Introduction and Week 13 Recap
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Roger Emeka
Welcome to the Bushley Cuddle Fantasy Football Podcast. I'm Raj and I'm joined by my co-host and two guys who have more arm strength than Kirk Cousins, Fabian Nack. Week 13 is already in the books. It's very sad. The season is windling down. So we'll be re-capping some of the action with our winners and losers today. And afterwards, it's time to move on to week 14 with our always popular Love Hate segment.
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Roger Emeka
where we'll outline the players and matchups we love and the ones we hate. And with a week before the fantasy playoffs, it'll be a key time to make some quick lineup decisions. And before we get into
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Week 13 QB Performances
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Roger Emeka
kick us off for the Week 13 winner.
00:02:07
Nacc
Yeah, so it's gonna be winners with an S. It's gonna be QBs going nuclear in week 13. 14 QBs went over 20 points in week 13, which is insane.
00:02:21
Nacc
ah So it led to some very high scoring matchups. I don't know about you guys, but all my matchups throughout all my leagues were all high scoring. It was insane. Like I've never seen scores like that, even in in one QB leagues.
00:02:33
Nacc
In a 14 team, one QB league, I had 178 points. So it was just, yeah, it was it was crazy.
00:02:39
Nacc
The points were um points are crazy this week. ah So some to highlight, Jayden Daniels, 31.6 points. He seems like he might be fully recovered from that rib injury, looked really good on Sunday. Josh Allen, 30.42 points.
00:02:57
Nacc
He had a passing rushing and receiving TD. I think he's hands down my MVP on the season and he now has more receiving touchdowns than McBride on the year, which is actually pretty surprising. um Russell Wilson, 29.86 points. If you heard us last week on our love hate, I told you he would finish with a top five.
00:03:20
Nacc
ah top five at his position. He actually finished third among QBs and fourth overall on the week. So hope you guys got them him in your lineups. Caleb Williams, 29.14 points.
00:03:30
Nacc
I think that was his best game as a pro. And I think his coach kind of screwed him at the end of the game with the with the clock management.
00:03:37
Nacc
I mean, he could have easily called a timeout himself as well. So I think there's some blame on him, but he looked really good on Thanksgiving, leaving that comeback against ah the Lions. I had Lamar Jackson 27.3738 points and then special mention to Bryce Young 24.64 points. That was also I think his best game as a pro. He looked really solid and he's looked solid lately.
Rookie QB Benchings and Developments
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Nacc
um And he actually leads the league in big time throws over the last two weeks with nine. So that's pretty, pretty surprising stat.
00:04:10
Nacc
um So I guess if you're lucky to have one or or in case in in some cases two of these QBs, if you're in a two QB or super flex league, you probably won your week and I think the playoffs are shaping up to have some sky high scoring affairs, excuse me.
00:04:28
Fabio
We'd be remiss not to mention.
00:04:33
Fabio
Jamis Winston who went off last night to 497 yards and I think six touchdowns, but two to the opposite team.
00:04:40
Fabio
Um, still the like, that yeah, but I agree with you now. It's been, it was a really good week for quarterbacks. Unfortunately, I didn't have a single one of them. That's okay. Uh, we're still gonna, we're still gonna carry on with the fantasy playoffs, hopefully.
00:04:52
Roger Emeka
it it's It's really good for Bryce, too. I think, the did I not hear already that there the they said they're going to move on move forward with him next year?
00:05:01
Nacc
That's like the um like the rumor grapevine is is what like people are saying.
00:05:06
Nacc
He cemented himself. he He's got six more or if or has five more games left to play before he's like cemented it. So unless there's a collapse coming, I don't see i don't see how you don't and don't see how you don't come back to him next year.
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Roger Emeka
and Yeah, and man,
00:05:22
Nacc
like There's no point.
00:05:23
Roger Emeka
that Adam Phelan catch was insane.
Patriots' Tight-End Strategies in Fantasy
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Roger Emeka
am such a big fan of his.
00:05:31
Roger Emeka
Fab, who do you have as your week 13 winner?
00:05:34
Fabio
ah similar to NAC but for me it's more like just sitting QBs for the win. It seems as if we all have to collectively relax when assuming that the future of a QB after a handful of games is already decided. Have to give props to Dave Canales and Shane Steichen for sitting the future of the franchises and help them reset because you see how Bryce Young and Anthony Richardson have been performing since they've been benched. So ah specifically Bryce Young NAC touching it a little bit right now but I do want to dive in a little bit deeper to um previous weeks in 2024. So since his benching in week three came back in week eight, he's averaging 216 passing yards per game, seven total touchdowns, three INTs, about 17 fantasy points per game. Compare that to the first two weeks of the year, 122 yards per game, no touchdowns, three INTs,
Handling of Rookie QBs by Teams
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Fabio
seven fantasy points per game. Compare that to 2023,
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Fabio
180 yards per game, 11 touchdowns, 10 INTs, and 11 fantasy points per game. So clearly, him sitting has done him a huge benefit. And you can see it already the way way he's playing, just not the stat line, but also the tape as well. The Panthers have been playing really well. So you know it's been benefiting ridiculously. And also, same goes for Anthony Richardson, too. like He started off hot in week one with the 29-point performance.
00:06:51
Fabio
Then he slowed down, he got injured, he came back, he stunk it up. Then he got benched and came back as a full-time starter in week 11. So for the last three games, a small sample size, but still, he's put up 22.4 fantasy points per game on average, 184 yards passing, six total touchdowns, two INTs, and he's averaging 47 rushing yards per game. You can compare that to weeks one to eight of this year, about 13 fantasy points per game, 160 passing yards.
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Fabio
four total touchdowns, seven INTs, and 40 rushing yards. So there's a big difference here too, if you look at just the, if you look at from a microcosm, right from one period of the of the year to another, and in both scenarios, you really have to get props to the head coaches, the organizations, and the QBs for bouncing back and taking the proper time to reset because, you know, when everyone said, well, all these guys are benched, okay, that's it. oh Everyone thought they're going to be benched for the rest of the season. They're done, you know, but They're playing like, uh, they're rejuvenated again.
00:07:44
Fabio
So I've got to give props to the whole organizations on both ends over here for the Panthers and the, uh, the Colts.
Role of Backup QBs and Patience with Rookies
00:07:49
Roger Emeka
Yeah. And I think you got to give credit to the backup QBs too, like Andy Dalton, Joe Flacco, especially Dalton.
00:07:55
Roger Emeka
Like you see him on the sidelines. He's he's really working with with Bryce Young and yeah the story isn't done on these guys.
00:07:59
Fabio
He's a pro man. It's lack of two.
00:08:02
Roger Emeka
Like, and you know, Naki always, you always kind of keep us honest with this, but you know, with rookie QBs, we're very, very quick to just be like, this guy's the guy.
00:08:11
Roger Emeka
This guy is not the guy. This guy is already a bust. All these guys came from the same draft. It's not even close to being done.
00:08:16
Roger Emeka
And we're seeing what CJ Stroud looks like.
00:08:18
Roger Emeka
this Even this past week didn't look great. And obviously this past year, it hasn't been clean. The book is still out on which guy will be the best out of these all of them. So I'm very happy for Bryce Seung.
00:08:30
Roger Emeka
He seems like a great kid and I really like him at Alabama and obviously Anthony Richardson too. So we'll see how it goes for the rest of the year. yeah
00:08:37
Nacc
Three years, man. That's the, that's the rule of thumb. And we always go back to Josh Allen, right? Did he not struggle the first two years? Did we all, everyone thought this guy is nothing. They wasted a pick. He's, he's done. And then he's come out the year three and and he hasn't looked back. Right. So I think, yeah, you, you, you hit it perfectly fab on, on your mention. The only thing with AR is is this is his completion percentage is still hovering at that 50% marker or lower in the past.
00:09:07
Nacc
since he's been back, I think he had one good game where he was a little bit higher, but he's still hovering at that 50% mark, which is a little bit worrisome in terms of fan, not fantasy, a little worrisome in in terms of, um, uh, franchise QB.
00:09:07
Roger Emeka
Yeah. He. Yeah. know
00:09:21
Nacc
Like he still, he still to me
Concerns and Optimism for Anthony Richardson
00:09:25
Nacc
im I'm not ready to call him a bus by any, any stretch, but it's, it's the completion percentage that I'm worried about with, with him.
00:09:32
Roger Emeka
He's gonna be like Cam Newton. Cam Newton played 11 seasons. Three out of Cam Newton's 11 seasons, he was above 60% completion percentage. He was only above 65% one year.
00:09:46
Roger Emeka
ah Two years actually, and those were kind of outlier years. Even his MVP, 11.
00:09:49
Nacc
How long did he play?
00:09:51
Roger Emeka
And even his MVP season, Newton was at 59.8. So I feel it's gonna be, like it's never, he's never gonna be like a point and guard stuff.
00:09:58
Nacc
That's 11 years with the Panthers. Was that the Panthers? Because I don't really count the New England stuff.
00:10:03
Nacc
Like he just went there as a backup and then the.
00:10:04
Roger Emeka
The New England year, he was at 65.8, actually.
00:10:06
Nacc
OK, well, OK, and that was when he was throwing the ball to the ground.
00:10:07
Roger Emeka
Yeah. So I'm gonna i i'm always going to see him as more of a deep shot guy, um as long as he could hover close to 60%. I agree with you, Nack. He has to get that get that up there.
00:10:19
Roger Emeka
For me, my winner, I see Drake May and the Pats tight ends as very viable fantasy options. So the Patriots are actually fourth in the league in 12 personnel, one running back to tight end usage.
00:10:33
Roger Emeka
Don't look now guys, but we might be seeing the second coming of Gronk and Aaron Hernandez with with Hunter Henry and Austin Hooper.
00:10:43
Roger Emeka
Hopefully it ends the right way though. But no, but seriously, look, both both over the last three weeks are Titan 7 and Titan 9. So Henry has been targeted eight or more times in three of his past four games. And Hooper has two TDs in the last three games and four catches and four targets in each of the past two games.
00:10:59
Roger Emeka
So we know how they are kind of They don't have as much depth on the wide receiver front. And it feels like the Pats over the past three to four years, they've been trying to figure out that kind of two tight end situation with either John Newsmith or Hunter Henry.
Patriots' Wide Receiver Development Struggles
00:11:13
Roger Emeka
Looks like they kind of have something lately with hunter with Henry and Hooper. And obviously not to mention Drake May. He's been the QB 19 in the past three weeks. That's very solid, very good for two QBs super flex. He's averaging over 41 rushing yards per game.
00:11:26
Roger Emeka
Overall, in terms of fantasy um point total, he's above Herbert, Purdy, Stroud, and Mayfield over that three-week stretch. Plus, if you look at the ancillary options, Raimondre Stevenson's at 21 touches to the last three games, and Antonio Gibson, i thought I thought looked really, really good against the Colts.
00:11:45
Roger Emeka
Seven carries, 62 yards, touchdown, really nice cutting as well. So they do have a buy in week 14. They got the Cardinals, Bills, and Chargers. but in shallow and 2qb leagues i think may stevenson and obviously both tight ends are definitely worth some withsome looks uh down the stretch come on guys seriously henry guys it's the next it's the next tight end duo man come on nah
00:12:03
Nacc
Yeah, I'm not going to say you're wrong, but the Aaron Hernandez Gronk was a little bit out of that field for me. ah little bit A little bit.
00:12:17
Fabio
So who's who's who like is Henry is Henry Gronk?
00:12:17
Nacc
I mean, you're talking about one of the best tight ends ever to play. and And I missed it.
00:12:21
Roger Emeka
snack, even get the bit.
00:12:22
Fabio
Is Henry is Henry Gronk or what?
00:12:25
Roger Emeka
um I'm joking, man. I'm joking. I'm just, it's more to say that it's the, like they brought back the too tight incense sets.
00:12:31
Roger Emeka
And I think that's what works for them.
00:12:32
Roger Emeka
Cause right now the paths need to go into this draft, into the draft focusing on wide receiver. They haven't figured out the wide receiver position and it's led them to
00:12:39
Nacc
The tight ends are both debts, man. That's what helps.
00:12:41
Roger Emeka
yeah and it Yeah, and it's led them to continue to try to rely on the two tight end sets, which I think I watched a bit of that Pats Colts game, and it was it was working it's been working with Henry and Hooper.
00:12:51
Roger Emeka
So it was more to say that that's kind of their the the way they they need to strategize to to get the offense rolling now.
00:13:01
Roger Emeka
Nack, who is your first loser?
Are Ravens True Contenders?
00:13:05
Nacc
Yeah, first loser of the week.
00:13:05
Roger Emeka
but the first
00:13:06
Nacc
It's going to be a team loser. Are we sure the Ravens are true contenders? Like are we are we are we putting pumping the brakes a little bit? ah They've dropped two of their last three games to the Steelers and the Eagles and they beat the Chargers.
00:13:22
Nacc
And now they sit two and a half games behind the Steelers in the AFC North. The Steelers currently also hold a tiebreaker due to their win back in week 11. And once again, Lamar Jackson has more passing attempts than Henry had rushing attempts in week 13. So that is always, that recipe always spells failure. Henry has now so not scored in in two straight and they are, they're not in danger of missing the playoffs, but it's looking more and more likely that they're going to have to go on the road to face the Steelers who've had their number over the past ah few years and also the Bills. And both teams look much better than the Ravens right now. So like,
00:14:01
Nacc
I don't know. Are we convinced the mark and go into the playoffs and do it on the road and then have to even face, let's say, you know, Kansas City potentially in the AFC Championship at KC after potentially going into Pittsburgh and then into Buffalo.
00:14:18
Nacc
um I don't know. There's something there's something fishy with this team right now, and it's not. I don't know.
00:14:25
Roger Emeka
It's the kicker.
00:14:27
Roger Emeka
like it sits music to me it's like her like if if they if if the kicker and He missed some kicks against Pittsburgh, right?
00:14:27
Nacc
Well, that that definitely doesn't help, that's for sure.
00:14:35
Nacc
He's missed kicks every single game I think.
00:14:36
Roger Emeka
Pittsburgh, and obviously they've bought the the Philly game was...
00:14:38
Nacc
has seventy He has% on field goals this year.
00:14:44
Roger Emeka
Yeah, like that's why I'm not...
00:14:45
Nacc
That's that's lowest in the NFL.
00:14:46
Roger Emeka
working That's why I'm not worried about anyone outside of Lamar and the rest of the team. I think the defense is still crap. But if if somehow Justin Herbert, just in her but Justin Tucker gets back to what we were used to with Justin Tucker, I have way less worry about about the Ravens.
00:15:03
Nacc
but they're also not getting into the end zone as much, right? Like that's what that means as well.
00:15:10
Nacc
You're kicking field goals and you know, they're having trouble against the tougher teams, right? Like they're, they're usually their record versus the NFC is is like incredible.
00:15:15
Fabio
Yeah and that's the bigger test. Yeah.
00:15:20
Nacc
And the Eagles like took it to them. Yeah, a hundred percent the kicks make sense. Like the kicks matter for sure. But I don't know, man, there's something going up five losses already.
00:15:33
Fabio
I don't, know I don't disagree. I think, I think this also speaks to how much better the Eagles are than people might be actually giving them credit for, uh, for them to take it to, to answer the Ravens the way that they did against the Steelers always going to struggle. But are they true contenders? No, I don't think so. Uh, I don't think they'll, they'll make it to the AFC championship game. I don't think they'll be able to get out of there. I mean, they'll meet the playoffs, but apart from that, like i I don't see them having a very long stretch.
00:15:59
Roger Emeka
who Who would they be slated to face right now on that?
00:16:02
Nacc
I think right now they'd be playing, I think they' they would be in, because the Chargers are there, so they're they're in six, no they're in a second wild card, the Chargers have overpassed them, so they're in a second wild card, which means ah Buffalo, Buffalo would be there, so they would play, probably Pittsburgh actually, they're slated to play in Pittsburgh on wild card weekend at this moment.
00:16:07
Roger Emeka
You're in the first wildcard, right? Second one, second, yeah. Oh, yes, yes.
00:16:25
Roger Emeka
Yeah, barring an epic collapse, I feel like the division is Pittsburgh's to win. It's funny, I think Lamar was
00:16:32
Nacc
they still have to play each other They still have to play each other one more time, so that's obviously going to have huge implications, but.
00:16:38
Roger Emeka
I had heard Lamar saying that his mom was telling him that he was missing some rushing opportunities and like he he still ran 8 for 79.
00:16:48
Roger Emeka
And you know to be fair, his rushing, you know he had that 16 attempt game, the first game against KC. He had a 14 attempt game against Baltimore. He hasn't had double digits since week six, so maybe as a means to to kind of sustain drives, he might have to go back to the rushing ability, which obviously would be great for his fantasy value. His fantasy value is already amazing anyways, and and he's still he's still the in contention for the MVP, but I don't disagree with you, Nack. I think there is there's something there as outside of just the kicking that they're going to have to figure out for sure.
Impact of On-Field Violence
00:17:23
Roger Emeka
speaking of kicking fab i think you love kickers i don't know anyone who who who who cares about kickers more whether it's fantasy or non-fantasy than you so yeah um i umdu tell us about your loser this week please
00:17:32
Nacc
but When he keeps one on IR, yeah.
00:17:34
Fabio
hundred percent 100%. Well, I got two, actually. one of them So I got two idiots and one is a kicker. So Aziz, I'll show i'll show here. Uh, is he the Vontes perfect of our generation?
00:17:47
Fabio
Uh, on Sunday, the Houston Texans linebacker delivered a nasty helmet to helmet hit the Jags quarterback.
00:17:53
Fabio
Trevor Lawrence had resulted in a brawl and resulted in an immediate suspension for the linebacker. Uh, well, he was a judge from the game. Excuse me. Lawrence is now in concussion protocol and expected to miss a few games, but this isn't, I'll show you here's first offense.
00:18:06
Fabio
He's gone after Caleb Williams along the sideline, which also resulted in a scuffle where he ended up headbutting Chicago offensive lineman Darnell White, right? Excuse me. And through a punch to Roshan Roscoe Johnson.
00:18:19
Fabio
He went after Pollard and a late hit on the sidelines and he also went after Brady in 2022 as well. um The choke on Brady, yeah.
00:18:26
Roger Emeka
Oh, come on Brady, that's hilarious.
00:18:29
Nacc
Oh my god, he was this I thought this guy was...
00:18:32
Nacc
Man, he was around when Brady was there.
00:18:33
Fabio
When I started going through the, when I started going through the litany of all the things that he did, I was like, yeah, this guy's Vonta's perfect of our generation like it.
00:18:39
Nacc
Well, he's been fine I think like six or seven times already this year for for infractions too.
00:18:43
Fabio
Yeah. Yeah. So he's also been suspended for three games. To be honest, it, I mean, it doesn't really have any implications from a fantasy perspective. Cause honestly, if you're starting to Houston Texans anyways, but if you had Trevor Lawrence on your, on your team and right now you're fighting for a playoff spot and.
00:18:59
Fabio
It sucks, you know, like because this was a stupid hit and it could have been avoided or it could have not even happened altogether. And you wouldn't have to deal with a QB carousel.
Justin Tucker's Struggles and Ravens' Bye Week
00:19:07
Roger Emeka
Fad, do you think Mac Jones is viable for the for the Jaguars if if Lawrence is out?
00:19:12
Fabio
Well, he played really well in relief when he went down. I think he threw two touchdowns and he had a decent showing. I don't know what his matchup is this week. So I can't really comment right off the bat.
00:19:21
Fabio
Titans are not a horrible matchup. It's not a, it's not a great matchup, but somewhere in the middle.
00:19:25
Roger Emeka
he gets He gets the Titans, then Jets, Raiders, Jaguars. Uh, sorry. Uh, Titans, Jets, Raiders, Titans, Colts.
00:19:39
Fabio
Titans, jets, Raiders, Titans, Colts. So, I mean, he's a low end QB two.
00:19:45
Roger Emeka
Like, like bye weeks are going to be done. Like, do you really need it?
00:19:49
Fabio
Yeah. Like he's a low end QB two.
00:19:50
Fabio
Like if, if you have to start Matt Jones, like what have you been doing the whole season with your, with your team, quite frankly.
00:19:57
Roger Emeka
Because I think anyone who's listening to this, you know when people are going to be listening to this, waivers will be done.
00:20:03
Roger Emeka
You'd be hard pressed to think that, mac I would think Mac Jones will still be available.
00:20:07
Roger Emeka
If you're really in a pinch this week, maybe it could be interesting against the Titans, but we'll have to see. ah You had a second loser in this.
00:20:14
Fabio
Yeah. So the idiot kicker, uh, not colluded to a little bit right now, but, uh, I mean, kickers are people too, but Justin Tucker might be that idiot kicker that Peyton Manning was talking about, uh, four straight games of single digit fantasy points after averaging 6.6 points per game and just 10.
00:20:33
Fabio
Sorry, how did I write this? ah He's averaging 6.6 points per game and and just under 10 points all season. And he's averaging his lowest field goal percentage and extra point percentage of his career at 70% and 95%, respectively.
00:20:42
Roger Emeka
He sucks. He sucks right now. He sucks.
00:20:47
Fabio
So extra points, 95%, not good.
00:20:49
Fabio
Like you need to be in the 99 percentile most of the time. ah Last year, for just for comparison, he was at 86.5% for field goals and 98% for extra points. So Ravens five losses this year are for a combined 22 points this season, which is worth the number of missed kicks that Justin Tucker missed in the Ravens five losses.
00:21:12
Fabio
So the, all the kicks that he missed in those five losses would tally up to 22 points, which equates to you know the losses for the Ravens, which is ridiculous.
00:21:12
Roger Emeka
so So what should the Ravens do?
00:21:23
Fabio
You can't do anything.
00:21:23
Roger Emeka
I've i've heard i've heard that i've heard that they should put him on try to put him on IR while he rests.
00:21:23
Fabio
You got to keep them.
00:21:24
Nacc
can't do anything now.
00:21:24
Fabio
You can't, you can't, you can't do anything.
00:21:27
Nacc
No, no, no, no, no, you can't.
00:21:27
Fabio
You can't do anything.
00:21:28
Nacc
The problem, the problem is it's, it's too late into the season and like, what are you gonna, you're gonna grab a kicker off the streets for the playoffs.
00:21:29
Fabio
You can't, they're stuck with him. He's going to be gone in the off season though.
00:21:36
Nacc
Like right now they have to say like the bye came at a perfect time. Like don't go on a beach somewhere, kick some footballs.
00:21:44
Nacc
You know what I mean?
00:21:44
Nacc
Like get in the, get in
00:21:46
Fabio
That's a good point though.
00:21:46
Nacc
Yeah, man, like like like they they need it.
00:21:47
Fabio
The bite did come at a very good time for them too.
00:21:49
Fabio
It's a very good point.
00:21:50
Nacc
He's got to clear his head. Maybe you know what? Maybe he does need to go on vacation.
00:21:52
Nacc
Maybe he just needs to not think about football for a week or for the few days that he has off and and cut but yeah, it's as like I yeah of course he's you know, everyone cut him cut him like he should be cut.
00:22:03
Nacc
But if this happened, if this was this bad like into week six, there's cuttable potential.
00:22:09
Nacc
He's the highest paid kicker.
00:22:11
Nacc
um He's 35 years old. He's he's on the older side. So it's
00:22:15
Roger Emeka
But not really, we've seen kickers, like Nick Folk, is Nick Folk's like 45.
00:22:16
Fabio
I mean, no, yeah, that, I don't, that, that's different.
00:22:19
Nacc
Yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure.
00:22:19
Roger Emeka
Like there's been some kickers who've, Morton Anderson kicked to use like 47, I think.
00:22:21
Nacc
But he's, he's older.
00:22:23
Fabio
I'd have been a Terry kicked until he was like in his forties too.
00:22:26
Fabio
Like kickers, kickers have a very long lifespan.
00:22:26
Nacc
Yeah. For sure. For sure. But Venetari was when, you know, you saw him go downhill when he was kicking, when he was older. Um, but the yips, man.
00:22:34
Fabio
Yeah, but he was in his forties. That was our point, right? He, he, honestly, this drop off from last year is pretty legit. Like it's pretty precipitous. It's not a joke. Like you went from 86% down to 70.
00:22:45
Fabio
Like, dude, Robbie, he's your kicker.
00:22:46
Roger Emeka
I think we've talked enough about kickers. We're going to move on much to fabs chagrin.
00:22:51
Fabio
He's your kicker. You should start him. You get more points out of him on a buy.
00:22:54
Roger Emeka
And actually it's your idiot kicker.
00:22:57
Fabio
I am, I am already a kicker.
00:22:58
Roger Emeka
You are an idiot kicker.
00:22:58
Fabio
and I am somebody has to fight for the little guys.
00:22:58
Roger Emeka
Your name on Bush league huddle in our league is idiot kicker.
00:23:06
Roger Emeka
yeah um For me, my loser, the season from Hell continues for the 49ers. So obviously
49ers' Season Challenges
00:23:11
Roger Emeka
CMC, we saw what happened. He finished his season with 350 total yards and will be out for the season.
00:23:17
Roger Emeka
This is, to me, Eddie Lacy, who had a 480p back in 2015, I believe, level bust.
00:23:26
Roger Emeka
Like this is one of the bigger busts ah in a long time. Matt and Chris as well too. um Jordan Mason surprisingly on IR Monday afternoon. I was really surprised when I heard that out of the blue.
00:23:39
Roger Emeka
Deebo Samuel has averaged just three fantasy points in the last three games and he's been, he's only been over 12 since week six.
00:23:46
Roger Emeka
To me, this is one of the biggest disappointments in the year because he's typically been really nice to nestle in for his rushing yards, obviously for his receiving as well. Obviously, the Brandon Ayuk 20 CL that happened I think four or five weeks ago has been a big blow. Niners are five and seven. The defense has not carried them either and they've dealt obviously with a ton of injuries as well. I'd say the only bright spots have been George Kittle and Juwan Jennings. Thankfully, they've been really nice, especially Jennings has been a really nice bright spot on the team.
00:24:16
Roger Emeka
But it just felt like the bad vibe started back in in July with the IU holdout, the Trent Williams holdout, the Purcell shooting, obviously the ECMC injury as well. So I think it's, you know I'm hoping Isaac Grendo, he has a really, really interesting speed ah size combination. He has a ton of juice. He ran a 4-3-3 at the combine. So I think he could be a bright spot for them. He's been averaging six yards per carry and he was really electric in the Thursday night versus Seattle. So we'll be excited to see how he performs. but I mentioned it in our group chat. you know They have a big decision on Brock Purdy, the Brock Purdy contract. They don't have that luxury of the $800,000 cap hit. And I like Brock, but I just don't know if he's a false multi false forest multiplier. the way mahomes
00:25:05
Roger Emeka
Josh Allen, Lamar, Baro. I put Russell Wilson. I did not mean to put Russell Wilson in there. But, but.
00:25:12
Nacc
Rent free, baby, rent free.
00:25:16
Fabio
How was it rent free when you mentioned him like every single podcast
00:25:16
Roger Emeka
but but Yeah, exactly.
00:25:19
Roger Emeka
That's probably why. But, but really like he's not, you know, I, I like pretty, I'm not the like bash pretty, um, group. But I just don't know if he's going to be that guy to elevate you when, you know, the rest of your your team is injured. So they're they're going to have a really interesting decision to make. ah I think they'll sign him, but I'd be curious to see what that number is.
00:25:38
Nacc
But I think he's played his way out of that $60 million dollars contract that everyone thought he was going to get, right? Like he thought everyone, he thought he was going to be, everyone thought he was going to be like the highest paid.
00:25:44
Roger Emeka
Yeah, I was madness.
00:25:48
Nacc
Like, like he's not touching anywhere near that, right? Like ah you'd be, I think you'd even be crazy to give him 50 a on a multi-year deal.
00:25:57
Roger Emeka
Yeah, ah it's it's going to be a tough.
00:26:00
Roger Emeka
It's going to be really tough.
00:26:01
Nacc
I heard some analysts saying like, he's going to accept 35 a year. And I just started laughing. I'm just like, I don't know where that comes from.
00:26:08
Roger Emeka
That's the golf number, right?
00:26:08
Nacc
Um, that's Baker Mayfield's number or even is Mayfield.
00:26:12
Roger Emeka
Let's make our Mayfield here.
00:26:15
Nacc
Yeah. Mayfield is making 35. I think realistically, if you can get this guy at 45, you're happy. You're, you're very happy.
00:26:23
Fabio
I think that's a good sweet spot.
00:26:24
Nacc
Um, but there's going to be, there's going to be a lot of cap casualties on that team.
00:26:27
Nacc
Like Deebo is already being spoken of, of, of, uh, of a cap casualty. They may have to. also release George Kittle with his cat pit.
00:26:38
Nacc
It's going to depend.
00:26:38
Nacc
Look man, they just paid Ayuk.
00:26:39
Roger Emeka
I can't see that happening, man.
00:26:41
Nacc
Ayuk's cat pit is going to be through the roof next year, right? It's going to be over 30 because this year was less.
00:26:45
Roger Emeka
I have a quick question. I have a quick question. Knowing what you know about Joanne Jennings, do you resign? Are you, are you as aggressive in giving that contract to Brandon Ayuk, knowing what you know about Joanne Jennings?
00:26:59
Fabio
giving, giving them, sorry, i said it again.
00:27:00
Roger Emeka
giving Ayuk the contract that he he got. If you knew what you knew about Joanne Jennings, ah around the time of the holdout.
00:27:04
Nacc
Oh yeah, had they would have never given them that contract.
00:27:05
Fabio
No, yeah, of course not.
00:27:06
Nacc
it would have it wouldve pushed him They would have pushed them, they would have lowered the number and said, go to go to Pittsburgh.
00:27:11
Nacc
Here, the trade's there, we have the trade in place, go to Pittsburgh.
00:27:16
Nacc
would have I think they would have done that. I don't think it would have dragged on as long as it did if they knew this information because drafting Purcell and then you could have lived with Deebo being there and you have $30 million dollars more to play around with next year.
00:27:31
Nacc
So yeah, I think, I think they would have like let you go for sure.
00:27:36
Fabio
Yeah, they're in they're in trouble for next year. They really are.
00:27:38
Roger Emeka
even use check might be a guy like they might, they might need to, there's a lot of core guys here that, yeah, yeah.
00:27:42
Nacc
There's a lot of missing.
00:27:44
Nacc
There's a lot of parts that are going to be different next year. ah window The window, as you said, is is closed after this year.
00:27:51
Roger Emeka
Yeah, looking looking like it. So um those are our winners and losers for week 13. Now we'll move on to the, it was a pretty big injury list. Obviously talked about CMC who's out for the season with a PCL.
00:28:04
Roger Emeka
Again, Jordan Mason, high ankle sprain on IR. Is it official he's out for the season with the, ah or I mean, he'll miss four games if, unless they miss the playoffs.
00:28:10
Nacc
Well, it's four games, so you're not going to see him in the fantasy playoffs.
00:28:14
Roger Emeka
Yeah, exactly.
00:28:15
Roger Emeka
Taysom Hill, that was really disappointing to hear that, do the knee injuries out for the year.
00:28:17
Nacc
Yeah, that one sucks.
00:28:19
Roger Emeka
Richard Bateman is dealing with a knee. Trevor Lawrence is concussed, likely to miss multiple weeks. And, you know, at at this stage, I wonder if they just don't shut it down. I think he had a shoulder injury as well.
00:28:31
Roger Emeka
They should really shut it down for him.
00:28:33
Roger Emeka
ah Lad McConkie is dealing with a knee. He was in and out of the game against the Falcons. So that will be one to monitor. Fab in case you want to give another shot at Quinton Johnston.
00:28:46
Roger Emeka
Dallas Goddard is with his knee, he's week to week, and Godare, Dallas Godare, and Noah Brown, who's actually been pretty decent.
00:28:49
Nacc
It's actually pronounced a good dare.
00:28:56
Roger Emeka
that Those so second and third wide wide receivers for the the commanders, I was about to say, I was about to say as well, the R word.
00:29:04
Fabio
Uh, there, there is a lot of talk about that name changing very, very soon, apparently.
00:29:08
Roger Emeka
Yep. it there is There is Noah Brown and Dinami Brown have actually been really good for the commanders.
00:29:16
Roger Emeka
So it will be interesting to see if Brown is able to recover from the rib injury. Week 14, another bi-mageddon. We have the Ravens, the Broncos, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, New England Patriots, and Washington commanders on bi. Crazy, crazy. Another bi-week. Six teams on bi. So we'll have to be very careful with who you put into your lineups those days.
Review of Love Hate Predictions for Week 13
00:29:45
Roger Emeka
In terms of our Week 13 Love Hate record, we were a very, very strong 9 and 3 collectively. And season to date, we are 80, 59, and 5. Fab, you went 2 and 2.
00:29:56
Roger Emeka
You lost on Jordan Addison as a love, who had 9.4 points. And Caleb Williams, you had him as a hate.
00:30:04
Roger Emeka
He had a ah pretty monster game with 29 fantasy points. You won with Jonathan Taylor as a love and James Connor as a hate. Knack, big, big 4-0.
00:30:16
Roger Emeka
You won on Bucky Irving and Russell Wilson as big big loves.
00:30:22
Roger Emeka
And then on Hates, Jackson Smith and Jigba and the Andreas Swift, you hit on those very well. And you now that you go 4-0, you want a top dog award.
00:30:29
Nacc
Should have a top dog award every week.
00:30:40
Roger Emeka
I did not too shabby as well, three in one. My Jerry Judy call, I was very happy about that one.
00:30:47
Roger Emeka
but god but got some Got a bit of hate, of not hate, but people questioning that on YouTube and and some of the Facebook ah groups and I was very happy for those who listened to that.
00:30:47
Nacc
That was big. Huge kudos.
00:30:59
Fabio
Well, we got a lot of feedback from people on tick talk about how because of that call, they won their week. So shout out to you, Raj. That was a great call. That was a very good to call.
00:31:06
Roger Emeka
Honestly, man, it makes like I don't even have Jerry Judy.
00:31:07
Fabio
It make it looking back. It makes sense. Yeah.
00:31:10
Roger Emeka
I don't have Jerry Judy in any leagues, and I was like just rooting for for anyone who had them, so I'm very happy to hear that.
00:31:16
Nacc
And it was the the best revenge game in history. I think you it beat out Terrell Owens against the 49ers.
00:31:24
Nacc
I think he was with ah the Cowboys.
00:31:29
Roger Emeka
Nice. I also won on Brian Thomas barely, ah Brian Thomas Jr. 18.7 points and I won on my hate for Kirk Cousins 5.10 points and absolutely horrendous showing from him.
00:31:44
Roger Emeka
I lost on Najee Harris, who had a fantastic game against the Bengals, 24.9 points. So again, 80, 59, and five, that's a very, very good collective record that we have.
00:31:55
Roger Emeka
So again, please listen to us. I think we kind of know what we're doing.
00:32:01
Roger Emeka
Nack hit us off with your first love of the week.
Week 14 Must-Starts and Matchups
00:32:07
Nacc
Yeah, first love of the week for me is going to be Jacoby Myers at the Buccaneers. So Myers has been averaging just over 15 PPR points per game without Davante Adams this year. ah He's seen at least a 32% target share in three of his last four games. ah Yes, Brock Bowers is breaking records and remains the Raiders top option. However, Myers Mayors is has still seen 26 targets over the last two games, which is insane, and scored 22.1 and 15.7 fantasy points respectively. So with six teams on by, Mayors gets a ah buck's defense, giving up the six most fantasy points to wide receivers. And I think he's a must start in week 14 and beyond if the targets, what the targets he's currently seeing.
00:32:56
Fabio
He's a hundred percent a must start for the rest of the season. 100%. If you look at his playoff schedule, Atlanta, Jacksonville, and New Orleans, all top 10 fantasy friendly wire receiver defenses.
00:33:10
Fabio
He is a must start easy plugin wire receiver two with wire receiver one upside for the rest of the season. because If he's on your team and you're in the playoffs, you're starting his ass every single game.
00:33:22
Roger Emeka
Man, the Patriots, I don't know how they let this guy go, man.
00:33:26
Roger Emeka
i know I have not understood it and they have not been able to replace that type of production.
00:33:30
Roger Emeka
Very good player.
00:33:32
Nacc
I mean, they let Jacobi Myers go, they let Sean Smith go like these are players that are thriving in in
00:33:39
Nacc
You know, new destinations, which is kind of weird. I think that there's, they're having problem with the talent on the team. Cause they do have talent.
00:33:46
Nacc
They're just having, having a tough time exploiting it.
00:33:48
Roger Emeka
They don't develop it well.
00:33:49
Nacc
Yeah, they're exactly, exactly.
00:33:49
Roger Emeka
Yeah, they don't exactly don't develop it.
00:33:49
Fabio
No, especially wire receivers.
00:33:51
Fabio
They don't like, we've we've mentioned Damario Douglas and like at length on this podcast and even, uh, Bhutte, I forgot his first name, Kishan.
00:33:52
Roger Emeka
Oh, disastrous.
00:33:57
Roger Emeka
Okay. Sean booty.
00:33:59
Roger Emeka
Jevon Baker was supposed to be like this revelation.
00:34:00
Nacc
Polk, Polk was supposed to be like, whatever, you know, like they drive, they drafted him pretty high.
00:34:03
Roger Emeka
Nikhil Harry.
00:34:05
Fabio
Nikhil Harry too, and they drafted him high, Nikhil Harry.
00:34:05
Nacc
Oh my God. That one, that one was the.
00:34:07
Fabio
He was a first round pick.
00:34:07
Nacc
Yeah, but you know what?
00:34:08
Nacc
Nikhil Harry was a bust everywhere he went, so I'm just going to fault him on.
00:34:12
Roger Emeka
Also, he was picked, yeah, they should have picked either Deebo Samuel or A.J.
00:34:13
Nacc
He shouldn't have been drafted their first round.
00:34:17
Fabio
But that just goes to show you that they're not very good at scouting wide receivers, right?
00:34:20
Fabio
Because either they let them go and they become amazing or they draft bad ones.
00:34:24
Roger Emeka
Yeah, now I can believe you have another wide receiver for your second love.
00:34:28
Nacc
I do. It's our boy, Nick Westbrook, Keene. Keene versus the Jaguars this week, actually.
00:34:36
Nacc
So he's been grabbing all the headlines and in Tennessee lately with seven touchdowns in his last eight games. um won every 2.5 receptions which is unheard of. He only has 20 receptions on the seasons and wide receivers across the league are scoring a TD on every 12.7 receptions. So one every two and a half receptions is like it doesn't even make any sense. um He's also now seen a 20% target share in three straight games and his production is officially no longer a fluke.
00:35:10
Nacc
He gets a Jaguar secondary in week 14, giving up the third most points to wide receivers. And again, with Buymageddon part two coming up, Westbrook-Akinne is in a perfect spot start. And I think he keeps the TD trend rolling this week.
00:35:27
Roger Emeka
Yeah, I guess the Jags, for week 14, week 17. You're going to have to wonder if outside of by Megan, he's going to be in every week's start. It's crazy with that efficiency though, like PPR, he's not helping you out, but touchdowns are touchdowns.
00:35:43
Nacc
Well, that's what I sort of say he's he's definitely gonna he's definitely look he could be a must-start But he's also a very volatile boomer bust player, right but only 20 receptions on the year Yeah for sure for sure but that week that it burns you you're gonna be so upset, you know, but it's not gonna happen this week
00:35:53
Roger Emeka
Well, not really, because if he's scoring a touchdown seven of 88 games, it's just, it's just boom.
00:35:57
Fabio
yeah one it's Yeah, it's no longer a fluke anymore. it's the
00:36:01
Roger Emeka
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:36:05
Fabio
And he's going to crush somebody's fantasy dreams in week 15, when he scores two touchdowns against the Titans again, on like four catches.
00:36:13
Fabio
Like it's just going to ruin somebody's amount a hundred percent.
00:36:16
Fabio
Someone's going to be like, I, I lost to Nick Westbrook, bikini. Like for sure. It's going to happen.
00:36:19
Nacc
there's goingnna there's gonna be There's going to be some broken televisions across America.
00:36:20
Fabio
You you can see it happening.
00:36:25
Roger Emeka
Thanks, thanks Knack Fab. Tell us who you have as your first love.
00:36:28
Fabio
ah Derek Carr at the New York Giants. The Giants are the new Panthers. You start everyone against them. ah The Giants D have not recorded an interception since week one. Week one, they gave up the 15th multifaceted points of quarterbacks. It's not a whole lot, but this week and for the rest of the season, they'll be with other all-pro defensive linemen, Dexter Lawrence, who dislocated his elbow this last week.
00:36:48
Fabio
Carr has been playing pretty well since he came back from injury, averaging about 18.3 fancy points per game. So in a two QB super flex league, he's a great streaming option this week with so many QBs on by. I like him a lot too.
00:36:59
Fabio
Yeah. There's a giant, giant defensive is not good and they're not playing well. They're not really rushing the quarterback like they're, they're expected to be Dexter Lawrence not being there on that line.
00:37:05
Roger Emeka
cave on on tibido has had a very bad season i was looking at some of the the advanced metrics and uh it does not look good for him has this is
00:37:15
Fabio
he's uh last year had a good season this year though he he was injured too he just hes only went back a few games Brian Burns has been good but apart from that like everyone expected the Giants D-line to be like top five in the NFL he
00:37:26
Nacc
That too, I feel Burns has been quiet. They made that nice splash and I feel like he's been very quiet.
00:37:30
Fabio
has been quite he's been quiet relative to his expectations he's been okay but you expected him to be putting up like double digit sack numbers every week and he hasn't been doing that
00:37:39
Roger Emeka
The Giants are another team that players leave there and do better.
00:37:45
Fabio
Lately, yeah You look at every single one of their offensive linemen their defensive wall, but uh, cat williams had a 93 yard, uh, pick six cat williams like did the guys like Well, no the um the defensive lineman ah His nickname is cat his uh anyways you say
00:37:47
Roger Emeka
Like there was a post, yes, Will Henderson, Will Hernandez.
00:37:59
Roger Emeka
well Cat Williams.
00:38:01
Nacc
median Joey nicknames
00:38:05
Roger Emeka
There's no way that's his name.
00:38:13
Roger Emeka
But my point is, like guys, like like Julian Love, he just had like a really big game recently.
00:38:18
Fabio
Yep. Julian loves him playing well for Seattle.
00:38:20
Roger Emeka
Will Hernandez, soon to be Daniel Jones, right?
00:38:22
Fabio
Yeah, I do. Like it's just, uh, anyways.
00:38:29
Fabio
If Dino Jones ends up being an actual competent quarterback for the Vikings going forward, I will not be surprised. A lot of that has to do with coaching and the environment and all that stuff.
00:38:37
Fabio
And he's in a great place to succeed, to be honest with you. ah Everything's on him and it's just wasn't a good environment for him at the end.
00:38:43
Roger Emeka
They've done it for the past 30 years, man. like started It started with one.
00:38:45
Fabio
Yeah. Ever since they got rid of Tom Coughlin, that whole organization has not been the same and it will never be the same.
00:38:52
Fabio
Unfortunately, until we get some of his credibility, which we won't get, but let's just keep on moving on.
00:38:58
Roger Emeka
Speaking of potential reclamation QBs, I believe you have another one as your second love.
00:39:04
Fabio
and Fresh off the 300 AOC at Tampa Bay, fresh off the 340 yard outing where he threw two touchdowns and almost beat the refs. i Sorry. I mean the chiefs, um, Mr. Congresswoman.
00:39:17
Fabio
faces a very fancy friendly matchup as the Raiders face the Bucks in Tampa Bay for week 14. But apart from the matchup and recent performance, the Raiders have, dare I say, legit offensive weapons that AOC has been able to get the ball to. So Bowers is a monster, we all know that. Generational tight end, ah breaking records everywhere. joey Jacoby Myers, like Nat Kaludu too, has been on fire lately.
00:39:39
Fabio
and making the Pats you know regret their decision for letting him walk. In the 2QB league, he's a comfortable starter, and you can expect some high-end QB2 performance during buy-me-get-in. Honestly, I was reading up on the guy.
00:39:50
Fabio
ah People were even expecting to put up like some low-end QB1 numbers. Might be a little bit too rich for my blood, but at the same time, at the same time, I think we we are we are in we we are let me finish we are in a recency-biased
00:39:55
Roger Emeka
less but yeah seriously man seriously man i don't know i don't know about this one man yeah but yeah but yeah but yeah but fab believes in his bit
00:39:56
Nacc
Let's pump the brake on QB one and AOC like I don't I don't know man He's the Gronk and the Aaron Hernandez ah This is truth, this is truth
00:40:09
Fabio
of quarterbacks facing Tampa Bay. basic thing Come on, man. Let me take my bit here for a second. It's a great matchup.
00:40:19
Fabio
Awesome weapons. I like AOC, honestly, in a two quarterback league, you can start them as your QB two comfortably.
00:40:26
Roger Emeka
Did you even say his full name?
00:40:26
Fabio
Yeah. Aidan O'Connell.
00:40:29
Roger Emeka
But did you say his full name in the...
00:40:30
Fabio
I did not. I said AOC at Tampa Bay.
00:40:31
Roger Emeka
Okay, very helpful.
00:40:33
Fabio
Yep. You're welcome. Aidan O'Connell, ladies and gentlemen. and
00:40:35
Roger Emeka
Very, very helpful. yeah His mustache, this man has to this man has to shave his mustache.
00:40:36
Fabio
Not to be confused with the Congresswoman from...
00:40:40
Fabio
This man does not look like he has an Irish last name.
00:40:41
Nacc
Oh yeah it's very...
00:40:43
Fabio
This man does not look like he has an Irish last name.
00:40:45
Roger Emeka
i know I know, seriously.
00:40:45
Fabio
He looks Latino. I guess you gotta do something with that.
00:40:47
Roger Emeka
um Yeah, I don't know, man. like Look, it's Tampa, so we we pick on Tampa, you have to pick on Tampa.
00:40:54
Fabio
Dude, you put up 340 yards against the Chiefs.
00:40:57
Fabio
Like, I know it's a divisional game and all that stuff, but something to be said too, the Chiefs do have a very good secondary.
00:41:00
Nacc
Chief defense has been a little bit blah lately, I have to say.
00:41:02
Roger Emeka
Lately, yeah, yeah, yeah, for sure.
00:41:05
Fabio
Well, the Bucks defense have been blocked all season, so I'll take that.
00:41:09
Nacc
Hey, they they were giving up the most points just recently and it's now gone up to, yeah, so they've they've gotten a little better.
00:41:12
Fabio
And now it's the second most points.
00:41:14
Roger Emeka
Yeah. Speaking of giving up a lot of passing yards, I have Will Levis as my love.
00:41:21
Roger Emeka
Will Levis versus Jacksonville. Will Levis is on fire and your defense is terrified. Billy Jeans gets a Jaguars defense that is allowing the most fantasy points per game to QBs over the last four weeks. And Levis himself has indeed been on fire. 17.5 points the last four weeks. The QB 19 as mentioned, which is a virtual must-start in two QB leagues. Again, ranking above the likes of Russell Wilson, Jordan Love, Callum Murray, and Baker Mayfield.
00:41:48
Roger Emeka
Additionally, the Jags aren't allowing the fifth most passing air yards, and the Titans have been one of the better vertical teams over the last three weeks, with Levis being fifth in air yard completion. So fire up will Will Levis, fire up Billy Jeans, and he's going to have a big game.
00:42:06
Nacc
Get that Westbregakine stack.
00:42:06
Fabio
Who calls in Billie Jean's?
00:42:09
Roger Emeka
Billy Jeans, ah the Ringer fantasy football podcast, they always call them Billy Jeans.
00:42:15
Fabio
I love it, I love it.
00:42:16
Roger Emeka
Yeah. You guys don't know that.
00:42:19
Roger Emeka
but will ah You guys remember Will Griggs on fire, your defense is terrified from the from Northern i Ireland and the Euro? No.
00:42:28
Roger Emeka
na na na na na na na na na and We got to do a remix for that song.
00:42:30
Fabio
Yes, that song has played for for a lot of soccer teams.
00:42:34
Nacc
Well, Milan, use use that, use that.
00:42:35
Fabio
yeah yeah using youtube ah Just last thing, it was it was Leonard Williams that ran it in for a pick six.
00:42:35
Nacc
Yeah, Milan, use that. Pioli's on fire. and
00:42:39
Roger Emeka
Yeah, it's been remixed to death.
00:42:46
Fabio
Leonard leonard Cat Williams.
00:42:47
Nacc
OK, so it wasn't Cat Williams.
00:42:49
Fabio
Well, his his nickname is Big Cat.
00:42:50
Roger Emeka
Dude, you got to use this real name for their man.
00:42:51
Fabio
His nickname is Big Cat.
00:42:53
Roger Emeka
um Second love. So piggybacking on Nax high efficiency player. I'm going to go with another high efficiency player that has been on fire lately.
00:43:05
Roger Emeka
Marques Valdez Scantling. I have to say that.
00:43:08
Nacc
So all these guys with three names.
00:43:09
Roger Emeka
I have to say that so slowly to make sure I hit it right. Marquez Valdez Scantling at the Giants. So there's no better week to ride the hot hand of MVS than week 14 against a Giants team that has virtually quit on the season. Scantling has scored four touchdowns in his last four games on 13 catches. Quick math, Fab, what is that?
00:43:30
Fabio
Four catches on four in what? At four times four is before times six is 24 or 14 catches is 44 points.
00:43:33
Roger Emeka
Finance guy, come on.
00:43:38
Roger Emeka
um have to cut this I'm gonna have to cut this out a clip. He's had a resurgence as derek Derek Carr's main deep deep threat. The Giants are 11th in fantasy points allowed to wide receivers over the last two weeks, which is a solid mark, but considering the bi-mageddon bloodbath and limited options, and MVS being the second coming of Marcus Colston, there's a roadmap to have him locked in as a WR3.
00:44:00
Roger Emeka
also This is a week to start my guy, Joanne Johnson, start Joanne Johnson at tight end with Taysom Hill out.
00:44:12
Fabio
It's four out of 13 catches. It's a 30% TD rate on every single catch, give or take. That's what you wanted. Be a little more specific, man. Come on.
00:44:21
Roger Emeka
You're the finance guy, bro.
00:44:27
Roger Emeka
So those are our loves for the week. Knack kick us off with the first hate, please.
00:44:33
Nacc
Yeah, first hit of the week is going to be Aaron Rodgers at the Dolphins. So, Albrecht is sticking with Rodgers and reconfirmed he is the starter going forward. Although it sure does seem like the Jets will likely do a page one reset in the offseason.
00:44:49
Nacc
Roger is getting a chance to see if there's a team that's willing to take a shot on him next season. Unfortunately, it's not the ideal spot for him in week 14. He has not topped 200 yards passing in three straight weeks and has only four total TDs in that span. ah Miami gives up the third fewest points to QBs this season and um and Roger's struggles should continue. He's going to be hard to bench in 2 QB in Superflex League with the aforementioned looming by Maguetten, but um If you have a better option, I wouldn't hesitate to bench him this week.
00:45:23
Fabio
The enigma that is Aaron Rodgers.
00:45:25
Roger Emeka
Yeah, we need more Aaron Rodgers in our life, right? Like he needs, he needs to have a Netflix documentary.
00:45:30
Fabio
um I don't, I don't, I mean, like his, his PR agent is a, is amazing.
00:45:40
Fabio
Is amazing. How does this guy get a docu-series on how we spent three days? I don't know. Like smelling incense or whatever it is.
00:45:49
Fabio
Is that what it's called? Ayahuasca?
00:45:51
Nacc
ayahuasca ayahuasca geez fat yeah he has he doesn't he he doesn't have great matchups going forward i mean not for nothing but cj sprout sprout hasn't been that much better right on your
00:45:58
Roger Emeka
He's gonna, aside from the Jaguars in week 15, he's gonna be a sit for the rest of the year, I think. Fab, do you still own him? You still own him in Bush League.
00:46:05
Fabio
I have to start him this week. And then, but after this, he's, he's, he's, he's looking at my bench for the rest of the season. ah And hopefully none of my quarterbacks get injured.
00:46:17
Fabio
No, actually, I think Aaron Rodgers had more points than CJ Stroud this week.
00:46:18
Nacc
And you're starting. Yeah.
00:46:22
Fabio
by a hair, mind you, but still.
00:46:23
Roger Emeka
cute QB Leiden episode for Love Hate. Who's your second Knack?
00:46:28
Nacc
Yeah, my second one is going to be Bryce Young at the Eagles. Like we mentioned, he's he's looked rejuvenated of late, especially after the bye, where he's averaged 21 points per game. ah Seems like all he needed was a little time, a time out or a step back. And now Canales kind of looks like a genius and.
00:46:47
Nacc
The Panthers seem to be back on track with their QB of the future. His comp completed percentage is up to 58%. So close to that hovering 60 that we we mentioned before that we need to see these QBs have. And he has ah six TDs and three INTs or seven total TDs and three INTs in his last five games.
00:47:05
Nacc
However, he gets a brutal matchup in week 14 on the road versus Philly ah philly D, giving up the fifth fewest points to QBs. Sure, they just gave up 27 and 22 respectively to Lamar Jackson and Matt Stafford, but ah Bryce Young is not in that category just yet. So we'll look for the sophomore to struggle against a suffocating Eagles secondary.
00:47:29
Roger Emeka
This is going to be the game.
00:47:30
Roger Emeka
if If he has a big game, like I think we could really finally say like this guy is in the corner and you know there's a very good opportunity for him to be good.
00:47:36
Nacc
I just don't, I don't see it.
00:47:38
Roger Emeka
Yeah. I i don't think I see it either.
00:47:38
Nacc
I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't, I don't see it here on a bad spot on the road.
00:47:42
Nacc
Maybe if it was at home, I'd give him a better opportunity, but on the road with those Philly fans. Uh, I don't know.
00:47:48
Fabio
Well, when you have, when you have quarterbacks like Cooper Dijon laying out Derek Henry, Dijon
00:47:48
Nacc
I think, I think and think it could be a rough outing.
00:47:57
Roger Emeka
But are you doing it on purpose?
00:47:58
Fabio
I can't get any single name right.
00:47:59
Fabio
Ladies and gentlemen, I can. I'm trying out here. Okay. It's, it's, it's, it's hard out here in the trenches. Do what I can. My goodness. Cooper DeGene, really?
00:48:10
Nacc
Yes, he's not from Quebec.
00:48:11
Fabio
Cooper DeGene is not a safety.
00:48:17
Roger Emeka
And Reed Blankenship too. Wasn't the kickers named Rigo Blankenship?
00:48:21
Roger Emeka
Rodrigo Blankenship?
00:48:25
Roger Emeka
Reed Blankenship. Fabb, what do you have as your first eight? My God.
00:48:32
Fabio
Why are you laughing Roger? Why are you laughing?
00:48:33
Roger Emeka
Dijon. Dijon. Dishon. Cooper Dishon-John.
00:48:37
Fabio
Cooper John Smith versus the Jets. Yes, John who has been lights out since Miami came back from their buying week six, since to I started throwing underneath a lot more. He's averaging 17 fantasy points per game in that stretch and has at least 22 points in three straight games mega mega numbers. But he's also faced a very friendly tight end schedule that actually stops in week 14. The Jets are a super stingy defense versus tight ends.
00:49:06
Fabio
And only one tight end has scored a touchdown versus of them all year way back in weeks six week six, which was Dawson Knox. They haven't allowed a tight end to go more than six receptions or 70 receiving yards or more than 12 fantasy points. So I don't think this trend bucks this week. I think John who finishes outside the top 12 for tight ends.
00:49:26
Roger Emeka
Yeah, he ah he has a brutal stretch in terms of teams that are very good with tight ends, the Jets, Houston, and then San Francisco. So those are some of the better teams against tight ends.
00:49:38
Roger Emeka
So it'll be interesting to see.
00:49:39
Fabio
Yeah. And the, and the jets have faced some pretty decent tight ends too. It's not as if they haven't faced, they face only scrubs, right? Like the trimming bride was, is, is had 11.10 fantasy points, which is the most.
00:49:50
Roger Emeka
And to your point, he played Arizona. um He only had six fantasy points, and then Buffalo had 9.6.
00:49:57
Roger Emeka
So yeah, I have Jono Smith in Bush League. Obviously I have to start him, but I think this is actually a really good call.
00:50:07
Roger Emeka
Second hate thought.
00:50:10
Fabio
Deebo Samuel versus Chicago. So we've mentioned it already. Obviously the Niners are a bit of a dumpster fire right now. You know, three straight games with 22 receiving yards or less for Deebo. Hasn't had more than five receptions since week eight. Same for double digit targets. He hasn't had any of those since week eight either. It's expected to be, usually it's expected to be feast or famine with Deebo, but ultimately it's been it's been starvation. And now he goes up against Chicago Bears D who give up the second least fantasy points to wide receivers.
00:50:38
Fabio
He's no longer the first option or even the second option on that offense. And he just doesn't look like himself either, to be honest. In a week with so many buys, you might not be able to bench Deebo, but if you can, I think you should.
00:50:50
Roger Emeka
Yeah, he doesn't look like he's starving.
00:50:51
Roger Emeka
like he looks he looks He looks chunky.
00:50:54
Fabio
yeah well, yes. In that sense, yes, I agree with you.
00:50:55
Roger Emeka
He looks heavy.
00:50:56
Fabio
He's a little bit more on the chunky side, I suppose.
00:50:58
Nacc
he I think he looks he he looks fed up to like there's something like I know we meant we mentioned a few weeks back He had that outburst on the sideline where he went after the long snapper and then the kick the the kicker and like went to blame them for like missing a kick like Where it's like we've heard from like players and it's like it's taboo, right?
00:51:16
Nacc
Like kicker knows what job he has to do, you know, like if he misses a kick Yeah, it sucks. But like you're not gonna go scream at him kicker doesn't come screaming at you when you drop a pass, right? So um I Don't know
00:51:28
Nacc
I personally think his days are numbered.
00:51:29
Nacc
I think it's his last season with, with San Francisco. I know we mentioned that they're going to have some cap troubles and I think honestly, I think they'll be pretty happy to get rid of him because hes he seems to be kind of a bit of a distraction over there.
00:51:42
Roger Emeka
Yep. Time for some roster turnover.
00:51:43
Fabio
Yeah, I would agree with that. Yeah. Yeah.
00:51:47
Roger Emeka
Thank you, Fab. For me, for my first hate for week 14, I have Gino Smith against the Cardinals. So the Cardinals defense has quietly emerged as one of the top units in the league, allowing an average of eight and a half fantasy points to QBs over the last four weeks. Meanwhile, Smith, though, keeping the Seahawks up to the division has struggled in fantasy terms. He's the QB 30 over the last three weeks and has managed only two multi-touchdown games this season, the last coming in week nine against the Rams.
00:52:17
Roger Emeka
A game where he also threw three picks. Early in the season, Seattle leaned heavily on the pass. Gino was logging 40 plus attempts in four of his first six games, including two with 50 plus pass attempts. Over the last six games, that number has dropped to an average of 31 attempts. Unfortunately, I'm stuck starting Gino in our Bush league to QB league with Buddha Baker and the cards defense playing lights out. I'm keeping my expectations low with Gino Smith.
00:52:48
Nacc
Yeah. ah Yeah. Are they playing? They playing in.
00:52:55
Roger Emeka
Yeah. Yeah, they played a huge game.
00:52:56
Nacc
Yeah, the division game, too, so it's going to be tight and it's be hit massive, massive for the division, so it could be I think I like this call.
00:53:04
Roger Emeka
Yep. Second hate is Tucker Craft at Detroit Thursday Night Football. Bar none. The Detroit Lions are the best defense against tight ends in the league. They have allowed the least amount of catches, yards, and touchdowns allowed to the position.
00:53:20
Roger Emeka
On the season they are allowing a league best 3.5 points per game to tight ends. That mark is an even lower 2.8 points over the last two weeks. Tucker Craft had a great game against the Dolphins last week to the tune of 13.8 fantasy points from 6 catches and 78 yards, but this is a clear matchup to avoid.
00:53:39
Roger Emeka
The Lions run the highest amount of man coverage in the league, and Kraft has a 47 rating in PFF grade on man. Go for guys like Luke Shoemaker versus the Bengals, Noah Gray versus the Chargers, or even Tommy Trimble against the Eagles instead of Tucker Kraft.
00:53:59
Nacc
yeah this is I think this is a no brain no brainer call like you can't you can't even start this guy this guy is must bench TV right now
00:54:11
Roger Emeka
It's tough to um it was tough to find who like on the Packers maybe I didn't like. I mean, the line is really tough.
00:54:20
Roger Emeka
like You don't know, right?
00:54:22
Roger Emeka
like Anyone could break out from a game to game basis. But this is the one that seemed like the like it would make the most sense. But this could be a high scoring game.
00:54:29
Fabio
Let's say, I wouldn't be surprised if Tucker craft.
00:54:30
Nacc
I actually like SchoolMaker against the Bengals.
00:54:33
Fabio
Sorry. I wouldn't be surprised if Tucker craft actually gets into the end zone.
00:54:36
Fabio
Like he, he, he did get six targets last game against Detroit. I mean, now they're, they're in. They're in Detroit. So I think the home crowd might go against him a little bit, but. I would not be surprised that Tucker Kraft gets, because he doesn't need a lot of receptions to get a touchdown.
00:54:49
Fabio
The guy gets like two receptions. One of them is touchdowns or two touchdowns. And this is, uh, I don't know if I see the same way as you on this one, Raj. I'm even only saying this because I'm going to pick him up off waivers and start him, but, very nice.
00:55:03
Nacc
And shout out to my brother-in-law who's going to actually be at the game on Thursday.
00:55:07
Nacc
yeah No, he's not he's a Steelers fan by association.
00:55:09
Fabio
Is he a Detroit fan or a Green Bay fan?
00:55:16
Roger Emeka
By association.
00:55:18
Nacc
Yeah, yeah i took i took a you well i took him to I took him to a game a couple of years ago and I made him a Steelers fan.
00:55:18
Roger Emeka
You forced him into it.
00:55:26
Roger Emeka
That's awesome.
00:55:30
Roger Emeka
Amazing. So I'll do it for us guys. Thanks for sticking with us for another episode of the Bushley Cuddle fantasy football podcast. Once again, don't forget to like, share, subscribe to all social medias. Please, please down, please, please download and listen to the episode on Spotify, Apple podcast, and YouTube.
00:55:47
Roger Emeka
Thanks for spending time with us. I'm Raj. He's fab enters NAC. We are out.
00:55:58
Fabio
Hey, go ahead, do it.
00:55:58
Nacc
No, but I kind of want to put in a waiver claim now for a quicker craft.
00:56:03
Fabio
Be my guest. Be my guest. do it
00:56:05
Nacc
Because I know I'll get them over you, right, just to kind of screw you over.
00:56:09
Roger Emeka
You have no, you have nothing left.
00:56:11
Fabio
I got $0 left. I spent all my money and I am 10th on the waiver wire. But listen, there's even CalPix available, right? So I have my tight end options out there. So don't worry about it.
00:56:20
Nacc
Zero points in week week 13.
00:56:22
Fabio
And listen, same amount of points as well. Disly. What are we do I want me to do?
00:56:25
Roger Emeka
And Quentin Johnson misery loves company.
00:56:26
Nacc
Oh, yeah, that was brutal. It's two weeks, two weeks in a row, fab, two weeks in a row, fab starts a charger and gets a donut.
00:56:27
Fabio
Two weeks, and two weeks in a row.
00:56:32
Fabio
Yeah. And against you, I would have won. If I would have had just enough points against you, Quinton Johnson, I would have won that week against Roger. I had no chance at all.
00:56:39
Roger Emeka
No, yeah, no chance.
00:56:39
Nacc
I think I mentioned this last week, if my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle.
00:56:43
Fabio
Yeah. You're like, can you, you're like Mike Tomlin, man, Jesus gets something a little more recent than this century.
00:56:49
Nacc
That's not Mike Tomlin, that's not Mike Tomlin.
00:56:51
Fabio
I said, you're like Michael, whatever.
00:56:53
Fabio
Tomlinson's over here. Tom is who's Tomlism's.
00:56:55
Nacc
Tomilisms, Tomilisms.
00:56:58
Fabio
You're going to watch hard knocks. Nope.
00:57:01
Nacc
I sure am, yeah, at nine.
00:57:01
Roger Emeka
That's at nine?
00:57:02
Fabio
No, that was his sound bite at the, uh, at the press conference.
00:57:05
Nacc
Yeah, they asked him, they asked him, absolutely not.
00:57:09
Roger Emeka
You're right, man, this guy.
00:57:11
Fabio
Right. Respect them.
00:57:13
Roger Emeka
Have a good evening, everyone.
00:57:14
Fabio
Good night, everyone.
00:57:17
Roger Emeka
Peace. Dijon. Dijon.