Week 11 Waivers & Streamers + Jason's Dead? - Fantasy Football Podcast for 11/11

Summary

Fantasy Footballers Podcast Summary

Episode: Week 11 Waivers & Streamers + Jason's Dead? - Fantasy Football Podcast for 11/11
Date: November 11, 2025
Hosts: Andy Holloway, Mike “The Fantasy Hitman” Wright
Absent: Jason Moore (illness)

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Overview of Episode

This episode opens with Andy and Mike addressing an unusual situation: Jason Moore’s unexplained absence, which turns out to be due to a sudden, violent illness. The duo—reeling from the ordeal but maintaining their humor—move into a robust discussion of Week 11 waiver wire pickups, streaming recommendations, league news, and fantasy implications for the week ahead. The tone is light and familiar, blending strategic insight with the trademark Fantasy Footballers banter.

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Notable Moments & Quotes

• Jason’s Absence and the Bear Paranoia (02:16):
  “Never before has somebody just not shown up... we thought we'd make fun of him. But then we're like, what if something's wrong?” – Andy (02:16)
  Comedic speculation about Jason getting eaten by a bear at his cabin underscores the group’s camaraderie and sets a unique vibe for the show.

• Historic Show Count
  “This is show 1844 of just this show... Well over 3,000 shows. We'll just go with that.” – Andy (02:43)

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Key Segments & Timestamps

[03:30] – The Jason Situation

• Jason was unreachable after heading to his cabin up north. Neither phones nor family tracker apps could locate him.
• Relief as it turns out Jason simply slept through everything due to sudden illness.

[05:04] – Recap of MNF and Recent NFL Games

• Discussion of the previous night’s low-scoring, defensive battle (Eagles 10-7 over Packers).

• Debates on the fantasy fallout, poor offensive performances, and why not to panic over stars struggling in such matchups.

  “It was a wild one and not very exciting for the fantasy football players in the world.” – Andy (06:18)

[07:21] – NFL News and Notes

1. Romeo Doubs Injury: Packers WR left with a chest injury; depth chart shakeup in Green Bay.

2. Giants Fire Brian Daboll:
   “Brian Daboll was relieved of his... released. He’s now a free agent.” – Mike (08:15)
   Mike Kafka is interim head coach; hosts debate the timing and logic.

3. Joe Burrow Update:
   Burrow designated to return from IR, targeting Week 13-14 depending on Bengals’ playoff outlook.

   “If you’re not 100% ready to go and your team is out, then you probably just want to rest up.” – Mike (10:05)

4. Garrett Wilson Injury:
   Will miss 3-4 weeks, possibly simplifying lineup decisions.

   “It might be the blessing for fantasy managers—not have to make that start-sit decision.” – Andy (11:43)

5. Other Key Injuries:

   • Bucky Irving (no timetable) → Sean Tucker becomes waiver relevant
   • Ricky Pearsall (questionable for practice, 49ers)
   • Ramondre Stevenson, Trayvon Henderson (Patriots)
   • Isaiah Pacheco (likely out longer)
   • Terry McLaurin (out Week 11)

[15:50] – Waiver Wire Targets: Running Backs

• RB wire mostly uninspiring this week.
• Top Names:
  • Amari DiMarcado (Cardinals): Reliable volume, especially with Bam Knight hurt.
  • Chris Rodriguez (Washington): Hurt but noteworthy; scored before injury.
  • Insurance/Handcuffs: Tyler Allgeier ("can go in your flex in an emergency"), Sean Tucker (opportunity opens with Bucky Irving’s injury).
• Names like Chuba Hubbard, Jordan Mason, Jakori Merritt: “I don’t know that any of those three guys should be dropped right now.” – Mike (20:06)

[22:26] – Waiver Wire: Wide Receivers

• WR pool is more intriguing. Top discussed options:

  1. Parker Washington (Jaguars): Multi-touchdown game, high snap share due to injuries.
  2. Alec Pierce (Colts): Productive but BYE week complicates add/start.
  3. Darius Slayton (Giants): Deep threat, but QB uncertainty a concern.
  4. Christian Watson (Packers): “The Green Bay Alec Pierce. He’s going to get deep shots in every game.” – Andy (24:05)
  5. Luther Burden (Bears): Rookie ascending, high upside stash (“a high priority stash for the second half of the season” – Mike, 25:57)
  6. Tez Johnson (Tampa, if you need a dart throw)
  • Additional fliers: Jerry Jeudy (cautious stash), Kyle Williams (Titans, with injuries elsewhere).

  The hosts note that with certain teams, even starting WRs are unstartable for fantasy: Jets, Browns, Bills, & Raiders chief among them.

[29:11] – Waiver Wire: Tight Ends

• Cade Otten (Bucs): 12 targets—volume king.
• Colston Loveland (Bears): Usage trending up; “all the things Mike said about Luther Burden… apply to Colston Loveland.” – Andy (29:42)
• Mentioned: Theo Johnson, Harold Fannin, Juwan Johnson (Saints; on BYE).

[30:28] – Waiver Wire: Defenses

• Patriots (vs Jets): preferred for Week 11. “I'd probably feel pretty cozy about that. No Garrett Wilson.” – Andy (31:28)
• Texans (vs Titans), Ravens (vs Browns), Packers (vs Giants) also options.

[33:13] – Streaming Quarterbacks: Full Stream Ahead

• Aaron Rodgers (Steelers): On the streamable list, despite the inconsistency.
• Marcus Mariota (Commanders @ Dolphins in Madrid): “It was a whooping last week against Detroit and he’s still in the mid-20s in fantasy production. It’s just what he does.” – Andy (34:40)
• Joe Flacco: If available, remains a recommended streamer due to great matchups.
• JOE BURROW: Add now if you have any QB uncertainty; could be a league-winner late.

[38:04] – Mailbag: Listener Questions

• Xavier Worthy drop status: Mike says Worthy hasn’t lived up to expectations—“I haven't seen a player who... really deserved to be a round one talent. I don't think it will happen.” (39:38)
• Woody Marks vs Kamani Vidal: Both risky; Vidal preferred for team context, but close call.
• Jalen Warren vs George Pickens (w/Dak stack): Andy: Warren; Mike: Pickens, for upside.
• 2–8 Record: When to Give Up in Redraft?
  "Try not to finish last... And you want to ruin other people's Sundays." – Mike (44:33)

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In-episode Recommendations & Rankings Breakdown

RB Priority:

• DiMarcado > Rodriguez (monitor injury) > Allgeier and other insurance backs > Sean Tucker

WR Priority:

1. Parker Washington
2. Alec Pierce (BYE week stash)
3. Christian Watson
4. Darius Slayton
5. Luther Burden (high priority stash for upside)

TE Priority:

• Cade Otten
• Colston Loveland

DEF Priority:

1. Patriots
2. Texans
3. Ravens
4. Packers

QB Streamers:

1. Marcus Mariota
2. Aaron Rodgers
3. Joe Flacco (if available)
4. Stash Joe Burrow (IR spot)

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Tone & Chemistry

Despite the early chaos and worry over Jason, the episode delivers the Fantasy Footballers' trademark wit, inside jokes, and fantasy expertise. Banter about “big chungus,” “cardboard bears,” and accidental sandwich theft—alongside moments like, “If booty can't go,” and “Don’t be an embarrassment to your family”—keep the show fun and relatable.

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Summary Table

| Segment | Timestamp | Highlights/Notes | |---------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Jason Missing / Vibe Check | 01:59–04:55 | Absentee panic, speculating on “bear attack”, humorous start. | | MNF Recap & Defensive Battles | 05:07–06:40 | Boring games for fantasy; defensive showdowns, advice not to panic on stars. | | NFL News & Injury Updates | 07:21–15:50 | Major headlines: Doubs, Daboll, Burrow, Garrett Wilson, and other key status updates. | | Week 11 Waiver Wire: RBs | 15:50–22:26 | Light options; DiMarcado leads the way. | | Week 11 Waiver Wire: WRs | 22:26–29:11 | 4–5 solid options, plus deeper stashes and context on avoidable passing games. | | Week 11 Waiver Wire: TEs, DST | 29:11–33:13 | Otten and Loveland as highlights; Patriots best DST plug. | | Streaming QBs | 33:13–38:04 | Mariota, Rodgers, Flacco, and Burrow stashes discussed. | | Mailbag & Closing | 38:04–45:44 | Listener Q’s on waiver decisions, start/sit dilemmas, and “when to give up” scenarios. |

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Final Thoughts

This episode is the classic Footballers waiver show—high-value actionable advice for Week 11, a dash of misadventure, and plenty of laughs. Andy and Mike bring the advice and energy even in Jason’s absence, delivering the fantasy football insight and entertainment their listeners expect.

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If you're setting lineups, working the waiver wire, or streaming for Week 11, this episode covers:

• News that affects waiver priorities (major injuries, coaching changes, player returns)
• Prioritized waiver adds at RB, WR, TE, DST, and QB streamer picks
• Contextual analysis for deeper pickups and stashes
• A strong sense of community, knowing even the best podcasts deal with real-life curveballs

Transcript

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[Podcast Host Intro]

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

[Andy Holloway]

Welcome in.

[Mike Wright]

Hey, everybody. Plus two and the cardboard bear.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, Tuesday, November 11th. Just regular, ordinary Tuesday.

[Mike Wright]

Might have noticed, shows out a little late.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, yeah, we late start today. Didn't expect a bear next to us.

[Mike Wright]

No, no, we didn't.

[Andy Holloway]

So, yeah, apologies for the late start. Gonna be honest, wasn't entirely sure. Entirely sure we'd have a podcast at all.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, yeah, we.

[Andy Holloway]

We. It's not our fault, Mike.

[Mike Wright]

It's not. Oh, it's not my fault.

[Andy Holloway]

It's not the producer's fault.

[Mike Wright]

Nope.

[Andy Holloway]

Certainly not a cardboard bear's fault.

[Mike Wright]

Nope, not this time.

[Andy Holloway]

But it's Jason's fault. It's Jason's fault. We've done this show for 11 years. Never had what happened today happen before. Ordinary little Tuesday. By the way, happy Veterans Day.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Thank you to all the veterans out there. Great day to say thank you. And we had. We had a show for you. We still do. Yeah, I know.

[Mike Wright]

We still right here, me and Mike.

[Andy Holloway]

Just holding it down, but we.

[Mike Wright]

We.

[Andy Holloway]

11 years. What show is this? This is show 1844 of just this show. We do Spitballers. We do the Dynasty show, so we do the foot cast. Well over 3,000 shows. We'll just go with that.

[Mike Wright]

Sure.

[Andy Holloway]

Never before has somebody just not shown up. And so we started by saying, well, we knew Jason had headed up north yesterday after work. He had to meet somebody up at his cabin in Prescott, Arizona. And then we didn't hear from him, and that's not normal. And then we thought we'd make fun of him. But then we're like, what if something's wrong? And sure enough, that turned into like, where is Jason? And is he okay?

[Mike Wright]

Turned into.

[Andy Holloway]

It escalated.

[Mike Wright]

He didn't answer the phone. His wife couldn't get him. Was unaware of what was happening this morning. Any of the family tracker situations that couldn't get him. We couldn't figure that out.

[Andy Holloway]

And the irony is with the cardboard bear. There are bears up there. I mean, that became a real. That was at least one of the possibilities. Wasn't.

[Mike Wright]

You were worried about the bear.

[Andy Holloway]

I just figured. I mean, it was one of the things. The dangers up north. We say all this because Jason is okay.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, he's violently ill. Good.

[Mike Wright]

Because there was a room of grown adult men who were about to be.

[Andy Holloway]

Violently ill. We were really. It was intense in here. Al Borland, how are you doing over there? How's your heart rate? It's better. Still higher than normal. We transitioned from is to the point of Is Jason okay? To let's talk Weavers. So here we are. But Jason is simultaneously okay and not okay. He apparently got really sick last night and slept through everything and all the phone calls and all the drive to the office and all of that. But, yeah, get well soon, Jason. Get well soon. Everybody here mentally. And we've got a podcast for you that we will try to transition into now. Mike and I have waivers for you. What is it, week 11 about to start?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. I got a question for you.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Mike Wright]

What was worse? That experience of this morning? Yeah, that was a.

[Andy Holloway]

That was bad.

[Mike Wright]

Or last night's football game.

[Andy Holloway]

Maybe that's why he got sick. Maybe. That maybe probably started vomiting at about halftime when it was 00.

[Mike Wright]

What was that?

[Andy Holloway]

Did we get. We got book in 10 to 7 games that.

[Mike Wright]

I think so. I think Thursday was 10 to 7.

[Andy Holloway]

Which one was worse?

[Mike Wright]

I don't know, man. They were both.

[Andy Holloway]

At least last night, you could say. You know what? The first one was worse. Last night was two defenses that you know are great. Like, I love the people that were tweeting me like, Jordan Love sucks. It was like. And the score, 00. It's like, does Jalen hurt suck? Does A.J. brown suck?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Does Saquon suck? Does Jacob suck? No. The defenses for these two teams are two of the best in the league.

[Mike Wright]

It's so.

[Andy Holloway]

But it wasn't fun football.

[Mike Wright]

It's wild to me when. When these things can just happen. Like a defense can be just so superior to the other side's offense. And that offense is not. The Eagles offense is not bad. The Green Bay offense is not bad.

[Andy Holloway]

No, no, I mean it.

[Mike Wright]

But it turned into a very defensive heavy battle. If you were hoping for anything for fantasy football, Jacobs got the touchdown Devonte Smith and that was it.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. No it was. It was a wild one and not very exciting for the fantasy football players in the world. But here we are. We're through Week 10. The Eagles won 10 to 7 and we're going to get into waivers. On the show today we got news to catch you up on. Got our streaming quarterback options. I think we'll probably share Jason's even.

[Mike Wright]

I think he his own Stream.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh man. Man.

[Mike Wright]

Two sided.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, there you go. JoinTheFoot.com is the fantasy football community. That's where you get access to the ultimate dashboard lineup optimizing tool. All of your custom waiver wire setup is in there. The bonus episodes of the show every week which is called the footcast and you also will get access if you're premier ultimate to the new trade analyzer which I think is still unlocked and free for people to try out. But that will be part of the [e-mail] for you to check out. We talked about Monday Night Football. Let's talk some news.

[Podcast Host Intro]

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

[Mike Wright]

Big one. We got two really really big. Is it the pieces of news.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, go ahead share what you are.

[Mike Wright]

We'll quickly we'll just follow it up. Monday night Romeo Dobbs left with a chest injury. That was a bummer with his opportunity. It led to Bo Melton had Bo Melton who got sent to cornerback got brought back and so that was not part of Green Bay's plan.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean the wait, no golden right. No craft and no Dobbs now.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Is and Wicks had his normal sometimes they catch it situation.

[Mike Wright]

But anyways big news. The Giants they decided they have had enough and head coach Brian Dable was released. Well he was relieved of his released. He was relieved of his.

[Andy Holloway]

He's now a free agent.

[Mike Wright]

OC Mike Kafka will be the interim head coach. It the, the timing was so weird to me.

[Andy Holloway]

I think a lot of people were a little bit confused by this. It felt like. Well on Sunday it didn't feel like Dable's fault entirely. When you're starting quarterback goes out again. I mean I know they've lost three games with that 95 plus percentile chance to win and that's you can lay that at the feet of the coach because they're supposed to manage bad situations and when you have a chance to win, you should be able to take care of it. But this was the guy that really went to bat for Jackson Dart in the draft. If you watch the draft videos, it wasn't the GM that really had conviction around Jackson Dart. It was Brian Dable.

[Mike Wright]

The GM gets to keep his job.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. And the Giants, you know, you, I guess you try to move on and find, you know, Brian Dable is going to live a longer life now because the heart rate that Brian Dable on the sideline was like us in the studio the last 30 minutes and. But all game long.

[Mike Wright]

I'm not saying that Brian Dable is a great head coach. I just the timing caught me off guard because it was like, it almost feels like a makeup. He seemed like this should have happened weeks ago and then they made the move to Dart and then all of a sudden there's this energy and so they're like, oh, maybe the vibes are good enough that we'll hold on to him. And then the last couple losses were too much.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. So the other big news, Joe Burrow designated to return from injured reserve. This is won't play this week, but could return.

[Mike Wright]

This is a big one. Joe Burrow said he is targeting Week 13 to return to game action. The. I don't know if that still depends on the Cincinnati Bengals record, which.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, he did not rule out the idea that the record will play a part in his return.

[Mike Wright]

I mean, as it should. You can't. You can. I mean, I mean, you. For the love of the game and your team and everything, but if you're, if you're not 100% ready to go and your team is out, then you probably just want to rest up and take next season. But this, this is a huge.

[Andy Holloway]

What week did you say?

[Mike Wright]

I'm. Look, Roto World has Joe Burrow said He's targeting week 13.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay. And I'm seeing a new post here momentarily or moments ago by Adam Schefter saying could be week 14 at Buffalo.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

So somewhere in that range, something to pay attention to the.

[Mike Wright]

I mean, this change stack with Chase.

[Andy Holloway]

And Higgins could be live for your fantasy playoffs.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, it moves and shakes a lot of things. Like, I mean, I've talked about Joe Flacco every single week being, you know, even to the point of. Before this news, it was like Joe Flacco was still my in my top three waiver claims of the week. He's at least on sleeper. He's showing like 50, mid-50s of rostered and he. This is a. He's playing out of his mind. The schedule is incredible for Joe Flacco, but if he loses his job, he loses his job.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. And this week they are five and a half point underdogs in Pittsburgh with.

[Mike Wright]

A 49 and a half point over under.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

I mean that should be AFC north battle. Almost a 50 point over under. That's wide.

[Andy Holloway]

That's because they don't have one defense between the two of them.

[Mike Wright]

I don't know what, what maybe what's going on with the Steelers. Are they. Is the defense back or what's going on here?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. So there you go. That was big news. Garrett Wilson also, he's going to miss three or four weeks with a knee sprain.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean I am not lost season. I'm not exaggerating. Like it might be the blessing for fantasy managers. Not have to make that start sit decision.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Because you, you, you just the math doesn't math with Justin Fields passing yardage.

[Mike Wright]

I agree. And yet Garrett Wilson, most of the games he's been great for fantasy football. You just somehow these. That also confuses me. How do you get Justin Fields? I know the Bengals are. Their defense is horrifically bad. But how do you go from that? You get a bye week and then you have what, another 40 passing yards or something?

[Andy Holloway]

It just doesn't take very much to disrupt Justin Fields.

[Mike Wright]

Right.

[Andy Holloway]

That's really it. Todd Bowles. This was, I mean this was a panic alarm three weeks ago. No timetable on Bucky Irving's return. So Sean Tucker's a discussion on waivers. Rashad White was a bust this past week.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Ricky Pearsall, Kyle Shanahan hopeful he'll practice this week.

[Mike Wright]

Okay. Well, no, we'll take that over every all the fuzzy situations that they keep giving us. Pearsall looked great when he was playing and the 49ers really need him.

[Andy Holloway]

Andy Reid said Isaiah Pacheco may take more time. MCL sprain in week eight, probably not back soon. Terry McLaurin is not going to play in week 11 against the Dolphins. That would help Marcus Mariota as a streamer if he was back around a Gadsden day to day with a quad bruise.

[Mike Wright]

We will take this as well.

[Andy Holloway]

That's good news. You know, it was. It was a good sign that the injury came due to impact, honestly. So you know, he could play. We'll see. Dalton Kincaid hamstring week to week for Kincaid, who's been their best target, but probably not on your fantasy roster starting lineup this week. Britton Strange designated to return from injured reserve for the Jags. I'm not wildly excited about that, but maybe their offense is better with him.

[Mike Wright]

I think the offense as a whole is better. I mean the guy was in the first month of the season, the guy was 17% of the targets for the Jags.

[Andy Holloway]

Ramondre Stevenson, Trayvon Henderson, K Sean Booty, all limited. This is a Thursday night game for the Patriots. So something to pay attention to for that game.

[Mike Wright]

The Henderson you. You saw it happen in the game. He got a little bit banged up. He did go back in. So I'm sure that is what it is. It's related to that would be my guess. And then Ramon Dre, at least the news from last week was it's unlikely that he'll play on Thursday. We'll see if he forces his way back on because he can see his job slipping away.

[Andy Holloway]

Somebody asked me on Twitter what's the workload going to be like when he's back?

[Mike Wright]

Oh, it probably back to what it was.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. I think my answer was annoying. Yeah, it'll be back to.

[Mike Wright]

That's the argument for Henderson. So if you go Andy, you cut up the. Did you post all the Bucks carries?

[Andy Holloway]

All the carries.

[Mike Wright]

So you can it. This is a. The Bucks are a tremendous run defense and you could see that so many of the carries over and over are for nothing and that that's what it would have been with Ramon Dre too. Like I'm to pretend that Ramon Ray Stevenson would have done better running in the interior against the Bucks is that's nonsense. But when you give Henderson that many opportunities, you break one, you break one, you break two. That's what and if you hadn't watched.

[Andy Holloway]

It, you really almost broke two.

[Mike Wright]

He started the game with. With a huge carry and it was just a. A hand got his foot. If he doesn't get clipped in the foot. That was a touchdown right at the beginning of the game. That's the whole. That's the argument for Henderson is you're far more likely to get one to two huge plays.

[Andy Holloway]

When it goes right, it goes really right for you.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. No, it's, it's. It's fair.

[Mike Wright]

Will it. Will they go back to it? I honestly don't know.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. That's interesting.

[Mike Wright]

I hope so.

[Andy Holloway]

I hope so too.

[Mike Wright]

Or I hope they don't go back. I hope they don't go back.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, right. Yes. That Henderson plays more.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

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[Podcast Host Intro]

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[Andy Holloway]

All right, the Bengals, Chiefs, Cowboys, Titans back from the buy. We have two teams on by this week. Just to the Colts and Saints. They're like, Tyler Shuck, take a week off. What a performance. Jonathan Taylor, you got enough yards for two weeks. Take a week off. Let's start at the running back position.

[Mike Wright]

It remains uninspiring.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes, I would agree. I think, you know, the player I picked up and played last week who had a good week because he always seems to have a breakaway run when he gets opportunities is Amari D. Markado of Arizona.

[Mike Wright]

Sure.

[Andy Holloway]

You know, Bam Knight got hurt also, didn't play a lot. Michael Carter, we know what he is. You're going to get some targets and catches from Amari D. Markado in Arizona. They play San Francisco this week at home. They're at home the next couple of weeks. We know that Trey Benson will be back at some point, but we don't have any indications that it's soon right now. So to me, you know, I would have also brought up Chris Rodriguez probably pretty significantly, but he got hurt, shoulder injury in the game. He did score for Washington. Those are the two players that I thought were in that starter category that I cared about.

[Mike Wright]

They feel like they have standalone value, perhaps not a ton. And with it only being the two teams on by, I mean, maybe you have Jonathan Taylor and you really need a running back. I would lean D. Markado's way. And then it's the insurance guys. It is that time of year. Please ensure your superstar running backs and Tyler Algier right now. Seems like. Is that a real big. You know. Did that come through the mic?

[Andy Holloway]

I hit mute real hard there. I hit mute real hard. And now here we are. Now here we. Let me. Let me check. Check this. Yeah, the mute button is. Yeah, the mute button is being held down right now. And he's saying, don't say anything. Al's like, don't say anything to the. You think we're not gonna say something on a day like today?

[Mike Wright]

Hey, I muted you. Tyler Algier.

[Andy Holloway]

Son of a gun. I didn't mute you. I just fixed your button. So it's working. Do your job. What did you think? Your boss died today.

[Mike Wright]

We all. Yeah, we all showed up on time, right?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Tyler Algier.

[Andy Holloway]

It.

[Mike Wright]

They just. This is a. It's a. It's a Zach Charbonnet. Situation, they just. Bijan is incredible. And as soon as they get closer, like, hey, Tyler Algier, take over. You got a big dog.

[Andy Holloway]

Big what?

[Mike Wright]

Big dog. That was a.

[Andy Holloway]

That was a big guy, not a big chungus reference.

[Mike Wright]

It was a big guy and a.

[Andy Holloway]

Big chunk for oh, baby Kyle Manon guy likes. He. He likes and embraces the nickname big chungus.

[Mike Wright]

Well, but he wasn't talking for himself, was he?

[Andy Holloway]

I thought it was for himself.

[Mike Wright]

I thought he was just saying what meme. Which big chungus was legendary in our household.

[Andy Holloway]

He said it was like his favorite meme.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, boy. He's Big chungus to me. I've already made that connection in my. In my brain.

[Mike Wright]

So Tyler Algier is probably. If you don't have any of the. Like, if you don't have b. John or BARKLEY Or Christian McCaffrey, Algier, I guess, is at the top of the list because he can. He can go on your flex in an emergency situation.

[Andy Holloway]

I'll bring up Sean Tucker as well. I mean, he did get nine opportunities on the ground. I thought the team turned to him early because they just wanted to give him more chances. Rashad White has been Rashad White, so.

[Mike Wright]

But that's what's so weird about that whole situation.

[Andy Holloway]

Like, if I told you Bucky's gone for three more weeks, Four more weeks. I mean, you're probably throwing him on your bench to see what happens.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, it just. Those first three weeks, they didn't. I guess the last two weeks, nine carries. And then right before the bye week, he had 12 carries. The way they're managing their running backs is odd.

[Andy Holloway]

The other names that people have brought up as drop candidates. Jakori, Kraski, Merritt, Chuba Hubbard, Jordan Mason. I probably don't drop JCM right now with the injury to Chris Rodriguez because, I mean, are you telling me that McNichols is your every down back? That's not going to be the case.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. I don't know that any of those three guys should be dropped right now. They're, you know, everything is relative to your team. But it's like Chuba. If Rico misses time, Chuba will be very good. And Jordan Mason won't seemingly won't be very good if Aaron Jones ever misses time again, which he keeps getting banged up, but he at least will get a bunch of volume.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, let's take a break and we'll talk some whiteouts.

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[Andy Holloway]

Once again, the wide receiver position is much more interesting, Mike, than the running backs on the waiver wire. I I imagine we will have a handful of the same names in maybe a different order for the wide receiver position. There are, I would say three names, maybe four.

[Mike Wright]

I have a, I have a fourth name that I am pretty interested in.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, well, I think the big names that we'll talk about and we can order them however you want. A bye week is complicating one of the situations, but Parker Washington once again impacting your fantasy team. He didn't have a lot of volume and obviously Jacoby Myers will be more involved in Jacksonville, but with the injury to Brian Thomas and Travis Hunter, Parker Washington's out on the field a lot. He scored twice. One was a punt return touchdown, one was a toe tap touchdown. So he's about 55% rostered right now. Obviously Alec Pierce has made a huge impact. Alec Pierce, seven more targets, four for 84 and a touchdown. We talked about him at length yesterday on the Studs episode. That's another name, but he's on by and then Darius Slayton who I thought looked great. Now I would like it to be like he's off the board. If I. If you told me Jackson Dart is missing, I agree.

[Mike Wright]

I mean Darius, the skill set at least matches up. If Russ can do anything good, it's. It's float a deep ball that gives your wide receiver a chance. But I wouldn't be excited about it. The whole Giants offense would take a take a few notches down and I.

[Andy Holloway]

Guess my fourth name and you might have a different one. It was going to be Christian Watson. Just 37% rostered.

[Mike Wright]

I have five names.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay. Well, Watson, two catches, 45 yards. Always. He is the Green Bay Alec Pierce. Really he is. He's going to get deep shots in every game. The wide receivers and pass catchers are going down quickly in Green Bay and he is active and healthy and available. Dobbs the chest injury, who knows. But like Christian Watson, to me that's the kind of player I much prefer to put in my lineup versus one of those like low ceiling type of options. I think Watson is very start worthy against New York.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I agree he is. Actually he's higher up, but the name I wanted to talk about was Luther Burden. Okay. Chicago Bears rookie second round pick Ben Johnson has been in my opinion overly slow and cautious to react to what his. His top two picks have done. Like Loveland was. Loveland was fine. But it's still really sharing snaps with. With Cole Comet, I think. I think he played just a few more than Cole Comet and then he just. We insist on Zacchaeus being on the field all the time. It's very strange to me. But you have DJ Moore. DJ Moore got banged up, right?

[Andy Holloway]

Yes, he was a goose and then he got banged up.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Zacchaeus is second on the team in targets behind Roma Dunes.

[Andy Holloway]

It's time for a change.

[Mike Wright]

It's so bizarre that they're going with.

[Andy Holloway]

That Ramon Ray Stevenson of the wide receiver.

[Mike Wright]

Yes, like. And Luther Burden is. He is legit. It was A season high 49% of the snaps, 3 for 51. This is a. The other guys, you know, like Parker Washington. If you need a guy this week, I'd play Parker Washington. But if you're cool at like your starting roster is looking good.

[Andy Holloway]

If you're a cool guy, if you're really hip, you'll add the coolest.

[Mike Wright]

By if you're cool, I mean like if your roster is set and ready to go. Yeah. Then Luther Burden is a stash that I think a high priority stash for the second half of the season.

[Andy Holloway]

I would put him above Matthew Golden.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, yes.

[Andy Holloway]

In the upside category. With what's going on on those teams right now, I think Jason would probably say bring up Tez Johnson, but I mean, he's not here so he can't say that.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Four for 42, two touchdowns this past week. Will continue to get snaps as long as they're depleted and the running game is not good in Tampa. They play Buffalo this week. There are options. And then you could, you know, if you're in the flyer category, you don't want to spend any fabric, but you want to throw somebody on your bench. JIC. Right. Jerry Judy got 12 targets. I'm just. He got 12 targets. There's a new play caller.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, no, it's a trap.

[Andy Holloway]

There's a new play caller. I said on the bench. Don't you dare play him. So just throwing that out there and then I, you know, it's wild that there are a handful of teams where if you, if you take away their best options. We're not even coming on this show and saying go get the other players.

[Mike Wright]

Right.

[Andy Holloway]

Like Garrett Wilson's down. We didn't mention a jet. No, we're not going to talk about a jet.

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Andy Holloway]

Like there are teams like, like the Browns, you pretty much want no whiteouts. The jets, you want no whiteouts. Do you want a white out in Buffalo? Good luck.

[Mike Wright]

Apparently not.

[Andy Holloway]

You want one in Las Vegas?

[Mike Wright]

No, no.

[Andy Holloway]

There's teams where you got. The wide receivers are playing all game long and you don't even want them.

[Mike Wright]

Like, what, what is, what is Las Vegas doing? Why is Tyler Lockett getting six targets?

[Andy Holloway]

He is probably the best player to play of that wide receiver room and that is insane.

[Mike Wright]

I just, I, it's, that's so bizarre to me.

[Andy Holloway]

And then they do play Dallas.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, Ooh. Trey Tucker against Dallas.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. That's the one to go.

[Mike Wright]

That's pretty interesting. And then reminder, Jaden Reed, we don't know when or if he will come back.

[Andy Holloway]

He's going to matter.

[Mike Wright]

But for a guy that is stuck being a. Historically, he's been a part time player for the Green Bay Packers. If everyone else is hurt, they might just have to play Jaden Reed all the time.

[Andy Holloway]

That's interesting.

[Mike Wright]

And that what would happen, what would happen to the Green Bay packers passing attack if you had to play Jaden Reed every snap. You know what? Probably good things.

[Andy Holloway]

No, he's super important. I mean, this, this offense has not been full strength at all.

[Mike Wright]

Yep.

[Andy Holloway]

So tight ends, we talked about Brent Strange.

[Mike Wright]

Brooks wants Brooks, thank you. We'll bring him up. Kyle Williams.

[Andy Holloway]

I thought about it, but we just.

[Mike Wright]

Have to at least mention Kyle Williams.

[Andy Holloway]

Is a rookie on Mike's dynasty team. He's 7% roster. He had a 72 yard touchdown.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, he did. He is fast.

[Andy Holloway]

He's very fast. But I don't know if the team is going. I don't know if Mike Vrabel can handle two youngsters out there at the same time.

[Mike Wright]

Kyle Williams only got two targets. But if. I mean, it's. They play on Thursday and if booty can't go, then.

[Andy Holloway]

When the booty can't go.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, we've all been there.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Yeah. Not Jason's problem right now. All right, we've got tight ends.

[Mike Wright]

No, it's not.

[Andy Holloway]

No, it's not. Tight ends. Kate Otten, 12 targets. Yikes.

[Mike Wright]

Would you play. Would you rather play Tez or would you rather play Kate Otten?

[Andy Holloway]

I'd probably play Otten in a flex. Yeah, I'd probably do that. Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

That feels wild to play the tight end over the wide receiver. But he just. He gets volume. The hype probably gets explosive owed.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, the hype has probably calmed down on Colson Loveland and that might be.

[Mike Wright]

To your advantage, fantasy player, because, oh, I'm still in. He was four for.

[Andy Holloway]

I said the hype died down. But DJ Moore, the injury, all the things Mike said about Luther Burden, they apply to the Colson Loveland involvement in the offense. Harold Fannin, a little bit less excited with the fact Najoku came back and stole a bunch of targets and snaps.

[Mike Wright]

And it's The Browns still seven targets.

[Andy Holloway]

Theo Johnson, seven for 75 in this last one.

[Mike Wright]

You need Jackson dart, though.

[Andy Holloway]

You do. And then Juwan Johnson, 4 for 92. Has it been two good games with or just one without Rashid Shahid? But there's the last four weeks he's been a top 12 tight end again.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, the.

[Andy Holloway]

He is a. As soon as you count on him, he's going to dump all over you. But right now his passively.

[Mike Wright]

His guy is so weird.

[Andy Holloway]

But he's going into the buy, right?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, he is.

[Andy Holloway]

And then I wasn't. There was nothing impressive about the Musgrave involvement or anything yesterday. Defensively, you've got some matchups. The Patriots this week they played the Jets. You like that they're at home. Houston been a great defense.

[Mike Wright]

If they're somehow out there, they play.

[Andy Holloway]

Tennessee, Baltimore, less than 50% roster. They play Cleveland. They've been playing a lot better. And well, Dylan Gabriel is. Dylan Gabriel or as Jason would say, Gillen Gabriel. Green Bay. They take on the Giants. It could be Russ at quarterback or Jamis. Green Bay's defense just held Philly in check. Those are kind of the highlight names on the defensive side.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. No, I. Man, who would. All things considered, of those four, who would you actually pick?

[Andy Holloway]

If I had my choice of all of them, I'd probably just play the Patriots against the Jets. I would feel at home. That's the only home matchup of that group. I'd probably feel pretty cozy about that. No. Garrett Wilson. I mean, how do you.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, my God.

[Andy Holloway]

How do you do anything? It's going to be Breeze hall check downs, and Justin Fields checking out.

[Mike Wright]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

[Andy Holloway]

I'm sorry.

[Mike Wright]

Are you sure it's Justin Fields?

[Andy Holloway]

How.

[Mike Wright]

We won't know.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, they did win, right? Competitive advantage.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, they did it.

[Andy Holloway]

They kept it right up to game time. The other team literally didn't know what was going to happen. I mean, the Cleveland Browns had no idea how to play defense against a quarterback. They hadn't built a game plan yet.

[Mike Wright]

No, they didn't.

[Andy Holloway]

And then they surprised them.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. And that's why all of those not offensive touchdowns were happening.

[Andy Holloway]

Could you hear, by the way?

[Mike Wright]

Psyched out.

[Andy Holloway]

If you listen to the broadcast, you can actually hear the entire Cleveland Browns defense screaming.

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Andy Holloway]

When the news broke that morning from the locker room. Because they had no notes. Yeah, they had no notes.

[Mike Wright]

They couldn't figure it out.

[Andy Holloway]

They had just guessed that to Rod Taylor, and then they had built a game plan around Taylor.

[Mike Wright]

What did Fields actually end up with?

[Andy Holloway]

Garbage.

[Mike Wright]

He threw the ball 11 times.

[Andy Holloway]

For how many yards?

[Mike Wright]

For 54 yards he did have.

[Andy Holloway]

And let me tell you, one of the receptions was for 42 yards.

[Mike Wright]

Was the Breeze hall touchdown.

[Andy Holloway]

Was that a downfield pass?

[Mike Wright]

No, no, no, no, no.

[Andy Holloway]

So it was a check. It was a screen.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

So you had basically zero yards down the field.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Nifty.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

That's annoying. All right. That was this week's waiver wire presented by Jimmy John's. Jimmy John's new toasted pizza sandwich is available in two flavors. Three cheese pizza sandwich and Sicilian pizza sandwich. Oh, that's good. At participating locations for a limited time while supplies last. We did get those sandwiches. I did steal somebody's sandwich on accident. I'm sorry. To the person that ordered the Sicilian.

[Mike Wright]

Your mouth wasn't sorry.

[Andy Holloway]

No, that was. It was better than the. I thought it was my favorite one.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, let's talk some quarterbacks.

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Full stream ahead.

[Andy Holloway]

I Don't see one in here for Jason. He didn't even, he didn't even put a streaming quarterback in. He was too busy, this guy. Too busy scaring the living daylights out of us.

[Mike Wright]

Goodness gracious.

[Andy Holloway]

To be clear, I'm very, very happy that he's alive.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. But, but now, now we're mad.

[Andy Holloway]

Who are you streaming?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, who are you streaming?

[Andy Holloway]

Mike, you got a name in here and it's a guy you love.

[Mike Wright]

You just. Oh man, you love him to death. I love nothing more than recommending to stream Aaron Rodgers, but he's your dude. He's playing the Cincinnati Bengals and the Aaron Rodgers. It has not been great. But guess what? He was. He has two good games on the year. One in week one against the jets in that really surprising shootout where it looked like Justin Fields was actually going to be a good quarterback this year. Then bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad, bad. Oh, wait, we got. We got week seven here. 22.6 points, QB8 on the week. Oh, it's the Cincinnati Bengals.

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[Mike Wright]

And that was on the road too. So if you are up against it, we already the 49 and a half point over under and the. The Steelers are the heavy favorites. Was that what it was?

[Andy Holloway]

Five and a half, I think. Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

So he. Aaron Rodgers is in play should you.

[Andy Holloway]

Need to stream your quarterback, get DK Metcalf above the 30 yard mark this week.

[Mike Wright]

I actually do.

[Andy Holloway]

Marcus Mariota will be my streaming quarterback pick. It was a whooping last week against Detroit and he's still in the mid-20s in fantasy production. It's just what he does. Two touchdowns. He's got a weekly floor thanks to the rushing and the, and the opportunities there. They are going to play Miami, but it's in Madrid, right?

[Mike Wright]

Oh, sure.

[Andy Holloway]

So it's a, it's a road game for both really and Miami right now against quarterbacks. I know they had the good week against Josh Allen, but still 22nd on the season and schedule adjusted. Terry McLaurin will be there on the bench clapping. I did.

[Mike Wright]

I loved the announcement that Terry McLaurin will go to Spain with the team not going to play. I'm like, well, yeah, who doesn't go to Spain? Like your chair. You're like, I get a free flight.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, man.

[Mike Wright]

A free trip over to Spain. I'm going to go do that.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. And pay attention. If Flacco was dropped over the over the by the buy.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. I would play Flacco over Aaron Rodgers. And if it wasn't clear, I guess we didn't really lay out strategy for Joe Burrow. Like if my quarterback, if I don't have a locked in solution at quarterback, you know you're talking one of the elites. Yes, I am picking up Joe Burrow right now. Based off of this news headed into week 11, you might get him in two weeks.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, IR spot. You know that'd be nice.

[Mike Wright]

Even there were a lot of people are really, really struggling with their quarterback situation and if somehow Burrow was available, I think I'd be pretty aggressive to go get him.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, if you. We didn't have a great start to the year but he played against Cleveland, in Cleveland.

[Mike Wright]

He also always, always starts slow.

[Andy Holloway]

We'll take a break. We'll jump into I think sports card talk for the next 20, 30 minutes.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, I'm here for that also.

[Andy Holloway]

Jason's not here. You and I could talk.

[Mike Wright]

Hopefully Joe Burrow. Joey B. Is watching what Joey F. Is doing.

[Andy Holloway]

Wait, Joey B. Joey App. Okay.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Of where he's just where, where Flacco is like what am I going to, what am I going to do here? I'm going to throw that ball to Jamar Chase.

[Andy Holloway]

When in doubt air 20 times. Air it out.

[Mike Wright]

Joe Burrow.

[Andy Holloway]

Do it if you need Listen to Mike.

[Mike Wright]

Well, I mean honestly, if we get two more games of just.

[Andy Holloway]

I thought you enjoy for tone. Oh, of NSync.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, no, no, I went. I meant Joe Flacker.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, got it.

[Mike Wright]

If we get two more weeks of like 15 targets for Jamar Chase and then Joe Burrow comes in and it's like eight targets.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, you got.

[Mike Wright]

People are going to get real, real.

[Andy Holloway]

Mad at Joe Burrow for Joey Fatone. Let's take a break. We'll actually jump into some mailbag.

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[Andy Holloway]

This is one of the most peculiar episodes we've ever had. The vibe just feels funny.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Due to the bear.

[Mike Wright]

We were in a horror movie where it was like, do loot, do let's make jokes about our friend. Yeah, sleeping in. And then slowly the anxiety just starts building to like, oh, no, he's for sure. Something really, really bad happened.

[Andy Holloway]

It was. It was pretty freaky, man. It was so freaky. Our producers didn't even make the mute buttons work. That's how freaky it was. We got Mailbag. Mike.

[Mike Wright]

All right.

[Podcast Host Intro]

Mailbag.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

If you got a question, you go to the website, the fantasy footballers.com. you can click that submit a question button or dial the voicemail hotline 302464, TFFB and we will answer your questions. Trying to help you out this week. This one's a good one. We haven't talked about them a lot. Probably should have talked about them a little more. Jesse in Pasadena wants to know, is Xavier Worthy at drop status at this point? With how Mahomes is playing, I thought Worthy would benefit, but he really hasn't provided those winning weeks. What's the vibe check on Mr. Xavier Worthy? We know he's been playing through injury since week two. The targets, I mean seven, seven. What are your thoughts, Mike? Do you.

[Mike Wright]

I'm giggling because Kyle sent the message real quick. He says no one hates Worthy more than Mike, which I am a very biased.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, is this not a good question for you?

[Mike Wright]

It's. It's.

[Andy Holloway]

Would you drop Xavier Worthy?

[Mike Wright]

Everything that I've seen from Worthy, including the second half breakout of last year, which I thought was like an inefficient, they tried to turn him into Rasheed Rice, which he had some success for Fantasy, but if you like, look at how efficient Rice is with the targets compared to what Worthy was doing. It was not even close. So everything I've seen from Worthy just confirmed my priors of. I still haven't seen a player who, that I'm blown away with for who really deserved to be a round one talent. I don't, I mean, unless you're like, I got to get Parker Washington into my starting lineup, I'm not going to drop him because things the story, I can see it turning around for him, but I don't, I don't think it will happen.

[Andy Holloway]

Evan in Denver, should I start Woody Marks or Kamani Vidal this week? I. We have been here before with Woody Marks where he had a breakout performance and then people relied on him.

[Mike Wright]

This one is actually very tough.

[Andy Holloway]

We've also been there with Vidal three times. I mean he was running back 8, 7 and 8 in weeks 6, 8 and 10. Taking a week off in between. Now goes to Jacksonville. Tough running defense.

[Mike Wright]

That's it. I want it to be Vidal. Just. He's on the. He's on the better team. I want to. I want a piece of the Chargers offense.

[Andy Holloway]

Woody Marks is fully healthy because I know he got banged up in that game, came out and would have to check. I mean, he, I don't think he's on any injury reports.

[Mike Wright]

He played 80% of the snaps. He's actually been double digits in three of the last four weeks and he's against Tennessee. So this really is a. I think I leaned. Legitimate start. Sick question where I'm not just going to be like, all right, I want Vidal because he's on the Chargers. I. But I think the answer is still Vidal, but it's close.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Woody marks in Week 10, he played seven of seven snaps inside the 10, handled all four carries. I mean they're, they really are giving him an audition right now.

[Andy Holloway]

It seems that way. And they did come back from 29 to 10. Freaking Jacksonville. All right. Hey, ballers. Dylan in Mississippi Flex. Jaylen Warren or George Picketts with a Dax Stack. What would you do with that situation? Jalen Warren, Cincinnati high over under George Pickens. You know, the Cowboys defense is always a problem, but he's been outside the top 23 for three straight weeks. They play really.

[Mike Wright]

George.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, George. George has been. I mean, he's been fine. Really good. I mean, 4 for 82, he said 7 for 78 and 6 for 79. Just hasn't scored.

[Mike Wright]

He has had double digit points every week except for week one.

[Andy Holloway]

He's still on pace for 1400 receiving.

[Mike Wright]

He's having a man.

[Andy Holloway]

I might. I mean, that's. At last.

[Mike Wright]

DK Metcalf over George Pickens.

[Andy Holloway]

Did we.

[Mike Wright]

Weirdos.

[Andy Holloway]

You're talking about the.

[Mike Wright]

I'm talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers.

[Andy Holloway]

They did. They did. They did do that, didn't they?

[Mike Wright]

I would. Oh my gosh, would I play Warren over George Pickens?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, you would.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

The problem with the Las Vegas game, I mean, maybe Las Vegas can put up points against Dallas, but I think I feel pretty confident. Five and a half point favorites for Pittsburgh at home against Cincinnati's defense. Right. They both have good matchups, but I feel a little bit better about Jalen Warren myself. I don't know where you're at.

[Mike Wright]

I think I'd play George.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay.

[Mike Wright]

I'd play George. That. I mean, double digit baseline chance for monster game. Would you. Do you feel like the ceiling potential for George would be higher than Warren.

[Andy Holloway]

Probably.

[Mike Wright]

Okay, probably.

[Andy Holloway]

But you got. You're going to have to get that touchdown. You're going to be a little bummed.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, yeah? Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Jared in Ohio with a question. This one's a tough one, Mike. When is it okay to admit to myself I'm out? I've been in last all year, out of 12. But it's been injury and spotty performance as a team. That should have been good on paper.

[Mike Wright]

That's right. You tell me.

[Andy Holloway]

Achieved all year. I'm 2 and 8. Is it okay to say the title is not in the cards this year for my redraft league? Hashtag my Meow team.

[Mike Wright]

2 and 8. I mean, you have to look at the rest of the league.

[Andy Holloway]

That's not great.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, it's definitely not.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, you're probably cooked.

[Mike Wright]

You probably are. I'd say you probably are. But you go. Go look at the. Go look at the actual league standings and see how far you are out of sixth place. It might be closer than you realize.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, 6 and 14 is good enough for a division lead according to the metrics that I have.

[Mike Wright]

And also when you're out, you're not actually out. I mean, you're out of the playoffs. Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Try not to finish last, but you.

[Mike Wright]

Don'T want to finish last.

[Andy Holloway]

Don't be an embarrassment to your family.

[Mike Wright]

And friends and you want to ruin other people's Sundays. Like. Yeah. Look, you're. If you're in the pit of sadness and despair, you don't want to be there alone. You need to reach up, grab, and drag your friends down with you.

[Andy Holloway]

That's right. Thank you, Mike. That's such good advice. J. Griz agrees. That is going to do it for this episode of the show. Enjoy the holiday. If you have the opportunity to have some time off. All the kids are your kids off today?

[Mike Wright]

They are.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. We never got into Tuesday.

[Mike Wright]

It is.

[Andy Holloway]

It was always like observed on a Monday or something when we were growing up. Yeah, we've got the Tuesday off. All the kids are at home. Jason's at home. Everybody's got it off.

[Mike Wright]

The roads were a bit more clear.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, he didn't need them. Oh, okay. Yeah, yeah. The roads. The roads were a little more clear. We got TNF preview backup options, playoff primer. Jason's alive. We'll be back tomorrow. He might even be here.

[Mike Wright]

We'll see. I mean, I guess we'll know. We won't know now from a day to day basis.

[Andy Holloway]

Be letting us know. All right. That is it. For today's show. Thank you for joining us and supporting the podcast. We'll catch you tomorrow.

[Mike Wright]

Goodbye.

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