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Fantasy Fumble - Episode 51 (Week 7, 2025) · Sports Minds Fantasy Football

• 0:15
  SPEAKER_00: What is going on, ballers?
• 0:18
  SPEAKER_00: It's your boy Manny James coming at you with another episode of the Fantasy Fumble.
• 0:23
  SPEAKER_00: I'm here with my co-host Joe the Birdman.
• 0:26
  SPEAKER_00: Joe, how are you doing today, my friend?
• 0:28
  SPEAKER_01: I'm doing very well, Manny, despite the injury apocalypse creeping back up on us.
• 0:34
  SPEAKER_01: I actually I'm in eight fantasy leagues, which is absurd.
• 0:38
  SPEAKER_01: And I keep saying to myself, I'm gonna drop one every year, but then I just join another.
• 0:43
  SPEAKER_01: But I went eight and oh, and that felt really good.
• 0:46
  SPEAKER_01: You know, on Monday night, the games are already done.
• 0:50
  SPEAKER_01: So it was a good week for me.
• 0:52
  SPEAKER_01: How are you doing?
• 0:53
  SPEAKER_00: Oh, I'm great, man.
• 0:55
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, I'm I'm only in two leagues.
• 0:57
  SPEAKER_00: Obviously, that's all I have intention for this year.
• 1:00
  SPEAKER_00: But um, you know, I totally get it.
• 1:02
  SPEAKER_00: It's it's a lot of fun being and having multiple, you know, kettles cooking at the same time, right?
• 1:08
  SPEAKER_00: Because a couple maybe a couple of them are gonna hit, and uh you obviously double your money at that point if you're in money leagues, but obviously if you're playing for glory, then you're taking home that trophy, right?
• 1:20
  SPEAKER_00: Which is what some of these guys live for.
• 1:22
  SPEAKER_01: And I gotta say, man, you're only in two leagues, but you're in two big money leagues.
• 1:26
  SPEAKER_01: So those are the two I'm most focused on.
• 1:29
  SPEAKER_01: Uh you know, it just it's I'm not gonna take a chance and do some like uh out of the ordinary draft picks for those big money leagues, you know.
• 1:42
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, you're gonna play them close to your chest, and guys, you've been all about you do those, and then the extra leagues is where you do your your contrary like uh lineups, right?
• 1:52
  SPEAKER_00: You look at your your different teams.
• 1:54
  SPEAKER_00: But regardless, uh, we'll get into all the details of that here in just a moment, folks.
• 1:58
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• 2:01
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• 2:02
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• 2:07
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• 2:55
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• 3:16
  SPEAKER_01: Well, as I mentioned earlier, the injury apocalypse is among us.
• 3:21
  SPEAKER_01: We thought we uh caught it after the first month and then shook it off.
• 3:26
  SPEAKER_01: No, it's back.
• 3:28
  SPEAKER_01: And we're gonna need to wait a couple days to get more clarification on these issues, but I'm just gonna start from the top.
• 3:35
  SPEAKER_01: DJ Moore was taken uh off the field in an ambulance, well, not off the field, but after the game, taken to the hospital in an ambulance.
• 3:43
  SPEAKER_01: And I haven't gotten any more word than that.
• 3:46
  SPEAKER_01: So keep an eye on him.
• 3:47
  SPEAKER_01: He might be out week seven.
• 3:49
  SPEAKER_01: Garrett Wilson underwent an MRI on his knee uh on Monday, and he appears to have avoided a serious injury, but he could still miss some time.
• 4:00
  SPEAKER_01: This one's tough.
• 4:01
  SPEAKER_01: Puka could miss week seven, but right now the reports are that it's not as serious as they initially expected.
• 4:09
  SPEAKER_01: Let's hope that's true.
• 4:11
  SPEAKER_01: And right behind him, another top three wide receiver, and Mekka Ubuka is expected to miss some time with a hamstring injury.
• 4:20
  SPEAKER_01: Not many people have him, but Josh Palmer is week to week with an ankle injury.
• 4:24
  SPEAKER_01: And in the same category of potential top three on the season, CD Lamb is expected to play in week seven, as well as Cavante Turpin, his teammate.
• 4:35
  SPEAKER_01: Bucky Irving is still not ready to go, and neither is Chris Godwin.
• 4:38
  SPEAKER_01: They're both not in play for week seven, according to head coach Todd Bowles.
• 4:43
  SPEAKER_01: And Titans wide receiver Calvin Ridley left the game in week six, and his status is up in the air for week seven.
• 4:51
  SPEAKER_01: Marvin Harrison Jr.
• 4:53
  SPEAKER_01: also up in the air due to a concussion.
• 4:55
  SPEAKER_01: Amari DiMarcado, ankle injury, and also on that same team, Kyler Murray.
• 5:01
  SPEAKER_01: He has a midfoot sprain and could miss more time.
• 5:05
  SPEAKER_01: Another wide receiver who's a total stud and has been performing at the highest level.
• 5:09
  SPEAKER_01: Quentin Johnson is up in the air for week seven.
• 5:13
  SPEAKER_01: And tight end, David Njoku, left the game in week six and looks like he has another knee injury.
• 5:20
  SPEAKER_01: And then, of course, you got to keep an eye on the Niners.
• 5:22
  SPEAKER_01: Juwan Jennings said he's playing with broken ribs.
• 5:24
  SPEAKER_01: Ricky Pearsall is status is up in the air for week seven.
• 5:29
  SPEAKER_01: And Kittle should be back, but probably not on the field week seven, probably week eight.
• 5:34
  SPEAKER_01: And then, of course, Brock's banged up too.
• 5:36
  SPEAKER_01: So you got to keep an eye on all those guys.
• 5:38
  SPEAKER_01: And another quarterback, JJ McCarthy, up in the air for week seven.
• 5:42
  SPEAKER_01: Keep a close eye on all these people.
• 5:44
  SPEAKER_01: Right now, you know, nobody's technically trending in the right direction because a lot of these are fresh injuries or something that's been lingering and doesn't seem to get better.
• 5:55
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, that sounds like a very depressing week, man.
• 5:58
  SPEAKER_00: If you're looking for spot starts or guys that you think are gonna fill in that flex spot for you this week, I mean, good luck, man.
• 6:07
  SPEAKER_00: It's slim pickings now.
• 6:09
  SPEAKER_01: You've got by weeks and all these injuries, it is slim pickings for sure.
• 6:14
  SPEAKER_01: Well, we'll do the best we can to give you some advice as who you should look for in a trade.
• 6:22
  SPEAKER_01: Some guys you should target going into week seven.
• 6:32
  SPEAKER_01: Why don't you kick things off, Manny?
• 6:33
  SPEAKER_01: Who's a trade target you have in mind?
• 6:36
  SPEAKER_00: Well, I'm gonna talk about a gentleman you know all too well.
• 6:39
  SPEAKER_00: He plays for your team, wide receiver, Pittsburgh Steelers, DK Metcalf, right?
• 6:44
  SPEAKER_00: He's been on an absolute tear.
• 6:47
  SPEAKER_00: Everyone knows that when Sarah Rodgers has a favorite wide receiver one, he will never throw it to anybody else, except for unless your name is Alan Lazard.
• 6:56
  SPEAKER_00: He won't pass you the ball.
• 6:59
  SPEAKER_00: So DK Metcalf is that guy.
• 7:01
  SPEAKER_00: The last three games I took a little stats here.
• 7:04
  SPEAKER_00: He had 12 receptions on 18 targets, and he ended up with 253 yards and three touchdowns.
• 7:10
  SPEAKER_00: So all just about, you know, he's a what 60, 70 receiving yards a game, you know, touchdown.
• 7:16
  SPEAKER_00: I'll I'll take that, right?
• 7:17
  SPEAKER_00: Oh, yeah.
• 7:18
  SPEAKER_00: That's that's solid.
• 7:19
  SPEAKER_00: Six six receptions, you're definitely getting a good 20-point output.
• 7:23
  SPEAKER_00: So he's somebody you could buy on low right now, especially for people that are a little bit wary and still don't know if that's gonna be a long-term success thing.
• 7:32
  SPEAKER_00: I think if anybody on that team is gonna get it, it's him, and I wouldn't trust anybody else, you know, as far obviously in the wide receiver core, but running back, Jalen Warren does look good.
• 7:42
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, Jalen Warren looks great, but for wide receivers, I 100% agree with you.
• 7:47
  SPEAKER_01: When Aaron Rodgers has a target, that's just gonna be his guy until like he's got to mess up pretty bad to break that bond.
• 7:56
  SPEAKER_01: And DK's just been consistent as hell.
• 7:58
  SPEAKER_01: He's you know, he has he doesn't have a crazy ceiling, but he has a pretty high floor, and he can hit that ceiling, like we've seen a couple of times already.
• 8:06
  SPEAKER_01: So I think he's a really good trade target.
• 8:09
  SPEAKER_01: And for some reason, people are still kind of looking at him like just a slightly above average wide receiver, but I think he's a solid wide receiver too, and certain weeks of wide receiver one.
• 8:20
  SPEAKER_01: There's another guy I want to talk about, another receiver, uh, rookie Matthew Golden, who's been progressively getting better over the last three weeks.
• 8:29
  SPEAKER_01: The first couple weeks were quiet, but the last three weeks he's had double-digit fantasy points and his yards have increased too.
• 8:37
  SPEAKER_01: And I feel like he's still like he's not quite on the radar because you know he had like 11 points, 12 points, 14 points, something like that.
• 8:45
  SPEAKER_01: It's been a just a tiny little increase, and it's still nothing like 17, 18, 20 that's gonna get you know your attention as much.
• 8:54
  SPEAKER_01: But last week he had 86 receiving yards and he actually had 16 rushing yards too.
• 8:59
  SPEAKER_01: I mean, it's just a little icing on the cake because he's been involved in the run game just a little bit, but he has been involved in the run game all season.
• 9:07
  SPEAKER_01: So that just adds a little to his overall appeal.
• 9:10
  SPEAKER_01: And I feel like if you don't get him now, people are gonna start to notice, hey man, this guy's pretty good.
• 9:16
  SPEAKER_01: And, you know, it goes from 12, 13 points to 16, 18, 20 points pretty quickly.
• 9:22
  SPEAKER_01: You know, if he scored a touchdown last week, everybody would be talking about him.
• 9:26
  SPEAKER_01: But I feel like he's still under the radar to the point where you could get him uh without without having to trade as much as you would in another week or two.
• 9:36
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, that there definitely can be a possibility.
• 9:40
  SPEAKER_00: Me personally, I'm a little bit concerted of Jaden Reed because uh from what I've seen there, they pretty much plugged him into Jaden Reed's role.
• 9:48
  SPEAKER_00: You know, he's taken all those rushes.
• 9:50
  SPEAKER_00: I think he took a couple rushes that game and all those passes.
• 9:53
  SPEAKER_00: He had three receptions for the 86 yards.
• 9:56
  SPEAKER_00: So he did a couple big chunk plays.
• 9:58
  SPEAKER_00: So I I hope Green Bay uses him more in that uh Christian Watson role when Jaden Reed comes back.
• 10:05
  SPEAKER_00: Because if he's the guy that's stretching a deep, he he's the fastest guy on the field.
• 10:09
  SPEAKER_00: There's you know, you just got to make sure you get that timing down and he's getting you a 50-yard touchdown, you know, very easily.
• 10:15
  SPEAKER_01: That's a really valid point.
• 10:17
  SPEAKER_01: Um, you know, you've got Christian Watson and Jaden Reed that are coming back.
• 10:22
  SPEAKER_01: These guys uh have a long history of injuries, you know, both both Jaden Reed and Christian Watson.
• 10:28
  SPEAKER_01: So it's possible that they come back, they're healthy, and right now it's just like Green Bay was last season.
• 10:37
  SPEAKER_01: No, okay, who's it gonna be this week?
• 10:39
  SPEAKER_01: You know, you have no idea.
• 10:40
  SPEAKER_01: You know, it's it's Wicks one week and Dobbs the next week, and then Jaden Reed, and now you've got Christian Watson and Matthew Golden in the mix.
• 10:47
  SPEAKER_01: That's definitely possible that them coming back really fizzles out his role and he goes the other direction.
• 10:55
  SPEAKER_01: I'm just saying the way he's been performing better each week, he could be getting more trust uh from love, and it could be something that he says, you know what, he's gonna be my go-to guide, even despite you know the other guys being back on the field.
• 11:10
  SPEAKER_01: Until Matthew Golden does something to disrupt that, I think he could be, you know, the wide receiver one or two on that team for the rest of the season.
• 11:18
  SPEAKER_01: But it's a it's a definitely a risky play, and you could even use that as an argument.
• 11:22
  SPEAKER_01: Hey, all these guys are coming back.
• 11:23
  SPEAKER_01: He's a wide receiver three, he's a flex.
• 11:26
  SPEAKER_01: Let me get him.
• 11:27
  SPEAKER_01: You know, so it's a talking point that could go either direction.
• 11:30
  SPEAKER_01: Good, good, valid point there.
• 11:33
  SPEAKER_01: There's one other guy I wanted to mention that's um on a bye this week, and that's Josh Allen.
• 11:40
  SPEAKER_01: I mean, he's amazing.
• 11:42
  SPEAKER_01: And we see this every year where he has a couple down games, you know, really down games, where he'll get you like 10 or 12 points.
• 11:50
  SPEAKER_01: We do see it every season, but the last few games he's actually had a handful of turnovers.
• 11:55
  SPEAKER_01: And since he's on a bye this week, you could take advantage of a frustrated owner who really needs a win.
• 12:02
  SPEAKER_01: You could say, hey, check it out.
• 12:03
  SPEAKER_01: Week four, he only threw for 200 yards, he had a fumble.
• 12:06
  SPEAKER_01: Week five, he had an interception and a fumble.
• 12:08
  SPEAKER_01: Week six, he only threw for 180 yards and he had two interceptions.
• 12:12
  SPEAKER_01: Week seven, he's on a bye.
• 12:14
  SPEAKER_01: Like, dude, he's not the same guy.
• 12:15
  SPEAKER_01: You might you probably won't get anyone to believe that, but you might be able to get someone to believe that if they are desperate for a win, if they're one and five, if they're two and four, and they gotta make some moves, you could take advantage of that situation, give them a quarterback and a running back, or a quarterback and a wide receiver, and give them two starters this week that aren't necessarily the greatest players and get Josh Allen in return.
• 12:38
  SPEAKER_01: I'm just saying it's possible.
• 12:39
  SPEAKER_01: I'm trying it in a lot of leagues, hasn't worked out for me yet, but I'm gonna keep trying.
• 12:45
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, good luck to you, Shark.
• 12:46
  SPEAKER_00: Good luck.
• 12:48
  SPEAKER_01: Now let's get into our hot matchups.
• 12:57
  SPEAKER_01: Who's your hot matchup this week, Manny?
• 13:01
  SPEAKER_00: So um for my hot matchup of the week, it was actually like a no-brainer, right?
• 13:07
  SPEAKER_00: Because these two teams are just offensive juggernauts.
• 13:10
  SPEAKER_00: All the games they've been in have been exciting, and that's gonna be the Bucks at versus the Lions at Detroit.
• 13:18
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, it has the highest point spread of the week, 40 uh, excuse me, 52 and a half points.
• 13:23
  SPEAKER_00: I mean, some even higher, right?
• 13:25
  SPEAKER_00: Depending on the sports books you're using.
• 13:27
  SPEAKER_00: And we're not we're not daily fancy guys, we're season-long fancy guys.
• 13:32
  SPEAKER_00: Never forget that.
• 13:33
  SPEAKER_00: But this is a game that obviously Vegas knows is gonna be some fireworks, and it doesn't matter who the hell's suiting up uh for the Buccaneers, doesn't matter if it's the damn water boy, the janitor, it blew out his knee five years ago, had a life event that caused him to you know abandon his hopes forever, right?
• 13:53
  SPEAKER_00: Like, you know, like that substitute teacher that's a kicker now, right?
• 13:57
  SPEAKER_00: They got that one shot and they're back in the big league.
• 14:00
  SPEAKER_00: So um expect to see uh Adam Sandler probably.
• 14:03
  SPEAKER_00: I love the Bucks side.
• 14:05
  SPEAKER_00: Obviously, Baker Mayfield's gonna be hot.
• 14:07
  SPEAKER_00: Um Kate Iden's gonna be a good target there.
• 14:10
  SPEAKER_00: Sterling Shepard, you know, he's gonna probably gonna be your uh top target.
• 14:15
  SPEAKER_00: I know there's gonna be people on Tez and Caleb Johnson, right?
• 14:19
  SPEAKER_00: You know, who's the guy?
• 14:20
  SPEAKER_00: Is it Tez?
• 14:21
  SPEAKER_00: Is it Caleb?
• 14:22
  SPEAKER_00: I think it's you know Sterling Shepard, right?
• 14:25
  SPEAKER_00: And those two guys, one of them is gonna eat.
• 14:27
  SPEAKER_00: You just have no idea knowing who.
• 14:30
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and obviously, running back wise, you're always gonna have you know whoever's shooting up for the Bucks, whether that's Rashad White, Sean Tucker, they're gonna be solid plays for flex spots.
• 14:40
  SPEAKER_00: And then obviously on the Detroit side, the two lines backs had terrible games last game, right?
• 14:46
  SPEAKER_00: They they both were almost, I think they were almost both single digits, right?
• 14:51
  SPEAKER_00: Or very close.
• 14:52
  SPEAKER_00: And so um I expect it to be a really big bounce back game for Jameer Gibbs as well as Montgomery.
• 14:58
  SPEAKER_00: Um, Jared Goff might throw a touchdown or two.
• 15:01
  SPEAKER_00: I don't think it's gonna be a big day for him, but obviously anybody that's catching balls that day, whether it's Amon Ra or Laporta, I mean, take your pick, right?
• 15:10
  SPEAKER_00: Jamison Williams.
• 15:11
  SPEAKER_00: Uh if you if you need an emergency play, you know, Isaac Tesla for your flex, right?
• 15:17
  SPEAKER_00: You know he's gonna get that one red zone look.
• 15:20
  SPEAKER_00: And not saying it's gonna hit, but I just you know, depending on the deep deepness of your league, if you're 14 or man or over, then that that can be some options for you.
• 15:30
  SPEAKER_00: But uh either way, I love it.
• 15:32
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, I I love that game too.
• 15:34
  SPEAKER_01: And I had a feeling you were gonna pick that one because over under is 53, like you said, and man, I it it's so true about Baker.
• 15:42
  SPEAKER_01: It doesn't matter who he's throwing to, he's gonna make it happen and he can run too.
• 15:46
  SPEAKER_01: And I I agree that I think Kate Otten's gonna have a big day, and you know, if Mike Evans does play, he's probably gonna be on a snap count or you know, not at his full potential for sure.
• 15:57
  SPEAKER_01: And with Godwin out and Igbuka out, I think that Kate Otten could just be, just like we saw for a month last year, he could just be the top target.
• 16:07
  SPEAKER_01: And if that's the case, I I think I think that he's a good, it's definitely a good play at tight end.
• 16:12
  SPEAKER_01: He could even be a flex play if you're really in need with all these injuries and all these buzz.
• 16:17
  SPEAKER_01: But I don't know, between him and Sterling Shepard, that's that's a tough call.
• 16:21
  SPEAKER_01: Who I'd who I'd rather start.
• 16:24
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, well, you won't have to pick either or, right?
• 16:27
  SPEAKER_00: Because they're two different positions, you know.
• 16:29
  SPEAKER_00: If you're gonna so the funny thing is, this past week I had the option to play Travis Hunter or because I was I had so many injuries, Travis Hunter or K D Otten as my flex.
• 16:41
  SPEAKER_00: I like to go pay K D Otten.
• 16:43
  SPEAKER_00: So uh Travis Hunter ended up with like six points in PPR, K had 10.
• 16:48
  SPEAKER_00: I ended up winning by two points.
• 16:51
  SPEAKER_00: That tells you the difference between like you following the name or following the matchup.
• 16:55
  SPEAKER_00: So if you guys, you know, if you got that good in sync, you're like, damn, this guy's gonna be out like Joe and Ketrick Warren a couple weeks ago, right?
• 17:03
  SPEAKER_00: Then, or you know, if you got Kamounny Vidal last game, right?
• 17:08
  SPEAKER_00: So uh those are those waiver wire one week ads that you hit and move on, right?
• 17:13
  SPEAKER_00: You don't expect like a big output, but just enough to get you a quick win here early on.
• 17:18
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, like as soon as uh Juwan Jennings and Ricky Piercell are back, and you know, I don't know what's going on with Ayuk.
• 17:25
  SPEAKER_01: I don't I don't think he's playing this year, but um once they're back, yeah.
• 17:29
  SPEAKER_01: You know, Kendrick Bourne's going back on the bench.
• 17:31
  SPEAKER_01: But this the same thing.
• 17:32
  SPEAKER_01: Once once the Bucks wide receivers are back to full health, Kate Otten's an afterthought.
• 17:37
  SPEAKER_01: Sterling Shepard, too.
• 17:38
  SPEAKER_01: But this week, yeah, and it it's all about the matchup as well.
• 17:41
  SPEAKER_01: I think this is gonna be a really high-scoring game.
• 17:43
  SPEAKER_01: The the Lions better bounce back because I have so much stock in the Lions and actually Tampa.
• 17:48
  SPEAKER_01: But um, yeah, that was tough to watch Gibbs.
• 17:51
  SPEAKER_01: I think he's gonna come back like an animal.
• 17:53
  SPEAKER_01: Montgomery looked better than Gibbs last week, but they both uh you know played below their typical performance.
• 17:59
  SPEAKER_01: And I think they're gonna bounce back in a big way.
• 18:02
  SPEAKER_01: And the receivers, again, you know, I was I was frustrated with Jamison Williams.
• 18:06
  SPEAKER_01: I still feel like he's a risky play every week.
• 18:09
  SPEAKER_01: You know, of course, you've you're a lot more comfortable playing Laporta or Monroe, but based on what we saw last week, Jameson Williams is probably a good play, too.
• 18:18
  SPEAKER_00: Further flex, yeah.
• 18:19
  SPEAKER_01: Oh yeah, yeah.
• 18:21
  SPEAKER_01: Now for my hot matchup, I have the commanders and the Cowboys.
• 18:29
  SPEAKER_01: The Cowboys statistically have the best offense in the NFL with 387 yards per game.
• 18:35
  SPEAKER_01: And the commanders have a top 10 offense too, and that's really impressive for both teams given the injuries they've had to overcome.
• 18:42
  SPEAKER_01: And they're both in much better shape going into week seven.
• 18:45
  SPEAKER_01: So let's take a look at the Cowboys.
• 18:47
  SPEAKER_01: You got Dak, Javante, Pickens, Ferguson, and uh CeeDee Lamb is in line to play this week.
• 18:54
  SPEAKER_01: And then for the commanders, you have Daniels, Kraski Merritt, Debo, Ertz, who looked awesome last week, sneaky, and Terry McLaurin is trending in the right direction.
• 19:04
  SPEAKER_01: They're saying he could be back too.
• 19:06
  SPEAKER_01: And on top of that, what I love about this game is the defense.
• 19:11
  SPEAKER_01: The commanders' defense is ranked 24th in the NFL, giving up an average of 352 yards, and the Dallas Cowboys defense is the worst in the NFL.
• 19:21
  SPEAKER_01: They're ranked in dead last for points allowed, total yards allowed, yards per play, and third down conversions allowed.
• 19:29
  SPEAKER_01: So a high octane offense and a piss poor defense equals a really good fantasy output, and it's fun to watch too.
• 19:38
  SPEAKER_01: So, you know, both of our matchups have an over-under of 53 points.
• 19:43
  SPEAKER_01: You can't really go wrong with the starters on those teams.
• 19:47
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, and I was gonna say for the commies versus the cowgirls, I mean, that's gonna be some um, you know, uh uh a slap fest, right?
• 19:57
  SPEAKER_00: So I think both teams, like you said, definitely are gonna go at it, right?
• 20:00
  SPEAKER_00: I think uh the commies need it more than the cowboys because they've been they've been on a skid, you know, a couple game skid.
• 20:07
  SPEAKER_00: So this would be a nice bounce back for them.
• 20:10
  SPEAKER_00: But you're right, uh Terry McLaurin.
• 20:12
  SPEAKER_00: So Debo obviously has been going off.
• 20:14
  SPEAKER_00: He's somebody I would play like since the beginning.
• 20:17
  SPEAKER_00: He's somebody I've been high on.
• 20:18
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, man.
• 20:18
  SPEAKER_00: Um Jaden Daniels obviously bounced back, like you're not gonna replace him with a better option, so just keep him going.
• 20:25
  SPEAKER_00: Um, and then obviously on the Cowboys side, you mentioned everybody.
• 20:29
  SPEAKER_00: I'm not gonna go into it.
• 20:30
  SPEAKER_00: I just personally I hate the Cowboys, so I can't see myself you know rooting for anybody.
• 20:37
  SPEAKER_00: But if I had to make a uh a start, definitely Javante Williams, uh CD, right?
• 20:42
  SPEAKER_00: George Pickens' been on fire.
• 20:44
  SPEAKER_00: Like even Dak, man, he's been a great fancy QB top five.
• 20:48
  SPEAKER_01: That's a top five quarterback.
• 20:49
  SPEAKER_00: I'm sure.
• 20:50
  SPEAKER_00: Well, fancy QB, he's not a top five quarterback, right?
• 20:53
  SPEAKER_00: Right.
• 20:53
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, right.
• 20:54
  SPEAKER_00: Trash trash teams.
• 20:56
  SPEAKER_00: That's a reasonable.
• 20:57
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, yeah.
• 20:57
  SPEAKER_00: Fancy QB guys, don't get it twisted because I'll take Jalen Hurts all day.
• 21:02
  SPEAKER_00: Of course.
• 21:02
  SPEAKER_00: Of course, but uh, anyways.
• 21:06
  SPEAKER_01: Now let's get into our cold calls.
• 21:13
  SPEAKER_00: Ooh, it's a little nipply today, Joe.
• 21:16
  SPEAKER_00: Coming up for my cold call.
• 21:18
  SPEAKER_00: I'm gonna pick two teams that are fighting to see who can get their second win of the season.
• 21:23
  SPEAKER_00: Okay, that's gonna be the Miami Dolphins versus the Cleveland Browns, right?
• 21:32
  SPEAKER_00: So those are two teams I do not want any part of fantasy-wise.
• 21:37
  SPEAKER_00: Now, if you ended up with them, the only two guys in the entire field that I would be okay with without problems would be Quinshawn Judgins and Devin Han, right?
• 21:47
  SPEAKER_00: Two um excellent running backs, they're gonna get theirs no matter what.
• 21:51
  SPEAKER_00: And then uh Jalen Waddle on the Miami side and Harold Fanning on the tight end side or the Cleveland Brown side.
• 21:58
  SPEAKER_00: Everyone else, man.
• 22:00
  SPEAKER_00: You're talking about a crapshoot, right?
• 22:02
  SPEAKER_00: You're not going to get consistent production anywhere.
• 22:05
  SPEAKER_00: Uh, it's not going to be high scoring because uh Cleveland's defense is a top five, but their offense is a bottom three.
• 22:12
  SPEAKER_00: You know, so you're gonna see that kind of game.
• 22:14
  SPEAKER_00: Miami got it together last game late.
• 22:17
  SPEAKER_00: I don't think they get it together and guess against this team because it's a much better team than what they played.
• 22:22
  SPEAKER_00: So if you have any shares, sell them immediately after this game if you do have a good day, because at the end of the day, you're not gonna get any better than you can uh at this point of the season for these guys.
• 22:35
  SPEAKER_01: And I agree with you.
• 22:36
  SPEAKER_01: I'm playing Devon Han, I'm playing Quinshawn Judkins, but I'm lowering my expectations for A-chan a little bit, and I'm lowering my expectations for Waddle a little bit because Cleveland's so damn good.
• 22:48
  SPEAKER_01: Um, and I do I do like Harold Fannon given the position.
• 22:51
  SPEAKER_01: I think he's a good start.
• 22:52
  SPEAKER_01: Um, but yeah, Quinsha Judkins, you know, if he if he continues to go down this path where he's on a losing team, you know, you could see his numbers, they could start to chip away a little bit at his ceiling.
• 23:05
  SPEAKER_01: So I do like those guys.
• 23:06
  SPEAKER_01: I do like the running backs, and I do like Waddle and Fannon, but lower your expectations all around.
• 23:14
  SPEAKER_01: Now for my cold call, I got the Patriots versus the Titans.
• 23:22
  SPEAKER_01: The Titans offense ranks dead last in the NFL, which is probably why head coach Brian Callahan was just fired.
• 23:30
  SPEAKER_01: And the Patriots D is actually pretty good.
• 23:33
  SPEAKER_01: So who can you start on the Titans?
• 23:35
  SPEAKER_01: Nobody, not even Pollard, because if you consider that the Patriots are a top five team against the run, that's a risky play for someone that's only getting you 10 or 12 points, anyways.
• 23:47
  SPEAKER_01: And honestly, I'm having a hard time with the Patriots offense.
• 23:51
  SPEAKER_01: The Titans don't have a good defense, but the Patriots offense, the entire season for every player has been peaks and valleys.
• 24:00
  SPEAKER_01: So Ramondre, he's had two good games and he still gets volume, which you know messes up Trevion's output.
• 24:07
  SPEAKER_01: And I don't think either of them are guys you can start with confidence.
• 24:11
  SPEAKER_01: I mean, maybe as a flex player, but like you're holding your breath.
• 24:15
  SPEAKER_01: And Diggs, you know, I thought he came back, he had two good weeks in a row, and he's you know, he's Stefan Diggs, and I still do like him in the rest of the season, but he's been up and down uh all year two, and um, you know, got five points last week and he had 25 the week before.
• 24:31
  SPEAKER_01: And even Drake May, I mean, I like Drake May, but he's another guy that you're not confident when you're putting him in there.
• 24:38
  SPEAKER_01: He he could get you 12 points or he could get you 25.
• 24:40
  SPEAKER_01: So the whole team's been up and down.
• 24:42
  SPEAKER_01: It's just a game I want to stay away from.
• 24:45
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, no, totally everything you said is spot on.
• 24:48
  SPEAKER_00: I'm not you know crazy about starting anybody on either team, so I'm definitely staying far away from that game.
• 24:56
  SPEAKER_01: Now let's get into our shit calls.
• 25:09
  SPEAKER_00: All right, it's time for a shit call of the week, Joe.
• 25:12
  SPEAKER_00: I'm gonna lead it off here.
• 25:14
  SPEAKER_00: Um, so my my shit call is not necessarily a player I said to start because I'm pretty spot on with those most of the time.
• 25:22
  SPEAKER_00: It's about a uh specific team in general.
• 25:25
  SPEAKER_00: I thought the Philadelphia Eagles would be less of an embarrassment, uh less of an embarrassment this year.
• 25:31
  SPEAKER_00: You know, I even said we could even repeat the what I'm looking at over here.
• 25:35
  SPEAKER_00: I'm looking at the 20 2019 Philadelphia Eagles, where they got to the first round and rolled over to the Buccaneers, right?
• 25:44
  SPEAKER_00: I don't I don't like that team.
• 25:45
  SPEAKER_00: That that there's no heart, there's no fight, everybody's fighting, you know, with each other.
• 25:50
  SPEAKER_00: It's just a a divided locker room.
• 25:53
  SPEAKER_00: And we all know if you have a divided locker room, you're not gonna win.
• 25:56
  SPEAKER_00: So my my shit call is uh Kevin Patulo.
• 26:01
  SPEAKER_00: I gave him the benefit of the doubt coming into the season, although I didn't like the hiring.
• 26:06
  SPEAKER_00: I think uh he might I think he's gonna get fired before the season's up, and that would be the only way we can save my Philadelphia Eagles.
• 26:16
  SPEAKER_00: So shit call ahead is uh don't ever count your chickens before they hatch.
• 26:23
  SPEAKER_01: Well, two things to make you feel better.
• 26:25
  SPEAKER_01: One that 2019 Eagles team is how the Steelers have been behaving for over a decade, they'll make it to the first round of the playoffs and then they lose, and that's frustrating as hell.
• 26:36
  SPEAKER_01: Two, uh a lot of people leading up to this season were talking about the Baltimore Ravens being Super Bowl champions.
• 26:45
  SPEAKER_01: So you guys are still a good football team, and I think you'll be okay.
• 26:52
  SPEAKER_01: Now, for my shit call, I thought Ryan, the Dallas Cowboys wide receiver, Ryan Florinoy, would be a good roster ad to get you through the bye week.
• 27:02
  SPEAKER_01: Just given the matchup against the Panthers.
• 27:04
  SPEAKER_01: The Panthers have a decent pass defense, but the last few weeks they've been struggling.
• 27:08
  SPEAKER_01: And with CD out, I just figured that he was gonna be the wide receiver two behind Pickens, and I believe he was.
• 27:15
  SPEAKER_01: It's just that Pickens was the guy.
• 27:17
  SPEAKER_01: That was pretty much the only guy getting uh volume.
• 27:21
  SPEAKER_01: I think Florinoy did have six targets, but he only had three catches and about 30 yards.
• 27:27
  SPEAKER_01: So he got you six fan six fantasy points, which you know, for a desperate fill-in on a bye week isn't bad, but I was expecting him to get you like 12.
• 27:37
  SPEAKER_01: So that number was cut in half.
• 27:40
  SPEAKER_01: If you put him on your roster to get you through the bye week, sorry about that.
• 27:43
  SPEAKER_01: I did it in one league too.
• 27:47
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, he wasn't a horrible.
• 27:48
  SPEAKER_00: Well, I get you.
• 27:50
  SPEAKER_00: Like he was a he was a dart throw, anyways.
• 27:52
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, so but I get it.
• 27:54
  SPEAKER_00: You gotta find something you did wrong, and you know, it's hard for us to figure that out, right?
• 27:59
  SPEAKER_00: You're you're killing it, man.
• 28:00
  SPEAKER_00: I think you're you're five and one in the one league, right?
• 28:05
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, yeah.
• 28:05
  SPEAKER_01: Um five and one in the contenders league, and I think I'm four and two in the champions league.
• 28:10
  SPEAKER_00: That's right, and you knocked out the number one seed.
• 28:13
  SPEAKER_00: Actually, you're you're you're five and one in that one.
• 28:15
  SPEAKER_00: That's where you're uh because you're number one in the league.
• 28:18
  SPEAKER_00: But yeah, Joe's been pretty spot on with this prediction.
• 28:21
  SPEAKER_00: So um make sure you guys break his balls when he messes up, all right?
• 28:27
  SPEAKER_00: Yeah, mine too.
• 28:28
  SPEAKER_00: Mine too, because at the end of the day, we we'd like to be held accountable, guys.
• 28:32
  SPEAKER_00: If we make a shitty call and you're like, hey, you know what?
• 28:35
  SPEAKER_00: Your shit call was this, and you remind us or something, I would love to address it.
• 28:40
  SPEAKER_00: I'm like, oh shit, I didn't even realize I said that.
• 28:43
  SPEAKER_00: Let's let's analyze that, and that would actually make things more fun, you know.
• 28:48
  SPEAKER_01: Yeah, man, it's still football, fantasy football, any given Sunday.
• 28:52
  SPEAKER_01: You never know, but we've been pretty spot on for the last three years.
• 28:57
  SPEAKER_01: Don't mind telling you.
• 28:59
  SPEAKER_00: All right, guys, but you know, it's that time of the day again.
• 29:02
  SPEAKER_00: You know, it's that time we all hate it's the end of the show.
• 29:06
  SPEAKER_00: You know, we want to thank you guys again for tuning up to uh another episode of the Fantasy Fumble.
• 29:11
  SPEAKER_00: And we'll see you here, same time, same place next week, guys.
• 29:15
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• 29:19
  SPEAKER_00: Um, not that they watch football, but we're not sexists here, all right?
• 29:23
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• 29:25
  SPEAKER_00: That's right.
• 29:26
  SPEAKER_00: But girls should never play tackle football with men.
• 29:28
  SPEAKER_00: That's just how it is.
• 29:29
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• 29:33
  SPEAKER_00: You folks have a good rest of your night.
• 29:35
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