]

There you go.

[Jason Moore]

Big Ben and the Pittsburgh offensive confusion. Lev Bell is locked and loaded. You know that Antonio Brown, you know the Bengals are the second ranked passing defense. Don't care, doesn't matter. I wouldn't be starting Martavis, juju, Eli Rogers in this matchup. I'm not taking shots with them or Jesse James. So I think this is a simple start your studs type of game. The real question comes down to do you play big B in Roethlisberger and who do you play him over?

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Jason Moore]

We all say no as a QB one right now, 14, 15, 16 in our ranks.

[Mike Wright]

I would much rather be streaming Tyrod or.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I mean you've got the plus that it's at home but you've got the downside of it being a divisional matchup.

[Mike Wright]

The downside that it's Ben Roethlisberger.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I mean Ben Roethlisberger has not been as good when it, when it comes to, in division games, people that are used to seeing him play and Cincinnati's defense I think is fully legit. So yeah, two quarterback leagues. That's it.

[Jason Moore]

You guys want to talk about the Broncos and the Chargers, preferably not the Chargers at home in this one. They are one point favorites at home against the Denver Broncos. The freshly defeated Denver Broncos losing to the Giants quite handily last week. Simeon C.J. anderson, Charles Booker, a lot of questions. You know Benny Fowler, in a deep league, I think you can start him. I'm making that decision in a deep league. You got some bye week problems, injury problems. I'm going to roll him out there. He's in the same tier as starting in Alan Hearns to me.

[Mike Wright]

Sure.

[Jason Moore]

What else do you do on this team? Emmanuel Sanders is going to miss this game.

[Mike Wright]

He's going to miss this game. I expect him to miss multiple weeks. From the Broncos side. I'm with Jason. That C.J. anderson I think is a great start. You have the Denver Broncos running backs averaging over 110 rushing yards per game. Now I know that's as a unit but Anderson is still the main running back and the Chargers run defense dead last, dead last in allowing rushing yards. So that feel good feel. This is a, this is a get right game for C.J. anderson.

[Jason Moore]

Did get some news, a little bit of news that Stefan Diggs did practice. Oh Thursday night.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

Is it change your opinion on whether you think he's going? Does it change your opinion on any other, you know, the Adam Thielen situation? If Diggs goes, do you sit Thielen?

[Mike Wright]

No, I'm playing Thielen. Regardless. It Just kind of changes the ceiling. And I would still play Kyle Rudolph with confidence and Stefan Diggs coming back.

[Andy Holloway]

If Diggs is in. Do you play Diggs? I don't. With him being hobbled against the Baltimore Ravens, I would. I would try to take that week off.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I wouldn't be doing it. Rivers, Gordon, Allen and the other three guys at the wide receiver position. You know, Allen had a down week. We talked about Hunter Henry on the starts of the week. Melvin Gordon, monstrous week last week, but the run defense for the Broncos is pretty good. It's not like you're sitting Melvin Gordon, though, right?

[Andy Holloway]

No, you're not sitting Melvin Gordon any way, shape or form. I mean, you just can't do that. Even we saw Zeke get shut down by the Denver Broncos, but you still could not have ever before the game have said, you know, I should sit him. That's. That's what you have with Melvin Gordon. You have to start him every single time. I. And not worry. I mean, look, Orleans dark was as it can be done.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, he certainly does. Do you have any confidence in playing Rivers or.

[Jason Moore]

I think Rivers. Rivers is in the category of Dalton this week, where I think that there's an opportunity there. I prefer a different option because I don't want to play that game. But they're at home in this case. Rivers has been very streamable. He's got a lot of weapons now with Allen and Williams and Benjamin and the other Williams and Hunter Henry.

[Mike Wright]

He had a solid game week one against them, but it was really on the back of a broken, big broken play kind of opened things up for him. He was mostly shut down.

[Jason Moore]

The Chargers throw the second most in the league, so, you know, the volume attempts will be there. I think you could do worse.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. The question.

[Jason Moore]

Big Ben.

[Andy Holloway]

That's what I'm just going to ask Big Ben or Philip Rivers?

[Mike Wright]

Oh, man.

[Jason Moore]

I will take Philip Rivers.

[Mike Wright]

I'll take Rivers as well.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. My rankings say Big Ben, but when push comes to shove right now, I don't know that that's really true because both of these defenses that they're facing are pretty good. And I trust Rivers to sling it around more, and it looks like he's got more options right now. You know, you could score Philip Rivers, you know, Melvin Gordon or Keenan Allen or Hunter Henry. There's a lot of different ways, but hopefully you can avoid either of them.

[Jason Moore]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

Both of them. Both of them. That's what I was looking for.

[Jason Moore]

Okay. You're all right.

[Mike Wright]

We got there.

[Jason Moore]

The Seahawks take on the giants in New York, 40 point over under five and a half point underdogs are the Giants at home. Russell Wilson coming off the bye week. Major problems on the offensive line still. Luke Joker is not expected to play in this game. When he plays, it's not normally a good thing. When he doesn't play, that means there are even worse things coming. In the darkness. What do we make of this matchup? Because you know, Vegas says that the Seahawks are going to take care of the Giants in this one. We haven't really seen the prolific performances that we want out of Doug Baldwin or any of the running backs on Seattle. So what are your expectations for them in this game?

[Mike Wright]

I. Doug Baldwin is a must play. He's slot receiver. I don't expect Jenkins to be on him. We got CJ Pro Size who's likely to be back now just making the running back situation even worse. Does it? With CJ Prosais back, do you expect JD McKissick to. To slink back into the shadows?

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I agree.

[Mike Wright]

And I would say Jimmy Graham.

[Andy Holloway]

Jimmy Graham's great.

[Mike Wright]

He's a great play because the, the Giants give up points to the tight end. So. But that's it. I mean, I'm not starting to running back, especially with pro size coming back into it, not knowing.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, you just don't have any idea who it would be. And even if you knew who was going to get the carries, you don't have confidence that they're going to do anything with it. So you can't start a running back. But I fire up pretty much all of the major pass catching options there. I'm not. I'm not.

[Mike Wright]

Well, so like Lockett or Richardson?

[Andy Holloway]

Lockett and Richardson. I'll probably avoid those guys right now, but I would, I would play Baldwin, Russell Wilson, Jimmy Graham and I'd start them over. Most options, I think they're going to have a good game coming off a buy.

[Jason Moore]

Well, let's put that to the test. Jimmy Graham or Evan Angrel? Both the tight ends starting in this game. Who would you take this week?

[Andy Holloway]

I'm taking Jimmy Graham in this game.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I think it's Graham. But if I have both on my team, honestly, I'd probably play Ingram. So I need to make sure that my rankings reflect that. And they do.

[Jason Moore]

I had it right.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

I was gonna say I was a little confused. So wait, I would take Ingram.

[Mike Wright]

I would play Angream. That's why I'm just saying the matchup is so juicy for Jimmy Graham. But I believe in the Talent of Angram and him being the number one option now in the passing game, despite Sterling Shepherd's possible return.

[Jason Moore]

I think there are a lot of fantasy football owners that want or will start Orleans Darko this week. Are they making a mistake?

[Mike Wright]

No, I would start him. The Seahawks run defense has not been what it has been in years past.

[Jason Moore]

Do you think Paul Perkins practicing, maybe being active for this game causes an issue for Darqua?

[Mike Wright]

It certainly could, but I'm.

[Jason Moore]

I just feel like he's a trap. Do you? I do. I feel like Dark was a trap this week. It could be one of those games where he gets like eight carries for 15 yards or something.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. That's in the realm of possibilities. I'm not starting Darqua as a. A top 24 option.

[Jason Moore]

Okay. That helps to understand where you're valuing him.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

I'm saying like in the flex, if I'm in a standard league, sure. I'll put Orleans Dark.

[Andy Holloway]

One of the nice things that we.

[Jason Moore]

Saw Aaron Jones or Orleans Dark with this week.

[Andy Holloway]

It's a good question. I would, I'd go Aaron Jones.

[Mike Wright]

I think I would go Dark with.

[Jason Moore]

I would go Jones by a hair. Derek Henry or Orleans Dark with this week.

[Andy Holloway]

Assuming DeMarco Murray plays.

[Jason Moore]

Yep. Assuming what we know today.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, I'll go.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm going.

[Mike Wright]

I'm going to go Dark with.

[Andy Holloway]

I would as well. One of the nice things from last week is that we saw Dark. What? And the running game kind of actually look good. Shockingly for the New York Times past two weeks, Dark was looked great. Dark was looked good both times. But the play calling changed this last week. So there's actually reason to believe that the changeover to Orleans Darqua mattered because McAdoo took the play calling out of his hands and all of a sudden the offense was able to move because they have a guy dedicated to the offense as opposed to the head coach trying to do more than maybe he can handle. So that gives me a little bit of hope for Dark. I, you know, again I said I would play Aaron Jones over him, but there is reason to believe it could happen for Dark will rest of the season.

[Jason Moore]

All right, let's move on to the rematch.

[Andy Holloway]

Falcons 28 to 3.

[Jason Moore]

Falcons Patriots 55 and a half point over under 55 in New England. The Patriots defense, we know their struggles this year. 32nd against the past, 20th against the run. They stink. So far this year they have not figured it out. You would think Matt Ryan and company could take advantage of that.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, yeah. I think Matt Ryan will Take advantage. He's my start of the week. Julio Jones. This is, you know, over under 200 yards. You know, he's. He's going to go, wow, you're, you're. That I. Julio is going to go crazy in this game. The amount.

[Mike Wright]

I'll take the under of 200 yards.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, hyperbole aside, the amount of broken plays we've seen from the Patriots defense, especially the long plays, the big chunk plays, that's Julio's specialty and he's been getting the downfield targets this season. He just hasn't had the touchdowns. I think Julio's an absolute monster this week.

[Jason Moore]

55 and a half points. You got Matt Ryan as your start of the week. You must have another pass catching option in Atlanta that you want to start alongside. Julio.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Freeman and Coleman.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I was going to say Tevin Coleman is the guy that sticks out to me. I almost made him my start of.

[Jason Moore]

The week, but I. Taylor Gabriel or Benny Fowler?

[Mike Wright]

Gabriel.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Assuming that Mosa new is out, it.

[Jason Moore]

Would be Gabriel, Tom Brady and the Patriots. You've got the.

[Andy Holloway]

I'll play him.

[Jason Moore]

You have the four headed creature under the bed. Gillesley, White, Burkhead, Lewis. Yeah, stay away, Stay away.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Who's.

[Mike Wright]

But if you got to pick one.

[Andy Holloway]

It'S Dion Lewis hands down. I'm really.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, it's Dion Lewis.

[Jason Moore]

The hands are down.

[Mike Wright]

The water.

[Jason Moore]

The water must be up.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I want a Dion Lewis water bet. I want something on the line with Dion Lewis. Water bets.

[Jason Moore]

We got like three bets this week.

[Andy Holloway]

I have a really hard time.

[Jason Moore]

White, Lewis, half point.

[Andy Holloway]

Sure. Now you got to remember Deion Lewis for the super bowl game. You know, James White was the guy that came back and did every like.

[Jason Moore]

NFL record performance in that game.

[Andy Holloway]

Unbelievable. He was, he was great. And so White could just redo that role. But I think that what we've seen over the last few weeks with Lewis emerging, if you just look at the. Just the arrows, the amount of snaps, the amount of carries, the amount of yard, everything has been going up for Deion Lewis and I think he matches up really well against the Falcons. So if you're in one of those leagues where the waivers are scarce, Deion Lewis is still there in the vast majority of leagues. You know, last week I was in a position where I had to pick up and play Chris Ivory in a league that's the type of play where I think you could pick up and play Dion Lewis. It's risky.

[Jason Moore]

If you ever seen Jurassic park, the scene where the, where Newman, where Newman is escaping the island and he's driving and he gets to the fork in the road and the arrow and he doesn't know where the arrow is pointing and then he just spins the arrow. Yeah, that's what Belichick does with your arrows at the running back position. He couldn't care if they're going up, down or backwards. We're balls going to end up wrong. Rex Burkha is going to have 600 yards and 14 touchdowns in this game. We'll see what happens. James White had the 14 receptions and three touchdowns in the super bowl, but that doesn't matter. Deion Lewis has played great. To be honest with you, I wish I hadn't bet just because I just plain don't know what he's going to do with this running back core. I'm not. Everybody sees the beautiful opportunity at home against Atlanta. But are you going to play Gillisley, Mike?

[Mike Wright]

Probably. Probably. I'll probably still play him.

[Jason Moore]

Just rank the wideouts then for me. Hogan, Cooks, Amendola.

[Andy Holloway]

Die on that CrossFit.

[Mike Wright]

No. And it's not because I feel really confident about him. It's because I don't have a better option out there. I mean he will get 10 or more carries and I the touchdown upside. I still. I still buy into it. They're not lately they aren't getting those carries from inside the five because Latavius Murray Lewis is running them in from.

[Jason Moore]

That Mike Gillislee or Latavius Murray.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, Giltaviously.

[Andy Holloway]

That's.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Latifi.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm not.

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Jason Moore]

All right. Okay. So rank the whiteouts.

[Mike Wright]

Raking the wideouts. I will go Cooks, Hogan, Amendola. It's really tough to know what to do with Hogan and Cooks of who is the one. Last week it was. It was Cooks but Hogan got a little shaken up so that's why I'm leaning to Brandon Cooks.

[Jason Moore]

Okay. All right. I think it's going to be an exciting game. We got a high over under. You taking the over? The under on the 55 and a half.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm taking the over.

[Mike Wright]

I'll take the over.

[Jason Moore]

I will as well. Redskins Eagles Monday Night Football. I don't have any new information on Josh Norman, but that really affects the way I feel about Alshon Jeffrey in this game.

[Mike Wright]

So we're.

[Andy Holloway]

And Carson Winston as well or will he just go elsewhere?

[Jason Moore]

I feel like it'll. It's going to affect Jeffrey more than it will wince. I think I'd still be starting wince. I'm not going to, you know, first game back for Josh Norman. The Eagles have been so successful lately at moving the ball. I don't think I'm going to downgrade Wentz very much, but it's a worthwhile question. Nelson Aguilar scored four times in his what, six games this year. Are you starting both guys if Norman's off the field?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I think you are. If Norman is off the field, Carson Wentz should have a good game. And now I feel like there is a clear wide receiver one and wide receiver two. Tori Smith is not the two. He's not battling with Aguilar. Aguilar has shown that he is that second weapon or third if you include Zach ER2 of course is an every week slam dunk must start.

[Mike Wright]

Legara Blunt is. Do you like him? Redskins have a eighth ranks run defense.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I mean the game is at home. I expect the Eagles to be winning the game and so the opportunity could be there for LeGarrett Blunt. I'm, you know, it's always hard to say, oh this is going to be a monster week for LeGarrett Blunt because you just don't necessarily believe in the talent. But he's, he's looked pretty darn good this year and most of the predictive things favored at home, you know, they, they are in LeGarrett Blunt's favor to start him.

[Jason Moore]

Any other, you know, must start situations on that Philly side, not a must start.

[Andy Holloway]

But I am all eyes on Wendell Smallwood this week. This, if he's back, this is going to be.

[Mike Wright]

How many eyes?

[Jason Moore]

He said all.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, I wear glasses so some might say four.

[Mike Wright]

Nice.

[Andy Holloway]

You know, I am very interested to see what Wendell Smallwood does. They have not had that pass catching back role even used since Darren Sprols went out. But they have had, you know, they had it last year and the beginning of this year they did. Wendell Smallwood took over that role. It appeared in the only game we've seen without Darren Sprouls with Smallwood. Then he got injured. So if he's back, I'm not starting him but I'm definitely keeping my eyes on him.

[Jason Moore]

Redskins have run the ball the fifth most in the league, 47% of their plays regardless of the Rob Kelly injury. Mike, you have Kirk Cousins as your start of the week this week. Does the, you know, do the Eagles shut the run down? They're one of the best running defense teams in the league. Do you look to Cousins to find one of these guys? Do you take a shot at Jameson Crowder? Do you take a shot at Trell Pryor. Is this a week Prior can get it turned around. They need a number one there.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, they. They do.

[Jason Moore]

They're all.

[Andy Holloway]

It's.

[Mike Wright]

It's all upside plays here with Pryor, Crowder, and Dachshund. So if I'm taking an upside play, I'm going to go with Josh Dachshund in this matchup. He's. Aside from the. The one where he didn't come down with the touchdown, he's. He's making big plays. When the ball goes his way, he's making a big play. You have the coach actually supporting him, and Gruden supports nobody. He hates everyone.

[Jason Moore]

I might have tuned out for a split second there. Mike, are you saying you would start Dachshund over those two players?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, if I had to take one Washington pass catcher, I'm going to take Josh Dawson.

[Jason Moore]

See, my perspective on Dachshund has been, hey, this is a hold guy, but you're talking about a guy who played 29% of snaps. Who. There's no way I would do that. Like, my advice to a fantasy owner would be, hey, take a shot with a guy that's out there on the field. Prior's out there. The entire game is the one. So I play Prior.

[Andy Holloway]

Dachshund has two touchdowns in the last three games. However, he has a total of four receptions. Yeah, I agree with Andy. I would lean Prior. I want Dachshund. I want him on my team because he has that. That big upside, hopefully, you know, if. If the tides turn and he gets on the field. There's been good reports.

[Jason Moore]

You obviously think that tide turns this week for you to say, to start over all the other wide receivers.

[Mike Wright]

What I'm saying is I don't. I don't particularly buy into any of them this week.

[Jason Moore]

Even though you buy into Cousins. Yes, as the number one and the Eagles.

[Andy Holloway]

But that's already been happened.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, that's proven that. Cousins is spreading the ball around so much that if I have to take a shot on one of the wide receivers, I'll go with Docs.

[Jason Moore]

I think we'd all love to start Chris Thompson then over all of those options. If you're looking at a flex, Chris Thompson's the guy that. I think he's on pace to be one of the first or to be the fourth ever with 100 carries and 1,000 yards receiving. That's the. That's the pace that Chris Thompson's on.

[Andy Holloway]

Right now, and he's not going to sustain.

[Jason Moore]

I'll jump in real quick.

[Andy Holloway]

Rob Kelly returned to practice today.

[Jason Moore]

Limited. Today is when Brooks. Oh boy. Yesterday.

[Mike Wright]

Yesterday.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Thank you. He returned on Thursday. Limited though. At least. Limited. Yeah. He's practiced in a limited capacity before though in Sat. Is that correct?

[Andy Holloway]

Yes, yes. Different injury though. But I'm going to avoid Rob Kelly. I'm going to avoid Smaj A P Ryan. This defense in the run game has impressed me too much to say start the Redskin running back who nobody has already been producing.

[Mike Wright]

Right. I got a player for you. He's on Washington. In the past three weeks, he's had no lower than 58 yards. 58 yards, 89 yards, 65.

[Jason Moore]

Vernon Davis.

[Mike Wright]

Vernon Davis. Are you willing to play Vernon Davis?

[Jason Moore]

No. No, I'm not.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm going to just throw up one last thing.

[Jason Moore]

Nope, you're not.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm willing to play Terrell Pryor this week.

[Jason Moore]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

The daily dose brought to you by Play Draft.

[Jason Moore]

Just throwing my countdown off here for our Play Draft weekly segment where we draft against one another. The loser has to eat something terrible. A lunch bet. And look, we're, we're facing off head to head. Mike's got the first pick in our draft. Five players each. You can play with [e-mail] ballers and they the guys over there are great. Mike, you're on the clock kicking this thing off.

[Mike Wright]

Oh my goodness.

[Jason Moore]

Draft.

[Mike Wright]

Everyone is available to me.

[Andy Holloway]

We haven't done this in a couple weeks.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. I'm a bit psyched out.

[Jason Moore]

We've been playing expert drafts, quarterback. Only drafts this week we're doing a full open draft. So you can take any player and well, Mike did.

[Mike Wright]

I'm going to start it off right. I'm going to take Le'Veon Bell. Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

I'm going to take Zeke against San Francisco.

[Mike Wright]

I was really torn.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Of Zeke or Le'Veon Bell.

[Jason Moore]

Wait, now, Jason isn't torn because he doesn't get to choose those at all.

[Andy Holloway]

But I'll get a player in tonight's game. Yesterday's game that had a great game. Yeah. Oh so haha. I got you guys. Kareem Hunt.

[Mike Wright]

What a so great this time travel business is.

[Jason Moore]

It's tough, tough stuff.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it's. It's tough stuff. And I'm going to also go and put my money where my.

[Mike Wright]

There you go.

[Andy Holloway]

Mouth is and take Julio Jones who I think is going to go off this week.

[Jason Moore]

Okay. Well I'm, you know, there's a bunch of options here. I'm on the fence here. I'm going to take Devonta Freeman Against New England.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, that's pretty nice.

[Jason Moore]

I'm going to go double up on my running backs and put Mike on the clock.

[Mike Wright]

All right, I'm gonna go with the. I'm gonna go with a double stuff stack here, Dak and Des.

[Jason Moore]

Okay.

[Mike Wright]

Dak and dez.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, I'm on the clock.

[Andy Holloway]

You're on the clock. And there's only one player I don't want you to take. And if the last few Fridays are any indication, you will always take the one player. I won. It was Tom Brady. Congratulations. Taking Tom Brady.

[Jason Moore]

I did take Tom Brady.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, every single week, there's always that one guy.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, you suck.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, that's not fun. I'm going to say ankle be darned. Leonard Fournette is going to rush all over the Indianapolis Colts. So I will. I'll be happy to have him. And then I'm going to stack up with my Julio. Since I don't get Brady, Take some Matt Ryan. My start of the week.

[Jason Moore]

See, that was an unintelligent pick. We both had quarterbacks already.

[Andy Holloway]

The clock got me, man.

[Jason Moore]

The clock got you? Yeah. All right.

[Andy Holloway]

That's a no.

[Jason Moore]

I'm going to go with another guy that had a monster game last night. Crabtree dominated last night. I'm going to take Crabby. It seems like probably a strange pick with some of the bigger names on the board, but I think he's just got a great matchup. Mike, you went with the Gronk.

[Mike Wright]

I'm going to take.

[Jason Moore]

Man.

[Mike Wright]

I'm going to take Gronk. Smash. I'm also going to follow that up with. Wait a minute. I can't find. Did you guys. Did someone take Shady? Why can't I find you Shady? Because I needed to scroll up to the very top where he belongs.

[Jason Moore]

All right, now I top of the list. Now I'm going to put my money where my mouth is. I don't think A.J. green is going to be stopped by this hypothetical number one defense. I'm taking him with my last pick.

[Andy Holloway]

And the fact that with the last pick I can ever get, Antonio Brown is a delight. Always happy to have him on my team regardless of the matchup.

[Jason Moore]

Jason, what's your team?

[Andy Holloway]

My team is Matt Ryan stacking with Julio Jones and Antonio Brown. My running backs of Leonard Fournette and Kareem Hunt feeling pretty good, Especially after.

[Jason Moore]

How Kareem Hunt played last night.

[Andy Holloway]

Got me off to a huge something.

[Jason Moore]

Tom Brady, Ezekiel Elliott, Devonta Freeman, Michael Crabtree and A.J. green is what I'm going with.

[Mike Wright]

Mike And I'm rolling Dak Des combo, lev Bell, Lashawn McCoy at running back. And put it. I put a tight end. It's a wide receiver, tight end flex. But Gronk smash.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, that's a great.

[Mike Wright]

It's too much to pass on.

[Jason Moore]

All right, that is it. If you want to play with us again, go to draft.comballers you can play with your friends, make some water bets, make some lunch bets, make some real bets, win some money. And we love playing each and every week. And, well, we'll keep you up to date with what happens this week. Also, just a reminder, if you want to help support the podcast, there are a lot of ways you can support this free show that drops into your pocket every day. One of the ways you can do that. Leave us a review on itunes. We always appreciate those. We read those on the show from time to time. You can also check out join the Foot.com our fantasy football community. You get exclusive access to special forums only for the Foot clan. You get access to premium projections and flex rankings consistency charts. We try to provide exceptional value in exchange for your support. And so we really appreciate everything you guys do. And thanks for bearing with us in this early recording of the Friday show.

[Mike Wright]

I'll shut us down. We did get a alert. Once again, it's Thursday. Delaney Walker has been added to the injury report with a calf.

[Jason Moore]

So he has a calf.

[Mike Wright]

He has one. He's raised it from birth.

[Andy Holloway]

But he only has one.

[Jason Moore]

No, you went. See, Mike went. He shifted.

[Andy Holloway]

Very nice.

[Jason Moore]

He switched over to the animal.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes. A little bit of later news. Despite the fact that I took Leonard Fournette. Leonard Fournette did sit out the Thursday practice, as did DeMarco Murray.

[Jason Moore]

You knew that before you took the pick, obviously.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, that is true. And Andy, let me ask you a question because I didn't listen to you. Did you tell people to listen to the DFS pod?

[Jason Moore]

Oh, you mean the one that released this morning? Oh, the Fantasy Footballers DFS podcast on itunes. Thanks for tuning in. Have a good weekend. See you on Periscope on Sunday. Goodbye.

[Andy Holloway]

Goodbye. Thank you for listening to another episode of the Fantasy Footballers Podcast. Join our fantasy football community on jointhefoot.com and follow us on Twitterballers.