Week 3 Waivers + Full Stream Ahead, Tubular! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 9/22

Summary

Fantasy Footballers Podcast Summary Episode: Week 3 Waivers + Full Stream Ahead, Tubular!
Release Date: September 22, 2020
Hosts: Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, Mike "The Fantasy Hitman" Wright

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1. Episode Overview

In this episode, the Fantasy Footballers delve into crucial Week 3 fantasy football strategies, focusing on waiver wire pickups, injury updates, and streaming quarterback recommendations. The hosts provide in-depth analysis to help listeners optimize their rosters amidst a week plagued by injuries and unexpected performances.

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2. Game Recap: Raiders vs. Saints

Andy Holloway kicks off the episode by highlighting the importance of in-season management over the draft, emphasizing the impact of injuries and waiver decisions on fantasy success.

• Derek Carr’s Performance:

  • Andy [02:20]: "Between Josh Allen and Derek Carr to start the year, they're a combined four."
  • Jason [02:36]: "Everything was to Darren Waller. That's how I saw it."

  Derek Carr delivered an outstanding game, passing effectively to multiple receivers, notably Darren Waller, who dominated the Raiders' receiving corps.

• Darren Waller’s Impact:

  • Andy [05:48]: "The Raiders had 34 total targets, 16 of them were Darren Waller."

  Despite the high target volume, there's confusion over Waller's visibility until the catch, leading to humorous banter about Jason Witten's one-eye strip.

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3. Injury Updates

The hosts provide a comprehensive rundown of key injuries affecting Week 3 fantasy decisions.

• Positive Updates:

  • Davante Adams: "The hamstring injury does not look serious nor a threat to playing time."
    (Andy [09:03])
    Adams is expected to return soon, providing a boost to fantasy teams.

  • Chris Godwin & Kenny Golladay: Both players are nearing returns from their respective injuries, enhancing their fantasy value.

• Negative Updates:

  • Christian McCaffrey: Out for 4-6 weeks with a high ankle sprain.
    (Andy [10:17], Jason [10:20])
    This affects teams heavily reliant on CMC, forcing tough waiver decisions.

  • Corland Sutton: Out for the season with a torn ACL.
    (Andy [12:19], Jason [12:29])
    Opens opportunities for players like Jerry Jeudy and Noah Fant.

• Other Notable Injuries:

  • Cam Akers: Diagnosed with separated cartilage in his ribs, remains day-to-day.
  • Tyrod Taylor: Hospitalized post-injection for rib injury, raising concerns about his availability and performance.

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4. Waiver Wire Strategies

The discussion centers on optimal waiver wire pickups, prioritizing running backs and wide receivers amidst the injury chaos.

• Top Running Back Pickups:

  • Jerick McKinnon: Highlighted for his role in the San Francisco 49ers' offense.
    (Jason [35:52], Andy [36:47])
    Jason prioritizes McKinnon due to his consistent involvement in the passing game.

  • Mike Davis (Carolina Panthers):
    (Jason [35:52], Mike [36:47])
    Seen as a reliable spot start, especially in PPR leagues.

  • Joshua Kelley (Los Angeles Chargers):
    (Mike [34:51], Jason [35:43])
    Secure role with 23 carries and involvement in the passing game makes him a valuable pickup.

• Top Wide Receiver Pickups:

  • Corey Davis: Affordable option with potential upside against Minnesota.
  • Russell Gage: Consistent target volume makes him a must-add.
  • Michael Pittman & Jalen Rager: Emerging rookies with growing target shares.

• Tight End Pickups:

  • Johnny Smith & Mike Gesicki: Both are reliable options with favorable matchups.
  • Dalton Schultz: Top option due to his performance and opportunity in the Cowboys' offense.

• Defensive Pickups:

  • Tampa Bay & Indianapolis Colts: Recommended based on favorable matchups and defensive performance.

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5. Streaming Quarterbacks

With several quarterbacks underperforming or injured, the hosts suggest strategic streaming options to maximize weekly performance.

• Gardner Minshew (Jacksonville Jaguars):

  • Andy [56:06]: "Taking on the Miami Dolphins on Thursday Night Football."
  • Noted for his reliability and favorable schedule over the next few weeks.

• Mitchell Trubisky (Chicago Bears):

  • Jason [54:58]: "A great stream against Atlanta’s poor defense."
  • Recommended due to Atlanta's struggles against quarterbacks.

• Ryan Tannehill (Minnesota Vikings):

  • Mike [57:17]: "Facing a porous Minnesota defense, offering high upside."

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6. Drop Decisions

The hosts discuss which players to consider dropping to make room for high-potential waiver pickups.

• Recommended Drops:

  • Michael Gallup: Despite being a high-profile receiver, inconsistent performance warrants a drop.
  • Emmanuel Sanders & Tariq Cohen: More reliable options are available on waivers.

• Holders:

  • Naim Hines, Ronald Jones, Devin Singletary: Still valuable for their roles and potential upside.

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7. Tight End Analysis

Focusing on tight end strategies, the hosts highlight emerging talents and undervalued players.

• Johnny Smith:

  • Jason [46:42]: "Necessary with the current injury and his matchup against Minnesota is phenomenal."
  • Offers strong target volume and reliability.

• Mike Gesicki:

  • Jason [46:42]: "Very happy with Gesicki as well."
  • Another solid option with high upside against favorable defenses.

• Dalton Schultz:

  • Mike [48:13]: "Dalton Schultz would be the top option here."
  • Recognized for his consistent performance and opportunity within the Cowboys' offense.

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8. Defensive Pickups

The hosts recommend defenses that have favorable matchups and high point potential.

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers:

  • Strong defensive playmaking ability makes them a top pickup.

• Indianapolis Colts:

  • Facing the New York Jets, offering a high upside for fantasy points.

• Arizona Cardinals:

  • Effective fantasy performance against Detroit and other opponents.

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9. Notable Quotes

• Andy Holloway [02:20]: "Send in the car. Send in the car."
• Mike Wright [02:38]: "Because he's gigantic and a walrus."
• Jason Moore [35:52]: "Jerick McKinnon is the next guy to me I think I would like Jerick McKinnon more than Mike Davis because Jerick McKinnon's role could be season long."
• Mike Wright [48:30]: "He is Gigantor. And people, if you have not seen Mo Ali Cox, he is just, he's the biggest man I've ever seen in my entire life."

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10. Conclusion

The Fantasy Footballers wrap up the episode by reinforcing the importance of strategic in-season management, especially during injury-heavy weeks. They encourage listeners to make informed waiver decisions, consider streaming options, and stay adaptable to maximize their fantasy football success.

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Transcript

[Andy Holloway]

Hey, Foot Clan, you do not win your league at the draft. You win it right now when the injuries start to pile up and you read between the lines with those START SIT decisions, the trade talks, the waiver wire pickups. We are here to help. If you become an official Foot Clan member, not only do you get access to an extra episode every week, but you get access to the stream finder tool, the Start Sit Tool, expanded version, the Flex rankings, the premium projections, the snapshot tool, a free copy of the Baller's book, and community access, and our new Injury Blitz podcast, too. Check it all [e-mail].

[Mike Wright]

Hey, this is Darren Waller, tight end for the Las Vegas Raiders. I am the Wallerus, and you are listening to the Fantasy Footballers Podcast.

[Jason Moore]

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

[Andy Holloway]

Welcome in.

[Mike Wright]

That was fire, Andy. I know. That was simply a makeup. The disrespect that you just placed upon our man Darren Waller, cutting off the Goo Goo Joo. Shame on you.

[Andy Holloway]

It's like we didn't have the control to fix that. But, no, we needed to get into the episode because it's the most important waiver show we've had of all time in a while. So many injuries. If you made it through without an injury, congratulations. You have an advantage over the rest of your league because you are in the minority. But we have a. We have a great show today. We have our quarterback streamers on the episode. We have the big waiver breakdown. Some news to talk about. Had a great Monday Night Football game. I love the NFL. It's great because things like last night happen all the time. The difference between great and, you know, not so great. It's just so tight in the NFL. And the Raiders had a Derek Carr. Derek Carr had an absolutely outstanding game. Send in the car. Send in the car.

[Jason Moore]

You must have been so happy.

[Andy Holloway]

I am thrilled. Between Josh Allen and Derek Carr to start the year, they're a combined four. And, oh, Derek Carr had, like, just an incredible game, passing to 1112 different receivers, getting the ball.

[Jason Moore]

Everything was to Darren Waller. That's how I saw it.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

The majority was how the box score sees it as. Well.

[Andy Holloway]

I don't understand how he turns invisible until the catch.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Because he's gigantic and a walrus.

[Andy Holloway]

I just don't understand it because they just didn't cover him. I mean, plays that you would think, all right, we're at the goal line. If a player leaks out, who do you think it's going to be New Orleans. Do you think it'll be the guy that's already got 37 targets?

[Mike Wright]

But see that's the trap. Like if you line up jumbo, you're the Raiders, your jumbo package and you're going to naked boot out and have a tight end rollout. It's going to be like Foster Moreau. It's going to be Jason Whitten with. Okay. Am I the only one who saw that Jason Whitten's got like the one eye strip going on? No.

[Andy Holloway]

Does he really? I.

[Mike Wright]

It looked like it. I cannot confirm nor deny what is happening but.

[Andy Holloway]

And like Jason went got to Vegas and bought a Miata and he put one eye strip on.

[Mike Wright]

Not. Not that I have the qualifications to say what is and what is not cool, but that's not cool, man. You're Jason Witten. You're not nearly cool enough pull off a one eye strip.

[Jason Moore]

Very.

[Mike Wright]

You're not Tyron Matthew.

[Jason Moore]

I'm very confident that whatever Jason Whitten does that then becomes officially uncool.

[Mike Wright]

Oh no.

[Jason Moore]

So yeah, it's confirmed.

[Mike Wright]

It's the old dad when he starts. It's like when, when dad start dabbing and you're like oh yeah, we got.

[Andy Holloway]

He did dab on the field too. Yes, probably Whitten. When you see the contrast between Monday Night Football Whitten in the suit and then shaved head, one eye patch. Whitten.

[Mike Wright]

So good. My point was you would that's the. This become about Jason Whitten because that's the misdirection. Like the. The player who should leak out is. You wouldn't expect. It's Foss Morrow, it's Jason Whitten. But no, they're like no, we will go with the obvious one. We'll go with the best receiver on this team, Darren Waller who rolls out. It is just a gentle rookie of the year underhand toss to Darren Waller for a touchdown.

[Andy Holloway]

So the Raiders beat the New Orleans Camaras 34 to 24. Alvin Camara had 13 carries and nine catches. This team didn't look the same on offense without Michael Thomas, but an impressive game. Josh Jacobs had 27 carries. Really wasn't a huge fantasy game for him. He got 27 carries and three catches again, which is, you know, you like to see that number three or above every week for Josh Jacobs.

[Mike Wright]

Jacobs was also in and out of the game. I'm not exactly sure what his. What he was struggling with. We saw him on the sideline getting like his, his thigh or his hip Flexor getting worked on. You saw him get. So he went out, came back in, then got horse collar tackled and kind of got a little shook up from that.

[Jason Moore]

So he went in the blue tent.

[Mike Wright]

I think he's fine, but it's. It's something you're going to have to pay attention to.

[Andy Holloway]

There were 34 total targets, so 30, 34 targets by the receiving corps in Las Vegas, and 16 of them were Darren Waller.

[Mike Wright]

How many passes to Jalen? Richard catch.

[Andy Holloway]

Are you making fun of the pronunciation?

[Mike Wright]

Is that how we say.

[Jason Moore]

I've never heard it until last night. And as soon as I kept hearing, I was like, are we saying it wrong?

[Andy Holloway]

I don't know. Maybe.

[Mike Wright]

But if it is Richard, I am in on that. That is fun to say.

[Andy Holloway]

Any other takeaways from the game last night? You saw Brian Edwards with a couple of receptions, nothing too spectacular. Only one for Henry rugs. Traquan Smith, 5 for 86. Looks like the best receiver there.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, but, I mean, the reality is Daniel Sanders. Oh, goodness. I mean, there's the question of, can you drop him? Yes.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

If he can't show up in this matchup, in this game without Michael Thomas, you. It's. Then he's irrelevant. But Michael Thomas was my big takeaway. I mean, actually, to be honest, Drew Brees looked not good. And I mean that as far as, like, maybe it's a timing thing. He's used to only throwing to Michael Thomas, and so now he's got to throw to other people. But he missed his throws often. You know, the throws were short. The throws were a little too long left, right and center. If he wasn't dumping it off to Alvin Camara, it was a difficult catch for the receiver, too often, way more than you ever see Drew Brees throw. So I don't know if it was, again, just missing Michael Thomas, but it gave me a little bit of the worry, a little bit of, like, I.

[Mike Wright]

Had the same one.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, no.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

I'm reserving judgment. But if next week Brees comes out and looks off, I mean, at some point, age catches up to people. I'm not saying it's here with Breeze, but I am saying I'm watching it now.

[Andy Holloway]

41 years old was not driving the ball down the field.

[Jason Moore]

No, he did. He looked bad.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. I mean, he's still accurate. But if you have.

[Andy Holloway]

If you have Alvin Kamara as the kind of. He corrects a lot of what could be wrong.

[Mike Wright]

He's really good.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. I mean, he's just any, you know, Breeze looks downfield Read one, read to Alvin Camara. Read one, read to Alvin Camara.

[Mike Wright]

And those check downs where you see the ball go to Camara. He's obviously going to catch it. And then the linebacker is the one who's trying to close in on Camara and you can see he is not even struggling or thinking about cutting in. He just scoots, scoots out to the outside.

[Andy Holloway]

He giggles a little bit while he sees the linebacker approach.

[Jason Moore]

I love both of these running backs, but when Josh Jacobs gets the ball, you see him put in maximum effort. He gets the ball. He runs as hard, as fast as he can. Every time Camara gets the ball, it looks like he's just, he's just jogging out there.

[Andy Holloway]

He's just surfing.

[Jason Moore]

Okay. Yeah, yeah, he's just surfing. He's sliding past everyone.

[Mike Wright]

Tubular.

[Andy Holloway]

Tubular. Twitter@the ffballers the fantasy footballers.com we've got an injury recap article from Matthew Betts. It is a novel this week, but you want to check that out. So you're ready to go for your waiver wire. JoinTheFoot.com that's the fantasy football community and you can find us on YouTube. YouTube.com/The Fantasy Footballers Raiders are two and.

[Jason Moore]

Oh.

[Andy Holloway]

Let's talk news.

[Jason Moore]

News and notes from around the league.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, we have some good news. I'm going to give you some good injury news to start this off. Devonte Adams. The hamstring injury does not look serious nor a threat to playing time. Matt LaFleur says he wanted to go back in the game, so he should be back.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, this is great. Mike brought this up yesterday, the fact that they were up and LaFleur said he wanted to see how the next few drives go. If we need him, that we would have put him back in. They did not need him. And so that's great news.

[Andy Holloway]

If I was a player last week and I started seeing all the. There were seven ACL tears, I would have pulled my hamstring on purpose just to get off the field. I would have been like, yeah, it's a little tight. I'm going to wait for week three. Chris Godwin, out of the concussion protocol, will play in week three. You don't need to start potty Miller. Matt Patricia said Kenny Golladay is really close. He almost played in Week 2. The Lions didn't want to risk an aggravation. I think that is wise.

[Jason Moore]

That's great news.

[Mike Wright]

Got the sandpaper out.

[Jason Moore]

I love hearing this. That's just fun stuff. Devonte Adams, Chris Godwin, Kenny Golladay week three. Fantastic.

[Mike Wright]

All right, Enjoy. Enjoy that news. Let it wash over you. Take a moment. And here we go.

[Andy Holloway]

Now, Jason, in our league of record, where you were two and. Oh, and we face each other this week and it's going to be, you know, quite the battle. You have a player named Christian McCaffrey.

[Jason Moore]

Had.

[Andy Holloway]

Had. He is, he is going.

[Mike Wright]

Did you drop him? I'll go pick him up.

[Andy Holloway]

Four to six weeks with a high ankle sprain.

[Jason Moore]

The thing is.

[Andy Holloway]

And you got off better than the Saquon owners.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. With Christian McCaffrey, they are going to. He will come back early, like four to six weeks. That means he's going to be out three weeks. And when he comes back, he will be not 100%.

[Andy Holloway]

I was going to ask you.

[Jason Moore]

It's what we saw with Alvin Camara and Saquon. And yet you will 100% have to start him.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, no. So you know, you know your future and the trap you're in.

[Jason Moore]

Exactly. And I do not like it.

[Andy Holloway]

You're walking in the jungle and you see the trap and the leaves set over it and you're like, I'm going in.

[Jason Moore]

So I double negative.

[Mike Wright]

What if it's not a trap?

[Jason Moore]

I double negative. I then went and traded for James Connor.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes, you did.

[Jason Moore]

So look, two wrongs. Let's make a right, baby.

[Andy Holloway]

Drew Locke will be sidelined at least two weeks. Oh, my goodness. That means that the. The Denver Broncos, they had to go out and they had to make a transaction.

[Mike Wright]

Gotta get a backup.

[Andy Holloway]

I got a snake, man. Yes, Blake Bortles, a one year deal. Now is he backing up Jeff Driscoll?

[Mike Wright]

Oh, yeah. Look, the Broncos have a plan and it's for one big score for Jeff Driscoll. Jeff Driscoll is fine. We saw him in relief in Detroit.

[Andy Holloway]

And how did Bortle slip into this third tier of. I mean, I assumed he was a backup at least.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, he was the Rams backup at one point.

[Jason Moore]

I'm not sure.

[Mike Wright]

I'm not sure what happened, but yeah, it will be Jeff Driscoll, I believe, moving forward. And it seems like there is optimism that the two weeks given for Drew Locke, it will be accurate and he'll be back sooner than later. So Blake Bortles is just here.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, Corland Sutton. Ah, this was a little bit of a surprise because we didn't know how bad the injury was. He's out for the season with a torn acl.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, yeah. I mean, when we were going over all of the injured players, his name was left out and Then said, wait, what about me?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. And then it was. The news was, well, he kind of tore up his knee.

[Andy Holloway]

And you go, what does that mean?

[Jason Moore]

What?

[Mike Wright]

What does that mean?

[Andy Holloway]

And it was meant bad things.

[Mike Wright]

It was a torn acl.

[Jason Moore]

So Jerry, Judy and Noah Fant become clear. You know, look, the quarterback play is not going to be great there right now, but the targets have to go to someone. Those two will benefit if there are plus matchups. I think both of those players are going to be weekly starts.

[Andy Holloway]

Judy and Lamb over the first two weeks of the year. Now with this injury, both seem very relevant for fantasy.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

And K.J. hamler.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, we'll be talking about Hamler in the waiver part of the show.

[Andy Holloway]

All right. Cam Akers diagnosed with separated cartilage in his ribs. That sounds bad. Uncomfortable.

[Mike Wright]

That sounds terrible.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. You want your cartilage? I want it non separated.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

I want it together for sure, day to day. So he's not been ruled out. But Darrell Henderson is going to be a discussion today. Malcolm Brown, he's expected to play as well. The situation seemed like maybe the, you know, go spend a ton of fab on Darrell Henderson. We'll talk about that today too. But it's looking a little bit less clear with the Buffalo matchup.

[Jason Moore]

I think it is pretty clear. I mean all three guys have a chance to suit up, except one has separated cartilage, the other has a broken pinky finger.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, if all three are active, you feel confident though with Darrell Henderson? That's my concern.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I personally do. I think for this week, yes. Not a long term play, but this week I think Darrell Henderson will be the guy.

[Andy Holloway]

Jimmy Garoppolo is week to week, he's not been ruled out. Raheem Mostert likely won't play. That is a good report because you didn't know what was wrong. It's an MCL sprain. It was considered minor. Week three against the Giants coming up again, those are going to have. This is the challenge. I mean the report on Brown and Acres, it impacts how much you might invest on Henderson. Now you guys are both confident, but then if Mostert does go out there, are you. Are you investing in heavily in McKinnon and heavily in Jeff Wilson Jr. In this matchup.

[Jason Moore]

Not Jeff Wilson, but I will invest heavily in McKinnon.

[Mike Wright]

Agreed.

[Jason Moore]

Even if Mostert will be there because Tevin Coleman is going to miss time. And we've already seen with Mostert healthy and being the complete lead dog, McKinnon is fantasy relevant. And now you've Got Mostert. You know, he's. Even if he's active, he's not at 100%. They're not going to just lean on him and, you know, give him 15 carries.

[Mike Wright]

I think McKinnon is going to be a great play this week against the Giants. And I'm expecting Mostert to be out playing through an MCL sprain.

[Andy Holloway]

We got some stuff to talk about.

[Mike Wright]

Yes, we do.

[Andy Holloway]

My name is Jeff Paris Campbell out indefinitely. A PCL injury, not even a timetable. And then we got even more news about Tyrod Taylor. Apparently he was given a pregame injection and then had the shortness of the breath, went to the hospital. The injection was for, you know, pain, dealing with the rib injury. He was going to play with a flak jacket from a Friday rib injury. They gave him an injection. He didn't react well to it. Anthony Lynn came out and demonstratively said, tyrod Taylor gives us the best chance to win. He came out and said, look, we didn't win this past game because you punted.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, yeah.

[Mike Wright]

I. If Anthony Lynn's opinion is Tyrod is the best chance to win, fine. I can't really argue with that at this point of the season. But to go with the evidence of we lost the game. Justin Herbert gave you several opportunities to win that game and your defense.

[Jason Moore]

But. And you were playing against the super bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Why are you guys turning on Anthony Lynn?

[Mike Wright]

No. I don't know. I don't want to.

[Jason Moore]

I love the man. I love the man, but I don't actually like the coach. I don't. I don't like watching. Watching Hard knocks made me respect him. But I remember thinking, when comparing him to McVeigh, like the. The actual football acumen, football, you know, head coaching, I thought, no, he's. I didn't see things I loved.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, the punt. I know hindsight's 20 20. If you. If you make the call and you, you know, you get it. It's a genius call. You don't get it, you're an idiot. And that's how football works. Tough to give it to a rookie and expect him to make that play, but.

[Mike Wright]

Well, give it an awesome. Give it to Austin Eckler on a. On a sweep. I mean, sure, whatever.

[Andy Holloway]

No, I get it.

[Mike Wright]

Neither here nor there.

[Jason Moore]

Give it to the Chiefs.

[Mike Wright]

But then it's right. It's compounded by. I hate the. The timeout as they are snapping to kick a field goal. I think it. I get it. It's in the rules. You're allowed to do it. But it's just such a bush league thing to do. If you're going to freeze them out, let him. Let him sit in stew and it. Don't give him a practice kick. I highly disagree with that.

[Andy Holloway]

You're saying the last second nature of it as opposed to just calling it well before. Let him sit. Okay, I respect. Because it seems a little bit gimmicky, right? It's like.

[Mike Wright]

It is.

[Andy Holloway]

What's that? I got your nose. Rashad Perryman considered.

[Mike Wright]

That's very Matt Nagy.

[Andy Holloway]

That's right for Chad Perryman's considered week to week. Crowder was out last week. We'll see what happens there. DJ Chark limited in Monday's practice with a chest injury. One interesting fact on DJ Chark. He is fourth in targets on his team through two weeks.

[Jason Moore]

It's not great.

[Mike Wright]

No, he's not delivered. I believe his catch rate is 100%.

[Andy Holloway]

It is, but it's. It's a little bit.

[Mike Wright]

Come on, Gardner. We need. We need more.

[Andy Holloway]

Maybe Thursday night.

[Mike Wright]

And that's why he was limited on Monday's practice because he plays on Thursday.

[Andy Holloway]

Talk about Keelan Colt this week.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, we will. Before we get into the Mondo waiver section of the show.

[Andy Holloway]

Mondo.

[Mike Wright]

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[Andy Holloway]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Andy Holloway]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Andy Holloway]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Jason Moore]

Oh, I'm two for two.

[Mike Wright]

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[Andy Holloway]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Andy Holloway]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Andy Holloway]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Jason Moore]

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[Mike Wright]

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[Mike Wright]

I feel like I should have been like a warm up jog before this section. This is serious business.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, and it sounds like we have. Oh yeah. I hit. I hit full stream ahead, didn't I?

[Jason Moore]

We didn't even notice.

[Andy Holloway]

No, I was distracted by the Derek Carr picture up on the screen. Do I want to give him a real one? Give him a real one.

[Jason Moore]

Put me in coach.

[Andy Holloway]

How would, how would all three of us not even notice?

[Mike Wright]

Because I was getting in the zone over here. I blocked everything out. I was like a fighter headed to the ring.

[Jason Moore]

Streamers are so close. You're basically saying you're streaming wide receiver and sometimes.

[Andy Holloway]

Is there any other drops you want to hear right now or no? No. Good.

[Jason Moore]

For now.

[Andy Holloway]

Al I appreciate you bringing that to my attention.

[Jason Moore]

No problem.

[Andy Holloway]

I was probably distracted by the fact that I've got a pretty tough drop candidate question for you too. The top candidates like, because if you're going to sign someone, you got to let somebody go. You got to say farewell. You got to make a determination two weeks into the year that you're done. Well, Paris Campbell, that one might be easy enough.

[Mike Wright]

I would be willing to drop Scotty Miller.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay. See you later. Anthony Miller. Goose last week, barely on the field actually.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, get, get out of here.

[Andy Holloway]

Emmanuel Sanders Sayonora. But what do you do with Michael Gallup? Okay. You're a hold.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, it's a definite.

[Mike Wright]

It's 100% hold for me. I. And I will. In fact, if Michael Gallup has another struggle this upcoming week heading into week four, he would still be a hold. If he have. If we have struggling through week four, then I'm willing to move on. If you want to try and actively trade him, put him as the extra treat on a package, I'm okay with that move, but I'm still going to hold on to it is worth adding.

[Jason Moore]

On to what you just said. A very common. You might look at the waiver wire and see someone you really want to add and you don't have someone to drop. And you're saying, do I drop Michael Gallup? That's where you go out. Hopefully your league does not have the giant, you know, trade windows of 24 hour monitoring. Get that garbage out of your league. But assuming you're not, that's a perfect processing.

[Andy Holloway]

You're saying 24 hour processing.

[Jason Moore]

Exactly.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Jason Moore]

To veto, vote and veto these trades.

[Mike Wright]

You should never veto a trade.

[Jason Moore]

But you can, you can add Gallup to another player and go trade a 2 for 1 deal to upgrade that other player and that frees up a spot to add. It's not just Gallup and Joe Mixon that you're trading for Josh Jacobs. It's you're getting Josh Jacobs and someone off the waiver wire.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I think I view Gallup in the same range as Russell Gage right now. Because you have multiple options. We'll talk about Dalton Schultz today. You got four different targets in Dallas to kind of hope you get right if you put one in your lineup. Sterling Shepherd. Would you drop Sterling Shepherd?

[Mike Wright]

Yes. Especially with the, the turf toe problem.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, let's start at the wide receiver position with some waiver pickups. I think the main pickups, the, the, you know, Jerry Judy is on the short list. He might be rostered he's rostered in 74% of ESPN leagues. That's not a likely candidate, but if he's out there, you should grab him. Brandon Cooks fits that category, too. Brandon Cooks had eight targets this past week. He was on the field 90% of the time. And we don't know what's. What happened with Will Fuller.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, it's a tough matchup coming up against Pittsburgh, but he should certainly be rostered.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, these are the guys. They're probably on a team in your league, but always check because do not just make the assumption that someone already picked these guys up. Brandon Cooks, Jerry Judy, and my number one would be Robbie Anderson. And we're showing A rostered percentage of 62% in Yahoo. So there are leagues where Robbie Anderson is still there.

[Andy Holloway]

So yeah, Rob, he's been used 10 targets this past week, nine catches, screen passes, short area targets. Now you have no Christian McCaffrey for the short term. So who's at the top of your wide receiver list this week?

[Mike Wright]

Besides.

[Andy Holloway]

Besides those guys?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, so besides those guys. It's. It's hard to really prioritize a wide receiver right now since the, the running backs are, you know, that's where the heavy action is at. But if I'm picking up a, let's say a spot starter, it's going to be Corey Davis. I know that Corey Davis didn't really come through with a big game against Jacksonville. Three catches. He did have a touchdown. He's on the field a ton and he gets to play Minnesota. So if you're looking for that one week guy and you're going to go, you know, cheap while everyone else is going burning huge waiver priorities, they're burning through Fab to get these running back replacements and you don't really need that. Corey Davis, I think is a, is a fine cheap option you can grab.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I'm not spinning up on any of the wide receivers this week. I need the Fab or your, you know, your waiver priority for running backs. But Russell Gage, you brought him up as a comp to Michael Gallup, a guy that we would not drop. He needs to be rostered because it's a really good passing offense. Maybe he's the two, maybe he's the three. Russell Gage is the three. But how does Matt Ryan with that defense not throw for 5,000 yards this season?

[Andy Holloway]

12 targets week one, nine targets week two.

[Jason Moore]

He's currently the wide receiver, 14 in fantasy through two weeks. So he should certainly be rostered and he's available in the vast majority of leagues.

[Andy Holloway]

I've got a couple other interesting. Maybe they're holds, maybe you pick them up and you put them on your bench, but if you have the ability to do it. Couple of rookies, Jalen Rager and Michael Pittman with Paris Campbell out, Michael Pittman saw six targets in this game, played 91% of snaps. There's an opportunity there for Pittman. And then Jalen Rager, he's been on the field as well. 84% of snaps, four targets this past week. Has a great Cincinnati matchup. And I've been impressed with the limited work we've seen from Jalen Rager so far.

[Mike Wright]

I would prioritize Rager over Michael Pittman, but I'm with you that I, I love both of these players. Michael Pittman's opportunity is unfortunately at the expense of Paris Campbell, but Pittman was a high second round pick. He incredible college pedigree, athletic profile. He's a stud. He should. We should be talking about Michael Pittman for years as now one of the top wide receivers. But this year as the rookie, I'm going to take Rager, I'm going to take Carson Wentz and the Eagles to kind of right that ship on the passing game.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, stop sucking Carson Wentz, because I love you and you're great, but you have really been playing poor ball.

[Andy Holloway]

A player I think we'll talk about next week more than this week. So if you have a deep bench and you want to stash and wait and see. Keelan Cole, seven more targets this past week. I think he's a good player. Six for 58 and a touchdown he scored in the first two weeks of the year. Has the Miami Thursday night game in primetime. So if he has another good game, that'll be three straight with Gardner, who seems more reliable now for like a sustainable amount of targets and moving this offense.

[Mike Wright]

Certainly. And the.

[Andy Holloway]

And then Nikhil Harry.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, that's the. That's the big missing name to me is Nikhil Harry. 12 targets this week, 8 for 72. Totally overshadowed by Julian Edelman and his monster game. But I mean, Cam's moving the ball. Yes.

[Mike Wright]

And Cam is throwing absolute laser beats.

[Jason Moore]

Well, he's. He's got an offensive line here that can pass blocky.

[Mike Wright]

But I'm saying that we had this concerns about the shoulder, like what's the velocity and that Cam winding up and letting the ball rip. That thing is going 1,000 miles an hour right now.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, hours, whatever.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I thought, I thought that's what.

[Mike Wright]

I heard a little. A few extra asses.

[Andy Holloway]

I will say this. I don't think that the volume is going to be what it was this past week when Seattle was able to actually move the ball and, and be as you know, it didn't seem like they were playing the New England defense. It seemed like they were, you know, a knife through butter. So that could affect the passing volume. I don't think you're going to see 12 targets.

[Jason Moore]

I agree completely. But the one thing that I think Harry has is that by the end of this season, Harry could very, very well be the number one option on this team. Right now it's Julian Edelman and Harry's the two. But how often does Julian Edelman make it through a season? He's older and he was just getting lit up on the field. I mean, he was lighting it up, but he was also taking some monstrous hits. And at some point, I think Harry will be thrust into the wide receiver, one position. I'd love for him to be on my roster when that happens.

[Mike Wright]

There's a couple other rookies I want to highlight. These are not as high in priority as Rager and Pittman. These are guys that you're probably putting on the bench. You're not going to play immediately. But we mentioned him at the top of the show. KJ Hamler was a high draft pick.

[Andy Holloway]

Wide receiver for Denver.

[Mike Wright]

Thank you. Wide receiver for the Denver Broncos. Cortland Sutton is out for the year. When that happened. K.J. hamler on the field a bunch. He saw seven targets. K.J. hamler is a DeSean Jackson type of player. Is he a. He is a home run field stretching guy. I think he is absolutely worth putting on the bench and seeing what happens. And then the other guy, Chase cool. Chase Claypool, my man from the north. Chase cool. Look, Chase cool. Well, he has gone with the official moniker of Mapletron because he is from the north. I like it. I'm in on Chase Claypool. This is a longer term hold though. This is. You are picking up Chase Claypool and envisioning the future in a couple weeks. I mean, he's already been a beast making his mark on the field for the Pittsburgh Steelers. But he is already encroaching on James Washington snaps. He is stealing them away like a succubus. And it will not be that long before Claypool is the wide receiver three the official field stretcher for the Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Steelers. Goodness.

[Andy Holloway]

Pittsburgh.

[Mike Wright]

Jace cool.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I think that's probably pretty fair if we're talking about Russell Gage or Michael Gallup. If Claypool takes over the number three role, which I think he's caught all five of his targets this year for 100 and something yards and had the big play last week.

[Mike Wright]

Where are you with Treekwon Smith? He had the big game. I know that the Saints were spot start. They were kind of playing catch up as Brooks likes catch up mode. But do you feel like you can trust Traquan Smith? Drew Brees talked him up a lot this offseason.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, after seeing the lack of Emmanuel Sanders in his. I mean, why not?

[Jason Moore]

Talked him down a lot this episode.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, I think he's a spot start. I think he's somebody you could look to. When Alvin Camara is not open, then he has to pass it to Jared Cook. And then when Jared Cook's not open, Strike one. I lost. I lost by two points because I couldn't get enough out of Jerry Cook.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, no.

[Andy Holloway]

And he was targeted on that second to last play of the game. And I think it got like deflected at the line of scrimmage. That's fantasy football. All right. Naim Hines, would you cut Naim Hines?

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Andy Holloway]

Ronald Jones, would you cut Ronald Jones? That's a no. That's a no. I'm going to hold Cam Acres.

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Andy Holloway]

Hold Malcolm Brown. I would cut Devin Singletary.

[Mike Wright]

No.

[Andy Holloway]

Zach Moss. I wouldn't cut any of these running guys.

[Mike Wright]

I would cut Tariq Cohen.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, Tariq Cohen. I would. I want to ask Jason.

[Mike Wright]

You would cut Acres or you would.

[Jason Moore]

Cut Brown, but not Acres. So the way that I view this season because of the broken figure for Malcolm Brown, which, let's say he plays through that, he still has a broken finger, that's a scary proposition for a running back whose primary responsibility is do not fumble. But as the season goes on, I think Cam Akers overtakes Malcolm Brown. I don't see Malcolm Brown as the guy who is going to hold on to this number one of the three headed monster role as the season goes on. So it's like, if I can't start Malcolm Brown now, which I don't think I can, I'm not holding him for some future day where Cam Akers and Darrell Henderson take over as. As the lead guys.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, so this is where the major part of the waiver decisions are to be made. The running back position. Saquon Barkley out for the year. Christian McCaffrey out. How heavily do you invest this week? That is the question. It is just week three. But if you're the CMC manager, if you are the Saquon manager, you've got to make an important decision on how much you invest on the big names this week, which could include Jerick McKinnon, ironically, and all the leagues I'm in. Jerick McKinnon's already rostered.

[Mike Wright]

Well, I mean, he showed up week one. He already was already producing in the, in the passing game, which is what we want our running backs to do. What's tough here is.

[Andy Holloway]

Let me put the names out there.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, go ahead.

[Andy Holloway]

You can, you can weigh in, but Mike Davis, running back for the Carolina Panthers, had eight catches last week. Jerick McKinnon. We just, we've talked about what's going on in San Francisco and then, you know, beyond those two big names, Darrell Henderson probably comes to mind. Where are you with these? Put it in the context of how much fab you would. You would bid.

[Mike Wright]

All right. My number one running back pickup of the week isn't on any of these teams. Is not in a replacement running back for any of these teams. It is Joshua Kelly from the Los Angeles Chargers. He is still widely available and he is locked in. To me, his role is secure. 23 carries. He's getting some targets. He is splitting time with Austin Echler. He looks like he's going to be the goal line back moving forward for this team. So I actually have full confidence in Joshua Kelly's role moving forward. These other players, it's spot starts, it's spin the wheel of the New York Giants. I feel more confident in Mike Davis, the backup running back for the Carolina Panthers, than I do any of the Giants. Jay, how are you viewing the running backs with the. Your confidence level?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I think you bring up a good point in Joshua Kelly. I don't know that he would be my number one. But the nice thing is his is not temporary. Right. Like Mike Davis.

[Andy Holloway]

He out touched Austin Eckler.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. And I think that was because of the surprising game script where they were up. We were expecting them to be down and this wouldn't be a Joshua Kelly game, but they play against the Carolina Panthers this coming week. So Joshua Kelly is a guy you could pick up and start right off the bat. And I think you'll be happy with the results on the other side of that same game, Mike Davis, look, he's go. He's it. You know, it's not like where the Giants you go, is it Dion Lewis? Is it Wayne Gallman? I'm not sure. I'm not sure that I want to start either. I think Mike Davis is going to be an absolutely fine start. He's not going to come in and replace cmc? Goodness gracious no. But he will be involved and he's got a three down skill set.

[Andy Holloway]

But how much would you invest in terms of a fabit? Let's say you're the CMC owner and you have to make a decision on Mike Davis. What are you investing percentage wise of your budget?

[Jason Moore]

I'm probably forced to put in 30% of my budget.

[Mike Wright]

You're not going to get him.

[Jason Moore]

I'm probably forced to maybe put in more.

[Mike Wright]

That's what I mean of you see.

[Andy Holloway]

A must add for you as a CMC manager.

[Jason Moore]

100%. I mean I think you desperately will need him if you need to start now. The nice thing is and why I say 30% is because there are a handful. Jerick McKinnon is the next guy to me I think I would like Jerick McKinnon more than Mike Davis because Jerick McKinnon's role could be season long unlike Mike Davis's. Once Raheem Mostert comes back and is healthy, you could probably still start Jerick McKinnon. I could easily see Jerick McKinnon usurping Tevin Coleman when. When Tevin Coleman.

[Mike Wright]

I think that's done the you know.

[Jason Moore]

This is a good running team. The Kyle Shanahan system is good. McKinnon's looked good. I like McKinnon. He would probably be my number one claim.

[Andy Holloway]

I've got a bold prediction for you in that Carolina backfield. I predict that Curtis Samuel will receive 10 rushing attempts. I don't hate it next week.

[Jason Moore]

That's super Spice.

[Andy Holloway]

He had four last week. With McCaffrey healthy he is going to compliment Mike Davis. They have Robbie Anderson and DJ Moore on the outside. I think Curtis Samuel is a very interesting speculative ad and play because he's going to receive, you know, some attention in the passing game too. But if you can give him eight to 10 carries on the ground, I'm just saying. Yeah, no, it's interesting.

[Mike Wright]

I do not mind that at all. Speaking directly to the New York Giants backfield and projecting what I think is going to happen because we, we don't know here people. This is these are murky waters with the Giants backfield. Saquon is out. We know that Devonta Freeman is visiting the New York Giants. That does not mean that he is going to sign. If he does, you have to envision that Freeman is the guy for sure. But I don't know if we are going to have that information before the wave waiver wire runs and you had Dion Lewis, he was active as the backup running back for the Giants this past week. Wayne Gallman was inactive. We have at least some evidence last year. Different team, different regime running things. But when Saquon misses time, it was Wayne Gallman. He was, he was the guy who has more of a skill set to touch the ball a bunch. And I believe that is in fact why Wayne Gallman was inactive. Yes, Dion Lewis was the compliment running back. It's like that. You don't have Saquon and Gallman active and then if you think Dion Lewis is a better third down back, you, you have to go with your game plan. So I, I'm taking the shot on Wayne Gallman right now. Everyone is going to be spending up on Freeman on the speculative hoping he signs with the Giants ad and I'm going in on Wayne Gallman. I'm going to try and sneak him away a bit cheaper. Because even if Freeman is the guy, how good is Freeman going to be?

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, but if Freeman's the guy, how good is Wayne Gallman?

[Mike Wright]

Oh, no, but that's why I'm saying it's, it's a, it's a cheap. I'm not going, I'm not going a huge percent of my fab here. I'm talking try and sneak Wayne Gallman away with 10 to 15% because oh.

[Andy Holloway]

Golly, that's a lot. That is a lot for a, for a part of a two or three headed Giants backfield.

[Mike Wright]

Freeman is going to cost people 50 plus percent.

[Andy Holloway]

I don't know if I'd sign Wayne Goleman for free.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, I would sign Wayne Gallman for free and I would put him ahead of Dion Lewis. Certainly I agree with Mike's narrative that he would be the primary running back, but I also agree that I wouldn't spend up for him because if Wayne Goleman comes in, he's not getting the Saquon workload he's going to split.

[Andy Holloway]

I would be signing Devonta Freeman over both of those players.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, my, my order would be Gallman, Freeman and then I don't think I'd sign Deon Lewis, but Dion Lewis would be third. Ahead of all three of those is Darrell Henderson. To me, I, you know, to me the, the Mike Davis, Jerick McKinnon and Darrell Henderson, those are my main pickups this week. I would order them. Jerick McKinnon, Mike Davis, Darrell Henderson.

[Andy Holloway]

Darrell Henderson has Buffalo this week, then the Giants, then Washington. It's just a little bit murky as to how many players will be rostered. I Definitely see him as an AD. He was 12 for 81 and one last week. Had two catches for 40 yards. Looked really good.

[Jason Moore]

That was the. That was the Darnell Anderson we always dreamed for.

[Andy Holloway]

I would say that Mike Davis has the most secure opportunity. If Joshua Kelly's not available, that's then this.

[Mike Wright]

All this chatter. This is why Joshua Kelly is my number one guy.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

And I would pull hard.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. He's more rostered. So there are, you know, 39% of Yahoo. Leagues as opposed to 6% for Mike Davis. So Jeff Wilson. Jeff Wilson will probably. You got to remember last year he received goal line work in this offense.

[Mike Wright]

He did.

[Andy Holloway]

He also scored on four of the six attempts he had inside the red zone.

[Mike Wright]

He did.

[Andy Holloway]

And he will get that work again. Jerick McKinnon and Jeff Wilson will both be involved. I would be putting. If you can spend a lot less fab and you're just kind of adding somebody that you need, a spot start like Wilson's going to cost you a lot less fab.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Oh yeah. He may go through unclaimed.

[Andy Holloway]

They won't give McKinnon all the work by any stretch of the imagination in this offense. Not with him coming off the injury. Not with the fact that Wilson's had involvement in this offense.

[Mike Wright]

Yep.

[Jason Moore]

This is going to be so crazy. I just can't wait to see how all these chips fall. It's unbelievable. I do think, look, Jeff Wilson's always been good and I agree. But McKinnon is going to have a really good fantasy stretch while Mosterts out.

[Mike Wright]

Let me ask you this. If you. If let's. We're going to take McKinnon out because I think that you can get him for a little bit less. Would you. With how crazy and murky this is with no real information at the time of this recording. Going in on a waiver that's going to run Tuesday night, early Wednesday morning, depending on your system. Would you punt on those guys and let the rest of your league spend the. I'm telling you, you're going to see 60 plus percent of fab spent on Davis Freeman of these. Just like I'm hoping. Meanwhile, you have Frank Gore, starter for the New York jets who will see carries. He will see some targets. 21 carries this past week against San.

[Jason Moore]

Francisco for 63 yards.

[Mike Wright]

I get that. But San Francisco is a very good defense. He's going to play the Colts or even plug your nose. Miles Gaskin, who saw seven targets this past week, he's over 65% of the snaps for The Miami Dolphins or are you going to try and sneak those guys off or would you rather get your chips in on the high stakes players from the Giants and Mike Davis from the Panthers?

[Andy Holloway]

I am not as excited about all of these running backs unless I am the CMC or.

[Mike Wright]

That's what I'm saying. A lot of people don't have a choice.

[Andy Holloway]

I understand Mike. What I'm saying is I'm not so excited about the top end that I'm kind of agreeing with you that I'm willing to. If I'm two and oh and I'm. And I have fab that I want to save. I don't want to drop 60% of my fab budget on Mike Davis for a couple speculative starts not knowing exactly what it's going to look like on an offense that we haven't seen a lot of. I would rather get a spot start out of some of these other. Other names that you're mentioning. Not Miles Gaskin, but. But Frank Gore. I'm fine with a spec. You know, one week.

[Mike Wright]

Right.

[Andy Holloway]

Filling a Frank Gore. I'd rather. The only player that's worth a big fab investment to me is Joshua Kelly because of the long term implications. That's where I'm at.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. Brutal.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I mean I personally would have McKinnon up there as well. But that's all a matter of what you believe happens. I think McKinnon is relevant the rest of season and dominant the next few weeks.

[Andy Holloway]

Dominant.

[Jason Moore]

That is my current belief. The running back.

[Andy Holloway]

Four touches last week.

[Jason Moore]

The running back for The San Francisco 49ers will be valuable. Of that I'm confident. And then I'm also confident that he's the running back for the 49ers. The primary running back for the next couple of weeks. So you put those, you know, one plus one.

[Mike Wright]

Got some algebra going on.

[Jason Moore]

I hope it equals two.

[Andy Holloway]

It all did. It just comes down to Mostert's availability. If he plays this week. I don't know if you'll feel the same but we'll find out. Tight ends. Dallas Goddard flopped last week. Disappointing Chris Herndon. I think you can let go of the dream.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Which sucks because I really like Chris Herndon.

[Mike Wright]

Here's what you do with Chris Herndon. If you're playing Dynasty. You try and go get Chris Herndon real cheap and hope that Adam Gase is gone because the players that get away from the black hole just end up being good. We have another Robbie Anderson. Look who's really, really good and was not Kenyon.

[Andy Holloway]

Drake, Ryan Tannehill, the list just goes.

[Mike Wright]

On and on of his ineptitude. So I mean that's, I'm being a little jocular here but also Chris Herndon, once he gets away from Adam Gates is going to be a good player.

[Andy Holloway]

Main waiver wire pickups though at the tight end position have to be Johnny Smith and Mike Gasicki. You also can look at Dalton Schultz after the monster week, but John New Smith is still set up against Minnesota this upcoming week. Gasecki's on Thursday night after the breakout game facing Jacksonville. Who do you prefer out of those two?

[Jason Moore]

I like both players quite a bit, but Johnny would be my guy for me too. You know, early from draft season he was, you know, bizarrely my tight end 7 and he is broken out. He is necessary with the current injury and his matchup against Minnesota is phenomenal. But I'm very happy with Kosicki as well. I'd bid heavily on those two. I mean they're probably, you know, they're available in about half of leagues, maybe a little under half if you're on Yahoo. But they're out there to a lot of leagues and I would make sure like if I had a good tight end I would still sign these guys. They're too good to be on on the waiver wire and they're going to be like I don't draft.

[Andy Holloway]

Would you drop Evan Ingram for either of them if you had. If you didn't want to roster two, I would, yeah.

[Jason Moore]

If I didn't want to roster two, I'd rather have Johnny Smith than Evan Ingram. I just traded Evan Ingram as almost a throwaway to get Noah. Fantastic. Because I believe in Fant and Johnny Smith and Gasicki as those hopeful breakout potential guys and I'm sick of eviting.

[Andy Holloway]

You just don't want it. You don't want the experience.

[Jason Moore]

I, you know, I bought in for the first time and it's, it's been one of those what's your return policy purchases. How long do I have to make an exchange?

[Andy Holloway]

Mike, Dalton Schultz, Mo Ali Cox, Jordan Reed. Put those players in order.

[Mike Wright]

It would be. Dalton Schultz would be the top option here.

[Andy Holloway]

Would you like to make him a my guy?

[Mike Wright]

Like I said, anything Dalton Schultz does.

[Andy Holloway]

It'S the proxy for Blake taking the.

[Mike Wright]

Credit for it, baby. Because the opportunity was there for Blake Jarwin and Blake Jarwin is a better player or better pass catching tight end.

[Andy Holloway]

To say after how Dalton Schultz is playing, stop it.

[Mike Wright]

I will not, I will not stand for this.

[Andy Holloway]

Jarwin didn't do much before that injury.

[Mike Wright]

I will not stand for the tarnishing of Blake Jarwin's day.

[Jason Moore]

This was really good for the Cowboys to allow the magnificence that is Dalton Schultz to really show. I hate you both should have been the starter all along.

[Mike Wright]

But yes, Dalton Schultz, he is absolutely. You should stash him or you could pick him up playing 10 targets. And I know that the game kind of got out of hand for the Cowboys, but Mo Ali Cox AKA Gigantor, it's tough right now because we one, we don't know the status of Jack Doyle. Two, we don't know the status. What will the team do once Jack Doyle is back? Is this just the veteran gets his job right back despite the fact that in his career. What's. I'm trying to remember the stat from that. JJ like the fourth round.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it was basically there's been 30 times when Jack Doyle's had five or more targets as the tight end of the Indianapolis Colts and he's had one 100 yard game out of those 30 games with five or more targets. Moyli Cox has had one game in his career with five or more targets and he has won 100 yard game.

[Mike Wright]

He is Gigantor. And people, if you have not seen Mo Ali Cox, he is just, he's the biggest man I've ever seen in my entire life. This is a Paul Bunyan situation. But moving back to reality, Mike is.

[Andy Holloway]

A bit obsessed with his physical size.

[Mike Wright]

Back to reality, the team is better when Mo Ali Cox is out there stretching the field. He can do things that Jack Doyle cannot. But you're not, you're not going to, you're not, you're not going to put a huge amount of fab on him because you just, you don't know if he will actually have the starting role.

[Andy Holloway]

It's not long term free.

[Jason Moore]

I mean you don't have to. If you want Mo Ali Cox, you can go place, you know, 1% or a zero dollar bid and you're. And you're fine. Now here's a name I really want to bring up because I actually I would rather have them than Mo Ali Cox. I would personally rather have them than Logan Thomas. It's Drew Sample and here's the thing. You want Drew Sample more than Logan Thomas 100%. Who's.

[Mike Wright]

You're a wild man.

[Jason Moore]

I call me wild. It is very, it is very rare. It is very rare that on our in season waiver shows we can give a dynasty waiver pickup. But Drew Sample is available in not every dynasty, Mo Ali Cox is available a lot of places.

[Andy Holloway]

I would take Drew Sample over Mo Ali Cox in a heartbeat.

[Jason Moore]

Those two guys are available in dynasty leagues, and you should absolutely make a waiver pick up on them. Look, CJ Uzama has never gotten it done, and he was dominating with Joe Burrow and then unfortunately got injured for the season when he went out. Drew Sample dominated 10 targets for eight receptions, 52 yards. And I think, look, the Bengals defense is not going to be stopping people. Joe Burrow is going to have to throw the ball, and it looks like he uses the tight end. So Drew Sample has an opportunity to actually be really fantasy relevant. And I know in a lot of dynasty leagues, there's. There's, you know, three or four teams that just have absolutely no tight end available to start Drew Samples, at least out there.

[Andy Holloway]

Favorite defensive pickups this week.

[Mike Wright]

There's. There's a good amount of them. Tampa Bay would be the number one. They are taking on Denver, but they're rostered in about half of leagues. But I would be looking to them, and then I would put. But I put my number two claim on the Colts. They get to take on the New York jets, and that's just a. That's a matchup I am happy to get in on.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. The Arizona Cardinals are also one. You know, it's. It's tough because do you want the.

[Mike Wright]

Cardinals versus Detroit or do you want the Colts versus the Jets?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I guess. Versus the Jets. I certainly want the Colts, but they're not available in a ton of leagues. Arizona has been surprisingly effective for fantasy. Granted, Detroit, the matchup looks good, but if Kenny Golladay is indeed back.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, it's not as good.

[Jason Moore]

It's hard to know today, and I think we would all project that Kenny Golladay will be back this week.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, let's hear this. Let's hear this. Drop again.

[Jason Moore]

Full stream ahead.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, it's just as good the second time as it was the first. All right. Are you dropping Carson Wentz, Drew Brees, or Matthew Stafford?

[Jason Moore]

Sure.

[Mike Wright]

I'm not dropping Stafford with. I'm projecting. Kenny Golladay is back, man. Carson Wentz. I would be willing to move on from Drew Brees death. Brutal. You're willing. You're already willing to pull the plug.

[Jason Moore]

So I agree with what you said. Stafford, I'm not dropping. I think Golladay's back and Stafford should be. Should be a good fantasy option. Carson Wentz is done for me until he's. He's looked Poor. His receiving options aren't the best. I am totally fine moving on and then picking him back up off of waivers if he has a good game. I just don't think he's someone you, you have to grip tightly. Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

This is the point of the year when you have to, if you want to be a good fantasy player, you have to let go of what you thought would happen on certain players.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I mean, instead of rostering Carson Wentz as your backup tight end, waiting and hoping he gets it together. If I could, you know, and I, and I picked up someone else to play, I would much, much rather have a Jerick McKinnon or Joshua Kelly where it's like than a second backup quarterback. Did I say.

[Andy Holloway]

You did say backup tight end. That's okay. We let, let you just keep going.

[Jason Moore]

All right. So for a streaming candidate this week, I have Mike's pick, but he got it in first, so I'll share mine. This is gross. He's not a good quarterback. He will never be a franchise quarterback. But this is the point of fantasy football. You can stream mediocre quarterbacks in A plus matchup and be absolutely fine. It's Mitchell Trubisky, the Chicago Bears quarterback, currently a top 15 quarterback. He's been okay. He lit it up in week one. And the thing is, is he plays against Atlanta.

[Andy Holloway]

Are you in love?

[Jason Moore]

I am.

[Andy Holloway]

I mean, this is the second time you've picked him.

[Jason Moore]

I have. Mitch, if you're listening, you're not good and at football, but quarterbacking did you get.

[Andy Holloway]

Will you give him credit for a great, great start last week? Great. He was, he was really, really good.

[Jason Moore]

He plays well in stretches and I think he will have a stretch this week against Atlanta, who has just been terrorized. Granted, Atlanta so far has played really good quarterbacks. So, you know, we'll, we'll see. Kind of. Is it the defense or was it, you know, Dak Prescott? Was it Russell Wilson? And now it's going to be Mitch Trubisky. But the reality is their defense is not great and Mitchell Trubisky should be able to do enough. They're going to have to keep up with Atlanta's very good looking offense. So I think he's a great stream.

[Andy Holloway]

Do you keep a bucket around you when you drop Carson Wentz to sign Mitchell Trubisky and play him?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I mean, I'm on the toilet when that happens. I don't do that from, you know, my office. No way.

[Andy Holloway]

All right. My streaming quarterback this week, it's Gardner Minshew.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, baby.

[Andy Holloway]

Taking on the Miami Dolphins on Thursday Night Football. He's still only rostered in 20% of leagues on ESPN, 32% on Yahoo. Has the schedule that Mike has kept bringing up Miami, Cincinnati, Houston, Detroit for the next four weeks. I will be disappointed, like, if DJ Chart can't play on Thursday, one less, you know, kind of big play option for Gardner that will make it tough, but he's just getting it done week to week. I mean, the first two games of the. Of the year have been nothing short of outstanding for Gardner. I mean, he had. He went from completing 95% of his passes, Mike, down to a mere 67% this past week.

[Mike Wright]

Very disappointing.

[Andy Holloway]

Three touchdowns each week. Very looking, very reliable. And when you get through Week 6 before the buy, he might be a top 10 tight tight end, might be a top 10 quarterback at that point.

[Jason Moore]

Well, he's a top 10 quarterback right now through the first two weeks, and his two matchups were the Colts and the. And the Titans. Pretty decent defense, right?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, I love it. Love Gardner. Moving forward for this next stretch, I've got Ryan Tannehill, Minnesota. Man, it's. It's not good up in the north for the Minnesota Vikings defense. And to be fair, the offense, it looked pretty rough last year.

[Andy Holloway]

Other than the offense and defense, though, a lot of optimism surrounding the franchise.

[Mike Wright]

And Anthony. They just lost Anthony Barr. Like, the defense hits. Just keep coming and coming for the Minnesota Vikings. They are bleeding fantasy points. Ryan Tannehill, not as available as Gardner or Mitchell Trubisky, but if he is, you're firing him up this week versus Minnesota.

[Andy Holloway]

The bandwagon. The Cardinals bandwagon is available to all Vikings fans over the next few weeks.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, certainly. And it's. It's been a fun ride.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it's. It's been good. All right. We want to thank Pristine Auction for supporting the show. A D.J. moore signed Jersey. $55 and 47 cents. You have to. You have to pay the 47 cents as well. Oh, but there's hundreds of daily auctions. I just traded for DJ Moore in the listener league. Did you guys see that?

[Mike Wright]

I saw it.

[Andy Holloway]

It was essentially, I moved Lamar Jackson and I moved. Oh, Kareem Hunt.

[Jason Moore]

You went and got Kyler and I.

[Andy Holloway]

Got Kyler and I got DJ Moore.

[Jason Moore]

That's an Andy special.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, yeah. Well, my. My son is also co managing that team with me. Pretty big Kyler fan out here in Arizona, so use the registration code [e-mail] to get a $10 credit. That'll do it for today's show, but we'll be back tomorrow with another one.

[Mike Wright]

Great news, everybody. Make sure you're staying safe out there. Good luck tonight on your waivers. Make the right choices. Goodbye.

[Jason Moore]

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