Fantasy Football - Free Agent Predictions + Monty Trade, Combine Takeaways - Podcast for 3/3

Summary

Fantasy Footballers Podcast: Free Agent Predictions + Monty Trade, Combine Takeaways

Date: March 3, 2026
Hosts: Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, Mike "The Fantasy Hitman" Wright
Episode Theme:
A comprehensive dive into NFL free agency predictions, key player trade reactions (notably David Montgomery), and 2026 NFL Scouting Combine takeaways. The hosts evaluate real-life NFL moves with a lens toward fantasy football implications, forecast landing spots for free agents, and break down rookie combine performances that will shape the upcoming season’s fantasy landscape.

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Episode Overview

• Main Theme:
  Predicting upcoming NFL free agency signings, reacting to notable trades, and assessing the fantasy value implications from both the NFL Combine and potential free agent market.
• Special Tone:
  Lively banter, expert analysis, and honest dialogue about the tricky landscape of free agency—“just predictions, not gospel,” punctuated with laughter, mock arguments, and some self-deprecating humor.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. NFL Combine Takeaways

Timestamps: 06:28–16:30

• Running Backs are Fast:

  • 2026’s running back class is one of the fastest ever. Per Andy, “This is the fastest running back group that we've had.” [07:05]
  • Jason: “If you're over 215 pounds at running back and you run sub 4.4, I'm in because historically that's a really good bet.” [13:03]

• Key Prospects:

  • Mike Washington:
    Big winner with a 4.33 forty at 223 lbs; might be overhyped now. "The pendulum is going to swing too far… I do not doubt that he will go at the back of rookie first round drafts." – Jason [14:23]
  • Kenyan Sadiq (TE, Oregon):
    Athletic marvel (4.39 forty, mid-first projection pre-combine), but didn’t dominate in college. Andy: “If he had a monster production profile with that athletic prototype… I would be losing my mind right now.” [11:05]
  • Jonah Coleman & Nicholas Singleton:
    Both skipped the 40; possible red flag or strategic move per their agents. [07:26–08:00]

• Tight End Value is Changing:
  Mike: “I believe we're going to be in a permanent state of some tight end, if not more than one, just being the bell of the ball at these combines and in the draft and in fantasy football.” [08:21]

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2. NFL News, Trades & Rumors

Timestamps: 16:38–43:12

• David Montgomery to Texans:

  • Texans trade for Monty, possibly overpaying after a near-scoop by Denver. [17:15–18:34]
  • Fantasy Impact (Texans): Andy thinks Monty will “be the leader of a committee behind a bad offensive line.” Jason points to parallels with last year’s Joe Mixon situation, where an incoming vet displaced a promising young RB. [19:53–21:51]
  • Fantasy Impact (Lions): Jameer Gibbs is now a redraft 1.01 candidate unless Detroit adds significant RB competition, but the hosts expect the Lions will bring someone in. [22:47–24:44]
  • “The Lions will do something at the running back position. They will do something. They're not going to go in with [just Gibbs].” – Andy [23:13]

• Franchise Tag News:

  • Breece Hall likely to be tagged if not signed by the Jets. [16:43]
  • Aaron Jones’ future up in the air; Vikings will release if not traded. [26:23]

• NY Giants RB Situation:

  • "The Giants are… looking at some of the top running backs in draft and free agency.” – Mike [36:09]
  • Hosts react with disappointment for Cam Scatter’s fantasy prospects if competition arrives.

• Raiders Backfield Uncertainty:

  • New HC Clint Kubiak wants a two-man RB show.
  • Implications for Ashton Genti: “This bothers me zero for Ashton Genti… All the problems with Genti before this news I have a problem with.” – Mike [34:19]
  • But Andy says to monitor additional signings closely: “There might be a name that shows up for the Raiders and it will bum you out.” [33:34]

• Quarterback Rumor Mill:

  • Tua Tagovailoa and Joe Flacco both rumored as possible Atlanta targets. [36:16–39:06]
  • Vikings possibly ready to move on from J.J. McCarthy. Kyler Murray and Anthony Richardson among rumored replacements. [39:06–41:54]
  • "If they knew they had Kyler in tow… I think they would do that in a heartbeat.” – Jason [41:22]

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3. Free Agency Predictions

Timestamps: 44:30–61:50

General Cap Notes & Setting the Stage

• NFL cap is now $301M, with the Titans, Raiders, Jets, and Chargers all flush with $100M+ in space. [44:36–46:31]
• “Chargers are so exciting… if you look at the teams that have a lot of money, not many of them have as many tools and weapons available.” – Jason [45:43]

Quarterbacks

• Daniel Jones: Expected to stay with Colts via tag or contract. [47:24]
• Malik Willis:
  • Mike: Browns
  • Andy: Cardinals
  • Jason: Dolphins
    “I think we're going to see Malik Willis as a starter, which adds a very interesting name to the quarterback pool for fantasy players for next year.” – Mike [50:28]
• Kyler Murray likely to be cut by the Cardinals, not traded. [50:37]

Running Backs

• Breece Hall: Unanimous – stays with the Jets. [51:11]
• Ken Walker:
  • Jason: Seahawks
  • Mike: Giants
  • Andy: Washington Commanders
    (All admit money could change these outcomes.)
• Travis Etienne Jr.:
  • Mike: Cardinals
  • Jason: Chiefs
  • Andy: Bears
• J.K. Dobbins:
  • Mike & Andy: Denver
  • Jason: Falcons
• Tyler Allgeier:
  • Mike: Kansas City Chiefs (“They need a beat boy. They need someone who can actually make the other team very scared of the run.” [55:42])
  • Jason: Denver
  • Andy: Washington
• Rico Dowdle:
  • Mike: Chargers
  • Jason: Saints
  • Andy: Cardinals

Wide Receivers

• Mike Evans (32.5 y/o):
  • Mike: 49ers
  • Andy & Jason: Bills
    "If you leave, it's only to chase a ring. And so you got to say what team can I put over the top? The Bills are perfect." – Jason [57:58]
• Alec Pierce:
  • All project Colts; contingency picks: Mike: Patriots, Jason: Titans, Andy: Washington
• Wandale Robinson:
  • Unanimous – Titans

Tight Ends

• Kyle Pitts: Tagged, not discussed further.
• David Njoku:
  • Mike: Dolphins
  • Jason: Broncos (“David Njoku is the prize possession in my opinion of current existing tight ends available…” [60:59])
  • Andy: Buccaneers
• Dallas Goedert:
  • All: Eagles, though Andy notes uncertainty in media reports.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “I feel like I'm throwing a dart. Really.” – Mike Wright, on predicting 2026 free agency [04:19]
• “Athleticism matters for our game… especially for the tight end position.” – Andy [10:28]
• “We are on a recent streak of multiple rookie tight ends contributing immediately.” – Mike [10:09]
• “I worry that [Mike Washington’s] rocket ship might take him too close to the sun.” – Jason [14:24]
• “Texans traded two linemen. Like, what could go wrong? What are we doing?” – Andy [17:22]
• “Tell me how Christian McCaffrey does next year, because I still have him everywhere.” – Andy [03:30]
• "If he had anything like Brock [Bowers], it would just be number one pick." – Mike, on Kenyan Sadiq [12:54]
• “Does he go to the Lions? Because that, you know, it's like Tyler Algier gets to decide fantasy football.” – Jason [25:39]
• “I think we're going to be in a permanent state of… tight ends… being the bell of the ball at these combines." – Mike [08:21]
• "The Lions will do something at the running back position. They will do something." – Andy [23:13]
• “There might be a name that shows up for the Raiders and it will bum you out.” – Andy [33:34]
• “If you leave, it's only to chase a ring. And so you got to say what team can I put over the top? The Bills are perfect." – Jason [57:58]
• “It is just the circumstances around him and running circumstances for fantasy running backs matter so much.” – Andy on Ashton Genti [31:41]
• On Anthony Richardson: “He sung a couple songs pretty good… But man, he can't hit the high notes.” – Mike [43:03]

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• Welcome & Birthday Banter: 01:49–03:35
• Combine Takeaways: 06:28–16:30
• David Montgomery Trade Reaction: 17:15–22:46
• Redraft RB1 Gibbs Hype & Lions RB Room: 22:47–24:44
• Texans, Jets, and Vikings RB Situations: 16:43–26:23
• Raiders Backfield & Genti: 30:17–34:48
• QB Rumors & Vikings’ JJ McCarthy Dilemma: 36:16–41:54
• Free Agency Cap Space Notes: 44:36–46:31
• Free Agent Predictions (all positions): 44:30–61:50

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Final Notes & Takeaway

• The upcoming weeks are central to reshaping the NFL landscape, with fantasy outcomes hanging in the balance. The hosts emphasize watching depth charts and draft capital, especially as free agency and the NFL draft unfold.
• The “guesswork” of free agency is both the agony and ecstasy of fantasy football, making episodes like this essential for fans and dynasty players alike.
• “Change is fun, change is exciting. It's the unknown. Who knows what's going to happen?” – Mike [62:20]

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For Dynasty/Redraft Managers

• Monitor NFL news closely post-Combine and into free agency—landing spots and real-life draft equity will dramatically impact RB/WR outlooks.
• Target athletic outliers and track rookie RB landing spots—especially for combine risers like Mike Washington.
• Jameer Gibbs’ ADP will balloon if Lions do not add a significant RB; anticipate swift free agent signings/rookies into that spot.
• Ken Walker’s, Mike Evans’, and the top-tier TEs’ destinations are potential league-changers; prepare to adjust your rankings.

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Stay tuned for Thursday’s “10 Things to Remember” episode, which will give further context for winning your 2026 fantasy football season!

Transcript

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I heard it.

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[Jason Moore]

Yeah, it's pretty annoying, but.

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Yeah, okay, well, whatever.

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That is exactly what he sounds like.

[Jason Moore]

A bad person.

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Yeah, I know.

[Jason Moore]

And so guilty.

[Mike Wright]

Welcome into the Fantasy footballers podcast. Tuesday, March 3rd, also known as Mike's birthday.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, hey,

[Jason Moore]

happy biggest one.

[Mike Wright]

There's a regular Adam Thielen here on the show.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, I could never be that because I can't out age Jason.

[Mike Wright]

That's true. Jason's the oldest. But happy birthday, Mike.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, I mean, still champ.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, we know. I mean the year of Mike.

[Andy Holloway]

Hold on, hold on.

[Mike Wright]

Also still champ was last birthday. Birthday that was in the year of Mike. Or is this birthday in the year of Mike?

[Jason Moore]

It's a great question.

[Mike Wright]

Because when did it begin? When does it end? Does it end now? Is it from birthday to birthday?

[Andy Holloway]

It could have been both. It could be years.

[Mike Wright]

It's all downhill.

[Andy Holloway]

I have no idea

[Mike Wright]

if it's the years of Mike, honestly, we're in deep trouble.

[Andy Holloway]

Tell me how Christian McCaffrey does next year, because I still have him everywhere.

[Mike Wright]

Well, yeah, it worked out okay for you. Thank you for joining us. Fun show today. We got free agency predictions on today's podcast.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, man.

[Mike Wright]

Because free agency is right around the corner. So I am and super excited about that.

[Andy Holloway]

We went through, you know, we have our projections for. Or I should say predictions for kind of like the bigger movers and shakers of free agency. Obviously not George or Kyle Pitts, who at least for now will remain on their teams because they're going to get the franchise tag. I mean, I. It didn't feel. Not all of them felt really easy. Where usually you go in, you're like, I. There's this rumor mill going on. I'm bought into it. There's so many rumor mills right now that I'm not bought into it.

[Mike Wright]

I feel like I'm throwing a dart. Really.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, so you're. You are with me.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

I mean, I have, I have like a few convictions.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

And the convictions are less players this year than they are teams. Like, I have some convictions around teams doing something splashy with this position.

[Andy Holloway]

Right.

[Mike Wright]

But I'm taking a shot on the names and the, like.

[Andy Holloway]

What's extra difficult for me this year? My convictions of how I think rationally things should go in. Obviously, you know, there's always surprises. My convictions are not aligned with the recent rumor mills for many of the players. So I'm like, do I just stick with what my gut is? Do I am. I bought in that it's a wild one this year.

[Mike Wright]

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I hope so.

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I just think we're reaching out to the wrong one.

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Well, I'm not. As opposed to just saying, hey, Jack Halton, please contact.

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JoinTheFoot.com is the community bonus weekly episodes of this podcast which is super nice in the off season here when we have two regular shows a week and then the bonus show for the Foot clan [e-mail] bonus. We appreciate each and every one of you over there. Our quick question of the day. Any big takeaways from the NFL combine this past weekend?

[Jason Moore]

Oh, other than everyone running 4, 3 something. I mean Kyle said he looked at the data and he's like it wasn't really an outlier. Just felt like every time I turned on the TV I'm watching someone sub four four at running back or wide receiver and even one at tight end

[Andy Holloway]

to to at least help you and your thoughts. Jay this was at least NFL was reporting like this is the fastest running back group.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

That we have had some of that necessarily all they're all top end but just I think the average is up.

[Jason Moore]

I think some of that is due to the fact that agents are wising up to like yep.

[Mike Wright]

Hey dude, don't run if you're slow.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. You're not going to benefit. Jonah Coleman. I really wanted to see his 40 because I think he is very fast on film but I don't know that he has that true breakaway speed. I was so curious to see what his 40 was. That was the player I was most anticipating watching for his 40 time. And here's what I learned. He must not be super fast because he did not run it. Which means he is smart and his agent is smart. Don't do it. Don't hurt yourself.

[Andy Holloway]

And we didn't.

[Jason Moore]

Don't Emmett Johnson.

[Andy Holloway]

We didn't get Nicholas Singleton who said he was going to try and run a 4:3 because he has the injury.

[Mike Wright]

Do they normally try to run like a 4 or 5 and this time he's like I'm going to try to run faster.

[Andy Holloway]

I tried to run a 4 5. I was a few Seconds off, give or take.

[Jason Moore]

It seems like within a couple seconds,

[Mike Wright]

man, I believe we're going to be in a permanent state of some tight end, if not more than one. Just being the bell of the ball at these combines and in the draft and in fantasy football. Yeah. Kenyan Sadiq, Cold man at the combine and stores.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, yeah, but both of us. Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

I mean, but like we're, we're going like if the. Here's the thing. If you perform like this at the combine like Sadiq did, you mentioned Stowers. You're going to be drafted very highly. The value of a tight end in the modern game, we have seen it year after year after year. We had Laporta, we had Bowers this past year we had three guys in Fannin, in Warren and Loveland. And you're going to have a couple at least in this draft that are drafted with such draft capital and we can't ignore them again.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, you watch me.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, I will watch you.

[Andy Holloway]

But Sadiq is very difficult.

[Jason Moore]

I'm completely in on the fact that in today's NFL you don't need to have multiple years for a tight end to come in and break out. That's, that's fine. Sadiq specifically is very interesting because his athletic profile off the charts. He was already projected to be a mid first round pick and now with the combine measurables, I mean he ran a 4, 3 9. He ran the same 40 as Jameer Gibbs and he has an extra Jameer Gibbs on him. Like, it's like, that's crazy. But his production profile is like, okay, why didn't you do all the special stuff you're going to do in the NFL when you were in college? Why didn't you do that? Because I call me a little skeptical. We're still.

[Mike Wright]

But where do you think he's drafted?

[Jason Moore]

Oh, definitely in the top. Yeah, I would say top 15.

[Mike Wright]

Top 10, top 15 pick.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

And so, yeah, you are welcome to doubt how he performs at the NFL level. I think that's fair. We have not had. I mean, not every tight end has worked out, but we are on a recent streak of multiple rookie tight ends contributing immediately or contributing even more over time.

[Andy Holloway]

Athleticism matters for our game, for fantasy football, trying to find the guys who can become standout tight ends. Athleticism matters more for the tight end position than it matters for everybody else. As long as you're. As long as it's not just a complete disaster athletically, no, I feel like wide receiver, running back.

[Mike Wright]

But tight ends, the biggest.

[Andy Holloway]

It definitely is however, so is production and especially touchdowns. And like your Dominator rating which is a combination of the team's yards and the team's touchdowns. What percentage of them did you have? And Sadiq's is very low. At least for. Okay, very. Not very low but. But too low for us to be like I'm going to. All my chips are going to go in. Like if he, if he had a monster production profile with that athletic prototype, we. I would be losing my mind right now. But where it stands, I think he's going to be a very difficult decision for a lot of people because we were working on the dynasty pass. Right. The combine happened. The second drop of the com. Of the dynasty pass is being worked on right now. We're tweaking some rankings, adding some guys, you know, looking at the trade targets, making sure those are still good. Which by the way Woody Marks was in the trade away target. Hope you did that. But we in that is another mock draft, a three round rookie mock and I was at the fifth pick and I'll just share it. I took Sadiq because after the four big players it was like we still have so many questions that I guess I'll just take the shot on the onesie position of this dude is just

[Mike Wright]

a. Yeah, the production, it's tough. You want to see it? I think he was probably. I don't have the exact number. Probably at around 40 to 45 yards a game this past season for Oregon, one of the best teams in the country.

[Andy Holloway]

He had 560 yards in 14 games.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, that's got to be like 41 or 42 if you did the math on that.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm not a nerd.

[Mike Wright]

Are you going to pull out a calculator? Yeah. Okay, so give me the number.

[Andy Holloway]

What do you want me to do?

[Mike Wright]

560 divided by 14.

[Andy Holloway]

By 14. You got it. 40.

[Mike Wright]

Okay, so 40 a game.

[Andy Holloway]

Bryce is right.

[Mike Wright]

Said very, very talented team. But you would also like, you know, you'd love it to be Brock Bauer's Georgia production, right?

[Andy Holloway]

Yes, exactly. Like if he had anything like Brock,

[Mike Wright]

it would just be number one pick.

[Andy Holloway]

Goodness gracious.

[Mike Wright]

It could be. It could legit. He could legit be a number one pick. If that was the case after that combine. Jason, any other takeaways from. You have a Mike Washington note here.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I mean Mike Washington is the. He was the. I mean there's several. But one of the big like whoa moments was Mike Washington a 223 pound running back who was already.

[Mike Wright]

I think he's 6, 2 I think

[Jason Moore]

I feel like he was everyone, myself included but like everyone looked at Mike Washington as like this. Oh, I think he's better than we think he's a sleeper. Like ah, he's keep your eye on him. And now it's like cats out of the bag. You know he ran anymore 4, 3, 3. He ran 4, 3, 3. And I've always said this, I said this literally the last Dynasty show and I've said it forever. If you're over 215 pounds at running back and you run sub four four I'm in because historically that's a really good bet. That's that speed score that translates to the NFL. He's 223 pounds, runs a 433. So it's exciting, it's good. But now I'm actually it's the pendulum is going to swing too far. This is not a prospect that is looking like a first round pick and I do not doubt that he will go at the back of rookie first round draft. Like when it comes time to do your Dynasty leagues.

[Mike Wright]

After the NFL draft.

[Jason Moore]

After the NFL draft.

[Mike Wright]

Because he'll be early day two pick.

[Jason Moore]

No, because people are too excited and they just are. I worry that his rocket ship might take him too close to the sun.

[Mike Wright]

I don't think that'll happen unless the draft capital backs it up. I mean if you're coming after the NFL draft and he's a fifth, sixth, seventh round pick, that's a problem. If he's an early day two pick, if he's a third round draft pick, if he's a Travion Judkins.

[Jason Moore]

My biggest worry here's, here's the worry. He's a fourth round pick.

[Mike Wright]

Now that's that fourth round pick is worth Gingerville.

[Jason Moore]

That's a trap. Yeah, that's where.

[Mike Wright]

Look at these shoulders.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. That's where everyone's going to be like the draft capital is going to get kind of put out. You know it's one of those where here's what's going to happen. It's going to be a day three pick that is a trade up to get them right. And then all of the narrative is going to be like it's worth more capital. So anyways, I like my Washington junior. I was so excited with his combine time. I am worried that it overhypes him.

[Mike Wright]

Now what if he's the second round pick?

[Jason Moore]

I'm in the Abby.

[Mike Wright]

And then too he'll be the man.

[Andy Holloway]

I think an interesting part of the process at this point, you know, there were some other guys who were kind of in the consideration to be. Maybe they're the RB2 in terms of the NFL draft and those, you know, like Price didn't have a great combine. Like there's, there's the guys who were in contention to be. Oh, this is the second. This is the RB2. They kind of faltered. And so I don't think there is really anything close to a consensus on, on who should the running back to be right now. And I'm not. Not just us, but, you know, other dynasty players out there. It. So it's. I don't know if that's good or more fun at this point. I mean, if you have rookie pitch, you'd be. You wish there was a two.

[Mike Wright]

I mean we had, we had ambiguity last year too because I mean we had some of us here that really liked Hampton. You had people that like Travion.

[Andy Holloway]

Right. But we knew they were all going to be drafted real high.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, we had.

[Mike Wright]

We didn't know what order.

[Jason Moore]

Good ones.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, we didn't know what order it would be in. Let's move on. Talk some news.

[Jason Moore]

News and notes from around the league.

[Mike Wright]

All right, let's start here. ESPN's Rich Simony reporting. If the jets can't sign Breeze hall by Tuesday, they will use a tag. By the time you're listening to this, they might have used a tag.

[Andy Holloway]

It's such a skin tag.

[Jason Moore]

Those are disgusting. Skin tags are gross. That's. That's what they're doing. Sorry, Breece. We thought you were gonna get away.

[Andy Holloway]

One of the three of us has Breeze all on their dynasty team. I won.

[Mike Wright]

David Montgomery traded to the Texans for fourth rounder offensive lineman and a seventh rounder.

[Andy Holloway]

The Texans traded two linemen. Like, what could go wrong? What are we doing?

[Mike Wright]

Well, I mean, it's funny.

[Andy Holloway]

Listen to this show.

[Jason Moore]

Houston, they did this, they did this last year. Going into. So two years ago, they had the worst offensive line. I think it was the worst in the league. It might have been like 31st, but it was awful. And then they got rid of a lot of their line and it was like, how are you Their starters? They're losing. Starters are getting worse. Then they were terrible this last year and now they're getting rid of more. They're like, let's do it again. But what's interesting about this is that it was originally reported that the compensation was a fifth round pick and then it changed to more a fourth rounder offensive lineman, a seventh rounder. And there were, I think right now it's unconfirmed but pretty substantiated rumors that after it was reported that this trade had been made, another team tried to scoop in and pretty much can.

[Andy Holloway]

All but confirmed by Benjamin Albright.

[Jason Moore]

Right. He's saying that it was the Broncos that came in to try to get David Montgomery for that price or for better, and then the Texans paid more regardless.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Turned into a player and a fourth and a seventh.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. It's an interesting deal. It obviously has a lot of ramifications for David Montgomery, for Woody Marks, for Jameer Gibbs.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. I've gone full circle on.

[Jason Moore]

You're back to where you began.

[Mike Wright]

I've gone one half of a circle. I don't know, man.

[Andy Holloway]

I've gone oval.

[Jason Moore]

Tell me where you started and where you are now.

[Mike Wright]

I started with a reaction of, oh, great, this good running back is free to be what he is capable of being. And then I, I moved all the way around to where I don't think it's going to be great. And it's not just the offensive line that's part of the problem, but I mean, we've seen David Montgomery when he's had the reins with a bad offensive line in Chicago and he was the dude there for a while. The system is so perfect in Detroit, obviously. Great offense, high efficiency offense. That's not what we've seen from Houston. Now you could, you could find some hope, I think, in the success that Joe Mixon had.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

Which I think you can go that direction. I don't think it'll be as good as that because I do think, look, where does Woody Marks fit into an offense? Exactly where he's going to fit in here. Not the dude, but a dude that will get work that the team respects. He can now go out for a few plays, injured every day because David Montgomery can come in and play and who knows what else they have in the works. So to me, I feel like he will be the leader of a committee behind a bad offensive line with a quarterback that has shown he's not exactly capable of putting up top half numbers in this league on a D, you know, with a defense, first team. So all that to say, like, what is Monty? Is he better in Houston than he was in Detroit this past year?

[Andy Holloway]

Yes, he will be a dead zone running back.

[Mike Wright]

He just. I'm more on the nervous side now than I think I would have been before because I think when he was in Detroit, he was an easy pass in most drafts until late. But in Houston, I think there will be a percentage of us that are like, yeah, it's going to work great.

[Jason Moore]

It will be very interesting. It's.

[Mike Wright]

And he's almost 29.

[Jason Moore]

It's so crazy the parallels here with the same team from a few years ago. Like you had Damian Pierce who was this later round rookie who came out and was like, hey, he's a stud. You've got your running back on lockdown. He's not going to, he's not going to go away. But then the team was like, you know what, go away, go away. We want to trade for a 29 year old running back and they brought in Joe Mixon and then it's like, well, Joe Mixon's going to have to split with Damian Pierce and I don't know will it work? And it's not a great offensive line. And then Joe Mixon was outstanding and he got all the work and Damian Pierce vanished. And now it's like a couple years later with the same team. They had Woody Marks, look pretty good and then they're like go, you know, let me trade quite a bit here for a 29 year old running back who's proven. And I think they're going to give him the work. I really do think that they are making this move because they think it's important for the style of football they want to play. However, that doesn't mean it's going to be easy to work out if the offensive line isn't good. I mean we saw Jamal Williams be awesome with the Detroit Lions, lead the league in rushing touchdowns, go out and get a bag of money.

[Mike Wright]

That's a good one.

[Jason Moore]

Turns out the Lions were part of that recipe that mattered. But I do think we have seen success and we know that Stroud can throw to the running back. You know, it'll be interesting when we stat everybody out for the for the ultimate draft kit to see how high or how low Montgomery goes. But as far as team volume share, rushing share, target share out of the backfield, I'm going to believe that David Montgomery is involved.

[Mike Wright]

The last two times he was in Chicago, I just wanted to look at these numbers and throw them out there. No conclusions. The last two years in Chicago where he had 276 and 241 opportunities, he was the running back 21 and running back 23. I could see him at RB20 this year, RB18 to 20. Mike, are you more optimistic than that?

[Andy Holloway]

No, I'm on Jason's side of I think he gets all the work, but I'm not, I'm less confident how successful it Will be.

[Mike Wright]

I mean we didn't even talk about the other side.

[Andy Holloway]

That's that I wanted to talk about that of because the. The reaction gives me that the reaction on in the Twitter streets as they should be is like holy crap. Jameer Gibbs 101 in redraft. Like you throw out all the numbers. Jameer Gibbs games where David Montgomery is not there is like he is an unstoppable force and you can do it now he could.

[Mike Wright]

You could take him one on one now the. Where I did.

[Andy Holloway]

We're on it. This is just a full speculation show because we're talking about free agency where we think guys are going to go. The Lions will do something at the running back position. They will do something. They're not going to go in with. Like I mean what if.

[Mike Wright]

Let me. Let me ask Sailors if according to

[Andy Holloway]

our lads is there current RB2.

[Mike Wright]

What if they signed Algier.

[Andy Holloway]

That's what I mean of could someone sneaky like Algier come in where you're like oh boy. That is like that's young David Montgomery.

[Mike Wright]

That's the difference to me is that Gibbs arrived with an incumbent starter who lost his starter job.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

This at least whatever free agent move they make is. It's in the right order. Right. Like you know your number one back is Gibbs.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes. It will be understood.

[Mike Wright]

Like I feel. I finally feel like we can put Gibbs in that place where you know the workloads guaranteed enough now. Yes. The variables are there. I mean they could bring in the Jamal Williams type. They could bring in those guys that get goal line.

[Jason Moore]

I just want to know how Mike will feel, how he will handle emotionally and practically. Ken Walker, the signing of Rico Dowdle.

[Andy Holloway]

Dowdle is a dowdle. Makes so much sense.

[Jason Moore]

Perfect signing for them.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

And because like they're going to have to pay Gibbs like that is that time is approaching. Where.

[Mike Wright]

Where are we with that with Monty and Detroit while you look.

[Andy Holloway]

So. So he's in. Joe Gibbs is going into year four. This as a first rounder. This is where he will probably be like come on now, give me bag time.

[Jason Moore]

Give me some more of that.

[Andy Holloway]

So you can't. I'm not saying they can give Gibbs the cash and then go get a superstar running back, but someone like Dowdle where it can be a contract large enough to make you like your eyebrows start to wrinkle at the situation.

[Mike Wright]

I think he belongs in conversation for number one.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

I think if you took him in number one, there's plenty of arguments as to why to take him over CMC at this point.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, it's we B genre.

[Jason Moore]

The one on one right now is in the hands of Tyler Algier. That. Sure. Where do you go?

[Andy Holloway]

Does he go back to Atlanta?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, because that's going to change. Does he go.

[Mike Wright]

Cost money to bring him back.

[Jason Moore]

Does he go to the Lions? Because that, you know, it's like Tyler Algier gets to decide fantasy football.

[Mike Wright]

You know, I want to go to Detroit. I want it to be somebody like Dobbins. I want it to be somebody that is older. It's not the contract of the first, you know, Algier. This is his first contract he's going to get. I want it to be, you know, Dowdle.

[Jason Moore]

Right.

[Mike Wright]

Dowdle doesn't want to go. I don't think Dowdle wants to go to Detroit. That's the only comforting fact I have there. He may not have a choice, but he said he wants somebody to give him the rock. And goodness, Montgomery left because he wasn't getting the rock. So to me, what is this stat Kyle just threw out? Gibbs has the most total touchdowns in NFL history by any running back through the first three years of his career.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Which is crazy. Like. Yeah, running back. That's just an insane stat.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. We better move on espn. On the other side of the coin here, they decided. Adam Schefter reporting. The Vikings will release Aaron Jones if they can't trade him.

[Jason Moore]

This just in. The Vikings will release Aaron Jones.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, no one's going to trade for Aaron Jones. And they need cap space. And so bye. Emmanuel Wilson.

[Andy Holloway]

Jordan Mason, guys.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, you know, I watched Jordan Mason.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, he wasn't very good this year.

[Andy Holloway]

The.

[Mike Wright]

He had his moments. But that. That is everything I watched about him. Said, man, you need another dude in that backfield.

[Andy Holloway]

The. And they. But they don't have money. Like, getting rid of Aaron Jones is purely a financial thing. Like all reports are. He's one of the leaders in the locker room. So it's like this will affect and shake up the vibes of the team that they don't necessarily want to do, but they have to make a move. So I just mean Jordan Mason will still be under contract with it with an okay amount of money. So he. He will be the leader and there will certainly be someone else. And it'll come down to just, can

[Mike Wright]

they be the draft?

[Andy Holloway]

Can they fix the line enough to get Jordan Mason going?

[Mike Wright]

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[Andy Holloway]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Mike Wright]

packers did not tender restricted free agent Emmanuel Wilson. He will be a free agent. Okay. Go to Detroit.

[Andy Holloway]

Sure.

[Mike Wright]

I will let you know which players I would approve in Detroit. Emmanuel Wilson is now one of them.

[Andy Holloway]

What about Aaron Jones?

[Mike Wright]

Fine with me. Perfect.

[Andy Holloway]

Just have him tour the entire division.

[Mike Wright]

That's fine. Oh man, that's funny.

[Jason Moore]

This is.

[Mike Wright]

This is a conversation.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Are we even going to get into predictions?

[Jason Moore]

Who cares?

[Andy Holloway]

This is where so much I'm trying to warn you.

[Jason Moore]

This is scary. This is legit because I love.

[Mike Wright]

I love it. We're just teasing it.

[Jason Moore]

It's not just a quote like watching it.

[Mike Wright]

What I'm about to say right now.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah I mean it was, it was

[Mike Wright]

scary say is unbelievable that I'm about to tell you. Raiders head coach Clint Kubiak says they quote definitely want to have a two man show at running back this season. Last year Ashton Genti saw 39% of the team's total rush attempts and targets only Jonathan Taylor. CMC and Bijan had a higher percentage. They'll be drafting Mendoza. They've got Bowers, they've got Genti and that'll be part of the and we've got free agency predictions and I have the Raiders with at least one of them but we'll have some.

[Jason Moore]

This is not discussions here the staff. You know it's like even though Ashton Genti was drafted last year it's a. It's a new regime and so this is like the pot that part I don't care. The thing is is when you spend capital like they did a top 10 pick on. On a player you are guaranteed to give him all of the work. Now his talent will still retain the majority of the work. He's too good. But that's. They're not beholden to that other truth anymore.

[Andy Holloway]

Now who else is really, really, really, really good?

[Jason Moore]

You're going to say Kenneth Walker.

[Andy Holloway]

Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah I mean I'm not really worried about the workload and I'm not really worried about the report unless you give me a body in in Las Vegas that makes me worried about because there isn't a body there that's going to

[Andy Holloway]

do anything where where I think I have this is not worries about Ash and Genti.

[Mike Wright]

He's.

[Andy Holloway]

He is a great player. It is just the circumstances around him and running in circumstances for fantasy running backs matter so much. Maybe Mendoza comes in and he is the truth like he's one of these that quarterbacks that immediately is like Justin Herbert. Holy crap this team really really improved or he's like the vast majority of rookies where you're like okay I can see it. It's going to take some time and maybe the and my projection would be the Raiders are not going to be A good team next year. We know the numbers of just fantasy running backs when they're playing with a rookie quarterback, their touchdowns are way down. That's where it gets scary for Genti. The receiving work will be there but the pie of touchdowns is going to remain small. And then if you bring someone else in and there is a chance that they are siphoning off touchdowns.

[Mike Wright]

We didn't see this with Camara though, right?

[Andy Holloway]

What do you mean for Kubiak in.

[Mike Wright]

I mean, I mean we were in New Orleans and Camara was the dude and he was the dude all the time last year. I mean look, we had two years of injured Ken Walker. They liked Charbonnet. I'm just saying. I think that if you don't give me a name that I have respect for in Los Angeles, in Las Vegas's backfield, I'm not going to worry about it.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I mean the backfield is what matters. But I do think, I mean you just said.

[Mike Wright]

I mean he had all the work for Kubiak.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, but I would go off of the most recent example of Kubiak being in charge of the office.

[Jason Moore]

He did just have great success and

[Andy Holloway]

won a Super Bowl.

[Jason Moore]

Winning a Super bowl with taking Kenneth Walker and saying charbs, you're up.

[Andy Holloway]

So I. It's not a. This isn't a in actionable piece of news as in like go you go get trade for Genti or trade him away. No, no, no, no, no. Is just be aware of this that there might be a name that shows up for the Raiders and it will bum you out.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, it sounds like they are going to need to add somebody if he wants to have a two running back committee because loud B is not going to be the answer. Neither is Mostert who is 200 years old or Zemir White who. I think we have one of his runs here.

[Jason Moore]

And it's also possible that when he was, you know, when he was the coach with Camara, remember that the back they brought in, you know, to be that other guy was Kendra Miller who never got to play football.

[Andy Holloway]

Sure.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

They.

[Mike Wright]

They could not get somebody else on the field.

[Jason Moore]

But that speaks to your depth. Your current depth chart says.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh yeah, I'm in agreement with that. They have to bring someone in. But I, yeah, I.

[Mike Wright]

Look, everyone's got their own opinion. I don't. This bothers me. Zero for Ashton Genti. All the problems with Genti before this news I have a problem with like you just brought up, you just brought up rookie quarterback touchdown opportunities and offensive line.

[Andy Holloway]

How about Best ball.

[Mike Wright]

I don't care about any committees.

[Andy Holloway]

Best ball, running back seven. The 12th overall pick.

[Mike Wright]

I mean, give me. Give me more names that have a better feeling than Genty.

[Jason Moore]

Who would you rather have right now, Genti or Hampton? Amari and Hampton or Ashton. Gentee.

[Mike Wright]

Honestly, probably Genti. I don't like saying that I have Hampton. Interesting. Probably gentle.

[Jason Moore]

Let's say Jeremiah Love goes to the Washington Commanders at Dude 7.

[Mike Wright]

Jeremiah Love. Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

All right.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. No, Jeremiah Love is really, really good at football.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. In our combine chatter, we didn't even talk about him because he was already the consensus number one rookie pick and it's now even more.

[Mike Wright]

Genti has tons of, like, red flag situations going on right now, but when I think of best ball, I'm thinking of, like, who could freaking take the league over next year. You watched him in the last handful of games having those. That offense was putrid and he had breakaway runs and breakaway catches. And I'm just thinking of explosiveness. It's like, are we having this conversation next year going, oh, remember when we said that? And then maybe, yeah, Genti's RB2 or something? Because part of the equation of all those red flags that we should give Kubiak credit for is he's freaking awesome. Like, they have. They don't have Pete Carroll. They have a freaking awesome coach in Clint Kubiak who everybody wanted. And there's just no way Mendoza is less competent than the last two years at quarterback.

[Andy Holloway]

And it's not Pete Carroll's son running the offensive line.

[Mike Wright]

Right. So it's like, maybe they'll have more touchdown opportunities with a better coach. Okay. I hadn't seen one of these rumors. We're talking about a couple of different things here. I hesitated to bring one up because I thought maybe we talk about it in free agency predictions, but I'm going to bring it up now.

[Andy Holloway]

Sure.

[Mike Wright]

The Giants are quote, seriously looking at some of the top running backs in draft and free agency.

[Andy Holloway]

Thank you. The people hate it.

[Jason Moore]

The people. People hate it. The people hate it.

[Andy Holloway]

We all hate it.

[Jason Moore]

Don't you hurt my cam. Scatter.

[Mike Wright]

Boo.

[Jason Moore]

I know he's only got one leg

[Mike Wright]

right now, but it makes obvious sense that they'd be doing that.

[Jason Moore]

I know, but I don't like.

[Mike Wright]

And I don't like it either.

[Andy Holloway]

But, but the names and the amount of money it will take.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I mean, they're. They're talking about. They're talking about Jeremiah Love that they've been rumored.

[Mike Wright]

There's rumors around Ken Walker.

[Andy Holloway]

The Walker ones are the rumors where it's like if to bring it. The reason why they're saying, well, Seattle is saying we're probably not going to get Walker back is because of the bag of money he's going to get. Like if you're Ken Walker and money's all the same, why would you go to the Giants and not just go back to Seattle? It would have to take an amount of money to lure me away from the team. I just won the super bowl fifth overall.

[Mike Wright]

So the love conversation, if he's not gone by then we'll be watching with bated breath. It sucks because this is the, you know, this is the second blow of the injury to Cam Scatter that you know, if he doesn't get hurt. This conversation is not happening because you feel really good about him and you just feel about adding an ancillary piece. But with the injury, the severity of it, the timetable, the risk of re injury, the risk of getting back at

[Andy Holloway]

full speed, people hate it.

[Mike Wright]

The Giants are sitting there going, well, look, we're not going into the season with just this one asset at running back. Jim Harbaugh's not doing.

[Jason Moore]

That's why I was. That's why I was so excited about Tyrone Tracy being very competent because I felt like Tyrone Tracy could hold off the Giants doing this. This was my big fear. So I was like, Tyrone Tracy is good enough to let Cam have the time and then come back and take over.

[Mike Wright]

Maybe it's smoke.

[Jason Moore]

That's my hope. I mean maybe it's to get the

[Mike Wright]

people drafting at 6 and 7 and 8 think that they want Jeremiah Love and Swipe swap them.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, let's do.

[Mike Wright]

Let's go with that Cam because I got a boom.

[Andy Holloway]

I rebuke this.

[Mike Wright]

Kyle rebukes this one. Jeremy Fowler reporting. A head coach told him at the scouting combine to watch for Tua Tonga by loa to Atlanta. What do you get when you have two left handed quarterbacks that can't complete a pass?

[Andy Holloway]

There there was a two left don't make a right. Another interesting rumor which. So Matthew Barry writes an article every year. It's a great article because it goes to the combine and he gets a bunch of rumors and one of them was Joe Flacco to Atlanta. And you're like that makes so much sense. Oh my gosh. Also that would rule like imagine Drake London.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, Drake London.

[Andy Holloway]

With Joe Flacco back in Stefanski's offense, catching passes From Joe Flacco.

[Jason Moore]

45 Rule Man. 45% Target Share to a no.

[Mike Wright]

Vikings reporting this Reports from Tony Pauline. They're quietly exploring an exit strategy for

[Jason Moore]

JJ McCarthy hasn't been that quiet. No, I think it's like I can't get away from the rumors of. They're totally willing to move on right away.

[Mike Wright]

Tyler Murray, Geno Smith, Anthony Richardson. All names that have been mentioned.

[Andy Holloway]

The. I mean, you never are 100% sure where it's coming from. Like, is the call coming from inside the house? We don't know that for sure, but it's like if you're Minnesota and this is what's going on right now, like, you, you better replace him. Like, you can't have an entire off season of this of like JJ McCarthy. Anytime there's the sports rumors are on. Like, we're going to get rid of McCarthy. We want someone else. Like, you know, you better do it.

[Mike Wright]

This reminds me of like, let's say you're putting on a play and you cast a bunch of people and then they cast JJ McCarthy for this role and then he gets up there and the dude can't sing, but everybody's around him just saying like, oh, it sounds all right. No, it sounds pretty. Look, everybody in the audience, everybody in the on the team around him, they know the truth. And we're all wanting to say maybe he'll come along. But now instead of him just being good, the story is he has to become good. That's the problem with J.J. mcCarthy. You can believe he's going to become good, but you can't possibly feel as good about him now than before he played. And we're all going, yeah, you know what, maybe some voice lessons, you know what I mean? Kevin o', Connell, he's a whisperer, man.

[Jason Moore]

What's ironic about this situation, we all know it might not work, is the last time that a team drafted someone very high to be their future and then immediately moved on. It was easier because they had the number one pick. It was our Arizona Cardinals. The drafted Kyler Murray and got rid of Josh Rosen after one, you know, flame out year. And then the ironic part is the only way that the Vikings can truly just easily move on is also Kyler Murray. Like if they can just go and sign Kyler, he can. But I'm saying that would give, I think if they knew that they had Kyler in tow, if he was a free agent and signed or they could trade for him or whatever, I think they would do that in a heartbeat.

[Mike Wright]

And more Kyler. The entire off season discussion around every single player on the Vikings offense is different.

[Jason Moore]

Oh yeah. And all Of a sudden we don't

[Mike Wright]

like Kyler that much.

[Jason Moore]

And all of a sudden everyone out there is going to love Kyler if he goes to the Vikings.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. And the, the other report, Anthony Richardson, that was the report about them having an interest in a trade that the. The cults are going to move on from Anthony Richardson. Jason and I had briefly talked about him a little bit in the office. He still lives with this, like, aura of promise that formerly was there. But we forget he's played a lot of football.

[Jason Moore]

He played more games than I remembered this. This last year. I went back and I looked and

[Mike Wright]

I was like, oh, that's some 11 games last year.

[Jason Moore]

Passing percentage.

[Andy Holloway]

What?

[Jason Moore]

I know, right?

[Mike Wright]

No, no, no. The year before. Oh, for last year, we're in February, so the last year moniker is a little bit.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, gotcha.

[Mike Wright]

This past year, four games. The year before, 11.

[Jason Moore]

And you were out. But let me ask you this, because he obviously has physical tools that are unteachable.

[Mike Wright]

If you were, please don't teach me his tools.

[Jason Moore]

Would you rather have J.J. mcCarthy or

[Mike Wright]

Anthony Richardson in Minnesota?

[Jason Moore]

No, a totally different team general manager. They're both on the market and they're both dealing with the same stuff, which is they had promise, but then you saw them and it was used. A lot of ohs.

[Mike Wright]

That part of you could say, hey, I just want somebody to run around and figure things out.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

And then there's most of me says J.J. mcCarthy.

[Andy Holloway]

I'd take McCarthy.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Because he had some good games.

[Mike Wright]

Yes. And he did.

[Jason Moore]

Anthony Richardson had some awesome games.

[Mike Wright]

He sung a couple songs pretty good.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, man.

[Mike Wright]

But man, he can't hit the high notes.

[Jason Moore]

You remember that locker room?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Nine.

[Mike Wright]

He did give us that. That will be the greatest contribution potentially. He gets to the.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Josh Rosen never gave us anything that good.

[Mike Wright]

The meme. No, not as good as that meme. We got to take another break and then we're into it. Fantasy free agency Predictions.

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[Jason Moore]

Free agent frenzy.

[Mike Wright]

All right, we're going to get into our predictions and man, are they going to be so correct. I can't wait. It's a good time to let you know. The NFL's cap is now $301 million. It had kind of been moving upwards and upwards and upwards. It went down right after Covid. But to go from 208 million in 2022 to 301 million in 2026 is unbelievably amazing.

[Jason Moore]

I feel like the NFL is doing

[Mike Wright]

all right in terms of teams with cap room. It's always, it's always good to.

[Andy Holloway]

Makes me even angrier at Bill Bidwell, dude.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, right, yeah. What cap room for teams? Titans number one, Raiders number two. Jets number three, Chargers number four. And that was how I believe that was before bid.

[Jason Moore]

Well, when the cap number comes out, dad Gummett, you're raising this thing to 301.

[Mike Wright]

True.

[Jason Moore]

He's like, I ain't got that money.

[Mike Wright]

Gotta pay my players. I think these numbers are all before the cap raise as well. So I think there's a handful of teams, the Titans, Raiders, jets and Chargers, who will have over 100 million in available cap space for those.

[Jason Moore]

The Chargers are so exciting. I know that I'm like a lifelong Herbert, Stan, but at the same time, that is, if you look at the teams that have a lot of money, not many of them have as many tools and weapons available.

[Mike Wright]

No, that one stands out.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, they're just ahead of the game.

[Mike Wright]

Titans, Raiders, jets are three horrible teams

[Jason Moore]

and they lost two really good tackles last year. Imagine that team, they get, they get

[Andy Holloway]

those two tackles inside of the line.

[Jason Moore]

Like they don't have to spend this cat money to ensure, you know, to get some tackles. They just get them for free.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. And then they get to go spend the money.

[Andy Holloway]

It's not free.

[Jason Moore]

Well, for the same price they were already paying, they're not paying a dollar more.

[Mike Wright]

The Seahawks have a lot of space and they're going to be able to pay the guys they need to pay in that young defense as well.

[Andy Holloway]

JSN about to just consume that entire cap.

[Mike Wright]

We're recording this episode in the afternoon of March 2, so it's being listened to on Tuesday, 4pm Eastern is the franchise tag deadline. The legal tampering period where teams can enter contract negotiations is Monday, March 9, and then Wednesday, March 10 is the official beginning of the league year, which is just about one week away. So I'm the reigning champion of free agency predictions. Oh, that's never happened before. And it must have been like a score of 2 to 1 to 1, but I'll take it. Amazing, Kyle.

[Andy Holloway]

So many of them, Right.

[Mike Wright]

Well, this year for sure. All right, we'll start at the quarterback position. Just two names we want to throw predictions out for. Really kind of just one. Daniel Jones, who is a free agent.

[Jason Moore]

They've talked about tagging him. Whether it's a transition, a franchise. They're working on, a contract. I think the expectation is he's going to be a Colt. The reason that they're literally willing to shop Anthony Richardson is because.

[Andy Holloway]

Right.

[Jason Moore]

They know their solution. And I don't think Daniel Jones wants to go anywhere. I can't imagine that it doesn't work out for him to stay in Indianapolis.

[Mike Wright]

So the big name then is Malik Willis in terms of free agency predictions, and we actually all have different destinations for Malik Willis. So rubber meets the road right now. Who do you got, Mike?

[Andy Holloway]

So I have the Cleveland Browns. Honestly, I think it really comes down to two teams, and it's not the one that Jason's going with. I think it's either my team or yours. Andy of. It's just such a. It's a. It's a weird situation where teams should want Malik Willis. What you have seen, you know, not just last year, but two years ago as well.

[Mike Wright]

Like, he.

[Andy Holloway]

I believe he seems like a starting quarterback in the league, but for a guy who seems like a starting quarterback and the amount of money that your team will have to commit to him, that's where it becomes difficult to figure out who's actually willing to take that jump.

[Mike Wright]

So he had three starts the last two years in Green Bay, and I'm going with Cleveland. He had rushing totals of 73, 60 and 41 in those games. That is a fantasy, like superpower. I actually believe in Malik Willis being a really good quarterback. Mike went with the Browns. That was. I was between the Browns and my Arizona. I think that's what I'm going to go with Arizona. I think they'll spend the money on Malik Willis. I'm trying to not let the. Like, the 30 million number should shock you. However, you just had a cap go from $208 million to $301 million in four years. Those numbers, it's market rate for quarterbacks. He's earned it or he'll have earned it.

[Andy Holloway]

That's. That's where it's.

[Mike Wright]

And I get it. If you're going to pay him to be a starter, you're going to have to pay starter money. That's all I'm saying. And there are multiple teams that seem to want to make him a starter, including maybe Jason's pick.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, this is where he's going to end up going. Oh, it will be the Packers East. The new Miami Dolphins regime is basically coming from my. Is coming from Green Bay. This is the. Their new gm, their head coach. They are intimately familiar with Malik Willis and they've got connections to him. That's essentially why I've got him going to the Dolphins. The Dolphins need a quarterback. They're familiar with them. And we just see too often when things happen, it's like, well, who were you connected to? What, what, what personnel were you comfortable with? Who did you know? And that's, you know, where players go and who coaches want.

[Mike Wright]

And that's as part of the Arizona thing, too.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, sure. It's. I mean, there's obviously in the NFL, like most teams have a handful of connections to other players. These ones are pretty direct in the need is. Is for all three of these teams.

[Mike Wright]

We'll see. I'm excited. I think we're going to see Malik Willis as a starter, which adds a very interesting name to the quarterback pool for fantasy players for next year.

[Andy Holloway]

It's Kyler Murray. Is the domino of. What does Arizona actually decide to do with Murray? Do they keep him for another year? Do they just full on cut him?

[Mike Wright]

I think he'll be released maybe by the time the show is being done.

[Jason Moore]

It sounds like he's going to be released, which I just can't imagine. You can't get something.

[Mike Wright]

It happens so often. You know that though. Yeah, there are these big names that this happens so often where you're like, you've got to be able to get something. Somebody should throw you a third, a fourth, like, whatever. Like, you'd be like, I'd take an eighth. You know what I mean?

[Andy Holloway]

Sir, there's no eighth round.

[Mike Wright]

I take a deal, I take 50 bucks. You know, it's amazing, but it happens all the time where these guys just get cut. Running backs. We have one. We'll start with the one we're unanimous on. It's Breece Hall, 24 years old. Despite all of our hopes, dreams and his goals for his life, he seems to be he's going to be a Jet. Yeah, he's going to be a Jet. By contract or by. When you're listening to this, he'll either have signed contractor or been franchise. That's the truth. So let's go with Ken Walker. We have three different destinations for Ken Walker. Let's start with Jason.

[Jason Moore]

I'm going to have him going back to the Seahawks. I know that he can get a lot of money on the market but they won the Super Bowl. He wants to come back. They want him back. This is, this is. I'm not bullish that he goes back to Seattle because all running backs should take the bag. Go test the market and take the bag.

[Mike Wright]

But you're confident enough to pick them.

[Jason Moore]

I'm giving the super bowl nod to the Reunite.

[Mike Wright]

I'm going with the New York Football Giants. I think that they make a splash. Harbaugh be a smokescreen.

[Jason Moore]

Be a smokescreen.

[Mike Wright]

I'm going to go with the sad truth. Ken Walker. No Giants. Mike.

[Andy Holloway]

No. I'm going Washington. They really need a running back and that just feel like they need to make a splash at that position and get it shored up.

[Mike Wright]

All right, Travis Etn Jr. 27 years old. Three different destinations here predicted for him. I'm going to go with Arizona. I think part of this off season, the bad press. The Cardinals are dumb. They will be dumb again. They'll be dumb and spend on Malik and they'll be dumb and spend on Travis etn. Arizona with James Conner's injury, Benson's injury, I mean they went through four or five running backs last year. ETN's a dual threat. I think they bring Arizona ETN to Arizona. We're talking about Willis and Travis ETN.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I've got him going to the Chiefs. I know the Chiefs are everyone's favorite place to pick for Jeremiah. Love to go but I don't know that he lasts till the ninth pick and the Chiefs clearly need a good workhorse. Dual threat running back. I don't feel like Kareem Hunt and you know, Pacheco. This version post broken leg are good enough. So I would love that and maybe this is just hopeful as.

[Andy Holloway]

No, I think it's.

[Jason Moore]

I've got him on my dynasty roster. Like I just, I mean go.

[Andy Holloway]

Go to Kansas City, Pacheco and Hunt and Cream. Hunt. Well, they won't be there and like they have to do something. I'm going with a running back is always fun because like you can be surprised. Yeah. You're like these are the four teams that clearly have to go get a running back. And then it's like, oh, this team that you thought they were perfectly fine. I'm going with the Chicago Bears of

[Jason Moore]

this is a DeAndre Swift release.

[Andy Holloway]

Not necessarily. It might just be hey like look Manon guy was great. He was a seventh round pick though. And with these it happens to those guys all the time and like the Monty to his brings bring ETN in and you it's not necessarily a Swift release. It like might be both of them this year and then prepping for when DeAndre Swift is no longer on the team.

[Jason Moore]

Swift can is a $1 million dead cap. If they release him, I think it

[Andy Holloway]

may be a cut too.

[Mike Wright]

JK Dobbins, he was good. JK Dobbins last year was very good in Denver. Got hurt. We just talked about Denver. They were maybe swooping in to get David Montgomery. Dobbins I have going back to Denver. Mike, you have him going back to Denver.

[Jason Moore]

I love him going back to Denver. He was good in Denver. He says he wants to be a Bronco. But the things Sean Payton has been saying. I mean he talked about their three biggest needs this offseason. The three positions they're going after the most. I don't remember one of them. I think it was the defense. The other was tight end and running back.

[Mike Wright]

If you remember anything, remember these three things.

[Andy Holloway]

Something number one, I don't remember number two, but number two is a big one.

[Jason Moore]

Look, I don't care about the defensive side of the ball here on his needs, but I was surprised that he said running back is like one of their biggest. I know RJ Harvey. So because of that I think they're looking and they were the rumored team that was trying to get David Montgomery. I think they've got a type. They want a bruiser. And so I've got him leaving and going to the Falcons.

[Mike Wright]

Okay, well, the bruiser you've got coming to Denver is the next man.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

I've got Tyler Algier. Jason, you have him going to the

[Jason Moore]

Denver little swapski team.

[Mike Wright]

Broncos. Yeah, there you go. I've got him going to Washington. I think the Washington splash might not be as exciting as the one you had predicted.

[Andy Holloway]

Algeria would be fun.

[Mike Wright]

And Mike, this would be the same

[Andy Holloway]

case in your I'm going with Kansas City over. I went him over Travis Etienne because I think that they need while ETN is a is a versatile player. Like they need. They need a thumper on the ground. Like they need. They need a beat boy. They need someone who can actually make the other team very scared of the run.

[Jason Moore]

Almost like they should have drafted Jonathan Taylor over.

[Mike Wright]

Almost.

[Andy Holloway]

Almost like that should happen. But like that's a huge part of what's missing for the Chiefs, is there. No one's scared that they're going to just take over the game on the ground, get those safeties pulled forward and then hit with the deep play. So I'm going with beef boy Algier and the Chiefs.

[Mike Wright]

Enrico Data will predict for him as well. I have him actually going to the team with a ton of cap space. I have him going to the Chargers. I think he could look at the Charger situation with the offensive line coming back and the opportunity and say, hey, I can make a mark there. It's Omarion Hampton. He's young, you know, you're not really dealing with anybody else there. I'm going to go the Chargers for Dowdle.

[Jason Moore]

I'm going to go the Saints. Yeah, that makes that's they've got Camara and not a lot and Camara's old and he just feels like a good stop gap for them.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I'm going with Arizona.

[Mike Wright]

I think your boy coming home.

[Andy Holloway]

I think they move forward with Trey Benson and a not a super high tier running back but someone to compliment Benson as the writing on the wall in Arizona is that James Conner's time will be done in Arizona and I think if I'm Rico and looking at if Benson's the starter, I'm going to come here because I think I could take the job.

[Jason Moore]

How many minutes before you would own a Rico Dowdle jersey after the signing?

[Mike Wright]

Quick wide receiver predictions. We're going to start with the 32 and a half year old Mike Evans. This is so sad and none of the three of us have him going.

[Andy Holloway]

So sad that we don't have.

[Jason Moore]

He needs to resign with Tampa. He is a lifelong buck. He needs to retire as a buck.

[Mike Wright]

It's like Larry, Larry just stayed here in Arizona. Don't you want to be first ballot? You stay home. But we didn't predict that. I have him going to the 49ers in a splash move, getting a big name there. They need it bad.

[Jason Moore]

They do. Someone else needs it bad. Mike and I both have the same team, the Bills.

[Andy Holloway]

If you leave, he's going to a Super bowl contender.

[Jason Moore]

No matter if you leave, it's only to chase a ring. And so you got to say what team can I put over the top? The Bills are perfect.

[Mike Wright]

Oh my gosh, I need him to leave for a buca. I Feel like that would just rebirth. Some optimism there for fantasy.

[Jason Moore]

I would like Mike Evans to leave.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

For the NFL. I certainly want him to be a buccaneer until he retires.

[Mike Wright]

Well, it is a slight step down. Not in the hall of Fame tier anymore. But Alec Pierce, 25 years old, had a great season. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports. The Colts have quote, made it clear to Alec Pierce that he will be a Colt either through the tag or a long term deal. So I will go with the Colts.

[Jason Moore]

I've got the Colts as well. But the issue here is that they're kind of saying the same thing about Daniel Jones and Alec only tag one of them. Yeah, exactly.

[Mike Wright]

So how about if he left? Do you want to give a. Like we all say Colts, but if he leaves.

[Andy Holloway]

I wasn't prepared for that game.

[Mike Wright]

Well, there are a lot of different contenders. You don't have to do it. If he leaves, I have the Patriots.

[Jason Moore]

If he leaves, I would go Titans.

[Mike Wright]

Okay, that's good. Raiders are up there. I'm sure if he leaves,

[Andy Holloway]

I'm going to go Washington.

[Mike Wright]

Washington. Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

And then I don't you guys see the reports of like it's all. It seems certain that Debo will not be there.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, I hadn't seen.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, that seems about right. It's time to move on. Debo and Tyreek, we loved you for a long time. It's over. Wanda Robinson, 25 years old. I didn't realize this.

[Andy Holloway]

We all have boring here.

[Jason Moore]

We've all got him going to the Titans. The day ball connection is obvious there, I think.

[Andy Holloway]

And the loser tax, right?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

If I'm Wanda Robinson.

[Mike Wright]

Oh yeah. You want to get that loser money.

[Andy Holloway]

Loser money like you're Tennessee. No, that's another zero on.

[Mike Wright]

That's why Alec Pierce to the Raiders is also a possibility. Yeah, it could be. Let's go through a couple tight ends here. Kyle Pitt's already signed the franchise tag. David Najoku, Dallas Goddard. It's weird because when you say those names, I think of Goddard as somehow younger than Najoku because Najoku has been around for so long and been hurt and not hurt and good and not good and just been around the block for so long. Goddard is two years older than Najoku. I've got Najoku going to the Dolphins and Dallas Goddard signing in Philadelphia back home.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. The reports from local beat reporters recently have Goddard pretty confidently going back to Philly, which I was surprised with. That's why I went.

[Andy Holloway]

Then we had another one that he is definitely not Going back to Philly. There you go, dude, the room.

[Jason Moore]

I don't. This year, I don't think it's going

[Mike Wright]

to be how I easily won last year.

[Jason Moore]

I don't think it's going to be a hot market for him at his current age. But he just. He's a safety blanket. He had the most touchdowns. Like taking him away from Jalen hurts. Feels foolish right now. And if he doesn't command a big market, I think they'll do it. David Ajoku is the prize possession in my opinion of current existing Titans available on free agent on the market and the Broncos. Sean Payton really wants someone like Najoku.

[Mike Wright]

Would you like to know why he feels older? Why Najoku feels older than Goddard?

[Jason Moore]

He doesn't to me.

[Mike Wright]

Well, he entered the league a year before Goddard.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, he's played more.

[Jason Moore]

He came in.

[Mike Wright]

I'm just saying he's had more seasons, so that's why it feels that way.

[Jason Moore]

I'm pretty sure he was drafted at like 8 years old.

[Mike Wright]

8 years old.

[Jason Moore]

He was such a baby boy.

[Mike Wright]

No, but he started in 2017, got it in 2018. So my mind had the draft classes, not the age.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Do you have him going back to Philly, Mike?

[Andy Holloway]

I have. Yeah. I have got her going back to Philly.

[Mike Wright]

And what about Najoku?

[Andy Holloway]

I'm going to send him to the Bucks where you have.

[Mike Wright]

You lose Evans and you got to go make a splash.

[Andy Holloway]

Evans and I think Kate Otten is. Cade's a free agent.

[Mike Wright]

Right.

[Andy Holloway]

Let me double check that.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, he is. He is. So Isaiah, likely another interesting name. Darren Waller fan. Travis Kelsey.

[Andy Holloway]

Darren Waller. You. Yeah, man.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. So here we go. I mean, by the time you're listening to this, the franchise tag deadline is over. Some of the news might have already broke, but we're a week away from the new league year and a lot of new homes. Updating all our player profiles for new teams for some of these players. And you know Ken Walker, that's one of the bigger names that we're going to see where he ends up. It's funny because you're like, I'd like to see Ken Walker go back to Seattle and do his thing.

[Andy Holloway]

Right.

[Mike Wright]

But at the same time, you're like, man, change is fun. Change is exciting. It's the unknown. Who knows what's going to happen?

[Andy Holloway]

As long as it's not New York.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Thank you, man.

[Mike Wright]

It might be. We'll see. We have a Thursday show. It's a big one.

[Andy Holloway]

The Walker Bros. Can we handle that? We can't survive enough. We were on top of the world when we had Ken Walker all alone. And then Sharps in the second round ruins everything to feel like we have finally escaped the clutches of Charbonnet to go to Scatter Boo a guy you like. I love Scatter Boo.

[Mike Wright]

You didn't even like Sharps.

[Jason Moore]

I know.

[Andy Holloway]

I that what I did. I love Sharbs. That was part of the problem. Well look, come on.

[Mike Wright]

We'll find out soon. Ultimate Draft Kit.com Head over there if you want to get access to the Dynasty pass, I recommend you do it. We'll be back with a huge episode on Thursday. Don't miss it. 10 Things to Remember Episode A Yearly Special 10 things to remember heading into the 2026 fantasy football season. We'll catch you then.

[Andy Holloway]

Goodbye.

[Jason Moore]

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

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