FantasyPros - 5 Moves You Need to Make Week Ahead Of Week 12 (Ep. 1849)

Summary

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The Herd with Colin Cowherd (FantasyPros)

Episode: 5 Moves You Need to Make Ahead of Week 12 (Ep. 1849)
Date: November 19, 2025
Hosts: Ryan and Tara Roberts

Episode Overview

In this focused Fantasy Pros segment (embedded in The Herd), Ryan and Tara tackle Week 12 fantasy football strategy. With playoffs rapidly approaching, they break down five must-make moves: two buy-low targets, a pair of "sells," and one clear "drop" recommendation. The conversation is data-driven, candid, fun, and filled with actionable advice on hot-button players as the fantasy regular season winds down.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Buy Candidates

A. Stefon Diggs – “Underrated Season”

• [01:26] Tara: Highlights Diggs’ slow start due to injury and confusion about his offensive role, especially after pass-friendly matchups where he underperformed.
  • Since getting healthy and Drake May shifting focus to WRs, Diggs has greatly benefited.
  • "He's finally getting the touchdowns coming through here with Kayshon Boutte out..."
• Outlook: Averaging nearly 15 PPR points/game post-injury, quietly a WR15 recently.
• Schedule: Easiest remaining strength of schedule for WRs (CIN, NYG, then after bye: TB, BUF, BAL, finishing with NYJ).
• Buy Window: “You probably want to get in there before we get this game right here against Cincinnati.” ([02:51], Tara)
• Ryan: Notes Diggs’ rest-of-season (RoS) rank (WR19), split between A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, and praises his “very high floor.”
  • “At the very worst case scenario, feels like a really high floor receiver.” ([03:45])

B. Breece Hall – “Only Viable Weapon” for Jets

• [04:55] Tara: Encourages buy-low before QB change effect fully hits; Jets have abysmal offense but Hall producing despite little help.
  • “It's impressive the fact that he is able...to produce anything on the ground at all, considering...having a functional passing offense is...needed for success as a running back.”
• Context: With Tyrod Taylor at QB, dump-offs could increase, especially against teams like the Ravens (weak v. RB passes).
• Rest of Season Rank: RB18/RB19. Ryan: “I would so much rather have Breece Hall than RJ Harvey rest of season...” ([07:34])
• PPR Upside: Only clear feature back in his range; Tara: “If you're looking for an RB2 that you can trust to get all of the carries...that's your little cutoff right there.” ([08:08])
• Schedule: Extremely RB-friendly; upside if Taylor improves offense even slightly.

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2. Sell Candidates

A. Chargers’ Offense (Justin Herbert & Ladd McConkey)

• [11:05] Tara: Cites decimated offensive line (post-Joe Alt injury) as the reason to abandon hope for the Chargers’ skill players.
  • “The Chargers offensive line could not handle the defensive pressure...it's one of the most difficult stretches you can have to close a fantasy season.”
• Matchup Woes: Even “favorable” games (like vs. Vegas) are now riskier due to pressure.
• Sell List: Focus on Herbert (QB6, high perception/value; “We always do. We love him.” [14:22]) and McConkey (at least WR1 on his team, so some safety).
• If Choosing:
  • Ryan: “Would you rather sell Ladd just because as a receiver you can probably get more...or Herbert...?”
  • Tara: “I would rather move Herbert...He still has value...we always do. We love him.” ([14:22])
  • Prefers to keep McConkey for his secure role and possible garbage-time upside.

B. Tyrone Tracy Jr.

• [15:05] Tara: Views Tracy Jr. as a risky committee back; encourages sell-high after a good game post-injury to Cam Scadaboo.
  • “It's a committee. And I think people are putting a little bit too much stock into the 2024 where he just pushed Devin Singletary out of the way.”
• Outlook: Great in a stash situation for deep playoff teams but unreliable as a starter.
• Upcoming Matchups: “Look at week 13 and 14 here. We've got Detroit, we've got New England. Those are not games where you want to be starting either of these...let alone one that's in a committee.” ([16:40])
• Rank: RB29; “I don't think he's inappropriately ranked.” ([17:24])
• Player Comparison: Ryan asks if she’d rather have Kamani Vidal (RB30); Tara leans away from that due to injury ambiguity but views the whole tier as risky. ([18:01])

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3. Drop Candidate

Corey Croskey-Merritt

• [18:55] Tara: “One more running back heartbreak drop here. We gotta let go of Corey Crosky-Merritt.”
• Reasoning: “He has had six straight games scoring a maximum of five fantasy points and he is not the starting running back as much as we would like him to be...” ([19:20])
• Current Status: Handcuff-only, still rostered in too many leagues, minimal upside even with good matchups.
• “He should not be higher rostered than all of these high end handcuffs we have on waivers...go out and grab yourself an Ollie Gordon...anybody that can also give you more standalone value as a handcuff than you get with JCM.” ([19:48])
• Ryan's Emphasis: “He’s down at RB42. He is cratered in the rest of season rankings and like even that might be too high...He is an easy, easy drop in my opinion.” ([20:26])
• Conclusion: No reason to hold unless circumstances dramatically change; use the roster spot for upside stashes.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Tara on Diggs Risk/Reward:
  “We are gonna buy Stefon Diggs here...All good things looking up for Stefon Diggs and you probably want to get in there before we get this game right here against Cincinnati.” ([01:26])
• On Breece Hall’s Talent:
  “It's impressive the fact that he is able...to produce anything on the ground at all, considering...having a functional passing offense is...needed for success as a running back.” ([04:55])
• Chargers Offensive Line and the Fallout:
  “The Chargers offensive line could not handle the defensive pressure...it's one of the most difficult stretches you can have to close a fantasy season.” ([11:10])
• Herbert vs. McConkey Sell Discussion:
  Ryan: “Would you rather sell Ladd just because as a receiver you can probably get more...or Herbert...?”
  Tara: “I would rather move Herbert...He still has value...we always do. We love him.” ([14:22])
• Tyrone Tracy Jr. Caution:
  “If you're looking at starting him over the next couple of weeks, that's a no go...when you remove a guy that is out there running for 50 plus yards and hoarding all the touchdowns at the goal line, that opens up...opportunities.” ([15:05])
• End-of-Roster Warnings:
  “We gotta let go of Corey Crosky-Merritt...He is not the starting running back as much as we would like him to be...” ([18:55]) Ryan: “He is an easy, easy drop in my opinion...If you’re trying to make room for any other high upside option, do it...” ([20:26])

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Timestamps for Highlights

• [01:26] Stefon Diggs as a buy target, improving situation & schedule.
• [04:55] Breece Hall’s value despite Jets woes, with Tyrod Taylor possibly boosting receptions.
• [11:05] Chargers sell discussion, offensive line collapse, who to offload.
• [14:22] Who to sell first: Herbert or McConkey. Why Herbert’s perceived value makes him best to move in deals.
• [15:05] Tyrone Tracy Jr. as a sell-high; committee risk and tough coming schedule.
• [18:55] Corey Crosky-Merritt drop explanation; shift to true handcuff status.

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Episode Summary Table

| Move Type | Player/Asset | Main Reasoning | Timestamp | |-------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------| | Buy | Stefon Diggs | Healthy, improving role, easy RoS schedule | [01:26] | | Buy | Breece Hall | Feature back, schedule, QB change upside | [04:55] | | Sell | Justin Herbert/Ladd McConkey | O-line collapse, brutal fantasy playoff schedule| [11:05] | | Sell | Tyrone Tracy Jr. | RB committee, fluky value, tough schedule | [15:05] | | Drop | Corey Crosky-Merritt | No role, no upside, better handcuff options | [18:55] |

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Tone & Final Thoughts

The hosts keep it practical, analytical, and conversational, with good-natured back-and-forth and real-world analogies (including guillotine leagues, personal rooting interests, and injury speculation). The focus is on actionable recommendations and realistic player evaluations—no hype, just measured, smart fantasy advice.

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Best of luck in your playoff push!

Transcript

[A]

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[B]

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[A]

We are gonna buy Stefan Diggs here. Stefan Diggs with a little underrated season here. I think it's gone underrated because he got off to a slow start and I think we had a lot of, you know, confusion around what he could be in this offense in general here and especially because those first three matchups that he had in the season were against teams like Vegas, Miami, Pittsburgh, who have proven to be pass friendly matchups. And he didn't really excel in those matchups, just between five and 11 fantasy points in those. But we do have to remember he was coming off a significant injury. It's pretty clear that they were ramping up over that time period. And now we've got Drake May shifting his focus from heavily targeting the tight ends like Hunter Henry and really focusing in on the receiving core. And Stefon Diggs has been a huge beneficiary of that. Um, he's finally getting the touchdowns coming through here with K Sean Booty out and in games where he hasn't had the touchdowns. He's had higher yardage here on the season. He is averaging 13 fantasy points per game and half PPR. But again, if you narrow it down to including those first games where he was clearly being eased back in there, he is averaging since that point 14.8 fantasy points in PPR there, wide receiver 15 over that time period here. And really when we're looking ahead to the future here, at some point we will get cash on booty back and that might affect him. But really the schedule being so advantageous here is why we want to buy in on him. They've got one of the easiest strength of schedules remaining. They face Cincinnati, the Giants and they have a bye week, of course, so, you know, factor that into your trades. Then after that they've got Bucks, Buffalo, Baltimore at a championship matchup against the Jets. We just saw that over 100 yards here. So really all good things looking up for Stefon Diggs and you probably want to get in there before we get this game right here against Cincinnati here. So this is a good time to buy in on him.

[B]

Yeah, I'm curious to see where he's going to be ranked in the weekly rankings for week 12. Just going, getting this Bengals defense is so enticing. In the last four games he has had either a touchdown or 100 receiving yards in every one of those games. Like you mentioned. Even going back further is when this kind of know, getting settled into the offense hot streak, you know, was going. I talked a lot with Erickson earlier in the season about Stefan Diggs as a by candidate because he wasn't scoring any touchdowns. And you know, you mentioned the K sha booty effect and you know, maybe when he comes back that gets dialed back a bit. But three straight games with a touchdown prior to this last week is definitely encouraging in that direction. He's clearly a capable receiver in that area of the field. You know, the bye week, like the later you get in the season, the heavier, the more a bye week that hasn't happened yet looms because there's just like less of the season for that to get kind of, you know, panned out and evened out in the long run. So maybe he's a little more appealing if you are somebody who's already set to be in the playoffs. And that Week 14 game, which is like for a lot of people going to be like, are you going to make the playoffs or not based on this match, you know, you want to have your players for that week. So maybe if you're more settled and confident in your playoff spot, it becomes more appealing. But still, given the schedule that you laid out, like, I think definitely a good buy and. And at the very worst case scenario, feels like a really high floor receiver. He's currently in these early rest of season rankings after yesterday. Wide receiver 19. Ironically, he's splitting the two Eagles guys. A.J. brown is 18 and Devontae Smith is 20th. T. Higgins, Zay Flowers, some of the other names around him. Does that feel like the right range to you?

[A]

Yeah, I think it's a really appropriate range. I think he's settled in there between guys who maybe are a little bit more volatile. You look at the Eagles receivers, you know, higher ceilings, arguably lower floors. Definitely there that is Zay Flowers very safe option, but not the ceiling that Stefon Diggs has. So I think he's a nice middle ground there. Very appropriately ranked.

[B]

Let's get to your second buy here, Tara.

[A]

We're gonna buy in on Breeze hall coming off the disappointing game here and try and get in here. We've got the change at quarterback, so get in before the quarterback change potentially ramps up his opportunities as well there. He's also having a really underrated season. It's going underrated because, I mean, the jets have been absolutely awful. It's impressive the fact that he is able been able to produce anything on the ground at all, considering that, you know, having a functional passing offense is kind of one of the qualifications for being able to succeed on the ground for running back. So the fact that he is even able to get what he has been able to do is highly impressive there. And then looking ahead here, this matchup that he's had, he's had a lot of difficult matchups, right, that have been a little bit difficult for him to produce in. But as long as the matchup has been okay, he's been perfectly fine. He has. Arby was heading into this week was RB16 in average fantasy points per game and half PPR. Half of his games have been top 20 performances there. Occasionally, you know, with Justin Fields, the floor can get a low, get a little low there. But we do have the change in quarterback with Tyrod Taylor here, perhaps we get an uptick in receptions there for him, some uptick in pass volume at the very least here. But really why I am very interested here, he's the only viable weapon in the offense. We don't have Garrett Wilson here. The wide receivers are stepping up as much as they can, but it's a group of practice squad guys unfortunately here and the jets rest of season Schedule is just fantastic across all positions here. So hall really does have upside moving forward here and perhaps even more upside if Tyron Taylor can breathe just like the tiniest bit of life into this offense.

[B]

I think you made a really good point on the pass catching too. Like a. We know that running quarterbacks tend to take off rather than dumping it down to the running back. So with Fields just not being in there in general, you know, that should be a benefit there. But also like even just this week, you know, I look at the Ravens, they've been playing a lot better defense. They haven't allowed 20 points in a game in over a month here. But one thing that this defense has struggled with for literally as long as I can remember, for years now is running backs catching the ball out of the backfield. And with Torod Taylor coming in and I expect the jets to be trailing for much of this game in Baltimore, it would not surprise me if we see more action and you know, balls Turners. I know he had a 42 yard touchdown catch two weeks ago. So like it feels like, oh yeah, of course he's getting usage in the passing game, but the last five games for him, zero targets three, three, one and two. So it really hasn't been the usage that we saw, you know, in the first five weeks of the season. Three was his lowest target total in any game. Now it's his highest since week six. But I wonder if we get more of that starting as early as this week. It's funny looking at his rest of season ranking in his early consensus rankings. I'm like, he's RB18, RB19 is RJ Harvey. I would so much rather have Breeze hall than RJ Harvey rest of season. Maybe that'll prove to be wrong. But I see a gap between them. But then I look ahead of Bree hall and it's Quinn Sean Judkins, I'm like, well I'd much rather have Quin Sean Judkins I feel like, than hall. Maybe not much but. But I do think clearly I would rather have Judkins. It's not a difficult decision for me. So I don't know, maybe, maybe that means that hall really is in the right spot here because the guys ahead, I mean like Trayvon Henderson's a couple spots ahead of him. I'd rather have Henderson but like again behind him, RJ Harvey, Bucky Irving's, you know, who knows what's going on injury wise. Like 18, I guess it feels like the right spot.

[A]

Yeah, I think it's a nice little cutoff point where he is the last of guys that you know is like a lead back for sure. Even when you look at RJ Harvey like I know he's a lead back in my heart, but apparently Sean Payton doesn't know that in his heart. So yeah, I think that's if you're looking for an RB2 that you can trust to get all of the carries there and you know that he has upside and talent, that's your little cutoff right there of a guy that you can buy low and get somebody who can function in that area.

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[B]

Let's get to the cells. Tara, you actually have a twofer here to start us off.

[A]

I do, and it doesn't make me happy because I do like them a lot and this is not their fault whatsoever. I think that we Speak saw the unfortunate new reality of the Chargers offense here. Joe Alt was the last straw for that offensive line. They were hanging on by a thread and they've made it work to their credit, and they tried to hang on when he was dealing with the injury earlier here. But for two weeks in a row we have seen the Chargers in what should have been excellent matchups in from a past perspective. And unfortunately Justin Herbert wasn't able to take advantage of them because the Chargers offensive line could not handle the defensive pressure. Hopefully, maybe they can, you know, don't panic because maybe, you know, they're, they're, they've got intelligent coaching so maybe they can use the bi week to retool and figure out how to make this offensive line work. But this is what it is. And if they can't, the Chargers have a really rough road ahead. After the bye week, they face a Vegas matchup, which on the surface does seem good. And they can be good occasionally. But the problem is is that again, much like Jacksonville and Pittsburgh, they can apply pressure to that offensive line. After that, you've got Philadelphia, Kansas City, Dallas that by that time could be working in all their new players and not be the layoff matchup that they were earlier in the season. Then you've got Houston. I mean, it's just one of the most difficult stretches that you can have to close a fantasy season. I would tell you to bail out on the entire offense, but unfortunately you can't. There's not a big market for Quentin Johnston. Obviously, Kamani Vital is a top sell here. Injury and then Amari and Hampton returning. Vladimir Conkey has a brand name, right. You can sell him at any price there. And if you're looking to downgrade to someone who's a little bit lower ranked, you can still like, let's say Aniko Collins is somebody who kind of gets interchangeably put in that same range there. Not the best offensive situation in the world, but somebody who does consistently get looks, targets and volume there and perhaps a little bit less volatility there. And then Justin Herbert can be appealing as a sell because if you've got another quarterback that you can roll with all the injuries that we have going across the league with streaming options, people might be getting thin here and they could be looking to stash somebod body who is highly talented and has been reliable in the past here.

[B]

It's funny you mentioned Nico because I'm in a guillotine league, which is why these guys, this is even an option. But I had to pick between Lad and Nico in, in putting in all my bids for this week because you get to that point of the year where you know to, to pick up a good player, you have to drop a good player. So it's interesting that you put the two of them together. Yeah. If, if, if I made you pick one to sell, you had to keep one and sell the other. Would you rather sell Lad just because as a receiver you can probably get more. Would you rather sell Herbert just because you feel maybe a little worse about him? I mean, Herbert's ranked in the rest of season consensus rankings still pretty high. He's QB6 in the rest of season rankings that there's not a ton of names after him that you're super excited about. Right. Like Jackson darts her. Matthew Stafford has been on a heater, but he doesn't run. You know, maybe a guy like Baker or Dak should be ahead of him. Which, which I, I know you were kind of talking about. Like I, I would tend to agree with that. But it, I mean what it really says to me is that the top five are so clear because like there's such a gap between them and everybody else. If it feels like. But that's a, that's a pretty high ranking for him. So if somebody's QB needy, maybe he's actually want to move. Who, if you had to pick one, who would you rather move?

[A]

I would rather move Herbert. Yeah, like you're saying, I mean he's still so highly ranked and we can excuse it. Right. You can find a Thousand excuses for Justin Herbert. We always, we always do. We love him. And, you know, just as, you know, early as last week, we were still ranking him in the top five in rankings. And I assume, you know, after we come back from the bye week, that'll probably be the same here. So he still has value. I would probably keep McConkey because at the very least, I know for sure that McConkey is at least the wide receiver one there. So in, you know, you can at least maybe say, okay, perhaps they are trailing, they're struggling, and maybe they have to eventually find a way to chuck the ball in order to stay competitive. So you could make that argument there.

[B]

You've got another sell for us. I do.

[A]

Hear me out. It's. It's Tyrone Tracy Jr. And I did. People don't. The people don't like it when I say to sell him. I get it. We love him. But I did talk about selling him when Cam Scatterable went down with the injury. And the reason was that. And that's what we saw on the field prior to this week, is that. And, well, not technically, we saw it this week, too. It's a, it's a committee. It's a committee. And I think people are putting a little bit too much stock into the 2024 where he just pushed Devon Singletary out of the way. And you know, unfortunately, sometimes what we see in a rookie season for a day three pick doesn't always translate to the years after. Here if you're in a position like you're in an excellent position, you're heading into the playoffs and this is not a guy that you want to start. He's a stash for you, that's perfectly fine. I don't think you have to like panic, sell, jump out of it here. But if you're looking at starting him over the next couple of weeks, that's a no go. Unfortunately, when, when we look matchup that they just had with Green Bay. I'm a Packers fan, so I say this with love. They're a good defense, right? But I think sometimes we overrate in terms of this being like a shutdown run defense. You can run on them. So them running well in this matchup does not surprise me. I moved both of them, both Tyrone Tracy and Devin Singletary up in my rankings this week because I didn't hate the matchup and because with Jameis Winston at quarterback, it stood to reason that the run game would be more effective. When you remove a guy that is out there running for 50 plus yards and hoarding all the touchdowns at the goal line, that opens up the opportunities for the running backs here. So I'm not surprised. They both had an awesome week here. Oddly enough, Jameis did get a touchdown on the ground here, but the yardage in opportunities and overall carries that Jackson Dart took with him really just opened things up for these running backs here. So when he does return, we're looking at some potential bad matchups here. Look at week 13 and 14 here. We've got Detroit, we've got New England. Those are not games where you want to be starting either of these. Run any running back, let alone one that's in a committee here. So this is a good opportunity to take what is a good game, a good opportunity and perhaps flip him to something that might be a little bit more agreeable rest of season.

[B]

He is RB29. Hilariously one spot ahead of him is Alvin Camara, who we've talked about dropping on this show before this year. But our RB 29, is that too high? Too low? Just right.

[A]

It's just right. I don't think he's inappropriately ranked. I think we're looking at, you know, sometimes he could get a little bit high in the rankings earlier, but I think we look at him correctly. It's just a good opportunity to get ahead of what could be going back towards those seven, eight fantasy point performances here in these upcoming matchups.

[B]

Let me ask you this, would you rather have Tyrone Tracy or the guy right behind him in the rankings, Kamani Vidal? Just given everything like the unknown Hampton question, the Chargers offensive line. But we've seen multiple high ceiling games out of Vidal. I mean, he's RB 30, which surprised me at first. I get it. Would you rather have him or Tracy.

[A]

Rest of season if he was healthy? I could. The problem is, is that we don't know if that injury was something serious or if that was just they were getting beat down. So he was not needed to come back in any capacity there. I, I probably would still lean away from that one just because of a lot of the ambiguous ambiguity in that one. Maybe flip for another position just because running back is. That's a little sketchy range for everyone in there.

[B]

Yeah, good. Good to note the injury as well too there. And you know, it's Monday morning, so we'll see what happens and what comes out about that. We've got a special offer for everyone. Unlock a month of Betting Pros Premium for free. Download the Betting Pros app today. Use promo code FP1MONTH. That's the number one not spelled out. Get access to tools like the same game parlay tool, the Prop Bet Analyzer and the prize picks Prop Bet cheat sheet. Don't miss out. Try it. Free for one month. Now available on iOS and Android. Tara, give me your drop.

[A]

It's one more running back heartbreak drop here. We gotta let go of Corey Crosky. Mary gotta let him go. I admire the resiliency of people holding on to him and you know, some, you know, I, I get it somewhat because at some point, you know, we were hoping that Jaden Daniels will be back. They said they'd reevaluate after the bye week here. So given the information that we have, we, we can think, you know, hey, he'll be back at some point, maybe for a playoff fantasy run here. And he comes back, the offense gets better. Jacquard Crossey Merritt has, you know, more upside, you know, when they're winning because we know, hey, if the Chargers are up, they're winning or the, the Commanders are up, they're winning significantly. Those are the games where JCM had good games. But unfortunately here the reality is, is that he has had six straight games scoring a maximum of five fantasy points and he is, he is not the starting running back as much as we would like him to be and it may not make sense to us. It is, it is Chris Rodriguez who they are leaning on there. So ultimately he's a, he's a handcuff in a committee and that's generally never what we really want there. Um, he should not be higher rostered than all of these high end handcuffs we have on waivers. There's, you know, go out and grab yourself an Ollie Gordon. Go get, get it, get a Bashel Tootin or like just anybody that can also give you more standalone value as a handcuff than you get with jcm and also have, has ridiculous upside if their lead back does go down here. You know, it's a run friendly schedule here. They've got some good matchups coming up, but he's not the starting running back and the offense isn't good. I don't know what we can look forward to there.

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I like could not be more on board with this. I, with no interest in having him on my roster, no interest in starting him whatsoever. Like we're at the time of year where yeah, like even if you were, even if you're not somebody who likes, you know, picking up handcuffs as a general strategy, like this is the time of year to do it right. Where if a player goes down like this is this again. It's like do or die. We're three weeks from fantasy playoffs and there's just no scenario where I'm going to be comfortable starting Bill like any time. Like I would need to see multiple weeks of really surprising performance at this point and I just don't expect that to happen. So like I'm stronger. He's down at RB42. He is cratered in the rest of season rankings and like even that might be too high. Like some of the like he's higher than Chris Rodriguez, he's higher than Sean Tucker who just had this awesome game. He's higher than Kareem Hunt who's you know, got this opportunity with with Pacheco out. Like I just I no interest in him. So I'm not trying to like, you know, you know, bury him and like spit on his grave or anything. But I, I he is an easy, easy drop in my opinion. If you're trying to make room for any other high upside option, do it and get rid of Jacquari Crosby Merit. So we'll go ahead and wrap things up there. On that pleasant note for Tara, I'm Ryan warmly thanks everybody for tuning in. Best of luck here in week 12. We'll see you next time. Thanks for listening to the Fantasy Pros Fantasy Football Podcast. If you love the show, the best free way to support us is by leaving a positive review on apple [e-mail] review or on Spotify. Follow us on X, Instagram and TikTok Antasypros and subscribe to our YouTube channel at YouTube.com fantasypros.

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