Fantasy Football Podcast 2016 - Week 9 Waivers, Streams of the Week, MNF Madness

Summary

Fantasy Footballers Podcast 2016 - Week 9 Waivers, Streams of the Week, MNF Madness

Release Date: November 1, 2016

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Introduction and Week 9 Overview

The Week 9 episode of the Fantasy Footballers Podcast kicks off with the hosts—Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike "The Fantasy Hitman" Wright—diving into the latest developments in the fantasy football landscape. They discuss the unpredictability of player performances, the impact of injuries, and the strategic considerations teams must navigate during this pivotal week.

Key Discussions and Highlights

1. Player Performance and Analysis

• Jordan Howard's Inconsistent Play: Andy Holloway expresses frustration over Jordan Howard's fluctuating performance, noting, "Congratulations, no one played Jordan Howard. Here's the headline that I wanted to get out there..." (02:18). Despite Howard's talent and upside, his inconsistent usage under coach John Fox makes him a risky asset for fantasy owners.

• Alshon Jeffery's Touchdown Issues: Mike Wright highlights a critical moment where Alshon Jeffery was effectively neutralized by Jay Cutler, stating, "Alshon Jeffrey touchdown. ... Alshon Jeffries breaking deep doesn't even turn around and just gets pelted." (04:15). Jason Moore adds, "This is why after last week we recommended trading for Alshon Jeffrey..." (04:23), emphasizing the complexities of adding him to a fantasy roster.

2. Waiver Wire Strategy

The hosts delve into the intricacies of the waiver wire, emphasizing the importance of timely pickups and strategic drops to navigate injuries and bye weeks.

• Running Backs to Watch:

  • Jamal Charles: Andy Holloway underscores Charles as a top waiver wire target, especially given Spencer Ware's concussion. "He's the guy that's going to step into that role on an Andy Reid offense..." (24:26).

  • Char West: Jason Moore and Mike Wright discuss Char West's potential resurgence, highlighting his past performance and the strategic advantage of the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive scheme. Moore notes, "Char west can get it done... Andy Reid knows how to maximize running backs." (25:18).

  • Dion Lewis and Others: The trio also mentions Dion Lewis as a valuable pickup due to James White's lack of production, along with other potential running backs like Robert Kelly and Alfred Morris.

• Wide Receivers on Waivers:

  • Kendall Wright: Jason Moore praises Wright's efficiency, stating, "He has been a startable asset and I expect at the end of the year he's going to finish no lower than a wide receiver three." (35:24).

  • Devonte Adams: Adams is highlighted for his high target share and impressive performance, "He has been great for... he's got 12 catches on 14 targets." (35:59).

3. Streaming Strategies

With key quarterbacks like Tom Brady, Matthew Stafford, and others on bye, streaming becomes essential.

• Quarterback Options:

  • Colin Kaepernick: Andy recommends Kaepernick as a streaming quarterback, highlighting his mobility and potential upside. "Colin Kaepernick faces the New Orleans Saints... he has had 23 and 17 fantasy points in his two games." (46:56).

  • Sam Bradford ("Sammy Biscuits"): Jason Moore introduces Bradford as a viable option despite recent poor performances. "The last two weeks have left a very poor taste... but the previous few games when he was at home... he put up good fantasy games." (47:17).

  • Ryan Tannehill: Mike Wright suggests Tannehill against the Jets, emphasizing the Jets' struggling defense. "Ryan Tannehill at home against the New York Jets... The Jets are allowing the lowest yardage." (48:37).

• Defense Streaming:

  • Dallas Cowboys: Mike favors the Cowboys' defense against the Browns, mentioning their strong unit compared to other teams. "The Cowboys as a unit are much better than the Jets as an entire defense." (42:08).

  • Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers: The hosts discuss these defenses as potential streaming options based on upcoming matchups and defensive performances.

4. Tight End Considerations

Tight end streaming is crucial, especially with players like Rob Gronkowski on bye.

• Eric Ebron: Mike Wright names Ebron as a top tight end due to his involvement in the offense. "He is involved in the offense. If he's going to play, you can count on him for some decent yardage." (39:02).

• Cameron Brate: Jason Moore considers Brate a potential sleeper pick, especially with a favorable matchup against Atlanta. "He's got just a delightful matchup this week against Atlanta who is terrible against tight ends." (39:43).

5. Notable Player Updates

• J.J. Nelson ("Skeletor"): The Cardinals name J.J. Nelson as a starter, earning the nickname "Skeletor" from Ron Wolfley. "J.J. Nelson is the starter... he deserves that role." (15:00).

• Derek Henry: Despite low availability in leagues, Andy contends that Derek Henry should be picked up due to his potential. "Grab him for sure." (32:25).

Strategic Insights and Recommendations

• Managing Bye Weeks: The hosts emphasize the importance of preparing for bye weeks by strategically picking up players who are either on bye or about to be on bye. Andy suggests, "These are situations you need to be looking for... it's a strategic apex for your season." (19:07).

• Trade Opportunities: They discuss leveraging trades to skip bye weeks, gaining an advantage by acquiring players who can provide consistent production during critical periods.

• Handling Inconsistencies: The team advises avoiding players with fluctuating performances unless their potential upside significantly outweighs the risks.

Concluding Thoughts

As Week 9 approaches, the Fantasy Footballers provide a comprehensive guide to navigating the complexities of waivers, streaming options, and player management. Their insights aim to equip fantasy managers with the strategies needed to optimize their rosters amidst injuries, bye weeks, and fluctuating player performances.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Andy Holloway on Jordan Howard:

  "Congratulations, no one played Jordan Howard. Here's the headline that I wanted to get out there..."
  (02:18)

• Jason Moore on Alshon Jeffery:

  "This is why after last week we recommended trading for Alshon Jeffrey..."
  (04:23)

• Mike Wright on Diluting Fantasy Teams:

  "He's the guy that's going to step into that role on an Andy Reid offense..."
  (24:26)

• Andy Holloway on Streaming QBs:

  "Colin Kaepernick faces the New Orleans Saints... he has had 23 and 17 fantasy points in his two games."
  (46:56)

• Jason Moore on Sam Bradford:

  "The last two weeks have left a very poor taste... but the previous few games when he was at home... he put up good fantasy games."
  (47:17)

• Mike Wright on Ryan Tannehill:

  "Ryan Tannehill at home against the New York Jets... The Jets are allowing the lowest yardage."
  (48:37)

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This summary encapsulates the critical discussions and strategic advice from the Fantasy Footballers Podcast Week 9 episode, providing valuable insights for fantasy managers aiming to enhance their teams and secure victories.

Transcript

[Andy Holloway]

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[Jason Moore]

Welcome to the Fantasy Footballers Podcast, coming to you from the fantasyjocks.com studios with your hosts, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore and Mike Wright.

[Andy Holloway]

It's a trick.

[Mike Wright]

What's not?

[Andy Holloway]

It was a trick, not a treat for me. Oh. I'm talking Jordan Howard. I mean, it would have been a treat last week when I played him, but this week it was a trick.

[Jason Moore]

We should have known that based on how this week went.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, based on all the other injuries slash weirdness.

[Mike Wright]

We lived in the Upside down for.

[Andy Holloway]

We did live in the Upside down for a week. Thank you, Mike. Welcome back to the podcast, the Fantasy Footballers. Back again Tuesday, November 1st. Did you guys have a good Halloween?

[Jason Moore]

Did I? Yeah, I did.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, we. We did the trick or treating. It was. It was fun. The kids had a blast. Neighborhood was jam packed. I wouldn't have wanted to be someone driving or attempting to get through any street. And, yeah, we had a good time. There's this one guy at the corner of the street that every year he brings out, like, this huge amplifier and he has, like, all these effects programmed in, and he just kind of says creepy, weird things. Kids walk by through the microphone as kids walk by. Yeah, like, where did my spiders go?

[Jason Moore]

And you know what? You can't stop me from doing it.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm not going to. I'm not going. You've got a voice.

[Jason Moore]

It's not me.

[Mike Wright]

He's not saying things like, you should sign Percy Harvin.

[Andy Holloway]

No, no, no, not that weird.

[Mike Wright]

Okay. All right.

[Andy Holloway]

That's the last thing I want in my. In my Halloween bag, let's put it that way. But yeah. Jordan Howard. What a night. I did say he'd be the guy to start, and I said the Bears would have a good game. So that's. That's my way of comforting myself in spite of the fact, congratulations, no one played Jordan Howard. Here's the headline that I wanted to get out there about. Jordan Howard. Congratulations. If you played him, I'm not sure Congratulations if you own him because what you have seen over the last two games is exactly what you will receive the rest of the season. You will receive a hot hand approach by John Fox if Kadeem Carey, let's say Howard doesn't break a 69 yard run on the second play from scrimmage or whatever it was. If, if he's struggling for three or four carries and Kadeem Kerry comes in and runs off a few, you're going to see what you saw two weeks ago where he goes with the hot hand Langford carry. Howard still would love to own Howard. He's the best guy to own. He's the best upside potential because if he does get the hot hand, he has enough talent to do something with it.

[Jason Moore]

Certainly the most talented of the three. I think all three of us would agree with that.

[Andy Holloway]

But you have John Fox and you have to throw cold water on Bell cow status in my opinion. Because of John Fox. Yeah. And because of what they're doing there.

[Mike Wright]

I can agree with that. The other big news, Alshon Jeffrey touchdown. Hey, I remember him now. I thought we were having a one of those moments that is just a tiny snapshot of the season when Jay Cutler, pinpoint accuracy, nailed Alshon Jeffrey in the back of the head with the football, which was that by far the best moment of the entire game when Alshon Jeffries breaking deep, doesn't even turn around and just gets pelted. So I mean, that was fantastic. But luckily for Alshon Jeffrey, owners Xavier Rhodes had to similar to the Josh NORMAN Situation on A.J. green, Xavier Rhodes had to exit for a couple plays and boom, boom, boom, touchdown. And Cutler took advantage. And Alshon's in the end zone.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. This is why after last week we recommended trading for Alshon Jeffrey because we knew it was going to rush Cutler back. And when Cutler is there, Jeffrey is a top wide receiver option. Unfortunately, now that all this greatness has come together, they're on by.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. So it's Tuesday and Tuesday means waiver wire. That's what we're covering on the show today, all the big waiver wire names. We also have our full Stream Ahead segment giving you a quarterback option.

[Mike Wright]

Now get ready.

[Andy Holloway]

Look, you need it. You need it because this week you have Brady and Palmer and Cousins and Dalton on by. And so you're going to need one of those surprise quarterback streamers whether you like it or not.

[Jason Moore]

Whether you like it, you're not going to like it. You're not going to like when all of those quarterbacks are on buy. You don't like the options you are left with. The only solace you have is that if anyone else is streaming, they also have garbage options to choose from.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, we're giving you our best three. Yep, we're giving you our best three options. So if you want to follow the show, you can do it on twitter @the ffballers. That's where you can also catch Mike on his weekly periscope on Sunday mornings. Check us out on YouTube. Check out those costumes from yesterday. I'm convinced that I could have done the show on Skype and you just put a mannequin there with the hair I like. I didn't move for half the episode. It was entertaining. We're also on the Fantasy sports network. Check out the website, the fancy footballers.com and our [e-mail]. here's the quick question for the day, guys. We're playing another game of who am I? Which is always fun about the midpoint of the season to kind of see where we stand, where we thought we were going. Clue number one. All right, here we go. Who am I? I am the wide receiver 11 in half point scoring, which is one spot above Odell Beckham Jr.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

All right.

[Mike Wright]

That's on the season.

[Andy Holloway]

He's on the season. Okay, I am 17th in receiving yards over almost 400 yards behind the league leader, A.J. green. All right.

[Mike Wright]

Okay. So that leads me.

[Jason Moore]

Touchdown.

[Mike Wright]

Touchdown. We're getting touchdowns.

[Andy Holloway]

There you go. There you go. Of the wide receiver ones, only four of us, including me, have done it in seven games instead of eight. I have my guess because no buy yet.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, really?

[Andy Holloway]

Right. I'm sorry. Has had the buy. So seven games out of eight.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I hit my guess.

[Andy Holloway]

Let's. Let's hear the guess before I give you four and five.

[Jason Moore]

My guess would be Hordy Nelson.

[Mike Wright]

That's my guess as well.

[Andy Holloway]

You are incorrect. We're moving on. All right, you're both wrong. I'm tied for the lowest number of catches among wide receiver ones with 36. 36 catches.

[Mike Wright]

Okay, I've.

[Andy Holloway]

And I'm going to give you one more.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm super fast.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, okay.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm super duper fast.

[Jason Moore]

I got it.

[Mike Wright]

Okay, well, it's not Larry Fitzgerald.

[Andy Holloway]

It's not Larry Fitzgerald.

[Jason Moore]

He's up near the top. It's clearly got to be Brandon Cooks.

[Andy Holloway]

It's Brandon Cooks, wide receiver 11 right now, but only almost 400 yards behind A.J. green. Very dependent on the big play thus far, but still in that wide receiver one.

[Jason Moore]

He's in the wide receiver One that doesn't always help you and oftentimes hurts your team.

[Andy Holloway]

Like a new dj.

[Jason Moore]

I mean. Yeah, exactly. He's not a very helpful. Nobody who has. Brandon Cooks is just really happy where they drafted him, I think.

[Andy Holloway]

You think? You don't think they're happy?

[Jason Moore]

I would rather have had in my starting roster weekend week out Michael Crabtree than Brandon Cooks.

[Andy Holloway]

If I was trying to stock my roster with two. I would like Brandon Cooks as my wide receiver too, is what I'm saying. He's the perfect two. I know. I realize he's just barely in the one category, but he's a great compliment because he can give you a boom week if you've had. If you have a steady option. Like, would you like Crabtree and Cooks?

[Jason Moore]

I would. Yeah. I mean, that. That would be a nice combination.

[Andy Holloway]

All right.

[Jason Moore]

Because if those were my top two guys, I probably have some nice studly running backs with them.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, you guys want to get into the news? You have anything else you want to say about the game last night?

[Mike Wright]

Nope.

[Jason Moore]

News and notes from around the league.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, I thought of something. A. If you're going to stream a defense against Minnesota, that's not a terrible idea.

[Andy Holloway]

Stream of defense. Oh, yeah.

[Mike Wright]

That offensive line is in shambles.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, they don't have a lot. I mean, you. If you just think about it and you watch the games, what do you do. You don't have Jeremy Cannon out there right now. Even if he did. I mean.

[Mike Wright]

Well, anyways.

[Andy Holloway]

How is Asiata and Diggs going to destroy your team?

[Jason Moore]

They are. They are a defense and running team that cannot run the ball. And so they're literally just a defense. And those don't. Those don't get the job done.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, that. That is. You're right, Mike. You should stream a defense against Minnesota's offense right now. All right. The Bucks. The Bucks signed Mike James from the Lions practice squad. Former Buccaneer.

[Mike Wright]

He's back. That means Jock Whiz is for sure not going to play.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I mean, you got a Thursday night game. He's in a walking boot. Who do you start in in Tampa if you need a flyer. If you need a Thursday night start. Is it Peyton Barber? Is it Anton Smith? Is it Mike James?

[Mike Wright]

It's definitely not Mike James. It's going to be between Anton Smith and Peyton Barber. But it's a. It is a situation out there. You had Anton Smith who out snapped Barber vastly. He out touched him 5 to 1 when Jock Wiz went down. It was Anton Smith, but Smith is quite a Bit older and very small for a running back. You're talking a guy who's three inches taller than Jock Wiz, but 15 pounds less than him. So he just, he's, he's a scat back.

[Jason Moore]

Anton Smith has always been that, that scat back role, the pass catching role. So I think you're going to see these guys both play, both be involved, Anton Smith be more utilized in the passing game. I would rather, if I had to start one, I would rather start Antone Smith.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm with you. I'm with you. I would rather start Anton Smith as well. All right.

[Jason Moore]

And you all, you always, always have the chance at the 80 yard touchdown reception with Anton Smith.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

You do remember when he did that like three games in a row.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Back in the day.

[Andy Holloway]

Falcons running back Tevin Coleman is a game time decision on Thursday. Did not practice on Monday. I am definitely, definitely leaning on the out side.

[Mike Wright]

But that's a, that's at least positive news that by next week he could be back.

[Andy Holloway]

Titans say DeMarco Murray's MRI came back, quote good for the most part.

[Jason Moore]

What is that other part?

[Andy Holloway]

This little piggy went to market. This little piggy came home. This little piggy is good for the most part.

[Jason Moore]

And this little piggy. We're not going to talk about that little piggy.

[Andy Holloway]

We're not.

[Jason Moore]

This little piggy is called go make sure you have Derek Henry.

[Andy Holloway]

That little guy you've been talking.

[Mike Wright]

I won't try that little guy.

[Andy Holloway]

I don't think you can get Derek Henry Henry. Easy now. But you told people to do it two weeks ago. So hopefully they listen. Hopefully they listen. Packers released Nile Davis.

[Mike Wright]

Goodbye.

[Andy Holloway]

The packers made a very smart trade for Nile Davis because they didn't owe anything for him unless he played a certain amount of snaps. And they just needed him to fill in a roster spot until. I mean, hopefully this means James Starks is closer than we think.

[Jason Moore]

Hey, but that's all right because Kansas City, they needed a running back and so now that Nile Davis has been released, they can grab him, they can sign.

[Andy Holloway]

They signed Bishop Sankey instead.

[Jason Moore]

Sorry, Niall.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, The Chief signed Bishop Sankey. I think this is an indictment on the status of both Spencer Ware and the future of Jamal Charles this season. Because you don't go out. I mean you don't go out and sign. That's almost the best indication of a status. Something's wrong. I doubt where plays. Which makes Char west one of our headline waiver wire guys today. But this signing means that maybe things aren't going right in the right direction for Jamal Charles and his knees, which is unfortunate.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Because there's not. There aren't too many guys I have more respect for than Jamal Charles in the NFL. So it's unfortunate to see his body break down because his talent is incredible. All right, Thomas Rawls already ruled out for week number nine, so we're gonna have to wait longer for Mr. Rawls.

[Mike Wright]

Probably at least a few weeks still.

[Andy Holloway]

Cody Castler fully cleared to play. The Browns have not named a starter.

[Jason Moore]

I can tell you right now, my stream of the week would have been Josh McCown.

[Andy Holloway]

If you knew he was.

[Jason Moore]

If I knew he was starting. And really, I mean, let's be honest. If Cody Kessler starts, Josh McCown will be in in about three minutes when Cody Kessler gets injured. Because all Browns starting quarterbacks get injured. It's what they do.

[Andy Holloway]

Do you know what Terrell Pryor's average depth of target this was this past week with Josh McCown?

[Mike Wright]

I do not.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, let's put it this way. Out of the top 10 targeted players this week, Pryor was number eight. Okay.

[Mike Wright]

For depth of target.

[Andy Holloway]

No, he was number eight in total target, 13 targets. Average depth of target, 19.77 yards.

[Jason Moore]

19 on. On that many targets.

[Andy Holloway]

Let me give you perspective.

[Jason Moore]

I love Josh McCown. I love him.

[Andy Holloway]

The next highest was Dez at 16.98. And then AJ Green, as opposed to Devonte Adams. Do you know what his Average depth target was?

[Jason Moore]

2.

[Andy Holloway]

Negative 5.4.5. So Terrell Pryor shots down the field really torched. Torched Terrell Rivas until they started giving Reavis help in that game. So we all want McCown. I feel like there should be a petition for Josh McCown in the fantasy community.

[Mike Wright]

Fantasy players. Do the Browns need to start Cody Kessler?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. The Browns worry that if McCown's in there, they might win a game.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Corey Coleman cleared the practice in full, so he's another guy we'll talk about in the waiver segment. And then Ty Montgomery. The surprise, quote, illness that kept him out was related to a sickle cell trait, the same thing that John Brown's dealing with. And so he hopes to play this week, but you need to monitor it might not happen. You saw Brown miss a week, and so Montgomery, he's going to be on the fence of getting back in here.

[Jason Moore]

I think you saw Brown miss one week, and then he was able to get it, you know, taken care of enough to start. You already have have time. Montgomery having missed a week, I think he'll be ready to play this next. This. This following week.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay. All right, we got Bruce Arians naming J.J. nelson as a starter. Skeletor for the Cardinals.

[Jason Moore]

They are on by.

[Andy Holloway]

Kind of a strange thing to do, in my opinion. You're heading into a buy and you just come out and say, hey, he's a starter. I think it's.

[Jason Moore]

He's been great.

[Mike Wright]

He actually.

[Jason Moore]

He has deserved. I believe he deserves to be in that role.

[Mike Wright]

He said this news while staring locked eyes with Michael Floyd. This wasn't a. This wasn't an announcement.

[Andy Holloway]

Who does Michael Floyd start with?

[Jason Moore]

Hey, Mike, Mike, look at me.

[Andy Holloway]

Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike, Mike.

[Jason Moore]

Look at my eyes.

[Andy Holloway]

Dump day.

[Jason Moore]

J.J. nelson is the starter.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. The. What is he. He's like a toothpick.

[Jason Moore]

J.J. nelson. Yeah, he's a very fast toothpick.

[Mike Wright]

Ron Wolfley literally calls him Skeletor.

[Andy Holloway]

Does he?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Well, so we need to get that going.

[Andy Holloway]

Who does Michael Floyd play for next year?

[Jason Moore]

Ooh, it's a great question.

[Andy Holloway]

Not the Cardinals. Hashtag not the Cardinals.

[Mike Wright]

It's definitely not the Cardinals.

[Jason Moore]

I don't think it's definitely not the Cardinals. I put it 50. 50.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, let's move on. Jacob. Tammy out for week nine. Austin Hooper.

[Mike Wright]

Austin Hooper has flashed. He's got some talents.

[Jason Moore]

Has he missed? I think he's 12 for 12. Is he on the year as far as targets receptions?

[Andy Holloway]

Wasn't he on Sesame Street?

[Mike Wright]

Wasn't that Austin Hooper?

[Andy Holloway]

Mr. Hooper. Wasn't it? Mr. Hooper?

[Mike Wright]

I don't. I don't know.

[Andy Holloway]

You could take that to the bank. I remember my childhood.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, but the big news. The big news we alluded to of the day. Oh, man. Look, over the last few years, Andy Holloway has had a couple of guys that he's just loved. Arian Foster. We know about Arian Foster. Right. But back in the day, for that one Magic season.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, it was half a season.

[Jason Moore]

For that one Magic. Half a season, it was called. It was predicted. It was wonderful. He had him as Mr. Percy Harvin. Andy, I have big news for you.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, no.

[Jason Moore]

Percy Harvin is back in the NFL. He has signed with your Buffalo Bills.

[Andy Holloway]

Probably. Probably.

[Mike Wright]

You go number one.

[Jason Moore]

Waiver claim, right?

[Andy Holloway]

No, not. Not exactly. But he has to be better than the Walt Powell, Justin Hunter experiment going on in Buffalo. So they need wide receivers.

[Mike Wright]

I just saw a funny tweet that's making the rounds. And, you know, as a parent, you're concerned about what is inside the bag, the Halloween goodie bag of your kids. You Know the, the tall tales, the myths you have the apples with the poison or the razor blades in here.

[Andy Holloway]

Delicious. Oh, wait.

[Mike Wright]

Well, someone had tweeted out there's a parents check your kids bags. I just found Cleveland Browns tickets in my.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh no.

[Mike Wright]

Poison Danger.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, all right. We're going to get into the waivers, chat about all of the guys that we kind of consider headline. This is a tough week, let's put it that way. This is a tough week for a lot of reasons. Your waivers in part are a reaction to injuries, in part are a reaction to buy weeks. And in part, some of these guys on waivers are on by. So how much do you spend for guys that are on their buy in the upcoming week but still have value for rest of season? We're going to get into all of that right now.

[Jason Moore]

Let me in, coach.

[Andy Holloway]

A reminder, the bye weeks, Arizona, Chicago, Cincinnati, Houston, New England and Washington. It's far reaching. It probably impacts your team. I know it impacts mine. I have several rosters that I pulled open this morning and had like five or six guys on by. And so yeah, Kenneth Dixon's in a starting lineup for me right now before the waivers go through among other players. Somebody asked me on the radio this morning, I went on a show and he said, Look, I'm five and five. I'm a 500 team.

[Mike Wright]

He's five and five.

[Jason Moore]

Incredible.

[Andy Holloway]

Wait, sorry, I'm a 500 team, not five and five.

[Mike Wright]

Did you say that's literally impossible, sir?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, and then I hung up. I hung up.

[Mike Wright]

They play preseason fantasy.

[Andy Holloway]

All right. He's 500 is what I meant. He's a 500 team. Are we good? Are you okay, Mike?

[Mike Wright]

I want this joke to keep going.

[Andy Holloway]

500 team wants to know if he should punt the weak or because, you know, dropping all these bi week guys. You have to drop players to sign players.

[Mike Wright]

Right.

[Andy Holloway]

And wanted to know if he, you know, kind of punts the week because his rest of the season prognosis is better. And my advice to him, and I'll see if you guys agree with this.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, because I got my answer.

[Andy Holloway]

My advice is no, obviously no. And the reason being is you are wrong when you say my rest of season is set up to go because too many variables are in place. Last week, if you said my, my rest of season set up with Mark Ingram, you would have been right. This week you would have been wrong. Too many things can happen. You have to play for the week. And what I told him too. And here's a, here's a strategy for players this can be the time of year where you work a trade that allows you to skip a bye week and give you an advantage. Because if you trade for a guy that's already passed their by with a player that's either on by this week or going on by in the next few weeks, which is more ideal for the trade then you skip a bye week. You set yourself up to take advantage of teams that do have buys because you're going to be playing the David Johnson owner this week. Without David Johnson, you're going to be playing some of these matchups. And so I think it's a good, this is kind of a strategic apex for your season. These two bye weeks where trades and the way that you think about winning these weeks really matters.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, and I completely agree with this and I think it can go both ways. Let's say you're, you're crushing it. You're undefeated. Maybe this is a situation where you can, the 500 team has a David Johnson. You can, as Jason says, withstand that victory, go grab David Johnson for cheaper than you possibly can because this, this other team has to get a win. So it goes both ways. This is, these are situations you need to be looking for. So before we jump into the waiver wire.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, it's a long list.

[Mike Wright]

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[Jason Moore]

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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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[Jason Moore]

It is for the show. Mike. How dare you.

[Andy Holloway]

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[Mike Wright]

And you know what? At a great price. That's a great price.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. So you got to check it out. Sometimes they're cheaper than you can even fathom. Go make your bids. It's free to bid. And when you go there, tell them that the fantasy football make your free.

[Mike Wright]

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[Jason Moore]

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[Andy Holloway]

All right, let's go ahead and chat about some wide receiver options on the waiver wire. Unless you guys want to start with running backs.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, let's start with running backs because as we said, premium position, something that you're going to be higher demand. You can find a waiver wire wide receiver easier. So let's start with the running back. The headliner for me is Char West. Charles is owned in basically no leagues. He's the guy that's going to step into that role on an Andy Reid offense. If you know Charles, we know is going to be out. Spencer Ware's got the concussion and chartwest look. He doesn't look like Spencer Ware on the field, but he's averaging 4.2 a carry this year he can step into that role. We saw it last year. He was a savior for teams last year. I think he's the guy facing Jacksonville who has their share of problems. He's the guy to own this this week.

[Mike Wright]

Here's the deal with. With Char west. Before Spencer Ware existed was even a thought or a figment in your brain. Last year, it was Char west who came out the gates. He had three games of over 20 carries. And you know what? One of those games against Denver, and here's what he did. His yards per carry was not great. However, 69 yards and a touchdown. Oh, let me throw in 92 receiving yards and a touchdown against Denver. Charizard in Denver, and Denver was great last year. So look, Char west can get it done. The Kansas City Chiefs just have great scheme. Andy Reid knows how to maximize running backs. So if you are in a situation, you need to buy yourself a win, you need to buy a replacement for your roster. This week, it's for me, as of right now, it's Char West.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I think we all agree that Char west is probably the best pickup to play this week. There is a little bit of a gamble here.

[Mike Wright]

This is not without risk, you know.

[Jason Moore]

Because should Spencer Ware be cleared from the concussion protocol, then he'll be, you know, mixed, and he'll. He will still have some value. So it's not like, I mean, a lot of times people are out there saying, okay, my waivers are just empty. My running, you know, I have Lamar Miller and David Johnson and they're on by. So I've got to plug in someone. Charizard would be our. Probably our number one recommendation. There's other guys we talked a little bit about Antone Smith and Peyton Barber. Those are startable assets.

[Andy Holloway]

Here's a guy to pay attention to.

[Jason Moore]

For me as a startable asset this week.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, as a startable, I was actually going a different direction. So do you want to talk about a couple more of those guys?

[Jason Moore]

I think if we group together because some players are really saying I got to have someone to start. Who else?

[Andy Holloway]

Duan Harris.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

If dejuan Harris for San Francisco.

[Mike Wright]

If Carlos.

[Andy Holloway]

If Carlos Hyde is out again, the kind of narrative had been Mike Davis.

[Jason Moore]

But Andy, it's Mike Davis and the big salad.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. It's not voice of public opinion. Go look at last week and it was dejuan Harris.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. And he looked. He looked good. He looked like he gained the trust of Chip Kelly.

[Mike Wright]

Here's a guy that you can pick up and you can play him this week. I am not too proud to admit this but Darren Sprols is a great pickup. He's available in nearly half of leagues. My love for Ryan Matthews is not carried on in Philadelphia. I like the breaking news yesterday was Doug Peterson is going to take a look at and he might name Darren Sprouls the number one running back except.

[Jason Moore]

Face as exactly what I thought.

[Mike Wright]

He has been the number one running back on the team for weeks.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah but his his words didn't back that up. Every week you two hooligans would be back on the Ryan Matthews train because of the words of Doug Peterson.

[Jason Moore]

I have not always been back on that train. How dare you. All right. Another startable guy but just saying he.

[Mike Wright]

Takes on the Giants and look if Darren Sprols is going to get the kind of work and the kind of snaps that he did last week, then he's a great starter.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Mike Wright]

Another guy you can breaks my heart.

[Jason Moore]

You can grab he's owned in about half of ESPN leagues more available in Yahoo. Bilal Powell is a guy who should not be available. I don't. I don't think in most agreed he has done enough where most weeks he is serviceable. He's not going to go out there and get you a zero. He had 76 yards and a touchdown this last week on the ground usually he's been catching enough balls where if you're in a PPR league he's valuable. He's out there.

[Andy Holloway]

Let me ask you this third most touches in the league this past week belong to Tim Hightower. 26 rushes in a reception. He's going to be out there and fantasy owners with Mark Ingram are freaking out. What does it look like? What is the prognosis for Hightower and how do you feel like the few specifically this week with a great matchup against San Francisco. Could you flex? Could you start Hightower? Could you play both players because they'll both be involved. How do you think that's going to break down? I have my thoughts but I want to hear your guys's.

[Jason Moore]

My thoughts are that it will be where you can play both players. The San Francisco 49ers have been so bad against running backs that I think you're going to see good production from both guys. Tim Hightower earned touches this last week. According to Sean Payton. He liked what he liked what he saw but he's liked what he's seen every time that Tim Hightower's had the opportunity. Even going back to last year according.

[Mike Wright]

To Sean Payton is was the best proclaimer in that sense, you know, I.

[Jason Moore]

Know that he was under 4 yards of carry and that there was some stuff that you don't like, but he was also over 100 yards on the ground against Seattle's very tough run defense. That hasn't made anyone look good. So I actually. I actually will put myself in Sean Payton's camp. I think if you need to start Tim Hightower this week, you're going to be fine. And, you know, honestly, if you look back a couple years, is he the.

[Andy Holloway]

Better sign than West? If you're looking for something long term?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Because he's still a great handcuff should anything happen to Ingram.

[Andy Holloway]

The interesting thing about Hightower and his quote, unquote production last week, obviously, the volume was there, the production was there. He had multiple opportunities on the goal line and couldn't get in. Eventually, Breeze got in on one of them. On the other, the other possession, I don't think they scored. So you have to imagine Ingram if Peyton comes out. They spent money on Ingram. They have a large investment on Ingram, and. And they've been very encouraging about what happened. What's amazing about the fumble, too, is it was not. I think Peyton even came out and said this wasn't necessarily his fault, but it was.

[Mike Wright]

He deserved to be benched the whole game.

[Jason Moore]

No, he said he didn't plan to bench him the whole game, but he felt like he couldn't take Tim Hightower out. That's why I'm saying. I mean, going forward, he's earned a workload. And if. If you look back at previous years, you've got Kyrie Robinson coming in as a touchdown vulture. Over and over and over. Mark Ingram gets you down to the goal line, and for some reason, oftentimes they. They took him out.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. John Kuhn, right? Here's. Here's something you'll like this analogy, Mike. I. And I. If I could remember his name, I would. I would say it. Saw it on the Fantasy Sports Network interview this morning. These guys are not puppies being trained. Mark Ingram knows that fumbling is bad.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, right. Because that's kind of your mindset is you're like, these are not little puppies or kids that are getting trained to go potty.

[Mike Wright]

They understand the rules of football and the strategy of football that if I fumble, it's very bad for my team. We got to make sure he knows that. You cannot fumble.

[Andy Holloway]

Will they break the dunce cap out.

[Mike Wright]

If you get him in the corner?

[Andy Holloway]

Because I think Steven Ridley's the only one that's ever received the dunce cap and actually been in the corner. Here's some guys that are on by this week that you should pay attention to as well. Dion Lewis. With James White and his lack of production, I actually see the. I see a pathway now to Dion Lewis being more valuable than I thought he would be because White hasn't been.

[Mike Wright]

It's all about his health, though.

[Andy Holloway]

It is all about his health. Robert Kelly and his potential to kind of own the backfield in Washington. It's not necessarily a high probability, but the possibility of a running back, a starting running back needs to be paid attention to there on by this week as well.

[Mike Wright]

And if you can stash him, he's going to be cheaper this week than next week.

[Andy Holloway]

I also think James Starks is a stash. I was going to say you must.

[Jason Moore]

Make and two other stashes. Starks is definitely a good one. Alfred Morris is available in most leagues still. He shouldn't be.

[Andy Holloway]

Is that like a Robert, I mean, is that like a Tom Selleck stash? Like, is that the level of stash?

[Jason Moore]

It's a real nice stash.

[Mike Wright]

I mean he's a, he's an incredible handcuff. We have all just the weird stuff floating out there on Elliott with his domestic abuse.

[Jason Moore]

I don't expect anything going to happen.

[Mike Wright]

But there are, there's things, there's rumblings in the bushes about maybe a suspension.

[Jason Moore]

Without that, he's still a good guy to have on your team. Derek Henry somehow is still available in over 50% of leagues. Come on, I've checked every single league I'm in. He's not available in any of them. But according to ESPN and Yahoo, he's available in more than 50% of leagues. Grab him for sure. And then I'll throw out one other name. If you're listening, you're like, man, all these guys are gone. I have to play someone this week and I'm going to the garbage dumpster. And I know you guys might disagree. I'm going to throw out Damian Williams.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh yeah, I do disagree.

[Jason Moore]

From the Miami Dolphins watching the last few games, Jay Ajayi is the guy.

[Andy Holloway]

We didn't have to watch the whole game to see Williams. You just had to watch like four plays.

[Jason Moore]

But Damian Williams has been productive over the last month. And, and that was with Aaron Foster. That was with Aaron Foster playing a quarter of their snaps. Arian Foster is retired. I think Damian Williams will be used in. And if you have to, I mean, if you're going like, okay, who do you know Would you Toron Ward.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, come on.

[Jason Moore]

No, I'm just.

[Andy Holloway]

I'd start him over. Taron Ward.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, well, there you go.

[Andy Holloway]

I'd even start him over Taryn Ward.

[Jason Moore]

I'm just saying there are people that need the deeper options.

[Mike Wright]

We're here for you then. Those people need to look at CJ Pro sites.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, absolutely.

[Mike Wright]

Over 100 yards total last week. I know a lot of it came on a trip.

[Andy Holloway]

Spiller is gone.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

C.J. spiller is gone. Pro size is healthy. Thomas Rawls is still in neutral for the foreseeable future and so pro size workload is going to go up.

[Andy Holloway]

Absolutely. I agree with you guys. Let's talk about some wide receiver options. There were, you know, Dante Moncrief comes to mind right away because even though he's owned in over 50% of leagues, we have to mention him at the headline there because he played on 89.4% of snaps, 4 for 41 and a touchdown in a game where the Chiefs handled them pretty well. So it wasn't.

[Mike Wright]

And there was this not in the box score, a 45 yard touchdown to Dante Moncrief that got called back on a hold.

[Andy Holloway]

They don't put those in the box.

[Jason Moore]

No.

[Andy Holloway]

I wish they would.

[Mike Wright]

Since last year with Andrew Locke, Dante Moncrief averages over 13 PPR points a game.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. So he's probably not available. But look, and if he is, you must pick him up.

[Andy Holloway]

Guys that are more available. Kendall Wright had his second good game out of the past three. He's certainly the guy that Mario to loves and prefers. I still think he's frightening to own.

[Mike Wright]

You can see that fantasy owners did not believe in that performance as he has owned in under 7%.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, I'm sure it dropped right back down because he's like a yo yo. I mean, two weeks ago I almost bought him and started him. I didn't thankfully and he stunk. But you know, he looked good this past week. He's on the waiver wire in almost every league and with bi weeks and things like that, you could do worse than Kendall Wright. Quincy Anunois showing me something in the absence of Decker in a consistency all.

[Jason Moore]

Year he's been good all year. He has been a startable asset and I expect at the end of the year he's going to finish no lower than a wide receiver three and he might sneak up into that wide receiver two territory. So he should most certainly be picked up. You know another guy who's available in half leagues that we've forgotten about and should be picked up. I think that's Steve Smith, senor. He was rested. He was coming off of an of off the bye week. Whenever guys are coming off of a buy who were injured going into the buy, you just forget about them. You're like, who?

[Mike Wright]

Right.

[Jason Moore]

So I would pick him up. If he plays this week, he's going to be a great start. Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Because he's somebody that if you wanted to sign him last week, you really couldn't because you needed to fill your roster out with somebody that was playing. So he's definitely somebody that sneaks up on you. You know, if for some reason Devonte Adams is available, I can't speak highly enough of his target share right now. He's been great for and who knows with Montgomery and Cobb over the next few weeks with what Aaron Rodgers is doing? He seems to have earned the trust of Aaron Rodgers with 12 catches on 14 targets. I mean, that's just an incredibly high efficiency rate. I know the passes were short, but pretty, pretty impressive. Some other guys worth mentioning, Andrew Hawkins and Tyreek Hill were two of the biggest outperformers from their projections past week.

[Jason Moore]

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Andrew Hawkins. Eat it. Corey Coleman's back. Corey Coleman is at practice, and that's who I would pick up.

[Andy Holloway]

Do you. Do you have a shirt, like a Corey Coleman shirt or a tattoo or what in the world?

[Jason Moore]

I'm getting them printed up. I got a box of 250.

[Andy Holloway]

Why do you like Corey Coleman so much?

[Jason Moore]

Because I think he is an extremely talented guy. When he played with Josh McCown the only game where basically both started and finished the game, he was, I think, like the third best wide receiver in the league.

[Andy Holloway]

So one game, you're set.

[Jason Moore]

He's been injured the whole year. Yeah. I mean, and he's not.

[Andy Holloway]

And McCown's probably not going to be in there.

[Mike Wright]

And I'm just saying the talent is.

[Jason Moore]

There and he's available.

[Andy Holloway]

Here's the problem. Are you starting Corey Coleman over Terrell Pryor?

[Jason Moore]

No.

[Andy Holloway]

Are you. Are you flexing Corey Coleman over Gary Barnage?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

You would, you would play Corey Coleman first week back over Barnett?

[Jason Moore]

No, no, no. Not first week back. I'm just saying eventually I think I will.

[Andy Holloway]

But.

[Mike Wright]

But if he has a big week, then he's going to cost you a buttload next week.

[Andy Holloway]

I will agree that the potential for something to come for a Coleman is there. I just. It's tough with that offense and with Kessler and with what Pryor is doing. In the offense, I'll say a couple more days. Long term dynasty, anything like that, you have to own him.

[Mike Wright]

J.J. nelson, the aforementioned into the starting role. He's on by this week, but Skeletor could be.

[Andy Holloway]

That's normally how you can grab a guy.

[Mike Wright]

Yes. He could be great for your fantasy teams. And look, Sammy Coates, he's had some, some time to rest. That broken finger, the laceration. Big Ben is back in practice. That's the bigger news for Sammy Coates in my opinion. And he was dropped in a lot of leagues. He's available in over 50% of them. So I think it's time to pick him back up and see what he can do.

[Jason Moore]

And there's a good spot start matchup here again for Mohamed sanu. He went 9 for 84 on a touchdown last week, plays Tampa Bay this week. I think you could do worse than having to throw him in.

[Andy Holloway]

I agree with that. And if Julio is limited by an ankle injury again, you could stumble into some great production.

[Mike Wright]

Yep.

[Andy Holloway]

At the tight end position. Give me some names. There are people with Rob Gronkowski on by this week. Tyler Iford on by this week after the big performance. So you know Zach Miller on by. Fedorowitz on by. Jordan Reed on by. This is a, this is a week where you need a tight end problem. So give me your favorite.

[Mike Wright]

Eric Ebron is the headliner. He's back to another game of 10 targets, 7 for 79. He is involved in the offense. If, if he's going to play you, you can count on him for some decent yardage. He's not one of these tight ends like Julius Thomas. Right. It's getting two or three receptions a game. You hope that he scores well with Ebron, of course you hope he scores, but you know that if he doesn't, he won't just put up an absolute crap fest for fantasy scoring. So he's my number one guy. C.J. fedorowicz, Fedora Hat guy. He's on, he's on by. But he's, he's jumping up here into a startable tight end.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, but you're not, you're not going to grab Fedorowicz going into a buy, are you?

[Andy Holloway]

No. You're not.

[Jason Moore]

No.

[Mike Wright]

Unlikely.

[Jason Moore]

Just.

[Mike Wright]

But you need to remember him.

[Jason Moore]

The guy that I would grab would. Would be Cameron Brait. Cameron Brait has been a disappointment to me.

[Mike Wright]

Fool me once. Yeah, fool me twice.

[Jason Moore]

He's been a disappointment.

[Mike Wright]

Fool me thrice.

[Jason Moore]

He hasn't been as involved as he was those first few weeks. He did get a touchdown last week. Still only caught three balls. But I think the combination of the fact that he's had a handful of quality fantasy producing games. A handful matched with. He's got just a delightful matchup this week against Atlanta who is terrible against tight end. I would, you know, if you've got to start one, I would throw him out there in the same game.

[Mike Wright]

I'll say Brake versus Hooper.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, I was going to say Austin.

[Andy Holloway]

Hooper needs to be brought.

[Jason Moore]

I like Austin Hooper quite a lot and he's available in 100%.

[Andy Holloway]

I've got a pretty big name that I want your opinion on.

[Jason Moore]

All right.

[Andy Holloway]

This player had no limitations on his return to practice on Tuesday and his name's Ladarius Green.

[Jason Moore]

I thought that's where.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh yeah, Ladarius Green off the buy. No limitations.

[Jason Moore]

You know, danger, man, that's.

[Andy Holloway]

That is dangerous.

[Mike Wright]

But if I reward.

[Andy Holloway]

But would you play Hooper or Green?

[Jason Moore]

I would play Hooper over Green. Yeah, I would.

[Andy Holloway]

Because Jacob Tammy's going to be out. So Hooper is a streaming starter.

[Jason Moore]

Show me some flashes where he's been really a quality tight end. Obviously he was drafted to be that. He was that way in college and while I don't usually like rookie tight ends, he because Tammy is out, he's thrust into a role in a good matchup where I guess I just trust it a little bit more than all the weirdness that's gone on with Green over the off season. Is it an ankle? Is it a head? And now he's back and if he comes out and drops two touchdowns, I won't be surprised. If he comes out and blocks for five plays and just gets kind of his feet wet. I wouldn't be surprised.

[Mike Wright]

I'd say Green is by far the better long term pickup.

[Andy Holloway]

Hooper.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

This is a spot start. Jacob Tamby's going to be back and Hooper will be back on the bench.

[Andy Holloway]

The nice thing about Green as a flyer is the bouncing around of secondary targets. Behind Antonio Brown is.

[Mike Wright]

Jesse James has been solid for.

[Andy Holloway]

I know but it's just been. I'm just saying even Wheaton Hayward Bay and the depth chart changes and coats injuries and Yeah, I just think that there are opportunities there for that offense. Let's talk about some defensive streaming starters before we get into our streaming quarterback options and waiver wire quarterback options. So who do you think you can throw out there this week as a defense and see production that'll impact your fantasy team?

[Mike Wright]

Cowboys. Look, I'm taking on Cleveland again. It didn't work out extremely well for The Jets. But the Cowboys as a unit are much better than the jets as an entire defense. So I'm going with them against Cody Kessler. I think that they're a great stream and yahoo leagues. They're available in about 85%. I mean they're widely available.

[Andy Holloway]

What about that Falcons defense against the sometimes mistake prone Jameis Winston? Or do you stay away from this game because you worry about.

[Jason Moore]

I think it's going to be a high scoring game personally. So I would be a little bit worried about it.

[Andy Holloway]

Buy into the Panthers rejuvenation on the defensive side of the ball.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, they're not widely available but I like them. I threw them on just in case they were. I picked them up and I stashed them over the Cardinals week and they're going to take on the Rams which could be taking on Jared Goff in his first start.

[Andy Holloway]

You think that's going to happen?

[Mike Wright]

It's a possibility.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

You know, a defense I might. I might throw out there if you're just really going low.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I aim for low.

[Jason Moore]

The 20th ranked defense this year fantasy wise. The Miami Dolphins are at home against the Jets. I wanted to stream Ryan Fitzpatrick this week again but I just can't do it because he has looked so bad and he didn't throw an interception last week but I think part of he tried. Part of the reason he didn't throw an interception last week was because he was throwing the ball too poor. If he had thrown just a normal bad ball, the defenders had a chance to intercept it but there was just no defenders around, no offensive guys around. So.

[Mike Wright]

And we had talked about or I brought up streaming against Minnesota. Are we willing to stream the Detroit Lions?

[Jason Moore]

No.

[Andy Holloway]

Divisional game.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Where's that game at? Minnesota.

[Jason Moore]

Minnesota then.

[Andy Holloway]

No.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

No, I don't think so.

[Jason Moore]

Full stream ahead. I'll just throw out one more. The Chargers, since they've had Joey Bosa, they've looked really good. Tennessee Titans.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, that's a good one.

[Jason Moore]

Are a decent man.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I agree with you. So let's give our quarterback streams of the week. Look, when we give you our these names it's a thin week but we're looking for that 202 level production. Somebody that you can put in there and get a baseline of production with upside so that your team is not destroyed by a bye week or destroyed by a bad matchup.

[Mike Wright]

So if you are on your lunch break, put it down.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, you might not want to eat.

[Mike Wright]

Don't. Do not be chewing if you have a. Or an Apron of just something that can protect your clothing. Put it on.

[Jason Moore]

It's basically like the swimming rule. If you've eaten within 30 minutes, just pause it. Okay? Pause it right here. And then come back and listen. We don't want you to.

[Mike Wright]

If you've had diarrhea in the last month, then just skip this section altogether.

[Jason Moore]

Now, before we get to those, we kind of. We've been talking waiver wires. Now we're talking about people when we stream that are available in most leagues. Guys that are available in a lot of leagues that don't qualify. That would be just great. Waiver pickups. Look, if Jameis Winston is out there, you need to pick him up. Jameis Winston should be owned in 100% of smart leagues because Jameis Winston's schedule is great. He has been performing. This week is at Atlanta. So pick him up. He's still available in like 30% of leagues. Also, Dak Prescott plays the Browns. That's great. He's another guy I would pick up, but they don't qualify for how low we have to go here.

[Andy Holloway]

You want to know what's amazing about Winston is that I don't know if there's a quarterback in the league more dependent on their top tier wide receiver for their value. Like if Mark, if Mike Evans was out, I don't think that I wouldn't touch Jameis Winston with a ten foot pole.

[Mike Wright]

Well, Mike Evans, he produced without Mike.

[Jason Moore]

Evans this last week. Was. Was in the poopy pants.

[Andy Holloway]

What do you mean without Mike Evans?

[Mike Wright]

Evans had a very poor game.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, but Evans changes everything on the defense. I mean, if he's on the field, they're doubling Mike Evans, so it's not his production. I'm saying if you take away that top tier guy and all of a sudden you're throwing to Humphreys and Shepard and Brait.

[Mike Wright]

I'm bailing out.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm bailing out big time. So here's our streams of the week. I don't know if we've had a group of three names more terrifying than the group this week, but let's put it look, these have been working out this year. We're trying to give you that top 10, top 12 production. I'm just going to get mine out of the way. Guys. Yeah, it's Colin Kaepernick. I'm throwing Colin Kaepernick in his 8% ownership out there. He faces the New Orleans Saints at home. Coming off the by. Remember Brady, Palmer, Cousins, Dalton, you're in tough straits, all right? Dire straits. He could surprise you in this game. He's had 23 and 17 fantasy points in his two games. He moves the ball with his legs.

[Mike Wright]

He's running. Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

And so I think you could do worse than Colin Kaepernick this week. That New Orleans Saints is. Their defense is far from flawless. You put them in San Francisco. I think there are opportunities here. I'm just going to throw that out there. Colin Kaepernick, my stream of the week.

[Jason Moore]

All right, I guess I will go. I'll go next. This one will sound worse than I think it is.

[Andy Holloway]

I get there was no comments whatsoever on Colin Kaepernick.

[Jason Moore]

There's no way.

[Andy Holloway]

Great.

[Jason Moore]

The power of the Afro hopefully comes through. All right. Mine, I think, is going to seem worse than it actually is because we are fresh off of last night's debacle. And that is Sammy Biscuits. Sam Bradford is my guy. The last two weeks have left a very poor taste in your mouth because.

[Andy Holloway]

He'S really some dry old biscuits.

[Mike Wright]

The biscuits are done, man.

[Jason Moore]

Yes. So got him.

[Andy Holloway]

You got me there.

[Jason Moore]

You got me there.

[Andy Holloway]

Like, I love this.

[Jason Moore]

The last two weeks have been really bad. But the thing is about the last two weeks, even though we don't respect Chicago the way that we should, their defense has been pretty good. That he played at Philadelphia. Who's.

[Andy Holloway]

I respect them, by the way.

[Jason Moore]

Well, sure, I'm saying the universal we and at Chicago, those are two tough matchups on the road where he hasn't performed that great. But the previous few games when he was at home against the Giants, at home against Houston, he put up good fantasy games. This week he's at home against Detroit. So to me, I think you could.

[Andy Holloway]

Start Sammy Detroit only plays eight on D, is that correct?

[Mike Wright]

That's their secret.

[Andy Holloway]

That's their secret sauce. Okay, so Sammy Biscuits. Jason. Jason's pick of the week here.

[Jason Moore]

Sam Bradford.

[Andy Holloway]

Mike.

[Mike Wright]

All right, I'm streaming. Ryan Tannehill.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, goodness.

[Mike Wright]

At home against the New York Jets. Their secondary is very suspect. The Cleveland Browns and Josh McCown took care of them. Look, the jets are allowing. The lowest yardage I should say that they have allowed was 225 passing yards against Arizona in a game that where Arizona didn't even need Carson Palmer. So there's four multi touchdown games allowed by the jets, similar to Colin Kaepernick. Ryan Tannehill at home coming off of the bye week.

[Jason Moore]

Here's a. Here's a waiver pickup for you, Kenny Stills. Kenny still, I agree completely. The perfect Kenny Stills game. If you need a spot Start and you want that glory play where it's like, dude, I played Kenny Stills against you. He could, he could go off for.

[Andy Holloway]

That's exactly what Adam Gay says when he comes to the center field and talks to the other coach. He goes, I just played Kenny. Still Kenny Stills against you, and I won. No, I agree. Look, something's wrong with Darrell Rivas. There's talk today about him being cut after the season to save the $2 million roster bonus. Not even having him, you have to. Not even having him do the rotation to safety like they're planning there. He's getting torched down the field. I saw a stat today too, you know, last week, Terrell Pryor, right, he had 13 targets and torched Reavis in the first half. There were 100. He was the leader in the league on missed opportunity yards. So more targets down the field, more opportunities for him to be deep. 186 yards left on the field against Reivis. I think that's why Jason brought up Kenny Stills and that's why I agree with him because those speed threats are torching the jets defense right now. So, yeah, Ryan Tannehill, Sammy Biscuits and Color Kaepernick, you can start eating again. We won't bring up those names again. And don't forget about Dak Prescott against the Browns, because, you know, it's the Browns. So that does it for today's podcast. A reminder, check out jointhefoot.com Jointhefoot.com is our fantasy football community. Become an official Foot Clan supporter. Support this podcast. We're an independent year round fantasy football podcast putting our heart and soul into doing this every single day. So if you want to get involved, join our community. There are over 3,000 of you that have faithfully supported this show as a listener and as a supporter on jointhefoot.com.

[Jason Moore]

We really appreciate it.

[Andy Holloway]

Absolutely. So check that out. And we will be back tomorrow. We have our 300th episode of the show coming up very soon, so I think we're going to have a lot of fun with that. It's kind of crazy that we're getting to 300 already, but thank you so much for listening, subscribing and supporting this podcast. Everything that you guys do for us. And we will be back tomorrow.

[Mike Wright]

Yes. Thank you so much.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, are we doing a Megalodon this month? Thanksgiving?

[Mike Wright]

That remains to be seen, but we.

[Andy Holloway]

Will, we will plan.

[Mike Wright]

Fantasyjocks.com Footballers goodbye.

[Jason Moore]

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