FantasyPros - Fantasy Football Week 7 Waiver Wire: Must-Have Players to Add to Your Roster (Ep. 1769)

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FantasyPros — Fantasy Football Week 7 Waiver Wire: Must-Have Players to Add to Your Roster (Ep. 1769)
Date: October 14, 2025
Hosts: Joey P. Zappia, Pat Fitz Morris, Derek Brown (Dbro)

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Overview

This episode of FantasyPros, hosted by Joey P., Pat Fitz Morris, and Derek Brown, dives into the most urgent and strategic waiver wire pickups for Week 7. With major injuries, surprising performances, and shifting depth charts, the trio breaks down must-add running backs and wide receivers, analyzes the fantasy implications of depleted offenses, and arms listeners with spending strategies as bye weeks and injuries stack up. The episode balances fast-paced, data-driven advice with their signature humor and friendly banter.

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Key Discussion Points

1. Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers: Emerging NFC Favorites?

[00:32–03:54]

• Joey P. opens with Baker Mayfield's surging MVP odds (+950 to +350 after beating the 49ers) and boldly claims the Bucs as the best NFC team.
• Pat cites two upcoming high-profile games (notably against Detroit) as “prove-it” moments for Mayfield, especially if he’s down key weapons:

  “If he can beat the Lions on the road with depleted weaponry, that’s going to...it might be even money at that.” (Pat, 01:52)

• Dbro lauds Mayfield’s “moxie and dog” mentality amid injuries:

  “No receiving weapons, doesn’t matter. No offensive line, doesn’t matter. Starting running back out, doesn’t matter. Baker Mayfield’s just like, come on, boys, get on the back. Let’s go.” (Dbro, 03:20)

2. RB Waiver Wire Breakdown

Kamani Vidal (Chargers) — The Top Pickup

[04:50–10:21]

• Massive usage in Week 6 (18 carries, 124 yards, 3 rec, 1 TD), vastly outsnapped Hassan Haskins.
• Pat pegs Vidal’s FAAB value at $13, possibly $25+ for desperate teams:

  “For a good four or five week run out for Vidal, we’re recommending a thirteen dollar bid as the true value. But in a league where it’s competitive...you might have to go up to like 25.” (Pat, 07:09)

• Dbro notes the “runway to prove himself” with a favorable schedule (Indy, MIN, TEN) pre-deadline.
• Joey P. cautions against overreacting to Dolphins-inflated numbers.
• Both hosts agree Vidal is a “clear RB2 for the next three weeks.”

Bam Knight (Cardinals) — Tread Carefully

[10:21–13:14]

• Snap and touch split (slightly led over Michael Carter) but both Pat and Dbro call him a committee “trap,” especially with a Green Bay matchup then a bye.
• Pat:

  “He is a committee back...not going to add a lot of pass-catching value. Tricky matchups, then Dallas after the bye...close to Brooks returning.” (12:44)

RB Stashes: Isaiah Davis & Bershard Smith (Jets, Chiefs)

[13:14–15:06]

• Isaiah Davis is the preferred deep stash, especially if Breece Hall gets dealt or injured:

  “A buck or two and you could possibly have yourself a featured back...not a very good offense, but the Jets’ O-Line isn’t trash.” (Pat, 13:55)

• Bershard Smith has juice, but Andy Reid “doesn’t want to run the ball.”

Drop Candidates at RB

[15:56–16:56]

• Drop: Kenneth Gainwell (handcuff only), Amari DiMercado, and Hassan Haskins (“no backfield to himself” even if Vidal is hurt).

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3. Wide Receiver Moves Amid Injury Chaos

Kendrick Bourne (49ers) — Last Call or Mirage?

[18:56–23:15]

• Back-to-back 140+ yard games, strong rapport with Mac Jones.
• Caution: Role could change fast with potential returns (Kittle, Pierceall, Purdy).
• Both recommend a modest FAAB bid (5–7%) for WR3/flex potential.

Josh Downs (Colts) vs. Bourne

[23:15–24:55]

• Downs: Consistent target share when on the field, but snap counts (~60%) concern Pat.
• Dbro likes him as a flex, but not over-hyping future production.

Isaac Tesla (Raiders) — Dynasty/Deep Watchlist

[25:07–25:35]

• Snap share trending up (season-high 46%), but few targets. “That’s how it starts.”

Patriots WRs: Booty Rising, Douglas Fading?

[25:35–29:49]

• Kayshon Booty: Exciting upside, “getting better in real time” with a rainmaker QB (Drake May).

  “Good things happen when you get this guy the ball and he is paired with a quarterback who is increasingly looking like he is going to be a rainmaker...I kind of want to pick up Booty.” (Pat, 29:18)

• Dbro: Worth pickup, especially due to good upcoming matchups (TEN, CLE), but volatility expected.
• Demario Douglas: Little enthusiasm (“one big play made up his day”).
• Joey P. delights in Booty jokes, and the crew agrees to add him as a cheap speculative play.

Buccaneers WR Scramble

[31:42–34:53]

• Injuries to Evans and Egbuka open up opportunities, but who to pick?
• Sterling Shepard (“steady, boring”), Tez Johnson (“big play” upside), and Cameron Johnson mentioned as deep streamers.
• Dbro: “If you’re shooting for upside, ceiling — Tez is your flyer for $2.”
• Joey P. notes Bucks have one plus matchup (DET) before difficult schedule and bye.

Jordan Whittington (Rams) — Next Man Up?

[35:23–36:48]

• “If Puka Nakua is out, Whittington is the guy you pick up over any Bucs WR.”

  “Whittington could be in for eight plus targets...could be the guy that goes for less FAB than the Bucs receivers.” (Dbro, 35:56)

• Good for a short-term Band-Aid, especially with multiple offensive injuries.

Houston and Deeper League Flyers

[37:35–39:56]

• Christian Kirk, Troy Franklin, Jalen Coker, Jaden Higgins, all floated in deeper formats due to injury woes and favorable matchups.
• Pat and Dbro show slight preference for Coker, then matchups-based picks for others.

Drop Considerations: Mooney & Slayton

[39:56–41:05]

• Pat prefers to keep Darnell Mooney if possible due to high snap share; Dbro would keep Slayton for his late-season schedule.

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4. Waiver Streaming Recommendations

Quarterback

• Sam Darnold (Seahawks) — “Playing inspired football, two straight 295+ yard, 2 TD games.” (Dbro, 41:10)
• Joe Flacco (Bengals) — “29 completions off the street, 219–2 vs Packers. Next up: Steelers.” (Pat, 41:51)

Tight End

• Mason Taylor (Matchups: Panthers, Bengals) — Excellent two-week window for productivity.
• Harold Fannin Jr. (Browns) — Emerging as a top target due to WR/TE injuries. (“If you need a streamer...he’s a fantastic pick.”)

Defense

• Seattle Seahawks (vs. Texans) — “Sacked Lawrence 7 times, Texans’ O-line is one of the worst.” (Pat, 43:41)
• New England Patriots — Held for the Titans matchup.

Kicker

• Michael Badgley (Colts) — Stepping in for injured Schrader in a productive offense.
• Eddy Pineiro (Panthers) — Four games with double-digit points.

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5. Top 5 Waiver Adds: Hosts' Lists

[45:09–46:12]

Pat Fitz Morris

1. Kamani Vidal
2. Bam Knight
3. Kendrick Bourne
4. Mason Taylor (TE)
5. Kayshon Booty

Derek Brown

1. Kamani Vidal
2. Bam Knight
3. Kendrick Bourne
4. Mason Taylor (TE)
5. Harold Fannin Jr. (TE)

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• “No receiving weapons, doesn’t matter. No O-line, doesn’t matter. Starting RB out, doesn’t matter. Baker Mayfield’s just like ‘Come on boys, get on the back. Let’s go.’” — Dbro (03:20)
• “For a good four or five games for Vidal…in a league where competitive, you might have to go up to like 25 [FAAB].” — Pat Fitz Morris (07:09)
• “He is paired with a quarterback who is increasingly looking like he is going to be a rainmaker…” — Pat Fitz Morris on Kayshon Booty and Drake May (29:21)
• “If you’re shooting for upside, ceiling — Tez [Johnson] is your flyer for $2.” — Joey P. (34:53)
• “[Jordan] Whittington could be in for 8+ targets this week...and goes for less FAB than Bucs receivers.” — Dbro (35:56)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• Baker Mayfield & NFC Landscape: 00:32–03:54
• Kamani Vidal Waiver Prioritization: 04:50–10:21
• Bam Knight Outlook: 10:21–13:14
• Deep RB Stashes / Drops: 13:14–16:56
• WR Pickups Amid Injuries: 18:56–25:35
• Patriots WRs & Booty Breakout: 25:35–29:49
• Bucs/ Rams Injury Scramble: 31:42–36:48
• Deep League WR Flyers: 37:35–39:56
• Who to Drop: 39:56–41:05
• Streamer Recommendations (QB, TE, DEF, K): 41:10–44:47
• Top 5 Waiver List: 45:09–46:12

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Conclusion

This episode is packed with actionable fantasy advice for managers navigating the treacherous waters of Week 7 waivers. From stone-cold must-adds like Kamani Vidal, to tricky speculative WRs and deep league options, the hosts’ blend of sharp analytics and entertainment makes it a must-listen (or read) for any fantasy player in 2025. Bold opinions, sharp statistics, and clear don’t-miss recommendations (with tongue-in-cheek side banter) define an episode laser-focused on helping fantasy players get a crucial midseason edge.

Transcript

[Joey P. Zappia]

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[Joey P. Zappia]

Welcome in everybody to Fantasy Pros. This is the fantasy football podcast. It is me, Joey P, Joe P. Zappia and it's time to look ahead to the waiver wire for Week 7 in the NFL and to help me do it, my patty cakes, Pat Fitz Morris. And a very good move because the brewers are moving on after this weekend. I watched it. I was rooting for you, Pat, and I didn't jinx it on our Saturday stream. I said no predictions. You predicted they would lose and of course you didn't want to jinx it. So no jinx. They're moving on. And of course Dbro Derek Brown, the king of bros who's got all the Rico Dowdle shares you could possibly handle and is loving life right now. And I'm loving life too, because last week, if you're watching the betting pro shows, I went on kind of a week long monologue. I think I talked about it in every show because I wanted to send out the flyers there. I wanted to want to send that flare way up in the sky for everybody to see that BAKER Mayfield was plus 950 for MVP. And this morning we wake up and Baker Mayfield is now plus 350 for MVP after beating the 49ers or whatever's left of the 49ers. And you know what? I think the Buccaneers might be the best team in the nfc. I bet them to win the nfc. I am all in on Baker Mayfield. Pat. Am I crazy? Am I just feeling the vibes? I'm wearing my buck shirt today. I'm getting very excited about Baker Mayfield and what that Bucks team's been doing these last few weeks. We that was a big win there for the Buccaneers.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Yeah, not crazy at all, Joe. And two high profile games coming up, one this week when the Buccaneers visit Detroit. And Baker could be down a few weapons in that one. So if he can beat the Lions on the road with his depleted weaponry, I mean that is going to it Might be even money at that.

[Joey P. Zappia]

I mean, that might be it, right? I mean, dbro. Like, we. We keep hearing that the Evans injury is one that, like. Well, he. She's. Maybe we get him next week. Well, now with the Igbuka injury, it feels like there's a little bit of pressure there because it is such a big game. But to Pat's point, if he's out there with the Johnson boys and Sterling Shepard and he goes on the road and, you know, Baker Mayfield on the road as an underdog is about as good as it gets in terms of money in the bank. I mean, I don't know how you stop this narrative of Baker Mayfield and the maturity and the growth and all this stuff, but really, it's the continuity of what the Buccaneers have done. And people thumb their nose and roll their eyes when they took a Mecha egg Buka. Nobody's laughing now except the Buccaneers, because they got another stud wide receiver who's going to take them through the next decade with Baker Mayfield. The Bucks, I think, are the most dangerous team right now in the nfc. In a time where I think everyone's looking around the NFC and saying, who is the best team? The Eagles are struggling. You know, the Rams are kind of struggle bus right now. Puka's hurt. So who do you think is the best team in the NFC right now?

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Oh, good Lord. That's a.

[Joey P. Zappia]

That's a. I think it's the Bucks. I mean, I'm gonna straight out just say it.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

I. I think you can make a case for the Bucks. That's the thing, because Baker Mayfield's playing.

[Joey P. Zappia]

At such a high level.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Like, I wrote it up in the primer this last week. I was like, don't. No receiving weapons, doesn't matter. No offensive line, doesn't matter. Starting running back out, doesn't matter. Baker Mayfield's just like, come on, boys.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Get on the back.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Let's go. Like, he doesn't care, man. And it's awesome to see. Look, I. I'll throw this out here. Last part about Baker. I love to see everything that he's doing, and I love the quote that came out this last week when he talks about the perception of who he is as a player, and. And early in his career, he's cocky, he's immature, and now it's all moxy. And now he's a dog. The Cleveland Browns. Y' all never deserve this guy. Buccaneers fans, enjoy.

[Joey P. Zappia]

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[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Thank you.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Yeah. When you pull into the barn. Yeah. Make sure slow. Any pony, you. You hit us up at [e-mail] with your mailing address, screenshot of your YouTube account, and of course, we'll confirm that and get that wall smack sent out to you right away. And again, that's congrats to Slony the Pony.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

And of course, you have kids.

[Joey P. Zappia]

No one loves ponies.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Come on.

[Joey P. Zappia]

No, no, no. I don't like ponies. I don't like horses.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

No ponies.

[Joey P. Zappia]

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[Pat Fitz Morris]

I just wish I had the courage and my convictions to have been more in on Kamani. Fidel over the sort of plotting Hassan Haskins. You know, I was like a Videl truther last year, really like the contact balance and like a little bit of wiggle too. And I thought he was maybe kind of slow. And then he ran a pretty good 40 time at the combine so he out snapped Hassan Haskins 4320 and out touched him 21 to 7. So like Omarion Hampton can't come back until week 10 at the earliest. So I don't know if they trade for anyone, Joe, if they expect to get Hampton back. And you know, there hasn't been any ominous reporting about the injury that he might miss the rest of the season. So I don't know for a good four or five week run out for Vidal, we're recommending a thirteen dollar bid as sort of the true value for Vidal. But in a league where it's competitive and you're really hurting at running back, you might have to go up to like 25.

[Joey P. Zappia]

All right, so they have a buy in week 12. This is the schedule that leads up to a debro. Indianapolis Colts, Minnesota Vikings, Tennessee Titans, Pittsburgh Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars. That's a mixed bag. You know, you got Jacksonville, Pittsburgh and Minnesota, pretty good defenses. Indianapolis, plucky on defense. Luana Romo is doing a really good job there. Tennessee, not so much. But I mean how, how do you, I, I understand being all in this week for cheap on Vidal in this matchup, but now it's different. Like now if we sit down the waiver wire, you have to really make a decision to Pat's point, which is how good can he be for the next few weeks? Does Amari and Hampton just come back in here or does Vidal have a chance to really Kind of not take this job, but kind of cement himself here a little bit where they don't start, continue at least to kick the tires on other running backs via trade or even free agency.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Yeah, I mean, I think right now Kamani Vidal's got the Runway to prove that he can be the guy. And I think the upcoming matchups kind of lend themselves in his favor. Like, you can run an Indy. We've seen that Minnesota is a much tougher pass defense than a run defense and you can run on the Tennessee Titans. So I think he's got this three week stretch of games to kind of prove can he be the guy before the Chargers maybe make a move. And I mean, we've heard rumblings like, I mean, I think like it was Ian Rapaport and others posting this week that the Chargers are kicking the tires on running backs. Now, whether that's Breeze hall of and Camaro, we don't even know because both those guys have come out and said they want to stay with their teams.

[Joey P. Zappia]

I don't think Breeze hall wants to stay with his team anymore. I, I, yeah, I don't know if Aaron Glenn wants to stay on his team anymore.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Horrible coaching job by Aaron Glenn.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Like, just, yeah, it was bad.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Kurt Warner, it was on that broadcast about to like blow a gasket because he's like, I don't understand what they're doing. But with Kamani Vidal, like, I think like Pat, what he's talking about here, like, you're probably gonna have to spend 20 to 25% in most leagues and right now with a lot of teams, I mean, come on guys, we're all out there in the fantasy landscape. How many teams do you have that are hurting for injuries or that are teetering on the brink of going down the tube that are, you know, only got two wins, three wins, you know, what have you. I mean, so for those teams, which is a lot of people in fantasy right now. Yeah. Spend spending, get him because he was the clearly back. And I know the Dolphins are horrible, but the upcoming three matchups for Videl were, are really good.

[Joey P. Zappia]

They're startable for sure.

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[Joey P. Zappia]

Yeah.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

So I mean like looking at him owning the backfield, like Pat talked about, he had a 56 route share. Like the dude had 21 touches and 138 total yards. And I watched most of that game. Videl looked good, he looked decisive, shifty. The second gear is not there. Like he's not pulling away from guys. There was no lanes and a lot of that was the Dolphins but the upcoming three matchups are good and I think he's going to have RB2 value in those. So you have to figure out is that worth it for my team? And I think that's worth 20 to 25%.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Yeah. I don't know if I want to go that crazy. I. I think the Dolphins inflate those numbers of anybody. I really do. I mean watching. No, that's fair. Watching the Dolphins not tackle anybody. It's just stunning. And I don't. Maybe even more stunning is watching Tuatanga by low in press conferences after too. By the way, too, you know, buys this coming week here for week seven, Baltimore and Buffalo. So no Derrick Henry, no James Cook. Those are other. You're fighting with people too. On the waiver wire from. We're running back hell, potentially. So let's keep looking at the guy who was supposed to be the starter, but not really. I mean, what does that mean? Bam Knight, 18 rostered. So the Arizona Cardinals threw us a curveball on the weekend where they said, oh yeah, Bam Knight's gonna be the starter. And. And Debro. I always feel like this. We've had this conversation a million times. Every time I hear that, I rush to start the other guy. I just feel like it is the most overrated nonsense. I don't understand why it happens. We try here to give you good information all the time. And whenever I hear someone's name, the starter out of nowhere, it always kind of, you know, just doesn't ring true for me. Now, he did save the day with a touchdown. He is 18 rostered. So is Bam Knight somebody you're interested in going forward with on the free agent wire in week seven?

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

I am, but this is the guy that is the tentative spin for me because I think this backfield just could be a freaking mess. I mean, we got that news from Schefter. I mean, what was an hour, hour and a half for kickoff? And everybody's like, what?

[Joey P. Zappia]

Yeah, okay, well, that's.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

That's new. He ended up playing 51% of the snaps. He only had a 28% route share. So he was the early down guy. Got 11 out of 21 running back carries and all the goal line work. I. I just think this is just Jonathan Gannon still flailing as a head coach. And the upcoming matchups are okay. Ish. Like they get Green Bay, Dallas, Seattle, San Francisco, Jacksonville, Tampa Bay. Most of those run defenses I don't want the early down guy for. So Bam Knight, this is the guy that I'm more Likely to just be like, look, I'll toss that 5%. I'm not going higher than that. Somebody else gets him.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Have fun, Pat. I think he's a complete trap, honestly, I really do. They got the Green Bay packers next week, Pat, and then they have a buy. So really it's like, what are you spending for on Bam Knight? I feel like if you want Bam Knight, just wait another week and when he gets dropped back to the waiver wire on that bye week and then you can get them for free and sneak them through. I, I wouldn't spend anything on him, to be honest with you. But maybe you see things differently, Pat. How do you parse his value Week seven and beyond?

[Pat Fitz Morris]

No, I don't see it that much differently, Joe. It's. He is a committee back. Like he did out snap Michael Carter, but it was only a 37 to 32 margin. Bam Knight had 12 touches, Carter had 11. I. I'm kind of with you. Like he's not going to add a lot of pass catching value. And like you said, kind of a tricky matchup at Green against Green Bay this week, then the buy, then Dallas. Not a bad matchup in week nine, but at that point you're maybe close to a return for Trey Benson.

[Joey P. Zappia]

All right, let's talk about a couple stashes too, again at rb. If Bree hall is dealt and I still believe that the jets should deal him, there's no you're done New York Jets. Sorry, I, I wake up every morning and thank the good Lord that somehow I did not become a Jets fan living in the Tri State area. I'm just saying, like, thank, thank you, thank you. I really appreciate that. But trade Breeze hall, like it's fine. It's not going to change the trajectory of your season. And if so, Isaiah Davis is a guy you have to have. He's 11% rostered. We. We still keep waiting for Burchard Smith. Maybe it's never going to happen at 13%. So let's say Davis and Smith are both out there. Pat, who do you think is the better stash going forward here? If you're in a deeper league, I.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Do think it's Davis a buck or two and you could possibly have yourself a featured back whether through trade or maybe Bree hall gets hurt at some point. Granted a featured back and not a very good offense, but you know, the, the offensive line isn't trash. The jets have some pretty good guys up front. So.

[Joey P. Zappia]

I like that.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

I mean with.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Although Justin Fields did get sacked nine times.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Nine times. Nine Times yesterday. That's crazy.

[Joey P. Zappia]

As many absences as Ferris Bueller head. It's a lot. I just.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

The Chiefs backfield is just going to be a mess no matter what, and I don't think anyone is taking it over. And with Rasheed Rice coming back this week, I'm not sure any running back in Kansas City is real substantial value.

[Joey P. Zappia]

It's frustrating, isn't it, dbro? Because I feel like we all see it. Like, I saw that one, Brashad's fifth moment. I go, oh, oh, look, there he is. Oh, look, you look good. Let's give him the ball again. Nope, Nope. No, we just think. We just don't care. Nope. Let's get Hollywood Brown some. Some jet sweeps. Let's. Let's do that. Like, it's just. It's just not in the cards. The Chiefs offense is too gimmicky. And once again, another running back will die on the vine in Kansas City. It's very frustrating to watch, but, you know, if we haven't learned our lesson from Clyde Edwards, a, I guess we'll never learn.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Sad. I mean, like, we. We can all see the juice that Bershard Smith has versus Kareem Hunt and Isaiah Pacheco. And then it. It's twofold for me.

[Joey P. Zappia]

It's.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

It's the fact that they will not feature the kid. And the other part is Andy Reid just doesn't give any qualms about not running the ball. He does not want to at all. So, like, it's also.

[Joey P. Zappia]

And if he does, it's these weird gimmick runs because they don't want to run the ball. It's these gimmick runs where there's like three fakes before we hand the ball off. And it's like a jet sweep reverse throw. Like, it's just, you know, whatever we found in 1947, some college football game that, you know, worked once, and we're gonna go run it out there. It's fun, but it's not fun for fantasy. All right, let's talk about guys to drop here at the running back position. Let's start with Kenneth Gainwell. A lot of people were saying, oh, look at Gainwell in that game before the bye week in International World where no Jaylen Warren. Well, guess what? Nothing this week against the Cleveland Browns. So would you drop gain. Well, dbro?

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Yeah, I mean, he's. He's in a handcuff territory. So it depends on what handcuffs do you want in your team.

[Joey P. Zappia]

I mean, so if you have more and you keep them yeah. Okay.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Or I mean, if you want to play the handcuff game, then sure. I mean, like. But yeah, I mean, do you drop him for any one of these guys we've talked about previously? Like I would drop gamewell for Isaiah Davis. I'm like, I want to. As as rough as that sounds, I just believe in the talent of Isaiah Davis Moore. But I'll add a name to this too. Joe Amari Di Mercado. He's firmly in the doghouse.

[Joey P. Zappia]

If you got drop bye. No kidding. Hassan Haskins after the Vidal performance, would you drop him, Pat, or would you hold on a little longer?

[Pat Fitz Morris]

I think I'd probably drop. I don't think even if something were to happen to Videl, I don't think Haskins is going to get a backfield to himself. Then I think they'd work in a lot of Nahim Hines on passing downs. You might see Amar Johnson promoted from the practice squad. I don't think he's been promoted yet. So yeah, I think you can get rid of Haskins.

[Joey P. Zappia]

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[Joey P. Zappia]

So Puka Nakua is got a ankle sprain. No surprise there. They didn't use the word high ankle, at least not from what I'm seeing yet. But we're not going to have him this week. So another wide receiver, and I'm assuming too is Egbuka goes for an mri. We're probably not going to have him this week either. I know it's and it's a huge game for the Bucks because the Lions are down a little bit if you get a big road victory over them. Pat, that's like the difference between home field advantage in the playoffs right now because I think the 49ers are lackluster. The Rams are lackluster, right? The Eagles taking two losses in a row. The Buccaneers could go out there and assert their dominance. I don't know if they get Evans back. We'll see. But I think it's unlikely having Buka so we're missing a lot of guys now at the wide receiver position. Hopefully we get CD Lamb back this week. But let's talk about Kendrick Bourne because I I think the sentiment was sure Kendrick Bourne flexworthy this week. Mac Jones is playing. You like what you saw. Maybe Juwan Jennings gives him a little bit of a problem there, but still maybe a double digit point guy in PPR but probably not going to put up 140 yards again. Well we were wrong. He put up 140 yards again everybody and that is just stunning here. But Pat Fitz Morris, talk to me about Kendrick Bourne because I'm at a loss for words about this guy. I mean he's been around the league for a while. He has never had a back to back series of games anything quite like.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

This and he's looked great. Two straight games with 142 yards played. About 80% of the offensive snaps in both played with Mac Jones in both games. And those two seem to have some sort of strange magic working some chemistry. But I, I just wonder if we might be boarding the train here. Joe like it. Things might look different this week. It's possible the 49ers get George Kittle back. It's possible the 49ers get Ricky Pierce all back. It's possible to get Brock Purdy back. And will born click with Purdy the way he has Jones. So I just worry that adding Bourne now is you've already missed the good stuff and we're headed towards sort of a different role for him.

[Joey P. Zappia]

All right, so for those people who will say in the comments, well this guy's rostered everywhere.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

No he's not.

[Joey P. Zappia]

He's 51% roster on sleeper. So unless you are running the sleeper roster percentage, which I don't think you are out there in the YouTube comments, you're wrong. So 51 rostered. Is he a trap Debro? Or is he somebody that's established himself in what I like to call a very productive system? Rock Purdy was good in the system. Mac Jones is good in the system. Brandon Ayuk good in the system. Juwan Jennings last year good in the system. This is why I didn't think they should pay Brandon Ayuk 2 years ago. Like this is why I thought this was a terrible idea because the system will yield whoever you put in it with half a brain to somehow come out victorious. And Kendrick Bourne is kind of proving that. But to Pat's point, what does it look like in a week or two? Obviously, and if you look at the schedule here for them, they've got the Atlanta Falcons, Houston Texans, New York Football Giants. Now they did lose Fred Warner here, so perhaps they find themselves in a little bit more of shootout territory. That's a big piece off the defense. So what's your take on Bourne? Is he a trap? Did we miss the train? Did it leave the station? I don't.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

So I think we might have missed the train for these high ceiling performances. Like nobody should have the expectations going forward that he continues to do what he's done over the last two games, which is just insane. But I think as like a wide receiver three flex play, I think he could return value on that because he could be this year's Juwan Jennings. Yeah, that, that, that I do think is possible. And I know people say like oh well, the high end moments of Juwan Jennings. No, I'M talking about like you look at the totality what Joanne Jennings did last year a lot of weeks wide receiver 3 type of production, solid flex play, PPR formats. He could be that guy this year even with Pierce Saw and Kittle coming back because I don't know if we see a fully healthy version of Juwan Jennings this year. Brandon Ayuk, he's still not like full ramp up. I don't know if we when we see him. So Kendrick Bourne, I'm not saying that he continues this type of production over the last two weeks but to Pat's point like yeah Pierce all and Kittle are coming back. I don't want to overspend like 5 to 7% of fab. I think it's totally fine now in some leagues that could get you Kendrick Bourne and other ones you're going to miss out but I'm not going to overspend chasing the last two weeks. While I do think that he continues to have viability and flex appeal moving.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Forward, is Josh Downs a better addition long term? Because he's also rostered about 50% of leagues and look what he's done the last two weeks. Look, he's had 12 receptions on 15 targets for 100 yards and a touchdown. So I mean are we seeing Josh Downs start to build that rapport here with Daniel Jones maybe a little later than we anticipated.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

I like Downs but again like I liked him the last two weeks prior. Like like I wrote him up at the primer as a, as a really good flex option this week. The upcoming matchups really don't like well Pittsburgh and the next three matchups are the one that you really need to look at. The other two matchups aren't great for slot receivers. He did only play in week six, 50 of the snaps he had a 60 route share. So those numbers aren't great. But what we are seeing out of Josh Downs is when he is on the field for the Colts they're hyper targeting him. So yeah in that flex bucket, sure. Like I I can get in on Josh Downs moving forward.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Pat he's got the Chargers and the Titans the next two weeks. Josh Towns, do you think he's more worthy of your fab budget as opposed to Bourne?

[Pat Fitz Morris]

I'm just a little worried about investing in a guy who's only played more than 60% of his team's offensive snaps once this season and that once was just barely over 60% at 62% and maybe he gets hyper targeted in the right matchups, but the Colts do kind of Spread the ball around. They've got three good receivers. You know, they've got Pitman, and Alec Pierce is kind of underrated, too. And of course, tight end Tyler Warren. And Downs is just sort of this low impact receiver, low average depth of target. He's averaging 8.3 yards per catch. And he did have the touchdown yesterday, but, I mean, he's got eight touchdowns in 37 career games.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Yeah.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

This is Fitzs. Wando Robinson. He's not a fan.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Yeah.

[Joey P. Zappia]

You know, was on the field a lot, I thought, last night, and I didn't even get up this morning to look at the percentages. Was it. Was I crazy or is Isaac Tesla on the field a ton last night?

[Pat Fitz Morris]

It felt like he's become their third receiver now.

[Joey P. Zappia]

I mean, right, like he was on the field on last night. D, bro, do you have those numbers there, the snap percentage that he had last night? Because.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

No, I could pull it real.

[Joey P. Zappia]

It was one of those things, like you're watching the game, you start observing it. And I'm always looking for him because I got a couple, you know, I got a couple shares in some deeper leagues waiting to see maybe something happen.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

I mean, he. To your point, Joe, he played a season high of 46% of snaps. Like, I'm not over 33%.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Well, I am crazy. But. But I'm right about this.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Well, yeah, but not about this.

[Joey P. Zappia]

I'm right about this. It's just something like you start to notice it because you're actually looking for him and you're like, he's out there again. Boy, he's out there again. Oh, he's out there in this spot now. He's not getting a lot of targets, but he's out there. That's the beginning. That's how it starts. That's how it works, kids. All right, let's talk about two Patriots wide receivers. Oh, boy, that Drake May. Fitzy, he looks like he's gonna be pretty good. What an incredible stat, too. Did you see this? Age of 23. Are younger quarterbacks to have three straight games of 100 passer rating and 200 yards. Only three guys. Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Dan Marino, and now a fourth one, Drake May. Interesting company there.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

That's a good company.

[Joey P. Zappia]

You like that? You like that stat Nugget? I got. I always got the Nuggets. I bring the Nuggets here. Keisha Boute, who is a darling in week one, and everybody got sour and dropped him and Stefan Diggs popped off. Well, Keisha Booty had a big day Big touchdown catch there. Incredible catch. Great throw, too. And the only spot where you could possibly get that ball was stunning. Great coverage by that corner, too. And then Demario Douglas, 7% rostered, who had another one big play, kind of made up his day. I don't want to chase Douglas Debro, but K Shawn Booty again. You know, it feels like maybe there is room now as Drake May is developing and I just threw that stat out. We all knew it was going to be a very Stefon Diggs centric week last week against Buffalo Bills. But if Drake May is going to be this guy now who's just spreading the ball around, that makes him more dangerous, and it makes Kshawn Booty potentially a little bit more intriguing. What are your thoughts?

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

It does make it more intriguing. I. I just worry about, like, because again, after the week one performance, I was all in on Booty going into week two. And then it was like, oh, he comes down with a touchdown grab. And I'm like, we're off to the races.

[Joey P. Zappia]

That's it. That's how he does it.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

And I'm like. And then weeks two through five, he doesn't have any more than two receptions or 28 receiving yards in any game. And then he goes. The week that I'm all in on Stefon Diggs, and I'm like, look, he's a wide receiver, too. Everybody's got to play him. Diggs goes silent and Booty goes off for a big game. And I'm like, oh, come on, man. Like, what are we. But this all comes down to like, yes, I think the New England Patriots are spreading the ball around. Drake May is finding open receivers. Whether that's Diggs or Hunter Henry or Stefan Diggs. There's gonna be volatility. But Booty is definitely worth a pickup. It just comes down to like, Patty knows how I feel about this. This is kind of feeling like when you decide to play a Green Bay packers wide receiver and you're like, yes, let's go. And then they give you one catch for 20 yards and you're like, but the process.

[Joey P. Zappia]

The process was. The process was good.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

And you're like, ah, there's no fantasy points, but Booty's worth the pickup. And the next two matchups against Tennessee and Cleveland are really good. Both top 12 and PPR points allowed, two perimeter wide receivers. So pick him up, but don't overspend. Because with the high end moments and the flex appeal that he does carry, the low parts of those production moments are there as well, so there's volatility.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Debro actually brought up a great point I was going to bring up, which is the schedule the next couple of weeks. These guys might be viable here, especially through the buys. Pat, do you have any love for a booty? I know Douglas, probably not as much with one big play there, but. But again, you know, it's like if May is progressing at this rate, which is kind of stunning the last couple weeks, maybe we have to readjust our thought process a little bit.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Yes. Kshaan.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Booty.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

I like it more than Debro. Who is going to try to sell you a little later on a Houston Texans receiver. I'm not real interested and I would much rather have Keisha on Booty. He. He is only playing about 2/3 to 3/4 of the snaps every week, and his target share this season, only 13.3%. That's not too exciting, but I kind of want to be Wayne Gretzky here, Joe, and skate to where the puck is going to like. Yeah, Booty.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Yeah. Okay, let's go.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Very nice.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Good metaphor. Yeah.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Booty is 23 years old and it seems like we're watching him get better in real time. He's averaging 13.1 yards per target this season, which is fantastic. Good things happen when you get this guy the ball and he is paired with a quarterback who is increasingly looking like he is going to be a rainmaker for his pass. Catchers like Drake May is just so good. So, yeah, I. I kind of want to pick a booty I'm not going to have.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Can we clip that? That.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Yeah.

[Joey P. Zappia]

He wants to pick up some booty.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Yeah. He's not going to be like. He's probably just going to be barely inside my top 50 in the wide receiver rankings this week. So he's like a fringe starter even in a good matchup. But the potential for him to develop into more of a must start guy is there, I think. And I think you can acquire them cheaply enough that it's a worthwhile opportunity to take.

[Joey P. Zappia]

All right.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Can I say it's a. It's a small travesty that the Patriots aren't better because if they were a better team overall, Drake May would be in the mvp.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Well, I mean, they just got a coach D, bro. No, I know.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

I'm just.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Hey, if the Bills lose tonight, they're in first place, pal. They are in first place in that division.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Football dude. To. To y'.

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[Joey P. Zappia]

He's playing amazing.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Both y' all were much more on the Drake May train than I was, oh, yeah, I will own. It's not an L, but I will own being lower on him. Drake May is playing ridiculously.

[Joey P. Zappia]

And it's the touch on the passes, too. It's not like. It's not because he's firing balls in there. It's the touch. It's the location of the ball. It's knowing when to back off, when to throw it hard. Like, all those little nuances of playing the position, which, like, I. I work with all the quarterbacks and, you know, the kids, right? Like, I'm kind of like the quarterback guy that works with all the kids and the footwork, all that stuff, but getting them to understand, it's like, hey, you know, you're going to throw that deep ball, you can't throw a rocket. Then you got to give him some time to get underneath the ball. Like all these little things and these little nuances playing quarterback that you teach and that you see at the NFL level that it doesn't. It still gets lost on guys somehow. But then there's Drake May, and I think that's like the guy who, like, hey, watch this tape. Watch how he's different in different scenarios. And it's really. It's. It's fun to see. It's fun to see that evolution.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Joe is the Tom House.

[Joey P. Zappia]

I am the Tom House of.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Of.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Of Central Jersey flag.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

That's.

[Joey P. Zappia]

That's right. Let's go, baby. Let's go. Hey, man. I've got three undefeated seasons, four championships. Very, very.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

You know, that's. And I hear the Don Shul, her hammies.

[Joey P. Zappia]

She's got a bad hammy. She's. She's working it out right now. And so. All right, let's talk about the Buccaneer situation because we kind of touched on it earlier. So here's what's left. As of right now. That could be my Kevin. I mean, I don't know how else to phrase it. Like, this is what's left. This is what we've got to deal with. We've got sterling shepherd is 22 roster. We've. We know what he is. Tez Johnson, who's kind of fun. Like, he is fun. He's. He's a. He's a smaller guy, a smaller frame. Amazing touchdown catch. That, that, that. That catch was unbelievable. He's three roster.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

The. The interview with him, too.

[Joey P. Zappia]

I did. Where he thought they were chanting for him for mvp. Oh, how adorable. Pat, did you see that?

[Pat Fitz Morris]

I did not.

[Joey P. Zappia]

So Tez Johnson, he heard the MVP chants and he thought they were Chanting for him because of the catch he made. Yeah. Adorable. And then you got cam Johnson too. 0% Rosser. So Pat Buccaneers wide receivers, everyone's gonna. Looking at him this week because there's a pathway and you gotta imagine the high total. I didn't even look, but I, I'm guessing this game's gotta be in the 50s.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

I'll.

[Joey P. Zappia]

I'll check it right now. But where do you land here with some of these guys and the Buccaneers going into this week?

[Pat Fitz Morris]

I mean, maybe nowhere. Yeah, I mean I just. It's too. It's too jumbled here, Joe. Like the target picture in the snap picture. Like Sterling shepherd played 12 fewer snaps than Tez Johnson and the same number of snaps as Cameron Johnson. So Kate Otten has, has traditionally been more involved when there have been top wide receivers hurt for the Buccaneers. And I.

[Joey P. Zappia]

And the Lions struggled with Kelsey last night too, just to piggyback that point.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

They. They did. And you know, I, like, I didn't think, I thought the setup was really good for Otten this past week, but the one thing you feared was that he was going to be going up against Fred Warner a lot. And then Warner got hurt early in that game and Otten wound up having a decent day like 5 for 51 or something like that. So I just.

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[Pat Fitz Morris]

It might be kind of a spread it around effort against the Lions, but probably. That's the thing, Joe. Someone is probably going to hit against the Lions defense that know in week six had to play without Terry and Arnold. DJ Reed. We saw Kirby Joseph get banged up last night.

[Joey P. Zappia]

I don't know if I'll tell you what. Branch might get suspended too.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Possibly.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Yeah, I.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Branch just hauled out and slugged.

[Joey P. Zappia]

I mean there's good chance he's suspended. Like I'm just putting that out there, boys.

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[Pat Fitz Morris]

I mean the, the Lions are down to guys who are like their what rock ya scene and it's just, it's a mess. Ami Robertson. Yeah, like they are really bare bones in the secondary. So it might be a good week for some of these guys. I just don't know who.

[Joey P. Zappia]

All right, streaming wise, the number for this game is already 53 and a half. It is the chorus field of the NFL. D, bro. I think as streamers for a couple bucks. Tez is the guy that I want to throw the flyer on because he's the big like he's the big play guy. Baker, you know, is going to have this moment where you know he's going to have to just chuck a ball downfield I think it's Tez and I think that's it for me. Like, I, I would just. That's my flyer guy for like two bucks.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

I'm not, I'm not against that. I think Tess is the guy. If you're shooting for, you know, flex, upside, ceiling. I think Shep is the guy. If you want the, the, the 10 to maybe 11 empty PPR calorie, just take the points out of your flex and move on that. Then it's shepherd and watch, we're all wrong. And Cameron Johnson goes like nuts again.

[Joey P. Zappia]

But it's all limited, right D, because you have, have Detroit this week and then the next week it's the New Orleans Saints and then you're on a buy and then you're hoping that you have Igbuka, you have Evans, you have everybody back certainly coming out of the bye week.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

At least Evans, at least.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Hopefully Evans this week. But we'll see what happens. Now we're not gonna have Pukinakua this week. I don't care. Anybody could tell me about that Jordan Whittington 2% roster. Now that is the guy who's been working as that third guy. So does he get elevated? We've seen Whittington have some moments there with Stafford before. Is he a better streamer 2% roster than any of these Bucks guys? Potentially? D, bro. Yes. Okay. Yes.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

He's the guy you pick up over them because it's multiple spots. We've seen Jordan Whittington have high end moments and my dogs are going crazy.

[Joey P. Zappia]

They're excited about Jordan Whittington.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Whittington fans as well, but Whittington, it all comes down to the consolidation of this passing attack. Like outside of Puka and Devonte Adams, who else is it? So now we know Puka's gone. So Adams is going to step up as the clear number one. Whittington's gonna be the clear number two because Tutu Atwell was also hurt. Tyler Higby is not at 100%. They're playing a carousel of tight ends. So dude, Whittington could be in for eight plus targets this week. I mean, and, and over the next two to three weeks, like they get the Jags, the Saints and the 49ers and the Seahawks in the next four weeks. Whittington, I mean, we don't know how long Puk is going to be out. He could be the starter for each one of those games. So yes, like, and honestly, can we say he's probably the Guy that goes for less fabric than any of those Bucks receivers we've already talked about, probably.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Pat, I don't disagree with that, do you?

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

I think you could sneak it through.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Yeah. I think all those guys would go for pretty affordable prices.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Okay. All right. Pat, do you have any other things to add about Jordan Whittington's potential here? Because, like, we haven't heard the word high ankle sprain. But even with an ankle sprain, you're looking at a couple weeks here. And the Rams are traveling internationally this week after that. Just looking at their schedule, too. So they play. Hold on one second here. Let's get that up there. Actually, I. It's frozen right now. On me. There it is. Okay, so we have Jacksonville internationally. Then they have a buy coming up. So again, little tenuous there. So another short term Band Aid guy. I feel like that's kind of the theme of the show today. Everything's kind of like, look, be careful. It's all short term Band aids.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Yeah. No, I. I would rather have Whittington than any of the Buccaneers. And this just occurred to me. I'm not excited about doing wide receiver rankings this week because it is.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Oh, it's gonna be a mess, dude.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Well, there's not a lot out there. Let's hope that CD Lamb comes back, too. Let's hope Mike Evans comes back. Maybe we could have nice things in fantasy football. All right, a couple other guys. Troy Franklin, deeper, always wants me to mention every week he's 41 rostered. It's in my contract. I have to mention him every week. Then you have the Texans guys coming off their buy. Christian Kirk, 37 rostered, just got Jaden Higgins at 25. And I. You know, Pat, I think if I'm taking a flyer, one of these guys, I want to see if it's the rookie coming out. I want to see if it's Jaden Higgins. I. I'm. I'm not a big Christian Kirk guy at this stage in the game. I know you are not either, but you tell the boys and girls why.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Well, I mean, there might just only be room for one fantasy relevant receiver in Houston, and it's obviously Nico Collins. And I think Christian Kirk is just another guy not playing full snaps. And we've got a lot of those guys that we're talking about this week, and he's got some really talented guys nipping at his heels, namely Jaden Higgins, who you just mentioned, and Jaylen Noel. So I'm not really interested in Kirk at all. And Franklin, three straight games with the snapshare below 60%. He's averaged 3.3 catches and 36.3 yards a game over that stretch. It's just not a real exciting profile.

[Joey P. Zappia]

All right, I'll throw out Jalen Coker in this mix too. So Coker, Higgins, Kirk Franklin out there on the waiver wire. Dbro, who would you prioritize in this group before we move on to the streamers?

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

For me, it's. It's probably Coker just because I think that there's a clear Runway for targets and viability. And he practiced in full last week. I think he's going to be a full go this week. The jets secondary has been struggling. Aaron Glenn has no idea how to coach a team at all. But all three of these guys we talked about, Christian Kirk, Troy Franklin, Jalen Coker, I think they all carry flex appeal. And a lot of it with for Franklin and Kirk is just the matchups. Like the Giants and Cowboys coming up have terrible secondaries and Kirk, again, Seattle cannot stop slot wide receivers. They've given up the seventh most PPR points per target. So I'm not telling people that all of these are like really sexy options. But throw all these guys in a bucket and you know, whether you want to go with the Buccaneers guys or the, or Franklin or Kirk, like, there's a lot of flex viable, matchup based flex, flex guys out there. And with all the injuries, I mean, top players just keep dropping every single week. Guys like we, we can't have nice things this year. So if that's going to be the case, we got to play matchups and we got to dig deep for flex plays.

[Joey P. Zappia]

All right, real quick, would you drop Darnell Mooney, Pat, from your roster to pick up some of these guys?

[Pat Fitz Morris]

I mean, I, I don't want to. The only reason I don't want to is because, like, he's on the field all the time.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Well, he's not on the field tonight, right?

[Pat Fitz Morris]

I mean, when he's a healthy Darnell mooney, he played 93% of the Falcons offensive snaps last season. And it's just London Pitts and Mooney. It's a really concentrated offense. Like, I don't want to. If you have to, you have to. I mean, thin benches, injuries galore, bye weeks. I understand, but like, he's a guy I would prefer to hold if I had the chance.

[Joey P. Zappia]

D, bro, would you drop Darius Slayton?

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

I would keep Slayton before I would keep Mooney. Only because I think with the ascension of Jackson Dart and I'M just, I continue to be enamored with the week 10 through 17 schedule for Slayton. Like, guys, there's some rough matchups in here, but there was also some really good ones like the Bears, the Packers, the Lions, Patriots, commanders, Vikings and Raiders. He gets the Raiders in week 17. So Slayton, the matchup, the, the, the schedule could open up where I would rather stash him on the IR and keep him over keeping somebody like Mooney.

[Joey P. Zappia]

All right, let's get to the streamers for the week. Debro, give me your streaming quarterback for Week 7.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

I know he's got a rough matchup, guys, but good lord, Sammy Darnold is playing some inspired football. Like, he has looked amazing. And in the year 2025, going to the Seahawks, I didn't think that that was a sentence I was going to be uttering, but here we are, guys, like 295 passing yards and two touchdowns. In each of his last two games, he's had 28 and 20 fantasy points. So, yeah, I get it. First, the Texans. Texans aren't going to allow the Seattle Seahawks to run the ball and establish it like they want to, so they're going to have to get it done through the passing game.

[Joey P. Zappia]

And Darnold's playing consistent. Really, really good and very consistent fantasy wise, too. Fitzy, give me a QB you want to stream this week.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

I don't necessarily want to stream him, but you could stream Joe Flacco.

[Joey P. Zappia]

For Pittsburgh for his next gig in the AFC North.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Exactly. 29 make the sweep. 29 completions in coming in off the street and being with the Bengals like for just days and 219 yards and two touchdowns against the Packer defense, that was putting pressure on him. He didn't have a lot of time to throw. Now he gets the Steelers, who have allowed the fifth most fantasy points per game to quarterbacks.

[Joey P. Zappia]

All right, Fitzy, give me a streaming tight end for week seven. Who do you have?

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Look, I know Mason Taylor was a flop in Week 6, but the matchup against Denver was a tough one. Now he gets arguably the best possible matchups for tight ends the next two weeks, the Panthers and Bengals. So I think Mason Taylor might have a pretty good two week run here.

[Joey P. Zappia]

All right, Debro, you're a streaming tight end.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Harold Fanning Jr. He might not be up there in some leagues, but he's out there in a ton of a man and he has got. Look, David. And Joku has got a knee injury. Harold Fannon Jr. I mean, arguably, guys like, is he not the wide Receiver one right now in Cleveland if if it's not Judy and it's not Isaiah Bond and Joker got hurt. Not in Joku if he's hurt. So I mean, dude, Dylan Gabriel's throwing a ton of short passes. Harold Fannin Jr. Eight last week. He's going to do it again. Like he's honestly a fantastic streamer over the next two weeks. He gets the Dolphins and Patriots, who are both top eight in fantasy points per game allowed, a tight end.

[Joey P. Zappia]

I feel like we talked about this last week though, Debro. The New England Patriots defense was a streamer last week in New Orleans. We said just keep them because they have the Tennessee Titans this week. So that hopefully saved you some fab if you listened right.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

I hey, absolutely, man. And Cam Ward provides and I'll just let just go search what Cam Ward thinks of his own team and that that should help you out there.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Yeah, they need I I, I or with Tuatanga Violoa thinks of his own team. I just I keep coming back to that press conference because it's wild, dude.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

How does McDaniel still have I don't know.

[Joey P. Zappia]

I don't know. I I I don't Such a mess. All right, Fitzy, who, who's your streaming defense for this week?

[Pat Fitz Morris]

The Seattle Seahawks against the Houston Texans. And spite after their bad game against the Buccaneers the week before. They came into Jacksonville with three starters in the secondary, held the Jaguars to 12 points and just 4 yards per play and sacked Trevor Lawrence seven times. And now they get a Week 6 date against the Texans in their horrendous offensive line, which ranks pretty much at or near the bottom of the league in most offensive line metrics. So I think Seattle's going to sack CJ Stroud a few times in this game.

[Joey P. Zappia]

All right, Fitzy, give me a kicker for the week.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Spencer Schrader. When he or excuse me, not Spencer Schrader, his replacement, Michael Badgley. When so Schrader, season ending knee injury for the Colts in Week five. But when he got hurt, he was tied for the lead in fantasy scoring among kickers. And then Badgley stepped in Sunday, made his only field goal and four extra points. The Colts have been a pretty lucrative offense for fantasy kickers.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Dbro kicker.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

I'll give you the kicker one in fantasy points per game, Eddie Pino. He's had four games of at least 10 fantasy points. If you like kickers, you should like Pinero.

[Joey P. Zappia]

All right. If you need more help on the waiver wire, don't forget Waiver central@fantasy pros.com my playbook and when you download the Fantasy Pros app, you can instantly view all the suggestions on who you should be adding and dropping to your league. So don't make a move without syncing your leagues for free with Fantasy Pros and using Waiver Central. All right boys, it's time for top five. Let's get after it. Fitzy, give me your top five for week seven from the waiver money.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Kamani Vidal top one easily. I'm going to say Bam Knight too, just because he's a guy you can kind of plug in and get like RB3 type flex value. Kendrick Bourne again. You might be getting on the train too late, but you know, maybe not if someone doesn't come back when they're supposed to. This week, Mason Taylor because of this great two week runout he's got coming ahead and then K Sean Booty at number five.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Yes, that's right.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

I think he's on the way up and in Ascending, ascending, ascending.

[Joey P. Zappia]

Booty, yes. Hey, he was a pretty good college player, Fitzy.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

I think people forget that sophomore year. It was terrific until it hurts.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

Yeah, yeah, he got her injury issues.

[Pat Fitz Morris]

Midway through his sophomore year, but he was lighting it up.

[Joey P. Zappia]

There you go. It's time for the Brazilian butt lift here on the waiver wire this week. Dbro, give me the top five ads for you for week seven of the NFL.

[Derek Brown (Dbro)]

I was waiting for you to go there. Body was my number one band Night two Kendrick Bourne three. And like I said, it's a really good week to stream tight ends Mason Taylor for Harold Fannin Jr. Number five.

[Joey P. Zappia]

All right, don't forget, waiver wire stream tomorrow Tuesday. I'm sure with four teams playing tonight that there's going to be more injuries and more guys in the waiver wire to talk about and Debro and I will break them down for you Tuesday, 3pm Eastern. So subscribe to the channel. Drop your comments. You can win the belt if you do. So we love having you here on the shows, hanging out with us. And of course, don't forget to ring that bell to the ghost Ding for notifications so you never miss a piece of content here on the channel. That'll do it for us. But the story of the game goes on. For Derrick Brown and Pat Fitz Morris, I'm Joey P. We'll see you next time. Kids.

[Podcast Outro Host]

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[Pat Fitz Morris]

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