Latest / Sports Minds Fantasy Football / Fantasy Fumble - Episode 46 (Week 2, 2025)
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- 0:16SPEAKER_01: What is going on, big ballers?
- 0:18SPEAKER_01: Uh, it's your boy Manny MJ coming at you with another episode of the Fantasy Football Sports Minds.
- 0:25SPEAKER_01: Here my co-host Joe.
- 0:27SPEAKER_01: Joe Burrman, how you doing today, brother?
- 0:30SPEAKER_00: Well, Manny, it's uh it's been a very difficult day.
- 0:34SPEAKER_00: We were talking a little bit before we started rolling.
- 0:38SPEAKER_00: Um, it's been a tragic day for America.
- 0:42SPEAKER_00: We lost a good one today, and it was in a horrifying manner.
- 0:46SPEAKER_00: Uh Charlie Kirk was assassinated, shot in the neck in front of the entire world.
- 0:52SPEAKER_00: And now his wife and his two beautiful children are without a father.
- 0:57SPEAKER_00: And um I consider myself to be a very strong person, but this was very difficult for me today.
- 1:05SPEAKER_01: You know, and I I as a father feel most heartbroken for those kids that are gonna have to grow up and see that, you know, that's gonna be terrible.
- 1:14SPEAKER_01: And um, you know, I pray that they get through it as a family, you know.
- 1:18SPEAKER_01: Um, but um our prayers are out to the families, um, and we hope they get this guy and give him some good punishment or justice.
- 1:28SPEAKER_01: Yeah.
- 1:28SPEAKER_01: But um on another note, uh, why don't we go ahead and get into the news and notes?
- 1:34SPEAKER_01: Uh, but first, a word from our sponsors.
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- 2:41SPEAKER_00: Welcome back, ballers.
- 2:43SPEAKER_00: Now let's get into some news and notes.
- 2:52SPEAKER_00: A few minor things that we got to touch on.
- 2:55SPEAKER_00: San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle was placed on IR and will miss at least four weeks.
- 3:03SPEAKER_00: And Jacksonville Jaguars running back Tank Bigsby was traded to Manny's Philadelphia Eagles.
- 3:10SPEAKER_00: And as you know, a few days ago over the weekend, the Cleveland Browns signed their second round draft pick, Quinshawn Judkins.
- 3:17SPEAKER_00: So it's official.
- 3:18SPEAKER_00: He's a Cleveland Brown, and he's probably gonna miss this week, but who knows?
- 3:24SPEAKER_00: It's possible he plays, but I'd assume he's suiting up for week three.
- 3:30SPEAKER_00: And we've got some people to pay attention to that did not practice.
- 3:36SPEAKER_00: Running back, Christian McCaffrey, Jalen Wright, and Quinchon Judkins.
- 3:43SPEAKER_00: But Judkins obviously was not an injury.
- 3:45SPEAKER_00: Jalen Wright knee, but McCaffrey is McCaffrey.
- 3:48SPEAKER_00: Wide receiver, Juwan Jennings, Xavier Worthy, and Wandale Robinson did not practice.
- 3:56SPEAKER_00: At tight end, Dallas Goddard, Darren Waller, and Isaiah Likely.
- 4:02SPEAKER_00: And unfortunately, at quarterback, Brock Purdy appears to be a long shot to play in week two.
- 4:09SPEAKER_00: And he could even be sidelined for several weeks, according to head coach Kyle Shanahan.
- 4:14SPEAKER_00: He's got a shoulder and a toe.
- 4:16SPEAKER_00: It's his non-throwing shoulder, but a shoulder and a toe.
- 4:19SPEAKER_00: Apparently, his toe is really bothering him.
- 4:21SPEAKER_00: So keep an eye on that and make arrangements at quarterback.
- 4:27SPEAKER_01: Welcome back, ballers.
- 4:29SPEAKER_01: Uh, now we're gonna go ahead and get into our hot matchups of the week.
- 4:32SPEAKER_01: Uh, Joe, you want to start us off over here?
- 4:35SPEAKER_00: Yeah, sure.
- 4:37SPEAKER_00: My hot matchup of the week is the Commanders versus the Packers.
- 4:45SPEAKER_00: We know the weapons that both of these teams have.
- 4:48SPEAKER_00: And we got to see Debo come alive last week, too, which was a very pleasant surprise.
- 4:53SPEAKER_00: I figured he was going to be involved in the run game uh due to the trade of Brian Robinson Jr.
- 4:58SPEAKER_00: So that was great to see.
- 4:59SPEAKER_00: He's kind of like the guy we saw a few years ago in San Francisco, and uh it's it's great to see him back in that role.
- 5:06SPEAKER_00: I to be completely up front with you, I thought he was washed.
- 5:08SPEAKER_00: I didn't think he had it in him, but he does.
- 5:10SPEAKER_00: And uh, you know, of course, you got Jaden Daniels and Terry McLaurin and Zach Ertz, who I have in a handful of leagues.
- 5:19SPEAKER_00: That offense is high powered, they're ready to go.
- 5:21SPEAKER_00: I know that Green Bay is a difficult defense, but that kind of offense is going to get through Green Bay and score some touchdowns.
- 5:29SPEAKER_00: And then, of course, at Green Bay, you got Jordan Love and you got Josh Jacobs and a plethora of receivers.
- 5:36SPEAKER_00: I'm not exactly sure what to tell you to do with the Green Bay receivers.
- 5:41SPEAKER_00: I mean, Matthew Golden, I have him on a couple teams, and you know, he's a very hot prospect, but it may take him a few weeks to get warmed up.
- 5:48SPEAKER_00: But I feel like Jordan Love is a really good start this week.
- 5:53SPEAKER_00: And of course, Josh Jacobs, and if you got Tucker Kraft at tight end, he's probably gonna give you a solid floor as well.
- 6:02SPEAKER_01: Oh, yeah, I can see how that can be high scoring for sure.
- 6:06SPEAKER_01: Now, for uh my matchup of the week, of course, you know, I'm wearing a jersey, right?
- 6:12SPEAKER_01: So you would expect me to talk about the Super Bowl rematch, uh defending food Super Bowl champion, Philadelphia Eagles going back against the the Chiefs here.
- 6:22SPEAKER_01: And it looks like it's gonna be at Arrowhead Stadium.
- 6:25SPEAKER_01: I love it how they give them home field advantage.
- 6:28SPEAKER_01: Thanks, NFL.
- 6:29SPEAKER_01: You're gonna disrespect us like that.
- 6:31SPEAKER_01: Okay, we're gonna go to your house and we're gonna spank that ass one more time, all right?
- 6:36SPEAKER_01: So don't mess with us, don't think it's a game.
- 6:39SPEAKER_01: And Jalen Carter will be there, so watch out, Kermit.
- 6:42SPEAKER_01: We're coming for you.
- 6:43SPEAKER_01: Uh but hey, uh, some other positives on the Chiefs side.
- 6:47SPEAKER_01: Uh Hollywood Brown, 10 receptions on 16 targets.
- 6:50SPEAKER_01: I mean, 99 targets.
- 6:52SPEAKER_01: He had a good run.
- 6:53SPEAKER_01: Uh uh Kelsey, not so great, but every time he goes up against Derwin James, he just gets his ass cooked.
- 7:00SPEAKER_01: Because now that Kelsey's older and Derwin is still in his prime, now he's winning those matchups.
- 7:06SPEAKER_01: Because you remember that notorious power bomb that Derwin James had on Kelsey a couple years ago, right?
- 7:12SPEAKER_00: Well, after you I remembered after you brought it up, and then I started looking at past matchups, and you're right, you know, they've got a rivalry going on there.
- 7:19SPEAKER_01: They do.
- 7:20SPEAKER_01: And Kelsey used to win them, but now it lately it's been uh Derwin.
- 7:23SPEAKER_01: So but he did have a touchdown scavenger here.
- 7:27SPEAKER_01: And the reason why I bring up Kelsey is because this matchup's gonna be a little bit uh better for them.
- 7:32SPEAKER_01: Eagles are still trying to figure out their second cornerback.
- 7:35SPEAKER_01: Uh, so our defense is not gonna be as dominant as we were for the Super Bowl.
- 7:39SPEAKER_01: Um, but what we will see is a more confident Chiefs offense because they've probably been game planning for this, and you're gonna see a heavy involvement of Hollywood Brown, Jason Kelsey.
- 7:49SPEAKER_01: Uh shit, you might even see some Kareem Hunt out there, you know, with a lot of those gadget plays they like to run.
- 7:55SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I'm wondering what they're gonna do with Kareem Hunt.
- 7:58SPEAKER_00: And man, I've been a Hollywood Brown fan for so many years, and this is the one year where I'm like, oh, no chance, I'm drafting him.
- 8:06SPEAKER_00: Um, you know, it's always circumstances that change things, but he looked amazing, man, and 16 targets.
- 8:12SPEAKER_00: Wow.
- 8:13SPEAKER_00: And I and I think he and Kelsey are both gonna put up big numbers just because who else you have, you know.
- 8:19SPEAKER_01: Yeah, no, definitely.
- 8:20SPEAKER_01: It's it's gonna be a fun match.
- 8:24SPEAKER_00: Now let's get into our cold calls of the week.
- 8:37SPEAKER_00: What's that?
- 8:38SPEAKER_00: It says colder than buffalo in here.
- 8:40SPEAKER_00: Oh, I thought you said buffalo is your cold call.
- 8:43SPEAKER_00: I was gonna say, my goodness.
- 8:44SPEAKER_00: You gotta explain that one to me.
- 8:47SPEAKER_00: Who is your cold call?
- 8:49SPEAKER_01: Uh, cold call.
- 8:51SPEAKER_01: Well, I'm glad you asked.
- 8:52SPEAKER_01: I was scouring the bottom of the barrel for this NFL slate of games, and I was looking to see where are these lightweights fighting at.
- 9:03SPEAKER_01: And uh I came no far no further from uh my option this week, which is the Patriots and Dolphins.
- 9:11SPEAKER_01: I mean, I know that uh Patriots have a little bit of a decent offense, right?
- 9:16SPEAKER_01: They had a tough matchup last week, but um at the end of the day, Miami's terrible on defense, so I'm sure Patriots are gonna get a few good touchdowns in there.
- 9:25SPEAKER_01: Uh, you might even see some uh Devion Henderson love, right?
- 9:29SPEAKER_01: Like he he should be getting some touches.
- 9:31SPEAKER_01: I'm sure he'll outtouch uh Ramondre Stevenson here very soon.
- 9:36SPEAKER_01: Um, but the reason why I think it's gonna be low scoring is because Miami can't get anything together, they can't get Tyrese the ball or Tyreek Hill.
- 9:44SPEAKER_01: All they do is fight on the sideline, and it's just a very dysfunctional team.
- 9:48SPEAKER_01: And it's only a matter of time before that head coach gets fired because he already lost the team.
- 9:52SPEAKER_01: So I expect it to be boring, uh slow, and and not high scoring because let's just face it, they're both teams are ass.
- 10:01SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I mean, I I totally agree with everything you said there.
- 10:03SPEAKER_00: And and the team does appear to be already in complete disarray.
- 10:08SPEAKER_00: Tua Tyreek Waddle, they all look terrible.
- 10:11SPEAKER_00: Um, as we discussed uh before we started recording, the the meaningless fourth quarter touchdown from Devon A-chan saved him.
- 10:19SPEAKER_00: Uh and that, but that was the only score for the entire day.
- 10:22SPEAKER_00: Um, and the Patriots defense is kind of tough, and it's probably not gonna get much better for anyone on the Dolphins this week.
- 10:31SPEAKER_00: I mean, we'll see how the season pans out.
- 10:33SPEAKER_00: Um, but you know, at the same time, the Patriots they didn't look awful, but they didn't look great either, aside from Kaysan Boot.
- 10:42SPEAKER_00: But nobody had him in their lineup, and he's still on waivers in most of my leagues.
- 10:46SPEAKER_00: But Drake May was okay, but you don't want like 15 points from your quarterback, you want 20, 25, 30.
- 10:52SPEAKER_00: And um Trevion and Diggs, I think they just need a few more weeks to get warmed up.
- 10:58SPEAKER_00: I mean, it's possible they get it done in week two because Miami sucks.
- 11:03SPEAKER_00: But I mean, those are the only two guys I'd probably start um on for for both of those teams.
- 11:08SPEAKER_00: Uh, the only one I would be confident with is Trevion and Stephon Diggs because everyone else on that football field is is making me really nervous.
- 11:17SPEAKER_01: Yeah, and Devin Achan is not gonna run like all day on the I'm sorry, I wouldn't I'm sorry, I'll play HN too.
- 11:25SPEAKER_01: Well, Devin Han is gonna be running on that uh Patriots front front line, bro, and they added two key pieces in the offseason.
- 11:32SPEAKER_01: So they've actually been really tough.
- 11:34SPEAKER_01: I think they're gonna be a tough defense to run on this year, maybe not so uh a little bit more susceptible on the pass.
- 11:40SPEAKER_01: Uh, but I think that they're gonna possibly with the dysfunction over there, that Han might even be a super risky start, you know?
- 11:47SPEAKER_01: Maybe he gets hurt.
- 11:49SPEAKER_00: Yeah, it it makes me nervous.
- 11:51SPEAKER_00: Um, I'm just saying if I had him, I'd put him in.
- 11:53SPEAKER_00: But yeah, it makes me nervous to to see him on the field because that's a tough defense and he didn't look great last week.
- 12:01SPEAKER_00: If he gets a little banged up, I'm not sure what they're gonna do with their run game.
- 12:08SPEAKER_00: Now, for my cold call, I have the 49ers and the Saints.
- 12:16SPEAKER_00: I feel like the 49ers are having deja vu from last season.
- 12:20SPEAKER_00: Everyone's injured again.
- 12:22SPEAKER_00: Uh Ayuk, Kittle, and apparently, as we discussed earlier, even Brock may not play this weekend.
- 12:28SPEAKER_00: Uh Juwan Jennings is still banged up and did absolutely nothing last week.
- 12:32SPEAKER_00: So you're leaning entirely on CMC and Ricky Pearsall, which it's great to lean on McCaffrey, obviously.
- 12:39SPEAKER_00: And I do feel like he needs someone else in there like Ricky Pearsall to at least spread the defense a little bit.
- 12:44SPEAKER_00: Uh, but it does look like Mac Jones is going to be the starting quarterback.
- 12:48SPEAKER_00: So I'd lower my expectations for Pearsall a little bit.
- 12:51SPEAKER_00: Uh still super high on McCaffrey, but it's it's just not the best recipe for a high-scoring game.
- 12:58SPEAKER_00: And on the other side of the field, you know, it's it's bad.
- 13:01SPEAKER_00: You've got Jawan Johnson, who looked uh pretty good.
- 13:05SPEAKER_00: Um, Olave was slightly above average and Kamara scored a touchdown, but none of it was pretty.
- 13:11SPEAKER_00: And we see every season Juwan Johnson has those like a few random games with big numbers, and then he falls off the face of the earth for the next six weeks.
- 13:19SPEAKER_00: So I'm not like a guy, he's not a guy I'm running out to add off waivers, and who knows?
- 13:24SPEAKER_00: That could bite me in the ass, but like I don't have a lot of confidence when Spencer Rattler's throwing you the ball, and I believe this offense is going to struggle all season.
- 13:34SPEAKER_01: Oh, yeah, agreed.
- 13:35SPEAKER_01: When when you have a quarterback, that's a question mark.
- 13:38SPEAKER_01: The question is, are you trying to uh do your best?
- 13:41SPEAKER_01: Or you're really just trying to tank and get that number one pick next year, right?
- 13:46SPEAKER_01: So Saints are clearly in a rebuild mode, they haven't made any big free agency acquisitions, any big extensions if you look at their team.
- 13:55SPEAKER_01: And they have a lot of older players like Demario Davies, Cam Jordan, you know, guys that have been there for years, right?
- 14:01SPEAKER_01: So um I they possibly could be looking to build in the future.
- 14:05SPEAKER_01: So I I definitely wouldn't expect anything from them.
- 14:08SPEAKER_01: And if you have Kamar, don't expect that gravy train to last all year, fellas.
- 14:13SPEAKER_01: So if you have them, sell them off about halfway through the season because he's gonna start falling off by then because that team's only gonna get worse.
- 14:22SPEAKER_00: Yeah, yeah.
- 14:23SPEAKER_00: Good luck with that team.
- 14:26SPEAKER_00: Now let's get into a couple shit calls.
- 14:36SPEAKER_01: I'll start off here.
- 14:37SPEAKER_01: So obviously, um, I didn't get to do I wasn't doing the show last year uh or last week.
- 14:43SPEAKER_01: Last week, guys, so uh, but I'll give you a shit call, and it'll be from uh a move I made in free in uh fantasy football.
- 14:51SPEAKER_01: So I ended up uh cutting Dylan Sampson, the rookie uh running back.
- 14:56SPEAKER_01: I cut him uh the day of or the day before the uh game day just to pick up a handcuff for uh Trevor Hubbard, and I uh I dropped him and he ended up going off for 18 points or whatever it was.
- 15:09SPEAKER_01: So, you know, my my shit call was I should have trusted him myself and held on to one more day, and I would have been able to trade him and get a little bit better value back.
- 15:20SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I feel like I do that.
- 15:22SPEAKER_00: I'm good for that at least a couple times a year where I drop someone and then they go off.
- 15:26SPEAKER_01: Yeah, yeah.
- 15:28SPEAKER_00: Uh now for my cold call, I'm sorry, Jesus, we're all over the place today.
- 15:33SPEAKER_00: For my shit call, I told everyone to stay away from the Steelers and the Jets.
- 15:39SPEAKER_00: I believe the run game for the Jets would be all over the place and it would just be altogether a low-scoring game.
- 15:44SPEAKER_00: But Aaron Rodgers and Justin Fields balled out, and Brees Hall finished the day with over a hundred rushing yards and uh 145 all-purpose yards.
- 15:54SPEAKER_00: So the defenses didn't show up, and they passed the over-under by 30 points.
- 16:00SPEAKER_00: So missed the mark on that one big time.
- 16:04SPEAKER_01: That was a fun game to watch, too.
- 16:06SPEAKER_01: Like I was at my father-in-law's house, and he asked me what game to put on.
- 16:10SPEAKER_01: I said, let's try this one, right?
- 16:12SPEAKER_01: Two former quarterbacks going against their team.
- 16:14SPEAKER_00: Yeah, man, it was fun.
- 16:15SPEAKER_01: Yeah, so it was a good game, man.
- 16:17SPEAKER_01: Um, Steelers pulled it out though, man.
- 16:19SPEAKER_01: Jalen Ramsey, that game, saving tackle.
- 16:22SPEAKER_00: Man, it was it was a good game the whole way through, too.
- 16:27SPEAKER_00: So um, yeah, I was I was loving it as a Steelers fan, but man, what I I watched it.
- 16:33SPEAKER_00: I had to, you know, I'll go back through and and have red zone on one channel, but I had to focus on the game because it was so close.
- 16:40SPEAKER_00: I was watching every minute.
- 16:41SPEAKER_00: It was it was awesome.
- 16:43SPEAKER_01: Yeah, bet.
- 16:44SPEAKER_01: It was it was a fun game.
- 16:45SPEAKER_01: I think that was the best game, and uh the only one that was better was the Bills versus the Ravens.
- 16:52SPEAKER_01: Man, that was incredible.
- 16:55SPEAKER_01: If you I had Josh Allen in both my leagues for a reason, yeah, and that guy made two passes, three passes tops, and he was driving the length of the field to the to get him a score, bro.
- 17:07SPEAKER_01: It's crazy.
- 17:08SPEAKER_00: Dude, I I have Josh Allen in two leagues as well, and um I wasn't worried at all at halftime.
- 17:13SPEAKER_00: I was like, yeah, he's just getting warmed up.
- 17:16SPEAKER_00: We've seen this so many times before, but I still didn't expect that.
- 17:19SPEAKER_00: That was crazy.
- 17:20SPEAKER_00: Yeah, definitely the top two games.
- 17:22SPEAKER_01: And honestly, I I was watching the game the whole time, but and I wasn't really watching the fantasy until the second half.
- 17:29SPEAKER_01: So I didn't even know he had a slow first half.
- 17:31SPEAKER_01: I was just like, this is a good ass game.
- 17:33SPEAKER_00: I thought I thought I was gonna lose in both of those leagues, but I didn't.
- 17:38SPEAKER_01: Hey, Josh Allen for the win.
- 17:40SPEAKER_01: Hey, yes, W.
- 17:43SPEAKER_01: Big Big G A.
- 17:46SPEAKER_01: G A J A.
- 17:47SPEAKER_01: J A.
- 17:48SPEAKER_01: Sorry, guys, Philadelphia Public Education Assistant.
- 17:52SPEAKER_00: Sorry.
- 17:53SPEAKER_00: Public schools killed us, man.
- 18:00SPEAKER_01: Well, listen up, ballers.
- 18:02SPEAKER_01: It was a pleasure having you here again in another week.
- 18:05SPEAKER_01: Um, obviously, you know, given the circumstances of what happened, you know, we we want to show respects to the family.
- 18:11SPEAKER_01: So uh we appreciate you guys uh following us and everything that you do.
- 18:16SPEAKER_01: Joe, did you have anything for these guys?
- 18:19SPEAKER_00: No, just uh, you know, hug your wife, hug your kids, make sure they know how much you love you.
- 18:25SPEAKER_00: You never know how quickly things can change.
- 18:28SPEAKER_00: Um yeah, it was a jarring day, uh, but really makes you reflect and think about what's important.
- 18:34SPEAKER_00: Football is not important, the shit's just fun.
- 18:36SPEAKER_00: Family's what matters above all else, so make sure they know how much you love them.
- 18:42SPEAKER_01: Absolutely.
- 18:43SPEAKER_01: And if you're a religious person, you know, trusting your one true God.
- 18:48SPEAKER_00: Yeah, say a prayer for Charlie and his family.
- 18:51SPEAKER_01: But, anyways, ballers, we appreciate you.
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