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Week 13 Waiver Wire Stashes & Fantasy Winners/Losers : Caleb and Levis Legit? Giants Mess, Drop Sam LaPorta?
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This week on Bush League Huddle Fantasy Football Podcast, Rog breaks down Will Levis' emergence as a must-start QB in SuperFlex leagues, highlighting his big-play ability and favorable playoff schedule. Nacc praises Caleb Williams' progress under Thomas Brown, while Fab marvels at Baker Mayfield's elite efficiency and leadership.
On the losers' side, Rog explores CJ Stroud's struggles in Year 2, Nacc critiques DeAndre Hopkins' declining production in Kansas City, and Fab exposes the dysfunction within the Giants organization.
Plus, we’ve got your Week 13 waiver wire priorities covered! Find out why you should target Bryce Young, Will Levis, Jeremy McNichols, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, DeVaugh Vele, Adam Thielen, Ameer Abdullah, Zach Ertz, Cole Kmet, and defenses like Arizona, Green Bay, and Indianapolis. Prepare for the fantasy playoffs with our expert FAAB advice!
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00:00:09
Nacc
Good boy.
00:00:11
Fabio
Here we
Introduction and Podcast Overview
00:00:12
Fabio
go. Welcome back. Welcome back. Welcome back. Ladies and gentlemen to another edition, another installment, another spectacular episode of the Bush league huddle, fantasy football podcast.
00:00:21
Roger Emeka
Ch-
00:00:22
Fabio
I'm fab. I'm joined with my two exceptionally wonderful co-hosts who chew gum better than Malik neighbors. Roger Knack. Hope you all survived the first installment of Buymageddon. With six weeks on buy, I'm sure it was a fun week for everyone with so many of us fighting for a playoff spot. Like usual, we'll recap this later Sunday's week 12 action, dive into our biggest winners and losers, highlight some key waiver additions to help you get into fancy football pay dirt.
00:00:49
Fabio
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Fabio
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Will Levis: Performance and Fantasy Potential
00:01:36
Fabio
All right, guys, let's break down our into our individual winners and losers of the week. Roger, we're going to kick it off with you. Who's your winner this week?
00:01:45
Roger Emeka
Big Will Hunting. Will Levis, baby.
00:01:49
Fabio
Big Willy style.
00:01:49
Roger Emeka
Will Levis. will Will Levis has become fantasy relevant in Superflex to QB and even when QB leaves League.
00:01:51
Nacc
I love that.
00:01:58
Roger Emeka
So don't tell me I'm out of my gourd. his last three games, 19 points, 15.6 points, and 16 points. I think that's in standard. If we look at like Bush league settings, that's probably more, but five TDs and two INTs.
00:02:12
Roger Emeka
He wasn't perfect against Texans. He still took eight sacks. He had a tough pick six. That's Will Lewis football, where he's at least avoiding the dumb backhanded interceptions with baby steps guys.
00:02:19
Fabio
Yeah.
00:02:24
Roger Emeka
And I find it no surprise the Titans offense, they're looking like the Bengals offense lately with the deep shot high efficiency passing game that Brian Callahan brought over from Cincinnati. So in the past three games, the Titans are seventh in yards per completion and second in yards per attempt.
00:02:40
Roger Emeka
And Leves has the most completions of 30 plus yards and 40 plus yards combined. That's 11 of them he's had. So he's obviously chucking it deep. We've seen a clear resurgence from Calvin Ridley and his 16 and a half average fantasy points over the last three games.
00:02:57
Roger Emeka
and Fab Your Boy, Nick Westbrook-Gakine.
00:03:00
Fabio
Yeah, man. He's on a heater.
00:03:01
Roger Emeka
What a heater. Like he's on a heater.
00:03:02
Fabio
Yeah.
00:03:03
Roger Emeka
Six of seven TDs, six six TDs in the last seven games. And they both had really nice, beautiful deep shots from Will Levis. There was an even bonus touchdown from my boy, who I don't know why they haven't used them at all this year, but Chigga Konkoe, a Konkoe, a Konkoe.
00:03:19
Fabio
Mm-hmm.
00:03:20
Nacc
ah You mentioned him at the the start of the year. You love this guy.
00:03:22
Fabio
You did.
00:03:23
Roger Emeka
he
00:03:23
Fabio
Yeah, he was one of the guys you liked a lot.
00:03:23
Roger Emeka
it I don't get it, like he looks like John o Smith, like big tight end who's super fast. Anyways, I might be starting with Levis in a couple of super flex leagues as he gets the commanders next week, the Jags in week 14, Bengals week 15, Colts in week 16, and the Jags again in the fantasy finals. oh So I think he could be started in basically all QB formats, in my opinion.
00:03:48
Fabio
It's hard not to like his production right now. Like you had mentioned in the last three games, I'm just going to read it out how we have it in bush league. So 21.10, 17.6 and 18.12. Those are solid, solid numbers from a quarterback to start in one QB leagues, especially in super flex or two QB leagues.
00:03:57
Roger Emeka
Thank you.
00:04:03
Fabio
Right. And then his cakewalk of a matchup for the final five weeks is money. Like you just, you, you hit on most of them there, but it's.
00:04:14
Fabio
Like the only one that really scares you was Washington next week. And even them, like they can definitely, he can definitely have some really, really solid points against them. So and I, I, I am a, we'll have his believer big Willie style.
00:04:26
Fabio
Yeah. Let's do it.
00:04:27
Roger Emeka
Like, it's fantasy points, it doesn't have to look great. He gets it done, man, it's not gonna look great, but but at the end of the game, it's gonna be 20 points from what from what we're seeing.
00:04:31
Fabio
100%.
00:04:38
Nacc
Yeah, so look, I think I agree with, I think 98% of what you said up there. The only thing I don't agree with maybe is must start in one QB leagues. I know you mentioned the 15 and 16 point games. ah we say Are we really saying that there's no, like he's in the top 12 right now of quarterbacks?
00:05:00
Roger Emeka
i'm but I mean fantasy, fantasy real life, fantasy, fantasy real life.
00:05:03
Nacc
Like this is, i'm I'm saying, no, no, fantasy, fantasy.
00:05:05
Roger Emeka
Okay. Yeah. So I think with the schedule knack, I think there's an opportunity where like he gets the jacks twice, man. Like
Caleb Williams: Improved Performance Analysis
00:05:13
Roger Emeka
those are hard. Like you have to give me some scenarios where you have a guy like say, I don't know.
00:05:19
Nacc
But look, if I'm i'm saying you're you're naming, but but look, you're naming all these QBs like, like, okay, there's Mahomes, there's, there's Allen, there's Jackson, there's Jordan Love, there's Kyler Murray.
00:05:20
Roger Emeka
I need, I need, um I don't have anyone coming out of it.
00:05:30
Nacc
um There's, there's, I'm not sure.
00:05:30
Roger Emeka
Calamari right there. I think I i might, i I would probably start with Levis over Calamari.
00:05:35
Nacc
Then there's the commanders, Jayden Daniels.
00:05:36
Fabio
Oof.
00:05:38
Nacc
There's, who else we got? um There's a Joe Burrow is now that's eight. There's, who else we got here?
00:05:47
Roger Emeka
Golf, golf.
00:05:48
Nacc
and i'm I'm trying to go like, uh, like I'm going, I'm sure going golf.
00:05:49
Roger Emeka
You can make an argument when you go golf. You can make an argument. You go, you go, you go.
00:05:53
Nacc
i'm I'm going Sam Darnold. I'm going, uh, Sam Darnold is 20 points every single, every single week.
00:05:56
Roger Emeka
Hmm.
00:06:00
Nacc
Uh, who else? Now I'm trying to find out in Jalen hurts. I forgot to mention him. Oh, we're at 11. We're at 11 QBs right now that I would already start before Levis.
00:06:07
Fabio
well So.
00:06:10
Roger Emeka
So golf, golf, and I don't know if I would do golf, a hundred percent Stafford, you didn't mention. I don't know if I would do Stafford or for sure. A hundred percent, even Darnold, like there's a bit of a resurgence, but, um, Hey, I was talking about 12 and 14 team, one QB leagues anyway. So.
00:06:10
Nacc
I mean, like even with the matchup.
00:06:27
Nacc
Yeah, I know for sure. just And look, we didn't even mention, we didn't even mention Justin Herbert. There's Baker Mayfield. There's two, uh, like, I don't know, man.
00:06:36
Roger Emeka
Okay. Two QB.
00:06:37
Nacc
There's one QB leagues.
00:06:37
Roger Emeka
Okay. You're right. You're right. Two QB leagues.
00:06:39
Nacc
That's what I'm saying. That's right. I won't agree with you. I just, I w there's, there's way too many options out there to start, but two QB leagues, you have a high end QB two there, a hundred percent.
00:06:42
Roger Emeka
Yeah, you're right You swung me you you swung me Yeah, I think you saw I would agree I would agree I got a carried away He's on the board he's on the board like you can make it
00:06:51
Fabio
Yeah. And in the last four weeks, on an average points per game basis, he's like QB 17.
00:06:59
Nacc
There you go.
00:07:00
Fabio
So, but however, that is a head of Jared Goff, Anthony Richardson, Kirk cousins, or Kirk cousins, Anthony, he's on and also ahead of Kyler Murray, ahead of Kyler Murray as well in the last form.
00:07:05
Nacc
OK. Well, Anthony Richardson, obviously he's played. I'm just saying I'm just saying there's 12 there's.
00:07:13
Roger Emeka
You can make an argument matchup specific for one QB that you could.
00:07:14
Nacc
OK, but.
00:07:16
Fabio
I'm just saying, yes.
00:07:17
Nacc
Sure, sure, I'm just saying my my just my rebuttal to that was just more.
00:07:18
Roger Emeka
That's what I'm saying.
00:07:22
Nacc
There's 12 QBs, even 14 QBs that I would start over him in one. one cub lee
00:07:30
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:07:30
Fabio
Yeah, but if you're, so if you have Jared Goff on your team right now and you have Will Levis there too, I think now it creates that conversation, which is not, yeah.
00:07:30
Nacc
That's all that's all I'm saying.
00:07:38
Nacc
Possibly exactly they would have to see what you have, but most most let's say 1012 standard team leagues like there's a better guy here to start.
00:07:46
Fabio
And is the better guy your guy NAC for a week 12?
00:07:52
Nacc
Uh, it could very well be, uh, he's definitely on the, he's definitely on the up and up. Uh, yeah.
00:07:57
Fabio
That's how you segue ladies and gentlemen, that's how you segue.
00:07:57
Nacc
So very good segue actually. I like that. Uh, but my winner this week is Caleb Williams and OC Thomas Brown.
Baker Mayfield: Fantasy Success and Leadership
00:08:05
Nacc
Uh, since taking over two weeks ago as the interim OC, uh, Thomas Brown seemed to have found the recipe to get the best, not only out of Caleb Williams, but out of that bears offense.
00:08:16
Nacc
They seem to be gaining some type of identity. I know it's a small sample size, but it's ah it's a far cry from what it looked like at the beginning of the of the season or the first, let's say eight games. So the last two games under the new OC, you had Caleb going 23 for 31, 231 yards. No touchdowns, no interceptions, but 74% completion. That was against the Packers. And then this week against the Vikings he went 32 for 47, 340 yards, two TDs for another 68% completion percentage.
00:08:46
Nacc
So if you look if you look at the previous two games right before the OC, before Thomas Brown came in, he went 22 for 41, 217, no touchdown, zero picks, but only 54% completion with the Cardinals. And in the game before, he went 16 for 30 for 120 yards. Again, zero TDs, zero interceptions, but only 53% completion against the Patriots.
00:09:10
Nacc
so Granted, the two games with the new OC were losses, but they looked they look ah respectable losses as opposed to how they were losing losing before. But it's also hard to change your offense halfway through a season. for even you know it's far Even for a veteran QB, it's tough. Imagine for a rookie. But I think he's embraced it. He's handled it like a pro.
00:09:32
Nacc
Um, and he wasn't forcing anything. That's what, that was what I found. He was seeing the field a lot more. that Again, remember we spoke about, uh, getting it to slow, slow it down for him. I think that's exactly what they've done.
00:09:44
Nacc
And he took at you. Look, he took his short intermediate routes and when, when he saw it was there. So this gives, in my opinion, a huge boost to DJ more. I think Raj alluded to it last week on how it, it might, and going forward.
00:09:56
Nacc
Cause he had, he had a huge game as well. He was, he finished wide receiver four on, on the weekend.
00:10:00
Fabio
Mm-hmm. Had a great week.
00:10:02
Nacc
Uh, and also Keenan Allen finished as the wide receiver five. So this is what we all expected him to do at the
DeAndre Hopkins and Giants' Criticism
00:10:10
Nacc
beginning of the year. And look, I guess better late than never, but this is the production he's having with talent around him.
00:10:16
Nacc
And he's, they're finally showing him or giving him the tools are shown him and, and, you know, made the offense run the way it should with, with, with those weapons that he has.
00:10:23
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:10:27
Fabio
Yeah, no, I agree with this. I think Thomas Brown really coming in and taking over a lot of the responsibilities has definitely helped Caleb quite a bit. And he faced some tough defenses too, in in the in that small sample size that you did mention, Packers and Vikings are are no slouches on defense. um And the his schedule for the rest of the season isn't ideal, but on the bright side they might be playing catch-up quite a bit so like when you're facing Detroit twice in the next five games with the amount of points that they score on a regular basis so Caleb's gonna have to chuck it quite a bit and he's not scared to throw it man this guy's been throwing it like 30 times 45 times 40 times so ah from a fancy perspective it's really nice he yeah but he
00:10:51
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:11:03
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:11:05
Nacc
The only thing he has to clean up, the only thing he has to clean up in my opinion is those those sacks that he takes that the last one was completely brutal and unnecessary.
00:11:11
Roger Emeka
The last one was brutal, unacceptable.
00:11:15
Nacc
Look, again, he's a rookie.
00:11:15
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:11:17
Nacc
He's going to learn these things. But if there's anything that he has to clean up right now, everything else has is gotten really better. And we've seen it the last two weeks. It's just the the unnecessary sacks that he takes.
00:11:27
Fabio
But he loves those broken plays, man.
00:11:27
Roger Emeka
I just want to say that the, oh my, the deep shot to Swift was like, that throw made no sense.
00:11:29
Fabio
He loves those broken plays. Yeah.
00:11:32
Nacc
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful.
00:11:33
Fabio
Yes. Yes.
00:11:34
Roger Emeka
the The only, the only last thing I'll say is this coaching staff is done. Like Eberfus is not surviving this.
00:11:40
Fabio
Yep.
00:11:41
Roger Emeka
I do hope they keep Thomas Brown somehow in some capacity as like an offensive analyst or QB coach.
00:11:48
Fabio
ye
00:11:50
Roger Emeka
But typically what happens when when there's a new regime, they clean house.
00:11:53
Nacc
Yeah.
00:11:53
Roger Emeka
But I think this guy has really, he's he's got it to click for Caleb.
00:11:56
Nacc
Yep.
00:11:57
Fabio
Yeah, which is hugely important.
00:11:59
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:11:59
Fabio
Well, I want to stay on the QB bandwagon, guys. My love, sorry, my big winner for week 12 was ah Baker Mayfield is still cooking. ah Fresh, finished with the highest completion amongst all QBs this week at 80%.
00:12:12
Fabio
He's actually at 71% for the season, which is nuts. 19 points a week 12, not crazy. As of this episode, this recording right now, 8.01 PM. He is a QB 10 on the week, despite not throwing any TDs.
00:12:26
Fabio
He did rush for one and added 29 yards on the ground. His TD run was mega. He was joking. He was jumping all over guys, celebrating with a nice Tommy cutlet, Sally as well, too, just to give us.
00:12:36
Nacc
That was the ugliest celebration ever.
00:12:37
Roger Emeka
Exaggerated.
00:12:38
Nacc
It was the worst, the worst the impersonation.
00:12:38
Fabio
It was very exaggerated, but he did it.
00:12:41
Nacc
He did it completely wrong and it was it was aggressive and it was terrible.
00:12:45
Fabio
He doesn't know what he's doing and that's fine. We love him for it. Uh, he's showing his chops as a true leader on and off the field to a Bucky urban broke out for a nice 50 yard rung. And Baker was there as the lead block, which is, which is nuts. So now with Mike Evans and Jalen Macmillan back at full health Baker, who was actually QB three on the year, only behind Lamar and burrow. It's prime for a great fantasy success for the rest of the season. His five remaining games include four match-ups versus a seventh or better rated matchup for quarterbacks.
00:13:12
Fabio
Also, it doesn't hurt that the bucks are still very much in the hunt in the NFC South, sitting at five and six with only Atlanta at six and five ahead of them. So I asked you guys, do you smell what Baker is cooking? Because by season's end, you just might.
00:13:27
Nacc
Could you have more of an eggplant in your pants right now or what?
00:13:27
Roger Emeka
But Macmillan had one catch for 11 yards.
00:13:30
Fabio
A little bit, a little bit. Honestly, like my tune for Baker has changed tremendously in the last year. It obviously helps me on my fantasy team, but
00:13:39
Nacc
I was gonna say since you drafted him you mean.
00:13:42
Fabio
But you gotta, no, only three.
00:13:43
Roger Emeka
You've done like seven winner segments on Baker this year.
00:13:47
Fabio
Uh, but honestly, like it he's such a good locker room guy and like the fans love him. And I don't know, maybe I'm also just, I just wish we had a quarterback like that too in the Giants offense.
00:13:58
Roger Emeka
Man, be the turn on Baker has been amazing. like People hated him.
00:14:02
Fabio
Yeah, man. You got to give the guy credit.
00:14:04
Nacc
Good for him, man.
00:14:05
Fabio
I was, I was one of them.
00:14:06
Roger Emeka
Yeah, they very yeah for sure.
00:14:06
Fabio
I was, what I could not stand Baker in Cleveland.
00:14:08
Nacc
I hated Baker.
00:14:08
Fabio
I couldn't stand him and he got humbled in Carolina and he got humbled again in, uh, in for, for the, in LA with the Rams. And he went over the locker room right after Brady left.
00:14:19
Roger Emeka
But you know what, the way he's acting now, that's how he acted at OU. So like i'm I'm just trying to understand what changed with a lot of people, because like the brash guy who like he did what he did like against the Giants, like he was...
00:14:24
Fabio
Yeah.
00:14:29
Nacc
What changed? He's he's playing well.
00:14:30
Roger Emeka
use Okay, so I guess that's it.
00:14:31
Fabio
I don't find it was, I don't find it was that brash though.
00:14:32
Roger Emeka
like If he plays bad, then yeah, I get it.
00:14:34
Fabio
um um Yeah.
00:14:34
Roger Emeka
like If you play bad and you have that much bravado, yeah.
00:14:35
Nacc
If you play bad and you're an arrogant you know guy, like yeah of course people are going to hate you. right like He's actually playing well.
00:14:41
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:14:41
Nacc
like i'm I'm all about the showboating. Go out, man. Showboat.
00:14:45
Fabio
100%.
00:14:46
Nacc
like Yeah, exactly.
00:14:46
Fabio
You got to back it up though. And he's backing it up.
00:14:48
Nacc
You got to back it up. If you don't back it up, you're just you're you know you're a loser.
00:14:52
Fabio
Yep.
00:14:54
Fabio
So those are our winners for the week. Uh, we're going to move right along to the losers. Roger. We're going to stick with you and another quarterback. My goodness. Who's your loser for a week 12?
00:15:01
Roger Emeka
More quarterbacks, more quarterbacks. Yes, loser CJ Stroud. So in 2023, he was averaging 18.4 fantasy points per game. In 2024, he is at 13.8 fantasy points per game. So he's had three games with two or more intereppts and interceptions this year, only one last year.
00:15:19
Roger Emeka
Five INTs in his last three games.
00:15:21
Fabio
Mm-hmm.
00:15:21
Roger Emeka
ah He had only four in his first nine and a 74.7 passer rating since week seven, which is second worst among qualified QBs.
00:15:31
Nacc
Yeah not good.
00:15:32
Roger Emeka
And he's only scored 20 fantasy points in one game this year. He had it in five games last year. So to me, like I didn't want to believe the regression was possible with Stroud personally, because he looked nearly flawless last year.
00:15:47
Roger Emeka
But it seems like we're just starting to make excuses for him. And first, it was the loss of Nico Collins. Welcome back, Fab. I'm sure you're happy about that. Then it was his O-line. Now I'm thinking the turning point was, you guys remember when he big bro'd Caleb Williams in that game? He's been bad ever since.
00:16:04
Fabio
this is
00:16:06
Nacc
Big
00:16:09
Roger Emeka
And then ah today I saw a clip of him putting himself as the top five QB behind my homes in Lamar and in front of burrow in Herbert.
00:16:16
Nacc
Yikes.
00:16:18
Roger Emeka
So I think he's been.
00:16:19
Nacc
I will start lettuce over CJ Stroud.
00:16:22
Roger Emeka
100%, hundred percent yeah we'll get back We'll get back to the QBs in that division in a bit, but I think he's been humbled considerably this year.
00:16:22
Fabio
Yeah. Yeah. I agree with you on that.
00:16:29
Roger Emeka
He's holding on to the ball too long, bad picks, running out of his own end zone. Dan Orlosky, you're finally off the hook. He's been so bad.
00:16:36
Nacc
Did he do it? he he He did run out of the insulin?
00:16:38
Roger Emeka
Yeah, like he basically did.
00:16:39
Fabio
yeah Yeah.
00:16:40
Roger Emeka
Yeah, like, yeah.
00:16:41
Nacc
It was close, I think, but whatever.
00:16:43
Fabio
I mean, I think Dan, I think Dan's was more pure, but yeah.
00:16:44
Roger Emeka
He's pressured into it. He was pressured into it, but yeah, like, I think,
00:16:47
Nacc
Well, for sure, Diane was all over him for that.
00:16:48
Roger Emeka
that He was all over and he was probably so happy.
00:16:49
Nacc
Like, oh, yeah, exactly.
00:16:50
Fabio
That was.
00:16:53
Roger Emeka
It's been so bad. There was a tweet where fans have been calling for Deshaun Watson to come back. so
00:16:59
Fabio
That's a little too much.
00:17:00
Roger Emeka
It was also a joke. It was fake, but still.
00:17:03
Fabio
Good.
00:17:03
Roger Emeka
um Look, there were some bright spots. Five, I'm sure you saw the bomb to Niko Collins, that was which was sick to TD to Niko Collins, the bomb to Tank Del.
00:17:04
Nacc
Yeah.
00:17:08
Fabio
Yeah.
00:17:11
Fabio
Yep.
00:17:13
Roger Emeka
Those were beauty plays as well, but both picks were really bad. And I think what we're seeing is Stroud is not
00:17:18
Nacc
Yeah.
00:17:20
Roger Emeka
He's not able to navigate pressure as well as he did last year. And those are some of the pre-draft concerns that people had about him compared to Bryce Young is, can he handle pressure and can he really navigate out of it? So, I mean, look, life comes at you fast. Suddenly Bryce Young having a mini resurgence, you know, Will Levis playing playing the best of any QB in the AFC South.
00:17:41
Roger Emeka
I don't think the Texans are locked to win that division right now, personally. There's still a ton of football left ah this season.
00:17:46
Fabio
Yeah.
00:17:46
Roger Emeka
And honestly, the careers of all those QBs in the AFC South, nothing is set in stone. you know so yeah It's even early just to say, oh, Bryce Young is a bust. We 100% for sure know Shroud is going to be better than Bryce Young.
00:17:58
Fabio
Yeah.
00:18:00
Roger Emeka
You just don't know. So knock to your point, you so you called it, right? Like definite, definite sophomore slump.
00:18:04
Nacc
Yeah, I called it, I called it at the beginning of the year that like, look, there there was no tape on this guy, right? Like it's just, it's easier to figure him out, easy to see what bothers him, easy to see how to get him out of rhythm and and and stuff like that.
00:18:20
Nacc
Especially at the beginning of the year when people were saying like, could push for top five fantasy numbers, I was like, whoa, like hold hold the phone here guys. Like this is, this is I think we're we're, We're in a recency bias, right?
00:18:27
Fabio
Yeah.
00:18:32
Nacc
Like we see something and we're like, okay, yeah, this is going to keep going.
00:18:33
Fabio
Yep.
00:18:35
Nacc
He's going to keep getting like, he was a rookie and I get, I get it.
00:18:36
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:18:38
Nacc
He'd had a great year, a fantastic year, one of the best ever by a rookie. But I think we just need to always step back a little bit and just think like we always say quarterback needs, you know, three, three solid years before he's like, we know who he is.
00:18:47
Roger Emeka
Man.
00:18:54
Roger Emeka
He was calling himself a top five QB, like, and I, when I saw that click up, I'm like, what the hell, man?
00:18:54
Fabio
Yep.
00:18:54
Nacc
So.
00:18:58
Roger Emeka
Like, could dude, you had one good year.
00:18:58
Nacc
And I'm, look man, like I'm, again, it just goes back to our, our, our, our previous, our previous, uh, discussion where we're saying like, I don't mind people showboating, but dude, people are not going to like you if you showboat and you don't show out and they're like, you're not showing that you're like that guy.
00:19:01
Roger Emeka
Nuts.
00:19:05
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:19:12
Nacc
Like you're definitely not a top five in the league right now.
00:19:13
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:19:15
Nacc
And you're not even looking like a top 20 at the moment.
00:19:18
Fabio
No. And you really saw how ah you really saw how poor he was playing when he had no Nico Collins and no Stefan Diggs, and he just had to rely on Tank Dallin and John Michi.
00:19:30
Nacc
Mitchie.
00:19:32
Fabio
He's not performing as you would expect him to be, to be honest with you. I know the regression was expected, and i guess guys I guess defensive coordinators just kind of figured out the tape after year one. um I still have hope.
00:19:43
Fabio
Honestly, I think there's still going to be like a little bit of a resurgence at some point, but at the same time, I do expect that, you know, like this might be just who he is to a degree, but at the same time, you know, he's young, man.
00:19:55
Fabio
He's young.
00:19:55
Roger Emeka
I don't think, no, I don't think, I think he's going to be very good.
00:19:57
Fabio
He's going to get better.
00:19:58
Roger Emeka
I just, I just think the the weaknesses that we saw in the pre draft process are rearing its head a little bit.
00:19:59
Fabio
Yeah.
00:20:05
Fabio
Yeah.
00:20:07
Nacc
It's here too. There's no need to push the panic button just yet.
00:20:08
Fabio
It's here too.
00:20:09
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:20:09
Fabio
No, absolutely not.
00:20:10
Nacc
its just there there was a you know There was a regression that that happened.
00:20:12
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:20:13
Nacc
and
00:20:13
Fabio
I know a lot of
Giants' Systemic Issues and Future
00:20:14
Fabio
teams would rather have CJ Stroud in their current quarterback right now, even even with how bad he's been playing in the last few games.
00:20:18
Nacc
For sure.
00:20:19
Fabio
yeah
00:20:19
Nacc
He's young.
00:20:22
Fabio
na who's your ah Who's your loser this week?
00:20:25
Nacc
Yeah, we're going to stick away from the QB discussion. My loser of the week is DeAndre Hopkins. So after a pretty hot start in his second game with the Chiefs where he had eight catches, 86 yards and two touchdowns for a 28.6 fantasy points, he's been mediocre at best. His next outings were 9.6, 5.9 and 14.5 in his last three. He's only seen 15 targets in that span where he's caught 10 for 120 and one TD.
00:20:57
Nacc
And per JJ Jacka recent, he was fourth in wide receiver routes run on Sunday versus first the Panthers in a game that went down to the wire. So to me, that's very, very, very worrisome. um He also only played 45% of the snaps, which is the the lowest since his first game with Kansas City. So.
00:21:19
Nacc
Again, something else that worries me. They've been playing a lot more 12 personnel i've I've noticed as well. One running back, two tight ends. um Juju's played 55% of the snaps last game. Xavier Worthy, 64% of the snaps, and are all being used more in one wide receiver sets. like I was watching the game closely last weekend and I always noticed like he's never on the field. even some There's a lot of times in two wide receiver sets he's never on the field. They're prioritizing Worthy and Juju Smith-Schuster.
00:21:49
Nacc
And then you all you also have Noah Gray who's eating into his in into his production. So between weeks 1 and 10, Gray had 41.6 fantasy points scored. And then week 11 and 12, he had 40.9 combined scored. So he's eating up a lot of that that production.
00:22:08
Nacc
He was considered a potential league winner but after the trade but it seems Andy Reid has not been able to get him as involved as everyone hoped and i I heard and read something that with his age Andy Reid may be trying to save his energy for the playoffs so not trying to play him too too much.
00:22:25
Nacc
And his fantasy day was really saved by that late touchdown.
00:22:29
Fabio
Yeah.
00:22:29
Nacc
It wasn't looking good and got a touchdown, got it to 14 points, but I think it's going to be really hard to trust down the stretch and into the ah fantasy playoffs.
00:22:40
Fabio
Are we ready to say that Kansas City is a bit of a fantasy wasteland for players? Like, not named Mahomes, maybe? And even then, like, well, Mahomes only recently in the last two games as he actually turned it on and actually started putting up some serious points. But
00:22:54
Nacc
It's one of those teams where it's kind of, it's becoming similar to Buffalo, where it's kind of spreading out in different, in different areas.
00:23:01
Fabio
Yeah.
00:23:05
Nacc
You know, one game it's Kelsey, one game it's gray, one game it was Hopkins, ah Juju got involved. There was one, there was a couple of games where, you know, Hunt was the one who scored, you know, two rushing touchdowns.
00:23:15
Nacc
So yeah, it's it's hard to trust these guys week in and week out thinking that, You know, everyone thought like a couple weeks ago, I was like, ah, why Hopkins wide receiver to the rest of the way. And I was definitely one of those guys who agreed with that. And it's just the production and the time he's, he's seeing on the field is just not translating and he's just not getting on the field enough to justify putting him in that wide receiver to slot.
00:23:42
Fabio
So rest of the season,
Fantasy Playoff Strategies
00:23:43
Fabio
where do you see them as a wide receiver three, or is it even startable until further notice?
00:23:47
Nacc
He's like wide receiver three flex play to me right now.
00:23:50
Fabio
Yeah.
00:23:51
Nacc
I just don't say, look, again, with Juju came back and he's playing ahead of Juju Smith Schuster and even worthy is getting, is getting 20% more of the, the, the snap share. I don't know, man.
00:24:03
Nacc
I think maybe there could be some truth that Andy Reid kind of trying to keep him fresh for, for a playoff run and not, you know, tire him out.
00:24:12
Fabio
And typically Andy Reed doesn't mince words in his press conferences.
00:24:12
Nacc
I don't know.
00:24:16
Fabio
He's been pretty honest when he comes to saying how his players are going to be used and what the expectations are and all that. So that he's just not blowing smoke out of his bum. You know what I mean?
00:24:26
Fabio
Like, I think that's, that those are legitimate comments over there.
00:24:29
Nacc
The homes also likes the middle of the field a lot, right?
00:24:31
Fabio
Yeah. Which is why he likes his tight ends.
00:24:33
Nacc
Yes.
00:24:34
Roger Emeka
not named Travis Kelsey.
00:24:35
Fabio
Even, even Travis Kelsey, like three games in a row of 20 plus capacity points. The last two games he's. been okay, not even.
00:24:42
Roger Emeka
ah I think they just take, I think ma Mahomes is so used to just taking what the defense gives.
00:24:42
Nacc
Yeah, no agree, no agree.
00:24:43
Nacc
The last two games has scooped everything up.
00:24:44
Fabio
Yeah.
00:24:48
Roger Emeka
So if the defense is going to take away Kelsey, the defense is going to take away ah Hopkins.
00:24:49
Fabio
Yeah.
00:24:52
Roger Emeka
He'll just, he'll go, to he'll go to Gray.
00:24:53
Nacc
Yeah.
00:24:54
Roger Emeka
He'll go to P. Ryan. He's not forcing it anymore. He doesn't need to.
00:24:58
Fabio
No, he's not.
00:25:00
Nacc
Yeah, which and fantasy land and or in fantasy terms, that's that spells Nobueno for, yeah.
00:25:04
Fabio
Mm hmm.
00:25:05
Roger Emeka
Avoid. Yeah, avoid.
00:25:06
Fabio
Yep.
00:25:09
Fabio
right Well, my yeah my loser of the week is a collection of individuals who make up um make up a horrible franchise at the moment. It's the Giants organization right now. a Big surprise.
00:25:22
Fabio
and
00:25:22
Nacc
I hope this is the last time we talk about the Giants.
00:25:24
Fabio
i would i I guarantee you, I will not be speaking about the Giants for the rest of the podcast going forward indefinitely forever until 2025.
00:25:26
Roger Emeka
It won't. It won't.
00:25:33
Fabio
And you can hold me to that too.
00:25:34
Roger Emeka
That is a lie.
00:25:35
Fabio
A hundred percent. Um, notable players, however, have been calling out the team and for playing soft after their 37 to seven loss versus the bucks as we got home. Uh, Dexter Lawrence, Malik neighbors, Brian Burns, Slayton, Jermaine Luminor, all stating that not everyone is even playing or going out a hundred percent. Notable leaders have publicly called out the decision-making of the team. Neighbors not having a single target until the second half when they're already done three, nothing is ridiculous.
00:26:05
Fabio
The bad play calling, for example, that other trick play, like why? It's first down goal, and it's a goal to go that resulted in a fumble and a Tracy benching. Neighbors even said that the QB is not the issue, alluding to the play calling being the problem. A dismal running game, you bench your best player for a fumble that your dumbass play calling caused. Sticking with DeVito, highest sack percentage last year, about 17% of his dropbacks sacked another four times this last Sunday.
00:26:35
Fabio
while paying Drew Locke $5 million dollars to sit on the bench. If they're tanking for number one, that's fine. But the product on the field is horrible. And the major concerns that the head coach has ah lost the locker room is legit. Evidence of the comments from the players and the apparent lack of effort on the field. Giants seem to be more concerned with which New York team is more of a dumpster fire than were the Giants. Right now they're winning. And Cherry on the cake, Barkley going for 255
Waiver Wire Recommendations
00:27:03
Fabio
yards, two touchdowns.
00:27:05
Fabio
Four receptions, 47 points, smashing the Rams for 46 fantasy points. Hindsight is 20-20, sure, but the decision to keep DJ over Barkley looks even worse now. And to top it all off, Barkley actually had more total yards than the entire Giants offense last week, or this past Sunday.
00:27:23
Roger Emeka
it's it's It's very clear the the team doesn't want to tank. And I think that's the problem. like In the NBA, it's...
00:27:23
Fabio
It's pathetic.
00:27:30
Fabio
It's clear that they don't want a tank.
00:27:31
Roger Emeka
the players, the players don't want to tank.
00:27:33
Fabio
the players never want to tank.
00:27:33
Roger Emeka
And if a player, any of our players don't want to tank, cause they have a ton of bonuses that are tied with all that stuff.
00:27:34
Fabio
Yeah, no, for sure. Of course.
00:27:39
Roger Emeka
And it's very clear that they tuned Dable and Shane out and it is an embarrassment.
00:27:40
Fabio
Yes.
00:27:45
Fabio
Yeah.
00:27:47
Roger Emeka
Like this, like over the past five days, it's gotten more and more but embarrassing as stuff has come out.
00:27:52
Fabio
Yeah.
00:27:54
Roger Emeka
To me, it's, it's a no brainer. Like they have to clean house. They cannot come back with this group again.
00:27:57
Fabio
They do. it No, they do. They do. They do. And it sucks because like, okay, fine. If you ask me five weeks ago, would I fire your table? I'd say no, because despite the team not playing well, he is getting the most out of the can of Daniel Jones and he's a good play caller. And he also won coach of the year and all that stuff. Fine. But now you you can justify keeping them around anymore. And you kind of want to have the new regime come in and pick their own quarterback or, you know, get that bridge quarterback for 2025. And assuming that they don't find someone that they like, or that maybe they don't get a high enough draft pick.
00:28:29
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:28:30
Fabio
Um, yeah, no, you you need, you need a fresh start again. Ever since, ever since Coughlin got fired, man, like this team has just been an absolute mess.
00:28:40
Roger Emeka
So, so I was with some Eagle fans on Saturday and like I said it to them and Fab, I told you and Naka, I'm sure I told it in Bush league as well. Beating the Vikings was the worst thing to happen to this franchise in the past like 10 years.
00:28:55
Fabio
1 million percent.
00:28:58
Nacc
or that playoff game.
00:28:58
Roger Emeka
Like that playoff game, it gave them the false sense that they were a good team.
00:28:58
Fabio
ye Yeah.
00:28:59
Fabio
Yeah.
00:29:02
Roger Emeka
It led to them paying Daniel Jones.
00:29:02
Fabio
Yep.
00:29:05
Roger Emeka
It led to them thinking that they can ride with this team and they became a treadmill team. And now that they're not just a treadmill team anymore, they're a horrendous team. They're back to a level one rebuild and fool's gold.
00:29:18
Roger Emeka
It was really fool's gold.
00:29:20
Nacc
If Mara does not fire Davil and Shane, this is a disaster, like complete disaster, especially with the coaches that are currently out there right now that you could go get like, like you gotta, you gotta get rid of this guy.
00:29:26
Fabio
I think he will.
00:29:29
Fabio
Yeah.
00:29:34
Nacc
I think that the best thing to do is, is you throw your, you throw the, you throw the, the, how did I say it? That you back up the bring truck to, ah who's in Detroit?
00:29:42
Roger Emeka
Ben, no, he's not going there.
00:29:45
Fabio
Belichick.
00:29:47
Roger Emeka
He's on going the but johnson but isn't he's not going to he's not going to New York.
00:29:48
Nacc
Detroit, who's the choice? I will see and Johnson.
00:29:49
Fabio
Ben Johnson.
00:29:50
Nacc
That's it.
00:29:52
Fabio
No.
00:29:52
Roger Emeka
There's no way.
00:29:53
Nacc
Imagine making a name for himself, though, drafting the new QB.
00:29:53
Fabio
No, but there's a Yeah.
00:29:56
Nacc
He has a running back. He's got a good defense. He's just got to he's just got to settle that up that offense. He's got to get an offense. And then you throw money at him like he's going to go for money, too.
00:30:07
Nacc
Right. Like head coaching job. I understand they pay to keep him. But there's no way they're going to keep him again. There's no way they keep him again one more year.
00:30:14
Roger Emeka
You know what?
00:30:14
Fabio
Now, from your lips to God's ears, Nick.
00:30:18
Roger Emeka
I think he's waiting for the Detroit job to open up. because i've I have a sneaky feeling Dan Campbell's gonna coach the Cowboys at some point because he's a Texas native and he went to Texas A&M.
00:30:31
Nacc
He's just going to leave.
00:30:33
Fabio
Hmm. It's weird.
00:30:34
Roger Emeka
I don't know. I i feel i feel like i feel like Ben Johnson is like he's not leaving there anytime soon.
00:30:35
Nacc
Jerry Jones, Jerry Jones gives out five year contracts, man, like where is he going if he wins the Super Bowl? This guy.
00:30:41
Fabio
Yeah.
00:30:45
Roger Emeka
It seems like he's gonna be the highest pick coordinator. I don't know what it is. I just have a sneaky feeling that like Campbell Texas native men, that's all we're gonna say.
00:30:54
Fabio
i I agree with you.
00:30:54
Nacc
Interesting.
00:30:56
Fabio
I don't think it's going to be Ben Johnson. I mean, I hope, I wish. I don't think it's going to be him. I wouldn't be surprised if it's some of the guys on that staff though, like maybe ah um like the assistant offensive coordinator or some guys that maybe learned under that coaching tree.
00:31:01
Nacc
Interesting.
00:31:05
Roger Emeka
Erin, Erin Glenn.
00:31:08
Fabio
um Ideally somebody of some level of notoriety, but we'll see. We'll see.
00:31:14
Nacc
That's an interesting to take, Raj. I've never heard that like side of it. Imagine.
00:31:19
Roger Emeka
It's just because, it's just because there's, there's, there's it seems like he's there for the long, excuse me, he's there for the long haul and they're paying him so much. I think he's, I don't think they announced coordinator positions, but there's been rumors that he makes the most out of any coordinator.
00:31:33
Nacc
Yeah, he does. They they paid him they paid him um a boatload of money to keep him there.
00:31:34
Fabio
who
00:31:36
Roger Emeka
He's like making head coach money.
00:31:40
Nacc
ah They did it on purpose to keep him there, because Oralsi was going to take a coaching job, but they paid him enough money for him to stay.
00:31:43
Roger Emeka
Yeah. I don't see the incentive and for him to leave anytime soon.
00:31:49
Fabio
No, do I.
00:31:51
Nacc
Interesting.
00:31:53
Fabio
And those are our winners and losers of the week. Ladies and gentlemen, we're going to continue with the episode. We're going to talk about some key injuries that happened on week 12. We're just going to run through them real quick. So we have David Montgomery who injured his shoulder. He's expected to play this Thursday, but keep an eye out for that.
00:32:11
Fabio
Romeo and Dobbs concussion. um doubtfulful Doubtful for this Thursday. Josh josh Downs shoulder injury is protected for a week 15 return. So you might not have them this week or next. Gardner Minshew.
00:32:25
Fabio
Broken collarbone, out for the season. Gotta hate that. Wishing the best. Speedy recovery. Bryan Robinson Jr., ankle injury. And Austin Eckler concussion. So this is interesting actually, because this is going to lead us into our fat page. But Bryan Robinson Jr., he was expected to come back into the game. Ultimately, they held him off. He didn't play the rest of the game. Austin Eckler with his concussion could be out until week 15, depending on how it goes about the concussion protocol process.
00:32:51
Fabio
But it does make for a very interesting running back pickup for the waiver wire, which we're going to get to in a quick second. But before we do, uh, I think it's very important to notice that week, week 13, which is next week coming up, there aren't any buys week 14. However, it's by Miguel in part two, which by the way, the people who made the NFL schedule, like they don't care about your fancy teammate, like to have six teams.
00:33:16
Fabio
on by again, week 14 where chances are week 14 is probably the most important week in your league. Cause you're going to need that to meet the fantasy playoffs. And you have the Ravens on by and the Broncos on by the Texans on by the Colts, the Patriots, the commanders, like what, like maybe the top 20 fantasy players are on by in week 14.
00:33:38
Fabio
It's ridiculous.
00:33:42
Fabio
So I just hope I'm facing, I just hope in week 14, I hope I'm facing someone as Derek Henry.
00:33:42
Nacc
Yes.
00:33:48
Nacc
Could be.
00:33:48
Roger Emeka
So week 14, uh, Baker millfield will be your winner again.
00:33:53
Fabio
Uh, listen, if he is the guys he is, you know, I mean, it' it's, uh, it's, uh, I'm not, I'm not the host week 14.
00:33:56
Nacc
um I'm going to delete his script right before we air.
00:34:01
Fabio
It's you're the host, Roger. No, Knack is the host of week 14.
00:34:02
Roger Emeka
That's true.
00:34:03
Fabio
I believe um'm I'm taking week 15 work first week of the playoffs. That's where I'm taking. We're going to jump into some waiver wire and fab ah pickups as well if you have any fab left over. So we've highlighted some guys that are under 50% threshold. and We have a little more QBs than we normally would just because we also highlight the ones in for ah two QBs and super flex leagues. So with Minxuata for the year, keep an eye out for AOC, Aidan O'Connell, not the politician, or Desmond Ritter. I believe Pierce said that they're going to go with Ritter to begin with, but just keep an eye out on that to see
00:34:38
Fabio
um Which quarterback is confirmed?
00:34:40
Nacc
He just came back to practice today for the first time so They named him they named Evito the starter For sure for sure I get like oh You know what though like is he worth an ad like?
00:34:42
Roger Emeka
AOC scheduled back.
00:34:44
Fabio
Yeah.
00:34:44
Roger Emeka
I think it's AOC, yeah.
00:34:45
Fabio
Okay. Um, we put drew lock in there just cause Tommy DeVito ain't it? Well, who knows what kind of stuff will happen this week with the giants, but yeah, I know.
00:34:55
Fabio
I know they did, but who knows if Brian table is going to be the coach next week.
00:34:57
Roger Emeka
Yeah, it's still worth an ad if if you have space.
00:35:01
Fabio
Just keep an eye out, keep an eye out.
00:35:02
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:35:07
Nacc
I'm staying away from everything giants, not named neighbors or Tracy right now. Like, could you, like really?
00:35:10
Fabio
If you need a quarterback in the two QB league or super flex league, if all of your guys got injured, it's, we're just doing, we're doing the service to the people.
00:35:14
Nacc
ah Imagine starting Tommy DeVito in fantasy.
00:35:21
Fabio
Yeah. So you need a quarterback. If you started Tommy DeVito in fantasy, my God.
00:35:25
Nacc
oh
00:35:25
Roger Emeka
Isn't this the week where you need to start someone else? No, it passed already because it was last week.
00:35:30
Nacc
No, it was last week. It was, uh, it was last week.
00:35:31
Roger Emeka
That's it.
00:35:32
Fabio
Yeah. Last week you started drew lock, uh, not drew lock, sorry.
00:35:32
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:35:34
Fabio
You started Gardner Minshew.
00:35:35
Nacc
Minchu.
00:35:37
Fabio
I mean,
00:35:37
Nacc
And you know what? He ended up having more points than Anthony Richardson. So I didn't i didn't i didn't feel as bad dropping him.
00:35:40
Fabio
yeah That that you know, that's he actually had a pretty decent game. It's really too bad he got injured 100% And that loves it Well, you got Josh Jones got hurt that hurt that helped him
00:35:44
Roger Emeka
For sure. Knack has an Anthony Richardson voodoo doll.
00:35:49
Roger Emeka
I can't see this guy doing well.
00:35:50
Nacc
hey He came right back down to earth in in the game.
00:35:52
Roger Emeka
I know, man.
00:35:53
Nacc
too he just He did exactly what he did to start the season.
00:35:53
Roger Emeka
I know.
00:35:55
Nacc
30 points and then nothing.
00:35:56
Roger Emeka
and some looking at some key drops but He had some key drops, but I'm not going to go there.
00:36:01
Nacc
If my aunt had balls, she'd be my uncle. Yeah, I know.
00:36:05
Fabio
Will Levis at 12%. So just as Roger alluded to earlier in the episode, he's been, he's been cooking right now. He might even be a QB one before the end. No, I'm kidding. Uh, he's a viable play in two QB or super flex. So keep an eye out for Will Levis as well as Bryce young, 17 and a half asset points versus a KCD pretty decent playoff matchup two versus Dallas, Arizona and Tampa. Nothing really scares you. And I guess we're going to mention, no, we're not going to mention Daniel drums. No, we're going to move on.
00:36:35
Nacc
i thought he would be I thought he would be signed by now, but I guess he's waiting waiting to see what happens.
00:36:39
Fabio
I suppose. I'm sure there's a lot of talk about him.
00:36:40
Roger Emeka
And everyone wants Daniel Jones. Everyone wants Daniel Jones now. um This might be also a good time just to kind of own your your key backups, like your QB1, QB2 backups, right?
00:36:50
Fabio
Yeah.
00:36:51
Roger Emeka
Like if there's an injury, then you just slot in the backup at that point.
00:36:55
Fabio
i I will agree, depending on who the backup is. Uh, like we just saw this week, like what did, uh, w what's his name? Alan, who's the backup there for rock pretty?
00:37:06
Fabio
Like it didn't exactly have them stellar game this week.
00:37:06
Nacc
Braden, Brandon Allen.
00:37:10
Fabio
So I think, I don't know if I would go for backups. I think, I think then.
00:37:13
Roger Emeka
What if you only have two QBs and there's no one left?
00:37:16
Fabio
Yes.
00:37:17
Roger Emeka
yeah
00:37:17
Fabio
Yes. If I am starving for a quarterback, then yes, a hundred percent, but well, listen, I picked up Tyrod.
00:37:22
Nacc
Just the the issue is.
00:37:23
Roger Emeka
remember guido last Remember Guido last year?
00:37:23
Fabio
I picked him. I picked up Tyrod Taylor out of fear.
00:37:25
Roger Emeka
I think i think Guido last year had like both his back. I think he had all...
00:37:27
Nacc
It's Sam Darnold on his on his roster all year for pretty.
00:37:28
Fabio
Yeah.
00:37:30
Roger Emeka
Yeah, it's yeah yeah it's it's not a bad it's not a bad strategy.
00:37:31
Fabio
yeah no thought it's not there's going to be so many guys that are going to be dropped on week 14 that are on by or like just backups and because people need to pick up players so they can start because it's going to be the last week before fantasy playoffs and guys are gonna have to get every single point they could possibly get
00:37:33
Nacc
Yeah, I remember. No, no, it's definitely not a bad shot.
00:37:35
Roger Emeka
no
00:37:36
Nacc
And, but the only problem is, is like we just alluded to is by Miguel and again in week 14. So you might not have like the opportunity to have.
00:37:41
Roger Emeka
yeah
00:38:00
Fabio
It's going to be legit, man.
00:38:01
Nacc
Yeah, that's actually a good point. And that's where you you who's sitting in a higher power position look to pillage or pick people that have been dropped, you know, for.
00:38:10
Fabio
Yep.
00:38:13
Roger Emeka
That's bad.
00:38:13
Fabio
100%.
00:38:13
Roger Emeka
That's bad fantasy mismanagement. If you have to like, I mean, I'm looking at my team in Bush league, i like I have Drake May on by Joe Mixon and Anthony Richardson. Like I don't need to drop anyone. Like, I don't know.
00:38:24
Nacc
I think I don't know if my week 14.
00:38:27
Roger Emeka
sir
00:38:27
Nacc
My week 14 doesn't look too too bleak. I don't think I have. I think I have Josh Downs. That's it on by.
00:38:32
Fabio
My entire bench was on by this week. Like I had, there was rumors that neighbors might not play and there was something about like Aaron Jones still being injured. And thank God they all played because my entire bench was on by and I, yeah, I could have dropped the guy here and there.
00:38:44
Fabio
Sure. But, uh, and it's going to be the same thing for a lot of people week 14, you're going to see the entire benches are going to be on by and people are going to have to draw players, draw players. They normally wouldn't, especially if you're in a short like Roger, the league, the league that yeah, most likely the league that, uh, the league,
00:38:55
Roger Emeka
Drop your kicker. Drop your kicker.
00:38:58
Nacc
And your kicker you left on IR for two weeks missed a couple kicks missed an extra point.
00:39:03
Fabio
Uh, you know, I came this close to putting him as a loser.
00:39:03
Roger Emeka
You don't have any.
00:39:05
Fabio
I really did. I was like, you miss these two point after attempts.
00:39:07
Nacc
If you would have put him as a loser, you would have to put yourself as a loser for keeping him on IR.
00:39:12
Fabio
I know. And he's on buying week 14. I might have to drop him now.
00:39:16
Nacc
After all that.
00:39:17
Fabio
After all that he's such a good kicker. Austin Seibert for Washington. Dude, great, great cook here on the great offense. Kicker are people too. Kickers are people too.
00:39:26
Nacc
OK.
00:39:26
Fabio
Uh, we're going to move on to the running backs, uh, quite a few of them, uh, with a huge amount of availability as well. So we're going to run through them real quick. Uh, Jeremy Nichols, 1% owned. So like we mentioned before, Eckler and Brian McNichols, is that what I said?
00:39:36
Nacc
McNichols.
00:39:39
Fabio
I said McNichols, Jeremy McNichols, 1% owned.
00:39:39
Nacc
You said Nichols.
00:39:39
Roger Emeka
You said nickels.
00:39:44
Roger Emeka
Who? Like who? Plus I wrote in McNichols.
00:39:50
Fabio
I hate you guys. I hate you guys so much.
00:39:53
Roger Emeka
You could have wrote in McNichols or nickels and no one could have given a flying hoot.
00:39:57
Fabio
Y'all got a clean your ears because I said, make nickels when everyone else listens to the podcast for the first time.
00:40:00
Roger Emeka
You're so bad with names though.
00:40:01
Fabio
And I said, Jeremy McNichols, I want everyone to hit us in the comments, please.
00:40:01
Roger Emeka
if Oh my god.
00:40:04
Fabio
Thank you. Uh, Austin Eckler and Brian Robinson Jr.
00:40:05
Roger Emeka
So funny.
00:40:08
Fabio
Uh, well, Austin Eckler will most likely be out Brian Robson Jr. Chances. He might be out too. I don't know if he's going to make it in time for the Thursday game. So he's a, he's going to be a big pickup. Amir Abdullah, uh, both white and Madison Abdullah.
00:40:20
Nacc
dola Oh, yeah.
00:40:22
Roger Emeka
It depends. No, I'm not.
00:40:23
Fabio
It depends.
00:40:24
Roger Emeka
It depends.
00:40:24
Fabio
It depends.
00:40:24
Roger Emeka
it It really depends.
00:40:24
Fabio
um Yes, it does.
00:40:25
Roger Emeka
Yeah, it depends.
00:40:25
Nacc
OK.
00:40:26
Fabio
Okay. um We have a wide amount of listeners, NAC. I got to make sure that everyone feels included.
00:40:31
Nacc
Do lab dollar.
00:40:32
Fabio
So Amir Abdullah, um both both White and Madison are hurt. NAC, I think you, sorry, Roger, I think you want to mention something on Amir.
00:40:40
Roger Emeka
Yeah. Um, he played 90% of the Vegas offensive snaps in week two. It's the first time a Vegas back was over 70% this season. And he had 17 and a half PPR points, which tied, which tied for the most from a Raider back this season.
00:40:58
Nacc
Well, I mean, although all their backs were hurt, right? They didn't have a full, so I think the only, they they only had a, they they only had a, was it, I think it was a fourth round or fifth round rookie on the roster.
00:41:01
Roger Emeka
Hurt and bad in bad and that Dylan
00:41:03
Fabio
Yeah.
00:41:07
Roger Emeka
lobby.
00:41:08
Nacc
Yeah.
00:41:10
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:41:10
Fabio
yeah Definitely something to keep an eye on food because it's again, week 14 bites. You have a Jalen Wright, 94% available. Keep an eye on for him. Braylon Allen. He should be 100% owned.
00:41:22
Fabio
He's 76% available. Cam Makers as well. ah Trey Benson. Roscoe Johnson has been nice.
00:41:29
Nacc
Roshan.
00:41:30
Fabio
Roshan. I got to get my eyes checked.
00:41:36
Fabio
Why'd I call him Roscoe?
00:41:37
Nacc
Roscoe.
00:41:37
Fabio
Where did that happen?
00:41:38
Nacc
OK, Roscoe.
00:41:38
Fabio
Roshan Johnson.
00:41:39
Roger Emeka
So Roshan's getting a good amount of the Snapchat. He looks like he's the goal line back too.
00:41:45
Nacc
He is, yeah.
00:41:46
Fabio
I was going to say he's all over the goal line.
00:41:47
Roger Emeka
So that's one that's definitely worth owning.
00:41:49
Fabio
Yeah. And Zach Charbonnet. Um, you have a little something over here. Kenneth Walker has dipped below 7% carrying share only since week one.
00:41:57
Nacc
That's pretty crazy how he's 60% available. He's only 40% known in Germany.
00:42:01
Fabio
Yeah.
00:42:04
Fabio
Uh, Zach Shubman, he was receiving a lot of goal line carries as well. Uh, so it's just keeping out for him as well. We're going to move on to, I guess out of those guys, Knack, you're looking to pick, I know you already have treatments and on your team, so I'm not going to ask that question, but who would be. Who would be one of the guys you're targeting the most if you have a spare bench spot?
00:42:27
Nacc
Look, I like Roshan Johnson just because of the touchdown.
00:42:31
Fabio
Yeah, I was going to say.
00:42:32
Nacc
like He's going to get a touchdown almost every week if they're down by the goal line. Swift is not a goal line back. So if you're looking for someone, you need someone to play in your flex, like you're almost guaranteed that six to seven points with Roshan Johnson just based on you know that touchdown.
00:42:50
Nacc
And you know if Swift does go down, he does become the main ah mean back. but That's, that's definitely like the, my, my, that would be my priority for sure.
00:43:01
Nacc
And then maybe maybe a close second would be like Charbonnet just, just knowing, knowing, um, Kenneth Walker's injury history and Charbonnet has shown in a lead back role that he can produce.
00:43:06
Fabio
Yeah.
00:43:09
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:43:13
Nacc
So I think those are like my, those would for sure be my top two guys to like must own right now.
00:43:20
Fabio
Yeah, a hundred percent. We're going to move on to Y receivers. So we have Nick Westbrook, Ikinay, 12% owned. Again, he's been just been TD and well, listen, even a bro clock is right.
00:43:27
Nacc
a
00:43:30
Fabio
Whatever. Uh, he's had TD in six of the last seven games. Uh, and NVS 25% on he's been on a bye week, but you might want to pick him up because him too. He's just been hitting paid there quite a bit lately. Pat, there's Y receivers. Adam Thiele in zero to get David Moore, even more is nice. um So these guys that have been getting some so solid solid production with the resurgence of Bryce young.
00:43:54
Nacc
Why was cochlear a healthy scratch?
00:43:58
Fabio
I guess they like David more and more.
00:43:58
Roger Emeka
I thought he was just injured, but I didn't know he was a healthy stretch up.
00:43:59
Nacc
I was, no, he was, no, he was scratched.
00:44:00
Fabio
Yeah, I thought it was injured too.
00:44:02
Roger Emeka
Hmm. Interesting.
00:44:05
Fabio
And, uh, Devon Vele, is that how you pronounce his name?
00:44:08
Roger Emeka
Yep. Vele. Yep. Devon Vele.
00:44:09
Nacc
Good job, Pat.
00:44:10
Fabio
Look at that. Two for two.
00:44:10
Roger Emeka
Well, two for two.
00:44:12
Nacc
You get a cookie.
00:44:12
Fabio
Comeback is on its way. Um, he's, he's been, he's been popping up quite a bit in the last few weeks, actually, Devon Vele.
00:44:18
Roger Emeka
Yes. Yes.
00:44:20
Fabio
Might, I think he might've turned into Bonyx, his new favorite target. So it's definitely somebody you want to take a look out for.
00:44:24
Roger Emeka
No, it's still Sutton, but it's still Sutton, but 23% target share gets you to like kind of WR2 territory-ish, but 14 points, 11 points, and 14 fantasy points in the last three.
00:44:25
Fabio
Roger. Yeah.
00:44:37
Roger Emeka
so
00:44:40
Fabio
Definitely. so These guys are definitely to keep an eye on for sure.
00:44:42
Roger Emeka
i would just I would just maybe prioritize Thelin. I know he only saw a 12% target share, but to me, if Thelin's healthy and Bryce Young's playing the way he's playing, he's the guy I trust the most. Laguette, I think it's still too early on in Laguette, and like the David Moore thing, I don't think I would be chasing that right now. like I'd have to see it at least another week or two.
00:45:00
Fabio
I feel like every week though, I hear David Moore's name catch a touchdown or a crazy pass or something like that for Carolina. But to your point about feeling. We forget that like feeling wasn't like wide receiver five at one point at the beginning of last year.
00:45:14
Fabio
Catching passes from Bryce young, like he was just murdering you at the beginning beginning of the season. So there's still, there's definitely, yeah.
00:45:18
Nacc
Yeah, it was just like PPR ppr monster last year, for sure.
00:45:21
Roger Emeka
Guys, legit, David Morris is the first time I heard of him this year. like And I'm just looking at stats like 19 catches, 202 yards. It's the first time I've ever heard of him this year.
00:45:31
Fabio
No, I think last week too, he had a, he had a decent game. Cause I remember seeing his name on the Carolina jersey. I'm like DJ like, no, David. Okay.
00:45:40
Nacc
And like, I know that we've like we've talked about it. West Park Aquine and MBS, like they're scoring touchdowns, they're scoring points. Are you comfortably starting them every week? Are you like picking this guy up and starting him this week? Or like if you're on the cusp of the playoffs, on the border of getting in, like is this are these the players you're trusting, even if there's a chance they go off like this? I feel like these guys are like the typical boomer bust guy. like If he doesn't score that long touchdown, who are these guys? right
00:46:14
Roger Emeka
So, so like I look at Marco's team in Bush league, he has Marvin Harrison Jr, Mike Evans, Cortland Sutton's on by in week 14.
00:46:14
Fabio
I agree with you. and Sorry. Go ahead, Roger.
00:46:24
Roger Emeka
And he has Devonta Smith who's injured and he has no other wide receivers. To me, that's like a perfect team where I might, I might want to take a shot at at MVS or or Nick Westbrockini.
00:46:34
Nacc
like boom or bust because like it could happen.
00:46:36
Roger Emeka
He has nothing else.
00:46:37
Nacc
Yeah.
00:46:38
Roger Emeka
Like, and you know what?
00:46:38
Nacc
Right.
00:46:40
Roger Emeka
Fantasy wide receivers is pretty barren right now.
00:46:43
Fabio
Yeah.
00:46:45
Nacc
Yeah, I guess it depends on the situation.
00:46:45
Fabio
And he, yeah,
00:46:45
Roger Emeka
So like that's the situation I would say NAC like where I would probably start those guys if you have like really bad wide receiver depth on your team.
00:46:47
Nacc
Yeah, I agree. Yeah.
00:46:52
Fabio
yeah, for sure. Not so many reason you can think of, but even you're looking at Westbrook, he, he's had games of decent amount of targets. The the receptions haven't always been there, but he's had a decent amount of targets.
00:46:59
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:47:02
Fabio
And he just kind of figured with his, with his mantra for the rest of the season, face Jacksonville twice. I don't know. Like again, if I have a, if I have a spot on my bench for it and the way that we'll let this is playing right now, it's hard to argue against.
00:47:14
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:47:16
Fabio
At least at the very least picking them up and then seeing what you have.
00:47:20
Roger Emeka
It's a shot play offense now. It's throw it deep or run the ball with Tony Pollard, which, like you said, broken clocks.
00:47:22
Fabio
Yeah.
00:47:22
Nacc
Mm hmm.
00:47:27
Roger Emeka
of
00:47:28
Fabio
Yeah. Uh, we're going to move on to tight ends. So we got Cole commit who's 47% old. He had a nice 13.4 fantasy points this week. We'll disley. 25% owned. 18 fantasy points last week. Right now, I believe he has, and I only know this because he's on my fantasy team and I'm facing next.
00:47:48
Fabio
Uh, two point eight fancy points. He has one cash for 18 yards. Uh, Zach hurts 48% owned. Um, 15 point eight fancy points last week. And then nor Noah gray, I was gonna say nor agree singer, Noah gray, 4% owned fourth and routes run.
00:48:02
Roger Emeka
and restaurant.
00:48:03
Fabio
Another game of two touchdowns. Nick, you had mentioned you had spoken about him a little bit earlier, like ah out of these four guys, like, is it Noah gray that you got to pick up or is just a flash in the pan and like, and that's it.
00:48:15
Fabio
He's not going to be there next week.
00:48:17
Nacc
The offense is too, like we just mentioned before, or I mentioned before, it's just like, it it changes on a, on a, on a week to week basis. So it's, it's hard to trust.
00:48:27
Nacc
Yeah. He's had two straight games of, uh, I think 20 points or more or 40 and 40 points in two games, but it's just really hard to trust.
00:48:33
Fabio
Yep.
00:48:34
Nacc
I think will disley is a good one who has a nice, decent floor.
00:48:36
Fabio
A little safer.
00:48:39
Nacc
Um, and Zach hurts. It's just like, it's one of those things where like. Man, he has like ah one good game. Everyone keeps him on the wire. He has another good game. People pick him up and then boom. So it's, it's really hard to say.
00:48:52
Nacc
I'm going to go with if you had to, you want to stream one, I'm just going to go with the better offenses right now. And will disley, I think fits that mold of better offenses. And if you want to go Nora gray, you just have to be prepared for a low floor hot note.
00:49:05
Fabio
You said it. You got it. Yes, you got it. You got it.
00:49:08
Nacc
What did I say? Nora? Did I say Nora?
00:49:09
Roger Emeka
You said the rest you said the the fantastic restaurant in Montreal, Nora Gray.
00:49:09
Fabio
You said no.
00:49:14
Nacc
Noah Gray, Noah Gray, excuse me. Fab is so happy, look at him, he can't keep a smile off his face.
00:49:21
Roger Emeka
This is a professional fantasy football podcast.
00:49:23
Nacc
I would go, yeah, so definitely, but I would definitely go Will Disley first and then Noah Gray, definitely second for sure.
00:49:24
Fabio
100%.
00:49:29
Roger Emeka
So, man, i from just a pure player standpoint, it's Cole commit for me. I just don't understand his usage. I have never understand his usage since he's been in in Chicago.
00:49:38
Nacc
Yeah.
00:49:39
Roger Emeka
He's such a talented player, but they don't really leverage him. He had 13.4 fantasy points, but he's third now in that target distribution.
00:49:51
Roger Emeka
ah Fourth, excuse me, fourth in that target distribution. so
00:49:54
Nacc
Yeah, and I think, like we said, with the new offense over there, it's going to really favor the the wide receivers and I think the running back too.
00:49:54
Fabio
I'm looking at...
00:49:59
Roger Emeka
Yep. Yep.
00:50:02
Fabio
I'm looking at Zach Ertz, and he's been really nice the last like five weeks, even six weeks, want to go back that far. Double the Jafasi points in and five of the last seven games.
00:50:16
Fabio
he only had a like his worst game was against the Giants he had one cash on one target but apart from that like he has a decent floor he's getting a nice some a nice chunk of targets like something to definitely look into as well and he's been consistent like he might not be a super flashy name but Zach hurts
00:50:31
Nacc
Yeah. Because he has those he gets those games are in between where it's like, you know, he plays well against the Chicago, you know, Carolina, Chicago puts up almost 15 points each than one point five, seven point one.
00:50:43
Fabio
you know
00:50:44
Nacc
And now look again, we kept him on the wire string of two good weeks. He finds the end zone, 18 and 16 points. And then boom, here comes Tennessee and right back down to earth.
00:50:53
Fabio
you You know, but I'm going to get to your second Roger.
00:50:55
Nacc
When you start him.
00:50:55
Fabio
I noticed though, like he he's been playing better against tougher defenses, which probably means that, you know, Daniels is looking for him when he needs his safety blanket.
00:51:06
Roger Emeka
What are we doing with, what are we doing with Sam La Porta? Like i'm I'm seeing a lot on, on social media where people are just saying he's flat out unplayable.
00:51:06
Fabio
Roger.
00:51:14
Fabio
He isn't playable.
00:51:14
Nacc
Well, I think he, I think people are, I think people are onto something. Um, yeah, he was, he was picked up.
00:51:19
Fabio
He was, he was dropped in our league. Nick dropped him.
00:51:23
Roger Emeka
Oh my God.
00:51:24
Nacc
Uh, Marco was, was picked up.
00:51:25
Roger Emeka
That's not, that is nuts.
00:51:27
Fabio
Markle picked him up and spent $31.
00:51:28
Nacc
Oh, but why is it, why is it crazy?
00:51:28
Roger Emeka
That is crazy. That is that.
00:51:32
Roger Emeka
Oh man.
00:51:33
Nacc
He's the 184th ranked fantasy player right now, as we speak.
00:51:34
Roger Emeka
aye
00:51:36
Roger Emeka
because not it's a tight end.
00:51:37
Fabio
Yeah.
00:51:38
Roger Emeka
like like I get it, but like it's it's a tight end, man.
00:51:38
Nacc
28, he has 28 receptions this year. 28 receptions.
00:51:43
Roger Emeka
like you're not he has like If he has a five-point game, that's a tight end 20.
00:51:44
Fabio
He's not good right now.
00:51:48
Fabio
Oh, stop it.
00:51:49
Nacc
Is he even tight end 20 on the year? you could there's we have We're in a 10 team league, you could start 10 a week, usually.
00:51:53
Fabio
Hold on a second.
00:51:53
Roger Emeka
man i There's no way I'm like... to me So like i'm I'm someone who's typically... Typically, I've been willing to hang hold on to players more than then I should.
00:52:04
Roger Emeka
This year, I feel like I've done better with that. But to me, the porter, if you you draft them that high and the talent is still still there and the scheme is still there, I'd just be worried at some point he's gonna go on a bit of a heater.
00:52:16
Roger Emeka
And like to me, that position is such a... It's it's the biggest wasteland position after Kickr.
00:52:19
Nacc
He's Titan 16. He's Titan 16.
00:52:23
Fabio
I couldn't even find them.
00:52:23
Roger Emeka
yeah that's not worth a That's not worth a drop, in my opinion. like For who? For like Adam Troutman? and
00:52:29
Nacc
preferred You're only starting one, right? Like he has, he has, he has Kate Otten who is Titan one, two, three, four, five, six.
00:52:35
Roger Emeka
that's so That's fair.
00:52:38
Nacc
He's Titan six on the year he dropped them.
00:52:39
Fabio
Yeah.
00:52:40
Nacc
He picked up Kate Otten to drop Laporta, I'm pretty sure.
00:52:42
Roger Emeka
Perfectly fine.
00:52:43
Fabio
100%.
00:52:43
Nacc
And he has McBride who's Titan three.
00:52:43
Roger Emeka
so i So I did the same with Jono Smith. I dropped i drop Evan Ingram for Jono Smith and I'm um flying, but like, I don't know, I wouldn't drop, I wouldn't drop Laporta for like, I don't know, Colcom Ed or like Zach Hertz, like.
00:52:57
Nacc
But like Taysom Hill has more points than him.
00:52:58
Fabio
Oh, I would.
00:53:00
Nacc
I understand that one game. Like Mark Andrews has been slow, has more points than him.
00:53:05
Fabio
Yeah.
00:53:05
Nacc
Hunter Henry, Zach Earth.
00:53:06
Fabio
Pat Fryermooth has more points than him.
00:53:08
Nacc
Pat Fryermouth has more points than Laporta.
00:53:10
Fabio
Pat Fryermooth is on a pass-catching tight end.
00:53:10
Roger Emeka
Ah, I'm mad.
00:53:10
Nacc
And Fryermouth has not. And Pat Fryermouth, well, he's more offensive to him.
00:53:14
Roger Emeka
Yeah, I don't know.
00:53:15
Nacc
But I mean, like Nora Gray.
00:53:15
Roger Emeka
I still want to do it personally.
00:53:19
Nacc
Nora, I said it again. Nora Gray has two less fantasy points than him. in tight end, he's tight end 17.
00:53:28
Fabio
Dallas Goddard missed four games.
00:53:28
Nacc
You know?
00:53:29
Fabio
He has more fantasy points than him.
00:53:31
Nacc
No, he's three less.
00:53:33
Fabio
Oh, whatever. Same difference.
00:53:36
Nacc
But still, even like there's Dalton Kincaid who's missed time, three less points.
00:53:39
Fabio
Yeah.
00:53:40
Nacc
You know, there's there's Jake Ferguson who's been injured, he's not that far back.
00:53:44
Fabio
Sam LaPorta.
00:53:44
Nacc
Evan Ingram who missed time, he's not that far back. like Yeah, for sure because of his name.
00:53:46
Roger Emeka
I don't know, guys, he's still, he's still, he's still only 94% of leagues. So yeah, I wouldn't, yeah.
00:53:50
Fabio
Of course he is. Of course he is.
00:53:51
Nacc
Like his name is making you own this player.
00:53:52
Fabio
Yeah.
00:53:54
Nacc
like
00:53:55
Fabio
But we we talk about offenses that have, that have a lot of mouths to feed. Detroit's a perfect example of that, right? I mean, we have two running backs. They're a top 10 in their position. You have a monorail same Brown Jameson Williams who still gets receptions every now and then like it.
00:54:08
Fabio
He, he, it's, it's feast or famine with him.
00:54:09
Nacc
Look, he won't win you a week, but he'll lose you a week.
00:54:11
Fabio
It's been a lot more, a lot more famine lately.
00:54:17
Nacc
And that's the problem.
00:54:17
Fabio
Yeah, for sure.
00:54:19
Nacc
That's the problem with him. Last year, he was winning you weeks, 20 to 25 points consistently.
00:54:20
Fabio
Do.
00:54:23
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:54:25
Nacc
He was winning you weeks. He will lose you a week more than he'll win you a week. And that's why he's a droppable player in fantasy, especially in 10 team leagues. Come on.
00:54:36
Fabio
I agree 1 million percent, especially in 10 team leagues where you only start one tight end.
00:54:37
Roger Emeka
Yeah. we have to dig We have to agree to disagree. yeah I would bench him for sure. There's no way I would drop him.
00:54:43
Nacc
but then you have two tight ends on your roster.
00:54:43
Fabio
it Yeah, exactly.
00:54:43
Roger Emeka
Because the top ah talent.
00:54:45
Nacc
You're forcing yourself to have two tight ends on your roster and you're only starting one.
00:54:46
Fabio
yeah
00:54:48
Nacc
So one player on your bench becomes whatever.
00:54:49
Roger Emeka
I know, man.
00:54:51
Nacc
Okay, fine. I understand the injury aspect, but most of the time you only have, everyone, most of the time only has one tight end. If you have two tight ends, it's because they're ah good tight ends, right?
00:54:58
Fabio
Yeah.
00:55:00
Fabio
Look at that.
00:55:01
Roger Emeka
Doesn't Lucas have two tie names right
00:55:03
Fabio
I think he drafted four.
00:55:03
Nacc
Well, like I'm saying, Nick has two, but like,
00:55:08
Nacc
you're not dropping Kate Otten or McBride, like you're almost starting them on, a year you could start them in your, you could start exactly, you could start them both pretty much every single week.
00:55:11
Fabio
No, you, I was going to say, you can start them both every single week. Yeah.
00:55:17
Nacc
So I don't know.
00:55:18
Fabio
Roger, you know, has more points than Roger, you know, who has more points than Sam you can, you could you could have, you you could have started Cal pits every single game this season and you would have probably won more match ups.
00:55:19
Roger Emeka
ah call nick We should call Nick right right now and get his live feedback about this ring. A kicker.
00:55:32
Roger Emeka
I rest my case. I rest my case. I agree with you guys. I agree with you guys.
00:55:37
Nacc
No, you don't have to agree with us. It's a good it's it's it's a it's a good debate.
00:55:38
Roger Emeka
No, no. When is Kyle Pitts? When Kyle Pitts?
00:55:41
Nacc
And once you heard Carl Pintz, it was like, okay, yeah, okay.
00:55:42
Roger Emeka
Yeah, when Kyle Pitts.
00:55:44
Nacc
Okay, he's he's he's he's garbage.
00:55:44
Fabio
Like your, your face changed, like the color of your face changed completely.
00:55:45
Nacc
Just drop him.
00:55:46
Roger Emeka
Yeah, Yeah, you gotta drop.
00:55:50
Nacc
What? Oh my God.
00:55:52
Fabio
Your face changed. No, not in that sense. I meant like, you know, he went, I'm not going to recover from that one.
00:55:55
Roger Emeka
Oh my god. Oh my god.
00:55:58
Fabio
Will I? No, I'm not.
00:55:59
Nacc
Wow.
00:56:01
Fabio
So moving right along.
00:56:01
Roger Emeka
You were able to cover recover from Abdullah Abdullah, so I think it'll be fine.
00:56:01
Fabio
So that was our.
00:56:05
Fabio
uh, defenses. So guys, uh, ladies and gentlemen, ah in addition to our waiver wire pickup and all that fun stuff that we have, we're actually going to talk about defenses because it is fantasy playoff time. So we've highlighted three teams over here that have a very soft playoff schedule. So Arizona right now they're 16% owned 14 points per game in the last three games, their playoffs, they had the in in the fantasy football playoffs, they're facing New England, Carolina, and the Rams.
00:56:31
Fabio
The Arizona's been playing really well lately, and their defense had actually been pretty decent. So it's definitely a stash if you if you want to stream defenses for the playoffs and also have that second defense too. We highly recommend that if you have the roster space. um I know I've done it a bunch of times, even throughout the season if possible too. ah So Arizona's definitely a good one to pick up. Green Bay, 48% owned. ah Just put up 15 points versus San Francisco. And in the playoffs, they're facing Seattle, New Orleans, and Minnesota.
NFL Teams and Defensive Strategies
00:56:58
Fabio
definitely some so some spot starts there and the the Colts, Indianapolis Colts 11% old they face Denver the Titans and the Giants especially the Giants in week uh I think that'll be week six uh 17 17 yeah I mean I don't like Denver at all but I'll be only holding it on to them for the potential against the Giants uh but Arizona I think will be the one that I'll be looking at the most I even had them on my team for a little bit but I had to drop them to pick up uh
00:57:11
Roger Emeka
17.
00:57:11
Nacc
I think I like the Colts the least.
00:57:13
Roger Emeka
17. Same.
00:57:27
Fabio
Aaron Rodgers back up, Jesus.
00:57:28
Roger Emeka
It's Green Bay for me. like they They're playing really well. They're playing well against good offenses and the Seattle New Orleans mini.
00:57:34
Fabio
Yeah.
00:57:37
Roger Emeka
like There's some potential for some interceptions there.
00:57:41
Fabio
Especially when you have Xavier McKinney back there picking off everything.
00:57:41
Nacc
i think i'm taking also I think I'm also taking Green green Bay.
00:57:47
Fabio
Yeah, those are definitely teams that you want to look at as well. So um Yeah defense defense wins your championships and that's also applicable in fantasy football as well ladies and gentlemen So make sure that you can stream more than one a hundred percent.
00:58:01
Fabio
It's true 100 case he's a horrible fantasy defense.
00:58:01
Roger Emeka
Don't do KC. Don't do KC. Great real-life defense, but fantasy-wise, not not good.
00:58:06
Fabio
Yeah I agree with that 100
00:58:13
Fabio
And I guess that'll do it for the Bushley Huddle Fast Football Podcast.
Closing Remarks and Next Episode Teaser
00:58:16
Fabio
As always, please rate, follow, and subscribe on all of our social medias and your podcast platform of choice. Look out for a waiver wire pics on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, as well as our Love Hate Week 13 episode that's going to come out tomorrow. Once again, cherished listeners. I'm Fab. That's Raji's knack. Thanks for spending your time with us. And we are out. Roger, cue the music. Little, little nor gray.
00:58:43
Nacc
Nah, I said it like six times, eh?
00:58:43
Fabio
um Dude, that's a record for the amount of names we butchered.
00:58:45
Nacc
Oh, so now i now I know what it feels like to be fab.
00:58:49
Fabio
Seriously.
00:58:51
Nacc
It's not fun.
00:58:52
Fabio
like Except when you're first.
00:58:55
Nacc
ah Yeah, you already won, though.
00:58:55
Roger Emeka
Is it Nora Gray? is that It's not Nora Gray.
00:58:57
Nacc
I think they...
00:58:59
Roger Emeka
Is that her name?
00:59:01
Nacc
Nora, yeah. No, it's Nora Jones.
00:59:03
Fabio
Nora Jones.
00:59:03
Roger Emeka
Nora Jones, exactly.
00:59:04
Nacc
Nora Jones.
00:59:05
Roger Emeka
Yeah.
00:59:05
Fabio
Nora Jones.
00:59:06
Roger Emeka
Oh my god, guys.
00:59:08
Fabio
Wow.
00:59:08
Nacc
No, you said it. It's a restaurant downtown.
00:59:10
Roger Emeka
Yeah, it's a restaurant, exactly.
00:59:10
Fabio
Yeah, I said this singer. I'm an idiot. It's fine.
00:59:13
Nacc
Okay, and and we're back to Fabian Didi, perfect.
00:59:15
Fabio
Have a nice day, everyone.
00:59:16
Nacc
write write the Right at the right time.
00:59:19
Fabio
Peace out.
00:59:20
Roger Emeka
Bye, guys.
00:59:21
Fabio
Bye.
00:59:21
Nacc
Goodbye.