Keep/Trade/Cut + Week 9 Buy or Sell, TNF Preview

Summary

Fantasy Footballers Podcast Summary
Episode: Keep/Trade/Cut + Week 9 Buy or Sell, TNF Preview
Release Date: October 30, 2019

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Introduction and Banter (00:00 - 03:38)

The episode kicks off with the hosts—Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike "The Fantasy Hitman" Wright—engaging in their trademark friendly banter. They discuss the unusually windy night preceding Halloween, joking about its impact on trick-or-treating and sharing personal anecdotes about how the wind affected their homes.

Notable Quote:

• Andy Holloway (01:08): "We have a spooky Thursday night football game tomorrow. Thursday night football game tomorrow."

Buy or Sell Segment (03:49 - 10:47)

The hosts dive into the Buy or Sell segment, evaluating various NFL players to determine whether fantasy owners should purchase or sell them for the upcoming week.

1. Tom Brady - Top Seven Finish at Baltimore (04:07 - 05:22)

   • Consensus: Sell Brady.
   • Andy Holloway (05:08): "When you look at him over the course of the first eight weeks, he's only finished inside the top seven one time."
   • Mike Wright: Agrees with selling Brady, citing low probability of maintaining his top-seven status.

2. John Brown - Over Five Catches vs. Washington (05:25 - 06:51)

   • Consensus: Andy and Jason sell; Mike buys.
   • Andy Holloway (06:06): "I'm going to sell it."
   • Mike Wright (06:12): "I'm taking."

3. Devonte Parker vs. Jets (07:04 - 09:48)

   • Consensus: Andy sells; Jason and Mike buy.
   • Andy Holloway (08:16): "I'm not going to bet on Devonte Parker."
   • Jason Moore (08:27): "I'm buying. I think he can get to the 10 points."

4. Devin Singletary - 10 Total Touches vs. Washington (09:01 - 10:47)

   • Consensus: Andy and Mike buy; Jason sells.
   • Andy Holloway (09:27): "I'm buying that. I'm buying it this week."
   • Jason Moore (09:31): "I will sell because I believe Buffalo easily wins this game."

News and Updates (10:58 - 17:20)

The hosts transition into News and Notes, covering the latest NFL news affecting fantasy football.

1. Lev Bell and Jets Trades (11:07 - 12:23)

   • Discussion: The Jets attempted trades involving players like Robbie Anderson and Lev Bell but didn't follow through, leaving fantasy owners uncertain.

2. Falcons and Lions Trade Talks (12:23 - 12:40)

   • Insight: The Falcons considered trading for Devonta Freeman due to their need at running back but ultimately chose to retain their current roster.

3. 49ers Running Back Injury Updates (12:40 - 16:43)

   • Players Affected: Raheem Mostert (quad), Matt Breida (ankle), Jeff Wilson (stinger).
   • Fantasy Impact: Potential starts with Jeff Wilson and Tevin Coleman, depending on injury recoveries.

4. Brandon Cooks Concussion Concerns (16:07 - 17:20)

   • Discussion: Brandon Cooks' recurrent concussions raise concerns about his availability and long-term value for fantasy owners.
   • Mike Wright (15:50): "I would expect him to miss a significant amount of time on this current concussion."

Keep, Trade, Cut Segment (17:21 - 35:46)

In the Keep, Trade, Cut segment, the hosts evaluate various players, advising fantasy owners on whether to retain, trade, or drop them from their rosters.

1. Robert Woods (17:33 - 22:32)

   • Consensus: Lean towards trading.
   • Andy Holloway (20:16): "It's a very big decision for fantasy owners."
   • Mike Wright (22:25): "I'm going to have to go trade."

2. David Montgomery (23:04 - 27:10)

   • Consensus: Keep.
   • Andy Holloway (25:08): "I would rather have David Montgomery."
   • Jason Moore (25:03): "I would rather have David Montgomery."

3. Terry McLaurin (27:29 - 29:26)

   • Consensus: Keep.
   • Mike Wright (28:50): "I will take McLaurin as well."
   • Jason Moore (29:45): "I'm going to keep him."

4. Damian Williams (29:28 - 32:25)

   • Consensus: Keep.
   • Andy Holloway (31:56): "If you're making decisions, I mean, would you rather have Damian Williams on your team or Alexander Madison?"
   • Mike Wright (32:10): "I would rather keep Ty Johnson than a hopeful wide receiver. He is cuttable."

5. Ty Johnson (32:28 - 35:46)

   • Consensus: Consider cutting.
   • Jason Moore (35:08): "It's a must cut for any running back that has, you know, a path to touches."
   • Mike Wright (35:18): "While you're needing a start, he's pretty unreliable."

6. Arizona Running Backs: David Johnson and Chase Edmonds (35:46 - 39:21)

   • Consensus: Trade David Johnson; Cut Chase Edmonds.
   • Mike Wright (36:40): "David Johnson to me is a trade for sure because you can still get even while he's injured."
   • Jason Moore (39:08): "I'm going to trade David Johnson."

Audience Mailbag and Additional Questions (48:59 - 54:54)

The hosts address listener questions, providing personalized advice based on specific scenarios.

1. Zach Ertz - Start or Sit? (49:28 - 50:36)

   • Advice: Start Ertz unless you have top-tier options like Darren Waller.
   • Mike Wright (49:28): "You play him."

2. Pivot from Lamar Jackson Against Patriots (50:36 - 52:47)

   • Advice: Pivot to a streaming quarterback like Josh Allen or Gardner Minshew.
   • Jason Moore (51:07): "If I could pivot, I would."

3. Robbie Anderson vs. Curtis Samuel (53:10 - 54:21)

   • Advice: Choose Robbie Anderson.
   • Andy Holloway (54:15): "I will take Robbie as well."

Thursday Night Football Preview: 49ers vs. Cardinals (39:21 - 47:52)

The hosts provide an in-depth analysis of the upcoming Thursday Night Football matchup between the undefeated San Francisco 49ers and the Arizona Cardinals.

1. 49ers Quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo (40:04 - 43:13)

   • Assessment: Reliable yet underutilized due to the strong 49ers defense.
   • Andy Holloway (41:34): "He's been a glorified game manager."

2. Arizona Cardinals' Defense (43:13 - 44:33)

   • Assessment: Exceptional performance, limiting quarterbacks to minimal fantasy points.
   • Mike Wright (43:50): "The San Francisco 49ers... the next four weeks, zero."

3. Key Players to Watch:

   • Kenyan Drake: Projected 12-15 touches.
   • Christian Kirk vs. Emmanuel Sanders: Preference for Kirk due to higher volume.
   • Emmanuel Sanders: Potential for increased targets if Arizona's offense takes control.

Notable Quotes:

• Jason Moore (43:52): "I will say though, he played in the slot bowl like you got to take that game out completely for everyone who was involved."
• Andy Holloway (43:33): "All right, keep, trade, cut. Terry McLaurin of the Washington Redskins. He is the wide receiver 21 through seven games."

Final Thoughts and Trade Strategies (54:54 - 56:17)

Wrapping up the analysis, the hosts discuss potential trade strategies, particularly focusing on trading for Lev Bell by leveraging players like David Montgomery and Austin Eckler.

• Andy Holloway (55:18): "I would trade David Montgomery and Austin Eckler to get Lev Bell."
• Mike Wright (55:46): "That could work, but I'm not off the Austin Eckler train yet."

Conclusion (56:17 - 57:04)

The episode concludes with the hosts reminding listeners to follow them on social media, advertising their YouTube channel for Halloween celebrations, and signing off with thanks to their supporters.

Notable Quote:

• Jason Moore (56:59): "It's gonna be a heck of a week, guys."

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Key Takeaways:

• Buy or Sell Recommendations: Sell Tom Brady and John Brown; Buy Devonte Parker and Devin Singletary.
• Keep, Trade, Cut Advice: Trade Robert Woods and David Johnson; Keep Terry McLaurin and David Montgomery.
• Matchup Preview: The 49ers' strong defense poses a significant challenge for Arizona's offense, making players like Jimmy Garoppolo and Kenyan Drake points of interest.
• Listener Engagement: The hosts actively respond to audience questions, providing tailored advice for specific fantasy scenarios.

This episode offers comprehensive insights and actionable advice for fantasy football enthusiasts, ensuring listeners are well-equipped to make informed decisions for Week 9 and beyond.

Transcript

[Andy Holloway]

Hey, this is Daeshaun Hamilton.

[Jason Moore]

You're listening to the Fantasy Footballers Podcast.

[Mike Wright]

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

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, welcome in yet another day, yet another wonderful day. I'm here with my two best friends.

[Jason Moore]

What a wonderful day.

[Andy Holloway]

Jason and Mike are here as well.

[Mike Wright]

Ready for a great today's show.

[Andy Holloway]

Brooks, Al Borland gave me the thumbs up with that joke. See, I implied that they're my best friends and you are not. But you didn't catch it.

[Mike Wright]

I'm still living in blissful ignorance and this is what I want to remain.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I didn't know that really needed to be voiced.

[Andy Holloway]

You already knew it.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Mike Wright]

Because I'm Mike's best friend, remember October 23rd.

[Andy Holloway]

Welcome in Wednesday, October 30th.

[Jason Moore]

I put it in the calendar annual so we will remember.

[Andy Holloway]

We have a spooky Thursday night, Thursday night football game tomorrow.

[Jason Moore]

Jason, sound like you were beatboxing.

[Andy Holloway]

Which would also be very, very scary if you ever did. We have a Thursday night preview fantasy wise. We're going to cover that today. Cardinals 49ers. We got keep trade cut on the episode today. We've got some news. We've got buy or sell. You guys are both wearing jackets.

[Jason Moore]

Well, it's actually colder now in Arizona. And all through the night and through the morning, the big bad wolf has been coming for us all because there's been winds huffing, huffing, puffing, trying to blow my house down.

[Andy Holloway]

It was so windy last night that I couldn't like, I've never not slept because of wind. Yeah, our house was shaking.

[Mike Wright]

Everything that is outside your house is now down the street.

[Jason Moore]

Yes, it's gone.

[Mike Wright]

I have plants that no longer have pots.

[Jason Moore]

I have.

[Andy Holloway]

How is that happening?

[Mike Wright]

No, but the plants are there. The pots are gone.

[Jason Moore]

I gave one of my neighbors my garage. I said it again. My grill cover. Oh, yeah, my grill cover. It belongs to.

[Andy Holloway]

You gotta tie that down, Mike.

[Jason Moore]

Well, I wasn't expecting hurricane force winds to come through.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it was a strange night. A blustery night on. I guess it's a good thing it wasn't Halloween yet. We all have kids. We're gonna take them out trick or treating. How? Like you don't. You can't cancel Halloween.

[Mike Wright]

Right?

[Andy Holloway]

You go trick or treating.

[Mike Wright]

We'll do it tomorrow.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I mean, you go trick or treating. So if it's a hurricane with a pill.

[Jason Moore]

If you had the pillowcase, they would parachute off.

[Mike Wright]

Marinette Conferencing out of the universe.

[Andy Holloway]

The city of Phoenix has banned ghost costumes tonight for fear of children flying. All right, follow us on twitter @the ff ballers. Stay connected to the Fantasy footballers podcast. We're on Instagram, instagram.com fantasy footballers.

[Jason Moore]

How's that going, Jay?

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, your Insta.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, yeah. Quest for a post.

[Mike Wright]

It's getting so much close.

[Andy Holloway]

It normally takes two to three weeks to do a post.

[Mike Wright]

I have given a lot of thought and this next post that I'm gonna do, make sure you're following.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, gosh.

[Mike Wright]

Because the next post that comes is gonna be important. It's gonna be big. I've been working on it for a long time.

[Andy Holloway]

This is a new strategy. Like a lot of people, they want to build their Instagram. They post like two or three, four times a day. You have a new strategy. It's more anticipation.

[Mike Wright]

You don't want to miss it when it happens, right?

[Jason Moore]

Oh, man, I'm following you right now.

[Andy Holloway]

That's at Jason ffl, Mike's FF Hitman. I'm at Andy Holloway. Let's get into buy or sell.

[Mike Wright]

Buy or Sell, presented by Pristine Auction.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, last week, NFC west edition, Jason went 4 for 5.

[Mike Wright]

That's right. And this week, I'm going 5 for 5. I am very confident in all but one of my answers.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, we're doing interesting AFC east edition, Tom Brady, buy or sell a top seven finish at Baltimore.

[Jason Moore]

All right. Confident.

[Mike Wright]

All right, look, I'm going to sell right off the bat. He is currently, and I know this upsets people. He's currently my quarterback. 7. So you'd be like, well, then why. Why would you. He should be in the top seven.

[Andy Holloway]

But no, I get it right. It makes sense to me.

[Mike Wright]

But he's at 7, I think probability, you know, that that's where you need to rank him. However, this is such a great week for stre. You have guys that you can't necessarily say Gardner Minshew is going to be top five this week. Sam Darnold against Miami is going to be a great. But there are so many of them that I'm confident that someone or two are going to push him out of that spot.

[Jason Moore]

Sure.

[Andy Holloway]

You're just saying that. There are six other quarterbacks you would start ahead of Tom Brady this week. Brady would be the seventh one you'd start. But when you look at him over the course of the first eight weeks, he's only finished inside the top seven one time. He's finished at the seven position three times. And then he's been outside of that by a wide margin four times. So the odds are not in his favor. I'm selling as well, so.

[Mike Wright]

All right, well now this one doesn't matter.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. John Brown over five catches versus Washington. He's at exactly five in each of the past four games.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, so will he be over?

[Mike Wright]

I did not realize this was over. I thought it was five or more. My confidence wanes, but I'm going to buy.

[Jason Moore]

I believe he's only done it twice, weeks one and week two.

[Mike Wright]

I believe that. You know, look, John Brown was my start of the week two weeks ago and honorary this last week until the, you know, the crazy Arizona wins. Yeah, the Arizona wins that we're so famous for. We're up there. 30 mile an hour winds and you couldn't air it out here in Miami. I think they're going to have a great game. I'm taking.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, well, it's X Washington and same difference in Buffalo.

[Andy Holloway]

I will. I'm going to sell it. You know, the way that Buffalo is winning games. And by the way, if you just want to reflect on Josh Allen year to year 2018, his completion percentage with 50, 52.8%.

[Jason Moore]

Not great.

[Andy Holloway]

Bob, 2019 at 60%. Okay, 60% completion percentage. He's not, you know, they're not throwing the ball a ton. That's not been the recipe to success. He has, you know, games, you know this Eagles game, 169 yards passing the week before, 202, 219, 153. He hasn't hit 300 on the year. It's just not a high volume passing offense. So John Brown over five. I'm not, I'm not going to buy it. I'm going to go ahead and sell.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, it could happen. But I'm with Andy. I'm going to sell. I expect a lot of running.

[Andy Holloway]

All right. One of the more enigmatic players, one of the players that I think fantasy owners have the toughest time.

[Jason Moore]

Well, he has been the playing. He has been the butt of fantasy jokes for so long.

[Andy Holloway]

Devonte Parker of.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, he's super hyped coming into the the NFL. He's a first round pick. He's a stud talent.

[Andy Holloway]

This would be like.

[Mike Wright]

Do you remember those top three wide receivers that year? They were so hyped was Parker. I think it was Parker, Corey Coleman and Laquan Treadwell.

[Andy Holloway]

Was that the year you're really on the island by yourself because you brought it up.

[Mike Wright]

All I know is those three guys were so hyped. I don't think Parker was that year sucked so much. Parker was before.

[Andy Holloway]

This would be like Rashad Perryman stringing together a bunch of good games. You just have the memory in the back of your mind of failure. But the buy, sell here is Devonte Parker going up against the jets. 10 fantasy points on this season. He has three games above 10, four games under. He scored a touchdown in three of the past four games. As far as we know, Ryan Fitzpatrick is still the starting quarterback of this team. I will never. I'm not. I'm going to sell it because I'm not going to bet on devonte Parker.

[Jason Moore]

Yes. And you would have lost a lot of money if you continue to bet against him. I'm buying. I think he can get to the 10 points. I think he can get a couple of receptions and 70 yards in this matchup.

[Mike Wright]

I am going to buy as well. I remembered it was Josh Dachshund. I was thinking of Josh Dockson.

[Andy Holloway]

Corey Coleman, who Josh Dachshund got activated.

[Jason Moore]

Is apparently coming back. The Vikings really liked what they saw, but he's going to be in.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I'm going to buy. I think devonte Parker has been good enough and with Ryan Fitzmagic, I think he's going to have a deep ball.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I mean on the season you would have, you would have won money three times, lost it four times. Lev Bell, 75 total yards at Miami.

[Jason Moore]

I will buy this.

[Andy Holloway]

I will buy it as well.

[Mike Wright]

Make it unanimous.

[Andy Holloway]

And then Devin Singletary. I love this one. There are certain players over this back half that I'm so intrigued about and Devin Singletary is one of them.

[Mike Wright]

I agree.

[Andy Holloway]

Jason brought up the snap count of this last game. You know, what was it in the 60 something percent?

[Mike Wright]

68%.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean that's great. And he's got such a good matchup against Washington. Devin singletary. Buy, sell. 10 total touches. I'm buying that. I'm buying it this week.

[Jason Moore]

I am. I'm going to sell. He was.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, he was.

[Jason Moore]

The snap count was great, but this was also a situation where they were in a negative game script and he had ended up with six targets. They went to the past game and they were dumping it short to Singletary. So I will sell because I believe Buffalo easily wins this game.

[Mike Wright]

So here is the one I'm not confident in because I think this line is great. He's going to have somewhere in the nine to 12 touches and based on what we saw week one, he had nine touches and he was. He's getting more involved, getting Healthier. I think I'm going to take the over, which coming into the show, I was going to take the under. So I will, I will buy.

[Andy Holloway]

The Bills are still a very strange team to me. I think I've been a little disappointed for fantasy purposes and what their defense has been able to do and, you know, going back, you know, 10 points against the Patriots, 14 against the Titans, 21 against the Bengals. The Dolphins hung around for a long part of that game. I don't, I don't doubt that they're a good team, but they just seem like they, they needed to beat the Eagles at home this week to show me something and they, they got blown out, so. All right, Jason, you bought Devin Singletary.

[Mike Wright]

I did.

[Andy Holloway]

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[Mike Wright]

News and notes from around the league presented by.

[Andy Holloway]

All those trades for Lev Bell never came true, Mike.

[Jason Moore]

Yes, they, they did not. None of the trades, in fact, for.

[Mike Wright]

The jets, for anybody. Right? But mostly for the Jets.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, the jets had many, many players.

[Mike Wright]

They were. We're going to trade you and we're going to treat you. Robbie Anderson, you're out of here. Lev Bell. Get Adams, you're gone.

[Jason Moore]

And now they're right back to work to talk to the management that wanted to trade them.

[Andy Holloway]

Some organizations, they just don't do it right. You know, the Patriots just traded Michael Bennett for a ham sandwich. Traded him away for a ham sandwich. But there wasn't rumors. There wasn't a bunch of media disparaging of Michael Bennett. There was, it was just, all right, you're complaining about your playing time. Our team is elite on defense. We're just going to move on and forget that you existed. And you know, the Cowboys have them now.

[Mike Wright]

The trade for Michael Bennett just makes me laugh. The seventh rounder is the worst you can get. They got a seventh rounder two years from now.

[Andy Holloway]

They're like, that's the classic Corey Coleman trade. Remember when Corey Coleman was shipped out of town?

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

I would rather be traded for a literal ham sandwich than a seventh round or two years.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, one of those things is going to pan out. It's going to be delicious.

[Jason Moore]

But that was, it was interesting that the jets did that. And then also what was interesting, it came out later that the Falcons were talking to the Lions, or I should say the Lions inquired about trading for Devonta Freeman because they have a glaring need at the running back position. But Atlanta chose not to trade him.

[Andy Holloway]

No, they're. They're satisfied with Trey Carson and Ty Lawson or Ty Johnson.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

All right. This is one of the bigger topics, I think, for fantasy owners. 49ers running back news updates Kyle Shanahan said. Raheem Mostert, quad injury. Matt Breida, ankle injury. They didn't practice. He said if they had to go today, it wouldn't be good. I'm really curious about your take on a kind of cursory Jeff Wilson signing for your fantasy team, because Wilson went down with what looked like a really scary injury, ended up being a stinger. If the game was last night or tonight, you would have Tevin Coleman and Jeff Wilson.

[Mike Wright]

Yes. And I think both players would be excellent starts against Arizona. For the 49ers who've been able to run, they've pretty much had two gets.

[Jason Moore]

The goal line work. If it's Tevin Coleman and Jeff Wilson.

[Mike Wright]

I think you'd end up with Jeff Wilson as more of the goal line guy because they're going to split the load. And I think Tevin Coleman, while he can also be the goal line guy, he has a much more capable skill set on the, on the ones and twos. As a dj, it was, if you.

[Andy Holloway]

Look at last week, it was hard to read the tea leaves on which guy gets the goal line work because they were blowing them out. So, like, Tevin got it an opportunity, but then Wilson got it later and then obviously got hurt. So I just think nobody's talking about Jeff Wilson. My name is Jeff and there's an opportunity. It won't just be Tevin Coleman. He only had 13 touches last week in the blowout. Jags place Marquis Lee on injured reserve. He's not been able to stay healthy for years. Brandon Cooks. This is big news. Brandon Cooks is visiting a concussion specialist in Pittsburgh. The Rams are on by. They're trying to figure out how he keeps getting concussed so often things that they could do to help prevent that. But you're talking about a situation for dynasty owners. You start to look at Brandon Cooks and say, how long is this career really going to be? Do you guys have that fear?

[Jason Moore]

It's at least in the back of my mind. I don't, I don't know if it's a full force, like, I'm bailing out, man. I'm trading Brandon Cooks immediately. But concussions are extremely scary. Repeated concussions is, it's, it's scientifically proven. Multiple concussions is, is horrendous on the well, being of just your life, like your quality of life goes way down.

[Andy Holloway]

And you enter a new category with Cooks, where regardless of how long his career is, another concussion at any moment means multiple games. It doesn't mean one game.

[Mike Wright]

Correct. And so the risk is higher. I don't necessarily worry about the longevity of his career, but I do think it's nice he's got the bye week. Maybe he comes right back. But I have to assume that this is going to be a lengthier absence because the way that concussions work is you need time. It's really the repeat head injuries that are worrisome. And so I would expect him to miss a significant amount of time on this current concussion.

[Andy Holloway]

Sterling shepherd is practicing today.

[Jason Moore]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

Could clear the protocol this week. O.J. howard still sidelined with the hamstring injury. I think a player a lot of fantasy owners is excited to see is. Are excited to see back on the field. Chris Herndon limited in practice.

[Jason Moore]

Come on, Chris.

[Andy Holloway]

He could make his debut. And then Xavian Howard. This is notable for Robbie Anderson. Truthers. Xavian Howard is on ir.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

With a knee injury.

[Jason Moore]

Dolphins cornerback, who's. He is an absolute stud. There was a pretty noticeable shift in effectiveness of the Pittsburgh passing game when Howard left that game.

[Andy Holloway]

Don't forget to drop it like it's hot. Check, check your waiver wire today. You might see Kenny Stills find his way back out there. A number of players, you know, people are filling holes for bye weeks. They have to let somebody go next week.

[Mike Wright]

You got Bipocalypse 6 teams on by. So you can prepare now. Get ahead of it. You know, if you. If O.J. howard is out there and you're the Zach Ertz owner next week he's by. And O.J. howard plays Arizona.

[Andy Holloway]

We've talked a lot about handcuffs. Like certain must own handcuffs if they're owned by your opponent. Next week could be when they slip under the waiver wire. Because when you're staring down, do I have somebody to fill in on my flex position or hold Malcolm Brown on my bench or whatever? You're going to let those guys go?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

News and notes is always brought to you by the Sleeper app. You guys ready to do some keep trade cut?

[Jason Moore]

Yep.

[Mike Wright]

Keep trade, cut.

[Andy Holloway]

Mike, I'm looking at the graphic of you up here on the screen. You look like there's a couple observations. One, you look like you're really having a hard time deciding whether to keep trade or cut.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

You definitely have a headache and you might be from. Is that. Are you from Brazil. I mean, that kind of looks like a flag behind you.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, I see what you're saying.

[Andy Holloway]

You know what I mean?

[Jason Moore]

I was looking at my face and I feel like I look like myself and Matt Patricia are from like Lord of the Rings.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, okay. I thought maybe you had had some.

[Jason Moore]

Bad chipotle with those forehead wrinkles and that beard, man.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, you've been on, you've been on the pot a while on that picture. In that picture. YouTube.com TheFantasyFootball Keep trade cut in season edition, we went to you to the Foot clan to get the most popular requests. Whether it was Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, the players. You wanted to know what we thought about them. The number one request by far is keep trade cut on Robert Woods. None of us are cutting Robert Woods. No, but you do have to make a decision with trading deadlines. Coming up on a simple question. Does Robert woods bounce back to what you need and want from him as a fantasy player or not?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I mean, that is the question. Because if you believe he bounces back, then he could be a trade for target. If you don't, then he should be someone you trade. I believe that he will bounce back. I mean, you know, you've had a lot of. Especially, you know, you look at those first five games, his target counts were phenomenal. You watch the games. Some, some just barely misses or callbacks on penalties. I don't think you saw a lot missing now the last couple weeks. You know, you go back the last three weeks and baffling, that's where. Right, they're baffling. They're. I mean you would, he would be on a 16 game pace of 69 targets, which is not nice, not nice at all. That, that would be putrid. And I just don't believe that that's the real Robert woods, the real Rams, the real Goff.

[Andy Holloway]

I am scared. I'm scared because, look, I acquired him a couple weeks ago on a buy lower. I'm scared because when push comes to shove, when Cooper Cop's not available, all of a sudden Gerald Everett or Josh Reynolds, it becomes the guy that they're looking to. Am I, I'm right that Robert woods has zero receiving touchdowns on the season?

[Mike Wright]

Yes, you are correct.

[Andy Holloway]

In the first half of 2018, he was the wide receiver 11. At this point. Right now, he is the wide receiver 39. This is a very big decision for fantasy owners.

[Jason Moore]

And what's wild is you had this past game against the Bengals, a team that you can, whatever your offense wants to do, you can make it happen.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. See? 220 yards for Cooper Cup.

[Jason Moore]

Brandon Cooks goes out immediately. Okay, Cooper Cup, Robert Woods. Let's see the natural bump Up Cooper Cup. 10 targets. What do we see? Oh, Josh Reynolds here with eight targets. And meanwhile, Robert woods had two.

[Mike Wright]

Caught 100%. He did 100% of his targets.

[Jason Moore]

I like your spin zone over here, but that is very concerning.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Now they are going to their bye week this week. So you can, you can have things fixed or you can utilize him in a package trade. You know, if you are looking at upgrading your roster and you know he's on buy and somebody's willing to buy low for a future bounce back. I mean, it's hard to trade for a guy who's been disappointing, that you want to bounce back on their buy because it's like you really have to wait and see.

[Jason Moore]

Now, for me, the decisions for woods is really, do I hold on to him or do I trade him? And I'm scared the way Andy is scared that I'm looking to trade him away. And just if he. If he has a great second half of the season, good, good for him. But I lean on the side that it's. That I want out.

[Mike Wright]

It's worth noting that the next three weeks is by week. This week, Pittsburgh, which their defense is, has actually been pretty great, and then Chicago. So, you know, it's one of those situations where I think I'm getting out. I had to make the choice.

[Jason Moore]

I'm out.

[Mike Wright]

I don't know if we're talking in depth about Jared Goff, but he was a drop for me.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, that's. Yeah, that's fine.

[Mike Wright]

Because you've got. You've got a, you know, a month where you're not going to use them.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. And I think you can still sell Robert woods on the historical past.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

And the bad breaks and the Brandon Cooks injury. And you can. There's a. There's a strong trade narrative there, but I would. I'm going to have to go trade.

[Jason Moore]

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[Andy Holloway]

All right. Keep. Trade. Cut David Montgomery. Keep David opportunity. Well, hold on. That was a quick answer.

[Mike Wright]

Sorry.

[Andy Holloway]

And I accept it. If you want to give a quick.

[Jason Moore]

Answer, I reserve the right to change.

[Andy Holloway]

But it's not been keep. It's not been good. We don't. If you pulled the studio right now and you said you want to put your life in the hands of Matt Nagy, I don't think any of us are doing that from a trust perspective. So, you know, you've had one good week, one good week for David Montgomery in eight weeks, and it was a great week. And you could trade him on the high of that great week. So should that be a consideration for fantasy owners to cash in on all this? On the quick reaction of keep.

[Mike Wright]

So this was a trade for Target for me last week. He was one of my second half MVPs. Obviously, if you made that deal, you were very happy because of his big week. Now that that week is over and it was so big, I think it's worth at least exploring what you could get. Because if people believe that this is the new norm and hey, it could be. I said yesterday, I think the reality is in between. Right. It's not as bad as it was, and it's not as good as this last week was either. They play Philadelphia this week, obviously not a. Not a good matchup for a running back.

[Andy Holloway]

Let me ask you this. I'll put it to you this way, Mike. Rest of season, who do you prefer, Austin Eckler or David Montgomery?

[Jason Moore]

Ooh, man. The change of OC Throws a wrench in what you can believe right now about Austin Eckler. That has to go up into the air at least a little bit. Does Anthony Lynn actually. Did Ken Wizen Hunt go out because they want Melvin Gordon to take the ball more? I think Montgomery's volume is safer, but Echler has more upside. So I'll go Echler.

[Andy Holloway]

What about Philip Lindsay? Would you rather have David Montgomery or Philip Lindsay?

[Jason Moore]

Rest of season, I would rather have David Montgomery.

[Andy Holloway]

Jason.

[Mike Wright]

I would rather have Philip Lindsay. We've seen him dominate for a long time.

[Jason Moore]

He's trending in the wrong direction. Meanwhile, Montgomery's trending in the right direction.

[Andy Holloway]

One more half point league. James White. Rest of season, James White over David Montgomery. Yes.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

James White has been incredibly steady. There's.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, I lied to you. One more Jordan Howard. Jordan Howard or David Montgomery.

[Jason Moore]

There you go. That's a tough one.

[Mike Wright]

I would. I think I would take. So when it comes to thinking about this, the next few Weeks are very difficult matchups for the Eagles. You've got Chicago, a bye week and the Patriots. But their playoff schedule is so nice. I mean, the, you know, I've been struggling with the Eagles, Miami, New York Giants, Washington.

[Jason Moore]

Quick side note on that, if you're looking towards the playoffs and you, you don't have the Pats, you don't have the jets right now. A good stash defense for your playoff run. The Philadelphia Eagles.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Here's why I will say keep on David Montgomery and not trade. What you're going to get for David Montgomery is not going to outpace, in my estimation, the potential upside. When you are at this point in the season and you're telling me, wow, I can go out and get, maybe I can get a Jordan Howard or even a James White. I think I like the idea of maybe I've got a diamond in the rough on my own team. I'm not going to go out and get a stalwart guarantee. You know, Austin Eckler is a good example. Even if I traded him for Echler. Okay, what does the new offensive coordinator do?

[Jason Moore]

Right.

[Andy Holloway]

Eckler's had almost no carries in the last few weeks. It's all passing game. So the possibility of David Montgomery being a second half, you know, Kareem Hunt esque type of player, that's intriguing enough to me to keep him, I love.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, 27 carries is outrageous. He's not going to get that. This was a very neutral game script. But the five targets with the neutral game script, I'm very interested there.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, keep, trade, cut. On one of the first half's biggest surprises. I'll go as far as to say stud wide receiver.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Terry McLaurin of the Washington Redskins. He is the wide receiver 21 through seven games, 12.8 points per game. Last week you had the quarterback Swapsky, who was only four for 39. Keep, trade, cut. He's got Buffalo, then the bye week, then the jets. And he also plays for the Washington Redskins.

[Mike Wright]

I believe that Terry McLaurin is a stud and he's going to have an incredible future and a great career. But he's a trade to me because if you look at what, not a.

[Andy Holloway]

Trade to you, but a trade. You're saying you would trade him?

[Mike Wright]

I have him. I'm floating him in trades because he's been so good in such a bad situation. The odds of that continuing for the season are less than 50%. The odds of Case Keenum being out there for the rest of the season are less than 50%. The new regime wanting to run the ball that we've seen the last couple of weeks have coincided with his worst games of the season. So if you can capitalize on what he did through the first six weeks of the season, I think trading him and getting value, you know, you just. You expect him to have a worse second half than he had a first half, and that's. Those are who you try to capitalize on and trade.

[Andy Holloway]

You know, one of the things that happened for Terry McClurn in the first half is the ever unpredictable touchdown. You know, the first three games of the season he scored and he had two touchdowns in week five. So I think you're right. He's a little propped up. On a team with a lot of variables, would you rather have Terry McLaurin or Cortland Sutton rest of season?

[Mike Wright]

Oh, man, that's funny. Because of the, because of the quarterback. Right issue there. You certainly don't have Joe Flacco. So you've got to make a decision now. Someone offers you those two guys.

[Andy Holloway]

I will take McLaurin.

[Mike Wright]

McLaurin as well.

[Jason Moore]

What we know is Callahan, while he wants to be run heavy, there will be many situations where he has to throw. And he would like to continue to work in the NFL. So he's going to go to Case Keenum as long as he possibly can, in my opinion.

[Andy Holloway]

Is McLaren a keep or a trade for you, Mike?

[Jason Moore]

I'm going. I'm going to keep him.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, here's a player that is actually, you can go keep, trade or cut on. Finally, finally, Damian Williams, running back of the Kansas City Chiefs. He's the RB41 right now. Keep, trade, cut Damian Williams.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, man, I feel like you have. There's a fourth option which is. Which is cry with him on your bench. Like, keep. Keep is usually reserved for like. No, I think there's better days ahead. You want to hold on to him. You know, I don't think I can cut him with all the buys coming up. And he. The. The. The opportunity to.

[Jason Moore]

This would have seemed easy until Lashawn McCoy fumbled, the ball was benched. Damian Williams comes in and then looked more like 2018 Damian Williams than we have seen this entire season. So it's. It's very difficult. I would love to trade him, but I will reluctantly keep if I have to.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I mean, you're. You're probably not going to be able to trade him maybe in some package, maybe to the shady owner. You know, it's indicative to me that the Chiefs were. The Chiefs were in the rumor mill for some of the big name running backs out there like Bell or, or Melvin Gordon. And if there was even a little bit of communication there, it says that the Chiefs are going, man, I really wish we had a, you know, what they had to begin last year with Kareem Hunt, a real stud running back. What they had what Andy Reid had with LaShawn McCoy earlier in his career, you know, someone that they could rely on and help this offense. And I don't think they.

[Andy Holloway]

Doesn't it help to look at Damian Williams more in the handcuff category? Because when you're making decisions, I mean, would you rather have Damian Williams on your team or Alexander Madison? Would you rather, you know, if you treat Damian Williams as a handcuff to McCoy as a player that, okay, if McCoy goes down, Damian Williams by necessity, we'll have a ton of work on a great offense that makes him rosterable to me in the category of handcuff.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, no, that's a. That's a solid. That's a solid point. That's why, I mean, you're saying there's that fourth option because you're not going to cut him. Yeah. How could you cut a running back that has such an opportunity to get work for the Chiefs?

[Andy Holloway]

If you're the Dalvin Cook owner, do you cut Damian Williams to sign Alexander Madison?

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

So that would be a cumstance otherwise, right?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. If I have Dalvin Cook, I would do that as I prepare for the playoffs. Otherwise, I would prefer to have Damian.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay. All right. Ty Johnson.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, the biggest, so disappointing waiver flop of the year.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

So what's interesting, you come out. Trey Carson has seemingly the. Has the work, gets 12 carries to Ty Johnson, seven carries. He did get four targets. As far as the snap counts, though, you know, it still was Ty Johnson. 40%. I mean, that's not a great number, but that was better than Trey Carson.

[Jason Moore]

Not going to get it done though. 40, you played 40% of the snaps you were against the New York Giants. One of the most plus matchups for fantasy running backs where it's difficult for Ty Johnson. This is take the lumps. Yeah, I was, I was in on spending a good amount of fab to pick up Ty Johnson because you were trying to read the situation where early on The Lions cut C.J. anderson. They're moving forward. It's just carry on. It's ty Johnson and J.D. mcKissick. Carry on gets hurt. Ty Johnson is the guy who comes in, plays 65% of snaps getting all the work gets the goal line work. Coach Patricia comes out and says, yeah, we're going to move forward with McKissick and Ty Johnson. And then it's four guys going right out of the gate. So he's a. I feel like I.

[Andy Holloway]

Learned what I needed to learn in one game, which is that the team's not, you know, willing to give him the majority workload.

[Jason Moore]

I think the team realized they don't trust Ty Johnson as much as they thought they did.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Or you're just managing a player that you felt is more complimentary and not. I mean, if you bring a practice squad player and bring him in and give him nearly double the carries of a guy that you dump C.J. anderson for. Yeah, unfortunately, I feel like we. We know all we need to know. So he's a. He's a.

[Mike Wright]

It's. It's hard to spin that fab and cut him. But the law, the sunk cost fallacy is you. You've got it. You've got to cut ties with. Once new information comes, hey, we're wrong from time to time. Yeah, but why stay in the grave that you've dug? Climb out. And the truth is, you're not starting Ty Johnson this week. That would be borderline impossible to say based on last week and his, you know, seven carries for 25 yards. He's in your lineup. So, okay, you keep him. And now he goes out and has a good game. Okay, you didn't get that game, but now you go, okay, well, maybe he's. Maybe he is the guy. Well, now it's Chicago. You starting them there. He's starting him against Chicago. So now it's like the next couple.

[Jason Moore]

Of weeks, and then it's Dallas.

[Mike Wright]

While you're needing a start, he's pretty unreliable. So while I'm not ever like a must cut for any running back that has, you know, a path to touches, I would rather keep Ty Johnson than a hopeful wide receiver. He is cuttable.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. All right. Couple of really highly requested players. A situation I think people want us to get into a little bit. And that's the running back situation in Arizona, consisting of David Johnson, Chase Edmonds, and now Kenyon Drake. David Johnson, keep, trade, cut. San Francisco. We haven't really seen any public indications that David Johnson will be active.

[Jason Moore]

He did not practice yesterday other than.

[Andy Holloway]

Head coach Cliff Kingsbury calling him day to day again. But you. We say this in the off season with the follow the money. Well, you got to follow what the Cardinals have done. They're a 3 and 4 3, 4 and 1 team. They are in a division where they're not going to beat out the Rams, Seahawks or undefeated 49ers. The path to the playoffs is pretty much nonexistent for them despite having an okay record. And so then you say why did you trade for Kenyon drake on a 1/2 year rental? Right. And that's the answer is so that you could fill a roster. That's the answer. You brought him in because you've got, you've got problems with David Johnson and Chase Edmonds.

[Mike Wright]

David Johnson to me is a trade for sure because you can still get even while he's injured. Right now he's being told he's day to day. And look, that's not to say.

[Andy Holloway]

You're saying he's being told that by Cliff. Like he's like, my ankle is the size of a house. No, you're day to day, David.

[Mike Wright]

Get back out there tomorrow if you can't go today. No, but the news on him is still day to day. You know, he's, he's, I think our audience, we've followed this a little bit tighter and we realized that he's not going to play this week. And you know, you've got a rough schedule coming up. San Francisco, then a nice one at Tampa, actually. Tampa, terrible.

[Jason Moore]

It's deceptive.

[Mike Wright]

It's a trap game.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

Because they're actually great against the run so far. Then San Francisco again, then a bye week. So, you know, you're not going to enjoy David Johnson for the next month. If you can capitalize on him, trade the name. I've seen a lot of David Johnson trades going down on Twitter right now. And you know, don't, you know, don't trade him for garbage, but go out there and let people know he's on the block. Let them come to you. Because some people think I'm going to buy low on David Johnson and get something good. But you're not going to be happy the next month. And if something comes out where he goes on ir, I don't think anyone's going to be unfathomably shocked with a back injury or he's not been a model of health. Right.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, you definitely have a, an injury risk. Even if he comes back because of the nature of the injury.

[Jason Moore]

If I'm a team that's, you know, about 500, I'm still clawing, my playoff position is not looking great, then I'm going to trade David Johnson. We're talking when you roll out that schedule in the bye week, week 13. That's when you'll actually be glad, possibly that's when you may be glad that David Johnson's on your roster. So if I'm trying to get in the playoffs and I'm fighting, I'm going to trade them away. If I have an undefeated team, a one or two loss team, I would be willing to buy low on David Johnson and trade for him.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Okay. Just for the.

[Jason Moore]

That's a very particular situation of. If he's back week 13 and he's healthy, I'm going to be happy that he's on my team.

[Andy Holloway]

Chase Edmonds, keep trade. Cut, cut, cut, cut.

[Jason Moore]

He's probably trying him, but you're gonna have to cut him.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Talk about a quick change.

[Jason Moore]

Yes. That was a roller coaster.

[Andy Holloway]

That's just injury, though, you know.

[Jason Moore]

Yep.

[Andy Holloway]

Let's go ahead and get into the Thursday night breakdown.

[Mike Wright]

Thursday night.

[Andy Holloway]

All right. The 7 and oh 49ers, the team with the number two pick in the NFL Draft is undefeated and they travel to Arizona on Halloween to take on the Cardinals. Cardinals 3, 4 and 1. And the 49ers are nine and a half point favorites. So 43 point over under. How are we looking at this game? You know, for the first time in.

[Jason Moore]

A while, I abandon all hope ye who enter for the Cardinals. Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, I was actually going to start with Jimmy Garoppolo because, you know, a lot of quarterbacks that have been hyped up over the course of the season have seen those bubbles burst. Baker Mayfield, players that you kind of, you look to. To put up big numbers and you're like, okay, that's not the reality about this. When you're seven and, oh, nobody pays attention. Isn't that the truth?

[Mike Wright]

Oh, yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, we didn't really. We're not looking at Jimmy Garoppolo. I mean, maybe he's been a streamer once or twice on the show, but we've practically not said his name.

[Mike Wright]

You haven't needed him in the real NFL. The San Francisco 49ers have not needed one more iota from him than he has given them. So he hasn't disappointed them. So you're not talking about him as underperforming. And from a fantasy standpoint, while he's done jack squat, you also wonder if you don't, you don't count him out because he hasn't been needed. You know what I mean? Like, if push comes to shove and Jimmy Garoppolo is needed and they need to come back in a game or they need to air it out and then he fails. That's when you start worrying right now, you just haven't.

[Andy Holloway]

It's been a shaky year statistically. And you're right. Everything you're saying is 100% right. But I don't know that he. We don't know if he can step up and do that. I mean, just looking at the last three weeks from a statistical standpoint, he has two touchdowns in three weeks and three interceptions on the year. He's nine touchdowns, seven interceptions.

[Mike Wright]

Not great, Bob.

[Andy Holloway]

No, I mean, and he's not. He's not throwing for a ton of yardage. 175, 151. And you said, like you said, their defense has been great. They haven't needed him. He's been a glorified game manager.

[Jason Moore]

I will say though, he played in the slot bowl like you got to take that game out completely for everyone who was involved.

[Andy Holloway]

Right.

[Jason Moore]

And then the following week, 80% completion, 18 for 175 and two. And he actually has a number one wide receiver now in Emmanuel Sanders. Combine that with George Kittle. Like, that's a massive upgrade to me and Arizona. I'm looking at our stream finder for our Foot Clan supporters. Arizona is his number, number one man. That's where you want to be. You want to target the Cardinals for your quarterback position. They've given up a top two performance three times. There's only been two games this entire season. They haven't given up a top six.

[Mike Wright]

I imagine that. I imagine that those top two performances all were when Patrick Peterson was not in the lineup. Is that correct?

[Jason Moore]

That the. Yes. Well, no, no, no, no. There was. Drew Brees just went ham.

[Mike Wright]

He was tough, too.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, the Cardinals stayed in the game last week into the third quarter before the offense gave the Saints a really short field. They're a better defense with Patrick Peterson. They show. They've shown this. I don't think that they're a cakewalk at home for Jimmy Garoppolo, who hasn't done it against anybody yet. So I wouldn't be playing Jimmy Garoppolo outside of, you know, if you need to stream him, you could do worse because of the matchup, but we just haven't seen it. I just think it's interesting. We don't focus or talk about him a lot because they've run the ball and they play defense.

[Jason Moore]

Would you rather play Kyler in this matchup or Jimmy Garoppolo?

[Andy Holloway]

I guess I'd rather play Jimmy Garoppolo.

[Jason Moore]

I would play Jimmy Garoppolo.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, yeah. Kyler. In this matchup. Me. Talk about worst of all matchups right now on the season 49ers defense, they're giving up 7.5 fantasy points per game to the quarterback they are dominating.

[Mike Wright]

It's. It's unbiased. It's unbelievable what they have done recently. The San Francisco 49ers. Listen to these fantasy points given up the last four weeks. Zero. That was, that was a full week. They gave up exactly zero fantasy.

[Andy Holloway]

Who was that against?

[Mike Wright]

That was Baker. Baker.

[Andy Holloway]

Ah, Baker.

[Mike Wright]

Then they gave up a whopping one. 1.1 fantasy point to Jared Goff.

[Andy Holloway]

Fantasy points.

[Jason Moore]

If it's 1.1 was a point. Is it points? Is it multiple?

[Andy Holloway]

I think you. Whether it is or not, I think it's appropriate what you did.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I'm going to say that. Then Washington, you know, that was easy. 3.1 fantasy points and then 3.3, their biggest. I mean, that's a legend.

[Andy Holloway]

That sounds like a made up stat.

[Mike Wright]

Right.

[Andy Holloway]

Because you just like what, just complete a pass. Like you complete one pass and you beat almost all those numbers.

[Mike Wright]

Right. Like just one, I mean, 25 yard pass and you're at a point.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean that's just kind of unprecedented what they're doing on defense. Yeah. So, yeah. Not exciting times for the Cardinals. Kenyan Drake will likely get 12 to 15 touches in this game.

[Mike Wright]

For the record, I did have to zoom in on my web browser to make sure it was 1.1 because that was such a tiny number.

[Andy Holloway]

That's what their defense is making people do. So Kenyan Drake, do you on this, is he an RB3 this week at best. At best, yeah. Yeah, I agree. I mean, you mix in 49ers defense with newly acquired.

[Jason Moore]

Exactly. If this was a super plus matchup, you know, then okay, I'm. I'll roll them out as like a low end RB2, but no, thank you.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, you've also had it. You know, Cliff Kingsbury's talked about he's not going to get. He's going to have a manageable workload. Like he's going. You know, you're talking about.

[Jason Moore]

Zach Zander is far more tenured.

[Mike Wright]

Right, exactly. But those guys will be splitting and they'll be splitting against the number two ranked. You know, fantasy points given up to.

[Andy Holloway]

Running back Larry Fitzgerald has put up two stinkers in a row.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

One for 12, two for eight. Now, it's extremely difficult matchup. Chris Conley or Larry Fitzgerald this week?

[Jason Moore]

Oh, it's likely Chris Conley.

[Andy Holloway]

That's the decision I had to make in league of record. And I'm going. Chris Conley against Houston in. In London over a Thursday night. Larry Fitzgerald. Because the floor is bad right now when you face San Francisco.

[Jason Moore]

Yep.

[Andy Holloway]

Christian Kirk did come back last week. Had a pretty big week. Targets, receptions wise. Are you. Are you taking a shot on Kirk?

[Mike Wright]

Man, so it's really tough here, right?

[Andy Holloway]

11 targets last week, eight reception, 79 yards.

[Mike Wright]

Kirk has been great when he's. When he's been out there on the field. He's. He's been a good fantasy wide receiver. He's at home to an offense that runs a ton of plays. I mean, there. But you just wonder, how Good Is this 49ers defense? And there, you know, you can make some arguments that they really haven't faced anybody but Goff, so maybe they're. Maybe they're not quite as good. Kirk is pretty much the only player from the Cardinals that. I think you're okay starting.

[Jason Moore]

Yep.

[Mike Wright]

I'm worried with Fitz. I would prefer to not start Kyler.

[Andy Holloway]

But you can flex Christian Kirk.

[Mike Wright]

I think you can flex Christian Kirk.

[Andy Holloway]

On the other side of the ball. Emmanuel Sanders made his debut last week. Not a lot of yardage or anything, but he did catch a touchdown pass. What are your expectations for Emmanuel Sanders in this game and then moving forward in this game? You should see a lot of Patrick Peterson. Not a lot of options on the outside. Outside of Emmanuel Sanders right now, they're doing anything. You know, they're creative in the way that they use Debo Samuel in the running game and in screen game. But from a downfield threat standpoint, Sanders is kind of all they got.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I mean, so Patrick Peterson wasn't really used in a shadow situation last week. Michael Thomas. So, you know, because Kyle Shanahan will be equally creative with Emmanuel Sanders, I think you can start Sanders.

[Andy Holloway]

Sanders or Kirk?

[Mike Wright]

That's a great question. I would go Kirk based on volume.

[Andy Holloway]

I tend to agree there.

[Mike Wright]

I expect more targets, more passing work from the Arizona Cardinals if the Niners are up and running easily. I mean, it's been the recipe all year for the Niners where they just don't have to throw the ball that much.

[Jason Moore]

It was very exciting, though, for Emmanuel Sanders future to see that week one with this brand new team. He played on 82% of the snaps. And if you look back at what wide receivers were getting back when Pettis was getting the number one snaps at the position, he would be in the 60s.

[Andy Holloway]

Look, if they're ready, if you have Dante Pettis, you do everything you can to not have him on the field. Isn't that right, Brooks?

[Mike Wright]

Not totally agreed there.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay. Not on your fantasy roster. He doesn't belong there. Okay.

[Mike Wright]

What about a dynasty fantasy roster?

[Andy Holloway]

Wait, do you have him in Dynasty, Brooks?

[Mike Wright]

No, I do, but I'm going to trade him to Brooks.

[Andy Holloway]

I do. In another league, Brooks would trade up. I do it another league for Lettuce. Dante. Lettuce Dante. Lettuce. I want to have him in Dante Wilting. I'd trade him. I want to get into the mailbag a little bit. Let's go ahead and do that.

[Mike Wright]

Mailbag, Mailbag.

[Andy Holloway]

All right. Foot Clan. If you've got a question, go to the website, the fantasy footballers.com. click the submit a question button. You can also dial the voicemail hotline, 302464, TFFB. Let's go to the voicemail hotline right now. Hey, this is Anthony calling in from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. I just want to know, man, what's going on with Titan Zach Ertz? Do I start him, do I sit him or what? He has been doing nothing all fantasy year. Give me some help here, guys.

[Mike Wright]

I mean, this, it's an unfortunate and pretty easy answer. You play him, you play him. Unless you are someone that was able to have picked up Hunter Henry or you also drafted Darren Waller and you've got both these guys, then sure, there are, you know, within that top eight, there are guys that would start over. Zach Ertz. I don't see Zach Ertz in any way, shape or form the same way that you saw him at the beginning of the year where you say, well, he's a top three guy. No, if I had Darren Waller and Zach Ertz, I'm starting Darren Waller.

[Jason Moore]

Zach Ertz has been a top 12 option twice.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I dug into this a little bit yesterday on a target standpoint. Since week five, Ertz is still in the top five in target. Since week five, he's at. He's still above Dallas Goddard in that span, although they're close and Goddard seeing a lot of playing time. But he's still somebody that you pretty much have to play if, like Jason said, you don't have one of the upper echelon options because of the targets. I mean, what else can you lean on at the, at the position? And maybe this offense starts to find itself in the red zone more often with DeSean Jackson's return. Big game last week against Buffalo. Look, it doesn't feel good.

[Jason Moore]

No.

[Andy Holloway]

Right now because you bought him to be something he's not.

[Jason Moore]

And I mean, like, what's on your waiver wire, Darren Fells, Even if it's.

[Andy Holloway]

A guy like Joni Smith, you're still playing Zach Ertz, Correct? All right, here's a question. I've seen a lot of this in our league of record. I know the answer to the question. Megan in Asheville, North Carolina, wants to know, should I pivot from Lamar Jackson this weekend against the Patriots and pick up a streaming option because they don't have a backup? Or do you just trust Lamar Jackson? If I could pivot, I would.

[Jason Moore]

I. If I could pivot, I would.

[Andy Holloway]

Example Josh Allen. I would play Josh Allen this week over Lamar Jackson.

[Mike Wright]

How about Gardner Minshew?

[Andy Holloway]

I would.

[Jason Moore]

Against Houston. Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

I would probably play Gardner.

[Jason Moore]

I would play Gardner.

[Andy Holloway]

And that. It's hard because Lamar's got you to this point.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Let's go down the rabbit hole. Kirk Cousins against the Chiefs, I would play Kirk Cousins. Derek Carr.

[Mike Wright]

I would play Lamar over Kirk.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, so we've found the end of your maze.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I think Gardner and Josh Allen and then I'm probably out.

[Jason Moore]

Derek Carr, Lions.

[Mike Wright]

No, I'll go Lamar. Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, Lamar can score points without scoring points.

[Mike Wright]

If he throws no touchdowns, he could still have a fine fantasy game, and that's just not normal. Yeah, they do have two weeks to prepare as well. Coming off the buy that that matters more for some teams than others games also at home.

[Andy Holloway]

That matters a lot, too.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, some teams, you know, they're. They've got one of those you give Andy Reid, you give Bill Belichick extra time to prepare. They always crush. And Harbaugh's one of those coaches. He's really good coach. He's got two weeks to prepare the team for this matchup.

[Andy Holloway]

So you can't crush the Patriots. Nobody can crush the Patriots.

[Mike Wright]

Certainly not. No, you're not going to crush the Patriots, but you could pleasantly surprise.

[Andy Holloway]

Lamar Jackson in a six point league has never scored under 15.7 point.

[Jason Moore]

I expect a game far more like the matchup against Pittsburgh, though. 161 with a touchdown. But he had a bunch of turnovers. Of course, he had the 70 rushing yards, which kind of salvages it, but I just don't see a ceiling against the Patriots.

[Andy Holloway]

Neo. Yes, Neo in Washington State.

[Mike Wright]

Wait, the one from the Matrix?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Nice.

[Jason Moore]

Did he ask this inside of the Matrix or outside?

[Mike Wright]

It looks like outside.

[Andy Holloway]

I think it's outside because we can see it. Robbie Anderson or Curtis Samuel, rest of season.

[Mike Wright]

Unless we're in the Matrix.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, no.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, man. Maybe we are.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, man. What's his question, Neil?

[Andy Holloway]

Robbie Anderson or Curtis Samuel? Rest of season or Lawrence Fishburne? Robbie Anderson. Curtis Samuel or Lawrence Fishburne?

[Jason Moore]

Whenever you have a chance to get Laurence Fishburne on your fantasy team, he's.

[Andy Holloway]

Another one of those Hollywood actors whose heads keep getting larger and larger, you know?

[Mike Wright]

Totally.

[Andy Holloway]

Do you know what I mean? Like, John Travolta is the big pinnacle example of like, twice the size head as he used to have as one.

[Jason Moore]

Who will soonly be inducted to the big head committee.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, you are on your way, dude.

[Mike Wright]

I can't imagine you.

[Jason Moore]

You watch what you say about those of us.

[Mike Wright]

But the cool thing is, like, when you go into the the ballpark early and it's like Mike Wright bobblehead night, it's actually, like, realistic. It's like life.

[Jason Moore]

A Mike Wright bobblehead would not.

[Andy Holloway]

That's a lot of plastic.

[Jason Moore]

It wouldn't function. The first time you go to bobble, the head would break.

[Mike Wright]

It would topple over.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, so if you throw Fishburne out, Robbie Anderson or Curtis Samuel?

[Jason Moore]

I'm taking the shot on Robbie.

[Andy Holloway]

I will take Robbie as well.

[Mike Wright]

I like both of these guys as far as their upside, but I'm going Robbie. So it's unanimous.

[Andy Holloway]

All right. Last one. Nelson in Alaska.

[Mike Wright]

Bird.

[Andy Holloway]

Should I train?

[Mike Wright]

That was one of the dumbest things.

[Jason Moore]

You even threw in the arm action.

[Mike Wright]

You're darn right.

[Andy Holloway]

You were shivering.

[Mike Wright]

I'm nothing if not coming.

[Andy Holloway]

Have either of you been to Alaska?

[Jason Moore]

I have not. I would love to.

[Andy Holloway]

I would like to go there, too. Everything I hear everybody gets a moose there, right? Like they have what they rent out at the airport when you get off the plane. There's no cars, no enterprise. Rent a moose. Yeah. All right. This is great.

[Jason Moore]

Never look him in the eye.

[Andy Holloway]

No, no, no, no. Just hop on the back. It's safe. Should I trade Josh Jacobs to acquire Lev Bell? What about Chris Carson? Both are my number one running backs in separate leagues. I think this probably illustrates that we've talked a lot about Love Bell schedule over the second half and the possibility of buying low on him. I don't think trading Josh Jacobs or Chris Carson for Lev Bell is buying low on Leve Bell.

[Jason Moore]

I think it's very difficult to trade a RB one who's actually producing right now. And there's no. You don't see a path where that's just going to fall off of a cliff to trade them for the hope of levy on Bell. I'm not trading a strong RB one for.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, that's. I think Andy said it right, that that's not buying low. Now, would David Montgomery be.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, you know what?

[Mike Wright]

David Montgomery was someone else off the big week. Try to get Love Bell.

[Andy Holloway]

That's a great strategy.

[Mike Wright]

That could work.

[Andy Holloway]

I would trade David Montgomery and Austin Eckler to get Lev Bell.

[Jason Moore]

Interesting.

[Andy Holloway]

And that's not to say I think level is going to dominate, you know, top five, second half. But I like the guaranteed work.

[Mike Wright]

Sure. And that's nice. And I think that that trade could absolutely work, but I'm not off the Austin Eckler train yet. I don't think just because Wiz and Hunt left. I mean, for all we know, Austin Eckler will be more involved. I mean, we just don't know yet. So I'd like a week with the new OC and see what happens.

[Andy Holloway]

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[Jason Moore]

Oh, man. Ladies and gentlemen, you do not want to miss tomorrow's show, especially on the YouTubes. It's Halloween. We always celebrate the holiday in style. YouTube.com TheFantasyFootballers make sure you go subscribe. Ring the bell.

[Mike Wright]

Be ready. Oh, good. Go.

[Andy Holloway]

That's gonna be it for today's episode. Appreciate the foot clan out there supporting the podcast and it's gonna be a gonna be a heck of a week, guys.

[Jason Moore]

It will be. See you tomorrow. Goodbye.

[Mike Wright]

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