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Fantasy Football Week 10 Start/Sit & Love/Hate + Mid-Season Awards
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We went mobile but didn’t miss a beat. Rog’s Mid-Season Awards (MVP, Bust, Value, Waiver Hero, Sleeper, Keeping Receipts) set the tone, then Nac and Fab deliver Week 10 Love/Hate across positions.
Awards:
- MVP: Christian McCaffrey (over Jonathan Taylor, Jaxon Smith-Njigba)
- Bust: Brian Thomas Jr. (Kyler Murray, Nico Collins considered)
- Best Value: Daniel Jones (Matthew Stafford, Javonte Williams in the mix)
- Waiver Hero: Rico Dowdle (Harold Fannin Jr., Keenan Allen)
- Sleeper of the Year: Cam Skattebo
- Keeping Receipts: De’Von Achane, James Cook, Puka Nacua (we were too low)
Week 10 Love/Hate:
- LOVE QBs: JJ McCarthy; Justin Fields
- HATE QBs: Bryce Young; Trevor Lawrence
- LOVE RBs: RJ Harvey; Kenneth Walker III
- HATE RBs: Travis Etienne Jr.; Kimani Vidal
- LOVE WRs: DJ Moore; Jordan Addison
- HATE WRs: Chris Olave; DK Metcalf
- LOVE TEs: Juwan Johnson; Dalton Schultz (board bet!)
- HATE TE: Luke Musgrave
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Transcript
Introduction and Platforms
00:00:12
Fab
We're going to mobile on this one. Welcome back. Welcome back. Welcome back, everybody, to another episode of the Bush League Huddle Fantasy Football Podcast. What's up, everybody? How are all doing today?
00:00:20
Roger Emeka
Passcast.
00:00:22
Fab
Podcast, podcast. I am not in my normal setting right now. As you can see, there's no Funkos behind me. There is a child lying. I'm currently on the road right now, but we're still coming at you every single week, regardless of where we are right now.
00:00:37
Fab
Going to bring guys some excellent fantasy football coverage like we always do because that's what we're here for. Coming at you live and also recorded but live and on Spotify and on YouTube and on Apple Podcasts and on TikTok and on Instagram and Twitter.
00:00:49
Fab
So those are places you got to follow us if you're not following us already. Don't forget, hit that like button, hit that follow button, hit that subscribe. Share, retweet, follow, send us comments, all that fun stuff.
00:01:02
Fab
We're here every single week, breaking it down for you for every week of the season, all season long. I'm
NFL Trade Deadline Moves Discussion
00:01:09
Fab
Fab. We got Roger. We got Knack. Today was a big day. Today was the was he NFL trade deadline.
00:01:13
Roger Emeka
huge
00:01:16
Fab
And i don't know if you guys noticed or not. We're just going to quick little tangent, if that's okay. The Jets lost like all their defensive players, but still Cabrera's Hall, which I think is... hilarious they didn't get the they didn't get the the the draft pick return that they wanted for him asking for a third Kansas City offered a fourth didn't really work and all that stuff but just quickly some notable fantasy related names and and where they move to and where they're going so we got Jacoby Myers that went from the Raiders to the Jags so that's very interesting from a quarterback standpoint we got Rahid Shahid
00:01:47
Fab
also known as Nick Burris' son. He went from New Orleans Saints over to Seattle. So Seattle is turning into a juggernaut right now. So if you have Sam Darnold, you're very happy about that. And we got A.D. Mitchell who went to the Jets.
00:02:01
Fab
Still, you know, like I think it could be some importance, but we don't know just yet. And we also got Kyler Murray that went to the couch with a new copy of Battlefield 6. Ouch.
00:02:12
Fab
We got to throw in a little bit of a shot for Kyler Murray over there right now. You know how it is. going be out for the next four to eight weeks, but whatever. Jacoby Brissett's balling, so who cares? so ah But listen, we got shopp we got it we got a jam-packed show for you guys like we always do. We got a massive segment right now that Rodgers going to take us through the opening drive with a whole lot of great awards for the season. Super
Mid-Season Fantasy Awards Presentation
00:02:31
Fab
fun stuff.
00:02:32
Fab
NAC's going to go through the love and hate like we always do. Going to keep us honest on our record to see how bad some of us did and how good the the other ones did. bad being myself that's okay on to week 10 right and guys it's week 10 we're week 10 listen now we're in double digits now it's legit now it's like you if you're three and five or three and six whatever it is and you're looking at the other at three and six if you're looking at the other end of the spectrum right now i can't do math and you're trying to figure out how you you got to figure out some trades we we have a lot of three and six teams in our league which speaks to the parody and also to the
00:02:57
Roger Emeka
You have too many three and six teams. That's why fab.
00:03:04
Fab
Lack of quality, I suppose. But anyways, listen up to this episode. i'm going to have a lot of fantasy nuggets for you for the remainder of the season. It's gonna be very, very important. Very, very educational for all you fantasy players out there. So but without further ado, listen, I'm going to stop talking. My name is Fab. We got Rog coming up right now with the opening drive.
00:03:23
Fab
Max is going to close us off with the love hates. Roger, take it away.
00:03:27
Roger Emeka
Yes, it's awards season. We have awards and galas coming up, maybe in your offices. we're gonna have some awards ah in Hollywood too, but now we're going to mid-season fantasy football awards. So we're halfway through the season.
00:03:39
Roger Emeka
It's time to hand out some hardware, the Bush League Huddle Mid-Season Fantasy Awards. The studs, the busts, and the guys who came out of nowhere. First up. The U1 Award, fantasy MVP.
00:03:52
Roger Emeka
So this is the these are the guys basically who carried you to a 7-2 record.
Debate on MVP Award Winner
00:03:57
Roger Emeka
You probably don't need a waiver claim. You probably don't need to get anyone on waivers. You probably have maybe only made 10 moves all year. So the nominees for this are Christian McCaffrey, Jonathan Taylor, Jackson Smith and Jigba.
00:04:10
Fab
you
00:04:10
Roger Emeka
I would say CMC and JT, they've been the gold standard RB1 and RB2. They've pretty much flip-flopped over the over the the season. CMC just overtook Taylor over after week nine, doing it through the air with 61 receptions in PPR so far this season.
00:04:25
Roger Emeka
On the other side, JT's got 12 touchdowns and nearly 100 yards per game. He's been bruising his way through almost every single defense. And then... JSN, he's wide receiver. Seattle's wide receiver one. He's been to WR2 basically all season, almost at 1,000 yards, four touchdowns, 73% catch rate.
00:04:43
Roger Emeka
We had him there over Jamar Chase just because of more efficiency. I would say for us the winner on this, and we've added a little
00:04:54
Roger Emeka
Christian McCaffrey.
00:04:55
Fab
There it is.
00:04:56
Roger Emeka
I think the ultimate PPR cheat code, plug, play, profit. He's had only one dud game over the past, basically, entire season. He's been pretty much at over 23 points per game in each game.
00:05:08
Roger Emeka
I think this is an easy one, guys, for for to call.
00:05:12
Nacc
for sure, easy one for me. I mean, you could have gone Jonathan Taylor and it wouldn't have, I don't think it would have been the the wrong answer, but I would definitely agree at CMC.
00:05:23
Fab
can't be anyone else to be honest with you.
00:05:26
Roger Emeka
i think so I think what I just said, for me for me at least, that was the key thing. Whereas Jonathan Taylor has kind of had like three games where, not necessarily duds, but ones where you know he didn't get to to even 15 points in in the game.
00:05:41
Roger Emeka
think CMC has just been more consistent and from a PPR perspective, he's been absolutely awesome.
00:05:41
Nacc
Last week.
00:05:45
Fab
JT has 12 touchdowns on the year, right, so far?
00:05:48
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:05:48
Fab
I mean, i don't want to say he's touchdown dependent, but his ranking does reflect the fact that he's got more touchdowns than everybody else and their cousin, right?
00:05:52
Roger Emeka
No.
00:05:56
Fab
So that that's baked in.
00:05:57
Nacc
He's got a couple of games that were three touchdown games too, right?
00:05:58
Fab
He
00:06:01
Roger Emeka
Exactly.
00:06:01
Fab
has three.
00:06:01
Nacc
but that
00:06:02
Fab
He has three games or three touchdown games.
00:06:03
Nacc
Three of them. Three of them.
00:06:04
Roger Emeka
And the schedule has been tough. And if you factor in all the guys have been missing in San Francisco offensive line, no Brock Purdy, literally no wide receivers.
00:06:05
Fab
Yeah.
Can't Quit Him Award for Biggest Busts
00:06:13
Roger Emeka
It's pretty easy.
00:06:13
Fab
No, CMC is getting it done in the air, which is most important because on the ground right now, I think he's even averaging like under four yards a carry, which is not CMC at all.
00:06:20
Roger Emeka
Yes. Yeah.
00:06:21
Fab
So no, it's...
00:06:22
Nacc
61 receptions though at
00:06:23
Roger Emeka
Crazy.
00:06:24
Nacc
Going into week 10 is crazy.
00:06:26
Fab
He's wide receiver one and a running back one.
00:06:29
Roger Emeka
Nuts.
00:06:29
Fab
He's vintage CMC.
00:06:31
Nacc
Yes, um I've been enjoying him all year long.
00:06:35
Roger Emeka
As am I in another league as well.
00:06:36
Fab
As of mine, another league.
00:06:39
Nacc
Go CMC, go.
00:06:41
Fab
Yeah, go CMC, exactly.
00:06:43
Roger Emeka
We'll move on to the Can't Quit Him Award, the biggest bust of the season. So the players who keep starting out of habit, even though they've broken your heart every Sunday. The nominees are Brian Thomas Jr., Kyler Murray, and Nico Collins. Obviously, there could have been way more players that we've added here, but we've narrowed it down to those three.
00:07:01
Roger Emeka
Start with BTJ. He was a top 10 wide receiver last year, but actually actually finishing wide receiver five. Now he's WR39. He leads the league in drops.
00:07:10
Nacc
a
00:07:11
Roger Emeka
He's going to miss time with a high ankle sprain. He's having hard time connecting and having chemistry with Trevor Lawrence, having a hard time going over the middle. Then you have Nico Collins. I think he was a sleeper pick to finish as w r one this year.
00:07:24
Roger Emeka
He's dealt with injuries, inconsistent play, and he's currently the WR34 this year. Quick stat, actually, from our friend Ryan Heath, who we love his his data. Basically, any time that the Texans play a team that applies a lot of pressure, Nico Collins basically a WR30 range.
00:07:41
Roger Emeka
When they team face a team that has no pressure, he's basically a top 10 player. wide receivers. So something to look forward to in the coming weeks in the second half. Now we have Kyler Murray.
00:07:52
Roger Emeka
and think we all said it in this podcast. It was going to be a make or break year for him, and it hasn't happened. He hasn't finished higher than QB 16 once this season, and now it looks like he's going to be benched going forward for Jacoby Brissett.
00:08:07
Roger Emeka
So for us, the winner in this one is
00:08:13
Roger Emeka
think we've got to go with Brian Thomas Jr.
Highway Robbery Award for Best Value Picks
00:08:15
Roger Emeka
I think he's been too talented to drop, too inconsistent to trust. He's definitely been at an ADP of, you know, probably WR7, second round you probably picked him at.
00:08:24
Fab
Yeah,
00:08:26
Roger Emeka
And I think next year will probably be a really good discount pick at at round five, which he's definitely not going to hit his his current ADP next year.
00:08:34
Nacc
Yeah, that's what I was going to say is next year you'll get a huge discount on him when when he breaks out, you know?
00:08:39
Fab
yeah but he's going to have to have another quarterback throwing to him
00:08:41
Roger Emeka
Yes, I think that's the biggest issue with him, for sure.
00:08:47
Roger Emeka
We'll move on to the Highway Robbery Award. So the best value pick. So these are the players who were drafted late but are producing elite numbers. They basically could also be... From the guys you're going to comeback player of the year, actually.
00:08:59
Roger Emeka
So the steals of draft day, ah we wrote these guys off.
00:09:00
Fab
Yeah.
00:09:03
Roger Emeka
So the nominees are Daniel Jones, Matthew Stafford, and Javante Williams, who's been really, really good this year. So Daniel Jones was drafted as a QB 31 in the offseason, and he's now sitting at QB 4, an amazing redemption a redemption arc coming from the Giants.
00:09:18
Roger Emeka
And you have Matthew Stafford, who was drafted at QB 23, now playing as the QB 9, proving that his arm and back aren't cooked yet.
00:09:21
Nacc
Thank
00:09:25
Roger Emeka
cooked yet. and then you have Javante Williams, the RB36, now RB5, thriving in Dallas, look fine looking looking like the guy who we thought he would be in Denver. These were all players who were left for dead either on their previous teams or even with Matthew Stafford on their current team ah with the Rams. So the winner for this one, I think it's easy ah for us to call this one. And I think, Fab, you're the one who never wavered on him. It's going
Waiver Wire Heroes Recognition
00:09:53
Roger Emeka
to be Daniel Jones on this one.
00:09:55
Fab
Janiel, Janiel don'ts.
00:09:57
Roger Emeka
Daniel Joe.
00:09:58
Fab
Janiel don'ts. Yeah. I mean, it's just goes to show you how horrible of an organization. The giants are the fact that he is playing as ridiculously as he is. Also goes to show you how much of an influence ah Kevin O'Connell can have in a short amount of time.
00:10:15
Fab
Like it's just like Daniel Jones and how well he's performing in the little six month period he had on the tutelage of KOC. Yeah. You see it also with Sam Darnold, too. So, yeah.
00:10:25
Fab
But Javante Williams, though, to me, is is is is just as much of a surprise, I think.
00:10:25
Nacc
Don't forget Shane Steichen for Daniel Jones.
00:10:33
Roger Emeka
Yes. i was just going to say.
00:10:33
Fab
Yeah, Shane Stadikin, too. Got to give him props as well. Yeah.
00:10:35
Nacc
they're They're playing to his strengths, right? They're not asking him to do too much, I feel.
00:10:37
Fab
You're right.
00:10:41
Nacc
um But yeah, Javante Williams, that was going to be my next point. is is He could have easily won this award. I think everyone wrote him off um and no one was predicting top 10 numbers or
00:10:47
Fab
Yeah.
00:10:54
Nacc
even now top five numbers from from him in Dallas.
00:10:57
Roger Emeka
I'm.
00:10:57
Fab
except for except for Jerry Jones.
00:10:59
Roger Emeka
I'm happy you mentioned Steichen because he probably unlocked Jalen Hurts' best season. And like when you watch the c Colts, their wide receivers are always open. it's It's crazy how how good of an off offensive play color he is.
00:11:08
Nacc
Yep.
00:11:11
Roger Emeka
We'll move on to the I'm putting 60 on him award. So the waiver wire hero. So the guys who started the season invisible and turned into must starts overnight. The nominees for this one are Rico Dowdle, Harold Fannin Jr. and Keenan Allen, surprisingly. So Dowdle pretty much 5% owned until week three.
00:11:31
Roger Emeka
Now he's been the league's leading rusher over the last seven weeks, 700 plus yards in five games. He's currently the RB9 and basically only started three or four games. Then you have Harold Fannin Jr. coming out of nowhere. He's sitting at tight end 13.
00:11:44
Roger Emeka
He's been legit streaming gold. No one could have saw him basically overtaking David Njoku as the tight end one in Cleveland. And then you have Keenan Allen. He was drafted in roughly the 15th to 18th rounds.
00:11:57
Nacc
Yeah.
00:11:57
Roger Emeka
Another guy who was completely left for dead. And he's currently wide receiver 10 on the year. Still carving up corners like it's 2017. Showing the chemistry that he has with Justin Herbert.
00:12:08
Roger Emeka
Very hard one to pick, but I think we all have to agree ah winner here is Rico Dowdle. ah Especially for anyone who had Chuba Hubbard, it's been very clear that he's been the better back this year. They've kind of put aside the new contract for Chuba and realized that he's been the better player.
00:12:29
Roger Emeka
you look at week nine, Dowdle out-snap Chuba Hubbard 42-13 on Sunday. And think he has a great, great outlook for the rest of the season.
00:12:38
Nacc
Yeah, and and we were saying it at the beginning of the year, um you know, Dallas had this guy in the building and went out to get a Gervonta and a Miles Sanders when you had this guy and actually produced ah well towards the end of last year um also. So, um yeah, definitely no surprises that it's Rico Donald.
00:12:57
Roger Emeka
Yeah, totally. um We'll move on to the Hit Em Gem Award. So the sleeper of the year. These were late round dart throws that actually hit. Quickly nominees, Cam Skadaboo, Bill Krosky-Merritt, Woody Marks, Romeo Dobbs, and Elik Ayo Manor.
00:13:14
Roger Emeka
Honestly, this one doesn't need a drumroll for me. I think for all of us, it's it's you're going to pour on out for Cam Skadaboo. I think
Reflection on Sleeper Hits and Misses
00:13:21
Roger Emeka
he's currently RB12. He had a profound impact on the team, not only from a rushing and receiving perspective.
00:13:29
Roger Emeka
He still has more catching or or caught passes than Brees Hall, Jalen Warren, and Travis Etienne. So he was ah probably going to be you know maybe in the top three of for Rookie of the Year.
00:13:41
Roger Emeka
So very unfortunate what happened, but nonetheless, a great first portion of the season for Cam Scadaboo.
00:13:42
Fab
Mm-hmm.
00:13:51
Nacc
Yep. Yep.
00:13:53
Roger Emeka
And we'll move on We have two categories left. We have the Snooze Button Award. So these are sleepers who never woke up. We have only two nominees here. Honestly, it's hard to choose which one.
00:14:04
Roger Emeka
We have Caleb Johnson and Matthew Golden. Caleb Johnson had a mid-round ADP. Nak, as you know, I think you drafted him in the eighth round in the Bush League huddle.
00:14:13
Nacc
yeah
00:14:13
Roger Emeka
ah he He only has 40 rushing yards all season. This is a player that we thought you know it kind of had a little Le'Veon Bell jump cut ah vibes with in terms of that zone read offense that that Arthur Smith deploys in the running game.
00:14:29
Roger Emeka
And then there was Matthew Golden, first round pick in the NFL draft. He flashed early, but also still no TDs, just one game over 60 yards and only 50 receiving yards total over the past season.
00:14:42
Roger Emeka
three week we're gonna give them a drum drum roll they don't deserve it but for me it's Matthew Golden um just because of all the talent that and all the expectations the first wide receiver that was drafted by Green Bay in the first round in over 20 years since Javon Walker um I had to I had to cut loose cut him loose I couldn't do it anymore
00:14:49
Nacc
but Without a doubt.
00:14:50
Fab
It's not even close.
00:14:53
Fab
yeah
00:15:03
Nacc
And it's not like they have like a you know, a C.D. Lamb or, ah you know, ah Justin Jefferson on the team that, you know, could take away targets for him. It's just that I feel like they're not finding a way to to use this guy.
00:15:15
Nacc
And it's it's strange because their wide receiver core is kind of, we've mentioned it before, it's all WR2s and WR3s, right? There's no alpha on this team and everyone thought this guy was goingnna going to, was going explode.
00:15:25
Roger Emeka
Yeah. i I never want to pack a wide receiver i again. umm I'm not doing it anymore.
00:15:31
Fab
you're making a list of a lot of things you're never going to do next year. Never draft a quarterback in the first round, never draft a Green Bay wide receiver.
00:15:38
Roger Emeka
you You're the one who said that. You're the one who said you're not drafting creepback quarter quarterbacks in the first round either.
00:15:41
Fab
Well, it's true. You've been saying that for the last three years. Sorry. My bad.
00:15:45
Nacc
but Technically, he's been doing it except for this year, which still shocks me.
00:15:48
Roger Emeka
This is a great segue to the last word that we have. This is my favorite one. This is the one that makes us all look the worst. The Keeping Receipts Award. We effed up.
00:15:57
Fab
Keeps us honest.
00:15:59
Roger Emeka
Players we were totally wrong about, especially during our preseason takes, during our divisional previews. We have to own our Ls. We were down on these guys for whatever reason. We should not have been down on them, but they've basically been top five to seven at their position. So the nominees are James Cook, Puka Nakua,
00:16:17
Roger Emeka
End of on A-chan. Yes, you heard that right. We were down on these players.
00:16:21
Fab
ye
00:16:21
Roger Emeka
Cook is third in the league in carries, fourth in touchdowns. Puka's been awesome despite getting injured literally every game. He's top top seven in as as a wide receiver.
00:16:32
Roger Emeka
And A-chan's been an absolute PPR menace. And his hamstrings and his calves have held up as well. This was probably the toughest one ah we had. And and just... one more One more thing. I think we probably could have put CMC in this one as well.
00:16:46
Roger Emeka
think we were all very, very worried about CMC and his hamstrings.
00:16:47
Fab
Yes. sir
00:16:50
Roger Emeka
ah This is one that we could have easily put in as well. But we all decided on Devane Chan as the winner. i think being RB4 with the roster he currently has and the mess of a coaching staff is some type of miracle.
00:17:06
Roger Emeka
And he's been matchup proof regardless of the opponent and game script.
00:17:10
Nacc
Yeah.
00:17:10
Fab
He's RB3. Yeah.
00:17:11
Roger Emeka
RB3, thank you.
00:17:12
Fab
yeah
00:17:13
Nacc
Could have called this award the knack.
00:17:15
Roger Emeka
ah Yes, we could have. we we
00:17:18
Fab
Is it because you take so many L's? Brumch.
00:17:22
Nacc
No, it was more about the receipts, but...
00:17:26
Roger Emeka
No, we can't call this one a knack because you don't call receipts when when it doesn't suit your narrative.
00:17:36
Roger Emeka
That's it for the Bush League Huddle Mid-Season Awards. The cheat
Love and Hate Segment for Week 10
00:17:40
Roger Emeka
codes, the heartbreakers, the waiver heroes, and the ones we flat out whiffed on. Fab Knack, enough trophies. Who are we loving?
00:17:47
Roger Emeka
Who we hating? Who we starting? Who we sitting? Knack, take it away with week 10. Love, hate, please.
00:17:53
Nacc
Yes, sir. Thank you. That was Roger with the opening drive. Now time for or the segment you've all been waiting for, our love-hate segment going into 10.
00:18:06
Nacc
ah This is the the segment where we take all of our players that we love and that we hate at the position, which ones you should start or sit ahead of ah others. So without further ado, we'll go through our love hates.
00:18:19
Nacc
But just to remind everyone of the week 10 buys coming up here, you'll have the Bengals, the Cowboys, the Cheats and the Titans. So quite a few fantasy players that are going to be on benches this week.
00:18:32
Nacc
So our record this week was eight and seven so we are on the positive side of 500, which is still very good. Overall record, 66-62-2, so we are still on the plus side.
00:18:47
Nacc
Fab, I'll start off with you. You went 2-3 in week 9. You missed out on your Bam Knight love and Tyrone Tracy love. You did hit on your love for Colston Loveland. Had that nice little bomb at the end of the game in Cincinnati.
00:19:04
Fab
Yep.
00:19:04
Nacc
You missed mightily on your hate of Rico Dowdle. I believe he'll never be on this hate list again.
00:19:10
Fab
Yep. Nor. Nope. No, I know Rico. I apologize. i apologize.
00:19:15
Nacc
and you did win on your Alvin Kamara hate. I don't think he had one point. I think he finished with.9 if I'm not mistaken.
00:19:21
Roger Emeka
bad, man. It's
00:19:23
Nacc
Yeah, that's Alvin Kamara is...
00:19:23
Fab
Yeah, it's, it's,
00:19:25
Roger Emeka
time to cut. He might be time to cut.
00:19:26
Fab
it's it's really it's not something It's something that nobody wants to see, quite frankly. Okay.
00:19:30
Nacc
Yeah, it's just going down really bad. It's just bad offense and just and there haven't been able to get him going. Rod, you went three and two You hit on the loves of Flacco who almost put up a 40-burger.
00:19:44
Nacc
ah Also, Jacoby Brissett. I know we had Kyler Murray or Brissett in here. Brissett continues to look good in that offense. You hit on your hate of Aaron Rodgers but missed out on the hate on Bo Nix and Dalton Kincaid.
00:20:00
Fab
Yeah.
00:20:00
Nacc
sonix I think it was just just over his projected.
00:20:02
Roger Emeka
Yeah, he was pretty bad. i think, like, the touchdowns save him, but, he was yeah, it was it was rough rough outing.
00:20:04
Fab
yeah
00:20:05
Nacc
Yeah, yeah. Definitely saved him. And finally, I went three and two Lost on Malik Washington on Thursday night. Thought he was going to be more involved. Did hit on DJ Moore.
00:20:18
Nacc
And I did hit on my hate of Keyshawn Booty and Cortland Sutton. Cortland Sutton had that one catch that was a touchdown. um But missed on my hate of Zach Ertz, who didn't look very good on Monday night. i don't think the the whole team looked pretty bad on on on Monday night.
00:20:38
Nacc
So without further ado, we'll get started with our players we love and hate. And I will get the ball rolling here with the QBs this week.
00:20:44
Fab
you
00:20:46
Nacc
So my first QB that I love this week is going to be JJ McCarthy, 15 versus the Ravens. So although he didn't really light it up um last week from a regular football-wise, but he did what he did at Michigan. He stayed on script and made the big-time throws when he needed to, especially on third down late in the game. So turned that into 22 fantasy points very quietly. And although he has yet to play a solid four straight quarters, I think having KOC will help him or will keep helping him moving forward.
00:21:22
Nacc
And the Ravens have been... um The Ravens have been playing QB better in the last three games, but they have not faced a receiving core like this yet this season. So I think McCarthy is very startable in two QB leagues in week 10.
00:21:36
Nacc
And I think I'd start him over the likes of Aaron Rodgers, Tua, even Mariota, who's going to be stepping in for
00:21:45
Nacc
Jaden Daniels.
00:21:49
Roger Emeka
Yeah, I thought he looked good um in the three to four key throws he had to make. And if you look at his three games outside the Atlanta game, so on game he had like five fantasy points.
00:22:01
Roger Emeka
He's averaging 21 fantasy points if you factor in the Chicago game and the Detroit game. I think you're seeing remarkable improvement game over game. And and you you said it, it's not going to look pretty to start, but the talent is there for him to just need to make like three to four throws a game.
00:22:19
Nacc
Yeah, and that's what he did at Michigan.
00:22:19
Fab
Yeah.
00:22:20
Nacc
So if they can just channel that and keep that keep that flowing, I think he has very good chance to succeed.
00:22:21
Roger Emeka
Yeah. Yeah.
00:22:27
Fab
great matchup to versus Baltimore.
00:22:31
Nacc
My next starting quarterback that I love this week lost, um like Fab mentioned, all of his defensive players. It's going to be Mr. Justin Fields, QB 16 versus the Browns.
00:22:44
Nacc
They're definitely going to be behind, likely early and often. So that's the game script is going to go into his favor. And Aaron Glenn, ah he thinks he's smart, not naming a QB, but I'll let you guys all in a little secret.
00:22:58
Nacc
Fields will start on Sunday. um And like I said, after unloading sauce, I just need to see what they have in in Justin Fields before the year is done, because, I mean, starting Tyrod, I don't think makes any sense at this point.
00:23:11
Nacc
um and Back in and week eight, the Browns gave up 50 rushing yards to Drake May and 30 fantasy points. So I think Fields comes back from the bye and balls out and potentially potentially auditioning for a new home in 2025. think start him.
00:23:27
Nacc
I think I like him even over Jordan Love this week. He QB 14.
00:23:34
Fab
I like that call. I think it's going lot of work for Fields on the ground this week. I think he's going to be doing a lot of work, a lot of scrambling. don't know if you're going to see any RPOs necessarily, but I think this is much more of... I wouldn't be surprised if he has more rushing yards than passing yards.
00:23:50
Roger Emeka
that's
00:23:51
Fab
but But I do like this call, especially if you consider versus Jordan Love. Has a very tough matchup too. I mean, yeah and this makes a lot of sense.
00:23:58
Roger Emeka
If somehow the cleveland defense the Cleveland offense is able to get ahead and the game script doesn't favor the Jets, though, I think it'll it willll be a tough it be a tough struggle for for Fields. Because he he doesn't he's not as good of a QB when he has to play catch-up.
00:24:10
Roger Emeka
And to your point, Fab, he just you can't really rely on the RPO.
00:24:14
Fab
True, but I think they are getting Garrett Wilson back this week, which is definitely going to help him from that standpoint.
00:24:19
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:24:20
Fab
Because if you look at the two weeks where he only had like sub-50 yards passing, I think those are the weeks where Wilson was not there.
00:24:27
Roger Emeka
Good point.
00:24:27
Nacc
I think we could potentially see his first 100-yard game this um this coming Sunday on the ground.
00:24:33
Roger Emeka
Wilson hasn't had 100 yards yet.
00:24:34
Nacc
On the ground?
00:24:35
Fab
No. 81 was his highest rushing total.
00:24:37
Nacc
No, not no Wilson. jo and Justin Fields.
00:24:39
Roger Emeka
Oh, Fields. Oh, yeah, yeah.
00:24:40
Nacc
Rushing, rushing, rushing.
00:24:42
Fab
Yeah, well, that's it.
00:24:42
Roger Emeka
don't know, man.
00:24:42
Roger Emeka
Like, that Cleveland defense is still pretty good. Like... Yeah.
00:24:48
Nacc
Still Cleveland.
00:24:49
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:24:51
Nacc
That'll do it for my loves. The QBs that I hate this week. First one is going to be Bryce Young, QB versus the Saints. So as we know, Bryce has not been that great in fantasy in 2025. So it showed some bright spots earlier in the year, but since week two, he has yet to top 200 passing yards and has thrown for multiple TDs only twice in the season.
00:25:15
Nacc
He's not a huge runner either, has only 78 rushing yards on the season. and He finished with 250 rushing yards actually in each of the past two seasons and he's currently on pace to finish with just about 150.
00:25:26
Nacc
fifty He's also scored under 12 fantasy points in four of the eight games played this season and even in a ah better matchup with the Saints, I'm out completely on Bryce Young until until further notice to be quite honest. I think um um'm I'm going, I'd rather go and and give Mac Jones another shot and even Penix over Bryce Young.
00:25:50
Roger Emeka
He has not fared very well against New Orleans in his career. Like just looking up the historical stats and the New Orleans defense actually, they've competed pretty well. So I like this call.
00:26:04
Nacc
And my last QB that I hate this week is going to be Trevor Lawrence, QB 24 at the teton Texans.
00:26:10
Fab
Thank you.
00:26:12
Nacc
Excuse me. he's been very consistent in his past four starts. He's been scoring two rushing touchdowns on on Sunday, but um ah he's about to feel the wrath of the Houston Texans defense on the road.
00:26:25
Nacc
So although they've allowed Mac Jones and even Bo Nix to put up 20 fantasy points in the past two weeks, the wide receiver core is hurting. ah As we mentioned, BTJ is going to be out.
00:26:38
Nacc
No Travis Hunter. They did pick up Jacoby Myers, but he's going to be have to come up to speed. so ah Too many injuries, I think, but and too many new faces to continue with with the solid numbers, I feel. and if you have other options, I would i would sit him even in two QB leagues. And once again, maybe try to get a Mac Jones or a Penix into your lineups if you have him over Trevor Lawrence.
00:27:04
Fab
it It is hard to disagree with that. i mean, the only reason why he had a decent stat line last week was was because he had two rushing touchdowns. And the only reason why he had a good stat line versus Kansas City was because he had two rushing touchdowns.
00:27:15
Fab
So I don't think Trevor Lawrence, he's on my team.
00:27:17
Roger Emeka
We woke him up. We woke up the beat we woke him up. When we got to well he talked about Trevor Lawrence, it's like, ah I gotta get my head
00:27:21
Fab
He's on my team. I got to start him this week. I got to start him this week.
00:27:24
Roger Emeka
Jesus.
00:27:25
Fab
i don't I'm not a fan of it.
00:27:26
Nacc
I saw his eyes light up as soon as I said Trevor Lawrence.
00:27:26
Fab
I'm not happy.
00:27:27
Roger Emeka
Yeah, i like...
00:27:27
Fab
I'm not happy. I'm not happy about it. I'm not happy about it. Nope. Nope. Not happy at all. Nope. Trevor Lawrence was one of the, I'm going to keep the receipts.
00:27:33
Roger Emeka
ah
00:27:34
Fab
This is one of the guys I'm never drafting again in my life. I really thought it was gonna have a good year. Anyways.
00:27:38
Nacc
Yeah, I really thought he was going a good year too.
00:27:38
Fab
Yeah, this is a great call.
00:27:40
Roger Emeka
Do you like...
00:27:40
Nacc
but this This is his fifth, five or six.
00:27:40
Fab
I thought it was going to have a better year than the first three years. No, four years. Sorry. This is fifth year, right? Has been five years already?
00:27:48
Roger Emeka
if It's 5-5. It's 5. It's 5. Yeah.
00:27:51
Fab
This is, we're already year five of Trevor Lawrence. My goodness.
00:27:55
Roger Emeka
He's drafted 2021, I believe. So it's 21-1.
00:27:58
Fab
Yeah, it's Houston defense, regardless of who's playing them as Houston defense.
00:28:00
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:28:03
Fab
Very good defense and he has no weapons. Mind you, it's not as if Brian Thomas Jr. was catching anything to begin with, but still.
00:28:09
Nacc
Yep.
00:28:10
Roger Emeka
Would you play Tyler Show and instead of...
00:28:12
Fab
He's.
00:28:12
Nacc
That's where I draw the line.
00:28:13
Nacc
I saw it. I saw it.
00:28:14
Roger Emeka
Okay. Okay.
00:28:14
Nacc
I wanted to, I was going to mention, but I don't know.
00:28:15
Fab
He's the other quarterback I'm starting.
00:28:17
Nacc
I'm, I'm not starting. child Carolina's defense against the past has been, has been pretty good. So they, they, they stifled ah Jordan love last week too.
00:28:22
Roger Emeka
Their overall defense has been good.
00:28:27
Nacc
Right. So I'm not gonna, he threw more than one awful pass.
00:28:28
Roger Emeka
You guys saw that awful pass he threw?
00:28:31
Fab
Yeah.
00:28:32
Roger Emeka
my god. That was the worst interception I've ever seen.
00:28:33
Fab
i'm I'm very, um um I am lukewarm on um Green Bay Packers being an NFC powerhouse.
00:28:39
Roger Emeka
A lot of people are. Yeah.
00:28:41
Fab
Very lukewarm.
00:28:41
Nacc
yeah
00:28:42
Fab
I don't, don't know.
00:28:44
Nacc
That will do it for the quarterbacks.
00:28:44
Roger Emeka
A lot people are.
00:28:47
Nacc
Raj, why don't you keep the ball rolling with the running backs that you love and hate this week?
00:28:52
Roger Emeka
Thank you, Nak. First love I have is RJ Harvey, RB24 at Las Vegas. He is quietly heating up. So RJ Harvey is not blowing anyone away with snap share at this point, but the dude keeps on producing.
00:29:05
Roger Emeka
He's caught a touchdown in three straight games or has had a touchdown in three straight games. And he actually just posted a 14% target share against Houston. As we know, and Nak, as you mentioned, one of the best defenses in football.
00:29:16
Roger Emeka
We know Bo Nix loves checking down, especially to his backs, and Harvey's become his safety valve. It's a bit of a dart throw, but I'm riding the hot streak. If you've held on to Harvey, he's starting to pay dividends. I like him over the likes of Zach Charbonnet, Alvin Kamara, Tyrone Tracy Jr., and Mr. Bill Krosky Merritt this week.
00:29:37
Nacc
Love the call.
00:29:38
Fab
Yeah, same. i'll all All on that. like Harvey a lot.
00:29:40
Roger Emeka
it And I think, Fab, I really... You've been saying a lot. Like, he's really been the Joker instead of... Or I didn't say J.K. Dobbins, but I think R.G.
00:29:48
Fab
It was J.K.
00:29:48
Roger Emeka
Harvey.
00:29:48
Fab
Dobbins.
00:29:49
Roger Emeka
But Harvey, too, I think they're using him in a way where, ah like, a lot of stuff out of the backfield, obviously running as well.
00:29:49
Fab
Yeah, it was J.K. Dobbins, but...
00:29:55
Roger Emeka
I think he's fit the role that maybe Evan Ingram was supposed to have.
00:29:58
Fab
Yeah.
00:30:00
Roger Emeka
Second love I have is Kenneth Walker III, RB25 versus Arizona. We're talking about a post-buy bump being real. So we said it a few weeks ago in the opening drive, hold on to Kenneth Walker III.
00:30:14
Roger Emeka
He's going to start heating up after the bye. And I think that's exactly what's going to happen. He finally out-snaps Zach Charbonnet for the first time since week four, 57 versus 35. He ran more routes, he saw more targets, and he dominated inside the five touches at, I believe, 65%. He's looked way more explosive overall than during the year. Charbonnet just went eight for 25 against a really mediocre Washington defense, while Walker was clearly the guy.
00:30:41
Roger Emeka
Obviously love him over Charbonnet, but even the likes of Travis Etienne and Kamani Vidal this week. Against the Cards defense, it allowed a similar type of back in Javante Walker, ah excuse me, Javante Williams to go 15 for 83.
00:30:56
Nacc
Thanks.
00:31:00
Roger Emeka
Speaking of Travis Etienne, he's one of my hates this week, RB20 at Houston. Just showing that volume doesn't necessarily equal production. So Etienne got 22 carries last week, most of the season, but just turned it into 84 yards.
00:31:09
Fab
you
00:31:14
Roger Emeka
He got stuffed on multiple goal line and close yardage plays, and he lost touchdowns to Bashul Tootin and to Trevor Lawrence. Despite all the volume, he scored only two touchdowns all year.
00:31:26
Roger Emeka
He actually just had two touchdowns last year as well. and owns just a 14% inside the 10-yard carry share over the last month. he's one I've said it before, he's one of the worst shorty yards so short yardage backs in the league, and he shows to have a really poor touchdown rate as well as we're seeing right now. So running hard but not cashing in.
00:31:46
Roger Emeka
I'd rather start the likes of Kyle Monangai or David Montgomery, who are both RB26 and RB23, respectively, over Travis Etienne Jr.,
00:31:56
Roger Emeka
And then finally, i have Kamani Vidal at RB18 that I hate at Pittsburgh.
00:31:57
Nacc
Oh, it's easy.
00:32:02
Roger Emeka
Stay away from the steel curtain defense because it might be back.
00:32:04
Nacc
ah
00:32:04
Roger Emeka
So Vidal's been boom or bust.
00:32:05
Nacc
it's
00:32:06
Roger Emeka
Just two great games and two duds. And last week was the latter, ah pretty big dud. Yes, Joel Alt was out for a ankle injury, but he still only managed 30 yards on 12 carries against the Tennessee Titans. That should be a prime matchup that he should have exploited.
00:32:22
Roger Emeka
and things don't get any easier there. The Steelers just shut down Jonathan Taylor, and Vidal only saw 57 rush share, losing work to Jared Patterson as well. With Pittsburgh front peaking and Joel banged up, I am out.
00:32:37
Roger Emeka
I would sit Vidal for the likes of Trevion Henderson, Kyle Monongai, David Montgomery, as mentioned, and even Rashad White, depending on what happens with Bucky Irving, who might be back, but I could see Rashad White still keeping third down touches.
00:32:49
Nacc
Henderson, eh?
00:32:50
Fab
Yeah, that one's a surprise. Kyle Monongai is going to score like 14 touchdowns this weekend versus the Giants.
00:33:00
Nacc
You look good. Good.
00:33:01
Fab
He did look very good. He looked very good.
00:33:01
Roger Emeka
Yeah, he really did.
00:33:02
Roger Emeka
He really did.
00:33:03
Nacc
Good.
00:33:03
Roger Emeka
How come you don't like Travion Henderson? I don't i' remember who said it was Faber-Nac, but...
00:33:06
Fab
Well, we both did actually, but it's not that we don't like him. It's just there's so much uncertainty within that backfield that it just makes gives me a little bit pause, but I would prefer Henderson over Vidal.
00:33:16
Nacc
I don't think he scored a fantasy point in the second half last last week.
00:33:16
Fab
That's for sure.
00:33:20
Fab
Yeah, it's just the usage is weird.
00:33:21
Roger Emeka
That guy Jennings, though, he's he's getting a lot of run.
00:33:23
Fab
And Jennings, what's his name? The coach really likes Jennings.
00:33:27
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:33:27
Nacc
Yeah, talked him up a lot.
00:33:27
Fab
Basically, he likes every single running back that's not Travion Henderson.
00:33:32
Nacc
I thought Henderson was going to score 25 points last week. He started off hot 12 points in the first half, and then I don't think he scored another fantasy point in the second half, which was strange.
00:33:37
Fab
It felt Yeah.
00:33:41
Fab
It's weird.
00:33:44
Nacc
Thank you, Raj, for the running backs. Fab, who do got on the wide receiver side?
00:33:50
Fab
What's up, everybody? How are we doing? I got DJ Moore as my first love versus a New York Giants. Surprise, surprise. um So he's been on... DJ Moore has been ah he's been on a heater lately, and he goes up against probably the worst defense in recent weeks. Giants secondary is still decimated, and they've been bleeding points ever since the fourth quarter collapse versus Denver back in week seven.
00:34:12
Fab
They're currently giving up the seventh most fancy points to wide receivers This is as much of an auto start for a guy ranked outside the top 12 as you're going to get, in my opinion. Fantasy Pros hasn't ranked as wide receiver 21 in PPR, and I much prefer him over guys ranked ahead of him like Debo Samuel, Stefan Diggs, Zay Flowers, just to name a few.
00:34:33
Fab
I think he's the only knocking on the door of wide receiver one for me, like overall, like top 12 for me this week. I love the matchup, and for me, I'm starting him everywhere.
00:34:42
Roger Emeka
think he's starting to find the chemistry back with Roma Dunze and, uh, sorry, with, with cal Caleb Williams and rome Roma Dunze's dad is, is pulling off, uh, Odell Beckham Jr.
00:34:44
Fab
I think so. Yeah,
00:34:52
Fab
yeah I saw that.
00:34:52
Roger Emeka
Dad with it. Not a good look.
00:34:54
Fab
But that was very... It's very uncharacteristic that Rome didn't get any points at all. I don't think it's going to happen two weeks in a row. But I do like the fact that DJ Moore is being involved in the offense in general.
00:35:04
Fab
Like, just the fact that obviously he's playing wide receiver, but he gets a lot of a lot of runs and all that stuff.
00:35:08
Nacc
He played quarterback too.
00:35:09
Fab
And he threw a touchdown pass last week. So, i don't know. I just think that's that's good... and You like the fact that he's being used in a multitude of areas and versus a very porous New York Giants defense. I don't see how this won't equate to fantasy production this weekend.
00:35:26
Fab
My next love is Jordan Addison versus Baltimore. So piggybacking on UNAC little bit with JJ McCarthy.
00:35:31
Roger Emeka
Just taking my wide receivers ah in the Bush League.
00:35:34
Fab
and This is not a reverse quarter note. I hope you do well this week.
00:35:36
Roger Emeka
Yeah, that's...
00:35:37
Fab
This is not...
00:35:37
Roger Emeka
I don't believe in Cornute, so it's fine.
00:35:39
Fab
Oh, perfect. Fantastic. I just happened to fall this way, Roger. Maybe I just like your team, but I hope everyone plays well. ah So Jordan Addison versus Baltimore, a bit of a deeper play coming in at a ranking of wide receiver 29 on fantasy pros, but Addison has been pretty solid since he came back from his four game suspension.
00:35:56
Fab
And he gets a very nice matchup versus Baltimore where could bring back some solid fantasy dividends. Baltimore gave up the fifth most fantasy points to run wide receivers, fourth most receptions and eighth most receiving yards per game.
00:36:09
Fab
TDs might be an issue, but it's still a matchup where they're exploding, especially in a tough bye week. I definitely like him more than some guys ranked before him, like g Quinton Johnson, Keenan Allen, Wanda Robinson, and Chris Olave.
00:36:23
Nacc
Oh, we're a Labe, huh?
00:36:24
Fab
Yeah, I don't like the matchup. You're going find out why in a second.
00:36:28
Roger Emeka
his his target share has been concerning a little bit for four targets in each of the past two games yes every year
00:36:35
Fab
the There's always that one game where he blows up. and And now that I'm telling you guys to start him, it's not going to happen.
00:36:43
Nacc
We call it the Jordan Addison game.
00:36:43
Fab
um
00:36:45
Roger Emeka
yeah
00:36:45
Fab
The Jordan Nidison game. This is the reverse of the Devontae Smith game that I had a few weeks ago.
00:36:49
Roger Emeka
In 2023, he had two of them, San Francisco and Cincinnati.
00:36:50
Fab
No.
00:36:54
Roger Emeka
I think last year was the Green Bay one.
00:36:57
Nacc
Maybe.
00:36:58
Roger Emeka
Yeah, I think it was the Green Bay one last year. Yeah, in Chicago too. Yeah.
00:37:04
Fab
I'm going to move on to my hates now. So my first hate is Chris Olave, the aforementioned Chris Olave, who I would start Jordan Addison over. So Chris Olave at Carolina. So Shahid is gone. So that means more targets for Chris Olave, right?
00:37:18
Fab
Sure, I can get on board with that. But Carolina are actually a really good pass defense. They're giving up the fourth least amount of points to opposing wide receivers. So Shuck is going to have to chuck it early and often for Olave to kick back some returns on his wide receiver 23 PPR ranking off fantasy pros.
00:37:34
Fab
You know how long it took me to figure that out? Shuck going have to chuck it. um It's bit of a tall task for the rookie. I seem like Shuck was building more of a rapport with Shahid in his short NFL experience, who is now gone.
00:37:46
Fab
this is This is like a tongue twister.
00:37:48
Roger Emeka
You're struggling, man.
00:37:48
Fab
of ah and This is so difficult.
00:37:50
Nacc
Struggling.
00:37:51
Fab
This is so difficult. I put this all together and I really, I didn't read it through first. um Anyway, so there are guys that are going up over him that I like more over Chris Olavi. Kelo Shakir, like I mentioned, Addison. Juwan Jennings I like this week. It's a good matchup again versus the Giants.
00:38:06
Fab
And Jamo, Jamo has a sneaky good matchup versus the Lattimore-less commanders, which I think could be very interesting from that perspective for the Detroit Lions. So I'm not a fan of Chris Olavi this week.
00:38:17
Roger Emeka
Well, J.C. Horn is an absolute stud. He's showing one of one of the best cornerbacks in the league, so he probably gets that assignment with no one other wide receiver there.
00:38:21
Fab
Yes. Yes.
00:38:23
Nacc
Yep.
00:38:25
Fab
He's going to get all, he's going get all the attention in the offense, which I think is going to obviously reduce his, it's going to, listen, it's going increase volume and you want volume, but I think it's just going a tough day for Chris Olave.
00:38:28
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:38:36
Fab
Yeah. And my last hate is DK Metcalf versus the LA Chargers. The Chargers. It's a tough matchup for DK. The Chargers have surrendered four touchdowns to wide receivers all season, second least, seventh least receptions per game, and are giving up the sixth fewest fantasy points to wide receivers.
00:38:56
Fab
It's tough matchup, I think. He's also underperformed pretty badly in last few weeks, and quite frankly, ever since his bye week. The last three weeks, he's commanded a 17% target share compared to 25% weeks one to six.
00:39:08
Fab
So Diki has yet to hit double-digit fantasy targets. Sorry, double-digit targets or secure more than five catches this season. Fantasy Pro's rank has him ranked as a wide receiver 27. I can't disagree with that ranking, but there are guys after him I'm more interested in. Like I mentioned, Shakir, Addison, Juan Jennings, even Josh Downs, who's been on a bit of a TD streak at the moment. I think he has like three in the last three weeks.
00:39:30
Fab
He's been looking pretty well.
00:39:34
Nacc
Changed his number today.
00:39:34
Fab
DK, I don't know. Like, he started off really hot just lately, hasn't been there. And I think last week he ended up with like 2.9 fantasy points. it's It's hard to, it's it's weird.
00:39:45
Roger Emeka
Calvin Austin's look good.
00:39:47
Fab
Yeah. Yeah, I don't think it's so much DK's have been bad. It's just more that the other receivers have been increasing their their game.
00:39:52
Nacc
They, he, Rogers is just spreading the ball around.
00:39:56
Fab
Yeah, i think that's what it is.
00:39:56
Nacc
There's a lot of different receivers. Like when you go look at the box scores, like there's so many different receivers that catch passes or tight ends that catch passes. So,
00:40:05
Fab
Yeah.
00:40:05
Nacc
tough to get that volume that, like one receiver.
00:40:08
Fab
For sure. And just an honorable mention, if you guys permit me, I know we mentioned Brian Thomas Jr. ah There's a chance that he plays this week. And if he does, just sit him because already he's playing against Houston.
00:40:21
Fab
And he's also dealing with, ah yes, I'm saying to sit Brian Thomas Jr. Because he's dealing with a high ankle sprain injury. It's mild, whatever. that it ah It's like, listen, this is also, this says this has re-injury written all over it if he plays this weekend.
00:40:35
Fab
So just look elsewhere, please.
00:40:37
Roger Emeka
I like Parker Washington a lot.
00:40:39
Nacc
You look good.
00:40:39
Fab
So do i Yeah, he looked really good last week.
00:40:40
Roger Emeka
I like him a lot.
00:40:40
Nacc
look good last week. Yeah, you look good. You look good. Thank you for the wide receivers, Fab. Why don't you um keep it going with your tight end that you love or hate this week?
00:40:52
Fab
Well, just because I don't like Chris Olave doesn't mean I can't like Juwan Johnson. So actually Carolina, I know I had a hate on Olave, Carolina are much better matchup for tight ends than the Ireland wide receivers. Johnson has quietly put up top 12 numbers in the last three weeks, which is surprising. When I when i looked it up, i was like, he's been very, very consistent. He's not blowing the roof off the doors, but he's been pretty consistent at bringing you back like startable value and startable numbers.
00:41:17
Fab
So he might be being slept on and more targets should be heading his way with Shahid's departure. Definitely worth a flyer consideration with the buys this week and even season-long lineup lock as well, I think. Fantasy Pros has a ranked as tight end 23, which is nuts to me considering his recent form.
00:41:32
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:41:33
Fab
I definitely like him over a bunch of guys ranked ahead of him like Theo Johnson, Hunter Henry, Kyle Pitts, Mason Taylor, and Evan Ingram, just to name a few. He's buried all the way at the bottom of the rankings. I'm not really sure why, but he's been really, really good and but just in the last three weeks.
00:41:48
Nacc
I have him as tight end 20. TPR.
00:41:53
Fab
Okay, well, maybe it changed.
00:41:54
Roger Emeka
It must be the shock factor.
00:41:57
Fab
I suppose.
00:41:57
Roger Emeka
and and ah And honestly, i I really disagree with that decision.
00:41:57
Nacc
Shock. Shock.
00:42:01
Roger Emeka
i don't think Spencer Allen was that bad. I guess they're doing it just because they they need to see what they have in him because they're they're probably going pick a QB.
00:42:04
Fab
I also agree.
00:42:07
Nacc
The season's done. The season's done, so they have to have to see what they've got.
00:42:08
Fab
Yeah.
00:42:09
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:42:10
Fab
Yeah.
00:42:10
Roger Emeka
Yeah, for sure.
00:42:11
Fab
But I agree with you, Rod.
00:42:12
Roger Emeka
For sure.
00:42:13
Fab
Spencer alller Rattler actually wasn't that bad at all.
00:42:15
Roger Emeka
Not all.
00:42:16
Fab
I thought the leash was way too short.
00:42:17
Roger Emeka
Yeah, Nac, if you're one of those players, you're like, well, this guy doesn't look good. like They still want to eat. They still want to get their numbers. So it's, yeah.
00:42:23
Fab
For sure.
00:42:23
Nacc
Exactly.
00:42:24
Fab
They got, they're incentivized to get receptions and touchdowns and yards.
00:42:27
Roger Emeka
Yeah, for sure.
00:42:28
Fab
That's probably baked into their contract. They're not stupid.
00:42:29
Roger Emeka
but so
00:42:32
Nacc
Raj, what about you? Tight end you love or hate this week?
00:42:35
Roger Emeka
I absolutely love, love, love Dalton Schultz. Tight end 17 versus Jacksonville. I'm doubling down on the Daltons. Last week, I faded Dalton Kincaid. Now I am loving Dalton Schultz.
00:42:46
Roger Emeka
ah He's been quietly one of the most reliable tight ends in football this year. 38 catches on 48 targets. Both top eight among tight ends.
00:42:57
Roger Emeka
The only issue why he's pretty pretty low is because he just hasn't scored a touchdown yet. He's gone nine for 98 and six for 77 in two of his last three games. And he faces a Jaguars defense that just let Brock Bowers drop 12 for 127 and three TDs on them.
00:43:15
Roger Emeka
So I like him even if Davis Mills starts. think I think Schultz will stay heavily involved. Pretty much like him above a lot of the tight ends that Fab said, Mason Taylor, ah Evan Ingram,
00:43:29
Roger Emeka
I like him over your Juwan Johnson too, Fab. No offense. um But I think Dalton Schultz finally gets a touchdown and is in a prime position.
00:43:33
Fab
one the
00:43:37
Roger Emeka
And we even added him in in our waiver our waiver post today.
00:43:41
Fab
You want to do a little board bet, Roger? Who finished with more points this week? Juwan Jennings or Juwan Johnson or Dalton Schultz?
00:43:46
Roger Emeka
Let's do it. How much? Let's do it.
00:43:49
Fab
How much?
00:43:50
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:43:52
Fab
How much?
00:43:52
Roger Emeka
A lunch?
00:43:54
Fab
Lunch is fine. i was For me, it was more of a how can I embarrass you on the podcast next next week? But yeah, fine. let's Let's do a lunch.
00:44:00
Roger Emeka
Oh, sure.
00:44:01
Fab
Let's do a lunch.
00:44:01
Roger Emeka
but what do you What are you thinking?
00:44:03
Fab
I don't know this off the top of my head right now. Maybe, hmm. You know what? Let's just do a lunch. Let's keep it simple right now.
00:44:09
Roger Emeka
Okay, yeah, that's a good idea.
00:44:10
Fab
let's keep it Let's keep it civil.
00:44:10
Roger Emeka
Yeah, let's not offend anyone.
00:44:11
Fab
Let's keep it civil. But I do think that Juwan Johnson will have it. Actually, I was i was comparing Juwan Johnson to Dalton Charlton. I was like, no, I like Juwan Johnson better. And just by the by, since you're doubling up on Daltons, just remember that last week you had a hate match on Dalton Kincaid and that worked out so well for you.
00:44:27
Fab
And now you have a love on Dalton Schultz and let's see if the the juju doesn't go backwards for you. That's all. That's all I'm going to say. That's all going to say
00:44:36
Roger Emeka
I wasn't sure where that was going, but yeah.
00:44:37
Nacc
ah
00:44:38
Roger Emeka
I mean, that's what said.
00:44:40
Nacc
I will end it off with a tight end that I hate this week. It's going to be Luke Musgrave versus the Eagles on Thursday Night Football. After losing Tucker Craft to a torn ACL in Week 9, Musgrave will be thrust in as the new starter. and Although he should likely be added in all formats, ah beware of the matchup in Week 10 versus the Eagles, ah giving up the third fewest points to tight ends through the first half of the fantasy season.
00:45:09
Nacc
They've only given up one touchdown through eight weeks, and the most yards allowed were 61 to Travis Kelsey back in Week 2. Since then, they've capped tight ends to 43 yards. So don't expect Musgrave to hit double digits this week, even with Kraft on the sidelines.
00:45:26
Nacc
And I actually do like Juwan Jennings and Mason Taylor ahead of Luke Musgrave.
00:45:33
Roger Emeka
That game's going Monday Night Football. We don't want people to tune in on Thursday and see the Broncos versus the Raiders.
00:45:37
Nacc
Excuse me, Monday, Monday Night Football.
00:45:40
Roger Emeka
That one you could skip.
00:45:41
Nacc
Yes, you can.
00:45:42
Fab
Hey, the Broncos versus the Raiders is a fantastic Thursday game.
00:45:45
Roger Emeka
Are you going to tune in to watch Gino Smith? Oh, it's true.
00:45:48
Fab
i'mnna I'm going to tune in to watch my boy.
00:45:48
Roger Emeka
You don't have him anymore.
00:45:50
Fab
I'm going to tune in to watch my boy, the new wide receiver one for the Denver Broncos, Mr. Troy Franklin Jr.
00:45:55
Nacc
i feel like you're you're regretting that Geno Smith drop.
00:45:58
Fab
um I was, and then they traded Jacoby Myers, and I'm like, not as much as I was before because I don't know. Like, basically, whatever...
00:46:09
Fab
whatever receiving yards and touchdowns Brock Bowers gets is going to be Geno Smith's stat line. That's how I see it.
00:46:16
Nacc
Trey Tucker and John Wattbeck.
00:46:19
Fab
John Beck. Yeah.
00:46:20
Roger Emeka
Yeah,
00:46:20
Fab
John Beck.
00:46:21
Fab
John, you well, they weren't going to, they weren't going to resign Jacoby Myers anyways. Like he didn't want to stay there.
00:46:21
Nacc
He's going to be thrust into a
00:46:25
Roger Emeka
yeah exactly.
00:46:27
Fab
They as well get some value for him.
00:46:27
Nacc
Yeah.
00:46:28
Roger Emeka
yeah
00:46:28
Nacc
Yeah. That'll do it for the love hate and also for this week's episode. So guys, please, please, please don't forget to subscribe and like follow, um, on all the social media platforms.
00:46:41
Nacc
That'll do it for us or our week 10. Good luck to everyone. And we'll see you next week. Raj, hear the music.
00:46:52
Roger Emeka
What were you thinking in terms of this bet? Give me the worst one.
00:46:56
Fab
I feel like i want to i want to write your love-hate next week if I win.
00:47:02
Roger Emeka
we mean write my love hate.
00:47:02
Fab
Or like you like you write, like like I write something for you and you have to read it on like one of your loves. Like I got pick it for you.
00:47:09
Nacc
like Saturday Night Live Christmas episode.
00:47:11
Fab
Yeah, 100%. That's exactly where my head was going.
00:47:13
Roger Emeka
Oh, that's fine.
00:47:13
Fab
That's exactly where my head was going.
00:47:14
Roger Emeka
Let's do that. Let's do that.
00:47:16
Fab
And you don't have to be Michael Che.
00:47:16
Roger Emeka
I like that.
00:47:17
Fab
It's fine. But I'm just saying it would work best. so
00:47:20
Nacc
do what he did to Scarlett Johansson.
00:47:22
Fab
Yeah, because, you know, what good where's Stelios? Who's Michael Che?
00:47:26
Roger Emeka
Michael, who's Michael Che?
00:47:27
Fab
Who's Michael Che?
00:47:28
Roger Emeka
Goodbye, everyone.
00:47:29
Fab
Goodbye, everyone. Peace out.
00:47:30
Nacc
Goodbye.