Week 6 Matchups + Lev Bell to Chiefs! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 10/16

Summary

Fantasy Footballers - Week 6 Matchups + Lev Bell to Chiefs! - October 16, 2020

Hosts: Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, Mike "The Fantasy Hitman" Wright
Release Date: October 16, 2020
Podcast: Fantasy Footballers - Fantasy Football Podcast

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Introduction and Week 6 Overview

In this Week 6 episode of The Fantasy Footballers Podcast, hosts Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright dive deep into the upcoming NFL matchups, analyze player performances, discuss recent team news, and provide actionable fantasy football advice to help listeners optimize their lineups. The trio maintains their signature blend of expert analysis, strong opinions, and entertaining banter throughout the episode.

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News and Updates

COVID-19 Updates: The hosts begin by addressing recent COVID-19 concerns affecting several teams. Notably, the Indianapolis Colts and Atlanta Falcons have been cleared for Week 6, allowing key players like Jonathan Taylor and Julio Jones to participate. However, the Miami Dolphins had a scare with Johnny Manziel testing positive, although he was later cleared (Jason Moore, [06:52]).

Player Movements: A significant highlight is the Kansas City Chiefs' acquisition of Lev Bell. This move impacts Clyde Edwards-Helaire's role in the offense, positioning Bell as a potential RB2 or flex option depending on his integration (Mike Wright, [07:18]).

Injuries: Injury reports are discussed extensively. Chris Godwin of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is limited with a hamstring issue but is trending towards playing. Odell Beckham Jr. was sent home for illness but is expected to return (Andy Holloway, [06:11]).

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Matchup Analysis

1. Atlanta Falcons vs. Minnesota Vikings

• Record: Falcons (0-5) vs. Vikings (1-4)
• Betting Odds: Vikings are 4-point favorites with a 54.5 over/under.

Analysis: With Julio Jones sidelined, Matt Ryan's effectiveness is in question. The Vikings' running back, Alexander Mattison, is poised to take on a larger role, making him a reliable start for fantasy managers. Adam Thielen continues to dominate in the red zone, providing consistent fantasy points.

Recommendations:

• Start: Alexander Mattison ([18:36] Andy Holloway)
• Sit: Julio Jones (if available)
• Notable Quote: "Adam Thielen has been an absolute monster this year, especially in the red zone." – Andy Holloway, [20:13]

2. Chicago Bears vs. Carolina Panthers

• Record: Bears (4-1) vs. Panthers (3-2)
• Betting Odds: Panthers are 1-point favorites with a 44.5 over/under.

Analysis: Carolina's defense has been improving, while the Bears' offense, led by Teddy Bridgewater, faces challenges. Mike Davis is the standout running back for Carolina, offering strong fantasy potential against a Bears defense that struggles against the run.

Recommendations:

• Start: Mike Davis ([25:22] Jason Moore)
• Sit: Robbie Anderson (due to facing a tough Bears defense)
• Notable Quote: "Mike Davis is in just the opportunities are there for him." – Mike Wright, [25:50]

3. Detroit Lions vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

• Record: Lions (1-3) vs. Jaguars (1-4)
• Betting Odds: Lions are 3.5-point favorites with a 54.5 over/under.

Analysis: The Lions, led by Matthew Stafford and Kenny Golladay, are seen as a solid play against a struggling Jaguars defense. With Adrian Peterson's status uncertain, DeAndre Swift emerges as a valuable backup option.

Recommendations:

• Start: DeAndre Swift ([29:32] Mike Wright)
• Sit: Marvin Jones (Due to unpredictable performance)
• Notable Quote: "Kenny Graham has been escalating his role effectively." – Jason Moore, [28:44]

4. Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets

• Record: Dolphins vs. Jets
• Betting Odds: Dolphins are 9.5-point favorites with a 47 over/under.

Analysis: Ryan Fitzpatrick is highlighted as a reliable quarterback option despite criticisms. Jameson Crowder stands out as a top wide receiver against a weak Jets defense.

Recommendations:

• Start: Jameson Crowder ([52:44] Mike Wright)
• Sit: Devin Singletary (if uncertain about Zach Moss's participation)
• Notable Quote: "Josh Allen has done it. The 253.5 line." – Andy Holloway, [59:34]

5. Green Bay Packers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

• Record: Packers (4-0) vs. Buccaneers (3-2)
• Betting Odds: Packers are 1-point road favorites with a 55.5 over/under.

Analysis: Aaron Rodgers leads the Packers, setting up a favorable matchup against Tom Brady's Buccaneers. The Packers' passing game is a strong fantasy asset, while Brady's inconsistency poses a risk.

Recommendations:

• Start: Aaron Jones for RB and Davante Adams for WR ([37:03] Andy Holloway)
• Sit: Ryan Fitzpatrick (if flexible)
• Notable Quote: "Aaron Jones can get it done against anybody in any matchup." – Andy Holloway, [39:32]

6. Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills

• Record: Chiefs (4-1) vs. Bills (4-1)
• Betting Odds: Chiefs are 4-point favorites with a 57.5 over/under.

Analysis: Both teams are powerhouses, but the Chiefs' signing of Lev Bell adds depth to their backfield. Josh Allen remains a top quarterback option despite his team's recent loss.

Recommendations:

• Start: Josh Allen for QB and Stefan Diggs for WR ([52:44] Jason Moore)
• Sit: Devin Singletary and Zach Moss (due to uncertain participation and Chiefs' defense)
• Notable Quote: "Stefan Diggs is a must-start." – Jason Moore, [51:48]

7. Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers

• Record: Rams (4-1) vs. 49ers (2-3)
• Betting Odds: Rams are 3-point road favorites with a 52 over/under.

Analysis: The 49ers are struggling with injuries and inconsistent play-calling. The Rams’ running game, led by Darrell Henderson, offers reliable fantasy output despite varying snap counts.

Recommendations:

• Start: Darrell Henderson ([47:07] Mike Wright)
• Sit: Jimmy Garoppolo (due to inconsistent performance)
• Notable Quote: "Darrell Henderson is a low-end running back but preferable to Cam Akers." – Jason Moore, [47:18]

8. Arizona Cardinals vs. Dallas Cowboys

• Record: Cardinals (3-2) vs. Cowboys (2-3)
• Betting Odds: Cardinals are 1-point road favorites with a 54.5 over/under.

Analysis: Andy Dalton’s debut as the Cowboys’ quarterback offers a fresh look, while Kyler Murray leads the high-octane Cardinals offense. Chase Edmonds presents a versatile fantasy option with increased targets.

Recommendations:

• Start: Chase Edmonds in full PPR ([57:10] Jason Moore)
• Sit: Dalton Schultz and Michael Gallup (due to uncertain roles)
• Notable Quote: "Chase Edmonds can be flexed as a James White-type receiver." – Jason Moore, [56:39]

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Injury Reports

• Chris Godwin (Buccaneers): Limited with hamstring injury, expected to play ([11:09] Jason Moore).
• Julio Jones (Falcons): Sent home for illness, likely out ([06:42] Andy Holloway).
• Adrian Peterson (Lions): Status uncertain, potential involvement ([14:23] Andy Holloway).

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Fantasy Advice and Recommendations

Throughout the episode, the hosts provide strategic fantasy football advice, emphasizing the importance of roster flexibility and informed start/sit decisions based on matchups and player health.

• Flex Positions: Alexander Mattison and Lev Bell are recommended as reliable flex options in their respective matchups.
• Tight Ends: Irv Smith Jr. emerges as a viable option against the Vikings, while Mike Gesicki remains a strong start for PPR leagues.
• Wide Receivers: Adam Thielen and Davante Adams are standout WR1 options, with Jameson Crowder and Robbie Anderson offering high upside in favorable matchups.

Notable Quotes:

• "We need to start looking at Chase Edmonds like a James White type. He's more of a receiver than he is a running back." – Jason Moore, [57:49]
• "Aaron Jones is locked and loaded. Devonte Adams is locked into your lineup as well." – Andy Holloway, [39:38]

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Prop Bets Segment

The hosts conclude the episode with their favorite player prop bets from Monkey Knife Fight, highlighting Josh Allen's passing yards against the Chiefs and Jameson Crowder's receiving yards against the Jets.

Featured Props:

• Josh Allen: Over 253.5 passing yards ([59:34] Andy Holloway)
• Jameson Crowder: Over 68.5 receiving yards ([60:07] Mike Wright)

Recommendations:

• Take the Over: Josh Allen's passing yards due to his consistent performance.
• Take the Over: Jameson Crowder’s receiving yards with his high target volume.

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Conclusion

The Fantasy Footballers provide a comprehensive analysis of Week 6 matchups, offering valuable insights and actionable recommendations for fantasy managers. By staying updated on player statuses and leveraging matchup advantages, listeners can make informed decisions to enhance their fantasy teams' performance.

Final Quote:

• "We did only one Covid surprise report in the middle of it. That is impressive." – Mike Wright, [62:33]

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Disclaimer: This summary is based on the podcast transcript provided and reflects the opinions and analyses of the Fantasy Footballers hosts. Listeners should conduct their own research and consider multiple sources before making fantasy football decisions.

Transcript

[Mike Wright]

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[Jason Moore]

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

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, welcome in Friday, October 16th, week six on the horizon, the Fantasy Footballers Podcast.

[Mike Wright]

Back with you, set course for week six.

[Andy Holloway]

Here we are. Mike.

[Mike Wright]

I can't believe it.

[Andy Holloway]

No. Thursday Night Football. We're all reeling. Just didn't have anything to do. I just walked aimlessly around the house. I just looked at things, did some laps. Yeah, yeah. I did some dishes, did some. Did some laps and then just. I just fell asleep. That's it. It was very fun.

[Jason Moore]

That is really boring.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. So we've got. But that just means you have an extra game this weekend, right?

[Mike Wright]

Monday, yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

Was it like 2 in the afternoon? If you're out here on the West Coast? Oh, yeah. That means Brooks has got a short day at work. That's what that means.

[Mike Wright]

Sorry, fellas, I gotta go home and watch football.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, yeah. It all kind of bleeds together. The job, the football, it doesn't matter. Brooks closed on his first house yesterday and we are thrilled for him. We saw a picture, we know it's real. And congratulations, Judge. Thanks a lot, guys. Got yourself a.

[Mike Wright]

You get the party music.

[Jason Moore]

Party is next weekend at Brooks's house. We're going to tweet out the address for everyone. It's just, let's have a party.

[Andy Holloway]

And Bill O'Brien Co signed on it, so unfortunately that had to happen for him to get it.

[Jason Moore]

He has excellent credit.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, he's got plenty of money, which is weird.

[Mike Wright]

You know, Bill O'Brien feels like a guy that should not have excellent credit.

[Andy Holloway]

He might have, like, actual financial credit, but when they call his references, they're like, no, we're not giving you this loan.

[Mike Wright]

Well, I guess it's no street cred. He takes upside down loans. He's like, I would like a loan for $5,000, please. And they're like, okay, sir, what is your collateral? And he was like, my house. Yeah, my house.

[Andy Holloway]

Do they check your street credit? Yes, they do. Both. They do regular credit and street credit.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, you never had that. They give you the looks over.

[Andy Holloway]

There's no way I would have gotten a loan, though. All right, we've got more matchups on the show today. We had a matchup show yesterday. Starts of the week yesterday. We also have some news to talk about. A big signing happened and prop it like it's hot as well. It is Friday.

[Jason Moore]

Foot Clan Friday.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh my. That was a little. A little scary, Mike.

[Mike Wright]

Little exclamation point.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, an exclamation. Boop. This week's giveaway item. Each and every Friday we give something away to a [e-mail] it's a DJ Moore jersey. And the winner, Patreon supporter, the real Ray Finkel. Congratulations. You won a DJ Moore jersey from pristine auction.com.

[Mike Wright]

Is there a lot of imposter Ray Finkel?

[Andy Holloway]

There are a ton, Mike. It's one of the big problems we've got going on every Halloween.

[Jason Moore]

That's me. I'm Ray Finkel.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. They do have to disclose it though. So they're all fake Ray Finkel.

[Mike Wright]

Do you go as Einhorn or Finkel? Jason?

[Jason Moore]

We are one in the same, Mike.

[Mike Wright]

I was trying to trap you. Trying to trap you, but you. You found it.

[Andy Holloway]

We do have a giveaway for everybody, not just supporters that we just threw up on the website. Isn't that right, Brooks? We got something new up there. Oh, yeah, hey, we've got. We got a little bit of this.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, it's smooth.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, we've got a sign.

[Jason Moore]

That material is that it's very smooth jersey.

[Mike Wright]

Is that silk?

[Andy Holloway]

Foot clangiveaway.com we're giving away a signed Kenny Golladay jersey and you can enter for [e-mail] and then all of the sweet smooth jerseys that we give away, they come from pristineauction.com and you can use the code ballers over there for $10 off your first item. You can follow the show over on twitter@the ffballers. The website's thefantasyfootballers.com for all the rankings. The start sit tool player profiles, which now have video clips inside of them, which is pretty cool.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, yeah, it's.

[Jason Moore]

I used it last night. It was amazing. I was like looking at two players on the start sit and then I was like, oh, what was said about. And then I click it and it goes right to where we're talking about the player. It's fantastic.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. This is hand curated video clips now on the website. So way to Compliment yourself, Jason.

[Jason Moore]

Like scooped ice cream.

[Andy Holloway]

That's right. The best kind of ice cream. I always love it when they advertise that because it really does make it sound more delicious. Do you want ice cream or hand scooped?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I don't want no machine scooped ice cream.

[Andy Holloway]

No, hold on.

[Mike Wright]

We're not all being fooled when they say hand scooped, like, as in they literally.

[Andy Holloway]

They're digging their hands in.

[Jason Moore]

No spoons here.

[Mike Wright]

Is that what that means?

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, man.

[Mike Wright]

They're just fisting, like.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, they're just putting it all in there. That's great. Let's talk news.

[Jason Moore]

News and notes from around the league.

[Andy Holloway]

It would be dirty. It would be dirty ice cream.

[Mike Wright]

Yes, it would.

[Andy Holloway]

But it would have a different flavor to it.

[Jason Moore]

Yes, it would. All right.

[Andy Holloway]

All right. Indianapolis Colts. There were some scares this morning. Every day I wake up and I check Twitter and then I figure out what team tested positive. And then every day we come in to do the show and they might not have been positive. So the Colts, it was a scare. This morning I started looking at the matchup and, you know, am I going to have Jonathan Taylor and, you know, by the time we had the show ready, they're. They're cleared, the Wicks. The week six game is on.

[Mike Wright]

That's. That's great news.

[Jason Moore]

Yes, it is.

[Andy Holloway]

And the Falcons. The Falcons are cleared as well.

[Mike Wright]

All right, so far, so good. Saturday.

[Andy Holloway]

You. You mind your business Saturday. Odell Beckham Jr. Was sent home for illness yesterday. The Browns reported no positive Covid tests on Friday morning.

[Jason Moore]

All right, three for three.

[Andy Holloway]

Jason has a way of bringing this up around the. Because we've all got kids and they've had sniffles and different things. Right now it feels like only Covid exists. Right. But there are things like colds, allergies, and you're going to have more of that stuff coming up in the wintertime. And Beckham's dealing with a little sniffle or something, so hopefully we'll have him back out there. We did finally get the report. How you feeling, Mike?

[Mike Wright]

It's not good news for. For where you have drafted Clyde Edwards allaire. Because the Kansas City Chiefs have signed Lev Bell. If I were left Bell, this is what I would have done instantly. I mean, I don't know what was going on the contracts, but as soon as Andy Reid or whoever, as soon as Kansas City reached out to me, if I'm Lev Bell, it's heck, yeah, I will be there immediately. So what this does for Clyde Edwards, a lair. And then we'll talk about Lev Bell is. It has to cap the upside of him. We don't know for sure what Lev Bell's role will be in the offense but historically Lev has been a great goal line back. He is a great pass protector. The Darrell Williams is gone now. If you are holding on to him, I can't imagine that he will have any type of role in this offense once Lev is fully integrated. I still do think Edwards Allaire is he one. He's the future of the running back position for Kansas City. This is just a one year, half a season or three quarters of a season rental for Lev Bell. So dynasty purposes. Edwards is is where I had him before. I still believe in that projection and he's still going to be the number one running back on the team to me like Lev Bell will be the back half of the timeshare.

[Andy Holloway]

I know what's going to happen here, right. And I think that they needed him. Let me say that first I think they needed Love Bell. They needed another running back option beyond Clyde Edwards a lair. It takes the pressure off of Clyde as a rookie and Lev fits the mold. He is competent in the passing game. He's bigger than Clyde. Is it really? I mean this week let's make this clear. Lev Bell won't be playing for the Chiefs this weekend. He will be hopefully cleared to practice by next Wednesday with all the COVID protocols. So this week this is the kind of swan song for Clyde in terms of chance at the biggest possible workload. And it's a big matchup. It's the Monday game. It's Buffalo. Jason, I'd be curious how you see this breaking down. Is Clyde a flex the rest of the way? Is Lev a flex the rest of the way? Is that how they both are viewed?

[Jason Moore]

I do see them Both as as RB2 or flex options the rest of the way. This offense could support two running backs. We've seen that in the past. They will both be usable. But the upside is not there for either guy now. Neither one, while both are healthy project to be a real great fantasy option. And that stinks because you thought you were going to get that in Clyde Edwards Allaire and you're not going to get it from either player. I will say this. While I expect Clyde Edwards Allaire to be the the first man up to be the starter, the valuable role here of the pass catching and the touchdowns, I think that could go to Love Bell so he could end up being the better fantasy option even if he's the quote unquote 2 when it comes to the pecking order, but in general, in the end, a long story short, I believe they're both, you know, low.

[Andy Holloway]

End running back twos and Miles Gaskin is saved.

[Mike Wright]

The Gas man continues.

[Jason Moore]

It was said it was between the Dolphins and the Chiefs. And then of course what happened is they found out that due to the COVID policy, it would be impossible for Love Bell to play the jets this week. And he goes, I'm out.

[Mike Wright]

That was the only reason Kansas City does play the Jets.

[Andy Holloway]

Love Bell just went from the worst team in football to the best team in football arguably and got paid twice to do so. So that worked out. Thank you, Adam, is what I'd be writing him a thank you note. I'd be getting out my nice stationary.

[Jason Moore]

He's going to hand deliver it in a couple of weeks.

[Mike Wright]

Yes, he is.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Yeah. That would be a game where if you were choosing between which one to start, I'd be starting to live.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, some quick injury updates. A reminder [e-mail] this afternoon or early tomorrow, the Injury Blitz podcast featuring Matthew Betts, our injury expert, will be released with the context of the Friday practice reports. So right now, Chris Godwin with the hamstring, he's still limited in practice. Do you expect Godwin to be out there?

[Jason Moore]

It's trending towards him playing this week. Everything that I've read says that they are hopeful he will be there.

[Andy Holloway]

There's always a re injury risk with a hamstring situation. You hope that he's being wise. We do expect, you know, another hamstring injury player, Devonte Adams, will be out there this week and just you wait. Yeah, I'm always here. Julio Jones, non participant on Thursday.

[Jason Moore]

I don't expect him to play. I don't. I think this is good news because, I mean, I kind of brought this up before, but you know, as a manager who has Julio Jones in a couple of leagues that are, he's really important to the team. I'm hoping he does not play because I don't want to deal with this week in and week out. And I feel like because Dan Quinn's job was on the line, he had to have Julio out there before he, you know, if this was a secure job and you know, your, your, your team is winning the games and your contract is five more years, I think they never would have brought Julio back out.

[Andy Holloway]

Julio's difficult because players of his caliber don't need to practice to play. You know, if this DeAndre Hopkins had this happen a couple weeks ago, he didn't practice all week long. He just shows up on Sunday and plays. So that's always a possibility. I actually think he will play. The confidence level is not high.

[Jason Moore]

Do you start him if he plays? Andy?

[Andy Holloway]

I probably do, yeah. Yeah. Melvin Gordon back at practice on Thursday after the DUI situation. We think he'll be starting for them.

[Mike Wright]

I guess so.

[Andy Holloway]

D.J. chark didn't practice.

[Mike Wright]

Mike, I. D.J. chark, I do not expect him to be out there. And similar to, I guess, part of the Julio Jones thing, I don't remember if we've talked Falcons yet or not. If Julio Jones is out, Matt Ryan is out for me.

[Andy Holloway]

Yes.

[Mike Wright]

If DJ Chark is out, Gardner Mincher, Minshew is out for me.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. And I agree with you on that. And I saw Matt Ryan hitting, hitting lots of waiver wires this week. Yeah. He's after what's going on.

[Mike Wright]

It's been a tough year for him.

[Andy Holloway]

A.J. brown didn't practice on Thursday. I'm not worried about that. This was Tuesday night football.com that he had to deal with. So another day off and Deontay Johnson returned to a limited practice on Thursday.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

Mike started the week as all Pittsburgh wide receivers, so Deontay is one of them.

[Mike Wright]

If he's. If he plays, I'm playing him.

[Andy Holloway]

All right. Any other injury news you guys want to cover in particular before we get.

[Mike Wright]

Into the follow up for the Cleveland Browns? Baker Mayfield was limited, but it does sound like. Or he was limited on Thursday. It sounds like we have a bit of more positive report on him which bringing that up not for Baker Mayfield, but for Odell Beckham. And Jarvis Lander was back as well.

[Jason Moore]

And I would add that John Brown was listed as a full participant, which is great, but it was a walkthrough, so. And this was, you know, off the heels of a late Monday night football game. So make sure you're paying attention. Or Tuesday night.

[Andy Holloway]

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[Andy Holloway]

All right, a reminder. Saint Seahawks, Raiders, Chargers, all on by. We got eight games to cover in the remaining week six matchups on today's show. Yesterday we covered the Texans, Titans, Bengals, Colts, Broncos, Patriots, Washington, the Giants, the Ravens, the Eagles and then the Browns in the Steelers game. All right, well, not a lot of wins to go around in this first matchup. Let's start here. The Falcons at 0 and 5. The Minnesota Vikings at 1 and 4. Vikings at home, four point favorites 54.5 over under oh so close. And you know, you said super, super relieving the theragun. They relieved Dan Quinn of his duties and he is no longer they're super relieved of Dan Quinn and I want to know what's in store for this offense the rest of the way. We've seen it. We've seen the Falcons string some, you know, games together in the past even with the bad starts. Matt Ryan, we just talked about it. If there's no Julio, you guys are out on Matt Ryan this week.

[Mike Wright]

Personally. Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

And then we really like the pass, the passing options on the other side of the ball. I mean, Kirk Cousins streaming quarterback this week.

[Mike Wright]

Absolutely.

[Andy Holloway]

We don't expect, you know, Dalvin Cook out there but Alexander Madison, he should get the bulk of the workload at the running back position. Full confidence with Alexander Madison this week.

[Mike Wright]

Yes, 100% he finally gets his shot. I know we finally get to see it where last year Dalvin Cook unfortunately went down to injury and Madison went down at the exact same time. So this year we picked up Madison or you were stashing him and you get to use them and it could not come at a more perfect matchup for maybe a hurting fantasy team here. And if you look at the team's comp, it's it's not just Madison the player. The team has full confidence in him. There was a Gary Kubiak was talking about him and apparently they call him Matt which is. Okay, that's a little strange. Alex x Madison, I don't but they go with Matt anyways. He the quote basically was saying when Madison is in I change nothing. It just my mentality for this offense changes 0%.

[Andy Holloway]

That's nice to hear because he has.

[Mike Wright]

Full confidence in Madison's skill set.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, he'll be very valuable in this game. The Falcons defense is vulnerable across all Positions. And so we like pretty much everybody in Minnesota. Adam Thielen has been a, an absolute monster this year, especially in the red zone. 7 of 7 for 5 touchdowns in the red zone. If I'm Kirk Cousins, you know where I'm going in the red zone.

[Jason Moore]

Adam Thielen.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Where it's 100% taking it up to 100 in the red zone. And then Justin Jefferson. I think I did have the question today and let me pose it to you guys. If you had Thielen, who you have to start, and Justin Jefferson, are you comfortable in this matchup just playing both of them with the same kind of, you know, flex mentality you have with Jefferson?

[Jason Moore]

I am far less comfortable playing Justin Jefferson if Julio Jones does not play. And the reason why here is because the look, you just said it. Minnesota wants to change nothing with Alexander Madison. And if they're in the lead and if they're able to, yep, you know, be controlling this game, Kirk Cousins is not going to throw for a whole bunch of yards. This matchup looks so juicy because Atlanta has just been bleeding points. You want to know who they're bad against as far as fantasy position? All of them play. Play your running backs, player quarterbacks, your tight ends. Oh, my goodness, yes. But the reality is if Atlanta can't keep up, and usually that's not an if. They always keep up, but without Julio, that offense does not see.

[Andy Holloway]

I think they keep up well and that's the question. Minnesota's defense and Vegas has this has such a high over under the implied point total of 25 for Atlanta. You know, they're not. Vegas is not counting on Julio Jones in this game.

[Jason Moore]

So without Julio Jones, you are confident that the Falcons will keep up. Okay, so who outside of Calvin Ridley then is going to get the job done?

[Andy Holloway]

Who knows? No idea. Somebody. Todd Gurley. Todd Gurley, you can play because he's a strong start. He's the RB10 on the season. We have met 13 this week. Minnesota's given up the eighth most rushing yards. Whether it's Gage or Hearst or Zacchaeus or Brian Hill, I have no idea. Like I don't have any confidence on deciding because every week we've tried to take that shot on Atlanta secondary options and it's gone awry every single week.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, it has the question, Jason. I mean, you kind of glossed over here. You talked about tight ends are a great play against Atlanta. Irv Smith, tight end for the Minnesota Vikings, second year, Irv Smith and he shares, you know, the tight end position. With Kyle Rudolph. But 31 routes for Irv Smith this last week he actually was the tight end 13 because he turned five targets into four for 64. He's an interesting player. Is Irv Smith someone you are willing to dive into the barf of the tight end position and play?

[Andy Holloway]

That sounds disgusting.

[Mike Wright]

Well, it is disgusting every single week.

[Andy Holloway]

I would never dive into the barf.

[Jason Moore]

He's very similar to me to my start of the week, Darren Fells in the sense that he's a waiver guy. That this late into the season when all the. The Hawkinsons and the fans have been picked up and they're already rostered. If you've gone to buy with Darren Waller or Jared Cook and you need someone, I think you can pick up big Irv. But I would rather go Fells because of Kyle Rudolph. If Kyle Rudolph gets the touchdown in this game, nobody's going to be surprised. Yeah.

[Andy Holloway]

And just for context, I know last week was nice. It was against Seattle and Irv had a total of two receptions in the preceding four games.

[Mike Wright]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

So could be anomalous here. I think he's a very talented player. But in this offense with Jefferson emerging.

[Jason Moore]

I love big Irv.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. So he's just more of a. Watch for you, Andy.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Watch from the sideline. Not. Not on my bench. I don't think.

[Mike Wright]

Okay.

[Andy Holloway]

The Chicago Bears at 4 and 1 taking on the now 3 and 2 Carolina Panthers.

[Mike Wright]

Get it done.

[Andy Holloway]

Carolina and the Panthers are favored in this game. They are one point favorites at home. A 44 and a half point over. Under. They are getting it.

[Mike Wright]

The magician's not going to like that very much.

[Andy Holloway]

No. But yeah, it's a little bit of four and one mirage with Chicago. I don't think that they're a bad team by any means. I don't know if they're this good. And then Carolina, that was a big win last week. It was over Tampa. Absolutely. And they deserve respect, their defense especially. This will be one of those things where Carolina has been able to do a lot on offense over the last three weeks with this winning streak, including Mike Davis. You know, we see what Robbie Anderson's been able to do on the year, but how does it match up with the Chicago defense? Chicago has been outstanding against opposing fantasy quarterbacks. I think that probably takes them off the board or takes Bridgewater off the board.

[Mike Wright]

Yes, it does. They. I mean they held what. What was Brady at? 1 touchdown.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

200 something yards. It just. Poor game. And so yeah, Teddy Bridgewater. It's really an exciting Story that what Teddy Bridgewater has been able to do this year with the Carolina Panthers, but he's out for fantasy for me this week. Mike Davis is 100% in. He's been unbelievable. And now, you know, get a little revenge game narrative action. Go show Chicago that they made a huge mistake of, of letting him go somewhere else.

[Jason Moore]

Did you hear what Matt Rule said to him and said told him what to do?

[Mike Wright]

Was it murder?

[Jason Moore]

Oh, Ja Rule getting it done, man.

[Mike Wright]

The best. There are people who don't get that joke and it tickles me.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Like if you don't know who Ja Rule is, he's the coach of the Carolina Panthers.

[Jason Moore]

Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, it's. It's kind of crazy to see Mike Davis have this level of success because he was a Chicago Bear. Jordan Howard was a Chicago Bear. And here we are with David Montgomery. But Mike, you love him this week.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Mike Davis is in just the opportunities are there for him. Robbie Anderson, he is the Carolina Panthers number one wide receiver. He's in. For me, the volume is just too great. And this is a matchup where I am trying to pivot away from DJ Moore if I can.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, the matchup isn't good for Teddy or for the wide receiver core. I agree with you. Robbie is someone who's had such target volume you could play him. But I have seen some lineups where I've recommended benching Robbie Anderson because they have other really good options. This is not a great matchup on the, on the Bears side of the ball. It's easy. It's easy every week. Here's. It doesn't matter. The matchup. David Montgomery is going to get enough volume. You pretty much got to start him.

[Mike Wright]

But this week is in particular.

[Jason Moore]

This week is fantastic. If it's bad, okay, you're still probably going to start him. Alan Robinson is just a phenomenal wide receiver. Next. Like that's. I mean, maybe there's questions. Jimmy Grandpa, but I feel like it's a two man show.

[Andy Holloway]

I'd be playing Jimmy Grandpa over Irv Smith, I'll tell you that.

[Mike Wright]

That's fair.

[Andy Holloway]

That's all I'll tell you though. That's it. That's all I got for you.

[Jason Moore]

And Irv Smith, to be clear, was not on your roster, watching from the sidelines, not from your bench.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Yeah. Which is also the case for Jimmy Grandpa and all of my leagues. But I will say this. The target volume for Robbie Anderson has been. Just to highlight it. It's been Incredible. He had 11 two weeks ago, 12 last week eight receptions each week. He will get the targets in this game, whether they turn into, you know, yards after they catch at 12 and 14, like the past couple weeks, maybe not, but I am still confident to play him, especially in PPR formats. He, he has really been outstanding for.

[Mike Wright]

Fantasy purposes and while DJ Mark came through last week, it was, it was one big score.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

He still only had five targets.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, Arthur.

[Andy Holloway]

The Detroit Lions at one and three taking on the Jacksonville Jaguars who are one in four now on a bit of a tailspin. Lions are three and a half point road favorites. It's a 54 and a half point over under. And Jacksonville's been struggling on the defensive side of the ball after that kind of surprise Week one where we're like, okay, maybe they're not right. Maybe they're not the worst team in football. Maybe this defense is, you know, the youth that they have, they're putting it together.

[Mike Wright]

Not this time.

[Andy Holloway]

No, no. So, yeah, I really like the Detroit Lions in this game. I like Matthew Stafford. He's my start of the week. And I love Kenny Golladay. We haven't got to see a ton of Kenny Golladay so far this year, but he is an elite wide receiver, a top five type of talent. And I think the bigger question mark, if you have Golladay, you're playing him. One of the question marks I have is, look, we retired Marvin Jones and then Marvin Jones hit waiver wires. And then I saw Marvin Jones signed by brand new fantasy managers and they want to know, is this a Marv week?

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. The absolute truth is you can never know when the Marv weeks happen. But you can always plug Marvin Jones into your starting lineup and take that shot. I will speak from experience. When I look at my opponent and I see Marvin Jones is on the bench, I don't get excited. I'm not happy about that. I don't go, oh, thank goodness, Martin Jones, he stinks. I go, oh, no, please don't let this be the three touchdown game.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay, makes sense. Running backs on the Detroit side, Adrian Peterson had not practiced with an illness on Thursday. Do we have anything new on Adrian Peterson? Brooks, I know that you are a member of his fan club, right? Nothing yet. Okay, give him a call. Let me, let me know. Nothing new. If Peterson missed, are you taking a shot with DeAndre Swift?

[Mike Wright]

100%, yeah.

[Jason Moore]

The matchup is so good. If Peterson was out and it was just a two headed running back core, I think I'd put Swift in my lineup.

[Andy Holloway]

Hawkinson is Mike's Start of the week at the tight end position, we have him at 6 on the week. Great matchup. Jacksonville giving up 14 points a game to the opposing tight end position or opposing tight end Gardner. I, I'm not excited about Gardner in general week to week because I feel like we haven't seen very much ceiling. But you mentioned if Chark's out, you're really off of Gardner this year.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, the matchup is. It is super juicy and it, it's not that Gardner has been bad. I mean he, he is, he's like a fringe QB1 13th 9th. Then he bombed against Miami, but then he's been QB13 and back to back weeks. That's not submarining your team by any stretch. You just. Gardner's a streaming option and if his number one guy, number one guy DJ Chark is out, then I just. It caps the ceiling of what Gardner can do. And I would be going over to Kirk Cousins. Leviska Chenault has been an incredible rookie. He has been. His opportunity is jumping up each and every week. There just isn't the high end wide receiver play between him and Keelan Cole who was also in play in this matchup for me. But those two guys combined don't make me want to stream Gardner over the other options.

[Andy Holloway]

And both. If Chark misses Chenault and Cole are break glass emergency starts.

[Mike Wright]

I think to me Leviska is not even a break glass. He's. He is a, he's a wide receiver. Three who should be played or flex.

[Andy Holloway]

Eight targets last week, seven catches. The previous two weeks it was six targets each week. So you're going to get something out of him. Yes, which is nice.

[Jason Moore]

And you've seen him more and more incorporated into the passing game. If you look at the game logs for him, in the beginning of the year he was getting a lot more carries and being utilized as more of a, you know, a gadget type of player. Now he's just one of their most important wide receivers.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, let's move to the next matchup. The Miami Dolphins are hosting the New York Crowders. And the dolphins are nine and a half point favorites. So 47 point over under. Can we see if we can break a record here for the least amount of time talking about a team?

[Mike Wright]

Oh yeah.

[Jason Moore]

Start Jameson Crowder. Nothing else done.

[Andy Holloway]

Miami Dolphins though. Ryan Fitzpatrick. I like that someone wrote revenge game in here. That is very true for very many games for him. I. From what I know of Ryan Fitzpatrick, he's not a revenge guy.

[Mike Wright]

No, he doesn't care.

[Andy Holloway]

He's Willing to.

[Mike Wright]

Bygones are bygones.

[Andy Holloway]

Play wild and free against anybody.

[Mike Wright]

With Ryan Fitzpatrick. This is a man who has no. No cares or worries in the world.

[Andy Holloway]

11Th, 6th, 10th, 3rd, the last four weeks for Ryan Fitzpatrick. Let me remind you, he played Buffalo in that stretch. He played San Francisco in that stretch. Still ended up a top 12 quarterback. And those matchups including eviscerating the 49ers last week, Fitzpatrick is.

[Jason Moore]

We've already talked about several middling quarterbacks. You know, do you start Matt Ryan without Julio? Do you start Gardner who's been, you know, quarterback 13, 13, 13. I would take Ryan Fitzpatrick here over. Over the lot of those middling guys.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, absolutely. And the third most popular start. Sit question on the website is Gardner or Ryan Fitzpatrick? That's not even close to me. Yeah, I'd go Fitz, Gardner.

[Jason Moore]

Love Ryan Fitzpatrick. Is there anyone out there that is annoyed by like he's so.

[Andy Holloway]

It feels like it's always a one week situation. Like he could dis. He could poof. Disappear at any moment. The way it feels is like you're like, I'll get by with him this week. You never feel a permanence.

[Mike Wright]

We highlighted earlier, I think it was maybe in the draft season talking about Ryan Fitzpatrick because at the time you couldn't feel confident drafting him. They had. The team had just picked up two and it was the. But what if they go with Ryan Fitzpatrick? Because the dude over the second half of last year was the quarterback two and since.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, but Mike, he's only the quarterback six this year.

[Jason Moore]

He's. Yeah, he's great.

[Andy Holloway]

Give him his respect. He's not going to demand it and he's not going to go for revenge. So we're going to demand it for him.

[Jason Moore]

That's right. He's a player that if he was missing his football helmet, he would still go out there and play quarterback.

[Mike Wright]

He would.

[Jason Moore]

And that's what I'm looking for in a quarterback.

[Andy Holloway]

If someone else was missing their helmet, he'd give him his.

[Jason Moore]

That's right.

[Andy Holloway]

And play without it.

[Jason Moore]

And then he ain't sliding.

[Andy Holloway]

But he makes Devonte Parker a guaranteed lock every week, which is outstanding.

[Mike Wright]

You know who would help you move? Oh, Fitzpatrick.

[Andy Holloway]

Alex Smith.

[Mike Wright]

Alex Smith would, but he's. Because he's reliable. But Ryan Fitzpatrick would do it. You wouldn't even have to get him pizza. No, Ryan Fitzpatrick, he'd bring the pizza.

[Jason Moore]

He's like, what's up, dude?

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, he'd pick you up from the airport at 4 in the morning with the coffee there. For you. Yeah, that's the type of man, Ryan Fitzpatrick.

[Andy Holloway]

You probably weren't even ready to move till the next day. And he'd show up a day early and be like, let's get this done.

[Mike Wright]

And you would show up and your.

[Andy Holloway]

Entire house has already moved. And you know, he'd bring Tua with him. Tua would help him out. Tua loves him. All right, Miles Gaskin, start of the week at the running back position for me against this jets defense. Giving up almost 28 a game. And he's just establishing a bigger role, not a smaller role in this offense. Devonte Parker, of course, give me the lay of the land on your Mike Gasicki situation here because it could get better, it could get worse at the tight end position. He's had a couple big weeks, couple bad weeks.

[Jason Moore]

Gasecki, to me, is great. I mean, in the sense that all tight ends outside of the top guys have good weeks and bad weeks. He has enough targets, has enough talent, has enough athleticism to have great weeks. I'm pretty much always going to be starting. Go Sicki. If he's one of, you know, if that's the guy that's on my roster, I'm not looking to the waivers.

[Mike Wright]

What about Preston Williams, Jay, after he finally had a big game this year.

[Jason Moore]

I love Preston Williams. I think he's a talented wide receiver. He is a flex possibility, but I would prefer to not Keelan Cole or Preston Williams.

[Andy Holloway]

Ooh, that's a Keelan Cole.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I mean, I don't think DJ Chark plays so Keelan Cole. If Tark was playing, then I would.

[Andy Holloway]

Go press snap counts on Preston Williams. Last couple of weeks, 61%. 60% was a nice week last week, but had a 47 yard catch, so that'll help.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah. My final note here, you aren't playing him, but from the New York jets, la Michael P. Ryan. He is.

[Andy Holloway]

How dare you, Mike. I told you. I mean, I was looking forward.

[Jason Moore]

Asking the judge if we did it.

[Mike Wright]

Nope, nope. This is happening. If you have an extra spot on your roster, I would throw the Michael P. Right on your bench. And just in case.

[Andy Holloway]

I know why you would say that, but you are forgetting the head coach number two.

[Mike Wright]

I get it. I get it.

[Andy Holloway]

All right. The Green Bay packers at four. And I'm not going to let you keep talking about the jets anymore. I'm not going to let you.

[Jason Moore]

Next week we'll get it. Yeah, we'll get the record.

[Andy Holloway]

The Green bay Packers at 4 and O taking on the Tampa Bay buccaneers sitting at three. Two, the packers are one point road favorites. It's a 55.5 over under. And you know, that says something about where the packers are right now. Going on the road to Tampa, still favored. It's a tough road for Tom Brady right now with these matchups.

[Jason Moore]

And this is such a good game. I can't wait from. Forget fantasy. Like, I can't wait for this football game. I mean, Brady and Rogers, both teams playing well and in the hunt. This is.

[Andy Holloway]

It's a battle of the bays too. I mean, you got Green Bay and you got Tampa Bay.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, Bay dominance.

[Jason Moore]

You want the cold or the heat?

[Mike Wright]

Is Michael gonna be there?

[Andy Holloway]

Michael Bay, I hope.

[Jason Moore]

A lot of slow mo. Explosions.

[Mike Wright]

Explosions everywhere.

[Andy Holloway]

Transformers all over the place.

[Mike Wright]

Was that your Transformers?

[Andy Holloway]

Can we hear that again? Were you moving?

[Mike Wright]

That's a car shop. That's not a Transformer.

[Andy Holloway]

I didn't mind it.

[Jason Moore]

My transformer was a car.

[Mike Wright]

I know, but that sounds like. More like you're changing a tire.

[Andy Holloway]

Well, he was. He was changing the tire on one of his transformers into a leg. All right, Aaron Rodgers, we have him at quarterback 5 on the week. He leads the NFL in percentage of 20 plus yard attempts because he's Aaron Rodgers. He loves it.

[Mike Wright]

He's back, baby.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. And even with Alan Lazard leaving, he gets back Devonte Adams this week. That is spectacular. And the points should be flowing in this game. Brady's been a little up and down. Last week was the quarterback 19. We talked about Chicago slowing them down, but the weeks before, the past two weeks, second, ninth at the position. Ronald Jones is Jason start of the.

[Mike Wright]

Week for good reason.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, he's been great. And now he also doesn't have to deal with Love Bell. That was a little bit of a what if situation. Keyshawn Vaughn, are you still putting them on your bench? Kind of waiting and seeing? It wasn't anything special last week.

[Mike Wright]

Well, it was in fact the opposite. The opposite of special because he finished with negative fantasy points. I don't mind that if you have that. If it's a deep league, I wouldn't drop him. But he. That was bad.

[Andy Holloway]

What about Fournette? Are you. What are you doing roster wise with Leonard Fournette? He is expected to be active again.

[Jason Moore]

I see. I would. I would be rostering Fournette and not rostering Keisha and Vaughn. In truth, I don't really want to roster either of them right now. You're. You're happy with Ronald Jones because Leonard Fournette's been gone. But if you Know Fornet is active and just takes 15 carries. There's a non 0% chance that happens. That would be really upsetting with how good Ronald Jones has been running. The matchup is great, but I'm not really wanting to play with either guy. But I would put Fournette ahead of.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, fantasy players know they're playing Aaron Jones, but I just want to highlight something for you. He is tied for the second most red zone targets of any pass catcher in all of football.

[Jason Moore]

Running back you meant, right?

[Andy Holloway]

No, I didn't. Number one, though, Jimmy. Grandpa.

[Mike Wright]

It makes sense.

[Andy Holloway]

Number two, Aaron Jones. And amazing. You know, Tampa Bay. I think you can get it done. Aaron Jones can get it done against anybody in any matchup because of the involvement on in both facets of the game. Even those fantasy players get a little frustrated seeing Jamal Williams out there and the involvement that he's had. Aaron Jones is locked and loaded. Devonte Adams is locked into your lineup as well. I think that's probably where I draw the line though, on the Packer side of pass catchers. Are you interested in chasing what Tanya has done so far now that Devonte Adams is back? We'd like. Would you play Tanya or Micah Sicki since we just brought him up?

[Jason Moore]

Oh, that's a great question. I would go Gasicki.

[Mike Wright]

I would go Tanya. I would take the chance that he's going to be on fire.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay. So even with Adams coming back, we know Alan Lazard's out of this lineup.

[Mike Wright]

That's why I don't expect Robert Tanya to continue what he's been doing. But you still need a number two option on this team. That's not the. That's not a running back.

[Andy Holloway]

What about Hawkinson? Who's your start of the week?

[Mike Wright]

I would play Hawkinson.

[Andy Holloway]

That makes sense. Godwin. We think he'll be back out there. If Godwin misses this game though, are you taking a shot with any other pass catchers other than Mike Evans?

[Jason Moore]

No.

[Mike Wright]

I mean, if you want to take a chance of getting a zero. Scotty Miller.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

What are you doing?

[Jason Moore]

He's waiting for everybody to bench him so he has a good game.

[Andy Holloway]

Rob Gronkowski?

[Mike Wright]

Nope. Nah.

[Jason Moore]

No, no, no. I mean Darren Fells. I would rather play Big Irf than Gronk.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, my goodness. That's an embarrassment.

[Jason Moore]

I agree.

[Andy Holloway]

3 for 52 last week for Gronkowski in the first game without OJ Howard.

[Mike Wright]

What was Big Irv last week?

[Andy Holloway]

Well, I'm just saying he's been. At least Gronk's been Targeted every game of the year. Irv had two zero target games. I'll. Yeah, I'll do it. I'll water bet you big. Irv versus Rob Gronkowski. Let's go. These are my favorite kind.

[Jason Moore]

Absolutely. Water.

[Andy Holloway]

This is going to end 1 for 17, 1 for 12.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah. I can't wait to win with 17 yards.

[Andy Holloway]

We had a water bet last week and it was Justin Jefferson versus Juju Smith Schuster. And I went and checked Juju's line first and it was like, I don't know, it was like it was 4 for 22 or something. I'm like cha Ching. And then I went and looked at Jefferson and he was like 3 for 23. And I'm like, yeah, I won.

[Mike Wright]

Curse splash.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, we all lost that one. All right, anything else from this matchup you guys want to highlight?

[Jason Moore]

Mike Evans has a really tough matchup this week.

[Mike Wright]

He does.

[Jason Moore]

He's still Mike Evans. You're still going to play him, but lower expectations.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay. All right. The Los Angeles Rams Sunday night football at 4 and 1 taking on the San Francisco 49ers. This one's interesting because the 49ers a little bit beat up on defense. You saw Ryan Fitzpatrick go to town last week. The Rams are three point road favorites. It's a 52 point over under. San Francisco's in a bit of trouble in this vaunted NFC West. They're 2 and 3 and they're not favored in this one. Jimmy Garoppolo looked bad last week as as bad as it gets. Really?

[Mike Wright]

He looked great on the bench, though.

[Jason Moore]

Oh, so handsome.

[Mike Wright]

So handsome.

[Andy Holloway]

That was a handsome benching and a necessary one. I don't know what's going on with the 49ers right now. I know that they're beat up. I know that there's a little bit of unpredictability on offense. Jeremy Cannon disappeared. I mean, he was not used involved. I would not be playing him this week against the Rams.

[Jason Moore]

He's on. He's on my bench, but I could see him still having a decent game.

[Andy Holloway]

Really? I'm confident in Kittle because you put him out there every single week. I'm confident in Moster because of the involvement in the offense. But beyond that, probably not putting Debo in my lineup. I'm not putting McKinnon in. I'm not starting a quarterback for San Francisco.

[Jason Moore]

Not putting Ayukin I.

[Andy Holloway]

You can Iuk out.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, very nice.

[Andy Holloway]

Great.

[Mike Wright]

I unfortunately have to play Devo Samuel in our league of records. So if you want to ride with me. If you want to be on that ride, know that I am playing Devo Samuel in our important league.

[Andy Holloway]

The good news in that case, Mike, let me at least drop. Let me at least power you up.

[Mike Wright]

Thank you.

[Andy Holloway]

Is he ready to go full yes.

[Mike Wright]

Here's what I will say. The matchup isn't great against the Rams, but looking at the not the actual fantasy finish of Devo Samuel, look at what he did. He went from 34% of snaps all the way up to 89. He has retaken his job as the number one wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers. Sure, he finished with two receptions for 19 yards, but he had eight targets. So it's, it's not the worst play in the world. And in fact, I don't really want to play Debo this week. Like I said, I'm kind of backed into it. But I think that Debo is a good trade for target if you can get that done over the weekend. Debo, if you believe in the player he is, he will quickly be back to being the alpha, the number one for this passing.

[Andy Holloway]

I agree with you, Mike and I. You asked a couple of weeks ago whether you know Debo, Brandon Iuk, whether you'd keep Ayuk around. This is what you wanted to see from a snap count perspective. Yeah, I look at Deebo this week in the same vein as Chenault. If Tark misses, both players should be really involved. So I guess you could take your shot there. On the other side of the football, the 4 and 1 running rams. What do you do with golf?

[Mike Wright]

I think you get out of the court this week.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, okay. Yeah, I get out of court. It's hard when you sit near Judge Giamatti to not think of just that court.

[Mike Wright]

Ah, fair enough.

[Andy Holloway]

But no, I get what you're saying. So you're out on Jared Goff this week even though Ryan Fitzpatrick just destroyed them last week.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I'm not out out. I think he's an okay play. If you know you're not going to. I don't think this is one of those zero games where everything is a rushing touchdown. If you look at this team so far, The San Francisco 49ers have been pretty darn good against running back. So if it's difficult for the running rams to really make headway there and we saw last week golf looked great, I think they could make, you know, with. With no Richard Sherman kind of a beat up secondary, I think golf could be okay. But I do agree with you, Mike. He's more Of a, of a. You know, if you're in a two quarterback league, that's where I'd want to start him versus having him be my main guy. But let me ask you this. Golf or minshew without charge?

[Andy Holloway]

Oh, that's golf.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, Eileen, golf there as well. And I mean on top of that you have. It's. This is a divisional matchup. So this is A. The 49ers know the Rams very well.

[Andy Holloway]

Let me talk to you guys about the running back position for Los Angeles right now because it's difficult. We. Jason just called him the running Rams. Now Darrell Henderson has been the most viable starter for them and last week he scored twice. But let me highlight this for you. He had 43% of the snaps the week before, 39% the week before, 49% the week before, 42%. So every single week we know it's going to come down to efficiency. Now he scored, I mean he scored his three top 12 weeks. You know, he scored in all of them including two last week. Finishing at number six at the position. I assume Henderson would be the one to start, but how are you feeling?

[Mike Wright]

I mean not, not great, but.

[Andy Holloway]

What about you, Jay?

[Mike Wright]

But with bi weeks and injuries, Darrell Henderson is, He's a low end running back too.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, if, if I have to pick a Ram to start, it would absolutely be Henderson. He's been the most valuable, he's had the most carries, yada, yada, yada. It's a bad matchup and Cam Acres was dealing with injury.

[Mike Wright]

He is back and they're talking about. McVeigh has specifically said we want to get Acres more involved.

[Jason Moore]

And we've already seen this season after a great game and heavy utilization of Darrell Henderson, having him take a backseat, having, you know, this week now he gets more rest as Malcolm Brown gets more work. So if all of a sudden in this bad matchup it becomes, let's give Cam Akers more work, get him the most touches in this game, nobody's going to be surprised. So can you play Henderson? Yes. Due to volume and history. Do I want to play Henderson? No. If I've got a better pivot option, I would rather look elsewhere.

[Andy Holloway]

Woods and cup are in your lineups as always. They're at wide receiver 9 and 13 on the week. That would be cup at 9, woods at 13. Again, tougher matchup. But we saw what happened last week and you know the year long numbers for the 49ers defense, they don't. They kind of betray what we saw last week. Preston Williams had A great game. Parker had a great game. Gaskin had a great game. Again, it's a divisional matchup. I agree with Mike. It's going to, it's going to be a fight. But it's a 52 point over under Higby though. Higby has been really disappointing. Gerald Everett was the better tight end last week.

[Mike Wright]

Yep.

[Andy Holloway]

Are you trying to. Are you going the Hooper route? The Gasecki.

[Mike Wright]

Yes, I would.

[Jason Moore]

All of those. Ingram. Higby.

[Mike Wright]

I would, I would play.

[Jason Moore]

Ingram over is inflated by his three touchdown game. I mean, obviously that was, that was great. It was phenomenal. It was this season. It's not like Higby doesn't have the ability to do that all of a sudden. But if you're looking at, you know, the target volume, his 16 game pace is 48 receptions on the year. So it's not a. Not a reliable player.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, this one's going to be exciting, guys. Monday night or Monday afternoon, depending on where you're at. The Kansas City Chiefs at 4 and 1 taking on the Buffalo Bills at 4 and 1. Chiefs are four point favorites in this game. It's a 57.5 over under.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, baby.

[Andy Holloway]

And this is, this is one of those fine, find the players not to play type of matchups, which is always great for fantasy football. It's fun. The Chiefs are coming off a loss. They decided to respond to their loss by signing Levy on bill.

[Jason Moore]

The Bills are coming off a loss.

[Andy Holloway]

That's right.

[Jason Moore]

They decided to respond by having a great game against the Chiefs. I think both teams are phenomenal here. If you want to find a player not to start. I'm looking straight towards Devin Singletary, Zach.

[Mike Wright]

The Buffalo running backs. Jason, how are you handling those two guys? We don't, we don't know for sure if Zach Moss is going to play. He was the, you know, quote, full participant in the walkthrough. We've seen Moss practicing limited the last couple of weeks, but then eventually ruled out. Do you. What's your confidence on Moss playing. Your confidence in playing Devin Singletary if he, if Moss is actually out running right now? Kansas City 23rd against fantasy running back.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah, I mean, they're better against the pass than they are against the run. More of a funnel type of defense. And I think Singletary is a talented player. I still do. It doesn't always work out for fantasy, so I'm preferring to not play either. I think he's in the same class as Darrell Henderson where I don't really want to play him. You can put them in the lineup. Whenever there's a game with this many points, there's a chance at a, you know, a rushing touchdown. The problem is probably not going to be, you know, Singletary for a rushing touchdown. It's going to be Josh Allen or possibly Zach Moss. So I'm looking to avoid those, those backs, but I want just about everyone else in this game.

[Andy Holloway]

Devin Singletary is going to have 12 to 15 opportunities against the Chiefs in this game. And so what he does with them a couple of weeks ago, RB2 stuff, last week there was a lot of Yelden and he still had 12 opportunities. It's just you're not super enthusiastic about what you've seen on the field. Clyde, the swan song. Stefan Diggs, of course, you know, last week, you know, we talked. I feel like this one's on you. I mean, I get the fantasy reaper conversation all the time, Jason, but last week you jinxed this Chiefs defense. You came out, oh, I know you said that they can completely stop the pass. We need to finally give them the deserved respect. And then here Nelson Aguilar and Henry Ruggs go absolutely ham.

[Jason Moore]

I literally use those words that I'm finally going to give them the respect they deserve because they locked down wide receivers and I always go, well, you know, the Chiefs are going to be up, there's going to be so many points that wide receivers will have to be used and that never works. And as soon as I trust it, I just didn't see how good Derek Carr was. Yeah, it was crazy. That being said, Diggs is the type of player where you can't possibly sit him. And I think John Brown, you know, I'm going to go ahead and start the receiving options here. Whenever you have got a game 57 and a half point over under, you're going to have enough fantasy points from, you know, Cole Beasley. He'll get his, you know, if you're in a PPR league, he'll get his receptions. But I obviously I would, I would order them. Stefan Diggs as a must start, John Brown as a can start and Cole Beasley as a break glass in case of emergency.

[Andy Holloway]

And Nicole Hardman is at wide receiver 27 on the week. Right now he's Jason's taking it to 100 player. According to Mike Taglier, Hardman's 12.62 yards per target is the highest mark of all time among receivers with 50 plus targets. He is the one touch man. He can get you a win with one big play. And with the over under where it's at no Sammy Watkins. You could do worse than McColl Hardman this week.

[Mike Wright]

We do have a breaking reports. I will not hit the button for this one.

[Andy Holloway]

Let me, let me hit a different.

[Mike Wright]

Button for yeah so field Yates reporting. The Patriots will be canceling their Friday practice after a positive COVID 19 test. So they will have to confirm if that test is a positive or a false positive. But here we are. Oh, Melvin Gordon.

[Andy Holloway]

Melvin Gordon's gonna be so mad they gave me the same matchup.

[Mike Wright]

Oh man.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. All right. Our final matchup. Cardinals 3 and 2, the Cowboys 2 and 3. This is a Monday Night Football game. The Cardinals are one point road favorites. It's a 54 and a half point over under Cowboys. Andy Dalton gets to make his starting debut and this one should be. This one should be a good game.

[Mike Wright]

This is interesting. Yes.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. These are two fast paced teams at least before Andy Dalton took over. Dallas was number one in seconds per play, point plays per game, the pace of play while they're trailing and they are not favored at home in this game. Arizona is favored, although it's close. And Arizona number seven in seconds per play. This should be a game with a lot of opportunity. Kyler Murray has been outstanding offensive player of the week. Last week in the NFC, Andy Dalton went 9 for 11. It's nice to see those stats after he came in 9 for 11 for 111 yards. Last week was one of the best insurance policies at quarterback of any team in football. So Dallas has to move forward in a winnable division with Andy Dalton. So we've talked quite a bit about the implications of this injury to Dak and what we would do with this wide receiver core. You know, I, we've got to see it on the field. But you're going to have an opportunity against Arizona.

[Mike Wright]

Yeah, you do have the opportunity here for the wide receivers. Mari Cooper is playing for you. CD Lamb is playing for you. Until proven otherwise, Michael Gallup is a bench. Just see what happens. Honestly, the biggest question for me for the Dallas offense is Dalton Schultz. What do we do? We know that Dak Prescott heavily utilized the tight end position. Dalton Schultz came away with a, with a real fantasy stinker last week. Jay, what is your confidence level in Donald Schultz? Who I mean like before that, you know, 10 targets, six, eight.

[Jason Moore]

He's. He's with Michael Gallup.

[Mike Wright]

Is he what I'm saying with at the tight end position. Is he around Mike Gasicki or is no where. He's lower.

[Jason Moore]

He's much lower than Gasicki. He is someone that I think can be rostered and benched. Take a wait and see approach from your bench because we don't know what Dalton's tendencies will be, how this offense will change Dalton to Dalton, how much more they'll, you know, they'll run the ball and slow the pace of play. So Gallup is on my bench. Dalton Schultz is on my bench. I agree with you. The other two wide receivers are in and Dalton can be streamed even though it's prime time. Dalton, which is always a scary proposition.

[Andy Holloway]

Kenyon, Drake, guys, what do we think?

[Jason Moore]

You know, if I had to play Kenyan Drake or some of these other options like Singletary or Darryl Henderson.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, that's Drake.

[Jason Moore]

I would take Drake over them.

[Andy Holloway]

What about Antonio Gibson, the number two most popular start sit question this week? Antonio Gibson or Kenyan Drake?

[Jason Moore]

I would take Gibson.

[Mike Wright]

Oh, all right.

[Andy Holloway]

Chase Edmonds is one of the most enigmatic fantasy options because he's had three weeks of top three weeks inside the top 21 at the position. He was eight last week against the Jets. Dallas, we know what their defense is not doing and yet nobody feels very confident playing Chase Edmonds with the success he's seen. We talked last week, Jason, you brought up. Something's going to change in this offense. Edmond saw the targets. Can you flex Chase Edmonds?

[Jason Moore]

I think you can flex him in a full ppr.

[Andy Holloway]

What about Singletary or Edmonds in a full ppr?

[Jason Moore]

That's, that's interesting. In a full ppr, I'm probably still going to be a sucker and go for the total touches, the total opportunities, which would be Singletary. But it's worth realizing that we need to start looking at Chase Edmonds like a James White type. He's more of a receiver than he is a running back because you know he's look at the last four weeks. Three rushing attempts, three rush attempts, four rush attempts, three rush attempts. I don't want to play that in fantasy, but the last two weeks he's had five receptions in both games, six targets. He is the passing down back highest.

[Mike Wright]

Highest snap percentage of the season. He had been averaging right around 35 and he shot up to 45% this past week. So I'm with Jason. If you're in a full ppr, you can flex him. But it's hard to get really excited about a running back who's averaging just over eight opportunities.

[Andy Holloway]

A it's interesting though, having highlighted the Henderson snap counts and the Edmonds snap counts being very similar in the offense. So always a shot with Chase Edmonds but if Drake's going to perform, this is going to be a week that needs to do it, right? Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

All right.

[Andy Holloway]

Anything else from this game?

[Jason Moore]

No, you're not, you're not going to play Kirk even he could have a good game, but you're not going to be able to play it. From what's been seen. Not going to be able to play Larry. I think it's Hopkins and we covered the running backs. Of course. Kyler will be in.

[Andy Holloway]

All right, Bruce Arians. This is a little injury update from Brooksie. You said that Bruce Arians came out, said that Godwin should be able to play on Sunday. They asked Bruce Arians which players were game time decisions and he did list Mike Evans once again in that list along with Scotty Miller. Leonard Fernet Evans should be out there. Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

And this just reinforces I'm not playing Scotty Miller.

[Andy Holloway]

And then Adrian Peterson is back in the building. So that's, you know, maybe get out on the field too, maybe, who knows?

[Jason Moore]

Prop it like it's hot. Presented by Monkey Knife Fight.

[Andy Holloway]

Alright, I enjoy this segment each and every week. It's been pretty fun to identify some of these player props that we really like from Monkey Knife Fight. And I'll kick it off. Josh Allen. Josh Allen. The Monday Night Football game. The line is set at 253.5 passing yards. This game has a. Yeah, you hadn't seen that one.

[Jason Moore]

That's a good pick, Andy.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah, Josh Allen has done it. The 253.5 line. He is yet to fail. Hitting that on the entirety of this entire season. The entirety of this entire season. That's right.

[Mike Wright]

I was hoping.

[Andy Holloway]

Oh no, you're not going to get me. I'm going to get myself. You're not getting me first.

[Jason Moore]

If you haven't played Monkey Knife Fight with us yet this year, I'm just going to go out and say this is a real good time to get in because I feel like that's a mistake. 253 and a half passing yards on.

[Andy Holloway]

A 57 and a half over under game. In a game where Mahomes line is set at 319. So John Brown should be back, which is great. It helps. And Josh Allen, this game's going to come down to that defensive line for the Chiefs. If Josh Allen stands there the way he got to stand there this past week and gets to chuck it downfield, they're going to have some big plays. So I'm going to take the more. Believe it or not, that would have been Great if all that set up and I took less for Josh Allen at the end of it, but I'm going to go more.

[Jason Moore]

That would be funny. All right.

[Mike Wright]

Jameson Crowder. Jameson Target, the only, the only feasible offensive weapon on the New York jets currently the more or less is set at 68 and a half receiving yards. For some context, my man Jamie Crowder is averaging over 100 yards a game. They are, they are heavy dogs in this matchup, in all matchups in this matchup and probably every single week for the rest of the year. But I will absolutely be taking the more for Jameson Crowder and for me.

[Jason Moore]

I'm doubling down on my Ronald Jones start of the week. The matchup is great. Right green base tied with Carolina. When it comes to fantasy points given up to the running back, Rojo gets most of his fantasy points on the ground. The line looks like it is 67 and a half rushing yards. I am taking more than that as he's had more than 100 the last two weeks. Our premium projections put him at 76.2 rushing yards. I'm taking the more that was. That was Moa.

[Andy Holloway]

Okay. Mo A R. Mo R. Is that how you spell your last name? More.

[Jason Moore]

Okay, Jason. M.O.

[Andy Holloway]

A R. I always like when you go more or less on a player at the running back position. I like it when it's somebody that is explosive and can have one play that's 40, 50 yards. You're not just trying to, you know, dink and dunk a Devonta Freeman type of performance.

[Jason Moore]

So feel like you're. You're talking to Mike here on that Jameson Crowder. That's tough.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. That line is, I would take the more to Mike, but not by a lot.

[Mike Wright]

I will take it.

[Andy Holloway]

Joe Flacco. Check out Monkey knife fight. This week. Ballers Picks.com is where you go. Ballers Picks.com use the code BALLERS. You get 100% deposit. Match up to $50 on monkey knife Fight. We did it, fellas. We made it through the Week 6 matchups. We did only one Covid surprise report in the middle of it. That is impressive.

[Jason Moore]

Yeah.

[Mike Wright]

Hopefully that goes away.

[Andy Holloway]

Yeah. Yep.

[Mike Wright]

And I will see you on Sunday Foot Clan for Sunday Live answering all your last second questions. Goodbye.

[Jason Moore]

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[Mike Wright]

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