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Week 7 Preview
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Welcome to another episode or the ZNG Dynasty Podcast!
This week is a special one. We have a legit intro we are debuting this week! Stayed tuned for our Goods and Bads of week 6 and our breakdown of the week 7 games. As well as, a gameshow segment, a late addition of our producer Zig, and a LIVE trade during the podcast with reactions and breakdowns!
Hope you all enjoy!
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Intro
Introduction and Episode Overview
00:00:48
Dakota Zeigler
Ladies and and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of the ZNG Dynasty podcast.
00:00:59
Dakota Zeigler
Today we're a little light. Dakota, our guy Zig, has a little bit of life things going on. you know He's too busy for us you know small-time podcasters. He's got a real life and like kids and a family to take care which is ridiculous. but My guy Ninja's free. How you doing over there, Ninja?
00:01:14
Damien
Good, yeah, it couldn't be me, really. as we were here i'm I'm here for the podcast and the podcast alone.
00:01:16
Dakota Zeigler
Could not be us.
00:01:20
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
00:01:21
Damien
So great to be back. It always feels like it's been so much longer than it has, but it's just been a week since the last time I talked to you, and it just feels so much longer each time.
00:01:29
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah. I know. It got to be sooner. Yeah. Imagine having things to do on like a Tuesday night, like during the week.
00:01:35
Damien
Crazy.
00:01:36
Dakota Zeigler
It's ridiculous.
00:01:37
Damien
Crazy.
00:01:37
Dakota Zeigler
don't know who this Same time every week and the guy can't figure it out. Brutal. But anyways, we have a fun one for you this week. Dakota should be joining us sometime this pod.
00:01:49
Dakota Zeigler
Hopefully he doesn't, but you know we'll get there when we get there. We have a fun one, a lot of goods, a lot of bads, decent amount of injuries this week. And then, you know as always, we'll get into the next week's preview.
00:01:59
Dakota Zeigler
And we have a special trade we're going to be talking about live on the podcast. So stay tuned. and I heard some rumors. i have some sources, you know, Shefty, Ian Rappaport types that tell me might be Might be a live breaking news coming on this podcast, so stay tuned for that. But I think without further ado, buddy, we'll head right into the goods and the bads. do you think?
00:02:19
Damien
Sounds good to me, man. Hit that swoosh.
00:02:24
Dakota Zeigler
Man, production's so much better already, and this podcast has just started. All right, Foy.
00:02:31
Damien
I was thinking the same thing.
00:02:34
Dakota Zeigler
Exact same thing. This is actually going to be a smooth podcast that you guys aren't used to. Like always, we do the goods and the bads around here. We don't do the studs or duds. We do goods and bads.
Player Performances and Highlights
00:02:42
Dakota Zeigler
And for the goods, Rico Dowdle running back for the Panthers, man. This guy looks like an absolute stud, 10 times better than he looked like in Dallas.
00:02:51
Dakota Zeigler
And he actually whipped up the Cowboys this week. I mean, the Panthers gave him like 30 carries, over 100 yards, a touchdown. He looked, I'm hoping, and I'm sure you probably feel the same way, just give him the job even when Hubbard's back.
00:03:07
Dakota Zeigler
You have to. What are your thoughts?
00:03:12
Damien
That's a little iffy for me, mainly because I own Hubbard in a lot of spots.
00:03:14
Dakota Zeigler
it's You got to ride the hot hand. Yeah.
00:03:16
Damien
But he looked so... If you recall back to last spot, I said he wasn't going to replicate it. Hey, guys, I was wrong. He did.
00:03:23
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, he really did.
00:03:24
Damien
but I don't... I don't know what else... I don't know. It's just like... I don't have anything to say. like He's playing great, but like can it continue? Yeah.
00:03:35
Damien
It did over two weeks, but is it sustainable throughout the whole year? That's my main question. i don't know, especially with Hubbard coming back healthy, i think this week, I think it's going to be a lot more dicier in that backfield.
00:03:49
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, we'll deep dive more into it when we do the previews, I'm sure. Another good is Patrick Mahomes. Got to give the guys flowers. He's honestly, the entire season, been pretty good fantasy-wise.
00:04:04
Dakota Zeigler
Three touchdowns passing this this week and a rushing touchdown. 250 yards. He looks like old Patrick Mahomes, and it's starting to get scary.
00:04:15
Damien
Yeah, here's a deal. The refs in that game were not good. like I'm sure everyone saw the videos.
00:04:21
Dakota Zeigler
Very sketchy.
00:04:23
Damien
Everyone saw the YouTube clips. The refereeing in that game was gross. And I'm not saying it's all on Patrick Mahomes. Yeah, he had a good game and he had he had a good couple of weeks.
00:04:35
Damien
But man, I can't get over seeing some of those calls from that Sunday night game and going, oh, that wouldn't have happened if it wasn't the Chiefs.
00:04:43
Dakota Zeigler
He's playing like hero ball this year, too. He has four total rushing touchdowns. through six weeks so far this year. And last year total, he had two. And the year previously to that, he didn't have any rushing touchdowns. So you can tell he's just taken it all on his back.
00:05:00
Dakota Zeigler
Pause.
00:05:00
Damien
And it's only going to get better. Pause indeed. It's only going to get better with Rasheed Rice. Backed. In the lineup this week.
00:05:10
Dakota Zeigler
True, true. That's a good shot. We'll be talking about him later as well. Another good, Drake May. Man, this guy looks like an absolute stud.
00:05:18
Damien
Baller.
00:05:19
Dakota Zeigler
Baller.
00:05:19
Damien
Baller.
00:05:20
Dakota Zeigler
We told you about it before the year. We were both big Drake May guys. Three touchdown passes. I mean, the guy is just putting the Patriots on his back and just carry him to the end zone every time. I love this kid.
00:05:33
Damien
Yeah, he's an absolute...
00:05:33
Dakota Zeigler
Can't get enough of him.
00:05:34
Damien
No, no, he's he's my favorite quarterback to watch so far this year. And it's not even close.
00:05:41
Dakota Zeigler
amazing qb5 so far this start the start year it's been incredible uh i don't know if you heard on a hot takes pod somebody predicted him to be a top six qb and there's this guy right here love me some drake made devon hann was also a stud this week he seems to be the only guy from miami really doing a lot well i guess we'll talk about another guy a little bit later but uh two touchdowns 120 yards rushing e he's the dolphins offense right now for what it is it is what it is but hann is a stud
00:06:08
Damien
Yeah, and for us fantasy guys, he's a PPR nightmare. So hopefully you have him, because if you don't, he's going to drop 24 on your head every week.
00:06:13
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
00:06:18
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, 20 at least.
00:06:18
Damien
And that's... it He'll have like 28 rushing yards, but like 11 catches for whatever yards and a touchdown. Like, that offensive line isn't good, and they haven't been running the ball well, but he just catches everything out of the backfield. All the balls from Tua Tunga-Vailoa.
00:06:36
Damien
Pause.
00:06:37
Dakota Zeigler
Pause. not Another good this week, Jamar Chase getting back in the scoreboard. He had a good week the week prior, but we didn't know how he would do with Joe Flacco.
00:06:47
Dakota Zeigler
And shocker, Joe Flacco is going to throw the ball to Jamar Chase. You'll love to see it. 12 targets, 10 catches, almost 100 yards and tutty.
00:06:52
Damien
Shock.
00:06:55
Dakota Zeigler
This is what we need Jamar Chase to do for the rest of the year. Just just throw him the ball. It's simple.
00:07:01
Damien
That's all you have to do. That's it.
00:07:03
Dakota Zeigler
You're going to lose the football game probably, but just throw Jamar the ball. all you got to do.
00:07:09
Damien
That's it.
00:07:11
Dakota Zeigler
Another good, Dallas Goddard continues to tear it up for the Eagles this year.
00:07:14
Damien
Sheesh!
00:07:16
Dakota Zeigler
I mean, nine catches, 110 yards, and another touchdown. He scored in four straight weeks, five total touchdowns in four weeks. he's He's the Eagles' offense, and that's sad because there's so many weapons on the offense.
00:07:30
Damien
Yeah, I don't want to. i was hoping this was just all going to be positive. And then you ordered it like that. And I'm like, I don't like that as much.
00:07:35
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, we're going to get to them a little bit later.
00:07:37
Damien
yeah
00:07:38
Dakota Zeigler
It's sad, but Goddard's legit tight end four so far in the year. i mean, i don't, I don't see it going away, which is kind of weird because usually I'm the still high guy and I wasn't super high on Dallas Goddard coming in, but I don't see it changing.
00:07:43
Damien
He's a stud.
00:07:55
Damien
Yeah, I don't see it changing either. I think it's going to remain about the same. Maybe just a little less on the touchdowns.
00:08:01
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah. The touchdowns are probably going to go down, but I mean, he's getting like, Nine catches, four catches. i mean, it's and then even if he only has one catch, one catch, 30 something yards and a touchdown. Like that's still a good still a good stat line for a starting tight end.
00:08:16
Damien
Yeah.
00:08:17
Dakota Zeigler
A few more good tight ends to talk about. Everyone loves a good tight end. We have Trey McBride. Another bomb week this week.
00:08:22
Damien
Stud.
00:08:24
Dakota Zeigler
Eight catches, 72 yards and a tutty. Even with Jacoby Percet, the guy is still a stud. Love to see it. And another tight end. We are baby, which we don't have to talk about. Tune into the Alfred Dark Pod possibly coming this week. Shout out.
00:08:38
Dakota Zeigler
Tyler Warren. Another great week this week. Six
Fantasy Football Insights
00:08:40
Dakota Zeigler
catches, 63 yards, and another tutty. You can kind of get the – if a tight end scores a touchdown, he's probably going to end up being in the goods category. But these two tight ends, big guy, what do you think? McBride and Tyler Warren.
00:08:52
Damien
I mean, who doesn't love a good tight end? And also when I put them as part of my ninjas better the week, we'll get into the, the bad of that later, but they both look like studs.
00:08:56
Dakota Zeigler
Mm-hmm.
00:09:04
Damien
And I'm more want to speak on Tyler Warren. This guy has been everything we wanted. And I know in some of your single tight end leagues, he like fell to the end of the first round.
00:09:15
Damien
God, the value is insane for draft him at the one seven even like this guy has shown up every week and it has looked great every week.
00:09:28
Dakota Zeigler
Yep. And just to clarify, rookie drafts, we're talking about at the one seven, your dynasty rookie drafts, just so everybody's aware. Another good, Josh Jacobs continues to put up big numbers, two more touchdowns this week against Cincinnati, 93 yards.
00:09:41
Dakota Zeigler
And what I'm most impressed with so far this year, he's catching passes, five catches and 57 yards, a baseline of 10 points in your PPR leagues, plus what he's doing on the ground.
00:09:47
Damien
Yeah, crazy.
00:09:54
Dakota Zeigler
I mean, he's, He's top 12 QB or top 12 running back. Sorry, locked in. But if he's catching passes, this guy might be top five.
00:10:03
Damien
Yeah, so I put him in here only because he caught passes. Like, if if like Jacobs doesn't have any catching, he just has whatever carries and a touchdown, he's probably not making the good list, but he's catching a lot of passes.
00:10:07
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
00:10:16
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
00:10:16
Damien
And they're going for significant yardage too. It isn't just dump downs. Like, what he's doing is really good, and he's one of the most underrated backs in the entire league.
00:10:27
Dakota Zeigler
I completely agree with that. he He is the base of that Packers offense. And, you know, not many more stable people you want to have than Josh Jacobs. Going on the other side of that, a non-stable George Pickens.
00:10:41
Dakota Zeigler
Another beast the week this week. Nine catches, 168 yards, and another touchdown He's scored in five consecutive weeks since C.D. Lamb's been out.
00:10:51
Dakota Zeigler
I think even before that, six total touchdowns. He's a must-start every week, and he's wide receiver four so far this season. What do we do with George Pickens?
00:11:03
Damien
The kid's a stud. Here's the deal, though. He's been great. CD is supposed to be back this week.
00:11:09
Dakota Zeigler
C.D.' 's coming back.
00:11:12
Damien
So I want to see how he does this week. Now, if I was a guy... and like i like What's the price on Pickens? Because if someone threw me two first, I'm probably taking the two first.
00:11:25
Dakota Zeigler
What about one first?
00:11:26
Damien
But... I think I hold. I think I just wait and see. And like that's the big thing right now with Pickens and the Fantasy Sphere is what's the price you're going for?
00:11:37
Dakota Zeigler
It's fair. I would love to sell high if he can. But then again, are you selling a wide receiver four in the year? It's it's a tough, tough decision, and not a lot of people are going to do that.
00:11:48
Dakota Zeigler
Another good, sadly, Cam Scadaboo tore up the Eagles defense last week.
00:11:52
Damien
Boo!
00:11:54
Dakota Zeigler
wow i mean this guy was a wrecking ball i wish i had like a a sound effect of just a sledgehammer or like a wrecking ball going through a concrete wall because that that's what i would play right now there it is almost 100 yards three touchdowns against the eagles defense this is where you're gonna get what's gotta be you're gonna get like 50 to 80 yards, a couple of catches and just hope he scores. And he scored plenty last week.
00:12:25
Damien
Yeah, I don't really want to talk about this too much.
00:12:28
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
00:12:28
Damien
that's I love Scadaboo, but...
00:12:30
Dakota Zeigler
It's getting to the points where, yeah. I mean, we'll talk about the Eagles and the bads, but this team is becoming a target for running backs in fantasy and it's not, not good.
00:12:41
Dakota Zeigler
Uh, JSN had another bomb week this week. This guy is amazing. Uh, why was he with two so far in the season? He had 13 targets, Eight catches, 162 yards, and a touchdown. He's Sam Darnold's number one target. Sam Darnold is what mostly impresses me with this offense because he is turning out very well so far this year.
00:13:00
Dakota Zeigler
And JSN is showing us what we thought we saw in Ohio State finally.
00:13:05
Damien
Yeah, enough said. He's been in the good for far too long. If you guys don't know it by now, then you're way too late to the program.
00:13:12
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, his expectations now are just higher and higher and higher.
00:13:12
Damien
He's good at football.
00:13:16
Dakota Zeigler
He's a great football player. And I think Seattle made the right move train DK to open him up. It's obvious.
00:13:23
Damien
I agree.
00:13:24
Dakota Zeigler
He looks like a stud. Kayshaun Boutte was Drake May's favorite target this week.
00:13:28
Damien
Booty!
00:13:31
Dakota Zeigler
Five catches, 93 yards, and who count em two, them, two touchdowns. Obviously, you're up and down with Kayshaun Boutte this year. You're kind of up and down with all the Patriots wide receivers so far this season because it's you know it's pick one, pick none, pick all.
00:13:48
Dakota Zeigler
It's you know whoever Drake Mays feeling that week, and this week he was feeling Boutte. So hopefully he started them, but I doubt it. What are your thoughts?
00:13:56
Damien
I mean, the perfect flex spot? Like, I don't...
00:14:01
Dakota Zeigler
So boom or bust, but I mean it is boom. It's boom.
00:14:04
Damien
He reminds me of Rashid Shahid, but like I feel like Rashid Shahid didn't have this much touchdown upside every week last year. But it feels like the same guy.
00:14:16
Dakota Zeigler
The Rashid Shaheed shout is interesting. He doesn't have the speed, but he does have the boomer bust. And he's way, way better as a deep target, like red zone target, because he can actually body a corner. But it's very interesting. I like Meece and Boutte.
00:14:29
Dakota Zeigler
He's probably my second favorite wide receiver in New England behind Diggs. Nah, I might like him more than Diggs.
00:14:36
Damien
Douglas oh my bad yeah yeah yeah baby yeah I've been calling this for a while now i told you he's back guess what he's back
00:14:38
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, he's not he's not in this list. Sorry. Lad McConkie. Man, I hope you guys, I hope you guys low because the price is back up to what it was. Seven catches, 100 yards, and another touchdown. Back-to-back weeks.
00:14:52
Dakota Zeigler
McConkie's back, and if you didn't buy low, you're SOL, if you will.
00:15:04
Damien
That's it. but He's really good.
00:15:05
Dakota Zeigler
That's all you got. That's literally all the breakdown we got is Ladd McConkie is now Ladd McConkie again.
00:15:06
Damien
because He's really good. it's
00:15:12
Damien
Don't doubt a white boy when we make it a wide receiver.
00:15:15
Dakota Zeigler
All right, there it is.
00:15:15
Damien
Don't doubt it.
00:15:17
Dakota Zeigler
Moving on, Kamani Vidal for the Chargers.
00:15:18
Damien
Cut that.
00:15:20
Dakota Zeigler
I hope you guys, in all your waiver claims, picked up Vidal instead of Haskins. I liked Vidal more. I have him in a few spots. He is definitely the running back one there for the Chargers for this stint without our Amari and 18 carries, 124 yards, receiving touchdown and you know a couple catches as well.
00:15:41
Dakota Zeigler
Looked very good. Played on almost 70% of snaps. If you want a wide receiver for the Chargers, it's Vidal.
00:15:49
Damien
Yeah, that's for sure. He's proven that he's the lead of that committee for now while Martin Hampton is out. And this gets me wondering, when Hampton comes back, is it going to be more of a timeshare than we thought with Vidal proving that he's worth every buck right now?
00:16:06
Damien
That's my only question.
00:16:08
Dakota Zeigler
That's interesting. I didn't think about that too much. I was assuming Hampton would get the job back right away, but maybe. Monday Night Football, B. John Robinson and Drake London absolutely tore up the Buffalo Bills.
00:16:21
Dakota Zeigler
B. John with like an 80-yard touchdown making a couple of men miss. Drake London should have had two touchdowns, went for it at the end of the first half, and Inches short with his foot stepping out of bounds.
00:16:33
Dakota Zeigler
But two great games from the big studs down there in Atlanta. These are every week starters, and, man, they showed it last week or yesterday.
00:16:40
Damien
Yeah, they really did. and like And like I was telling Junior before the podcast, I chose not to watch the games because I decided to play some computer games because I'm a bum.
00:16:52
Damien
But that the alert showed up and I was like, B. John Robinson with an 80 yard touchdown run. Guess I don't have to watch this game anymore. It's over.
00:17:00
Dakota Zeigler
It's all gone.
00:17:01
Damien
It's over. Called game in the first quarter. Called game.
00:17:05
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah. I mean, they looked Atlanta looked legit.
00:17:05
Damien
That's all I needed to see.
00:17:08
Dakota Zeigler
We'll talk about them later, but they looked dominant. I'm very, very pleased with what I saw out of Atlanta last night. And the other game that happened on Monday night, DeAndre Swift tore up the Washington Commanders over 100 yards rushing, another receiving touchdown, a big big one too, i think a 50-yard catch.
00:17:27
Dakota Zeigler
He looked untouchable, and the main thing at the end of the game, he got two massive first downs for the Bears to put them in the field goal range. He looks really good. I'm a big DeAndre Swift guy, and this was kind of his breakout game for the year. What are your thoughts on Swift?
00:17:41
Damien
Yeah, we said this at the beginning the that we both loved him for like redraft purposes for one year, like you need a win at running back.
00:17:50
Dakota Zeigler
Mm-hmm.
00:17:50
Damien
We both loved him at the beginning the He's finally starting to show it. And I think this is only going to continue the rest of the year, especially after they had the bye last week.
00:17:54
Dakota Zeigler
Yep.
00:17:59
Damien
I think this is wheels up for the rest of the year. This is about the production we want to see.
00:18:07
Dakota Zeigler
couple more goods. The Carolina Panthers, and more specifically Bryce Young, three touchdown passes. still and didn't have He almost had 200 yards passing, but he looked very, very good against the Cowboys.
00:18:20
Dakota Zeigler
That Cowboys defense is definitely a defense we have to be targeting for fantasy. But Carolina looked really good. I called them getting and win against the Cowboys. They did. Tett McMillan showed up and got his first career touchdown and decided to get another one in the same game just because.
00:18:36
Dakota Zeigler
Really pleased when i'm seeing about this Panthers team. I'm excited for the future for these guys.
00:18:40
Damien
Yeah, Ted saw the buy one, get one and said, thank you very much. But Bryce Young, man, I've been seeing it all year and like he's finally like came to my defense a little bit about me being a Bryce Young guy.
00:18:53
Damien
He actually showed what he can do. And I think this is what we need to maybe not expect, but what we need to hope for each game because I think he's capable of this every week. I thought he was precise as a decision maker in that game.
00:19:09
Damien
I thought he read his reads very well. I just thought this was one of the most complete games that Bryce Young has had as a starting quarterback in the NFL.
Team Struggles and Critiques
00:19:19
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, completely agree. The only thing I'm worried about with Bryce Young is that he seems like he might be a more NFL QB than he is a fantasy QB. Because even with the great game he had, three passing touchdowns, he still didn't eclipse 20 points in the league of record that we're in.
00:19:35
Dakota Zeigler
So I'm not saying he's a bad quarterback because he he obviously played very well on Sunday. But fantasy-wise, it just leaves a little, yeah you know, it tickles you a little bit.
00:19:46
Damien
Yeah, a little bit left to be desired.
00:19:49
Dakota Zeigler
Yes, that's what I wanted, but I went with a non PG version.
00:19:50
Damien
But I love the growth. Yeah, i like I like the little steps I've seen so far from Bryce Young this year. Love them.
00:19:58
Dakota Zeigler
Definitely. he look definitely looks like he's improved. The last good here. And we're going to kind of fly by this one pretty quick. The New York football giants.
00:20:05
Damien
Yeah, move on.
00:20:07
Dakota Zeigler
Yep.
00:20:07
Damien
Yikes.
00:20:08
Dakota Zeigler
All right, let's get into the bads. And speaking of the Philadelphia Eagles football team, man, we have to talk about him here for a minute, but Holy hell.
00:20:11
Damien
Move on quick, move on quick.
00:20:18
Dakota Zeigler
Sorry, 1958 to myself. This Eagles team is it's not fun to watch, dude. It's it's slow. It's boring. It's predictable.
00:20:32
Dakota Zeigler
It's it's like an it's like a it to be honest. I hate to say it. It gives me 2023 Eagles vibes. three eagles vibes
00:20:40
Damien
I was thinking the same thing, but a point I wanted to bring up to you, and I'm sure you watch the game live as I did. Jordan Mailata got exposed the entire game.
00:20:50
Dakota Zeigler
Yes, he did. The whole offensive line.
00:20:53
Damien
So I only watched the first half, but like Jordan Mailata in particular got exposed and like, I consider him in a minus tackle in this league.
00:21:03
Dakota Zeigler
oh yeah, he's top five.
00:21:04
Damien
Got exposed.
00:21:04
Dakota Zeigler
Easy.
00:21:06
Damien
Got exposed the entire game. Whether it was Brian Burns or Abdul Carter, it didn't matter. Kayvon Thibodeau, it didn't matter. He was getting exposed the entire game, and like that doesn't look good.
00:21:19
Damien
Especially when the interior of the offensive line hasn't been good.
00:21:19
Dakota Zeigler
no
00:21:23
Damien
He's dealing with some injuries.
00:21:23
Dakota Zeigler
It's been banged up.
00:21:26
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, I do.
00:21:26
Damien
It's not a good look to see.
00:21:28
Dakota Zeigler
I have to give a little bit of credit to the Giants because, one, their offensive scheme was the perfect scheme again to go against the Eagles. We always suck against rushing quarterbacks.
00:21:40
Dakota Zeigler
Darth took advantage of that. And this year, we stink against the run. Skadaboo obviously took advantage of that. We had no Jalen Carter on the back end. Quentin Mitchell ended up getting hurt on the back end.
00:21:51
Dakota Zeigler
We're missing a guard. it's And our offense is incapable. We're missing offensive coordinator. it's It's awful. It's not good. This team is getting worse somehow.
00:22:02
Dakota Zeigler
We need a bye week so bad.
00:22:05
Damien
Yeah, we're getting dog walked in these games.
00:22:07
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, it wasn't even close. We weren't competitive against the Giants.
00:22:11
Damien
Nope, not at all.
00:22:13
Dakota Zeigler
It's dead. they theyre They're coming to the link.
00:22:14
Damien
I turned it off at halftime. I turned it off at halftime. I knew exactly what was going to happen.
00:22:17
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah. I mean, if we want to talk about my depressive state on Thursday, this was the exact same day that the Phillies got eliminated from the playoffs in one of the most demoralizing, humiliating humiliating fashions.
00:22:30
Dakota Zeigler
And then flipped channels after that happened to me, and I look at the score of the Eagles-Giants game, and we're down two touchdowns to the New York Giants.
00:22:42
Damien
Yep.
00:22:42
Dakota Zeigler
And I did not watch the fourth quarter. I couldn't do it.
00:22:47
Damien
Yeah, I i couldn't do it either.
00:22:48
Dakota Zeigler
there's
00:22:49
Damien
I shut it down at halftime. I knew it was happening.
00:22:52
Dakota Zeigler
Can't happen. Bad football team need to get it together, but we'll talk about it more later. Another stinker. Oh, my God. The Broncos and the Jets game in London.
00:23:02
Damien
I called it. I called it. If you remember, I called it.
00:23:05
Dakota Zeigler
Maybe one of the most boring football games I've ever been forced to experience in my entire life.
00:23:15
Damien
i told I told you to smash the under.
00:23:15
Dakota Zeigler
I wish Zig was on here.
00:23:17
Damien
I told you to smash the under and it was gross all the way through.
00:23:20
Dakota Zeigler
i don't know if I don't know if they offer all unders under 24 and a half. Like, I don't think that happens. That was a disgusting football game.
00:23:30
Dakota Zeigler
One total touchdown in that football game, and guess who the hell it was? The Broncos fullback. don't even know his goddamn name.
00:23:38
Damien
under.
00:23:39
Dakota Zeigler
No idea who was. It's like their third-string tight end slash fullback slash long snapper. Who gives up?
00:23:46
Dakota Zeigler
it. Sorry, I'm getting all worked up. Tua Tungavailoa, which I'm not going to say his name. We've written in our little chat because I will get we have to mute it.
00:23:54
Damien
oh
00:23:55
Dakota Zeigler
Man, this guy looks like a... Not good. Just not good.
00:24:00
Damien
I'm so upset that you didn't actually say the name that I came up with.
00:24:03
Dakota Zeigler
I want you to send it.
00:24:03
Damien
as So the folks know I came up with fun names for the good and the bad and Gary didn't say it. As a host, he didn't say it. And I'm going to say it right now because this is too good.
00:24:18
Damien
I can't. I wanted to.
00:24:19
Dakota Zeigler
Exactly. I couldn't do it.
00:24:20
Damien
yeah I tried to bring myself to do it. i Hang on.
00:24:24
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
00:24:26
Damien
To a tongue and down an
00:24:29
Dakota Zeigler
Not bad. i thought you were going to say Hawk two of that tongue down my
00:24:31
Damien
Not bad.
00:24:34
Damien
yeah
00:24:35
Dakota Zeigler
Abysmal. But Tua looks awful. Three interceptions really was the reason they lost that game because even at the end of the game, they were in it, but weren't able to prevail. Last-minute field goal for the Chargers just – he lost the Dolphins the game that week. It's pretty simple.
00:24:51
Dakota Zeigler
The entire Baltimore Ravens is our next bad, and, man, this football team needs Lamar Jackson. There's a reason he isn't an MVP candidate every year. It's because this team sucks without him.
00:25:05
Damien
Yeah, they were really bad. Like, really, really bad.
00:25:07
Dakota Zeigler
Really, really bad. The fact that Cooper Rush got a backup quarterback job after how awful he looked as a cowboy blows my mind. They should went to Tyler Huntley two weeks ago.
00:25:19
Damien
Yeah. Bring out Snoop Huntley. What are we doing?
00:25:23
Dakota Zeigler
Love And for the next segment on the show, it's going to be a fun one. This is what I was teasing Dakota about. I was hoping Dakota would be here so that way I can tease him. But welcome Is this running back a running back Dakota loved before the preseason? Yes.
00:25:40
Dakota Zeigler
We were hyping him up a couple weeks ago. And shocker, were we talking about the bads? There's a couple of them on this list. And Damien, can you name all three running backs that are in the bads list that Dakota has?
00:25:54
Dakota Zeigler
Zig, the production, was a big fan of this offseason. Go ahead. Give me three names, buddy.
00:26:00
Damien
Man, this is a great segment. I love this segment. We're going to go with Javante Williams,
00:26:07
Dakota Zeigler
What?
00:26:09
Damien
J.K. Dobbins,
00:26:10
Dakota Zeigler
What?
00:26:12
Damien
and Travis Etienne.
00:26:15
Dakota Zeigler
Congratulations. You guessed it. Three. God-awful running backs that Dakota Ziegler was a big fan of this offseason. Yes, i was this is what you get when we give you your flowers.
00:26:24
Damien
This is my favorite segment. This isn't it.
00:26:29
Dakota Zeigler
You have to eat your flowers and enjoy them, but they will die one day because they have to.
00:26:32
Damien
yeah
00:26:35
Dakota Zeigler
You never watered them.
Disappointments and Criticisms
00:26:36
Dakota Zeigler
You never took care of them. You didn't give them any sunlight, and now your flowers are dead. Javante Williams, J.K. Dobbins, Travis Etienne, garbage this week.
00:26:46
Dakota Zeigler
Man, I wish he was here. He's going to love listening to that back in the podcast. I know I teased you.
00:26:49
Damien
That's my favorite segment of all time.
00:26:52
Damien
That's the best thing we've ever done.
00:26:53
Dakota Zeigler
For the viewers, I told Damien I have a game show bit I want to do, but I'm just going to let him know when we get here. And here it was. And i honestly, it went way better than I thought it was.
00:27:03
Damien
yeah It is my favorite thing we ever done on this podcast.
00:27:07
Dakota Zeigler
That was a good time. Sorry, Zig. But all seriousness, Javante did not look good, even against a bad
00:27:11
Damien
I'm not.
00:27:16
Dakota Zeigler
I can't even think. They went against the Panthers this week. Bad Panthers defense. Javante did not look good. J.K. Dobbins was a part of that awful Broncos-Jets game, so no one had a good time there.
00:27:27
Dakota Zeigler
And Travis Etienne did not play well for the Jaguars this week. He seemed to be a focus. Sorry for that Seattle defense. And to be honest, I think that Seattle defense is legit.
00:27:40
Dakota Zeigler
I think we have to start fading players against that Seattle defense. what are your thoughts?
00:27:45
Damien
Yeah, I definitely agree. But for the more important note, I didn't have the game show idea. That was all Junior. He's brilliant in that way. But for each of those running backs, because I wrote the notes here, I wrote Ha Ha Zig right after all of them. And I just that that was my favorite thing of all time. We got to keep doing that.
00:28:02
Dakota Zeigler
That's kind of what gave me the idea to do. I'm like, what if we all throw these together and just you know make a bid about it? But that awesome. Sorry, Zig, but not really sorry. Devontae Adams stunk it up for the Rams this week, even with a Puka Nakua going down, which we'll talk about again a little bit later. But just not good. Expecting more from this guy.
00:28:25
Damien
Yeah, definitely expecting a lot more from Devontae Adams. Really iffy to see what that Puka Nakua status is for this and upcoming week.
00:28:36
Damien
Because I'm not liking it if Nakua is not there. Not liking it all.
00:28:40
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, we'll talk we'll talk about him a little bit later, but it's not to be good.
00:28:41
Damien
all
00:28:45
Dakota Zeigler
Jameer Gibbs is our next bad, and I'm going to kind of pair him with Dave Montgomery as well. Couldn't get either one of those running games going. Yes, the Chiefs have a good rush defense. Going up against Steve Spagnuolo, he's a very good coordinator, but I would have expected Gibbs to have at least a decent day, and he did not.
00:29:03
Damien
Yeah, that's... Like, for Gibbs, it was his first week of, like, finally, like, coming back down the earth. So, like, there's not too much hate, but you gotta be on the bat for a reason.
00:29:14
Damien
And he made it.
00:29:14
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah. I'm going let you say this next one, Damien.
00:29:18
Damien
Travis Hunter was an absolute bum this week. And I was actually going to throw it to you if I was host, but I'll let you take over. What are your thoughts on Travis Hunter and what do we expect from him the rest of the year?
00:29:31
Dakota Zeigler
As a Travis Hunter fan, I want to just tell you, like, hey, after the bye week, they'll get him more involved in the offense and we'll kind of turn this ship around. I just don't think it's going happen.
00:29:42
Dakota Zeigler
As a true analyst that has to give you my honest opinions, I think we just have to wait a year on Travis Hunter. It's just it's not going to happen right now. They're taking too much time to kind of develop him.
00:29:53
Dakota Zeigler
He did play 70, almost 80% of snaps on offense this week. So that's a slight improvement. Seven targets, slight improvement. But fantasy-wise, it's probably just not going to happen this week or this year. i'm sorry You're probably going to get one or two big boom weeks this week this year, but you're never going to know when it is. So if you're dynasty-wise, just hold him for next year.
00:30:17
Dakota Zeigler
Any qualms?
00:30:19
Damien
No qualms here.
00:30:21
Dakota Zeigler
This next one I'm just going to preface.
00:30:25
Dakota Zeigler
Justin Fields, Garrett Wilson, more players involved in that awful Broncos, Jets, just nothing else but any ewes.
00:30:35
Damien
Just all the ewes. Ew.
00:30:39
Dakota Zeigler
Just gross.
00:30:39
Damien
And you might as well just go down there to Cortland Sutton All The Dicks. Ew. 3055. My bad. thirty fifty five
00:30:57
Damien
my bed
00:30:58
Dakota Zeigler
You're good. Zach Charbonnet and Kenneth Walker also both duds this week, which is kind of awkward because usually one of them least has a decent week or or a touchdown. Both of them kind of stunk it up this week, and I don't love their matchup next week either.
00:31:13
Damien
Yeah, it was really gross this week, and this gives me no inkling of hope trying to start them in the future. Like, I don't know what I'm going to get. It was already dicey to start with where you just pick one and hope.
00:31:21
Dakota Zeigler
No idea.
00:31:24
Damien
Now it's like, do I pick either? i don't know.
00:31:27
Dakota Zeigler
i don't think so. It's going to be matchup dependent for me, and it even then, it's I'm looking anywhere else. The Cleveland Browns browned all over from themselves this week, as Damian the Ninja Morris quoted himself in our podcast.
00:31:43
Dakota Zeigler
That whole team was kind of this entire week. Threw the ball a lot, but didn't do much with it. Quinshawn Judkins had a bad week.
00:31:55
Dakota Zeigler
Jerry Judy didn't have a good week. Fanon had an okay week, and so did – sorry. Harold Fanon had a good week, but also that's with David and Jokun going down.
00:32:06
Dakota Zeigler
We'll talk about him a little bit later, but Fanon's the only bright spot on this and entire team, and I love Quinchon. That's about it.
00:32:13
Damien
Yeah, that was one of my favorite ones to write this week as I was doing the write-up.
00:32:17
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
00:32:18
Damien
That one was nice for me to hear.
00:32:19
Dakota Zeigler
I think my next next favorite one the one we're to talk about next, so I'll throw it to you to get that name out there.
00:32:25
Damien
Michael, my pit stink.
00:32:29
Damien
That's another good one.
00:32:30
Dakota Zeigler
that's for That's a good one. From Michael Pittman, wide receiver for the Colts.
00:32:31
Damien
the but That's Michael Pittman, yeah.
00:32:34
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, just to make sure everyone got that reference, it's Michael Pittman. His pits don't actually stink. Well, they probably did after this week. But one of the only bad spots with the Colts.
00:32:42
Damien
He needs Old Spice.
00:32:46
Damien
Get that man some deodorant. They stanky.
00:32:50
Dakota Zeigler
Samira Springs, man.
00:32:50
Damien
Some degree at least.
00:32:52
Dakota Zeigler
What are we doing?
00:32:52
Damien
i Something.
00:32:54
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, dove for men.
00:32:55
Damien
Jesus.
00:32:57
Dakota Zeigler
Just kidding. where This podcast sucks.
00:33:01
Damien
i love us so much.
00:33:03
Damien
He's
00:33:04
Dakota Zeigler
Me too. Ramon J. Fumbleson showed up again this week.
00:33:07
Damien
back. He's back.
00:33:08
Dakota Zeigler
This guy, this entire team, this running back situation, I shouldn't say this entire team, this a running back situation makes me so angry. And it really shouldn't, but it does. It makes me so, so mad.
00:33:24
Damien
Yeah, I like...
00:33:24
Dakota Zeigler
13 carries, 18 total yards. Awful. How do you keep giving this guy the ball?
00:33:29
Damien
Gross. I was just... I don't know. I don't know. All I know is that he got to make the list and it was a nickname that you crowned. So I was happy to include him in our list.
00:33:38
Dakota Zeigler
I love that nickname.
00:33:40
Damien
I loved it.
00:33:40
Dakota Zeigler
Love that nickname. Kind of a shocker for the bads, but the Washington Commanders, Jaden Daniels had a decent fantasy week, but he gave up an awful fumble in the fourth quarter to literally lose the Commanders a game.
00:33:53
Dakota Zeigler
JCM with another fumble loss that kind of cost them a game. And Debo Samuel with no Terry McLaurin in the lineup really didn't get anything going. That whole commanders team is kind of eh. But Damien, JCM, what's going on?
00:34:07
Damien
Yeah, buddy. I don't know.
00:34:09
Dakota Zeigler
lot of touches, but still.
00:34:12
Damien
i think you just go with the touches. I think they'll he'll turn it around. i like That's my hope. That's what we all have to be hoping. He's the only one worth rostering. So like why change up the game plan now? He had a bad week.
00:34:25
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, bad week.
00:34:26
Damien
I'll forgive a bad week.
00:34:28
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, have to give forgive a bad week. That's a good way to say it. Next one, Roma Dunze. hanna Would have had a pretty good game, but he had a touchdown called back on a pretty gross legal formation call.
00:34:42
Dakota Zeigler
But other than that, no touchdown. He only had like two or three catches, 30 yards. We expect more from a Dunze, especially with the start of the year. So hopefully he can kind of turn that around, but not great of the young guy.
00:34:53
Damien
Yeah, he'll he'll turn it around. Don't worry about it.
00:34:56
Dakota Zeigler
The entire Bills offense or football team, I would say, against the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night, especially Josh Allen, he did not look good on Monday. Bad decisions all over the place, throwing the ball in the tight areas, threw two interceptions where where like one of them really wasn't his fault.
00:35:12
Dakota Zeigler
Just did not look sharp. Offense did not look good. Disappointing.
00:35:18
Damien
Yeah, and like, my concern is, this is two weeks in a row.
00:35:22
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
00:35:23
Damien
is this Is this the bills we need to expect?
00:35:26
Dakota Zeigler
A lot of people online, there's what I'm seeing is comparing what's going on in Philadelphia right now to the same thing that's happening in Buffalo. Offense that are just stagnant and can't get moving.
00:35:35
Damien
Like...
00:35:37
Dakota Zeigler
Defenses are just giving up big plays, and it's just not good.
00:35:40
Damien
I think we just, like like, you know they're a good football team. You just, they're going to have some bad weeks, and I think that's what it is right now. Because, like, I'm not going to say the Bills aren't a good team. Yeah, they had their struggles, but am I going to not take the Bills to probably win their matchup next week?
00:35:56
Damien
No. Same thing with the Birds.
00:35:57
Dakota Zeigler
yeah
00:35:58
Damien
it's It's been rough all year, and, like, it's it's nice to see that someone, like, is doing it with the Birds, like, stinking, like a good team stinking with the Birds.
00:36:08
Dakota Zeigler
yeah
00:36:08
Damien
So it's like,
00:36:09
Dakota Zeigler
Join us in this pit of despair.
00:36:09
Damien
looking.
00:36:12
Damien
we're We're just doing what the Bills are doing. Haha, very funny. Get it together, guys.
00:36:16
Dakota Zeigler
yeah
00:36:17
Damien
Please soon.
00:36:17
Dakota Zeigler
makes me It makes me feel better that I'm not the only one that's sad.
00:36:19
Damien
this
00:36:22
Dakota Zeigler
Thank you very much.
00:36:23
Damien
is tough to hear.
00:36:25
Dakota Zeigler
I love football. Our next one on our bads list is us, buddy.
00:36:28
Damien
No.
00:36:31
Dakota Zeigler
We let down the parlay this week, man. And i I never saw this one coming because when Zig told me he was picking Jamar Chase, I was like, what?
00:36:33
Damien
and this is tough to hear
00:36:37
Damien
no
00:36:40
Damien
Yeah, you're full of $36.55.
00:36:41
Dakota Zeigler
Week one with Joe Flacco?
00:36:42
Damien
Yeah, crazy. Crazy. Yeah. yeah crazy
00:36:47
Dakota Zeigler
just so just Just so nuts.
00:36:47
Damien
being increase
00:36:48
Dakota Zeigler
I hate to see it. I'm on Raw, too, letting me down on Sunday Night Football.
00:36:53
Damien
yeah
00:36:54
Dakota Zeigler
I hate to see it. And then Travis Kelsey, I'll let you take this one, buddy.
00:36:58
Damien
Yeah, this one hurts. So for you guys to know, if you actually follow the Ninjas bet of the week, normally this is far out there for a reason. It's probably not going to hit. This week was the closest we've ever been with three out of the four guys hitting on a tight end bet.
00:37:12
Damien
And Travis Kelsey sold us short. The only leg missing in the parlay.
Injuries and Their Impacts
00:37:17
Damien
Everyone else hit. So I want you to go up to all your Swifties tomorrow that you know of and just scold them the entire day.
00:37:26
Damien
Don't do anything mean or malice. Just scold them all day. You could add 400 bucks if it wasn't for the Swifties. Think about that. That's it.
00:37:37
Dakota Zeigler
I can't do that because I want to get married in April, I'm going allow that. I'm just going to keep that one to myself.
00:37:43
Damien
yeah
00:37:44
Dakota Zeigler
We're going to move on here to the injuries that happened this week, and I'm going to be a podcast and throw in little transition. are your thoughts?
00:37:51
Damien
Love that. Wow.
00:37:52
Dakota Zeigler
love that sound effect, too.
00:37:53
Damien
Are we a podcast? This is crazy.
00:37:55
Dakota Zeigler
were It's amazing, buddy. I'm so glad Dakota's not here. A couple big-time injuries happened this week, and the biggest one is Puka Nakua. wide receiver one on a lot of people's dynasty leagues, goes down to what looked like a pretty nasty ankle injury.
00:38:05
Damien
so
00:38:12
Dakota Zeigler
But from all the reports that showed up on Monday, it's it seems like he's avoided a long-term major injury. So definitely a good sign. I would still probably expect him to be out this week at least, especially with the bye week they have next week.
00:38:26
Dakota Zeigler
But it's a good sign that he'll probably be back in two weeks from now against New Orleans. So Pukunakua, you need a spot start. He's probably going to be out this week.
00:38:36
Dakota Zeigler
I'm to throw it out there. Jordan Winnington is a good option to add if you need a guy to start this week. He was the guy who kind of got thrown into the Puka Nakua role whenever he was out last year, and he also helped out when Cooper Cup was out last year as well.
00:38:51
Dakota Zeigler
I like him a lot. Jordan Winnington in your Dynasty League. Throw a little waiver claim out there for him what are your thoughts, Ninja?
00:38:56
Damien
Yeah, I absolutely love that. I think he's... I was looking at adding him a couple weeks ago, and I was like, there's no point. But, man, I should have added him. But he's definitely a guy who should hit your waiver block, especially in your deep leagues where like everyone already has guys. like Throw at least $20 on him, even if it's for a week. Yeah.
00:39:19
Damien
I think he's going to be worth all the juice going. And then I'll throw it back to you. Man, that Bucs offense is looking rough.
00:39:27
Dakota Zeigler
Very rough. Another injury from them this week. A Mecca Egbuka. Looks like he injured his hamstring. He's getting an MRI today as we speak, probably in the scanner right now.
00:39:40
Dakota Zeigler
I'm expecting him to probably miss at least the week, possibly two, but it's not looking good for Egbuka. Immediately ruled out of the game. Some bright spots for the Bucs offense, and we'll talk about them later, but it looks like Mike Evans is going to play this week, so that'll at least be a wide receiver you can throw into that lineup and feel good about with Baker Mayfield, but That Bucs offense, man, there's something down there in the water in Tampa Bay. You got to get out of Florida, man. Go down more south. Get to Miami, where football also stinks down there, too. but But anyways, moving on here.
00:40:10
Dakota Zeigler
Marvin Harrison Jr. was ruled out pretty early in Sunday's game with a concussion. Doesn't look like it's going to be anything long term. He should be back this week, but just keep in checking on your reports. If you have him on your fantasy teams, make sure he's practicing like Thursday, Friday.
00:40:24
Dakota Zeigler
You would love for him to get cleared like Wednesday or Thursday and get a practice or two in. But keep an eye on Marvin Harrison if he is out. I don't like any of them. Michael Wilson if you have to, but all the Trey McBride.
00:40:37
Dakota Zeigler
David Njoku has a knee injury. the Nothing has been announced as of now. He was ruled out of Sunday's game, and that's kind of why Harold Fannin went off.
00:40:47
Dakota Zeigler
If David Njoku ends up being out, I love Harold Fannin in really any matchup ever. but keep your eyes out for Njoku. He might be out this week, if not two. Anthony Richardson has a brain injury. Oh, I mean, sorry. He has an orbital orbital fracture.
00:41:02
Dakota Zeigler
He was apparently messing around with a warm-up stretch band, probably let it loose, and just so smacked himself right in the face with it, literally broke his orbital bone.
00:41:12
Damien
think
00:41:14
Dakota Zeigler
One of the most outrageous reports I've ever seen on a Sunday, it was like... How does that happen to a top of the line athlete, top of the line athlete, like generational athlete and you whack yourself in the face with a like a stretch band?
00:41:22
Damien
That's six QB one. That's six QB one.
00:41:32
Damien
Hey, can't fix stupid buddy. don't know.
00:41:36
Dakota Zeigler
that and That's why it's a brain injury, buddy.
00:41:36
Damien
don't know
00:41:38
Dakota Zeigler
That's awful. Garrett Wilson probably hyperextended his knee at the end of game into that god-awful game at London. Earliest reports are that they he's probably going to be out a couple of weeks.
00:41:50
Dakota Zeigler
If that is true, or run far away if you have any Jets players. I don't want any fields. Brees Hall even looks worse now. They're going to be able to get that offense moving at all.
00:42:02
Dakota Zeigler
The Jets just look like a dumpster fire.
00:42:06
Dakota Zeigler
Any qualms?
00:42:06
Damien
Yeah, it's it's so bad. And I said at the beginning of the year, you don't want anything to do with Jets. This... and I wasn't expecting injury, but this is about what I expected. Just an absolute dumpster fire.
00:42:21
Dakota Zeigler
You probably weren't starting in many ways, but Calvin Ridley, I heard his hamstring last week. He's expected to miss some time. and And even if he does, who cares? The only reason this is important is because there's another wide receiver in Tennessee that might get some more opportunity.
00:42:35
Dakota Zeigler
What's his name?
00:42:35
Damien
hello Yeah, epic IU Manor, baby.
00:42:40
Dakota Zeigler
Stay tuned for that later. One more injury. Fred Warner for the San Francisco 49ers had a pretty gruesome injury if you're able to see it. The only reason this is brought up in a fantasy podcast is because he is the core of that 49ers defense.
00:42:53
Dakota Zeigler
So i would expect them to be pretty worse without that guy on the field, especially the leader of their defense.
00:42:58
Damien
we We play guys against the 49ers now, is what it means.
00:43:03
Dakota Zeigler
Yes, we're targeting tight ends against the 49ers with how good Fred Warner is.
00:43:06
Damien
Yep.
00:43:09
Dakota Zeigler
Other news, a Titans fired Callahan. He is officially done down there in Tennessee. They gave this guy only a couple weeks to K-more, and were like, we got to get this guy the heck out of here.
00:43:20
Dakota Zeigler
Expected this. This team is awful. They can't get anything going offensively or defensively. they They're just bad.
00:43:28
Damien
Yeah, it's it's rough. And, like, the hard thing for me to hear this is, like, Ben Callahan got fired. His dad is the offensive line coach. He didn't get fired.
00:43:39
Damien
So, like, that's got to be a rough look. You know what I mean?
00:43:41
Dakota Zeigler
a little off.
00:43:42
Damien
Like, father, son, how do you look at the guy at Thanksgiving dinner?
00:43:42
Dakota Zeigler
It's going to be a little awkward at dinner. Yeah.
00:43:46
Damien
Like, hey, you got fired. What are you doing? Penn State head coach, stay tuned.
00:43:54
Dakota Zeigler
Hopefully not. A few buys going into this week six.
00:43:56
Damien
Yeah.
00:43:57
Dakota Zeigler
The Ravens and the Bills are both goingnna going to be on buys this week. So if you have any Ravens, your Derek Henry's, your Josh Allen's on the Bills. You're James Cooks. going to have to find somewhere else. But I heard there, Damien, did you hear there's breaking news? I think there might be a trade coming in.
00:44:16
Damien
It's in. It is in ladies and gentlemen. A trade has been completed.
00:44:23
Dakota Zeigler
Oh, my God.
00:44:25
Damien
And it's an absolute doozy. And so the people know. This is a legal record where all three of us are in. And I see Junior's face and it is agape. It is open. He doesn't know what to say.
00:44:44
Damien
And I want him to get his first thoughts here. This is breaking news for a reason. Junior. What are your first thoughts here on this
Trade Discussions and Opinions
00:44:52
Damien
trade?
00:44:52
Dakota Zeigler
Dude, I think you gave up way too much.
00:44:56
Damien
Really?
00:44:56
Dakota Zeigler
Way too much.
00:44:57
Damien
Really?
00:44:58
Dakota Zeigler
Oh, yeah. Wow.
00:45:03
Dakota Zeigler
I don't know. I can't make words right now. Yeah.
00:45:09
Damien
Thank you.
00:45:10
Dakota Zeigler
I'm going to try and break this down quickly for the for the listeners, but these are two sides to a trade. The first side is a side that Damian Moore is going home with. We'll save the big time for last, but tight end Gadsden's from the Chargers.
00:45:25
Dakota Zeigler
A 2026 second. This probably be an early second. Running back Travion Henderson and the big fish, Jamar Chase, gets traded to Damian the Ninja Moore. Who did he give up for Jamar Chase, you might ask? Well, a few big pieces.
00:45:39
Dakota Zeigler
A.J. Brown was traded away. Trey McBride was traded away. And James Cook was traded away. Not only those three big players, a 2027 first-round pick and two-thirds that we don't really care about, but a 2027 first on that trade, man.
00:45:56
Dakota Zeigler
that it's It's hurting my eyeballs. Okay.
00:45:59
Damien
Yeah, and I'll give a little bit of context for the viewers. I could not get out of that trade without a 27. For one, I didn't want to scare the guy off. Because if Jamar's on the table, man, you don't want to risk anything.
00:46:12
Damien
If Jamar's on the table. But here's my thoughts on the trade, right? So, for the league of record knows, Trey McBride is at top three tight end in fantasy football.
00:46:25
Damien
But... I have Harold Fannin, who's been producing very, very, very well.
00:46:33
Damien
And I get Arunda Gatson, who's been on the rise. So tight end, eh, downgrade for sure. But, you know, you gotta thank Jamar Chase. And then you go James Cook to Travion Henderson. Well, my boys here love Travion Henderson.
00:46:47
Damien
And James Cook, I'll be honest with you, the usage scares me. And it scares me a lot. And I think I bought myself another four years at running back.
00:46:59
Damien
So I love that trade. The only tough part about this trade is a 27 first. But with that team's construction, I can't imagine it's going to be before the 1-8.
00:47:11
Damien
So, late 27, which is tough to give up. I still hold on to my better 27 first.
00:47:22
Damien
And I now have the best wide receiver core maybe ever assembled. Do I have the top three guys in fantasy wide receiver?
00:47:28
Dakota Zeigler
It is.
00:47:31
Dakota Zeigler
It is. it is. that That is the bright spot of this, is that you have Nico Collins, Justin Jefferson, and now Jamar Chase.
00:47:42
Dakota Zeigler
Three, probably probably top three wide receivers in fantasy right now, name-wise. But I'm trying to look.
00:47:53
Dakota Zeigler
My big thing is I feel like your team did get worse right now after this trade. Running back situation looks bleak, to say the least.
00:48:05
Dakota Zeigler
We love some JCM around here, but he's your number one running back right now. You have Rashad White, but he is...
00:48:13
Dakota Zeigler
You know, once Bucky's back, what is he? And then after that, you're banking on like a DeAndre Swift who we like but don't love. Well, I mean, still, it's it's hard. I don't know.
00:48:25
Dakota Zeigler
I think in the long run, it's probably going to be a good move. It's just looking at the value you gave up. I don't think you necessarily won this trade.
00:48:31
Damien
Yeah, it's a lot. No, no, I don't... So, first off, trading for Jamar, you're never going to win that trade.
00:48:37
Dakota Zeigler
That's fair.
00:48:38
Damien
Ever. And, like, and that's my thoughts going in. It's like, i was like, man, this is a lot. But how often do you get the chance to shoot on Jamar Chase and actually, like, strike it down?
00:48:50
Damien
You don't get to do it.
00:48:50
Dakota Zeigler
That's fair.
00:48:52
Damien
You don't get to do it.
00:48:52
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, I mean, i had the luxury as well of being able to acquire a Jamar Chase share a few years ago when he was available in his first stint.
00:48:52
Damien
And...
00:49:03
Dakota Zeigler
So I understand.
00:49:05
Damien
And even, and so the listeners know, right? You heard Jay Jets, Jamar Chase, and now Nico Collins are my wide receivers. I also do happen to have Malik Nabors. He's just hurt this year.
00:49:19
Dakota Zeigler
True.
00:49:19
Damien
So come next year, I by far, I might even have the top four fantasy wide receivers. And it's debatable, but I might have the best four.
00:49:32
Dakota Zeigler
it's It's a good core for years to come.
00:49:32
Damien
And then running back, I thought, you know, as a dynasty this is a dynasty league. I'm not doing great right now. I'm like a win-now team, but maybe I push it off a year, and I wait until next year, and I'll figure out running back.
00:49:50
Damien
I'll figure it out, because I like Harold Fannin a lot. right He's been doing good. Arundi Gadsden, who I got in the trade, is doing okay. Travion Henderson, who you guys said...
00:50:02
Damien
I don't know. I'm kind of taking your word on it. Hopefully he turns it around. Hopefully we see a little bit more workload.
00:50:08
Dakota Zeigler
Oh, no, you're going to end up blaming us on this trade because Henderson doesn't work out?
00:50:08
Damien
Hopefully.
00:50:11
Damien
yeah but yeah I'm going to.
00:50:15
Dakota Zeigler
Oh, God.
00:50:15
Damien
if it doesn't. I got Jamar. It's fine. Yeah. i thought I thought this was fun. and like Normally I wouldn't do a trade like this.
00:50:21
Dakota Zeigler
That is really fun.
00:50:23
Damien
But like how often is Jamar on the block?
00:50:26
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, I think the the tough part I have to get by is that Jamar...
00:50:27
Damien
You know what I mean? Like.
00:50:30
Dakota Zeigler
is probably going to be hit or miss for this season. But if you think about it, for a dynasty perspective, he's the number one, number two wide receiver in dynasty for as long as he's a wide receiver. So I think long run, this going end up being a very, very good trade for you.
00:50:40
Damien
yeah
00:50:44
Dakota Zeigler
It's just looking at it right now, i'm like, whoa.
00:50:47
Damien
Right now it's bleak.
00:50:49
Dakota Zeigler
Yes.
00:50:49
Damien
But...
00:50:51
Dakota Zeigler
Wow, that that was definitely big breaking news, buddy.
00:50:51
Damien
we we A dynasty we think future things. Love it.
00:50:55
Dakota Zeigler
debt it's Yeah, that's to be a fun one to look back on in year or two.
00:50:55
Damien
Love it.
00:51:00
Dakota Zeigler
But without further ado, I think we head into the breakdown. Man, only an hour into this podcast. Let's go. I'm
00:51:06
Damien
Man. Hit that transition music. Oh, love that.
00:51:10
Dakota Zeigler
going to double down on it, too, just because it's so smooth.
00:51:12
Damien
Oh, buddy.
00:51:14
Dakota Zeigler
Thursday Night Football this week is a big dia division matchup in Cincinnati. Steelers at Bengals. I have in here as a question mark. Ninja, can confirm for me? Ew. Ew.
00:51:27
Damien
Ew, indeed.
00:51:31
Dakota Zeigler
Just to confirm.
00:51:32
Damien
There it is.
00:51:33
Damien
Yeah.
00:51:34
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, like we said, jamar Jamar Chase was definitely usable last week after Joe Flacco came in, hyper-targeted him. He's the really the only bright spot in this offense. Other than that, i don't think I'm really starting anybody.
00:51:46
Dakota Zeigler
T. Higgins, no. Chase Brown, no. That's pretty much it. So, Jamar Chase and we're at. Any qualms?
00:51:56
Damien
No qualms.
00:51:58
Dakota Zeigler
Steeler side, Metcalf, same thing, and I'm out. Any qualms?
00:52:02
Damien
No qualms. I'm interested about the running game there. Caleb Johnson got a couple touches last week. I know we were both pretty high on him.
00:52:09
Dakota Zeigler
Yep.
00:52:09
Damien
I'm looking for that to swing a little bit later in the year. i don't know. He seems to have like working his way back from the depths, if you will.
00:52:17
Dakota Zeigler
Very slowly.
00:52:20
Damien
But I'm looking forward to that.
00:52:20
Dakota Zeigler
Very, very slowly.
00:52:21
Damien
I think he, Hot take right now. He could be a league winner at the end of the year.
00:52:27
Dakota Zeigler
I have been trying to trade for him in a few dynasty leagues and no one will give them to me.
00:52:33
Damien
Yeah, I saw your trade. Also, what do you want for Ferguson there in the trade? Because it's same league. Second round pick?
00:52:42
Dakota Zeigler
I think I traded him already, actually.
00:52:45
Damien
Did you?
00:52:46
Dakota Zeigler
I did.
00:52:46
Damien
I missed it then. My bad, bro.
00:52:47
Dakota Zeigler
For a 2027 second. Yeah, I did. To Zig.
00:52:50
Dakota Zeigler
It actually happened live on the podcast last week.
00:52:52
Damien
Oh, my bad.
00:52:53
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, we can ask Zig. Maybe we'll give you a second for him. We could just do a little tradesy. little three-way, if you will, for But yeah,
00:52:58
Damien
okay
00:53:02
Dakota Zeigler
I like Caleb Johnson long-term, but right now I don't want any Steeler running back. Don't really care.
00:53:09
Damien
Fair.
00:53:09
Dakota Zeigler
Moving on from Thursday night game, we have a London game again. Shocker, 9.30 a.m. Set those lineups. We have the Rams and the Jaguars, the London Jaguars.
00:53:17
Damien
Finally a good game.
00:53:19
Dakota Zeigler
An actual good London game on paper. Hopefully it turns out to be a good game overseas. Like we said earlier, Puka Nakua's status is still up in the air. I would expect him to be out this week, so prepare for some other option to play him. And like I said earlier, Jordan Whittington is a name. i i am if i If I can pick him up off waivers, I am starting him this week.
00:53:41
Dakota Zeigler
Do you have any qualms with that?
00:53:43
Damien
No qualms.
00:53:44
Dakota Zeigler
I legit think he is an instant starter if you can pick him up this week. He's going to have the Pukunikua role, and we want that. Other Rams, we're obviously playing Kyron.
00:53:56
Dakota Zeigler
I like Stafford as well in this matchup. I don't have him written in, but i think he's a pretty decent matchup in your Superflex leagues. And Devontae Adams, I feel like you kind of have to matchup-wise, but I don't know.
00:54:08
Dakota Zeigler
He's been hit or miss this year. What are your thoughts?
00:54:11
Damien
Yeah, I think he's definitely a start in this matchup, especially if Puka is a no-go.
00:54:16
Dakota Zeigler
Yes.
00:54:16
Damien
That's the big thing. But yes, I agree with you 100% of the way.
00:54:19
Dakota Zeigler
Don't. Any interest on wearing a 2-2 Atwell?
00:54:24
Damien
No. Never.
00:54:25
Dakota Zeigler
Good. Me either. Jaguar side of things. ETN-ish. Don't love it. Brian Thomas showed a lot last week. I think you can definitely start him. And are we starting Trevor Lawrence this year?
00:54:37
Dakota Zeigler
Or at least in this matchup?
00:54:37
Damien
No. No.
00:54:39
Dakota Zeigler
Hard no. i think I think he's okay. I don't love it, but I think he's okay. They seem to always play well in London, these Jaguars.
00:54:52
Damien
Uh, no, I just know.
00:54:54
Dakota Zeigler
Just now. Okay.
00:54:55
Damien
That's it. That's it.
00:54:57
Dakota Zeigler
Next matchup, we have the Eagles going to Minnesota take on the Vikings. The Vikings is going to be their home game right off of a bye. The Eagles coming off of a pretty, probably one of the worst losses they've had in recent memory, but Going to have some extra rest after the Thursday night game.
00:55:16
Dakota Zeigler
it's It's going to be an interesting one. The Vikings are very, very bad against the run, so I definitely like this matchup for Barkley to get going, but I feel like I've been saying that every week so far, and it's just not not happening.
00:55:28
Dakota Zeigler
And the big thing with the Eagles defense is can Quentin Mitchell be healthy, first of all, and can he do anything to slow down Justin Jefferson? We're going to have to wait and see. I doubt it.
00:55:40
Dakota Zeigler
And another interesting news is J.J. McCarthy is expected to return to practice this week, but the status for Sunday is still up in the air. I'm expecting him not to start from what Kevin O'Connell has been saying.
00:55:50
Dakota Zeigler
So expect a Carson Wentz-led Minnesota Vikings going up against his old Philadelphia Eagles. Fun one, little drama, little bit of this, little bit of that. This is Damian.
00:56:02
Dakota Zeigler
This Eagles side, are we still starting everybody?
00:56:05
Damien
Have to.
00:56:07
Dakota Zeigler
You have to.
00:56:07
Damien
Have to. like It's gross, but like you you're not sitting... like We talked about this last week. You're not sitting AJ Brown. You can't do it.
00:56:15
Dakota Zeigler
Can't do it.
00:56:17
Damien
And Devontae Smith had a good week. You can't sit Especially in like your flex leagues.
00:56:20
Dakota Zeigler
Can't it.
00:56:22
Damien
And Goddard to stud. Saquon's a stud, as always. like You just can't sit any of these guys.
00:56:26
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
00:56:29
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, you just got to sit, wait, and hope and pray. That's all you can do.
00:56:33
Damien
Yeah.
00:56:34
Dakota Zeigler
For the Viking side, Justin Jefferson, obviously. I like Jordan Mason a lot in this matchup, sadly, because the Eagles' rush defense stinks. I would stay tuned to see if Jalen Carter is going be playing this week. I expect him to play, but he'll be a big defensive player to go up against for Jordan Mason.
00:56:50
Dakota Zeigler
Any interest in a TJ Hawkinson, Damian?
00:56:56
Damien
no
00:56:57
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, I agree.
00:56:58
Damien
hu Only because Jihad Campbell is really good. And even if like, so we're talking about like, this is, this is Eagle stuff going on.
00:57:05
Dakota Zeigler
Zach Bond.
00:57:10
Damien
Nolan Smith has an injury. And even if he's out, Jihad Campbell is, did come off the edge a lot in college. That's what he came out. The high school portal doing was rushing the passer.
00:57:23
Damien
So I think he's really flexible there. And I trust Zach Bond against anybody. Except for Jackson Dart in the open field. so
00:57:34
Damien
Say it as you will.
00:57:34
Dakota Zeigler
Too soon.
00:57:36
Dakota Zeigler
Way too soon.
00:57:36
Damien
Sorry.
00:57:37
Dakota Zeigler
Next matchup, Patriots at the Tennessee Titans. Post-interim head coach boost. Belt to...
00:57:47
Damien
a
00:57:49
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, I expect the Patriots just to roll in this matchup. I'm not giving the Titans that much of an inter interim head coach boost because this team stinks. Patriots side, all the Drake Bay.
00:58:00
Dakota Zeigler
Like always, roll the dice with the wide receivers. I like Boutte. Ninja.
00:58:07
Dakota Zeigler
Got to be Demario Douglas.
00:58:10
Damien
of course
00:58:11
Dakota Zeigler
Yep, has to be. Running back-wise, Who knows? I would love to see Henderson take over this game, but he's probably not going to. And double H, shout out, triple H, Hunter Henry.
00:58:23
Dakota Zeigler
I think he has a bounce back game this week against the Titans. Didn't have a good one last week. he's He's a go-to receiver for Drake May, and I think he's going to bounce back. what are your thoughts? Any qualms?
00:58:34
Damien
First off, I love that annotation in our chat. The double H. I love that so much.
00:58:39
Dakota Zeigler
I'm going roll with that as a nickname for him from now on.
00:58:41
Damien
So good. It's so good. I was wondering where you were going to go with that. and I'm so happy you went there.
00:58:47
Dakota Zeigler
It's all about the game and how you play it.
00:58:49
Damien
good. It's so good.
00:58:51
Dakota Zeigler
for the title
00:58:52
Damien
it's so good
00:58:52
Dakota Zeigler
For the Titans side, obviously the new interim head coach. haven't I haven't heard a name announced for who it is, but who cares? I don't want anybody, and Damian, I know there's one guy you're playing.
00:59:03
Damien
Yeah, it's a league guy in manner. yeah He's a flex spot regardless of matchup, regardless of who, regardless of whoever the hell head coach is. It doesn't matter.
00:59:14
Damien
He's a guy.
00:59:16
Dakota Zeigler
Especially with Ridley out. I think it's interesting. I'm just going to wait and see you with this Titans team.
00:59:21
Damien
It's all about the game!
00:59:23
Dakota Zeigler
I love this bit.
00:59:23
Damien
I don't know. God is great.
00:59:25
Dakota Zeigler
we're the We're the best podcast in the entire world.
00:59:27
Damien
yeah
00:59:27
Dakota Zeigler
Why are we not? like We're Joe Rogan. We are Call Her Daddy. Whatever the hell that thing is called.
00:59:33
Damien
you
00:59:34
Dakota Zeigler
We are the best podcast in the world. Next matchup. Panthers at the Jets. Wow. The New York Jets freaking stink.
00:59:44
Dakota Zeigler
This team is awful.
00:59:44
Damien
BOOOOOO
00:59:46
Dakota Zeigler
You know what they're going to get? Hold on. Go ahead.
00:59:49
Damien
BOOOOOO There it is!
00:59:53
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, production but actually was not ready for that. I'm trying to wear three hats at one time right now, but I'm doing my best here. But speaking of the Carolina Panthers are playing some football, man.
01:00:05
Dakota Zeigler
I like this team a lot.
01:00:06
Damien
Keep rolling, rolling, rolling, rolling. Keep rolling. That's another wrestling reference, if you guys didn't know.
01:00:11
Dakota Zeigler
we're getting We're going to get a copyright strike for this podcast with all these musical...
01:00:14
Damien
God. I love this podcast.
01:00:17
Dakota Zeigler
This is so fun. I love Tet. i really i Like I said earlier, I hope they keep rolling with Rico Dado on this Panthers offense. Even if Chuba's hearth-y,
01:00:25
Damien
Keep rolling.
01:00:27
Dakota Zeigler
Keep on rolling, baby.
01:00:29
Damien
this
01:00:29
Dakota Zeigler
I like to be some daddle. If Hubbard's healthy, i like him a little bit less. I'd probably wait and see. But then again, I hate taking Rico daddle out of my lineup. If you know with how good he's been these last couple of weeks, I'm probably still playing him in this matchup.
01:00:41
Dakota Zeigler
But Tets a full go. Other than that, Bryce Young.
01:00:47
Damien
Yeah, absolutely. I just want to say this is also my favorite podcast. There's no interruptions.
01:00:51
Dakota Zeigler
So fun.
01:00:52
Damien
it's just It's just time mark 101.34. It's just our man. This is so much fun. i love everything about this.
01:01:00
Dakota Zeigler
This truly is a between us girls pod. Jet side of things.
01:01:04
Damien
Keep this in.
01:01:05
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah. Jet side of things. Breece Hall if you have to. other than that, it's kind of eh.
01:01:10
Damien
No.
01:01:11
Dakota Zeigler
yeah
01:01:12
Damien
like Like the Panthers matchup is good, but I hope you don't have to.
01:01:12
Dakota Zeigler
And I hope you don't have to. Yeah. I hope you don't have to.
01:01:17
Damien
That's...
01:01:17
Dakota Zeigler
don't want nothing to do with this Jets defense. I bet you fields will probably have a decent game because they'll rush for like 100 yards, but he'll fumble twice or throw a pick or something like this. This team stinks. I want nothing to do with it.
01:01:29
Damien
Yeah.
01:01:29
Dakota Zeigler
Mason Taylor, though, for Dynasty. That's about it.
01:01:32
Damien
Let's go.
01:01:34
Dakota Zeigler
Next matchup, Dolphins at the Cleveland Browns. Give me the Browns outright in this game. I'm calling it. I think this team gets it done at home against a demoralized Miami Dolphins team, and I'm predicting it right now. Hot take.
01:01:47
Dakota Zeigler
Quote it right now. Gary Joseph Buck, October 14th on a Tuesday at 9.33 p.m.
01:01:53
Damien
Can I get that breaking news?
01:01:56
Dakota Zeigler
Breaking news.
01:01:56
Damien
The breaking news?
01:01:57
Dakota Zeigler
Breaking news for the future.
01:02:01
Dakota Zeigler
Mike McDaniel was fired before he even gets back to South Beach. He's going to be freezing his off in Cleveland, and he's going to be jobless, homeless, walking the streets. He's got nothing aimlessly.
01:02:13
Dakota Zeigler
It's going to be Mark Sanchez out there just walking around bloodied and battered with nothing to do. Mike McDaniel's done. Don't even come home, buddy. Find a new job. Find a new career.
01:02:23
Dakota Zeigler
Go back to San Francisco and be a ball boy because you suck.
01:02:29
Damien
That's the best reference all year.
01:02:32
Dakota Zeigler
I don't think we talked about the Sanchez.
01:02:32
Damien
You brought Mark Sanchez into this? That's crazy.
01:02:38
Dakota Zeigler
I legit, I actually think that's going to happen. I know it's a hot take, but I, that that is my, I fully believe that's going to happen.
01:02:44
Damien
I called it like three weeks ago and I missed.
01:02:44
Dakota Zeigler
Maybe less tabbing.
01:02:47
Damien
I hope you're right.
01:02:49
Dakota Zeigler
I think, I think this week is the week.
01:02:49
Damien
But the Mark Sanchez... Mark Sanchez had no business being in this pod, but I'm so glad you brought him up.
01:02:54
Dakota Zeigler
Shout out. Shout out to federal.
01:02:56
Damien
Shout out, Mark Sanchez.
01:02:57
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah. Yeah. I hope you're doing right, buddy. Lots of prayers.
01:03:00
Damien
Shout out to getting shanked and Whatever the he did in Chicago. cut all that.
01:03:07
Dakota Zeigler
Hour 345. I'm going to have a fun time editing this one.
01:03:08
Damien
yeah
01:03:12
Dakota Zeigler
For the Brown side of things, i love, love, love Stutkins in this matchup. I went i want him everywhere.
01:03:17
Damien
Yeah, baby.
01:03:19
Dakota Zeigler
I might bet him two touchdowns. Shout out me right now. Stutkins, two plus touchdowns.
01:03:27
Damien
Love it.
01:03:28
Dakota Zeigler
Any qualms?
01:03:29
Damien
No qualms.
01:03:31
Dakota Zeigler
Harold Fannin to the moon if Njoku ends up being out. Even if Njoku's in, I probably like both tight ends of this matchup. Lean Fannin for sure, but I would even play Njoku in a pinch.
01:03:42
Dakota Zeigler
And I think this is a very cheeky Jerry Judy game just to get him going. I can see him maybe having two, three big catches, maybe a tutty. I like the Browns in this matchup a lot, maybe too much.
01:03:53
Damien
Yeah, no, I'm with you all the way. And to be honest with you, if Herod Fannin wasn't a guy, I probably don't do that Jamar Chase trade.
Team Evaluations and Challenges
01:04:02
Damien
Giving up Trey McBride, it's tough, but Fannin is that good.
01:04:02
Dakota Zeigler
That's fair.
01:04:05
Damien
I believe in Fannin that much. He is the guy there. That's my new stance.
01:04:09
Dakota Zeigler
love it.
01:04:10
Damien
He is the guy.
01:04:12
Dakota Zeigler
Dolphin side of things. I love Devon A. Chan. Honestly, I do love Devon A. Chan, the player, but this matchup is definitely tough. You have to play him, though. I don't mind a Jalen Waddle because I do expect him to be throwing the ball a lot, and Cleveland just made a move at the secondary that does not look good.
01:04:28
Dakota Zeigler
but Miami's offensive line stinks. Cleveland defensive line's very good. Walla, walla, walla. Brown's outright. Are we riding the hot hay with Darren Waller?
01:04:41
Damien
he Yeah, you have to. That was fantastic. to Keep it going.
01:04:47
Dakota Zeigler
I don't know what's happening right now. So, yeah, I'm probably starting Waller if you have to. Nah, I don't love it, though. Next matchup, Saints at Browns.
01:04:53
Damien
yeah We said walla, walla, walla. And act like I wasn't going to do anything too. you That's crazy.
01:05:01
Dakota Zeigler
His podcasts are ridiculous. Zigman, I wish you were here. Saints at Bears. I have a question mark in here.
01:05:07
Damien
yeah
01:05:08
Dakota Zeigler
I have a question mark here. I want you to answer my question. Shout out G.
01:05:12
Damien
Shout out, GG. Yeah, buddy. Her answer was belt to and the answer is
01:05:19
Damien
Absolutely. It is belt to the way. The Bears are going to stomp all over the Saints in this game.
01:05:28
Damien
Every over you can get for the Bear, passing yards, rushing yards, receiving. Who cares? Take it.
01:05:34
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
01:05:34
Damien
over the Saints team here.
01:05:34
Dakota Zeigler
Love the Bears in this matchup. Sorry, I had to mute myself a little bit. My dog was going crazy. Kaleeb all the way. Roma doing his bounce back game. DeAndre Swift to keep it going. DJ Moore even in this matchup. Are we throwing him in our lineups if we can?
01:05:49
Damien
Why not?
01:05:50
Dakota Zeigler
Mozzie.
01:05:51
Damien
Mozzie.
01:05:53
Dakota Zeigler
I don't like any of the tight ends, but it is what it is. For the Saints side of things, I think Alave is fine. just straight He just gets a lot of catches, and that's really it. And Kamara, same thing.
01:06:06
Dakota Zeigler
They'll be down, throwing the ball.
01:06:06
Damien
still
01:06:08
Dakota Zeigler
They're fine.
01:06:08
Damien
See, Kamara is rough because Kendra Miller has also like looked like a guy, even though he shouldn't look like a guy. like i don't know what to make of this backfield. like I'm good with Olave, but I don't know if Kamara was a good add here.
01:06:24
Damien
You know what I mean?
01:06:24
Dakota Zeigler
yeah Yeah, I agree. Kendrick Miller has been just annoying enough to take away from Kamara. Like, he's doing the bare minimum to, like, ruin Kamara's upside.
01:06:32
Damien
Yeah. Yeah.
01:06:35
Dakota Zeigler
That's really what he's doing. But honestly, if you have any Alvin Kamara shares, your team stinks anyways. So, I'm sorry to say it.
01:06:45
Dakota Zeigler
Raiders at Chiefs.
01:06:45
Damien
No.
01:06:47
Dakota Zeigler
I have in here, are the Chiefs back? I mean, we're talking about a a dynasty in a football like a football team, but are the Chiefs back?
01:06:50
Damien
no
01:06:55
Dakota Zeigler
They look really, really good. They're getting Rasheed Rice back this week. Mahomes is playing at an MVP level again. like the The Chiefs are the Chiefs. This week against the Raiders, I love Mahomes.
01:07:09
Dakota Zeigler
Still got to play Travis Kelsey. Rasheed Rice is back, and I'm putting him right in my lineup. I don't care. And Xavier Worthy, I think, is definitely a worth worthy start again this week as well. Against a Raiders defense, that is kind of
01:07:23
Damien
So, for your point, are the Chiefs back? The answer is absolutely not. But they play the Raiders. That's the caveat to everything here.
01:07:34
Damien
is I don't think the Chiefs are back. I still think they have a lot to figure out. Do I love Vershii Rice in this matchup? Yeah. Stay tuned for later in the pod. and But it's it's just the Raiders. And like when they face a good team...
01:07:51
Damien
Let alone a 500 team. It's going to be different.
01:07:57
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, I would argue that they they did play pretty well against the Lions last week. But, yeah, it's it's kind of unhappy.
01:08:02
Damien
Refs. Refs. No. I won't tolerate that but I'm just reclaiming my title here. 10905. 10905.
01:08:13
Damien
I'm just reclaiming the throne here, guys. Sorry. I can't have Junior invading on my realm. No, this is bullcrap in all its entirety. This should have never happened.
01:08:25
Damien
It's gross. It's disgrace what they did. This is the first... So we'll talk about it a little bit, I'm sure. Because I'm going to bring it up right now. It was called a touchdown on the field with no flag.
01:08:38
Damien
And then after review, they magically threw a flag for illegal motion, legal shift, legal formation, something like that.
01:08:49
Damien
That's what got off the Jared Goff passing, like receiving touchdown. i just want to know your thoughts because that's one of the most horrific calls I've ever seen in my time of enjoying sports.
01:09:05
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, I feel like they're getting very, very tedious with their like illegal formation and illegal motion calls. like they're getting It's getting to the point to where it's almost like those calls are taking over games.
01:09:21
Dakota Zeigler
And that's never what we want. We never want like bad calls or like challenges not challenges. I'm sorry, but like stupid flags for pointless, stupid stuff to change the outcome of football games.
01:09:34
Damien
But this went like... There was no flag on the field. It went to review. And then they flew and then they threw a flag. That's the problem I have.
01:09:45
Damien
Where there was no flag on the field during the play. And they reversed it and said, Hey, But it's too late at that point. You can't throw a flag there. It's the same thing for like offensive pass interference or whatever the you want to call it.
01:09:58
Damien
one ten fifty seven Like, you can't do that. And they did it. And it's just gross. And it's just pleasing the Swifties. That's all it's doing.
01:10:11
Dakota Zeigler
Shout out, Swifties. For the Raiders side of things, I like Gentty, even though it's not a great matchup. You kind of have to play him. And then same thing as always, check that Brock Bowers injury status. If he's playing this week, I'm playing him. But other than that, I don't want any other Raider.
01:10:25
Damien
I heard he's out this week.
01:10:28
Dakota Zeigler
Out again. Hate to see it. Michael Mayer? Nah.
01:10:31
Damien
Nah.
01:10:32
Dakota Zeigler
Colts at Chargers are our next matchup. Can the Colts keep it going, buddy? This team looks legit. Real playoff real playoff opportunities. and Man, they're a really, really good, well-coached football team.
01:10:43
Dakota Zeigler
I think this is going to be a sneaky, like very, very good football game, especially L.A.
01:10:50
Dakota Zeigler
For the Colts side, JT and Tyler Warren are studs. Got to play him every week. I think Warren has a very good matchup to watch out for against Derren James. Safety for the Chargers. The guy is a stud.
01:11:02
Dakota Zeigler
If Warren can have a good game this week against him, you know he's a top-end tight end ti in for a long time. I think Michael Pittman is definitely startable, like always. And Josh Downs, I want to ask you about. i caught a touchdown last week, had a decent game.
01:11:15
Dakota Zeigler
I see someone we have to start watching now in these Colts matchups.
01:11:20
Damien
So he's always been a watch, but it's if the Colts are winning, Downs is never going to see the field. So like it's almost like you have to play from behind.
01:11:26
Dakota Zeigler
Yes.
01:11:28
Damien
The Colts have to play but from behind for him to make an impact. So that's something to keep an eye on.
01:11:33
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah. Very game script dependent for him, which is weird because usually we talk about that running backs, but he is a wide wide receiver version of that.
01:11:45
Dakota Zeigler
For the Chargers side, I think Vidal is the guy there. Kamani Vidal, if you want to start a running back for the Chargers. Lad's back, and... he's He's here to stay.
01:11:55
Dakota Zeigler
He's back, and he's better than ever.
01:11:56
Damien
ha you
01:11:59
Dakota Zeigler
I think Gadsden's the...
01:11:59
Damien
Say it again. no One more time.
01:12:02
Dakota Zeigler
I'm back and better than ever.
01:12:03
Damien
Gotta to hear it again.
01:12:07
Dakota Zeigler
Got a neck.
01:12:07
Damien
Love it. yeah
01:12:11
Dakota Zeigler
This podcast is awful. The tight end you just traded for, Gadsden, or Godson, however you say his name, I think he's going to keep getting involved.
01:12:12
Damien
I love this podcast.
01:12:19
Dakota Zeigler
I like him you know as a pretty pretty decent tight end option for most people in their leagues. What are your thoughts?
01:12:26
Damien
I agree completely.
01:12:29
Dakota Zeigler
QJ has kind of fallen out of kind fallen out of favor there slowly.
01:12:29
Damien
As simple as that.
01:12:34
Damien
Did I say that earlier this year?
01:12:34
Dakota Zeigler
Quinton Johnston.
01:12:36
Damien
I don't know. I think I said that earlier, but I don't want to jinx myself.
01:12:42
Dakota Zeigler
We'll see.
01:12:42
Damien
think I said that.
01:12:42
Dakota Zeigler
He was ruled out last week and then definitely had a bad game against Washington. If he plays this week, I keep my eye on him, but I don't know. Probably sitting him. Giants at Broncos in our next matchup. I think this is going to be a true test for the Giants, for this new-look, aged football Giants going to mile high. Can they take down the Denver Broncos? and Broncos are a good team.
01:13:06
Dakota Zeigler
For this one, I think they need to get their offense going a little bit for the Broncos, especially after that awful London game that we keep bringing up. For the Broncos side, I like Sutton, as always. I think he's pretty reliable. I think he's pretty safe.
01:13:20
Dakota Zeigler
And other than that, I think i Dobbins is okay. I don't love it. I don't want to play Bo Nix in this matchup. I don't know. It's going to be a fun one to watch because the Giants' defensive line is so good, but the Broncos' offensive line...
01:13:37
Dakota Zeigler
is probably the best at football right now with the Eagles being injured. And the, I mean, the Giants defense line, make the Eagles offense line looked awful, and look awful on Thursday night football. Can they do the same thing to these Broncos team? i don't know. What are your thoughts?
01:13:52
Damien
This is another game. Hey, it's two weeks in a row for the Broncos. You bet the under and you pray.
01:13:57
Dakota Zeigler
Under.
01:13:58
Damien
That's it. I don't like any of these teams. The Giants defensive line is finally doing what I thought I would do. It just happened to happen against the Eagles, you bastards.
01:14:10
Damien
But it's what I expected all year. And I don't think it's going to be any a different. I think it's going to be a really gross, gross, gross game for the Broncos offensively. So I don't want anybody here.
01:14:22
Dakota Zeigler
Slightly, what'd you say?
01:14:22
Damien
Sutton's okay. a Slightly you yeah There it is. Sutton is the only guy I might start.
01:14:33
Damien
That's it.
01:14:34
Dakota Zeigler
Setting your eye out.
01:14:36
Damien
Yeah, Cortland Sutton might. We'll let it go.
01:14:40
Dakota Zeigler
For the Giants side, I like Skidaboo, even though it's a pretty tough matchup. Theo Johnson, Shore? Maybe two tight ends.
01:14:52
Dakota Zeigler
Like if you're starting two tight ends, sure.
01:14:53
Damien
Two tight end, definitely. Single tight end, it's...
01:15:00
Damien
I don't know.
01:15:01
Dakota Zeigler
Keep it quick for me, Damien, but are we starting Jackson Dart?
01:15:02
Damien
Yeah.
01:15:05
Damien
no
01:15:07
Dakota Zeigler
That's all i you need to know. Packers at Cardinals. I think the Cardinals just need to get healthy.
01:15:12
Damien
yeah
01:15:12
Dakota Zeigler
Kyler Murray's status is still up in the air. Marvin Harrison's status is still up in the air. The running back situation is buns. And the Packers, I think, just keep on rolling. and i Speaking of rolling, Josh Jacobs, still going to stud. Love him in this matchup.
01:15:27
Dakota Zeigler
Tucker k Crafts to start every week. Only you got a couple catches, but he did catch a touchdown last week. You got to start Tucker k Craft. I love love as I always love love. I was starting him in this matchup even on the road.
01:15:38
Dakota Zeigler
Matthew Golden keeps getting more and more involved. He's a guy I'm keeping my eye on. He hasn't took over this offense fully, but he's getting some big plays. They're trusting him down the field.
01:15:48
Dakota Zeigler
I'm just saying keep your eye on here against the Cardinals. Andy Qualms.
01:15:53
Damien
No qualms here. I think you summed it up greatly.
01:15:56
Dakota Zeigler
For the Cardinals side, Trey McBride's a stud. Start him every week. Marvin Harrison, if he's healthy, you're playing him. But other than that, I don't want anything to do with this Cardinals backfield.
01:16:07
Dakota Zeigler
Bam Knight, Di Mercado, Michael Carter, I don't care. i don't want any of them. What are your thoughts?
01:16:15
Damien
like That is the exact thought you need to have. You don't care. If you play these guys, you're not winning in fantasy that week. That's just how it is.
01:16:24
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, they stink. All the Trey McBride. If Marv's out, I think Michael Wilson is a decent shout just because he have to. But if Kyler's out, I don't want anything to do with it.
01:16:35
Dakota Zeigler
If Kyler's in, and dont even know like I don't like his matchup. If Kyler's playing, I'm sitting him again.
01:16:40
Damien
Yeah, that's that that's it. You hate it if Kyler's there or if he's not. That means Kyler's bad. You hate it. Just say it. i wish more people would say it.
01:16:47
Dakota Zeigler
You heard it here first.
01:16:51
Dakota Zeigler
Kids thinks. Next matchup, Commanders at the Cowboys. I think, like we said earlier, this Cowboys defense is the dream matchup for any football team fantasy-wise.
01:17:03
Dakota Zeigler
So for me, I'm starting all the Commanders. Jaden Daniels, give me all the JCM. If Terry McCorin's healthy, I want McLaurin. If he's not, i want I even want to start Debo with a bad matchup last week.
01:17:17
Dakota Zeigler
And I hate saying that loud because Debo Samuel is a scumbag. You heard me say it here first. The guy stinks. Zach Gertz, love him. Caught another the touchdown on Monday Night Football. Love Zach Gertz. But I want all the commanders in this matchup. I predict a big, big game for Jaden Daniels this week.
01:17:34
Dakota Zeigler
Any qualms?
01:17:34
Damien
Yeah, i no qualms at all.
01:17:39
Dakota Zeigler
Cowboys side, Pickens is a stud. We talked about it earlier. If C.D. Lamb ends up being out again this week, I love George Pickens even more. If C.D. Lamb is playing, then I'm playing C.D. Lamb.
01:17:51
Dakota Zeigler
And then even if C.D. Lamb is playing, I'm still is playing George Pickens. I love them both in this matchup. Ride them all. Javante Williams bounce back game? question mark
01:18:02
Damien
Could be.
01:18:04
Dakota Zeigler
Possibly this commander's defense just gave up a whole bunch of yards to Deandre Swift. So stay tuned for that. Terrence, Terrence Ferguson, Jake Ferguson. I wish Terrence Ferguson was startable, man.
01:18:14
Damien
Fergie Ferg.
01:18:15
Dakota Zeigler
I would love Fergie Fergie to be a startable asset and fancy right now, but he's not.
01:18:16
Damien
Fergie Ferg.
01:18:19
Dakota Zeigler
to But Jake Ferguson definitely playing him every week. Tight end to, I think on the year guys. Awesome. And Dak has been tearing it up. Got to give the guys flowers. His defense stinks, but he keeps chucking the ball down the field to whoever, and it's working out for him. So I think Dax definitely started well that week.
01:18:36
Dakota Zeigler
I think the over-under for that game this week is the highest of the season at 54.5. So give me all of the fantasy assets in that game, all of them.
01:18:46
Damien
Yeah, I might take the over in that game too. Holy cow.
01:18:49
Dakota Zeigler
It's going to be like 35 to 38 or something like that. It's going be awesome.
01:18:53
Damien
Yeah.
49ers' Strengths and Concerns
01:18:55
Dakota Zeigler
Sunday night football Falcons at the 49ers. This is going to be tough one to look at because you're going to be looking at a lot of question marks and questionable players going into that Sunday night football game for San Francisco.
01:19:10
Dakota Zeigler
I think if San Fran can get healthy, this is going to be a very, very good football game. If San Fran is not healthy, I think the Falcons keep on flying high. There's just too many questions on this Niner side.
01:19:22
Dakota Zeigler
Mac Jones or Brock Purdy. Is Kittle going to be back? Is Ricky Pearsall going to be back? The only so solid, solidified piece on this offense is CMC, and he's the only guy I'm playing right now. So what are your thoughts on this 49ers team and this offense, Damian?
01:19:40
Damien
Yeah, this 49ers team is pretty gross, especially like, so I know Fred Warner isn't like an offensive guy, but like, as soon as Fred Warner gets hurt, the that's the soul and identity of this team.
01:19:54
Damien
I'm starting CMC and leaving everything else. Like, I don't, I don't want anybody else. And like we said last week, I think Iuke is out the year and that's like, they're real, like good wide receiver. Like the one that can reach,
01:20:09
Damien
Create separation and whatnot. So I'm really worried there. i think Kittle might be back this week. But even then, pretty gross.
01:20:18
Dakota Zeigler
I've heard good things about Kittle. I think he's leaning towards his playing.
01:20:22
Damien
For me, still pretty gross. Probably not starting. I mean, if you have Kittle, you probably have to start him.
01:20:28
Dakota Zeigler
You're playing Kittle if he's healthy.
01:20:28
Damien
But...
01:20:29
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
01:20:31
Damien
I don't love it. And like...
01:20:33
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
01:20:35
Damien
I don't know. It's just like a gross game for me. Like, I think this is like a sneaky, low-scoring, like, bullcrap kind of game.
01:20:45
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, maybe. Breaking news. We might have another addition to the podcast.
01:20:48
Damien
Under 40 and a half.
01:20:53
Zig
Hey, what's up, everyone? Glad to be back. You know, have some life things going on, dealing with the kid, trying to go to sleep without a bank. Kids have a little bit of nightmares throughout the night, too. It's been an interesting thing to deal with.
01:21:05
Zig
But we're here now.
01:21:06
Dakota Zeigler
Who cares? a Talk about football.
01:21:08
Zig
Who here and how dare you slander? How dare you slander George Kittle? George Kittle is the identity behind CMC here. Just ignore Damien back there.
01:21:18
Zig
These boys are but waiting to slander me. they I can't wait to hear how much they slander me up at this point.
01:21:22
Dakota Zeigler
Zig, this has been an incredible podcast. I really wish you were here for this, buddy.
01:21:26
Damien
God, we've been so smooth the entire way. This is crazy.
01:21:29
Dakota Zeigler
So smooth.
01:21:31
Zig
I mean, you two have the football, the podcasting, the hosting. I'm just here and I don't know why, but I'm here now.
01:21:37
Dakota Zeigler
Reduction.
01:21:37
Zig
So.
01:21:38
Damien
God, we're getting so much credit, Junior.
01:21:41
Damien
Soak this in. We're never getting it again.
01:21:42
Dakota Zeigler
Never again.
01:21:43
Zig
hey
01:21:44
Damien
Yeah.
01:21:45
Zig
But going into the 49ers, it's CMC and Kittle. And those are the only two players you need to know, only two players you need to think about. Kittle is the way they've been using Tungus out there.
01:21:58
Zig
Give that work to Kittle and Kittle is going to like double, if not triple what Tungus does. So definitely starting Kittle if you have them.
01:22:06
Dakota Zeigler
Definitely for the Falcon side of things. Uh, B's and Robinson, Drake London are both studs. Started my week. Don't even think about it. I like this matchup a lot for Kyle pits. We'll be talking about him even more later, but with Fred Warner being out, they don't have a good matchup against tight ends. Cause he was always their cover guy in man coverage, especially over the middle of the field in zone.
01:22:26
Dakota Zeigler
So give me all the Kyle pits over the middle the field. Absolutely love it. Love Drake London over the middle field too. And no one else in the Falcons for me. I'm not starting Michael Penix right now. They just hand the ball off too much. What are your thoughts?
01:22:38
Zig
Thank you Bijan for getting me the win over Ninja Moore over there. Did you guys talk about the breaking news that went down or not?
01:22:47
Dakota Zeigler
The trade?
01:22:48
Zig
Yeah. Yeah.
01:22:49
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, buddy. was a big old segment of this podcast.
01:22:51
Zig
A big old tree.
01:22:51
Dakota Zeigler
Do you want to you want to give your note?
01:22:52
Zig
This is Damien.
01:22:53
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, go.
01:22:53
Zig
I do because this is Damien taking his big old, you know what, and flopping it out there and saying, I need backup to beat Zig in this league. So this is what he's doing. He's just trying to beat me again. He's my good buddy. In this league, we are arch nemesis.
01:23:06
Zig
We came down the championship, was it last year, two years ago? He beat me by like 0.4 points or something like that. This is just an all-out brawl between me and him. I do have to say i am very upset about that trade. Damian is building his team correctly.
01:23:21
Zig
He's building it for the long haul. If I'm going to win, it's got to be this season where he has neighbors hurt. I only have running backs. i got i mean I got great running backs. Bijan and Gibbs on the same team.
01:23:32
Zig
I got Brock Bauer sitting on this team. I don't have a bad team, but it's just not going to compete in the long run against Damian.
01:23:40
Damien
Hey, say that one more time for the people in the back that you're not going to compete in the long run.
01:23:44
Zig
You're so lucky. You're so lucky I can't mute you right now.
01:23:46
Damien
Let's...
01:23:47
Zig
You're so lucky I can't mute you. I mean, you you had you had the team right i mean you have a phenomenal team, and you got draft picks coming up too.
01:23:50
Damien
No, but...
01:23:55
Zig
I mean, I'm going to give credit where credit's due. I'm just pissed that you beat me last year, and i'm I need to beat you this year. I'm just so glad to beat you this past week. Again, thank you, Bijan Robinson.
01:24:06
Damien
I had, so so for the folks, no. He didn't really beat me. i had Justin Jefferson and Nico Collins on buys last week, and I lost by 15 points.
01:24:15
Zig
And you know what?
01:24:15
Damien
So if those two guys were starting, they're gonna, they're gonna play.
01:24:15
Zig
I had i had i had dirt on my bench and scored 30 points. If I would have started him, that would have been a win too.
01:24:23
Damien
We're talking about, uh, two top five wide receivers in the leagues that, uh, were on buy weeks for me.
01:24:23
Zig
I mean, J-
01:24:29
Damien
So, uh, you can get shoved. And now I just added the best wide receiver in the league. So get shoved again.
01:24:37
Zig
i mean
01:24:38
Dakota Zeigler
I really wish I was competing in this league. I really wish I was.
01:24:40
Zig
I mean, top five, Justin Jefferson's wide receiver in 19.
01:24:42
Damien
just, it's, it's us two, like in a straight up street brawl.
01:24:43
Zig
Nico Collins is number 29. yeah yeah Junior's just here existing.
01:24:47
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, i have I have a bunch of picks.
01:24:51
Damien
And it's just junior just sitting on the sidelines, like taking stats, like, that's what they did.
01:24:55
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, just collecting receipts.
01:24:58
Zig
do we Do we trash the other member?
01:24:58
Dakota Zeigler
check Check in on me after 2028. hour 26 minutes.
01:25:01
Zig
If we're having timestamp, mine says six minutes, and it was a timestamp here.
01:25:06
Dakota Zeigler
an hour and twenty six minutes
01:25:07
Damien
126. Yeah.
01:25:09
Zig
Did we talk about the dick measuring contest in the group chat right now from one of our associates out here?
01:25:09
Damien
yeah
01:25:14
Dakota Zeigler
No, and we're not going to because it doesn't deserve the light of day, if we're being honest.
01:25:17
Damien
No. Hang on.
01:25:18
Zig
This guy's out here thanks.
01:25:18
Damien
Don't ever.
01:25:18
Dakota Zeigler
No, no, no, no, no.
01:25:19
Zig
He's even close.
01:25:21
Damien
Don't ever include his name in this conversation.
01:25:24
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, going to move on. an hour 2444.
01:25:25
Damien
Ever.
01:25:26
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah. Yeah.
01:25:26
Damien
hey But first off I want to shout out Tegrity How you doing out there Thank you for making this trade possible He sent this to me So there's no hands on deck He got a lot in return But uh A
01:25:33
Dakota Zeigler
yeah
01:25:39
Dakota Zeigler
yeah
01:25:39
Zig
You did a lot of brown nosing down at Gary's place, didn't you? Behind the scenes.
01:25:43
Damien
a little bit Well this has been in the works For the entire year Because I was like hey what is it for Chase And finally I got a price And I was like
01:25:45
Zig
yeah
01:25:52
Damien
it Might as well I don't know if i yeah my bad
01:25:54
Zig
Timestamp.
01:25:54
Dakota Zeigler
Hour 27.15.
01:25:56
Zig
Yeah.
01:25:57
Damien
i don't know if I made out better, but I got Jamar Chase, so why not? Shout out Tegrity. How are you doing, buddy?
01:26:04
Dakota Zeigler
Shout out Z.
01:26:05
Damien
Love ya.
01:26:05
Dakota Zeigler
Way to way to be involved, buddy. We're going to move on with this podcast. Monday
Competitive Analysis and Player Highlights
01:26:09
Dakota Zeigler
Night Football. We got another doubleheader this week. Bucks at the Lions. Man, this looks like it's going to be a banger game.
01:26:15
Damien
Game of the Week!
01:26:18
Dakota Zeigler
If the Bucs can stay healthy, this is going to be a very, very, very good game. Even if not, I still love it. Baker, I have it written in here on our notes. Baker is playing like an MVP level quarterback, and I feel like no one's really talking about it.
01:26:33
Dakota Zeigler
The guy looks amazing.
01:26:33
Damien
I'm talking about it.
01:26:34
Dakota Zeigler
he's but that He's putting that team on his back.
01:26:35
Damien
He's the best.
01:26:36
Dakota Zeigler
He looks like an absolute stud. and Injuries regardless, he is amazing. If this Bucs team can stay healthy, I think they can compete with this Lions team.
01:26:46
Dakota Zeigler
Even if they don't, I still like the Bucs in this game. Bucky Irving is likely going to be out again, so keep riding your Rashad Whites. Mike Evans has should return to practice this week, so I would expect him to play.
01:26:57
Dakota Zeigler
Chris Godwin's probably going to be out. And Mecca Ibuka's probably going to be out. So I ask you boys, I'll start with you, Ziggs, since you haven't been here in a while. Do we care about any other pass catcher on this Buccaneers team besides Mike Evans?
01:27:12
Zig
I don't. I think they're just spread out the ball a lot, especially against the Lions. They're going to need to use every every feature they can. i don't think they're going to really focus on another wide receiver.
01:27:26
Zig
Even Mike Evans coming back, I don't think they're going to target him every single play. I think the ball going be very spread out. I think this is going to be a very ground-heavy game for the Buccaneers. Baker looks great, but...
01:27:39
Zig
I think to beat the Lions, they're going to get up get up quick and then just try to keep it keep the game moving.
01:27:45
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, keep heavy on those running backs. So for the line side of things, speaking of those running backs, Jameer Gibbs, what do we do with the David Montgomery? Do we play him this week? Do we like him in this matchup? Damian, are your thoughts?
01:27:58
Damien
Yeah, I don't know if I love it.
01:28:01
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, me either.
01:28:01
Damien
It's just kind of eh. But, like, you're not sitting him, so, like, just eh.
01:28:07
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, I think you can sit David Montgomery. I think David Montgomery, if you have him on your team, is probably sittable, but it's tough.
01:28:13
Damien
No way you're sitting him if you have him. No way.
01:28:16
Dakota Zeigler
It's tough.
01:28:17
Damien
I wouldn't.
01:28:19
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, I would probably start him as well, but I think he is suitable is why I think it's a conversation. Amaran St. Brown is an obvious play. Sam Laporte has been playing really well this year. Obvious start there at tight end. And Jameson Williams, the other question mark. I know Zig down there is a big Jameson Williams guy.
01:28:36
Dakota Zeigler
What are your thoughts on him, big fella?
01:28:37
Zig
Ew, where's the ew? Ew.
01:28:39
Dakota Zeigler
I got you. Don't worry.
01:28:41
Zig
Oh,
01:28:41
Dakota Zeigler
Are we playing Jamison Williams? Big touchdown last week. Is he just a boomer bus guy of the century?
01:28:47
Zig
oh he's always been boom or bust. The guy is absolutely disgusting. i I'm never playing him unless it's a DFS lineup. And that's just the thing. I don't want him. Anytime I was able to trade him away, I was trading him away if I had him anywhere.
01:29:01
Zig
Just no, I'm not even. Nope, never.
01:29:06
Dakota Zeigler
There's a second Monday night football game. And it kicks off at 10 p.m. Eastern Time.
01:29:12
Damien
Where's the rant? Where's the rant?
01:29:15
Dakota Zeigler
It's not happening. And I'm going to tell you why. There's one reason.
01:29:20
Dakota Zeigler
I think this is a slight, slightly good football game. That's the only reason why.
01:29:28
Zig
Are you staying up?
01:29:29
Dakota Zeigler
I think it's going to be a... No. That's the other thing. I'm not watching this football game. I think it's going to be a defensive brawl. The Seahawks defense is very, very good. This Texans defense is very underrated.
01:29:42
Dakota Zeigler
i think it's going to be a low scoring defensive battle. So if that's what you're into, take a nap, stay up for my night football. You know, Bob is your uncle. You get to watch this football game. I will not be staying up for it, but I do.
01:29:52
Zig
Thank you.
01:29:54
Dakota Zeigler
I'm not going to go on a rant because I do think this is at least a decent football game that some people may watch, but I'm There's no way I'm staying up until 1 in the morning to finish watching this football game.
01:30:11
Dakota Zeigler
No way. Who cares about these West Coast football fans because they don't exist? bunch of fakes over there. East Coast football fans are real football fans.
01:30:22
Dakota Zeigler
How about we play football games so East Coast football fans can watch them? That's all you're getting from me today. Someone else take it.
01:30:31
Damien
I'll take it over. i think that rant was brilliant because I also have no intention of watching this game whatsoever. Only because it's at 10. If it was the Monday Nighter at 7.15, absolutely I'll watch this game. It's not happening in at 10.
01:30:48
Dakota Zeigler
I love, I love, I'm a big fan of the doubleheader Monday night games with like a 7, 730 and like an 815.
01:30:48
Damien
It is what it is
01:30:54
Dakota Zeigler
Like right halftime of the first one, the third one's coming out of the first, like middle of the first quarter. it It lines up so well. You can, you can double box it. Like it's, it's so smooth. Why do the seven and the 10? I don't get it.
01:31:08
Damien
So the only reason I'm interested in this is it's Nico Collins, my boy.
01:31:13
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
01:31:14
Damien
That's the only reason I'm interested in this game. To be honest with you, I don't give a flying time frame. 1.30, 2.50. flying about this football game. Yeah.
01:31:29
Damien
It's just Nico Collins. It's Nico Collins or Bust for me in this game. And guess what? I got Nico Collins everywhere. So, I'm going
01:31:37
Dakota Zeigler
Zig, an hour 33.04. Zig, I have so much editing to do out of this podcast.
01:31:48
Zig
there's a nice feature in the top right corner when you're editing.
01:31:49
Dakota Zeigler
So much editing.
01:31:50
Zig
You just type in the words that Damien says and then it finds them all.
01:31:53
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
01:31:55
Zig
It's such a nice little feature.
01:31:56
Damien
to be...
01:31:56
Dakota Zeigler
So I can just type in FU and I'm good.
01:31:56
Damien
No! I'm trying to re... um'm trying to retake I'm trying to retake my title. as you You took my title as a swear guy? Can't have that.
01:32:05
Dakota Zeigler
Me? Okay.
01:32:06
Damien
not only Not on my podcast. 133.36.
01:32:08
Dakota Zeigler
Okay, hour 33, 36.
01:32:08
Damien
love you, buddy.
01:32:09
Dakota Zeigler
hate podcast.
01:32:09
Damien
God
01:32:13
Dakota Zeigler
hate this podcast
01:32:14
Damien
i love you bu
01:32:16
Dakota Zeigler
For the Texans side of things, Nico Collins, and that's it. I don't like anybody else. Stroud, no.
01:32:21
Damien
at
01:32:21
Dakota Zeigler
Backfield's gross. Don't like anybody else. All the Nico Collins in our 33.52. two Seahawks side, K-Walk and Charbs are still poaching each other. I don't think I want either one of them in this matchup.
01:32:34
Dakota Zeigler
JSN, and I'm out. Nico, JSN, Parlay, and that's it. i don't care about anybody else. AJ Barner's cheeky.
01:32:41
Damien
So, uh, oh.
01:32:41
Dakota Zeigler
Zig, keep us going. No, Zig. Zig. You shut it.
01:32:45
Damien
it i
01:32:47
Zig
You had the power to mute him.
01:32:47
Dakota Zeigler
Mew hip. Actually, I can.
01:32:48
Zig
You had the power. It's great.
01:32:50
Dakota Zeigler
i mean Hold on. on take
01:32:51
Zig
When he goes on a tangent.
01:32:52
Damien
Gary has the power.
01:32:53
Dakota Zeigler
Stop talking because i can't figure out how to do this.
01:32:53
Damien
He's crazy.
01:32:55
Zig
All right, here we go.
01:32:56
Dakota Zeigler
Boom.
01:32:56
Zig
Texans as Seahawks. Uh, Gary pretty much said it. AJ Barner's gotta be started. And that's just gross. I mean, yeah he's putting up numbers. You got to start them, especially in our deeper tight end leagues, but it it's gross.
01:33:12
Zig
Yeah, you guys pretty much covered it the The Kenneth Walker Charbonnet is very interesting to me.
01:33:21
Zig
a And just that. Do you guys think they're both there next year? Or do you think one of these guys has to leave? Like, do you do you see him bringing both of these guys back?
01:33:34
Dakota Zeigler
I think Char might be on a contract year. Let me double check that. But if he is, I think he's gone.
01:33:40
Damien
Sharps will be back. Kenneth Walker will not, is my expectation.
01:33:47
Zig
I think Kenneth Walker signed the contract and sharp. I think Charmaine on the contract year. Like you guys said, so you think they're going to let the guy, they pay a guy and trade a guy, or do you think they keep the guy they have and get rid of, you know, let, let Sharms walk.
01:34:02
Damien
Like, they're not going to pay Sharps a lot.
01:34:05
Damien
Like, it's not going to be a lot for, like, a running back contract. And I don't think they pay him big time, like, three-year, maybe, like, 18 mil, 20 mil, and you just kind of, like, let him go.
01:34:18
Dakota Zeigler
Charbonnet actually has another year on his contract after this.
01:34:18
Damien
And then...
01:34:21
Dakota Zeigler
He has one more year on his rookie deal. So hypothetically, they could get rid of a Kenneth Walker and then re-sign Sharbs in two years.
01:34:24
Zig
Is Kenneth Walker on it?
01:34:32
Dakota Zeigler
Either way...
01:34:34
Zig
I think one of them has to leave, personally.
01:34:39
Damien
It was the right answer.
01:34:40
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, I think it's just gross either way.
01:34:43
Zig
He's contracted. So Kenneth Walker's on the contract year. he's His ends this year.
01:34:48
Dakota Zeigler
I must have got them switched up.
01:34:49
Zig
Yeah, me too.
01:34:49
Damien
Why are we talking about Kenneth Walker this much?
01:34:51
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, I'm like, at this point, it's like booty.
01:34:52
Damien
How about i How about I turn it to Nico Collins, baby?
01:34:54
Zig
But like, so here's the thing.
01:34:57
Zig
But there's a lot of guys that need, here's the thing with the the trade, the trade deadline's coming up.
01:34:58
Damien
oh my stud! okay. We're back there. I hate it.
01:35:03
Zig
And there's a lot of teams that need some some running back help.
01:35:04
Damien
I hate that. No one cares. No one cares. Literally no one cares. And Junior can back me up. Literally no one cares. 136.44.
01:35:15
Damien
Literally no one cares. I'm trying to reclaim my title. So swearing a little bit more.
01:35:22
Zig
yeah
01:35:23
Damien
Literally no one gives a fly.
01:35:24
Zig
There's going to be a lot of like quiet spots.
01:35:26
Damien
Literally no one gives a flying about anybody here. Because it's not good. Like, and like, I'm not trying to discredit what you're trying to say, because what you're trying to say is right.
01:35:39
Damien
But like, no one's going to pay this guy and go, yeah, that's my long term answer here for running back. No one's going to do that. No one.
01:35:49
Zig
I don't think it's a long-term... I don't think it needs to be a long-term answer. I'm just saying you get this guy in Arizona where there's no one else. Pay Ken Walker for a little bit. I mean, I don't think they know Trey Benson is the answer.
01:36:02
Zig
Like, I don't think Trey Benson's the guy there. You know, you got James Conner who's old.
01:36:06
Damien
why not drive So why not draft a Nicholas Singleton? A K-Tron Allen?
01:36:12
Zig
I'm not saying that.
01:36:13
Damien
I would say...
01:36:13
Zig
I'm not saying this in the long-term.
01:36:14
Damien
I would say Makai Hughes, but you know.
01:36:15
Zig
I'm looking more... at
01:36:17
Damien
that guy.
01:36:17
Zig
kid's trash.
01:36:18
Damien
137.50.
01:36:21
Dakota Zeigler
Jesus, dude.
01:36:22
Zig
But I'm just thinking...
01:36:24
Damien
I'm loading him up here.
01:36:24
Zig
i' just
01:36:26
Damien
gotta stop. Alright, I'll behave now.
01:36:28
Zig
But Kenneth Walker's one of those guys that's always a home run threat. he If he's healthy, he can always be that guy. Exactly.
01:36:35
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, I can kind of see him having like a J.K. Dobbins kind of career where he is like he's going to find a job here.
01:36:40
Zig
Exactly.
01:36:40
Damien
I hate that. hate that.
01:36:43
Dakota Zeigler
He's going to find a job there and he's going to be OK for a year. Probably going to have another guy in the waiting in the wings and then they move on next year and then he goes somewhere else. Like I can see him having jobs.
01:36:55
Dakota Zeigler
I just don't know if it's like I don't see him going anywhere and be being like, oh, now I love Kenneth Walker, you know, like even if even if he goes like Kansas City.
01:37:02
Zig
And I don't...
01:37:05
Dakota Zeigler
any of those like high powered offenses.
01:37:07
Zig
Yep.
01:37:07
Dakota Zeigler
Like I, I still don't think he takes that next step. You know what i mean?
01:37:12
Zig
I think for most teams, I guess what my point is here is that most teams, he's a great depth piece.
01:37:17
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
01:37:17
Zig
And I think his value is low right now because he him and Sharbs are just vulturing each other. So I guess what I'm saying is, do you think if he gets... I mean, if you think he's getting traded, is this the time to buy? i guess is what I should say.
01:37:32
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
01:37:35
Zig
because what
01:37:35
Dakota Zeigler
I think his value is the same now as it will be when he gets traded.
01:37:35
Damien
That's a correct answer.
01:37:38
Zig
You think?
01:37:39
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, I do.
01:37:40
Zig
So like a mid-26 second.
01:37:40
Dakota Zeigler
I do. Sure.
01:37:42
Zig
Do you think that's getting it done?
01:37:44
Dakota Zeigler
I would sell Walker for a 26 second. If I had Kenneth Walker.
01:37:50
Zig
Yeah. I think if i'm I need a depth piece, I think I'm i'm doing it.
01:37:51
Dakota Zeigler
It would.
01:38:00
Damien
I hate this. I hate this. Can we
01:38:02
Zig
yeah
01:38:02
Dakota Zeigler
we've We've been going for like an hour and 40 minutes, and Zig gets in here.
01:38:03
Damien
Can we move on? Jesus.
01:38:06
Dakota Zeigler
He's like, hey, do you guys want to talk about Kenneth Walker? Because I miss you guys.
01:38:08
Damien
No!
01:38:08
Dakota Zeigler
All right, let's get into something's.
01:38:10
Damien
Never! Never do I want to talk about Kenneth Walker.
01:38:14
Zig
Let's get into the good stuff.
01:38:14
Dakota Zeigler
Let's get into something.
01:38:14
Damien
Holy crap.
01:38:16
Dakota Zeigler
definitely wants to talk about the ZNG Dynasty parlay for this week, ladies and gentlemen. Let's hit you with a transition because I'm a podcast host.
01:38:29
Dakota Zeigler
Jesus, some of these buttons are finicky, man.
01:38:30
Damien
Yeah, to find it.
01:38:31
Dakota Zeigler
I swear I clicked that four times.
01:38:33
Zig
I'm glad someone else is feeling the pain right now.
01:38:35
Zig
So when I write, so don't come at me again.
01:38:35
Dakota Zeigler
I clicked it three times. Last week, me and Damian let you down.
01:38:41
Dakota Zeigler
We talked about it earlier in the podcast.
01:38:43
Zig
e
01:38:44
Dakota Zeigler
I'm on Raw, not scoring on on Sunday Night Football. It's just depressing. Damian, to be honest, I forget who you bet, but obviously it was awful.
01:38:52
Damien
Quinchard Jenkins.
01:38:52
Zig
Studkins.
01:38:53
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, just not a great decision there.
01:38:53
Damien
Yeah. Yeah.
01:38:56
Dakota Zeigler
Zig actually hit with the shocker of the week. Jamar Chase scoring in his first game with Joe Flacco. Maybe Zig is the guy i listen to, man. My 4-0 record is not looking good. I'm the Philadelphia Eagles is who I am.
01:39:06
Dakota Zeigler
I am now foreign too and things are not looking up because I made a choice this week, and I don't know how I feel about it.
01:39:12
Zig
i was going to say
01:39:12
Dakota Zeigler
I'm going to go last. I'm going to go last. Ninja, I'm going to start with you. Who is your pick for this touchdown parlay for the G&G Dynasty parlay this week, buddy? We need to get us back on track.
01:39:21
Damien
Yeah, I went the safest mainly because I need to get back on track. I need to find the railroads. I need to find something. Anything so short of a win. So I'm going with Saquon Barkley at minus 140. And if this doesn't hit, guys, I don't know what I'm going to do.
01:39:39
Damien
Like, this has to hit for me. I don't know what I'm going to do. uh, Zik, who is your pick for the ZNG Dynasty?
01:39:47
Zig
Damien, I just want to remind you that you were the safest last week too, and yet you still lost. And sometimes you just got to go out, you got to put out who you think is going to happen.
01:39:57
Zig
Damien is trying to play the game. He just doesn't want to lose. He doesn't want to do another challenge because he's going to be in the Waffle House challenge. I mean, this guy is just, he's a
01:40:05
Damien
This guy.
01:40:06
Zig
he he lost it He lost in the ZNG League of Record. He's going to end up doing the Waffle House Challenge. This guy is just he's he's setting himself up for failure.
01:40:17
Zig
So if you want to win this week...
01:40:23
Dakota Zeigler
Okay, I'm done.
01:40:23
Damien
do I need to leave this podcast?
01:40:24
Zig
I love this. love this.
01:40:25
Damien
What the is going on?
01:40:26
Zig
you, Gary.
01:40:27
Dakota Zeigler
I'm sorry, I'm done.
01:40:27
Zig
Oh, it's so fun being the host, isn't it? it Like having the buttons.
01:40:30
Dakota Zeigler
It's so good. I love so much power. i have so much power.
01:40:33
Zig
It sucks that we can't share it. Like we all don't have buttons, but it's so much fun.
01:40:35
Damien
Hey, guys, guys, so we know.
01:40:37
Dakota Zeigler
This is my podcast and you're all just here.
01:40:37
Zig
Mute him. Mute him. Mute him.
01:40:40
Damien
So we know. so we know. I'm not the crazy.
01:40:44
Dakota Zeigler
Anyway, say go ahead and get to your pick.
01:40:47
Zig
i love it
01:40:48
Dakota Zeigler
Who was your pick this week for the ZNG Parlay?
01:40:50
Zig
my My pick is DK Metcalf. This guy has scored in four straight weeks. He has been started off a little slow with Aaron Rodgers, wide receiver 28, the wide receiver 40 against Seattle, against Christian Gonzalez in New England, it's wide receiver 32.
01:41:08
Zig
Against Minnesota, he was wide receiver 7. Cleveland last week, wide receiver 10. And now this week, they play a god-awful Cincinnati Bengals defense.
01:41:20
Zig
Aaron Rodgers and DK Metcalf finally hit their stride. and He saw nine targets last week. He's going to explode this week. So look for DK Metcalf to find the end zone anytime touchdown at plus 130. Not that.
01:41:34
Dakota Zeigler
Love that.
01:41:34
Zig
not
01:41:34
Dakota Zeigler
Love those odds. Love that matchup. Thursday night football game this week for DK Metcalf. So if you're hearing this bet now, place it now because you have to get it on Thursday. DK is going to be scoring a touchdown on Thursday night football.
01:41:45
Zig
Good shout. Good shout.
01:41:46
Dakota Zeigler
edits Bet it straight up, but if you want to throw it in the parlay, got to throw it in early. I'm going to finish this off. I got a hot one this week, and am going – –
01:41:54
Zig
Why do you do this to yourself? We already... We talked about insanity, Gary. We talked about insanity.
01:42:01
Dakota Zeigler
i' like I'm like i'm left Philadelphia Eagles. like I'm foreign two Things are looking okay. i I need to switch it up. I need to switch it up.
01:42:08
Zig
Here's the throw! but
01:42:10
Dakota Zeigler
I need to throw it into the fire. I need to see what happens. Kyle Anthony Pitts, anytime touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday Night Football. I'm going straight at the Fred Warner replacement.
01:42:23
Dakota Zeigler
I think this Atlanta team keeps rolling. I don't think they're going to be able to guard him. I like Kyle Pitts in this matchup a lot. Give me an anytime touchdown. Kyle Pitts plus 215.
01:42:33
Dakota Zeigler
Pretty good odds there. Probably the highest odds I've given out so far this year. I love it a lot. It's going to be in my tight end parlay as well on Sunday. Zig, do you have odds for all three of the anytime touchdown parlay picks total?
01:42:46
Dakota Zeigler
Have you done that yet, buddy? If not, I don't have to throw it to
01:42:47
Zig
That's around plus 1100. Yeah.
01:42:51
Dakota Zeigler
Love that. Ten bucks. Wouldn't you want ten? You know, let's win some dinner money, boys. Why not for the fellas? Ninja, go ahead and unmute yourself after you went on your little rant on yourself, buddy. I had to put you in timeout. I'm sorry.
01:43:04
Dakota Zeigler
this is This is what comes with the power. my head My head got a little too big for myself. I didn't mean to do that to you, but reel us back in, buddy. What's your ninja's bet of the week? Parlay was one off last week, my friend.
01:43:16
Damien
Yeah, actually, it was fair this time. I guess this is the one time I'll agree where I was going off a little bit and you riled me back in.
01:43:23
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
01:43:24
Damien
And I appreciate that.
01:43:24
Dakota Zeigler
I'm glad to see that you took the time out well. You sat in your chair. You thought about your mistakes.
01:43:29
Damien
Yeah, yeah, don't know.
01:43:29
Dakota Zeigler
You come back a better man. does it what
01:43:31
Damien
I'm here for it.
01:43:31
Dakota Zeigler
That's why it's there.
01:43:32
Zig
If I would have done that, you would have had my head.
01:43:33
Damien
when yeah No, no, no, no. Mute him. when When Zig does it, it's not the same. It's just mean. Especially when he's not here the entire absolute effing podcast.
01:43:46
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, it makes us talk about Kenneth Walker for 15 minutes.
01:43:48
Dakota Zeigler
Sorry, I'm going to edit that out.
01:43:49
Damien
Yeah, I hate that. yeah how but How about we just mute that guy?
01:43:50
Zig
you just couldn't hold it.
01:43:53
Damien
Mute him for the rest of the pod.
01:43:54
Dakota Zeigler
Well, funny would it be if we just hear Zig ask a question about Kenneth Walker and then I cut out all 15 minutes and we talk about something else.
01:44:00
Damien
Do it.
01:44:01
Zig
It goes right to the best.
01:44:01
Damien
Do it. Do it.
01:44:02
Zig
what well that
01:44:02
Damien
It'd be so good.
01:44:04
Zig
Go for it. It'd be really funny.
01:44:05
Damien
But anyways. But anyways.
01:44:07
Zig
yeah
01:44:07
Damien
The Ninjas Bet of the Week. God, we were so close last week. All we needed was Travis Kelsey. Anytime touchdown score. It didn't happen. And that's tough for the boys. Especially as the Ninjas Parlay of the Week. That's the closest we've ever been.
01:44:23
Damien
To be honest, guys. I don't know we're getting any closer than that. But we keep trying. We che we keep trying to throw mortgages at you know these parlays.
01:44:33
Damien
And we'll see. Rasheed Rice coming back after a suspension at plus 140.
01:44:37
Zig
Thank you.
01:44:40
Damien
a Quinch on Judkins at minus 170. He didn't hit last week. He's going to hit this week. I i just know it. I'm that type of guy where he won't hit one week where I need him to.
01:44:51
Damien
He's going hit one in a week where I don't need him to. that's That's where it's from. And then Odunze on the Bears. I think he's going to hit again.
01:45:03
Damien
i don't have odds for that. And then same thing for Travion Henderson. I don't have odds for that, but I just think he's going to hit. So you'll have to make that Sunday morning with your fresh brewed iced coffee or whatever you guys enjoy in the morning.
01:45:20
Damien
You guys are going have to enjoy that a little bit.
01:45:21
Dakota Zeigler
Big Seven Brew guy recently myself. If you guys haven't checked out Seven Brew yet, it's a classic.
01:45:23
Damien
Yeah.
01:45:26
Dakota Zeigler
It's an awesome establishment.
01:45:29
Zig
You wusses.
01:45:29
Dakota Zeigler
We
01:45:29
Zig
Wake up and get your straight black coffee and be a man.
01:45:32
Dakota Zeigler
get it, dude. You just got on coffee a year ago. Shut up.
01:45:35
Damien
Get a monster and shut the up. Cut that. 147 to 18. I thought that was really funny, so I just did it.
01:45:42
Dakota Zeigler
This
01:45:47
Damien
yeah yeah
01:45:49
Dakota Zeigler
What is happening in this podcast, man?
01:45:51
Damien
Cut that! I said cut that!
01:45:54
Dakota Zeigler
Zig's talking and I muted him a while ago.
01:45:55
Damien
God
01:45:56
Dakota Zeigler
I'm meeting both you guys. To be honest, I'm ending this podcast. It has to end. It needs to end. It's about to get to two hours. I'm doing what's best for the people here. i have I am the host. I am the talk. but yeah I'm the broadcaster here.
01:46:09
Dakota Zeigler
i i love what Ninja did in that parlay. I'm a big Rasheed Rice guy, big Judkins guy. Love me some Odunze. Henderson better get going this week.
01:46:20
Dakota Zeigler
Bet that if you can. Throw a little $5 on that. on Sunday if you can. But love it. Great podcast this week, fellas. I think this was a great one. Me and Damien holding it together the entire time, acting all smooth, and then Dakota gets here, and it's just derailed ever since he clocked in.
01:46:31
Damien
yeah
01:46:35
Damien
It's shambles.
01:46:36
Dakota Zeigler
Literally since he clocked in, it's just been an awful podcast.
01:46:36
Damien
Shambles since he popped in.
01:46:40
Dakota Zeigler
i might just I might just cut out every bit he has this entire pod, because I have the power now.
01:46:44
Damien
As you should.
01:46:45
Dakota Zeigler
i I am...
01:46:45
Damien
As you should.
01:46:47
Dakota Zeigler
I am the play-by-play host. I'm controlling this podcast verbally. I have all of the controls behind the mic right now. I am production. And guess what? I'm also editing this podcast because you got... I am i am the all-seer. This is a dictatorship.
01:47:03
Dakota Zeigler
I control everything that you boys see and do. It is all on me. i You guys have no take, no say. This is a straight dictatorship, and I'm wearing the crown. So...
01:47:14
Dakota Zeigler
That's what this podcast is. Thank you guys for tuning into the the G dynasty podcast. man, this podcast stinks. Uh, Damon, anything to say to the people before we had to hear big fella.
01:47:24
Damien
I don't got much to say. All I got to say is thank you for doing all the post-production work because I know hu if you're doing it, I don't have to. Bless up. don't really care how it gets done, but it's going to get done now.
01:47:37
Damien
All I know is that my weekly calendar for tomorrow is free and I can do what I want to do. I don't have to edit a podcast. I love everything about that.
01:47:47
Damien
But for you guys, just know. You notice how smooth this Rand Wednesday wasn't a part of here. Keep that in mind. You know, as we're going into our later podcast, God, we're actually ending at a decent time tonight. Holy cow.
01:48:04
Dakota Zeigler
Am going to get to sleep at a decent hour?
01:48:06
Damien
Holy cow. Am I going to sleep before 11 o'clock? It's going to happen. So thank you, Junior, for being the man on this podcast and actually sending us to bed early.
01:48:16
Damien
God bless you and all your holy work.
01:48:18
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
01:48:19
Damien
And keep tuned.
01:48:20
Dakota Zeigler
Lights out, not night. Grab a pillow, grab a blanket.
01:48:23
Damien
God bless.
01:48:23
Dakota Zeigler
Go ahead.
01:48:25
Damien
And keep tuned. Me and Junior have to talk through it a little bit. But our 2026 way out there mock draft is incoming. We have to do a little bit of talks on that. But I'm sure we're both doing homework on that. So stay tuned as that's something that could be on the After Dark podcast. As could be another episode tomorrow.
01:48:48
Damien
What?
01:48:48
Dakota Zeigler
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Breaking news. I'm a podcast host. I'm going to hit this button.
01:48:55
Dakota Zeigler
Me and Damien will most likely be recording podcast tomorrow to talk about, frankly, college football in general. More specifically, why Penn State is the worst college football program we've ever seen in our entire lives.
01:49:08
Dakota Zeigler
But yeah, stay tuned.
01:49:09
Zig
Thank you.
01:49:09
Dakota Zeigler
There's going to be an after dark pod. It's going to be sloppy. It's there's going to be a lot of curse words in it. So if you have any young viewers, as young listeners, you know, soft ears, do not listen that podcast because I will not be editing out the F-bombs that Damien let loose in this one. Hopefully I get them all.
01:49:23
Dakota Zeigler
But yeah, stay tuned. There's going some extra podcasts coming. If we can get some extra ones in, we would love to, especially that 2026 mock draft. We'll be working on me sitting on my couch every Saturday, scouting, like I like to call it.
01:49:36
Zig
yeah
01:49:37
Dakota Zeigler
Zig. Anything to say to the people before you're out here, big fella?
01:49:41
Zig
No, appreciate everyone tuning in, even when the best part of the podcast is not here for most of the pod, but I'm here now. So thank you guys for listening and tuning in. For anyone editing the After Dark pod, either one of you guys, there is an intro for that that has a little disclaimer. So I believe I sent it to If not, let me know. I'll send it to you. yeah so
01:50:01
Dakota Zeigler
We'll work on it.
01:50:02
Damien
how about this, Ik? We got in an intro now. So up yours, buddy.
01:50:06
Dakota Zeigler
There's an injury for the main pod.
01:50:08
Damien
We got you.
01:50:09
Zig
For this podcast?
01:50:10
Dakota Zeigler
You're right, buddy.
01:50:11
Damien
buddy.
01:50:11
Zig
Nice.
01:50:12
Damien
Intro uploaded.
01:50:14
Dakota Zeigler
I'm not kidding.
01:50:14
Zig
Let's go.
01:50:14
Dakota Zeigler
She did it in one take.
01:50:17
Damien
One take.
01:50:17
Zig
That's impressive. That's impressive.
01:50:18
Dakota Zeigler
So impressed. Shout out to Mrs.
01:50:19
Damien
One take, Kruisen out there. One take, Kruisen out there.
01:50:21
Zig
One day, Chris.
01:50:21
Dakota Zeigler
Shout out to Mrs. Love her.
01:50:24
Zig
But no, the After Dark the after dark pod has an intro I recorded.
01:50:24
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, she's the best.
01:50:28
Zig
the The disclaimers of there is no editing on that pod. So just for the young viewers, if you listen to this podcast, we try to keep it clean.
01:50:32
Dakota Zeigler
Zero. Zero.
01:50:36
Zig
After Dark's a whole different story over there.
01:50:38
Dakota Zeigler
Whole different story.
01:50:39
Damien
Yeah, so I'm glad...
01:50:39
Dakota Zeigler
You're going to get all of it. If they don't know what those words mean, we'll teach them.
01:50:41
Damien
dude
01:50:44
Zig
I also want to say, do you notice you notice how Damien curses more when he doesn't have to edit the pod?
01:50:44
Damien
I'm glad...
01:50:50
Zig
Do you notice that that's his thing?
01:50:50
Dakota Zeigler
Exactly. Yeah.
01:50:50
Damien
Oh my god, it's a blessing! I was about to say, it's a blessing when I don't have to do it. Because if i had if I knew I was editing a pod, no way I'd be saying this many words. But since I don't, guess what? You get the real Ninja Moro out here.
01:51:04
Damien
And it's awesome.
01:51:04
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, I guess I'll... I guess I'll just skip dinner tomorrow and edit this podcast. But anyways, ladies and gentlemen, I will.
01:51:09
Damien
Yeah, go hungry.
01:51:11
Dakota Zeigler
I need it, honestly. Ladies and gents, as always, thank you guys for tuning in. Appreciate you guys listening. As always, this is going to be a fun one. This is going to be a fun one to pod. This is going to be a fun one to edit. This is going fun one to listen back to.
01:51:24
Dakota Zeigler
This is a great time with the boys. Zig, I was glad to actually have you join in in in at the end there.
01:51:28
Damien
Yes!
01:51:30
Dakota Zeigler
Came in hot. Love to see it.
01:51:31
Damien
Have another outro, why don't you?
01:51:32
Dakota Zeigler
Damien. Damon, you're the best. Awesome on this podcast. This was a fun one. This it really was a fun one to record. One of our better ones, I would say. But as always, fellas, be a friend. Tell a friend something nice. You never know what people are going through out there. Be a kind, smiling face to everyone you see. And be it be you know something bright in someone's dull day, especially with the weather nowadays.
01:51:53
Zig
Yeah.
01:51:53
Dakota Zeigler
Everyone tends to get a little bit down, a little bit cold, a little bit shivery. yeah itll Be a little bright, warm sunshine for somebody. you know Even if you don't feel it. How about you give it? Because maybe sometimes you'll get you'll get it in return.
01:52:05
Dakota Zeigler
Pause. But this is a good one to listen to. i hope you guys are having a good night. Appreciate you guys listening. And as always, see you guys in next one. Peace.
01:52:16
Dakota Zeigler
Totally if forgot the transition music. It's coming now.
01:52:20
Damien
It's the wrong one, but it's fine.
01:52:21
Zig
It's the wrong one.
01:52:22
Dakota Zeigler
I don't have the other one downloaded, so this what you guys get.
01:52:24
Zig
A...