MEGALODON Episode - Week 13 Matchups, Turkey Day Awards & More! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 11/27

Summary

Fantasy Footballers Podcast – MEGALODON Episode: Week 13 Matchups, Turkey Day Awards & More!

Release Date: November 27, 2024
Hosts: Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike "The Fantasy Hitman" Wright
Podcast Description:
Fantasy Football at its very best. The expert trio breaks down the world of Fantasy Football with astute analysis, strong opinions, and matchup-winning advice you can't get anywhere else.

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Introduction and Thanksgiving Preparations

The episode begins with the hosts engaging in a playful discussion about preparing for Thanksgiving, specifically focusing on Andy Holloway's first-time attempt at making a turkey from scratch. Andy introduces the concept of "spatchcocking," a cooking method where the turkey's backbone is removed to allow it to cook flat, sparking humor and camaraderie among the hosts.

Notable Quote:
Andy Holloway: "I'm making a spatchcock turkey. And I'm gonna take that spine out."
Timestamp: [03:04]

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Megalodon Episode and Giveaways

Jason Moore announces the special Megalodon segment of the episode, highlighting exclusive giveaways for listeners. Fans have the chance to win a signed Justin Jefferson jersey and a signed Breeze Hall mini helmet by participating through a designated hashtag, which will be revealed later in the episode.

Notable Quote:
Jason Moore: "We are giving away a signed Justin Jefferson jersey and a signed Breeze Hall mini helmet."
Timestamp: [03:45]

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Turkey Day Awards

A highlight of the episode is the annual Turkey Day Awards, where the hosts categorize players based on their performances with creative award titles. These awards add a festive and competitive edge to the discussion, allowing fans to engage and debate the merits of various players.

1. Showstopper MVP
   Recognizes standout players of Thanksgiving Day. Last year's tie between CMC and Tyreek Hill sets high expectations for this year's selection, with Saquon Barkley emerging as a favorite due to his consistent performance and scoring ability.

   Notable Quote:
   Jason Moore: "Derek Henry is the most consistent dependable dish on Thanksgiving Day."
   Timestamp: [27:38]

2. Mashed Potatoes
   Awarded to the most reliable fantasy performer, with Lamar Jackson highlighted for his dependability.

   Notable Quote:
   Andy Holloway: "Stovetop stuffing is the most consistent and dependable dish for a Thanksgiving feast."
   Timestamp: [07:30]

3. Burned Dinner Rolls
   Given to players who were high draft picks but underperformed. Travis Etienne receives this year's award, reflecting fan disappointment over his inconsistent performance.

   Notable Quote:
   Andy Holloway: "They burned you back of the first round hurts."
   Timestamp: [27:29]

4. Jack in the Box
   Honors inconsistent or disappointing players, with Joe Mixon nominated this year for his fluctuating performances.

   Notable Quote:
   Jason Moore: "Joe Mixon. That's my answer."
   Timestamp: [31:05]

5. Pumpkin Pie Guy
   Replaces Sweet Potato Casserole and is awarded to players with flashy but unreliable performances. Kyler Murray is selected for embodying this award, highlighting his high-risk, high-reward gameplay.

   Notable Quote:
   Jason Moore: "Kyler. The inaugural pumpkin pie guy."
   Timestamp: [31:17]

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Player News and Updates

The hosts provide crucial updates on player injuries and their availability, impacting fantasy football decisions for the upcoming Thanksgiving games.

• JK Dobbins:
  Confirmed to be out due to a knee sprain, making Gus Edwards a viable option for Fantasy managers this week.

  Notable Quote:
  Jason Moore: "At least for now, we know that you could play Gus Edwards this week."
  Timestamp: [15:36]

• Breeze Hall:
  Reports indicate Breeze Hall is not practicing due to knee soreness, casting uncertainty on his availability for Sunday games. This development shifts focus to Braylon Allen as a potential replacement with high fantasy value.

  Notable Quote:
  Mike Wright: "It's the bone zone. It’s ridiculous at this time of year."
  Timestamp: [13:00]

• Isaiah Pacheco:
  Expected to return soon, allowing better workload distribution with Kareem Hunt, which is a positive sign for Fantasy managers looking for reliable RB2 options.

  Notable Quote:
  Jason Moore: "Isaiah Pacheco is a full practice participant on Tuesday."
  Timestamp: [15:55]

• Greg Dulcich:
  Claimed off waivers by the New York Giants, highlighting his potential as a valuable tight end for fantasy lineups.

  Notable Quote:
  Mike Wright: "We have Greg Dulcich, claimed off waivers by the New York Giants."
  Timestamp: [22:59]

• Braylon Allen:
  Discussed as a high-potential backup who could surpass Breeze Hall in fantasy value if the latter misses time.

  Notable Quote:
  Andy Holloway: "Braylon Allen could be a league winner."
  Timestamp: [18:32]

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Fantasy Forecast

The "Fantasy Forecast" segment offers in-depth analysis of the week's matchups, providing strategic recommendations on which players to start or sit based on performance trends, injuries, and favorable matchups.

• Quarterbacks:

  • Tua Tagovailoa vs. Jordan Love:
    Evaluated based on their offensive schemes and recent performances. Tua is praised for his consistency and chemistry with receivers like Tyreek Hill.

    Notable Quote:
    Jason Moore: "Tua will be the key to your championship."
    Timestamp: [10:44]

• Running Backs:

  • Braylon Allen:
    Highlighted as a primary RB2/3 option, especially with Breeze Hall's injury. His high workload potential and matchup against weak run defenses make him a valuable pick.

    Notable Quote:
    Mike Wright: "Braylon Allen could be a league winner."
    Timestamp: [18:32]

  • Rico Dowdle:
    Recommended for his favorable matchup against the Giants, with the defense allowing significant rushing yards.

    Notable Quote:
    Andy Holloway: "Rico Dowdle should have no problem with 60 rushing yards."
    Timestamp: [57:07]

• Wide Receivers:

  • George Pickens:
    Advocated for his target share and big-play potential, especially against defenses that allow high yardage per reception.

    Notable Quote:
    Andy Holloway: "George Pickens is a must start. He's a big play machine."
    Timestamp: [38:34]

  • CD Lamb:
    Discussed as a solid option but noted for consistency issues, making George Pickens a preferable choice.

    Notable Quote:
    Jason Moore: "CD Lamb is the wide receiver 17."
    Timestamp: [59:46]

• Tight Ends:

  • Johnny Smith:
    Praised for his high target volume and reliability, making him a top-tier tight end option.

    Notable Quote:
    Andy Holloway: "Johnny Smith is a very good player. He is a good player."
    Timestamp: [42:18]

• Defenses:

  • Lions Defense:
    Recommended due to their strong against running backs and poor pass defense, making them a valuable fantasy option.

    Notable Quote:
    Mike Wright: "Start the Lions defense at home against Caleb Williams."
    Timestamp: [60:26]

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Fantasy Face Off and Wheel of Shame

In a friendly competition, the hosts present their respective fantasy lineups based on the week's analysis, aiming to outscore each other. This segment adds a fun and competitive element, showcasing the hosts' differing strategies and preferences.

• Lineup Choices:
  Each host selects players for quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end, and defense, justifying their picks based on matchup insights and player performance.

  Notable Interaction:
  Jason Moore: "I went with Keenan Allen trying to reprise the PPR points..."
  Timestamp: [147:00]

• Wheel of Shame:
  Poor lineup choices result in humorous penalties for the hosts, enhancing the show's entertainment value.

  Notable Quote:
  Mike Wright: "You can’t believe everything you see on the Internet, Jay."
  Timestamp: [20:19]

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Hashtag and Giveaway Announcement

The episode concludes with the release of the official Megalodon hashtag, #spatchcock, encouraging listeners to engage on social media for a chance to win the special giveaways announced earlier. The hosts emphasize the importance of participating to secure fantasy memorabilia.

Notable Quote:
Jason Moore: "Use the hashtag spatchcock and tag us on X to enter to win."
Timestamp: [142:25]

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Conclusion

The hosts wrap up the episode with final thoughts on lineup strategies, upcoming games, and the importance of staying updated on player statuses during Thanksgiving Week. They encourage listener participation in the giveaway through engaging with the official hashtag and tease future episodes, ensuring a comprehensive and entertaining wrap-up to the Thanksgiving-themed episode.

Notable Quote:
Jason Moore: "Enjoy your Thanksgiving weekend. We love you, Foot Clan."
Timestamp: [149:55]

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This detailed summary captures the essence of the "Megalodon Episode" by outlining the key discussions on player performances, strategic fantasy recommendations, special awards, and interactive segments that engage and entertain Fantasy Football enthusiasts during the Thanksgiving season.

Transcript

[Andy Holloway]

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[Jason Moore]

Ah, welcome in.

[Mike Wright]

It's turkey time.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

For losers, it's Jack in the box time, everybody. For the winners, eat your dry, bland bird.

[Andy Holloway]

You know, I'm making a turkey this year.

[Mike Wright]

Really?

[Andy Holloway]

First time in my life from scratch. I raised it. It's. I've plucked it.

[Mike Wright]

So you're. You are in the transformation to Jason Moore becomes a chef. You are the one doing the.

[Andy Holloway]

I am making. I'm making the bird. I'm a spatchcock. A turkey. And I'm gonna. What?

[Mike Wright]

You're making up words now?

[Andy Holloway]

Spatchcock. I'm gonna.

[Jason Moore]

Well, there's our hash.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, I guess, I guess we got that one out of the way. What? Yeah, Spatchcocking is.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, come on, man.

[Andy Holloway]

It's a normal thing.

[Mike Wright]

Family show.

[Andy Holloway]

It is a totally real normal word.

[Jason Moore]

It's a cooking method that involves removing a bird's backbone so it can lie flat while cooking.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes, I'm going to take that spine out.

[Mike Wright]

Hold on, hold on.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm going to spatchcock that bone.

[Mike Wright]

We have a cooking method. You remove the bird's backbone, which, that makes sense. And they're like, hey, D spine. No, no, no.

[Jason Moore]

What?

[Mike Wright]

Who made that word?

[Andy Holloway]

I don't know, but I think it was a 17 year old boy at least.

[Mike Wright]

Like Dispatch.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, dispatch.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, Well, I wouldn't go there either. Listen, welcome into the Megalodon.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, the Megalodon episode. Off to a hot start.

[Jason Moore]

Ordinarily, we. We do some special stuff on the Megalodon episode, which we will be doing. We're giving away a signed Justin Jefferson jersey. Assigned Yvonne H. And Jersey a signed Breeze hall mini helmet. We get to talk about him in the news.

[Mike Wright]

But I want to know about this turkey.

[Andy Holloway]

Tell me more about this by the.

[Jason Moore]

End of the episode. Somewhere throughout the episode, we will share an official hashtag and you can tweet, tag us and share the hashtag. And we will give away that sign memorabilia to a lucky Megalodon winner. We have Hungry for more NFL news. We got Turkey Day Awards. We got starts of the week. We got the Thanksgiving Day games. We got the parlay parte. We got the Black Friday game. We got all the Sunday Monday games. We've got the Fantasy Face Off. We got the Wheel of Shame.

[Mike Wright]

Did you say the Friday game?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

The Black Friday game.

[Mike Wright]

So making sure we didn't.

[Jason Moore]

And by the way. Yeah. I want to return if we want to return to the bird because time is not of the essence today.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, we're fine.

[Jason Moore]

If we want to return to the bird, we can return to the spatchcocking. That's fine.

[Mike Wright]

Well, was there more to the story, Jay? Was that kind of the.

[Jason Moore]

He's just gonna be badge cocking.

[Andy Holloway]

It's what I'm doing that immediately following this recording. Going home, Taking out that spine. Got to do a dry brine for from now until this guy.

[Mike Wright]

Unbelievable.

[Jason Moore]

First of all, it doesn't sound like a dry bird. It sounds like it can be very moist and delicious.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Second of all, we got honey baked ham on the table alongside the turkey this year, Mike.

[Mike Wright]

Nice.

[Jason Moore]

So I know that you, like, you hit the top of the show with it's turkey time. Loved it. Then you submarined it with your kind of ridiculous Jack in the box Thanksgiving Day. Now, we learned yesterday on the footcast that you, yes. Are going to have the Thanksgiving of your life because you've managed to ditch the family. To ditch your family.

[Mike Wright]

No, not the entire fam.

[Jason Moore]

Most of them.

[Mike Wright]

The wife and my daughter are going. They're going to take the two hour trek to do a bigger Thanksgiving with the in laws. And I'm like, I can't afford that time. That's four hours of driving. I got three games that I need to. It's my job and I take my job seriously.

[Jason Moore]

Yes. Yes.

[Mike Wright]

So me and, me and Du Bois staying home. Oh, man. Just football, video games and Jack ultimate cheeseburgers. Maybe a bacon ultimate cheeseburger. I don't know. I don't know what's going to happen.

[Jason Moore]

No spatchcocking on your.

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Jason Moore]

Not needed Thanksgiving table.

[Mike Wright]

So you just, like, throw a glove on and just like, rip it? Rip it?

[Andy Holloway]

No.

[Mike Wright]

Or is there a process?

[Andy Holloway]

No. You need shears. You're cutting through bones.

[Mike Wright]

It's all right.

[Andy Holloway]

It's pretty gnarly, actually, you know.

[Jason Moore]

Okay.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

Well, welcome in. Like I said, pay attention to the official hashtag. We'll reveal it at some point during the show, even if we might know what it is already. We'll see you guys.

[Andy Holloway]

You got to listen to the end because maybe it changes.

[Jason Moore]

We. We'll jump right in.

[Andy Holloway]

Welcome to Hungry for More presented by Uber Eats.

[Jason Moore]

Well, we'll mention some players that we are hungry for more production from as we head into the fantasy playoffs. But before we do that, I do want you to fill in a sentence for me. Thanksgiving. The table. Thanksgiving meal is incomplete without what? Jason.

[Andy Holloway]

Stovetop stuffing.

[Jason Moore]

Stovetop.

[Andy Holloway]

Specifically stovetop stuffing.

[Jason Moore]

For me, it is the canned cranberry sauce. Mike, put yourself in a hypothetical situation where you're at a real Thanksgiving. What would it be for you?

[Mike Wright]

I'm old. I've been to many Thanksgivings, and for the rights. It was a. I don't know what you would. I don't know if there's an official name for it, but it was essentially an orange gelatin. Not a jello, like a fruit, but a gelatin. And then it would have mandarin oranges.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, yeah, I know. I don't know the name of that.

[Mike Wright]

It's a tasty treat.

[Jason Moore]

That's your go to.

[Andy Holloway]

You know another thing that is more specific to my Thanksgivings kind of a. It's a weird tradition, but when you start the cooking, you put a bowl of black olives on the counter and you eat them as you cook.

[Mike Wright]

Interesting.

[Jason Moore]

That's the second time this week I've heard somebody tell me that black olives and green olives are a big part of their Thanksgiving.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, they should be. They're delicious.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I feel like olives are very polarizing.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes, they are.

[Jason Moore]

Like, you either love them or you're like, what, gross?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I'm on the gross side.

[Jason Moore]

Do we have.

[Mike Wright]

Have you ever seen them?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, they don't look great.

[Mike Wright]

They look bad.

[Andy Holloway]

You put them on your fingies. You have like, little. Like Bugles. Yeah, like Bugles. You put them on your fingers, you can. You can carry 10 at once.

[Jason Moore]

Sliding over to Deucers Alley, Al Borland, Papa Josh the Falcon managed to make it in. I doubt the day after Thanksgiving they'll be in. So there's A long episode for you guys to make it through Favorite Thanksgiving. Like the must have Thanksgiving Day side. Do you have one? Al Borland stuffing Just. Oh, had to think about it.

[Andy Holloway]

But it I'm with Jason Stovetop is an absolute requirement. It's the only time of year I eat stuffing. Huh. Do you eat stuffing any other time of year?

[Mike Wright]

No, not really.

[Jason Moore]

Do you always talk into the side of your microphone or is that just today?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, you are very thin over there.

[Jason Moore]

I apologize. There you are. I hear you now, Falcon.

[Andy Holloway]

Give me a good gravy.

[Jason Moore]

Okay.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, that makes sense.

[Andy Holloway]

Give me a good gravy.

[Mike Wright]

Gravy in, gravy out.

[Andy Holloway]

Look, I know my voices. Give me a good gravy. I talk directly into my microphone. I'm so much better than Owl.

[Jason Moore]

Oh my gosh. My Hungry for more candidate Tua. Yeah, I went with Tua because I could have chosen some player on the Dolphins who have been performing well on offense, but it's really Tua himself since he's returned The Miami offense 27, 27, 23, 34, 34 points. Took him a while to warm back up after he was on the shelf, but 76% completion rate, 7.55 yards per attempt and the truth is, despite all the Johnny Waddle, Tyreek Achan fun discussion as Tua goes, this offense goes. We've learned that this year if he's not on the field, they're nothing. When he is on the field, I think eventually it's going to work out for most everybody. So as you go down the stretch, I want to see Tua perform great. I'm hungry for more 300 plus yard performances because I think you're going to be happy with those players and that includes Waddle. That includes Tyreek. I think Tua will be the key to your championship.

[Andy Holloway]

Mine is so similar to yours, Andy. It's Jordan Love. I am hungry for the passing offense of the packers to be great. And if you know last year it doesn't, it doesn't feel like it's good this year, you know, you're. I feel like we're waiting for the special magic of last year where he threw for 4,159 yards, had 36 total touchdowns. He missed two games this year and then you know, there was a weather game here last week was a blowout with three touchdowns rushing for Jacobs. But I think you'd be surprised to realize right now his 17 game pace is actually slightly better than last year. 4239 yards of 4034 passing touchdowns but this week in prime time on Turkey Day, facing TUA at home, I really want something special, magical. You know, he's been way better at home. He's averaging 261 passing yards, 2.6 passing touchdowns at home. And then, you know, the stretch run coming down, you know, to the playoff weeks where you've got Seattle, you've got New Orleans, you got Minnesota. Those are matchups that I really feel like could be league winning matchups for. If Jordan Love comes through and does what he can do, which is throw three to five touchdowns in some of those type of matchups, I want that. I want that to happen.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. It's been the Jordan Love experience this year has been marred by some injuries to him, but also receivers going in and out of the lineup and you really haven't had. You have not had a run. He's not had two top 10 performances back to back this year. So that's what you felt.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Mike, do you have a hungry for more guy?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Mine is super selfish. As I was consuming the this weekend's games, couldn't help but notice the Seattle Seahawks got down to the goal line and instead of putting in superstar Ken Bone Walker, they put Charbonnet in there. So I am hungry selfishly. And hopefully there's plenty of fantasy managers out there as well. More Ken Bone touches inside the red zone. What is happening?

[Jason Moore]

It's the bone zone.

[Mike Wright]

It's the bone zone. It's not the Charbonne zone. That's ridiculous at this time of year. And it's. It's just.

[Andy Holloway]

This is.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, man. It sounds like Jason's turkey is also.

[Andy Holloway]

The no bone zone that you're taking some of it out.

[Mike Wright]

Here's the thing. This is where I need the Seattle Seahawks to listen in to us nerds.

[Jason Moore]

Incline the ear.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, look. Zach Charbonnet, 36th out of 45. Qualifying running backs in rush.

[Andy Holloway]

Qualifying, qualifying, qualifying, qualifying. I am a qualifying running back. Qualifying gallops is a rush success rate.

[Mike Wright]

36 out of 45. So essentially it is a negative play so far this year. Whenever Zach Charbonnet is running the ball, just stop it.

[Jason Moore]

Get it. I thought some of it was he was banged up in this last game because he came off the vl. He had like a little bit of an injury.

[Mike Wright]

Walker.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I think he missed probably, but I don't care.

[Mike Wright]

Give me. Give me 50% of Ken Walker.

[Andy Holloway]

You know, you've got a lot of analytics to talk about the success rate that when Charbonnet is there, it's a negative play. For them. And I don't think you need any of that because if you watch the game, you don't have to be a nerd with your spreadsheets to be like, why is the. Why is the slow plotter in around the goal line versus the guy that always scores touchdowns when you give him the chance near the goal line?

[Jason Moore]

All right, that was Hungry for more presented by Uber Eats, where you can get the best deals on game day food all season long. Uber Eats, the official on demand delivery partner of the NFL.

[Andy Holloway]

News and notes from around the league presented by USAA Insurance.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, we do have news. We gotta break some news for you. It's big because we have Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday games this week, JK Dobbins out this week up in the air after that. So we got confirmation. We were talking on the waiver show about Gus Edwards. He was at the tippy top of our list but we also just didn't know how long term it would be. It's a knee sprain. Dobbins injury onslaught for his entire career continues.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I mean him staying healthy for. We had talked about this with Dobbins. The fact that, you know, they had the buy, he had so much work on him and eventually you felt like it was going to come. I'm going to expect that. This is a multi week injury but it does not seem like they're putting him on ir. So at least for now we know that you could play Gus Edwards this week.

[Jason Moore]

Isaiah Pacheco a full practice participant on Tuesday. They're the Friday game. It seems like he's going to be back on the field. Matt Nagy's talking about the fact that the best part of having now Kareem Hunt and Pacheco is that you're not going to have one guy get more worn down by the fourth quarter.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean that sucks. I mean that's the quote of Nagy talking about that is basically being like, hey now we could keep them both fresh and split the load.

[Jason Moore]

Which is like okay, that's 100% what they're doing.

[Andy Holloway]

That's fine for your, for your team, for you. But what about my team? What about my fantasy roster?

[Jason Moore]

Especially if like Kareem Hunt happens to end up with goal line carries or fourth down, Salt game away carries.

[Andy Holloway]

I will say this, and he's recovering from injury.

[Jason Moore]

Like Pacheco is coming back from an injury. Why would they overwork him?

[Andy Holloway]

Well, not only not overwork him, but I think they will barely work him. I think they will work him back in a little Bit. That's my expectation, and we'll talk about that soon.

[Jason Moore]

But I think you're talking, like, what Jonathan Brooks got last week or a little bit more.

[Andy Holloway]

A little bit more than that.

[Jason Moore]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. But Kareem Hunt for this week, I think, is still a good start. After this week, I get worried.

[Jason Moore]

Speaking of worried, this is the biggest news. Oh, jets running back Breeze hall is not practicing. You're like, oh, okay. He says knee soreness, but their head coach said he's still hopeful hall will play on Sunday. It's a wait and see. The problem here. Breeze hall tweaked his knee against Indianapolis before the buy.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. They're coming off of the buy and he's not able to practice.

[Jason Moore]

This is such a bad signal.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, man.

[Jason Moore]

Now you don't have him anywhere, right?

[Andy Holloway]

I have him everywhere.

[Jason Moore]

He's hurt me all year long and now he hurt himself. And so this is why Bray.

[Mike Wright]

Don't worry, Jay. You can play Braylon Allen.

[Jason Moore]

No, he can't. No, no, he can't.

[Andy Holloway]

No, I can't. What are you.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, this is the first thing I did. I went and I looked. I'm like, oh, well, of course. Jason has Braylon Allen.

[Jason Moore]

Braylon Ross.

[Mike Wright]

He's not riding dirty if you go get him.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, we've been saying it on the show. We have. You should listen to the podcast.

[Mike Wright]

Go get your insurance. Running back.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I got mine. Trey Benson's on my bench.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, but you go. You picked him up off of waivers. Braylon island wasn't there for me to get. I would have gone and got him. I traded for Algeria and Corum.

[Mike Wright]

Oh.

[Andy Holloway]

I fired Al Borland. I fired Al Borland so we can all do things.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, sorry, you didn't know.

[Andy Holloway]

You forgot to when you got big.

[Mike Wright]

Time running backs who like Braylon Allen. We've said it on the show. I mean, you just watch him. This year, Braylon Allen looks like if Breeze hall misses time, Braylon Allen's going to go in and be great. That's why you have to go so hard after those guys.

[Andy Holloway]

So outside of dunking on me for not for riding dirty, which is my fault. Yes.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Braylon Allen could be a league winner. Their schedule down the stretch for running backs is perfect. We brought this up about midway through the year about how important Braylon Allen is as a backup. And if Breeze hall misses time, which isn't a guarantee yet, but if he does miss time, Braylon Allen, I think, will be better than what Breeze hall was being because he will have it all. There's nobody that can vulture him on the goal. He will just be a real dominant fantasy asset.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. It's wild news to get this morning after the bye week, not having heard about much of that on the bye week, but if for some reason he's out there in any league, you need to.

[Mike Wright]

Are you speaking slowly? Because you're looking at all.

[Andy Holloway]

I looked at all the leagues we were in.

[Jason Moore]

You know what his roster percentage is listed at?

[Mike Wright]

What's that?

[Jason Moore]

Try to guess.

[Mike Wright]

Braylon Allen. Let's go.

[Andy Holloway]

It's going to be.

[Mike Wright]

It's going to be 40 something.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. It's going to be like 38% even though it's 100% of all my leagues.

[Jason Moore]

30?

[Mike Wright]

Yep.

[Jason Moore]

30%. Yeah. So if for some reason he's out there, that is a priority. At addition, Tommy DeVito has a sore forearm on his throwing arm, but he's hopeful he can play.

[Andy Holloway]

Now, we have a picture.

[Jason Moore]

He's the only one.

[Andy Holloway]

We have a picture in our dock. This is not a real photo.

[Jason Moore]

No, it's been modified. Someone's gotta tweet this out.

[Andy Holloway]

Schneider did that.

[Jason Moore]

Jason.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, well, this was a real problem, this picture.

[Jason Moore]

Al, I don't know if you can get this on the screen, maybe.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh.

[Jason Moore]

Or on a back screen.

[Andy Holloway]

Give me a sec. Oh, man, this man.

[Mike Wright]

You can't believe everything you see on the Internet, Jay.

[Jason Moore]

This is a real picture. This man's arm is shattered. It is so broken.

[Andy Holloway]

Do you remember the picture of Jaden Daniels elbow that looked. I mean, that looked just as fake and it turned out it was a real photograph. Something was weird on the angle of his elbow, so I didn't know what was going on.

[Jason Moore]

He does not have a full noodle boneless arm. All right, we'll show the picture when we get it. But Drew Lock taking first team snaps.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, here it is. Oh, good work, production team.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Yeah, that's good. I.

[Andy Holloway]

That's a. That's a sore throwing.

[Jason Moore]

That's been doctored. So you're just a little bit.

[Mike Wright]

The Giants don't have another quarterback that they can just sacrifice the team with. They do.

[Jason Moore]

They do have another one they can sacrifice, but.

[Mike Wright]

Well, I'm saying Drew Lock gives them a better chance to win. Yes, in my opinion, but not that.

[Jason Moore]

Great of a chance to win.

[Mike Wright]

No, but you know what I mean.

[Jason Moore]

No, it's a better chance.

[Andy Holloway]

It's just improved.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

How. But you'd be. You'd be much happier, I think, if you've got Malik neighbors if Drew locker.

[Jason Moore]

Lockers playing Daniel Jones Signing with the Vikings. I believe that was one of the five teams mentioned on the show yesterday.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, we were just going through.

[Jason Moore]

Well, no, it was just. It was. It was selective. It was the teams that Jason. Jason highlighted. Good franchise. And so you start to think about who is capable of helping you. Like we've already seen it with Darnold. Like if you need a Daniel Jones, which you might like, at least you've got a head coach or an offensive.

[Mike Wright]

Coordinator that going to a McVeigh Tree offense. For any quarterback who's trying to rebuild their image and get that Shwani, it's a great decision.

[Jason Moore]

So Vikings signed Daniel Jones for depth. And the commanders in a sign that Brian Robinson Jr. And Austin Eckler might be in trouble, they signed Chris Rodriguez to the active roster.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, we figured that was coming.

[Jason Moore]

Which he. He has had some snaps this year, but it's more about just the depth chart and the fact that they may need to. What did he have? Like Chris Rodriguez himself had 11 attempts, by the way, in week nine. And I think they're only missing one of the running backs in week nine. So maybe, maybe just something to pay attention to. You never know. No matter how vocal somebody is about that depth chart, no matter how many times you hear Dylan Loudby's got a big game plan coming and get zero carries, just keep it in your mind if you want to. If you've got a spare bench spot and you want to toss somebody down there. Chris Olave, quote, in a good place in his recovery. Still seeing specialists and not practicing. So that was. Yeah, yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Hope he's okay.

[Jason Moore]

And Greg D, former Halloween superstar here on the show. Greg Dulcich, claimed off of waivers by the New York Giants.

[Mike Wright]

The weirdest of just Greg Dulcich as a tight end for the Broncos, highly drafted, has like a good rookie season.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

For a rookie tight end, this guy, very impressive. Played extremely well. And Sean Payton just hated this guy. Hey, he's been. I think he's been inactive since week four or so.

[Jason Moore]

Too much. Sexy maybe. You know what I mean?

[Mike Wright]

I'd be intimidated hanging around this guy.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, there's a reason I dressed up like him. The likeness just perfect.

[Andy Holloway]

I'll bet Peyton would have cut Troy Polamalu. You know what I mean?

[Mike Wright]

Handle it.

[Andy Holloway]

Not that hair is too lush. Too lush.

[Jason Moore]

That was today's news and notes presented by USAA Insurance. Learn more at USAA.com insurance Do we have a drop for this next segment?

[Mike Wright]

We do.

[Jason Moore]

Is that this turkey button? It is. I'm a little disappointed you weren't the one that provided the gobble.

[Mike Wright]

How do you know? I didn't.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

I think because your gobbles are better than that one. You're elite. You're in the top 1% of gobblers. All right.

[Mike Wright]

Thank you. Thank you. That's quite the compliment.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Thanksgiving is a heck of a holiday.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. There's so much fun words we can use to describe it.

[Jason Moore]

Listen, every single Turkey Day, we give away the Turkey Day Awards. It's an opportunity for us to try to guess the winners here. We do it every year. All right, we'll start with the Thanksgiving meat. So the Showstopper. The MVP of Thanksgiving Day last year it was a tie. We the fantasy kind of MVP at this point in the season. It was CMC and Tyreek Hill as a tie. We need to guess this. This is not. I don't even know who selected this. Was it Brooks?

[Andy Holloway]

Imagine Kyle Brooks, producers combo.

[Mike Wright]

It'll be a team effort.

[Jason Moore]

So who do you think the Showstopper MVP of Thanksgiving Day is? I definitely have my vote.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. I had. I had looked at this yesterday and because there were two winners last year, I thought there were going to be two this year. And I was going to put both Lamar and Derek Henry.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. No, that's. That's where I was going. But I think the answer might be Saquon.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, man.

[Jason Moore]

I think the answer I'm going to go with Saquon is the Thanksgiving. Me.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm going to go Lamar.

[Mike Wright]

I am going to go Lamar as well. But the fact that you guys are not even mentioning Jamar Chase's name is.

[Jason Moore]

It's not enough with him missing some time or. Sorry. With his. Without Higgins, he had some lower production weeks, so.

[Mike Wright]

Sure. But he is currently averaging 19.6 points per game.

[Jason Moore]

He should be in there.

[Mike Wright]

And the wide receiver, too, which just let me double check is Amon Ross ain't Brown, right? Yeah, he's the wide receiver, too.

[Jason Moore]

Okay.

[Mike Wright]

Amon Ra is at 15 points a game. Jamar is almost five points a game.

[Andy Holloway]

But that's not happening on the regular. He had a 50 point gain.

[Mike Wright]

I'm going to go with. I'll go Lamar.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I don't know. It was slow for Chase, though, right?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Is that why it feels it got.

[Andy Holloway]

Off to a slow start?

[Jason Moore]

Okay. The answer it is. Oh, Saquon Barkley. It looks like it's Saquon Barkley. Is Kyle with us? I'm here. And so the people can hear you. I'm going to have you reveal the answers since you were part of this when we get done with our guesses. Are you cool with that? I can read. I can do it. Okay. The next one is the mashed potatoes, or as we call them, Tiffany's mashed potatoes because that is Jason's wife who makes the rich, buttery globs of mashed potatoes that everyone needs to add some body to their plate. AKA it's the most consistent and dependable dish for a Thanksgiving feast. For me, this is the Lamar. The dependable Lamar. That's where I'm going to go. Last year's winner, by the way, Almond Ross St. Brown for dependability. Two years ago it was Nick Chubb with the hashtag fixgiving.

[Mike Wright]

I'm going, I'm going Derek Henry on this one because it's been every single week.

[Andy Holloway]

So I'm going to. I'm going to go. This probably isn't the answer, but I want to give him a shout out. He has not had a single bad game but he has missed two so that's probably why he's not in there. George Kittle has been as if Brooks is involved.

[Mike Wright]

It could be George Kittle.

[Jason Moore]

Rock solid, steady.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I'm going Henry.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, that could be it. What is the answer, Kyle? It's Derek Henry.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, baby.

[Jason Moore]

Derek Henry. The most consistent dependable dish on Thanksgiving Day. We'll go with the burn dinner rolls. So, man, yeah, this is, this is the player that is best represented by the burnt dinner rolls that were supposed to be part of the meal but then unexpectedly burned and you got scrap. Throw in the garbage, scrape the carbon shavings off of them and throw them away. Last year it was Miles Sanders after the off season signing in Carolina. The burned Generals this year is an.

[Andy Holloway]

Easy pick for me.

[Jason Moore]

Who is it for you?

[Andy Holloway]

It's the running back that was taken just before Kyron Williams and Derek Henry. Travis etn. Oh, that's called a woof. I mean, you took him ahead of two of the best options you could have had. And Travis Etienne has gone from. I mean, you forget how high he was drafted. He's gone from that to like, I think you should roster him. I would not drop him.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I think ETN is a good answer. I think Harrison would fit the bill. Marvin Harrison a little bit. I think Breeze hall would fit the bill a little bit. But I guess I will go with. I'm trying to think of proportion of. I'm going to go with Harrison. I'll go with Harrison. It's all about that average draft position of how Much.

[Andy Holloway]

They burned you back of the first round hurts.

[Jason Moore]

Do you have an answer, Mike?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. I'm going to go with a guy who I loved and massive L on the season. I'm going Jalen Waddle.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, Kyle, what do we got? Jason was spot on. It's etn. Yeah. Yeah. It's been like, non existent. That one makes sense.

[Andy Holloway]

That one is just. That's hand on the stove, you know what I mean? And held down.

[Jason Moore]

He was drafted one pick behind Harrison. But for what it means to your team with the running back position and how, like, Harrison's had games.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, that's why I didn't go, Marv.

[Jason Moore]

All right, the next award, the Mike Wright special, the Jack in the box. The random dish that somebody brings because they're convinced Thanksgiving food is trash and outdated. Yeah. You got to open up your eyes and realize this could be the best thing ever. Last year's winner was Puka Nakua. This year's winner.

[Mike Wright]

I've got my answer.

[Andy Holloway]

I've got mine.

[Jason Moore]

How do you categorize this in your head?

[Andy Holloway]

In my answer, I'm categorizing it as I didn't see it coming. I'm surprised. And it's actually really good.

[Jason Moore]

Joe Mixon. That's my answer.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

So I love that answer because this is Mike's Jack in the box take. So I feel like Mike should answer Joe Mixon. But I'm going to go Bo Nick.

[Mike Wright]

Bo Nix is my answer because, I.

[Andy Holloway]

Mean, this is a guy who.

[Jason Moore]

That's great.

[Andy Holloway]

Was.

[Mike Wright]

And it's.

[Andy Holloway]

Nobody really thought he was going to do what he's doing.

[Mike Wright]

And it's a rookie. New player.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Even your love of Bo Nicks did. Not necessarily. It wasn't necessarily a prescription for fantasy success. It was just like, this guy could succeed and get there.

[Andy Holloway]

Right.

[Jason Moore]

It's come quickly. Who's the answer, Kyle? Laser Mayfield.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, that's a good one, too.

[Jason Moore]

We missed that one, Laser. Yeah. He could just be the best thing ever. And literally in the office yesterday, Jason's like, I love the bill, I love the bucks, and I think it's because I love Baker.

[Andy Holloway]

It is. I am just rooting for that guy like crazy. I hope he gets his 12 million back from his pops.

[Jason Moore]

And we do have a new award.

[Mike Wright]

Did you know that crazy story, Baker.

[Jason Moore]

Mayfield is basically suing his dad and brother for investment.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

$12 million.

[Mike Wright]

Basically saying they stole 12 mil.

[Jason Moore]

They probably don't have a good relationship.

[Mike Wright]

No, it's probably fractured.

[Jason Moore]

We have a new award this year. The Pumpkin Pie guy.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, Pumpkin pie guy.

[Jason Moore]

This is replacing the sweet potato casserole. Kyle, will you explain this award to us? It's delicious in the first couple of bites, but if you eat too much, you're probably going to vomit. Interesting. So wait, is this somebody that started.

[Mike Wright]

And you or someone who's just had some real spike weeks? I mean, this could be Marv.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, this could be Marv. Some. Some really nice looking stuff.

[Jason Moore]

See, I don't relate to this award because I want to eat all the pumpkin pie. Like I do not. It's not too much. Put it as somebody that drives you crazy. Okay. Somebody that Kyler Murray Pumpkin pie guy.

[Andy Holloway]

Award is the answer.

[Jason Moore]

It's Kyler. Yeah. I mean, yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, as soon as, as soon as you said Kyler, it's like that is the one where it's so good, but you can't have too much. You just don't know. He. He sucks. Man. I hate Kyler.

[Jason Moore]

To me, that's. You're eating the pumpkin pie and you've got the beautiful perfect bite. It's got the cool whip on it is. And you put it up to your mouth and then when you bite it, there's nothing on the fork. Sometimes like somehow it's just gone. But yeah, Kyler. The inaugural pumpkin pie guy. I love it. So let's jump into our starts.

[Andy Holloway]

Starts of the week. I'll kick it off because this is an award winner. I'm going with my guy, Laser Mayfield.

[Jason Moore]

That's your start of the week at quarterback.

[Andy Holloway]

That's my start of the week at quarterback. He didn't throw a passing touchdown last week. And yet still bald out. Was awesome, was in control, had a rushing touchdown. Tons of yards. Buccaneers are tied for the third highest team implied total with 26 points this week. And they get to play against Carolina, who has been remarkably consistent. They're 29th and schedule adjusted fantasy points to quarterbacks. They're 29th in yards per attempt allowed. They're 29th in EPA per pass attempts. They're just near the basement. And I think what we saw recently, especially this last week from Bryce Young, if he's improving and getting the offense moving a little better, that's just even better for Laser Mayfield. So he is my start of the week.

[Jason Moore]

I can tell you I'm playing him over the pumpkin pie guy this week.

[Mike Wright]

In our dynasty makes sense.

[Jason Moore]

So, okay, so quarterback Mike, why don't you take it? Oh boy.

[Mike Wright]

Look on.

[Andy Holloway]

Thanks.

[Jason Moore]

Oh boy.

[Mike Wright]

On Thanksgiving, often we eat until we hate ourselves. So I'm going To start a guy and we'll see if I hate myself afterwards.

[Jason Moore]

I love that.

[Mike Wright]

It's my streamer. It's Russell Wilson. I just. Unlimited. Oh, it's not the diarrhea one. Yeah, there is definitely a chance for that. But Look, Steelers, Bengals 47 point over under. I mentioned all the stats for Russ Yesterday, but again, Cincinnati 30th and schedule adjusted fantasy points to the quarterback position. This is one of those games that might start slow and then towards the second half once everyone starts cooking on the offensive side, I think that we could have a bigger game from Russ.

[Jason Moore]

Well, I'm going to go with C.J. stroud. I'm going to take C.J. stroud as my start of the week. By the way, Mike, I'm going to ask for them at the top because I have gone with full underpants picks this week.

[Mike Wright]

Okay. You need to see Smith.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I need to see the Smith for all the picks. I don't need the most severe, like the most extreme. You need a metallurgy.

[Mike Wright]

You need a small, medium or large.

[Jason Moore]

I need a medium. I want a medium for my picks.

[Andy Holloway]

Titanium underpants.

[Jason Moore]

So all the picks that I got this week are players that rarely, if ever I would recommend. And this week I feel like it is time. CJ Stroud against Jacksonville, who he has massacred in his career as the quarterback. 12, four and you know this and five this week, three 45 and two against them. They're dead last against everything that you care about for passing offenses. And you know, I think maybe Nico Collins might score and not have it called back on a penalty impossible. I mean the last two weeks if you just look at how C.J. stroud's performed those two callbacks, I mean a 70 something yard touchdown and then the. Whatever it was a 30, 40 yarder. Both of them similar type of. You know, Nico is so good at getting the ball in the middle of the field on a crossing route and scoring. Having him back in the offense. I'm just so excited about CJ Stroud this week. I think you can definitely play him.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, for sure. I am going with a running back start of the week who has only scored my important 10 fantasy point line once in the last month. If you have been rolling out Jonathan Taylor, it has been a bad experience. No touchdowns in the last month with.

[Jason Moore]

Anthony Richardson with like three fantasy points last week.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I mean it was. I mean that was a very, very difficult matchup against the Detroit Lions rush team. You're not getting the targets. You didn't have the touchdowns this week. I think you're going to be much, much happier. The Patriots, this is a perfect offensive line versus defensive line matchup where I think they will be soft for the Colts. I think is a get right game for the Colts offense against the Patriots and specifically Jonathan Taylor. I think he'll have a touchdown this week and a very productive outing.

[Mike Wright]

Mike, we talked about the news of this person has a teammate coming back but I'm going to give you the confidence. If I have Cream Hunt and I've been relying on him as that RB2/3 I'm still going to play him this week. I'm going to I am willing to take the risk of will Pacheco get a whole bunch of work because I'm on Jason's side of I don't think he's going to get a an abundance this week. And Kansas City is a 12 point home favorite on Friday. Raiders are 27th against running backs. Adjusting if you adjust the schedule and.

[Jason Moore]

The game script is so set up for Kareem Hunt because.

[Mike Wright]

Exactly.

[Jason Moore]

Aiden O'Connell, you know them being at home, it's just a mess for the Raiders.

[Mike Wright]

This it might be the last hurrah here for when you can play Cream Hunt knowing that you are feeling good about it, I should say. But I still feel good this week.

[Jason Moore]

Well, don't forget that I got them titanium underpants on tight. Little too tight. Rico Dowdle. I'm going to make him my start of the week against the Giants on Turkey Day. Gobble, gobble.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

You know Dowdle can work for fantasy football. And the giants defense is 28th against running backs. 25th in EPA per play or per rush attempt. You know he's seeing 78% of the running back attempts and if you give him a good matchup, they won last week. He was productive. I'm going to say that you can play Rico Dowdle this week with confidence and I don't love it.

[Mike Wright]

And you love it and I love it.

[Andy Holloway]

I love it at wide receiver.

[Jason Moore]

This is a dish that nobody should have brought to the Thanksgiving meal. But then you try it and you're like that's not that bad. Okay, that's not that bad.

[Andy Holloway]

That's fair.

[Jason Moore]

It looks bad. It's not that bad.

[Andy Holloway]

What dish would that be?

[Jason Moore]

The one that looks the worst but tastes the best.

[Andy Holloway]

It's usually.

[Jason Moore]

That's like a green bean casserole for people, I think.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh yeah, that's a good. That's a good comp. He's the green bean casserole. At wide receiver. I'm going with a guy I think has the potential to be the wide receiver. One on the week, George Pickens. The matchup against Cincinnati is wonderful. He has a 29% target share. He's averaging over 70 yards per game. And I don't know if you guys remember this. Do you remember the game against the Bengals last year in Week 16 where he had 195 yards and two touchdowns? That's the matchup this week. How many catches did he have in that game?

[Jason Moore]

Probably three.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Not very many. No.

[Jason Moore]

I don't know.

[Andy Holloway]

He had four.

[Jason Moore]

Wow.

[Andy Holloway]

Four for 195. One of his catches was for negative one yard. He's basically averaging like 60 yards a catch. You know, Bengals right now, they're giving up big plays and George Pickens is a big play machine. So he's a must start.

[Mike Wright]

I'm going with Marvin Harrison Jr. Oh, man, that's a tough one against the Minnesota Vikings. The Minnesota Vikings, they play two high safeties at the highest rate in the NFL. And yet Marv has converted six of his end zone targets versus too high into four touchdowns. That's the third best in the NFL. He has a knack for being able to beat that type of coverage should. Should it present itself. And just on top of that, like real nerdy stuff is just the. What? 28th in passing yards per game allowed. Talking about the Vikings, 30th in schedule, just at points to wide receivers. It's a good matchup because you have to throw on them. Vikings offensive.

[Jason Moore]

The game's in Minnesota.

[Mike Wright]

It is.

[Jason Moore]

Okay. Okay. So you're going, Marv.

[Mike Wright]

Yep.

[Jason Moore]

I got the underpants on. Don't forget.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, we're not. What?

[Jason Moore]

But this. This button over here is dusty. I got to get the dust off of it.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, no. Oh, no.

[Jason Moore]

Last week, Michael Pittman led the team with seven targets, six for 96. Josh Downs is now week to week. There aren't reliable options in an offense that despite how many completions Richardson has, they throw the ball a ton right now. His splits Pity City were better with Richardson than they were with Flacco. And it's that Patriots matchup where I think Drake Mayo get enough done on offense to make this game a little bit more Richardson dependent. A lot of people want to give him a pass on last week's performance because of the terrible play from tight ends, wide receivers. He lost seven really successful play or not seven. Four successful plays on major penalties. I think that this week Michael Pittman will be enough of a PPR Play with upside with touchdown upside that you can get him into your lineup. Strap on them underpants and start Michael Pittman. Now you might not say to do it again, but this week I think you can do it.

[Andy Holloway]

I completely understand where without Josh Downs and with Pittman looking really good last week, it's tempting. I worry about Christian Gonzalez, but man. All right. Yeah, I'm going to go at tight end of course with I don't know, maybe the tight end one since week seven. My dude John. Who Smith.

[Jason Moore]

Can we boo this man on Thanksgiving? Boo this man.

[Andy Holloway]

I'll boo myself. Yes.

[Jason Moore]

You should not be allowed.

[Andy Holloway]

He's. He's a very good play. That has been.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, full stop.

[Andy Holloway]

No, a very good fantasy play. I mean he. Since, since tua return those five games he's targeted on 28% of his routes gross. He's got 27 receptions, 299 receiving yards leading the team. Disgusting. But it's happening and it's going to keep happening. Tua is going to keep taking the easy Jonu stuff and that's fine. Start him. He's a good play. Er, he's a good player. He is a good player.

[Jason Moore]

All right. So John, who joins Jack Moss on your all time hall of Fame team.

[Andy Holloway]

He's just, he is a good player. Sometimes the enemy of great is good, not bad.

[Jason Moore]

That's fine. Yeah. No Johnny Smith, Jason Moore, those two guys connected.

[Andy Holloway]

Start of the week.

[Jason Moore]

Mike, your start of the week at tight end.

[Mike Wright]

I'm going to pair with Jason's quarterback. I'm going with Kade Otten AKA last week's Kade Rotten. And I get it, it's been not what you hoped for the last couple of weeks for Kate Oden. However, the past two matchups have been very, very difficult tight end matchups seems that just they don't allow that position to beat them. He's still averaging nearly seven targets per game which is tied for six best and the matchup Carolina dead last against fantasy tight ends. Most receiving touchdowns allowed to the tight end position seven in the last five games.

[Jason Moore]

Well, I mean you just look Noah Gray last week. Right.

[Mike Wright]

I mean it's, it's the. We had hoped that Kate Autumn was at the point that he could overcome bad matchups. Didn't work out the last two weeks. But I think that you can go right back to him.

[Jason Moore]

I think it will be a good week for him. I am, I am in the struggle bus of the Otton plus matchup and going Taysom Hill and the involvement of Taysom Hill in the offense, that's a tough one, which I think is where I'm going to go. But I wouldn't be surprised if Auton had a nice week. They did not need to do much other than hand the ball off last week against the Giants. So I get it and I look, if the underpants are on you just you shoot your shot and I'm going to go with the Muth getting loose against Cincinnati, if you need a tight end off the wire, which some of you do, we had scoon man starts last week. The Bengals are just plain letting it happen. You know, you said you like George Pickens. I like what the Bengals do, which is to give you an opportunity. It doesn't matter if you're Disley or Andrews or Bowers or Nijoku or the Ravens tight end scoring three times against you. That's where the Bengals let you win. And the Muth, he doesn't get loose very much, but I think he gets into the end zone this week and that's going to make the difference for my Titanium start of the week. So we will wrap the starts, we'll take a quick break and we'll jump into the forecast. I hear there are a lot of games to be played.

[Andy Holloway]

All of them this week.

[Jason Moore]

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[Andy Holloway]

It's time for Fantasy Forecast presented by DraftKings Sportsbook.

[Jason Moore]

You guys. You guys doing okay? We're 40 minutes in. Do you need some smelling salts? Are you in good shape?

[Mike Wright]

I'm all right for now.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm doing pretty good.

[Jason Moore]

You just let me know if we need to wake you up. Back from the buy, we get Cincinnati and Jamar Chase back. The Bills, the Falcons, the Jags, the Jets and the Saints. So a lot of very relevant fantasy players on the way back. No buys, no bye weeks. 10 million matchups to go through, starting with three Thanksgiving Day games. Chicago at four and seven. They had to Detroit, who is 10 and one. The DK sportsbook line here. Detroit minus nine and a half. The over unders 48 and a half. And that gives the Lions an implied point total. Just under 30. The bears just under 20. I mean, the Lions have just been a machine. And yet, for what it's worth, Guns Mahoney has not won on Thanksgiving Day and Jared Goff is owing three on Thanksgiving Day. So Jason, I'm sure you have the Bears winning this one.

[Andy Holloway]

I do not have the Bears winning this one. Yeah, I mean, the Lions have played nearly perfect and the way that they're built, the way that they are coached, I don't see it faltering this season. They can lose a tough matchup, but they're not going to lose against a rookie, Caleb Williams.

[Jason Moore]

So they're. I'm looking at the box score here. They won 24 to 6. They won 52 to 6 the last two weeks. Do you guys remember can you remember their loss? Do you remember who they lost to? The score was 16 to 20.

[Andy Holloway]

I do not.

[Mike Wright]

I don't.

[Jason Moore]

I know. It was. It was week two.

[Mike Wright]

It was not a good team, was it?

[Jason Moore]

It was.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, okay.

[Jason Moore]

Laser Mayfield, so good ish team. Well, you've said when that drop happens. You said Laser so many times that I assumed it was in the drop like Laser. There you are. Jared Goff, Caleb Williams, games at home in Detroit. You know, you got to be hyper confident in Jameer Gibbs in the. In the core options here. David Montgomery is going to play. I don't really think you should think too much of this.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I just about play David.

[Andy Holloway]

You're saying about the David Montgomery injury?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I just think at this point we have enough history with Montgomery. I'm not going to factor like if you're going to start David Montgomery, normally you start him this week. You don't adjust that based on the fact that he banged up his shoulder and he. They said he could have come back in and he's going to play. If he's out there, I'm playing him. I don't really see why. You know, this is his former team that he has had big games against before. His anytime touchdown is minus 200.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, that's as he's excited to play and be confident. I think that's fine. I will say that I have mentally given Jameer Gibbs a slight bump up. Not that it matters. You're starting him no matter what. But I do think a few extra receptions, extra snaps are in the cards in this game.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, on the Detroit side in general, I think your question marks are really just related to, you know, Jared Goff and whether you would start in this week because more often than not he's not been a good start. So Goff at home in this matchup or Bo Nicks or Kyler Murray, you know, those are the. Or Jordan Love. Like I can't see myself playing golf over those three other players.

[Andy Holloway]

I can't either.

[Jason Moore]

But he could have a huge game. I'm not 30 points.

[Andy Holloway]

The problem with golf is that if he doesn't have a huge game, he doesn't have a good floor. It's not like he's going to go out there and put up 15 points and be a little disappointing. He doesn't run the ball and so you can end up with a game where he's going to go out there and score 6, 7 points even in a blowout victory.

[Jason Moore]

He had a number one overall week in week 11 and that was the surrounding games are 27th, 16th and 24th. His consistency ranking on our site, if you've used the consistency charts, he's graded an f inconsistency. Only 29% of his games over the last rolling 17 played are over 20 points at the quarterback position. So can you catch lightning in a bottle? Of course you have the talent. You can catch a. You know, Jameson Williams could have two 70 yard touchdowns but the odds are not in your favor there. And then LaPorta right now is borderline not playable at tight end. Yeah, I mean what a devastating. You talk about draft picks that were disappointments.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I mean he was the number one drafted tight end and he's pretty much not startable. Since Jameson Williams came back, laporta has gone back to what he started the season as, which is a player that if you don't get a touchdown on a. On his one or two catches, you're. You're not very happy. And there have been other tight ends who have come to relevance. I mean the Johnny Smith, Kate autonomous, Taysom Hills that you know were not even drafted. Those guys are all definite starts over Sam Laporta.

[Jason Moore]

Scary start for DeAndre Swift in this one. On the other side against the third ranked Lions defense that just shut down. What was it Jonathan Taylor last week?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. I think Swift is someone that is. You look at your matchups and what your other options are.

[Jason Moore]

Shift away from DeAndre.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Jay, would you play Rico?

[Andy Holloway]

I would play Rico. Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

DJ Moore has had a couple of higher opportunity games. Are you. Is there anybody on this the Bears side that you're excited about?

[Andy Holloway]

No, not excited. DJ Moore would be the one I would play. Of the three, obviously Keenan had a. Had a great game last week. You know, had almost 20 fantasy points. It was great. But that he's been out there and he's been getting targets and not doing much with them. This is a tough matchup so I'm going to trust the guy who has the manufactured touches. The screen game that we've seen working for DJ Moore recently, the old heads.

[Jason Moore]

Have games here and there. The Hopkins right the. You get a big game here and there but they don't generally.

[Andy Holloway]

And the Lions defense has just been so good.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I don't like the matchup but I'm. It would. It's a full desperation start. However a right now Keenan is looking at a 32% first read to target share. Kyle. I assume that's from fantasy points. That's. So they've made the switch under the new Offensive coordinator. They're scheming Keenan targets.

[Jason Moore]

Now would you play Keenan this week in this matchup or Xavier Worthy on Friday?

[Mike Wright]

Oh man.

[Jason Moore]

Because I feel like that's the tier you're in.

[Mike Wright]

Sure.

[Jason Moore]

Or Jacoby Myers in that same Friday game.

[Mike Wright]

Those three players, I think I probably play Keenan over all of them.

[Andy Holloway]

I would personally order them. Jacoby Myers, Xavier Worthy, Keenan.

[Mike Wright]

Remember, it's aoc.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, yeah. Okay. We were talking through Jacoby this morning. I still think Jacoby with AOC is going to get ten plus targets.

[Jason Moore]

The New York football giants at two and nine take on the four and seven Dallas Cowboys. The DraftKings sportsbook line. Dallas minus three and a half. The over under is just 37 points on Thanksgiving. It's Cooper Rush. It's Tommy DeVito. Not quite what you probably hope to be seeing on Thanksgiving. If you're either of these fan bases. This is the lowest total of the week.

[Mike Wright]

If you ate too much, you're going to.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I mean this will put you right to bed. Dallas, this is their lowest total on Thanksgiving in 20 years.

[Andy Holloway]

So most importantly, it looks like sunset is 5:22pm Kyle has put in a.

[Mike Wright]

Lot of solar analysis here. Kyle, can you break down what is happening here?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, what is.

[Mike Wright]

Are we going to have sun trajectory right into the windows?

[Jason Moore]

There will be sun. Yes.

[Mike Wright]

Oh man.

[Jason Moore]

There will be sun glaring.

[Mike Wright]

But where's the moon?

[Andy Holloway]

It shouldn't be too bad. I mean it's a 4:30 kickoff. You figure a 522 Sunset, you should, you should be good for most of the game. Second half, no sun.

[Jason Moore]

Do they like have to pick like if you win the toss, Are you picking sun based decision making based on the sunset?

[Mike Wright]

Because Jerry would have.

[Jason Moore]

You should like if you know when the sunset is, which apparently we know years in advance according to Jerry, you should be picking side. Right.

[Andy Holloway]

That does actually make sense. It would make sense, but it literally only makes sense for a game like this. It's a 4:30pm kickoff time. So this is the, this is the chance to be such a smart.

[Jason Moore]

To have a sweet advantage.

[Andy Holloway]

Just what a great home field advantage they have.

[Jason Moore]

Wow. They know what they should do. We all been saying put up curtains. You want the home field advantage. Turn those glass panels into like magnifying glass panels.

[Mike Wright]

Well, you can't do it.

[Andy Holloway]

Start burning your enemy like the ants.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, yeah. Like the other team is the ants.

[Andy Holloway]

But your team would be too. Yeah, you're on the same.

[Mike Wright]

I don't think that's a good idea.

[Jason Moore]

It's got to play the clock right. All right. Rico dowdles my start of the week with the titanium underpants. His DK rushing lines at 65 and a half.

[Andy Holloway]

That's pretty good.

[Jason Moore]

I can live with that.

[Andy Holloway]

And he's been getting work in the passing. So if you've got a line of 65 and a half rushing yards and then, you know, he's averaging three receptions per game over the last five, that's, that's a good baseline.

[Jason Moore]

I like Tyrone Tracy, the player on the other side. I don't like all the peripherals. I don't like the on the road. I don't like Dallas defense being healthy. I don't like the fact that he's fumbled in two straight games. I don't like the fact his quarterback could be rotating at some point during the game. I don't like the fact Evan Singletary had a goal line touchdown last week. So Tracy is, I mean, he's in play, but he's riskier than maybe some other weeks.

[Andy Holloway]

I would agree with that. I mean, last week he was down to 41% of snaps. You know, he had been up at 72, 80% when he was breaking out. I agree with you.

[Jason Moore]

Stop fumbling, man.

[Andy Holloway]

I like the player and I'm not worried about the matchup here. I don't think Dallas's rush defense is something that is scary. So he's, he's certainly, I mean, he's got a 64 and a half yard rushing line. So the expectation is still that he is the primary guy. I think you can start Tyrone Tracy, but it's this, this is going to be a nerve wracking start because if he were to go out and fumble again, I wouldn't doubt that he just gets. Yeah, exactly.

[Jason Moore]

CD Lamb. You're still playing him.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

But he has now slipped into, ironically, a category that is almost matched on the other side of the field in Malik Neighbors, which Malik Neighbors doesn't have a lack of targets. Let me read you his targets for his last five starts. 8, 13, 11, 10, 9.

[Mike Wright]

Beautiful.

[Andy Holloway]

He must have had great performance.

[Jason Moore]

His fantasy finishes. 43, 38, 29, 30, 26.

[Mike Wright]

That's.

[Andy Holloway]

He's been basically about 10 points a game for fantasy. He's not destroying you, but you're not getting those big explosive games. You don't expect no touchdowns. And if Tommy Cutlets is the quarterback, I think you're just going to expect more of the same. Plenty of targets, not very valuable, probably no touchdown.

[Jason Moore]

Who do you like more, Lamb or Neighbors?

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, Lamb.

[Jason Moore]

Now, CD Lamb Is what the rest of the season. Because everybody's going to still play him. But you know, he was the wide receiver 19 last week, 20 the week before. Double digit targets and six straight the rest of the season. CD Lamb is the wide receiver 17.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, I think 10 he's getting. I mean, you don't think so.

[Mike Wright]

No, you got it.

[Jason Moore]

I don't think 10 because I don't think he's going to have many.

[Mike Wright]

You have to have touchdowns.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. And you'll get a few.

[Mike Wright]

But he's still a top 20 play, which is.

[Jason Moore]

That's. Yeah, I.

[Andy Holloway]

Every week.

[Jason Moore]

What did you say, Mike?

[Mike Wright]

17.

[Jason Moore]

That's the number I would pick. Maybe 15 to 17. Does that help at all if I move it to 15? J.

[Andy Holloway]

Sure, that's fine. I'm just curious, you know, he's got four games without Dak now and I'm.

[Jason Moore]

Curious where he is four games without Dak. He's probably sitting. Probably wide receiver 30 in those four games. Yeah, I mean, well, he finished 24, 51, 20, 19.

[Mike Wright]

You had the abomination where Cooper rush.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, 51 was a full allotment of snaps in that game.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

So he's the number.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I've got the number. He's the wide receiver 22.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

Okay.

[Mike Wright]

Still playing.

[Jason Moore]

Any other options in this game?

[Mike Wright]

Ferguson has. Jake Ferguson has been a DNP over the week. I would expect it'll be Skewmaker again. It's not like the Giants are bad matchup. Yeah, it's a bad matchup, but I mean, look, desperate times. It could be worse. That's what I'll say for Schoonmaker.

[Andy Holloway]

Would you play Schoonmaker or Sam LaPorta? I would go LaPorta.

[Mike Wright]

I'd still play LaPorta.

[Jason Moore]

The Miami Dolphins are 5 and 6 and travel to Green Bay to take on the packers in Lambeau. Eight and three. A fun Thanksgiving Lambo game here. DraftKings sportsbook line Green Bay minus three and a half. The over under is 47. This is. This is an interesting game to me. Miami really needs this game. The line is not huge. Three and a half. We have, you know, a couple of teams that have been a little bit schizophrenic on offense at times this year. Josh Jacobs went crazy last week, you know, is that the recipe to success you're going to see again this week from the packers offense? Because the Dolphins, especially in the last six weeks have been much better against the run than they were to start the year. They're 22nd on the year but they're sixth over the last six weeks and this is the time of year you got to look at smaller sample sizes in the game's play.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, for sure. You also have some weather here. There's gonna be a very cold night game. Chance for some snow. So Lambo Thanksgiving, it's. I mean NFL wise, this is exciting. A fun.

[Jason Moore]

I wish my family was gone and I had Jack in the box and an empty house.

[Mike Wright]

I'll let you know how it goes.

[Andy Holloway]

We are obviously based on our hungry for more, we're really hopeful that this is an offensive.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, you are.

[Andy Holloway]

You know, Andy wants a great game from tua. I want a great game from Jordan Love because this on prime time Thursday night could be a really special outing if these offenses come to play. But with the cold weather, the both defenses being pretty good, the run game of Josh Jacobs and potential snow, this has a wide range of outcomes.

[Jason Moore]

I agree. And I hope you know the over under is 47. So that leans itself into the. We're going to get points on the board and the offense for. You know, we talked about it all in the beginning of the show. You talked about Jordan Love's season pace and we talked about how TUA has been playing. So you know, Achan we know is a lock when he plays with Tua. They are a machine. Now why he wanted to stop at 24 yards last week, nobody's going to know. Maybe he heard the show.

[Mike Wright]

You know, I'll show you.

[Jason Moore]

Jalen Waddle. Are we chasing eight for one? 44 and a touchdown, nine targets is a big number. You know, if you're. You're playing hill over waddle.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, you are. You're still playing hill over Waddle but.

[Jason Moore]

And you're playing waddle over Johnny.

[Andy Holloway]

The fact that you can.

[Mike Wright]

I don't know about that is the.

[Jason Moore]

Kind of roulette here. Are you playing Dolphins roulette at this point?

[Mike Wright]

A little bit.

[Jason Moore]

It feels that way a little bit.

[Andy Holloway]

But I think the safest option is Johnny, which is my frustration. Like that is why I don't want to.

[Jason Moore]

You don't want to have to say that sentence. That's what makes you feel gross.

[Andy Holloway]

100%. John who should not be safe.

[Jason Moore]

John who Smith.

[Andy Holloway]

He should not be the safest option on a team with Tyreek Hill and Jalen Waddle.

[Jason Moore]

You know, really on both sides of the ball. There aren't safe options in the wide receiver rooms.

[Andy Holloway]

No, that's the problem.

[Jason Moore]

Like Jaden Reed.

[Andy Holloway]

Jaden Reed could have an excellent game. We know his potential, but he's had more lousy games than good games recently. I mean, you go back all the way to week seven, he has one game with double digit fantasy points since that time. You know, this is a player who's often out on the field about 50% of the time you can start him because he's also a player that can go out there and get two touchdowns. But it's complete roulette on that side of the ball.

[Mike Wright]

So are you going like Romeo Dobbs is the, he's like the full time guy. Like, I mean, it's been up and down recently because of some injury stuff, but he's the one who's out there all the time. You know, includes running plays and things like that.

[Jason Moore]

So who, who is now hurt?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, yeah. Romeo Dobbs.

[Jason Moore]

I just want to say that out loud again just so people understand that's.

[Mike Wright]

Where we're getting with Romeo Dobbs will be missing the game with a concussion. So Christian Watson, like Don Tavion Wicks, the draft, Twitter's favorite.

[Andy Holloway]

He.

[Mike Wright]

It's possible, of course, but it's like, does Watson move into a more full time role? Which makes him.

[Jason Moore]

I'm looking, I'm looking at Christian Watson, dude, he has four games this year. This is outrageous. Four games where he played his normal allotment where he has one or fewer points. So can you play him? Yeah, you could try it. I'm starting to wonder if we're focused on the wrong position as the beneficiary of Dobbs absence.

[Andy Holloway]

Are you thinking maybe it's Tucker?

[Jason Moore]

I'm thinking maybe it's Tucker Kraft in the tight end room. Maybe it's the passing game in the. With the running backs.

[Andy Holloway]

The Dolphins defense has been hard to nail down because at some points in the season, their offense without TUA made you question how much of that was their defense. Like you said recently, their poor defense against running backs has been very good. But consistently over the last six weeks, the course of the entire season, they've been beaten up by tight ends. I think Tucker Kraft is a good play.

[Jason Moore]

I think both Watson and Wicks are going to be dart throws and they can be without Dobbs there in their favor and they're, you know, 25 point line. It's just, it's just going to be scary. You're going to be, it's like starting Rashad Bateman. You're like, yeah. You're like, I know he's not the whole offense or even a big part of it, but he can catch a touchdown.

[Mike Wright]

I Think that's a fair tier comp. But I would give it just a couple points of probability. Better with the Dobbs injury.

[Jason Moore]

Well, unfortunately we get to move into our parlay parte. And when I say unfortunately, it's because Devon H.N. decided to upset my 25 receiving yards by having 24. And then, Jason, we are.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh man.

[Jason Moore]

You're going to have to grab a clown hat, my friend, because you and I are clowns together.

[Andy Holloway]

Five and a half receptions for Brock Bowers had 10 targets. Come on.

[Mike Wright]

We got any. We got any crowns back there?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, Nico Collins 70 plus. You can crown it up.

[Mike Wright]

Always bet on Nico Collins, baby.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean it's just like a gimme. Nico is so good.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, let me get this crown.

[Jason Moore]

So we're jumping into parlay parte right now because we are going to do a Thanksgiving edition this week. We had been on fire by the way, King. We had seven of nine and then we double clown this week. All right, Thanksgiving edition this week. Let's start off with our successful king on the other side of the table here.

[Mike Wright]

The king of the castle says Rico Dowdle.

[Jason Moore]

Now that's how you lose your throw.

[Andy Holloway]

Always bet on Nico.

[Mike Wright]

What could go wrong with betting on Rico Dowdle?

[Andy Holloway]

Spelled Nico with an R. Yeah, Rio.

[Mike Wright]

Rhymes is close enough. We're adjacent. 60 plus rushing yards. The Giants allowing the third most rushing yards per game to the running back position. This is simply if the Cowboys don't pull any of their stupid shenanigans, which they have done countless times already this year. But I think we're. I think we're finally locked in that Rico is the guy. And if he is the guy, 60 rushing yards. It should be no problem.

[Jason Moore]

I'm going to 225 plus on the passing yards line in that Green Bay game. I just don't think they're going to be able to compete and keep up in that game unless they're throwing the football. I don't think they're going to win with just the running game. He's been averaging 255 since his return to what? 55. And he's hit that 225 plus line and 405 starts. I'm going to go with Tua's 225 plus.

[Andy Holloway]

And I mentioned how I have a mental bump up for Jameer Gibbs in this game. I think he'll get gets a few extra snaps. I'm going to take his over on two and a half receptions. He had three receptions last week. His average at three Targets a game. And the Chicago Bears defense, you look at the last month, Aaron Jones hit it against him. Josh Jacobs hit it against him. James Connor hit it against him. So Jameer Gibbs with a few extra snaps I think gets over that two and a half reception total.

[Jason Moore]

It's interesting because I've been actually really disappointed in Gibbs. Like design plays to him in the passing game. He's only got 26 receptions on the season.

[Andy Holloway]

It's weird because it's such a great pass catching back that they don't use. Yeah, because they just don't need to. They're like.

[Jason Moore]

It's kind of like what we're doing works. It's like the Laporta thing. Laporta is the same player. They just don't need to use him. He's only on pace for 40 catches this year after 52 last year. Whoa, Montgomery, Monty has more than him or the same amount.

[Mike Wright]

Montgomery, he has 24.

[Jason Moore]

There you go. So we will. Are we allowed to decline? Is that permitted? Al, you are allowed. Oh gosh.

[Mike Wright]

Can I stay the king?

[Jason Moore]

You know what, that's your choice, Mike.

[Mike Wright]

Well, I'll join the team, but we have a. I too am very humble.

[Jason Moore]

We have a Black Friday game to get to before we get into our Sunday Monday games. The Raiders are 2 and 9 and they have the privilege of having to fly to Kansas City and take on the 10 and 1 Chiefs. The DK sportsbook line. Kansas City minus 12. The over unders, 42 and a half.

[Andy Holloway]

15 points for the Raiders.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, it's not good.

[Mike Wright]

How do they get 15 points?

[Jason Moore]

Here's what I'll say. The Chiefs are barely hanging on in every game. They're not winning decisively. They have not covered a spread in five weeks, like five straight games. So their lines are always, you know, they played. They played Las Vegas back in Week 8. They did not cover Tampa, Denver, Buffalo, Carolina. They were 11 point favorites last week to Carolina. They won by three. Do I think that we're going to be surprised here? No. But do they win by less than 12? Probably. The way that things have been going, you know, the Mahomes, in the Mahomes era, they've been 12 plus point favorites 11 times. I've only covered four of those. So I'm sorry, five of those. And they've hit the under in seven of the 11. So you know, it's always hard to predict how they're going to take care of business. They will at home. But I think Kareem Hunt is a safe bet. I think the Wide receiver room is terrifying and I sure hope that our tight end room isn't becoming more terrifying with no Gray's involvement. If no Gray scores again this week and Kelsey doesn't, that's going to be a really weird conversation heading into the fantasy playoffs.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, it's the Noah Gray touchdowns always feel like they're just a. It's the misdirection of like everybody else is opening things up for him. So it's. I don't know that you can really bank on it. Jason is scrambling and writing some things down.

[Andy Holloway]

No, I was just looking up. I wanted to see on the Aiden O'Connell side, you know, he started in week six. What were his tendencies? How did things go? And it, you know, because I don't remember week six like the back of my hand. There was no Jacoby Myers, there was no Devonte Adams. So he was playing with a hodgepodge of wide receivers. Brock Bowers was great, but he was, you know, obviously the only man standing. 28% of the targets went to the running back room. 27% of the targets went to Brock Bowers who ended up with 9 for 71 caught 90% of his passes. I believe that Jacoby Myers and Brock Bowers are fine plays. Not like, I mean, Bowers are always going to play, but I think Jacoby Myers is a safe floor. Not a huge upside play by any means, but if you're looking for a wide receiver, you know, if you're comparing them to Christian Watson, Christian Watson, if you're an underdog and you need to like take that shot at a 70 yard touchdown, okay, that's fine. But like Andy said, the floor, there is a point. The floor for Jacoby Myers, if you're In a full PPR league should be, you know, 8, 9 points. His ceiling is probably 12, 13, but I think he's safe. Ish.

[Jason Moore]

What kind of decisions can you even make elsewhere in this game?

[Andy Holloway]

Well, the running back decision is very difficult because we don't know for sure whether Zamir White with the quad injury will be back. I would, I would assume Alexander Madison will not be.

[Mike Wright]

Alexander Madison was limited practice on Tuesday and Zemir was a. Did not practice.

[Andy Holloway]

And then you have Amir Abdullah who like, like I said in the Aiden O'Connell start, I know they were short wide receivers, but he was throwing to the running backs a lot in that single week. Amir Abdullah is a good pass catcher. But then you've got the problem of the matchup. Like running backs don't do well against the Chiefs. So do you just bench all the running backs, whoever it is.

[Mike Wright]

Preferably. Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

What if it was like the McNichols versus Abdullah?

[Andy Holloway]

McNichols.

[Mike Wright]

I'd go.

[Jason Moore]

McNichols was a rough matchup. I mean, that the Tennessee.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, they're both rough.

[Jason Moore]

They got Chris Rodriguez, who got 11 carries the week before. That might be more platoony.

[Mike Wright]

It will be those that would go with McNabb. Yeah, I think I feel more confident in that where it's like with the. If Madison is really back this week, like, if Madison's gone and it's just Amir Abdullah, then you can. Abdullah is. You can ride again and just hope you get four or five receptions. But you don't have like. You don't have Gardiner. You know, Gardner liked throwing the. Abdullah almost had two touchdowns. I don't like. That was a play that they were going to. Will they go back to that design, that part? I don't know.

[Jason Moore]

With O'Connell, do you feel like for. If you're the Pacheco manager, are you trying your hardest not to play him this week?

[Mike Wright]

I am trying not to, yeah. He's not. Because of the injury that he's coming back from. Like, it's not just a couple weeks. Oh, he had a sprained ankle. I mean, it. The guy can't be in football shape. I know he's at full practice, but that's a really long time to have a fracture in your leg and go play an NFL game. That sounds like a really big ask for him to get volume. Yeah. Thank you.

[Jason Moore]

Patrick Mahomes in that three touchdown run he's been on.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. I was going to bring his name up. He's a questionable start. The matchup is great. He's been Baker or him? I'm going to go Baker.

[Mike Wright]

I'd play Baker.

[Jason Moore]

Okay. But Kyler.

[Mike Wright]

No, I'd go Mahomes.

[Jason Moore]

Okay. Yeah, it's been better, but I mean.

[Mike Wright]

Hopefully we are back.

[Jason Moore]

Okay. All right. A reminder to the Foot Clan, to everybody out there. Take your Thursday and Friday players. Get them out of your flex spots, get them into your positional spots. It's very important.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Never more important than this week. You will have players going on Thursday and you don't want your flex spot unavailable for late week craziness. Give yourself that.

[Jason Moore]

Remember Tommy Cutlets in the noodle arm.

[Andy Holloway]

That you thought was real disgusting.

[Jason Moore]

He's not flying. There it is. He's not. He's not flying with the team to Dallas and he didn't practice.

[Andy Holloway]

I would imagine he's not flying with the team to Dallas. Is he driving or is he not going? Because if he's not going, I'm going to say he's not starting.

[Mike Wright]

It is.

[Jason Moore]

I don't know anymore. That just got reported.

[Mike Wright]

It is very weird to have that information is available to us and they're not just like, hey, he's out.

[Jason Moore]

Well, yeah, yeah, I don't know.

[Mike Wright]

No, we're still putting him. The tweets are coming out. It's a long shot.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, can we just like, he can't.

[Andy Holloway]

Throw from New York. He doesn't have that kind of a.

[Mike Wright]

His yards would be unbelievable.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. So maybe, maybe it's going to be a Drew Lock opportunity.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay. All right.

[Jason Moore]

Is maybe a little bit of a bump ski for neighbors. Upside, but.

[Andy Holloway]

And Tyrone Tracy too.

[Jason Moore]

All right. The Chargers at 7 and 4 taking on the 6 and 5 Atlanta Falcons. I don't know what the Falcons are, to be honest with you. That's part of my curiosity this weekend.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, okay, yeah, I guess they're predator. Like they're a predator bird. A bird of predator.

[Jason Moore]

You almost said eagle. You almost said they're predator eagles, didn't you? You tried to explain it to me.

[Andy Holloway]

And almost called them eagles, but I didn't. You can't say anything.

[Jason Moore]

DraftKings sportsbook line Chargers - 2 1/2 on the road over Unders 48 1/2 both in the playoff mix.

[Andy Holloway]

The Falcons should be good.

[Jason Moore]

That's my point is I don't know.

[Mike Wright]

If they are, but are they?

[Andy Holloway]

No one knows. I wonder if they would be better like if you had Byron Murphy or, or Jared Verse or. Okay, any one of these players. I see like a top 10 caliber draft pick in the NFL helping this team out.

[Jason Moore]

Not Michael Penix on the bench.

[Andy Holloway]

Right. Just. I feel like it's time to check in on that and be like, this team can win. They just feel like they could really use a first round pick.

[Jason Moore]

So, you know, both teams started slow. They were running the football a lot. Now both of them have been much more past happy offenses. It didn't translate to a lot of success for Atlanta in their last matchup. They've lost two straight. Kirk Hudson has only been a top 12 quarterback one time since week six.

[Andy Holloway]

It was a good time, though.

[Mike Wright]

It was.

[Jason Moore]

It was a really good time. I hope at home in this game that they can compete. Ironically, despite the fact the Chargers have a better record, they're a much lower seat in the, in the AFC than the Falcons sit right now in the nfc.

[Andy Holloway]

But I mean, the Chargers are road favorites. So I think that that shows you what we think of Atlanta.

[Jason Moore]

So does Herbert continue doing what he's been doing?

[Mike Wright]

He's been Herbert does for sure.

[Jason Moore]

So you're in, Herbert?

[Mike Wright]

Oh, yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Herbert's a must. Start with J.K. dobbins.

[Jason Moore]

Is that because you hate the Atlanta defense?

[Mike Wright]

I mean, I don't. I actually don't hate them. I love them. They do great work for what I need.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, that's fair. I mean, he will not have Dobbins. And the offense did look a little bit disheveled without Dobbins on the field because we said, like, is the Gus bus good enough? He's averaging a robust 3.3 yards of carry.

[Mike Wright]

The bus has some tires that, like, you know, you wouldn't want to drive behind that bus.

[Andy Holloway]

The little light is definitely on. Yeah, there's a few lights on.

[Jason Moore]

Some rust on the dust bus.

[Mike Wright]

The tread on the tire could come flying off at any moment. Where I have, where I'm curious here is what is the game plan now that, like, they know they don't have Dobbins where going into last the last matchup, they're counting that Dobbins is going to be taking all of these touches. And now that he's out, do they just air it out a ton more?

[Andy Holloway]

I do think that I think they'll be forced to throw the ball in this game. So I really like Justin Herbert, lad. McConkey has been very good. I even think you can play Quentin Johnston, obviously.

[Mike Wright]

Yes, you still can.

[Andy Holloway]

He had a goose last week and a ton of drops and a lot was made and it was in prime time. It was a bad look, a bad experience. But he is going to get enough targets in this game. You know, on the season, if you adjust for schedule, Falcons are 32nd at fantasy points given up to wide receivers. So huge. You shouldn't just, you shouldn't just drop him. He's not dropping the ball.

[Mike Wright]

He's not getting benched by the Chargers. He's going to be out there. He benches himself sometimes.

[Jason Moore]

Here's the thing that I see as a problem for the Chargers offense in this game and moving forward, you have two targets on the year for Gus Edwards. You have zero on the year for Hasan Haskins. You have two targets on the year for Videl Sassoon. So you don't have the Eckler isn't there. Dobbins was more versatile. You don't have that underneath. Like, is it the tight ends that are going to step up? Is Will Disley going to Be somebody that you can, you know, start because you don't have options. And he's a check down. That's, that's what I'm curious about. Because one thing that Herbert's amazing at is you watch his read progression in the pocket and then he goes to that check down at the end of that progression. And I don't know if these running backs, maybe he has to do it and Gus has to try to catch the football, but that's my concern about their offense moving it.

[Andy Holloway]

And what's. What's ironic about that is that the Falcons are one of the teams that gives up the most receptions to running backs. So you've got a quarterback with a tendency to throw to a running back. A team that they give up those plays a lot. And you don't know if you've got a running back who can do that because Gus Edwards, it's not just like, oh, he's got two receptions on the year. He's never.

[Jason Moore]

One reception, two targets.

[Andy Holloway]

He's never been a, you know, what's his career high? Like 13. I don't know.

[Jason Moore]

It's.

[Mike Wright]

It is very low.

[Jason Moore]

It ain't his thing, man.

[Mike Wright]

It's very low. But he has also been very efficient at times. I mean, I'm remembering a season it was. This was probably, I don't like five years ago, but he. His yards per catch was. Was outrageous.

[Jason Moore]

His career 14 receptions is 31.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

He had a year with a 14 yard per catch average. Like that's. Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean it was nine catches.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Right.

[Jason Moore]

That's fine.

[Mike Wright]

Given if it all happens in this game.

[Jason Moore]

In his career he averages. You're going to love this. Six catches per season.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Career high. That's not happening.

[Andy Holloway]

Career high is 12.

[Jason Moore]

So the third down back, can they catch? That'll be a question. McConkey's been catching his targets. He's running a ton of rounds. He has been very valuable and he will continue to be a ppr, A.

[Andy Holloway]

PPR guy and going back home to Georgia.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Laditi is in play.

[Jason Moore]

Laditi and Bowers are both leading the rookies in like receptions. I think Georgia boys, maybe that's. It can't be receptions, right? Neighbors has to have more receptions for Brock.

[Mike Wright]

That makes sense.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Let me look at the C49 for 698 is where Ladidi is currently sitting. So he's having a very good year. Kirk Cousins, Bijan London and Mooney, which we got word that Mooney is practicing and feeling good.

[Andy Holloway]

That's great.

[Jason Moore]

So.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean you're going to play a lot of players in this game. You're going to play Drake London. You should play Darnell Mooney. I think you can play the wide receivers on the other side of the ball. Gus Edwards is probably started. If you picked him up, you know, I mean, I would. I see him as kind of a low end RB2 this week.

[Jason Moore]

We are down in the pits again.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, gosh.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, one catch, four catches, one catch. 11 yards, 23 yards, 9 yards, no touchdowns, no involvement.

[Andy Holloway]

Could have drafted Bowers.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Who would you play, Big Montana or Kyle Pitts?

[Jason Moore]

Montana.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I agree.

[Mike Wright]

Just take the floor.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, take the song, Will Disney. We love you, Montana. Strike.

[Mike Wright]

I wasn't even doing a bit, guys. I was asking a genuine question.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, I knew where it was going.

[Jason Moore]

While the answer's the answer, Mike, you don't get a choice. If the answer is that, man, you're Montana strong in that tight end spot.

[Andy Holloway]

I think I would play Will Disley over Sam laporta.

[Jason Moore]

You feeling good about Bijon rest of season in terms of like, league winning potential? Chargers, then the Vikings, then the Raiders, Giants, Washington in the playoffs seems pretty good.

[Andy Holloway]

Coming off a bye. He had a really hot stretch right before the bye week. I expect him to be awesome down the stretch.

[Jason Moore]

So this one's Los Angeles minus two and a half. Is that too.

[Andy Holloway]

You could take that if you believe you want. Andy's almost upset of the week.

[Jason Moore]

If you don't give the cook the right ingredients, they can't make something that tastes that good. And that's where I feel Justin Herbert is right now. He's a masterful chef.

[Andy Holloway]

He gotta do the cooking by the book.

[Jason Moore]

But you can't. Wow. That is. But you can't. Boy. He heard the word chef and he's like, I've got this in the archives over there. But you can't. He just doesn't have enough to work with.

[Mike Wright]

It's just because of Dobbins?

[Jason Moore]

No, because of Beyond Dobbins. But I've been talking about that for three weeks. They have been a good receiving option away from being what you need. They have. They've kind of forced their way into these games where they're barely getting by. But he does not have the weaponry.

[Mike Wright]

I mean, over the. He's been a top 12 guy for five straight weeks.

[Jason Moore]

It's not a fantasy argument. I'm talking about the upside. I'm talking about the Chargers. If you give Herbert a master chef, not enough ingredients, he can't make. He can't make Something delicious every week. And you can't throw the ball to McConkey on every play. And when you don't throw it to McConkey, literally everything else you can do in the offense has a question mark next to it. If Will Disley is getting this much coverage on this podcast that tells you everything you need to know about their offensive weapons is all I'm saying. But we'll move on. The sealers at eight and three. Mike's favorite player, Russell Wilson taking on the four and seven. The four and seven Cincinnati Bengals. The DK sportsbook line Cincinnati minus three at home. The over unders 48 and a half. Now is that moving up? Is that line surprising to you when you have the 8 and 3 Steelers and the 4 and 7 Bengals?

[Andy Holloway]

It's not that surprising to me. The Bengals are a much better team than their record and I don't think the Pittsburgh Steelers are as good as their record. So apparently the sports books agree here. With the Cincinnati favored by three points.

[Mike Wright]

The three is interesting. That is one one would be more.

[Andy Holloway]

More what your expectation is.

[Jason Moore]

And this is, you know, maybe a reflection on the offense for Cincinnati has been outrageously good. They should have pulled off the upset against the Chargers. They almost did. Burrow QB2 on the year. Chase Brown has been a revelation.

[Andy Holloway]

Joe Burrow has been so darn good. I mean it's. I feel so bad for the man.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, it's like a waste of a MVP caliber season.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I mean he is truly. He might be the best quarterback in the league this year and he's 4 and 7. He's on pace right now for 4,600 yards and let's see, 41 touchdowns.

[Jason Moore]

I mean that is what you want to hear if you have Jamar Chase and T. Higgins.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

So they're a pretty easy start sit decision making situation. Burrow, Chase Brown, Jamar Chase, T. Higgins end it. Yeah, that's it. You're done.

[Andy Holloway]

All those are in everybody's lineup.

[Jason Moore]

Who has them on the other side? It's not that complicated either. You have George Pickens. Jason started the week. You know Mike, you like Russell Wilson if you need him.

[Mike Wright]

Yes, that's more what it is.

[Jason Moore]

It's not a start him over known commodities. It's a streamer with confidence. And then Najee Harris, Jay Lamore. That is the running back decision making process where the Bengals have improved against the running game. Najee had his first single digit game last week in a long, long time. Maybe since week three. So where are you with the Najee Jaylen Warren experience.

[Andy Holloway]

Jason, I mean, Najee is still the. I believe he is the only one that I would want to start. It's not like he's not getting massive amounts of work. Even this last week where Jalen Warren got the touchdown, he had 16 carries, 18 the week before, 21 the week before. He is. He's a good, hearty player. And in a matchup like this divisional opponent, I would be happy to start.

[Jason Moore]

Nanji, I mentioned the muth if you're desperate. If you need an off the waiver wire start, the matchup's at least good there, but have the underpants firmly fastened. This is a do or die game for the Bengals. You know what I mean? Like, they have to win this ball game.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

To give themselves a shot at 10.

[Mike Wright]

And seven fantasy community y'all are rooting for. Yeah. We need to form some sort of aura force here.

[Jason Moore]

Yes. I'm sorry, Striped alliance.

[Mike Wright]

I'm sorry, Pittsburgh, you're 8 3. You'll be fine.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

We need Cincinnati to win and keep them happy and their offense going.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, if they go to 4 and 8 and they're basically out of it.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, my gosh.

[Andy Holloway]

The fear of these fantasy assets being shut down too early.

[Mike Wright]

I mean. Well, you got to.

[Andy Holloway]

He'll shut himself down. He'll shut himself down. Yeah. Oh, my quad is hurting. Now.

[Jason Moore]

If they can get by Pittsburgh. Right. So listen to this. This is where your excitement can rise. Then get by Pittsburgh, you get to play Dallas, you get to play Tennessee, you get to play Cleveland, then you get to play at home in week 17 against Denver. Winnable.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. I mean, they.

[Jason Moore]

You could go on the playoff run without their offense, but their team has been.

[Andy Holloway]

They have to win this.

[Jason Moore]

They have to win this.

[Andy Holloway]

And this one's tough.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. But they are favored. Arizona six and five going to Minnesota to take on the Vikings nine and two. I was curious about this line. The DK Sportsbook line has Minnesota as three and a half point favorites. The over under is 45. Minnesota has won four in a row. They have not all been pretty, but they have won them. And their opponents are throwing the football 66.4% of the time. That is because their rushing defense has been so, so good. And so for the Connor James Conner experience this week, it's a tough matchup for a player that has a great rest of season schedule against the run, but you need him to catch the football in this game is the way I'm looking at it.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. This is. I can't imagine benching James Conner. You might have a way to do it based on what you saw last week and how bad this matchup is. For the most part, I think people are going to have them in their lineup and probably have more of a down game.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

The Cardinals strike me as a team that looks at last week's tape and go, how did we give James Conner seven attempts? How did we do that? And we scored six points. And in a game they should have easily won. You hold a divisional opponent to 16 points and you don't win. I'm backing on.

[Jason Moore]

But whether they can or not, I mean, this is Connor having one of his worst games was Detroit where he was 9 for 17, didn't catch the football. That's your worst case scenario at least. But they can give it a go. And he has had some performances in games this year where you kind of thought he would get shut down on the ground and had more success.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, I still think he is in consideration for other options like.

[Mike Wright]

Do you have any names?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. So Rico Dowdle, Kareem Hunt, Tyrone Tracy. Those three names. I mean, obviously James Connor has been amazing on the course of the season, but we have to be realistic with, you know, what the matchups are.

[Mike Wright]

This week it was Rico, Kareem and who was Tracy? Yeah, I'd play Connor over all of them.

[Jason Moore]

Connor has. Here's where you should be encouraged. His last two games he's had five targets and five catches in each of them. But I do think you're going to need that to get into top 24. I think you're going to need the passing game work.

[Mike Wright]

Sure.

[Jason Moore]

Or a touchdown. So I do feel nervous. I have him. I feel nervous playing him. Aaron Jones on the other side. The Cardinals defense right now over the last six weeks, fantasy points allowed the least given up to quarterbacks. Fifth against Whiteouts, fourth against tight ends. They have been just plain good.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. I don't understand it because their personnel, it doesn't. Is not. It doesn't match top five type of shutdown defense.

[Jason Moore]

But I do think we're lagged on that. I think Garrett Williams is an outstanding cornerback. I think Buddha Baker is the, you.

[Andy Holloway]

Know, top three safety.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. One of the best players in the NFL. And now they're getting hopefully Darius Robinson back soon. They have been good on defense. So, you know, could they win this game? Yeah, they could. They could go on the road and win this game. The Vikings, your start sit decisions. Are you chasing Addison? He feels him and Waddle last week went wild. How do you feel About Addison with relation to the waddle performance because Addison's been not good.

[Mike Wright]

I would prefer waddle.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I would prefer waddle as well. Addison has not been good until this one week and now everything you just said about the defense and what they've been doing over the last six weeks, it's not a good matchup either. So I'm not chasing Jordan Addison at all. I would be much more comfortable with TJ Hawkinson in the passing game as that number two option to Justin Jefferson. And obviously you start Justin Jefferson.

[Jason Moore]

Kyler Murray, Sam Darnold. If you were choosing between these two players this week, are you taking the home guy in Darnold?

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

Or the fact that they're passing the ball. Opponents of Minnesota are passing it like crazy.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I'm going to take Kyler in that one. Everything we're talking about the defense, the Minnesota Vikings rush defense is so, so good but their passing defense is more exploitable. So I think Kyler will have to air it out a little bit and this, I feel like this could end up being a lower scoring game.

[Jason Moore]

McBride, of course, Hawkinson, of course, Marvin Mike is giving you the pat on the butt but we've needed to put him in your lineup. Play him over Addison. Play him over Jaden Reed.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

All right. The Colts are 5 and 7. They take on the 3 and 9 New England Patriots. The draft king sportsbook line here. Indianapolis minus two and a half. The over unders 42 and a half two basically rookie quarterbacks. Right. That have gotten limited starts. Richardson is dead last and catchable throws and check down rate like if you want to, you know, tell me he's better than the box score last week. I agree with you, I don't have any problem admitting that. But when you're sitting dead last and catchable throws on the year, you got some room to grow.

[Andy Holloway]

After we, after we talked about his performance on Monday, I went back and watched every throw and he still just has so many wildly. I mean, yeah, I mean it's this, it's this, it's uncatchable. It's just like the play is dead before it starts because he throws the ball to an area without players. I mean it's just. You can't run an offense that way.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. And you know, it's not like the plays called back on penalties or counting his incompletions in his stat line.

[Mike Wright]

Correct.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, they are opportunity like he could have easily his line last week should have been a fairly bad completion percentage with a touchdown maybe with a couple Big plays, the yardage and the touchdown probably make him an okay fantasy option they would have. And this week you, you he's in play like Anthony Richardson is a playable, startable, streamable quarterback. This week he could definitely have a big game. Jason kind of put his hat in the Jonathan Taylor side of things. The matchup's pretty good. The game script couldn't end up that way. But this is, this should tell you something. Indianapolis is just a 2 1/2 point favorite on the road against New England. New England can move the football. The defense for the Colts, I think it goes a lot deeper than Anthony Richardson for the Colts struggles this year sitting at 5 and 7. It goes to the defensive side of the ball to Taylor not being consistent to injuries and underwhelming performances by the wide receiver room to the offensive line play. Let everybody hear me say out loud that that could be better for Richardson. Those numbers are going to go up with a better offensive line. So all the way around this game is a close game projected by Vegas, not the blowout that maybe we would expect.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. The biggest question mark I think is Ramondre Stevenson.

[Mike Wright]

Yes, it is.

[Andy Holloway]

It's really hard to decide what to do with a player who's right now the running back, 22 on the course of the year, has plenty of games that are very relevant, multi touchdown games, a ton of reception games. And then he has games like last week where he got the ball. You know, he got, he touched the ball eight times in that game. Two targets that he didn't catch.

[Jason Moore]

And so I think he's okay this game. I think he's going to be okay this game. I think he's top 24 this game.

[Andy Holloway]

So here's my biggest worry is we saw Antonio Gibson out snap him last week, which Antonio Gibson had been basically not even on the field. And you had him go from the previous month's snap percentages 81%, 74, 70, 76 down to 42%. So I don't know if maybe he hurt something in the game. And I mean there was, there was.

[Mike Wright]

I think it, it's the fragility of Ramon Dre is because it's like he, he can stand up to a lot of work. Like if you give him. He's a guy, you can give 20 carries. Not everyone in the running back position can do that and make it through the game. But when you are so inefficient and on a bad team, you are always on the precipice of the coach saying, all right, let's see what the other running back can do.

[Jason Moore]

Last week, if you watched that game, that game was gone, that game was lost, that it was over. Look, the game plan couldn't be there. The snap counts were 43 to 42. But the game was lost. So it makes sense that Rich that, you know, he got six carries. Gibson had six carries in the game. Right. Ramondre had eight. This was not a game they were going to run the football beyond getting blown out in the beginning. I'm throwing it out against. I'm not going to. I'm not going to throw it all away. What we've gotten from Ramonde, when he gets a positive home matchup against Indianapolis, a team you can run on, I think they're going to go right back to him. That is just my opinion. I think he's going to be a top 24 guy this year. And there have been weeks this week and this year. But he has been a player where some people have been caught with him on their bench when he scores two touchdowns in recent weeks. And I don't think that that's where you want to be. I'm not going to McNichols, which, by the way, we just got news that Brian Robinson is practicing, which.

[Mike Wright]

Well, it was he. Oh, yeah, it was. Brian Robinson will practice, which you got.

[Jason Moore]

To look at now. They brought Chris Rodriguez up still.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

But you got to look at it like when you get that ankle sprain, you either miss nothing or you miss three. Jason brings it up all the time. I'm playing Ramondre Stevenson unless I have an overtly much more impressive option. Like, I'm not going to play Pacheco in his first game back. I'm not going to play Swift.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, that's fine.

[Jason Moore]

I can play Swift against Detroit. I'm okay going dowdle over him in A plus matchup. That's fine.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Najee.

[Mike Wright]

No, I would play Naji.

[Jason Moore]

Probably play Najee.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, Yeah. I have Ramondre right now just outside of my top, but I'm not playing.

[Jason Moore]

I'm probably not playing Warren over Ramon Dre. No, that's where I would draw the line. Pittman's my start of the week. Jonathan Taylor's Jason start of the week. Can you go beyond Pittman in the passing game for Indianapolis with confidence?

[Mike Wright]

Of course not. But the. Just with. With the way that this matchup looks on paper to me, an Alec Pierce 50 yard bomb would not. I know you can say that every single week, but I'm saying it like literally, I'm, I'm pretty much expecting A huge play from Pierce at some point.

[Jason Moore]

Yes. And you're saying Pierce over like Adonai if you were taking a shot in this game.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, Pierce always gets his chances. And you would expect Christian Gonzalez to be more focused on Pittman.

[Jason Moore]

The Seahawks are six and five taken on the three and eight New York Jets. The DraftKings sportsbook line here. Seattle minus two, the over unders 41 and a half. That's not a lot. So we know that Rogers will be back out there for now. For now. And we know that Geno Smith loves to throw the football, but you know, jets defense is top half against wide receivers. So Metcalf's been a little bit disappointing. I think the prescription has just been keep throwing him out there.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I think so. Obviously you've got Sauce Gardner there, but you've brought this up a lot recently. Andy. The jets defense has not been very good recently. Correct. You know, they started the year great and I think there was hope, but I feel like the vibes there, I mean, your coaches are fired, your GMs are fired. Everything is bad there. These are human beings that I just don't. I don't think the defense is playing as hard as they absolutely can, you know, because this is a team in the middle of a collapse.

[Jason Moore]

Well, they are coming off the bye week. They might not have resolved. We are waiting to hear more and more. Jason's not thrilled with that. You have.

[Mike Wright]

Where would you slot? Yeah, I mean, it's of course top of head, but Braylon Allen, Breeze hall is out. Braylon Allen jumps to be a top 20, top 15, top 10. Where does he go for you?

[Jason Moore]

Not top 10.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

Probably back into 19 to 25.

[Andy Holloway]

I probably have him above that. I mean, I think right now Breeze is like the running back. 12. And in our rankings, I.

[Mike Wright]

Around there.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, Somewhere around there, running back.

[Mike Wright]

It's like a, like an Aaron Jones, David Montgomery. Would you be going like, ah, I'm going to put Braylon in?

[Andy Holloway]

No.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

No, no. Maybe it's part of me having seen the Seahawks defense look very good last week, shutting down James Conner. You know, maybe they figured some things out on the defensive side. Seattle's offense, for all the enjoyment of the passing volume. Let's not make a mistake here. Just because you throw it a bunch doesn't mean you score a bunch. We've seen this. They lost with 10 points against Buffalo. They lost with 20 against the Rams. They won with 20 against San Francisco. They won with 16. And seven of the. Or six of the 16 was on the defensive side. So they only scored 10 points at home last week. You can throw it a lot, but still not get into the end zone. That's, you know, I don't have overly high expectations of them going on the road and putting up a ton of points in this with the over under where it's at, but JSN Metcalf.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Ken Bonewalker. Those guys are just in your lineup.

[Mike Wright]

And Seattle, seriously.

[Andy Holloway]

Stop it with the Charbonne.

[Mike Wright]

Look, we all. We all loved Zach Charbonnet coming out of college. I get it. We loved him.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Second round pick. You loved him, too. Stop it.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, we've grown up.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

We've moved on. You need to.

[Jason Moore]

He was banged up. Garrett Wilson. Devonte Adams here.

[Mike Wright]

I need him to play more.

[Jason Moore]

You like devonte over Garrett Wilson this week? Devonte has.

[Mike Wright]

I play Garrett.

[Jason Moore]

Why is that?

[Mike Wright]

I think Garrett Wilson's the better player. Okay, devonte, but Garrett Wilson or devonte Adams?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Yeah. I was just asking because Garrett's been outside the top 40 for two straight weeks. Adams, with a week of a bye week to get more acclimated. He had a couple of good games before.

[Andy Holloway]

They're both involved. They're both going to get, you know, seven plus targets. So it's really. I don't mind taking the Garrett Wilson side if you believe he's the better player. I do think that Adams will, you.

[Jason Moore]

Know, I think the targets are going to go on his side.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I agree. I think he'll out target Garrett Wilson in this matchup. I see both of them as, like a low end wide receiver, too.

[Jason Moore]

All right, a reminder here, as we're in the middle of the matchups, we will have a hashtag we'll be sharing. And if you tweet at us on X at the FF Ballers and use the hashtag, you'll be entered to win one of our fun Megalodon episode giveaways. Jason, We've got a signed Jefferson jersey. We got a signed Achan.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, I want that one jersey.

[Jason Moore]

Do you want the signed Breeze hall helmet?

[Andy Holloway]

No. No, I don't. I want to take it. I want to drop. Kick it out of this studio. I'm very mad at Breeze. This is invested into him.

[Jason Moore]

This is a real tough thing. You're going through it.

[Andy Holloway]

I am. I'm going through it. I'm also tired. Hey, we got them smelling salts.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, this is right.

[Andy Holloway]

I need to ride the lightning. Give me a smelling salt.

[Jason Moore]

Don't leave me out. Don't leave me out.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, man. I. Oh, yeah, Your hatred of Breeze Hall. Who was the running back? Oh, wait, I got one, too. Is the running back 11? Yeah. Dude, he's got like two awful games. What do you do? Are we seriously going to smell these salts?

[Jason Moore]

Well, you don't have to. I did.

[Andy Holloway]

I went hard.

[Mike Wright]

I'm just going to put that thing down right there.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, brother.

[Mike Wright]

Look at these watery eyes.

[Jason Moore]

Just take one of mine, man.

[Mike Wright]

Man, I'm good.

[Andy Holloway]

I went.

[Jason Moore]

Is this the same pack we had from the original Megalodon episode?

[Andy Holloway]

It is. My brain is bleeding.

[Jason Moore]

You went so hard.

[Mike Wright]

How do those guys all the time?

[Jason Moore]

Oh, well, when you're concussed, you can kind of take it a little bit more.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

Are the deucers going to give it a. Give it a rip over there?

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, it looks like.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, Josh went.

[Jason Moore]

Josh win. Yes.

[Mike Wright]

Don't poop yourself.

[Jason Moore]

Go for it.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, Josh is. Josh.

[Andy Holloway]

I can see sound waves right now.

[Mike Wright]

I can hear flying.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm flying. Boys.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, man.

[Mike Wright]

It's always a good time.

[Andy Holloway]

All right.

[Jason Moore]

We're awake and you need to be awake.

[Andy Holloway]

It was all left nostril. It's just like. Just.

[Jason Moore]

Every time. Okay, well, that's why they. What is that? Ammonia? Is that the.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Why did I pronounce it ammonia? Perfectly.

[Mike Wright]

It's 15% ammonia, 35% alcohol.

[Andy Holloway]

Aluminium.

[Jason Moore]

All right, thank you.

[Mike Wright]

Thank you, Jeremy.

[Jason Moore]

All right, well, let's press on. You awake now, Jay?

[Andy Holloway]

I am super awake.

[Jason Moore]

Is your brain bleed stopped?

[Andy Holloway]

Nope.

[Mike Wright]

You're going to need it because it's the Titans commanders.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, The Titans are 3 and 8, the Commander 7 and 5. Although the Titans big upset last week knocking off the Texans. The draft king sportsbook line here. Washington minus five and a half. The over unders 45. Kind of, you know, a weird week last week for both of them. Washington losing to Dallas. Tennessee upsetting Houston in Houston. Both of the passing defenses have been pretty stingy this year. Jaden Daniels will Levis taking on one another. Jayden Daniels, where are you with him at this juncture? Because I think a lot of people. Maybe it's posh to say, but they're. They're. They're, you know, flipping over to Bo Nicks as a much better rookie quarterback.

[Mike Wright]

I don't know. I'm not going that far. It's.

[Jason Moore]

I mean this guy's still. Jaden Daniel still 68% completion on the year.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Still a very good quarterback.

[Andy Holloway]

The.

[Mike Wright]

It had the. Where the hope is that 7 for 74 on the ground. I mean since the. You go back a Few weeks he got, you know, at the beginning of the year he's running wild. He's absolute fantasy stud. Hurts the ribs and then it really slowed down after that. So the seven for 74 is the, that's the hope that the ribs are back to the place that we will get a healthy Jane Daniels out there.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I agree.

[Jason Moore]

I'm happy to hear, I'm happy to hear you speaking because there was a pause there that I thought maybe you were still seeing the future.

[Andy Holloway]

We can all have an aneurysm from time to time. I think that Jaden Daniels, if he's, if he's mobile, if he's rushing, he's going to be great for fantasy. His numbers were obviously inflated last week with, you know, a giant insane play with Terry McLaurin that you were feeling bad about. I still question the offense as a whole. Like they didn't look good last week against Dallas. The end result for fantasy football was a success. I mean he was literally the quarterback one. But I worry about the offense as a whole.

[Mike Wright]

Burrow or Jaden, I go burrow.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, but that, but that's.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I would go, I would go burrow as well.

[Mike Wright]

All right. But Jaden like so top eight.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Jason Moore]

The Titans defense is not a bad defense, especially when they feel like they have a chance to win the ball game. Last week Pollard got it done.

[Mike Wright]

Okonkwo man.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, Chick. OK. Well, he had the big 70 yard touchdown. That was a play, if you saw that play where nobody thought he could run that fast. No, everybody had angles that said, oh, he's just a tight end and then he's a bro.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, it's because he runs duck footed, man. His feet were like pointed out. What.

[Mike Wright]

Wait, what is this an observation I've missed?

[Andy Holloway]

Yes. Watch that run. And I'm telling you, his feet are like pointed. Just why is that?

[Jason Moore]

Because they thought he couldn't run fast because he was duck running. Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

You watch someone run with their duck feet out and you're like that guy can't be that fast.

[Jason Moore]

I had no clue about this.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. And so he's a duck runner. I guess his duck feet.

[Jason Moore]

All right, well that's in contention now. Calvin Ridley, a 31% target share over his last five games and just keep playing him. Yeah, keep playing him 5 for 93 last week. He's not going to have many games where he's not giving you something and he can give you a lot. Nick Westbrook akin a touchdown in six of seven. If you want to stay in the flames there.

[Andy Holloway]

Can't keep getting away with it.

[Jason Moore]

He should have an at your own risk sign. Right?

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, it's unbelievable how few receptions he has for how many touchdowns he has. He's got like a 50% touchdown rate.

[Mike Wright]

I'm with you, man. I hate it.

[Jason Moore]

Terry McLaurin. Well, I like the. I like the snaps, though. Terry McCluren, obviously play him. Zach Ertz, he's been on fire. He's not sexy and he knows it, but he gets into the end zone and he gets targets. I play him over Pitts. I'd play him over Disley. I play him over my start of the week. Muth.

[Mike Wright]

Yep, I'm with you there.

[Andy Holloway]

I think I would go Disley above him, but I agree with everyone else.

[Mike Wright]

And then the. Did we do the RB's?

[Jason Moore]

Well, no, that's where I was circling. See, I was going around.

[Mike Wright]

Well, Brooks was like, game covered.

[Jason Moore]

I was circling to the main point.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, you deleted it now. Brooks, I saw it.

[Jason Moore]

He thought we covered the whole game. It's not like we haven't talked. I mean, he's right. We've talked about the running back room. But right now, just to lay it all out real quick, Jeremy McNichols, a very popular free agent pickup.

[Mike Wright]

What?

[Jason Moore]

Eckler dealing.

[Andy Holloway]

That's not how you say my name.

[Mike Wright]

Jeremy. Was that what it was?

[Andy Holloway]

Jermini McNichols.

[Mike Wright]

Dude, it's a long show, man.

[Andy Holloway]

We're fading.

[Jason Moore]

I was so preoccupied in saying McNichols correctly.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, Jeremy.

[Jason Moore]

And I was willing to lose Jeremy on the other side. Why did I say jm?

[Mike Wright]

I think you went Jeremy.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, my gosh.

[Mike Wright]

We'll check the tape.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

What do you do now if Brian Robinson is practicing?

[Jason Moore]

If he plays? I'm playing Brian Robinson with fear and trembling.

[Mike Wright]

That's what I mean.

[Jason Moore]

If he plays. I'm not playing McNichols, Rodriguez or anybody else. If Brian Robinson sits down, you can roll the dice with McNichols, you can roll the dice with Rodriguez.

[Mike Wright]

It's just where I know the numbers are. Definitely. Okay, you sprained the ankle. You either come back or you're gone for a while. But it's still. I mean, it's still a loss of production. He's still going to be playing on an injured ankle and. All right, let me help with chance of re injury.

[Jason Moore]

If you've got somebody that you could play on Thursday, I wouldn't be dancing around with practice reports waiting on Brian Robinson. Does that help? Yeah, if you have Rico Dowdle. I Think it's play Rico Dowdle.

[Andy Holloway]

I think it's important play Tracy as well. Because this is one of those times where, you know, we talk about it a lot, that if you've got players on Monday Night Football, you've got to be careful. You've got to have a pivot option. You need to kind of treat Sunday like that. Like if you've got a player that's questionable on Sunday, you're going to have a lot of your lineup that has already played on Thursday and Friday.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Eight teams, right?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

All right. Houston seven and five. Jacksonville's two and nine. The DraftKings sportsbook line. Houston on the road minus four over unders 43 and a half. We will hopefully see a bounce back performance by the Houston offense.

[Andy Holloway]

We will.

[Jason Moore]

It's on the table for them. Jacksonville is so anemic.

[Andy Holloway]

They're very good at being bad at defense. You know, they're one of the best ranked defenses if you look at the ones to target. So I want to be really positive about the Jacksonville Jaguars defense and talk about the good side of how terrible they are.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, we love them.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, they are literally bottom three in everything that you can find. I don't care what position you play them all.

[Jason Moore]

What about head coaches?

[Andy Holloway]

Bottom three.

[Jason Moore]

Okay. Or backup backup quarterback.

[Andy Holloway]

I want to look at that glass half their top three in coaches that can get fired.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, okay, okay. Top three and coaches on their last leg.

[Andy Holloway]

The great news is that right now Trevor Lawrence is expected to practice. And that is the biggest question for this game. Because I don't think with the Mac Jones experiment or even if they went to.

[Jason Moore]

You need him out there if you want Houston to play well.

[Andy Holloway]

Exactly. Trevor Lawrence makes a massive difference for all fantasy.

[Jason Moore]

Is he a top three injured quarterback right now?

[Andy Holloway]

I don't think so.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. I don't know. I'll do that. We have more great news.

[Jason Moore]

That's also the only path for Brian Thomas Jr. To help you the rest of the season is the return of Trevor Lawrence.

[Mike Wright]

More great news to stop you from making a mistake. Tank Bigsby will be full go in practice. Meaning you don't have to look at Travis ETN and go, well, he's all by himself.

[Jason Moore]

You don't have to look at either one.

[Mike Wright]

I'm saying.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Because if Tank is out, I totally understand the like, temptation. We're talking about playing Jeremy McNichols because he's all by himself. Like, I get the temptation.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

But you can remove that if Tank is a full go.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Don't do it, Jason.

[Jason Moore]

No, I'm not playing either guy.

[Andy Holloway]

I agree that I want to play neither, especially while both are healthy. But I do not believe it will stay as bad for Travis ETN as.

[Jason Moore]

It'S been every game, as it's for the whole entire year, as it's been.

[Andy Holloway]

Every game since his hamstring injury. And, you know, they didn't have Trevor Lawrence, so you don't know what the offense. I mean, touchdowns are kind of his thing, so I'm just saying.

[Jason Moore]

So he's. You're going to scrape the. He is carbon off the dinner roll and eat it.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm. I'm.

[Jason Moore]

Sounds like you're going to eat it out of the trash.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm. I've put it in the refrigerator for.

[Jason Moore]

Later from the trash, though, but it didn't touch anything.

[Andy Holloway]

Gross.

[Jason Moore]

You sure?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it was a. It was on a clean.

[Jason Moore]

Mike has been shaking his head for like 45 seconds.

[Mike Wright]

I know.

[Jason Moore]

All right.

[Andy Holloway]

He's basically. I'm just saying, you don't start him now, but don't drop him. I think things can get better for a talented player.

[Mike Wright]

I would not drop him either.

[Jason Moore]

Evan Ingram. Where are we with Evan Ingram?

[Mike Wright]

Sad.

[Jason Moore]

Everything's sad on the Jacksonville side.

[Mike Wright]

Really is.

[Jason Moore]

Let's talk more positively. Mixon, Collins, Stroud. My start of the week is that it is Tank Dell. Like, can we do this this week?

[Andy Holloway]

You can do Tank Dell this week. I mean, you don't have to, but against Jacksonville, they're going to give up a lot of points. This is a real get right game, I think, for the Texans and they. And they need it.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. And like I said, if it's not. If it's not Trevor Lawrence and it's Mac Jones, is Brian Thomas Jr. On your bench or you just going for it?

[Andy Holloway]

No, he's on. He's probably on my bench, as is Tank Dell. Tank Dell. I will start if Trevor Lawrence is playing, but not if he's not.

[Jason Moore]

All right.

[Andy Holloway]

Just because I think the Jacksonville Jaguars.

[Mike Wright]

Have to be able to be. I mean, I need some names like the guys from Chicago.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I'd probably try Keenan out after last week and the new offensive coordinator giving you hope that it's prescriptive.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

I play Keenan over him.

[Andy Holloway]

Sure.

[Mike Wright]

What about the Green Bay guys?

[Andy Holloway]

I'd play the Green Bay guys.

[Jason Moore]

I wouldn't play the other two. Yeah, I'd play Thomas over Wicks and over Watson.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. So Reed, Brian Thomas. Wicks or Watson? Wicks.

[Jason Moore]

All right, we'll take a break, come back with some more matchups because there's more football to be played.

[Mike Wright]

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[Jason Moore]

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[Mike Wright]

Maybe.

[Andy Holloway]

Wow, is this game going to be fun.

[Jason Moore]

There were extensive comments about Taysom Hill from head coach Darren Rizzi. If you want to go back and listen to the whole press conference, you will get a picture into why every coach in the world loves Taysom Hill. There were lots of hyperbolic statements. He is the highest IQ player he's ever seen. You need to work him into a little bit of everything, everywhere, but not too much, but a lot. He said that what he did in this last game where he scored 40 points was a little. Was kind of what they're trying to trend towards. They want to work him into everything. They want him to throw the passes, they want him to catch the passes, they want him to return kicks, they want him to run the football, they want him to run in the red zone, they want to sprinkle them in a little bit of everywhere. Which to me, this guy, this guy loves Taysom Hill.

[Andy Holloway]

Everyone, and not the first everyone, but Mike loves Taysom Hill.

[Jason Moore]

So I think Taysom Hill is actually. He's a hard player to rank, but I think he's pretty high up the list.

[Mike Wright]

He is extremely difficult to rank.

[Andy Holloway]

And he's someone that is coming off of waivers in a lot of leagues. So you will have teams that have a tight end that you might be choosing. You know, do I start Hawkinson or Taysom Hill? You know, I think that would be like the hardest line to draw for me because I. Bowers, McBride, those guys are easy.

[Mike Wright]

I think the hardest one for me would be Kittle, without Brock. Yeah, I know. What I know he got it done last week. Brandon Allen. I can't remember.

[Jason Moore]

Braylon Allen.

[Mike Wright]

No, Brandon Allen.

[Andy Holloway]

Braylon.

[Mike Wright]

It's not Braylon.

[Jason Moore]

Kyler. Kyle Allen.

[Mike Wright]

It's one of them.

[Jason Moore]

Allen Iverson.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, that guy. So it absolutely got done for George Kittle. But, like, that's the line. Other than that, I think it's worth the risk of Taysom.

[Jason Moore]

We all want to know if you could get autonomous.

[Mike Wright]

It's so cool.

[Jason Moore]

You know what's crazy is if Taysom, if like, you knew he had X amount of snaps, there's just no way he's not great. It's always about whether he's utilized.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. And the truth is, he has been touching the ball a lot. And you used to look at Taysom as much less safe because you don't know that he's going to have the opportunities. However, he has actual manufactured opportunities. You know, a target is worth more than a rushing attempt, but a target is not guaranteed. Whereas his rushing attempts are like they're calling handoffs for him. So I think he's fairly safe.

[Jason Moore]

Obviously, Alvin Camara is in your lineup, although he hasn't scored a touchdown since week six. He gets so many opportunities and you know, the question will be, do you dare with mvs, do you take a shot or, you know, he is just. He's playing a defense that's the sixth highest explosive pass plays given up.

[Andy Holloway]

I look at him and Christian Watson as so similar. And in one of these there's a very high over under and in the other there's some snow and a tough defense.

[Jason Moore]

So you lean the MBS direction.

[Andy Holloway]

I do, but it's gross to say out loud. It is.

[Mike Wright]

It's gross to hear it.

[Jason Moore]

Nasty boys win championships.

[Andy Holloway]

They do and they no one nastier than Marquez Valdez Scantling.

[Jason Moore]

He just needed Derek Carr to succeed.

[Andy Holloway]

The thing that's weird is that it's kind of the combination, right, that he is new to the team and they lost their deep threat. They lost a deep threat who Derek Carr constantly was in sync with and hitting on big plays. So I do believe you will have two shots per game his way. Now MBS would be happy to drop those passes and we can, we can.

[Jason Moore]

Come on nasty boy.

[Andy Holloway]

We can come on the show and be like, oh, he should have had a touchdown. That's, that's a, that's a shame on us. We put him in the lineup, we know he could drop them. But if you are needing an explosive option, you know he's sitting on waivers and you could plug them in.

[Jason Moore]

Kyren Cup, Puka in your lineup. No word on whether DeMarcus Robinson will be active for this game. The team is yet to mention it. You're not messing with tight ends?

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Jason Moore]

At all. On the Rams who are going to get Tyler Higby back soon. Matthew Stafford against the Saints in this one. Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it's fine.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, Stafford is one of the weirdest players because he can perform really well and not be great for fantasy. It's just peculiar that way. I mean, he had a. It's really touchdown three weeks ago where he completed 32 passes attempted 46 of them. 70% completion rate, pass for 300 yards wasn't in the top 20 because it's because of touchdowns.

[Andy Holloway]

So this is a matter of. Do you think Kyron Williams. I mean the matchup is great for Kyron Williams to score touchdowns. I mean, you're always going to start Puka, you're always going to start Cooper cup because they can be great without touchdowns. Cooper cup, those guys can each have 10 for 150 and no touchdowns. And they were great. But it doesn't translate to Stafford if he's not throwing the touchdowns. And in this matchup, I think he's fine as like a quarterback too.

[Mike Wright]

Like a good super flex quarterback, but that's it.

[Andy Holloway]

But I don't. You know, I think Kyren Williams has a rushing touchdown or two in this game.

[Jason Moore]

Tampa Bay's 5 and 6. They take on the 3 and 8. Yet somewhat interesting at this moment in time, especially with their schedule down the stretch. The Carolina Panthers, the draft king sportsbook line. Tampa -6 over under is 46 and a half. This one would have been. This one would have been tempting. I'm not going to do it, but this one would have been tempting. Carolina's been playing much, much better. But not good enough probably.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. And the Bucks have. Despite losing some games recently. You know, before their bye week, they, they had four losses in a row. They've been playing outstanding. Their four losses were against Baltimore, Kansas City, the 49ers. Like these were tough matchups where they played well. They lost Mike Evans then you saw them last week off the buy. Mike Evans is back. They destroyed the Giants. I think I will be shocked if this is a competitive game.

[Jason Moore]

The. You know, I see this chart in here showing how much better the Buccaneers have run the football under Liam Cohen, their offensive coordinator, compared to before when they had Canales and then left which I don't think it's a coaching. I don't think it's called the Bucky Irving experience. I think you'd love to have run the football with Rashad White. I don't think Rashad White was that guy to run the football. You can catch it, can't run it. And you know the Carolina defense, to your point, Jason, they've given up a. So, you know, we got to hope Bucky Irving can get in there and it's not going to be Sean Tucker on the one. Sean Tucker's role might just be the one.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, man. But that doesn't mean they're going to force what a. Don't ruin Thanksgiving week for everybody.

[Jason Moore]

I still love, love Bucky Irving. You guys are sitting here complaining about Charbonnet and the involvement. Everybody's going to have involvement from somebody else. But Buck Year, the tackle breaking the efficiency has been awesome. He's fourth in explosive rush rate among all running backs. So 15 plus yard rushes. He's third in force missed tackle. That's what I see on film every week. It's. It's. Is that James Conner? You know what I mean? It's like he is breaking tackles on every play.

[Andy Holloway]

It's weird because he's. He came into the league as this undersized back and that was the real knockout. Well, right. But he doesn't play. He doesn't look like you.

[Mike Wright]

No, he doesn't.

[Andy Holloway]

Like, that's what I'm saying. Like, he gets on a scale.

[Mike Wright]

It's the red. The red makes you.

[Jason Moore]

It's not. It's ferocity. It is the Thomas Rawls experience. He is first in yards after contact per attempt, number one. So you touch him, he gets the most yards after than anybody else. So I think he's a stud in this matchup. You got to start him. Chuba, you've got to start on the other side. The Tampa Bay defense can't defend the running back.

[Andy Holloway]

And I think you start Rashad White as well. I would start Bucky Irvin Irving over Rashad White, but Rashad White has been good. You look at the last. I mean, this is one of those teams just like the Lions where you got two running backs that you're going to be starting both of them.

[Jason Moore]

So Mike Evans, get him in there. Kate Otten, Mike start of the week on the Tampa side. And Baker Mayfield is Jason, start of the week, where, you know, he's got eight finishes inside the top 10 this year. He only had five all of last year. He's playing so well, and they're putting a lot into his. He just has so much responsibility for making this team go. Last year it was like, oh, Baker's kind of still like a good player. This year, it's his team. Like, this is his offense. On the other side, what's the roulette like with the Carolina wide receivers? Because it is. The opportunity's there.

[Mike Wright]

But, yes, it is extremely difficult because on the season, The Bucks are 26th against wide receivers. It just. Adam Thielen, that was just. That was Thielen's first game back. It was right. So.

[Jason Moore]

But David Moore was better leg.

[Andy Holloway]

So you think he's going to get tired now that, you know, it's like, that was his probably best chance.

[Mike Wright]

Probably. But his first game back, only 61% of the snaps, three for 57.

[Jason Moore]

Would you play him over David Moore? That's the question. Because if you're taking a shot at an opportunity here, I think.

[Mike Wright]

I think I'd still. I'd go Thielen.

[Jason Moore]

I'd play Leggett over both those guys.

[Andy Holloway]

I would as well. Legette's the player I want. He plays, you know, almost every single snap. He's, you know, a very, very good athlete against this matchup. I think Leggett is a good play. Like, he could have a very big week this week. A very big week. Very Big verbal week.

[Jason Moore]

We're breaking down Jamermi McNichols.

[Andy Holloway]

Jeremy.

[Jason Moore]

The Eagles are 9 and 2, taking on the 8 and 4 Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore. Ooh la la.

[Andy Holloway]

That's fun.

[Jason Moore]

The DraftKings sportsbook line. Baltimore minus three. The over under is 51 and a half. Vegas said, I don't care about your defensive metrics. You are Lamar Jackson at home in a must, you know, a big game. So we're just going to, we're just going to assume you figure it out. And I think that's probably the right assumption.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. You also have a couple of defensive injuries for the Eagles. Darius Slay will be out with a concussion. Brandon Graham out for the season with a torn tricep. So, I mean, this is great news for fantasy.

[Jason Moore]

So do you hear, do you see Brandon Graham in the locker room where he was just like talking to the reporters and like breaking the news that he's out for this season? But he was just, it was so, it was so casual. He's like, yeah, yeah, yeah, no, I'm going to be gone for the rest of the year. And they're like, what? And he's like, yeah, I tore my tricep right here. He's like, I'll be gone. Wow, I'm out. He was just casual, you know. Story of last week, Saquon Barkley on pace to break all the records. MVP contention. He's third in the MVP race right now.

[Mike Wright]

It's fun. We get the two old men, running.

[Jason Moore]

Backs here, Barkley, Henry. Yeah, Henry's pace for 1800 yards.

[Andy Holloway]

Turns out running backs matter.

[Jason Moore]

I saw something wild. Saquon right now in his pace because he's on pace to break all the records, like the rushing record. And he's getting paid less per year right now than Adrian Peterson was getting paid on an average annual salary when Peterson broke the record. Makes sense, whatever it was 15 years ago. Yeah, when the salary cap was like 120 or 150 million, is 240 million now. And not that AP wasn't, you know, he was an MVP type guy, but kind of wild. But Derek Henry, Saquon, don't think about it. Just play him. A.J. brown, same story. Will monitor Devonte Smith. He missed last week with a hamstring. It's a big game, but it's scary.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it really is scary. Hamstrings are usually more than one week. I mean, we've seen it with a lot of guys that don't go on IR and they've, they miss a handful of Weeks, I expect Devontae.

[Jason Moore]

It's a handful at that point, but go on.

[Mike Wright]

Very nice.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I doubt he plays, but a really big, really important game. I'm hopeful he gets out there. And if he is out there, I will start him.

[Jason Moore]

And you're starting Zay Flowers and Mark Andrews, correct?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

And the quarterbacks.

[Andy Holloway]

You want pieces of a game that could end up with, you know, 60 points.

[Jason Moore]

I'm getting an update here that Slay might not be ruled out yet.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, so not ruled out but still in protocol.

[Jason Moore]

Yes. I believe the report that we had read was maybe referring to him being ruled out of the last game.

[Mike Wright]

Gotcha.

[Jason Moore]

But they're still in protocol, so I want to correct that. But Brandon Graham is out. Anybody else in this game that we need to talk about? I mean, Dallas Goddard, if Smith is out, not into it.

[Andy Holloway]

We talked about so many tight ends that I think are, yeah, legitimately fine options. I don't think you have to go.

[Mike Wright]

And he was. God. It was 4 for 19 last week.

[Jason Moore]

By the way, I believe Isaiah likely had zero catches last week. So like the Mark Andrews six touchdown, seven games. Isaiah likely zero target, zero catches. Let's get back to normal here.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Thank you.

[Jason Moore]

Sunday night football. The 49ers who have not been normal, 5 and 6 taking on the 9 and 2 coming off the by Buffalo Bills who are getting healthier. The draft king sportsbook line here. Buffalo minus seven. Yeah, I see that. Over unders 44 and a half. That's weird. It's weird to read it, but I think the Bills are going to blow them out. The Bills are one of the most.

[Mike Wright]

Disciplined teams on the annihilate them.

[Jason Moore]

I think.

[Mike Wright]

What was the word?

[Jason Moore]

Oh, what did you say? Demolish. Demolish, Yes. A demolishing. I declare a demolishing.

[Andy Holloway]

Now. Is Brock Purdy part of the reason why they're going to get demolished? Because it's not going to be you. Really? You think Brock Purdy is there?

[Jason Moore]

I think it's a. It's a demolish regardless. But Buffalo, maybe the line is more, you know, predictive of Purdy not playing. The Bills are on fire. They're playing great football. They have had a pile of injuries. Didn't have Dalton Kincaid, didn't have Keon Coleman. Didn't have. Was it Milano that's coming back? Take a look on the defensive side. They're getting pieces back on that side of the ball.

[Andy Holloway]

I think Milano's out for the year. Well, it could be.

[Jason Moore]

That's what the check was. I need to know they're getting somebody back on the defensive side. Somebody will let me know. But, you know, Amari Cooper gets a bye week to get more acclimated into the offense and can make a big play. You know, the 49ers can't defend against the run.

[Mike Wright]

Did you mention the Keon Coleman limited at practice?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I mean, he very well could be back.

[Mike Wright]

And Dalton Kincaid will not practice.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, yeah. So maybe, look, maybe they'll get nobody back, but Matt Milano is out of the red non contact jersey and ramping up to play.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh. All right.

[Jason Moore]

So. I don't know. I've just seen so much dysfunction on the San Francisco side offensively. Maybe this is the one. They put it together. But going on the road in Buffalo is a hard place to do it. Your quarterback is either out or he's back and he's dealing with an injury. That's not like. It's not like a, you know, it's here or it's not. Right. It's a pain tolerance. It's a soreness. It's a, you know, can Can Debo Samuel, who's barely getting involved in this offense, and Juwan Jennings lead them to glory here? I don't know.

[Andy Holloway]

And this is.

[Jason Moore]

Pierceall hasn't caught a pass in two weeks.

[Andy Holloway]

This is also a chance for snow is going to be a very, very, very. Right now, 23 degrees with a chance of snow is projected for Sunday night.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I don't want to be the only voice here. Do you guys see San Francisco as an upset potential team?

[Mike Wright]

I do not, no. Sorry, I'm buried in Twitter right now. I was trying to make sure we're not missing any.

[Jason Moore]

Just some cool threads you're reading.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Some funny memes and stuff.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Guys, like there's some really good video game stuff going on right now.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, let's talk about it.

[Mike Wright]

No, it's not. This is for later.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

So what were you looking at on Twitter?

[Mike Wright]

Like that Trevor Lawrence is on track to play.

[Andy Holloway]

That is great news. What about Brock Purdy?

[Mike Wright]

So the update we have on him is he threw some Monday. He took Tuesday off and they're planning to see how he does on Wednesday.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Buffalo. Buffalo. Buffalo. Buffalo. Khalil. Shakir, you okay giving him a go?

[Mike Wright]

Ppi.

[Jason Moore]

Would you play Kincaid if he's back out there? It's not like he was great before.

[Mike Wright]

I would prefer not to.

[Jason Moore]

Okay. Definitely taste some hill over Mr. K. Yes. Monday Night Football. The most entertaining quarterback in the history of the universe who I can't stop watching videos Of Cleveland Browns and James Winston at 3 and 8 taking on Denver, the Denver Broncos at 7 and 5. I just watched James Winston pull into one of those like. It's like a Sonic. It was another as a Swensons or something. They put the tray on the door because they got the door trays. His mind is blown.

[Andy Holloway]

His mind was blown.

[Jason Moore]

His mind is blown. This is the coolest thing he's ever seen in his life. That you get to keep the tray at the car while you eat.

[Andy Holloway]

He's like a seven year old.

[Mike Wright]

I say he's like a puppy that just sees the world with such wonder.

[Jason Moore]

But we love it, right? We love it.

[Andy Holloway]

I just don't think it's a shtick. You know what I mean?

[Mike Wright]

No, it's. No, it's.

[Jason Moore]

No, no. When he's mic'd up, that's not good for him. You know what I mean?

[Andy Holloway]

Like if he's miked up, that's great for everyone else.

[Jason Moore]

Like the stuff he says is incredible. They just won the ball game. The Snow bowl against Pittsburgh. They have to go to Denver. Denver's five and a half point home favorites. The over unders 42. I do like Denver in the game. There's a bit of a. You don't know what you're going to get from Winston. But the Denver defense, it's stout. Are you confident enough in his receiving weapons to play them like Jerry Judy?

[Andy Holloway]

I am Elijah Moore Judy. I'm playing. I mean this is a very difficult defense but I believe James is going to air it out and I'm going to start. I'm definitely starting Jerry Judy, but I believe Cedric Tillman, if he passes concussion protocol. Elijah Moore, I think those are flex options.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Elijah Moore. Especially if Tillman doesn't end up playing. And then if Tillman is out, then you hope it's better for Nijoku because it's been okay.

[Andy Holloway]

Nijoku. I mean the most awful touchdown drop, egregious drop I can remember seeing. It was a gimme of a touchdown and he dropped it. We would feel totally different about that last week because the previous week he was 9 for 81. Super involved.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I feel like.

[Andy Holloway]

And they drew up a touchdown for him.

[Mike Wright]

But the week before that he was 5 for 29. I was saying it's been, it's been up and down.

[Jason Moore]

On the other side, the running back dungeon. That is Javante estimate McLaughlin. Are we just staying as far away from that as we can? The Browns can play the run.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, you don't play any of them under any circumstance.

[Jason Moore]

So Sutton, Bo Nicks locks into your lineup. They've been so good together. Is this where you like Knicks, but we don't like many of the weapons. I mean, it's Sutton only.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I mean, obviously, Troy Franklin is one of the best players in the history of the National Football League, is way better than Marvin Mims.

[Jason Moore]

Both I would play. I think Vele is in contention.

[Andy Holloway]

Vale has.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, he's nine targets, six catches, 80 yards.

[Andy Holloway]

He's always getting the targets. He is higher up the pecking order than these other guys, but for the most part, I think Cortland Sutton and.

[Jason Moore]

Check out Shout out Bo Nick's quarterback. Three since week five. And it probably keeps happening at home in this one. Wait, was that the last. Is there no Monday Night Football? Oh, my gosh.

[Mike Wright]

That was Monday Night Football.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, it was.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I do.

[Jason Moore]

It's in. Hold on.

[Mike Wright]

Takes it out of you.

[Jason Moore]

It's in our heads. That means we need to. We still got some segments here, but I think now's a good time to release the hashtag. Now, do we need to have a little bit of a roundtable about this or is.

[Andy Holloway]

Let's.

[Jason Moore]

Has this been already figured out?

[Andy Holloway]

Well, I mean, we've got. What are the options you got?

[Jason Moore]

There's one option.

[Andy Holloway]

Jermyn.

[Mike Wright]

Well, there's two. I liked duck feet, but duck feet's not duck feet.

[Jason Moore]

In a normal world, when Jason doesn't open the show with the word spatchcock.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, yeah, it's spatchcock. Yeah, I mean, we know it's spatchcock. All right.

[Jason Moore]

Hashtag spatchcock.

[Mike Wright]

And nothing bad can happen from this.

[Jason Moore]

Now, do we want to. I mean, is that smash cock or spatchcocking? What are you doing?

[Andy Holloway]

It's just spatchcock.

[Jason Moore]

You're going to smash cock? Yes.

[Mike Wright]

Like I said, nothing can go wrong.

[Andy Holloway]

Nothing. Oh, yes, he can smash. Yep, yep. Yes, sir. Oh. So let me spell that for everyone, please. Spatchcock spelled S, P, A T, C, H, Mike, C O, C, K. Mike is tickled.

[Jason Moore]

You didn't come in here with that term knowing it was going to be the hashtag.

[Andy Holloway]

I had no idea.

[Jason Moore]

I was just talking about you casually talking about it.

[Mike Wright]

He was jameis excited. He wanted to talk about making.

[Jason Moore]

He was. You were jameis.

[Andy Holloway]

I got to take a spine out.

[Jason Moore]

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[Mike Wright]

The P is doing a lot of lifting in those.

[Jason Moore]

Batchcock is the hashtag And I guess.

[Mike Wright]

That'S trending on Twitter. See what happens.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, people are going to be confused. Yeah. Yeah, that's trouble.

[Andy Holloway]

Almost as good as thick skipping.

[Mike Wright]

Almost.

[Jason Moore]

Well, surprise, surprise, everybody. The Megalodon leaves you with some special special things.

[Andy Holloway]

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[Jason Moore]

Oh, my goodness. It's back.

[Andy Holloway]

We're back, baby. Mars Boom boom excellence was summoned to dish out. Come up a for the dumb and remove kickers and their dung filled butts. For the Megalodon was my mounted beast. I had promised him a Thanksgiving feast. A hearty plate full of Denver's will lots. And how did it.

[Jason Moore]

How did it feel? Like an old friend.

[Mike Wright]

Like a reunion tour.

[Andy Holloway]

It felt, man. I don't get nervous, but shake.

[Mike Wright]

The hands are shaking.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, you pulled it off. That was pretty good. Will Lutz in the house. All right, we do have the fantasy Face Off.

[Andy Holloway]

Fantasy Face off presented by DraftKings.

[Jason Moore]

IKEA. Keep scrolling in this doc. Just expecting it to keep going forever and ever. Our fantasy Face off this week. Last week, Mike took it home 137.32 points. That's a nice week.

[Mike Wright]

Thank you, Mr. Bo Nix and Cortland Sutton.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, that was a good choice. And I snuck by Jason by 10 points. Jason ends up the Wheel of Shame.

[Andy Holloway]

Will of shame. Yeah. All right. Give me that wheel. Take her for a spin.

[Mike Wright]

What do we got here? We got megala Wheel, Mall Cop, the blender turd, Ferg.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, monkey business.

[Mike Wright]

Monkey business.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, what am I working with here? I'm a monkey.

[Jason Moore]

It appears that you need to take your hat off there, Mr. Moore.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, and glasses.

[Jason Moore]

Forgot your bald.

[Mike Wright]

That's a very shaved white head.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Oh, man. Where's this go?

[Mike Wright]

No, your face goes.

[Andy Holloway]

You're putting your head where your face goes.

[Jason Moore]

He. This is Jason is there.

[Mike Wright]

I think it. I think it's backwards now.

[Andy Holloway]

Yep, you're still off.

[Mike Wright]

No, no, wait. No, that's right.

[Andy Holloway]

No, it's not.

[Jason Moore]

No, your ears are bad. The ears are backwards.

[Mike Wright]

Somebody help where your face is Right now.

[Andy Holloway]

Put your whole head through that hole.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, there we. Now flip it over. No, the other way. Like that. There you go.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, that's it.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, baby. And you can breathe and everything. Oh, there it is. Here you go, Jerry.

[Andy Holloway]

First try.

[Mike Wright]

It's adorable.

[Andy Holloway]

I am adorable.

[Mike Wright]

Look at this.

[Andy Holloway]

I have a lot more hair now.

[Jason Moore]

This is one of my favorites.

[Andy Holloway]

This is awesome.

[Jason Moore]

He looks ridiculous.

[Andy Holloway]

Fricking sweet.

[Jason Moore]

So we're doing a fantasy Face off on the thanksg Thanksgiving slate only.

[Andy Holloway]

Can't read now.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, Thanksgiving.

[Mike Wright]

We need to do something with your lineup or. You got it.

[Andy Holloway]

I can get the big zoom. Oh, I got. I got it zoomed.

[Jason Moore]

All right, let's start with quarterback. And let's start with the monkey man.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, quarterback. I'm going to look. Here's my.

[Jason Moore]

It's a Thanksgiving Day only.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, yeah. We're doing the Thanksgiving slate. And he was my hungry for more because he's my quarterback here. I'm taking the home town Jordan Love in Lambeau, hoping he can throw. He is.6300.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, okay, I'll go next. I'm going with the same game, But I'm taking Tua.

[Andy Holloway]

You're hungry for more.

[Jason Moore]

That's 6,200.

[Mike Wright]

Mike, you went with we are live boys, because I mentioned it as a potential streaming option. Just in general. I'm taking Cooper rush.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

4800 at home against the Giants. And that 4800, it's going to open some things up.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, man.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, it is. Jason, your top two running backs.

[Andy Holloway]

My top two running backs are Devon Achan and Jameer Gibbs. So I am paying up at the running back position. 7700, 7500, respectively.

[Jason Moore]

I did not have that combo. I do have Gibbs at 7,500, but I went with Josh Jacobs at home in Lambeau.

[Mike Wright]

H.N. gibbs, baby.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, okay. So we're the same.

[Jason Moore]

I can put up, like, a really tough face, but I'm terrified of the fact that you guys have achieved.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, our Josh Jacobs versus Jordan Love is. I mean, if Josh Jacobs has a touchdown or two.

[Mike Wright]

Monkey.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, you look. You look outrageously good. And the beard.

[Andy Holloway]

The beard really works with it.

[Jason Moore]

Wide receivers.

[Andy Holloway]

Give them to me, my wide receivers. I've got the Jaden Reed's sack. You zoomed in enough and. Oh, man.

[Jason Moore]

So you got Jaden Reed. How much?

[Andy Holloway]

He doesn't know my wide receiver so bad.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, Jaden Reed for 5700.

[Andy Holloway]

I've got DJ Moore for 5600 and Waddle for 5400.

[Jason Moore]

I went with CD Lamb at 7300 for the PPR points. I went with Keenan Allen trying to reprise the PPR points there at 5,100. And I took my shot in the dark in this lineup with Don Tavion Wicks at 4200.

[Mike Wright]

CD Lamb. Of course, I got Cooper Rush. You know, I'm going to get put. Put the stack in there. I have Don Tavion Wicks at 4200, Gail. And I have DJ Moore at 5600.

[Jason Moore]

So you guys went more. I went Keenan final three. Jason, your tight end flex and your.

[Andy Holloway]

Defense, Tucker Kraft to pair with my quarterback at 3700. I have in my flex another tight end, Johnny Smith at 4300. And the Lions defense at home against Caleb Williams. I believe they're the most expensive on the Thursday slate.

[Jason Moore]

How much are they?

[Andy Holloway]

3,500.

[Jason Moore]

All right, I went Johnny Smith as my tight end at 4300. My flex is Rico Dowdle at 5500. And then I have the Cowboys defense at home against the Giants at 3100.

[Mike Wright]

I got John. Who? I got Rico. Yeah, but I got the Miami Dolphins at 2700 against the Green Bay Packers.

[Jason Moore]

All right, that was Fantasy Forecast presented by DraftKings Sportsbook. Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app now and use the Code Ballers. That's the Code Ballers. And take advantage of special daily promotions only on DraftKings. The Crown is yours. The Megalodon is over. Jason, remind him of that hashtag because I can't pronounce it.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, it's Spatchcock, baby.

[Jason Moore]

Be careful there. Sunday Live. Don't forget it. Mike will be back, right? You're on Sunday Live this Sunday, and we'll be back with the main show on Monday. Enjoy your Thanksgiving weekend. We love you, Foot Clan. Goodbye.

[Mike Wright]

Goodbye.

[Andy Holloway]

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