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AFC East Fantasy Football Preview (2025) – Justin Fields' Jets & Diggs on the Pats, Tua Healthy? | w/ Sosa Ortiz
21 Plays27 days ago
We’re kicking off our 2025 division previews with the ever-chaotic AFC East, and joining us this week is Jets fan & fantasy analyst Sosa Ortiz from @FantasySportsUniversity on TikTok! (https://www.tiktok.com/@fantasysportsuniversity)
This division is FULL of shakeups:
- Stefon Diggs is now a Patriot. What’s his value with Drake Maye? And Sosa provides a super deep sleeper.
- Justin Fields takes over for Rodgers — can he be a QB1 with Garrett Wilson?
- Is Breece Hall a bounce-back candidate?
- Can Tua stay healthy and keep Tyreek/Waddle/Achane viable?
- Is Josh Allen destined for ANOTHER QB1 season
We’re breaking it all down — fantasy outlooks, sleepers, busts, and team projections — with a 2QB league lens and redraft/dynasty relevance.
👊 Hosted by Rog, Fab & Nacc – Bush League Huddle Fantasy Football Podcast
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Transcript
Introduction and Guest Introduction
00:00:06
Fab
Welcome back, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome back. Welcome back to another episode of the Fantasy Football Bush League Huddle Podcast. How's everybody doing today? We got a very... Guys, this is... weird' we're we're We're in it right now.
00:00:18
Fab
We're in the thick of it right now. We are starting hot with some division previews because the season is is like its it's right around the corner. I saw Scott Hansen's tweet talking about like it's 10 Sundays away or something like that.
00:00:30
Roger Emeka
Woo!
00:00:30
Fab
like it's It's final countdown. like We're here. you know and like The summer passed by really quick. ah Training cap hasn't officially started yet. You know, I think it's still summer break for a lot of teams, for all the teams, I think, for a few more weeks. But still, we're going to start rolling with some division previews. And we got a special guest on the pod this episode.
00:00:48
Fab
We got our boy Sosa from Fantasy Sports University. Sosa, what's up, man? How are you doing?
00:00:53
SosaStats
How are you? How is everything? Thank you for having me.
Sosa's Fantasy Football Approach
00:00:56
SosaStats
I'm very grateful and the U is very thankful. So we're excited for the season. We're very excited.
00:01:03
Fab
Yeah, the U, the U.
00:01:05
Nacc
Amazing.
00:01:06
Roger Emeka
ah yeah
00:01:07
Fab
So tell us about tell us about your page a little bit.
00:01:11
SosaStats
I don't know. I think the page is based off just like me. you know what I mean? as a I like a little bit of everything. You know, i'm focused on – I'm a numbers type of guy. I'm highly on the, you know, strength of schedules. And, you know, ah um I love rookies. I like, you know, if you understand how this fantasy football thing goes, you know, you got to have a balanced team. And, you know, these are the guys that get you at the end. So, I'm very – it's like um' I'm looking at what deodorant they use.
00:01:41
SosaStats
um I'm in it today. So, it's just, you know, The bigger the pool, I'm i'm always for it. So I guess that's how my page is. You know, I do comedy. I try to do a little funny, ah little bit of this. I try to break down to people.
00:01:55
SosaStats
You know, I'm into cards, like sports cards and stuff like that. so i don't know, like I try to re re-image that on the page too.
00:02:03
Fab
There it is.
00:02:03
SosaStats
I just try to do a lot, a little bit of everything.
00:02:03
Nacc
Amazing.
00:02:05
SosaStats
know, I don't want to overwhelm, but I'm just like kind of music TikTok thing situation too. So it's like, I'm just like, whatever,
Social Media and Promotion
00:02:12
SosaStats
everything I want to post. So I'm trying to take it a day by day, but ah you know as for the fantasy, you know I think I want to just also give my perspective and you know see how I see it. And sometimes it's good because then you meet other people like you guys and you kind of see what they're doing, how they're doing, you know what I mean? It helps me umm you know mean? It's like a cheat code, yeah?
00:02:30
Roger Emeka
For sure.
00:02:31
Fab
there it is There it is.
00:02:32
Nacc
amazing
00:02:32
Fab
Yeah, your page is fire, man. Honestly, was going through a lot of your stuff, a lot of your content, like super, like really fun stuff, just like you were saying, but you got some good insights too, which is obviously a reason why you're on the pod, right?
00:02:36
SosaStats
Thank you, thank you.
00:02:41
Fab
So we're going to be getting a little bit of your your two cents on AFC East.
00:02:42
SosaStats
Thank you, thank you, thank
00:02:45
Fab
I know you're a bit of a Jets fan. ah So guys, before we jump into it, give give Sosa a follow on on Fantasy Sports University.
00:02:50
Nacc
like and My condolences.
00:02:53
Fab
You can find him on TikTok.
00:02:53
SosaStats
Yes, please. The U is the you was always welcome. We give scholarships.
00:02:56
Fab
There it is.
00:02:57
SosaStats
We do it all.
00:02:57
Fab
There it is.
00:02:58
SosaStats
Trust me. Much ladies.
00:02:59
Roger Emeka
And I L.
00:02:59
Fab
There it is.
00:03:00
SosaStats
i Oh, we're looking at NILs.
00:03:01
Fab
NIL.
00:03:02
SosaStats
We're talking to NILs.
Miami Dolphins Analysis
00:03:05
Fab
but And while you're fun as while you're following Fantasy Sports University on TikTok, don't forget to find us on all your social medias, on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, on YouTube, on TikTok as well, on Instagram.
00:03:17
Fab
Find us all wherever you look for the Bush League Huddle Fantasy Football Podcast. We'll be there. We interact with our fans. So please don't forget to like, follow, share, subscribe to our stuff, to Sosa's stuff. And we're going to get right into right now.
00:03:28
Fab
So we're previewing the AFC East for this week.
00:03:29
SosaStats
Thank
00:03:31
Fab
We're going to start off with, I think this is Knack's favorite team. I want to say it's the Miami Dolphins, right? Is that fair to say? Absolutely not. Absolutely not. The Miami Dolphins last year, they finished eight to nine A bit of a lackluster season following the season before, I would say.
00:03:47
Fab
We're going to some 20-24 stats real quick. So they finished 15th in passing yards per game, about 220 yards per game. Rushing yards, they were ranked 21st, 106 yards per game As far as the draft was concerned last, well, this year, excuse me, far as at that round, they picked up an offensive guard because i they did have a little bit of a shuffling of an O-line during the offseason.
00:04:07
Fab
They drafted Ollie Gordon as a running back around six.
00:04:09
Roger Emeka
You're not going to his name, Fab? not going to say the offensive lineman's name?
00:04:11
Fab
Jonaya, I can do it.
00:04:11
Roger Emeka
You're not to try?
00:04:13
Fab
Yeah, sure. No, no problem.
00:04:14
SosaStats
but
00:04:14
Fab
ah Jonah Savananea.
00:04:17
Roger Emeka
Not bad.
00:04:18
Fab
Not bad. Not bad.
00:04:19
Roger Emeka
Not bad.
00:04:19
Nacc
Pretty good.
00:04:19
Roger Emeka
Not bad.
00:04:20
Nacc
Pretty good.
00:04:20
Fab
So, so there's a running joke that I can't pronounce like anything what when it, when it comes.
00:04:23
SosaStats
mic go Me and you.
00:04:24
Fab
So,
00:04:25
SosaStats
I might call somebody somebody a different name, but I got you.
00:04:27
Fab
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So whenever I get ah a Samoan name, it's always a lot of fun to pronounce.
00:04:29
SosaStats
I
00:04:33
Fab
um
00:04:33
SosaStats
understand.
00:04:33
Roger Emeka
Just say Oos.
00:04:34
Fab
Oos. Oos. Ooso. That's a brother in Samoan. I have one. Anyways, round seven, they did pick Quinn Ures. Quinn Ures. Excuse me. Quinn Ures.
00:04:44
Nacc
Wow.
00:04:44
Fab
See? This is horrible.
00:04:45
Fab
We're off to a bang and start. ah We're a professional podcast. ah Quinn Ures, quarterback out of Texas. So I'm going to pass this over to you, NAC, right now. Out of those i know those draft picks, is there anyone that's really something to you that you're looking into right now for next year? I think it's all developmental, but do want to get your two cents.
00:04:45
Nacc
That was an easy one.
00:05:04
Nacc
Yeah, there's it's it's things that you said it right, I think. It's more developmental. Nothing really comes off the page for a fantasy perspective. Like Quinn Ewer's seventh-round pick, they also have Zach Wilson there, so and he's probably going to be carrying a clipboard for the majority of the season.
00:05:20
SosaStats
so
00:05:23
Nacc
He could see himself in the backup role when um Tua does eventually get injured, so he'll probably get a helmet um on on game day for A little part of the season, but yeah, I mean, rookie-wise, there's not much to be, I mean, excited for, I guess, fantasy football-wise.
00:05:44
Roger Emeka
The Savanella pick to me shows that they're going to try to be tougher on the trenches. Like taking a big dominant guard in the second round.
00:05:52
Nacc
They need to.
00:05:54
Roger Emeka
I think we're going to see a lot of Devaney Chen and Jalen Wright this year. I think that everyone knows that the the Dolphins are soft, quote unquote. And I think they're trying to get away from kind of that perception and drafting a big guard means i think they're going to try to dominate the line of scrimmage. I think it it bodes well for for HN and Wright.
00:06:15
Nacc
I mean, it bodes well for Tua also, right, to kind of keep him upright.
00:06:15
Fab
but
00:06:15
SosaStats
o
00:06:18
Nacc
um
00:06:18
Roger Emeka
Yes.
00:06:20
Nacc
You know, avoid taking as many hits as he does.
00:06:22
Roger Emeka
Totally.
00:06:23
Fab
Yeah, the judo classes can only take you so far. um Sosa, I don't know if you have anything to add on that.
00:06:31
SosaStats
On the Balfons, I think they – I think what was like the year before, like two went off, like with 4,000 yards.
00:06:32
Fab
Yeah.
00:06:36
SosaStats
and And I think Wilder, when they were healthy, right, I think that this year they don't got nothing really to play for.
00:06:40
Fab
Yeah.
00:06:45
SosaStats
You know, we all know, too, a situation, you know, God willing, he stays healthy this season. I'm a big Bama fan, so I'm for him. But if they're healthy, they're going gun You know, either they're running it, they're pulling, they're going to, I think, that you know, i think maybe Mike McDaniels might be out this year.
00:07:04
SosaStats
If he doesn't have a good season, you know, they do have a pretty good, easy schedule. You know, they just, you know, maybe I think the beginning games for them are just a little bit tricky. But, you know, with the division, I'm a big Jets fan of it. They can get one out of two.
00:07:18
SosaStats
You know, Patriots, they look good on paper. They get those two. You know, they could play around. So I'm all for it. I'm very high on Waddle. You know what I mean? I want to see him do it.
00:07:29
SosaStats
I like Ollie Gordon and Wright, too.
00:07:31
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:07:32
Fab
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:07:33
SosaStats
I would like to see them. You know, Adrian is like tough. You know what mean? Everybody's going to take him. You know what i mean? But if you're betting on Sundays, that's great for the anytime touchdowns.
00:07:39
Fab
yeah
00:07:42
SosaStats
But in the fantasy thing, I think those two guys are kind of like sleepers, maybe at the playoffs when you kind of need it, depending on what's happening at the end of the year, you know?
00:07:51
Roger Emeka
So A-Chan with Tua, I think I saw on PFF, he was 22.5 fantasy points per game.
00:07:56
Fab
yeah
00:07:59
Roger Emeka
With Tua, he's fantastic because Tua sees the check down.
00:08:00
Fab
yeah yeah
00:08:03
Roger Emeka
Without Tua, I think he he he goes down to like something like 10 to 12 fantasy points per game. So he's attached to Tua in terms of his fantasy success.
00:08:09
SosaStats
whole team.
00:08:10
Fab
Yeah.
00:08:11
SosaStats
The whole team is shit. When there's no tour, you don't even want to watch the game.
00:08:15
Roger Emeka
The entire team, yeah.
00:08:16
Nacc
That's what I'm saying.
00:08:16
SosaStats
don't want to watch the game.
00:08:17
Nacc
I think i think the whole... like we'll look at Look what happened with Tyreek. Look what happened on Waddle. As soon as Tua wasn't there, completely shut down.
00:08:25
SosaStats
I'll give you a sleeper, though. I will give you a sleeper. I think the Dolphins' de defense is something to watch this year. If you look at them the last few years, right, always the first game they lose the main guy.
00:08:38
SosaStats
There's always, like, one guy, the linebacker is hurt. Somebody's on that team is hurt.
00:08:42
Roger Emeka
Chubb last year, right?
00:08:42
SosaStats
ah like
00:08:43
Roger Emeka
Did they lose Chubb early?
00:08:43
Fab
Yeah.
00:08:44
SosaStats
They have child, and i think they had lost another, like, high-motor guy.
00:08:45
Fab
Yeah. then have truck Yeah. So I,
00:08:48
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:08:49
SosaStats
But I think, honestly, with Fitzpatrick back there, you know, you're – Him and Ramsey on the same level. Okay, cool. But if everybody's healthy, I believe last few seasons when their defense was up there, they were at least like top 15.
00:09:03
SosaStats
I give them that. So if they're healthy this season, I would say that that's somebody – like that's it like very good fantasy thing to watch, you know.
00:09:04
Fab
yeah so
00:09:12
SosaStats
And nobody's going to be high in Miami and Dolphins, know mean?
00:09:16
Fab
Yeah, so i like I like to segue into the defense for a second because they lost Javon Holland, right? ah in in and they don't So in free agency, he went to the Giants. And I guess they sort of replaced him a little bit there with Fitzpatrick. But, you know, yeah they're missing cornerback help, right?
00:09:31
Fab
I mean, i don't think they' corner like their corners are middle of the pack there, so they could be thrown on. I think their defense is good. i don't know if it's sleeper pick, though.
00:09:41
SosaStats
Not bad on the, know, I think the O-line, the D-line is not that bad. You know, with Chubb, when he's healthy, that whole, you know, they really command.
00:09:45
Fab
Yeah, their D-line is nice. Yeah. Mm-hmm.
00:09:50
SosaStats
And like I said, it's just like, you know, you can't really, these guys come in to see these, the fresh ones, in a good system, you know what I mean?
00:09:58
Roger Emeka
Thank you.
00:09:59
SosaStats
You can expect, and I'm pretty sure this year, I just think I'm, somebody's going to step up, you know, guys want to make money. The NFL's different now. So I kind of look at that defense like they have nothing else to play for.
00:10:13
SosaStats
I'm telling you I am, you know.
00:10:16
Roger Emeka
so So I got to push back on on the Jalen Waddle love. I think Nak and I, I feel like we're typically on the same boat where just haven't seen it from Waddle.
00:10:27
Roger Emeka
And like the talent is there, but he was in that like, you know, of all like the WR2s, like Waddle and Devontae Smith, Tee Higgins, there was a point where it felt like he was the best of the bunch.
00:10:39
Roger Emeka
Now it's, to me, it's it's firmly that he is the least... ah probably third or not fourth of that like WR2. So I'm curious as to why you're so high on him because he's also very injury prone as well.
00:10:54
SosaStats
I think you're suffering from to one thing. they Have you had him on your fantasy team?
00:11:01
Roger Emeka
Yes. That's great call. I have.
00:11:04
SosaStats
You had him or Hill.
00:11:05
Fab
you just You just called that.
00:11:05
SosaStats
Either you had him or Hill, right?
00:11:06
Fab
You just called that.
00:11:07
SosaStats
You had Hill one season. You started off great. Didn't probably play at the end of the year or the tour situation. So their numbers declined.
00:11:14
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:11:16
SosaStats
This is what I'm saying. yes If he's there in the draft and it's possible and you're going you know, he's an extra guy maybe, I'm taking him. I'm taking him in the draft.
00:11:27
SosaStats
You know, I'm not going to take him if I see maybe certain guys, but I would say he's a good sleeper this year because everybody's probably – everybody's on the same boat as everybody. They've had him before, and they're just – they're tired of it. They don't want to see it anymore.
00:11:42
SosaStats
But you can't get hurt every season. You've got to give and take one or three years. Look at Mike Williams, you know. You might get that. This might be his Mike Williams year where he bursts out and goes off.
00:11:54
SosaStats
And I'm just going to say this. You don't want him to go off and you don't have him on the team. Just want to throw that out there. All right?
00:12:00
Nacc
you
00:12:00
SosaStats
Just think twice. You know?
00:12:02
Roger Emeka
i see i so At WR28, which typically has been closer to the late teens, I think I like that value a bit more.
00:12:05
Fab
Thank
00:12:11
Roger Emeka
um You might have changed my mind, maybe. We'll we'll we'll see. We'll see the come draft time.
00:12:16
SosaStats
It depends how where you draft, if you're in the high top or the bottom top. I like the bottom top, and I think you can get a lot of value with him. People are going to pass on him this year.
00:12:27
SosaStats
Trust me. He spoke about it. I bet you put a poll on him. They're not drafting him. You know, great guy. Like I said, they're all are going to play for what they're playing for this year. They think this guy's going to die on the field.
00:12:39
Roger Emeka
McDaniel's job. They're all playing for McDaniel's job.
00:12:40
Fab
Yeah, legit.
00:12:42
Nacc
Yep. yep
00:12:43
Fab
But now let's talk about a little bit about the other wide receiver, though, that's on the Miami Dolphins. the Last year really, really, really didn't have a great season, right? He finished, I think, wide receiver 18, Tyreek Hill. Mr. 17 kids right now. So he needs to play for the alimony, as you said, Roger.
00:12:58
Fab
It's a great call on that. The man is financially committed to having a good season this year. But apart from that, I think last year he had he battled a wrist injury for the majority of the season, plus Tua getting injured right now. So there is a little bit of a reason why you know he didn't have that good of a statistically solid the season as we would expect.
00:13:16
Fab
Right now, Tyreek Hill, he's going as wide receiver 16 ADP. He's actually dropping in ADP. I think he started off around wide receiver 13. Now he's at 16. So he's going around the Rasheed Rice, Devante Adams, Tee Higgins, Mike Evans spots right there.
00:13:33
Fab
I am... cautiously optimistic on Tyree kill, especially at that value, like give him to me as a low end or mid tier wide receiver to the guy that can get you 1700 yards and nine touchdowns and a hundred receptions.
00:13:49
Fab
That's not impossible.
00:13:50
Roger Emeka
Could, could, could, could.
00:13:50
Fab
He's done it before. Could, could, could.
00:13:53
Nacc
That's a huge,
00:13:54
Fab
More realistically, okay, fine.
00:13:55
Nacc
huge
00:13:56
Fab
That's the ceiling. Let's call it the ceiling. Let's bring him more down to like 1,400, which would still be wide receiver one numbers and you're getting for wide receiver two value. So, like Sosa, do you have the same level of optimism with Tyreek Hill as you do with Jalen Waddle? Because you seem to be all in on Jalen Waddle.
00:14:11
SosaStats
What round you said he was in?
00:14:13
Fab
So we're going by rankings. I don't have him in a round.
00:14:15
SosaStats
No, no, no, but what?
00:14:15
Fab
Like he's...
00:14:17
SosaStats
You said like, what? You said Rasheed Rice in him?
00:14:19
Fab
Yeah, like he's going around the same time as Rasheed Rice.
00:14:21
SosaStats
That's like fourth round. That's like around fourth or fifth round, right?
00:14:22
Fab
Yeah. Yeah. yeah
00:14:25
SosaStats
um I'm not taking him at that round. You know what I mean? I'm really, I like him. And like I said, but Tyreek Hill is different.
00:14:35
SosaStats
And I think with Tyreek Hill is different. Everybody's fast enough. That fast stuff and running down the field, you know, it doesn't work for everybody. So unless he tweaks up his game this year, you know, maybe more than like, you know, running slots and, you know, getting more closer because they're playing him pretty well. You know, they've been playing him pretty well. He hasn't been healthy.
00:14:56
SosaStats
I heard he was – he saw Christ this year, you know, he's looking different with the kids and finally understood. I don't know, but at the end of the day, it's like if he's not willing to make the sacrifice, which I think he has no choice to, no other teams want that contract.
00:15:16
SosaStats
um You know, you're a leader. And even if you're being a leader and you want to go to a different team, you know, no no organization wants that. So I think in his perspective,
00:15:27
SosaStats
Could have a pretty good year. don't see the 17. I don't see the 15,000 yards. see maybe not 100. And he'd be happy he gets 1,000. You know what i mean? Well, think he's going to kill it this year in the receptions.
00:15:40
SosaStats
You know what mean? The targets. I think that's where he'll be heavy. He's going to get a ah crap load of targets. He's going to get the opportunity to do whatever he said he's doing. So if that's why I say maybe, you know, when you're looking at him, you can't always, you know, he'll get you a few yards, but he's going to get the targets.
00:15:57
SosaStats
And then those targets turn into touchdowns. So I like him.
00:15:59
Fab
yeah
00:16:01
SosaStats
Am I saying he's maybe fourth, fifth round? to You know, to me, that would say I would have to – he would have to be – I'm picking three running backs. don't care. don't care. What draft I'm in. don't care where i stand at.
00:16:13
SosaStats
I'm going do running backs first. So then my receivers. So he would be one of my two receivers. I'm not taking him at then. If he's there at the seventh and eighth, which I doubt it, but I'm taking him.
00:16:21
Fab
wow
00:16:23
Roger Emeka
Seventh and eighth?
00:16:23
Fab
Dude, so you're you're fading him, basically, is what you're saying right now.
00:16:26
SosaStats
Yeah.
00:16:26
Fab
Like, right now, he's he's being he's being drafted as the 16th best wide receiver. So you're saying he ain't that.
00:16:32
Nacc
That's too high.
00:16:32
SosaStats
I ask you this question right now.
00:16:33
Nacc
That's too high. That's too high.
00:16:34
SosaStats
Higgins, you said his name. Rasheed Rice, before Rasheed Rice got hurt last year, I had him on my team.
00:16:38
Fab
Yeah.
00:16:40
SosaStats
He was killing it. And got to look at these new guys, Puka Nuka. You know what i mean? These are different guys coming in. The old school wide receivers, I'm sorry to call him old school, but he got to change his game because if not, look at these young guys.
00:16:54
SosaStats
There's a lot of guys this year that I think that got drafted that's going to really be more what the league is going to look like. You know, this is a ah rich man's game now, so these players, they don't care.
00:17:01
Fab
It's fair point. Yeah.
00:17:04
SosaStats
You know, their job's on the line, and they're goingnna get the players that fit in their system. And, you know, with Hill's contract, he has to play anything. They tell him to run the ball at running back, he has to run the ball at running back this year.
00:17:19
Fab
Yeah, those are good points.
00:17:19
Fab
Actually, those are very good points.
00:17:19
Nacc
ah
00:17:20
Nacc
i I agree. We spoke about him last or two weeks ago with Tyree Kill, and he's contingent on Tua, right? So you're you're essentially hitching your wagon to Tua, and we know that Tua's good to miss easily four games a year, right?
00:17:27
Fab
Yeah.
00:17:36
Nacc
And we saw what the production was. that They weren't even throwing his way when Tua wasn't
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00:17:40
Nacc
there. Granted, I guess the quarterback play was not great, but I think he's going too high, and I think it's the name recognition that kind of gets in the way also. You kind of see Tyreek Hill, and everyone kind of moves up their board. But me too, I'm kind of staying away. I mentioned it on on the on last pod, and you know if if he comes in and dominates, then you know good on the person who goes who went out and and drafted and and believed in him fantasy-wise. But I don't know. It's a year, what? is He's 31 also this year, getting older.
00:18:13
Nacc
had some injury trouble, and then you attach it to Tua injury history, and it's just a recipe for disaster for me. and Wide receiver 16. Give me Rasheed Rice, man.
00:18:24
Nacc
Give me, give me who ah who else did you name there?
00:18:25
Fab
Yeah.
00:18:27
Nacc
Mike Evans? i'm not That'd be a close call for me, but...
00:18:29
Fab
ah There was Devante Adams, who I would definitely take over Tyreek Hill. There's Mike Evans, who I would take over Tyreek Hill.
00:18:34
SosaStats
actually Godwin is there I last year got faith in Godwin don't sleep my Godwin he's gonna get the ball another one target you know
00:18:36
Fab
There's Godwin. Godwin's not that far behind.
00:18:37
Roger Emeka
Godwin with the injury, that's a bit tough with the injury, though.
00:18:38
Fab
Godwin actually is more towards Jalen Waddle, but ah yeah, I got to see the OT.
00:18:39
Nacc
Yeah, Godwin is going to miss a bit of the year.
00:18:44
Fab
I got to see the training camp for that.
00:18:47
Fab
Yeah. Yeah, I...
00:18:52
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:18:52
Fab
ah These are these all very good points, though. But, Nat, you hit on Tua. We'd be remiss if we talk about the Dolphins. I wouldn't mention Tua. Finished QB 23 last year. Again, injury prone, all that stuff.
00:19:03
Fab
the guy and And I just want to keep this podcast honest.
00:19:03
Nacc
Thank you.
00:19:07
Fab
We're a two-quarterback league, right? so So so so we sometimes we try prop up quarterbacks that other leagues wouldn't normally draft just because you know we start two and we have like another two on our bench, right?
00:19:18
Fab
So Tua right now, ah he's going ah ADP. My God, he's far down the list. Where is he? I can't even see him. A quarterback 22-ish. And like, that makes sense to me.
00:19:30
Fab
That makes sense to me, quarterback 22. he's ah He's a low-end quarterback too right there. And there's even guys that I would take at that spot that are around there that I would rather have because just have higher upside. I think Tua's floor is kind of solidified just because you know what you're going to get. Those...
00:19:46
Fab
the the bad games are going to give you like 10, 12 points and the really good games going to be in the twenties. But like, I would rather take a flyer on Bryce young at that spot. I'd rather take a flyer on JJ McCarthy at that spot.
00:19:58
Fab
Like the dolphins offense. And we've said this a lot. It runs like a well-oiled machine when Tua is there. And when the seasons are very warm and when they're at home.
00:20:09
Fab
Once you get into the nitty-gritty part of the season where they're playing some outdoor games in Buffalo, in New England, in New York, which, you know, it kind of sucks for them to be in that division because if they get some away games during November, December, and January, you're going to be having some tough sledding if you have these guys on your fantasy team. that's it It gives me a little bit of caution with Tua.
00:20:30
Fab
and don't know, Raj, do you think about that?
00:20:32
Roger Emeka
We said it, we talked about it in our do not draft pod. Tua is just too risky of a bet for me. ah
00:20:40
Fab
Yeah.
00:20:42
Roger Emeka
He's more of a QB3 for me, to be honest. And I don't want, i he is a bona fide QB2 and 2QB. But personally, I'm a bit more, um I guess, risk averse with regards to that.
00:20:55
Roger Emeka
And I wouldn't want to and't wouldn't want to to to put all my eggs in the Tua basket as a QB2. if i If I have an opportunity, ah have two QBs already that I'm very happy with, I'll gladly take him as a as a QB three, knowing that, as Nax said, those 11 or 12 games that he does play, he'll have 19 touchdowns.
00:21:16
SosaStats
Thank you.
00:21:17
Roger Emeka
He'll have low amount of picks. He'll have a good good amount of yard, 260 yards per game, 101 QB rating. Those are literally his numbers from last year, but it's it's really hard to bank on him. He's very really hard to trust on 16, 17 game basis.
00:21:32
Fab
Yeah, no, I agree 100%. But one guy that we can trust, is that Devon Echan? Is he a top five guy right now? Are we going with him at RB7? How are we feeling about that?
00:21:44
Roger Emeka
he's He's good as long as Tua plays, like I said.
00:21:46
Fab
Yeah, same thing.
00:21:46
Roger Emeka
like he's He's tethered to Tua. like like No other running back is tethered to ah to a QB. And it's a lot of splash plays with splash games with him. like it's all It's very high variance with him.
00:21:57
Fab
Yeah.
00:21:58
Nacc
so So basically in conclusion the Dolphins offense is very volatile and it's just very...
00:22:01
Fab
Yeah.
00:22:03
Roger Emeka
Exactly.
00:22:04
Fab
And and it's it's tethered to an injury-prone quarterback, which is not something you want to hear.
00:22:07
Roger Emeka
Very volatile.
00:22:07
Nacc
yeah yeah
00:22:09
Roger Emeka
Well said.
00:22:10
Fab
So quickly now, and then we're going to move on to our next team. So if we can just quickly, like a had a little bit of a prediction as to how going to finish on the season. so So you said you're a little bit of a strength of schedule guy over there.
00:22:22
Fab
i don't know. i don't see I'm not sure if the Miami get a better...
00:22:24
SosaStats
Right now with the easiest schedule. They have their 11th easiest schedule. Just want to throw this out to if you. I had to it real quick. 4,624 yards to do healthy. four thousand six hundred and twenty forty dollars to it through health That's the stuff where you have to really think about, yeah, it's tough.
00:22:39
SosaStats
I understand. Don't want to. He's already ranked. look Look how low he's ranked. People are overlooking him. If you're looking for value, I think two is all the value you need this year. Yeah, you can have him on the bench. You don't have to have him in starting, you know, two. But if I'm in a one quarterback league, two, three, four, I'm going to take two this year.
00:22:59
SosaStats
You know, like I said, if you know i'm the you know I've run into the wheels fuller. know what mean? If he's coming in the season healthy, they telling me he's healthy, that's the dude. And threw 29 touchdowns.
00:23:13
SosaStats
Can't give that up. That's tough right there. And with the 11th easiest schedule, it's like if they were reverse and they had like a real tough schedule this year, I'm overlooking.
00:23:17
Fab
yep Yeah, so I guess we can pencil them down for about eight wins, right?
00:23:24
SosaStats
I'm not even going to look past. If I'm not mistaken, they play the Colts. They play the Jaguars.
00:23:28
Roger Emeka
Thank you.
00:23:29
SosaStats
They play some easy teams this year. Some teams are they're going to probably balance out. And if they either use those games to their advantage, I think Tua is the guy that sets this all off for that.
00:23:43
Fab
it's Assuming that that's just... Making sure that, you know, two mine or might not be able to play. But let's just keep the ball rolling a little bit. We're going to go on to the Buffalo Bills right now. but got We got to keep this train on the road.
00:23:55
Fab
ah So Buffalo Bills last year finished with the thirteen and four record. Obviously, first in the division. ah Went pretty far in the playoffs. Finished ninth in passing yards, 227 yards per game. Ninth in rushing yards, one hundred and thirty ones per game. Josh Allen was the guy that was doing it all right there.
00:24:10
Fab
From a draft pick perspective, nothing really popped off the page. Except for pick 169 round five, we got Jackson Hayes, tight end out of Georgia Tech. Roger, I know you put that in there for a reason. you want to give some reasons as to why?
00:24:24
Fab
Jackson Hayes?
00:24:24
Roger Emeka
No, didn't really put that for a reason. it was just a notable draft pick.
00:24:26
Fab
Is that a strong blocker behind Kinkane and Knox?
00:24:26
Roger Emeka
I think we can i mean, they they they have they have Kincaid and Knox, maybe just another guy to add as a third blocker, but...
00:24:34
Fab
Yeah.
00:24:34
Roger Emeka
No, I think it's going to be more... I mean, if we could talk... I don't mind talking about it now. like I think in terms of the tight end position for the Bills, it was a disappointing year for Kincaid. ah It's been a disappointing career so far for Kincaid.
00:24:44
Fab
Yes. Yep.
00:24:48
Roger Emeka
I believe he was drafted in the first two rounds.
00:24:50
Nacc
First round.
00:24:50
Roger Emeka
The first...
00:24:50
SosaStats
Thank you.
00:24:51
Roger Emeka
the Yeah, the first year he was drafted, I think a lot of people thought this guy was, you know... destined to being a tight end one. And, you know, is it the type of offense now that the Bills run where it's a death by a thousand cuts? It's going to spread the ball to, you know, as many different receivers as possible.
00:25:09
Roger Emeka
you You would think last year would have been the year that with Diggs gone, that would be the year that he would, you know, he would break out. And again, i don't know if if if that's how Joe Brady is scheming it that way, or ah is he just not necessarily showing the route tree possible? But I think this is a big year for for for Kincaid, and you know Knox is still there as well.
00:25:30
Roger Emeka
Kincaid's going, as as from a ranking standpoint, tight end 14. He's a guy, I don't know, i I feel like I'd rather get someone like a um the tight end in in and Tampa.
00:25:44
Roger Emeka
What's his name again?
00:25:45
Nacc
Ahton, Kate Ahton.
00:25:46
Fab
Okay, Dawson.
00:25:47
Roger Emeka
Colton.
00:25:47
Nacc
Kate Ahton.
00:25:48
Roger Emeka
Kate Auton. Yeah. Like someone like a Kate Auton who came on really well, you know, even like a Zachert.
00:25:49
Fab
Yeah.
00:25:52
Roger Emeka
So I think it's interesting from a, from a tight end perspective ah with the bills, what's happening on that front.
00:25:59
Fab
Dalton Kinkade at 10 and 14 for me is great value. if i can't If I can't get one of the top five or six guys that we've been talking about for a little bit, like that is I wouldn't mind just holding off on tight end altogether and just sticking around and maybe get some lottery tickets like a Kinkade, like a Zach Gertz who are going much, much, much later on.
00:26:16
Fab
and could definitely give some interesting value there. I think we can all agree Josh Allen, QB1, right? There's no question about it. He's the man. He's the GOAT. I read a stat, I think, in the last four years.
00:26:28
Fab
He's thrown past... He's thrown, rushed, and had the most receiving touchdowns, like, total for a quarterback. Like, cumulatively.
00:26:38
Nacc
I think he's finished QB1 in four of the last five seasons too.
00:26:42
Fab
Yeah. Yeah, the one... Yeah, he's... His floor is super high. His ceiling is super high. So if you're looking for a quarterback, I mean, yeah, he's he's definitely going to be up there on boards. I don't think there's any even point to even have a conversation about it, to be honest with you.
00:26:55
Fab
um James Cook, though, I think this merits a little bit of a discussion. He's going I think in last year he finished RB13. And no, sorry, he finished, I think it was a top 10 last year.
00:27:06
Roger Emeka
He was a top 10 with the 16 TDs.
00:27:06
Fab
This year he's going, yeah, yeah. And this year he's going as RB16. Are we buying the hype on James Cook? Are those 16 touchdowns or 18 touchdowns legit? Is that going to be repetitive? Or is goingnna is that going repeat? Or is this more of a one-year wonder type thing?
00:27:22
Nacc
Very tough to repeat on an 18 touchdown season.
00:27:23
Fab
Yeah.
00:27:26
Nacc
I don't think many people have done that back to back. If memory serves me right.
00:27:30
SosaStats
Thank you.
00:27:31
Nacc
Very, very hard to to replicate. Especially when you do have a Josh Allen, like we did mention, who vultures a lot of TDs um near the near the goal line, inside the 5, even inside the 10.
00:27:46
Nacc
I still think he's going to have a pretty good year. um i guess...
00:27:48
Fab
you
00:27:49
Nacc
If that contract kind of gets done, I know that's still lingering and he still doesn't have his contract that he wants. So is a holdout coming? Who knows? We also know what that does to players who hold out, especially um off at the side of the ball. You don't get the reps. You don't get, you know, all that work in in training camp. You're kind of just doing it on the side. So he might, that would force him to start really slow out the gate.
00:28:16
Nacc
I think he's still a viable option. Definitely top 20. Like you said, of was it was a 16 you're, you're, you're, you're saying so I'm, I'm more.
00:28:21
Fab
Right now his ADP is 16, yeah, in PPR.
00:28:24
Nacc
Yeah. I'm more than happy with, uh, he's definitely in the top 20 running backs.
00:28:31
Fab
Yeah, I don't disagree with that. There's a lot of mouths to feed in that running back ah offense. Like Ray Davis and Ty Johnson actually came out pretty well last year. And I think, roger I don't know if you had this stat or not, but the amount of like 10-yard touchdowns that James Cook had last year, like he had to break big runs to get those touchdowns.
00:28:49
Roger Emeka
Because, yeah, I remember Naku seeing I think.
00:28:49
Fab
but which is not always sustainable, right? So that that's that's going to be a concern for me. Wide receivers, though. Sosa, I want to get your two cents on this, right? like So you got Khalil Shakur, Keon Coleman, Curtis Samuel, Matt Collins, Joshua Palmer, Elijah Moore. That's a stacked wide receiver room right there.
00:29:10
Fab
like it's are we Are we...
00:29:10
SosaStats
Shakur.
00:29:11
Roger Emeka
Stacked in what way?
00:29:12
Fab
Well, stacked is like, those are those are quality wide receivers.
00:29:12
SosaStats
Shakur.
00:29:13
Nacc
lot mediocre guys there, I think.
00:29:15
SosaStats
Good. But if you're not taking Shakur, that's the, that's the, he's, and I think that's, honestly, I think out of the, the the one that does sound a little, is Josh Palmer.
00:29:15
Fab
Those are... Yeah.
00:29:26
SosaStats
I'm not going lie to you. Kind sounds interesting. You know, Jalen and Josh Palmer.
00:29:29
Roger Emeka
Yes.
00:29:29
Fab
Yeah, man. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
00:29:31
SosaStats
I like that. But Shakur is Josh Jalen's man right now.
00:29:33
Fab
yeah
00:29:37
SosaStats
He's a good player.
00:29:37
Fab
yeah
00:29:38
SosaStats
He's solid. You he puts up really good numbers. The only thing I have a little issue with is that last year, James Cook had a lot of multiple – like, he had games with multiple touchdowns.
00:29:50
SosaStats
But then at the end of the year, he kind of like – he was using a lot of Ty Johnson. They was using Ray Davis.
00:29:55
Fab
yeah
00:29:56
SosaStats
But then this is a bad thing also about the Buffalo Bills. The Bills are going to be like the Chiefs. They don't care about points anymore. They just want to win the game.
00:30:06
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:30:06
SosaStats
They're going to win the game.
00:30:07
Fab
Yeah. Yep.
00:30:07
SosaStats
So I don't know if you really want to take these type of guys on these type of teams because they might not be ranking on points. You know, once they're up by maybe 14-7, they're running the shit out of the ball or they're going to kill the clock and, you know, everything's going to go down to the wire, they'll probably win by field goal.
00:30:16
Nacc
Thank
00:30:25
SosaStats
That's the most it's going to go by. i don't think really the Bills this year, they're really trying to – they're going to rack up the wins. They'll probably give 13-12. majority of those weeds are going to be just, hey, that's it.
00:30:36
SosaStats
you know what I mean? Once they lock it down, they're going lock it down.
00:30:37
Roger Emeka
that
00:30:39
Roger Emeka
That's a really good point because, and I know it's it's it's a bit stupid for me to say this, but if, like, Josh Allen is fantastic, but if you remove his rushing touchdowns, he's kind of on a Patrick Mahomes type of arc in terms of, from, like, a fantasy perspective, from a, you know, being an elite offense perspective, he's
00:30:40
Fab
Yeah, it is.
00:31:00
Roger Emeka
And I say that in terms of like, if you think of Patrick Mahomes back in, you know, 2020, 2021, where, you know, the 50 touchdowns, almost 5,000 yards, you're kind of seeing the same thing with Josh Allen, where they're they're not throwing the ball downfield anymore.
00:31:13
Roger Emeka
They're taking what the defense is giving them. They're not force feeding any one receiver with big shot plays. Kylo Shakir was, i believe, the leading receiver and he had 821 yards.
00:31:25
Roger Emeka
and 76 catches and four touchdowns.
00:31:25
Fab
Yeah. Yeah.
00:31:28
Roger Emeka
That is w r thirty seven quality. and i
00:31:31
Fab
yeah
00:31:31
Roger Emeka
And he's a, like Sosa say, he's a good player. And I think that's what you're going to get out of ah the the the the Bills wide receiving core. And again, it's, they're heavily reliant on the running game. They're heavily reliant on Josh Allen's legs and running the ball.
00:31:46
Roger Emeka
And, you know, to Sosa's point, I think that's what they care about. It's it's championship or bust now. It's not, you know, trying to fill the stat sheet or bust.
00:31:54
SosaStats
I love Shakur. Sorry. love Shakur, but out of all these guys that I really, I think this year might, and I probably everybody's going to agree, Ray Davis.
00:32:05
Fab
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, see that.
00:32:05
SosaStats
You saw him at the end. He was really balling out. And if you look at him, he's a baby Henry.
00:32:08
Fab
yeah
00:32:11
SosaStats
And you're going give him more time now. And look, if they're up by two touchdowns, you'd be surprised you see Cook in the game anymore.
00:32:19
Roger Emeka
ah Yeah, I agree with that.
00:32:19
SosaStats
That's what they did last year.
00:32:20
Fab
yeah i see that
00:32:21
Roger Emeka
I agree with that.
00:32:21
SosaStats
He already played. He wants to get more money. But if you look at it, they don't want to get more money because they're already that system. They don't need they only need you for a few things. And after that, you know, they already got guys backing him up.
00:32:34
SosaStats
I like Ray Davis a lot. I think he might even get like eight, nine touchdowns this year.
00:32:38
Fab
Yeah, I like that call a lot, actually, because you saw it last year.
00:32:39
Nacc
I can see it.
00:32:41
Fab
Even even when James Cook was playing well, like there were they were manufacturing carries for Ray Davis, and he's good. like hes They do very different things. like Davis is a much more of a bruiser than James Cook is, more of that that finesse back, but um that's a great call, though so I like that a lot, actually.
00:32:50
Roger Emeka
Yes.
00:32:55
Fab
i think I think you can see a lot more Ray Davis this year in this offense.
00:32:59
Roger Emeka
Just quickly back to the wide receivers. Elijah Moore is interesting. like I feel they have... I've always been a big fan of him. the thing is they have a lot of the same types of wide receivers.
00:33:07
Fab
Hmm.
00:33:10
Roger Emeka
Those 5'10", wide receivers that play a lot in the slot. That's Elijah Moore. That's Curtis Samuel. I thought Curtis Samuel...
00:33:16
Fab
and
00:33:17
Roger Emeka
If you guys remember, I thought he was going have a big year last year.
00:33:18
Fab
Dude, you were super high on him last year.
00:33:20
Roger Emeka
was super high on Curtis Samuel.
00:33:20
Nacc
Yeah, you were.
00:33:22
Roger Emeka
More so, though, like I don't know what you guys think about Keon Coleman. ah Like they picked him I believe it was the first pick of the second round. He had some nice plays here and there, but he didn't play a lot of snaps.
00:33:36
Fab
No. No, but...
00:33:38
Nacc
I think...
00:33:39
Fab
Sorry, Nat, go ahead.
00:33:41
Nacc
No, I'm looking back now. are You said Elijah Moore. like He played on some pretty bad offenses as well throughout his kind of Tenure in the NFL. He played with the Browns. Played with the Jets.
00:33:53
Nacc
maybe Maybe it does click coming to a better better suited offense for him. Because it it kind of does fit what he's what he's all about, right?
00:34:01
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:34:02
Nacc
Like this this type of offense.
00:34:04
Roger Emeka
He somehow had 61 receptions last year.
00:34:07
Nacc
Really? Wow.
00:34:08
Roger Emeka
Yeah. Yeah. I know. and know.
00:34:11
Fab
He had a few good games with but Cleveland last year.
00:34:11
Nacc
That's very surprising.
00:34:12
Roger Emeka
I like him a lot. I think he's i think he's a good player.
00:34:14
Fab
Well, that's what, you look at the names, right? And even even Josh Palmer, like these are these are established players in the NFL and they're playing on a good offense. But I think i think so so i don't i think it was Roger, you said it, right? I mean, if the way that the Bills play going forward is not going to be necessarily fantasy friendly in the sense that they're going to take what the defense gives them.
00:34:35
Fab
Good thing to chuck the ball up a little bit here now and then. But if you're not going to see Josh Ante those deep shots, It's going to be very hard to trust any of these wide receivers on a weekly basis, even Kilo Shakir. Like he's a wide receiver three right now, and he's a low end wide receiver three.
00:34:48
Fab
Like, so hate him being in your starting lineup every single week, it's going to be going to be matchup dependent. It's going to be, do I like this right now?
00:34:54
Nacc
He's a PPR though.
00:34:55
Fab
Are we seeing my best option?
00:34:56
Nacc
PPR is very good.
00:34:56
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:34:57
Nacc
he gets those receptions.
00:34:59
Fab
He finished wide receiver 36.
00:35:00
SosaStats
I give a tip the first three weeks. Don't get fooled after the first three weeks. They're going to adjust all the shit out of the ball. But after that, you're going to see slow game from them. You're going to start dragging these games.
00:35:13
SosaStats
And after that, you're like, you're going to think twice. you know what I mean?
00:35:17
Fab
Yeah.
00:35:18
SosaStats
I like the Elijah Moore. I honestly do. But it varies, like you said, depending on what type of league you're in right now. But he's sneaky. Very, very sneaky. And him and Palmer,
00:35:30
SosaStats
But this is where also I want to throw this out there. Those are stacks. Those good things to stack too just to have on your roster. Like if you do have a Josh Allen and Elijah Moore, I'll stack him.
00:35:42
SosaStats
Or Josh Palmer, I'm stacking them on my fantasy team. Of course. Great. That's great value right there.
00:35:48
Roger Emeka
Yeah. For deep leagues, I feel, yeah, I could just imagine, like, when would you start those guys?
00:35:50
Fab
Yeah. Yeah.
00:35:54
Roger Emeka
Like, buys in deep leagues, those will be, they'll be, yeah.
00:35:56
SosaStats
Playoffs.
00:35:58
Nacc
They'd be maybe tough starts, that's for sure.
00:35:58
SosaStats
Those are like week nines, week tens.
00:36:01
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:36:01
SosaStats
You're going to see like the four five weeks, like, they're going off.
00:36:01
Fab
yeah
00:36:05
SosaStats
and You're going to see, you know, and it's the schemes. The schemes, you know, they can't put the same thing out there every week. They're going to switch it up, watch a lot of other guys. I'm pretty sure Mark Hollins might have a few, what, two games this year.
00:36:18
Roger Emeka
Yeah, my call-ins.
00:36:19
SosaStats
You're going to be like, oh, my God. You know, so it it depends.
00:36:22
Nacc
He plays for the Patriots, though.
00:36:23
SosaStats
I like the, oh, yeah, he's going to go off on Patriots. I think those two,
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00:36:28
SosaStats
the the Palmer and Moore, I like that a lot.
00:36:33
Fab
Yeah, I don't disagree. And I think we can all agree to that. I mean, this is the it's the Bills division. Like it's theirs to lose. It's going to be another 13 win, 14 win season.
00:36:45
Fab
So I guess if you're, you know, Josh Allen's the way to go. and then we've got some other great stars or other great players you can get off the Bills. But it's definitely going to be one of those teams to watch like usual. And we're going to be probably looking at them play meaningful football well into the very cold months of the year, like always.
00:36:59
Fab
Now we're going to jump on to the New York j e t s J-E-T-S. Jets, Jets, Jets. um Big transition year for the Jets, which I think was very, very needed.
00:37:10
Fab
So last year they ranked 16th with 218.5 yards per game for passing, rushing 31st, which when I saw this, I was very surprised considering the running back room that they have.
00:37:21
Fab
ah
00:37:21
SosaStats
well Which was it?
00:37:22
Fab
Just under 92 yards per game.
00:37:22
SosaStats
The passing? It
00:37:24
Fab
Passing was 220 yards game, ranked
00:37:27
SosaStats
wasn't that. I was surprised.
00:37:29
Fab
No, it wasn't bad. It wasn't bad. rushing was Rushing was a little bit more difficult. But that's probably going to change this year, right? So the big coaching changes, right? Head coach Aaron Glenn came from Detroit.
00:37:40
Fab
ah Offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrin, also from Detroit. Crazy draft. They drafted Arman Membu, offensive tackle out of Missouri, with their seventh overall pick. They drafted Mason Taylor, great tight end out of LSU, with their 42nd overall pick.
00:37:55
Fab
And also Arian Smith, who I received out of Georgia, which is a great vertical threat addition. So we're going to run through, obviously, the usual players. Big quarterback change. We got Justin Fields, former Steeler, former Chicago Bear, now playing for the gang green.
00:38:12
Fab
Right now, he's his ADP is about quarterback 10. We know what Justin Fields can do. We've seen him put up those massive, massive, massive games where he rushes for two touchdowns and he throws for two touchdowns and he gets you those 30 burgers and those 40 burgers.
00:38:28
Fab
And he's going to probably play the full season, barring any injury, but we can say that about anybody, right? I think the i think the the leash was a little bit short. With the Steelers last year, was kind of understood that it was Russell Wilson's team, and he was just sort of keeping the seat warm until Russ came back from injury.
00:38:44
Fab
And now he's going have a full 16 games. like You would assume that the coaching staff is behind him. They wanted Justin Fields, I guess, I think. How are we feeling about him from a quarterback standpoint? How are we feeling about him at quarterback 10?
00:38:56
Fab
Raj, I want to start off with you.
00:38:59
Roger Emeka
I felt Fields last year didn't play loose. He didn't let go of the ball in deep opportunities. He didn't run as much as he you think he would run because like you said, the the leash was, had a tight leash.
00:39:15
Roger Emeka
And i feel like he was afraid to make mistakes knowing that, you know, in a Mike Tomlin coach team, any mistake you make is a likelihood that you would be be out of the game.
00:39:20
Fab
Yeah.
00:39:22
SosaStats
Thank you.
00:39:27
Roger Emeka
So, I think to your point, you said it, this is his team, at least for the for the next one or two years. Tyrell Taylor is still the backup, I believe.
00:39:37
Fab
yeah
00:39:37
Roger Emeka
um So like there's not someone on the bench who can really threaten his role aside from an injury. And I think with a Detroit Lions-type team, with Aaron Glenn, Taylor Engstrad, they know how to run the ball. They see...
00:39:53
Roger Emeka
They saw and they knew how much running the ball was important to their success. And I think Justin Fields is going to be very focused on either throwing a deep or running the ball.
00:40:06
Fab
Yeah.
00:40:06
Roger Emeka
I think they're going to focus on his strengths, which is not scanning the field. You know, one read, two read, three read, throw the ball. That's not what he's good at. What he's good at is scheme of play that can go deep one read or he runs the ball. So I think he's going to fantasy I think he's going to have a really, really good season. I think that bodes really well for, for his ancillary pieces as well. Like, like Garrett Wilson and Brees Hall.
00:40:30
Nacc
I think you said it perfectly. They're they're going to make him be Justin Fields. They're not going to try to put him into any, make him be whatever he's not.
00:40:35
Fab
yeah
00:40:39
Nacc
They'll let him be Justin Fields. When it's time to throw, you throw. When it's time to take off and run, you're going to run. And he's shown us, even with the Chicago Bears and that terrible record he had, he was still shining as a fantasy football QB. So top 10 is definitely, definitely something I'm going to you know try to get on on on my team. Very, very,
00:41:00
Nacc
I think 10 is pretty pretty solidly ranked, actually, as a you know in terms of fantasy football. Now, are they going to have the greatest year to be seen?
00:41:10
Nacc
i think there's more there's more of a sternness now in in the locker room. Like you said, the new coaching change.
00:41:18
Fab
Yeah, well said.
00:41:18
Nacc
I think the regime is going to change.
00:41:19
Fab
Yeah.
00:41:20
Nacc
Hopefully, it does change. It's been the lowly Jets for but quite some time. And um maybe this is what they need. They needed more... you know, more like set rules, more structure, more stuff like, and don't know.
00:41:35
Nacc
I, until I see it, you you know, you never believe it, but things right now on paper look pretty, pretty good for the, for the Jets.
00:41:45
Fab
Sosa, I want your unbiased opinion because you're a dead fan.
00:41:51
SosaStats
James Field. James here Justin Fields for MVP. That's it. I'm throwing it out there.
00:41:56
Roger Emeka
yeah Oh my God. you're You're really a Jets fan.
00:41:58
Nacc
way to wait Way to keep it unbiased.
00:41:58
SosaStats
I don't know if you said I said Justin.
00:41:59
Nacc
Way to keep it unbiased.
00:42:00
SosaStats
I said Justin. No, I'm going to be really honest with You know what? I'm going to say this one word. Let's go to pedigree. All right? I'm going to pedigree, right? The Jets are a running team.
00:42:13
SosaStats
You guys are the worst team. Have you ever seen a running quarterback on the Jets? Never. Never. Nothing like this. And I think that
00:42:21
Fab
Yeah, nothing like this.
00:42:21
Roger Emeka
Ray Lucas.
00:42:24
SosaStats
Luke had the arm, though. But, damn, I don't know. Luke was just, you know, this is the young gun This is the young kid. And I think this is what we need. You know, if we're going to put a player out there, doesn't care what, like you said, maybe if the play is not working, I'm running it, this is the guy.
00:42:44
SosaStats
And I think with the coach that's been on the team already, knowing what the team is doing,
00:42:49
Roger Emeka
2,000 a shit.
00:42:49
SosaStats
was Bill Dolph with Bill Parcells and everybody, I would say Pedigree.
00:42:51
Fab
Yeah.
00:42:55
SosaStats
I think he's going to have, yeah, you might throw what? You might throw for 2,000 yards, but he's going to have maybe 2,000 rushing moves.
00:43:04
Roger Emeka
two thousand rush
00:43:05
SosaStats
I said, that's lot, that's lot.
00:43:05
Nacc
2,000 rushing yards.
00:43:07
SosaStats
Maybe 1,500, maybe 1,500. It's powerful.
00:43:09
Fab
You know, 50 hundreds a lot.
00:43:10
Roger Emeka
But his last his last ah full season as a QB, 2022, he was QB 10.
00:43:10
SosaStats
it
00:43:10
Fab
Maybe. Yeah.
00:43:15
Roger Emeka
And even in 2023, the last year with the Bears, he was QB 18 with 21 fantasy points per game.
00:43:16
Fab
yeah
00:43:23
Fab
Yeah.
00:43:23
SosaStats
not bad.
00:43:23
Roger Emeka
his floor is really good. has really good floor.
00:43:24
Fab
His floor is nice, man.
00:43:25
Nacc
Yes, yes.
00:43:25
Fab
Yeah, his floor is very nice.
00:43:26
Nacc
He's always been...
00:43:26
SosaStats
He could put up 100 rushing yards every game. If you think about it.
00:43:29
Fab
Yeah, it's not it's not impossible. It's not impossible.
00:43:31
SosaStats
It's not.
00:43:32
Nacc
He's not going to put up 100 every game, but come on.
00:43:33
Fab
No. It's most likely not. it's not there's a zero There's a non-zero chance that that happens. but
00:43:37
SosaStats
Don't draft no receivers. I'm sorry. Gary Wilson, all those guys.
00:43:40
Fab
what
00:43:41
Roger Emeka
Oh, no, no, no.
00:43:42
SosaStats
They're not getting the ball.
00:43:42
Roger Emeka
i disagree with that.
00:43:43
Fab
Yeah, dude, they got but they got the they got the the connection from college.
00:43:45
SosaStats
Look at Pickens in the beginning of the year last year.
00:43:47
Roger Emeka
Sosa, that same year, 2023, DJ Moore had 1,300 yards. that's the That was going to be my argument, which is Fields locks into one receiver and one tight end.
00:43:59
Roger Emeka
That's it. Even if you look last year with Pickens, he he got Pickens pretty decent. And then Friar Muth as well. With the Bears, he got ah DJ Moore 1,300 yards. Cole Komet, 700 yards.
00:44:10
Roger Emeka
No one else was close to 500. He locks into one guy.
00:44:12
Nacc
He struggled with Pickens, though.
00:44:12
SosaStats
DJ Moore is not Gary Wilson.
00:44:13
Nacc
He struggled with Pickens the beginning of the year.
00:44:16
Fab
He did struggle with Pickens, but they're different wide receivers.
00:44:17
SosaStats
You know that. I think we all can say that. Gary Wilson is great player. I like him. I know they used to play before. But Justin Fields last year with the receiving core he had, you've got to look at that.
00:44:29
SosaStats
That's the receiving core that you've got to base this off because they were really good. going to say Pickens is not bad. and Oh, he wasn't even throwing it. Not even Fairmouth got the ball. It was disgusting at the end.
00:44:39
Fab
Yeah.
00:44:41
SosaStats
Remember, this guy came in the game, what, Russell threw for like 500 yards. You know, it's they're not you're not going to see that. And that's why I'd want to say that if you're going draft any of them, it's a gamble.
00:44:53
SosaStats
It's a gamble. And do you really want to waste Garrett Wilson pick? You know how high Garrett Wilson's up there maybe in the rankings? You're looking at him maybe like five, maybe six. You know what i mean?
00:45:04
SosaStats
I'm sorry. I can't do that.
00:45:04
Fab
No, no, he's not a high.
00:45:05
Roger Emeka
He's going seven. Yeah.
00:45:06
Fab
No, he's, he's wide receiver 17 right now.
00:45:08
Roger Emeka
yeah
00:45:10
Fab
Sorry. Why receiver 13? My bad. He's wide receiver 13. He's going right before T Higgins and right after JSN.
00:45:16
SosaStats
That's 5 or 6. That's like a 5 or 6 round.
00:45:19
Fab
Yeah. Five or six round. Yeah.
00:45:22
SosaStats
I don't know.
00:45:22
Fab
I, I,
00:45:23
SosaStats
I can't do that.
00:45:23
Fab
He's a high-end wide receiver too. And I do, I'm in the middle with this. It's tough because, yeah, they went to Ohio State together. I understand the whole DJ Moore thing in that one year that Justin Fields had a good season. I get that.
00:45:35
Fab
And Garrett Wilson, like he's he's not, this isn I can't compare him to George Pickens because they do different things. I feel like it. So that's why I am a little more optimistic.
00:45:46
Roger Emeka
He's closer to DJ Moore than he is to George Pickens, where he can he can move a little bit he could lo move a little bit after the catch, which is what...
00:45:48
Fab
Yeah, that's that's perfect. Yeah. Yeah.
00:45:52
Roger Emeka
I think that's what helped Fields a lot from a statistical standpoint.
00:45:54
Fab
Yes. Yeah.
00:45:57
Fab
yeah
00:45:57
Roger Emeka
There was a lot... Like that Washington game that Fields was like on fire, like 300 yards, and even Moore had 230 yards. So i'm i'm high on i'm I'm still high on on Gary Wilson.
00:46:10
Fab
I like Garrett Wilson.
00:46:10
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:46:11
Fab
I don't know how much I like him, and that's a problem. But I do like Justin Fields. But the one set of players on this team I have no idea how to rank and how to go about them are the running backs.
00:46:19
Roger Emeka
Mm-hmm. and
00:46:21
Fab
Because I love Brees Hall. Brees Hall is a stud. And last year, didn't do for me. And we all spoke about spoke super highly about him last year at the beginning during our rankings about how he can push to finish as RB1 overall because he was just putting together some great seasons with limited time and injury.
00:46:37
Fab
And last year he finishes RB 16. And now there's the, now like Braylon Allen exists. And there's also Isaiah Davis in there. So, and you look at how they were running the ball last year. Is that going to change? You would hope so, because maybe they bring a lot of the stuff that they had at Detroit over to the Jets.
00:46:55
Fab
But Justin Fields is a running quarterback. Like you said, Sosa, that's the first time they've had a running quarterback of this caliber. It's like where Are we picking Brees Hall? Is he a top 12 guy? Is he a top 15 guy? Is he a top 20 guy?
00:47:10
Fab
i don't know. I don't know. i'm I'm nervous. I'm nervous about Brees Hall. i don't know what you guys think.
00:47:17
Fab
Mac, I don't know what you think about Brees Hall. feeling about that?
00:47:21
Nacc
I think this is like make or break season for, for him, for sure. Um, definitely had a tough season, but the year prior we saw what he could do. And as you just alluded to, most of us had him easily in the top five. And if not pushing for that, you know, WR, excuse me, running back one status at the end of the year.
00:47:44
Nacc
Um, I think the top five days are potentially gone, to be honest with you. um Can he still crack you know some top 10 numbers and and be that RB1? Yes, I think he can. And look, Sosa just said it. I kept saying it. you like They're a running team, and they're going to run the ball.
00:48:06
Nacc
um Glenn is coming from a Detroit team that ran the ball. They had a two-headed monster. So yes, to your point. They will probably be using both running backs similar to what Detroit did.
00:48:18
Nacc
um So does that put down his value? Sure. He is the better running back, if you're if we're being honest.
00:48:22
Fab
Yeah.
00:48:24
Nacc
He's the better running back of the two. I'm expecting them expecting him excuse me to have a bounce back season. How high am I willing to go to draft him? I'm not sure.
00:48:34
Nacc
It's still kind of a question mark for me.
00:48:36
Fab
yeah
00:48:38
SosaStats
I was cautious they already said like the beginning of the season. Not even be beginning the beginning of the before the draft. Once they say they're to trade you or they're talking trade talks, I'm cautious about that. And I don't like them.
00:48:49
SosaStats
I think that's just mentality-wise, you know, towards the players. So I just think if they had a different quarterback, I'd be like, okay, maybe Bruce Hall is going to go off this year. But even at his best numbers, that's going to be slashed in half.
00:49:03
SosaStats
you know, Justin Fields and I think with, a you know, with the other guy that we have, and I forgot his name.
00:49:04
Roger Emeka
Bring it on.
00:49:05
Fab
Yeah. Breland Mm-hmm.
00:49:08
SosaStats
But yeah I yeah, and I think Brandon Adams too last year, he was on a leash.
00:49:09
Roger Emeka
but
00:49:10
Fab
brirlin island and
00:49:15
SosaStats
You know what i mean? I felt like they wanted to let him go, with the whole Aaron Rodgers situation, and I think now with them being more free, you know, mean, to kind of like they're just playing for, you know, i'm just playing for anything right now.
00:49:27
SosaStats
I think maybe Allen might get more time than, you know, than Brees this year. But I don't know about Brees. You know, he's tough call. You know, he's another water, you know.
00:49:38
Fab
Yeah. Yeah. It's going to be tough to gauge with running backs, to be honest with you. A little little bit harder than wide receivers, but I think right now that all the skill position players are are a little bit hard to to evaluate for the Jets, I feel like. i do Mason Taylor, though, as ah as a very streamy sleeper tight end could be interesting, but this is more like much of a deep sleeper. I think right now he's ranked as tight end 29, and that's That kind of makes sense, but it's one of those guys that you have to keep your eye on because it looks like he can fit a lot of this the scheme tendencies for Justin Fields.
00:50:09
Fab
And I don't think there's anybody else in that. There's ah Tyler Conklin. like There's really nobody else on that team.
00:50:12
SosaStats
Thank
00:50:13
Roger Emeka
No, not even. Conklin's gone.
00:50:14
Fab
No, there.
00:50:14
Roger Emeka
They just have Jeremy Ruckert. He's starting week one
00:50:18
Fab
So there you go. So any starting tie-in for me, obviously, moves the needle a little bit, so that could be interesting. But we're going to see.
00:50:23
Roger Emeka
and And look, like they're bringing in the Detroit coaching staff.
00:50:24
Fab
Yep.
00:50:28
Roger Emeka
We saw what Detroit did with Sam Laporta.
00:50:28
Fab
Yep.
00:50:30
Roger Emeka
I'm not saying Sam Laporta as of week one, but he was highly regarded out of LSU.
00:50:31
Fab
Great, great comp. Yep.
00:50:36
Roger Emeka
And the fact that they took him in the round in round two with no other veterans, I think it speaks highly of of Mason Taylor, Joy Taylor's FU. We always need to remind remind the viewers of that.
00:50:47
SosaStats
The only thing I'm scared with Taylor is that you got Justin Fields.
00:50:47
Fab
That is Joy.
00:50:51
SosaStats
That's the only thing that scares me.
00:50:52
Fab
Yeah.
00:50:52
SosaStats
This LSU thing that's going on, don't know what they're juice over there. They're producing some kids. But I'll be honest with you. If Mason Taylor comes on and he gets on that field, yes, he's going to stay on the field. He could pass block.
00:51:06
SosaStats
He plays his position pretty well. And his dad was, you he's been watching his dad.
00:51:09
Roger Emeka
yeah
00:51:11
SosaStats
So he knows the situation.
00:51:12
Fab
yeah
00:51:13
SosaStats
I think... You know, he he could take advantage. But the thing that scares me is that Seals played with a rocker in college.
00:51:22
Roger Emeka
oh interesting i didn't know i know that didn't know that
00:51:23
Fab
Oh, wow. Yeah. good Good. Very nice link right there. That's true.
00:51:27
Nacc
Thank you.
00:51:28
Fab
That's very true. Huh? Yeah. so it's going to be, going to be interesting to watch. I think training camps going to be very telling to see who gets first team reps and all that and where things go. But for now, right now, it's, I think we could probably pencil in the jets for another five or six win season, hopefully better.
00:51:42
Fab
Hopefully better.
00:51:42
SosaStats
Oh. Thank you.
00:51:43
Fab
Hopefully better. We're going to see.
00:51:45
SosaStats
snow
00:51:46
Fab
Hopefully better. Hey, man, five or six wins in this division. um' It's coming from a guy who had a three-win team last year, okay? I wish I had five or six wins. Jeez, what does it feel like on the other side?
00:51:53
SosaStats
shit
00:51:54
Roger Emeka
Sosa, can you give us your best Fireman Ed impression?
00:51:58
SosaStats
I don't know. That dude's crazy. I don't know. We don't know. I see him. you know We keep it over there. don't know what he's on. That dude, that energy, he needs to pass it over. Because don't know.
00:52:11
SosaStats
Especially in the jet game, don't know how he has the energy. But, hey, I have more power than fireman has. But I don't even know. I thought he retired, too, last time. I'm like, I saw him in the field. I'm like, yo, what is he doing here?
00:52:23
SosaStats
I don't know. But J-E-T-S, J-E-T-S, you know what I mean?
00:52:27
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:52:28
Fab
yes just jasper Yeah, we got some Jets fans amongst our group of friends. and yeah it's You're a diehard Jets fan. like and There's been a lot of tough times, so we get it.
00:52:36
SosaStats
but and caev Don't forget the pass. got of better
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00:52:41
SosaStats
Hopefully. That's why i like the Avery Glenn situation. You know mean? He might put back in that culture.
00:52:44
Fab
Yeah.
00:52:45
SosaStats
Like, we weren't a bad team back in the day. We made playoffs. It was a great running team. We've numerous guys, you know, up there with 1,000 yards. You know, just got to play that. You know, this is that that's how you win the game. You can't get that out the game anymore.
00:53:01
SosaStats
So I think, you know what I mean, there's a lot of teams in that division that just, they look good on paper. They look real good on paper. But it's tough, though. You know what I mean? Yeah, you're probably chasing Buffalo. But after that, it's really open season.
00:53:15
Fab
Yeah, I don't disagree with you on that, actually. It's it's it's a perfect segue into the New England Patriots, who I think a lot of people assume are very good on paper. And I wouldn't disagree. I wouldn't disagree. But maybe they're not as good as everyone thinks they are. We're going to get into that right now, actually.
00:53:29
Fab
Because the Patriots actually finished with a four and thirteen record last year. They ranked 31st in passing yards per game at 196, ranked 13 in rushing yards per game. They also went through some coaching changes.
00:53:41
Fab
We got Mike Vrabel now, who's a new head coach. They'll have Old Faithful there, Josh McDaniels, as our offensive coordinator. ah But a very, very interesting draft for them.
00:53:51
Fab
One of the big ones that they got was a T-Rex there, Will Campbell, offensive tackle out of LSU. ah Franchise left tackle right now for for mr Drake May. Pick Travion Henderson, running back out of Ohio State.
00:54:04
Fab
And also Kyle Williams, wide receiver out of Washington State in the third round, who's been, I want to let's say, tearing it up in camp right now. He's been getting a lot of buzz. i know i know they're not wearing any pads at the moment, but he's definitely looked like potentially to be the new target, the new favorite target for Drake May.
00:54:22
Fab
um Drake May right now, he's ranked as quarterback 13, I believe. Or sorry, I think that's how he finished last year. Drake May is ranked as quarterback 16 on an ADP level.
00:54:36
Fab
Last year, finished as quarterback 13. I'm just... I don't know how I feel about Drake May, to be honest with you. two quarter but like from like one quarter If it's a one-quarterback league, i don't know if I'm drafting him.
00:54:49
Fab
Two-quarterback leagues, he's... um so I think the ceiling is is... Sorry, I think the floor is very good. I'm concerned about the ceiling. I don't know how high it can get.
00:55:00
Fab
and know that they added Stefan Diggs. We'll get into the wide receivers later. And the offense might be humming a little bit. I think quarterback 16 a good spot for him from an ADP standpoint.
00:55:12
Fab
Like mid-tier quarterback 2. Roger, I know you think that he can go off this year. i don't know if you're still feeling the same way.
00:55:20
Roger Emeka
feel very good about it. I owned him quite ah quite a bit last year our 2QB league and he saved my bacon many times.
00:55:21
Fab
Yeah.
00:55:30
Roger Emeka
421 rushing yards, sneaky good rushing season from him.
00:55:35
Nacc
And he missed time.
00:55:35
Fab
Yeah.
00:55:35
Roger Emeka
And he even had he had a 95 rushing yard game on eight carries where his long was 26.
00:55:43
Roger Emeka
So sneaky athletic too. And honestly, if you consider his surroundings, you consider the fact that he had Gerard Mayo as a coach last year. You can make a case that aside from Jaden Daniels, he he performed as well as any other rookie QB.
00:56:01
Roger Emeka
Again, stats-wise, he he doesn't have the stats as Daniels.
00:56:04
Fab
yeah
00:56:04
Roger Emeka
doesn't have the stats as Knicks. But factor in what he did, 15 touchdowns, 10 interceptions, 66% completion, 2,300 yards.
00:56:15
Roger Emeka
He was really, really solid in a really crappy situation last year. You add in Diggs, you add in McDaniels, you add in professionals in the coaching staff.
00:56:25
Roger Emeka
I'm very, very, very, very high on Drake May as a solid QB2 in 2QB Superflex.
00:56:35
Nacc
I agree. i I feel like I don't even need to add anything to that. That was all perfectly said. could he Because he missed ah quite a few games last year, right?
00:56:43
Roger Emeka
Well, they started with, who did they start with?
00:56:49
Roger Emeka
Jacoby Brissett.
00:56:50
Nacc
Yeah.
00:56:50
Fab
Yep. Milton.
00:56:50
Nacc
But didn't he get hurt as well, though, at the end of the year?
00:56:52
Roger Emeka
He got hurt for like a game or two. Yeah, because of concussion.
00:56:54
Nacc
And then Milrow, I think, ended up playing. Not Milrow. Who was the guy? Who was one who got traded to Dallas?
00:57:02
Fab
milton
00:57:02
Nacc
Milton.
00:57:02
Roger Emeka
Milton.
00:57:03
Nacc
Milton played a game or two down the stretch too. So you're talking about 422 yards and he played 12 games, I believe. Like, that's pretty good. addd Add a few more games to that and you're you're getting close to that 600-700 mark pretty pretty easily for for Drake May. And like you said, it was very sneakily done. It wasn't really, it was kind of under the radar. So I think like you you you said it right. You got McDaniels back as the OC.
00:57:30
Nacc
Gerard Mayo was complete dumpster fire of a coach. That was, I said it from day one. That was a complete, complete awful decision.
00:57:35
Roger Emeka
Disaster.
00:57:37
Nacc
I can't believe that's what succeeded Bill. That was kind of embarrassing. Um, and coming from a guy who does not like the Patriots at all, but on paper, like you said, it looks, it looks pretty promising.
00:57:49
Nacc
We'll see if, uh, we'll see what digs can do coming back off an injury as well. And, uh, and you mentioned also the the Kyle Williams pick I like a lot.
00:58:00
Nacc
He could come in and potentially do some damage year one.
00:58:01
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:58:01
Fab
I like, yeah. Yeah.
00:58:03
Nacc
So sneakily, like you said, with some good coaching, may in his second year, I think ah there's reason to be optimistic there in New England.
00:58:15
Fab
Yeah. I think the addition of Stefan Diggs is going to help Drake me a lot. I like Kyle Williams a lot too. um Yeah. So, so what do you think about Stefan Diggs? What think about the passing offense in general for the Patriots for next year?
00:58:28
SosaStats
Can't give you my second sleeper here, okay? I'm the house, all right? just want to make sure I say his name correctly. Afton Chisholm III.
00:58:40
SosaStats
Nobody mentioned him.
00:58:41
Nacc
What?
00:58:41
Fab
Todd
00:58:42
SosaStats
He's not even in the big ear. Yo, listen, Kyle Williams got hurt recently. i don't know if you heard. Like, he was out a day on the on the on the OTAs, whatever they were out there.
00:58:53
SosaStats
That kid was number one receiver on that field that day. I'm telling you right now, he's getting a lot of receptions in practice. I like him a lot. Kyle Williams is cool. He has his ups and downs.
00:59:05
SosaStats
But I think this is the kid that you have to really check out.
00:59:07
Roger Emeka
ah Another Julian Edelman.
00:59:08
SosaStats
Sleep.
00:59:08
Fab
fton
00:59:09
Roger Emeka
Another Julian Edelman.
00:59:09
Fab
Efton Chisholm III. He's another Julian Edelman. 100%. I had to Google it. I'm like, okay. Yeah, he fits the Patriots way of doing things.
00:59:17
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:59:17
SosaStats
Hey, you see the um Don't let the five cha fool you. You know what I mean? Listen, going to tell you this. Very sneaky.
00:59:26
SosaStats
College is different now. There's good kids going on bad, low, mid-major schools now.
00:59:28
Fab
Yeah.
00:59:32
SosaStats
It's not like the way it was before. So it's like you're going to see a lot of good kids get overlooked. And that might be on Toledo or Eastern of Washington or maybe some other place.
00:59:43
SosaStats
But I'm going to tell you this right now. I like this kid. You look at his um in his fantasy stats in college are crazy. You can look at them. They're bananas, and nobody's even talking about that.
00:59:55
SosaStats
I don't even know if he got drafted.
00:59:55
Fab
yeah
00:59:56
SosaStats
I think he was signed because i was looking at their picks.
00:59:58
Fab
he was undrafted
01:00:02
SosaStats
But he's a really good guy to look at. He's on every fantasy team I get this year. I'm not even a Patriots fan, but I like this kid a lot.
01:00:10
Nacc
wow
01:00:12
SosaStats
Patriots a little bit on paper, though.
01:00:12
Fab
Wow.
01:00:13
SosaStats
You know what i mean?
01:00:14
Fab
Mm-hmm.
01:00:14
SosaStats
as As for everybody else, I like Stephon Diggs, but if Stephon Diggs, he's going be climbing. He's not really had a good season, and he complains too much. The running game, i think that's where it's looking your coach.
01:00:27
SosaStats
You know, he made Derek Kennedy. he's going to run his ball. And if Drake may, don't care, run the ball.
01:00:31
Fab
that's true
01:00:34
SosaStats
You know, and Drake may was good last year, but he threw a lot interceptions, which makes me a little bit suspicious. You know what mean?
01:00:40
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
01:00:41
SosaStats
And you know, Virgil, Virgil don't play that.
01:00:41
Nacc
Rookie.
01:00:41
Nacc
He was a rookie.
01:00:42
SosaStats
You know what mean? He'll take you out. And he's a veteran quarterback type of guy. So it's kind of really interesting to see how he adapts for the young kid now. You know what i mean? I'm not to say that may be bad, but it's, you know, how these coaches are too. If you're not,
01:00:57
SosaStats
You know, you're on running coach system and you're throwing it.
01:01:01
Fab
Yeah. A lot.
01:01:01
SosaStats
You know, it's going to be 50-50 this year. So if May plays the system and I see him having an okay here,
01:01:07
Roger Emeka
like That's a good point, actually, because I don't recall McDaniels really being with Tom Brady for so long. ah and yeah That is a system offense where there's there's not enough room for out-of-the-blue type play, so that that's a good point.
01:01:19
Fab
yeah
01:01:23
Fab
ah like
01:01:26
SosaStats
You know how we were just talking about the Bills, you know, that how they're going to play that game. If there's any team in that division that's kind of, they're not Super Bowl contenders, are going to play the Super Bowl contender game, it's New England.
01:01:39
SosaStats
They don't care. They're going to win off the field goal. They don't care about this quarterback having 350-year passing yards.
01:01:42
Roger Emeka
Yeah. Hmm.
01:01:46
SosaStats
Nothing about that. This might be some ugly games the whole year. And like I said, it might be some guys that you don't know out of nowhere. Yeah, they might get those pops. But Trayvon Henderson.
01:01:57
SosaStats
If you're not backing him up, kind of like I don't look at anybody else on that team.
01:01:59
Fab
Yeah.
01:02:03
Fab
Yeah, I like Trayvon Henderson quite a bit this year, especially at his at his ADP right now. It's more in the 30s. I think there's going to be a lot of...
01:02:09
SosaStats
Stevenson still there?
01:02:11
Fab
What's that?
01:02:12
SosaStats
Is Stevenson still there?
01:02:13
Fab
Yep, Ramondre's still there. and might i wouldn't be surprised if it was split backfield in the very beginning, but eventually Trayvon does take over.
01:02:20
SosaStats
No, for sure.
01:02:21
Fab
Or at least has that more of a... It doesn't have necessarily that bruiser role, so it could be a bit of a you know, the one-two punch like you see a lot of teams having right now. But Efton Chisholm III, not what I expected when I was Googling him, not going to lie.
01:02:34
Roger Emeka
Wow. Deepest of cuts.
01:02:37
Fab
Yeah, 100%. And he had a crazy year, though, eh, for Eastern Washington? 120 receptions, 1,300 yards, 13 touchdowns. I like your point, though, Sosa, what you said about, like, now, like, a lot of lot a lot of good college kids are coming out of very unknown universities.
01:02:51
Fab
um I mean, Pukkanukul was a perfect example of that.
01:02:52
SosaStats
Oka-noka. Oka-noka. ruha Where do you get that guy?
01:02:55
Fab
Yeah.
01:02:55
Nacc
Okay, nook.
01:02:56
Roger Emeka
Pukanuka.
01:02:57
SosaStats
When you come over here.
01:02:57
Fab
Yeah.
01:02:58
Roger Emeka
I'm going to call him Pukanuka now. I love it.
01:03:00
Fab
Pukanuka.
01:03:01
SosaStats
I'm sorry.
01:03:01
Fab
It's a new...
01:03:01
SosaStats
That's what called him. But I said, yo.
01:03:03
Roger Emeka
I love it.
01:03:04
SosaStats
He was 7th round.
01:03:05
Roger Emeka
F-ton Shism.
01:03:06
SosaStats
There's just the more guys that now are just like, you got on every team.
01:03:06
Fab
Yeah.
01:03:10
SosaStats
Like, where the fuck did come And the next thing you know, you're like, oh, he's not a top school.
01:03:11
Fab
Mm-hmm.
01:03:16
SosaStats
You know i mean? So I think – and I think –
01:03:17
Fab
Yeah.
01:03:19
SosaStats
Chisholm knows the system. He's a systematic player. So he fits right into this team right now. Kyle Williams is, you know, a flashy. You know, he wants to do this. He wants to do that. He wants the ball. He's demanding it.
01:03:32
SosaStats
He's probably expecting him to be off the bat while this is the truth. So, you know, these divas when they come into the league. So I give a take. I like the kid Chisholm a lot, honestly, a lot, a lot.
01:03:45
Fab
yeah it' definitely gonna be a name to watch
01:03:45
Roger Emeka
went to eastern washington Went to Eastern Washington. That's where Cooper Cup went as well.
01:03:49
SosaStats
and
01:03:50
Fab
yeah what a coincidence man
01:03:51
SosaStats
Hey, what a coincidence. You know that guy
01:03:56
Fab
if this If this guy hits, we're bringing Sosa back on like in the middle of the season.
01:03:59
Roger Emeka
yeah the shit
01:03:59
Fab
aint Honestly, if this guy if this guy hits after like the third third game and he's going off, like I swear to God.
01:04:01
SosaStats
guy. Listen, listen.
01:04:03
Nacc
Chism.
01:04:03
SosaStats
Go check that OTA there.
01:04:04
Nacc
I love that name, though, too. Chism.
01:04:07
SosaStats
I'm telling you, Kyle Williams, I think he had a head injury.
01:04:08
Nacc
Multiple Chisms.
01:04:10
SosaStats
And that kid went off. That kid with all these catching everything. All the coaches are there like, what the who is is this kid? You know what i mean? And you know when you get that right there, the buzz is on there.
01:04:21
Fab
yeah
01:04:22
Roger Emeka
But you know what?
01:04:24
SosaStats
You know what i mean? And i think with With May right now, he's trying to get accustomed with a certain guy, and I don't think he's to get accustomed.
01:04:29
Fab
Mm-hmm.
01:04:31
SosaStats
It's going to take him time to get accustomed with Stephon Diggs just because of the person he is. And I think this kid Chisholm might get the little targets, you know, little drops here and there, you know, safety plays.
01:04:42
SosaStats
I like him a lot. I'm selling That's my next name. F. Chisholm.
01:04:48
Roger Emeka
but what's What's the word out of New York about Cardi B and Diggs?
01:04:55
SosaStats
It's tough. Cardi B is good person. They like that they like over here. Stephon Diggs is tough. you know When celebrities come to the hood, it's different though. number date If you can't handle the hood, then you should never come in. and That's why I feel like Stephon Diggs.
01:05:12
SosaStats
If you look at those boats on the boat, that's nice scenery.
01:05:17
SosaStats
Not Cardi B. This is different when you come over here. This is real. Different. They're going ask you for a dollar. Are you ready for that? If you're not ready for that, I don't
01:05:28
Nacc
That's amazing.
01:05:29
Fab
I love that. I love that. Wow. Okay, well, maybe Stefan Diggs is going to help the new york and england ah new New England Patriots get a get a better record than they did last year.
01:05:37
SosaStats
Even if he's still there. don't know.
01:05:39
Fab
Even if he's still there.
01:05:39
SosaStats
I got sources right now. Be careful. Stephon Diggs is in a short leash right now. They're not like me.
01:05:44
Fab
Yeah, I wouldn't be surprised, honestly. I feel like that organization doesn't play with that type of stuff, man.
01:05:46
Nacc
It's definitely not the Patriot the way that's for sure.
01:05:50
Fab
like my Mike Vrabel does not deal with that type of garbage often.
01:05:52
Roger Emeka
Yeah, 100%.
01:05:53
Fab
Yeah, like I feel like he's better on a short leash.
01:05:53
Roger Emeka
hundred percent
01:05:54
SosaStats
And don't want you to I don't want to throw this out there. I didn't feel like this was before when I heard that. But you just got to think about too. NFL team fucking fuck. They let go of Russell Wilson on his contract.
01:06:06
SosaStats
They don't care. If you got $90 million, $140 million, and they don't want you on that team anymore, you're off. They'll take you off fast.
01:06:14
Fab
ye
01:06:14
SosaStats
Your name comes off the locker room real quick. Can't even clock into the building. You know they do that quick. So he's on a short leash. I do know that.
01:06:25
Nacc
Thanks.
01:06:25
Fab
Absolutely.
Conclusion and Farewell
01:06:26
Fab
and i don't agree I don't disagree with that at all. so i guess I guess the guys to look for on the Patriots team are sort of the ones we've already assumed of. We've got Drake May, Traven Williams, Kyle Williams to similar look at as well, and Efton Chisholm III. My goodness, I was not expecting that at all. We're going to be monitoring that for next year, for sure.
01:06:45
Fab
Well, this year coming up, but, but I do want to thank Sosa very much for coming on the pod, sharing, sharing your, your knowledge.
01:06:50
SosaStats
Thank you. You guys are amazing.
01:06:54
Fab
I want take Efton Chisholm back with me. I can't believe that. Like it was very, very great insights. Really appreciate a lot guys.
01:06:59
SosaStats
If you could put my name in the comments. If I do come back, just put my name in the comments. That's all I ask.
01:07:05
Fab
A hundred percent. We're, we're, you're not going to go under, you're,
01:07:07
SosaStats
got to do it on my side? I threw it on my side today.
01:07:10
Fab
yeah ah hu it's going to be, it's going to be F and Sosa.
01:07:10
SosaStats
like I did it all.
01:07:12
Fab
That's it. That's that's all it's going to be.
01:07:13
Roger Emeka
Yes.
01:07:13
SosaStats
If you look at one of my posts, I swear to God, I really spoke about that.
01:07:19
Fab
I, I, I, yeah, you're a hundred percent right.
01:07:19
Nacc
We're going to check it out.
01:07:21
Fab
And I see it right now. So dude, the big ups to you because that was super impressive. And for all those who don't know, you gotta, you gotta look up Sosa on Tik TOK, fancy sports university. A lot of great videos, a lot of great stuff, fancy content, both football, even some basketball stuff in there too. Like it's all kinds of stuff. Great.
01:07:39
Fab
Great visuals, man. Honestly, great episode and great stuff.
01:07:41
Roger Emeka
yes
01:07:41
Fab
Really appreciate you coming on the show. ah For all of our other listeners, guys, please listen, follow, subscribe. but ah You find us on TikTok. You find us on YouTube. You find us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts. What am I missing? Instagram, Twitter, ah pretty much everywhere on your social medias.
01:07:57
Fab
um
01:07:58
Roger Emeka
Discord soon, Sosa.
01:07:59
Fab
Discord soon. you spoke Yeah, I got to get on Discord, dude. Like you just, you messed up my whole game. I was on Discord like the whole time before the episode right now. i don't even know what I'm doing.
01:08:07
SosaStats
play in Maddie Leagues. I play in lot of Maddie Leagues. So I'm sorry. But, yo, listen. Go try this Discord thing. And I'm going to tell you something, too.
01:08:16
Fab
man.
01:08:17
SosaStats
Don't sleep on Madden. Madden has been my tool for a very long time. Go sim a few seasons. Go look at these guys. It's similar, brother. I'm telling you.
01:08:28
SosaStats
are You're going to find the new traits.
01:08:29
Fab
oh man
01:08:32
SosaStats
It's all in the numbers. But that helps you out, too. Sim a few seasons. You don't got to play it. But you should rely on Madden. that's That's the Bible right telling
01:08:40
Fab
is This is a recipe for a disaster. Yeah, give me another reason to go buy a PS5 game. um As if I needed more.
01:08:46
Nacc
ah
01:08:50
Fab
Oh, great. Well, guys, thanks for coming out. Thanks for listening. Really appreciate y'all. ah This was a great episode. And keep on keep dialed in because the next few weeks we're going be doing previews on every single one of our and every single one of the divisions up until the fantasy season.
01:09:04
Fab
So keep it locked. You'll find us on all the social medias. Thanks for coming out. Thanks for listening. Peace out, everyone.
01:09:10
SosaStats
Thank you, brothers.
01:09:12
Nacc
you, Sosa.
01:09:13
Roger Emeka
you, Sosa. Great job.
01:09:14
Nacc
was awesome.
01:09:14
Fab
Great job. Oh, man.
01:09:19
Nacc
That was great. Yep.
01:09:21
Fab
Oh, you just bounced.
01:09:24
Nacc
yep