Week 14 Fantasy Football Reactions & Injuries + Early Week 15 Waiver Wire (Ep. 1885)

Summary

FantasyPros Fantasy Football Podcast - Week 14 Reactions & Injuries + Early Week 15 Waiver Wire (Ep. 1885)

Date: December 8, 2025
Host: Seth Wilcock
Guests: Dr. Deepak Chona (Injury Analyst), Scott Bogman (“Boggs”)

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Episode Overview

This episode provides an in-depth recap of Week 14 in fantasy football, focusing on the implications of notable injuries, breaking down key player performances, and offering strategic advice heading into the fantasy playoffs. The hosts analyze emerging waiver wire options, deliver their “Playoff Trust-o-Meter” segment for top trending players, and round things out with a rapid-fire Q&A and panic meter topics sourced from the FantasyPros community.

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Key Segments & Insights

1. Week 14 Injury Roundup

[04:16–20:06]

Notable Injuries & Fantasy Impact

• Daniel Jones (Colts, QB) – Achilles Injury

  • Likely a torn Achilles: “You can see on the video it does kind of snap on him... Average on these is taken between 6 and 10 months.” (Dr. Deepak Chona, 04:16)
  • Dr. Chona expects Daniel Jones may be ready around Week 1 next year but cautions about a dip in mobility/push-off and likely two years to get close to pre-injury form.
  • Fantasy Fallout:
    • Riley Leonard likely to start, which downgrades all Colts skill players: “Just, it hurts everybody. It hurts JT a little bit. It hurts Pittman and Pierce and Warren.” (Bogman, 06:33)

• Devon Achane (Dolphins, RB) – Rib Injury

  • Probably a rib contusion over a break: “Mike McDaniel afterwards said he could have come back even this game…” (Chona, 07:57)
  • Expect Achane to play Week 15 if he logs a full practice; otherwise, Jalen Wright is next in line for significant touches.
    • “Jalen Wright is now the number two. It’s pretty clear... It seems like it’s Jalen’s now.” (Bogman, 09:19)

• Tyrod Taylor (Jets, QB) – Groin Injury

  • Expected 2–3 week absence. With playoffs out of reach, unlikely to push him back quickly.
  • Brady Cook under center for Jets: “Not great… Jacksonville has been playing really well recently. They stopped the run very well and Breece Hall is like your only weapon left in New York.” (Bogman, 10:39)
  • Justin Fields possible to return, but injury details (“sore knee”) are vague.

• Jayden Daniels (Commanders, QB) – Elbow, and Zach Ertz (TE) – Knee

  • Daniels: Re-injured dislocated elbow. Likely out for rest of season.
    • “I would be pretty surprised if they brought him back next week…you’re not playing for anything and this is your franchise.” (Chona, 13:25)
  • Ertz: Suspected ACL tear, possibly career-ending.
    • “Data is not super favorable here…hard time suspecting this one’s going to be super favorable going forward.” (Chona, 15:11)

• Concussions (CE Lamb, Bay Shaltun, Darnell Washington)

  • CeeDee Lamb: Good chance to clear protocol with extra time; others less likely.
    • “CD Lamb has those extra three days and reportedly he's been progressing.” (Chona, 18:34)

Notable Quotes

• On Daniel Jones:
  • “We would expect around two years post injury you’ll start kind of regaining most of what he is now, but…next year he probably comes back around week one…maybe not exactly the guy we were looking at this year.” (Chona, 04:16)

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2. Playoff Trust-o-Meter: Who Can You Rely On?

[22:23–36:25]

Hosts rate playoff confidence for key Week 14 “Heroes” & “Villains” (Scale: 1-10)

Playoff Heroes

• Tee Higgins (WR):
  • 8 or higher. “I love that Joe Burrow is back…Pretty decent schedule here for him.” (Bogman, 23:39)
• DK Metcalf (WR):
  • 7. “First play of the game…they want to take those shots…I think we're going to see more of that.” (Bogman, 24:35)
• Zay Flowers (WR):
  • 7-8. “It’s tough to sit a guy who's the number one target on his team.” (Bogman, 25:39)
• Kyle Pitts (TE):
  • 5. “How can it be higher than a 5 on Kyle Pitts at any point, right?” (Bogman, 26:31)
• Travis Etienne (RB):
  • 9. “I think he's going to be fine. So nine specifically with [Tank] Bigsby out.” (Bogman, 27:13)
• Devin Neal (RB):
  • 6. “If Kamara does come back, you know…what are we doing with Kamara?” (Bogman, 27:54)
• Blake Corum (RB):
  • 5-6. “It's going to be a 50-50 split until the playoffs…Corum's a great running back.” (Bogman, 29:00)
• RJ Harvey (RB):
  • 7 without Dobbins. “He’s just been outstanding...getting all the carries.” (Bogman, 29:48)

Playoff Villains

• Kenneth Walker III (RB):
  • 6. “He doesn't get the goal line…assume he's pretty good in the good matchups.” (Bogman, 30:49)
• Breece Hall (RB):
  • 4. “If we're getting Brady Cook…that's real bad for an already awful offense.” (Bogman, 31:24)
• Emeka Egbuka (WR):
  • 5. “If I can avoid starting Egbuka, I’m doing it.” (Bogman, 32:34)
• Justin Jefferson (WR):
  • 7 or 8. “I think it's going to get better—positivity for me.” (Bogman, 33:45)
• Tyler Warren (TE):
  • 5. “He's probably going to be started because the matchups are so good but he is very much matchup based right now.” (Bogman, 35:42)

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3. Top Storylines of the Week

[36:25–43:46]

Browns vs. Titans: Points Explosion

• Shadour Sanders (QB) excels: 364 yards, 3 TDs, 33.5 points.
  • “Shadour was awesome. He really was…you don't get to play Tennessee every week, but the schedule is pretty good.” (Bogman, 37:29)
• Harold Fannin Jr. (TE) emerges: Sanders’s main target: “Fannin has now become the number one target on this team.” (Bogman, 37:29)
• Tony Pollard (RB, Titans): Career-best day, but skepticism remains.
  • “I don’t believe a single thing I saw from Tony Pollard today…I'm not buying what we saw today from Tony Pollard.” (Bogman, 37:29)

Steelers Running Back Split

• Jalen Warren vs. Kenneth Gainwell: Both borderline must-starts.
  • “It’s still Jalen Warren for me, but they're splitting down the middle…pretty much a coin flip at this point.” (Bogman, 40:13)

Seahawks Defense – Fantasy League Winner

• D/ST1 by far: “How can you not right now? Seattle is beating everybody and they're playing Riley Leonard next week against Indy.” (Bogman, 42:19)
• Advice: If facing them in Week 15, shoot for a high-ceiling lineup; Seahawks could put up 15–30 points.

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4. Panic Meter

[45:27–48:43]

1–10 scale, 1 = chill, 10 = full-blown panic.

• Lamar Jackson: 3. “This week did a lot to dispel my issues with him.” (Bogman, 46:04)
• Ashton Jeanty (RB, Raiders): 7. “This offense looks disgusting right now.” (Bogman, 46:49)
• Emeka Egbuka: 6–7. “He's going to be a wide receiver three for me...You probably want to have two guys that are better than him in your lineup.” (Bogman, 48:10)

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5. Listener Q&A

[48:43–55:14]

• Vidal vs. Higgins?
  “I’d probably go Vidal. I don’t trust Higgins.” (Bogman, 50:19)
• Dynasty Buy: Justin Jefferson:
  “It's the lowest you’re ever going to get him…perfect time to buy.” (Bogman, 50:58)
• First Overall Draft Picks (2026):
  • Consensus leans toward JSN (Jaxon Smith-Njigba), but Jonathan Taylor, Jameer Gibbs, Puka Nacua, and others could be in the mix based on off-season developments.
  • “If Jefferson has a huge finish to the season, he'll be right back in that discussion as well.” (Bogman, 55:01)

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• “This is a war of attrition and things are getting to guys right now.” (Bogman, 02:53)
• “We would expect around two years post injury you’ll start kind of regaining most of what he is now...” (Chona, 04:16 re: Daniel Jones)
• “Raise your hand if you started Tony Pollard this week and put it down because you're a liar.” (Bogman, 37:29)
• “If you are going against [Seahawks D/ST] next week…put out a high ceiling lineup. They could get anywhere from 15 to 30 fantasy points like it is on the table once again.” (Wilcock, 43:45)

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Strategic Takeaways

• Monitor Injuries Closely: The ripple effects of QBs and RBs going down are massive for all fantasy-relevant players around them.
• Emerging RB Opportunities: Jalen Wright (if Achane sits), Jalen Warren/Kenneth Gainwell splits, and how team approaches to playoffs shake up committee work.
• Defensive Consideration: Seahawks D/ST is a league-winner, must-start until further notice.
• Start/Sit Nuances: Weigh opportunity vs. situation—some “automatic” plays (like Breece Hall, Egbuka) are now risky given quarterback or game script changes.
• Trade/waiver priorities: Now is the time to be aggressive (especially in keeper/dynasty: buy low on elite talent).

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Timestamps of Major Segments

• Injury Roundup: 04:16–20:06
• Trust-o-Meter: 22:23–36:25
• Storylines of the Week: 36:25–43:46
• Panic Meter: 45:27–48:43
• Listener Q&A / Dynasty Talk: 48:43–55:14

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Summary

A packed show featuring all the critical fallout from Week 14’s highs and lows, with injury updates, actionable playoff advice, and an unflinching look at which players you can actually trust as your league enters the postseason. The analysis is grounded, candid, and optimistic—peppered with in-jokes, community shoutouts, and the type of no-nonsense wisdom FantasyPros fans expect, such as:

• “How can it be higher than a 5 on Kyle Pitts at any point, right?”
• “Raise your hand if you started Tony Pollard this week and put it down because you’re a liar.”

The episode arms you with everything you need to make the tough lineup and waiver calls that can separate champions from the rest.

Transcript

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All right. And welcome into the Fantasy Pros Fantasy football podcast. It's the Week 14 Sunday night recap show coming to you live right here on the FP YouTube channel. It was a now or never type of affair for many managers with playoff hopes hanging in the balance on Sunday. I'm your host, Seth Wilcock. And after arguably the worst start I've had across all my leagues, looks like I'll be dancing at least six out of eight of them. So cheers to that. Also cheers my colleagues for once again checking in with us. Of course, that includes a man who's arguably the most educated man in the fantasy sports injury space. He's Dr. Deepak Chona. Doc, how are you doing as you wait your Houston Texans to kick off in a little over an hour?

[C]

Yeah, I am good, man. We are, we are looking ready to roll and I can't wait. So good to see you guys.

[A]

Glad to hear it, man. How are the fantasy playoffs looking for you? You punch any tickets today, Deepak?

[C]

Yeah, well, locked in a buy in one league and one league actually go through week 15 for regular season. So we're still kind of waiting on it. But yeah, it's going to be a rough last week of the year for.

[A]

That league, that's for sure. Also back in action is a good pal mine who once called two G5 teams making the College Football Playoff fake fan fiction. However, he was absolutely buzzing today as the Pittsburgh Steelers get a big win over the division rivals the Baltimore Ravens. He's got big time Bogman Boggs. How are you and how are the playoff hopes looking for you?

[D]

Great. I actually punched a bunch of tickets last week, so happy about that. Had a bye week and you know, not a real bye week, but set my lineup and be able to knock some people out of the playoffs. Unfortunately, I did drum out our friend Dredis in that league. She had to face me. I'm in first place and she had to face me to get into the playoffs. And it's a super flex league I think I ended up with the second most points but also she had Tyrod Taylor, so who went down immediately and just wrecked her shot there. But good week for me, good week for our Steelers as well. Beating the rappers in Baltimore. So yeah, just a good solid week here. But I mean Sunday, bloody Sunday, Good lord. Lots of injuries. It's a war of attrition and things are getting to guys right now.

[A]

It just makes sense, right? In a season where it seemed like there are so many injuries every single week, that week 14 do or Die time comes down to some absolute grenades that went out there. We'll talk about Tyrod Taylor. He got negative fantasy points for a lot of managers, including your boy here. So very, very tricky time. But we're gonna break it all down on the program. It is an absolutely packed one as well. We'll get into the injuries with Deepak, potential fantasy football impact moving forward. Then we'll also get to the top five fantasy storylines of the week including the playoff Trust o meter who you can trust moving forward. We'll also take a trip to the panic meter and then we'll round out the program with a rapid fire Q A. So send any questions you have and we'll try to get to as many as we can. And before we jump in, a absolutely gigantic shout to everyone tuning in either on the Fancy Pros YouTube channel or the audio feed are we. We appreciate all support throughout the regular season and we hope our advice has helped you reach the playoffs. Be sure if it has. Please give this video a thumbs up if you enjoy this type of content. Also make sure you subscribe to the channel if you're new. We're trying to get to 300,000 subscribers by the end of 2025 and we can all only do that with your help. So gentlemen, let's go ahead and get right into the injuries here where Deepak may be the saddest one all season. Indianapolis Colts going quarterback Daniel Jones. He suffered a non contact injury. We are being told this is an Achilles injury. Does that mean it's torn Deepak? And if so, when could we see Danny Dimes back next season?

[C]

Yeah, it, it most likely is torn. You can see on the video it does kind of snap on him and he's obviously very frustrated after the average on these is taken between six and 10 months. So we've seen Kirk Cousins come back around nine. Keep in mind that even though Kirk Cousins and Aaron Rodgers both came back the next year, that first year the production did take a dip and you usually see mobility Dip. And then for a right handed quarterback like you saw with Cousins, a right sided Achilles probably limits his push off and therefore his, his throwing power. Now, with that all in mind, Dimes is younger than they were at the time of injury. He's only 28, so he's also more mobile and has a pretty big arm. So all that together we would expect around two years post injury you'll start kind of regaining most of what he is now, but at the same time next year he probably comes back around week one or, or sometime shortly after, but maybe not exactly the, the guy we were looking at this year.

[A]

Okay, Bogs, this sucks, man. Not only was Daniel Jones really close to getting a big payday, the biggest in his career, but also the fact that the Colts were looking to set themselves up for a deep playoff run that's kind of now shattered here. We now have to adjust expectations. Riley Leonard was the quarterback under center, former Duke Blue Devils quarterback, then transferred to Notre Dame for that sensational run to the college Football national championship game last week or last year. Boggs, what can we really expect from him and this entire Colts team if it is Leonard under center? Maybe they go out outside looking for potential help as well.

[D]

I think. Yeah, I mean, you have to bring somebody in if Anthony Richardson's not able to go. Now I did read up a little bit on Anthony Richardson. They said he's been back, he's been lifting weights, which is big. But you know, Deepak and I discussed the eye surgery before the, the show here and that's just really tough to gauge. Right, Deepak?

[C]

Yeah, very tough to gauge. And you may remember Najee Harris with the eye injury, kind of had us all guessing the whole way through. Kind of something similar I think you're going to see with Anthony Richardson. But to your point, they haven't really activated him. So there's no indication that just because Danny Dimes got injured right now he's. Anthony Richardson is about to jump back in.

[D]

Yeah, so it's probably Riley Leonard. And Riley Leonard, even in college, was a run first threat. So that's why they drafted him, because they were expecting to go with Anthony Richardson as your starter. They wanted somebody mobile to mirror Anthony Richardson. So they drafted Riley Leonard, ends up Daniel Jones, who's also very mobile, but not Anthony Richardson wins. This job gives them way more than they expected from this position. So just, it hurts everybody. It hurts JT a little bit. It hurts Pittman and Pierce and Warren. So it's, it's a devastating blow to all the Colts Right here. Right. Heading into the playoffs right now.

[A]

Yeah, it's a bummer. I think we downgrade Michael Pittman Jr. Significantly as well. Alec Pierce probably outside of starting territory now and I think Tyler Warren, he goes from a plug and play top five tight end to still a tight end one right matchups. But yeah, I mean you're still rolling him out there. He's been so good every single week until this one. But it's tough. It's gonna be tough to trust. Colts, of course. Stay tuned this week for more fantasy pros content. I'm sure Joe and Dbro Fitzy on the waiver wire show will break down some of what this means for any of those players as well as all the ranking start shows we have later in the week as well. Deepak another big injury here. Miami Dolphins running back Devon H. And he exits with a rib injury. Is this broken ribs? This is maybe something else to Mike McDaniel's lead back, you think Doc?

[C]

Yeah, I mean the two most common things here are going to be either a broken rib or a basically a bruise or contusion the area. Now obviously the second is kind of the better of the two. If you had to pick if it were broken ribs, typically that would result in an average of about two weeks out. But with that being said, Mike McDaniel afterwards said he could have come back even this game as an emergency player if needed and that kind of hints us against that. The broken ribs option, a contusion may it tends to limit players touches, skill position players specifically. With that being said, if he logs at least one full practice this coming week, we see in the data that kind of effect is pretty minimal or washes out for a player of his caliber. So we got to follow the practice reports. If he logs at least one full practice, I mean either way it's Devon a chance or you're probably starting him regardless. But but with that being said, you know we were hoping even in DFS we would have relative confidence if that practice report is favorable.

[A]

Well that's great to hear that that is really, really good news. I feel like for everyone heading into the fans football playoffs with Achan, one of the best running backs in the league right now. He's been an anchor for many managers. So Boggs, Jalen Wright, he had 24 attempts today, 107 yards and a touchdown. Has he taken over Ollie Gordon for the RB2 role in this offense? And if Achan does happen to be out this next week at Pittsburgh, where are you ranking right?

[D]

Yeah, I'd rank right. Pretty high, right. The Steelers run defense has been pretty bad two weeks in a row. We saw James Cook run over us and then Derrick Henry did it again today. But so I think I'm going to have hm, pretty high. I assume he's going to play because I did say he could have come back if necessary, but obviously they were up, they didn't need him. So assuming he plays, but Jalen Wright is now the number two, it's pretty clear he was drafted higher as well. Banged up coming into the year. Ali, you know, took that job and ran with it, but it seems like it's Jalen's now.

[A]

Okay. Also on the quarterback front, one that we discussed a little bit earlier in the show, New York jets quarterback Tyrod Taylor, he suffered a groin injury early in the game against Miami. This really screwed a lot of managers, including myself. So Deepak, what did you find out about this injury to Taylor?

[C]

Yeah, these come in a wide range of severity. Assuming it's a groin strain, which would be the most common, that averages two to three weeks. So with the jets kind of also not really being in contention for anything much, you'd have to wonder if he's going to be able to rush back and really provide much of a boost.

[A]

Okay, Boggs, we saw former Missouri quarterback Brady Cook in his first NFL action today. How do you feel about this jets offense as a whole? If it is him under center next week at Jacksonville?

[D]

Not great. Jacksonville has been playing really well recently. They stopped the run very well and Breece hall is like your only weapon left in New York. So I think it's too much to ask for him to go out perform well in his first start on the road. So I, I don't want to start many Jets. I'll probably still roll Breeze out in a couple spots where I have him, but if I can avoid it, I'm probably going to. If it's Brady Cook now, we could get Justin Fields back next week as well. So that's obviously way better. Still not good. Obviously. Tyrod Taylor much better throwing the ball. Way better with our guy Adnai Mitchell. So I, I hope that we get Justin Fields, but it's probably going to be Cook again.

[A]

If it's Cook. Boggs, are you out on Mitchell? You're out on Mechi, out on Mason Taylor. Really all the pass catching options.

[D]

Everybody except Breeze Hall. Yeah.

[A]

Okay. Deepak, do you know anything about Justin Fields like we're hearing? I think it was a sore knee is what he came into this week with. So is that just like fodder for he doesn't want to play or they don't want to play him or is there actually an injury here?

[C]

Yeah, I mean, I don't want to speculate that somebody's faking an injury, but with that being said, a sore knee is not the typical language that they would use to describe that. So I, I think there's a reasonable chance he comes back. It's just very hard to know.

[A]

Okay. Okay.

[D]

So they may want to take a long look at Brady Cook. Give him three weeks, you know, two weeks even.

[A]

I took a long enough look at him.

[D]

Well, to be fair, his last year in Missouri, he was hurt. He had that ankle injury early.

[A]

Sure, they're offensive and did not look.

[D]

Like the same, but I don't, I think he's a third string to backup quarterback. I don't think he is. I think what you get out of Kenny Pickett, you're getting out of Brady Cook.

[A]

If it's field sparks, just in case, would you be inclined to roll out AD Mitchell or Meshi or they still kind of like still no plays. Okay.

[D]

I don't want to play him. They're too inconsistent right now and Fields is way too inconsistent as well. So if I can, if I can start somebody over those guys, I'm probably doing it.

[A]

Okay. Brutal day for the Washington Commanders as well, gentlemen. Quarterback Jane Daniels, he re injured his elbow and their tight end Zachary, it's carted off with a knee injury. He was just absolutely distraught on the sideline as he was getting carted off, shaking his team teammates hands and all that. Deepak, do you have any clarity on what happened here in Minnesota to two of the Kakami's playmakers?

[C]

Yeah. So first, starting with Daniels, you know, he fell on the left elbow which was one of that that had dislocated. The risk of it redislocating or even partially dislocating is higher just because it's not quite as stable as you as a baseline level. Now, with that being said, the, the fall itself was relatively routine. It wasn't like somebody landed on him.

[A]

So.

[C]

So it's not an obvious redislocation mechanism. It's just the fact that it's a recently injured joint. I would be pretty surprised if they brought him back next week. To me, it seems like you're not playing for anything and this is your franchise, so I would suspect you keep him out if not for.

[D]

Was it foolish to play him this week?

[C]

I mean, it's hard to say foolish without examining him, but I was surprised to see him in general try to come back. It just doesn't make a lot of sense. Right. Like you're, you're looking at a player who has a whole career in front of him playing for nothing this year, and you're kind of pushing him to come back from an elbow injury which is apparently, you know, prone to re aggravation. So in my opinion, I, I wouldn't have played him, but I'm not the coach.

[D]

You think the franchise that went through RG3 would know better, but very much so, yeah.

[C]

It's surprising overall. And then regarding Zach Ertz, his knee took a really big hyperextension. It would be very surprising if his ACL was not torn. The question in my eyes is did he tear something else in addition? And there's very possible they'll very likely be getting MRIs starting tomorrow. And then the question for erz, he's age 35. This is the same knee that had an ACL, an MCL injury about two to three years ago. So keeping that in mind, the data is not super favorable here. It takes about 12 months, 11 to 12 months on average to come back from a second ACL tear if that's all it is. But again, at age 35, a player who is probably on the decline, I would have a hard time suspecting this one's going to be super favorable going forward.

[A]

Yeah, that might be the white flag on Zachary's career, which we appreciate every coach hurts. He did, man. I mean he, he was a great player too. Like even at Washington, he was very streamable the past couple seasons and prior to that, like Arizona, he had a nice run and he was the best fantasy tight end for a couple of seasons out there in Philadelphia. So Zach Ertz, we appreciate you, bud. Get healthy soon, man. You're an absolute stallion of a gentleman. And Deepak, any like long term concerns for J.D. honey, Jaden Daniels out there or do you think next year, like you're still ranking him as if this never happened?

[C]

Yeah, that's a good question. I think from this elbow, I wouldn't necessarily put any long term concerns. One, it tends to heal pretty well. Two, it's the type of thing that he would have so much time from. And three, it's his non throwing side. So all of that bodes pretty well. The real question with Jane Daniels is is he injury prone? And I don't necessarily think that he has some sort of anatomic weak point because all his injuries have been a little bit different.

[D]

But if you look around Like a crash test dummy.

[C]

Exactly. So he's. He's led the league in, in hits that he's taken as a quarterback. So, you know, with that in mind, you're going to get more injured. And he's also not huge. So that combination, I think is. Is the real problem. I'm probably avoiding him in fantasy because if he's going to change his playstyle, he's, you would think, running less, but. But at the same time, that's what gives him the upside in fantasy. So, yeah, I wouldn't change my ranking of him, but personally, I'm kind of not super high on him based on his style.

[A]

Okay, yeah, that makes complete sense. And honestly, that's why I kind of avoided him in Dynasty rookie drafts a year ago. I felt pretty dumb his rookie season when he went out there and just set the world on fire. And then even this year, he was one of my bus candidates in redraft just because of kind of where he was going. Among the other elite options, Boggs, rest of the way. Are you interested in any Washington Commanders players? They're at the Giants, Philadelphia and Dallas to round it out. So three divisional games with Marcus Mariota back under center.

[D]

I actually kind of do like some of these guys, but I. It's the matchups, right? Like, it's tough. Like, Terry McLaurin played well with Marcus Mariota last week, so I think he'll be okay. I would love to see somebody emerge from the running backs, but it's not going to. So Debo should be okay as well. Still like a low wide receiver, three wide receiver, four, borderline type of guy, the way that Washington is playing right now. But the matchups are definitely encouraging. And Marcus Mariota is not going down to Brady Cook. Right.

[A]

So good point.

[D]

You know, he's not going down to Riley Leonard. So these. He has experience already. So is it a downgrade? Sure, but it's not a massive downgrade like the other guys get.

[A]

It's funny when we get to the point in the season where like Marcus Mariota looks like a pretty good starting quarterback across the NFL, right.

[D]

But he's always a runner, so.

[A]

Yeah, absolutely.

[D]

You can always give us some upside.

[A]

Deepak, a couple more. More injuries here, specifically to the head area of some players. Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CE Lam, he suffered concussion Thursday night against the Detroit Lions. Jacksonville Jaguars rookie running back Bay Shaltun, he also was out with a concussion against the Colts. Then Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Darnell Washington suffered concussion against the Ravens today. Are you expecting any of these Players to be up next week. Maybe Ceedee Lamb, because he did have some extra time with that Thursday night football game. Do you think he can maybe clear protocol?

[C]

Yeah, that. That's exactly my thought process. So if you look at the concussion protocol, it takes just over a week on average to. To get through it. There are some players who come back without missing any games. CD Lamb has those extra three days and reportedly he's been progressing. Already started through that protocol. So, yeah, that if everything goes smoothly, you would get him back this coming game. Now the other two, the data slightly favors them sitting and you wouldn't for.

[D]

Any of the three.

[C]

Expect a dip in production once they do return.

[A]

Okay. Bugs, with it being fantasy playoffs, is there anyone you're messing around with that you can add from the Jaguars or from the Steelers? If Washington, if Tun's out for me, it just seems like, okay, more targets for DK Metcalf, more targets for Kenneth Gainwell at backfield and Travis ETN Sit in, forget it the rest of the way if at least out next week.

[D]

There's no bonuses because of these injuries, so it's kind of just status quo with them. I mean, Travis ETN has been great, so he's fine. Don't really like the fact that the Seals would be down to the third left tackle, it looks like, with no Darnell Washington. So probably a lot of Anderson playing, you know, fake tight end there. A lot. So we'll see.

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[D]

I mean, him with Joe Burrow. I love that that Joe Burrow is back. Their defense still sucks, so they're still going to be playing from behind like they were against Buffalo here. Keeping him in the game. He even missed a couple snaps after he landed and cracked his head again. And then, you know, Baltimore is a good matchup. We saw DK go nuts today. Miami is not the greatest matchup, but Arizona had been playing well on defense but got torched by the Rams today. So I think it's a pretty decent schedule here for him as well. So I'm like an 8 on Higgins. He's great.

[A]

Yeah, I'm right there with you. I'm probably 10. Like I don't see any world where you're sitting T. Higgins rest of the way. DK Metcalf, you just mentioned him. 12 targets, seven receptions, 148 yards for 21.8 fantasy points. @ Baltimore was also getting a lot of end zone looks. It was a really, really good day for Metcalf and now he has Miami at Detroit and at Cleveland to round it out. So 1 through 10 on the playoff trust O meter for.

[D]

Metcalf. Probably like a 7, right? I really love this performance that he had this week. Baltimore is weak on that side, but I mean, first play of the game, Seth, you saw it deep to DK Metcalf. They want to take those shots and you need to take those shots early to back off the linebackers to make the run game work a little bit better, specifically with a banged up offensive line. So I do think they're going to keep taking these shots. I think Rogers has kind of had it with this short dink and dunk game, so I think we're going to see more of that. So yes, it's been a disappointing season for DK and I went on Jake Seeley show and we took the L on him this week. And then of course he goes crazy. So love to see that. I guess maybe our juju got him back in the game here, but happy to see DK.

[A]

Rockin. Okay. And Zay Flowers in the same game. 11 targets, eight receptions, 124 yards for him, scoring 20.6 fancy points against Pittsburgh. Rest of season schedule for him at Cincinnati, New England and at Green Bay. Boggs, great day for anyone who managed Flowers because it's been a pretty disappointing stretch, really over the past month or two. So where are you at on flowers rest of the.

[D]

Way? I. I mean, I like flowers. Now that we have lamar back at 100% it seems right. He was running today 95, 90%. Whatever it is, he was great. He ran for a touchdown today. So you know, he had a big chunk of the season with Cooper Rush and then he had a big chunk of the season with less than 100% Lamar Point. So these matchups aren't great. Right. Like it's Cincinnati is awesome, but then you have New England and Green Bay after that who have not been awesome. So I think same as DK7 8. You know, somewhere in that range he's still. It's tough to sit a guy who's the number one target on his.

[A]

Team. Sure. And then Kyle Pitts 10 targets, six receptions, 90 yards for the former top five overall pick. Scored 15 fantasy points today. Boggs rest of season schedule at Tampa Bay, at Arizona and then the Rams to close it out 1 through 10 playoff trust o meter on Kyle.

[D]

Pitts. I mean how can it be higher than a 5 on Kyle Pitts at any point, right? And the matchups are okay going up against Tampa Bay. All right. Arizona is a good matchup. The Rams are a less than average matchup, so it's just okay. They'll probably get Drake London again. I enjoy this good game, but I'm not expecting him to perform like this down the.

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Stretch. Okay, what about Travis Etn? 20 for 74 and two on the ground. One reception, one target for eight yards. Good for 21.2 fancy points against the Colts. He's been one of the best values in Dragon drafts this season. Likely no too next week if he doesn't get back from the concussion against the jets and then at Denver and at Indy to round it out 1 through 10, Travis.

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ETN. I mean like a 9. The schedule's not great right. Indy. But Indy's going to be with Riley Leonard most likely or Anthony Richardson. So I think they should have the ball a lot and run the ball a lot late. Denver is a tough matchup in the middle, but the jets are the second best team giving up the second most points to running backs before come coming into this week. I think he's going to be fine. So nine specifically with two.

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Now. Okay. Devin Neal 19 for 70 and one in replacement of Alvin Kamari yet again. One reception, 14 yards scored 15.4 fancy points at Tampa Bay. Rest of season schedule, Carolina, the Jets and then at Tennessee. So setting up maybe for a nice Run for Neil. What do you think on the playoff trust O.

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Meter? Yeah, I mean probably a six. Because if Camara does come back, you know, what are we doing with Camara? I guess so probably like a six. This schedule is amazing. Carolina giving up the 12th most points, second most, the jets seventh most for Tennessee. So the schedule is really great. I hope he's just starting still. So if he's starting, I'm trying to find a way to get him in as my.

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Flex. What about Blake Corum? Shout to our boy D bro over on the sleeper starts episode. He called Blake Corma is a guy you need to get into lineups. This week it came to fruition. 12 for 120 and 2. Also a reception for 3 yards for Blake Corum. Rest of season schedule Detroit at Seattle at Atlanta like don't get fooled. Kyron Williams still very much involved on the day, right? Boggs? I mean this was more of a situation they yeah, yeah, I mean I I guess it was true. Like 13, you know, carries for Kyron Williams, 84 yards and a touchdown. A little more action the receiving game. So do you think this is going back to closer to 50, 50 split? Which would make sense with what Deepak told us last week when Kyron got a little banged.

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Up. It's going to be a 5050 split until the playoffs. And they have specifically said they said this week. Yeah, we're trying to hold Kyron Williams and keep him fresh for the playoffs. That's the point of this. And Blake Corum's a great running back, you know, probably just as good as Kyren right now. So yeah, they're both splitting carries. As long as the Rams are in a good matchup, Quorum is a good.

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Start. Okay, so you're probably like like a.

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Five. Like it like a.

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Six. Okay.

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Yeah. A little higher than.

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Average. Yeah. Okay. What about RJ Harvey? No timeline for return for jk. Dom's likely not going to see him the rest of the regular season. 17 for 75 and one on the ground. Also six receptions for 25 yards, 22 fantasy points for RJ Harvey. That's his back to back 20 point game. So the rookie has been sensational as of late. Do you think that.

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Continues? Yeah, I mean look, he's just been he's been outstanding. So youo know, he's getting all of the carries here. They involve Jaleel a little bit. They have more changes in their passing game though. And the rest of this looks like Green Bay is a tough matchup. Jacksonville is actually actually this, this schedule is not great. I didn't look at this one yet, but it's Green Bay, Jacksonville and Kansas City. And Jacksonville has been surprisingly strong against the run because they're so bad against the pass, really. But so not the best schedule. But RJ Harvey's been humming, so probably like a 7 without Dobbins and probably like a 5 with.

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Him. Okay, playoff trust O meter for the week 14 villains. These are the folks who really, really let us down in a spot. We needed them. Starting at the top. Kenneth Walker the third for the Seahawks. 10 for 29 on the ground, three targets, one reception for minus one yard. 3.8 fantasy points at Atlanta. Walker Rest season schedule. It looks like this Indy Los Angeles Rams and then at Carolina.

[D]

Bogs. Yeah, this is the gross split. This is a bad side of 50. 50, right, because he doesn't get the goal line. Yeah, exactly. So it still had more snaps than Sharps, but he just does disappear. So for him, you know, two good matchups and one bad one. I would assume he's pretty good in the good ones and bad in the bad one. So let's go with like a.

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Six. Okay. Breece Hall 14 for 43. 4.3 fantasy points against Miami. Rest of season schedule for the jets at Jacksonville, at New Orleans and then New England to round out the fancy.

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Playoffs. Like a four out of ten. I'm worried, man. Like, you know, Brady Cook. If we're getting Brady Cook for an extended period of time, that's real bad for an already awful offense. So, you know, if you remember what it looked like with Zach Wilson and Mike White and all of those guys a couple of years back, those.

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Are better quarterbacks than Brady Cook too, by a.

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Mile. They might be. You know, we don't really know what Brady Cook looks like. Give him a week of first team reps. Maybe he's better than those guys, but it's not going to be by a lot. So this is he. It's tough to start. I don't want to start Breeze if I can avoid.

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It. Here's one that I didn't think we'd be talking about a Mecca. ABUCA Nine targets, two receptions, 15 yards, 3.5 fancy points against the Saints. Rest of season schedule. Atlanta at Carolina at Miami. So sets up like it could be a nice run for Abuka, but Mike Evans might be back next week. We saw Chris Godwin continue to get more and more.

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Healthy. The last. Even.

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McMillan. Yeah, and McMillan could be back here. It's been in December timeline all season long. So this was once the odds on rookie the your favorite bugs and he has been borderline unplayable for fantasy the last few months. So like what do we do with Ibuka? Where's your confidence level on him going into the fantasy.

[D]

Playoffs? Yeah, it's low. It's like a five right now. Obviously he can pop up at any time. He had a great first game against Atlanta as well, so I think maybe he can be good there. Carolina is a tough matchup. They've been great against receivers this year and Miami's been good. We'll see when we get there though. I.

Man, I don't want to start Igbuka if I can avoid it with Evans coming back. So Godwin has been awesome too and Bucky's back as well. There's just. There's one football, right? It could be Igbuka and maybe Igbuka is better with Mike Evans. Maybe we see that with Mike Evans coming back, right? That. That's definitely within the cards. I just don't. There's one football. He had nine targets today and only could catch two. So this has just been tough sledding for a Buca. It seems like he's hitting a wall here. Rookie.

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Wall. Yeah. Justin Jefferson, four targets, two receptions, 11 yards, 3.1 fancy points against Washington. It box. It's been so tough, man, because you have to keep rolling Justin Jefferson out there because he has a 40 point ceiling. We know he does. And JJ McCarthy even looked better today. The Minnesota Vikings as a whole laid the absolute smackdown on the commies and the rest Schedule is great.

[D]

Right? The schedule's great though. And McCarthy's back, right? Listen, I'm not worried about Jefferson down the stretch. He's been awful. I'm not trying to sit here and tell you he's going to be amazing, but we did finally get a good game from McCarthy. Right. And these matchups are awesome. And I went back and I looked at McCarthy's like his depth of passes. Yeah, he's fine throwing to the outside of the hash marks like he's going to be okay there. So I really love these matchups. He's still Justin Jefferson. I think this is going to get better. So it's positivity for me. It's like a seven or eight out of 10. It should be nine or eight. But we're not quite there because of his bad recent performances. So if we can get this version of McCarthy down the stretch here in these awesome matchups, it could be big for.

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Everybody. Yeah, it looks like Dredis actually Went with the the popular sabotage drop on Jay Jetta's this week in one of her leagues. Dropped him and opponent picked him up and played him against her this week. So good on you Dredis. I don't have the stones to do that I don't think but I really respect that. That is, that is a hustler move out there from, from dress but I'm with you. Like I'm proud. I mean I, I'm a six or seven. Like I still think we have to adjust expectations for Justin Jefferson. He's still wide receiver 2 wide receiver 3 at this point but he still has wide receiver 1 overall upside every single week. Right. So I think it's going to be hard pressed to bench.

[D]

Him. Yeah, I mean look, and you know he, he's good these three weeks and he'll be right back to where he was going into this year. So he, he needs that for his draft.

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Stock. What about Tyler Warren? Bogs 6 for 215 yards, one rushing attempt. Almost gotten in the end zone on that rush attempt. 3.7 fantasy points at Jacksonville which is a really, really good matchup for tight ends. He now goes to Seattle. Another good matchup for opposing tight ends, San Francisco and then back again with.

[D]

Jacksonville. Yeah, look this is, we love this schedule, right? Like Seattle, San Francisco, Jacksonville. This is 4th, 11th and 6th most points given up to tight end. So what we don't love is Riley Leonard, you know, so I think it has to be a five for Tyler Warren. He's probably going to be started because the matchups are so good but he is very much matchup based right now. Like would you rather start him or Mark Andrews? It's definitely him. But if Mark Andrews is playing the Bengals might be Mark Andrews because the Bengals give up so many yards and points to tight. They did it again today. Dawson Knox and Dalton Kincaid were both awesome today. So yeah, they just ignore the whole middle of the field. They don't care. So it's.

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Crazy. Let's get to our third storyline of the week Bugs where Christmas came early for fancy managers along the shores of Lake Erie. The total for this game between the Browns and Titans, it was set at a measly 33 and a half points. I ended up not going with the over on the game but I went over on the Cleveland Browns team. Total that came through for me. 60 total points were scored in this one. Shador Sanders 23 of 42. So not the most efficient day but. But 364 yards, three touchdowns and interception three for 29 and one on the ground for 33.5 fancy points. His main target continues to be Harold Fannin Jr. 11 targets, eight receptions, 114 yards and a touchdown for 25.4 fantasy points. The rest of the season schedule for the Browns, Chicago, Buffalo and Pittsburgh. And then Tony Pollard finally does something. It was like the undertaker gift, right? Insert it right here, man. 25 attempts, 161 yards, two touchdowns, 28.6 fantasy points. He's at San Francisco, then against KC and then against the New Orleans Saints. Does this change anything for you on these players rest of the season? Are you firing them up? And do you feel any different from a dynasty perspective as.

[D]

Well? Man, raise your hand if you started Tony Pollard this week and put it down because you're a liar. Who started Tony Pollard? Come on. I actually did have to start him in one league because I had every running back hurt. But it's a league where I'm last place. Like, we're rebuilding, so. Look, Shador was awesome. He really was. And. But you don't get to play Tennessee every week, but the schedule is pretty good. It's Pittsburgh who's been miserable against the pass. Chicago who has been pretty bad against the past. Buffalo has been good, but they gave up a lot of rushing yards. So I like, I like the schedule for Sanders and Fan, and specifically Fan. And, you know, I don't think Shador is going to have this type of performance moving forward, but I love that Fannin has now become the number one target on this team. And I'll just say straight up, I don't believe a single thing I saw from Tony Pollard today. Maybe this is him coming to full health, finally finding the second gear late in the season. Whatever it is, I don't buy it. So I'm going to try to not start Tony Pollard again. Next two weeks are not great. Anyway, it's San Francisco and Casey, so championship week is New Orleans. So if he's putting it together, then all right, you know, maybe we'll run him out there for championship week in a flex spot or if a running back is hurt or something. But I just. I am not buying what we saw today from Tony Pollard. Best career game ever. Not just as a titan, his best game in his career today. Yes. So most yards, he still looked.

[A]

A bit slow on some of those breakaway runs, did he not? Like, I was like. I was like, where is that? Like third or fourth gear for Tony Pollard? I just felt like you stuck it. Stuck in second a little bit, you know, so Yeah, I mean, it.

[D]

Was. I think he's lost the burst a little.

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Bit. Yeah. So snap call next week. Carol Fallon Jr. Against Chicago or you go in with our boy Tyler Warren at Seattle. If it's Riley. No, let's say Riley Leonard. Understanding.

[D]

Yeah. Give me fanning. I don't want Riley Leonard.

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So. Okay. Storyline four of the week Bogs this one that tickles your and eyes hearts both Pittsburgh Steelers, their running backs are set up as league winners. Kenneth Gainwell comes in as the RB23 on the season scores 16.2 fantasy points. I've said it for a couple weeks now that I actually prefer him over Jalen Warren because he's kind of playing the Jalen Warren role from years past where he's getting a lot of pass kitchen work. He's also getting work in the red zone as well. 4:15 and 1 on the ground, 6 for 27 through the air. His fifth game this season with over six receptions. Jalen Moran, meanwhile, RB21 on the year, scored 15.2 fantasy points, 8 for 13 on the ground, 3 for 49 and a great touchdown through the air on the screen pass Rest of season schedule Miami at Detroit at Cleveland, who just got run on today as well. So who would you rather roster rest of season and are they borderline must starts for.

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You?

I think it's still Jalen Warren for me, but they're splitting down the middle, so I think they're both. You know, they both scored this week as well. They both had a couple of big plays. So to me it's probably still Warren. I just think he is the better back. I think he's better, more skilled. But Gainwell's involved and there's some decent matchups here. So Miami hasn't been great. Cleveland has been just okay. We saw what Pollard did today. Detroit's been really good against the run, but God, they're dropping like flies that whole defense. So Pittsburgh has some decent matchups here as well. So I think they're both okay. And it's pretty much a coin flip at this point. I still lean towards Warren a little bit because I just think he's a better back than Gainwell. So that would be my lean. But they're both startable. This is kind of like Kyren and this is the. The Kmart version of Kyren and Blake Corum.

[A]

Here. Oh, I would say this is like. I think this is the bet. I think it's like a Sam's Club version. I like it. I like it, man. I'm telling.

[D]

You. Well, this is like, this is the dollar tree. If, like, if the Rams offense is high way up there, the Steelers offense is not. That's.

[A]

Fair. That's fair. I just think that Gainwell is like, he really is the second option in the receiving game. Right. And I think, I mean he's.

[D]

Made Caleb Johnson, you know, be nothing. So, you know, yeah, he's. We drafted him to solve this problem and the free agent that they got, Kenny Gainwell is way better than him right.

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Now. One more storyline for the week and it comes with a position we don't usually touch on this show, but Seattle Seahawks defense slash special teams continues to absolutely dominate. Boggs, they had scored 37 more points. The next closest team, defense, special teams coming into this week. They scored 20 more fantasy points today. They are currently the D/ST one pending Sunday night and Monday Night Football. They had their six defensive touchdown today, two interceptions, one fumble recovery, one kick block and nine points allowed against Atlanta. Their rest of season scheduled. Indy, the Rams and Carolina at Carolina. So Boggs, are you firing them up the rest of the way no matter what? Even against the.

[D]

Rams? The Rams, like maybe if there's somebody else against, you know, look, we might have backup quarterbacks for Indy, for the jets, like we're down to thirds as well here, right? So if we are down to some of those bad teams and they have matchups against good defenses, maybe I would take them over Seattle. But how can you not right now? Seattle is beating everybody and they're playing Riley Leonard next week against Indy. So this is going to be a massive week for this defense as well. So yeah, look, they had, they had some issues coming in, right? The linebacker spot was huge. But Drake Thomas has done well fitting in there. So is Tyrese Knight. The rotation on the defensive line is gross and their secondary has improved a lot when they added Nick him and worry. So this is a very, very good defense. It's the strength of their team that in the running game. And you know, Sam Darnold hasn't been great, but you don't have to be. You just throw the ball up to jsn, he'll make the play. So it's all working right now in.

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Seattle. My best advice with this defense being so elite right now is if you are going against them next week and they're playing the Indianapolis Colts and is Riley Leonard under center bogs? I would say I very highly suggest you go with a high ceiling lineup. Right. Like floor be danged right now. I think you have to put out because they could get anywhere from 15 to 30 fantasy points like it is on the table once again for the.

[D]

Seahawks. So.

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Virginia. And folks, let's go ahead and get to the panic meter. Let us know down below who you're panicking about and we'll rate them on a scale from 1 to 10 or about how much we're panicking on them heading into the Fans Football Playoff one means hey, we're not really panicking at all and 10 means it's full blown panic mode. So Bogs, let's go ahead and start out here. Lamar Jackson, he's the guy I have to ask you about. He's been God awful for this really, you know, second half stretch of the season. He played really good today and we talked about the schedule moving forward for them. It's Cincinnati, it's New England, it's Green Bay. So how do you feel about Lamar Jackson 1 through 10 on the panic.

[D]

Meter? I think this week did a lot to dispel my issues with him. He looked like he could run a little bit. He ran in for a touchdown. He was scrambling a little. Scrambling a little bit more. Probably should have had that second touchdown. Isaiah likely, I mean, you know, I'll take it. But look like he should have had that one. So look like in the second half he really was his regular self. So I'm probably not worried about Lamar that much. It'd be like a.

[A]

Three. What about Ashton Genty box? 5.8 fancy points for him today. Just 10 for 30 on the ground. Two receptions, eight yards. We saw our boy Kenny Pickett back out there. Geno Smith injured late in that game. It's at Philly, it's at Houston and then the giants for week 17, 1 through 10. Where are you at on Ashton Genti? On the panic.

[D]

Meter? I mean, on the panic meter, I'm like a 7 because this offense looks disgusting right now. And Kenny Pickett is awful. We've seen it before. Aiden o' Connell is awful. We've seen it before. And by the way, Geno Smith's pretty awful as well. So they don't have a good quarterback situation. He's been stopped like three weeks in a row. All they're doing is loading up nine in the box to stop the run because nobody can throw the ball to Brock Bowers. He's the only guy performing for them right now. They need wide receiver help, they need O line help, they need quarterback help. This is a busted offense. So I like some of those matchups. The Giants one I think is really good. And then was that. Is that championship week and then who they play next.

[A]

Week. You said next week they are going to be. Let me pull that back up for you. Next week the Raiders are going to be playing at Philly, at Houston and then the Giants to close.

[D]

Out. Yeah. So Houston's not a good matchup obviously, but Philly's gotten rocked by the run recently. We'll see what they do tomorrow night. But that doesn't look like a bad matchup either. So that looks nice. But it's matchups, not the way the offense is going. So the way the offense is going is gross. So, okay, it's like a seven out of 10 for me on Ash.

[A]

And Genti, one more from Nelson. Panic meter on a Buka, you said that, you know, already touched on him a little bit, that you're not highly confident in starting him the rest of the way. So where are you at on the panic meter? I think I'm at a six or seven at this.

[D]

Point. I think he's going to be a wide receiver three for me. So whatever that means for your rankings. Right? You know, start or sit is a difficult question, but you probably want to have two guys that are better than him in your lineup and he is your swing play at this point and you hope he swings. You don't expect it. So it's pretty high. Yeah, I'd have to say it's like a seven right now because I got Evans coming back. Maybe McMillan's coming back. Obviously Bucky is back. So just getting all these weapons back, one football to go around. It's not that much.

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Fun. Okay. And a real quick reminder to everyone as well. You can join our Fancy Pros Discord community. So much fun over there every single week. You can chat with other fans and actually get access to inclusive AMAs that wind up on our podcast feed. Our current schedule looks like this. We have Worm and Fitz at 5 Eastern on the first Tuesday of every month and Boggs and Fits at 5 Eastern on the third Tuesday of every month as well. And then Welsh and Erickson Every single Thursday, 2pm Eastern time for the remainder of the fans football season. Come get your questions answered and be on the [e-mail] chat. So much fun over there, folks. And if we don't get to your questions here right now, you can drop them below. You can be sure to ask them over in the Discord. We have a ton of AMAs going off from all of our analysts here at Fantasy Pros as well as just asking the overall community kind of getting their vibes as well. So go ahead, drop your questions below. We'll try to get to them before we get out of here. And Boggs, first one is coming from our friend cnu. He's got Vidal tomorrow with Hampton possibly playing. I've already got Nico and Woody tonight and need 30 points to win full PPR. So looks like Jaden Higgins tonight, Vidal tomorrow with Hampton possibly playing. How are.

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You? You got 30 points. Yeah, you got to have 30 points. Yeah. You got Nico and Woody going tonight, plus Fidel tomorrow and Higgins. Yeah, I think, yeah, I think you're good to go here. I think you're definitely getting those 30 points if you don't. That's a big, you know, that's a big.

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Miss. It looks like. It looks like he needs Higgins or Vidal. Where would.

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You. Oh, Vidal for.

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Me?

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Yeah. I don't trust, I don't trust Higgins. Higgins is been getting more snaps but he's very touchdown dependent. Phillies run defense with no Jalen Carter has been bad and I do think that you maybe ease Hampton back in. I don't think he gets that full bucky run like we saw. So I think Fidel is going to have a decent game tomorrow. So I would probably go Vidal.

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There. Okay. And we talked about Justin Jefferson earlier today from a redraft perspective. I'm seeing Nelson has a couple questions about him from a dynasty lens. If your trade window is still open and you're pushing for a fantasy football championship, would you still be willing to go out there and maybe buy Justin Jefferson? Because I think honestly this is the lowest you're ever going to get him in his.

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Tire. That's it, man. That, that's the whole point of buying him now is because he's so incredibly low now people will know that you're in the playoff, you know, so probably going to try to fleece you that way, of course. But yeah, I think it is a perfect time to go by Justin Jefferson. We went over the schedule was great, McCarthy looked good and I went back and looked at just in season. It doesn't seem like he has a problem throwing to the outside. Probably just matchup based this week. So yeah, I think I'm fine with Justin Jefferson rolling.

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Him. Kind of a 50 foot question here. Boggs. Ali is really concerned that they don't want to draft another wide receiver first overall again after Jamar just hasn't really hit his ceiling outcome this year. You know, you can say it was the injuries to Burrow and then Jake Browning underperforming, Joe Flacco taking a little bit of time to get his feet under him. Are you deterred from drafting wide receivers 1 overall? Because I certainly am not. I just think it's one of those circumstances like, hey, it didn't work out this year, but Jamar Chase has still been a top 15 player overall. So like it's no sweat to.

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Me. Yeah, I mean it's just specifically when you're picking one one, right. Like it's, it's almost impossible for those guys to live up to expectations. So bad year for Jamar Chase. I understand the hesitation. I would say if you don't want to take a wide receiver though, you need to do your KDs, your Kentucky Derby system, or, or however you work it to try to get towards the back end. Right. Because there's going to be running backs back there and you're going to be able to take one in the second round as well. Running backs are guaranteed more touches on a week to week basis. So there's just fewer of them, they're harder to replace. So. And in a ppr, they don't score as many points when some of those guys have those huge output weeks. So I'm not deterred at all. But I understand, to me, being deterred is more about the player than the, you know, the.

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Position. Yeah, I think it's one of those situations for me, Boggs, where if I'm going running back at the 101 or the 102, I need to have a very, very high confidence level that I'm going to get a good wide receiver back in that second and third turn. Right. This year I was all at, you know, jsn. He was kind of my guy on that turn. I was after. I got him in a ton of leads out. Yeah. But then I also took Mike Evans in like the third and fourth round, which did not work out as much. It was him and devonte Adams. I was kind of trading back and forth in my rankings a lot. So you just really need to have I sit on your receiver position. Speaking of that box. Last question before we get out of here. Who's your 101 consensus next.

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Year? I was just about to ask you that. Yeah, it's hard to not say jsn, right. Like he's been amazing. It's also hard to not say Jonathan Taylor. So I do depend on the.

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Quarterback situation, I guess, and what.

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100%. Like, you know, if we're going to get DJ back and this is a, an Achilles strain. Okay. If not, are they going with Anthony Richardson next year as well? Are they signing a veteran? Does Riley Leonard do enough here the last month of the season to endear himself to start while Daniel Jones is down? I just don't believe Daniel Jones will be back week one. I don't buy it at all. Not even a little bit. And even if he is, the rest of those guys that tore their Achilles have looked fairly miserable coming back and coming back fast. So I don't like that whole situation. So right now for me, it's probably.

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Jsn. Okay. I also think like Jameer Gibbs should be in that conversation. Of course he wanted to go running back. He's only had two games below double digit PPR points so far this season. It will at least be one more season or at least two more seasons of Montgomery unless they somehow trade him. So but he, he's definitely taking the mantle here and it just feels like he has the ceiling and he has the floor. He has a little bit of everything you'd want. So for me, I'm probably jsn. I mean I'm a JSN guy, so I'd probably go JSN1 and then looking at, I'd probably go Gibbs too, just because I don't know the quarterback situation. I think JT's up in that.

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Conversation'S got to be up.

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There. Puka and Jamar Chase, I think that's kind of your top six. Is there anyone maybe I missed out of.

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That? I mean if Jefferson has a huge finish to the season, he'll be right back in that discussion as.

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Well. So I think it's yeah, I think you can get him a little cheaper. I think if he weren't, you should be able.

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To. But I'm telling you, if he, if he wins people money in the last three weeks, like if McCarthy and him are good, he's going to be right back up in that.

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Discussion. So very, very good point, Boggs. I love looking forward to 2026, but I also enjoy, you know, riding out the rest of this fantasy football playoff stretch. I hope we can continue to help everyone reach their championship and take home that hardware. That is going to do it though, for us tonight on this episode of the Fantasy Pros Fans Football Podcast. Let us know below your favorite favorite fantasy football winners and losers of week 14 down in the comments below. We want to hear from you. Also, make sure you're smashing that like button and subscribing to the channel if you're new as well. For Scott Bogman, I'm Seth Wilcock. Take care. Y' all. Have a great Easter Sunday. Thank.

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