Fantasy Football Podcast 2016 - Week 17 Waivers, Streams, #FootClanTitles!

Summary

Fantasy Footballers Podcast Summary Episode: Fantasy Football Podcast 2016 - Week 17 Waivers, Streams, #FootClanTitles!
Release Date: December 27, 2016

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1. Celebration of Foot Clan Title Winners

Andy Holloway kicked off the episode by congratulating all Foot Clan title winners, emphasizing the community's role in their success:

"You did it. You made it through this season. You got that title." [00:00]

He highlighted that the Foot Clan thrives on a strong, year-round fantasy football community available at JoinTheFoot.com, fostering strategic decision-making and league management skills.

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2. Week 16 Recap and Week 17 Outlook

The hosts delved into the outcomes of Week 16, setting the stage for Week 17's pivotal matchups and title implications. Jason Moore noted the scarcity of available quarterbacks in waivers, attributing it to high ownership rates:

"The quarterback streaming options are slim. They're all owned now." [02:46]

Andy Holloway added that this scarcity is partly due to owners securing quarterbacks as bench options for tiebreakers:

"You're buying quarterbacks, you got to fill those bench for the tiebreaker." [02:46]

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3. Close Wins and Bad Beats from Week 16

The hosts shared stories of narrow victories and heartbreaking losses, illustrating the unpredictable nature of fantasy football:

• Ian Burgess lost twice to his wife in title games.
• Blas Mijos narrowly clinched a title by 0.3 points when the Ravens defense scored zero.
• John lost by 2.9 points needing just one more passing yard from Drew Brees.
• Rick Guttersong secured his title after a missed field goal extended his lead from 0.3 points.
• Ben Cappers won by 1.02 points on Ezekiel Elliott's final touchdown.

Jason Moore reflected on how championship games often hinge on minimal yardage:

"It's crazy how you can have these just infinite combination of players... So many of these championship games come down to one yard." [07:05]

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4. Player Injuries and Status Updates for Week 17

A significant portion of the discussion focused on player injuries and their impact on Week 17 lineups:

• Doug Martin: Likely out for Week 17 with an MCL tear, raising concerns about his future with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

  "If Doug Martin had been healthy all year long, then it would be more of a story to me. But him being hurt first, you know, he missed a bunch of time with the hamstring injury." [09:46]

• Thomas Rawls: Uncertainty around his availability remains as he is undergoing an MRI for a shoulder injury.

  "Spencer Ware is undergoing an MRI. Did we get results back on that MRI? Everything that the doctors told directly to me was that he's just sore." [11:19]

• Robbie Anderson and Dante Moncrief: Both on injured reserve, complicating team strategies.

• Eli Manning: Potential rest for Week 17 if deemed necessary by the Giants, though unlikely.

• Alfred Blue: Identified as a high-impact player for Week 17 with potential for significant carries.

  "Alfred Blue could have 40 carries in week 17. That's not even a joke." [15:27]

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5. Waiver Wire Recommendations

Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright provided strategic waiver wire pickups for Week 17, focusing on running backs, quarterbacks, and tight ends.

Running Backs:

• Jacquist Rogers (vs. New Orleans)

  "Jacquist Rogers against New Orleans. He's the best play." [23:31]

• Alex Collins (vs. San Francisco)

  "Alex Collins should be starting against San Francisco for Seattle and getting the rock a ton." [23:31]

• Chris Ivory (vs. Indianapolis)

  Highlighted for his strong performance in Week 16 and favorable matchup.

• D'Angelo Williams & Sean Drone: Discussed as potential backups due to injuries.

Quarterbacks:

• Blake Bortles: Recommended for his strong performance in Week 16 and low ownership.

  "Blake Bortles is going to be one of your better options." [37:04]

• Tyrod Taylor: Highlighted for his breakout game and favorable matchup against the Jets.

  "Tyrod Taylor is a great option this week, especially for just grabbing him off the waivers." [38:02]

Tight Ends:

• Brandon Myers, Charles Clay, and Dennis Pitta: Suggested based on recent performance and favorable matchups.

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6. Streaming Options for Week 17

The hosts discussed optimal streaming strategies for different positions to maximize Week 17 performance:

Quarterbacks:

• Blake Bortles vs. Colts: Low ownership and high upside make him a prime streaming candidate.
• Tyrod Taylor vs. Jets: Increased usage in recent weeks makes him a viable option.

Running Backs:

• Jacquist Rogers and Alex Collins: Both have favorable matchups and increased usage potential.
• Chris Ivory: With favorable opponents and previous strong performances.

Tight Ends:

• Brandon Myers: High target potential due to team injuries.
• Charles Clay: On fire recently with a 17% ownership rate.
• Dennis Pitta: Facing a struggling Cincinnati defense with potential red zone opportunities.

Defenses:

• Matt Castle's Texans vs. Titans: Identified as a top defensive stream, subject to player rest decisions.
• Bucks vs. Panthers: Discussed but deemed less favorable.

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7. Defensive Streams

The discussion included key defensive matchups for Week 17:

• Texans vs. Titans: Matt Castle's Texans were highlighted as the number one defensive stream due to their strong performance.

  "Matt Castle. That might be my number one defense for week 17." [32:28]

• Steelers vs. Browns and Bucks vs. Panthers: Mentioned with varying degrees of enthusiasm, though not top recommendations.

• Patriots vs. Buccaneers: Lev Bell's defense was noted, with indications they might rest starters, complicating fantasy decisions.

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8. Mailbag/Q&A Highlights

Travis from Ohio inquired about the best way to communicate with a diverse 14-team league spanning three states:

"What is the best way to communicate with the entire league at once?" [40:06]

Mike Wright recommended using a private Facebook group:

"To me it's still the Facebook group. And because you're talking a technology that even the older folks, they're on Facebook." [40:40]

Gabriel's Question: Asked about the optimal amount of bragging after achieving regular season success, scoring the most points, and winning the championship.

"What is the optimal amount of bragging, frequency and duration when you won the regular season? Have the most total points scored. Three, win the championship." [42:22]

Mike Wright humorously suggested:

"Two gifts a day, mandatory." [43:31]

The hosts discussed balancing celebration with league harmony, emphasizing periodic, light-hearted bragging to maintain a fun competitive environment.

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9. Conclusion

The episode wrapped up with final thoughts on Week 17 strategies, encouraging listeners to utilize the waiver wire effectively and engage with the Foot Clan community for ongoing support and advice.

"Good luck on the waiver wire." [44:13]

The hosts reminded listeners to join their fantasy football community at JoinTheFoot.com and follow them on Twitter for updates and tips.

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Notable Quotes:

• "Dia liked that he was talking about factoring a tiebreaker." – Andy Holloway [16:36]
• "He's taking on Cleveland is a great play." – Jason Moore [30:34]
• "Blake Bortles is going to be one of your better options." – Jason Moore [37:04]

This comprehensive summary captures the essence of the episode, providing valuable insights and actionable advice for fantasy football enthusiasts preparing for Week 17.

Transcript

[Andy Holloway]

Before we start today's show, I just wanted to give a hearty congratulations to every Foot Clan title owner out there. You did it. You made it through this season. You got that title. And if you didn't, look, I'm going to tell you the secret. How those Foot Clan title winners got their title. And it was all about. Nope, not just listening to the show. We don't have all the answers. It's about the community that we've built and we want to invite you to join the Foot Clan. Head over to JoinTheFoot.com take part in a year round fantasy football community. We talk from January through December about everything you need to know to win your league. And not just that, to make good strategy decisions, to be a great commissioner, to have a great league with good people and good rule sets. And so we invite you. Check out JoinTheFoot.com welcome to the Fantasy.

[Jason Moore]

Footballers podcast to you from the FantasyJocks.com studios with your hosts, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore and Mike Wright.

[Andy Holloway]

I want Dak Prescott as a Cardinals fan.

[Jason Moore]

Is that what you mean?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it's just a. I mean, you talk about holiday gifts, there's nothing better than a franchise quarterback under your tree.

[Mike Wright]

In the fourth round at a.

[Jason Moore]

At a good price.

[Andy Holloway]

You've got that Russell Wilson situation going on now in Dallas. You think Tony Romo sees the field at all this year?

[Jason Moore]

No.

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Andy Holloway]

You think they take a chance or is it just.

[Jason Moore]

There's no way that they're going to give him unless there's an injury.

[Andy Holloway]

So it'll be Mark Sanchez for the final game.

[Jason Moore]

I didn't think it'll be Dak.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I don't think it'll be that.

[Mike Wright]

I think it'll be.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, Dak. For a quarter. For a quarter. I'm not saying he's gonna miss the whole game, but Dax not playing that full game. There's no chance.

[Jason Moore]

Maybe that plays the whole game.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, my God. Let's do it for lunch.

[Jason Moore]

No, no, no. Not for lunch. That one's not a fantasy water bet.

[Andy Holloway]

0.0% chance.

[Jason Moore]

We've already got a sweep rule in effect, so if we get another bet going.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. You told me that Zeke was going to have 25 carries yesterday. How many did he have?

[Jason Moore]

Well, he was too efficient.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, yeah.

[Jason Moore]

He broke 55 yard run.

[Andy Holloway]

Is that what you said? He'd only have 25 if he wasn't efficient or were you just wrong?

[Jason Moore]

I was saying that they were going to give him the ball and play him and he was going to have a Great fantasy day. And he did.

[Andy Holloway]

No, whatever, whatever. All right, welcome to the show. We have week 16 in the books. We've got some week 17 titles on the line. We're still here. We've got the waiver wire on today's show. We have full stream ahead. Once again, man, the quarterback streaming options are slim. They're all owned now. I think that's part of the holiday celebration. You buy yourself a quarterback, you got.

[Mike Wright]

A fill those bench for the tiebreaker.

[Andy Holloway]

No, you're right, you're right. The ownership percentages are up. We're going to talk about that. We'll talk about Monday Night Football game as well.

[Mike Wright]

What a game.

[Andy Holloway]

Apparently Carson Palmer turned 37 today and Jamal Charles turned 30.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, well. All right. Happy birthday, fellas.

[Mike Wright]

Goodbye, Jamal.

[Andy Holloway]

Percentage chance that Jamal Charles is in Kansas City next season. I'm going with. I'll go 5%.

[Jason Moore]

Really?

[Mike Wright]

I was going to go around 20.

[Jason Moore]

I'll go a full 50.

[Andy Holloway]

Percentage chance he's hedging that Doug Martin is a Tampa Bay buccaneer. Next year I will go.

[Jason Moore]

I think they owe him a lot of money.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm going to look at, I'm going to go 5%.

[Mike Wright]

I'm going to look at his contract.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I think it depends on the contract. They're not going to take dead money for him.

[Andy Holloway]

But 15 million was guaranteed. It's a 35 million dollar contract.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, he's will take so 7. It looks like it would be a 7 million dollar dead cap next year.

[Andy Holloway]

I think they'll take the day. Yeah, he'll be, I think he'll be out the door.

[Jason Moore]

Let's see what they do in the draft.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

So you'll think they'll, they'll just take the 7 million.

[Andy Holloway]

I think he's gone.

[Jason Moore]

I don't think they will.

[Andy Holloway]

I think he's gone. This is all based on news that he's going to be inactive again next week. So.

[Mike Wright]

Goodness, man.

[Andy Holloway]

Not a good situation for Doug Martin. One has to wonder if he was healthy. One also has to wonder if it's that, you know, you get paid and.

[Mike Wright]

Then one has to wonder if he's had two good years in his entire career.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, that's not, I mean, that's pretty good for running back.

[Mike Wright]

Well, not, not a, what do you sign a $35 million running back.

[Andy Holloway]

1400 plus yards last year. He's a good, he's a good running back when he wants to play. It seems like last night, guys, I told you it'd be an almost upset. I Turned the game off in the second quarter. Did something happen?

[Jason Moore]

Did something happen outside?

[Andy Holloway]

I was. I took the opportunity to gloat at 21:14 about both Ezekiel Elliott's carries and the almost upset of the week obviously coming into fruition under the guide of Zach Zinner.

[Mike Wright]

You didn't. You didn't jump on board when it was 00 and say, this thing is.

[Andy Holloway]

I know. I waited.

[Mike Wright]

This thing's close.

[Andy Holloway]

You got. You were very happy if you had Eric Ebron. He had eight catches. You were happy if you had DEZ Bryant.

[Mike Wright]

Des Bryant, welcome to the show.

[Andy Holloway]

Great catch. One handed catch. They just decided to throw a touchdown pass to Jason Whitten. That had to have been annoying if you lost to Jason Whitten in your fancy title there. I saw a meme of Tony Romo with his headset on. On the bench and says he looks all dejected. And the meme basically said, when Des Brian gets to throw passes before you do, it's kind of sad. So Dallas took care of business. Does this make the Detroit game next week for the division?

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Is that correct?

[Mike Wright]

It makes it for the division. And I also believe they have to. If. If they don't win the division and Washington wins, they're out. Detroit is out.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Yep. So you have. Well, that's good for. Good for Green Bay Packer player owners. Good for lion player owners. You've got things on the line there. Wanted to share a few close wins and bad beats from week 16. The Foot Clan titles. We'll start here. I mean, Ian Burgess just tweeted us he lost to his wife in two title games.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, that's. Hey, it's a good.

[Andy Holloway]

Congratulations, Mrs. Burgess. On the double. I mean, at that point, what do you do? You're done. Go back to your room, lock the door.

[Mike Wright]

You're not. You're not feeling very happy.

[Jason Moore]

No, I'm gonna live that one down forever.

[Andy Holloway]

No, we had one sent in from Blas Mijos. Me Jos. I don't know what his name is. It's get try a tough name. All right. He said I won in a league by point three. The guy played, had Ravens D left and he. And he was only up by point three and the Ravens D got zero. Hashtag Foot Clan title.

[Mike Wright]

Man, you did have.

[Andy Holloway]

This is one bad beat from John. He said he needed one more passing yard from Drew Brees for a three point stat bonus and he lost by 2.9.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, ouch.

[Mike Wright]

It is crazy how you can have these just infinite combination of players.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

And infinite possibilities of things that happen on the field. So many of these championship games come down to one yard.

[Jason Moore]

Well, here, here's a perfect example. This one, this guy, Rick G at Rick Guttersong nailed it. Said thought he lost the title when the DES touchdown pass went to Witten until Prater missed a field goal and put him back up by 0.3. He won hashtag FootClan title.

[Andy Holloway]

Ben Cappers won by 1.02 points on Zeke's last touchdown. And then he sat the rest of the game so he didn't see the field again. That had been tough for people that were coming back with Zeke. And then Zeke was. Was benched. They need him.

[Mike Wright]

Zeke did everything he needed to do for your fantasy team.

[Andy Holloway]

You saw that with Forte a couple weeks ago where Forte had like nine early points. He never touched the ball again. The rest of the game you're just waiting, right? Somebody's waiting for Zeke. Give him one more touch. Another DES completed the monster comeback for Kevin Payne. He won by one. Hoping for no stat corrections.

[Jason Moore]

Yes. If you lost by less than a point, just wait. Just wait till Thursday. Make sure. Maybe, maybe you won. Maybe the stat corrections will come. And if you won by less than a point, if you know, you might pump the gloat for a couple of days because that's good. No, you wouldn't. No, you went by 0.3.

[Andy Holloway]

Mike all in. He's already probably sent 8 to 10 Giphys while we've been on the show.

[Jason Moore]

But the hundreds of tweets of just saying people won their hashtag foot clan titles. It is such a pleasure to watch, to read those Congratulations to everyone out there that did get it done, you know, and everyone that wasn't able to. There's always next year. Stick around. But it's just so great seeing so many.

[Mike Wright]

We know how good it feels.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, absolutely.

[Jason Moore]

News and notes from around the league.

[Andy Holloway]

You're just giving yourself the best chance to withstand victories. That's what you do here.

[Jason Moore]

Got to do it.

[Andy Holloway]

You give yourself the best odds. TJ Eldon is not going to help you if you're in week 17 or at all. TJ Elden on injured reserve. Kenneth Farrow on injured reserve. Obviously, one week left. A lot of teams are doing this. I think Tyler Ifer went on injured reserve as well.

[Mike Wright]

If you. If you're not going to play, it's the ir. Let's give the spot to someone who's going to play.

[Andy Holloway]

Rob Kelly Sorny Day to day. Wait and see. Next week, I guess Chris Thompson Would be the natural slide in option now that he's been. He's been performing well enough. Tampa Bay reports Doug Martin will be inactive for week 17.

[Mike Wright]

This is. I mean, can you guys think of another situation where this has happened?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Matt Jones is his name.

[Mike Wright]

Matt Jones is a 4th round draft pick who is expected to be the starter. Doug Martin was the belle of the ball.

[Andy Holloway]

If Doug Martin. Doug Martin had been healthy all year long, then it would be more of a story to me. But him being hurt first, you know, he missed a bunch of time with the hamstring injury. Doesn't look like he's the same. I mean, his yards per carry went from 4.9, 2.9 this year. So just like you said last year about CJ Anderson not looking right after an injury, you have to wonder if Doug Martin didn't look right because he's a better running back than that.

[Mike Wright]

His.

[Andy Holloway]

You don't lead the league in rushing yardage, and as a bad running back, you don't do it.

[Mike Wright]

His first game when he actually was healthy was also very poor.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, okay, so his first game was poor.

[Jason Moore]

Well, there you have it.

[Andy Holloway]

Cool. Cool, Mike. Convincing. Well, one bad game.

[Mike Wright]

Okay, how about more bad years than good?

[Andy Holloway]

More bad years than good. Did he leave the league in rushing last year?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Okay, has he been terrible last year? I'm telling you, as a career, he has been bad more than he has been good.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, we'll agree to disagree. Pete Carroll said that he's unsure about Thomas Rawls shoulder availability for week 17. Oh, not his shoulder. His shoulder will be available for use, but Thomas Rawls himself may not drop.

[Mike Wright]

It off at the park. Forgot to pick it up.

[Andy Holloway]

Spencer Ware is undergoing an mri. Did we get results back on that mri? Guys, have you been in touch with the doctors?

[Jason Moore]

Everything that the doctors told directly to me was that he's just sore.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay?

[Mike Wright]

The Hippocratic oath is nonsense to us.

[Jason Moore]

No, not. It doesn't apply to fantasy football fans.

[Andy Holloway]

I think Tyreek Hill nearly matched him in carries last week. I mean, it was. Well, that's not true, but he had like six or seven carries.

[Jason Moore]

Six carries.

[Andy Holloway]

It changes the script for that team. And it's not like they're going to stop doing that. So. All right. Paxton lynch may be the starting quarterback for Week 17.

[Mike Wright]

You might as well.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, give him a shot. You're going to see those two guys compete for the starting job next year. That's basically what's going to happen in Denver. So Tom Savage will still be the quarterback. You know, I don't blame him. They've won both games with him behind center in a T.J. yates kind of way. I mean, it's just okay. I mean, you win and you stay with them. There you go. Bryce Petty, Bad news for Robbie Anderson. Owners yes. Injured reserve.

[Jason Moore]

Robbie Anderson is also an injury reserve. By this news, he's just. They might as well just.

[Andy Holloway]

This is a funny week. This is a funny week. Dante Moncrief, his shoulder may not be available either. MRI on it. He catches touchdowns and he gets hurt. That's his routine.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, it seems to be.

[Andy Holloway]

D Jacks is day to day with a jaw injury. Was that too much trash talk? Is that what that.

[Mike Wright]

No, he got blown up in the game. I mean, he was knocked out for a while with the jaw. He managed to come back in such a tough guy.

[Andy Holloway]

Week 17, will they play? Chuck Pagano said that he will not rest any of their starters in the meaningless Week 17 game against the Jags. So they'll all be out on the field. It's good to hear Lev Bell, Big Ben. They're going to rest. Yeah, they're going to rest on week 17. This is why you don't play. If you, if you made it to your championship game with Lev Bell, which, I mean, it's kind of. I'm not doing anybody any favors because if you're in a League 17 title game, I'm just harping on the fact that I don't like your league format and that doesn't help you. So. But change your league format. But Love Bell is not going to play. So there you go. You're going to have to grab a backup.

[Jason Moore]

That's the expectation, at least right now.

[Mike Wright]

And who, I wonder if is D Will going to be active?

[Jason Moore]

I don't think so.

[Mike Wright]

We're going to get that Fitzgerald Toussaint action.

[Jason Moore]

I believe that's going to be your play. Here is Fitzgerald, Gerald Tucson, if he is the starter, he's a great pick.

[Mike Wright]

You better pick him up.

[Andy Holloway]

Adam Gase hinted that he was unlikely to rest starters against the Patriots.

[Jason Moore]

No, I can't imagine that they would. I feel like that game actually has meaning for both teams as far as placement. You know, for the Patriots they get the number one seed if they win. For the Dolphins, there's a chance that they could move up to the five seed and play against the Texans. So I think that is actually an important game. I don't, I don't think any starter will be rested unless it's a blowout.

[Mike Wright]

And it's. I Mean, it's Matt Moore in his third start. Is that correct?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

So I mean, you got to get him reps and you got to get him reps with his players.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, there's nobody on that team that just class like qualifies for that Auto sit. Either, you know, Jay Ajayi or, you know, devonte Parker's not going to sit.

[Mike Wright]

He might sit because of the injury.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I'm curious about that one.

[Andy Holloway]

All right. The Giants have it clinched. There's thoughts that they may rest some of their starters in week 17. We'll keep you updated. But they're locked into the number five seed no matter what happens on Sunday. So that's one of those positions that's.

[Mike Wright]

Merry Christmas to a Washington who needs to win to get in. And the Giants might be resting people.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, Bill O'Brien, that may change my stream of the week. Bill O'Brien said that the. The team will play to win in week 17 was non committal about Lamar Miller. I can't imagine playing week 17 Lamar Miller. Because if you're Bill O'Brien or a fantasy owner.

[Jason Moore]

Right. If you're Bill O'Brien, that's foolish. You're going to the playoffs. Give this guy another week of rest. You know that come week one in the playoffs, he's going to get the ball over and over and over if he's out there and healthy.

[Andy Holloway]

So it makes sense.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I definitely think Alfred Blue needs to be picked up.

[Andy Holloway]

Alfred Blue could have 40 carries in week 17. That's not even a joke. It's not a joke.

[Jason Moore]

Jerry Jones wasn't funny, so we all knew it.

[Andy Holloway]

Calm down. Jerry Jones said playing Tony Romo in week 17 is not worth the risk. He probably meant that about five different ways.

[Jason Moore]

Right. I was going to say it's not worth the risk of him playing. Well, that's the, that's the risk they are trying to avoid.

[Andy Holloway]

People love storylines, don't they?

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

Stories are life.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. It's just funny because, I mean, it's okay. So he, let's say he comes in and he throws some good passes in week 17 in a meaningless game. It doesn't mean anything. But all the, all the beat reporters are gonna go and ask him, well, after this performance, are you gonna say, well, it's just stupid.

[Mike Wright]

They. But they will.

[Jason Moore]

And that's why, that's why Dak plays the whole game.

[Mike Wright]

They think that's good reporting.

[Andy Holloway]

You guys want to talk about some Week 17 waivers?

[Mike Wright]

Let's do it.

[Jason Moore]

Put me in.

[Andy Holloway]

Coach the solid just do it or let's do it. Let's do it. All right. Week 17 waiver wire pickups Because. Because we should. Adam Thielen.

[Mike Wright]

You're right.

[Andy Holloway]

Because of course he's only 25% owned.

[Jason Moore]

Hooked on a Thielen.

[Andy Holloway]

Jason solo performance. Adam Thielen. 12 for 2.

[Jason Moore]

My kids got a karaoke machine. Sorry, brief. Brief aside. They got a karaoke machine and they were spending the night at their grandparents. So last night I hooked it up for them. And you know that my wife and I had to test that machine out.

[Mike Wright]

Of course.

[Jason Moore]

And I found out I'm a really bad zinger because I could hear myself.

[Mike Wright]

Wait, you did?

[Jason Moore]

Yes, I found that out. Yeah, sorry.

[Andy Holloway]

I thought like, can my kids spend the night at your grandparents?

[Jason Moore]

Sure. I'm sure they could. My kids, grandparents.

[Mike Wright]

Karaoke party.

[Andy Holloway]

Sounds really cool. Marquis Lee, Robert Woods Fuller.

[Mike Wright]

Adam Thielen gets to take on Chicago. Everyone in this list are guys who you're picking them up because you're thinking about playing them this week. Just want to reiterate that fact.

[Andy Holloway]

So I guess the question is, do any of these players deserve keeper waiver signings for the sake of holding them over like keeper? I mean.

[Jason Moore]

No, I don't think so.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, dynasty wise, hopefully, you know, that's.

[Jason Moore]

That's a completely different beast. Yeah, Dynasty. Probably all these guys are already owned. The only like even potential would be maybe a Terrell Prior, but who is. Because maybe he's very owned. Right, sure. So I mean, you're probably not getting a pickup here unless it's a Keenan Allen or someone like that worth mentioning again before the year is over.

[Mike Wright]

Right. But Adam Thielen gets to take on Chicago. They've been getting torched lately. Marquis Lee in. They're not going to rest their starters in the Colts, but that's okay because they're not playing any starters in the secondary anymore these days. Marquis Lee could have a great game and I think that's that Fuller is interesting against the Titans. The Titans secondary has just been atrocious. You watched possibly the worst quarterback in the league, Blake Bortles, look like a top caliber elite quarterback against Tennessee. So he's. He's at least interesting.

[Jason Moore]

And Tennessee is not going to get up for this game after Tennessee's hopes and dreams are crushed. Yeah, this is not going to be a game where you see Tennessee come and just show. Show their muster.

[Andy Holloway]

You know they're gonna get down for this game.

[Mike Wright]

Hey, before we get. You got to get up to get down, man.

[Andy Holloway]

That's what I've heard, I've never, never done it yet. How was your white Christmas season?

[Mike Wright]

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[Andy Holloway]

Planning dinner 2017 man, it's the year.

[Mike Wright]

Of health, year of fitness for the footballers. Look, cooking, planning dinner is just, it's not fun. It's not fun. You've had the long day of work or you have long day watching the kids. It just, the day is big, right? There's a lot of things going on you don't want to have to think about. Well, what am I going to make for dinner? Blue Apron makes that easier for you. They send you pre portioned dinner ideas and they're always delicious, easy to cook for less than $10ameal. Blue Apron delivers seasonal recipes with the pre portioned ingredients to make delicious home cooked meals. And they know that when you cook it brings your family together. And this is, we can all speak to this personally, that cooking with the family, always a good time. Bring the bond together. Here's some of the things this month. Roasted pork and braised cabbage with barley and glazed apples. Thai green coconut curry with sweet potato and jasmine rice. Brown butter chestnut gnocchi with brussels sprouts and pea shoot salad. Check out this week's menu to get your first three meals free with free shipping by going to blueapron.comballers. you will love how good it feels and tastes to create incredible home cooked meals with Blue Apron. So don't wait. That's blueapron.com ballers blueapron a better way to cook.

[Jason Moore]

Also, it's Pristine Auction time of year. Right now this is you just won your championship. You got to go commemorate that with a signed jersey, a signed helmet, a signed canvas. I mean Pristine Auction is an amazing place. I took a look this morning at some of the top performers this week to see do they have things available on Pristine Auction. Aaron Rodgers did, Russell Wilson did, David Johnson did, Jordy Nelson did. All these guys, man, you love your Le'veon bells or your jayajayis.

[Andy Holloway]

Some DEZ Bryant say thank you for last night.

[Jason Moore]

It's amazing to just check it out and sometimes, I mean I found this sweet. Like I loved this black matte helmet from David Johnson. Want to get it? There are just such a wide variety of amazing things there that are true show pieces. They aren't what you usually find when you go into someone's house or when you go into their, you know, their cool little video game room. Deck your place out with this amazing stuff and you won't believe how cheap some of this stuff is. I saw a signed jersey of one of the top performing players this week for 45 bucks. So, I mean, the range is incredible. You got to go check them out. It's pristineauction.com p r I s t I n e auction.com and make sure you, when you sign up, you let them know that you found them through the footballers.

[Andy Holloway]

This morning I woke to an email from a listener that said his wife forbid him from buying a foot clan title T shirt because it was too. It was too in your face. It was too brag. Bragger.

[Mike Wright]

Braggadocious.

[Andy Holloway]

Braggadocious.

[Mike Wright]

What?

[Andy Holloway]

So he asked me what to ask. He asked me to add a coffee cup so he could remember his title every morning. So I did.

[Mike Wright]

What good is winning if you can't let people know that you've won?

[Andy Holloway]

You are. Of all the things that you are passionate about, Mike, rubbing it in is maybe a top of your list.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, that's got to be top three for him.

[Andy Holloway]

You got to win big rubbing it in. Appearing homeless. Those are the only two.

[Mike Wright]

Hey, I've cleaned up today. I did see, I have a 2017 fresh cut. The people, when they go down to the. The slot machines and they win the big jackpot, they put them all over billboards because winning is the best.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. You don't play slots against 11 other people.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, but you won.

[Andy Holloway]

When you win at slots, do you run down the row of slots?

[Mike Wright]

I wanted mine.

[Andy Holloway]

I wanted mine. I wanted mine.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Eat it.

[Andy Holloway]

Eat it. All right. Running back. These names are great. The running back waiver wire running back.

[Mike Wright]

Is at least very interesting this week.

[Andy Holloway]

Look, if you need a start.

[Jason Moore]

Jacquist Rogers.

[Andy Holloway]

Jacquist Rogers against New Orleans. Alex Collins should be starting against San Francisco for Seattle and getting the rock a ton if Rawls misses that game. You have the situation now with the MCL tear for Carlos Hyde with Sean Drone and dejuan Harris.

[Mike Wright]

Is it big salad time?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I think Mike and I. So, Mike, you did a bunch of research yesterday, looked into this. I am of the belief that it will be Duan Harris as the one taking over because that's what we saw when Carlos Hyde went down last time. But you've seen some different.

[Mike Wright]

Well, drawn was beat up when that happened. And we saw last week once Hyde went down, drawn was the guy who got the carries. And so just. He's healthy. He's great. Do you expect a big rushing game from Sean Drone? No. You got 10 for 17. But he's the big salad. He's the fantasy vegetable for a reason. Because 6 for 48 through the air, that's what he does. He gets you yardage and he's. I think he's a fine play.

[Jason Moore]

I think because.

[Andy Holloway]

Took a whole year before we ate a salad.

[Jason Moore]

Sounds like this year, I think because of the murkiness there, of. Is it dejuan Harris? Is it Sean Drone? Is it a split? Plus the matchup against Seattle, I am avoiding. I'm. I'm going to avoid. The matchup against Seattle does favor Sean Drone and the passing attack, the little dump off passes, I believe. But I mean, with guys like Jacquiz Rogers out there and he's, you know, very. His ownership is very small. 17% owned in ESPN, 18% in Yahoo. And most likely those guys that own him were already the Doug Martin owners. If you have. I can't imagine non Doug Martin owners have been holding on Jacquiz, but to me, he's the best play. He's playing against New Orleans. He's the starter.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

You didn't see Charles.

[Andy Holloway]

He's been efficient.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

As a running back all season long.

[Jason Moore]

He's Devonta Freeman light. And he's got a great matchup.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I would.

[Jason Moore]

He's my number one pick. I mean, who.

[Andy Holloway]

Who would you guys hear in your fantasy draft? Number one, Jacquiz Rogers. You heard it here first.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I mean, there's great guys out this week.

[Andy Holloway]

No, Alfred Blue. I would probably play Alfred Br. Alfred Blue. No, I take Rogers, then Blue.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I might. Alex Collins is very interesting against San Francisco.

[Andy Holloway]

It's not interesting enough for me, man, because they're going to give carries elsewhere as well. It won't just be Collins.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Who?

[Andy Holloway]

Their backup. His name escapes me.

[Mike Wright]

I understand that there's other guys who will get carries, but Alex Collins, I think will get the most touches of the group.

[Andy Holloway]

And I agree. San Francisco, you may see, like I said, 35 touches for blue.

[Jason Moore]

Chris Ivory as well. I mean, there are a lot of really great matches.

[Andy Holloway]

I don't know. I can't remember people off his name.

[Jason Moore]

Waivers. Chris Ivory.

[Andy Holloway]

Pope. That's what I was thinking about. Okay, try main Pope.

[Jason Moore]

Chris Ivory goes up against Indianapolis. They do not have a great run defense. Last week, Chris Ivory looked pretty good. Yes, he fumbled the ball, but he had, you know, 14 carries, got a touchdown. 69 yards through the air. He had a very good game. And now with TJ Yeldin going on injured reserve, Chris Ivory should get the work there, and I think he's a fine play. I mean, when's the last time, including last season, I don't remember a week where you could honestly say there are five starting running backs on waivers. And granted, this is probably a week 17.

[Andy Holloway]

Probably going to see Damian Williams get a lot of touches as well. Kenya. Kenya Drake will work in there. Ronnie Hillman, now that Kenneth Farrow's gone. I don't know why you'd bring Melvin Gordon back for a game. It doesn't make sense.

[Jason Moore]

No, I would bring Melvin Gordon back for a game.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, for three yards?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I mean, if I'm Melvin Gordon and I ran and I was one of the best, you know, running backs in the league this year, you know, one of the top five or ten. And I had 997 yards and Mike.

[Andy Holloway]

McCoy come in and lose five yards on your first carry. Like, dang it, now I gotta get more.

[Mike Wright]

Mike McCoy could be playing for his job as well.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Playing injured guys doesn't help you, though.

[Mike Wright]

But no, playing Ronnie Hillman doesn't help anybody.

[Andy Holloway]

Other guys to consider Charles Sims. Charles. Darren McFadden. You know, I think McFadden sees a ton of work in week 17.

[Mike Wright]

Very possible. What about ZZ Top here?

[Andy Holloway]

Zach Zinner?

[Mike Wright]

You know, two Z's in his name for two touchdowns.

[Andy Holloway]

He certainly looked better than Dwayne Washington ever has. Yeah, but the game faded away from them. I. You know, I'm okay with it. I'm cool with it. I'd like some of those other options first. But Zach Zinner's got to be on your list. He's only 1% owned.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, we talked about Chris Thompson and Rex Burkhead should be mentioned as well. I mean, you had Jeremy Hill.

[Andy Holloway]

I feel like this is that movie with Keanu Reeves, the Replacements, like, this week, the names that we're reading off for you to play. Well, let's go with Collins and Harris and Perkins and Drake and Hingham and Kringleberry. Yeah. What was his name? And honestly, in that movie.

[Mike Wright]

What, Keanu?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

I don't know. I can search it. But the Replacements is a very replaceable.

[Jason Moore]

Movie we were talking about.

[Andy Holloway]

Come on. It was terrible.

[Jason Moore]

That was a timeless classic. Remember how his girlfriend drove super fast in the Jeep for no reason? That was amazing.

[Mike Wright]

No, actually, the only thing I remember is they would. They danced in the prison cell and Keanu had his face covered the whole time in shame because the movie was a Gene Hackman. Oh, Gene Hackman.

[Andy Holloway]

Every time I bring up Gene Hackman, rest in peace. Wait, he's still alive?

[Jason Moore]

No.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes, he's still alive. Is he really? Yes, but I was gonna say every time I bring up Gene Hackman, I always tell people how old he is because he's crazy old. But he's not dead.

[Jason Moore]

No way. If I type, is Gene. He's a retired auto fills Hackman dead?

[Andy Holloway]

No, because he's 86 years old.

[Jason Moore]

He's still amazing, but he's not dead. Well, congratulations, Gene.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, Ril.

[Jason Moore]

You know, rest in life, my man.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh my goodness.

[Mike Wright]

He is the OG Lex Luthor.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, certainly he's the OG Lex Luthor.

[Jason Moore]

But so one more running back.

[Andy Holloway]

Look, he was big in the 1880s too. He was solid. I'm still gonna figure out the name of Keanu Reeves. He had an incredible quarterback name in that movie. Oh, Shane Falco. Oh yeah, Shane Falco, the replacement quarterback.

[Mike Wright]

He always has Great.

[Jason Moore]

He bombed in the Sugar bowl, right? Something like that.

[Mike Wright]

Johnny Utah.

[Jason Moore]

Anyways, we're getting off track here.

[Andy Holloway]

Really.

[Jason Moore]

Look, we had all these, all these great names, right? Jaquiz Rogers should be great. Shane Falco is going to be amazing this week.

[Andy Holloway]

My stream of the week. I don't have enough options but between.

[Jason Moore]

D'Angelo Williams, if D'Angelo Williams is rested, if he's. If he's inactive for this game. Fitzgerald Toussaint against Cleveland is a great play.

[Andy Holloway]

He may be the Kenneth Farrell versus Cleveland, but sure.

[Mike Wright]

No, no, Fitzgerald Suson will get it done. He will, he will.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, to the tune of what?

[Jason Moore]

To the tune of. He's 12 to 15 fantasy points.

[Mike Wright]

He has started a couple games for them and he was just fine. Their system is great if you need.

[Andy Holloway]

A streaming tight end this week Brandon Myers had six targets with Cameron Braid out, he's owned in 0% of leagues for Tampa. Charles Clay, you know, he's been on fire lately. 17% owned, he's your number one target. And then Dennis Pitta, you know, 8 for 75 last week takes on Cincinnati, who's been struggling against tight ends.

[Jason Moore]

Two red zone opportunities.

[Andy Holloway]

This could be the last game for Steve Smith.

[Jason Moore]

I didn't think about that.

[Andy Holloway]

They said week 17 is really important to him. I watched the documentary on him. I think it was like a. What's that? NFL. The NFL Network documentary one. I don't remember what it's called but I saw like a 20 minute part of him leaving Carolina Football life. Yeah, I think that's what it was. And it was his return last year when he came back to Carolina to play and he wanted to destroy them.

[Mike Wright]

He wanted to punch everyone in the face.

[Andy Holloway]

And he did destroy them. Like he. He went out there and just. He's like very close to number six, I think on the all time reception list. Something like that.

[Jason Moore]

He's going ham this week. Who's.

[Andy Holloway]

He's just been so good. Like they'd welcome him back next year, but I don't know if he will be. He's got like a son that's in college.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Like got a scholarship to college. It was crazy. All right, let's talk about defensive streams. In week 17, you have the Steelers taking on the Browns. Always a delight. The Texans take on the Titans and Matt Castle. That might be my number one defense for week 17. Other than the fact that they could potentially rest players or not be interested in. I mean, they're locked in, right?

[Mike Wright]

The Texans, they're in the playoffs. Yeah. They won the division.

[Jason Moore]

They can move.

[Andy Holloway]

They can move. The Bucks take on the Panthers. So.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I'm not sure. I'm not excited about either of those defenses.

[Mike Wright]

I mean. Yeah, possibly the. I'm not looking at the numbers, so I'll pull them up. But the Panthers defense or when you're playing defenses to get the Panthers. It's been very positive for your points. It doesn't seem like it should be.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, no, it has. You're right.

[Mike Wright]

But. So I think that the Bucks are.

[Andy Holloway]

Solid, I feel like.

[Mike Wright]

And the Bucks are fighting still. They have a chance to get in. Do they have a chance to get in the playoffs or am I mistaken?

[Andy Holloway]

I don't. Do they? No, I don't think these are they.

[Jason Moore]

No Bucks.

[Andy Holloway]

I think they're eliminated.

[Mike Wright]

Okay, well, no, just disregard that.

[Jason Moore]

I want to say you're right. I think it takes like if the.

[Mike Wright]

Lions lose and Washington.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Two other losses and them winning.

[Andy Holloway]

All right. The Dallas win did preserve their playoff hopes. Here's how they get in. So they need all of these things to happen in week 17. You ready?

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

They need to win, obviously, against Carolina. Step one, they need the Colts to beat Jacksonville.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

Realistic.

[Andy Holloway]

They need the.

[Mike Wright]

What?

[Andy Holloway]

Yes. Yes.

[Mike Wright]

Why does that factor into anything?

[Andy Holloway]

It's going to be strength of schedule or something like that.

[Jason Moore]

Yep.

[Andy Holloway]

The Cowboys need to beat Philly. The Titans need to beat Houston. The 49ers need to beat Seattle. The. Listen, we're still going 49. The next one's even better. The Lions need To be Green Bay and the Giants and Redskins must have to tie. Must tie.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, so you're telling me there's a.

[Andy Holloway]

Chance if that happens? The odds if that happens, the Buccaneers, packers and Redskins. That means the Redskins will have two ties. And two ties are the equivalent of one win, by the way, in the standings.

[Mike Wright]

I love it when it's another team needs to tie.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, wow, you have had a few this year, but you're saying there's a chance and Doug Martin's not a part of it. All right. By the way, last week with Cleveland beating San Diego, that's one of those that affirmed my desire to play a better actual defense versus the matchup. That's the Bucks Panthers to me, like I never. I've seen Cam Newton throw five touchdown passes. I have never seen Matt Castle do that in a long, long, long, long time.

[Jason Moore]

What about Oakland's defense? They're not a great fantasy defense, but they're going to Denver, who might have Paxton lynch playing.

[Mike Wright]

It's not terrible.

[Jason Moore]

Got. Got those, those extra picks. Hey, speaking of picks, don't forget, it is deep into winter and Ryan Fitzpatrick is playing football.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, come on. Revenge game.

[Jason Moore]

So Buffalo. Yeah, yeah. Buffalo's D playing at the New York Jets.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, what else do we got for defenses?

[Mike Wright]

I'm out. I'm tapped out.

[Andy Holloway]

Are we moving on to streams?

[Mike Wright]

Yep, let's do it.

[Andy Holloway]

But then I have to find the button. You guys talk for a minute.

[Jason Moore]

Take your time. We're all gonna wait around here. Full stream ahead.

[Mike Wright]

You're lucky because I was about to launch into a Gene Hackman monologue.

[Andy Holloway]

You. You can quote some Gene Hackman.

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Jason Moore]

What?

[Andy Holloway]

What? Enemy of the State. Oh, with Will Smith. I remember really liking that movie when it came out.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

What? The Conversation. Neither of you know that one?

[Jason Moore]

No.

[Mike Wright]

What is that?

[Andy Holloway]

That was a. I believe that was an Oscar nominated flick by Gene Hackman in the seventies. Oh, the Conversation. It's one of the most boring movies I've ever seen in my entire life. I mean, I. I watched it.

[Jason Moore]

Sounds great.

[Andy Holloway]

It's a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes.

[Jason Moore]

Wait, what?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Wow.

[Andy Holloway]

The Conversation, 1974. Gene Hackman still looks as old as he is. Does now.

[Jason Moore]

Dude, Get Shorty. Get Shorty is a great movie and he was so good in that Crimson Tide. Come on, man, you gotta. Gene Hagman. Oh, by the way, so happy you're alive.

[Andy Holloway]

Nominated for best picture, best sound, best screenplay.

[Mike Wright]

The Conversation was nominated for best sound. A movie about just talking.

[Andy Holloway]

It was actually. Yeah, it was about like wiretapping and stuff.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, okay. Well, I'm in. That sounds more interesting than what I was imagining.

[Jason Moore]

That's like what was the one with him and Will Smith that was like.

[Andy Holloway]

Enemy of the State. We just talked about it.

[Jason Moore]

There you go.

[Mike Wright]

Welcome to the conversation.

[Andy Holloway]

Nailed it.

[Jason Moore]

The conversation.

[Andy Holloway]

I like it. When you hit that certain age as an actor where you look the same old for like 40 years you look the exact same.

[Mike Wright]

I'm looking forward to that.

[Jason Moore]

All right, my stream of the week. I am going to stick with my guy from last week. Everyone's favorite quarterback. We're talking about the BB gun himself, Blake Bortles. Look, he was great last week. He played well. He threw for over 300 yards, threw a touchdown, ran a touchdown, threw zero interceptions. Those are good things. Now he gets the opportunity of taking on the Colts while Mike, you said they're not wrestling their starters. It doesn't matter because they don't have any starters in their secondary. They're the 24th best team which is not good against quarterbacks. You know last week against Oakland Derek Carr before he went out threw three touchdowns on him. I think Blake Bortles is going to be fine this week again. And because ownership is so low right now as people pick up quarterbacks to stash them for bench point tiebreakers, Blake portals is going to be one of your better options.

[Mike Wright]

Now I'm going with T mobile Tyrod Taylor, a guy who is a quarterback one is a full on legit quarterback one owned in just over 60% of ESPN leagues. We saw him have a monster breakout game last week against Miami with a healthy Sammy Watkins. You get to take on the jets. Who? The jets packed it up quite a few weeks ago. They backed it. They wanted an airplane ride to vacation and I just, I think that he. Tyrod Taylor is a great option this week especially for just grabbing him off the waivers. He had a couple lulls here and there throughout the season but the last three weeks he's been getting it back together.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm going with Gene Hackman. Yeah, love it. I wanted Shane Falco. If you guys can guess the guess his earliest credit. Gene Hackman's earliest movie credit.

[Jason Moore]

19.

[Andy Holloway]

The year. The year.

[Mike Wright]

What was the play that Abraham Lincoln went to?

[Andy Holloway]

1961. 55 years ago Gene Hackman started on this wild road and now he ends as a streaming quarterback option. I mean it's just incredible.

[Mike Wright]

Look, it would be the end of him.

[Andy Holloway]

I would say. Eli Manning with 356 yards last week taking on Washington potential shootout potential Washington trying to, you know, they're trying to make the playoffs.

[Mike Wright]

Potential rest.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, maybe, maybe New York wants Washington out of the playoffs so Eli stays in the game. He's not been exactly smooth, so they want to keep things working. I'm going to just throw him out there if we start hearing that it's trending towards him being rested. There's no word on that yet. I'll go with Kaepernick, but you guys have the two streams that I actually like.

[Jason Moore]

I can't imagine that New York would say, yeah, go ahead, Washington beat us, get in the playoffs. A division rival.

[Mike Wright]

No, no, they're not going to say that. But they're also not going to risk the health of any of their prime players to do it.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, let's jump into the mailbag.

[Jason Moore]

Mailbag.

[Andy Holloway]

This is a fun mailbag. We have some questions about leagues, about some other things, one that we talked about earlier, but Travis in Ohio, by the way, if you have a question, go to the website, the fantasy footballers.com click on that questions button in the upper right hand corner. Send us your question. Try to answer a few on the show every week. I am the commissioner says Travis in Ohio of a 14 team friends and family league that spans three states. A few older guys, some young guys and gals. All levels of technology. What is the best way to communicate with the entire league at once?

[Jason Moore]

Nice.

[Andy Holloway]

PS hashtag footclain title for the Zombie monkeys.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, excellent work there. The Zombie Monkeys, the Dynasty League, PPR League.

[Andy Holloway]

But what's the best way to communicate?

[Mike Wright]

Guys, it's, to me it's still the Facebook group. And because you're talking a technology that even the older folks, they're on Facebook, trust me, they're on Facebook. Your parents are on Facebook. Your grandparents are on Facebook.

[Andy Holloway]

This weekend I told my grandfather I was starting to tell him a story about a video.

[Mike Wright]

He said, I know you already seen.

[Andy Holloway]

The video on Facebook.

[Mike Wright]

A private Facebook group is fantastic.

[Andy Holloway]

You get notifications too. That's the nice thing.

[Jason Moore]

If you're, if you're making the group, you're saying as opposed to just a group chat. Yeah, you make a group page for your. And the best part about that is that you can also use that to troll.

[Mike Wright]

Oh yeah, that's the best part.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. GIF support in Facebook is key.

[Jason Moore]

Speaking of way, we're gonna, we're gonna tweet out. We got to tweet out the best.

[Mike Wright]

Oh yeah. Okay. So thank you for reminding me. There is a video, a very particular video, the best this is the best video. I. Whenever I beat someone, I just DM them this video.

[Andy Holloway]

Do you know what? Brooks needs to take that gif, Throw a hashtag foot clan title over it. And that needs to become a standardized. We can.

[Mike Wright]

We can do that, but then you would lose the audio, which. The audio is key.

[Andy Holloway]

Are you kidding me? Brooks will make sure the audio is.

[Mike Wright]

Well, then it would not be a gif.

[Andy Holloway]

You're correct about that part. But he can take that video.

[Mike Wright]

Well, I'll tweet this out that this is what you send to people. And the most common response is, why did you send this to me? And you always respond, you know, yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

You know, I guess that, that, that plays to this question because Gabriel wrote in. He said he's first year playing fantasy, listened to us all year. From the ultimate draft kit to championship weekend. Now that this season is over, he has one final question. Guys, for this season, okay, it's an important one. What is the optimal amount of bragging, frequency and duration when you won the regular season? Two, have the most total points scored. Three win the championship. He's asking for a friend. He's asking for a friend.

[Jason Moore]

Guys, I'm going to go ahead and say optimal is when you win the championship, right?

[Mike Wright]

You got to win the championship.

[Jason Moore]

You brag about points.

[Mike Wright]

You.

[Jason Moore]

You're playing with fire there because the leading points.

[Andy Holloway]

His point. I think you're missing his point. His point is what is the optimal amount of bragging in frequency and duration when you've done all three of those? When you've won the regular season, you've also had the most points scored and you've won the championship. He has done all of them. That's why he said he's asking for a friend. He drafted Kelsey, Julio, Alshon, DeMarco, Murray McCoy, picked up Matt Ryan, New England and ajayi, and dominated. 2.

[Mike Wright]

Two gifts a day, mandatory.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, so that's the frequency.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

And then for what, 11 and a half months, 12 months at least, actually. That's like, you know, right up until the other team wins.

[Mike Wright]

I understand completely. Eventually the. The passion dies out because people stop responding to you. But they're seeing it. Trust me, they're seeing them. My favorite to do was when I had the trophy for our league of record is whenever there was a holiday, I would dress them up for with either Photoshop or some things, you know, and it didn't matter what day, what holiday it was. Flag Day, Fourth of July, St. Patrick's Day, you know, whatever the holiday is, make sure you take that time to let people know that you won.

[Andy Holloway]

Those are. Those are nice. Yeah, those are nice. So that's it for today. Good luck. Good luck on the waiver wire. We'll be back on tomorrow's show. And if you need some hardware, some actual physical trophies and rings and hardware, check out Fantasy Jocks, our studio sponsor. Fantasyjocks.com use the promo code Footballers. We'll see you tomorrow, everybody.

[Mike Wright]

Tomorrow, yeah.

[Jason Moore]

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