Fantasy Football Podcast 2015 - Starts of the Week, Daily Dose, Matchups, News

Summary

Fantasy Footballers Podcast 2015 - September 11, 2015 Episode: Starts of the Week, Daily Dose, Matchups, News

Hosts: Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, Mike "The Fantasy Hitman" Wright
Release Date: September 11, 2015

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Introduction

In this episode of The Fantasy Footballers Podcast, hosts Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright dive into the excitement of the NFL season kickoff. They cover a range of topics including game previews, fantasy forecasts, injury updates, and their favorite segment of the week, "Starts of the Week." The trio offers expert analysis, strong opinions, and actionable advice aimed at helping listeners dominate their fantasy leagues.

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Opening Banter and Current Football Events

The podcast begins with light-hearted banter about arena football and recent games:

• Mike Wright [00:25]: "Oh, man. Did you watch that football last night?"
• Andy Holloway [00:55]: "And we are. It's Friday and we're talking weekend football, some Thursday night football review..."

The hosts discuss their favorite segment, "Starts of the Week," where they highlight under-the-radar players who could provide significant fantasy value.

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Most Surprising Thursday Night Football Moments

The hosts reflect on surprising performances from Thursday Night Football:

• Mike Wright [01:34]: "The most surprising player for me was D'Angelo Williams. He looks sprightly for an old fella."
• Jason Moore [03:09]: "He got back in the game after fumbling. We thought his career ended on that fumble."

They highlight D'Angelo Williams' unexpected performance and Dion Lewis' resurgence after a fumble, emphasizing the unpredictability of player performances.

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News and Updates

Player Movements and Injections into Fantasy

• Eli Manning's Contract Extension
  • Andy Holloway [06:35]: "Eli manning signs a four year, $84 million contract extension, which means he can continue to look perplexed throwing interceptions with the Giants for years to come."
  • Mike Wright [07:09]: "His face while signing the contract was still completely neutral."

This segment humorously criticizes Eli Manning's performance despite his lucrative contract.

Injury Updates (Marty McFly Segment)

The hosts introduce the "Marty McFly" segment to quickly address player injuries:

• Andy Holloway [07:21]: "Are you in or out?"

Injured Players:

• Trey Mason: Out
• Devonte Freeman: In
• Alshon Jeffrey: In
• Mike Evans: In
• LaShawn McCoy: In
• Duke Johnson: In
• Ty Hilton: In
• Roddy White: In
• Michael Floyd: Out
• Devontae Parker: In
• Victor Cruz: Out
• Zach Ertz: Out

Notable Discussion:

• Jason Moore [07:52]: "I'm gonna go in with Zach."
• Andy Holloway [07:56]: "I wouldn't start."

The segment provides a swift overview of player statuses, aiding listeners in making informed lineup decisions.

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Fantasy Forecast and Game Previews

The hosts break down several matchups, providing insights into player performances and fantasy implications.

New Orleans Saints vs. Arizona Cardinals

• Andy Holloway [09:24]: "A lot of fantasy relevant players in this game for some reason."
• Jason Moore [09:43]: "I'm going to stick with my rankings and go Drew Brees."
• Mike Wright [11:15]: "How does he do? Starting. Getting his first starting shot of real live NFL."

Key Points:

• Drew Brees vs. Carson Palmer debate.
• Importance of Coleman and tight ends Josh Hill and Benjamin Watson.
• Larry Fitzgerald and John Brown's potential impact.

Notable Quote:

• Jason Moore [11:55]: "You cannot guard tight ends."

Baltimore Ravens vs. Denver Broncos

• Mike Wright [12:59]: "I Flacco is really hard to predict week to week."
• Jason Moore [13:17]: "C.J. Anderson is one of my top five guys this week for set."

Key Points:

• Flacco's inconsistent performance.
• The potential of C.J. Anderson and Kamar Aiken as sleeper starts.
• The emergence of Steve Smith with strong season opener stats.

Notable Quote:

• Mike Wright [16:00]: "I'm looking."

Cincinnati Bengals vs. Oakland Raiders

• Jason Moore [14:47]: "This might be their year, but I don't think this is going to be their week."
• Mike Wright [15:22]: "Drake Kirkpatrick... could destroy Patrick Peterson."

Key Points:

• Amari Cooper's high potential versus a strong Bengals defense.
• Tight ends Tyler Ifert and Owen Daniels debate.
• Expectations around AJ Green and overall game scoring.

Notable Quote:

• Mike Wright [15:22]: "Drake Kirkpatrick... could destroy Patrick Peterson."

Tennessee Titans vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Mike Wright [17:21]: "I’m rolling Vincent Jackson out."
• Jason Moore [17:56]: "Martellus Bennett is a good play."

Key Points:

• Mike Evans' potential limited playtime.
• Vincent Jackson and Louie Murphy as key targets.
• The strategy around tight end selections.

Notable Quote:

• Jason Moore [17:56]: "Martellus Bennett is a good play."

Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants

• Mike Wright [20:31]: "I would still start Joseph Randall."
• Jason Moore [21:36]: "He's come up a lot in questions for me."

Key Points:

• Running back picks: Joseph Randall vs. TJ Yeldon vs. Andre Williams.
• Wide receiver options: Roddy White, Brandon Cooks, John Brown.
• Tight end strategies amidst high-scoring expectations.

Notable Quote:

• Mike Wright [20:31]: "I would still start Joseph Randall, even though I think that he could be out-touched this weekend."

Minnesota Vikings vs. San Francisco 49ers

• Mike Wright [27:00]: "I would start Teddy Bridgewater."
• Andy Holloway [27:57]: "What is the projections here fantasy wise?"

Key Points:

• Teddy Bridgewater vs. Colin Kaepernick debate.
• Concerns over the offensive line's impact on Adrian Peterson.
• Charles Johnson vs. Mike Wallace performance predictions.

Notable Quote:

• Jason Moore [28:21]: "I think they're going to use it a lot... they're going to put up a lot of points."

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Starts of the Week

In this segment, each host selects one player per position they believe will excel in the upcoming week, focusing on value picks rather than just top-tier players.

Quarterbacks

• Jason Moore [29:22]: Start Tony Romo.
  Rationale: High-scoring game expectation; number five QB of the week.

• Mike Wright [29:37]: Start Ryan Tannehill.
  Rationale: Favorable matchup against Washington, which struggles against QBs.

• Andy Holloway [29:52]: Start Tom Brady and Matthew Stafford.
  Rationale: Brady's consistent performance and Stafford's potential with key offensive weapons.

Notable Quote:

• Jason Moore [29:37]: "I am going with Ryan Tannehill, who is up against Washington."

Running Backs

• Andy Holloway [30:49]: Start Chris Ivory.
  Rationale: Strong preseason performance and favorable matchup against Cleveland.

• Mike Wright [30:55]: Start Doug Martin.
  Rationale: High-scoring game against Tennessee, which was top-ranked against the run last year.

• Jason Moore [31:24]: Start Andre Ellington.
  Rationale: Healthy and in a high-scoring game, providing significant fantasy upside.

Notable Quote:

• Mike Wright [30:55]: "Doug Martin... Devonally up here against Tennessee."

Wide Receivers

• Jason Moore [31:57]: Start Vincent Jackson.
  Rationale: High target potential against a struggling tight end defense.

• Mike Wright [32:50]: Start Roddy White.
  Rationale: High-scoring game against the Eagles, who give up many WR points.

• Andy Holloway [33:15]: Start Amari Cooper.
  Rationale: Strong debut expected with ample targets against the Bengals' defense.

Notable Quote:

• Jason Moore [31:57]: "Vincent Jackson is going to get a lot of targets."

Tight Ends

• Andy Holloway [34:32]: Start Jordan Reed.
  Rationale: High target volume expected, especially if the matchup remains high-scoring.

• Jason Moore [35:26]: Start Martellus Bennett.
  Rationale: Significant target opportunities against the Packers' defense.

• Mike Wright [35:34]: Start Larry Donnell.
  Rationale: Favorable matchup against defenses weak against tight ends.

Notable Quote:

• Jason Moore [35:26]: "Martellus Bennett is going to get a lot of targets."

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Mailbag: Listener Questions

Listeners submit questions regarding their fantasy lineups, which the hosts address with tailored advice.

Sample Questions:

1. Kang Kwang:
   "In a standard 16-person league, Colin Kaepernick or Joe Flacco for week one?"

   • Hosts' Answer: Start Joe Flacco over Colin Kaepernick for QBs due to higher expected points.
     Mike Wright [38:06]: "I think I would go with Flacco."
     Jason Moore [38:07]: "Yeah, me too. I'm going Flacco."

2. John in Alabama:
   "Amari Cooper, Devonte Adams, or Charles D. Johnson?"

   • Hosts' Answer: Favor Devonte Adams for his matchup and quarterback support.
     Jason Moore [38:31]: "I'm going Devonte Adams for sure."

3. Mike in Illinois:
   "Julio Jones, Devonte Adams, or Brandon Cooks?"

   • Hosts' Answer: Choose Devonte Adams or Amari Cooper over Brandon Cooks due to defensive considerations.
     Mike Wright [39:27]: "I would go with Adams with the best quarterback in the league."

Notable Quote:

• Andy Holloway [38:15]: "I might make an adjustment. I've come up on Adams so I think I'd go Adams here probably a spot ahead of Amari Cooper and Charles Johnson a distant third for me in this decision."

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Daily Dose: DFS Insights with Chris Meaney

The podcast features a guest, Chris Meaney from the Fantasy Sports Network, who discusses Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) strategies for Week One.

Key Topics:

• Tournament Formats: Explaining GPPs (Guaranteed Prize Pools), head-to-head leagues, and 50/50 contests.
• Contrarian Picks: Emphasizing the importance of unique lineups in large tournaments to differentiate from others.
• Value Picks: Identifying positions and players where budget-friendly options can maximize roster strength.

Notable Insights:

• Chris Meaney [40:31]: "For a brand new DFS player... start head to head against one person or go in a little 50/50."
• Andy Holloway [42:54]: "If you're playing in a contest like a GPP, you really want to have a differentiator."

Notable Quote:

• Mike Wright [46:30]: "I mean, at the end of the day you're not going to win your contest because of your kicker. So I like to save a little bit of money in those positions and kind of go from there."

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Humorous Anecdote: Mike Wright's Pizza Mishap

To close the episode, Mike Wright shares a humorous story about a disappointing pizza order on game day.

Story Highlights:

• Mike Wright [48:42]: "I call up my local pizza store and I'm like, you know, I want the pizza in the wings special... Inside my wing box is three old slices of supreme pizza."
• Andy Holloway [50:34]: "Oh, come on. They gave you three old slices of."

This light-hearted segment adds a personal touch, showcasing the camaraderie and humor among the hosts.

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Conclusion

The podcast wraps up with reminders for listeners to join their community and stay engaged through various platforms.

• Andy Holloway [51:26]: "If you want to join the foot clan. Get involved with the fantasy community."

The hosts encourage listeners to submit questions, follow them on social media, and participate in their community to enhance their fantasy football experience.

Final Remarks:

• Jason Moore [51:42]: "Thank you for listening to another edition of the Fantasy Footballers podcast."

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Key Takeaways

• Player Selection: Focus on value picks and matchups rather than solely on top-tier talent.
• Injury Updates: Stay informed on player statuses to make informed lineup decisions.
• DFS Strategies: Utilize contrarian picks in tournaments and prioritize core positions in head-to-head contests.
• Community Engagement: Leverage available resources and community platforms for ongoing advice and support.

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Notable Quotes:

• Mike Wright [15:22]: "Drake Kirkpatrick... could destroy Patrick Peterson."
• Jason Moore [29:22]: "Your start of the week is Tony Romo."
• Andy Holloway [42:54]: "If you're playing in a contest like a GPP, you really want to have a differentiator."

This comprehensive episode provides listeners with actionable insights, strategic advice, and engaging discussions to kickstart their fantasy football season effectively.

Transcript

[Mike Wright]

Foreign.

[Jason Moore]

To the Fantasy Footballers Podcast with your hosts, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore and Mike Wright.

[Andy Holloway]

Welcome to the show. It is Friday, September 11, and this is the Fantasy Footballers Podcast.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, man. Did you watch that football last night?

[Andy Holloway]

Was there a game?

[Mike Wright]

There was.

[Andy Holloway]

What arena is it? Arena.

[Jason Moore]

Arena Football League.

[Mike Wright]

Back. I stopped watching arena when the Rattlers lost.

[Andy Holloway]

Y. That's funny. They still play arena football, don't they?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, we were in the playoffs, man.

[Andy Holloway]

Who's we? The Rattlers.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

I. All right. I was. I go back to Hunky Cooper. Okay. We're gonna come back to the show. There was a football game last night. I'm Andy Holloway. I'm joined, as always by Jason Moore and Mike the fantasy Hitman. Right.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

And we are. It's Friday and we're talking weekend football, some Thursday night football review. We have some more Sunday game previews, our fantasy forecast. We'll break down some more of the games. And my favorite segment of the entire week, genuinely the starts of the week.

[Mike Wright]

Oh.

[Andy Holloway]

So we're all going to give you our kind of favorite starts. We. We try to select players that aren't. Is. You know, everyone's starting. Aaron Rodgers.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, that. Sorry. Should I change my start of the week?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. So, hey, guys, quick question for the day before we get started here. The most surprising thing about Thursday Night Football for you was what?

[Mike Wright]

The most surprising player for me was D'Angelo Williams. And not that we hated him at all. We had him, I think, decently high, and we're telling people to start him, but, man, he looked pretty good. He looks. He looks sprightly for an old fella.

[Andy Holloway]

He was beating people to the edge, which was bizarre. They said he lost 15 pounds. I mean, everybody who's been asking me about starting D. Well, versus kind of some of the, like, Dwell Woodhead type of options where the guys aren't the. Between the tack. Just go with Dwell.

[Jason Moore]

Just go. Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

I hear he was on a double stuffed Oreos diet.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, that's how he lost weight.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

The thing is, is if he had got goal line work. There was two times they were on the goal line. If he had gotten goal line work either of those times and gotten in the end zone, he has a monster, huge game.

[Jason Moore]

He got a couple. He got a couple carries. He wasn't quite as good on the goal line.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, he had a chance before. Yeah, they pulled him out.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, okay, so yours was D'Angelo Williams, Jason.

[Jason Moore]

Well, my. My mini shock was that Dion Lewis got back in the game after fumbling.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, man, that's worth saying.

[Mike Wright]

Bill, I tweeted, I said, bill, you old softy. What happened?

[Andy Holloway]

We thought his career ended on that fumble.

[Jason Moore]

I had picked up Dion Lewis in a couple leagues and was really happy with the whole game.

[Andy Holloway]

And then I have a theory.

[Jason Moore]

And then I'm thinking as soon as he fumbled, I said, when we were watching, I was like, well, that is the end of Dion Lewis's career.

[Andy Holloway]

Have we, have we confirmed that maybe Bill goes crazy with fumbles? Only if the fumble is lost. Have you thought about that? Because they did score. And then Bill was probably kind of calmed down a little bit maybe.

[Mike Wright]

Or he hates James Lungs.

[Andy Holloway]

Do you think Steven Ridley was screaming into the TV when he saw Deion Lewis back on the field?

[Mike Wright]

It's not fair.

[Jason Moore]

My career's over.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, Steven Ridley was losing his mind. So.

[Andy Holloway]

So my, my most surprising. You had Dion Lewis was this surprising? No, it really wasn't. But the most surprising confirmation of an opinion I had. Wait, Marcus Wheaton is no good.

[Jason Moore]

Agreed.

[Andy Holloway]

Or better said he's fine, but he's not a. He's not special in any way. And for your fantasy lineups, be excited about Martavis Bryant returning. The offense desperately needed him last night. Big Ben throws a better deep ball than anybody in the game almost. And Darius Hayward Bay came down with one. And if it had been Bryant flying down the sideline, that's probably a touchdown.

[Jason Moore]

Well, and Darius Hayward Bay also had a touchdown in the end zone where he just sat out of bounds when he was wide open. I don't think Martavis Bryant's doing that.

[Andy Holloway]

So, yes, Thursday Night Football is in the books. Tom Brady had a monster game along with Rob Gronkowski. Fantasy relevance. This is worth playing.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, the garbage land can.

[Andy Holloway]

If you were an Antonio Brown or Big Ben owner, you rejoiced with the 2 seconds left touchdown to Antonio Brown.

[Mike Wright]

I am an Antonio Brown owner for our main league. So I was watching that last drive with wide open eyes and I was just, this is it. This is where Brown is going to get the stinkiest, stankiest, most disgusting touchdown. And I, I opened my arms and gladly accepted it.

[Jason Moore]

Just ridiculous.

[Andy Holloway]

Jason was playing against Big Ben so that really hurt him. I will, I will say this. Big Antonio Brown is Antonio Brown, if not better. He looks the same. So. All right, real quick about the show, you can go to the Website the fantasy footballers.com submit questions to the show. You can join our Foot Clan community of fantasy football players where we share information and kind of advice and those type of things. Follow us on Twitter Heffballers. You can visit our YouTube channel, find us on Facebook, subscribe on itunes. We're everywhere the football season is going, so we've got you covered.

[Mike Wright]

And for the people who. I saw a couple people asking, why are you guys silent during the game? I was tweeting on my ffhitman account. So if you wanted to.

[Andy Holloway]

I did share one little tidbit on my account, too. Did you see?

[Mike Wright]

No, I didn't.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I had a friend who told me that Big Ben. Big Ben looks like two hamburger buns stuffed into a helmet. And there were some pretty funny responses to that one.

[Jason Moore]

There were some really funny foot clan out there. You guys are funny.

[Andy Holloway]

What he said, he said, my heart. My heart says fat, but my brain says pro athlete. But yeah, it was really fun to have football back. So let's get into some news.

[Jason Moore]

News and notes from around the league.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, guys, I'm going to blitz these today. We got so much to cover with the game previews, the starts of the week. So I'm go through them real quick. Except for the first one. All right, Houston, CBS is Jason Lockin forward reports Arian Foster could return as early as week two.

[Mike Wright]

Crazy.

[Andy Holloway]

Two or three. Beautiful.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, if we. We've recommended Foster and maybe the fantasy.

[Andy Holloway]

Reaper took care of business here and got his draft value down. And now everybody who drafted him on my recommendation is going to sing songs and do dances.

[Mike Wright]

I cannot. I honestly can't fathom him coming back in week two where I drafted him, which was the fifth round. Fifth. Sixth round was where I was grabbing him to miss one game where people are spending the first overall pick on Le'Veon Bell to miss two. I mean, we. None of this is confirmed. It could still be six weeks, but at least the hope is out there and hope floats. I don't know if you guys know this.

[Andy Holloway]

Giants camp. Eli manning signs a four year, $84 million contract extension, which means he can continue to look perplexed throwing interceptions with the Giants for years to come.

[Mike Wright]

His face while signing the contract was still completely neutral.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, the rest of this news I'm going to cover. I want to go over the injured guys this week. I want you to give me a quick answer. We're calling this the Marty McFly segment and I'll tell you why.

[Mike Wright]

What's it going to be, McFly? Are you in or out?

[Andy Holloway]

All right, that's the question. Are you in or out? Tre Mason.

[Mike Wright]

Out.

[Andy Holloway]

Devonte Freeman, in.

[Jason Moore]

In.

[Andy Holloway]

Alshon Jeffrey.

[Mike Wright]

In.

[Andy Holloway]

Mike Evans.

[Mike Wright]

In.

[Jason Moore]

Out.

[Andy Holloway]

LaShawn McCoy in. Duke Johnson in. Ty Hilton in. Roddy White in. Michael Floyd out. Devontae Parker in. Victor Cruz out. And Zach Ertz out.

[Jason Moore]

In.

[Andy Holloway]

You said in.

[Jason Moore]

I'm gonna go in with Zach.

[Andy Holloway]

I think he might play.

[Jason Moore]

I wouldn't start.

[Andy Holloway]

I wouldn't be starting.

[Mike Wright]

I think that section should be called the belly button section.

[Andy Holloway]

Why?

[Mike Wright]

Innies and outies.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, you can make the cut for that one. I'm gonna stay away. I'm gonna stay away from that. I don't think there's any belly button Marty McFly, back to the future jokes that I can figure out.

[Mike Wright]

I'm looking.

[Andy Holloway]

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[Jason Moore]

Fantasy forecast.

[Andy Holloway]

Alrighty. Let's go Saints. Cardinals to kick this thing off.

[Mike Wright]

Oh yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

A lot of fantasy relevant players in this game for some reason. In your show notes you have traded Tony Romo.

[Mike Wright]

Whoops.

[Andy Holloway]

To the breaking news New Orleans Saints. Oh, he's changing on the fly. All right, Drew Brees, Carson Palmer, who do you like more in this game?

[Jason Moore]

Oh, that's a good question.

[Mike Wright]

Right off the bat I'm going to take Palmer.

[Andy Holloway]

Interesting.

[Mike Wright]

I think Palmer has a great game. The Saints defense, the secondary is beat up and already suspect and Cardinals at home. Palmer back healthy. I just think they. I think they're going to have a good offensive game.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I'm going to stick with my rankings and go Drew Brees. I expect that the Cardinals are going to use Ellington a lot in this game. And so, you know, some of the scoring. It should be a high scoring game. And that's one of the important things for fantasy.

[Mike Wright]

Right.

[Jason Moore]

Last year, the Saints were the 28th. They gave up the 28th. Most points. Obviously, everything changes from a defensive standpoint on week one, but they're coming to the Cardinals. You know, they're going to be on the road, and so I expect that they'll give up some points both in the air and on the ground.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, and it's a little easier to predict defenses at the beginning of the year if there's congruency with their defensive coordinator on what they were doing in the previous season. And so there is in that case with the Saints. One of the reasons we pay attention to the Vegas over unders is to get a fantasy kind of barometer for the scores being expected in those games. I mean, if. If you have a. Vegas knows what they're doing. They have a lot of smart people spending a lot of time setting these lines so that they don't lose millions of dollars. So they have a good idea of the situation. It's a great quick glance for you. If you're deciding between two players at the same position and one game has an over under a 53 points and the other has like a 39 or something like that, you might just want to hedge, you know, just go in with the Vegas number.

[Mike Wright]

So what I really want to see what's interesting for this game is Coleman, Brandon Coleman. How does he do? Starting. Getting his first starting shot of real live NFL. And the tight ends with Josh Hill and Tate. Wait, Tate. Now I'm blanking on the Watson. Not Tate. Watson. Benjamin Watson.

[Andy Holloway]

Yep.

[Mike Wright]

Because the Cardinals have a. You. You can't bank on things year to year, but you know what you can bank on? Death taxes. Cardinals sucking against tight end.

[Jason Moore]

It's amazing. Different head coaches, different defensive coordinators, different personnel. The one consistent is that they cannot. In Arizona, there's like a law.

[Andy Holloway]

There's no such thing as. There's no such thing as tight ends.

[Jason Moore]

You cannot guard tight ends.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, so some other starting wide receivers on the Cardinals side. Larry Fitzgerald, John Brown. We think it will be Brown in terms of.

[Mike Wright]

Instead of Floyd.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes, yes, we do. I think Ellington has a good start to the season. I would expect good things from him in this game. I think Ingram is an okay play. I think the Cardinals do pretty good against the run.

[Mike Wright]

So they've talked about the. For the running backs. They. They've come out and said it's going to be a very hot handed approach. As of now, Chris Johnson is listed second on the depth chart.

[Andy Holloway]

He will get carries which is an.

[Mike Wright]

Abomination for our boy. Our boy David.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, so the Saints Cardinals game. I do think Brees has a good game. I think Breeze is going to.

[Mike Wright]

I think there's points.

[Andy Holloway]

Good season. Do you see he went. He changed his mechanics. Drew Brees, what he worked on his mechanics.

[Mike Wright]

All his car was just constantly breaking down.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. All right. Ravens Broncos. This should be a great game. I think it's going to be a very close game. It's in Denver. Flacco and Payton are you. When is Flacco start worthy for you? Where is he in your rankings?

[Mike Wright]

Let me check my rankings. I need to see it first. He's a low end too for me right now. But it's. He Flacco is really hard to predict week to week because he comes out and just gives you 115 yards, no touchdowns. And then other games he puts up 250 with four touchdowns.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, he's quite a ways down the list for all three of us, so.

[Mike Wright]

But exciting to see what he does in the Trespassman offense. Do they change? Do they stay the same like they've been talking about or do they start airing?

[Jason Moore]

We're going to see some huge fantasy questions we've been talking about for months in this game with the Tressman offense and with the new Peyton Manning. You know, is it, is it Peyton's team or is it coops team? You know, there's so many questions that are going to be answered here in this game and I so there's also some really, really great, I think starts in this game. You've got C.J. anderson. I would have no problem running him out there. He's like one of my top five guys this week for set. You finally get to see is he going to catch passes a lot out of the backfield. We expect it with Tressman, but that's something you have to watch week one because they didn't show it at all in preseason.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, Kamar Akin, is he a sleeper start if somebody needs somebody?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, absolutely. If you're desperate.

[Andy Holloway]

3 wide receiver league.

[Mike Wright]

If you're desperate for a wide receiver right now, somehow that just happened in your draft. Aiken's going to start.

[Andy Holloway]

Yep. And obviously you're starting dt. You're starting Sanders. And real quick too. Note on Steve Smith. He, he puts up really, really good numbers in the beginning of the year. He averages something like 92 yards per game on season openers. So I think Steve Smith is a very strong start in this one. Let's talk about the Bengals and the Raiders. We get to see Amari Cooper make his debut. Crabtree make his Raider debut. Latavius Murray behind center and a new coach. So the Raiders, are they going to be different this year? Is this their year?

[Jason Moore]

This might be their year, but I don't think this is going to be their week. And I know you're high right now on Amari Cooper. Week one, Andy.

[Andy Holloway]

I am much higher than both of you guys. I have way higher than both of you.

[Jason Moore]

And for me it's because of matchup. I think the Bengals D is a really strong play this week, very fair. And so you know, I'm high on Cooper, I'm high on Latavius Murray, I'm okay on Derek Carr, but I've got.

[Andy Holloway]

Them all ranked pretty low ranking for Amari Cooper is inexcusable to me.

[Jason Moore]

Where do I have them?

[Andy Holloway]

49.

[Jason Moore]

Well, we'll see. We'll see what happens with the Bengals.

[Andy Holloway]

D. And you know, Mike's is okay, 34.

[Mike Wright]

Drake Kirkpatrick, man, he is very good. He is a very good db. And if I think the game turns very quickly into the. The Raiders have to throw because I think the Bengals are going to be a very solid offense. And if. If the Bengals know what you're going to do, they're able to shut you down.

[Jason Moore]

Very low scoring projection in Vegas. So that's why pretty much almost everybody, if you look at this game for me, I've got A.J. green, you know, not super high. Pretty much most of the guys in this game, I'm just not in love with even the guys that I really like for this year. So just not expecting a lot of firepower here Week one.

[Andy Holloway]

Fair enough. If you are so talking tight ends from the last game in this game, Tyler Ifert or Owen Daniels, who are you starting this week?

[Jason Moore]

Owen Daniels. A lot more points going to be going up in that game.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, that I think I'm stare that.

[Andy Holloway]

I've had to stare that decision down in many leagues. I'm sticking with IFRT right now.

[Mike Wright]

They're back to back in my rankings.

[Jason Moore]

I was just going to check mine since I was like definitely Owen Daniels.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, yeah, they're back to back for me. And Ifert being the second option for the Bengals, which I believe he is the second option in the passing game.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, if that's the case, he's going to have a great season.

[Jason Moore]

They're back to Back for me.

[Mike Wright]

I got.

[Andy Holloway]

Fair enough. All right. Titan.

[Mike Wright]

He's very attractive.

[Andy Holloway]

Who?

[Mike Wright]

Tyler Ifert.

[Andy Holloway]

That is a strange comment.

[Jason Moore]

He's a handsome, fancy man.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, he's a hand. When you're a handsome man, you're a better fantasy player. This is.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, look at, look at Tom Brady.

[Andy Holloway]

No, I didn't know where this was going.

[Mike Wright]

I'm just moving on nowhere.

[Andy Holloway]

All right. He's just. You're just out of the blue saying Tyler, if it is a nice looking gentleman.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay. Tennessee, Tennessee Titans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This is a great, hilarious matchup between the teams that got the two quarterbacks. So you get to see Mariota and Winston face each other on week one. How does this game pan out to you fantasy wise? Because I think probably the perception is not a lot of value there. Is that the reality?

[Mike Wright]

I'm rolling Vincent Jackson out. There's concern on Mike Evans. While I think he plays, I think he'll be limited. And the reports are coming out that their. The game plan is going to be very Vincent Jackson heavy. Well, I don't know why they would leak something like that, but you have to believe it's true. I think Winston's going to sling the ball and Vincent Jackson is going to be the guy to go get it. We got Louie. Louie Murphy is. Should. Is going to be in if Mike Evans is out. And it's also a Austin Safari and Jenkins alert if Mike Evans is out. He's. He would be a decent flyer this week.

[Jason Moore]

You know, if, if Mike Evans is playing in week one. I'm still leery of him. So if he plays to me, I don't really want him. I think I would start someone else, you know, a flex type guy over him.

[Andy Holloway]

Kendall, right? Or Mike Evans this week.

[Jason Moore]

Kendall Wright. 100%.

[Andy Holloway]

Really?

[Jason Moore]

For me, yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

I might take the just touchdown chance with Evans.

[Jason Moore]

You've definitely got it. You definitely got it. But I think with Evans, if Evans plays, he. He's more of a decoy and I think Vincent Jackson is going to be a good option. So you know, let me talk for a second about some other NFL players. NFL trading cards. I love trading cards. Sports cards, guard games. I've always played card games and things like that. The Topps Huddle app is a brand new app that came out a couple years ago is so fun. They have featured officially licensed NFL PA players. So you can just like when you were a kid or even when you were an adult, you can collect these cards, you can open packs. There's 300 million digital packs that have been open since 2012. You could trade these cards with other people. You can collect and grow your team. But that's not all you can do. With the Topshedl app, you can actually play your cards in real games so that it's just like fantasy. You can earn points in real time for what the players are doing on the fields. It's a blast. I had a couple guys in for last night's game, so for any football fan, especially fantasy football fans, this app is really a must have. Download the Topps Huddle app for free in the app Store or on Google Play and you get 10 free packs today.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, check out Tops Huddle. Giants, Cowboys. The next matchup in our lineup. This is the Sunday Night Football game. You got some DEZ Bryant, odb, head to head matchups. A lot of fantasy points expected in this game between a couple of teams that I think are probably middle to back in on the defensive side. Cowboys had a good year last year, but. Okay, Mike, it's time. It's time, Mike.

[Mike Wright]

Okay, what are we doing? It's time.

[Andy Holloway]

Who are you starting? Dallas running back.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, who am I starting?

[Andy Holloway]

Come on, Mike, tell the world what to do here because we don't know. We just need your advice. You're the fantasy hitman. Take one of these guys out and give us the answer.

[Mike Wright]

I need more information, but it's too late. No, it is not too late, because you can wait up until Sunday night to make that decision.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, but the people, they got a busy weekend ahead of them. This is their last chance. There's a last chance to set their lineup. They need to know from the hitman who to start. It's an obvious pick for you.

[Mike Wright]

So I would still start Joseph Randall, even though I think that he could be out touched this weekend.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, Joseph Randle or TJ Yeldin?

[Andy Holloway]

Give me Eldon. Yeah, me, Eldon.

[Mike Wright]

I think I'll go with this. I think I still have Randall hired. We got this. Giants. The Giants give up so many points to running back.

[Andy Holloway]

Are you starting any Giant running backs ahead of Joseph Randall?

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, if you're starting a Giants running back, who are you starting?

[Mike Wright]

I would start Andre Williams and just hope I get that touchdown because I'm not, I'm not counting on. That's a standard format. If you're in ppr, you can throw Vereen out there and see if he gets a couple catches.

[Andy Holloway]

We did not say anything about Heath Miller from the Thursday Night Football game, but he had a very good game and was targeted Quite often and we should expect that for at least another week without Martavis and Le'Veon Bell in the mix.

[Jason Moore]

Definitely expect it from Jason Whitten.

[Andy Holloway]

Just that's why I mentioned it is because like Whitten and Dunel are both kind of in that middle tier of guys that you probably got late and are just rolling out there this week. Any thoughts on the tight end position in this matchup?

[Jason Moore]

I think it's going to be used a lot. This game seems to me like one where in the first quarter they're both going to pretend like they're running teams and then it's just going to end up being the Eli Manning, Tony Romo show where they're throwing back and forth, putting up a lot of points.

[Andy Holloway]

They're playing catch games.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, exactly. Tony Romo and Eli, they're going to be on the sideline playing catch while the teams run the ball. These games almost always are high scoring games. You know those, those early season, especially Week 1, Cowboys, Giants, these are fun, exciting, high scoring affairs and that normally happens through the air. So I think your tight ends, your wide receivers and quarterbacks in this game.

[Mike Wright]

I love, I like nearly all players involved in this game but I have an extra like for Larry Donnell which I will talk about in a little bit.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

Teaser.

[Andy Holloway]

Fair enough. All right. Eagles, Falcons, bonanza. I cannot wait for this game for so many reasons. I have Julio Jones shares in most of my leagues. Two high powered offenses. We expect the Kyle Shanahan debut. The Eagles offense with so many new pieces and just seeing what they can do with it, whether they go for two. Quite often we don't know what Chip Kelly's going to do. He's a crazy person.

[Mike Wright]

Chip Kelly doesn't know what Chip Kelly is going to do.

[Andy Holloway]

No, no.

[Mike Wright]

Until he does it.

[Andy Holloway]

So people had asked me and I'm going to go out here and just mention this. They said Brady or Bradford. Week one, tough decision. I had to make it on my own team earlier this week. I went with Bradford. Now, we knew Brady would have a good game and he did. He had four touchdowns in the game last night. So high, high pillar to reach for Sam Bradford in week one. Is it possible that he surpasses Brady or is that kind of now out of the question because Brady had such a huge week?

[Jason Moore]

It's possible but I would not expect him to. To pass it. That's, that's what I think. I definitely think you're not completely wrong yet because the Eagles, I'm so stoked to see this Game. It's just a matter of how.

[Andy Holloway]

He had three touchdowns in a quarter. Right. That's 12 in a game. He. You heard it here first. 12 touchdowns from Sam Bradford.

[Mike Wright]

Here's, here's my prediction for Bradford. If, if, if the Falcons play defense like the Pittsburgh Steelers did and they line literally no defenders up against Brent Selleck to just run a. Run a streak down the field with no defenders anywhere near him, then Sam Bradford will outscore Tom Brady.

[Andy Holloway]

Now, see, one of the biggest things in our flag football league is when the players on the other team run around and try to catch the football and score touchdowns. We're supposed to play defense on them, right? Right.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. It's overrated.

[Andy Holloway]

Wow. But okay, clearly I can't. I could not fathom those two plays.

[Jason Moore]

I had a. I had a dream last night that Ryan Matthews scored a touchdown. So book it. It's happening. Ryan Matthews getting in that pain.

[Andy Holloway]

I was gonna stay on the Gronk thing because I was realizing when we were watching the game last night how humongous he is and how does he run out to the side of the field and not be seen?

[Mike Wright]

He's very lighthooted.

[Jason Moore]

Didn't the Steelers talk pre game, pre game. Didn't the Steelers talk about how they were gonna bottle Gronk up and they had figured something out and they were gonna. I mean, Gronk literally.

[Andy Holloway]

They didn't cover him multiple, multiple times in the seam. They let him go in the seam. There were times Brady just missed him and he was only a few away from breaking the record last night, by the way.

[Mike Wright]

They were very concerned about shutting down the number one weapon in New England and Danny Amendola.

[Jason Moore]

And they didn't do that either. Wait, real quick, who is our water bet on? I know on our, on our Patreon mailbag show yesterday, we made a water bet between Ryan Matthews and.

[Mike Wright]

Ryan Matthews and Brandon Coleman.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, that's Coleman.

[Jason Moore]

That's right. I've got Ryan.

[Andy Holloway]

Matthew flex play. So. All right, let's talk about these. We know Jordan Matthews and Julio Jones, you're starting them. We know Matt Ryan, Sam Bradford, you're starting them. So let's talk about kind of guys that you might not start. Nelson Aguilar, Roddy White. If you're face. Just what are your thoughts on Roddy White, Mike?

[Mike Wright]

I love Roddy White this week, which I'm going to talk about him as well a little bit later.

[Andy Holloway]

Is he your. Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Do we want to get in there? He is a special friend of mine. Me and Roddy White, he had his surgery. Apparently, he had bone chips removed from your elbow, which I've looked in the grocery store for bone chips in the chip aisle. I could not find.

[Andy Holloway]

No, it's not that kind.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, yeah. I'm way off.

[Andy Holloway]

So you like Roddy White, Nelson Aguilar. Does he make an impact in week one? Would you start him in a flex position?

[Mike Wright]

Yes. Just because of the. Oh, just because so many points are going to be scored, and I would toss him out there as a flex play.

[Jason Moore]

He's. He's come up a lot in questions for me, and I haven't been able to yet pull the trigger. Can he. 100%. He could blow up and have a giant week. But since we haven't seen it yet, normally at the wide receiver flex position, you have other options, and I've been kind of playing the safe bet on that.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, let's talk Vikings 49ers. And then we're going to get to our starts of the week, so stay tuned. Don't turn off your dial. If you just. If you just got to work. If you just got to work, stay in the car. Stay right there. Sip on that coffee. Okay? Vikings 49ers steady. Teddy Bridgewater versus Colin Kaepernick. What is the projections here? Are these guys starting in your leagues? I think Kaepernick's underrated. I've said it before. I still think he is because he gained so many yards on the ground. You can kind of count on 50, 60 yards on the ground from him, which is just enormous for your production. But who are you starting between those two?

[Mike Wright]

I would start Teddy Bridgewater. Even though the Vikings are traveling down to San Francisco, I am very excited to see this Vikings offense, see what Teddy Bridgewater can do with a Hall of Fame running back.

[Andy Holloway]

Now, are you concerned for AP because of the offensive line situation, Jason?

[Jason Moore]

I've got a slight concern with their.

[Mike Wright]

Center to IR designated to return, and.

[Andy Holloway]

Then they lose an offensive lineman in preseason.

[Jason Moore]

In preseason.

[Mike Wright]

Right tackle.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, the right tackle.

[Andy Holloway]

Need an offensive line.

[Jason Moore]

A little concern. And honestly, despite how crazy depleted the Niners defense has, Ben, they've looked awesome in the preseason. So. Against vanilla defenses. But I'm not. I'm not changing him. He's, you know, he's a Hall of Fame, one of the best running backs of all time. I expect him to go monster here. But if. If something comes out and you watch him struggle or you watch that offensive line really struggle, it would be a point of concern knowing the new injuries.

[Andy Holloway]

No thoughts, Mike?

[Mike Wright]

I thought I gave him, but I have no concerns over Adrian Peterson. I think he's too good for that situation to really hold him back.

[Andy Holloway]

Who has the better game, Charles Johnson or Mike Wallace?

[Jason Moore]

Charles Johnson.

[Mike Wright]

Charles Johnson.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, who has the better game, Tori Smith or Anquan Bolden and Kwan Bolden, Tory Smith.

[Jason Moore]

I think they're going to have to use it. You know, they brought him in, and I think they're going to use him more than they use Bolden. So we'll find out.

[Andy Holloway]

I think you can start Carlos Hyde with confidence this week, and I'm curious how often they'll use Bush and whether he will try to jump over another person and be decapitated like he was in the preseason. All right, that is it for the rundowns. Let's go ahead and get into the starts.

[Jason Moore]

Starts of the week.

[Andy Holloway]

That is epic. I feel very excited for the starts of the week. All right, let's lay the groundwork here. The starts of the week segment. Every week, Jason, myself, Mike, we select one player at each position that we have confidence in. This week, we're not picking guys that are at the very, very, very, very, very top of the list that you are starting no matter what. These are guys that you're making decisions, and maybe one of these guys is part of that decision. So we're saying, hey, we like what we see, and so we try to really hit on these. It's obviously impossible to be perfect, but last year we had a lot of success and so we'll give you the reason why we're picking them and then you can make your decisions. So let's start at the quarterback position. Let's start with Jason.

[Jason Moore]

Your start of the week is Tony Romo. I just discussed how I think that game is going to be super high scoring and all through the air. And I like Tony Romo at home. I think I've got him as number, my number five quarterback this week.

[Mike Wright]

I am going with Ryan Tannehill, who is up against Washington. And I like. I like Tannehill a lot. We've talked him up and why I'm playing him. Simple. Washington was among the bottom in giving up fantasy points to the quarterback.

[Andy Holloway]

Fair enough. All right, I'm going to go with Tom Brady now. He's already scored four touchdown. It's a really good pick. I'm going with Matthew Stafford, and I think this is just a weapons argument. Matthew Stafford, the Lions, they're a good team. They got a good defense. He's. He can dump the ball to. To a new Weapon in Amir Abdullah, who can get loose for long touchdowns out of the backfield. He has Calvin Johnson returning and he has Golden Tate, who has been just as good as he was last year. So Matthew Stafford, I think, just has the capability to put up those monster games. So he is my start of the week at the quarterback position. So let's flip it back. I'll start the running back here and we'll go back the other direction here. Chris Ivory is my running back selection here. The Browns struggled against the run last year. Ivory has looked very good in the preseason and I believe that the jets will be winning this game. And so I believe, playing from ahead, Chris Ivory, how he's performed, I have a lot of confidence in him. This week. I'm taking him over Ingram, I'm taking him over Doug Martin and some of those other options.

[Mike Wright]

Before I announced my running back of the week. I need all Foot Clan members. If you are, if you're eating food to get the food down, if you're taking a drink, finish the drink because I do not want any projectile or choking happening because this pick is disgusting. Doug Martin. I'm going to start Doug Martin against Tennessee. Tennessee was the only defense to give up over 2,000 yards on the ground last year. So I love the matchup for Martin, who's looked a lot better in the preseason. And this is, this is your chance. All the people saying, I want Doug Martin in the fourth round, you fire him up this week.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, for me, I am going close to home and going to go with Andre Ellington. I believe that he gets off to a hot start to begin because he's healthy. He hasn't been healthy in a little while and he's in a game that a lot of points are going to be put up. So you got a healthy, talented back on a high scoring game and where you drafted him. He's one of those question marks. He's a flex type guy. Do I play him? Do I not? I'm saying start him.

[Andy Holloway]

Fair enough. All right, let's come back with our wide receiver starts of the week. Jason, who is the wide receiver that you're most excited about this?

[Jason Moore]

No surprise at all here for me because I've been tooting his horn since. Since the draft is Vincent Jackson. I think he's going to have a great year this year, but specifically this game. You got Mike Evans out. I actually hope he's back because I think he's going to be a huge decoy there. You've got a super depleted secondary in the Tennessee Titans and you've got Mr. Number one draft pick himself who wants to throw deep bomb touchdowns for glory. Just think Vincent Jackson is going to get. I think he's gonna get.

[Andy Holloway]

He said that deep bomb touchdowns for glory. That was the quote.

[Mike Wright]

And he actually screams glory every time. It sounds like Braveheart screaming freedom.

[Andy Holloway]

But he doesn't remember any of this.

[Jason Moore]

So I've got Vincent Jackson in my top 10 wide receivers this week. So I definitely start him.

[Mike Wright]

I can't wait to get to see the footage of Winston when he's miked up.

[Andy Holloway]

That means very interesting. Mike, who's your wide receiver?

[Mike Wright]

My wide receiver start of the week is Roddy White. He is in that high scoring affair up against the Eagles. The Eagles were again among the bottom giving up points to the wide receiver position. And a fun factoid because I love fun factoid. On a per game basis, Roddy White scored more points than Kelvin Benjamin, who you love. No, I don't love him. But he was a wide receiver one last year.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it's a fair point. I'm. I'm going to go with Amari Cooper. My start of the week is Amari Cooper of the Oakland Raiders in his debut. I think he's going to be peppered with targets the team's going to be losing and he has the ability to get separation against any cornerback. We saw it against Patrick Peterson, the Cardinals in the preseason. He is a great route runner. He is great after the catch. Amari Cooper is my 15th overall wide receiver in Week 1 and he's a start for me. So.

[Mike Wright]

Wow.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes, yes.

[Mike Wright]

You are going big on an unproven rookie, I tell you.

[Andy Holloway]

That is correct. He does not going big. I'm 15 is not big but I think that's pretty big wide receiver too.

[Mike Wright]

That's a high end wide receiver.

[Jason Moore]

If he does this week one against the Bengals, then you know, Amari Cooper I think is legit. You've been, you've been in love with them all since he's been drafted.

[Andy Holloway]

It is talented opportunity and a quarterback that I think is very capable. If this was. I compare Derek Carr to Cutler in a lot of ways where he's. He settles in on one guy that can get separation. He has the arm strength and ability and so I think you're going to see a lot of production from Cooper in week one.

[Mike Wright]

If I was, if I was Amari Cooper, I would always put a piece of tape on my chest that was the same color as the other team that I was playing because I know that Derek Carr might be More likely to throw the ball at me if I, if I say what you will.

[Andy Holloway]

Say what you will. I went strong with Amari Cooper. All right, the tight end position, I am going to select Jordan Reed. Jordan Reed is my start of the week at the tight end position. Kirk Cousins targeted him 13 times in a game last year for 130 plus yards. He has genuinely been a tight end one when he's had the ability to play and be healthy. And I have said this, I said it yesterday. This is an upset alert for me. I think Washington might win this game at home against Miami and so I think they'll be in it. I think Jordan Reed will contribute to that because Cousins is going to need to deliver the ball to other targets and DeSean Jackson down the field and I think he's going to be encouraged to not take too many chances. So if it's a, for me it's Jordan Reed.

[Jason Moore]

If it's a half point PPR or full point ppr, all the more better. I think he can be good in standard but he is definitely a. He's not so much huge touchdowns as just used all game.

[Mike Wright]

I had heard that in games he played last year he would. He was getting 20% of the targets which is massive for a tight end.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, for me I'm going with Martellus Bennett in Chicago. We talked yesterday about how Jay Cutler has a great track record of opening game history. He puts up over 300 yards in average. He's going up against Green Bay packers and Alshon. Jeffrey is a little hobbled. So I think that those things are going to combine for a huge opening week. He's going to get a lot of targets and I don't necessarily. I don't have him statted for a touchdown right now, but I don't think he needs it. He's going to get a lot of targets, a lot of yards and if he gets in the end zone, he's going over the top.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. And we've seen what happens to Martellus Bennett when the big guys are gone and Marshall's already gone. And we last year I believe we saw some games where Jeffrey was hobbled and Bennett was just doused in target.

[Jason Moore]

And Bennett is also notorious for opening the season strong and then fading as it goes along. He's a little bit healthier right now.

[Mike Wright]

My tight end start of the week is Larry Dunnell and that is because Dallas among joining Arizona as teams that cannot guard the tight end. Dallas gave up over 100 and or gave up 109 receptions to the tight end position last year. So he's just, he's a nice sleeper pick. That's probably on your wire right now. If you're not happy with your tight end. I made that move in a couple of my leagues. I wasn't pleased with the tight end so I was going with the matchup this week.

[Andy Holloway]

Okie dokie. Let's go ahead and move on to the mailbag.

[Mike Wright]

I thought you were gonna harden choke mailbag.

[Andy Holloway]

Ok, thank you. I. You know, the mind is focused on so many things. That's what came out.

[Mike Wright]

Okie dokie already choked.

[Andy Holloway]

Okie dokie. Alright, if you have a question, remember you can go to the website thefantasyfootballers.com Click on the submit a question button in the upper right hand corner. You can give us the details for your question. We try to include them on the show. We answer questions on Twitter. And if you have a desperate important start sit question, you need it quick. You have options on there. You can, you can get those in as fast as three hours if you want. All right. You can also leave us a voicemail at 302-464-TFFB. You guys want to answer a few foot clan questions?

[Jason Moore]

Always.

[Mike Wright]

I do.

[Andy Holloway]

All right. This one comes in from a person named Kang Kwang. Kwang Kwang.

[Mike Wright]

I really wish it was Crane.

[Andy Holloway]

I thought that.

[Mike Wright]

Not that, not that you have a bad name but if it was Crang this would have been the tops.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes. In a standard 16 person league. So big league. Colin Kaepernick or Joe Flacco for week one.

[Mike Wright]

I think I would go with Flacco.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, me too. I'm going Flacco. More points I think are going to be put up in that game trying to keep up with the Broncos. He's got the big arm.

[Andy Holloway]

So I have Flacco ahead as well. Despite my like for Kaepernick. I almost made a bet too. That would have been bad. All right, John in Alabama, Amari Cooper, Devonte Adams or Charles D. Johnson, what do you guys think?

[Jason Moore]

I'm going Devonte Adams for sure. I love it. Is he higher than 15 for you, Andy?

[Andy Holloway]

Since Devonte Adams is 17, Cooper is 15.

[Jason Moore]

All right.

[Mike Wright]

I'm taking Adams with the best quarterback in the league.

[Andy Holloway]

I might make an adjustment. I've come up on Adams so I think I'd go Adams here probably a spot ahead of Amari Cooper and Charles Johnson a distant third for me in this decision.

[Jason Moore]

Well, the Chicago Bears, their defense is not, not the best.

[Mike Wright]

That's what I was laughing at our next question for Mike and.

[Andy Holloway]

Poop hole.

[Jason Moore]

Poop hole.

[D]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

But it was not.

[Andy Holloway]

I took that out. Let's keep these clean, people. I'm not reading your little. I'm not reading your junk on the air.

[Mike Wright]

I like a good poop joke.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, but let's keep that one. All right, Mike in Illinois. Mike in Illinois. I have Julio and Devonte Adams. He's trying to figure out his third. Wants to start Brandon Cooks, but he's worried about the Patrick Peterson treatment. Well, is that the treatment that gets you, like, 200 yards?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I would.

[Andy Holloway]

Two touchdowns.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, don't. Don't worry about it. We're in Arizona, and I think that the rest of the world overvalues Patrick Peterson. He's athletic. He's.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, but he's on the back of Madden.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I'm not worried at all about Cooks.

[Mike Wright]

Cooks is the kind of receiver, in my opinion, that could destroy Patrick Peterson.

[Andy Holloway]

I like Brandon Cooks. It's not close. Your other options being John Brown, Charles Johnson, Eddie Royal, those guys.

[Mike Wright]

I mean, if. If you're. If for whatever reason, you don't want to throw Cooks out there, I would go with John Brown, assuming Michael Floyd is out.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, we're going to take a quick moment and visit with Chris Meaney of the Fantasy Sports Network to talk some DFS for week one.

[Jason Moore]

You talking to me?

[Andy Holloway]

The fantasy footballers are excited to welcome in Chris Meaney of the Fantasy Sports Network. You can find him on Twitter hrisminey. Thanks for joining us, Chris.

[D]

Thanks for having me. Guys. Exciting times. Week one of the NFL season. We're ready to kick it off.

[Andy Holloway]

I know it seemed like it would never come, and yet here it is. So we're trying to get our users ready for the DFS season. We know how much fun it is to play on FanDuel. So for a brand new DFS player. For a brand new FanDuel player, why don't you take just a second and explain some of the tournament formats that you can find on FanDuel and what some of the more popular options are for players?

[D]

Sure, yeah. For new people, obviously, there's all kinds of free roles that you can get into if you don't want to spend your cash that way and just get comfortable, get a feel for things. But there's all kinds of tournaments. You get your GPP tournaments, those are bigger tournaments, usually lower price, only a couple dollars, but a lot of people are in them. And talking about like sometimes 30 to 50,000 people, even 100 more, way more than that. Those are called your GPPs, your tournaments. Sometimes when you're playing those kind of contests, you really want to have contrarian picks, different picks that stand out. Sure. A lot of people may have Aaron Rodgers Week 1, even Sam Bradford Week 1 is a popular play now even because the FanDuel pricing has been out for a long time now. So there's. That's just one of many games that you can play. There's head to head leagues where you just go up against one person. Those are particularly my favorite ones in particular because you only have to be one guy and I like 50 50s. Those are much like head to heads where you know, if you go into a contest with 40 people, you only have to come top 20 and top 20, you end up doubling up your money whether you know you can go in $5, $1, $2, whatever it may be. So there's all kinds of different tournaments out there. I suggest you just you really, for the guys that are new to it, start off small. You want to go into a little tournament, you kind of really see how it plays out. But again maybe the best way to do it for new people would just be just to go head to head against one guy or go in a little 50, 50, keep it small and then you get a feel for things.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, that's really good advice. Kind of get your feet wet, get used to the way the system works and the pricing and those type of things. So one, one thing you mentioned there that I think is important is the contrarian pick thing when you're in big tournaments. Right. And, and the reason for that is essentially because so many guy you need a differentiator. Right. You need somebody to separate you if you hit on them.

[D]

Yes. Yeah, well that's the thing because. Well for instance, I know a popular play already because you know, when fanduel came up this pricing just over a month ago, Jordy Nelson wasn't hurt. Jordy Nelson was. He was going to play. Aaron Rodgers was going to be a popular play. He still may be. I mean last year against Chicago, 10 TDs, 617 yards, five more incompletions and touchdowns. He's still probably going to have a pretty good day. He might may not be the popular play now at qb, but just for instance, one guy that may be is Devonta Adams. Devonte Adams. His price came out obviously when the pricing came out for Fanduel. He was wide receiver three, $5,500. Now he's wide receiver two in Green Bay against a weak defense in Chicago. So he's probably going to be a popular play. If you're playing him in a GPP, he may be over 50% owned and that's a lot. But if you're playing in a head to head against somebody and a 50 50, you really want to put out your best possible lineup with the best guys. You're not fishing for somebody to just have a great game. And devonte Adams is going to be a nice play in a cash game of 5050 a head to head. Where in GPPs you're looking at a lot of people owning this guy.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. So if you're going into say the head to head matchups. Right. I mean that's probably what people are most comfortable with when they're transitioning from fantasy football the way they're used to playing against my matchup. Against your matchup, you know, you're trying to make the most use of your money. So a lot of times we, you know, we hear that the best strategy is to start with some of the cheaper options, look for the biggest steal so that you've got a bankroll later. Do you tend to go that way? And if you do, what position do you find the best, like cheap value in? Where do you start your roster with?

[D]

I usually I try to start with the qb. I mean it's different every week depending on matchups. Guys are priced different and as I mentioned earlier, with the pricing being out for over a month now, things are a little bit different with injuries happening and whatnot. I mean, you know, you probably didn't want to start Alfred Blue because Aaron Foster now, Aaron Foster is not around, you know, for the first couple of weeks. So right now Alfred Blue is cheap. Now is he a great matchup or is he a great play? Probably not spectacular. I think it just differences all over the place. You know, wide receivers, you can always find a lot of value in wide receivers because there's so many of them. Even another example too is Ruben Randle because Victor Cruz is most likely not going to play week one. So Reuben Randall is cheap. He's five three. Eddie Royal, we could see Alshon Jeffrey, he's probably going to play. Word throughout the week is it's looking a little bit better for him in the calf injury. He's $5,000. He's a little bit cheaper. So it's really. There's no particular position, I would say kicking kickers and defense. I kind of punt those positions. You know, the jets are going to be a popular play. They're not the most expensive defense on the board week one and they have a great matchup against Cleveland. And I don't mind that. I don't mind that. You know, maybe 75 to 85% of people playing for Hindu are going to have the Jetsey because it's just, it's just defense. It's okay. I'm not going to spend top dollar on a defense. I'm always going to kind of punt that position and just kind of stream it and go from there. And same with kicker. I don't want the most expensive kicker. I'm going to get somebody in the middle of the pack near the end. I mean, at the end of the day you're not going to win your contest because of your kicker. So I like to save a little bit of money in those positions and kind of go from there.

[Jason Moore]

How many teams do you have right now?

[D]

I got a few. And, and I would suggest that if you can, I mean, you're not going to win by just having one or two teams. You're really not. And I would just be a little bit different. I mean, I like Matt Ryan, I like Ryan Tannehill. This week. Sam Bradford is the 17th highest quarterback. I mean, we haven't seen much from him. Preseason four drives, four touchdowns. His last preseason game, 10 for 10, three TDs, 120 plus yards. Jameis Winston might be one of those contrarian plays. Where are people going to play Jameis Winston? Probably not, but I mean he's $6,900. He's going up against Tennessee. It's not bad. And then you just go through the list again. Jeremy Hill might be a popular play. DeMarco Murray, Atlanta gave up the most yards in the air last year, the most touchdowns on the ground. Lamar Miller has a really nice matchup.

[Jason Moore]

So you're saying even if you're in head to heads and you're playing, you know, you go in 10 different head to head matchups that you like, picking different rosters for those 10 or do you try to find your best roster and just kind of roll with that?

[D]

You know, that's a good, that's a really good question. I think if you're doing head to head. If I'm doing a head to heads, I have my best matchup and it's just a little bit of a tinker. Instead of Julio, I'm going dez, you know, instead of Rogers, maybe I'm going Matt Ryan. So for the most part I'm trying to put out my best roster. I'm not trying to play any long shots but if I'm going in a few tournament plays, different ones, then I won't. Then I'm going to be all over the place. I'm going to have guys all over who from different teams. It's not going to be repetitive. It's going to be really, really random. I remember last year someone won a million dollars because they had Ryan Fitzpatrick as their quarterback.

[Andy Holloway]

That was a beautiful week for Ryan Fitzpatrick.

[D]

Can you believe that? Like, who would have thought to play Ryan Fitzpatrick? Like, nobody.

[Andy Holloway]

That is the lottery. Chicken win. Yeah.

[D]

That's how you win. You win with those random tickets. Right? It's just.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. So we really appreciate you joining us. We know you got to get going and we're excited to have you join us every week for this Daily Dose segment. We know this is a really good foundation for new players. This is good insight for experienced players in terms of how you go about building your roster. So we want to keep bringing you back. Appreciate you joining us. You can find Chris at ChrisMiney. He's on the Fantasy Sports Network. Friend of the show. Thanks for joining us, Chris.

[D]

Thanks so much, guys for having me. Love the show. Fantastic. And I love that it's on the Fantasy Sports Network now. Congrats, guys.

[Andy Holloway]

We love that too. All right, thanks a lot. Take care.

[D]

Take care.

[Andy Holloway]

That is all the time we have for today's show. Make sure you tune in next week. Mike has something to say.

[Mike Wright]

I had an interesting opening game day story that I wanted to share and I wanted to do at the top, but I wanted to get into football. So you got to go with pizza, right? Opening game, you got to go with the pizza. So I call up my local pizza chain.

[Andy Holloway]

Sounds like it's an ad read, not a chain.

[Mike Wright]

No, this is, this is far from. I call up my local pizza store and I'm like, you know, I want, I want the pizza in the wings special. Give it to me. I really, really wanted hot wings last night for the game and it was a extra long wait, which is completely fair. I know that there's going to be a high volume of pizza eaters as there should be on opening day. So I wait my 30 minutes, I go to pick it up for my pizza's there in glorious nature. My hot wings are not ready. So now I'm sitting in this jam packed pizza parlor with the loudest karaoke music that you've ever. I had no idea there was karaoke this night, but it was not on a. Because you know, karaoke can really, on a scale of 1 to 10 it could max out at about 5, right?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, 1 to 5 is the scale.

[Mike Wright]

And it was about a 2. It was. I think some. Some gals were singing La Freak and they didn't know any of the words, so it was just them dancing and shaking a tambourine. So I wait an extra 15. The game is going while this is on, by the way, because I ordered too late. I'm waiting for my hot wings. They finally come up like, oh, good, let's get out of here. So I get home, the pizza looks great. Open up my. My. My wings. Inside my wing box is three old slices of supreme pizza.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, come on. They gave you three old slices of.

[Jason Moore]

Supreme instead of your hot no wings.

[Mike Wright]

They mixed up my box and there was no way I couldn't go back. So it was a horrifically disappointing start to the game. And thankfully Antonio Brown garbage manned me a touchdown play the garbage man can.

[Andy Holloway]

Wow, that is a.

[Mike Wright]

My spirits were lifted from that touchdown. But I got. I. I wanted those hot wings. Man, did.

[Andy Holloway]

You got to prep up next time. You got to get those hot wings before you got to be ready.

[Mike Wright]

I know. What?

[Jason Moore]

You know what?

[Mike Wright]

You know why this is a true story? Why? I ordered late because I was doing non stop ultimate draft reports.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. If you have ordered an ultimate draft report, we are working on them. We're getting through them. They're going out quick, so hang tight.

[Mike Wright]

That's how dedicated I am to the draft report right now.

[Andy Holloway]

You're willing to eat all I screwed up supreme pizza.

[Mike Wright]

I had to sit through karaoke while the game was on because I was doing draft reports too late.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, that's pretty funny. So, all right, check out jointhefoot.com if you want to join the foot clan. Get involved with the fantasy community. Get your all your questions answered. Bounce things off one another. We'll be back here next week reviewing the games.

[Mike Wright]

Goodbye, football. Hello, football.

[Jason Moore]

Thank you for listening to another edition of the Fantasy Footballers podcast. Don't forget to visit us on the web at www.thefantasyfootballers.com and follow us on Twitter @the ffballers.