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Danny Heifetz
Welcome to the Ringer fantasy football show. My name is Danny Hytzet. Today I'm joined by Danny Kelly and Craig Korlbecker. We are going through all the players you must add entering Week 13 of the NFL season, which means there's two weeks left in the fantasy football season, regular season, into the playoffs, which is insane.
Danny Kelly
It's getting tight. Me and Bill Simmons are fighting for the sixth seed in the ringer league. We're back.
Craig Korlbecker
Is there a scenario in which you get last?
Danny Kelly
Certainly. Absolutely there is. My team's in shambles, and the problem is Bill's team's going up. My team is headed down.
Craig Korlbecker
You got hot too early. You peaked too early. I don't even.
Danny Kelly
I never got hot. I just was fine. And now I'm not fine. But big matchup. Big matchup. Stay tuned.
Danny Heifetz
We'll help Craig's team. I also have to admit I screwed up my audio for the beginning of this running backs conversation and I will fix it ahead of the receivers. So I'm sorry that I sound awful to start this conversation. And yeah, we're going to go through waivers and Laru is here. I don't know why.
Danny Kelly
That's right. Yeah, LaRue is here. So stick around, everybody. We got a great show first.
Danny Heifetz
We're going to take a quick break.
Danny Kelly
You could probably, you don't. Probably don't need the break after the quick, great show.
Danny Heifetz
But yeah, oh, that's a good point.
Craig Korlbecker
He's like, come on.
Danny Heifetz
We should keep that, though. That's funny.
Craig Korlbecker
You ever watched snl?
Danny Heifetz
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Craig Korlbecker
I think not a great week for running backs, but if I'm going to be adding someone that I want to use for multiple weeks, it would be Chris Rodriguez for the Commanders who is sort of ascended to the role of lead back in Washington. Obviously that's not like the most valuable player or position in fantasy football right now, but I think, you know, you just got. You're not going to find very many starting running backs on waivers and that is Chris Rodriguez is so this week they have Denver. That's really tough. I don't know if I'd necessarily plug him into my lineup this week, but going down the next like four weeks after that I'd definitely like consider it or at least give me some depth if I have an injury at running back. So he would probably be what I prioritize. We could talk about a different player if you need someone absolutely need someone. This week though.
Danny Kelly
Yeah, I, I think I'm, I'm. I think I would go with Basil Tootin for the Jags who hurt his ankle last week in this game. Not the most recent week, week before that, week 11. He hurt his ankle in that game though, where they beat the Chargers. In the first half of that game. Tuton out carried Travers Etienne and they, they the the snaps were split in the first half, 5050 which was basically the most they've played all year. And Tin looked great. He outrushed Travers Etien then he banged up his ankle a little bit and, and then last week he only got seven Carries, I think he was still coming back a little bit health wise. I don't know though. I think that if any of these guys are going to be like an end of year league winner, I think it's Bashel Tutin. He's a guy who DK liked coming out of the draft. We feel good about him compared to these other guys we're going to talk about like Devin Neil and Chris Rodriguez, like BAAL Tootin is a guy who actually might be a real starting running back talent in the NFL. So I think in terms of like workload, he's kind of right there with Devin Neal and Chris Rodriguez. He might get a little bit less touches than the two of those guys.
Danny Heifetz
But.
Danny Kelly
But I think talent wise and just based on the matchup, they play Tennessee, the Jags do. I mean when they beat the shit out of the Chargers, that's when Tutin was getting a lot of run. So I think them playing Tennessee, just betting on the talent, I think I like Tutin.
Danny Heifetz
Speaks to the weird week. I have a third guy, I have Blake forum for the Rams and it's for the simple thing of the Rams are playing the Panthers. We'll see how this Niners Panthers game goes. But I mean I kind of think you're right dk that Chris Rodriguez is probably going to be the starter for Washington going forward. But if you're telling me Washington versus Denver and Denver's, you know, top three defense of the NFL, I'm like, man, Blake Corum is to me is just as likely to get a bunch of garbage time carries and a bunch of like rotational stuff. And like he's, I think he could totally end up with a touchdown against the Panthers. It feels like, I don't know, more or less even odds to me. And again he has way more upside if just Kyren Williams gets hurt. But he. Blake Corbin's numbers last two weeks have been kind of bad. But the teams he played had incredible run defenses. Like even the Bucks run defense is pretty good. And then also the week before that it was the Seahawks who have an amazing run defense. But the weeks before that like he got like 13 carries two weeks in a row because the Rams are blowing teams out. I kind of think the Rams gonna blow up the Panthers. I think they're like nine point favorites anyway. So that combined with the upside of if Kyron Williams gets hurt. But to your point, Chris Rodriguez, I think if you do are in a deeper league where Play Corum is available, Chris Rodriguez is interested in me because if you're going to make the playoffs. The Washington plays the giants in week 15, which could be like a sneaky, weirdly good flex play if you're in a deeper league. That Chris Rodriguez, if he's available in week is actually probably a playable guy in the fantasy playoffs. So Chris Rodriguez is definitely like a desperation guy. You could play this week against the Broncos and then the Vikings next week, which also have a good run D But I think he probably like a pretty random guy that you can start in the playoffs and have success. So yeah, it's just brutal.
Danny Kelly
They play Denver, Minnesota, then they play the Giants and then it's Philly. It's a three out of four weeks. You probably wouldn't play them.
Danny Heifetz
Yeah, the guys are talking about have upside the other one, Julian McLaughlin for the Broncos, which is just a total wild card because the Broncos run by but like, you know, Archie Harvey's probably the starter. You think he gets touches but Sean Payton never does the normal thing. But they're playing the Raiders in week 14. This episode is brought to you by United Airlines. Flying just got easier with the United Airlines app. Get real time flight updates like a live countdown clock to boarding even if your screen's locked as well as play by play directions through the airport with a personalized map. And if you want to make a game time decision and go home early or stay longer, there are no fees to change your flight. Get the united app@united.com app no fees to change your flight excludes basic economy applies to flights originating in the U.S. fair difference may apply.
Danny Kelly
So you're going Corum, I'm going tootin. He's going Rodriguez. Are we going to do a trivia just to see who gets priority?
Craig Korlbecker
Sure.
Danny Heifetz
Do we? Do we withhold the people of trivia?
Danny Kelly
No, no, we do trivia and then, you know, I guess no matter what we will get our guys.
Danny Heifetz
I think so.
Danny Kelly
Not going to take one another's. Yeah, but look, the trivia, the most important part of the show is who's winning trivia, not who wins waivers. So we should probably do trivia which by the way, the update DK Hyphetz is killing us. Heifords has 13 correct answers this year and you and I have nine each.
Craig Korlbecker
Okay.
Danny Kelly
So we got to kind of lock in here. Oh man, another bad pick from Purdy. Two picks.
Danny Heifetz
Okay, well I have to tell you guys something up front because I the way I've been doing this trivia recently is to save us time on all the time where we're trying to google the Answer. Which wasn't really working. I'm kind of writing down my guess and then I'm. And I got to tell you, I kind of nailed this question. Did pretty good. Not to put pressure on you.
Danny Kelly
Okay.
Danny Heifetz
But this one's great. This was from John Johnny J.
Craig Korlbecker
Bone.
Danny Heifetz
I love this one. How fast was the fastest speeding ticket ever issued in the United States?
Danny Kelly
What a great question.
Danny Heifetz
Amazing question. Never thought about it. Was instantly obsessed.
Craig Korlbecker
How fast was the car going?
Danny Heifetz
Yeah.
Craig Korlbecker
H. And was it a car? To be clear.
Danny Heifetz
I will admit I looked it up and it was a car. I did. It was a car.
Craig Korlbecker
We're not talking like some silly thing like it was like a helicopter or some shit.
Danny Heifetz
It is a car that you can purchase. Yes.
Craig Korlbecker
Okay. Wow.
Danny Heifetz
Helicopter.
Danny Kelly
Okay.
Danny Heifetz
All right. Shall we? Is ready?
Danny Kelly
Yeah, sure.
Danny Heifetz
All right. Three, two, one.
Craig Korlbecker
295.
Danny Heifetz
208. What'd you say? DK.
Craig Korlbecker
195.
Danny Heifetz
I said 230. The actual answer is 242.
Danny Kelly
Wow.
Craig Korlbecker
242. That is dangerous. Dangerous.
Danny Heifetz
Can't even pronounce this. The Koenigsegg ccr. This was in need for Speed, Most Wanted or one of those video games. It's a Swedish sports car and 242 miles an hour in Texas.
Danny Kelly
Do we know any details? What year was it? What state were we.
Danny Heifetz
It was 2003. May in Texas. And the driver had it. Swedish sports car, Koenigsegg CCR. And was going. 242 and a 75.
Danny Kelly
Oh, my God. Were they racing somebody? Was there another person?
Danny Heifetz
I. I think you're just racing the game at that point.
Danny Kelly
Just trying to. You're just really trying to feel something.
Danny Heifetz
You're just playing the course. I don't know. It's.
Danny Kelly
What's the penalty for that? That's like a triple felony. A million dollar fine. Like how bad?
Craig Korlbecker
Yeah, that's like. That's like reckless endangerment or some shit like that.
Danny Heifetz
I gotta. That kind of transcends the whole. You know. That's really irresponsible to go that fast. Think road it took.
Danny Kelly
Damn.
Danny Heifetz
You went faster than anyone who's ever been pulled over. That's pretty. If you're gonna do it, do it right.
Danny Kelly
242.
Danny Heifetz
That's. That's actually insane.
Danny Kelly
Wow.
Craig Korlbecker
Shout out high. Fitz. Who do you take? Who are you taking again?
Danny Heifetz
I. I'm taking. Play Corm. For some reason the Rams are playing the Panthers and I just kind of think it's a good mix of. He could score. He could get 10 carries or 10 touches. But then also if Kyron Williams gets hurts a lottery ticket. And I, I, you're right that Chris Rodriguez is a starting running by waivers. I just hate that he's playing the Broncos.
Craig Korlbecker
If I make the playoffs, yeah, I'm gonna take Rod Craig. You're going to take Tootin. Tootin, I like the Tutin one. The other one I want to throw out here. That I think is a pretty good option if you want to play someone this week and this week only and that is Devin Neal for the Saints. Craig mentioned him. Alvin Camara has an MCL sprain according to Nick Underhill and he avoided major injury but it could take a little bit of time to get him back on the field. So Devin Neal in this last game and they're probably going to be playing from behind quite often. He got seven targets, five catches, 43 yards. That's obviously where he's going to make his money. I don't think he's going to run for a ton of yards, although he did get seven carries as well. But he dominated snaps and opportunities after Alvin Camara got hurt. And so yeah, they are playing the Dolphins this week who have not been the greatest run defense or just defense in general. So I think if you really need someone to plug in this week, he would be probably the guy I would go with over Rodriguez playing the Broncos. But like longer term I like Rodriguez more.
Danny Heifetz
Okay. I have fixed my audio going forward so it will sound better. Thank you for bearing with us. All right, let's get to receiver here you come home for Thanksgiving and you know it's always something receivers. DK is your number one receiver you would add off waivers entering week 13.
Craig Korlbecker
I'm sticking with Parker Washington for the Jags who had seven targets last week, five catches, 71 yards and a touchdown. He Brian Thomas will be back at some point, but I just kind of feel like Parker Washington is actually good and has the trust of Trevor Lawrence and has the trust of the team and he's basically just been their best receiver in the last month or so. So I would feel the most comfortable of all these guys. And there's a handful of other options I think are good, but I'd feel the most comfortable plugging Washington into my actual lineup this next week.
Danny Heifetz
I totally agree. He's the number one receiver on the Jacks.
Craig Korlbecker
They play the Titans, by the way.
Danny Heifetz
Yeah, I'm taking Parker Washington if he's there. He just when the Jaguars when Trevor Lawrence needs to get a first down like he's looking at Parker Washington, which in as we go into December and fantasy is pretty hard to find.
Craig Korlbecker
He also is their punt returner and he's really good at punt returning and so he could always score a touchdown that way. Theoretically.
Danny Kelly
I'm close on him with. With Jaden Higgins on Houston, who I really like.
Craig Korlbecker
That's a good one.
Danny Kelly
He's like very good and. And play the Colts next week. The last two weeks he's got 16 targets. He caught a touchdown. They throw to him a lot. Like he's just becoming the number two in that offense. And he's big. I think he passes the eye test. He looks good.
Craig Korlbecker
He's going to score touchdowns too, because he's got that size in the red zone.
Danny Heifetz
I feel like he's an example as well of a player that sometimes the backup quarterback comes in and has a better rapport with the rookie than Nico Collins. Because Davis Mills, I feel like was actually playing with Jaden Higgins in training camp because he was with the twos, not the ones you kind of see.
Danny Kelly
I know so.
Craig Korlbecker
Well, the thing is, Stroud is still in concussion protocol as of Monday, so Davis Mills might get another start.
Danny Kelly
I just like Higgins. Like, I feel like there's the odds of Higgins is arrow going up over the next five weeks in Parker Washington's kind of either steadying or going down. I feel like it's likely with Brian Thomas returning. The Jags tight end Breton Strange came back last week and had 90 yards. I just wonder if, like, we've seen the ceiling of Parker Washington. We have not seen the ceiling of Jaden Higgins.
Danny Heifetz
That's super fair. Especially because Jaden Higgins. Jaden Higgins was the 34th pick in the draft. He was the second pick in the second round. We always, literally, we won't shut up about how the rookie receivers. You kind of just. This is exactly the time of year where the rookie receivers usually take off. Like, we, like, I mean, over and over again we see a receiver right around Thanksgiving who's done nothing, kind of just ascend. So I think that that's smart.
Craig Korlbecker
Craig. I like Higgins. He said targets in his last five games. Nine, seven, seven, one and then eight. Okay, so, yeah, he's been. He's been really coming on. He's really good.
Danny Kelly
Dude.
Danny Heifetz
I'm going Jaden Higgins.
Danny Kelly
Two things going. Going on. One, I. Did anyone notice that we forgot to do showdown time for the running back trivia? Whoa.
Danny Heifetz
Well, because there was no showdown. We didn't have any.
Danny Kelly
We did the tr. I guess that's true.
Danny Heifetz
There was no showdown.
Danny Kelly
I guess instinctively I felt we felt that we didn't do it. Also, Brock Purdy has now thrown his third pick in the first half.
Danny Heifetz
What is going on in this game?
Danny Kelly
And they all look horrible. I. I don't like. You can't see his arm looks really weak. Like all of these throws are really under thrown. Bizarre. My dad bring Mac in. My dad is a die hard 9 of hand. Texted me. I'm getting the Mac Jones itch. These aren't even close.
Craig Korlbecker
This is going to be fell down.
Danny Heifetz
Joe Burrow is going to be throwing three picks against the Ravens at Thanksgiving and everyone's gonna be like, where's Flacco?
Danny Kelly
These. I mean, three severely under thrown balls for these three interceptions in the first half. Very weird game so far.
Austin
Yeah.
Craig Korlbecker
It's just so strange.
Danny Heifetz
Well, okay.
Craig Korlbecker
Should we do a Jaden Higgins showdown time? I think there's a lot of other guys worth talking about.
Danny Kelly
We're all going to pivot to Higgins. I convince you all. I'm like the guy in 12 Angry Men. All right. Won.
Craig Korlbecker
I mean, I still like Parker Washington the most, but we'll do this for vibes.
Danny Kelly
Okay?
Craig Korlbecker
All right.
Danny Kelly
It is the Jaden Higgins showdown time. Also, I do want to say one more thing. We got an email from somebody that a good idea. That rather than I say showdown time and then the gong plays, I say the player's name and then the gong plays and then I say showdown time as the gong is playing. And I think that's a good idea.
Craig Korlbecker
Let's try it.
Danny Heifetz
Let's try it. Try it right now.
Danny Kelly
Right now. Okay. Ready, Carlos? It is the Jaden Higgins showdown time.
Craig Korlbecker
Oh, that does have a little bit nice timing. I like that.
Danny Heifetz
It disrupts my gong being the moment of peace, but it sounds cooler.
Craig Korlbecker
Also, I got some messages that Heifetz claimed to be victorious on one of the trivia questions recently, and he was actually third. He was. He was last.
Danny Heifetz
A lot of people said that.
Craig Korlbecker
Many people are saying so. Just want to point that out.
Danny Heifetz
In my defense, it disqualified you because I asked you what number you said and you couldn't remember and I forgot. I also was wrong.
Danny Kelly
Wait, which question?
Danny Heifetz
It was like in the memory of the brain, like terabytes or something. Can't remember what his number was.
Danny Kelly
Also, Tom is the guy who emailed us about the gong. So shout out, Tom. Thank you.
Austin
Tom.
Danny Kelly
Tom, Tom, Tom, Tom, Tom. My God.
Danny Heifetz
We'll do a poll or something about whether we want to keep the gong during the name or not. No. Okay. I think he likes it. This from Josh.
Danny Kelly
Josh.
Craig Korlbecker
Another jbone in the house.
Danny Heifetz
For breakfast I had a bacon, rosemary and sea salt bagel. Wow. With picante, pepper, cream cheese, and a black coffee. Oh, my God. Black.
Craig Korlbecker
Take the bacon off and I'm in heaven.
Danny Kelly
Okay. Slut. Damn.
Craig Korlbecker
Wow, that sounds incredible.
Danny Kelly
What a saucy breakfast.
Craig Korlbecker
Wow.
Danny Kelly
What do you do for work? I'm interested.
Craig Korlbecker
This guy's a chef.
Danny Heifetz
Josh says so. He wrote, I don't know how to pronounce this man's name, but Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of Mario, recently celebrated his 73rd birthday. Happy Mario.
Craig Korlbecker
Oh, okay.
Danny Heifetz
Okay.
Danny Kelly
Mario. Super Mario.
Danny Heifetz
Yes. This week, Mario will make his debut in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Oh, how many handlers are needed for the Mario balloon?
Craig Korlbecker
Christ, these questions are so good. So I. So the Macy's Day Parade, I assume this is like a hundred foot tall balloon.
Danny Kelly
Giant balloons.
Danny Heifetz
Do you guys watch it or West Coast? Is it just.
Craig Korlbecker
Not a thing? No, I don't watch it.
Danny Kelly
It's on. It's on.
Craig Korlbecker
It's never been a part of my life.
Danny Kelly
Nobody watches it, but it's on. It's in the background. It's like. It's like mid season baseball. It's on.
Danny Heifetz
I kind of love it.
Craig Korlbecker
I don't really just. I just don't watch tv.
Danny Kelly
I'm. I'm pro parade.
Craig Korlbecker
You're pro parade?
Danny Kelly
Yeah. I like parades. I like, after a team wins a championship, they do the parade.
Craig Korlbecker
Yeah, that's fine.
Danny Kelly
I think it's fun.
Danny Heifetz
Parades are great.
Craig Korlbecker
Kids love it.
Danny Heifetz
How many people are holding the Mario balloon? 3, 2, 1.
Danny Kelly
55. 55, you say one DK.
Craig Korlbecker
I said 12. Oh.
Danny Heifetz
Oh, I also heard one. I said 26. That was what I wrote down. I actually didn't remember what I wrote down, but I wrote down 26.
Craig Korlbecker
Probably needs more than 12, actually, now that I'm thinking about it.
Danny Heifetz
You said 50. The answer is people get lifted up.
Craig Korlbecker
In the air like, oh, that's now I'm like, shit.
Danny Heifetz
This is why I gotta look it up.
Craig Korlbecker
What if it gets windy?
Danny Kelly
By the way, guys. Oh, I lost. Nevermind. I needed. I needed Rico Daddle to score less than three points. He has 3.2. Damn it.
Craig Korlbecker
That's not too late.
Danny Kelly
I need a fumble and an injury from Rico.
Danny Heifetz
He did a word for that. When you're like, well, if the player gets hurt, I'll win.
Danny Kelly
If on the next play he fumbles and lightly pulls his hamstring, I wouldn't be upset. How dare you cramps. Up for the rest of the game.
Craig Korlbecker
Just cramps. Just sick. He's just sick. He just doesn't feel good.
Danny Kelly
Yeah, yeah, yeah. He gets diarrhea.
Craig Korlbecker
Tomorrow. He feels better.
Austin
Yeah.
Danny Heifetz
Jaybone screwed us. The answer is not in this article. It says up to 30 people can hold a balloon.
Danny Kelly
Okay. I just went into chatgpt for the large character balloons in the Macy's Day Thanksgiving parade. It takes about 90 handlers per balloon. Wow.
Craig Korlbecker
So Craig wins. Yeah, Craig needed that.
Danny Kelly
I. I desperately needed that.
Danny Heifetz
All right, Craig. More than 12. Okay. Craig gets Jaden Higgins. I'll take Parker Washington. DK. Good luck.
Craig Korlbecker
Okay, so Craig gets Jaden Higgins, Parker Washington. The other guy. I want to throw out here a couple guys. John Metchie for the Jets. I know, I understand it's the Jets. I understand it's not super exciting. However, he is playing a ton of snaps and has clear cut chemistry with Torod Taylor. So he's an option.
Danny Heifetz
He's a great story. John Mechi, he. He was drafted in the second round and then he got leukemia and he came back and like.
Craig Korlbecker
And then he got buried in Houston and they drafted like a couple more receivers and they traded him.
Danny Heifetz
Yeah, he's like, he's. It's a nice story that John Ritchie's.
Craig Korlbecker
So he's The Eagles, actually. Seven targets, six catches, 65 yards, and a touchdown in his last game. The week before that, he had three catches for 45 yards in a score. The passing game is like, actually somewhat functional. I think we kind of forget that with Torod Taylor. So I don't know. It's not the worst option. I think he's a good player and, you know, we're beggars. Can't be choosers here. The other guy, Luther Burton, if he's out there, his role is growing. Craig, I'm surprised you didn't say him.
Danny Kelly
I really, really thought about it.
Craig Korlbecker
Yeah, they have a tough schedule coming up. That's the one downside for the Bears is, man, they've got. They got to go through the gauntlet here.
Danny Kelly
Eagles, Packers, Browns, Packers.
Craig Korlbecker
Yeah, so that's not ideal, but he has, like, pretty much officially taken over as the wide receiver. Three for the Bears. Kayshawn Booty is back for the Patriots. He's coming off this hamstring injury, and it's the same theory that I've said all season along basically with Booty. He's like the best deep ball receiver on a team with the best deep ball quarterback in the NFL.
Danny Heifetz
A note I would add. I think Luther burden if you have the luxury of waiting for like him to ascend later in the season is a good stash if you need someone for this week because specifically you have like an injured player, you don't know if you're a player or not. The difference is Luther Burton is playing on Thanksgiving. So if you have some questionable guy on Sunday, you have to make the decision Thursday, which always sucks. Whereas both K Sean Booty and Isaiah Hodgins, the Giants receiver who is way more reliable than you think because he was on this team a couple years.
Craig Korlbecker
Ago and actually even better than Lil.
Danny Heifetz
Jordan Humphrey and they're 100% going to be available. At least they're on Monday Night Football. So you would be able to play a guy on Sunday and then you could still cut them and add someone else if you want ahead of week 14. So that to me is the difference is like if you actually have a questionable person you'd rather play and you need a fill in. The Monday Night Football thing's kind of nice. But if you want, if you're not going to play Luther Bird and you want to hold him, I think that's he's a better, longer term guy.
Danny Kelly
Yep.
Craig Korlbecker
So I guess I'll go with. I agree with all that. I'll go with John Mechi, but there's a lot of sort of borderline guys in that same sort of zone. Shamir DK from the Titans has been really good lately. I haven't said Isaiah Hodgins. I like that one. But yeah, that's my choice.
Danny Heifetz
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Craig Korlbecker
I'm going out and getting some strange this week, guys.
Danny Kelly
I hate that phrase. I just think it sounds.
Danny Heifetz
It's weird. I don't like it.
Craig Korlbecker
Brenton Strange from the Jags first game back, five targets, five catches, 93 yards. He had played 72% of the snaps. They really missed him, I think. And he's a. He's kind of like a big part of their offense. So there's a couple other guys I think Mike Kasicki this week and this week only is pretty damn good option because if you remember last year, Gasecki is essentially the T. Higgins handcuff. And so with T. Higgins already declared out for Thursday Night Football, I would plug and play Mike Sicki. But I'm going with Brent Strange just because I think he'll be valuable for the rest of the year.
Danny Heifetz
I want as well 100% cosign to what you just said. Strange will be maybe like you want tight ends who might be the number one receiver on their team and Strange has an option as Craig. Like if Parker Washington isn't. I actually think Strange might end up leading them in targets before maybe Brian Thomas does.
Danny Kelly
Yeah.
Danny Heifetz
For the rest of the year.
Danny Kelly
That settles it then. It is the Brenton Strange. We're out looking for some Strange showdown time.
Danny Heifetz
That's pretty good. That's pretty good. Okay, in honor of tight ends, this is from Thomas. We were talking about Darnell Washington weighing 311 pounds, and I think one of you compared him to Andre the Giant. So then Thomas emailed in. When Andre the Giant wrestled Hulk hogan at WrestleMania 3 in 1987, how much did Andre weigh?
Craig Korlbecker
Oh, dude, I saw a clip on Twitter or, like, on Instagram this week that was, like, talking about. Talking about Andre the Giants drinking prowess.
Danny Kelly
Oh, my God. He used to drink bottles of wine like they were cans of apples.
Craig Korlbecker
He's like, I was. One guy is like, I. And he. And forgive me, he's a very famous wrestler. As you know. I don't know my wrestlers very well, but he was like, one time I hung out with him. He drank 100 beers.
Danny Heifetz
Dude, the. Andre the Giant the Ringer films is the first doc they made. It was about Andre the Giant, and they were like, yeah, I think it was from that.
Craig Korlbecker
I'm pretty sure it was from that.
Danny Kelly
Probably. Yeah.
Craig Korlbecker
Yeah.
Danny Heifetz
The funny thing about that is I bet they're exaggerating. I bet it's 40. 40's fucking crazy. A hundred.
Danny Kelly
I mean, they said he used to have, like, bottles of vodka to get going.
Danny Heifetz
Well, the bet. The picture in his hand. Kids will never. It'll be the new, like, Wilt Chamberlain photo. They're gonna think it's fake, but the him holding a beer is insane.
Danny Kelly
Yeah. Okay, we ready?
Danny Heifetz
Speaking of that doc, I'm a little worried I nailed this too. And you guys are. I think there's a. There's a ch. I pulled a number from so deep in my subconscious, I think I might have gotten the exact number from that documentary. And I'm worri it to the pound.
Craig Korlbecker
By the way, Shoemaker was the one who. Who was set up that. That clip.
Danny Kelly
So what do you mean you got the exact number from the documentary?
Danny Heifetz
I just feel like I know the answer to this.
Danny Kelly
Because you watched the doc years ago, seven years ago. That's fine. If you remember that, then.
Craig Korlbecker
So how.
Danny Heifetz
Yeah, yeah.
Craig Korlbecker
How heavy it was. How heavy he was when he wrestled.
Danny Heifetz
Hulk Hogan in 1987 at WrestleMania, man.
Craig Korlbecker
Okay.
Danny Kelly
I'm ready.
Danny Heifetz
All right, I guess three, two, one.
Craig Korlbecker
450.
Danny Heifetz
Oh, you. What'd you say, DK?
Craig Korlbecker
I said 450.
Danny Heifetz
Fuck. I. I said four, 40. Because it's what they list him at. You know what I mean? It's not like the real. It's like, what they listed him at.
Craig Korlbecker
God damn, he was huge.
Danny Heifetz
The answer is, again, this is like, a listed wwe, so, you know, it's like Darnell Washington's but in reverse, he's. Oh, my God. He's listed at 5:20.
Danny Kelly
Yeah, baby. I said 512.
Craig Korlbecker
Whoa.
Danny Heifetz
Damn.
Danny Kelly
I, I don't know why, but I, I, I think, I think I knew that he was over 500. And that was what people used to say is that he weighed over 500 pounds. And that was like the announcer, like weighing it over £500.
Danny Heifetz
It's pretty good.
Craig Korlbecker
Craig, I'll let you win because we need me and you together. Just need to come back.
Danny Kelly
Dude, I got two. Two in a row.
Danny Heifetz
I know that's a bit cheating.
Craig Korlbecker
We can't keep splitting shit. It's all Craig from here on out. And I'm definitely letting Craig win.
Danny Heifetz
You have.
Danny Kelly
Thank you.
Danny Heifetz
Craig, you get. Yeah, you could middle me. Craig, you get. Britain Strange, tk, You're next.
Craig Korlbecker
Okay, let's see. Yeah, I'll take a sickie. Yeah, I'll take a sickie. Colson level install out there.
Danny Heifetz
Yeah, I hate that he's playing the Eagles this week, but yeah, I mean, Colson Loveland's probably the best one. The other one I keep. Dude, I kind of think Mason Taylor for the Jets. This isn't based on math or numbers. I just think that the Ravens are a tough matchup. And I just think Mason Taylor, they're playing the Falcons this week and then it's like Miami and third most points, the tight ends. Jacksonville has the second most. It's like the jets schedule. It's not. I mean, the jets are the jets, but I still kind of think Mason Taylor might be a perfectly serviceable, weirdly fine tight end the rest of the way.
Craig Korlbecker
Yeah.
Danny Heifetz
Also Taysom Hill, which is funny, but Alvin Camara being hurt. Yeah, you could add Devin Neal, but part of me just thinks Tayson Hill will just. The reaction at Camara being hurt will be that taste of Mill is going to be the goal line back, which it's a little dice. If you're in a deeper league, you could do that. It's a little dicey to roll your dice to actually bet on it with the playoffs on the line.
Danny Kelly
Yeah, he had 10 carries this week.
Danny Heifetz
I guess I'll take Colson Loveland because he's literally like a first round pick that's playing now for the Bears. But I would do Loveland, Mason Taylor, and then Taysom Hill. Like I don't want. I'll do Lovely. Yeah.
Craig Korlbecker
The other dart throws. Here to talk about real quick are Darren Waller opened up his 21 day practice window today. If you remember, he's a stash or he got hurt. He might not play this week, but.
Danny Heifetz
Well, I guess actually I don't like playing guys off injured reserve. But Darren Waller retired for a year, played 30 snaps and caught two touchdowns.
Craig Korlbecker
So I guess she's constantly catching touchdowns. Colby Parkinson for the Rams has caught a touchdown in three straight games. Tyler Higby's on ir. The Rams love to use three tight end sets, and Parkinson is kind of the number one of that group now. Gunner Helm for the Titans. This is more of like a dynasty thing, but he's starting to be a bigger thing for this Titans offense. He led the Titans in receiving this last game. And I heard on Daniel Jeremiah was talking on his podcast and he was like sort of insinuating through sources that they absolutely love Gunner Helm in Tennessee and want to make him a bigger part of their offense. This is more like of a dynasty thing. But I've always kind of liked Gunner Helm.
Danny Heifetz
He's just.
Craig Korlbecker
He's not super, super explosive, but he's a good player. Good hands, can run after the catch, that stuff.
Danny Heifetz
Quarterback, if you need one this week, I feel like there's a few Cam Ward and again check next week because I mean, Brock Birdie throwing these picks. There's players on by week 14 too. Cam Ward, 24 points last week versus the Jaguars. And if that sounds crazy, I kind of think Todd Taylor is going to be a fine fantasy quarterback. Like, Even though he's 35, he's like mobile enough. Played the Falcons again, not great defenses coming up. Aaron Rodgers, I'm like, until he plays, I kind of don't want to. I don't know. It's like weird. And obviously if Jack any week. Jackson dart misses Jameis Winston's live. But I feel like dart might be back, but without. It goes without saying James Winston is playable if Jackson Dart does miss time. But I think I would actually, if I had to pick someone this week, I would actually pick to Rod Taylor for the Jets.
Craig Korlbecker
This is. No one cares about our leagues. I have a league that I started in Superflex. I started Jacoby Brissette and Jameis Winston and they scored like 55 points for me and it was glorious. I love fantasy. It's the best dumb fucking sport.
Danny Kelly
That's stupid. I play Lamar Jackson and Brock Purdy.
Craig Korlbecker
Yeah, he scores seven.
Danny Heifetz
Defenses. There's a ton. Chargers are coming off a buy, so I think defense is coming off a buy. Like they're always available. Honestly. Geno, they're playing the Raiders this week. Geno Smith sacked 10 times. Chip Kelly got fired. And I just think charge defense off a buy against the division rival who just fired the coordinator because they can't stop giving up sacks. I just think that's pretty good. Jaguars are playing the Titans this week. I just think that's also like I know we just said Cambord's playing better, but I'm like, hey, he's still Kim, like he's still really struggling. And I just think the Jaguars again, the Jaguars defense, they're getting after the quarterback enough that Cam Ward is always maybe going to be able to throw a pick 6 Cardinals defense if Baker Mayfield is out for the Bucks and Teddy Bridgewater is playing. I love Teddy Bridgewater. I don't want to root against them. But the Cardinals defense, I mean they had 17 points like last week. I think you could do a lot worse than the Cardinals defense against Teddy Bridgewater with the Bucks banged up. Similarly, San Francisco's defense I don't think is awesome, but they're playing the Browns and if Shedeur is the quarterback I that is also just a mid defense that could rack up a ton of points because Shedeur, you know he did the Browns got a 14 point lead very quickly on the Raiders. But if the Niners do put up points on Cleveland and Cleveland's defense is really good and has played them well, but if Shedeur has to play from behind, there's gonna be a lot of sacks there too. The Colts defense is probably available cause they played the Chiefs and the Colts diverse. The Texans, it's still Davis Mills. I think that's very live. And if you really if somehow the Chargers, the Jaguars, the Cardinals, the Colts and the Niners are all not available, which seems impossible if you really want to live dangerously. A small part of me wonders about the Vikings versus the Seahawks, which is insane because the Seahawks out there is so good and yet I kind of can't stop thinking about Sam Darnold playing Minnesota next week. And if he's going to actually like.
Craig Korlbecker
Brian Flores, Flores is going to put him in hell.
Danny Heifetz
But probably I would take the other six defenses that listed first.
Danny Kelly
Yeah.
Danny Heifetz
And also we don't talk about kickers on the show. But you know what? If you made the playoffs, get some indoor kickers, get the indoor guys, get the indoor boys.
Craig Korlbecker
Just smart.
Danny Heifetz
Just don't just like it's a month out. It's hard to if you have a first round buy if you're gonna make the playoffs, just grab the guy. Grab Jake Bates if someone cut him. Like just grab people who are going to be Playing in domes. Just. Just don't let the fucking. You're like, oh, I have a good kicker. And then they're like, oh, and they're in Cleveland, and it's like 25 degrees, 55 miles. Get guys in domes. All right. Want to use some emails?
Craig Korlbecker
Emails, yeah.
Danny Kelly
One last thing. According to Hulk Hogan himself, even though Andre the Giant was billed at £525, Hulk Hogan said he was 666.
Danny Heifetz
I don't. That's. There's no chance that that's true.
Craig Korlbecker
Oh, my Lord.
Danny Heifetz
The idea that the WWE would have cut, like, made him weigh less instead of more.
Craig Korlbecker
Seems he was two two plus versions of Darnell Washington.
Danny Heifetz
Two Darnell Washington. It's like a. Two Tez Johnsons is one Darnell Washington and two Darnell Washington's one 100. The giant dude.
Danny Kelly
Hogan picks him up in that fight.
Danny Heifetz
Well, he doesn't actually weigh the 545 20.
Danny Kelly
You don't think he even weighs the 5, 5, 20?
Craig Korlbecker
No.
Danny Heifetz
You think the WWE listed weight is real?
Danny Kelly
I think he weighs over 500 pounds.
Danny Heifetz
I don't think he weighs over. I think they said he weighs over 500 pounds because it sounds cool.
Danny Kelly
Hulk Hogan said he was 660.
Danny Heifetz
He lied by 200 not to besmirch the dead.
Danny Kelly
Yes.
Danny Heifetz
Nah, I bet he was smirk the dead here, but, yeah, I think we can.
Craig Korlbecker
He also drank 100 beers.
Danny Heifetz
Why?
Danny Kelly
I'm comfortable besmirching Hulk Hogan.
Danny Heifetz
Well, Hulk Hogan picked him up, so he just called the story. Every 40 years, he added £1 to this.
Danny Kelly
I think he was over £500, literally.
Danny Heifetz
My question to you is this simple. Why would Vince McMahon be like, I got a wrestler of weighs over 600, but we're going to cut it by 100 pounds?
Danny Kelly
I understand that Hulk has every reason to inflate that. I'm saying I think the 520 is real, and I think he was over 500 pounds. You guys don't believe that.
Craig Korlbecker
I don't care. I mean, I. Well, I do care, but I can prove anything.
Danny Kelly
Shaquille O' Neal said he was like 420 pounds while playing in the NBA. Andre the Giant, I would think was much heavier than Shaquille O'.
Craig Korlbecker
Neal. Andre the Giant, I mean, he probably weighed 400 pounds just in his solar plexus. Like, his chest is massive.
Danny Heifetz
The Shaq thing is compelling.
Danny Kelly
Dude, he was £500.
Craig Korlbecker
Go look at pictures of Andre the Giant.
Danny Heifetz
H. It's okay. You're right. You're right. That Shaq is a Weirdly good. Sha Shaq said he was £400.
Danny Kelly
Yeah, Shaq played at 420. I think he said.
Danny Heifetz
All right, then. Yeah. Made this guy Andre Giant was probably five. Yeah, you're probably right. All right, cool. Good for Andre.
Craig Korlbecker
Well, he makes these other wrestlers look tiny.
Danny Kelly
I mean, dude, Hulk Hogan was like six, eight, dude.
Danny Heifetz
You ever seen that photo of Yao Ming and J.J. watt?
Danny Kelly
No.
Danny Heifetz
He makes J.J. watt look like he's like an eighth grader. He's wearing, like cargo shorts and a Nike shirt. And Yao ming just makes J.J. watt literally look like he's 12 and he was like the defensive player of the year.
Danny Kelly
Yeah, man, all those photos are so like. What? Looking at all the Wemby photos now look fake. Everything, every. Everything Wemby does looks like I'm watching an AI video.
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Danny Heifetz
Oh, my God. All right, Emails here. What are we going to do here? Oh, this is from Rob. Robby Arbone breakfast. Black coffee, dark chalk, and a dark chocolate and almond granola bar. And a Casey's Gas Station pizza slice.
Danny Kelly
Casey? I don't know. Casey Gas station?
Danny Heifetz
I don't know, but it's. He got a pizza slice and a granola.
Craig Korlbecker
He had me in the first half. Not going to lie.
Danny Heifetz
Yeah, same. Anyway, so Rob was writing about how I. My thing about how I think if you underhand throw football, it should be A fumble. And Rob agreed. And he. I think he nailed it. He said. Because again, I wasn't saying sidearm is a throw. Shovel pass, a throw. But if you're, like, underhanding a pass, it's not a throw. And Rob writes, the underhand throw in football should be ruled like a bunt with two strikes, which, if you hit it fair is fine, but if you hit it foul, it's a strikeout.
Danny Kelly
Oh, if it's an incomplete pass, what does that mean? It's a turnover.
Danny Heifetz
If you throw it, it's fine, but if it's incomplete, it's a fumble. If you're underhanding it, that is a live ball.
Danny Kelly
That's what you said.
Danny Heifetz
Yes, but I think the I. But I think treating it like a bunch is interesting. Perfect example of one of the other major sports has a thing that's like, yeah, you can bunt, but, like, that's not what a hitting. That's not hitting. And so we're going to treat it differently. And I actually feel more confident now the fact that Even baseball, literally 120 years ago, baseball was like, no, you can't do it. Like, that doesn't count. Like, that's a little different.
Craig Korlbecker
Are you. So you're saying that they should outlaw, like, the underhand shovel passes that you see Mahomes do all the time, or the pot passes or whatever they're called.
Danny Heifetz
I'm saying if you underpasses where, like.
Craig Korlbecker
A guy's running side, he's doing like, a jet sweep, and you just.
Danny Kelly
He's saying, if it's dropped, it's a fumble.
Danny Heifetz
No, I'm saying. But it's not. No, the. The drop, the. The touch. No, because if you're. That is. That's.
Craig Korlbecker
They're doing it underhand. They're kind of going. They're like, flipping it underhand.
Danny Heifetz
No, it's not underhand. Underhand is like a, like, droopy shovel pass that even just a little touch. Like, that's not. But I'm talking, like, what Tyler Schuck did this week. Underhand, like, closer to a bowling form. Like.
Craig Korlbecker
Yeah, but Mahomes will do that sometimes on, like, shovel passes.
Danny Heifetz
Yeah, and if they miss it, that's a fumble.
Craig Korlbecker
I think this is very niche.
Danny Heifetz
You threw it underhand, and that's ridiculous.
Craig Korlbecker
Very niche. And I don't care.
Danny Kelly
I got no problem with it. Rob, it's like a softball toss, you know?
Danny Heifetz
Exactly. If you softball toss it, like, that's. That's a fumble. If you miss.
Danny Kelly
Why. And why. Why do you think that is not a real pass?
Danny Heifetz
Because I just watched it and was like, that's wrong. That should not be an incomplete pass. It's a fumble.
Danny Kelly
Why is that? Why does that feel wrong? Is it not masculine enough for you?
Danny Heifetz
You're the one who brought up softball.
Danny Kelly
Well, you tell me. You said it feels wrong. Why does it feel wrong? What feels wrong about it?
Danny Heifetz
Because it's not a throw.
Danny Kelly
Why?
Craig Korlbecker
Because I'm with Craig.
Danny Heifetz
It's a fumble. It's just like you're. If you're throwing a ball forward.
Danny Kelly
Yeah.
Danny Heifetz
Underhanded, that just does more.
Craig Korlbecker
What about sideways?
Danny Heifetz
That's sideways.
Craig Korlbecker
Flipping it.
Danny Kelly
In baseball, they underhand the ball all the time. Do you not like that?
Danny Heifetz
Well, if you cat. If you drop it, it's a loose ball, isn't it?
Danny Kelly
That's the case. No matter what happens.
Craig Korlbecker
Baseball has wildly different rules.
Danny Kelly
Pitchers underhand the ball, the first, second baseman, and shortstops underhand the ball to each other. Is that not.
Danny Heifetz
I'm not making a logical argument. I'm saying that when I watched it, I'm like, that's just. Should be a fumble. Like, if you just like you're getting sacked and you're like, throw. Like the idea that when you throw it at the. Like a running back there on a screen, who's blocking, and they're like, oh, you threw it at his feet. It's fine. Like, ok, we all. But the idea that you can just underhand toss it at his fucking feet, and that's not a fumble. It's crazy.
Danny Kelly
Yeah, yeah. I'm trying to get you to say it looks girly, but you won't do it. So it's fine.
Danny Heifetz
It's not what I'm saying.
Danny Kelly
I think it's.
Danny Heifetz
Softball is ridiculous.
Craig Korlbecker
What?
Danny Heifetz
And it's because I'm a feminist. The sport of softball is ridiculous. Women should play baseball. You know what's weird is that women play softball even though it's the only sport where women replaced men and played professional baseball. And it was really popular, like, literally the whole thing. Like, oh, could Lisa Leslie play in the NBA or whatever. It's like we literally had women play pro baseball.
Danny Kelly
Yeah.
Danny Heifetz
And then they don't. They stopped. And the reason is one guy who ran Little League baseball in the 70s didn't want women to play baseball anymore. He wanted to kind of like gender separate the sports. And all the high schools in America took their formal recommendations from Little League. And this one guy kind of made it his crusade to get women out of baseball. And he won. And he Just create. Basically, with title nine, he, like, created softball and he split women off from baseball in the 70s. But, like, it's kind of like, I don't know, it's weird that women can't play baseball. Like, they literally played professional baseball already.
Craig Korlbecker
Devil's advocate. Isn't it more. Isn't it better for your shoulder and elbow to pitch the way that women pitch? And also, it's kind of sick that.
Danny Kelly
The ball goes up.
Danny Heifetz
It's cool. No, I'm not trying to sport. I'm saying it's weird that we live in a world where one guy kind of just separated. It's. One guy was weirdly powerful and separated.
Craig Korlbecker
But you could do both. You could do either. You could.
Danny Kelly
Danny Heifetz, feminist icon.
Danny Heifetz
I'm just saying it's like the Robert Moses of youth sports, man. So it's unbelievable.
Danny Kelly
Sure, yeah. I just wanted you to say that you thought it was kind of an ick when you saw men throwing the ball under.
Craig Korlbecker
I think that's ultimately what happened.
Danny Kelly
That is what he's saying. He's just not saying it.
Danny Heifetz
It's an ick that a Prof. It's an ick that a professional quarterback could just do that. And, like, that's not a fumble, though.
Danny Kelly
If you unpack what he means by it's an ick watching a quarter. We could get there, but we don't have to. Sorry.
Danny Heifetz
Can'T get me. I'm the gingerbread man.
Danny Kelly
Oh, I dodged it. You see that softball point I made?
Craig Korlbecker
What else we got?
Danny Heifetz
Speaking of feminism. So we were talking about strip clubs the other day, and speaking of feminism.
Danny Kelly
Yeah, yeah.
Danny Heifetz
We were talking about how there should be a strip club named the Restaurant in Vegas.
Craig Korlbecker
There probably is. Right.
Danny Kelly
I'm sure.
Danny Heifetz
Well, we got an email from Dan Devo. Apparently this exists in Washington, D.C. and he was like, apparently so. Dan. Yeah, sorry. This is Dan H. The jig is up. That's crazy. Dan H. His Spotify email address. That's so weird. It says you mentioned the genius idea of naming a strip club the restaurant in D.C. there is literally Crystal City, which is, like, in D.C. basically, it's like Crystal City. It is.
Craig Korlbecker
Sounds likely.
Danny Heifetz
I know. No, it's a whole thing. But Crystal City. There is a honest to God, strip club in Arlington, Virginia, named the Restaurant in Crystal City.
Craig Korlbecker
Wow.
Danny Heifetz
And Dan writes, I've theorized that they named it this to disguise credit card charges, as you all suggested. But the drawback is there are a lot of stories of people stopping by the club with their families, thinking it was a restaurant near the airport and it's not. So I looked up.
Craig Korlbecker
Well, it probably does serve food, wouldn't you think?
Danny Heifetz
It probably does serve food. And so I looked it up and it is a 20 minute walk from baggage claim at Hell Yeah. Reagan Airport, D.C. and it's literally called the restaurant. And they have the schedule, which I didn't know. Strip clubs.
Craig Korlbecker
If it's was doing this for strictly research purposes.
Danny Heifetz
Yeah. So Thanksgiving.
Danny Kelly
I'll be down soon. Honey.
Danny Heifetz
Do you want to know. Do you want to. Who's on today with this? Monday.
Danny Kelly
Don't come in here. I'm buying your Christmas gift.
Danny Heifetz
Today is there's Poison, Scarlet, Charlotte, Momo, Lily, Jessica, Wednesday, Malia, Mary, Cat, birthday Lira, Carmindi, Jet, Melissa, Jamie and Jay. Also April.
Danny Kelly
Okay.
Danny Heifetz
And I just thought it was funny that there's a schedule.
Craig Korlbecker
Yeah, I mean, you need to know who's working what servers are going to be there. Your favorite server, maybe.
Danny Heifetz
This is obvious. I didn't know the restaurant 20 minute.
Craig Korlbecker
He. He did. He really did. The Google or the. The map search to see how far away it was from the airport. If it's clear cash, clear your history.
Danny Heifetz
Well, the cat. I mean, the whole reason you do this is you name it. The restaurant is because they take card. That's like the. That's the whole advantage they have.
Danny Kelly
Yeah. So good name. I stand by it. Is there another name that I want.
Craig Korlbecker
To see someone trying?
Danny Heifetz
Another idea that we thought we invented that is already done and thriving. Should we call it. Should we have something called.
Craig Korlbecker
It's hard to come up with. Completely original, you guys.
Danny Heifetz
Yeah. What's a better version of the restaurant?
Danny Kelly
I know, right? Because if you. If you want to deter families from.
Craig Korlbecker
Showing up Home Depot. But spell it.
Danny Kelly
Spell needs to be somewhere that you can be at night and get away with it. You're not going to be at Home.
Craig Korlbecker
Depot at 11pm the movie theater, the golf range.
Danny Kelly
Movie theater. Not. Not the worst thing I've ever heard.
Craig Korlbecker
You were in there for an hour and a half.
Danny Heifetz
Yeah, it's just.
Danny Kelly
It's called like AMD theaters. And you're like, okay, I guess you must see the movie.
Craig Korlbecker
These concessions are killing me. They don't take credit cards.
Danny Kelly
I just got a bunch of one.
Craig Korlbecker
They only take ones. Why are you covered in butter? Oh, it's the popcorn. This is good. We got. There's. There's legs.
Danny Kelly
The movie theater one's not terrible.
Danny Heifetz
It can work.
Craig Korlbecker
I went to the movie theater.
Danny Kelly
I was at the movies.
Craig Korlbecker
Yeah, yeah, sorry.
Danny Kelly
Regal I was at Regal Cinema.
Craig Korlbecker
R E G L E.
Danny Heifetz
Something there.
Danny Kelly
Yeah, that's not bad. The strippers dress like movie characters. You know, who knows?
Craig Korlbecker
Oh, okay, now we're talking.
Danny Heifetz
Now we're talking. Now we. Maybe we should cut.
Danny Kelly
You know, that's pretty good.
Danny Heifetz
That's actually a really good idea.
Danny Kelly
The most like, yeah, all of the characters that you grew up when you were a teenage boy, all like the.
Danny Heifetz
You know, it's like Disney World but for a strip club. It's just like movie, you know, it's like a real cinematic universe we've built here.
Craig Korlbecker
Dune themed. And then you got. You got some guy doing the trump Worm, the Bene Gesserit, Nasty women.
Danny Kelly
It's Dune themed in it. Wait, there's a guy doing the trump.
Craig Korlbecker
The guy. The guy working the door is dressed as the Dune. Also, the buckets work for multiple things once you go in.
Danny Kelly
I don't know if they would work for multiple. Maybe just one thing.
Craig Korlbecker
Actually by concessions.
Danny Kelly
Hey, honey, sorry. I'm going to the movie. I'm going to see Dune again with the guys. Got to take my bucket.
Danny Heifetz
Legal cinema.
Craig Korlbecker
By the way, Austin wrote the like the article on the dune bucket, for what it's worth. So go check that out.
Danny Kelly
The dunacy.
Craig Korlbecker
Things I did with a Dune popcorn bucket. For those that don't know, it looks just like a flashlight. Google that if you don't know what that is. Craig and Heifens were like, I'm not saying anything.
Danny Kelly
Look, there's something to the movie theater strip club idea.
Danny Heifetz
There's. I'm actually worried someone will. Someone will take this idea and become a billionaire.
Craig Korlbecker
Guaranteed. It's already taken.
Danny Kelly
Yeah, it probably is.
Danny Heifetz
Yeah, you're probably right.
Danny Kelly
I wonder what like the most coveted, the most desired roles.
Danny Heifetz
It would have been Star Wars.
Danny Kelly
Princess Leia.
Danny Heifetz
Yeah.
Danny Kelly
Oh, Princess Leia's up there for sure.
Craig Korlbecker
Princess Leia Lei.
Danny Kelly
Yeah.
Craig Korlbecker
Yeah. What are some other. Yeah, what are the other good movies? Austin just texted 22 things I did with the Dune 2 popcorn. I think he tried. I remember him talking to him about this. And you tried to name it 22 Things I Did to the Dune 2 Popcorn Bucket. But then they had to change it.
Danny Heifetz
The first one he wrote is give gift your mom flowers on Mother's day, which should be a crime.
Craig Korlbecker
Oh, shit.
Danny Kelly
One of them is take communion with the bucket. Why not?
Danny Heifetz
The kids are calling it nowadays.
Danny Kelly
I think so.
Craig Korlbecker
Novelty earned. God, Austin was really cooking.
Danny Heifetz
Yeah.
Danny Kelly
Finally try an at home fondue dinner. Baptize a baby.
Craig Korlbecker
The baby's headed.
Danny Kelly
Edward, 40 hands at a frat party. Not a bad idea.
Danny Heifetz
That's actually really good.
Danny Kelly
You guys ever done that?
Craig Korlbecker
I've done. No, I've done. I've done it where you. We duct tape hands together with a 40, and then together you have to finish the 40s.
Danny Kelly
That's two hands to 140, right? Oh, yeah.
Danny Heifetz
Instead of.
Craig Korlbecker
Instead of each drinking two 40s, this was like, not.
Danny Heifetz
Isn't that. What's the difference?
Danny Kelly
80 ounces. You're drinking less.
Danny Heifetz
Oh, oh. Like you're tied to. Okay, got it. Got it.
Craig Korlbecker
It's like a team thing.
Danny Kelly
I've done the A40 in each hand, duct taped.
Craig Korlbecker
Ostensibly, you have to drink the entire thing before you go to the bathroom.
Danny Heifetz
Correct.
Craig Korlbecker
Before you have to be.
Danny Kelly
That's. That's the. That's the hardest part, right? Or you got to get your boys.
Craig Korlbecker
You drink 80 ounces.
Danny Kelly
Yeah.
Craig Korlbecker
Good God, man.
Danny Kelly
Yeah.
Danny Heifetz
How much can your bladder even.
Craig Korlbecker
Andre the Giant over here.
Danny Kelly
Or you got to get your boys to help you, you know?
Danny Heifetz
Yeah.
Craig Korlbecker
Do a little help here. Yeah, I got a tinkle.
Danny Kelly
Help me shimmy these jeans down so I can pee, for Christ's sake.
Danny Heifetz
That's friendship.
Danny Kelly
It is. I help you. I scratch your back, you scratch mine.
Danny Heifetz
That's what it's all about.
Danny Kelly
Yeah. What a crazy time we used to live in in our 20s, but.
Craig Korlbecker
Yeah, like a few years ago.
Danny Kelly
No, I did that in College. That was 10 years ago, at least.
Craig Korlbecker
I remember those days.
Danny Heifetz
Yeah.
Danny Kelly
Good times.
Danny Heifetz
Anyway, back then.
Danny Kelly
Taxes.
Danny Heifetz
We're going to have power Hour this week. We'll have a preview for Thanksgiving, so we will have that. And then we'll have a normal schedule, rest of the season. And Craig is in the middle of this. Like, why are you giving a scheduling update right now? I don't know. I just thought it would be helpful. I can see Craig's skepticism.
Danny Kelly
No, no, we're going to do Power hour Wednesday, our typical time, and then we're going to do a preview on Friday that we'll tape a little bit earlier in advance because we're not going to tape on Thanksgiving Day. But, yeah, same old fun. Coming at you.
Danny Heifetz
Thank you, dk. Thank you, Craig. Thank you, Carlos. Thank you, Austin. Thank you, Kai. Thank you, Ronic. Thank you, everybody. And of course, thank you, Lord.
Danny Kelly
Lord.
Craig Korlbecker
Thank you, Larue.
Danny Kelly
Oh, yeah. Do they sing Bulletproof?
Craig Korlbecker
Yes.
Danny Heifetz
I don't. I don't know.
Craig Korlbecker
Nice, Craig. Nice.
Danny Kelly
Thank you. Bulletproof this time, baby I'll be bulletproof One of that.
Craig Korlbecker
When was that song? Well, I have a Hard time placing the time zone.
Danny Kelly
I remember it was big in that movie Pitch Perfect, so it had to come out before then. I don't know if it was like an old song that came back.
Craig Korlbecker
Yeah. Let me see, let me see. They were formed in 2008.
Danny Kelly
It was 09, that song. Yeah. Right around Pitch Perfect. It's a good movie. Pitch Perfect 2012.
Danny Heifetz
I've seen Pitch Perfect multiple times and have no memory of this song.
Danny Kelly
See, that is one of those movies that like to Bill's generation. Not a rewatchable. But those are the movies that I feel like if it's people of our generation are like. I've seen pitch perfect 10 times. I don't lie.
Craig Korlbecker
Do you remember the. The.
Danny Kelly
I've seen John Tucker Must Die like five times. I don't know. Why? What?
Craig Korlbecker
Do you remember the cup song that Anna Kendrick sang?
Danny Heifetz
Oh, the cup song was everywhere. The cup song was.
Danny Kelly
Yeah. And I sure would missed it. When I'm sweet company. You're gonna miss me when I'm gone.
Craig Korlbecker
Yeah. Oh, yeah.
Danny Heifetz
The cup thing, that was like a thing whether you could do it or not. The cup thing, it was like the Soulja. It was like the. Oh, please. It was like the soldier boy dance for people can't dance. It was kind of like you do the cup thing.
Danny Kelly
It was the. It was like the what?
Danny Heifetz
The Soulja boy dance, but like, you know, just like. Look, I'm, you know, not gonna learn to Dougie.
Craig Korlbecker
But what's the cup thing? Is it where you're like making like little noises with the cups? Is that what you mean?
Danny Kelly
It's like a.
Danny Heifetz
It's a.
Danny Kelly
It's like a hand dance with the cup.
Craig Korlbecker
Right?
Danny Kelly
It's like a routine you had to do. It was like a pyramid cups and you're like moving.
Craig Korlbecker
Well, I'm just having a hard time remembering exactly what. What that is.
Danny Kelly
Yeah, you're like tapping the cup and moving it around. It's like a little thing.
Craig Korlbecker
By the way, this game, this game that's happening right now, the Panthers 49ers terrible.
Danny Kelly
Another primetime banger.
Danny Heifetz
When are we getting the Thanksgiving? The penance is the Thanksgiving games are good. That's the problem.
Danny Kelly
They're great. Bryce Young has 28 yards in the third quarter.
Danny Heifetz
So what is with this guy? Should we.
Craig Korlbecker
448 yards the other day and Brock.
Danny Heifetz
Might have to do a power quarterbacks that need to be sunsetted.
Danny Kelly
The leading receiver right now on the Panthers is Jatavian Sanders with six yards, Bryce Young.
Danny Heifetz
You know what? We'll have to do this on another show.
Danny Kelly
We'll do it a different time.
Danny Heifetz
Okay. Oh, wait. We already did the Lauren thing.
Danny Kelly
Yeah, we think. Where did Larue come from?
Danny Heifetz
Who is Larue?
Craig Korlbecker
I've. I heard that song recently, Craig. Bulletproof song.
Danny Kelly
Yeah, it's a good song. Are they like Swedish or something? They're not. I feel like they're not American.
Craig Korlbecker
They're an English synth pop act formed in 2008. Ellie Jackson and record producer Ben Langmaid.
Danny Kelly
Got it.
Craig Korlbecker
There you go. What's Leroux mean in French?
Danny Kelly
The roux.
Craig Korlbecker
The street.
Danny Kelly
I don't know.
Danny Heifetz
I think it's just street.
Craig Korlbecker
Yeah, that makes sense. The redhead, apparently. The red haired one.
Danny Kelly
The red haired one.
Craig Korlbecker
Heifet's rue is also road, but it's spelled differently.
Danny Heifetz
Oh.
Danny Kelly
I believe rue is rue in French. The way this is spelled is R O U X.
Craig Korlbecker
Am I saying it right?
Danny Kelly
Yeah. Larue. Yeah. Okay.
Craig Korlbecker
Laroux.
Danny Heifetz
No, get your larooks off. Not my fault.
Danny Kelly
All right, we'll see you guys. Okay. We'll see you guys Wednesday.
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In their Week 13 Waivers episode, hosts Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, and Craig Horlbeck guide fantasy football players heading into the crucial final weeks before the playoffs. They break down the best waiver wire options at running back, wide receiver, tight end, and quarterback, focus on short- and long-term needs, and sprinkle in their signature trivia, banter, and offbeat tangents. The episode is rich with actionable advice, comedic camaraderie, and a strong “help you win, or at least not lose last place” vibe.
Craig’s Pick: Chris Rodriguez (Commanders)
DK’s Pick: Bashal Tootin (Jaguars)
Heifetz’s Pick: Blake Corum (Rams)
Other Notables:
Craig’s Pick: Parker Washington (Jaguars)
DK’s Pick: Jaden Higgins (Texans)
Honorable Mentions:
Craig on depth options:
“Shamir DK from the Titans has been really good lately … Isaiah Hodgins, I like that one.” (22:51)
Brenton Strange (Jaguars)
Mike Gesicki (Bengals):
Colson Loveland (Bears), Mason Taylor (Jets):
Darren Waller (Giants):
Taysom Hill (Saints):
On the stress of the playoff push:
“It’s getting tight. Me and Bill Simmons are fighting for the sixth seed in the ringer league. My team’s in shambles, and the problem is Bill’s team’s going up. My team is headed down.”
— Danny Kelly (00:27)
On show trivia:
“The most important part of the show is who’s winning trivia, not who wins waivers.”
— Danny Kelly (08:04)
On Andre the Giant’s weight, Hulk Hogan, and fantasy tight ends:
“When Andre the Giant wrestled Hulk Hogan at WrestleMania 3 in 1987, how much did Andre weigh?”
— Danny Heifetz (26:24-28:01)
Consensus: No one's sure what the real number is, but “Hulk Hogan said he was 666.” “He lied by 200.” “I’m comfortable besmirching Hulk Hogan.” (34:19-35:27)
On the “The Restaurant” strip club concept, discovered to be real:
“There is literally a strip club in Arlington, Virginia, named The Restaurant in Crystal City … people stop by with their families, thinking it was a restaurant near the airport.”
— Danny Heifetz (44:37)
On “ick” with underhand football passes (funny tangent):
“If you underhand throw a football, it should be a fumble. ... I'm not making a logical argument. I'm saying that when I watched it, I'm like, that's just—should be a fumble. … It's an ick that a professional quarterback could just do that and, like, that's not a fumble, though.”
— Danny Heifetz (39:39-43:35)
On nostalgia (and the Cup Song):
“It was like the Soulja boy dance for people who can't dance. … The cup thing, it was like, ‘Can you do it or not?’”
— Danny Heifetz (54:01-54:10)
Week 13 is a make or break juncture. Focus on upside, consider playoff byes, and stream wisely at RB, WR, TE, QB, D/ST, and even Kicker. And if your leaguemates are listening to other pods, you’re not missing out—this one’s got the edge … and a side of movie-themed strip club business plans.
Hosts: Danny Heifetz, Danny Kelly, Craig Horlbeck
Date: November 25, 2025
Source Podcast: The Ringer Fantasy Football Show