The “My Guys” Episode! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 8/20

Summary

Fantasy Footballers Podcast Summary Episode: The “My Guys” Episode! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 8/20 Release Date: August 20, 2020

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Introduction

In this engaging episode of the Fantasy Footballers Podcast, hosts Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike "The Fantasy Hitman" Wright dive deep into their favorite fantasy football players for the upcoming 2020 season. Titled "The 'My Guys' Episode," the trio provides comprehensive analyses, shares insights, and offers strategic advice to help listeners dominate their fantasy leagues.

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Trade Talks and Early Season Excitement

The episode kicks off with Mike Wright expressing his initial enthusiasm about trading for his favorite players ("my guys") but soon reveals his frustration with trade negotiations that ultimately fell through.

• Mike Wright [00:33]: “I was tilty. I tried all night long to trade for two of my guys that are on the same team... And then eventually it came to the morning. I got to tell you, in the morning, ... My gut says no.”

Jason Moore empathizes, sharing his own challenges in securing trades for his preferred players.

• Jason Moore [01:16]: “I'm sorry that didn't work out. I tried to do the same thing this week with my guys, but certain people just were not budging.”

The hosts humorously discuss their broadcast setup, highlighting the show's dynamic chemistry.

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League News and Updates

Transitioning from trade frustrations, the hosts delve into critical NFL news impacting fantasy football strategies.

Dalvin Cook’s Contract Situation

• Jason Moore [04:08]: Reports that Dalvin Cook and the Vikings have ended contract talks, indicating it's now an official contract year.
• Mike Wright [04:24]: Adds, “Dalvin Cook is focused on week one. Do you care for fantasy purposes? Nope.”

The trio discusses the implications of Cook's contract status on his performance and fantasy value, noting his commitment to play through injuries to secure a lucrative deal.

DeAndre Hopkins and A.J. Green Updates

• Jason Moore [05:02]: Announces DeAndre Hopkins has returned to practice after a hamstring tweak, while A.J. Green is nearing his comeback.
• Mike Wright [05:16]: Expresses optimism about Green's return.

Miles Sanders’ Readiness for Week One

• Jason Moore [05:21]: Miles Sanders is reported to be ready for week one, though Mike Wright questions the reliability of this information.
• Mike Wright [05:32]: “He should be ready to go Week one is not good news to me. That implies that there's... the concern is that he might not.”

Andy Eckler emphasizes confidence in the Vikings' coaching staff regarding Sanders’ role.

• Andy Eckler [06:15]: “My confidence is in Coach Peterson... they're still confident that Sanders is good to go.”

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‘My Guys’ Segment: Top Fantasy Picks for 2020

The heart of the episode revolves around each host presenting their "My Guys"—players they believe are undervalued and poised for breakout performances in the 2020 season.

Andy Eckler’s Selections

1. DJ Chark (Wide Receiver - 5th Round [14:56])

   • Andy Eckler [15:11]: “DJ Chark, number one wide receiver overall. ... He is being drafted behind where he finished last year.”
   • Key Points:
     • Left underappreciated in previous drafts.
     • Improved quarterback Gardner Minshew’s rapport with Chark.
     • Enhanced offensive coordination under Jay Gruden.

2. Blake Jarwin (Tight End) [30:32]

   • Andy Eckler [30:53]: “Blake Jarwin season is upon us.”
   • Key Points:
     • Opportunity with increased targets following departures of other tight ends.
     • High efficiency with 8.9 yards per target.
     • Potential for multiple touchdown performances.

3. Terry McLaurin (Wide Receiver, Washington) [46:00]

   • Andy Eckler [46:20]: “Terry McLaurin is a superstar in the making.”
   • Key Points:
     • Unquestioned number one receiver for Washington.
     • Similar rookie performance to established stars like DJ Moore.
     • Increased opportunities with new coaching strategies.

Jason Moore’s Selections

1. Josh Jacobs (Running Back) [19:20]

   • Jason Moore [19:36]: “Josh Jacobs is my guy for 2020. I think he is a guarantee.”
   • Key Points:
     • Transitioned from second-tier to top-five RB.
     • Outstanding performance despite offensive line challenges.
     • Projected to significantly increase his involvement in the passing game.

2. Joe Mixon (Running Back, Cincinnati) [50:32]

   • Jason Moore [53:14]: “Joe Mixon is one of the best runners in all of football.”
   • Key Points:
     • Flourished despite having the worst offensive line.
     • Increased snap counts and involvement under new coaching.
     • High efficiency and pass-catching capabilities.

3. Cooper Kupp (Wide Receiver, Los Angeles Rams) [36:43]

   • Jason Moore [36:39]: “Cooper Kupp is being drafted as the wide receiver 15, yet finished last season as the wide receiver 4.”
   • Key Points:
     • Elite route runner with high red-zone targets.
     • Integral to Sean McVay’s offensive schemes.
     • Potential for significant touchdowns due to improved team dynamics.

Mike Wright’s Selections

1. Kenyon Drake (Running Back, Arizona Cardinals) [25:43]

   • Mike Wright [25:44]: “Kenyon Drake is very talented... he could be a top five running back.”
   • Key Points:
     • Proven track record with high yardage and target volumes.
     • Central to Cardinals’ high-paced offense.
     • Potential to exceed previous performance levels with better integration.

2. Tyler Lockett (Wide Receiver, Seattle Seahawks) [41:00]

   • Mike Wright [41:21]: “Tyler Lockett is being drafted behind DK Metcalf.”
   • Key Points:
     • Overlooked due to injury concerns.
     • Consistent performance when healthy, especially in deep targets.
     • Enhanced opportunities in the Seahawks’ revamped passing offense.

3. Hollywood Brown (Wide Receiver, Miami Dolphins) [54:54]

   • Mike Wright [55:41]: “Hollywood Brown is being drafted as the wide receiver 21 in the fifth round.”
   • Key Points:
     • High upside with strong rookie statistics.
     • Tied to a promising offense and dynamic quarterback play.
     • Potential for significant touchdowns and consistent fantasy points.

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Strategic Recommendations and Final Thoughts

Throughout the "My Guys" segment, the hosts emphasize the importance of identifying undervalued players who have the potential to outperform their draft positions. They provide actionable insights on leveraging these picks to gain a competitive edge in fantasy leagues.

• Mike Wright [13:16]: “Do not forget about the ultimate draft Kit.”
• Jason Moore [35:34]: “These are our confidence picks for 2020. These are plant the flag players.”

The discussion underscores the necessity of balancing risk and reward, focusing on players with proven potential and favorable team dynamics.

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Conclusion

The episode wraps up with reminders about ongoing giveaways and resources for listeners to enhance their fantasy football experience. The hosts encourage engagement through their community platforms and reiterate the value of strategic player selection.

• Mike Wright [57:56]: “Thank you for listening to another episode of the Fantasy Footballers Podcast. Join our fantasy football community on jointhefoot.com and follow us on Twitter the Ffballers.”

Listeners are left with a wealth of information and actionable strategies to optimize their fantasy football drafts and season performance, all delivered with the trademark expertise and enthusiasm of the Fantasy Footballers trio.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Mike Wright [00:33]: “I tried all night long to trade for two of my guys that are on the same team... My gut says no.”

• Jason Moore [04:08]: “Dalvin Cook is focused on week one. Do you care for fantasy purposes? Nope.”

• Andy Eckler [14:56]: “DJ Chark, number one wide receiver overall... He is being drafted behind where he finished last year.”

• Jason Moore [19:36]: “Josh Jacobs is my guy for 2020. I think he is a guarantee.”

• Mike Wright [41:21]: “Tyler Lockett is being drafted behind DK Metcalf.”

• Austin Eckler [31:12]: “Blake Jarwin season is upon us.”

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This comprehensive summary captures the essence of the Fantasy Footballers' "My Guys" episode, highlighting key discussions, strategic insights, and the hosts' top player recommendations for the 2020 fantasy football season.

Transcript

[Austin Eckler]

Hey, this is Austin Eckler, and you're listening to the Fantasy Footballers Podcast.

[Mike Wright]

Welcome to the Fantasy Footballers Podcast with your hosts, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright.

[Jason Moore]

Welcome in.

[Austin Eckler]

It's my guy time. Hey. Hey.

[Mike Wright]

Hey. You just. You just got me jacked up. Yes. Yes, I was yesterday. I was excited for today. I was not excited today. Also, welcome to the Fantasy Footballers.

[Austin Eckler]

Wait, you were excited yesterday, but you weren't excited today?

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Austin Eckler]

You burned out.

[Mike Wright]

I was tilty. I tried all night long to trade for two of my. My guys that are on the same team, and it seemed like it was so close. Kept getting strung along. Okay, I think I like it. I need more time. I need more time. And then eventually it came to the morning. I got to tell you, in the morning, I don't know. And then I wake up, I'm ready to record my. My guys episode. Come in, Talk about how I traded for my guys. It's like, nah, My gut says no.

[Austin Eckler]

When your trade partner says, I'm gonna sleep on it, you should just go find another trade partner.

[Jason Moore]

I'm sorry that didn't work out. I tried to do the same thing this week with my. My guys, but certain people just. They were not budging. It's a bit of a catch 22 because they kind of. They kind of pick up on the fact that they're your guys, and then the price just keeps going up. Now, Mike, I kept my welcome, in short, because I thought something might be coming there. I thought you might be jumping in.

[Austin Eckler]

Now, everybody, man of the people, give the people what they want.

[Jason Moore]

Now that you've all turned your radios down after that introduction, your radios.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, the transistor is a little loud.

[Jason Moore]

Don't you still call it a radio in your car?

[Austin Eckler]

I mean, I guess it's just.

[Jason Moore]

What do you call it?

[Austin Eckler]

It's a funny word.

[Jason Moore]

If you play podcast, what do you play it on?

[Austin Eckler]

Your phone.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, but I play it in my car. Through what?

[Mike Wright]

My car.

[Austin Eckler]

Your stereo.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, so you say stereo.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

That still sounds old, Mike.

[Austin Eckler]

Not as old as old time radio.

[Jason Moore]

I did not say old time.

[Mike Wright]

You said radio. That is old time.

[Jason Moore]

It's. We're on Sirius XM radio this afternoon.

[Mike Wright]

We're on satellite.

[Austin Eckler]

Yeah, satellite. This is the future. We're not. Ladies and gentlemen, today's news on the.

[Mike Wright]

AM radio, brought to you by Bain.

[Jason Moore]

No, I like that impression. Moving on. The Ultimate Draft Kit is available atultimatedraftkit.com if you get it. Before our Friday livestream, we are going to be giving away an Ultimate Draft Kit for Life live on that event that is 6pm Eastern. Will be on YouTube, Twitter, Twitch, Facebook. Make sure you follow us. There'll be a countdown on the live stream. We'll be answering fantasy football questions throughout and then we're going to give away that UDK for life. To be eligible, you need to have purchased the 2020 UDK prior to that moment in time. So if you've already got it, you're entered. If you haven't got it yet, ultimate draft kit.com it is the my guys episode. Very excited. YouTube.com/the fantasy footballers. By the way, if you want to watch the My Guys episode and see Jason slowly gaining energy over the course of the morning and let me just say this, quickly gaining energy.

[Mike Wright]

Yes. Thank you, Mike. You have, you have filled my soul. It was depleted. Let me just say this to all the folklore out there. You know, I would say the majority are podcast listeners. Maybe you have never even looked at the YouTube. Maybe you've gone when we've had a funny show moment, but maybe you haven't subscribed.

[Austin Eckler]

Right?

[Mike Wright]

Just go over there and give us that. Subscribe so.

[Jason Moore]

195 exactly. It's getting close. You guys want to talk some news?

[Austin Eckler]

Yep.

[Mike Wright]

News and notes from around the league.

[Jason Moore]

NFL Network reporting that Dalvin Cook and the Vikings have broken off contract talks with the, you know, hopes they had hopes of an extension. It's not going to happen. He's focused on week one. Do you care for fantasy purposes?

[Austin Eckler]

Nope.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I mean, if anything, this now means it's an official contract year where we know he's not holding out and we know he wants to get paid more. So what do you have to do if you want to make that money? Have. I mean, he's not going to get paid the same if he gets injured this year. So all the incentive to play well, play hard, play through injury. But I agree with Mike. I was already drafting him like that.

[Jason Moore]

You could have a situation where the salary cap comes down next year. Teams are not as aggressive and a bunch of agents are in trouble because they didn't get things done in time before this happened.

[Austin Eckler]

Well, and you also. Franchise tag is available for Dalvin.

[Jason Moore]

DeAndre Hopkins returned to practice on Wednesday. He had a hamstring tweak. But he's back. That's good news.

[Mike Wright]

That is Good news. Did A.J. green get back?

[Jason Moore]

Not yet.

[Mike Wright]

Okay. He's on. He's almost back. He's coming any day now.

[Jason Moore]

ESPN reporting Miles Sanders will be ready to play week one. There was the week to week injury. We just have a quote from an unnamed source saying he'll be ready to play week one.

[Mike Wright]

Those are upsetting to me. I don't see that as. No, not the unnamed source. The he should be ready to go Week one is not good news to me. That implies that there's. That the concern is that he might not.

[Austin Eckler]

Well, here's the thing that I'm going. My confidence is in Coach Peterson was, I mean, at least verbally giving the old the pat on the back to the running back room saying even with a couple of guys banged up, they're still secure in the running back room. They're not looking to add anybody. Now could they still add somebody and blow that statement up? Absolutely. But at least what we have to go on is they're still confident that Sanders is good to go.

[Jason Moore]

We'll see though. Is it good to go for a big workload in week one? That is the bigger question. If you're making a decision in your draft with any sort of, you know, difference maker in the equation, Miles Sanders or maybe some of the players we're talking about today. Sure, this could be the difference.

[Mike Wright]

I did tweak my risk rating and as far as where I would draft Miles Sanders, there are two players today we're talking about that are now in front of him because they're all great. Why take the one with current risk of possibly missing week one?

[Jason Moore]

Devonte Adams. What's the latest on the injury for devonte Adams?

[Austin Eckler]

So if you didn't follow along what this is, I mean this is a hot tip. You got to get on Twitter. Number one, you can follow the show at the ffballers, but follow beat reporters. This is what we have to go off of right now. I mean Rotoworld is a tremendous news source, but go right to the source. Get those beat reporters follow lists.

[Jason Moore]

Well, my, my source is a man who follows the source.

[Austin Eckler]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

And I don't want to use like a like you're a druggie kind of comparison, but like you're super a druggie.

[Austin Eckler]

For these news bits, man, mainlining all you are training camp news directly into my body. And like Andy knows it. He's like, hey, Mike, is there news? That's. That's Andy's news source.

[Jason Moore]

I love it.

[Mike Wright]

Well, I know when there's not news.

[Austin Eckler]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

You know, after about 45 minutes he starts shaking and I know there has not been any breaking news. We got to get Mike some beat reporters fluff piece at the least.

[Jason Moore]

Right.

[Austin Eckler]

But so yesterday, devonte Adams, he got shook on a reception or I can't remember if he caught the ball anyways, but he went down, left the field. He did come back to participate in the final walkthrough, but he is now not participating in today's practice.

[Mike Wright]

It.

[Austin Eckler]

I'm not reading too far into it, but it's. These are always just, you know, put a little check mark down. I got to, I got to take a peek, ski in on devonte Adams.

[Jason Moore]

What it did bring to mind was like there are two situations in the NFL where if a guy goes down, I have no idea what happens to that part of the offense. Devonte Adams, if he goes down. What on earth is the passing offense in Green Bay? You lost funches, you don't have other weapons. I mean, Lazard is not going to be your one.

[Mike Wright]

He would be the de facto.

[Jason Moore]

I mean he would be. That's the problem.

[Austin Eckler]

It would take Aaron Rodgers, who is, I mean, look, this is the latest you've ever been able to draft Aaron Rodgers. I, I think he still has something left, but I mean, we can't be certain, which is why he's being drafted at the end of, you know, at the end of fantasy drafts. But if devonte Adams misses time, you're not playing Aaron Rodgers.

[Jason Moore]

No. And so Adams, and for what it's worth, he hasn't played a full season in four years. So he probably, you know, he's missed a game or two each of the past three years, goes down. Makes you think about it a little bit. The other situation is Derek Henry, the running back, you know, in Tennessee, if he went down and the whole offense is built around him. Darrington, Evans, anyone?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Austin Eckler]

Does it.

[Mike Wright]

Doesn't the devonte Adams situation just highlight how head scratching that draft was for the packers where it was like there were so many great wide receivers, I mean, when they were on the board. And then they took A.J. dillon, who, hey, he looks, he looks great in those tiny shorts, big thighs. But you've got a good running back core. Now if devonte Adams goes down that gm.

[Austin Eckler]

Yeah, but just wait when in three or four years when Jordan Love gets a chance to start, we won't be talking about them not drafting a wide receiver, will we?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I don't know how this team ends up repeating anything close to last year if they lose devonte Adams with their, they had won so many one score games.

[Austin Eckler]

I mean, we're talking about a long time. Look, I don't think devonte Adams is really hurt long term. We're just prognosticating here, what would happen?

[Jason Moore]

What's the news on Rob Gronkowski, former superstar tight end?

[Austin Eckler]

Sure. So shout out to our friends at Roster Watch. They have some boots on the ground at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp. And all morning it has simply just been a reminder. Don't draft Rob Gronkowski then. The name is gigantic. He is a Hall of Fame tight end, but O.J. howard is still the number one guy there. And they're saying, look, they're comparing Rob Gronkowski's usage, at least in these practices, to that of late career. Antonio Gates. Yeah, Antonio Gates, he. He came through in the red zone. He was a specialist there. He's catching touchdowns. But Rob Gronkowski, if you're drafting him, don't, don't think you are getting Rob Gronkowski from three years ago. If you are drafting him.

[Jason Moore]

I think you just have to. I mean, O.J. howard, I mean, terribly disappointing season last year destroyed fantasy.

[Austin Eckler]

Yeah. Do we get a post hype, bounce back for Howard?

[Jason Moore]

See, I was going the other direction. I'd steer clear of all Bruce Arians and his, his history with tight ends combined with a depth chart that has three different guys that are going to be out there and a ton of actual, you know, Scotty Miller is back. You have Watson, you have Godwin, you have Evans. I don't know if you're going to have any consistent production from any specific tight end in Tampa.

[Austin Eckler]

That's fair.

[Jason Moore]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Austin Eckler]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Jason Moore]

Nothing you can say can tear me away. It's time.

[Austin Eckler]

That's right.

[Jason Moore]

These are our confidence picks for 2020. These are plant the flag players. These are sign your name next to their name players for 2020. It's always an adventure getting to this point. Last year we had the my guys show early.

[Austin Eckler]

Very early.

[Jason Moore]

A little too early, which was tough. But we had the tour and we wanted to do the my guys event on the tour.

[Austin Eckler]

Well, that was the infamous Dante Pettis turn. Yes.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Austin Eckler]

Which look from my guy to anti guy. I mean that was right on the money.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I'm really.

[Austin Eckler]

That was a close one.

[Jason Moore]

Quite pleased with that decision, to be honest. But we're going to jump right in. Each ofus has 3 my guys that we're going to bring to you. Did you want to add anything to that introduction? I mean, how do you look at these players?

[Austin Eckler]

Like so for me here. And you know what? I will kick off the show here. I will give my first my guy. It's a wide receiver going in the fifth round. My planting the flag saying this is my guy. Am I saying that DJ Chark is going to be the number one wide receiver?

[Jason Moore]

No, but I'm Saying, that's what I heard.

[Mike Wright]

I heard it. Cut that up. Cut that up. Ship it.

[Austin Eckler]

Fine. DJ Chark, number one wide receiver overall. Look, the draft value is absolutely incredible. I believe he will return ADP at the bare minimum. I love his upside. So here's what I want to talk about with DJ Chark. First, 6, 4, 200 pounds, top 4% speed, score was drafted in the second round, was absolutely left for dead. Guilty. I left DJ Chark for dead. I wanted nothing to do with him in the rookie drafts. He went to the Jaguars. The, you know, the fantasy stench of the Jaguars is a real thing. And it happened throughout the entire season. But D.J. tark still finished as the wide receiver 16 in 15 games. And honestly, before his week 14 ankle injury, he was the wide receiver eight went over a thousand yards, had eight touchdowns. And what I really like moving forward about D.J. chark, aside from his ADP being in the fifth round, he's being drafted behind where he finished last year. Gardner Minshew is now the full time starting quarterback. Gardner Minshew had the best passer rating on deep passes last year. He's actually a very competent quarterback. Last year, DJ Chark, 13 catchable deep targets. How many to come down with? All 13. He was tied for six with deep receptions with Tyler Lockett. He's an incredible deep threat. And Minshew was talking about his relationship with DJ Chark and he said, I mean, this is a quote. I mean, last time, this time last year, we didn't get to work together very much at all. We had a few reps in the preseason and then we were kind of thrown in there in the regular season. That was the production that we got from Gardner Minshew. Just, they weren't planning on Minshew being the starter. They gave Nick Foles a huge contract. They draft Minshew in, I believe, the sixth round. Yeah, I mean, he's a complete afterthought. He's not getting reps with DJ Chark or the receiving crew. And yet he came through. And DJ Chark, like I said, the wide receiver ate before going down with his ankle injury in week 14. Now you get an improved offense. You get. Jay Gruden is now the offensive coordinator. Jay Gruden offenses have finished top 15 in passing touchdowns in six of the nine years that he's either been an OC or a head coach. And you know who's got experience coaching a later round? Qb? Jay Gruden. People don't really remember this. Kirk Cousins was a fourth round draft pick. He was not drafted to be the guy, but they found the talent. I believe that Jacksonville has found their talent in Gardner Minshew. It's all systems go. They're giving him the chance to be the guy. And I think that the connection with DJ Chark, it was just natural. Now let's spend an entire offseason beefing that up. On top of that, I mean, DJ Chark, DJ Chark is a solid route runner. I'm not going to crown him as an elite Keenan Allen type of a route runner yet, but he is very solid. He scores very well in reception perception. And he's the number one target. He is the unquestioned number one target for this team that they might be trailing a lot by. But when I say might, I mean they will be trailing a lot and they're going to have to go to DJ Chark.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Last year there was question marks as to who is the number one guy. And this year it is clear. So is this what I heard is that Gardner Minshew is like a my guy light. You're just like, you're fine.

[Austin Eckler]

I'm fine with Late Round Garden.

[Jason Moore]

He's actually his guys own my guy. Like DJ Charx. My guy is Gardner.

[Mike Wright]

That makes sense.

[Jason Moore]

You know what I'm saying?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Austin Eckler]

You see him shotgunning those energy drinks.

[Jason Moore]

Two questions. Gardner Mintzo. Because you've talked about Shark a lot this off season, I'm not surprised he's a my guy. It one thing just to point out, the end of season for DJ Shark fantasy owners need to remember this. It just ends up being reflected in the ADP sometimes. It was a sour end of the season just due to injury and all of a sudden he's a fifth round pick.

[Austin Eckler]

Yep.

[Jason Moore]

The other question is he's being drafted as the wide receiver. 20. He's your my guy, I think. Not that you're calling for him to end up there, but what is the actual ceiling in your mind when you say he's going to be a value at that position? Does that mean you believe he's a top 10 wide receiver?

[Austin Eckler]

The ceiling is absolutely a top 10 wide receiver. To me, top five is that's probably a little bit too far out of the realistic projections. But like I said, he was. He was a top 10 wide receiver before he went down with the ankle injury. He missed a game and then he tried to play through it in the production. Just. It simply wasn't there. So it's not that he hasn't done it. He just a couple games kept him out of the official top 10. So to finish as a wide receiver, 16, I don't think it's a stretch to say, yeah, that guy could probably move up into the top 10.

[Jason Moore]

I love the pick. I'm going to go next because one of the kind of points of reasoning that you have for DJ Chark is one of the same for my guy here, which is you have the evidence last season in a stretch now it wasn't 16 games, but you have the evidence in a stretch that he could be a top 10 guy. My guy that I have the most confidence in of any player maybe in the last three or four years is Josh Jacobs. Josh Jacobs is my guy for 2020. I think he is a guarantee. I think he is 100% guaranteed to take the next step in fantasy. I don't know if I've been as sure of a player as I am in Josh Jacobs. You know, he's that guy that I think is going to go from that second or third tier running back to a top five running back in fantasy football. And that is the league winning type of pick. In the late first round, early second round. I think he fits in the category of somebody that could be the number one overall running back. You know, we always say at the beginning of the off season it's like, okay, these three guys are here, but the odds of these guys actually repeating, very, very low. We never know who's coming on. Last year it was Dalvin Cook. Dalvin Cook, I got him wherever I could. He made the jump. And one of the reasons why is the same argument you have for DJ Chark and that is Josh Jacobs actually broke out and most people don't even realize it. To that level of talent. Starting with the talent. Look at pro football focuses. Overall running back grades. Nick Chubb's number one. He's number one. Every metric you can in running back. Christian McCaffrey is number three. Number two on pro football focus is running back grades. Last year, Josh Jacobs absolutely dominant. And what's crazy, Josh Jacobs had fewer than 50% of the total snaps of Christian McCaffrey last year and yet still ended up an elite producer. He had that span. I'm talking about eight games in the middle of the year, weeks four through 11. Top five running back in fantasy football.

[Austin Eckler]

Last year with a busted shoulder.

[Jason Moore]

With a busted shoulder and almost no passing work at all. And if I've seen it in a stretch, I know he can do it for a long stretch if he stays healthy. Second in red zone touches per game among all running backs. Say what you want about Jon Gruden? Do the impressions if you want to, but listen, man, he trusts his running backs in the red zone now to be.

[Austin Eckler]

Was that an impression or was that simply using his terminology?

[Jason Moore]

Hey, man, terminology, terminology, terminology. Same question, same question. Listen, man, trust. It's not good. Trusted in the red zone, as I said, and he was a rookie and I love seeing that. Like going back two years, we saw it when Marshawn had an opportunity in Oakland. Now Josh Jacobs coming into year two. There's one caveat for success with Josh Jacobs. It's actually the same with Dalvin Cook or any other running back, and it is health. Gruden came out, he agrees on the fact that he needs to be much more heavily involved in the passing game. And this offseason, Josh Jacobs said 60 catches at least last year didn't even come close to that. Gruden said he had a great year last year. We expect more out of him this year. Have to get him involved in the passing game and more importantly, more on the field. On third down, you get him on the field, he's going to make a play. And the irony with Josh Jacobs, I like that. Yeah, man.

[Austin Eckler]

I can't.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Austin Eckler]

Thank you. Thank you. It's harder than you think.

[Jason Moore]

I just need some more sentences prepared for me. Did you see the impression of Sean McVay that's going around Twitter?

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Austin Eckler]

No, I haven't.

[Jason Moore]

The McDonald's order by Sean McVeigh. Unbelievable.

[Mike Wright]

Stay with me.

[Jason Moore]

Stay with me, man. But if he can stay healthy, I think Josh Jacobs is a stone cold lock to be in that top five running back realm. I love it. I think his production goes way, way up. Like I said, half the snaps of Christian McCaffrey, do I think he gets all the way there? Of course not. But the opportunity is right in front of him. Passing work is going to mean so much.

[Mike Wright]

The passing work, you said there's one big question. Of course health is there for everyone. But the big question, really, assuming that every running back plays 16 games and that auto question is out, is the passing game work? And that's why I love Josh Jacobs so much this year. If you go back and look at any rookie who dominated on the ground over 1100 yards as a rookie and then was fewer than 30 targets, they all go up. They, you know, we forget sometimes that Marshawn Lynch, Todd Gurley, some of these guys came in and in their rookie year, they weren't involved in the passing game at all, even though they had that skill set.

[Jason Moore]

Final thought you know when you talk about flag planting on a player, I asked, I answer the question that people have of, you know, which draft spot do you want differently because of Josh Jacobs? Now people had, you know, if you could draft a draft spot. 1, 2, 3. No, I want to be at 10. I want to take Josh Jacobs with my first pick because I have that much confidence in him.

[Mike Wright]

So I will talk about this next my guy because in multiple drafts this season I have, I've been at the 10 in one and the 11 in the other and twice came away with my guy in round one and your guy in round two. And I'm talking about a guy that should not be surprising because I've been talking about him for a long time. Kenyon Drake.

[Austin Eckler]

Yeah, here we go.

[Mike Wright]

Let's, here we go. Let's go down the rabbit hole of Kenyan Drake's career.

[Austin Eckler]

I, Jason, we, we do have to keep the podcast.

[Jason Moore]

We can cut for time if we have to.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, you're going to want to edit this in post. Okay. Because you can't stop me right now.

[Jason Moore]

Yada yada yada, my guy.

[Mike Wright]

Yada yada yada, my guy. Kenyon Drake is very talented. I loved him coming out of School in 2016. Unfortunately, he was drafted to the B hole. When Adam Gase came to the Dolphins and they drafted him, he was the third running back drafted that year. How did they use him in his rookie year? He had half of his games under 5% of snaps, all but two under 20%. He wasn't, he wasn't used in his rookie year at all. Second year. Oh, half of his games under 5%, all but one under 20%. Oh, wait until Damian Williams got injured. Oh, but that's, that's fine. Wait, Jay Ajayi also needed to get injured. Now once those guys were injured, Adam Gates was like, all right, fine, I'll use high drafted rookie that I, that I grabbed and they go out and he dominated 1100 yard pace, over 50 receptions, over 400 receiving yards, seven touchdown pace with the Dolphins. So what do they do? They've got this great back. They're going into the next year. They're going to use them. Right? I was excited. People were excited. No, they bring in 35 year old Frank Gore and make Kenyon Drake the backup. Kenyan Drake only had 179 Russian.

[Austin Eckler]

Is this a pro or anti Kenyan Drake story that's happening, Jason?

[Mike Wright]

This is pro Kenyan Drake, anti Adam Gates. These are two of my favorite things to do and I'm putting them both together here. He had fewer touches than Frank Gore, who was not efficient or good that year. So I'm saying, you know, the fallacy of rational coaching. Adam Gase is not going to do what we necessarily think. So the question is, okay, what about the Cardinals? 2019 happened. He was traded to the Cardinals. And what did he do other than dominated? I mean, we know what happened. We know the story. He arrived on a Monday. He dominated the 49ers on a Thursday that week. From that time forward, he was the running back three in fantasy football behind only Derrick Henry and Christian McCaffrey, averaging 8.18.2 fantasy points per game. This off season is the first offseason he has. Three days ago he was. He was talking about. He now understands the why behind Cliff Kingsbury's. Like, he knew the play, but he didn't know why and what the goal was. Now he understands the playbook more. Cliff Kingsbury's talking about we need to get him. He said the main thing with Drake this year is any way we can get him the ball in space. We're going to try to do. He's hard to tackle one on one in space. Look, the Cardinals offense is going to take a step forward. It's Kyler's year two. It's Cliff Kingsbury's year two. The offense is going to be great, and Kenyan Drake is the guy. That's the, that's the big question, right? We know. We see the talent on the field. It's is he actually going to be the guy? Is he going to get the workload this year? If we knew the answer to that question, and it was a yes, Kenyon Drake should be a top five running back. Last year, whoever the running back one was for, the Cardinals finished the year as the running back three. So here's the thing. We know that in fact, it also just came out that they were aiming to go after Kenyon Drake in this past offseason. If they hadn't have traded for him, they targeted him as their guy. Then they got rid of David Johnson. Then they paid Kenyan Drake $10 million. He's their guy. They pay. They play at such a fast pace that they just don't get the chance to be like, okay, we're going to really split this up 60, 40. It's just impossible.

[Jason Moore]

Kenya Drake is being drafted as the RB11. What's the ceiling?

[Mike Wright]

I think his ceiling is RB3, where he finished. I think he absolutely could be a top five back because he's someone that will get north of 50 receptions. And, you know can have 11, 1200 yards on the ground in a high power offense.

[Jason Moore]

I hope you get your wish.

[Mike Wright]

And let me just say this about Chase Edmonds, David Johnson, because there's a lot. Well, Chase Edmonds undervalued right by me.

[Jason Moore]

Is what he's saying.

[Mike Wright]

Right? Bs.

[Jason Moore]

There's a lot of Andy saying that.

[Mike Wright]

So the end of last season, Chase Edmonds was fully healthy. Not on the injury report. He. After the bye week, he was there active. David Johnson there active the entirety of the way. And they. So it's like I don't understand why there's this. Why didn't they do it last year if they think he's so good?

[Jason Moore]

Well, you had. Never mind. I'm not even going to answer. It's a my guy episode. Kenyan Drake. Jason's my guy. Number one, Mike. Let's move on.

[Austin Eckler]

All right, ladies and gentlemen, you knew this was going to happen. I had to make it happen. And I truly, truly believe my tight end sleeper of the year, Blake Jarwin. Jarwin season is upon us. He is. Look, he's there with your last pick and it is.

[Jason Moore]

Hold on, hold on. Are you calling for the Blake out?

[Austin Eckler]

Ooh, ooh, let me.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, let it simmer.

[Austin Eckler]

I need to bring that to a boil. My man.

[Mike Wright]

Think about it. Can he. Blake out this year.

[Austin Eckler]

Jarwin season. Blake out. Season is upon us.

[Jason Moore]

Mike's been blaking out all off season.

[Austin Eckler]

Okay, I want to. I'm breaking this argument down into a couple sections. First, I want to talk about opportunity. Here is the opportunity that was allowed to Jason Whitten with Dak Prescott. Now I get it. Jason Whitten, hall of fame tight end. He was not a hall of fame tight end at the back of the career. Look, he's had a long career. The best days are behind him. And yet still he averaged with Dak. 88 targets a game. He averaged finishing the Titan 88 targets a game. Thank you, Brooks. 88 targets a season. He averaged. 88 targets a season. He averaged finishing as the tight end 11. This is Jason Whitten. And now I get it. The tight end 11 is not great. Jason Whitten, like I said, passed his prime because he was putting up 6.6 yards per target. And yet the opportunity was there for Jason Whitten. Last year. Whitten ran the seventh most routes at the tight end position. He was out there. He was out there for opportunity. Thank you, Jason. Now moving forward to Blake Jarwin. What is available for him?

[Mike Wright]

He.

[Austin Eckler]

Well, he's the number one unquestioned number one tight end on this team. They gave him a four year, $22 million deal. He is the guy with just Jason Whitten and Randall COBB Gone. That's 166 targets that are now available. Dak Prescott through for nearly 5,000 yards last year. That's some opportunity that is available to Blake Jarwin, who still received, you know, 41 targets last year as the backup tight end. Let's talk about efficiency. 8.9 yards per target for Blake Jarwin. That's a higher yards per target then Mark Andrews, then Hunter Henry, then Noah Fant. When the guy caught the ball, he made things happen. Yards per route run. So you know which is dividing the routes by the, by the yards. 1.82 yards per route run. And I get it that that's, there's not much context for that number, but that's a top 10 number at the tight end position. 21% of Blake Jarwin's routes. He was getting a target. Dak Prescott likes to go to him. Let's talk about big plays. In his young career, my man Blake Jarwin, he already has two 40 yard touchdowns. He can make the big play happen. This is not just. You're hoping that in the red zone from the two, they throw it and the big tight end goes up and gets it. Now my favorite stat about Blake Jarwin, which maybe it's anecdotal, but it is, it blows me away. The names that are on this list. Seven tight ends ever in the history of the NFL have ever had a hundred yard game with three touchdowns. These are the names that are on that list. Rob Gronkowski, Antonio Gates, Tony Gonzalez, Shannon Sharp, Julius Thomas, Algae Crumpler. There is not one slouch on that list. Blake Jarwin is also on that list. Fluky, maybe. But if it's, if it's so easy to do, why have only these tight ends done it? Including Blake Jarwin. He is going at the very end of drafts. Unless you're in a draft with me, you're going to have to figure out how you're drafting Blake Jarwin in front of me. I don't, I'm not calling for the ceiling. I'm not saying Blake Jarwin is a top three tight end, but I'm saying a tight end you can get with your last positional pick is going to be a top 10 guy. And I do believe that Blake Jarwin can finish as like a top seven, a top six tight end.

[Mike Wright]

So, so my question here, because obviously we've talked about this right. Tight end. 7, 8, 9, 10, 11. They don't help you that much in fantasy, even though they're a tight end one. And obviously you just outlaid that. He could break out. He's running routes. There's vacated targets. He has the talent. I see the path. But what I want to know from you is what. What do you actually think will happen? Not his range of outcomes. You're making him a. My guide. Where do you think he actually finishes? Highest probability.

[Austin Eckler]

The highest probability. Like I said, actually, he will be a type top 10 tight end.

[Jason Moore]

And will he be startable every week?

[Austin Eckler]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

Okay. I think that's the. One of the bigger markers. Yeah, that's.

[Austin Eckler]

That's the question. Like I said, I'm not putting him up. He's not George Kittle. I made the joke that he's the next kiddo. Look, that's. That's being hyperbolic. But I believe that you can draft Jarwin and you can start him every single week. And you don't have to go chase the dragon on the waiver wire hoping you're finding a tight end who gets. Who comes down with a touchdown. You're putting a guy in your lineup that has the capability of putting up 100 yards and three touchdowns in a single game.

[Jason Moore]

The Blake out.

[Austin Eckler]

The Blake out.

[Jason Moore]

All right. Believe my second. My guy is a player that seems to be, for whatever reason, forgotten. He put up 94 receptions for 1100 yards and 10 touchdowns last year. He is being drafted as the wide receiver 15, yet finished last season as the wide receiver 4. His name is Cooper cup and nobody seems.

[Austin Eckler]

He finished at 4.

[Jason Moore]

He finished it 4.

[Mike Wright]

I love this pick so, so much.

[Jason Moore]

And so I think, you know, we. When you look at the situation in Los Angeles, the big discussion this offseason has been the switch to 12 personnel. Cooper Cup's experience not being on the outside compared to being a slot wide receiver. The situation that you have. When I looked at this, when I dug into what Sean McVay talked about 12 personnel. When I look at what Cooper cup has done historically, here's the headline. Snap counts are not predictive of Cooper Cup's production. Snap counts at the end of last year was a product of Sean McVay giving his wide receivers, who he uses as fullbacks in the running game so often, a break. At the end of the year, he put Johnny Mundt, tight end, on the other side of Tyler Higby on the field for 70% of snaps during those 12 personnel centric games.

[Austin Eckler]

Who.

[Jason Moore]

Yes, that's what I Wanted to know when I saw that Johnny mundt.

[Austin Eckler]

No disrespect, Mr. Mundt, I'm just not familiar with your work.

[Jason Moore]

Sean McVay made a decision because he came out and said, look, we use our tight ends, Josh Reynolds, Cooper Cup, Robert woods, like fullbacks on our run, design plays. We said, you know what, let's let Johnny Mundt take a few hits instead of Cooper cup at the end of the year. Because he even he came out and he said this, he said, then our wide receiver stays sharper. Cooper Cup's biggest bus games last year 98% snap count games Cooper Cup's biggest week winning breakouts 67% 72%, 71%. It's not when they want to go run heavy when they do it. They schemed wide receivers off the field. Brandon Cooks and Cooper cup at the end of the year, they put Higby on the field. They put Mundt on the field. Cooper Cup 2018 pace for Cooper Cup. That was the year he got hurt. But he played more than half or half the season.

[Austin Eckler]

Sure.

[Jason Moore]

80 for 11 12. Cooper Cup's result last year, 94 for 11 10. He gets targeted in the red zone more than anyone in football not named. Michael Thomas and KEENAN ALLEN. With 23 red zone targets go to wide receiver number one in touchdowns last year. Elite route runner. Elite after the catch. The team's lost 70 receptions between Brandon Cooks and Todd Gurley going into this year. I think Cooper Cups as much of a lock for double digit touchdowns as anybody in fantasy football. And Mike, you've brought this point up over and over again. The absolutely abnormal touchdown percentage for Jared Goff last year, 626 passing attempts in the Los Angeles offense. Who are your weapons? Robert Woods. Robert Woods, Cooper Cup.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Gerald Everett, Tyler Higby, I, you know, 22 touchdowns on 626 pass attempts last year. Anomalous.

[Austin Eckler]

Yeah, it's way too low.

[Jason Moore]

Cup could have easily had 12, 14, 15 touchdowns in this offense last year if those numbers regulated to the mean. And the end of the result Here is Sean McVay is an offensive mastermind. He uses his weapons. That's why he's a mastermind in this offense. Cooper Cup's the biggest weapon and I'm just shocked that a wide receiver 4 is going as the wide receiver 15 right now.

[Austin Eckler]

The thing with me for Cooper cup, he is, he is, he is lower in my projection.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Big disparity.

[Austin Eckler]

And I've. Look, I've been asked, okay, who's the guy that you're You've got him ranked low that you're willing to lose them and you're. Well, your most. Your most paranoid is going to make you look the fool. And it's Cooper Cup. I love the player. He is production. It speaks for itself. I'm just, you know, I'm taking my shot on what I believe the Rams are turning into. But Cooper cup could make me look the fool. Absolutely.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. I'm a big fan. I'm glad you went with Cooper Cup, Andy, and I think it will work out. I love having him on my teams. The upside is there.

[Jason Moore]

By the way, your My Guy award is in the mail. Cooper, and I think he's a listener of the show. He follows me on Twitter. So we'll get your award now.

[Mike Wright]

Is that the reason that you selected him as a My Guy? We got to dig deep on this.

[Jason Moore]

I only select players that follow me. Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

So that's why you have Kyle Juszczyk coming up.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, my God. Kyle. Kyle Juszczyk. All right, this next My Guy I'm super excited to talk about. On the Sirius XM Show a couple of weeks ago, I talked about how he is criminally undervalued. He is wide receiver Tyler Lockett, AKA thank you, Mike.

[Jason Moore]

That was very nice.

[Mike Wright]

Tyler Lockett finished as the wide receiver 152 years ago, and then his targets go up and he finished as the wide receiver 14 last year, and now he's being drafted as the wide receiver 21 in the fifth round, two spots behind DK Metcalf.

[Jason Moore]

Jason DK Metcalf, which you take personally.

[Mike Wright]

I take it personally.

[Jason Moore]

It's nonsense.

[Mike Wright]

It's criminal, and I like DK Metcalf. This is not an anti DK Metcalf take, as you'll see. We need a history lesson on Tyler Lockett's 2019.

[Austin Eckler]

Oh, goodness.

[Mike Wright]

No, no, no. This is just a one season. We're okay here. Here's the thing that we. We talk about all the time. Don't. Don't look at a player's end of season rankings and forget the context of how it happened. That's part of why we love these guys is because we remember and we're reminding you of this is how the season played out. Do you guys remember how Tyler Lockett got injured in week 10? Do you remember that he injured his leg so bad that he was hospitalized?

[Jason Moore]

I do now.

[Austin Eckler]

Oh, well, there you go.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Here's a quote from Pete Carroll. What? Here's a quote from Pete Carroll from that. He said that was the bruise.

[Jason Moore]

The Real bad bruise.

[Mike Wright]

Yes, it was. Tyler Lockett got a really, a really bad lower leg bruise. Contusion that caused some issue we're working on, but it's a pretty severe situation right now for game night. They left him in the Bay Area hospital as the team traveled back to Seattle. That's not normal. That's a pretty serious thing. But if you look at the game logs. Oh, he didn't miss any games. Right. Because their bye week was next week.

[Jason Moore]

And still finished as the wide receiver 14.

[Mike Wright]

14. Here's his next two compelling. Here's his next two weeks after the hospitalization for a leg contusion. Ready in the next two weeks. When he got back, he finished with one reception. He had one pass that was caught in those two weeks.

[Jason Moore]

In the two week span, in the.

[Mike Wright]

Two week span that he was back from that leg injury, he was fine.

[Jason Moore]

He missed two games. But we people don't know it.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Do you know what he was going up to? Week 9, the wide receiver through before the injury.

[Jason Moore]

I would love to know.

[Mike Wright]

He was the wide receiver four. He was flat dominant.

[Jason Moore]

He's wide receiver four.

[Mike Wright]

But, but Jason.

[Jason Moore]

Oh no, he's talking to himself. What about DK Metcalf?

[Austin Eckler]

I'm leaving.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, you guys take. I got it from here. What about DK Metcalf? Here's the thing. Those first nine weeks, DK Metcalf was the wide receiver 16. They were both dominating. Tyler Lockett is part of what makes this passing offense go the rest of the season. Tyler Lockett was the wide receiver or DK Metcalf was the wide receiver 49. But Jason. Yes, voice of low, voice of public opinion.

[Austin Eckler]

Sultry.

[Jason Moore]

We don't know what DK Metcalf ceiling is.

[Mike Wright]

They can both be wide receiver ones. If they let Russ Cook, they will both be at least wide receivers twos. No matter what happened. And the thing is, is he finished the season that last month he was back. He was a wide receiver too. Then in the playoffs, if you don't remember, he absolutely dominates 13 receptions, 196 yards and a touchdown in two playoff games. So look at the two. He had two playoff games. He had two games that he was basically injured, not on the field. That's 16 total healthy games. Not an extrapolation. Actual games played. And in those 16 games there's 123 targets, 94 receptions, 1200 yards, nine touchdowns. That would have put him wide receiver five on the season. Tyler Lockett is a superstar. He dominates reception perception in his last 180 targets.

[Austin Eckler]

Got there got there.

[Mike Wright]

And this is thanks to Clutch Fantasy on Twitter. He pointed out Michael Thomas in his last 180 targets, 149 receptions, 1700 yards, nine touchdowns. Julio Jones in his last 180 targets, 118 receptions, 1600 yards, nine touchdowns. Tyler Lockets, 139 receptions, 2022 yards and 18 touchdowns. Tyler Lockett's a superstar. He's get him in the fifth round.

[Jason Moore]

He's a hidden superstar. And the nice thing about that target metric stat that you have is that it does not illustrate passing volume problems for Seattle, which is why it's an illusion that Tyler Lockett's not a top talent viewed through the lens of the NFL. He's also not as enormous as DK Metcalf, which causes people to doubt things as well. And it's perfect that he's a my guy for you. I'm so glad that you and Tyler could come together in this moment.

[Mike Wright]

I love you, Tyler.

[Jason Moore]

All right, one my guy left. All right, no history lessons.

[Austin Eckler]

I'm going to jump in here. I'll try to keep this one a little bit more brief. It's a player from Washington. You know what's about to happen. Antonio Gibson.

[Jason Moore]

I love that. Right now we don't know who you're going to say.

[Mike Wright]

I know.

[Jason Moore]

We still don't know who you're going to say.

[Austin Eckler]

No, that's what I say. Antonio Gibson is not the actual my guy. You know that. He is everyone. You already know it.

[Jason Moore]

Give me the credit.

[Austin Eckler]

I want to talk about Terry McLaurin. I am madly in love with the number one wide receiver for Washington as a rookie. A rookie. He finished with 93 targets, over 900 yards, seven touchdowns. His rookie production is incredibly similar to Andre Johnson, Julio Jones, juju desean Jackson. These are great wide receivers in the league. He played two fewer games than the aforementioned DK Metcalf. You know who finished higher in fantasy? Terry McLaurin. And he's being drafted behind DK Metcalf.

[Jason Moore]

Is he really?

[Austin Eckler]

Yes. Despite the fact that Terry McLaurin is the unquestioned number one wide receiver for his team, he opened again as a rookie. He opened the season with three straight top 20 games. Was in fact the wide receiver eight through those weeks. And this was on a team that ranked 28th in pass attempts and ranked 30th in neutral situation pass rate, meaning when the game is close that Washington last year, they ran, they were a very curmudgeony. We're going to give the ball to Adrian Peterson and now they have moved on to Ron Rivera and Scott Turner, who last year that combo between the two of them, second in pass attempts, fourth in neutral game script pass rate. They were passing nearly 40 times a game. So you're talking potentially a huge opportunity bump here for Terry McLaurin. Coach speak warning. I've given the warning here, but this is.

[Jason Moore]

Do you want me to push the coach speak button?

[Austin Eckler]

We really need one. But Ron Rivera talking about Terry McLaurin. He's a guy that could be on the verge of stardom. He really is. He compared him to DJ Moore.

[Mike Wright]

Who?

[Austin Eckler]

DJ Moore. This is what happened.

[Jason Moore]

It's a better physical comp too.

[Austin Eckler]

And this is what happened with DJ Moore. From his rookie year to his sophomore year with the breakout. DJ Moore went from 82 targets to 135. DJ Moore was averaging five targets a game and shot up to nine and a half targets per game. Terry McLaurin is a top four percent speed score guy. I found this incredible while I was researching Terry McLaurin. You know who asked Terry McLaurin for tips on route running? Odell Beckham Jr. You know what I.

[Jason Moore]

Like about the DJ Moore comp, Mike?

[Austin Eckler]

What's that?

[Jason Moore]

They didn't have any quarterbacks in Carolina last year and DJ Moore, it didn't slow the breakout down. Like that's a. I would go with that.

[Austin Eckler]

DJ Morris able to get it done. Now if you want to talk about his reception perception. Terry McLaurin had the third best score versus press coverage in rookie history in the in the entire metric of reception perception. Who's in front of him? Odo Beckham and Tyreek Hill.

[Jason Moore]

He passed the eyeball test as well all last year. Watch him.

[Austin Eckler]

He passed it week one. Nearly 30% of McLaurin's targets are deep targets. They are the really high value targets. I mean, he can take those DJ Morris screens to the house, the slant routes to the house, but he can also go deep. He had three games with 100 plus yards and a touchdown. That's tied with Deandre Hopkins, Mike Evans, Julio Jones. Terry McLaurin is a superstar in the making. We just need to get a little bit more reliable play from the quarterback, which I do believe is do believe can happen. On top of the huge volume increase that I'm projecting from Washington from last year to this year with the new.

[Jason Moore]

Coaching staff being drafted as the wide receiver. 23 finishes the year as the wide receiver. What?

[Austin Eckler]

What? Where do I have him finishing?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, where do you think he finishes?

[Austin Eckler]

I think he easily finishes as a top 15 guy. And the ceiling for Terry McLaurin is a top 10 wide receiver.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, all right. My final. My guy did not have a great. He did not have a great time last year because it was a difficult situation. But this is really the og My guy of the entire year. He's. He's. What? What are you looking at?

[Austin Eckler]

Are you pivoting back to AJ Green?

[Jason Moore]

No, I'm not. No. No, I'm not. Same team, though.

[Austin Eckler]

Nice.

[Jason Moore]

One of my favorite pure runners in all of football. Joe Mixon is my third. My guy for 2020. How bad was it for Joe Mixon trying to run the football with what he had in Cincinnati last year? They graded out 32 of 32 teams in run blocking.

[Mike Wright]

32Nd best.

[Jason Moore]

32Nd best this year. Oh, by the way, he had a combination of Andy Dalton and Ryan Finley behind center. The worst offensive line in football. The worst record in football. They have Joe Burrow now because of it. What? How did he respond to that? Watch the tape. He ran harder, faster, more often. Didn't break down, broke out. Now he gets Jonah Williams, their left tackle. By the way, he ran right more than anybody in football. He just ran away from the absence of Jonah Williams on the left side. It cannot be worse on the offensive line and at the quarterback position than what they had last year. And I was just so incredibly impressed with Joe Mixon, much like Josh, Josh Jacobs, my first. My guy who I think is this season long breakout, you have to see top five potential in a stretch of games. Mixon, I think he's one of the best runners in all of football. And over the last eight weeks with the worst offensive line in football. He was the RB4 from week 10 on. You saw it against Pittsburgh, you saw it against Baltimore, and it wasn't just a burst game here or there. He was top five. He, he had it consistently throughout the end of the year. So he ran harder and I love seeing that because this team was losing games. I don't know what they lost to Baltimore by, but they had a game in there where they lost 49 to 12 or something like that. Yet Zach Taylor recognized something really quickly and that's why Mixon's snap count started to go up. They started to trust him in all phases of the game. They started to realize and did unleash Joe Mixon.

[Mike Wright]

Do you worry at all that what he realized was, ooh, we can get that number one pick. Let's keep handing the ball off while we're down?

[Jason Moore]

Well, his comments this offseason reflect what I think he realized, which is that he says this, he says, and this is from the Brian Callahan. Their OC gets better the more carries it gets. As the season went along, we got better at getting him those touches. When he's getting the ball quote 20 plus times the total at the end of the game means his numbers are usually pretty good. He's effective in terms of touches. We didn't see much like Josh Jacobs. We didn't see the incredible pass catching work from Joe Mixon. His skill set reflects incredible pass catching capability, but we didn't get to see a lot of it. Joe Burrow is who supplied. Supplied incredible value to Clyde Edwards Allaire at LSU.

[Austin Eckler]

I believe he had 55 receptions.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, my goodness, they want to get him. When you looked at the pass catching metrics for Joe Mixon last year, it was on par with Austin Eckler. That's the talent level that you had with Joe Mixon in terms of yards per reception at the, at the running back position. He just didn't have somebody to get him the ball on the reg like he did the year before. When you have an offensive coordinator who wants to give a running back 20 plus carries, somebody who runs as, who is as talented as Joe Mixon. I am shooting for the Josh Jacobs Joe Mixon combination in at the end of the first, top of the second. I think both have potential to be top five running back. So I'm going to make Joe Mix in my last my guy.

[Mike Wright]

All righty, let's get to my final guy. I don't think it's going to be a surprise to anyone because I'm going to Hollywood. Hollywood Marquis Hollywood Brown is my third and final my guy for 2020. Here is a player that I loved when I scouted Baker Mayfield a couple years ago. And I was like, who is this little itty bitty guy destroying everybody? And I didn't know who Marquis Brown was at that time. I didn't know if he was actually an NFL talent. Fast forward two years and unfortunately he is injured. He can't go to the combine. He is undersized. Oh, he's the first wide receiver drafted in the NFL draft because he is actually really, really good. We see him come out as, you know, first game as an NFL wide receiver and put up 147 yards and two touchdowns.

[Austin Eckler]

The Dolphins game.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, he did that on 18% of snaps. So you kind of see the big play upside. But he obviously got injured, an ankle injury through the season, I believe that was in week five. Missed a couple of games. Came back and then wasn't really utilized the same. They kept his snap percentages lower, obviously in the playoffs when it mattered. And they're like they were actually down for once. I mean, you saw seven receptions, 126 yards. He was great. Now, I've talked about him a lot, so I'm not going to, you know, keep droning on, but I do want to give a shout out to Curtis Patrick, great followers, because I was tagged about a million times in an article that he wrote talking up Marquis Hollywood Brown.

[Austin Eckler]

It's a very persuasive article.

[Mike Wright]

It is. It has some great research. And here was his findings because I've given all my research in the past. First round rookie wide receivers, he checks that box. Who had five targets per game in their rookie year, checks that box and had a positive fantasy points over expectation per attempt. He checks that box. Those that do those three things, 90% score over 200 fantasy points per game and they average 237 and a half fantasy points per game in their sophomore season. That would be the wide receiver 10, the wide receiver 15, the wide receiver 12 over the past three seasons. And the only guys who had as much efficiency as Hollywood Brown did were Calvin Ridley, Odell Beckham Jr. Julio Jones and Mike Evans. He was drafted to be a star. He's tied to a great offense, a great quarterback. He also, yes, voice of public opinion.

[Jason Moore]

What if they signed as Bryant?

[Mike Wright]

Oh, please sign that Bryant because maybe that means they won't sign Antonio Brown. Antonio Brown would have me a little bit more worried. Who is ironically the cousin of Hollywood Brown, who they train together, which is, hey, if you're going to learn from someone, maybe learn some route tips from your cousin Antonio Brown.

[Jason Moore]

I'm pretty sure you're only learning route.

[Mike Wright]

Tips from Antonio Brown. Let's keep it football, only the football aspects. But my point is this. He was drafted to be great. He's tied to a great offense. He's undervalued. He's in the sixth round. And I don't think he's going to be a super consistent player. He's not a guy that I want as my wide receiver one. But in the sixth round, you're putting a guy in your flex that can just win you a week. I think he has a major breakout season this year. He's a lock for wide receiver two. To me, I think his upside is a wide receiver 1.

[Jason Moore]

Hollywood.

[Mike Wright]

Hollywood up to no good.

[Jason Moore]

All right, that'll do it for our my guys episode. We want to thank pristine auction. This is the final day of Pristine Auctions Fantasy Week. They have an auction dedicated to all the fantasy football stars. All kinds of items. Bidding starts at $20. No reserves. Use the code BALLERS to get a $10 credit@pristine auction.com. we did it, guys.

[Austin Eckler]

We made it.

[Jason Moore]

Just named the top nine fantasy scorers for 2020 in order of fantasy points.

[Austin Eckler]

I believe. I can't believe. We did it.

[Jason Moore]

Unbelievable.

[Austin Eckler]

See you tomorrow. Good.

[Mike Wright]

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