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NFL Week 4 Review
00:00:07
Lord Hinkie
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of the ZNG Dynasty podcast.
Technical Difficulties and Delays
00:00:18
Lord Hinkie
Week four, the NFL season just finished itself up, and guess what?
00:00:24
Lord Hinkie
It's Tuesday. We're recording a podcast with the boys. Speaking of, Zig, how you doing over over there, buddy? And tell everybody what time it is and when we were actually starting this podcast. Thank you.
00:00:36
Dakota Zeigler
I'm just going to say everything on my end may be messed up. um I'm just going to start with the sad music here because I told the boys, i had the kid. I'm usually the last one on um production, so they have to wait for me.
00:00:49
Dakota Zeigler
And I told them eight o'clock. It's currently 9.20 p.m. I'm on my second computer.
00:00:54
Lord Hinkie
but
00:00:55
Dakota Zeigler
I've redownloaded everything twice. This is going to be a long night, ladies and gents. So I'm going to keep moving on. I'm going to pass it to, you know, someone who's been waiting for me for a long time. Damien, how are you doing?
00:01:08
Damien
Yeah, it's like this guy doesn't think the rest of us has lives and we just revolve around production here. We make the money here. You're in the background. So how about we get on schedule next time? I'm Ken. Love ya.
00:01:19
Damien
Anywho's... It was...
00:01:21
Dakota Zeigler
just want to throw in quick here that you guys finish this. Gary takes a dog out. Damien lays his head down. They go to sleep. I stay up to like one o'clock usually editing this podcast, and I am just like dreading tonight now. But hey, we're moving on. We're here for the people.
00:01:37
Dakota Zeigler
Continue, Damien.
Football Frustrations and Standout Performances
00:01:39
Lord Hinkie
Sounds like a you problem.
00:01:41
Damien
That's what I'm saying. Gary, you can take it over, brother.
00:01:44
Lord Hinkie
Yeah, pretty much it. boys, we got a good one. And, obviously, it's a little bit late. but So, I think we're going to head right into this. um Hopefully, you guys were able to kind of chill, watch some football over the weekend. I know I did. Speaking of, i have to get this out of the way first.
00:01:58
Lord Hinkie
Penn State absolutely sucks. I cannot believe I allow myself to fall in love with this Penn State football team every gosh darn year And they continue to let me down. So I just wanted to throw that out there. Just so you guys know, yes, I am still irritated about it.
00:02:15
Lord Hinkie
Anyways.
00:02:16
Dakota Zeigler
does does this sum up Penn State very well?
00:02:20
Lord Hinkie
it's It's not bad. It's close, but it's not bad.
00:02:23
Damien
I'm so pissed at the entire... Like, why can't we beat a good team?
00:02:28
Lord Hinkie
We can't do it. We literally cannot do it.
00:02:28
Damien
You know our strength of schedule? 136 out of 136.
00:02:33
Lord Hinkie
Yeah.
00:02:34
Damien
The first good team we play, we lose. And it happens every year. I'm sick of this nonsense.
00:02:40
Lord Hinkie
can't do it anymore anyways nfl football week five coming up and we're gonna recap week four is obviously like we do the goods and the bads uh starting off with the goods ashton genti finally had his breakout game of the season fourth overall i pick to the raiders won one in all your dynasty drafts he went late first round
00:02:56
Dakota Zeigler
Thank
00:03:04
Lord Hinkie
He may be early second round in your redrafts. Finally got a big week out of him. Three touchdowns. Hell of a game. And, like, I think Zig put in here. He went back to his old stance, the Michael Myers dead man standing stance. And I loved
Wide Receiver Surprises
00:03:18
Lord Hinkie
it. Zig, what are your thoughts? And he has to go back to the regular stance from now on.
00:03:22
Dakota Zeigler
He has to keep it. He looks so good. And I think it's more of just a comfort thing for him. I don't know why they tried changing him out of it anyway. Like one of those things if it.
00:03:31
Lord Hinkie
Chip Kelly, that's why.
00:03:33
Dakota Zeigler
I mean, even Pete Carroll said he loved the old stance and everything, but do got to keep running it now until it breaks. ah ah Like it's it ain't broke. Don't fix it type of deal. Just let him keep eating.
00:03:45
Dakota Zeigler
The kid looked good. I started preparing my trade offers. I was going to start sending some after this bad week, hoping to get them for cheap, and I should have sent it little bit sooner because I'm not getting him now.
00:03:56
Lord Hinkie
No, no chance. He is off the board nowadays.
00:03:57
Dakota Zeigler
Thank
00:03:59
Lord Hinkie
Puka Nakua had another monster week. 13 catches, 170 yards, and a touchdown this week. First touchdown of the year. He is the wide receiver one so far in fantasy, and he is just dominating so far this season.
00:04:15
Lord Hinkie
Ninja, do you think Puka can keep it going? And can he still finish as the wide receiver one if he doesn't end up with a lot of touchdowns? Because he's going to probably have... four or five touchdowns on the season, can he still produce but just being a you know yak receptions guy?
00:04:33
Damien
think he can still produce. hes All the other wide receivers are in a really lucky spot this year where Joe Burrell got hurt, so that's going to hurt Jamar Chase.
00:04:43
Damien
J.J. McCarthy was questionable, and now we're on to Carson Wentz, so that makes J.J. Adams a lot more questionable. The Texans O-line stinks. C.J. Stroud doesn't look like himself, so that hurts Nico Collins a little bit. And some like guys who should be up there, like Brian Thomas Jr. from last year, is having a stinker this year. C.D. Lamb is hurt.
00:05:06
Damien
Malik neighbors got hurt. So he's in a situation where a lot of the elite wide receivers that we know and love aren't going to be able to compete if Puka and Matt Stafford stay healthy.
Fantasy Football Analysis: Players and Predictions
00:05:19
Damien
Sick.
00:05:21
Dakota Zeigler
I have the list up here of the top 10 wide receivers right now. you're drinking or eating, please keep everything out of your mouth. I do not want anyone to choke after hearing these names because this is disgusting.
00:05:33
Dakota Zeigler
I got the EU queued up, right? We got Pukuduku. We just said Amon Ross St. Brown. Okay so far, right? Number three, Roma Dunze. Guys having an amazing year.
00:05:45
Dakota Zeigler
Number four, Quinton Johnston.
00:05:48
Lord Hinkie
Whoa.
00:05:50
Dakota Zeigler
Number five, Garrett Wilson. Okay, you know, I know some people are victory lapping that right now. Six is George Pickens. Okay, CeeDee Lamb went down, another guy we mentioned.
00:06:03
Dakota Zeigler
Emeka Mbuka at seven. Jackson Smith and the Jibga at eight. Another Chargers at nine. Keenan Allen. Where's Ladd? And then number 10, and going to throw 11 in here.
00:06:16
Dakota Zeigler
Debo Samuel at 10. Trey Tucker at 11.
00:06:19
Damien
Thank you.
00:06:21
Lord Hinkie
What the hell?
00:06:22
Dakota Zeigler
This year for wide receivers has been just disgusting.
00:06:27
Lord Hinkie
Yeah, it's been pretty much impossible to predict. Obviously, I think later on in the year, we'll kind of get back towards a general norm. But like Ninja was saying, Jamar Chase is, we'll talk about him later, but Justin Jefferson, tough boat.
00:06:42
Lord Hinkie
Jamar, tough boat. It's just, it's it's really, really tough to predict these top guys. But Puka, As of right now, no reason for him not to be a stud the rest year. Speaking of studs, Amari and Hampton is a guy.
00:06:55
Lord Hinkie
Ninja, I'll throw it to you because obviously we love him. But was this the Giants defense or is this just what Hampton is for the rest of season? and
00:07:02
Damien
No, I think this is what he is for the rest the year. like He's finally getting that groove, and you could really see like the flow of the offense just felt better this past week.
00:07:12
Lord Hinkie
Yeah.
00:07:12
Damien
And he looked really good because of it. I don't know what they changed schematically, if they drew anything up for him. But man, he looked electric, and this is what we expected going into the year, especially once we found out Najee Harris had an injury. This is what we expected.
00:07:25
Damien
Now this is what we got. I think this this is going to be the new normal for Amari and Hamptons.
00:07:31
Lord Hinkie
Yeah, he's going to be stud the rest of the season. i predict him probably definitely a top 10 running back. I'm saying top six. I think he can really get up there, especially if he keeps getting the workload he does. We're going to stick with the Chargers. Kind of like Zig said earlier, Quinton Johnston, another touchdown catch this week. we Do we have to take this guy seriously now, and is he just an every-week starter?
00:07:54
Lord Hinkie
What do we do with him in Dynasty? Zig, I'm going to throw it to you. Is QJ for real? Did he just need a few years to kind of get his feet underneath him?
00:08:06
Lord Hinkie
Is he a guy out there in LA? Sorry, I was going to say San Diego.
00:08:11
Dakota Zeigler
Previous ah ah history there. i I think you got to start buying into it. He was a project guy coming out. We knew he was going to take a little bit while to develop. still has stone hands every once in a while, but they're letting Justin Herbert throw the ball.
00:08:26
Dakota Zeigler
Herbert looks good. The offense looks amazing. I think you got to buy right now. I mean buy into it I don't know if you can buy him. I think what I mean, he's number four wide receiver. People are going to want a lot for him, and I don't think he's still worth top tier value, but I think you got to start buying into that.
00:08:42
Damien
I'm going to say that going to solve the problem.
00:08:43
Dakota Zeigler
This guy may be something moving forward.
00:08:45
Damien
I'm going to tell going to say that I'm going to solve the problem.
00:08:47
Lord Hinkie
Now, Damon, same question. Dynasty value-wise, are you a holder of QJ, or you trying to sell off of this big early season?
00:08:49
Damien
I'm going to tell you, So, so he's been a sell.
00:08:58
Lord Hinkie
Yeah.
00:08:59
Damien
He'll be a sell. Like I said in the last pod, I still believe in lad. I think he's a top 15 dynasty wide receiver. don't really know what's going on there. He's not getting like the same volume that he's been getting.
00:09:13
Damien
or
Quarterback and Rookie Highlights
00:09:13
Damien
he got at the end of last year. And I can't imagine it's because of washed up Keenan Allen and Quentin Johnston. I can't see that. Maybe I'm just a hater, but like i can't I don't think it's sustainable.
00:09:29
Damien
So if I have QJ right now, I'm selling for an arm and a leg, get in that 27 class.
00:09:36
Dakota Zeigler
rest of the year, are you taking Ladd or QJ? This year, rest of year, more fantasy points by the end.
00:09:43
Damien
That's... like i I think Ladd is going to find his footing, but he's got a lot of ground to make up.
00:09:44
Dakota Zeigler
Like, do you think Ladd has this huge, like, comeback season? Like, finds his groove later on? Hmm.
00:09:50
Lord Hinkie
I think I'm taking QJ.
00:09:57
Lord Hinkie
a lot of ground.
00:09:57
Damien
and like and like it's not I think QJ is going to taper off, but it's not like he's going to disappear. so like i think QJ might finish higher at the end of the year, but I still think Ladd's a better wide receiver.
00:10:11
Dakota Zeigler
That's fair.
00:10:12
Lord Hinkie
Sure.
00:10:12
Dakota Zeigler
I was trying to bait a little bit there, but yeah, I think that was a good call.
00:10:14
Damien
Yeah, no. No, I knew where you were going.
00:10:15
Lord Hinkie
Cheeky.
00:10:16
Damien
No shot.
00:10:16
Dakota Zeigler
but
00:10:17
Lord Hinkie
Next good, Woody Marks. Finally got the takeover down there in Houston. finished with 17 carries. let me pull up the stat line here quick. 17 carries four catches, uh, two touchdowns, a total 120 yards.
00:10:32
Lord Hinkie
Uh, great, great game for Houston up against 10, the Tennessee Titans. I, is he now the starting running back there in Houston?
00:10:42
Lord Hinkie
He's got all the juice. Nick Chubb is obviously washed. He looked great. He's an older back, 24, so he's ready to roll. I think he just handed him the keys, and you know I think Joe Mixon's probably done for the year.
00:10:53
Dakota Zeigler
Thank you.
00:10:54
Lord Hinkie
If not, he won't come back to the end of the season.
00:10:55
Damien
Thank you.
00:10:56
Lord Hinkie
But is Woody Marks a guy we have to look for now to actually play week in and week out, matchup dependent, obviously, because it was Tennessee, so got to take it with a grain of salt.
00:11:07
Lord Hinkie
But Woody Marks, is he a guy ninja? Throw it to you.
00:11:11
Damien
I think he's a guy for now. I'm a lot more worried about Mixon coming back. And I know none of us are really big on Mixon, but Mixon is still a really good back. I just don't know what his timetable is to return. i think he's on the pup right now, which means he could come back this week.
00:11:30
Damien
I just don't know his injury timetable. I haven't done a lot of research, but I'd imagine that Joe Mixon will usurp. I think that's the correct use of that word. Woody Marks, probably mid-year, week seven, week eight, if he's healthy, if he's a go.
00:11:47
Damien
like Once Joe Mixon is healthy, there's no reason he's not taking over the backfield again.
00:11:53
Dakota Zeigler
So I want to jump in here saying that the latest update on sleeper three hours ago, DeMarco Ryan's confirms Monday that there's still no updates and mixing is nowhere close to returning.
00:12:04
Dakota Zeigler
Does that change your mind at all? Because I.
00:12:06
Damien
Yeah, well I guess Woody Marks is a guy then.
00:12:08
Dakota Zeigler
I.
00:12:09
Damien
like i was I was worried like when Mixon comes back, but if Mixon isn't coming back, then no one's going to dethrone him.
00:12:15
Dakota Zeigler
I think that's that's the key there. If Mixon seems like he's returned soon, start selling. But until then, I think you've got to start him. Again, matchup dependent just because he's he's the guy with the juice right now and no one else on that team has it.
00:12:23
Lord Hinkie
Yeah.
00:12:27
Lord Hinkie
And then mainly dynasty-wise, I think knowing how good he looked in this last game, and then we'll see it for the games coming up, but it gives me more confidence that even if Joe Mixon comes back this season, if he ends up being done next year, it's Woody Marks backfield unless they bring in somebody else in.
00:12:46
Lord Hinkie
So I think I'm just, it gave me confidence in him dynasty long-term that if he ended up becoming the starter, he'd be able to produce well enough for fantasy. So it was exciting to see.
00:12:57
Lord Hinkie
Bucky Irving and and Mecca Egbuka torched the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. Pretty much their entire offense and mainly it was on two big plays. The Eagles defense ended up giving up. But Zig, we were both not the biggest Bucky Irving guys, but You kind of have to look at him and go, hey, it is this was a good matchup for him, and you know he played well.
00:13:19
Lord Hinkie
Hats off.
00:13:20
Dakota Zeigler
Oh, yeah. I mean, i'm not I appreciate Bucky out here putting in the work, finding the weakness of the ah Philadelphia Eagles. More to come on that later. But, no, Bucky looked amazing. Mbuka looked good.
00:13:32
Dakota Zeigler
Here's the issue we had with Bucky, right? This is kind of why we' were a little bit lower on him. He had an amazing game. 15 carries, a receiving touchdown. He's questionable for next week.
00:13:43
Dakota Zeigler
You know, in the air. gathering medical opinions on his ankle and or foot injury. ah ah I can't find which one it is. It was just a smaller back, you know, holding up to that workload.
00:13:54
Dakota Zeigler
But you can't discount a guy for putting on a show like that. He looked amazing out there and you'll take that every week if you can get it. So yeah, I'm a willing admitt I'm wrong on Bucky. I am. He I'm sad. I don't have any shares of him this year.
00:14:06
Lord Hinkie
Yeah, literally zero shares. as of right now, he is the RB nine. So he's kind of where he's projected, but you know, we'll see what the injury does. Uh, justice Hill had a big game for Baltimore, but that game absolutely was the strangest thing ever.
00:14:18
Lord Hinkie
I don't know if there's much to take away, but well we will be talking about the Ravens later in the bad. So I think we'll hold that for now. Got to give the guys flowers. matt ah ah Patrick Mahomes had four touchdown passes on Sunday against the Ravens defense.
00:14:32
Lord Hinkie
Obviously, he's kind of been up and down, mostly down for fantasy recently. But you got to give the guy a the flowers when he actually produces. So hats off there to Mahomes. I guess he's definitely startable in.
00:14:44
Lord Hinkie
You know, good matchups. a And Xavier Worthy's healthy. He's going to have more passing options. So kind of got to actually look to start Mahomes nowadays. A couple ah ah receivers having two touchdowns. Sun God, another two tutties. What a beast.
00:15:00
Lord Hinkie
Zig said he finishes as the wide receiver two or three so far this year.
00:15:04
Dakota Zeigler
Eh, too.
00:15:05
Lord Hinkie
Two. ah Dallas Goddard had two touchdown receptions for the Birds, both in short-yarded situations. Just lovely for all you Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley.
00:15:14
Lord Hinkie
fantasy owners, but Goddard looks like he's going to be ah ah definitely a startable tight end asset for the future. But, you know, hopefully he's not super touchdown dependent, but it's looking like he's going to be.
00:15:25
Lord Hinkie
Speaking of, Tyler Warren had another big week for the in Indianapolis c Colts, rushing touchdown this week. gave him the old Penn State package, which he just loved to see.
00:15:35
Lord Hinkie
Damien loved to see it out of this guy. If they can keep giving Tyler Warren the ball in really any situation, but those creative backfield plays and giving them the Tyler Warren package.
00:15:46
Lord Hinkie
I mean, the the the sky's the limit with this guy, isn't it?
00:15:50
Damien
Yeah, it really is. And, like I love the wildcat looks that they gave him and the fact that they kept going to him cause it didn't work the first time and they just stuck with it knowing that, Hey, he's six, five and a beast.
00:16:04
Damien
Just let them work the rock. so I love to see that and they can start to get really creative out of that formation too. Kind of what you saw from Penn state last year, where you actually see him throw a couple passes, uh,
00:16:14
Lord Hinkie
was just say that he can definitely throw a little bit too.
00:16:16
Damien
Maybe a read option or two, you know what I mean? Like, you can get creative in that, I hope that, like, it's not – hopefully it doesn't turn into Taysom Hill. Like, be a tight end first because you are a very good one at that.
00:16:28
Damien
You don't need that quarterback stuff, but it is nice on the goal line where you get a big tight end like that as you're running back.
00:16:37
Lord Hinkie
I don't think that's going to happen. But it's nice to know that they can add that in to him already being a great tight end. I'm glad the coach are actually utilizing him well. I was kind of worried about that early on in the season.
Running Backs and Team Performances
00:16:49
Lord Hinkie
Quinshawn Studkins had another big game against Detroit, too, in a very negative game script. though they were down for most of the game, they still gave him 21 carries, handed with 82 yards and a touchdown, and also four catches out of the air. I mean, this guy's playing on third downs. He's playing the past in passing situations. he There's no reason he shouldn't be an every-week starter, and he continues to show that.
00:17:16
Lord Hinkie
Kyle Pitts and Drake London both had pretty big games for the Falcons.
00:17:17
Damien
I think it's good time for the program.
00:17:20
Lord Hinkie
Kind of predicted that bounce-back game for them against the Commanders.
00:17:20
Damien
I think it's a good time for the program.
00:17:23
Lord Hinkie
Cheeky little high-scoring game there.
00:17:25
Damien
think it's good time for the program.
00:17:27
Lord Hinkie
Love to see that for the Falcons. And then Zig.
00:17:31
Lord Hinkie
go ahead and Go ahead and start playing the clapping music, whatever you got.
00:17:35
Lord Hinkie
i ahead. Round of applause. ah We have to give you your flowers, and it I know it's only week five, but we have to do it.
00:17:46
Lord Hinkie
Three running backs, not even just one player. It is three running backs. Travis Etienne, Javante Williams, and J.K. Dobbins have all been every week starters, even high-end producers for fantasy so far this year. Touchdown Machines.
00:18:02
Lord Hinkie
Jacksonville seems to figure out how to utilize Travis Etienne. Javante Williams has been very good for that Dallas offense.
00:18:08
Dakota Zeigler
Thank you.
00:18:10
Lord Hinkie
And J.K. Dobbins, like you predicted, is the early year starter for Denver. And behind that good offensive line, he looks very, very good, especially like Monday night yesterday. He looked great against that Bengals defense, which absolutely sucks.
00:18:25
Lord Hinkie
But really, I just have to give you the your flowers, and I'm going to give you give you the floor to talk about your guys here.
00:18:32
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah. I, I'm, I don't know. I have a thing for running backs.
00:18:36
Damien
Thank you.
00:18:37
Dakota Zeigler
I just feel like I, I not always a hundred percent. I like, I take my L's on Bucky.
00:18:44
Dakota Zeigler
But there's sometimes where I just get this knack of, I hate this running back ahead of a guy. I'm not sure if this guy is the answer. And that was tank base Bixby for me in the Jacksonville offense.
00:18:55
Dakota Zeigler
And there was just something about the guy I didn't like. And that's why I stuck with Travis ETN again. Dynasty play long-term, he's probably not the answer. But for this year, he's the guy. J.K. Dobbins, that was a guy the Broncos brought in. And again, I'm in on the Broncos, so I hear a lot of the chatter in the background.
00:19:12
Dakota Zeigler
A guy they were very excited to get and wanted to use early on. Again, look for R.G. Harvey to start taking more and more. He also was starting to look good at the end of that game. But it's J.K. Dobbins until he loses it.
00:19:24
Dakota Zeigler
My sweet Javante. Oh, my sweet Javante. I miss having him as a Bronco. I told you guys he needed another year to come back from that injury. That injury, if you ever watched the injury, it was disgusting.
00:19:36
Dakota Zeigler
It was just as bad as another one this year that happened this week. But, like, it takes time for these high-end elite players to come back from these injuries.
00:19:47
Dakota Zeigler
And, eight I love watching Javante just take over games. He is doing everything he can to show he's still this elite talent at the running back position. I just hate the team he's doing it for.
00:19:59
Dakota Zeigler
ah Let's just throw that in there. But yeah, I am very, very excited. These guys are doing good. That being said, i don't know that these guys are all long-term plays. So if you can get value for them, I'm not i'm saying try to get a top dollar while you can because Again, lot of these situations are sustainable.
00:20:19
Dakota Zeigler
It's just a feeling I had for early this year. So, yeah. I'll take credit where credit is due, though.
00:20:24
Lord Hinkie
Yeah, got to give you your flowers. Damien, obviously we were against Zig for all three of these picks pretty much. Like Zig said at the end there, you got to expect the wheels to fall off this train sooner rather later, right?
00:20:42
Damien
It's a burning bus. Get off. The bus is on fire. You need to get off. The road's coming to an end and you're already on fire.
00:20:53
Lord Hinkie
I think yeah out of all of those players, and I hate to say it, I think ETN probably has the best bet to be a long-term fantasy asset, at least for this season.
00:20:53
Dakota Zeigler
Thank you.
00:21:05
Lord Hinkie
And even with that being said, I still like Bashal Tootin. So, I mean, him and Dobbins both have, you know, running backs waiting in the wings. Javante is the only one who really doesn't have one right now, but you would expect the Dallas offense kind of slow down rather than, and you know, speed up as it goes on for the rest of the season. But,
00:21:23
Lord Hinkie
You know, only time will tell.
00:21:24
Dakota Zeigler
I'd love to see and'd love to see if Dallas offers him a long-term contract. or what like He's only on one-year contract. so I'm curious to see what they do with him. If they run him right into free agency again and he has to earn it back, or if they're like, hey, this is our guy.
00:21:34
Lord Hinkie
Yeah.
00:21:40
Dakota Zeigler
Because like I said, there's no one behind him.
00:21:41
Lord Hinkie
Yeah.
00:21:41
Dakota Zeigler
Miles Sanders isn't the guy. Jadon hasn't... I don't think he's done anything.
00:21:46
Lord Hinkie
He's been healthy scratch, i think, for a few weeks.
00:21:48
Dakota Zeigler
yeah ah ah Yeah. There's just no one else there. Yeah.
00:21:52
Lord Hinkie
Yeah, I think if he were to get a long-term deal there in Dallas, then we would have to take him pretty seriously, dynasty-wise.
00:21:58
Dakota Zeigler
and He's only 25, which is an older running back, but you got to think of two years of basically recovery.
00:22:00
Lord Hinkie
Yeah.
00:22:05
Dakota Zeigler
So
00:22:08
Lord Hinkie
The next good on this list, I have the New England Patriots as a football team.
00:22:08
Dakota Zeigler
moving on.
00:22:12
Lord Hinkie
Man, did they whoop. Belt to can't believe I just said that out loud. The Carolina Panthers. Love to see it. Drake may look like a beast.
00:22:22
Lord Hinkie
Stefan Diggs played very well. They end up Drake May, Antonio Gibson, and Trayvon Henderson had rushing touchdowns in this game. Defense looked incredible.
00:22:32
Lord Hinkie
They're a very good football team, and we'll be talking about them later, but, man, do I really like Drake May in this New England Patriots football team. Kenny Gainwell had a big game with Jalen Warren.
00:22:44
Lord Hinkie
being a very late scratch for your early morning Sunday lineups.
00:22:48
Dakota Zeigler
okay
00:22:49
Lord Hinkie
If you had Warren in there, hopefully you were able to ah switch him out for somebody. And if if you were able to switch him out for Kenneth Gainwell, you turned out very, very well. Two touchdowns.
00:23:00
Lord Hinkie
Romeo Dobbs on Sunday night football ended up having three touchdown catches. two of them i think Two of them, I think, were at the one-yard line, which I was screwing my head off because what we'll talk about later. we I had Josh Jacobs in our ZNG Dynasty touchdown parlay, and in the first half, Dobbs had two one-yard touchdown receptions when Josh Jacobs in the backfield just waiting have the ball.
00:23:26
Lord Hinkie
But it looks like he's going to be Jordan Love's red zone threat. You guess you have to take him seriously, Ninja, and give me a breather because I'm already getting heated about it.
00:23:35
Damien
Yeah, the chat Sunday night was really funny. It was so funny.
00:23:40
Lord Hinkie
i was i was geeking hard.
00:23:45
Dakota Zeigler
Think about Gary's rant about a 10 o'clock Monday night game and apply that to the chat and Josh Jacobs and Romeo Dobbs.
00:23:52
Lord Hinkie
Just hand it off.
00:23:54
Dakota Zeigler
yeah
00:23:57
Lord Hinkie
God.
00:23:58
Dakota Zeigler
and Yeah, and it he was
00:23:59
Lord Hinkie
So mad.
00:24:00
Dakota Zeigler
I'd hate to be there at the house with him if that game was going on. Sorry to all his neighbors out there because we know it wasn't pretty.
00:24:03
Lord Hinkie
Yeah. and and And he ended the game with two touchdowns. He could have had five touchdowns in that game easily. They're on the one-yard line in like three other possessions.
00:24:12
Dakota Zeigler
Could have been the Camara Christmas game, you know?
00:24:14
Lord Hinkie
Oh, my God. Moving on here. ah Darren Waller and Devon Achan had pretty good games for the Miami Dolphins. Waller had two touchdown catches and Zig, another one you got to give your flowers for.
00:24:26
Lord Hinkie
First game he played this year, easy red zone threat there for Miami, which they don't really have one, and he's just the perfect. asset for them to utilize. Obviously, we'll talk about it later, but Tyreek Hill going down with that injury.
00:24:41
Lord Hinkie
Waller, if he um'm I'm assuming you didn't start him. Yeah, ew. I'm assuming you didn't start him this week because obviously it's the first game back, but moving forward, is he just right in your lineups in most tight end situations?
NFL Week 5 Previews and Strategies
00:24:54
Dakota Zeigler
I mean, we started too tight end. And my question is like, I've a fan in Hunter Henry, Dale, Darren Waller and Cole commit.
00:25:03
Lord Hinkie
Gotta start Waller.
00:25:05
Dakota Zeigler
God start Waller, right? Even just for the touchdown upside, like you said, and no Tyreek anymore.
00:25:07
Lord Hinkie
Have to.
00:25:11
Dakota Zeigler
You got to take it. So.
00:25:13
Lord Hinkie
Yep, and Devon H ends in every week's thud. And then I threw in the Broncos as a football team. Obviously, they played the Bengals. Gotta give Zig his flowers again, man. We're just glazing Zig this entire podcast. I hope something changes.
00:25:24
Dakota Zeigler
Watch my in internet go, no, no, not go one, no.
00:25:27
Lord Hinkie
whoa oh Whoa, whoa, whoa.
00:25:28
Dakota Zeigler
that's what
00:25:28
Lord Hinkie
Don't put that evil on us. yeah, that Bengals defense looks awful. Broncos offense looked really good. um RJ Harvey, Cortland Sutton, J.K. Dobbins, Bo Nix, Marvin Mims all look like good good fancy assets.
00:25:39
Dakota Zeigler
So I needed this. I needed this good game, especially if you guys don't know, the ZNG g crew is going to be live feet on the ground at the link.
00:25:43
Lord Hinkie
Yeah.
00:25:50
Lord Hinkie
Boots on the grind.
00:25:52
Dakota Zeigler
yeah You guys don't wear boots, though.
00:25:52
Lord Hinkie
No bare feet. We're wearing shoes around here.
00:25:54
Dakota Zeigler
I thought we were Matt Collins, you know, taking it all in.
00:25:55
Lord Hinkie
It's Philadelphia.
00:25:57
Dakota Zeigler
and We're being grounded. But we're out here. We're going to be live at the link. You're going to hear live reporting. We may we may turn on the podcast, get get a few sound bites of us there.
00:26:08
Dakota Zeigler
and This is going to be a really fun game for us. ah But I needed this showing from the Broncos offense. We talked about this before. We're behind the scenes. This game is going to come down to the Broncos offense if we can get it done or not.
00:26:21
Dakota Zeigler
I think both defenses are going to hold up very well against the opposing offenses. I think it's going to be pretty low scoring. But if the Broncos defense or bar broco's ah offense looks like it has the past couple of weeks, it was just going to end terribly. You guys were going to run right over us.
00:26:38
Dakota Zeigler
This is the most yardage we've had on offense since Peyton Manning. Like it's, it it has not been the best run for the Broncos.
00:26:43
Lord Hinkie
Wow.
00:26:47
Dakota Zeigler
I think we had like over 500 some total offensive yards. So it was a really good showing this week's going to be really fun for the ZNG crew. So hopefully guys stay tuned in on that, but now let's get to the bad.
00:27:01
Lord Hinkie
And to the bads. David Montgomery for the Detroit Lions. You would almost expect him to be doing his normal David Montgomery role, especially against the Browns, assuming they would be up most of the game.
00:27:15
Lord Hinkie
And after the ah ah two two weeks ago where he had a monster game, just an absolute dud. Hate to see it. Derrick Henry, again, no fumbles this week, but only like eight carries, like 30 yards, 40 yards.
00:27:31
Lord Hinkie
He doesn't look like himself. That Baltimore team looks lackluster. Lamar Jackson stinks, and we'll talk about him a little bit later again because he went down with an injury.
00:27:38
Dakota Zeigler
Thank you.
00:27:40
Lord Hinkie
But this Ravens team in general has given me the bad, bad, bad vibes, and it's and something I'm trying to get out of. If you have a Zay Flowers, I'm trying to sell.
00:27:53
Lord Hinkie
If you have a Marquette and Juice, I'm trying to sell. I don't want any parts of this Ravens team until they can turn it back around. Justin Herbert.
00:28:02
Lord Hinkie
Did not look great. Obviously QJ had a touchdown, but in total, I think he two picks. They ended up losing to the giants, in MetLife and
00:28:06
Damien
And this is the reason why it's easier to do it. And they say, well, I don't know why I need this for work.
00:28:13
Dakota Zeigler
I think that has a lot more to do with the line than it does Herber.
00:28:14
Damien
And it's possible to remember what I'm doing here.
00:28:17
Dakota Zeigler
I mean, we'll talk about that a little bit later, but I think that's a bigger factor than most people think.
00:28:18
Lord Hinkie
yeah, also, yeah.
00:28:25
Lord Hinkie
Yeah. You're probably right there. That O-line being out, we can talk about it now. Joe Ault is probably going to miss the rest of the season. Or I've heard news about a pretty severe high ankle sprain, which would probably be like six to eight weeks.
00:28:40
Lord Hinkie
It's going to be a big, big chunk of this team. Damian, I'm going to throw it to you. Joe Ault being out for this offense, does that make you even more hesitant about your Ladd McConkie maybe comeback season?
00:28:46
Dakota Zeigler
Thank you.
00:28:52
Lord Hinkie
And also, how do we feel with it about our Omari and Hampton chair?
00:28:57
Damien
I think it's going to be a little bit worrisome for Omarion Hampton. And if truth be told, I think this is going to open up Ladd a little bit more than it normally would. He'll get a lot of that underneath stuff. Normally QJ isn't like the short yardage guy, neither is Keenan Allen, really.
00:29:18
Damien
So I expect Ladd to pick it up a little bit because Herbert's not going to have a lot of time in the pocket. it is a little bit worrisome for Martin Hampton.
00:29:27
Lord Hinkie
as see you're saying. a little bit more quick passing, getting the ball out a little sooner. I like that. More bads. I have two entire football teams here, and I have the rest of the Browns besides Quinton Johnston. That offense looks atrocious. Joe Flacco is washed.
00:29:45
Lord Hinkie
Wide receivers are unplayable. The tight end situation is also gross. They feel like they're vulturing off of each other. i don't know if I can trust anyone yeah either week. It really just depends on the matchup.
00:29:57
Lord Hinkie
And then the other team is the the Titans. Awful. Cam Ward does not look good. Epic Iron Manor. Hit or miss.
00:30:07
Lord Hinkie
Calvin Ridley hasn't showed up at all this year. so Pollard looks like trash. Titans team is awful. they're probably going to go like one in sixteen and have another first overall pick. But you know we'll see how it is. And then Damian.
00:30:23
Lord Hinkie
A.J. Brown and Devontae Smith. Another pretty much dud weeks. This Eagles passing game does not look good. It does not look functioning. And I don't know how to feel about it. And I also don't know how it gets better.
00:30:37
Lord Hinkie
Can you make me feel good at all?
00:30:40
Damien
No. Wait, what?
00:30:42
Dakota Zeigler
Oh, no sorry, Broncos fan here.
00:30:45
Damien
Yeah, get out of here. No, I don't even know what i don't know what to say.
00:30:46
Dakota Zeigler
yeah
00:30:49
Damien
like i It's ugly all the way around. Why can't we just throw the A.J. Brown slant like we always do and get an easy 10? Where's the Smitty slot fade route?
00:31:03
Damien
There's just no creativity in the routes, and it's not even... It's not even like they're trying to scheme these guys open. to The only time A.J. Brown seems to get the ball is a contested fade ball. That's it.
00:31:17
Damien
That's all they're really looking at him for, if they look at him. I heard something that I think Jordan Mailata said it in an interview, that they're getting to the line late and they're late to adjust.
00:31:30
Damien
On coverage looks and stuff. And he said that's going to be a point of emphasis this week. So maybe that helps. Or maybe he just is making us all feel good.
00:31:37
Lord Hinkie
Yeah, that happened a lot in this Tampa Bay game where we would get to line of scrimmage with like seven, eight seconds left on the clock, and you don't give any time for adjustments.
00:31:40
Damien
But.
00:31:43
Damien
Yeah.
00:31:49
Lord Hinkie
You just have to go up, get set, snap the ball, and just pray, and that's not how we roll as an offense. I think I saw somewhere where when Jalen was actually able to make an audible at the line of scrimmage,
00:32:03
Lord Hinkie
we actually completed like six out of seven passes compared to like two for 10 or something like that. If he didn't get a chance to actually make audibles at the line. So hopefully we can get that turnaround. And that's strictly play calling.
00:32:14
Lord Hinkie
I hate to call out the new OC, but I mean, it's too obvious. Like you have to get the play call in. You got to know what play you're calling as soon as the last play ends. Like you have to be on your crap.
00:32:25
Lord Hinkie
Like there's a reason your offensive coordinator, you have to get that moving. So hopefully they can turn it that around this week because, man, we got to get that offense going. Ladd McConkie's on here. We talked about him enough.
00:32:36
Lord Hinkie
Another disappointing week for him. I think he's the wide receiver, like 53 on Have to turn it around, but right now I don't think he's playable. Geno Smith and another three interception game.
00:32:48
Lord Hinkie
Man, does he look bad. Not very good, and he's hurting all of your Brock Bauer shares as well. was throw him in here too, but I forgot. And another Raider, Trey Tucker, looked like crap. If you paid a bunch of fab for him last week, man, hope you didn't start him because that Raiders offense it was pretty much gente this week and that was it.
00:33:07
Lord Hinkie
Boys, can someone else take can someone else take this next one?
00:33:12
Dakota Zeigler
So do you guys remember jerry Gary's other love and Jonathan Taylor? And he runs and drops the ball right before the goal line. Gary predicted it again.
00:33:24
Dakota Zeigler
Adane Mitchell. And if you did not watch this play, please, please go watch this play.
00:33:28
Lord Hinkie
It was awesome.
00:33:30
Dakota Zeigler
This guy.
00:33:31
Lord Hinkie
And then turn it off three seconds before it's supposed to.
00:33:34
Dakota Zeigler
This guy gets the ball. He powers through. He's running.
00:33:37
Lord Hinkie
Great catch.
00:33:37
Dakota Zeigler
Wide open end zone. He's going to score.
00:33:43
Dakota Zeigler
just drops the ball right before. No one touches it. No one knocks it out. There's not even a celebration. It is just a pure drop right before it goes out the back of the end zone. and Turnover.
00:33:57
Lord Hinkie
just Just awful. But the thing is, though, great catch. Great catch.
00:34:03
Dakota Zeigler
oh
00:34:03
Lord Hinkie
Great move. It's been moved to free-ups in space. Breaks a tackle. He's going to extend. Scores first touchdown of the year.
00:34:11
Dakota Zeigler
Nope.
00:34:12
Lord Hinkie
Drops a ball.
00:34:12
Dakota Zeigler
i I'd love to do some research and see how many, what team has the most like drops at the end zone.
00:34:19
Lord Hinkie
Yeah. Like, touchdowns turned into turnovers. Like, the Colts
00:34:22
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
Player Injuries and Team Impacts
00:34:22
Lord Hinkie
have had, i think, three the last two years, and it's like,
00:34:26
Lord Hinkie
No one ever does it.
00:34:28
Dakota Zeigler
Yep.
00:34:29
Lord Hinkie
God, dude, i was I saw the play live. I'm watching Red Zone. I'm a Red Zone guy. I'm watching him play live. I'm like, oh, Adane, look at that move. And he's sprinting on the end zone. And then I don't realize he – like i so I see him fighting for the ball at the end, but I think and it's just like he's doing a technicality. Let me just make sure I have the ball.
00:34:45
Lord Hinkie
And then I see the replay. I'm like, oh, my God. He actually dropped that thing. A whole yard short too. It wasn't even close.
00:34:53
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah. shout out Shout out to Josh because him and I were watching Red Zone as well.
00:34:53
Lord Hinkie
Sad to see.
00:34:57
Dakota Zeigler
I had queued up. We're screaming. Crazy catch. I'm sending Gary messages like, let's go!
00:35:04
Lord Hinkie
I was so amped.
00:35:05
Dakota Zeigler
and
00:35:07
Lord Hinkie
And then he just, yeah, so sad.
00:35:07
Dakota Zeigler
that ended real quick. yeah
00:35:10
Lord Hinkie
He he just shoots himself in the leg. Shout out Plaxico Burris. Anyways, ah the last bad we have on our list is all of the Bengals. Jake Browning is probably the worst backup quarterback in the NFL.
00:35:25
Lord Hinkie
He cannot get this offense going at all. Jamar Chase stinks. Tee Higgins stinks. Jace Brown stinks. He stinks. Zach Taylor stinks.
00:35:33
Dakota Zeigler
Jameis Winston.
00:35:35
Lord Hinkie
Kurt Cousins. We've been talking about it for weeks. Ninja, go ahead.
00:35:40
Lord Hinkie
Offensive line is bad.
00:35:49
Lord Hinkie
it's It is sad.
00:35:54
Dakota Zeigler
That is the Broncos defense for y'all. Watch out, Eagles fans. yeah Now, this team just is terrible. It really is.
00:36:05
Dakota Zeigler
The other thing, too, I do want to mention, Jamar Chase is a good player, but I told you guys to be careful with Patrick Sertan. He's got that effect on players.
00:36:16
Dakota Zeigler
So curious to see one more week of Browning with Jamar Chase. I don't think it's going to be great.
00:36:31
Dakota Zeigler
So Patrick Sertan has now matched up but against Chase on 54 routes in his career. They played against each other several times. They have 54 career routes. Chase has four receptions for 35 yards on 54 routes against Patrick Sertan.
00:36:47
Dakota Zeigler
In 2001, he had three yards. In 2024, Chase had 27 yards. This year, he only had eight yards. It's Patrick Sertan. I mean, give this guy his his flowers.
00:36:58
Dakota Zeigler
I mean, if anyone if anyone deserves Defensive Player of the Year again, and it's going to be this guy if he continues it.
00:36:58
Lord Hinkie
Give us flowers.
00:37:06
Dakota Zeigler
The guy is a stud, and he just doesn't deserve the serve way. I mean, he's finally starting get to it last year with winning Defensive Player of the Year, but the guy is otherworldly.
00:37:16
Lord Hinkie
He is amazing. Yeah. he is he is a lockdown Darrell Revis Island style corner, and he's very, very good. But that ends the for the bads. We're going to talk about a few injuries. Malik Nabors tore his ACL at MedLife, and they also still refuse to make this field non-turf.
00:37:36
Lord Hinkie
They're just going to keep letting their own star superstar players hurt themselves on their own field, which is very New York Giants of them. But sad to see. Hate to see it. It reminds me a lot of Odell Beckham.
00:37:49
Lord Hinkie
Ninja, go ahead.
00:37:52
Dakota Zeigler
grass.
00:37:52
Lord Hinkie
people
00:37:57
Lord Hinkie
I mean, these major injuries just continue to happen. I mean, Saquon tore his ACL playing for the Giants there. Eli Manning hurt himself there plenty of times. It's like Odell Beckham, now Malik Nabors. Like how many more names and star players have to hurt themselves on this field for you to realize it's actually the issue?
00:38:16
Dakota Zeigler
So I'm on the same side as well. Like we got to get rid of this turf, but wasn't there a few years ago where the, when the Superbowl was in ah Arizona, didn't they put grass in and everyone was like slipping and sliding and everything all over the place.
00:38:29
Lord Hinkie
That, yes, that was the Eagles Chiefs Super Bowl in, and it wasn't Arizona, it might have been Arizona. But that was also a, it was a transported grass field that was like a whole nother situation.
00:38:40
Dakota Zeigler
Gotcha.
00:38:42
Lord Hinkie
It was, but yes, it was awful.
00:38:43
Dakota Zeigler
That was bad. Just don't do that. If you're doing grass, like,
00:38:45
Lord Hinkie
It was a swamp.
00:38:46
Dakota Zeigler
Natural grass I'm all for. Just don't do whatever that was because that was bad.
00:38:49
Lord Hinkie
You have to treat it well. Lamar Jackson has a vaginal tear. Oh, I'm sorry. I mean, he has a hamstring injury. um Yeah, this looked like the easiest, like, oh, my team's down and I'm not playing well. Oh, my hammy hurts injury I've ever seen. he's They're down two touchdowns to the Chiefs, and he's like, my yeg hurts. I'm going to sit down now.
00:39:10
Dakota Zeigler
Rich, is that you?
00:39:12
Lord Hinkie
Pretty much, yeah. Kid tapped himself out of the game. um It's sad to see. But all will jokes aside, it looks like it's actually possibly a half-serious hamstring injury.
00:39:22
Lord Hinkie
The early reports that he might he's probably unlikely for this week and he might miss two weeks, maybe three, is kind of sad to see. Obviously, if he's out, I probably don't want any of the Baltimore Ravens offense at all.
00:39:35
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
00:39:35
Lord Hinkie
Maybe Derrick Henry and that's it. Even then, it's kind of gross. um do you guys feel about any qualms?
00:39:41
Dakota Zeigler
No qualms. Move on.
00:39:43
Lord Hinkie
Joe Alt, like we said earlier, is going to be out for at least a couple of weeks. one for that Chargers ah offense, but we already broke that down. And then Tyreek Hill, nasty, gross, ew injury on Monday Night Football. I'm sure you probably got a solid all over your ex. Dislocated knee, torn ACL.
00:40:01
Lord Hinkie
Going to be out for the rest of year. And i know we don't want to celebrate injuries here. We kind of talked about Tyreek Hill getting traded away from the Dolphins and what it would do for a guy like Jalen Waddell.
00:40:12
Lord Hinkie
Obviously, Tyreek Hill goes out for the rest the year with this injury, but same situation. Jalen Waddell, rest of the year. Zig, where does he finish?
00:40:21
Dakota Zeigler
Oh, rest the year.
00:40:25
Dakota Zeigler
A mid wide receiver two because offense still is terrible.
00:40:32
Lord Hinkie
Not good.
00:40:32
Dakota Zeigler
It's still bad. I mean, don't Darren Waller is the end zone threat. I mean, the only guy you really want to start is HN. rest of it you're just kind of hoping to get lucky in a big explosive play.
00:40:45
Dakota Zeigler
That's that's all they got really going for them.
00:40:45
Lord Hinkie
Mm-hmm.
00:40:47
Dakota Zeigler
I think you definitely get a little more volume wise for Jalen Waddle, but I think you still have to temper expectations a little bit. do want to say Tyreek Hill is probably done for his career.
00:40:59
Dakota Zeigler
Damian?
00:41:06
Dakota Zeigler
I saw the news about Cam Newton as well. cam Cam's just trying to get fame back, I guess, because he was complaining about...
00:41:11
Lord Hinkie
Yeah. Yeah.
00:41:14
Dakota Zeigler
oh I don't disagree there, but I saw the thing he's just saying, like, I feel like I'm forgotten about in Carolina. like and I'm not anywhere in their culture or their history or anything. Like,
00:41:26
Lord Hinkie
Well, yeah, mean, that Super Bowl final play. It's hard to really live that down.
00:41:33
Lord Hinkie
He's still, yeah, he's still the best quarterback they've ever had.
00:41:38
Lord Hinkie
Big Jake, shout out. What a pull. This guy knows ball. all right, boys, let's get into the breakdown for week five of the NFL. For those new to fantasy football, good transitions, way to be a podcast.
00:41:51
Dakota Zeigler
I got you.
00:41:53
Dakota Zeigler
It.
00:41:56
Lord Hinkie
Bye weeks actually start this week, so that means these four teams are not gonna be playing at all. So if they're in your fantasy lineups, please take them out. Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Green Bay Packers, and the Pittsburgh Steelers are all on by this week.
00:42:09
Lord Hinkie
If you have any other players, if you have B. John, if you have Caleb Williams, take them out of your lineup because they're not playing this week. With that being said, Thursday night football. We got a divisional matchup. Go ahead, Zig.
00:42:19
Dakota Zeigler
the The boo is because in a lot of my leagues, I have Josh Jacobs and Bijan, and it's just so freaking annoying.
00:42:27
Lord Hinkie
Yep.
00:42:28
Dakota Zeigler
This may be my week I go down in the sort and the guillotine league just because of my bye weeks.
00:42:33
Lord Hinkie
Oof, big oof. Hopefully I'm playing to you in most of those leagues. But anyways, Thursday night football, divisional matchup, 49ers at the Rams. Pernalek looked eh in his return, and I think the Rams look like a pretty well-oiled machine at this point with their big win last week against the Colts.
00:42:52
Lord Hinkie
49ers side, CMC's a stud every week. Pearsall is very good. Don't think George Kittle's going to be back for this short week, so I would say if he's out, that Jake Tungus...
00:43:03
Lord Hinkie
I think is a good start at tight end, especially with Brock Purdy back. He threw him a touchdown last week. He seems to be a red zone target for Brock Purdy, so I would be playing Tungus.
00:43:15
Lord Hinkie
Ninja, what are your thoughts on this 49ers offense and any qualms?
00:43:23
Lord Hinkie
And then the Rams side of things, starting all your Rams, Kyron, Puka, Devontae Adams, Matthew Stafford, Zig, any qualms?
00:43:34
Dakota Zeigler
No qualms there. I was curious. but Again, watching Red Zones, they didn't get to watch the game much. Saw a lot of Blake Corum, but it doesn't look like he actually saw the field much on the thing.
00:43:44
Dakota Zeigler
I have a hard time telling Blake Corum and Kyron Williams look the exact same to me.
00:43:49
Lord Hinkie
Yeah, and they wear 22 23.
00:43:50
Dakota Zeigler
And 23. Yeah, it messes with me every time I watch the Rams.
00:43:54
Lord Hinkie
Yeah.
00:43:54
Dakota Zeigler
But yeah, start your studs in that game. I think it may turn out, you know, pretty good divisional game.
00:44:00
Lord Hinkie
Yeah. Should be a close one. I think the Rams take it though. Pretty easy, especially with all the 49ers injuries. Um, have another London game and nine 30 AM start Vikings Browns.
00:44:11
Lord Hinkie
Vikings stay overseas and the Browns head out there to really show that Europe up crowd. What real football is about with this Browns team.
00:44:22
Lord Hinkie
Wentz kept that offense moving last week enough. He hyper-targeted Justin Jefferson, and I think he's obviously the the big play there for the Minnesota.
00:44:32
Lord Hinkie
think Jordan Mason's still a decent-ish start, but I would probably look elsewhere, especially against that Browns defense. But start your J-Jets. Call it a day. Hakatua is not playable right now, especially with Wentz.
00:44:44
Lord Hinkie
then on the other side for the Browns, Judkins, and I'm out. That's literally it. So start Justin Jefferson and start your Quentin Jenkins and get out of here as soon as possible.
00:44:54
Lord Hinkie
Any qualms, boys?
00:44:57
Lord Hinkie
Oh, I didn't know that.
00:44:58
Dakota Zeigler
Is that official? I wanted to ask that earlier.
00:45:01
Lord Hinkie
Okay.
00:45:03
Dakota Zeigler
I do want to say as well, Wenz did have, you know, kept it moving and everything. Yeah, looks looks like he's heading for a week five start. Wow. Curious see how that goes.
00:45:14
Lord Hinkie
Is that breaking news?
00:45:14
Dakota Zeigler
This is. Oh, we can hit that breaking news.
00:45:21
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, that's pretty crazy. I'm shocked I didn't do this sooner. I'm curious to see when Shadr gets a shot, if he gets a shot this year. But I don't know.
00:45:29
Lord Hinkie
Oh, he will.
00:45:30
Dakota Zeigler
I don't think Gabriel's the answer.
00:45:32
Lord Hinkie
I think them tuning turning to Gabriel this early opens the window for Shadur to get his chance towards the end of the year.
00:45:40
Dakota Zeigler
that's fair. Miles Garrett, though, is going to feast on this team.
00:45:44
Lord Hinkie
Yeah.
00:45:45
Dakota Zeigler
So, i'm again, Guillotine League might...
00:45:47
Lord Hinkie
Especially Carson Wentz's pocket presence.
00:45:50
Dakota Zeigler
He's my starting quarterback in the guillotine league. Again, I'm screwed this week.
00:45:54
Lord Hinkie
Yeah, you're chopped, buddy. i Sorry to hit it. Anyways, Cowboys at Jets. This Cowboys team seems to be a pretty easy over team. if you If you're one of those bettors out there, their defense sucks.
00:46:07
Lord Hinkie
And their ah offense is pretty rolling right now, I would say. Yeah. Cowboy side of things, got to play Dak right now, got to play George Pickens with CD still out. Jake Ferguson is, I think, the 10-1 on the year so far. Just a PPR machine. Doesn't really get the touchdowns, but, I mean, he's going to get 8 to 10 catches every week. Love to see it, and we talked about it earlier already.
00:46:29
Lord Hinkie
Javante Williams seems like a really good start. Just run defense is okay, but Devon HN lit him up last week, so I'm not too worried about Javante if I have him. God it, Zig, you're always right.
00:46:43
Dakota Zeigler
yeah I love that. Yeah.
00:46:48
Lord Hinkie
Always.
00:46:49
Dakota Zeigler
i'm not i'm like There's no qualms here. Let's keep this thing moving.
00:46:52
Lord Hinkie
Zero qualms. Way to go, buddy. Jets. Fields. Got to play him. He's looking very good fantasy-wise. Brees Hall, I think he's a very good start against his Cowboys defense, especially their awful run defense.
00:47:04
Lord Hinkie
And I think Braylon Allen's probably going to be out this week. I didn't hear a final news on his injury, but he's probably going to be out this week. Garrett Wilson's an everyday start. Mason Taylor is getting involved. ah ah Ninja. I'm pretty sure you were the other one was also hired. Mason Taylor, if I do remember correctly.
00:47:20
Lord Hinkie
Last two weeks, four or five catches, 56 yards. He's getting involved. I think we kind of have to start peeking at him for that tight end position.
00:47:31
Lord Hinkie
Wacky.
00:47:39
Lord Hinkie
Yep, very true. Giants at the Saints.
00:47:45
Dakota Zeigler
I got you.
00:47:45
Lord Hinkie
Ew.
00:47:45
Dakota Zeigler
I got you. Yep, I'm working on it.
00:47:48
Lord Hinkie
Gross. Nasty. Aldous Scadaboo, and after that, I don't care. Jackson Dart, if you're really, really that desperate, I think he's probably startable for fantasy just because he runs.
00:48:03
Lord Hinkie
I don't want any pass catcher on the Giants at all.
00:48:06
Dakota Zeigler
I think we can keep that short and sweet. I do want to mention one more thing here. I can't remember this was live trade on the pod or not. Damien, how do you feel about reviewing our DeAndre Swift and a third for Cam Scadabo right now?
00:48:15
Lord Hinkie
Bye.
00:48:22
Dakota Zeigler
that it I gave you DeAndre Swift and you gave me Scadabo and a third. ah ah I'm very pleased with that.
00:48:35
Dakota Zeigler
I think Scott's big workhorse back. Other than that, on the Saints side, you got Kamara and Olave.
00:48:38
Lord Hinkie
Yeah,
00:48:42
Dakota Zeigler
If you have them, you probably got to start them. There's probably not many other options you have on your bench. so Gross. Ew.
00:48:50
Lord Hinkie
yeah gross nasty.
00:48:51
Dakota Zeigler
Move on.
00:48:51
Lord Hinkie
I think Kamara is probably a good start this week. Giants defense does not look great against the run, so I like Kamara, but a lot of it, meh. Raiders at the Colts.
00:49:03
Lord Hinkie
Very fun game here. We got a couple big-time running backs and Gentie going up against JT, and we have a tight end battle about you know the the the new hotnesses on the tight end streets. Brock Bowers and Tyler Warren.
00:49:16
Lord Hinkie
Obviously, Warren's having a way better year than bro Bowers right now, but let's see if they can keep it going. Raiders side of things, give me Gentie and Bowers because I have to, another and other than that, I'm good. Um, then for the Colts, Tyler Warren got to start JT.
00:49:30
Lord Hinkie
Pittman's still a good start and that's pretty much it. Daniel Jones, if you have to, uh, any qualms.
00:49:38
Dakota Zeigler
Agreed. Agreed with you, Damian. Even though Geno doesn't look good, you still got to play him.
00:49:45
Lord Hinkie
Yeah, I think Gino is unplayable right now for fantasy. Like, um, if if i have ive Would you rather play Spencer Rattler or Geno Smith?
00:49:56
Lord Hinkie
and it's like it's But he's in that conversation.
00:50:02
Lord Hinkie
it's It's not good. And he just had a 31-point week the other week, too. He looked so bad. Anyways, moving on here, we have the Dolphins at the Panthers. I think this is a very sneaky, high-scoring game for me. Two kind of booty defenses, two quarterbacks trying to get their seasons rolling.
00:50:21
Lord Hinkie
have in here, can the Panthers win this football game? Damien.
00:50:26
Lord Hinkie
I agree.
00:50:28
Dakota Zeigler
Yep.
00:50:28
Lord Hinkie
no
00:50:31
Lord Hinkie
they Give me the over and call it a day.
00:50:33
Dakota Zeigler
yep
00:50:34
Lord Hinkie
On fantasy sides of things, I think Chuba has a bounce-back game this week. I like Tet. We'll talk about him a lot more later, but like Tet this week. And Bryce, I think, also has a pretty bounce-back week. I think it's a good matchup for the big players there in the Panthers' ah offense because a Dolphins' defense is very bad.
00:50:51
Lord Hinkie
if there's any week you're going to start Bryce Young, it's got to be this week. then on the Dolphins' side, A-Chan's every-week starter. He's a stud. Tua, I think, is decent on the other side just to come back against Bryce Young.
00:51:03
Lord Hinkie
And now with Tyreek out, I think all the waddle, got to play your waddles.
00:51:08
Dakota Zeigler
Especially this game.
00:51:08
Lord Hinkie
And like we, especially this game. And then also Darren Waller, like we talked about earlier. I think you're throwing a right in your lineup and I feel pretty okay about it. Zig, any qualms?
00:51:19
Dakota Zeigler
No comments for me?
00:51:23
Dakota Zeigler
Oh.
00:51:26
Lord Hinkie
That's a good shout.
00:51:26
Dakota Zeigler
Good shout.
00:51:26
Lord Hinkie
I forgot to bring him up.
00:51:28
Dakota Zeigler
We talked about him this offseason as well. Love that shoutout, Damien. Way to keep the pod going. Keep us up relevant.
00:51:32
Lord Hinkie
What a guy. And, fellas, the game of the week for the ZNG podcast.
00:51:35
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
00:51:37
Lord Hinkie
The Broncos go to Philadelphia
00:51:43
Lord Hinkie
to take on our birds. We are going to be boots on the ground at the link.
00:51:52
Dakota Zeigler
This going a good game.
00:51:53
Lord Hinkie
Boys, I cannot wait for this Sunday. um are to have a great time. Unbiasedly, i think I am very worried and scared, mostly because my good friend Dakota is a Broncos fan.
00:52:07
Lord Hinkie
And if this game ends up being the trap game, I think it is.
00:52:09
Dakota Zeigler
but yeah
00:52:10
Lord Hinkie
I will never hear the end of it. But with that being said, i am slightly optimistic.
00:52:19
Lord Hinkie
I think it's not a great game to get this Eagles passing game going. I think it might be a sneaky Saquon Barkley game, but I'm calling it right now. Give me a Devontae Smith anytime touchdown in this game.
00:52:31
Lord Hinkie
This is not a part of the ZNG parlay bet. This not a part of anything. This is just me calling my shot. And I'm also telling you fellas what I'm going to be betting on Sunday. Devontae Smith anytime touchdown.
00:52:42
Lord Hinkie
Read and weep. Sertan's going to be on A.J. Brown. Give me all the Devontae, and I don't care about that white cornerback on the other side. He's not Cooper DeJean, Zink.
00:52:51
Dakota Zeigler
i i As a Broncos fan, if I am making any bet on this game, an anytime touchdown bet, Saquon Barkley, the Broncos always struggle against really good running backs.
00:53:05
Dakota Zeigler
We also really have this bad tendency to let... Good to great tight ends just eat us from the inside. So Dallas Goddard is kind of a cheeky bet there for you guys as well. that's If you guys are going to win, that's where you got you're going to have to go through Saquon and Goddard, and that's what you guys have been doing. So yeah again, talked about this a lot.
00:53:27
Dakota Zeigler
As a Broncos fan here, I want this to be a one-possession game. i think I think both of us would be happy. to end in a one possession game, you know, ah end it with a field goal or something like that.
00:53:39
Dakota Zeigler
Again, sad that your team loses ah ah and We're going to trash the ah ah other team on the way home. The way there's going to be fun. The game's going to be pretty fun. I think the way home is going to suck for someone or someone's.
00:53:50
Lord Hinkie
Possibly. It's definitely more awkward on the way home.
00:53:52
Dakota Zeigler
but If this game ends in a tie.
00:53:56
Lord Hinkie
You might get a beer or two. And it might be ours.
00:53:58
Dakota Zeigler
I I'm expecting to be the guy that walks out. You guys are dragging me out and I have the goody on the forehead, you know, just, just cause I love this stir up.
00:54:06
Lord Hinkie
everybody off.
00:54:07
Dakota Zeigler
I love this through the pot and you guys know this. So I'm expecting if you guys start losing you keep, keep, keep me under control here.
00:54:22
Lord Hinkie
Yeah,
00:54:28
Lord Hinkie
yeah we're like, I don't know that guy. yeah I've never seen that guy before in my life. And he's like, Gary, come here. No chance. But anyways, for the Bronco side of things, i think.
00:54:38
Dakota Zeigler
but famous podcast hosts gets bit up famous podcast hosts gets beat up in philly
00:54:46
Lord Hinkie
Yeah. I don't know if I'd say famous or funny.
00:54:47
Dakota Zeigler
famous producer world's worst producer
00:54:51
Lord Hinkie
For the Broncos side of things, I think Dobbins is probably another pretty good play. The Eagles don't play too well against top running backs. But if you're thinking the Eagles going to be ahead in this game, it might be and another R.J. Harvey game, especially him being the pass catcher.
00:55:05
Lord Hinkie
you expect him to be down, it might be a Harvey game. Kind of dependent. then I would sit your Cortland Sutton's this week because he will be locked up in chains in Guantanamo Bay for, I mean, Quinshawn Mitchell was absolute stud.
00:55:20
Lord Hinkie
He's a lockdown corner. Statistically, he's one of, if not the top five cornerbacks in the league right behind PS2. And I'm not joking. The kid is an absolute stud.
00:55:31
Lord Hinkie
So if you have your Cortland Sutton's, I would look somewhere else.
00:55:34
Dakota Zeigler
yeah This is not going to be...
00:55:34
Lord Hinkie
This Eagle's defense legit.
00:55:37
Dakota Zeigler
yeah and We talked about this earlier. Both defenses are really good. These offenses are going to have to just chip away. and it's going to be I think we've all expected this to be a really low-scoring game.
00:55:48
Dakota Zeigler
This is going to be a grinded-out football game.
00:55:49
Lord Hinkie
Yep, 2117.
00:55:53
Dakota Zeigler
Again, I think it'll be a really good one. I don't know if there's going to be a ton of fantasy points in this game. for For the fantasy purposes, I think this is a gross fantasy game.
00:56:02
Lord Hinkie
True. Ninja, any qualms?
00:56:06
Dakota Zeigler
Are we betting? i I said this out loud that we kind of suck against tight ends. We're known to lose to a tight end here and there. Damien, you have a a guy that you like a lot.
00:56:23
Dakota Zeigler
Are we going to do it?
00:56:25
Lord Hinkie
yeah
00:56:25
Dakota Zeigler
Because I'm with you. like I don't want to see anyone score my Broncos, but if this guy gets one, if I lose to this guy, i won't be mad.
00:56:33
Lord Hinkie
I'm going to say it.
00:56:33
Dakota Zeigler
If I lose to this guy,
00:56:34
Lord Hinkie
Hold on, hold on, hold on. I'm going to say it for you. If Kylan Granson scores a touchdown this Sunday against Denver Broncos, I will streak on the field as soon as it happens.
00:56:48
Lord Hinkie
Tune and in. I will be shirtless.
00:56:50
Dakota Zeigler
I'm time marking this.
00:56:51
Lord Hinkie
I will be taking my pants off. I will be running around the link and I will be arrested by security and one of you will have to bail me out.
00:57:05
Dakota Zeigler
We leaving them Damien?
00:57:15
Lord Hinkie
And Ninja's going to be right behind me doing the exact thing. Oh my God. But yeah, moving on here, Texans at Ravens.
00:57:24
Dakota Zeigler
Moving on.
00:57:28
Lord Hinkie
I think this is probably a bounce back game for the Ravens if they stay healthy. Big if. It's looking like there's going to be no Lamar. But on the Texan side of things, Nico, CJ Stroud's okay.
00:57:40
Lord Hinkie
Nico's a guy. Kid's a stud. Woody Marks, I think we talked about him earlier. I think he's probably startable in this situation if you expect him to be the pass catching back. But And that Ravens defense is very hurt.
00:57:54
Lord Hinkie
don't know. It's hard to tell. And then on the Raven side of things, I think if Lamar is out, I want Derek Henry and that's it. If Lamar is playing, give me flowers. Give me Mark Andrews too. But that's pretty much it. I'm i'm even probably sitting Lamar and injured Lamar. We kind of see how it is.
00:58:11
Lord Hinkie
Fellas, any qualms?
00:58:14
Dakota Zeigler
it Is this a game Texans could win? Like, I think...
00:58:20
Lord Hinkie
Whoa. If Lamar is out, yeah.
00:58:21
Dakota Zeigler
I think I like betting the Texans. I think the Texans... Or the Ravens are going favored. And I kind of like betting the Texans in this game.
00:58:27
Lord Hinkie
Oh, yeah. I mean, if if Lamar is out, I would pick the Texans easy in this game.
00:58:30
Dakota Zeigler
Because no one else looks that good on the Ravens' side right now.
00:58:35
Lord Hinkie
Their defense is very injured.
00:58:35
Dakota Zeigler
At all.
00:58:38
Dakota Zeigler
So... Uh, Gary, I'll give you a little bit of break here. You've been talking a lot recently, so I'm going to move right into the text or the Titans at the Cardinals, Titans, uh, straight.
00:58:50
Dakota Zeigler
I, this team is off awful, awful. the Cardinals are that much better. I mean, I think we like the Cardinals a lot more, but in the grand scheme of things, they're still probably a bottom team in the NFL.
00:59:08
Dakota Zeigler
love Love the comment here that you can't play any Titan with confidence.
00:59:13
Lord Hinkie
can't,
00:59:14
Dakota Zeigler
Damian, I know you have a guy out there. This team just looks so bad. He's the guy to start if you're going to any of them. But I still don't want to start Epic IU Manor.
00:59:28
Dakota Zeigler
Big garbage time guy. I see it. I see it.
00:59:30
Lord Hinkie
Yeah, I hope my fantasy team isn't bad enough to where I have to start Alec Allumander.
00:59:39
Dakota Zeigler
Shots fired.
00:59:39
Lord Hinkie
No, I hate to say it. I'm an epic guy, but if I have to start him right now, that means my team sucks.
00:59:47
Dakota Zeigler
yeah I saw a meme this morning. I thought it was really funny. I don't think I sent it to guys.
00:59:52
Lord Hinkie
Thank you.
00:59:52
Dakota Zeigler
It was the picture of Cam Ward like almost on the ground like flipping the ball up to his receiver. And the comment was, Will Levis would have got absolutely destroyed if he did something like this.
01:00:03
Dakota Zeigler
And the comment right below it was, Will Levis would have threw an interception, broken his shoulder, and doted out like a list of all these things that were going on.
01:00:13
Lord Hinkie
Every week. Every week he was doing like the he was doing like the butt fumbles like in Mark Sanchez days. Oh my God. That was that was great internet.
01:00:24
Dakota Zeigler
It was pretty good.
01:00:25
Lord Hinkie
For a month.
01:00:25
Dakota Zeigler
i can't I can't believe the guy came out slinging that ball. Didn't he have a four-touchdown game his first start? and then just Yeah, and then just awful.
01:00:30
Lord Hinkie
Oh, he did. Did I help you sold?
01:00:32
Dakota Zeigler
Just trash.
01:00:33
Lord Hinkie
Whoa.
01:00:36
Lord Hinkie
whoa
01:00:36
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah. yeah
01:00:37
Lord Hinkie
Hour five. One last note. I think Trey Benson is playable in this game. He didn't look great last week against the Seattle, but I think Trey Benson is definitely flexible or in startable this week for the Cardinals is Ninja.
01:00:54
Lord Hinkie
Yep.
01:00:57
Dakota Zeigler
Ooh.
01:00:57
Lord Hinkie
Cheeky, very cheeky.
01:00:58
Dakota Zeigler
Wasn't Trey Benson the receiving back when James Conner was in? Like, didn't Trey Benson kind of come in?
01:01:05
Lord Hinkie
and
01:01:06
Dakota Zeigler
No.
01:01:06
Lord Hinkie
I think it was, is yeah, Di Mercado is the pass catching back.
01:01:08
Dakota Zeigler
It was still Amari. I know he's like he's definitely the better pass catcher, but for I guess I remembered... Maybe it's just the relieved James Conner, but I thought Trey Benson was a pass-catching back when James Conner was in.
01:01:20
Dakota Zeigler
James Conner went out, and they moved Benson up. and ah ah Like, and um Imari always came in a certain pass-catching, but never mind. Forget it. I don't follow the Cardinals.
01:01:27
Lord Hinkie
I think he did have four or five catches last week in Seattle. So he he's not, he's not, not a pass catcher, but he's not the pass catcher.
01:01:35
Dakota Zeigler
He's not the pass-catcher, yeah, but I just thought it funny how they all kind of like, just shifted roles.
01:01:36
Lord Hinkie
Yeah.
01:01:39
Dakota Zeigler
It's like, all right, next guy up. You're feeling this little role now.
01:01:40
Lord Hinkie
Yeah, flip-flop. Yeah. Next game, Bucs at the Seattle Seahawks. This Bucs offense is very explosive, like they showed against the Eagles last week. But this Seattle defense is is for real.
01:01:53
Lord Hinkie
They look very good. For the Seahawks side of things, the Walker-Charbs situation is very interesting to me. Last week, I think kenny kenneth walker no Kenneth Walker had the touchdown, but Charbonnet had a lot of carries inside the red zone.
01:02:07
Lord Hinkie
I feel like it's going to be a toss-up every week, and honestly, I don't want to make that decision, so I'm and i'm not going to. And JSN's a stud. got to start him every week. And then A.J. Barner, the tight end for the Seahawks.
01:02:19
Dakota Zeigler
Who?
01:02:20
Lord Hinkie
Exactly. Caught a touchdown last week. He looks good. like He looks athletic, but they just don't utilize him very well. So I don't think he's going every week started, but he did catch a touchdown last week, so we have to talk about him.
01:02:31
Dakota Zeigler
Aurora saw some work too, didn't he?
01:02:33
Lord Hinkie
He did. He had a nice deep, I think like a 30-yard catch. He looks pretty good.
01:02:38
Dakota Zeigler
I mean, just kind of trying to kind of gross how they're using these tight ends, though.
01:02:41
Lord Hinkie
Yeah. then on the Buck side of things, Egbuka, have to. Bucky, have to. Baker, I think, is a good play. Not a great play, but I would say fine.
01:02:53
Lord Hinkie
And then maybe start thinking about throwing in Godwin if Evans is out again. i don't know what the latest news is on Mike Evans, but... he ends up being out, this would be the week I would start thinking about playing Chris Godwin after last week kid being his first week back off the injury.
01:03:09
Lord Hinkie
But ah ah Ninja, any qualms?
01:03:12
Lord Hinkie
Yeah.
01:03:15
Dakota Zeigler
He was a Baker's favorite pass or pass catcher before he got hurt last year. There's just a connection there that they have that's just unmatched. So yeah, love, love Chris Godwin.
01:03:27
Dakota Zeigler
We are.
01:03:29
Lord Hinkie
We are. Lions at Bengals next game. Belt the That's all I have to say on this one. All the Lions, everything you got, both running backs, Sam Laporta too, Goff, all of them.
01:03:42
Lord Hinkie
And the Bengals stink. I'm probably not playing any of them. Probably Jamar Chase just because I have to, but even then I'm sad. Any qualms?
01:03:49
Dakota Zeigler
No qualms.
01:03:52
Dakota Zeigler
Aiden Hutchinson gonna feast.
01:03:52
Lord Hinkie
I'm going take Ninja's laughter as no qualms as well. But that's where we're at. If you have Jamar Chase, you're just sad. You have to blame him, but you're just sad. Speaking of, i should I'm going to make it personal. I am.
01:04:05
Lord Hinkie
I have a straight cash team that I love to brag about, and I have Jamar Chase on it, and I lost for the first time this week because – Well, a few reasons, but mostly because Jamar Chase cannot get it done anymore with this offense. And it's very, very sad.
01:04:23
Lord Hinkie
I also went up against a good opponent. That the highest scoring opponent for the week, but it was my first loss, and I'm sad. And I have Jamar Jays, so I'm also sad even more. Anyways, the Commanders take on the l LA Chargers.
01:04:38
Lord Hinkie
I think the biggest thing in this is the health of the chart ah ah of the Commanders. I'm expecting Janie Daniels to play. I'm expecting Terry McLaurin to play. But on the Chargers side, just to actually talk about consistency.
01:04:51
Lord Hinkie
Amarian Hampton, got to play got to play him. Herbert, I think, is a good start, too. And then, like we said earlier, what do we do with Ladd right now, fellas? What do we do? I'm throwing the – because I don't know.
01:05:04
Lord Hinkie
Yeah, it's impossible to set him.
01:05:09
Lord Hinkie
Zig.
01:05:11
Dakota Zeigler
I mean, I'd rather just let him blow up on my bench and just start someone that I know is going to score me points because I don't know if he is going to blow up.
Fantasy Football Debates and Predictions
01:05:19
Lord Hinkie
Like, if you have Ladd McConkie in your lineup right now, like, if you drafted him, like we were talking, where his ADP was so high in, like, the second round, you're you're probably 0-4 to start the year.
01:05:28
Dakota Zeigler
Who would do such a thing?
01:05:33
Lord Hinkie
Like, but at one point, do you sit the second guy you drafted in these redraft leagues?
01:05:38
Dakota Zeigler
I mean, i I mean, I am the guy that told you to sit Jamar chase last week too. I mean that I, I am not afraid to make that call.
01:05:43
Lord Hinkie
True.
01:05:46
Dakota Zeigler
I mean, I am, I have been wrong many a times, but like the people around him are Marv, Marvin Harrison jr.
01:05:46
Lord Hinkie
The big big decisions.
01:05:55
Dakota Zeigler
Against Tennessee. They have lad at 26 Marva 24, Devante Smith that right behind him at 27. Like, like He's the 26 wide receiver overall.
01:06:07
Dakota Zeigler
There's many players I start over him this week. Most weeks. I'm just not a loud guy. Not in this offense, not in the way they're throwing the ball. maybe Again, maybe that starts to change when, like Damian said, I do see a world where he starts getting more that short little passes, you know maybe some cheeky wide receiver screens of him on the outside, just trying to get hit the hand his ah ah ball in his hands little more often now that they won't have time for the deep pass.
01:06:36
Dakota Zeigler
But I'm not going to start until I see it. That's just how going to roll.
01:06:42
Lord Hinkie
And then on the commander side, if Jaden and Daniels healthy, got to play him. Don't love it, though. Terry McLaurin's healthy. got to play him. Don't love it, though. And then that running back room. I am fading.
01:06:53
Lord Hinkie
I don't have an answer for it. I don't think anybody has an answer for it. I know Ninja thinks he has an answer for it down there, but I don't I don't have one.
01:07:01
Dakota Zeigler
chris Chris Rodriguez.
01:07:02
Lord Hinkie
you You joined both of the names.
01:07:03
Dakota Zeigler
That'd be a good running back right there.
01:07:08
Lord Hinkie
Yeah.
01:07:09
Dakota Zeigler
Okay.
01:07:09
Lord Hinkie
Give me Chris McNichols.
01:07:15
Lord Hinkie
Yeah. After that, who cares?
01:07:17
Dakota Zeigler
Okay.
01:07:18
Lord Hinkie
Sunday night football. Boys, another good one this week. The New England Patriots go to Buffalo to take on the Bills. I think this is going to be a great game. I will be staying up to watch this one.
01:07:30
Lord Hinkie
And honestly, I'm to throw it out there right now.
01:07:34
Lord Hinkie
Give me the Pats outright in Buffalo. Love this team. i loved what Drake Mays is doing.
01:07:40
Dakota Zeigler
Whoa.
01:07:42
Lord Hinkie
I think Buffalo has a dud, and i think they're due. i think I think they're very, very due. I think this is to be a great game. And then the main question I want to throw out here, I got asked this actually this week from a friend of mine.
01:07:55
Lord Hinkie
Can James Cook finish the season as the RB1? not Not a RB1.
01:08:02
Dakota Zeigler
Hey.
01:08:03
Lord Hinkie
The number one running back in fantasy.
01:08:06
Dakota Zeigler
Can take a guess? Can I shout out Zach on that question?
01:08:10
Lord Hinkie
Yeah, you can.
01:08:10
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, shout out Zach. No.
01:08:15
Dakota Zeigler
Hey, plus Pats plus 300 right now. Bet that right now, Gary.
01:08:19
Lord Hinkie
I'm in.
01:08:21
Lord Hinkie
He's the RB2 right now.
01:08:26
Lord Hinkie
James Cook's the RB2. B. John's the RB4. I believe Jonathan Taylor right now is the RB1, if I had to remember correctly. No, he's RB3.
01:08:33
Dakota Zeigler
You guys are forgetting someone here. No,
01:08:36
Lord Hinkie
Oh, it is probably Gibbs with all those touchdowns.
01:08:39
Dakota Zeigler
you're forgetting number one.
01:08:41
Lord Hinkie
No, he's five.
01:08:41
Dakota Zeigler
At least according to our straight cash homie, you know, stats. You're forgetting number one.
01:08:45
Lord Hinkie
my God. Who is one? Am I dumb? Is it Christian McCaffrey?
01:08:48
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, CMC.
01:08:49
Lord Hinkie
he does He does have, like, he he has ridiculous receiving numbers right now.
01:08:54
Dakota Zeigler
You guys are, until he gets hurt, he's wider, he's he's the number one overall.
01:08:57
Lord Hinkie
Nine catches, six catches, ten catches, six catches.
01:08:59
Dakota Zeigler
Hmm.
01:09:00
Lord Hinkie
That's absurd.
01:09:02
Dakota Zeigler
AJ Brown's sad.
01:09:04
Lord Hinkie
Don't do that to me.
01:09:06
Lord Hinkie
But I think I answered him and I said yes. I think James Cook can be the RB1. We talked about his touchdown regression that we expected to happen this season.
01:09:16
Lord Hinkie
If it just doesn't happen
01:09:19
Dakota Zeigler
He's got five rushing touchdowns are already.
01:09:21
Lord Hinkie
in four weeks, like it might just not happen. And if that if it if he ends up with 18 touchdowns, he's going to be the RB1.
01:09:33
Lord Hinkie
Just how it is. That Bill's offense looks unstoppable. They have had a lot of really good matchups looking at it so far this week. I mean, they played Miami. They played New Orleans. They played that Baltimore defense that turns out is maybe not as good as we thought it was.
01:09:46
Lord Hinkie
So they have some tougher tougher matchups later on in the year.
01:09:51
Dakota Zeigler
later
01:09:51
Lord Hinkie
But as of right now, there's no reason for him not to.
01:09:53
Dakota Zeigler
Later on being like the very end of the year.
01:09:56
Lord Hinkie
Yeah, Pittsburgh I'm looking at, New England again, Cleveland, and then the Birds. and
01:10:00
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, to end the year it sucks, but right, like,
01:10:01
Lord Hinkie
You would be playing the Eagles in the championship game.
01:10:04
Dakota Zeigler
New England, Atlanta, then a bye. Carolina, Kansas City, Miami, Tampa Bay, Houston, Pittsburgh, and then Cincy. like And then then the 15, 16, 17.
01:10:19
Dakota Zeigler
Gross. But he's got some nice matchups coming up.
01:10:20
Lord Hinkie
Gross.
01:10:23
Dakota Zeigler
But i I'm all in CMC.
01:10:23
Lord Hinkie
Yeah.
01:10:26
Dakota Zeigler
Shout out to our brotherly podcast over there, Joe Thomas. I mean, he's the number one pickup. He was the number one or like the number one guy he picked on the leaders to finish number one overall.
01:10:38
Dakota Zeigler
It seems he's just a stud, and when he's healthy, you've got you gotta to treat him as just the guy.
01:10:46
Lord Hinkie
word for your bills. yeah Obviously playing Josh Allen and James Cook. No question. I think Kincaid is a pretty good option. It looks like he is a actual factor in this offense weekend and week out. So I'm playing Kincaid wide receiver wise. Keon Coleman's been very disappointing.
01:11:02
Lord Hinkie
I think Shakir is probably a decent start.
01:11:06
Lord Hinkie
It's hard not to say i want to say start Keon Coleman because it might be another big week for him, but I don't know. Fellas, any qualms on the bills?
01:11:15
Dakota Zeigler
Did do we victory lap too early with Keon Coleman Jr.?
01:11:19
Lord Hinkie
Yes.
01:11:19
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah. Oof. ah No comms other than that.
01:11:26
Lord Hinkie
Hopefully he's sold. And then the Patriots side, Drake May is a guy. There is a league I'm playing in where I have Baker Mayfield and Drake May, and I'm debating on dropping Baker Mayfield because I might just play Drake May the rest of the season.
01:11:39
Lord Hinkie
it's I love this kid. anything He's looked great so far this year. then, honestly, the rest of the team is kind of a question mark. Trayvon Henderson got a touchdown last week, but he still only had like seven carries.
01:11:50
Lord Hinkie
Stefan Diggs had like six catches for like 100 yards. Hunter Henry seems to be the only reliable asset on this team that I would definitely be starting, but the rest of the team is question marks. Do any of you guys have any hard takes? Ninja, I'll go to you first.
01:12:05
Dakota Zeigler
No, I mean, Hunter Henry you got to start you have him. he's He's known to be almost boom or safe, I guess I say. He never quite busts.
01:12:17
Dakota Zeigler
He did a week two against Miami, but that's not the norm.
01:12:19
Lord Hinkie
I like that, but you're safe.
01:12:21
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah, he's he's always just kind of there. He's a nice, easy outlet, but he's known to have some really big games, so got to start him.
01:12:26
Lord Hinkie
there I mean, this game is the highest over-under on the week at 50.5. i Obviously, this New england England team is going to score, so I wouldn't be i wouldn't mind throwing a Trevon Henderson in there if I have to in certain situations.
01:12:41
Lord Hinkie
And if you're going to take a pick on any wide receiver, I know who Ninja's going to take, but Zig, if you had to pick one New England wide receiver to start, who would it be?
01:12:50
Dakota Zeigler
I was in on the same guy Damien was in Pop Douglas. He goose egged last week.
01:12:57
Lord Hinkie
Yes.
01:12:58
Dakota Zeigler
I don't think he had anything.
01:12:59
Lord Hinkie
That's why it's hard. It's hard to pick one.
01:13:01
Dakota Zeigler
Can I take Hunter Henry?
01:13:02
Lord Hinkie
No.
01:13:03
Dakota Zeigler
I think it's Stefan Diggs. I think that's the right answer, but it's gross.
01:13:08
Lord Hinkie
and
01:13:13
Dakota Zeigler
Go K. Sean Booty.
01:13:15
Lord Hinkie
Speaking of swinging big, even that swinging Keyshawn Boutte.
01:13:17
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah. 119.
01:13:20
Lord Hinkie
Moving on here.
01:13:20
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
01:13:21
Lord Hinkie
I can't wait for that Sunday Night Football game.
01:13:21
Dakota Zeigler
Yeah.
01:13:22
Lord Hinkie
Yeah, 119. Sorry. yeah Ew. Monday Night Football.
NFL Week 5 Conclusions and Betting Insights
01:13:28
Lord Hinkie
Chiefs at Jags. Another game. I said give me the Jags outright against this Kansas City team.
01:13:36
Lord Hinkie
Honestly, after writing it, I feel less good about it. So just take the Patriots.
01:13:38
Dakota Zeigler
yeah
01:13:40
Lord Hinkie
My homes look very good last week. It's the bang that Raven's defense. I would expect more of the same against this Jaguars team. ETN, Brian Thomas, Brenton strange.
01:13:52
Lord Hinkie
I would love a Travis Hunter anytime touchdown, but I don't think it's going to happen. He seems to get less and less work every week, which is astonishing. You know, you traded two first round picks to have a guy and you're not even going to utilize them in your offense. i have I have a lot of questions going on here.
01:14:07
Lord Hinkie
Zig, take it away. What do you think of this Jags offense, buddy?
01:14:11
Dakota Zeigler
Etienne, give him the ball, let him run. ah Travis Hunter is a pretty good blocker downfield for Etienne. We saw that on the breakaway run.
01:14:17
Lord Hinkie
He does give it his all.
01:14:20
Dakota Zeigler
yeah Travis Hunter is playing about 50-ish percent of snaps right now. on the offensive side. So yeah, not what we thought he was going to be.
01:14:32
Dakota Zeigler
don't know what's happening with b Brian Thomas Jr. It, this offense is just kind of gross. They keep getting it done, but it's just not what we expected it to be.
01:14:46
Lord Hinkie
And then for the Chiefs, Mahomes, you got to play Ben gets a pretty good matchup. Taequann Thornton might be a guy. Consecutive weeks with touchdowns. Obviously, Worthy is back, and I'm sure he's going to get more work.
01:15:00
Lord Hinkie
I think Thornton's an okay play in, like, your DFS leagues and, you know, your fun little anytime touchdown bets. And then Travis Kelsey kind of has to start because he keeps getting catches every week. But this Chiefs offense looks like it might be turning the corner.
01:15:12
Lord Hinkie
Who knows? Ninja, are thoughts?
01:15:16
Lord Hinkie
He did.
01:15:19
Lord Hinkie
No qualms. Give me the over in this game as well. Man, I'm just a gambler, aren't I? Just a complete degenerate. But that wraps up the breakdown for week five of the NFL draft. And that brings us to the next segment of our podcast, the ZNG Dynasty Parlay of the Week, buddies.
01:15:38
Lord Hinkie
And what, Zig, what happened last week?
01:15:42
Dakota Zeigler
We hit...
01:15:46
Dakota Zeigler
Give a little... Yeah, we're 50% on the season.
01:15:53
Lord Hinkie
Yeah.
01:15:53
Dakota Zeigler
That's pretty good for betting.
01:15:54
Lord Hinkie
Yeah.
01:15:55
Dakota Zeigler
Let's keep those numbers up, boys.
01:15:57
Lord Hinkie
and I mean to pat myself on the back. I'm 4-0. I've
01:15:59
Dakota Zeigler
and No one cares. And...
01:16:03
Dakota Zeigler
Now, Gary is out here killing it. I really wanted Josh Jacobs to not score.
01:16:06
Lord Hinkie
been
01:16:09
Dakota Zeigler
Like, Gary's flipping out.
01:16:09
Lord Hinkie
so bad.
01:16:11
Dakota Zeigler
We talked about this earlier. He's flipping out. They're throwing it to Romeo Dobbs. And the kid's so good, he just ended with two touchdowns still. Gary's killing again. And, Gary, since you are on fire right now, can you go five for five?
01:16:25
Dakota Zeigler
Who's your pick? Start us off.
01:16:27
Lord Hinkie
This was a tough decision. And obviously we're working with Tuesday lines here. So we don't have a lot of great odds and, you know, we're making early, early decisions on guys, but I'm going to go with a good matchup.
01:16:39
Lord Hinkie
I talked about him earlier. Give me
ZNG Dynasty Parlay and Closing Thoughts
01:16:41
Lord Hinkie
breeze hall. Anytime touchdown score for the jets going up against the dolphins that rush defense looks bad. Not good.
01:16:52
Lord Hinkie
I think it's, it's going to be a big breeze hall week. I like him a lot. Braylon Allen's going to be out as well. So, yes. Oh, I'm sorry. Did I say the Dolphins? I meant the Cowboys.
01:17:02
Lord Hinkie
The Brees Hall is going to going up against the Cowboys. Anytime touchdown. My odds on here are minus 105. For a starting running back, I think that's pretty darn good. So, let's roll it, buddy. Let's make it What do you guys got?
01:17:18
Dakota Zeigler
I am taking that Sunday or that Monday night game. We like the over on it. Xavier Worthy coming back week two with Patrick Mahomes. Worthy was showing out. He looks like he's finding his groove again.
01:17:31
Dakota Zeigler
Rebuilding that connection after a few weeks off with Mahomes. I think that's why Tycon Thornton keeps having these big games is because they haven't had a field stretcher and worthy. They missed that guy to stretch the field, to give those deep bombs, to relieve some pressure.
01:17:45
Dakota Zeigler
And I think worthy is just going to go back and dominate. I'm taking him anytime touchdown plus one 55. The odds I have on DK are Brees Hall at plus 110, McBride at plus 140 now, and Worthy at 155.
01:18:00
Dakota Zeigler
That's a positive 1185 this week, making you some more money.
01:18:03
Lord Hinkie
Ooh.
01:18:05
Dakota Zeigler
Cheeky little three three touchdown plus 1,000 odds. so Now, ladies and gentlemen, it is your time for Damien Ninja Moore's awesome, crazy touchdown bet of the week.
01:18:23
Lord Hinkie
Love a good tight end.
01:18:28
Dakota Zeigler
want to shout out. I love Tett McMillan in this in this lineup here. He was going to be my single here. then user air, I forgot to read that Damian already put his picks in the chat. So I let him have this wonderful Tett.
01:18:40
Dakota Zeigler
Tett is, i we talked about that. i think it's going high scoring game. I love Tett McMillan.
01:18:46
Lord Hinkie
Yeah, I like that parlay a lot, actually. And only one I – I mean, Tolbert, I think, is a very good shout. I was hoping he was going score last week in a high-scoring game, but he did not.
01:18:57
Lord Hinkie
yeah, I love it. But with that being said, boys, think that brings us to the end of this podcast. I want to thank you guys for listening. Appreciate you guys tuning in, as always. Zig, anything to say the people before we head out?
01:19:10
Dakota Zeigler
No, appreciate you bearing with us. appreciate you two boys out here dealing with my technical difficulties. gotta say, uh, having a few bi-weeks is really nice on us podcast.
01:19:16
Lord Hinkie
Thank you.
01:19:20
Dakota Zeigler
I mean, we're done here in under an hour and a half. I think we're, you know, works out well for us, but, uh, thank you guys for listening in tune in Sunday.
01:19:25
Lord Hinkie
Not too bad.
01:19:28
Dakota Zeigler
Look for the, uh, bright orange, uh, zig hanging out in the middle of all the Philly fans, uh, on that birds game. Uh, This is going to be a fun time. Hopefully got keep you guys updated. up I'm going to try to get back in on the socials. I haven't posted anything in a while.
01:19:42
Dakota Zeigler
Got a few fun updates for you guys. Got some merch we're going to post. Not for sale.
01:19:47
Lord Hinkie
Oh, baby.
01:19:47
Dakota Zeigler
This is for hosts only and close family and friends. But maybe something to come in the future. So thank you listening, tuning in. We keep growing. I'm goingnna have to post some statistics here because we got some listeners from all over and appreciate every single one of you guys.
01:20:02
Lord Hinkie
Yeah, and like you said, tune in to that Eagles-Broncos game to see two fat shirtless men streaking on the field when Colin Granson scores a touchdown. The other guy would be Damian over here. Anything to say the people, buddy, before we head out?
01:20:16
Lord Hinkie
What?
01:20:19
Lord Hinkie
Have to.
01:20:19
Dakota Zeigler
single it.
01:20:23
Lord Hinkie
And as always, appreciate you guys tuning in. Thank you guys for listening. Be a friend. Tell a friend something nice. You never know what people are going through out there. So be a kind, smiling face. Look out for each other. Take care of each other, especially how the world is today. I feel like everyone kind of is dividing us or forcing us to, you know, not like one another. know, I'm not trying to get political here or nothing, but just be kind, be nice, be, you know, mindful of yourself and,
01:20:47
Lord Hinkie
You know, give to others when you can. Check in. Check in with your boys. See how they're doing. Maybe go golfing or something before the season gets too cold and you can't go out and play anymore. So there you go.
01:20:59
Lord Hinkie
Thank guys for listening. Appreciate you guys tuning in. And we'll see you in the next one. Peace.