Fantasy Football Podcast 2015 - Week 9 Fantasy Forecast, Starts of the Week, News

Summary

Fantasy Footballers - Fantasy Football Podcast
Episode: Fantasy Football Podcast 2015 - Week 9 Fantasy Forecast, Starts of the Week, News
Release Date: November 5, 2015

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Introduction

In the November 5, 2015 episode of the Fantasy Footballers podcast, hosts Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike "The Fantasy Hitman" Wright delve into Week 9’s fantasy football landscape. They provide comprehensive analysis, sharing insights on player performances, injury updates, strategic starts, and emerging trends to help listeners optimize their fantasy lineups.

News & Notes

Keenan Allen’s Injury

The hosts begin by addressing the significant injury news surrounding Keenan Allen of the San Diego Chargers. Initially reported at [07:07], Keenan Allen was on pace for an impressive season with nearly 1,500 receiving yards and 134 catches. However, the situation quickly escalated from a potential week-long absence to [07:12] a season-ending injury designation.

• Andy Holloway notes, "Keenan Allen might have a kidney injury" leading to his season-ending status.
• Mike Wright mentions, "Philip Rivers does take a slight hit," indicating the Chargers’ offensive dynamics shift.
• Jason Moore suggests, "Stevie Johnson gets a huge bump because he slides into that Keenan Allen possession role," highlighting Stevie’s increased value in fantasy lineups.

Wheel of Water App Launch

At [03:16], the hosts enthusiastically announce the release of their new Wheel of Water app, designed to add a fun twist to fantasy football betting among friends. They encourage listeners to download the free app from the App Store and Google Play, emphasizing its interactive features and community engagement potential.

• Andy Holloway adds, "We have established the hashtag #wheelofwater," inviting users to share their experiences and engage with the broader Foot Clan community.

Fantasy Forecast

Quarterbacks

A key segment revolves around quarterbacks facing the Denver Broncos, known for their strong run defense.

• Statistics Highlight: The fantasy points of opposing QBs against Denver are notable: "2.57, 14, 20, 15, 18, 7. Who got the 20? It's Teddy Bridgewater." ([04:57])
• Andy Holloway advises caution: "You start Brady, but Andrew Luck." ([05:43])
• Jason Moore states, "There is only one quarterback that I believe you can play against him, and that is Tom Brady."

The discussion underscores the difficulty of starting any QB against Denver, with a consensus to favor elite options like Tom Brady when available.

Running Backs

The conversation shifts to running backs, particularly focusing on Jeremy Hill and Giovanni Bernard.

• Mike Wright expresses confidence: "I'm going with Jeremy Hill tonight." ([41:47])
• Jason Moore highlights, "I agree with Mike that I expect the ball to be going to Hill," though he admits concerns about Bernard's involvement.

Other notable mentions include DeMarco Murray and Jeremy Langford, with differing opinions on their viability based on matchups and recent performances.

• Jason Moore advocates for Murray: "I think he's a great option."
• Andy Holloway supports Langford, citing favorable defensive matchups: "I agree. The stat was courtesy of our good friend of the show."

Wide Receivers

Key wide receiver discussions involve Jarvis Landry, Mike Evans, Brandon Cooks, and Eric Decker.

• Jason Moore classifies Jarvis Landry as "a high-end wide receiver with a high floor."
• Mike Wright opts for Mike Evans, noting his potential for a "monster game" against weakening defenses.
• Andy Holloway chooses Eric Decker, emphasizing the Jets' strong matchup against Jacksonville.

The hosts weigh consistency versus upside, advising fantasy managers to consider receiver roles and defensive matchups when making their selections.

Tight Ends

The tight end position features recommendations for Delanie Walker, Martellus Bennett, and Heath Miller.

• Mike Wright champions Delanie Walker for his favorable matchup: "I think Delanie Walker is a super, super great pick this week."
• Jason Moore counters with Martellus Bennett, citing high scoring potential: "I see a high floor and a high ceiling. So I like Bennett this week."

Heath Miller is also suggested for his increased involvement following injuries on his team, providing additional value in tight end slots.

Starts of the Week

The hosts conclude the episode with their "Starts of the Week" segment, highlighting their top picks across positions:

• Quarterbacks:

  • Andy Holloway: Eli Manning – "The matchup is too delicious."
  • Jason Moore: Derek Carr – "He just put up 30 and 39 fantasy points in a row."
  • Mike Wright: Tyrod Taylor – "He's back. He's at home against Miami."

• Running Backs:

  • Andy Holloway: Jeremy Hill – "He's finally playing on more than 50% of the snaps."
  • Jason Moore: DeMarco Murray – Emphasizing his upcoming matchup revenge.
  • Mike Wright: Jeremy Langford – "He is facing a terrible, terrible run defense."

• Wide Receivers:

  • Andy Holloway: Eric Decker – "Jets have a delicious matchup against Jacksonville."
  • Jason Moore: Brandon Cooks – "He's the number one there and it should be a good matchup."
  • Mike Wright: Mike Evans – "He is a monster this week."

• Tight Ends:

  • Andy Holloway: Not explicitly mentioned for TE in the starts segment.
  • Jason Moore: Martellus Bennett – "High floor and a high ceiling."
  • Mike Wright: Delanie Walker – "Super great pick this week."

Conclusion

The Fantasy Footballers podcast episode offers a detailed and insightful breakdown of Week 9’s fantasy football landscape. From injury updates like Keenan Allen’s season-ending status to strategic player starts and app announcements, the hosts provide valuable information to help fantasy managers navigate their weekly lineups. Their engaging analysis, combined with notable quotes and humorous banter, makes this episode a must-listen for anyone looking to gain an edge in their fantasy leagues.

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Notable Quotes:

• Mike Wright [00:57]: "I'm ready for Jeremy Hill, my friends."
• Jason Moore [04:10]: "Who got the 20? It's Teddy Bridgewater."
• Andy Holloway [05:31]: "That's why he goes by Tom Brady."
• Jason Moore [42:24]: "There are a lot of people that are afraid of playing DeMarco Murray because last time he played Dallas."
• Andy Holloway [46:44]: "The man that we all raced to the show Doc to put in."

These quotes capture the essence of the discussions, highlighting key player insights and strategic recommendations for Week 9.

Transcript

[Mike Wright]

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[Jason Moore]

Foreigners podcast with your hosts, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore and Mike Wright.

[Mike Wright]

We are back. We're back again November 5th. Here we are. It's Thursday. We're the fantasy footballers and we got week nine action. Coming at you, Mike, you look ready.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm ready for Jeremy Hill, my friends.

[Mike Wright]

Is he coming?

[Andy Holloway]

Now is the time. I've been waiting. I've been waiting two months.

[Mike Wright]

Run to the hills.

[Andy Holloway]

We're finally gonna finally get some Jeremy Hill action.

[Mike Wright]

You think some Thursday night Jeremy Hill action.

[Andy Holloway]

I do.

[Mike Wright]

What are you expecting from the big guy?

[Andy Holloway]

I expect huge numbers tonight, which is why everyone should start. Giovanni Bernard.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, well, I think you're right. I think Hills, he's coming on.

[Jason Moore]

The Browns are a pretty good run D though.

[Mike Wright]

It's starting to get. It's starting to get cold outside. Starting to get cold.

[Andy Holloway]

With a dance. With a. With an arm pump and dance.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

He's got his fantasy football T shirt on.

[Andy Holloway]

Well done.

[Mike Wright]

I think that's about out. By the way. I think the campaign for the fantasy footballer shirt is about like. Are you just glancing at your.

[Andy Holloway]

I was glancing to see the spray tan.

[Jason Moore]

How ruined. My spray tan is still there. Let me. Let everybody. The spray tan still heavily ruined. I don't know if you could see that on YouTube.

[Mike Wright]

Well, well, you don't know how to get a spray tan.

[Jason Moore]

No. There are parts of my body that look just like. Just, just look like I went mud bogging by myself naked and then. And then didn't take a shower. That's what I look like.

[Mike Wright]

Just so the people out there know, we. We reached a goal on jointhefoot.com with our community. And so one of the catches, the reward for them, the punishment for us was we had to go get spray tan. And so we, we cataloged that adventure. And Jason, I mean, he went in with his glasses on. On accident. He forgot to put the hair net on his head.

[Jason Moore]

Mistakes were made.

[Mike Wright]

Mistakes were made. And that was the best thing because you could kind of hear him in the room and all you heard was mistakes were made. And his hair was soaking.

[Jason Moore]

Well, thank you, Foot Clan, for making me do that.

[Mike Wright]

Hey, listen, we have a great show for you today. We got our news and notes segment. Get you caught up on all the latest happenings in the fantasy football world. We have our fantasy forecast. We're talking the first half of the games for this weekend. And we got our starts of the week, which is my favorite segment of the week. And I was, you know, I was three for four last week, three home runs, one Matthew Stafford. And so we'll see how we do this week. I'm really excited about mine. I looked at your guys's briefly and I liked them. So if you want to check us out on the web, you can do so atthe fantasy footballers.com. check us out on twitterffballers. And listen, I got some breaking news. Oh, yeah, hold on.

[Jason Moore]

Breaking news.

[Mike Wright]

We've waited a long time for this. The Wheel of Water app is now on the App store.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, the iOS App Store.

[Mike Wright]

It is on the iOS App Store. Go get it right now.

[Andy Holloway]

Absolutely.

[Jason Moore]

It will be.

[Mike Wright]

It's free. And, you know, you hear us on the show, every week we make bets. When, you know, you know, someone takes Amir Abdullah, rest of season, I take Joy Bell, we make a bet. And the way we pay those bets out is we spin the Wheel of Water.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

And now you can spin it too.

[Andy Holloway]

And please, we have. We're starting up the hashtag. Hashtag wheelofwater. Yeah, record these things, people. We want to see them. We will retweet them out so everyone, all of the Foot Clan can enjoy you embarrassing your friends with soggy bottoms.

[Jason Moore]

You can just go to wheelofwater.com, right?

[Mike Wright]

Oh, yeah, you can just go. Yeah, you can go on the App Store and search for it, or you can just go to Wheelow and it'll auto forward you right to the download.

[Jason Moore]

It's free.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, it's fun. We've been waiting for it to come out for a long time. How many different ways can you water somebody on that app?

[Andy Holloway]

I think there's 20 plus, I believe.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. So it's fun. We got our voiceover guy who reads them all out. We got pictures, instructions on how to water one another. So it'll be. It'll be awesome. Check it out. Wheelofwater.com. we're excited. All right, quick question of the day, guys. Listen to these numbers. These are the numbers, fantasy numbers of opposing quarterbacks when they play Denver. Okay? Quarterbacks when they play Denver. 2.57, 14, 20, 15, 18, 7. Who got the 20. It's Teddy Bridgewater.

[Jason Moore]

And that's in.

[Andy Holloway]

Of course.

[Mike Wright]

Of course it was.

[Jason Moore]

And that's in six point per touchdown leagues, right?

[Mike Wright]

Yes, that is correct. That's even higher.

[Jason Moore]

That's even higher scoring for quarterback.

[Mike Wright]

So the real question is this. Can you start any quarterback against the Broncos starting with this week, Andrew Luck, but moving forward too?

[Jason Moore]

There is only one quarterback that I believe you can play against him, and that is Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr.

[Mike Wright]

How much of that name was right?

[Jason Moore]

100%.

[Andy Holloway]

He googled.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, you looked it up.

[Jason Moore]

There you go.

[Andy Holloway]

That's why he goes by Tom Brady.

[Mike Wright]

Edward Brady. That's just a different feel. Okay, so that game's coming up. Isn't that the 29th of November?

[Andy Holloway]

It's a couple of weeks.

[Mike Wright]

Couple of weeks away.

[Andy Holloway]

So you start Brady, but Andrew Luck.

[Mike Wright]

Do you run to the hills for the if you have any other quarterback.

[Andy Holloway]

I got a tweet today and they said, do I start Johnny Manziel or Andrew Luck? And I said, congratulations, you found the one quarterback that I would not start ahead of Andrew Luck this year.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Okay, that's fair. I did see, Andrew Luck is completely healthy according to all reports.

[Andy Holloway]

That's great.

[Mike Wright]

Which means he's just thinking, no excuses. So. Okay. I just thought those numbers were kind of wild because, I mean, yeah, a couple of those are like FLACCO in week one, but I mean, that 6.8, that was Aaron Rodgers.

[Andy Holloway]

But to answer there are like, I'm playing, I'm playing Jay Cutler, I'm playing Tyrod Taylor, I'm playing Matt Ryan, Derek Carr, all these guys. I'm playing over Andrew Luck this week.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I don't blame you at all. So let's go and get into the news and notes.

[Jason Moore]

News and notes from around the league.

[Mike Wright]

All right. I want to start with Keenan Allen because we didn't have a chance to kind of talk through that injury on the show yet because it kind of broke after we had done some recording. So Keenan Allen's gone. I mean, just. He came quick. I think he was on pace for 134 catches, almost 1500 yards. He's setting the league on fire and ended his season on a great catch in the end zone.

[Andy Holloway]

It also escalated very quickly where the news was. It broke.

[Jason Moore]

He's gonna miss a week.

[Andy Holloway]

Keenan Allen might have a kidney injury.

[Mike Wright]

Right.

[Andy Holloway]

Five minutes later, Kenan Allen on season ending ir. It really sucks for, of course, Keenan Allen and I think Philip Rivers does take a slight hit. We did talk on the Tuesday show about the Waiver wire. Who you picking up to replace him? Luckily and it was Stevie Johnson then. It is Stevie Johnson now. I think Stevie gets a huge bump because I believe that he slides into that Keenan Allen possession role, which is a big role right now for San Diego because they cannot run the ball how well.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, that's true. That's true. I was surprised 18 carries from Melvin Gordon last week, only 54 yards out of it. But Antonio Gaze has to benefit from this, doesn't he?

[Andy Holloway]

Of course.

[Mike Wright]

Doesn't he have to climb way up your list in terms of like rest of season tight ends? We already know the schedule's pretty good for Philip Rivers.

[Jason Moore]

I think he was already high enough where I'm not sure that he climbs over anybody that he was already behind.

[Mike Wright]

Well, we talked on the show, you guys, we said Barnage, we'd take Barnage rest assured over Gates. I don't think I would do that anymore.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, I believe you said that and here's. Here's the problem.

[Mike Wright]

Mike and I did.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

But here's what for the Barnage factor. Something that we need to consider now. Johnny Football. It's clearly he's playing tonight and do the Browns.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Get your Bengals defense in the lineup, people. Do the Browns move because the season is now lost for the Browns, especially with a loss tonight. I think that cements that their, their, their season is lost. Do the Browns go back to Josh McCown to just salvage a couple wins or do they try and see what they have in Johnny Football that do they need to take a quarterback next year in the draft?

[Jason Moore]

I think it's going to depend on Johnny Manziel's play. The decision will be made for them in a sense. Right. If he comes out and stinks, they're not going to say he's our starter going forward. We got to see and lose. I just don't think that'll happen. If he comes out and plays well then they, then they'll have the opportunity to publicly make that decision. So it's really going to come down to that. And honestly, is he going to play well on a Thursday night game with the Bengals?

[Andy Holloway]

My, my point more was that Gary Barnage was, was invisible when Johnny Football was on the field.

[Jason Moore]

Gary garbage those first two.

[Mike Wright]

Now he's a tough read.

[Andy Holloway]

He's really, he's emerged.

[Mike Wright]

Gary has being working at the offense more too.

[Andy Holloway]

So it. But quarterbacks play very differently. Some. Some target the tight end, some do not. So there could be some Gary Barnes concern if Johnny Football ends up being the Starter.

[Mike Wright]

I completely agree. So let's go ahead and talk about Ryan Fitzpatrick. I said my stream of the week was the jets quarterback. Ryan Fitzpatrick is going to give it a go. Yep. He was seen practicing throwing the ball. They said he's going to play. He's got that torn ligament, but he's going to start. So are we much more confident with our Jets?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, yeah. Even a one handed Ryan Fitzpatrick I'll trust over Geno Smith.

[Mike Wright]

A two handed Geno Smith.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

All right, so some guys that missed practice, let's talk about them. Willie Snead missed practice. Ty Hilton, Brandon Marshall, what's the story there?

[Andy Holloway]

The Ty Hilton one I think is the most concerning. One where he had an MRI on his foot. We're not exactly sure how severe the injury is yet, but it is an absolute situation that needs to be monitored.

[Mike Wright]

You might get the benefit of monitoring it this week because you probably weren't.

[Andy Holloway]

Going to play him against Denver if.

[Mike Wright]

You had a better option. I'd be playing anybody.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. This is a blessing in disguise. It was kind of like how last week I was, you know, I was very much not playing Hilton because of Norman. And I would do the same again this week because of the Broncos.

[Mike Wright]

Okay, so what about Marshall? We don't really know what's going on. All I've heard is sore toe, sore ankle, but he's sitting out. So we still have to watch this. Does anybody benefit in a big way? I mean, Decker if Marshall is out? Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, yeah, just Decker.

[Mike Wright]

Okay. What's the last guy I mentioned there?

[Jason Moore]

The need for Snead.

[Mike Wright]

Really?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

That one's a little bit disconcerting because nobody knew he was injured. There was no play where it seemed like he came up injured, but then he completely missed practice on a. Not on a sit and get extra rest type of thing for, you know, a rookie. So that's just one to monitor as the week goes on. See if he plays the practices Thursday.

[Andy Holloway]

Friday he did play 87% of the snaps, so maybe they were just giving him a rest day. But like Jason said, we're not sure yet.

[Mike Wright]

All right. We didn't talk pep. Pep. Hamilton's firing gone. Offensive coordinator of Indianapolis. He was a longtime coordinator of Andrew Luck all the way back to Stanford. He took the fall. I don't know if he should have taken the fall for that kind of play, but he took the fall. So now Rob Chudzinski. Chudzinski comes into. You remember he was a head coach for the Browns.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

So do you expect Emmys there any projections fantasy wise for this offense?

[Andy Holloway]

I expect everything to be exactly the same.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. And terrible this week. I think Frank Gore is the only guy you could play.

[Mike Wright]

Okay, sounds good. And what else do we got here? We got Antonio Andrews being announced as the workhorse by a new coach, Mike Malarkey.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

So is this a bunch of malarkey?

[Andy Holloway]

Well, here's the, here's the deal. It's really, really working out for them to have Antonio Andrews as the workhorse.

[Mike Wright]

So they'll keep, keep winning, keep winning games. You look the best of everybody and.

[Andy Holloway]

You have to expect it's true and ensure he's worth a flyer if you haven't already scooped them up. But you can't expect huge things.

[Mike Wright]

All right, it's Goldilocks time in San Francisco. Blaine Gabbard gets a start over Colin Kaepernick. I saw a funny graphic yesterday, although it was a little misleading.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

But it was basically comparing Cam Newton, the MVP candidate, statistics with Colin Kaepernick, the now benched, maligned loser quarterback. You know, in everybody's mind, the only real difference, I mean, there was a difference in touchdowns, 11 to 6, but every other number, Kaepernick was the same or better at pretty much. So, you know, he probably needed to sit. That team's awful. The running backs are awful. That team's on its way to a number one pick maybe. Do you start anybody against, I mean, any defense against the 49ers right now?

[Andy Holloway]

All of them.

[Jason Moore]

Juicy.

[Andy Holloway]

All of them. I don't, I don't know if people remember this because we love to be so stuck in the now. The official streaming defense strategy in years past was stream a defense against Blaine Gabbard.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, yeah. That was a solid strategy.

[Andy Holloway]

That was the go to strategy. And you would like, Andy and I would have competitions. We would see a defense five weeks in advance. Like, I got to grab them now because I know that someone else is going to do it and they're going to give me 20 points.

[Mike Wright]

You got to gab that defense. Yeah, gab it.

[Jason Moore]

So you.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Falcons strong play this week.

[Mike Wright]

Very strong play. So one other bit of news you might want to know. Just Bruce Arians out here in Arizona said that Michael Floyd is essentially going to take back that starting job over John Brown. And he just kind of the way Arians talks, I mean, the Cardinals play in three wide receiver sets almost all the time, so it's really somewhat inconsequential. But Floyd has been playing very well and he is, he's Certainly going to be a trade value to you compared to John Brown.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. And Brown really took the job because Michael Floyd was busted up. So I'm not too concerned about it. I think they're all going to. All the Cardinals are feasting right now, so.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, and I did forget, superstar Joseph Randall has been released.

[Andy Holloway]

The burglar.

[Jason Moore]

Well, Mike was down on Joseph Randall all year, said he couldn't do it and then he gets in trouble with the NFL and he no longer can do it.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. So we got some of that.

[Jason Moore]

We're back on the Kristen Michael watch.

[Andy Holloway]

No, no, no.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. You actually dropped Kristen Michael this week in our league of record.

[Andy Holloway]

I had to because it's, he's had too many chances and he had the opportunity to take the job. Darren McFadden is a strong fantasy option right now. Somehow it's, it's 2015 and I'm saying that. But Michael is, he's just one of those really high upside handcuff type guys at this point.

[Mike Wright]

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[Andy Holloway]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Andy Holloway]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Andy Holloway]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Andy Holloway]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Andy Holloway]

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[Mike Wright]

All right, let's go ahead and get into the fantasy forecast.

[Jason Moore]

Fantasy forecast.

[Mike Wright]

Man, I am. I am strangely. Maybe I ate something wrong, you know, this morning. Last night. I'm strangely tempted to make this game.

[Jason Moore]

Whoa.

[Andy Holloway]

Because you're remembering last year.

[Mike Wright]

I just. It's Thursday night. It's a division game. You just. You just don't know. I'm tempted to make him my almost upset of the week is what I was going to say.

[Andy Holloway]

You remember last year, right?

[Jason Moore]

Manziel Browns. Is that what you're talking about?

[Andy Holloway]

I'm talking about Andy Dalton putting on the worst offensive performance you've ever seen in your life.

[Mike Wright]

Thursday night?

[Andy Holloway]

No, of all time. You don't remember when his quarterback rating was like 2?

[Mike Wright]

It was against the Browns. Yeah, I don't know. He didn't look good last week.

[Andy Holloway]

It was Pick City. A.J. green was just. Was kind of.

[Mike Wright]

Bengals are favored by 11.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I think you're a crazy person if you go with this one. I usually can support you, but you're all on your. Your own.

[Mike Wright]

All right, I'm gonna save it. I'm gonna save it. All right, so we've got the matchup. Manziel Dalton. You. You said you would not stream Manzel even, you know, over a bad matchup. For luck. Is there any chance you play Manziel in Any context is four quarterback leagues.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. So if I'm in a 2QB league and I am just desperate. But I think the Bengals are gonna eat Manziel's lunch tonight.

[Mike Wright]

Sweet.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Manziel had a disastrous outing against him last time. Picked off twice. I think he had a total of 80 yards through the air. Not a good performance. So. And the. And I and the Bengals are better this and it's.

[Andy Holloway]

It's short week. It's just. It's a bad situation.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. To prepare and to get ready to play undefeated Bengals team.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean you're basically. You're counting on that Travis Benjamin bomb again. Is if you play Manzel, that's what you're counting on.

[Mike Wright]

That's true. So we talked a little bit about it earlier. Jeremy Hill, he seems to be coming on a little bit. I'm not worried about Bernard. I think that's the question in fantasy owners minds. Are you worried about Bernard? Bernard's a weapon. You know they. They barely got by Pittsburgh. They didn't use him enough. He's been super efficient this year. Are you rest of season still? Are you on Hill as of now?

[Andy Holloway]

I like them both. But I think. I think moving forward as the weather is changing, as the team is getting into playoff mode, I think they. I think they know they have to lean more on the running game and because you do not want to end up in the playoffs with this offensive philosophy that they have of just throwing the ball over the field. Because Andy Dalton. I don't know if I want to rely on Andy Dalton mentally with all these flashbacks of him failing in the playoffs without having a running game.

[Mike Wright]

Jason, The Browns are the worst run graded team on pro Football Focus. So they're the worst against the run. Do you start Hill and Bernard with no problems?

[Jason Moore]

No, I don't. I'm not confident personally in starting Bernard because I think the. The porous run D is what's going to keep the ball on the ground. And I think that's going to be Hill on the field and using more. I'm a little bit more worried about Bernard now. Now is Bernard startable here? Absolutely. He's. He's. He's capable of putting up a good game. This is a bad defense. What I'm saying here is I agree with Mike that I expect the ball to be going to Hill. As we kind of saw last week coming out of their buy, that was the direction they started to move. And it worries me a little bit because Gio's been fantastic. Man. When you watch him with the ball in his hands. He's great, but he has to have the ball in his hands. And that's what it comes down to for all players. And I just worry about how much they're going to get him involved, especially in a game like this. But he could. Anybody in this game for the Bengals could put up a great fantasy output against the Browns.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. As much as I like Hill, I'm not concerned about starting an A.J. green, a Marvin Jones as a wide receiver, 2, 3 type guy. IFRT, of course, is still in your lineup.

[Mike Wright]

Let me give you some IFRT questions. IFRT or Gates?

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, man. Hey, I need. The unfortunate thing is you have to make this right now, and Gates is still banged up a little bit. I think he's still practicing.

[Mike Wright]

I think he's playing IFRT if you.

[Andy Holloway]

Want to be safe.

[Mike Wright]

But what if you got both the guys in this game? If it. And Barnish?

[Andy Holloway]

I would go with ifrt. That's being afraid of Jason.

[Mike Wright]

What would you say to the ifrt? Gates.

[Jason Moore]

Ifrt. Gates. I've got IFRT one spot ahead of Gates. And I agree. It's. It's basically based on the injury, not knowing how healthy Gates is.

[Mike Wright]

Okay. Did you know Travis, you know Travis Benjamin is the only wide receiver with zero drops this year?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it's. Well, I was looking that up yesterday and we played the game. Who has the, you know, the highest catch percentage with a certain amount of.

[Mike Wright]

Targets, certain names come up. Right? It's.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, you think, oh, Larry.

[Mike Wright]

Larry Fisher.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, he's one drop. I think I heard Travis Benjamin.

[Jason Moore]

I think I heard Johnny Manzel, though, say he was going to do something about that tonight. Like, I'll fix that.

[Mike Wright]

He's put his mind to it. Yeah, it's great. So. All right, let's go ahead and slide over to the Dolphins at the Bills. Tyrod Taylor back. Oh, back again.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

So what are we expecting out of this game? Because the Bills are favored at home. Miami put up a stinker against, you know, after a couple great games, they put up a stinker against New England. Do you start both quarterbacks?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I prefer Taylor, but Tannehill is. He's a fine lower end quarterback. One started for me this week.

[Mike Wright]

Okay. And. All right, let's. What about Taylor?

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, what about Taylor? I love him.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Top 10 this week.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I love Taylor. He's back. He's finally healthy. He has been lighting up the league. Really, if you're not paying attention, think, oh, he's just a runner. He's a great passer. He's completing over 70% of his passes. And these aren't just dink dunk type throws. He ranks near the top of the league with yards per attempt. So I like Taylor. The Dolphins, I think they got really exposed. They kind of came down off of their new coach, new coaching regime high. The Patriots manhandled them and last time the Dolphins played the Bills, it was really ugly for that was lopsided for the Bills and that was the game that Tannehill just managed to come through with some excellent garbage time production.

[Mike Wright]

The only thing that concerns me about Taylor moving forward is just that he has the weapons he needs to be productive. It'll help having shady back. Watkins is practicing on a limited basis this week for those monitoring his situation.

[Andy Holloway]

I think he plays this week.

[Mike Wright]

I do too. Harvin's obviously out, but that's the only thing that I want to watch any. Okay, so let's talk. Let's talk the running back situation. You're starting Shady, you're starting Lamar Miller. Is Carlos Williams a pure handcuff?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, yeah, he is to me. I mean, he was putting up huge production when he was playing, but that's because he was scoring. He was only touching the ball around seven or 10 times, but he happened to score every single time.

[Jason Moore]

It was almost like David Johnson putting up good numbers. But you can't rely on him. That's a perfect comparison. You can't start him, even though you might get that.

[Mike Wright]

He might get that player too, but you can't predict it.

[Jason Moore]

Right? Exactly.

[Mike Wright]

Okay, so Jarvis Landry's been one of the most consistent wide receivers in all of fantasy. He's kind of slid into that Wes Welkerish consistency model that we saw from years past. Let me ask you though, I mean, do you think of him? I mean, he's right, I think ranked right on the 12 line. I think he's like 13 on the season. Do you consider him a one capable receiver?

[Jason Moore]

I don't. I mean, a capable. I guess, you know, optimistically he has the potential and the talent to do it. But I consider him a high end wide receiver too. He's to me more of the consistent guy with a high floor and not as high a ceiling. That's what I see Jarvis Landry as, because while he did get two touchdowns, I believe in his last game. That's very rare for him so far over his short career. He doesn't have two games ago. Two. Two games ago. You know, he's normally the possession guy, not the Red zone guy.

[Mike Wright]

Let me ask you this, Mike. Would you rather have Stefan Diggs or Jarvis Landry rest of season?

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, man, great question. That is a great question. I would go, man. I think you got to stay in the flames with Stefan Diggs at this point. I think his. His upside is higher even though. And Jarvis Landry though is getting lot decent targets over the year. He has been getting solid red zone targets. Just wasn't scoring touchdowns.

[Mike Wright]

Would you rather have Mike Evans or Jarvis Landry rest of season?

[Andy Holloway]

Landry.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

I want the. Evans can.

[Mike Wright]

Boom.

[Andy Holloway]

Give you 50. He can. He's a receiver who can give you that 40 point game of just absolute ridiculousness. But I want the consistency from Landry.

[Mike Wright]

Are you guys starting Charles Clay?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I think he's a solid.

[Mike Wright]

The packers head into Carolina and our favorites over the Panthers.

[Andy Holloway]

That's crazy.

[Mike Wright]

By two and a half points, which is shocking to me.

[Jason Moore]

I don't think it's that crazy. I would say that the packers win this game.

[Mike Wright]

The Panthers are undefeated and they're at home. I'm just amazed that they're not. This game isn't at least heads up, you know, like.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, that's. It's just the points that Green Bay is getting.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. I mean, I honestly think that Carolina wins this game. So I mean, I'm not making that my almost upset because that. That's too. It's too close to call for me.

[Jason Moore]

You don't even think that's an upset. Right. You think that's what it should.

[Mike Wright]

Right. And I've got. I got mine figured out for that. So. So let's talk about this game a little bit. Rogers. Couple tough matchups in a row.

[Jason Moore]

Yep.

[Mike Wright]

A wide receiving core that honestly on film to me, outside of Randall Cobb isn't doing a lot to help him out. Not a lot of separation. I mean, Rogers buys a lot of time in the pocket. The last game he first read, second read, he couldn't find anybody.

[Jason Moore]

They really need Ty Montgomery to get healthy because he is a weapon that seems to be missing when he's not healthy and in there. Then if you shut down Randall Cobb with your best James Jones. Look, there was a reason he was dropped from other teams. He's slower and older.

[Mike Wright]

He's dropped off a map.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. So, you know, I expect Ty Montgomery to be a change of pace for the packers offense. If he's playing, that's going to be important for the other wide receivers to be able to get involved.

[Mike Wright]

We should just get Jordy Nelson back too.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Let's do that.

[Mike Wright]

Get him back. I think he's practicing, right? No, it's such a sad thing because there's super superstars in fantasy. You don't even get to talk about them the whole year because of the injury.

[Andy Holloway]

So are you confident starting Randall Cobb in? I guess. So you're saying you don't want to play anybody else, but would you play Cobb this week?

[Jason Moore]

No way.

[Mike Wright]

I would.

[Jason Moore]

I would not.

[Andy Holloway]

I don't. I don't know if Cobb is going to get the Josh Norman experience.

[Mike Wright]

He won't.

[Jason Moore]

That's. That is the big difference to me is whether or not he's on Norman. I expect him to be Normand because when I look at the wide receivers there, even though he's more of the slot guy, he's not normally the type of wide receiver that. That Norman's guarding. I mean, what are you going to. So you think Norman's going to be on James Jones?

[Mike Wright]

I think Cobb will be okay. I think he'll be fine.

[Jason Moore]

No, I'm saying who do you think? Josh Norman.

[Mike Wright]

I think Norman will do what he did last game, which is, you know, occasionally. Norman was on Moncrief last game. It wasn't all Hilton.

[Jason Moore]

It's true.

[Mike Wright]

So I think I'll move around a little bit. Norman's great. We don't got, hopefully a downpouring rain and Aaron Rodgers is as good as it gets. He'll find. He'll find his guy and he's got, you know, Cobb can get separation. So I'm okay with Cobb. I mean, I'm talking wide receiver two, right? Fine with him as a two this week. All right. The Eddie Lacy, James Starks situation. How are you guys reading that? It seems like it's just Lacy, Lacey and I after the buy.

[Andy Holloway]

I think that the, the running game struggles. It's. It's this vicious cycle of who's responsible for the. The downturn of the Green Bay offense where they can't run the ball and the passing hasn't been the normal Aaron Rodgers numbers that were where you've been used to the last couple games. Is that because they can't run or can they not run because the passing game isn't there?

[Mike Wright]

Eddie Lacy or Jeremy Langford this week, Jason Langford.

[Jason Moore]

That's tough.

[Andy Holloway]

I think it's Langford. Let me check my.

[Mike Wright]

It is on your rankings.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

You know, in my rankings.

[Mike Wright]

It is on yours, too.

[Jason Moore]

It is. I've got Langford higher, definitely. All right, well, then I'll stick with that.

[Mike Wright]

I shouldn't say Definitely. It's like five spots. But you do. I do think.

[Jason Moore]

I do think Eddie Lacy is a. Is a decent play this week. I've got him about six spots higher.

[Mike Wright]

Than you take him over Ronnie Hillman.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

Do you take him over Jonathan Stewart in this game? Head to head. Stewart's got three straight games at 20 plus touches.

[Jason Moore]

I'd go, I think if you want higher. If you want higher upside to me, I go, yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, the ceiling is Lacy because Stewart is never guaranteed a touchdown. When you're, when you're by the ends, I guess Lacey's not either. But if any running back is going to get it in, it's high, high probability that it's Lacey.

[Mike Wright]

All right.

[Andy Holloway]

All right.

[Mike Wright]

That makes sense. That's good. Good thoughts. We're starting Greg Olson.

[Andy Holloway]

Yep.

[Mike Wright]

So no, nothing to talk about there. Is there a wide receiver you'd start from Carolina and I guess it'd begin right. I would start Ted Ginny, you know, as a flex.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Lower three.

[Mike Wright]

Lower three.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean deeper. Higher three.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Deeper league. All right. Jaguars go into New York. They face the Jets. We talked about Ryan Fitzpatrick. He'll be back. Ivory's practicing in full this week. You can start him with no hesitation whatsoever against the Jacksonville defense, that is, you know, they're in the middle of the pack against the run, but they're not, you know, not very good. So Allen Robinson this week concerns.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes. There I was looking at Allen Robinson's. Splits him in a game versus bottom half passing defense and top half passing defense. And his, his fantasy production literally is cut in half. And I think that is more a Blake Bortles issue than an Alan Robinson issue. But Darrell Revis is one of the best in the league. He's.

[Mike Wright]

I.

[Andy Holloway]

He's going to be on Alan Robinson. They're not going to.

[Mike Wright]

He's absolutely going to shadow Alan Robinson.

[Andy Holloway]

So it, I think it could be tougher day. Not. Revis isn't. It's not impossible to beat him. Alan Robinson has the ability to do it every once in a while. It's. Can Blake Bortles find him on that particular play? This is one of those games where I kind of like Alan Hearns. Yep. Because the second receiver is going to have to be just. He's just going to get an uptick of targets because Robinson won't be open every single play.

[Jason Moore]

And Antonio Cromartie has struggled recently this year as that second cornerback there. So if he's on Hearns, I think Hearns could get open. Did you know Hearns has either five or six games in a row with a touchdown.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, he's just, he is a great weapon there to score. And if you can't do it with Alan Robinson because of Reavis and you're playing from behind and need to pass, that's a way forward.

[Mike Wright]

All right. And do you start Julius Thomas?

[Andy Holloway]

I was just going to ask, what do we do with Thomas?

[Mike Wright]

I start him?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I do.

[Andy Holloway]

With full confidence.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Yeah. As a top 12 tight end, I do. Yeah. I think, I think Julius Thomas is talented. I think the Revis factor will impact hit targets his way in this game. And, you know, I'm not, I'm not super high on Yelden this week. He'll get the workload, but that's not going to amount to too much if they're trailing in this game. The run defense, the jets are number one in the league against the run. So I. Yelden, you have to take down a few ticks on the road against the number one run defense. Do I agree?

[Andy Holloway]

I completely agree. I mean, what's nice about him is the volume will be there. So there's, there's a baseline you get from Yelden.

[Mike Wright]

All right, so let's move on to the Rams at the Vikings. The Vikings are favored in this game. And this is my.

[Jason Moore]

Andy's almost upset of the week.

[Andy Holloway]

I can get behind this.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. I think the Rams are probably about as good as the Vikings are. The Vikings are 5 and 2. The record is much better than the. Well, not much better. The Rams are four and three right now. Right?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I think that's right.

[Mike Wright]

So, I mean, I think that this is a game that St. Louis can control. Their defense has been playing out of its mind. I know it's in Minnesota, but they gave up. I mean, the Rams are coming off two straight games giving up only six points. It's not like the Vikings offense is prolific here. You know, it's. It's deer down near the bottom of the league. And when I was looking at these two teams, I kind of saw mirror images of one another.

[Jason Moore]

Seriously.

[Mike Wright]

I mean, you got Gurley and Peterson. You know, Falls is. Is terrible. Bridgewater is better than Foles.

[Andy Holloway]

Please do not compare Nick Foles to Teddy Bridgewater.

[Mike Wright]

No, but the defense for St. Louis is a little bit better than the Vikings. I think it's going to be a close game. I think it's going to be low scoring game. Vegas thinks the same thing. It's under 40 points for under. And, you know, I, I think you have to Play Diggs right now and stay in the flames with them because it's just going to take one play and he's kind of the top target right now. So I'm starting Diggs. I'm not hyper confident because the Rams D is great.

[Andy Holloway]

Over 40% of the targets last week.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, that's why you play. That's how you play a guy. Look, look to those. To get your baseline. So I'm not. Other than the running backs and digs, I'm probably putting most of the other guys on the bench. I mean, Austin and the Flex maybe.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I wouldn't do it.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm with you, man. Running backs and digs and that's. And then I'm washing my hands of this game.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. So Redskins face the Patriots. The Patriots are 14 point favorites.

[Jason Moore]

I will take. I will take the. I will take that.

[Mike Wright]

You'll take the. It should be more.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

Yes. They will win by more than 14 points.

[Mike Wright]

All right. Yeah, I mean, I, I think you're right. It's in Foxborough. I just don't know if anybody can stop this team right now and if anybody can, I don't think it's going to be a team with the run defense that's at the bottom of the league. It's been playing pretty bad the past three games.

[Jason Moore]

This is a game, I think, matchup wise where you can play just about every single. I wouldn't play Amendola, but I'm going to.

[Mike Wright]

I'll read them out. You say yes or no.

[Jason Moore]

Okay. Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

All right.

[Mike Wright]

So Brady, yes.

[Jason Moore]

Louis, yes. Blunt, yes. Edelman, yes.

[Mike Wright]

LaFell yes. Chandler, no.

[Jason Moore]

Okay.

[Mike Wright]

You got Amendola.

[Jason Moore]

No.

[Mike Wright]

No way. Yeah. All right, so most Patriots. Gronk.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, yeah. So pretty much all of them. So let's talk about the Redskins. That's really the question here of who do you, who do you choose to play? Is desean Jackson.

[Andy Holloway]

I think you can start desean Jackson. Personally, I, I agree with you. I like the, the, the garbage potential of this game for Washington. I think Cousins is not an awful streamer. I don't know. Do my rankings say I would play Cousins over Andrew Luck? Because in my heart I believe that I would.

[Jason Moore]

I.

[Andy Holloway]

So in Djax, I think he can just, he can get a bomb.

[Jason Moore]

You have cousins, 14th and you have Andrew Luck, 16.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Your heart speaks true.

[Andy Holloway]

I knew it. I knew I could trust my heart. And I think Cousins can be okay in this game. Just getting behind so by so many points. Jordan Reed, Rule 86 of fantasy football. If Jordan Reed's healthy You play?

[Mike Wright]

Yep. So is that his. Is that his number? His jersey number? I don't know.

[Andy Holloway]

I just grabbed a random number out of thin air.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, his number is 86.

[Andy Holloway]

Are you kidding me?

[Mike Wright]

No. I thought it sounded familiar when you said it. His numbers 86.

[Andy Holloway]

That's some. That's some weird.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, that's how much we're watching football.

[Mike Wright]

Whoa.

[Jason Moore]

Blowing my mind.

[Andy Holloway]

There you go.

[Jason Moore]

So. So do you play garcon then and hope for garbage time?

[Andy Holloway]

He's lower end. Yeah. I think I'd rather play DeSean Jackson.

[Jason Moore]

And what about the running game? Do you steer clear of what, everyone.

[Mike Wright]

Chris Thompson would be my start over Jones or Morris.

[Jason Moore]

I agree, and I would.

[Mike Wright]

He's practicing in full and he's fine.

[Jason Moore]

And I would not want to put Chris Thompson in there. So for me, I agree with you. He is.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

But what if you.

[Mike Wright]

What if you were the Love Bell Map Forte? Arian Foster, owner.

[Jason Moore]

Then I went and I got. I got Langford. Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

If it didn't work out, Thompson, if you're. If you're one of those. If you got hit by the apocalypse, if you're getting hit by week. The Week 9 by Apocalypse, then sure. Chris Thompson.

[Mike Wright]

I like the email from somebody who said that he withstood so many victories that his team broke and the break was like, Foster, Bell down, boom, boom, so. Or Charles, you know, you got Charles, you're in trouble, too. Everybody's hurt, so let's go ahead and get. We're gonna do the rest of the games tomorrow, so let's go ahead and move into our starts of the week.

[Jason Moore]

Starts of the week.

[Mike Wright]

All right. I'm going to let Mike kick it off at the quarterback position. Sing it to me.

[Andy Holloway]

So this week, I'm going off the heels of a monster game, and I'm staying in the flames with Eli Manning against Tampa Bay. The matchup is too delicious. And there's. There's really not a whole lot I need to say.

[Mike Wright]

Nutritious.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it is nutritious for your fantasy football team. There's not a lot I need to say about this other than the matchup is great. I like Eli Manning. The running game is. It's the running game for the New York Giants. And ODB is really coming on. I just.

[Mike Wright]

The.

[Andy Holloway]

I want to stick with that passing attack.

[Mike Wright]

How many Giants running backs does it take to screw in a light bulb? Is that the four?

[Andy Holloway]

It's four. Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

All right, Jason, who's your quarterback start of the week?

[Jason Moore]

Send in the car.

[Mike Wright]

Send in the car. Send in the car.

[Jason Moore]

So he is also my stream of the week. But I'm going to be staying in the Flames and staying with the automobile. That is Derek Carr. He just put up 30 and 39 fantasy points in a row against two great past defenses in San Diego and the Jets. At least San Diego was a great past defense.

[Mike Wright]

I would not expect in either of those.

[Jason Moore]

Derek Carr. So in here he's got a, you know, he's going to Pittsburgh. I think that again, as Pittsburgh gets better and Big Ben gets a little bit more acclimated and the points go higher, it's just going to be better for quarterbacks. So sticking with the car.

[Mike Wright]

All right, I'm jumping back in with Tyrod Taylor. Yeah. You know he games six point leagues. 21, 33, 33, 20, 26. And he's back. He's at home. He's against Miami. I think Watkins will be back. I expect him to be able to give you a very consistent game. You can throw him back in there if you need him. So let's go ahead and go to the running back position. Mike Hoodiehab.

[Andy Holloway]

I got my man. We started the show with him and we will end the show with him. Jeremy Hill, the. He's finally playing on more than 50% of the snaps. Hugh Jackson quoted. The arrow is pointing up for Jeremy Hill and the Browns are the very bottom in the league of run defense. So I'm going with Jeremy Hill tonight.

[Mike Wright]

All right, Jason, who do you got?

[Jason Moore]

I'm going to take a risk here and go with DeMarco Murray.

[Mike Wright]

Sarcasm?

[Jason Moore]

Well, no, no, no.

[Mike Wright]

Here's why it has to be sarcasm because I almost didn't even let you choose this one.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, let me, let me remind you. DeMarco Murray. No, no, no. DeMarco Murray.

[Mike Wright]

Adrian Peterson.

[Jason Moore]

Listen to me, there are a lot of people that are afraid of playing DeMarco Murray because last time he played Dallas.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, Dallas is afraid of his number.

[Mike Wright]

He's my four this week. I know he's Mike's four. He's your seven.

[Jason Moore]

I think he's a great option. He had 13 carries for two yards against Dallas last night.

[Mike Wright]

We all agree, okay? Yeah, we all agree with you.

[Jason Moore]

So there you go.

[Mike Wright]

I think he's a good player.

[Jason Moore]

So if you're out there and you're contemplating, you think he's got a bad matchup with the Dallas Run D like they know something because last time they said they did, he was complaining about that. Get over it. They had their bi week issue. They fixed the running game. He's been running great and it's another big opportunity for revenge. So I expect a big game.

[Mike Wright]

My running back is Todd Gurley. No, I'm just kidding. All right, Jeremy Langford. Guys. I am all aboard the Langford Mobile. He is. I have plenty of confidence in starting him. He is facing a terrible, terrible run defense. What is this stat here? Of the eight running backs who have attempted 10 or more rushes against San Diego this season, six have finished with 15 1/2 points or more. Lankford last week was great. In the absence of Forte, I think 20 plus touches is a foregone conclusion for Langford in this game. And so I'm, I'm all aboard.

[Andy Holloway]

I agree. The news out of Chicago is they're going to give him the chance to plug in right as the Matt Forte. And that stat was courtesy of our good friend of the show, the late round qb.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, yeah. So Langford, by the way, I was putting in bids on him to try to get him in a bunch of leagues including our league of record where I have Ivory, Lewis and Stewart and if I had got him I was going to have a hard time deciding Dwight, do I go with, you know, my rankings right. And like bench Stewart or something. So didn't get him though. So don't have to worry about it. All right. My wide receiver start of the week is Mike Evans. Did you see what the Breeze just did?

[Andy Holloway]

The breeze.

[Mike Wright]

The Breeze just did to that secondary. Did you see what are you kidding me? Winston is improving rapidly, not throwing interceptions. Mike Evans had kind of an enigmatic, weird game last week, but I think Evans is a, is a monster this week.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, that's a good pick. My wide receiver is Brandon Cooks.

[Andy Holloway]

Julio Jones.

[Jason Moore]

Did you see what the Breeze just did? That's why I'm sticking with Brandon Cooks. He is still, you know, we got the need over here. But Cooks has been better than, you know, he's gotten a lot of flack because he was drafted so high and he was been a disappointment. So you've been benching him lately and you've been sad that you've benched him because he's come on strong. I think the running, the running game is hurt right now for New Orleans with Kyrie Robinson being down and so that's going to put more balls into the air. And right now Cooks is averaging 8.6 targets and receptions combined versus Snead's 6.6.

[Andy Holloway]

Is that on the season or is that.

[Jason Moore]

That's on the season. And I looked over the last three as well and it was identical pacing, which was really surprising considering the beginning of the year. Snead wasn't involved, but on a per game basis, it's pretty much stayed the same. So Cooks is still the number one there and it should be a good matchup. And the breeze is blowing.

[Mike Wright]

All right, Mike, you're going to share your wide receiver with us.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm going with Eric Decker. The jets have a delicious matchup against Jacksonville. We got the news that Fitzpatrick is a go and so I'm still going to stick with the wide receiver core the jets. And Marshall's a little bit banged up. Either way, if Marshall doesn't play, I think Decker gets more targets or Marshall plays banged up and Decker gets some more targets. So I like him this week.

[Mike Wright]

All right, let's go to the tight end position. This is my favorite of all of my starts of the week this week. I am feeling great about this. Delaney Walker. I think Delaney Walker is a super, super great pick this week. New Orleans just gave up six touchdowns to Eli Manning. They're 28th in the league against the tight end position. And Kendall Wright is doubtful for this week. Unlikely to play.

[Andy Holloway]

Not bad.

[Mike Wright]

Mariota should be back. I love Delaney Walker this week. I think he's a steal.

[Jason Moore]

A steal. I have Martellus Bennett in this game. You've got the defense that he's facing in San Diego. They have five games where the tight end has caught a touchdown, only three where a tight end hasn't caught a touchdown. You've got Vegas saying that this is the second highest scoring game of the week. And so I think those targets as they're going around will be going to Martellus Bennett. So I see a high floor and a high ceiling. So I like Bennett this week and the.

[Andy Holloway]

The man that we all raced to the show Doc to put in. And I was first, Heath Miller. Why Heath Miller is playing the Raiders?

[Mike Wright]

You know, he had over 100 yards last year. I mean, last week.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, and 10 catches.

[Andy Holloway]

So. And this isn't just a tight end versus the Raiders, although that is a very sound strategy. Still to go with. We saw the beginning of the year when Le'Veon Bell did not play. Heath Miller was far more involved in the offense than he had been after Lev Bell was reinstated and then Lev Bell went out last week. Heath Miller was very involved. I love him this week.

[Mike Wright]

Like it too. I like all those tight ends. I think Bennett is a good start, especially because people have been a little disappointed. They want to rotate away from him. I think he will have A big game on Monday night. And so those are our starts of the week.

[Andy Holloway]

Yep.

[Mike Wright]

So before I close the show, I do want to remind everybody because we're so excited about it because we waited so long for it to kind of finally hit the app store. Go grab the Wheel of Water app and have some fun with your friends. Make some ridiculous bets this weekend and then tweet them out and use the hashtag Wheel of Water so that we can get the video up and laugh.

[Andy Holloway]

A lot so we can share, see them and retweet them. I had a quick personal story I wanted to share with you guys. I wanted to play a game, personal. Yeah, this was my night last night. Secrets. Okay, so it's a game of the worst. And where is the worst place? We'll see if you guys are tuned in with me. Where's the worst place you can be for your kid to get sick? As in throwing up Peter Piper?

[Jason Moore]

No way. I would say in the car.

[Andy Holloway]

That is correct.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

The answer is in the car seat. And that is what I dealt with last night.

[Mike Wright]

What?

[Andy Holloway]

Yep, the. The. The baby got sick and all over the car seat in the car. It was a fabulous night for me. Combined with o than the baby waking up several times.

[Jason Moore]

I got you slightly.

[Mike Wright]

Were you playing him the tape from the first half of the Carolina Colts game?

[Jason Moore]

That is the where. Now what's the when?

[Andy Holloway]

As in what time of the day?

[Jason Moore]

No, as in when you're just entering a drive through line and you're in line and they throw up in their car seat in the back and you go, what do I do? And then you gotta drive up to the window with your car smelling like vomit and you didn't do just like just start ramping.

[Mike Wright]

Did you still order food?

[Jason Moore]

Ice cream? Yes.

[Mike Wright]

You still ordered three.

[Jason Moore]

Three ice cream cones for the kids.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, my gosh.

[Jason Moore]

Because they needed to throw up more.

[Andy Holloway]

Iron gullet style.

[Mike Wright]

Well, that is beautiful. And horrible. No, just horrible.

[Jason Moore]

That was actually my wife's story. I stole it for her. But that is a true story.

[Mike Wright]

Wow. Yeah. Well, thanks for listening, guys. We'll be back tomorrow.

[Andy Holloway]

Wheelofwater.com Goodbye.

[Jason Moore]

Thank you for listening to another edition of The Fantasy Footballers PODC. Don't forget to visit us on the web at www.thefantasyfootballers.com and follow us on twitterffballers.