Week 10 Waivers & QB Streamers, Dopesters

Summary

Fantasy Footballers Podcast - Week 10 Waivers & QB Streamers, Dopesters Release Date: November 6, 2018

Hosts: Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike "The Fantasy Hitman" Wright
Description: The Fantasy Footballers provide expert analysis, strong opinions, and matchup-winning advice to help you dominate your fantasy football league.

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1. Recap of Last Week’s Games

The hosts kicked off the episode by discussing the Tennessee vs. Dallas game, highlighting Jason Moore's correct prediction of the Tennessee game's narrow outcome.

• Jason Moore (01:07): "Each and every week, you can count on it."
• Andy Holloway (02:22): "Brooks is the highest and he's four and five."

They delved into Dallas's offensive struggles, particularly focusing on the offensive line's poor performance and its impact on players like Amari Cooper and Ezekiel Elliott.

• Jason Moore (01:30): "The game line was insane. Six points."
• Andy Holloway (07:00): "The play calling is the biggest issue there."

2. News and Notes

A.J. Green Injury Update: The discussion centered around A.J. Green's injury, with Mike Wright labeling it as potentially "good news" for fantasy owners who can capitalize on his limited missed games.

• Mike Wright (09:06): "If you have A.J. Green, you saw the alerts coming through."
• Jason Moore (09:23): "Be reevaluated and I have some concerns about the long-term health."

Le'Veon Bell Situation: The hosts expressed frustration with Le'Veon Bell’s uncertain free agency status, comparing it to last year’s Ezekiel Elliott saga.

• Andy Holloway (11:28): "Le'Veon Bell tweets, farewell, Miami."
• Mike Wright (12:31): "If Pittsburgh's giving you the biggest contract, sure, you're going to go take it."

Geronimo Allison Injury: Geronimo Allison's potential core muscle surgery and its implications for the Packers were discussed.

• Jason Moore (12:58): "Geronimo Allison, big news."
• Andy Holloway (13:34): "He's missing time no matter what."

Redskins Offensive Line Woes: The Redskins' offensive line struggles were highlighted, emphasizing the loss of key players and its impact on the team's performance.

• Andy Holloway (14:08): "Four of the starters are now gone."
• Mike Wright (14:16): "Rob Gronkowski missed last week."

3. Waiver Wire Recommendations

Wide Receivers:

Marquez Valdez-Scantling: Considered the top waiver wire receiver due to increased opportunities following Geronimo Allison's injury.

• Andy Holloway (17:51): "Marquez Valdez-Scantling should be the clear-cut favorite."
• Mike Wright (18:44): "He's had 100 yards or a touchdown in each of the past four games."

John Ross: Recommended as a "break the glass" player with a favorable matchup against New Orleans.

• Jason Moore (22:59): "John Ross at home against New Orleans is a break the glass wideout."
• Andy Holloway (23:21): "He's no A.J. Green, but a valuable deep threat."

Maurice Harris: Presented as a promising option for the Washington Redskins with increasing targets.

• Mike Wright (24:19): "Maurice Harris has looked good this year."
• Andy Holloway (24:41): "If Crowder's out, Harris is extremely interesting."

Running Backs:

Duke Johnson: Highlighted for his favorable matchup against Atlanta and increased role in the passing game.

• Andy Holloway (30:10): "Duke Johnson is a guy that I'm happy to play this week."
• Jason Moore (32:34): "Mike Davis represents this volume."

Mike Davis: Recommended as a valuable handcuff for Chris Carson, especially with Carson’s uncertain availability.

• Mike Wright (29:53): "Mike Davis with Chris Carson banged up."
• Andy Holloway (31:10): "Mike Davis represents this volume."

Elijah McGuire: Noted for his surprising snap count and potential as a reliable PPR option.

• Andy Holloway (31:19): "Elijah McGuire is very interesting."
• Jason Moore (34:13): "Josh Adams is the best of that group."

4. Streaming Defenses

The hosts emphasized the importance of targeting defenses from teams returning from bye weeks, such as the Jets and Chargers, noting their favorable matchups and defensive strengths.

• Mike Wright (41:52): "The Jets have forced 21 sacks and 15 turnovers on the season."
• Andy Holloway (42:12): "They go up against a team that says you don't have to force us."

5. Streaming Quarterbacks

Baker Mayfield: Mike Wright endorsed streaming Baker Mayfield for his favorable matchup against the Falcons.

• Mike Wright (42:47): "I'm going with Baker if he is available."
• Jason Moore (46:33): "Eight turnovers, three touchdowns in the last four weeks."

Blake Bortles: Andy Holloway advocated for Blake Bortles despite his recent struggles, citing his rushing ability as a fantasy asset.

• Andy Holloway (43:15): "Blake the Snake has the ability to have that 30-point game."
• Jason Moore (44:23): "I'm going to overtly oppose [streaming Bortles] this week."

Marcus Mariota: Jason Moore recommended Marcus Mariota as a streaming option thanks to his high floor against a vulnerable New England defense.

• Jason Moore (47:08): "My streamer this week is actually Marcus Mariota."
• Mike Wright (47:08): "Agreed."

6. Final Thoughts and Recommendations

Handcuff Season: With the bye weeks approaching, the hosts advised owners to start considering handcuffs for their running backs to protect against potential injuries.

• Andy Holloway (35:20): "This is the week now that we're bye week crypto."
• Mike Wright (36:53): "Gio Bernard is back at practice, extremely valuable."

Dynasty League Insights: The value and future of Gronkowski in dynasty leagues were debated, with concerns about his long-term viability due to injuries.

• Andy Holloway (15:52): "If you could get a decent offer."
• Mike Wright (15:57): "You might from a team that's trying to win."

7. Fun Segment: Word of the Day

"Dopester" was introduced as the Dictionary.com word of the day, humorously embracing the term to describe their profession.

• Mike Wright (48:15): "Dopester: A person who undertakes to predict the outcome of elections, sporting events or other contests that hold public interest."
• Andy Holloway (48:25): "You're telling me I'm a dopester?"

Conclusion

The Fantasy Footballers provided comprehensive advice for Week 10, focusing on strategic waiver wire pickups, optimal streaming options for defenses and quarterbacks, and navigating player injuries and dynasty league considerations. Their insights are designed to help fantasy managers make informed decisions to enhance their teams' performance as the season progresses.

Notable Quotes:

• Jason Moore (01:07): "Each and every week, you can count on it."
• Andy Holloway (17:51): "Marquez Valdez-Scantling should be the clear-cut favorite."
• Mike Wright (42:47): "I'm going with Baker if he is available."
• Andy Holloway (43:15): "Blake the Snake has the ability to have that 30-point game."
• Jason Moore (47:08): "My streamer this week is actually Marcus Mariota."

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Transcript

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[Jason Moore]

Hi, this is Eric Dickinson, NFL hall of Famer, and you're listening to the Fantasy Footballers Podcast.

[Andy Holloway]

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

[Jason Moore]

Ah, let's go. Another almost upset in the books, my friends. Each and every week. You can count on it.

[Mike Wright]

What?

[Jason Moore]

Okay, just saying.

[Mike Wright]

That's for the matchup shows.

[Jason Moore]

I said I got. I nailed it.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, which one was it?

[Jason Moore]

It was the Tennessee game.

[Andy Holloway]

Ah.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

It wasn't really an almost.

[Jason Moore]

Well, sure, I get credit if they almost upset or win.

[Andy Holloway]

That's true.

[Jason Moore]

That's how I choose to interpret it.

[Andy Holloway]

Or crush them.

[Jason Moore]

I. I thought that game line was insane. Six points. When we did the matchup show. Dallas favorite. Yeah, that was.

[Andy Holloway]

That was crazy.

[Mike Wright]

But Amari Cooper, man.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, we'll talk about him.

[Mike Wright]

Moving game a little bit.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, you're going to force feed him. But I saw a breakdown by Brian Baldinger. Did you see that?

[Mike Wright]

I did not.

[Jason Moore]

He showed this single play with the offensive line for Dallas in slow motion and this was a play where they had their entire line and it looked like you had blindfolded each lineman and told them to randomly block and they all blocked random people and nobody blocked the linebacker. So the second that Zeke got the ball, the linebacker was there and everybody else was busy just doing random things. It was. It was basically just saying, what is happening in Dallas?

[Andy Holloway]

Well, they did fire their offensive line coach last week, so maybe they replaced him with nobody. Just go out and block somebody.

[Jason Moore]

Well, welcome in to the Fantasy Footballers Podcast. Andy, Mike and Jason, back again Tuesday, November 6th. Brooks is here. Brooks, how are you doing this fine morning after your team got eviscerated at home? I'm still doing great.

[Andy Holloway]

That's what's so great about you, Brooks.

[Jason Moore]

Brooks also got beat at in our Dynasty league with the second most points in the league this week, which has happened almost every single week.

[Andy Holloway]

It's. It's unreal. I feel so bad for you, Brooks. I was, you know, touting my own sad stories of having a super team that was struggling to begin the year. But your team in Our dynasty league is just. Are you the high? You're the second highest point scored on the season.

[Jason Moore]

He is the highest.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, the highest. Oh, fantastic. Congratulations on your sub 500 record.

[Jason Moore]

So Brooks is the highest and he's four and five. I'm the second highest and I'm six and three.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. You need to up your defense, Brooks. You got to play better defense.

[Mike Wright]

Of course.

[Andy Holloway]

You're letting everybody score all over you twisting the knife.

[Jason Moore]

I'm glad you're always okay, bro.

[Andy Holloway]

That's fantasy football.

[Jason Moore]

That's fantasy football. Unfortunately. I'm sure it's our fault. Our advice.

[Andy Holloway]

It's probably our fault because we beat you.

[Jason Moore]

That part's true. But we did have the Monday night game last night. We can recap that a little bit. Don't forget to follow us over on twitter@the ffballers and then YouTube.YouTube.com the fantasy footballers. Did you guys hear that? They're going to get rid of the like button on Twitter.

[Mike Wright]

I've heard it's in the discussions, Mr.

[Jason Moore]

Jack Jack Twitter that he does what.

[Andy Holloway]

He wants and I won't like that.

[Mike Wright]

Well, he says it's because he wants to create more positive interaction and actual discussions.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, he's going to replace it with an interesting button.

[Mike Wright]

Yes. Whatever it is, I'm going to get a lot of them.

[Jason Moore]

Yes, you are very special.

[Mike Wright]

I need them.

[Jason Moore]

Marcus Mariota, 21 for 29, 240 and 2. Ran the ball 10 times even though it was only for 32 yards. He did run in a touchdown. Derek Henry was barely on the field. Stole a touchdown. But Dion Lewis had a career, or not a career, a season high in touches. Takeaways from both sides of the ball last night.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, from the, from the Tennessee side. And you just mentioned it. Not usually.

[Mike Wright]

Frog man.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Clear your throat off the microphone.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, hold on.

[Jason Moore]

You know, hold on. There we go.

[Andy Holloway]

I don't think the mic picked that up. Don't worry. Yeah, no, it's.

[Jason Moore]

When did you take up smoking, though? Recently.

[Andy Holloway]

It's the Dion Lewis, Derek Henry split. That is the most thing. Well, exactly. They, they, they said, hey, you know what? Deion Lewis is our best running back and we need to get better as an offense and we're just going to use him. Derek Henry is going to become maybe a goal lineback, maybe a short, you know, if we need an inch powered up the middle with the big guy. Otherwise it was completely Dion Lewis and.

[Jason Moore]

Reminds me of Lindale White. You remember him?

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, yes. Who was actually valuable.

[Jason Moore]

He was on Tennessee and only the goal lineback.

[Mike Wright]

Watching Derek Henry is. It's so painfully frustrating.

[Andy Holloway]

But does this, does this now say you have a true asset in Dion Lewis? Because if Dion Lewis is getting this kind of work, 19 carries, he's going to be great. He's a talented running back for fantasy.

[Jason Moore]

I would look. He's star worthy. Yeah, past couple games has been good. I mean, I'd rather have Dion Lewis than Elijah McGuire.

[Andy Holloway]

Alex Collins.

[Mike Wright]

No, give me Collins.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, give me Collins.

[Andy Holloway]

I, I think I would rather have.

[Jason Moore]

Well, 4 for 60 through the air was solid. I mean, Corey Davis 6 for 56, didn't score, should have scored 10 targets. This was a better game for Tennessee all the way around. The offense looked like it could, you know, do something. And then Zeke on the other side, he fought against a defensive front focused on him. 17 for 61, Amari Cooper five for 58 and a touchdown.

[Mike Wright]

So Zeke did have four for 51 through the year.

[Jason Moore]

So the design screens to him this year have been fun.

[Mike Wright]

His fantasy day was fine, regardless of the poor rushing output.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I think owners wanted a little more.

[Mike Wright]

Well, they always want more.

[Jason Moore]

He was outside the top 12, so I don't think that was okay.

[Andy Holloway]

It was all right.

[Mike Wright]

The Amari Cooper usage was expected. You knew he was going to be force fed when they gave up a first round pick for him. I thought it was okay.

[Jason Moore]

The offense is broken.

[Mike Wright]

Sure, sure. I mean, well, I every, I mean even, even the Monday night crew got in on the. Hey, Garrett, maybe throw the ball on first attempt just every once in a while.

[Jason Moore]

It's terrible. It's disgusting to watch.

[Mike Wright]

Just, just make sure the defense says has to actually think about.

[Jason Moore]

Look, we're Cardinals fans. We know a thing or two about that offense.

[Mike Wright]

About running up the middle on first down.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, the play calling is the biggest issue there, I think more so than Dax play, more so than talent. You know, they have pieces. This team could win. And by the way, the coaching change needs to happen immediately.

[Jason Moore]

I forgot about for a good part of the game, I forgot about how bad the announcing was.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

And then I unmuted it.

[Andy Holloway]

No, I thought. No, I thought it's true.

[Jason Moore]

It's genuinely true. I unmuted it. I go, oh yeah, it's Monday night.

[Andy Holloway]

I genuinely thought that Jason Whitten was. This was by far his best.

[Mike Wright]

Really?

[Jason Moore]

I didn't like, like Booger was talking about Jason Whitten as though he wasn't there. Yeah, he would refer to. He wouldn't say you. He would refer to him as Jason Whitten. So then Jason Whitten was missing on this play. Jason Whitten, I was like, just. Aren't you talking? Aren't you next to him?

[Mike Wright]

Basically he's in the, in the mobile.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. All right. News and notes.

[Andy Holloway]

News and notes from around the league.

[Jason Moore]

Well, I don't. Would you say the AJ Green news is panic worthy?

[Andy Holloway]

No, because it's kind of good news.

[Jason Moore]

I mean, what's. Fill people in?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it's, it's. We already knew that he was going to miss some games. The worry was he was going to need foot surgery, maybe miss the rest of the season if, if news went sour and he does not need foot surgery, still going to miss at least two weeks. So it's, I mean, I don't know. Can you call it good news? Not really, but it could have been much worse.

[Mike Wright]

I would call it good news if you have A.J. green. You saw the alerts coming through, you were in a panic trying to figure out what you were going to do and if he's only going to miss two games.

[Jason Moore]

That's not definitive though. That is not the definitive report. The report is that in two, after.

[Mike Wright]

A couple of weeks he's going to.

[Jason Moore]

Be reevaluated and I have some concerns about the long term health of a guy that's missed prolonged stretches of his career with toe injuries. So, yeah, that's fair. You know, depending on your situation, I'm not saying you're not going to be able to count on him for the fantasy playoffs, but I made a decision in my dynasty league that I, I wasn't sure and I had had a lot of injuries, So I moved A.J. green. We know at least he's going to miss a couple games. This week is a very good on paper matchup for Andy Dalton and the Cincinnati Bengals. If he's missing AJ Green, but he's at home against New Orleans, are you okay with the other options there? I know we talked about it being a downgrade for the offense, but you do have other weapons. How do you feel about AJ Missing and Andy Dalton, Joe Mixon and company.

[Mike Wright]

I'm still okay playing him. You have their first round pick of John Ross from last year. He's returned to practice. We'll see what he can do. Josh Reynolds, Most people probably haven't heard about him, but he was a fourth round pick. He has some juice. Like I don't, I don't think Josh Reynolds is a complete bum. So I'm not, I'm not going to just say, you know, I don't want Anything to do with Cincinnati. Yeah, I'm sorry. Josh Malone is who I was thinking of.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, that makes more sense.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I was like, like, why not Reynolds? But Josh Malone. Josh Malone.

[Jason Moore]

Jason.

[Andy Holloway]

I don't like Andy Dalton, but I'm still fine with Boyd and Mixon.

[Jason Moore]

Personal issues.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, ever since you dressed up as.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

On Halloween, he's soured to me. But no, I. I think without A.J. green, they. They will struggle. I looked at the matchup and almost made Andy Dalton my stream streamer and I went, yeah, not going to do that.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I thought about it too, but the upside wasn't there for me without Green.

[Mike Wright]

Sure.

[Jason Moore]

All right. More. Hooray. We've officially reached the point where the Le'Veon Bell saga is as annoying or more annoying than the Zeke one last year.

[Andy Holloway]

Agreed.

[Jason Moore]

Leve Bell tweets, farewell, Miami. That's all.

[Andy Holloway]

And then there's this weirdness. It seems weird at first that Adam Schefter is saying, hey, he doesn't need to come back at all to be a free agent. Everyone was saying, oh, he's levy l. Bell has to be here by whatever it is, the 10th in order to accrue free agent status. It's really the exact. Nothing has changed. Basically what it is is he's a free agent next year, but he can be franchise tagged. If he doesn't come by then, then they can franchise tag him at the exact same tag cost and deal with.

[Jason Moore]

It a whole other time, which they.

[Andy Holloway]

Try to trade him.

[Jason Moore]

Doesn't seem like they'd want to do that.

[Andy Holloway]

I wouldn't imagine they would want to do that.

[Jason Moore]

That would be some digging in on both sides. If they did that, then it's like, okay, we'll just take your career away.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Year by year.

[Andy Holloway]

That would be unbelievable. That would be so stupid. That would. I mean, would you want to be a free agent and go to Pittsburgh? If Pittsburgh was doing something like that, I would think twice. I would at least go if I'm a superstar.

[Mike Wright]

But I mean, well, money talks. If Pittsburgh's giving you the biggest contract, sure, you're going to go take it. What's interesting is, does the player sort of win? I mean, I know he missed an entire season and is going to miss out on a lot of money if he chooses to sit out, but if the Steelers don't re tag him and now he's just a free agent and gets to go sign a contract, he won. He got exactly what he wanted.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I would agree with that. I would agree with that. And they save a lot of money and they have a backup that they just tried out a year early. So. Geronimo Allison, big news. Packers wideout may need core muscle surgery regardless of whether he does or not. When you listen to their head. Mike McCarthy talk about this injury, he calls it significant big. He's missing time no matter what. We, you know, Matthew Batts, one of our writers says it carries a six week recovery timeline. He might end up on injured reserve. This is going to speak into our waiver show today.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, a big time.

[Jason Moore]

Paul Richardson is going to have surgery on his shoulder and knee. He's going to be out for the rest of the season.

[Andy Holloway]

The Redskins as a team were just destroyed this last week. You lost two starters from the offensive line. You lost another lineman in and out during that game. Four of the starters are now gone. Or you know, this is a huge worry. And then you lose arguably your number one wide receiver. A wide receiver. I don't know if there is a clear cut number one there but I mean it's bad vibes for the injury.

[Mike Wright]

Bug and the same exact thing that happened last year. They lost their entire line.

[Jason Moore]

This is them and what Los Angeles.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

Need to work on their Chargers conditioning. Adam Schefter said Sonny Michelle is likely to return on Sunday against the Titans. Here's the thing. I want to talk about Rob Gronkowski. Because Rob Gronkowski missed the last week, there's a chance he's back. But they have a by following this week. And so it is to me the likelihood is that Gronkowski is going to sit another week. Do you guys agree with that?

[Mike Wright]

Yes, I do.

[Jason Moore]

Unfortunately it's been a bad year for Rob Gronkowski.

[Mike Wright]

It has. It's been extremely disappointing.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

And look and so we're a redraft show. But let's just real quick take a dynasty pause. Gronkowski, I mean there was already all these talks of he's going to retire. He's banged up the the Patriots whispers from the bushes at least we're going to trade him away during this offseason. And Gronk said no, if you trade me, I will retire. So then teams didn't want to trade for him. You have the is Brady coming back? Is Belichick coming back? What is the actual dynasty value of last as of last year, Gronk was the number one clear cut, number one dynasty tight end.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. I mean where is he?

[Mike Wright]

Is he even in the top three for you in dynasty terms anymore?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I said this coming into this season. Gronk and Dynasty is. It was a must trade. His value was high and the timeline left looks so short. And you could get a lot for Gronk now. Now it's a little worrisome of how much you can get, but. No, I mean, I.

[Mike Wright]

Are you just going to bail out, though? Would you take what you could get for Gronk right now if you have.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, if I could get a decent offer. Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

You won't get a decent Dynasty offer for Gronk right now.

[Andy Holloway]

If you. Here's, here's how you get.

[Mike Wright]

You might from a team that's trying to win.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes. If you've got a.

[Jason Moore]

He's even out right now. I mean, by the time the trade deadline goes by, you're going to be what he'll miss this week. You'll have the bye week. You probably won't be able to get it. I think you're stuck with him and he. And I don't think that's a big deal. If I had to project the future for him and I've got him in my dynasty league. I just made an acquisition of Josh Gordon. I think you get one more year. I think you're going. That's my anticipation is you're going to have another year of Brady, you're going to have another year Gronk and I think they actually end up signing Josh Gordon to a one year deal. That's my. That's what I believe. So we'll see. We don't know, but I think you're going to get one more year of that core together. That's what I believe as of right now. Now, whether or not you get enough, Gronk, he has to stay healthy, has to get healthy. But you need to make plans to live without him this week because I don't think he's going to play.

[Mike Wright]

Agreed.

[Andy Holloway]

Let me in, coach.

[Jason Moore]

Whole bunch of teams returning from the bye week, the Bengals, Cardinals, Colts, Eagles, Giants and Jags. Your friendly reminder that those are, those are some of the more ignored players on waiver day because they don't have a high point total from the week before. People have let them go and they forget about them and everybody's reacting to who performed this past weekend. So don't ignore those six teams heading into Week 10, the Vikings, Texans, Broncos and Ravens. They're all on by and those are some teams and players that you might see hit the waiver wire following when it goes through tomorrow. And those could be players that you could sneak back onto your roster on Thursday. All right, so let's go ahead and get into the wide receivers. I think we are all in agreement that we have the same favorite.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes.

[Jason Moore]

And that is Marquez Valdez Scantling.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, he should be the clear cut favorite across all positions this week. I you know, he is a bona fide wide receiver to or better the rest of season. With the injury to Geronimo Allison, even when Geronimo was out there, we've seen Marquez Valdez scantling have fantasy production but now he's basically the number two wide receiver for Aaron Rodgers. I mean that is a Super valuable since 2011 that's basically been the wide receiver 15 and he's looked great. So it's, it's time to I would spend up on Valdez scantling. I usually don't spend more than $10 on Fab but I would, I would burn my waiver priority on him. I would, I would spend $20 if you're making a run at a guy like that.

[Mike Wright]

He's got 100 yards or a touchdown in each of the past four games. He's been great for fantasy purposes and now he's the guy. It's the same reason back a few weeks ago when Geronimo was actually available on the waiver wire because he had been a little bit banged up. It was you got to get Geronimo, you got to get that wide receiver too from Green Bay. But now it's a new guy so pick him up.

[Jason Moore]

And when this season started, we knew it would be a sifting process of sorts to figure out the running back and the wide receiver position there. But you got to take advantage of it when you can. Now, Jason, how does your philosophy change with the $10 a fab per wide receiver when you're trying to acquire somebody for the stretch run? I mean, do you adjust that when you think you have the opportunity to go grab a guy that you can start?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I mean I'm willing to spend up now is the time of year where when we tell you here's the percentage I would spend or here's what it is, you have to do the work because the number we're giving is nonsense because you've got to look at how much budget is left for your team.

[Mike Wright]

10%. I'm going to bet a dollar your league.

[Andy Holloway]

You know, look at your opponents. Who needs a wide receiver? How much fab do they have? Spend a dollar more than they can or a dollar less. Are you set for the playoff run? Make sure you don't spend all of it. Save some of your save $5 of fab for that playoff run so that you can grab the tight end away from an opponent for a dollar when they're out of fab. Stuff like that. You've got to just use your brain.

[Jason Moore]

Use your brain.

[Andy Holloway]

Yep. Solid advice.

[Jason Moore]

All right, well, fantasy football, do you have any. If Allison's out, do you have any interest in a flyer on equanimity of st. Brown?

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Jason Moore]

A lot of four wide sets. You don't think he's going to earn a more significant role?

[Mike Wright]

I mean, he might. I mean, he played. He played a lot of snaps. But you. We've seen that Rogers finds the guys that he likes, trusts, and then he goes to that player.

[Andy Holloway]

Rogers seemed frustrated with EQ a couple of times this last week. I'm not really in love with Brown.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, let's go ahead and move on here. Do you have any other favorites that are jumping out?

[Mike Wright]

I mean, MVS is the clear top favorite for me, guys that I'm also, you know, decently interested in. Are you guys like Kiki coming off the injury and the bye week, the addition of Demarys Thomas? I think that he.

[Andy Holloway]

I don't even think he's back.

[Mike Wright]

Really?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. I mean, he said he's not coming back until he's 100%. I don't know. His practice report, maybe he's practicing in full and I've missed it, but yeah, I mean, if he doesn't come back this week, coming off a buy, then I worry that it's going to be even longer. So I am not super excited about. Actually, he's going on by. He's. Oh, even worse.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

I apologize because he had missed a couple of weeks.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. You know, Traquan Smith is still a guy that I'm interested in.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

Being the. That deep receiving option for Drew Brees is usually valuable, so I'm pretty. I'm pretty happy with that.

[Jason Moore]

All right. Some other interesting names. I want to know what you think about the Williams guys. It seems like we talk about them every week. It's a bit of a guessing game. Neither of them had a significant amount of targets. Three for Tyrell, three for Mike Williams, both for the Chargers. Obviously, just three targets, but both scored one of.

[Mike Wright]

Well, I mean, one had a ghost touchdown. One of them had a legitimate touchdown.

[Jason Moore]

Because you're still bitter against Mike White.

[Mike Wright]

No, no, not. No. Yes, very much. Referees, what are you watching? It's ridiculous, but I would prefer Tyrell. I'm going to take the Gazelle personally. Mike Williams is. He's a fine flex play when you're out of options.

[Andy Holloway]

What about John Ross? Are you guys making a move to pick him up in hopes that he can step up with the absence of AJ Green? The New Orleans Saints matchup. We talked about bye weeks this week.

[Jason Moore]

If you're desperate. Mike, you know the break the glass players that you've brought up before.

[Mike Wright]

Sure.

[Jason Moore]

John Ross at home against New Orleans is a break the glass white out. He made plays in preseason. I think that he, you know, when you lose A.J. green, that is a big red zone opportunity, a big red zone target. Not that he's a prototypical red zone guy, but a touchdown or two from Andy Dalton should be expected in this game. I think you can break the glass with him and C.J. uzama.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, it's a deep threat, too. I mean, how often, how many times per game does AJ Green get a sideline bomb? And that will be John Ross now. So I. The problem is John Ross is no. He's no A.J. green.

[Mike Wright]

True.

[Jason Moore]

All right. Other names that you could be interested in? Trequan Smith, 28% owned.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, Jason had mentioned him. I do. I'm still very interested in him. Even though that the volume has not been there.

[Jason Moore]

Reports that DEZ Bryant is being worked out by the Saints today. Yeah, I think that that would be a great ad for them. They're at the point now where outside of Trey Kwon and Michael Thomas, they don't really have like last in years past you had that goal line. Jimmy Graham, line them up. Outside opportunity. That seems like the one crucial role that you could almost use Des for. They're not getting nothing out of their number three guy.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Cam Meredith has been a disappointment to them, so it makes sense that they would look at that.

[Mike Wright]

I think Des should go to the Lions personally. Go be big slot man up in Detroit.

[Jason Moore]

The Lions are. They're on the way down, but. Yes, yes, I get it.

[Andy Holloway]

I doubt the Lions are going to spend money. They just shipped out Golden Tate in part to save money.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

How about Maurice Harris? Are you guys interested in Maurice Harris? Because I am.

[Mike Wright]

Yes, I am. I am as well. I mean, this was a.

[Andy Holloway]

That is a washing. That is the wide receiver.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

For the Washington Redskins.

[Jason Moore]

He looked really, really good.

[Mike Wright]

He has looked good this year. I mean, on very, very low volume, of course. But this. This week, you knew that someone was going to have a. At least someone should have a good game for Alex Smith. And that was Harris. 10 for 124, had the 12 targets, gets to play Tampa Bay. He's running it primarily as a slot guy for them. Crowder's been banged up. Paul Richardson's out for the year. Josh Dachshund is good for his three super ridiculous catches of the week. But can Harris step into the role and be the actual number one for this team? I think it's plausible.

[Andy Holloway]

Would you rather start Maurice Harris at Tampa Bay, you know, or John Ross? Because that's.

[Jason Moore]

It all depends on whether Jameson Crowder comes back for this game or not. If Crowder's out, I'm very. I'm comfortable playing Harris. He had 10 targets. I'm sorry, 12 targets, 10 receptions. If Crowder comes back and bounces Harris from the slot, I would start Ross.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I think I lean that way. But if. If Crowder is out, Harris is extremely interesting this week.

[Andy Holloway]

So you'd put your waiver claim on which one? Not knowing, because I would lean towards Harris.

[Mike Wright]

I would. I would prioritize Ross personally, but just because I know that AJ Green is going to miss a couple games, I'm not sure what's going on with Crowder.

[Jason Moore]

Are you interested in chasing points with Curtis Samuel?

[Andy Holloway]

No.

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Jason Moore]

Are you interested in Anthony Miller, 5 for 49 on six targets, rookie wide receiver for the Chicago Bears?

[Andy Holloway]

I am interested in Anthony Miller. He's looked good and we. I haven't heard any update on Alan Robinson, but it does not seem like he's, you know, just. He was almost out there. It seems like he was not close to being there last week. So if. If a Rob is out against Detroit this week, I like Anthony Miller quite a bit.

[Jason Moore]

All right. Are you interested in Cordero Patterson? After the rushing, only Sony is out.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, but by all accounts, it sounds like Sony's going to be back.

[Jason Moore]

Okay. All right.

[Mike Wright]

All right, cool.

[Jason Moore]

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[Jason Moore]

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[Andy Holloway]

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[Jason Moore]

All right, running backs, guys, who are some of your favorites from the main waiver wire pickups? And these are names like Duke Johnson, right? The big week. Nine for 78 and two touchdowns through the air. Mike Davis with Chris Carson banged up. Mike Davis went out, caught seven passes, had 15 carries. Big week for him. Elijah McGuire, surprising snap count. 55% of the snaps.

[Andy Holloway]

Whoa.

[Jason Moore]

Seven for 30 on the ground, but three for 37 through the air. Maybe filling in for Bilal Powell there. And then there are other names. Jalen, Richard, Doug Martin, Royce Freeman could be back soon. Who's your favorite? Where are you spending your fab? Where are you blowing your waiver priority?

[Andy Holloway]

Unlike some weeks, this week I don't feel like there's a guy that is just a, oh, my gosh. You have to have this guy rest of season, which means I'm looking at this week. I'm not looking rest of season. I'm saying, who do I need to pick up to play on my buy? And to me, it's Duke Johnson. I love the matchup. Against Atlanta for past catching running backs. I said this last week, Duke Johnson is a guy that I'm happy to play this week. I mean, he's not just a break the glass and you can play him off the waivers.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, he's a good play this week.

[Andy Holloway]

He's a guy where when he's on your roster already, if he's not available, if you've already picked him up, he's probably someone you should consider putting in that flex this week. Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

And then would you just.

[Jason Moore]

Real quick question, since you like the matchup for Duke Johnson, I believe the packers face Miami this week. If you're blowing a waiver spot, are you prioritizing Marquez, Velda Scantling or Duke Johnson?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I mean, obviously it's a little roster dependent because you're talking about two different positions. So I would prioritize. If you need a running back, then you got to do what you got to do.

[Jason Moore]

But if you need neither, but you want to add neither to your team.

[Andy Holloway]

I would much rather have Marquez.

[Mike Wright]

I agree. Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

I agree.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. And then the other running backs, Elijah McGuire is very interesting. He's. Like I said in the rising star segment, I don't think that he is going to just win you weeks, but I think he will be a reliable source, especially in half and full point PPR of getting you that 8 to 10 point a week baseline. And then Mike Davis is extremely interesting, but that all depends on the health of Chris Carson, who missed basically the second half of this week. Peach cobbler. Peach cobbler coach Pete Carroll said about Chris Carson, he's sore. He's not going to do much at practice this week. So this is a. You pick him up and you're not sure that you're going to be able to play if you have Chris Carson. I would prioritize picking up Mike Davis. I mean, we're in. We're in handcuff season, so you should be protecting.

[Jason Moore]

There's a pretty interesting dynamic there with Mike Davis, Duke Johnson. Now Duke Johnson's 48% owned, so he might not even be available in your league. Mike Davis much, much less owned. But. But Mike Davis represents this volume, right?

[Andy Holloway]

Right.

[Jason Moore]

Whereas Duke represents the passing game and maybe some opportunity matchup.

[Mike Wright]

Davis was 7 for 45 on eight targets. If Chris Carson is actually out, Davis is the start. Davis will still get targets and carries on the ground.

[Jason Moore]

So that'd be 20, 20 plus touches.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes. Yeah. If.

[Mike Wright]

If Carson's out and we're just going head to head, then Mike Davis is going to be higher in the rankings for me than Duke.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, You've had time to think about this, Andy. How?

[Jason Moore]

I have, yes.

[Andy Holloway]

What is your temperature check on Josh Adams? Are you still wanting to pick him up and believing that he is going to be a successful fantasy option in that committee? That's the running back, Philadelphia Eagles.

[Jason Moore]

Yes. Josh Adams is the best of that group. Now, whether that means, you know, that's going to be. I don't know if I'd start him this week, but I think he's going to win out in that role. I think he's going to be the guy that has the most opportunity. You know, Doug Peterson came out and talked about the fact that he's going to be the Legarette Blunt of that offense. He's got more size, he's got more juice than Clement, than Smallwood. Smallwood's a jag. Clement has a role. But, yeah, I think Josh Adams is the one I'd want to own. And I think he's a great opportunity to pick him up right now because of coming off the buy.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, I see. I worry about upside there for any of them, for whether it's Smallwood, Corey Clement or Josh Adams. Just even when Jay Ajayi was there, I'm always happy because it's like, ah, he's just. He is 1/3.

[Jason Moore]

They were pretty happy with Blunt last year. And the thing is, is I'd rather debate the merits of the. Of those guys becoming something on good offenses than I would, you know, the Derek Henry, Dion Lewis situation. Like, I want to buy into the Aaron Joneses and Josh Adams and find my gold there. And maybe it won't be. Maybe it'll be too much of a committee, but if I'm able to grab a guy for free.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. I mean, you'd still take Dion Lewis over Josh Adams? Oh, yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I would do that.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Any other favorites this week? Jalen Richard could still be out there.

[Mike Wright]

Yes, I would pick him up.

[Jason Moore]

Doug Martin.

[Andy Holloway]

This is a good.

[Mike Wright]

He's gonna get. He's gonna get touches. He's gonna get goal line work. He plays the Chargers, which probably not the best matchup for Doug Martin. However, the following week, he will get to play Arizona and Doug Martin will. Will be a very, very serviceable running back in that matchup.

[Andy Holloway]

Maybe. Maybe. No, we have to. We have to wait one more week and see, because the Cardinals changed to the four three and shut down.

[Mike Wright]

Fair point.

[Andy Holloway]

If that scheme did actually change how they were losing to the running back, which on one week it looked like it did. But it was the Niners. This is the week now that we're by. Obviously you still have bye weeks, but we're past the week nine. Bipocalypse. Now is the time where I would start looking at handcuffs as well at running back. So if you, you know, if you've got Kareem Hunt, make sure you pick up Spencer Ware. If you've got Gurley, get Malcolm Brown. Those situations, there's, there's not a lot where you know the guy to get. But now's the time.

[Mike Wright]

Would you pick up or I should say, are you interested in Theo Riddick? He was on the field right back into his usual role. Eight targets. It only came through with seven for 36. But if you're in a PPR that you're happy with that Golden Tate is gone. I mean, Theo Riddick saw he was lining up in the slot a few times. He's out there running routes. Are you interested in him? Let's. And I'll speak only specifically for ppr.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, only for PPR leagues. And I would be mildly interested. Also. Another handcuff that I, we haven't really talked about, but I think he's one of the most valuable handcuffs out there. If you have Christian McCaffrey, you need to own CJ Anderson because should an injury happen, North Turner is a workhorse guy. C.J. anderson is more talented than Spencer Ware or Chase Edmonds or Malcolm Brown. Oh, yeah, absolutely.

[Jason Moore]

I don't think he's more talented than any of those guys.

[Andy Holloway]

I think he is. That's why I was shocked.

[Jason Moore]

I think he is certainly not more talented.

[Andy Holloway]

He's a thousand yard rusher last season.

[Jason Moore]

You don't get to like take his great years and give them to him for the rest of his year.

[Mike Wright]

It was just.

[Andy Holloway]

It was. That was last year. Yeah, it was. It was coming into this season. And the thing is, is he's not. Not on the field because of his talent. North Turner, this is what I was saying before the season. Christian McCaffrey was going to be used as a workhorse back because that's all North Turner's ever done for 26 years. Should an injury befall Christian McCaffrey, CJ Anderson will be a fantasy football star.

[Mike Wright]

I think he'd be conservative. And also, don't forget about Gio Bernard. He's back at practice. If Joe Mixon misses time, the Gio Bernard is extremely valuable.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, no, that's. This is terrible news.

[Mike Wright]

Sorry, Mark. Wow. We haven't heard from Mark Waltenberg in.

[Andy Holloway]

A Long time I haven't done nothing, man. I've been out there trying to be like, hey, coach, put me in. He's like, nah, you're not good. And I'm like, that hurts my feelings, yo. Say hi to your mother for me, yo.

[Mike Wright]

That hurts my feelings, yo.

[Andy Holloway]

I don't know. It's not me. That's Mark Walt.

[Jason Moore]

It's been a while. Tight ends. If you're facing the Gronk situation, maybe you're facing the Jordan Reed situation, which I'm advising people at this point, move on. I mean, I'd rather, I'd rather have Jack Doyle. That was the question. I got 100% than Jordan Reed. And look, this is the time to go grab somebody. If you are in a tough situation and you can't chase Jeff Hyerman's points, they're on by in Denver. So C.J. uzama, Jack Doyle, Nick Vanette, Chris Herndon. Herndon. Herndon's been very interesting. Four consecutive weeks of increased utilization.

[Andy Holloway]

He's always looked at around the goal.

[Jason Moore]

Line when it's 62 this past week, which was nice.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. When they get around the goal line. Herndon has been looked to. But the first two guys you mentioned are the clear cut winners to me. If you're asking who are my favorites. CJ Uzama against New Orleans without AJ Green, his utilization should go up. But Jack Doyle, I would have even ahead of him coming off the off the bye week. He'll be available in a lot of leagues. Looks like he's only 38% owned in ESPN. So Jack Doyle is going to be out there. I love, you know, getting pieces of a great quarterback, you know and Andrew Luck has been awesome this year.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, it's. If you are facing the tight end problem, this is kind of a lucky week to have that happen with two really great options. Are you, are we buying into. Nick Vanette had eight targets. He ran more than double the routes of Red Dead Dixon. Jason.

[Andy Holloway]

I stand on principle.

[Mike Wright]

He's playing against the Rams who we've seen the way that they. We call that the quote funnel defense where things can just roll through the tight end. Old man. Old man strength. Ben Watson came through with a big game against the Rams. Are we buying into Vanette?

[Jason Moore]

I'm okay with it.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Jason Moore]

Because we saw obviously old Will Disley do some work earlier in the season and when you look at the target counts that the wideouts are getting Doug Baldwin, it's like four targets. Tyler Lockett is like four targets. Nick Vannette had Eight targets. So I think he's interesting.

[Andy Holloway]

Those are Red Deads targets.

[Mike Wright]

Russell, come on. Okay, so this week you can play Nick Vanette against the Rams, Chris Herndon against Buffalo or Ben Watson against the Bengals. Which of those three? How would you prioritize?

[Andy Holloway]

I would genuinely order them. Ben Watson, Chris Herndon, Nick Bennett.

[Jason Moore]

I actually would as well. I'm going to go with the better off, the best offense. Ben Watson looked nice, Chris Herndon on the upward trajectory and then Nick, I'm.

[Mike Wright]

Just, I would go. Watson is my number one of those three. I'm concerned for Herndon because the Buffalo's defense is not terrible and Sam Darnold has been a turnover machine. This game is going to be.

[Andy Holloway]

The nice thing about.

[Mike Wright]

It's going to be special.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. The nice thing about Herndon is they will because of Buffalo and more so because of Buffalo's offense. There will be short fields. So I think that's really valuable for a guy like Darnold for him to get touchdowns. He needs a shorter field right now at this point in his rookie career. And Hernan's looked at near the goal line. So I think they'll have a couple more red zone opportunities than they. Than they had last week for sure.

[Jason Moore]

Herndon's been at eight or more fantasy points for four straight weeks. Sure, he's interesting. Yeah, he's interesting.

[Mike Wright]

But in just if you're looking for long term value, he's playing Buffalo this week and then he's on by.

[Andy Holloway]

Right.

[Mike Wright]

So you. If you're saying, oh crap, I need a guy for a few weeks, I.

[Andy Holloway]

Would prioritize the other guys with Usama Doyle, Ben Watson all ahead of him. Hopefully you don't need Herndon.

[Jason Moore]

What defenses are you looking to stream?

[Mike Wright]

The Jets. Yeah, the jets and even Buffalo. They play each other.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

There's going to be defensive scoring, but if they are not available.

[Andy Holloway]

The jets have forced 21 sacks and 15 turnovers on the season, which is great.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

And they go up against a team that says you don't have to force us. We'll. We'll do it ourselves.

[Mike Wright]

Right. Then the Chargers get to play the Raiders. That's going to be a very solid play. The Eagles coming off of the bye week, maybe you can snatch them up and play them against Dallas and then Green Bay versus Miami. I'm okay with that as well.

[Jason Moore]

All right, let's get into the quarterbacks.

[Andy Holloway]

Full stream ahead.

[Jason Moore]

All right. Who's your streamer this week, Mike?

[Mike Wright]

I'm going with Baker if he is available. And we've got him down as a 38% owned guy. He gets to play Atlanta. I know that the Atlanta defense, they showed up, so to speak, against Washington. Alex Smith did have over 300 yards. He just didn't come through with that second touchdown. That would have put him over the top to be a great quarterback play. So I like Baker against the Falcons.

[Andy Holloway]

Jason, I'm going with the guy that was.

[Jason Moore]

I'm terrified of yours.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, I think it's.

[Jason Moore]

I like I might overtly oppose it. Oh, we'll see.

[Andy Holloway]

By. By all means, try. I'm going with a guy that was benched two weeks ago and he's got a snake.

[Jason Moore]

I got a snake, man.

[Andy Holloway]

Blake the snake.

[Mike Wright]

Blake is overtly rooted against by everyone every single week, including his team.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it's really true. So. So you're out there going, jason, what are you doing? This guy's benchmade game put up two fantasy points two weeks ago. How in the world can you stream Blake the snake? Here's how. It's a combination of a couple of. You click the button, a couple of great things.

[Jason Moore]

You put him in your lineup and you click save.

[Andy Holloway]

He's on pace for 522 rushing yards and that's with being benched and basically not playing two weeks ago. He's coming off the buy. I think the rushing baseline helps him enough. He's actually had several games this year where he's been very good for fantasy. Look, he's never been a great real world quarterback, but in fantasy he's always been fine. He's playing.

[Jason Moore]

He has not always been fine.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh yes he has. Since his. Since his. I'm not as a streamer in the season rankings, he's averaged the quarterback eight over the last three years with last year being his worst year as quarterback 13.

[Jason Moore]

It's official. I'm going to overtly oppose it this week. Eight turnovers over the last four weeks.

[Andy Holloway]

What do you think?

[Jason Moore]

Three touchdowns over the last four weeks.

[Andy Holloway]

What do you think of Derek Carr? What do you think of dear?

[Jason Moore]

14 points. 10 points.

[Andy Holloway]

Andy, what do you think of Derek Carr?

[Jason Moore]

Good or bad?

[Andy Holloway]

That Raiders offense, good or bad?

[Jason Moore]

Bad.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, how about 244 yards, three touchdowns. That's what Derek Carr did against the Indianapolis defense.

[Jason Moore]

I understand. It's not a question of whether he could do it, it's a question of whether. It's a why question. Why stream a guy who's struggling this immensely? Eight turnovers to three touchdowns over a four week span.

[Andy Holloway]

As aggressive times go for not desperate times. That's A great question. The reason I chose. Because we have to do that in Fancy go. Why? Because we're going to get things wrong. But what is the reason for the decision? I'm going with Blake the Snake specifically over Andy Dalton because. Not because he's safer, but because he has the ability, I think, to have that 30 point game. You know, if Andy. If Andrew Luck is scoring and they've got to use him and he's running the ball. We just see big fantasy games from time to time out of Blake Bortles.

[Jason Moore]

And I will water bet you Andy Dalton vs. Blake Bortles if you want.

[Andy Holloway]

Let's do it. Water bet.

[Jason Moore]

Look, we're not. We're not yes men on this show. We don't always agree with each other. I don't. I think the upside of Andy Dalton's higher at home. This game's on the road. Derek Carr was at home against Indianapolis.

[Andy Holloway]

I like.

[Jason Moore]

I also think there's a massive, massive difference between the Raiders defense and the Jaguars defense. So the logic of Andrew Lux putting up a bunch of points against them doesn't make sense to me. Nothing makes sense to me.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Also, we're talking about streamers here. Andy Dalton is not available to stream.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, he is.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, he is.

[Andy Holloway]

He'll be dropped.

[Jason Moore]

He was almost my streamer this week.

[Mike Wright]

He's available in 40%, less than 40% of leagues. I mean, to me, that's not a streaming candidate.

[Jason Moore]

All right, all right. So you're firmly in the. Let's go with the guy. Eight turnovers, three touchdowns in the last four weeks.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Let's go against the defense that just allows top quarterback performances. Unless your name is Nathan or not. Nathan Peterman. Derek Anderson.

[Jason Moore]

That's overemphasizing the matchup to me, but.

[Mike Wright]

That'S what it's all about, man.

[Jason Moore]

It hasn't worked out for Blake for four straight weeks. Why jump in that fire?

[Mike Wright]

All right, I'm with it, though. I'm with it.

[Jason Moore]

Okay. My streamer this week is actually Marcus Mariota. He had 30 fantasy points last night, 10 rushing attempts. He faces New England at home. The offense looked like it had a little bit of life to it. And New England is actually 27th against opposing quarterbacks in terms of fantasy points against. So there's a lot of upside for Mariota. There's also a pretty high floor with New England giving up that many points to opposing quarterbacks. And ultimately, I wouldn't be going there if they were on the road despite those numbers up in New England. But at home Mariota, after the win, put up 28 points last night. I'm going to go with Mariota as a streaming option. And the nice thing about Mariota is he probably available in your league. So I don't. You know, Kirk Cousins, Deshaun Watson. If you're an owner of those two guys on by, you can look at Mariota Baker, Blake the Snake. There are some other guys out there, but those are kind of the ones we picked out for this week.

[Mike Wright]

Yes. Before we close out the show, I want to give a shout out to Tim on Twitter. He sent me the Dictionary.com word of the day. I've never heard this. The Dictionary.com word of the day is dopester.

[Andy Holloway]

Dopester.

[Mike Wright]

Dopester.

[Andy Holloway]

Who?

[Mike Wright]

A person who undertakes to predict the outcome of elections, sporting events or other contests that hold public interest.

[Andy Holloway]

You're telling me I'm a dopester?

[Mike Wright]

By definition, we are dopesters.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, that's pretty Dopester.

[Jason Moore]

Wow. That I feel special.

[Andy Holloway]

Thanks, Tim.

[Jason Moore]

So in other words, when we introduce our profession to our, like our grandmother and like those people that don't understand what we do, we.

[Mike Wright]

Professional dopester.

[Jason Moore]

Just go with dopester. I'm a dopester.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, well, especially Grandmama. She would. She'd get it.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm a dopster. Fire.

[Jason Moore]

Dopster.

[Mike Wright]

Fire.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

All right. That is it, guys. We've got. Well, we've got an Exciting week 10 coming up. I'm. I'm ready to get into the matchups. We'll have a segment tomorrow. Are we doing playoff stuff tomorrow, bro?

[Mike Wright]

Absolutely. Going to talk some playoffs. Check out draft.comballers for all your daily needs.

[Andy Holloway]

See you tomorrow.

[Mike Wright]

Goodbye.

[Andy Holloway]

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