Latest / Sports Minds Fantasy Football / Fantasy Fumble - Episode 26 (Week 5, 2024)
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- 0:15SPEAKER_00: What is going on, sports minds?
- 0:18SPEAKER_00: It's your host, MJ coming at you with another episode of the Fantasy Fumble.
- 0:23SPEAKER_00: How the hell you folks doing here today?
- 0:26SPEAKER_00: I can't hear you, so I don't know why I asked you that.
- 0:29SPEAKER_00: Joe, how are you doing today, brother?
- 0:32SPEAKER_02: Doing pretty well.
- 0:33SPEAKER_02: Um, it's been an exciting week.
- 0:36SPEAKER_02: Really interesting week.
- 0:38SPEAKER_02: Again, went three and three in my fantasy fantasy leagues.
- 0:42SPEAKER_02: It's been it's been pretty good.
- 0:44SPEAKER_02: How about you?
- 0:45SPEAKER_02: How you doing?
- 0:46SPEAKER_00: I got my ass waxed, Joe.
- 0:49SPEAKER_00: I lost in all of them.
- 0:50SPEAKER_00: I uh I actually share a pretty funny meme in one of the leagues where it said, uh, when your wife tells you she had a bad day, and I was like, Oh, you had a fucking bad day.
- 1:02SPEAKER_00: I'm gonna show you what a bad day looks like.
- 1:06SPEAKER_00: That's the man that lost all his fantasy.
- 1:09SPEAKER_00: Yeah, some were ass whoopings by like 10-15 points, some of them were three to five point losses.
- 1:16SPEAKER_00: So either way, they all stung just the same.
- 1:19SPEAKER_00: Uh, but either way, it's a little it's still fun.
- 1:22SPEAKER_00: Gives me something to watch.
- 1:24SPEAKER_02: Always makes your Sundays more enjoyable, and you know, the other eight months out of the year aren't nearly as exciting as these three or four months that we got lined up.
- 1:35SPEAKER_00: Yeah, oh yeah, definitely.
- 1:37SPEAKER_00: I agree.
- 1:38SPEAKER_00: Um I'm I'm also one of those that I, you know, when football season's gone, I don't know what to do with myself.
- 1:45SPEAKER_00: So uh I hope that you guys keep sharing and following the stream because the more sponsors you guys get, the more stuff we have to do in the off-season.
- 1:53SPEAKER_00: If they pay us to do it, we have no choice but to do it, right?
- 1:57SPEAKER_00: That'd be great, yeah.
- 1:58SPEAKER_00: So yeah, so make sure you do, guys.
- 2:00SPEAKER_00: But uh before we get into that, we're gonna go ahead and let Joe let us know what we have in store for us here today.
- 2:06SPEAKER_02: Yeah, same as always.
- 2:07SPEAKER_02: We're gonna cover some news and notes.
- 2:09SPEAKER_02: Gonna get into our hot matchups.
- 2:11SPEAKER_02: Each got one hot matchup where you guys should pay attention to the games specifically because they create a great game script for fantasy football.
- 2:18SPEAKER_02: And then, of course, the cold calls, the games that create a bad prescription for fantasy football.
- 2:25SPEAKER_02: And uh after that, we go into our shit calls and then big balls call of the week, where we make a bold prediction for this upcoming week.
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- 3:55SPEAKER_02: We actually have a few things that happened over the last week.
- 4:00SPEAKER_02: Some good news and just some confusing news.
- 4:04SPEAKER_02: First things first, the Raiders want to trade Devontae Adams, and it sounds like he wants to be traded.
- 4:11SPEAKER_02: And word on the street is he might be coming to Pittsburgh.
- 4:15SPEAKER_02: So I was happy to hear that, even if it does take away from some of Pickens' production.
- 4:21SPEAKER_02: Uh, as a Steelers fan, I like it.
- 4:23SPEAKER_02: Um, Christian Watson is unlikely to be placed on injured reserve.
- 4:28SPEAKER_02: So, you know, he hasn't done a lot this year, but that's good news because you know, you never want to see someone out for four to six weeks.
- 4:37SPEAKER_02: And a couple people are coming back to practice.
- 4:40SPEAKER_02: So TJ Hawkinson is supposed to return to practice on Friday, opening the 21-day window to be activated from IR.
- 4:49SPEAKER_02: And um, Nick Chubb returned to practice.
- 4:51SPEAKER_02: So that happened sooner than I expected.
- 4:53SPEAKER_02: They're probably not gonna get him back on the field anytime soon, but he is practicing in a limited capacity.
- 5:01SPEAKER_02: So that was great to hear.
- 5:02SPEAKER_02: Now let's get into our injuries, because of course, there are quite a few notable ones.
- 5:08SPEAKER_02: The Washington Commanders running back, Brian Robinson, did not practice, so keep an eye on that.
- 5:15SPEAKER_02: Of course, we all saw Jonathan Taylor leave the game and he did not practice today.
- 5:21SPEAKER_02: They're saying it's a mild high ankle sprain, so it's hard to interpret really what's going on, but I would expect him to miss at least this week and then maybe next week.
- 5:33SPEAKER_02: Uh Devin Singletary, I did not realize this until I was actually looking at the practice, the practice notes before I put my notes together.
- 5:43SPEAKER_02: So I checked a couple different websites to make sure I just wasn't reading something incorrectly or something.
- 5:47SPEAKER_02: That was old news, but Devin Singletary did not practice today.
- 5:51SPEAKER_02: Um, and he has a groin injury, so that could be something that lingers.
- 5:56SPEAKER_02: And also Joe Mixon and Damian Pierce still not at practice.
- 6:01SPEAKER_02: Cam Akers is not doing much, so I don't really know what to say about that.
- 6:05SPEAKER_02: And then the Steelers, Corderell Patterson and Jalen Warren also did not practice, probably get some increased reps from Najee Harris because of that.
- 6:14SPEAKER_02: Now, wide receiver Devontae Adams, as we were talking about, looking for a trade, he did not practice.
- 6:20SPEAKER_02: They say he has a hamstring injury.
- 6:23SPEAKER_02: Malik Neighbors concussion did not practice.
- 6:26SPEAKER_02: He's probably gonna miss this week.
- 6:27SPEAKER_02: Or if he bounces back, he might be limited in the game.
- 6:31SPEAKER_02: Khalil Shakir, he's got an ankle sprain, did not practice.
- 6:35SPEAKER_02: And Carolina Panthers wide receiver, Deontay Johnson, did not practice.
- 6:41SPEAKER_02: Now moving on to tight end, George Kittle did not practice.
- 6:45SPEAKER_02: He was a late addition to the injury report.
- 6:48SPEAKER_02: He plays through a lot of injuries, but he does sustain a lot of injuries, so you got to keep an eye on that.
- 6:53SPEAKER_02: Trey McBride still not back at practice.
- 6:55SPEAKER_02: I did expect him to return this week, but definitely keep an eye on that.
- 6:59SPEAKER_02: And David Njoku did not practice that ongoing nagging ankle injury.
- 7:06SPEAKER_02: I'm really hoping he returns too, because those are two tight ends that I have rostered in quite a few leagues.
- 7:13SPEAKER_00: Yeah, definitely.
- 7:14SPEAKER_00: I I can see how like a lot of those injuries can affect a lot of people's lineups because there's some pretty big names in there, you know.
- 7:21SPEAKER_00: Um, especially if they don't play.
- 7:23SPEAKER_00: Uh, some of the waiver wire ads that I would recommend in place, obviously, like Trey Sherman's gonna be your guaranteed in place for Jonathan Taylor.
- 7:32SPEAKER_00: Uh, although I know Mike Goodson's taking some snaps, so who knows if Trey Sherman will capitalize on that, but that's who the logical next step or pickup here.
- 7:42SPEAKER_00: Uh Tank Bisbe, obviously, he's good.
- 7:44SPEAKER_00: He had some pretty good snaps uh in place of Travis Etienne.
- 7:48SPEAKER_00: I think Travis Etienne was a bit of uh it was an injury at first, turned into a frustration benching, and then he he that's why he didn't come out for another quarter afterwards.
- 7:59SPEAKER_00: Um, but that's why Tank Bisbee looked pretty good.
- 8:01SPEAKER_00: So I think he's uh he's someone that you would like to pick up as well because he could be like a uh for your bi-week guaranteed spot start, uh, just for like a good 10 points.
- 8:11SPEAKER_00: Um a guy that's under the radar that no one's talking about, Clyde Edwards Hilaire.
- 8:16SPEAKER_00: He's uh he's coming back from non-injury list for football here.
- 8:20SPEAKER_00: Um so obviously there's a carousel running backs.
- 8:24SPEAKER_00: I I know we thought Carson Steele was gonna be the guy a couple weeks ago.
- 8:27SPEAKER_00: Now it looks like Kareem Hunt's the guy, right?
- 8:30SPEAKER_00: And one thing we have always talked about is as Annie Reed does a committee, and that's just how it is, right?
- 8:36SPEAKER_00: That's one thing we always agreed.
- 8:38SPEAKER_00: Andy Reid will have a committee, and so if that that committee is gonna be uh Kareem Hunt's the lead back, you know, first and second down, then that means Edward Hilaire is gonna be the third down and the pass option guy and the critical down guy.
- 8:52SPEAKER_00: So, because that's the that's the role he's always had since he's he was drafted, and this is his last year with the team.
- 8:58SPEAKER_00: So, you know, there's a good chance that he's gonna maintain that role.
- 9:01SPEAKER_00: But um, so he's a sneaky pickup behind the scenes.
- 9:05SPEAKER_00: Um, and then because of those injuries, here's some really good plays or some must starts because of the Christian Watson injury and Jordan Love obviously playing.
- 9:14SPEAKER_00: Uh, I mean, you have to start Joshua Dobbs and and Jaden Reed, right?
- 9:19SPEAKER_00: Wide receivers for Green Bay.
- 9:21SPEAKER_00: They're gonna have some pretty good games, uh, especially Dobbs now.
- 9:25SPEAKER_00: He's projected to have a good game, or Deontay Wicks.
- 9:28SPEAKER_00: Um he's he's definitely uh he had 13 targets, I think, last game.
- 9:33SPEAKER_00: Yeah, that was strange.
- 9:34SPEAKER_02: I mean, 13 targets, only five catches, but I I I personally think because he was like at the top of everyone's list for waiver ads.
- 9:43SPEAKER_02: I don't necessarily agree with that.
- 9:46SPEAKER_02: Yeah, yeah.
- 9:47SPEAKER_02: I mean, two touchdowns, I believe, as well.
- 9:50SPEAKER_00: He's gonna take Christian Watson's spot, and I don't think he's gonna be that open because if he's taking Christian Watson's spot, which is the number one receiver, the ex receiver, he's gonna get the top cornerback too.
- 10:02SPEAKER_02: And Jordan Love also threw a ton of passes.
- 10:06SPEAKER_02: I think it was over 50.
- 10:07SPEAKER_00: Yeah, four touchdowns, three interceptions, and they were down like the whole game, you know.
- 10:13SPEAKER_00: So since the first quarter started, they were down.
- 10:16SPEAKER_00: So you know, there wasn't a minute that they weren't.
- 10:19SPEAKER_02: And and the thing is, I noticed on waivers the people that were projected and the people that were picked up, like three or four were at the top of that list were Green Bay Packers.
- 10:30SPEAKER_02: You know, you had Kraft, uh Deontay Wicks, Deontay Wicks, possibly um Elijah.
- 10:41SPEAKER_02: What's his last name?
- 10:42SPEAKER_00: You talk about Mitchell, Elijah Mitchell.
- 10:44SPEAKER_00: No, no, no, Elijah Mitchell's the running back.
- 10:46SPEAKER_00: You talk about Ed, it's like Elijah Edwards or something like that.
- 10:50SPEAKER_02: Um, for the the Packers back up.
- 10:54SPEAKER_02: I'm saying he was kind of towards the top of running backs as well.
- 10:58SPEAKER_00: Oh, oh, and uh Emmanuel Wilson Emmanuel.
- 11:01SPEAKER_02: I'm saying Elijah, Emmanuel, thank you, Emmanuel Wilson.
- 11:04SPEAKER_02: Yeah, he was kind of up there towards the top, too.
- 11:06SPEAKER_02: So you really you had like four Green Bay Packers at the top of waivers um for three different positions tight end, running back, wide receiver.
- 11:14SPEAKER_02: Uh, I agree with with the fact that they're good short-term ads, but that kind of volume you can't expect every week.
- 11:23SPEAKER_02: You know, those guys got a ton of volume.
- 11:25SPEAKER_00: It's just scenarios, you know, like this is a week where like people are just desperate for a start.
- 11:29SPEAKER_00: Those are guys that are gonna get you some really nice flex points.
- 11:32SPEAKER_00: They're not sexy every week, they're just a one-night stand, right?
- 11:36SPEAKER_00: You just want to take her home and forget about her in the next the next day, you know.
- 11:40SPEAKER_00: Sorry for for those.
- 11:42SPEAKER_02: But hopefully it's a good experience and it's not like Carson Steele, where you wake up hating yourself and wondering what you're doing with your life.
- 11:51SPEAKER_00: Yeah, oh yeah, for sure, for sure.
- 11:54SPEAKER_02: But but uh another thing is you know, with these bye weeks, you do have to look for those sneaky plays, and you know, the Colts, it's hard to say, you know, Josh Downs was available, I grabbed him, but it's hard to say what they're gonna do.
- 12:11SPEAKER_02: And I noticed, like you were saying, about Reed relying on a committee.
- 12:16SPEAKER_02: Traditionally, when Jonathan Taylor was not active, yeah, they had Zach Moss last year, but before before last year, because last year it was all Jonathan Taylor and Zach Moss, but before last year, that team always operated on a by a committee, you know, back in the 2020, 2021, they were always running running back by committee.
- 12:38SPEAKER_02: So I'm part of me is a little nervous that Trey Sermon might be part of a committee, but I did grab him in a couple leagues too, and trade them over to me, you son of a bitch.
- 12:48SPEAKER_02: Yeah, and the thing is, man, he was on no one's radar because everyone looks at these projections, and I still have them, I still have them on two two leagues too.
- 12:56SPEAKER_02: But everyone looks at these project projections.
- 12:58SPEAKER_02: I traded him in two leagues and I kept him in two leagues.
- 13:01SPEAKER_02: But people will just look towards the top.
- 13:03SPEAKER_02: You got to do your homework.
- 13:04SPEAKER_02: If if you didn't know that that um Jonathan Taylor got banged up, then Trey Sermon's not on your radar, and he's still projected at like three points, which I don't I can't really make sense of that.
- 13:15SPEAKER_02: If they're talking about a high ankle sprain, chances are Jonathan Taylor's gonna miss.
- 13:20SPEAKER_02: But anyway, a lot of guys that are just you know casu casual fantasy football players that aren't freaks like Manny and I, um, you know, they're not gonna notice that kind of stuff.
- 13:31SPEAKER_02: So it's it's always you always gotta do your homework.
- 13:34SPEAKER_00: You do, you do, and and uh a couple another uh hot picks are they're not necessarily waiver wire ads, but they're under the the radar flyers because of the possible concussion of uh to Malik neighbors.
- 13:48SPEAKER_00: I would definitely run Wandell Robinson, like he's a must-start, right?
- 13:52SPEAKER_00: That's gonna be a sneaky good flex.
- 13:54SPEAKER_00: You're gonna get like a really good solid floor with him.
- 13:58SPEAKER_00: Uh, and then of course, Xavier Leggett, right?
- 14:00SPEAKER_00: Deontay Johnson does play, he may not be 100%.
- 14:03SPEAKER_00: And he had his coming out game last week, but before that, he was flashing.
- 14:07SPEAKER_00: So um that's somebody that I'm pretty excited about because he's a big physical specimen as well that runs really fast.
- 14:14SPEAKER_02: So yeah, and you got to imagine him being a rookie, it takes him a few games to get comfortable.
- 14:19SPEAKER_00: Yeah, he's looking pretty good already, so that's why I got him in all my leagues now.
- 14:24SPEAKER_02: I got him in a few as well.
- 14:26SPEAKER_02: He's he's a legit player.
- 14:27SPEAKER_02: Well, all but one, yeah.
- 14:29SPEAKER_02: All but one.
- 14:29SPEAKER_02: No, I don't know, I don't even have him in that many, but I do have him in a few.
- 14:45SPEAKER_02: And I'm telling you what, man, it's getting hot in here because I know I had the Ravens in my hot matchup last week, and that game was a lot more one-sided than I expected.
- 14:56SPEAKER_02: The Ravens versus the Bills.
- 14:58SPEAKER_02: But the Ravens did look great against the Bills.
- 15:01SPEAKER_02: So I'm riding that wave right into week five, and the Ravens versus the Bengals is my hot matchup this week.
- 15:12SPEAKER_02: The bagels, yeah.
- 15:15SPEAKER_02: The bagels, the bagels, you're hungry, the bangles can't stop Derrick Henry and will have a hard time containing Lamar Jackson, too.
- 15:28SPEAKER_02: I guarantee it.
- 15:29SPEAKER_02: But they're in a must-win situation with a record of one and three, and Joe Burrow has been very vocal about that.
- 15:36SPEAKER_02: He knows that.
- 15:38SPEAKER_02: So he said, in his own words, that he's going to be perfect this matchup.
- 15:43SPEAKER_02: And he's one of those guys that plays with passion.
- 15:46SPEAKER_02: I believe him that he's gonna come out just swinging for the fences, understanding that not only do they have to win, but they have to like get a lead to be comfortable.
- 15:55SPEAKER_02: And I expect big things from Burrow and Jamar Chase, despite the Ravens having an awesome secondary.
- 16:02SPEAKER_02: And T T T Higgins had 10 tar 10 yeah, T Higgins had 10 targets last week.
- 16:08SPEAKER_02: So he should continue to be involved.
- 16:10SPEAKER_02: And Zach Moss and Chase Brown, they're gonna mix things up with you know what I said wasn't a committee, but clearly appears to be a committee.
- 16:18SPEAKER_02: Um, but they should both give you double-digit fantasy day if the game stays close.
- 16:23SPEAKER_02: If things get out of hand, then you're gonna probably get a big day from Jamar Chase and T.
- 16:28SPEAKER_02: Higgins and possibly Burrow.
- 16:30SPEAKER_02: But if the game is close, then you should expect a nice big game from Zach Moss and Chase Brown again, too.
- 16:36SPEAKER_02: Then obviously on the other side of the field, you're starting Henry, no question about it.
- 16:42SPEAKER_02: Possibly the best running back in the league.
- 16:44SPEAKER_02: And Lamar, possibly possibly the best quarterback in the league, you're starting him too.
- 16:49SPEAKER_02: But I have concerns with the rest of the team, with the rest of the offense.
- 16:53SPEAKER_02: Zay Flowers fell off after the worst, after the first couple weeks.
- 16:56SPEAKER_02: He started strong, uh, week one and two, and then week three, week four, he hasn't really done anything.
- 17:02SPEAKER_02: Likely fell off too, which I didn't expect.
- 17:05SPEAKER_02: And I don't know what to say about Mark Andrews, but no one expected that.
- 17:10SPEAKER_02: He's done nothing the entire season.
- 17:12SPEAKER_02: I think four games is enough of a sample size to be seriously concerned at this point.
- 17:18SPEAKER_02: Um, I do think Justice Hill, if the game uh starts to lean in the Ravens' favor, I think Justin Hill could be a guy you start if you're desperate or just need to fill uh you know a second flex spot.
- 17:32SPEAKER_02: Uh, because this team is clearly leaning on the run.
- 17:34SPEAKER_02: He had a good game last week, and you know, they can't give every carry to Derrick Henry.
- 17:39SPEAKER_02: So if the game gets a little bit out of hand, like two scores, I see Justice Hill getting involved too.
- 17:46SPEAKER_00: I definitely could see that being a high-scoring game.
- 17:49SPEAKER_00: This is one of my games to watch as well.
- 17:51SPEAKER_00: Obviously, we could only pick one, and you know, I was debating between this one as well because this is a really hot matchup.
- 17:57SPEAKER_00: Obviously, the Bengals put it on last week, scoring a lot of points.
- 18:02SPEAKER_00: I mean, Zach Moss had a touchdown, uh, Chase Brown had a couple touchdowns.
- 18:08SPEAKER_00: Uh, and then Jamar Chase had a huge touchdown, right?
- 18:11SPEAKER_00: Like he he should have been wrapped up by three guys, ran it for a 60-yard touchdown, which helped help me still lose.
- 18:19SPEAKER_00: Uh, I came close in that one though.
- 18:21SPEAKER_00: Uh, but definitely gonna be good on that side of the ball, and obviously the Ravens, one of the highest scoring teams in the league.
- 18:27SPEAKER_00: I mean, most people are afraid to tackle that grown-ass man by the name of King Henry.
- 18:31SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I would be too giant of months, men.
- 18:34SPEAKER_00: I mean, the guy is just an absolute monster.
- 18:37SPEAKER_00: So he was just destroying people.
- 18:39SPEAKER_00: And I think somebody made a did a funny commentary.
- 18:42SPEAKER_00: They were like, uh, when uh when Trayvon Diggs from the Cowboys was tackling uh Derrick Henry uh while he was doing it, he was yelling out, uh-oh, you ain't gonna stiff arm me while he was taking them down.
- 18:57SPEAKER_00: I was like, that's hilarious.
- 18:59SPEAKER_00: Like these grown ass men like imagine just getting thrown to the ground by Derek Henry.
- 19:04SPEAKER_00: That looks pretty cool.
- 19:05SPEAKER_00: Yeah, yeah, and demoralizing.
- 19:07SPEAKER_00: But that's gonna be a good game, regardless.
- 19:09SPEAKER_00: I think it's funny.
- 19:10SPEAKER_00: And by the way, I was laughing earlier because you said T.
- 19:12SPEAKER_00: Higgins had 10 tits.
- 19:15SPEAKER_00: And that's why I started laughing.
- 19:17SPEAKER_02: T Higgins had 10 targets.
- 19:19SPEAKER_02: Try to say that five times last.
- 19:21SPEAKER_02: T Higgins had 10 targets.
- 19:23SPEAKER_02: It's a tongue twister.
- 19:25SPEAKER_02: T Higgins had 10 targets.
- 19:27SPEAKER_02: It's tough, it's tough.
- 19:28SPEAKER_02: Yeah, it is tough.
- 19:29SPEAKER_02: And dude, all right, just to echo what you were saying about Derrick Henry, I mean, he's so big and so fast.
- 19:35SPEAKER_02: And the last couple years going into the draft, a few people, you know, were doubting him, and it's like they just forgot what he did the first few years, and that guy he might be slowing down a little bit, but he makes up for it in size and skill.
- 19:51SPEAKER_02: And he's now on the Baltimore Ravens, where they're a much better team overall than the Titans, and they are a run first offense that's just leaning on him.
- 20:01SPEAKER_02: It's fantastic.
- 20:03SPEAKER_00: Perfect situation for him.
- 20:04SPEAKER_02: Oh, yeah.
- 20:06SPEAKER_00: Now, who's your hot matchup?
- 20:08SPEAKER_00: Well, for my hot matchup, I ended up going with the Bills versus the Texans.
- 20:18SPEAKER_00: These are some teams that are not gonna be playing a whole lot of defense.
- 20:22SPEAKER_00: Texans are giving up a lot of a lot of passes, like a lot of deep passes recently.
- 20:28SPEAKER_00: Uh, Bills just lost Von Miller to a suspension, right?
- 20:32SPEAKER_00: So he's not gonna be playing, so they're not gonna have a pass rush.
- 20:35SPEAKER_00: And if you saw them last week, you just mentioned how the Ravens just completely demoralized them and destroyed them.
- 20:41SPEAKER_00: And I don't I don't think that the uh Texans have that kind of defense yet.
- 20:44SPEAKER_00: You know, they're really giving they gave up 30 points to the Colts.
- 20:47SPEAKER_00: You know, they're giving up 20 to 30 points a game.
- 20:50SPEAKER_00: It's it's ridiculous.
- 20:51SPEAKER_00: So I can see this being a really high scoring affair, especially since Josh Allen only had one touchdown last week.
- 20:57SPEAKER_00: The week before that, he had like four of them.
- 20:59SPEAKER_00: So, you know, he's gonna come back with a vengeance.
- 21:02SPEAKER_00: Yeah, so that's why I'm gonna make a run for him.
- 21:04SPEAKER_00: Buy low on Josh Allen right now, because this is your only chance for the rest of the season, guys.
- 21:09SPEAKER_00: This is me telling you right now.
- 21:12SPEAKER_02: And I love that.
- 21:12SPEAKER_02: I I he always does bounce back like with a vengeance, and I totally see that happening.
- 21:18SPEAKER_02: Probably won't get Josh Allen in a trade unless you give a lot, too.
- 21:22SPEAKER_00: Yeah, you gotta get down, you know.
- 21:25SPEAKER_00: Yeah, yeah.
- 21:25SPEAKER_00: And you gotta get you gotta get it, brother.
- 21:27SPEAKER_00: But I uh I'm gonna post some surprises here.
- 21:30SPEAKER_00: Watch me.
- 21:31SPEAKER_00: I uh uh I'm gonna make some offers.
- 21:33SPEAKER_00: I always like I said, I uh one thing I was talking to Joe before getting on live here is when it comes to trades, this is why I'm the trade king.
- 21:42SPEAKER_00: I look at someone's team, I look at it like it's my team.
- 21:46SPEAKER_00: What do I need?
- 21:47SPEAKER_00: What are my issues?
- 21:48SPEAKER_00: What are my holes?
- 21:49SPEAKER_00: How can I fix them?
- 21:50SPEAKER_00: And so that's how I look at it when I'm making an offer.
- 21:53SPEAKER_00: Because I want to give them a serious offer the first time because I want them to know that I am seriously trying to make Make a trade because we've all had that person that gives us a low ball offer and we're like disrespected.
- 22:06SPEAKER_00: We all take it personally.
- 22:07SPEAKER_00: We're like fuck that guy, right?
- 22:10SPEAKER_00: Like, I'm not gonna deal with this guy.
- 22:12SPEAKER_00: He's not even serious.
- 22:13SPEAKER_00: He he thinks I'm an idiot, right?
- 22:15SPEAKER_00: Like he insulted my intelligence.
- 22:16SPEAKER_00: I'm not gonna deal with him.
- 22:17SPEAKER_00: So that's that's typically how fancy football is, especially if you don't know that particular person and you're in a random league, you're not gonna rub that person the right way.
- 22:27SPEAKER_00: Uh, so that's why it's good to always have a dialogue.
- 22:30SPEAKER_00: So me and Joe, we've agreed on different trades before we go back and forth sometimes.
- 22:35SPEAKER_00: People always get upset in our leagues, you know.
- 22:37SPEAKER_00: They're like, you know, they get upset that we make certain trades happen, but at the end of the day, it's it's you know, my team and his team, and we you know, we're not colluding.
- 22:46SPEAKER_00: So at the end of the day, it's just fantasy football.
- 22:49SPEAKER_02: So yeah, and I we we made two pretty big trades today.
- 22:52SPEAKER_02: Well, at least I mean, one of them was was big, the other one was just kind of like an average trade.
- 22:57SPEAKER_02: But yeah, we had a long discussion before one of those trades, and the other trade, I had to come at you a little bit more aggressive because the first offer I sent, you just declined it immediately.
- 23:10SPEAKER_02: So I sent I sent Manny an offer and he declined it.
- 23:13SPEAKER_02: So I sent him the exact same two players, but for a different receiver, and then he accepted it and he said, Man, I I would have taken that without Trey Sermon.
- 23:22SPEAKER_02: I'm like, Oh, really?
- 23:23SPEAKER_02: But I felt like I had to, I was like, maybe that first offer was a was a bit uh borderline disrespectful.
- 23:29SPEAKER_02: So I better include him in this one, you know.
- 23:32SPEAKER_02: So you gotta, you gotta like, as many people will say, the trade has to hurt a little bit for both people involved.
- 23:40SPEAKER_02: You can't just win every trade.
- 23:42SPEAKER_02: You gotta, it's a it's a give, you gotta give a little to get a little, and it's a give and take.
- 23:48SPEAKER_02: And not every you you shouldn't leave a trade thinking, like, yeah, I just got him.
- 23:52SPEAKER_02: You know, you should leave the trade thinking, all right, we're gonna see how this works out.
- 23:57SPEAKER_02: I took a gamble here, he took a gamble there.
- 24:00SPEAKER_00: Yeah, yeah.
- 24:01SPEAKER_00: And then sometimes you're gonna see the result of that trade sooner than later, right?
- 24:05SPEAKER_00: Like after a week or two.
- 24:06SPEAKER_00: Like I had a guy I traded Jalen Waddle to the week before Tua got injured.
- 24:10SPEAKER_00: Like that guy immediately felt he lost that trade.
- 24:12SPEAKER_00: But then I had a guy that I you know traded Alvin Camara to.
- 24:17SPEAKER_00: And you know, it's a slow and painful blow to the heart letting me know I traded away the top fancy running back.
- 24:25SPEAKER_00: So is it that's just how it is.
- 24:27SPEAKER_00: You you know, you live with the the results of your trades, you can't win them all.
- 24:31SPEAKER_00: Um, and as long as you deal like that, not only are you gonna have fun, but you you know, it's gonna make the league more active, right?
- 24:37SPEAKER_00: Yeah, and and you have to, as if that's how you run your leagues, you know, more power to you because people love it.
- 24:43SPEAKER_02: And if you're always sending out bad offers, then you might actually send out a good offer, and people won't people will just kind of like brush it aside because you've sent them so many garbage offers before.
- 24:55SPEAKER_02: Like you might have to take a double take, and you're like, wait a second, what am I missing?
- 24:59SPEAKER_02: Because he usually just sends me trash, you know.
- 25:01SPEAKER_02: So you don't want to start on the wrong foot.
- 25:06SPEAKER_00: It's like right now, our our league chat's going off.
- 25:08SPEAKER_00: Somebody's like, Zamir White, he's trash, I won't fall for that.
- 25:14SPEAKER_02: Zamir White was dropped in a couple other leagues I'm in, so I dropped him in one league.
- 25:18SPEAKER_00: Uh probably one of the more talking about Sean Johnson.
- 25:22SPEAKER_00: So good, that makes sense.
- 25:23SPEAKER_00: Yeah, so it just at the end of the day, I'd rather have Madison, like it's just a mess over there.
- 25:28SPEAKER_00: But, anyways, let's let's go ahead and get over to the cold call of the week now, guys.
- 25:32SPEAKER_00: It's getting chilly in here.
- 25:34SPEAKER_02: It's getting cold now.
- 25:42SPEAKER_00: Now, for today's cold call, I went ahead and picked the Raiders versus the Broncos.
- 25:51SPEAKER_00: Man, because these are two teams that just absolutely suck right now.
- 25:56SPEAKER_00: It is it is bad, man.
- 25:58SPEAKER_00: The Raiders keep saying they're gonna do something and they don't.
- 26:01SPEAKER_00: I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if Antonio Pierce is on the hot seat after this year.
- 26:05SPEAKER_00: It's just such a disappointment already.
- 26:08SPEAKER_00: Um, he says he's gonna give Zamir Mike more touches, he gave him less.
- 26:12SPEAKER_00: And uh Alexander Madison now it has earned more playing time, so we're probably gonna see less playing time for Madison, you know, because anything Antonio Pierce says, they're gonna do the absolute opposite.
- 26:24SPEAKER_00: So that means Devontae Adams, they said they're not gonna trade him, they're gonna trade Devontae Adams.
- 26:29SPEAKER_00: So wherever he ends up, guys, don't worry, it's gonna work out to your benefit.
- 26:33SPEAKER_00: But that's completely off topic.
- 26:34SPEAKER_00: Sorry, let me get back on topic.
- 26:36SPEAKER_00: Raiders suck, they're a dumpster fire.
- 26:38SPEAKER_00: On to the next team.
- 26:40SPEAKER_00: Broncos, they suck.
- 26:43SPEAKER_00: They can't stick to one running back, all right?
- 26:45SPEAKER_00: Javante Williams, little Jaleel McLaughlin, um, who is nowhere near the talent, Javante Williams, and then Tyler Badie, baddie.
- 26:55SPEAKER_00: Yeah, he he unfortunately got injured, you know.
- 26:59SPEAKER_00: So it's like they they were forced to use Javante.
- 27:02SPEAKER_00: Like, oh, Javante actually gets better with the more touches you give him.
- 27:05SPEAKER_00: Well, I wonder why that is.
- 27:07SPEAKER_00: Well, that's because he's a fucking running back, he's not a speed back, he's a traditional running back.
- 27:12SPEAKER_00: Just give him the ball and let him work.
- 27:13SPEAKER_02: He looked good last year.
- 27:15SPEAKER_02: I'm confused by his usage very much.
- 27:17SPEAKER_00: I'm not, you know what it is?
- 27:19SPEAKER_00: Sean Payton.
- 27:20SPEAKER_00: Sean Payton's an idiot.
- 27:22SPEAKER_00: He's a very he's an egotistical maniac.
- 27:25SPEAKER_00: Like he was like that in in New Orleans, he's like that in Denver now.
- 27:29SPEAKER_00: He has to overcompensate for his little pecker, and he has to be such a dick to his players, and he's not really known for being a player's coach, he's known for being you know, a douche.
- 27:41SPEAKER_00: So, and plus he always had beef with my Eagles, so suck it, Sean Payton.
- 27:46SPEAKER_00: I ain't you ain't gonna get no love from me on this show.
- 27:49SPEAKER_02: Fair enough, man.
- 27:51SPEAKER_02: I'm confused by the you know, the the way they're using all the running backs.
- 27:55SPEAKER_02: It's it's too much of a committee.
- 27:57SPEAKER_02: They gotta commit to at least one of those guys.
- 28:00SPEAKER_00: But I would have played Cortland Sutton, that's about it on the on the Broncos side.
- 28:04SPEAKER_02: For my cold call, I'm going the Dolphins versus the Patriots.
- 28:13SPEAKER_02: Tyler Huntley last week threw for less than 100 yards, and every player in Miami is severely handicapped, even Devon Achan, uh, with Tua being out as quarterback.
- 28:26SPEAKER_02: And obviously, you're gonna start Devon Achan, you're gonna start Tyreek, but with much lower expectations because it's all the defense really has to worry about.
- 28:34SPEAKER_02: Okay, we got Devon Achan and then 10 or 15 yards, like pretty much in that area.
- 28:41SPEAKER_02: That's all they got to cover.
- 28:43SPEAKER_02: The deep pass, they don't really have to worry about too much anymore.
- 28:46SPEAKER_02: And starting Tyreek, this is crazy, but starting Tyreek gives you pause now because of their quarterback situation.
- 28:54SPEAKER_02: He's not quarterback proof.
- 28:56SPEAKER_02: Well, you know what?
- 28:58SPEAKER_02: Like, he probably would be quarterback proof with someone like Darnold, sure.
- 29:03SPEAKER_02: But like, let's just say this was Justin Jefferson in this situation with Tyler Huntley.
- 29:08SPEAKER_02: He's probably not gonna be quarterback proof either.
- 29:10SPEAKER_02: So I don't know.
- 29:12SPEAKER_02: I feel like the Dolphins should have considered a better backup.
- 29:15SPEAKER_02: I I don't know much about Huntley, but I I don't know how that all happened.
- 29:20SPEAKER_02: Anyway, I'm staying away from everyone except for Devon Achan and Tyreek, but severely lowering expectations.
- 29:28SPEAKER_02: Waddle, you don't start Waddle, you can't and now the Patriots, who are also one and three, they don't bring much to the table either.
- 29:37SPEAKER_02: Their backfield is a sloppy mess.
- 29:40SPEAKER_02: Ramondre's Ramondre Stevenson started off hot, just like Zay Flowers.
- 29:44SPEAKER_02: The first two games looked amazing and then completely fell off.
- 29:47SPEAKER_02: He hasn't done anything the last two weeks, and he's fumbled in every single game.
- 29:52SPEAKER_02: So that's you know, four fumbles over four games.
- 29:55SPEAKER_02: That's that's not good, and they don't really have a passing game.
- 29:58SPEAKER_02: So I'm just not going anywhere near the new England players or really this game as a whole.
- 30:04SPEAKER_00: Yeah, I I mean when you mentioned those teams, I was also debating between that game as well because it's it's kind of these tough matchups are no-brainers.
- 30:13SPEAKER_00: Dolphins, you know, who's gonna be throwing that ball, right?
- 30:16SPEAKER_00: It's it's terrible, and the Patriots unfortunately can't get any offense going.
- 30:21SPEAKER_00: It's just uh hopefully, I'm probably not even gonna see them much because they're not gonna be on red zone at all.
- 30:28SPEAKER_02: We're not gonna get too much of this game.
- 30:30SPEAKER_00: You're gonna cast like one or two drives for that whole game.
- 30:32SPEAKER_00: The score is gonna be like nine to six, right?
- 30:35SPEAKER_02: It's quite possible, yeah.
- 30:37SPEAKER_00: It's gonna be that bad.
- 30:38SPEAKER_00: So play the defenses, guys.
- 30:40SPEAKER_00: They're gonna get you like 15 points because it's gonna be absolute slow and a grind fest, but yeah, I'll stay away too.
- 30:47SPEAKER_02: Yeah, I feel like the defenses are a safe play this week for sure.
- 30:52SPEAKER_02: Now let's get into our shit calls of the week.
- 31:02SPEAKER_02: Oh man, who shit the bed?
- 31:05SPEAKER_02: I did.
- 31:06SPEAKER_02: All right, I did a player profile last week on Zach Moss, and I said the backfield belongs to him and that he is not in a committee.
- 31:16SPEAKER_02: It certainly looked like a committee on Sunday, and both running backs played really well.
- 31:21SPEAKER_02: I still like Zach Moss over Chase Brown a little bit, at least for a few more weeks, but the Bengals backfield does appear to be a committee, and Chase Brown is definitely more involved than I made it out to be, than I knew.
- 31:35SPEAKER_02: So, you know, I said really only focus on Zach Moss and trade and try to get him.
- 31:40SPEAKER_02: I still think you should try to get Zach Moss on your team, but it is definitely more of a committee than I anticipated, and it looks like moving forward they're gonna try to get Chase Brown a little bit more involved.
- 31:50SPEAKER_02: So I missed the mark.
- 31:52SPEAKER_02: I mean, I I was right about everything I said related to Zach Moss and his production, but I doubted Chase Brown way too much in my player profile.
- 32:02SPEAKER_00: Now for my shit call.
- 32:05SPEAKER_00: I'm gonna keep riding the uh Sam Darnold hate train.
- 32:09SPEAKER_00: You know, I keep talking shit about the guy, and the guy just keeps on shutting me up.
- 32:13SPEAKER_00: You know, I gotta eat crow every week.
- 32:15SPEAKER_00: You know, not that I said he's gonna, you know, not that so much I said he's gonna continue to suck, but I haven't said that he's gonna be good yet.
- 32:23SPEAKER_00: So I haven't gone back in my he sucks statements.
- 32:27SPEAKER_02: Well, you did you did kind of last week say, you know, he's he's performing much better than you than you thought.
- 32:33SPEAKER_00: Yeah, yeah, but that that doesn't mean he still doesn't suck.
- 32:38SPEAKER_00: Yeah, that's true.
- 32:39SPEAKER_00: So my shit call is, you know, he had another big week, man, another four touchdown game, right?
- 32:44SPEAKER_00: Like that's the second one in a row.
- 32:46SPEAKER_00: Like that's I was like, look at Sam Darnold trying to get paid here.
- 32:50SPEAKER_00: So, you know, that's my shit call the week.
- 32:52SPEAKER_00: Obviously, my big balls call was big.
- 32:55SPEAKER_00: You know, my guy only got one touchdown instead of two, but he did hit the yardage, so yeah, you know, he could you could Brian Robinson Jr., right?
- 33:02SPEAKER_00: Yeah, Brian Robinson Jr., yeah, yeah.
- 33:04SPEAKER_00: But I mean, pretty much everything else spot on.
- 33:06SPEAKER_00: I hit on my hot calls, so you know, yeah.
- 33:09SPEAKER_02: You've been nailing the uh big balls calls.
- 33:12SPEAKER_02: I mean, just with very slight differences about you know 10 or 20 yards, or you know, last week you said Kyron was gonna get two touchdowns and he got three.
- 33:22SPEAKER_02: So I mean, you know, you had the yardage, right?
- 33:25SPEAKER_02: Well, you just were short one touchdown.
- 33:27SPEAKER_02: This one you said 100 plus yards and two touchdowns.
- 33:30SPEAKER_02: He only got one, so you're real close.
- 33:32SPEAKER_02: And then, of course, the first week you hit on Xavier Worthy scoring two touchdowns, which is insane.
- 33:36SPEAKER_00: Yeah, a miss on a yardage.
- 33:38SPEAKER_02: My my my uh big balls call last week, never got to see it pan out because I said Rasheed Rice was gonna have another 100-yard day and two touchdowns, and um man, that really sucks.
- 33:51SPEAKER_02: Yeah, it really sucks to see him go down like that.
- 33:54SPEAKER_00: That that actually brings up another point.
- 33:57SPEAKER_00: Uh, was Xavier Worthy bumping up, yeah.
- 34:02SPEAKER_02: And he he looked great last week, so you know he had it.
- 34:04SPEAKER_02: He had week one was awesome, then he had a lull in week two and three, and that's when Rasheed Rice was heavily involved.
- 34:11SPEAKER_02: But I felt like Xavier Worthy was gonna continually climb up and make himself better as the year went on, either way.
- 34:19SPEAKER_02: But yeah, now with Rasheed Rice out of it, uh, at least for a little while, he his volume should increase big time.
- 34:26SPEAKER_02: And here's a LC.
- 34:28SPEAKER_00: And and and the thing is, too, if you own Hollywood Brown right now, sell him high.
- 34:34SPEAKER_00: Right now, people think Hollywood Brown's gonna be the guy.
- 34:37SPEAKER_00: You know, you say if you're worthy, Hollywood Brown will be the top two receivers.
- 34:41SPEAKER_00: It's just Hollywood Brown's gonna get injured again.
- 34:44SPEAKER_00: So he's another James Connor.
- 34:46SPEAKER_00: Just sell him now where he's at his value.
- 34:48SPEAKER_00: He's coming back in the next week or two, and you could you could make something back from that guy.
- 34:52SPEAKER_00: Guaranteed.
- 34:53SPEAKER_02: He's way, in my opinion, he's way worse than James Connor because he's I mean, Hollywood's been injured.
- 34:58SPEAKER_02: Yeah, he's been injured for like two years straight.
- 35:00SPEAKER_00: Yeah, so yeah, so he's someone you could sell off right now just on the idea of what he's gonna be when he comes back.
- 35:07SPEAKER_02: If you're even still holding him, or pick him up just to trade him.
- 35:10SPEAKER_02: That's not a bad idea.
- 35:13SPEAKER_02: Now let's get into our big swinging balls calls for my big balls call.
- 35:33SPEAKER_00: I'm gonna talk about something that's gonna be absolutely crazy here.
- 35:38SPEAKER_00: Something out of this world, something that I said was not even possible like 20 minutes ago.
- 35:47SPEAKER_00: My big balls call is Javante Williams is gonna have a hundred rushing yards and one touchdown this weekend because they're gonna make sure that he is the main back this weekend, all right.
- 35:59SPEAKER_02: That's what they should do.
- 36:01SPEAKER_00: That's what they should do.
- 36:02SPEAKER_00: I'd love to see that happen.
- 36:04SPEAKER_00: But but you know what?
- 36:05SPEAKER_00: I don't I don't know what it is, but that's that's my big balls call that they're gonna play one running back consistently, and he's gonna actually have a good day.
- 36:14SPEAKER_00: So it's gonna allow his stock to build up and then sell him high, people.
- 36:18SPEAKER_00: Sell him high.
- 36:19SPEAKER_00: If he gets that gain, sell him immediately because he will tank again.
- 36:24SPEAKER_00: Do not count a broncos.
- 36:25SPEAKER_00: Sean Payton is a dickhead.
- 36:27SPEAKER_00: Do not count a broncos.
- 36:29SPEAKER_02: Hey, you're right though.
- 36:30SPEAKER_02: I mean, I remember last year, um, you know, there was there was, I think, some warranted hype um around Javante Williams, and midway through the season, he was a top 20 back.
- 36:42SPEAKER_02: So yeah, he was they they should they should have him a lot more involved.
- 36:46SPEAKER_02: But I agree, if he has a blow up game, sell high.
- 36:49SPEAKER_00: Sell high, baby.
- 36:51SPEAKER_00: Sell high.
- 36:52SPEAKER_02: Now, for my big balls call, again, man, sometimes when you do these big balls calls that are aggressive, I feel like mine are watered down because they are a little bit watered down, so it's not an elephant balls call, it's just a big balls call.
- 37:06SPEAKER_02: I think Sam Darnold is going to stay hot and throw for over 250 yards and two more touchdowns.
- 37:13SPEAKER_02: Now, the reason I'm saying this is a big balls call is because he's playing against the New York Jets.
- 37:18SPEAKER_02: They've got a good secondary, that's a tough matchup, and I think 250 yards and two touchdowns is something that's going to be difficult for any quarterback.
- 37:26SPEAKER_02: But Sam Darnold has been hot.
- 37:28SPEAKER_02: I think he's gonna stay hot 250 yards and two touchdowns.
- 37:32SPEAKER_00: Oh, yeah, I like the way that looks.
- 37:35SPEAKER_02: Mm-hmm.
- 37:40SPEAKER_00: All right, ladies and gentlemen, we really do appreciate you supporting us here today.
- 37:45SPEAKER_00: Uh, but the bad news is the show is over.
- 37:48SPEAKER_00: Uh, if I offended any of you um too fucking bad, get over it.
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- 37:56SPEAKER_00: Make sure to put that in the comments.
- 37:57SPEAKER_00: I want to hear you hate because your hate makes me greater.
- 38:00SPEAKER_00: All right.
- 38:01SPEAKER_00: The more there's no such thing as bad.
- 38:03SPEAKER_00: No, I'm just kidding, guys.
- 38:04SPEAKER_00: I'm not that much of a douche.
- 38:05SPEAKER_00: I appreciate it, guys.
- 38:06SPEAKER_00: Put put your comments in below if there's something we could fix, let us know.
- 38:10SPEAKER_00: You guys have been very vocal about it, even the ones that don't know about football.
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- 38:16SPEAKER_00: Um, but everyone else, please let us know.
- 38:19SPEAKER_00: Joe, what what else do we have coming up for these guys here?
- 38:22SPEAKER_02: Oh, we got a bunch more player profiles lined up for you.
- 38:25SPEAKER_02: And then I've noticed that uh, you know, there's a lot of engagement with just the clips I've uploaded.
- 38:31SPEAKER_02: There's a clip of Jamar Chase to Got A La Traffic and another one of Kenneth Walker.
- 38:35SPEAKER_02: So we'll start uploading more random clips like that too.
- 38:38SPEAKER_02: But always gonna have player profiles for you every week.
- 38:42SPEAKER_02: So tune in for those, especially if there's a player that's on kind of the fence.
- 38:46SPEAKER_02: We might have done a player profile on them, or you can always put in the comments and suggest that we do that so we can bring up some points that maybe you haven't considered.
- 38:56SPEAKER_00: Absolutely.
- 38:57SPEAKER_00: I like the way you put it, Joe.
- 38:58SPEAKER_00: Now, again, people, we appreciate the love and support.
- 39:02SPEAKER_00: We'll see you again next week.
- 39:03SPEAKER_00: Same time, same place.
- 39:05SPEAKER_00: You guys take it easy, all right?
- 39:07SPEAKER_00: One love.
- 39:08SPEAKER_00: Take it easy, guys.
- 39:09SPEAKER_00: See you later.
- 39:10SPEAKER_00: Don't do my Sammy Sosa kiss, all right?
- 39:12SPEAKER_00: That's mine, Joe.