Byepocalype Edition

You love I love every bit about this It is forcing tons of tons of us to do more research. It's getting owners really really active and involved in their leagues. And it's less prep for the show too. We got more time that we love that we can dive a

little bit more deeply. We're going to identify a ton of replacement players, not just in our take a Chance of the segment coming up next segment, which we always do, give you the nine players that you can pick up, but scattered throughout all of our breakdowns of all the games, you're going to hear names of players that are going to get starting grades that normally would not. We'll talk

about those guys as we go through the show. We will also give you the answers to three tough questions and provide premature speculation about players you'll want to pick up this week that everybody else will be trying to pick up next week. We break down every game Fantasy style with letter grades and all the players who matter. We begin Scott Fish with the Carolina Panthers at the Giants. At the end of last week's game, the Panthers said they were going to try to run the ball more.

We're gonna see a Cuba Hubbard lad game plan. I think we might. And part of it is because Sam McDonald's been bad. He's you know what, he hasn't been that good outside of his rush scene. Honestly, I've talked about this all year. He looks at his first read and he forces into double coverage and it's it was working out just this season, and now teams are just intercepting him when he does that, or it coincides with the Dan Arnold trade, which is my theory that he's

on the bench. He's no longer startable now that he's not running touchdowns in every week. That's that's just what happens. D J. Moore. Im is still going to give an a grade too, though, because he just peppers him with targets. How can you not with that the tunnel vision that Donald has form averaging over ten targets per game, five plus catches in every game, seventy plus yards in every game. Uh, and even if he's triple covered, he's going to target him.

So that that you love that volume. I'm putting Robbie Anderson on the bench. You have to back to back horrible games for Robbie Anderson. He has twenty nine targets in the LASS three games and he has done nothing with them except for one last ditch effort touchdown at the end of one game. That's all a bunch of drops. Yeah, it's it's been. It's a bad run for Robbie. It's kind of surprising. Concerned that was the connection from the Jets, like that was the one good thing about the Jets

a couple of years ago, was that connection. I was optimistic going into the season Robby Anderson would be helpful anything, but so are the Panthers when they paid them again a good point guaranteed money. Y. Yeah, I don't have any of the other wide receivers. Terrace Marshal is out, but you're not going You're not gonna start shy or anything. Um on the running game. It's it's really all Howard

is what it is. And it's a B grade here. Uh, he'll be startable as long as McCaffrey's out seventeen plus touches and back to back games. All other backs behind Chuba Hubbard have had five total touches in the last two games. It's just all him. He gets all the work, so I have a B grade on him. The Giants have allowed the fourth most combo yards to backs, along

with six touchdowns in six games. Uh. The four backs that have touched the ball seventeen times against the Giants, their average stat line is add ten yards in a score. You could almost talk me into an A on that. You almost could, especially during the bipocalypse. No, let's go over to the other side. I have Daniel Jones on the bench. Everybody is injured for him, and he's had backed back really really low yardage games with no touchdowns

and a bunch of turnovers. You gotta put him on the bench still, Uh, Sterling Shepherd, I had an A grade on him. He popped up on Friday with an injury. Uh, it sounds like he's still going to be good to go um, so much like More on the other side, Shepherd is, Jones is woobie, despite the fact nobody on this show knows but Mr mom Man, it's a security blanket. Ten plus targets again last week. That is ten plus targets in four of his last five fold games with Jones.

In every one of those five games, Shepherd had seven plus catches and seventy five plus yards. He just gets he just gets the ball. Uh. Slayton Uh, Slayton is uh the only guy really, it's it's tone Tone, He's out. No. On the other side, Slaton like the other wide receiver. Sorry, Slaton is the only other guy, and you him on the bench because Tony's out. Goladay is likely out. Pettis got eleven targets last last week, but I am not going to trust that he didn't even catch half of them.

So um, and it's a top twelve d against wide receivers. I have Ingram on the bench. Also. I can understand if you need to start him in in in a week like this, but he's only averaging five targets per game over the last four and well, he is averaging five targets per game over the last four. But he's only had one game over twenty seven yards, so he's not He's just not getting the yardage or the scores

to match it. By the way, speaking of bad contracts, Kyle Rudolph eight million dollars, he scored a touchdown last week. That was a million dollar touchdown. That's right so far it is right. Now. Yeah, you're saying David Gettleman is not good at job. I would never say that. It looks like he won that oh b J trade though. Over to the running game, Davante Booker a C grade on. Yes, Dalvin Cook and Ezekiel Elliott tore up the Panthers, but there I like Booker here, Okay, their top ranked against

top ranked, there's top ranked against the position. Other than those two games, I will say they've been bad since they lost Shack Thompson. They have. And you know it's vault when when the back gets volume, that back gets paid. And only Zeke and Dalvin Cook had more than thirteen series against against the Panthers, and I see, I see a volume game coming for Yeah. Actually, I'm gonna move it to a be because since Jack Thompson left, the

Panthers are allowing five points seven yards per carry. That's a lot. That's a ton. I think that is a B thanky, So we got to move that to a B. You know what. That's all I need to say on that. That's he's going to get all the volume. He's gonna get all the pass catching work. The Washington offense disappointed badly last week against the worst defense in the league, Kansas City. Now they go to the Packers. Do you

see a rebound coming from Hailer Heinik. I did Washington Radio this week and they were talking about Benjing Heinike for Kyle Allen. It's come to this that that kind of talk is already out there. What do you think this week? Brian? No, they gotta give Heiney one more chance,

and I will give him a c um. Technically not a homecoming game for Heineke, as he's from Georgia, but apparently he grew up idolizing Brett Farve, just replaying all the great Brett Farve moments in his backyard at lambeau Field. So he gets to play at lambeau Field. So I'm giving Heinek is he here? He will be missing two starters on the old line Brandon Schurf and Sam Cosmi, but I think Heineke can clause away to at least two fifty passing yards to passing touchdowns in this game.

I like the matchup for Terry McLaurin. Gonna give him a B. The Packers are without their top corner Jr. Alexander. They are allowing more than a touchdown per game to the wide receiver position. The very comparable Deante Johnson and Jamaar Chase both had big games against the Packers and the football team should be playing from behind in this one. So I like McLaurin with a B. U certainly has a a upside in most matchups. Diane Brown and Adam

Humphries for the other wide receivers. I'm Tannama last week. He heard a lot of people asked me last week, me being one um. Dianne Brown did have six targets last week, which is encouraging. But I got both on the bench and this one, even though it is a somewhat promising matchup. They're both on the bench, but Ricky Seals Jones, tight end for football team, is not on the bench. Gonna give him a B. Has been very

active over the last two weeks. He's totaled more targets in the last two games than Logan Thomas totaled in his first three games of the season. Uh seals. Jones also at the has the most red zone targets for Washington on the year already and over the last three weeks. The Packards are top twelve in the most catches and yards surrender to opposing tight end, So a strong b for R. S. J. And lastly, the running back situation

for Washington. Antonio Gibson looks like he will play with the shin injury, and I'm hoping he does because this is a spike game. Frantonio Gibson. The Packers selected A. J. Dillon with the sixty second overall pick at running back last year, Gibson went sixty six, four round picks later. He wants to show Green Bay they made the wrong choice. But not a great matchup. Green Bay allowing just seventy two rushing yards unless than a rushing touchdown per game

to running backs. They've been far more generous through the air, and that's why I like J. D. Mckissic almost a little more. Can give him a see though, because I can't give him a plus right charge just to see for mckissic. Green Bay top ten and most receptions allowed to running backs, and again the game script should favor mkissic, who is the clear top pass catching back on this team, even when Gibson is healthy. Jared Patterson would be interesting

if Gibson was a surprise and active. It's not looking like it'll be that way, but we might talk a little more Jared Patterson later in the show. Over to green Bay pretty quick. It's pretty straightforward. Um, you're gonna give I'm going to give Aaron Jones an A even if they don't get David Baktiari back left tackle for the Packers, but he could big his return to be a big boon for Aaron Jones. Um. Now, it's interesting

researching this game. Uh, for the points that Washington has allowed to running backs because they played Quardrell Patterson, who is viewed as a running back by some sites. Doesn't matter how you interpret the stats, You're gonna start Aaron Jones without a doubt, gonna give him an A. And I'm gonna give a j. Dillon a C for the

super needy three straight games. Um with double digit touchdowns for A J. Dillon, and if Green Bay gains a big lead, we could see a heavy dose of A J. Dillon Davante Adams easy a football team allowing two four yards per game to wide receivers, Adams averaging one yards per game over his last five uh A for Adams and Alan Lazard are gonna give him a cee Marquees Valdez scandaling uh still on I R and Lazar should

start opposite Adams in a in a solid matchup. I'm starting Lazard and a guy team league, so go ahead and join me. UH and Robert Tonyan basically his last year, I believe it saying that for a month. I'm gonna give him one last chance. Here he gets this. See Washington allowing nearly six catches and seventy yards per game to opposing tight ends. They've also yielded the second most red zone targets to the position. So a C for Robert Tonyan. But if he doesn't get it done, he's cuttable.

After this week. It's already caught him in all my most for me, the most disappointing player in fantasy football. That's not related. We knew the touchdowns would regressed. We didn't think everything exactly. You know, if you'd told me, you know, eleven touchdowns are gonna turn down to seven. Okay, but I'm still gonna get five catches forty fifty yards a game. Now we're getting two catches for twenty yards

a game and no scores. And of course I must mention a. Ron Rodgers gets an A Washington about top five in almost everything allowed to quarterback, bottom five, top five in terms of the most allowed, but yes A for Rogers. Bengels take on the Ravens in a game in which the Ravens are are under Jim Harbor are like five hundred against the Bengals of all things, go figure, and in this one, I think that I think Cincinnati

probably ends up winning. Let's let's start here, guys. Have we got to a point that I can just say Jamaar Chase is an obvious automatic, aight, and not even have to give any rationale going forward. I mean, I just think we're there now, So I'm not going to burn more time on that, because you're gonna start him no matter what. So let's move on. Joe Burrow gets a B grade. He's one of only two quarterbacks who has thrown multiple touchdowns in every game. It's just him

and Patrick Mahomes, that's it. Ravens masterful in shutting down Justin Herbert last week, but Derek Carr, Patrick Mahomes, and Carson Wentz the three weeks before that average three yards and two point three touchdowns. So I I don't believe the Ravens really are a shutdown defense like they showed last week. We'll go with the longer history here that

says they can be beaten. Chase and Tie Higgins will talking about a second or better than any of the Ravens cornerbacks are going to try to stop them, including the best cornerback, Marlon Humphreys. Let's go to te Higgins. Baltimore secondary solid, but Higgins matches up on the outside against Anthony Averett and that is a plus matchup. He's played okay, but he's surrendering one. But he's surrounding four yards in a score in the last two weeks, so

I think we can get some yardage here. And Higgins has been languishing a bit with everything Chase is doing, but this is a plus matchup and he is startable with a C grade um I know he hasn't been great lately, but we're going to give him one more chance. Speaking of not great lately, Tyler Boyd, I can't I can't start him right now until we get very, very plus matchups in the slot. This is not one of them. He's on the bench and he's droppable in many formats.

The other receiver that gets a starting grade, and I'd like to call your attention. In fact, you know what that's gonna be our our sound. Would we have players who aren't and take a chance on me that you can still go pick up off the waiver wire and start in the bipocalypse. It'll be this oddball right there. All right, I'm just gonna work at the single cow bell. C j Uzoma. Uh Ravens have allowed the fourth most tight end yards, the fourth most tight end touchdowns, and

the most tight end receptions. And he's been active lately, and he scored three touchdowns in the last three games. C j Uzoma also startable with the C grade. Let's go over to the Baltimore side. You notice start Lamar Jackson. Cincinnati's defense has allowed three hundred four yards passing yards per game to non rookie passers, and if you exclude the lines last week, that number jumps to three thirty

eight yards per game UM. Jackson's passing is still not flawless UM, but nevertheless the rushing end passing combined makes him an easy a start here, and he's got favorable matchups for his many receivers who will talk about now, including Marquis Brown, another eight grade. Brown scored three times

against Cincinnati in last year's meetings. He's scored five times already and as a monster game for him if he lines up on the right side against Trey Waynes, who missed all of last year missed the first few games of this year. He's come back for two games played, and Trey Waynes is giving up a perfect passer rating in his coverage A grade for Marcis Brown. We've got a C grade on Rashad Bateman. Bamon will be the

starter with Sammy Watkins out for this game. He got thrown into the fire last week with forty five snaps in his first NFL game. They targeted him six times in that debut game. Bateman overwhelmingly ran from the left side of the field, which puts him on to Adobe Awuzier. The best of the Bengals cornerbacks. Not saying a lot, but at least he's a middle of the pack cornerback. I've got a C grade on Rashad Bateman, who you could start if you were in a pinch. Uh Mark

Andrews with an A graded tight end. Over the last three weeks, Andrews leads all tight ends and targets receptions and yards. In that same time frame, the Bengals have allowed the eleventh most receptions and yards to tight ends, and last week, the stylistically comparable t J. Hockenson total eight catches for seventy four yards on eleven targets against Cincinnati last week. So now let's go to the running

backs for the Ravens. Do we have to? Well, you may need to because now conveniently Ladavius Murray has been ruled out of this game, so we have at least a little bit of clarity there. Lavy On Bell and Devonte Freeman will get most of the work, but Tyson Williams will likely be active for this game, and if you're in a serious pinch, you could start him. All three guys are potentially startable. But let me mention the Bengals run defense is shockingly competent. They're giving up three

point eight yards per carry. No back with less than eighteen touches against Cincinnati has scored or topped even thirty yards. That's it. So only because it's by apocalypse. I've got sea grades on Bell Freeman and if you're in a really deep deep spot, Tyson Williams on just the presumption that he'll get some carries here. But I don't love him in this match. I think Freeman is the one

that looked best personally. I thought Freeman looked better than for sure, but I thought Williams looked better than any of these guys. And the smattering of work that they gave him. Mrs assignments can't pass block. It's it's trouble. It can be trouble. If only they had a quarterback who could run away from pressure, then maybe you know you could get Tyson Williams on the field. When we come back, take a chance on me. We're gonna give you nine more players that you can start put into

your lineup help you out in the bipocalypse. Find out who they are when we return to Fantasy Football Weekly. Take a chance on me. Nine players not normally in your starting lineup. Find out who they are. As we go through some of the players you can pick up off the waiver wire, hopefully in this the Bipocalypse, we begin at the quarterback position and Scott Fish who you got? Let me turn on my bike every every week? Every week. Uh, it's it's a running bit now. I need to do

it every week to keep it up. I have met. Ryan has multiple touchdowns in four straight, averaging two yards and two and a half touchdowns per game since Week one. Gets the ninth worst team against quarterbacks in the Dolphins, who may be missing their top two cornerbacks once again. That team is allowing three yards and two point two touchdowns per game. They've also allowed three hundred plus and or multiple scores in all their games this year. An I fell into the trap of writing off Matt Ryan

after his terrible Week one. He's basically he's basically like a quarterback ten Since then, I did the same. Very good. Let's just go to you, Brian, you take a chance at me quarterback. I got to uh tongue go vloa at home against the same Falcons. The Falcons shutdown Daniel Jones and Zack Wilson a big whip for them. But Jalen Hurts, Tom Brady, Taylor, heind he all went off

against Atlanta. I'm putting two in the ladder between those two quarterbacks, even with the trade rumors swirling around to uh, I think he plays a little angry this week, like I take, I would take a little fire from and he did last I thought he looked and the Falcons real Quick also ranked bottom ten and sack ran sack rates and only second worst quarterback hit rate, and three of the five quarterbacks they had faced ran for at least forty yards. Only Tom Brady and Zach Wilson did not.

So I like Tua this week, might take a chance to me. Quarterback is Jamis Winston taking on Seattle. You guys think you have bad secondaries, I'll give you a Seattle for mine. Winston has been a boom or bust quarterback, but in his three boom games, he's averaging three point seven touchdown passes. I would take three point seven touchdown passes from my bye week quarterback, Tamis Winston this week, Um,

Seattle hasn't really contained any pastor this year. They're giving up three hundred six yards in almost two passing touchdowns per game. I love matchups around him, including and we'll talk about this more and we get to the matchup Marcus Callaway, even his tight ends. He's got some options in the passing game here, Mark Jamis Winston might take a chance at me quarterback. Let's go to the running back position, Scott, who do you have? I'm going with

roumandr Stevenson. I was very, very very happy last week's seeing him take all of Brandon Bolden's receiving work except for the league I started Brandon Bolden get in that one, but I liked it for Rumandre Stevenson because that means and Damian Harrison's getting none. He has one target in the last two weeks. Yeah, he did. He does, and that's that's that's part. That's not his game. So he's got a Jets team that have been torched by pass catching,

allowing the fifth most receiving yards to tow back. So I think with those cast catching and some carries, maybe a ten plus touch effort in a week like this. I kind of like Stevenson this week makes some sense. Brandon Bollman may not even play in the game. Yeah, that'll be fine, fine with us. Uh, Brian, you take a chance of me running back? I got lots of Vegas.

Is Kenyan Drake at home versus the Eagles, who have been very generous to opposing running backs, allowing the fifth most rush yards per game with an eight yard rusher and each of their last four games to go along without five running back touchdowns. Philly has also yielded the fifth most targets to opposing running backs. Now, I know Josh Jacobs is the lead back, but he is so very math and Uh. Kenyan Drake only six touches last week, but he turned them into seventy three combo yards and

two touchdowns. The Raiders need to get Drake in space behind that awful old line he showed we can do last week. I think he gets ten plus touches this week in a positive matchup by like Kenyan Drake. I'm gonna give you two guys from the same team and nobody nobody wants to I've got my official guy go back. I'm just I'm just nobody wants a Houston running back. I don't want to Houston running back, but look, these

are tough times. Tough times need desperate solutions. Mark Ingram is coming out a sixteen and an eighteen carry game. Now he did nothing with the sixteen and the eighteen carry. But here comes Arizona and their crappy run defense, giving up one hundred thirty rushing yards per game and five yards per carry. So if he's gonna get sixteen or eighteen carries again, mark Ingram could get to two a hundred rushing yards and maybe gets a touchdown in there.

Or maybe and here's where one B comes in. Maybe because Ingram did nothing with the sixteen and eighteen carries, Brian, they go to the revenge card and let David Johnson go up against his old team. So that in David Johnson has gotten like almost no use for a series of games. Maybe if you're really in a pinch, you could try him the the the recent trends say and grow. But if you want to throw Dart in the revenge

matchup for David Johnson, you could. Yeah, he's been rocky in the Russian wilderness like this past week and just getting ready for the game that could be. Let's go to the receivers, Scott I in that same game, I'm going with a J Green uh A j Green has gotten six targets in all but one game and top five catches in three the last four, top sixty five yards and three last four um He scored in every

other week. So you're looking at a five catch, sixty five yard guy with a coin flip chance at a touchdown in a in a in a game that Arizona will probably get ahead nice and early. He's gonna have to have something to do with it. I think I like it. Let's go to you, Brian. You take a chance to me, receiver. I'm going tight end in San Francisco's Ross Dwelly. Now. I'm gonna also go out on a limb and try to make a friends joke here. Even a disgruntled Rachel has to like Ross this week

with George Kittle on break, Oh boy, this awful. The Coals are allowing more than six catches and six yards per game to opposing tight ends, with four total touchdowns allowed to the position, and outside of Deebo Samuel, I don't trust Brandon Ayuk, Mohammed sanuor Travis Benjamin as the second option for Jimmy g It's gonna be Ross Dwelly this week against the Colts. And Trent Shirtfield was a

thing for one minute. Remember that too. I love might take a chance to a receiver he's available in I'm not looking right now, but I'm gonna guess percent of le Tyler Johnson bucks receiver against Chicago. He will be a starter. With Antonio Brown ruled out of this game. And when Brown was ruled out in week three, Tyler Johnson saw thirty four snaps, which was the same number Scotty Miller had. They each had thirty four snaps. But

Miller's out on this game too. In fact, the only three receivers who are expected to be active for this game are Evans, Godwin and Tyler Johnson. Here come the Bear, So let's break down that for a minute. The Bears have one really good corner back, Jalen Johnson. Last week, Johnson traveled with Davante Adams. He's going to do that this week with Mike Evans, and that's gonna leave Tyler Johnson on Kendallville Door. We love to pick on kid

Kendall vill Door on this show. ProFootball Focus ranks him as cornerback eighty nine. He's allowing a passer rating of a hundred thirty in his coverage. Sometimes you can tell a book by its cover, and Kendall Ville Door has a happy ending for Tyler Johnson. I haven't read Harry Potter, but was he like the bad guy and Harry Potter As a matter of fact, Uh, let's talk about Jets

taking on the Patriots, Scott. I don't want any part of the passing game for the Jets, but I am interested in what you think about Michael Carter, who's coming on playing pretty well lately, and whether you think Carter has a matchup that's usable against the Patriots. I absolutely do. I actually have a B grade on Carter. I I know that he didn't do great in the first matchup against the Patriots, but you have to remember in that game,

Johnson and Coleman stole seventeen touches from him. Since then, Carter has taken over that job and and really taking the Lions share. Those two backs have only combined for twenty four touches total since that game. Since that's three games, eight touches a piece in three games. Uh, it's Carter's backfield now that the New England, the New England Patriots are allowing about thirty running back touches per game. I have trouble believing that Carter is not gonna get day

near that twenty market. And he does factor into the passing game. He does split goal line work, which is annoying. But I have a B grade on him. Uh I do, Actually, I did put a C grade on Jamison Crowder. I'm sorry. I know that I do have Wilson on the bench. I have Corey Davis and is inconsistent on the bench, and he was he was terrible against the Patriots the first time around. But Jamison Crowder has fifteen targets in his last two games, in his only two games since

returning from injury. If he's going to keep getting that seven to eight target thing, I'm gonna like him here. With Wilson h the first time around, the slot guy Barrios had seven for seventy three against the Patriots, so I think, and four of the six slot guys against the Patriots went for fifty five plus. So I think there's some room here for for Jamison Crowder. Okay, you

know what, I'm gonna give him? Pat okay, Okay. On the other side, uh, Mac Jones, I have on the bench the Jets are the second best against quarterbacks, only second to Buffalo, which is is crazy to me. I did not expect that, mostly because they've only allowed four passing touchdowns all season. That's not a lot. Maybe teams just don't need to They get up with the run game and they just run too much um in the in the passing game. Also in the receiving game. I

have Jacoby Myers with a C grade. He finally scored, as we called on this show last week, and they got called back. The last time I got that happy for someone and then immediately came back sad. Gary Anderson was lining up for a kick another six target day though for him. Uh, you can see it with his teammates that they really wanted him to get that one. I think I think they're going to make it. Hap try to make it happen here because I need that in one of my guillotine leagues badly. I think he's

got a four to five kitch fifty yard floor. So I gave him the C grade I had born on the bench. Jets top five against wide receivers. Kid, he was saved by that seventy five yard touchdown. Like she's not getting anything. Uh, Henry Hunter. Henry the only tight end the Patriots have. I give a B grade too. I got no reaction from Charge on that. I'm very impressed. Had had forty two yards against these Jets in Week two. He's had thirty plus yards and or score in all

six games. He scored in three straight. And the Jets were just destroyed a couple of weeks ago by tight end Uh in the Falcons to the tune of one eighty nine yards and two scores to Kyle Pitts and Lee Smith. And that had hearst um and maybe it gave Bill a blueprint. He needs a blueprint, Yes, he needs a blueprint. B grade on Henry the only tight end for the Patriots. Harris Damien Harris, I have an A grade on He's back to his bell car role. He does get the goal line touches saw nineteen touches

uh in the first game between these two. Jets are fourth worst against running backs. They've allowed six touchdowns in four in the last four weeks, and all four backs top d eight yards. I got an A grade on him. I think he's gonna He's gonna ball out here and there will be just enough room for Stevenson, who is might take a chance on me player? Yeah? I like it. Let's let's take a break. As a reminder, we're still forming Guillotine Leagues if you want to try the freshest

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Welcome back to Fantasy Football Weekly, Puliarchy and Guillotine Leagues dot Com. Brian Johnson, Guillotine Leagues dot Com. And our old friends got fish, old friend how to Danging of Life we figured out this year, right, Yeah, that's right, this is the year you get it all figured out. I love it. Um, I get that reference. Everybody should. Frankly, it should be mandatory reading. Yes. When I when my daughter was probably twelve, we read, she know, every night.

We we you know, we read together every night from the time she was born up until the time she's about thirteen is when it finally petered out. But by the end she was we were reading you know, fairly adult books like uh, like Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Watching her read Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and just getting slayed by it was so fun. Right, She's trying to read it and then you know, as as she's reading the jokes and then just dying laughter. God, it

was great. Marvin killed her. Marvin is one of the great literary characters of all time. All right, Falcons take on the Dolphins. Brian, You've already given us a bunch of people that you like in this game, and we've already talked about Matt Ryan and others. Uh, I'd like to start with cor Daryl Patters running back core Darryl Patterson in this matchup. You know I want to start

with someone else, but okay's cold Patterson. Yes, whether you want to call him a running back, wide receiver, or whatever, I'm just giving a B in every matchup until he wets the bed. Right now, he's on pace for eighty five catches over a thousand yards, thirteen and a half receiving touchdowns, and then six hundred rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns. I don't know how you bench this guy right now. You just have to play him until he disappoints. An easy B for Patterson over to my true love

Kyle Pitts. Can give him an A pits as an A dot average depth of target north of ten yards as predicted, basically playing wide receiver, taking more than seventy of his snaps from the slot or outside. He's only scored once so far, but his eight red zone targets are currently third among tight ends and he's only played in five games, so that's pretty impressive. The Dolphins are a neutral matchup matchup on paper, but they're tight end

petition hasn't been great. They did surrender three combined touchdowns to the fantasy relevant tight ends they faced. Those were Dawson Knox and mo Aali Cox. I am tended to take a fly on Atlanta's actual tight end, Hayden Hurst, but he's on the bench. But Kyle Pitts wide receiver

too for the Falcons. He gets an a right receiver one is back Calvin Ridley, gonna give him an a. Miami will likely be without starting cornerback Spyron Jones and Saving Howard, their third best cornerback, who I should have pulled up his name. He's likely out now. He got injured on Friday. Um, just trust me he's gonna be out too. So they're very short on a corner in Miami. So when a for Ridley, the Dolphins are allowing more than two eight yards per game to wide receivers and

that was with all the starters. Right now they're all out. So if you're asking me to name one player that could have the biggest turnaround from like pre and post by Calvin Ridley, I mean, just you know the opportunity for him to be so much better than what we've gotten right now, and he hasn't done anything wrong. It just feels like it hasn't quite all come together. It all starts right here. Yeah, I think you're sitting out a gigantic game this week, as you said, a grade

for him and going forward. I like it if you're still able to execute the trade. He's someone out to go after two nights. Um, Mike Davis, I'm gonna give him a B. I know that sounds a little crazy, but he's been playing more than seventy of the snaps. He's been averaging fifteen plus touches over his last four games.

Just hasn't been producing much, but that should change against the Dolphins, who are second worst against running backs from a fantasy perspective, allowing eight combo yards and one and a half total touchdowns to the position. So I'm looking for a big bounce, bounce back for Mike David's here he gets a B. And lastly for Atlanta, Matt Ryan was fishes take a chance on me, quarterback. Love that

call as well. Over to the Dolphins side, I'm gonna start with Mike SICKI Here're gonna give him a B. Now he has taken sixteen in line snaps all season, which means ninety four percent of his snaps have come from the slot or the outside. He's more of a wide receiver than Kyle Pitts is. That said, Atlanta has not allowed more than forty two yards so many opposing quote unquote tight end, but they did surrender three total touchdowns to be very comparable Rob Gronkowski and Dallas Goddard.

So I love Gaseki this week with a B. And you gotta love Jalen Waddle just to be. I'll give him an A. We'll talk about Davonte Parker and Preston Williams in a minute if those two are out, but right now, just to be for Waddle thirteen targets last week in London, two touchdowns, a true superstar in the making. It looks like Miami knew what they were doing when

they took him over Davonte Smith. Jalen Waddle, that is, he was the very next pick after Jamark Chase by the way sixth overall pick, but looks like a home run. So far. The Falcons are yielding twenty targets per game to opposing wide receivers and allowing one seventy yards and one and a half touchdowns per game to the position, so B for waddle. Um, I'm gonna give Deavonte Parker or President Williams a see whosever looks healthier on game day,

but both are ruled out. I'll bump up Wattle to an A from a B. But really hinges on Parker and Williams. I think Parker should be a go with the shoulder injury. I'm a little more worried about Williams with the groin, so I'll give Parker the sea and Williams on the bench for now to was might take

a chance on me quarterback in this one? And lastly at running back, Miles Gascon got to put him on the bench, man unless he's the only warm body you have at running back, But not too in the third last three games too horrible games and one really good one. I mean, and what are you supposed to do with that? He was outtouched by Salvin Ahmed, who at eight touches

last week, so you cannot trust. The only upside there is the Atlanta's bottom ten against in receiving work to back and Gascon just two weeks ago like he is He's a natural pass catch and they should throw to him more than they do, but they don't. If you're in a pinch, which many are. Chiefsake on the Titans and what should be a fantastic game Mahomes, Hill and Kelsey all obvious as that do not do not require any extrapolation. I'll just mention this Hill and Kelsey, who

U came into this week kind of banged up. Both practice Friday. They're both they both are going to go. Andy Reid said they're going to start, So do you're say keeping them in your lineup? Um? The only guy that you really not sure about maybe is Darryl Williams. The Titans are far more vulnerable through the air than they are on the ground. And I don't think Williams is gonna see the twenty carries he got last week.

Eight Chiefs back, any Chiefs back has only seen fifteen carries one other time this season, So I just don't think Williams gets a lot of work here. And the fact that he's just getting three point four yards per carry, he's just he's not great. So I think you're really hoping for a short touchdown opportunity, which it's the Chiefs. You know, they get the ball inside the five a lot, so that can happen. And there's your that's your sec

by a mile. That doesn't surprise me a bit. So see great on Darrell Williams will hope for a touchdown. The other wide receivers and one of these guys is probably the same thing I said last week. One of these guys is gonna chip in. Good luck knowing who it is. I don't know. They probably can't tell you for sure who it's gonna be. It'll just play out in game. But Josh Gordon, me Cole Hardman, Byron Pringle, DeMarcus Robinson. Last year was Robinson just score. It's nothing

but a guessing game. You're probably not going to get it right. So they're all on the bench. Let's go to Tennessee. Derrick Henryson. Obviously, um, I'll note that tackle Taylor Lewe's out for this game, and so you know we could have somewhat diminished results here. But Chiefs ranked twenty nine in rushing yards allowed. This might be the worst overall defense in the league. And here comes Derrick henry I. You know, obviously you're gonna start. It's amazing

what we're seeing right now on pace. By the way, Scott not only to set the all time rushing record, he's on pace because of the seventeenth game. He's on pace to break the yards from scrimmage record in that seventeenth game. Because he's catching now did yards and touchdowns something Ryan Tannehill gets a beat. Normally, Tannehill labors under Derrick Henry heavy game plans that reduces throwing opportunities. Tennessee

average is just thirty three passes per game. That's twenty in the league, and any of the short touchdowns that ten Hill would throw usually just get vacuumed update by Derrick Henry as well. But and well, Henry is undoubtedly going to be a huge part of this passing, huge part of the offense. Patrick Mahomes is going to because it's going to stress this This is going to stress

this defense out. And at some point it's very possible Tennessee is behind by over a touchdown and Tanniel is going to have to do some extra passing in this game. Not maybe I'm not saying he's gonna throw his arm out of socket like fifty times, but I think we're gonna see an uptick in passing and the Chief's pass defense is bad. They've given up the eighth most passing yards and multiple quarterback touchdowns in four of the past five games. I think Daniel finds his way to two

touchdowns in this game. B grade. A. J. Brown Julio Jones get B grades. A J. Brown is storing off Tootle very important to factor into your fantasy. That's right. Julio Jones on Friday said he will play, which is

great news, strong opportunity for both guys. This is a Kansas City secondary that's given up six receiver touchdowns in the last four games, and Brown and Jones are far better than any of the Kansas City cornerbacks, including there various word if he finally actually comes back from injury and plays and big places are always a possibility against Kansas City because their safety Daniel Sorenson is brutal, allowing the most passing yards of any safety in the league.

So they are both in with solid B grades. Chester Rogers, by the way, ruled out of this game will not go alright. Final matchup of this segment is Lions taking on the Rams. Scott. I'm sorry, Brian, but even though it's a revenge game for Jared Goff. I'm putting him on the bench. I'm sorry. I just can't. Under two yards and no scores in three of his last four games. He's just even if his coach wants him to step it up, and it's a perfect script for garbage time.

What does that mean? Two yards, two eight yards, maybe one score. I just can't with Jared Goff this week, I am I am giving a C grade to Almond ross St Browd. Raymond had an extra catching about ten more yards last week, but they tied in targets and Almanras led the team and targets in three straight He leads to the team and the team in red zone

targets in that span as well. Um, this is and they're going to be mostly playing from behind, and he led the team and targets playing down two scores last week after they were down two scores and led the team and targets. So I gave him a C grade. A B grade for Hackinson, as I said last week, don't worry. I told you not to worry for seventy three. Uh.

Non Kelsey tight ends have down leads two. Uh, it's the middle of the road matchup, not a smash spots, So just to be there, DeAndre Swift, I have an A grade for even though he's questionable, he'll be fine to go. Uh. That was a very Minnesota go on me find to go. Uh. Swift has nine first half receptions for thirty nine yards this year. He has thirty four receptions in the second half case. So it's because they keep getting down and he's the passing down back.

Maybe you should use it in the first half. It's something he's very, very good at. Jamal Williams has played well, but he's being largely phased out of this off. Yeah. He disappeared last week against the Bengals. He disappeared. Um, this is the middle of the road matchup. But the Rams have allowed the ninth most reception yard receptions and ninth most receiving yards to running backs. Great spots for Swift. I got an A grade on him. I'm giving Williams

the C grade back again. He's had ten plus touches in every other game except for last week, where he I don't know if he's truly been phased out or not. And I wrote right in here a lot of garbage time duty and it's the bonado, like you need options, I'm gonna give him grade to give him one of these, But I'm never purely because of the bonado, regardless of

what happens with Williams this week. And I agree with to see like say, he has a bad game still so and I'm gonna keep my eye on to trade forward pick up because as the season goes on, it gets deader and debtor for Detroit part of the process, are gonna want to use DeAndre Swift in that scenario right. Part of the problem is last week the Bengals run the slowest paced game in the NFL and that that

led to less touches last week. On the other side, the ram side, Stafford and Cup I think they're obvious as at this point they're just putting up too many points. I'm giving b a B grade to Woods. He turned back into the pre squeaky wool Wood would pre squeaky wheel Woods last week. But second receivers, they're averaging three three catches for over fifty yards and more so B grade for Woods, C grade on Higbee, he's had four

games with five or more targets. UH lines have allowed a handful of four to five catch forties and sixt yard tight end days. That's likely what Higbee. I'll do Henderson a grade. Lions worst team against running backs in the league. Uh their bottom ten in most character categories. So I got Henderson with an A grade and Michelle with a C grade. I think he can get work too. As much time for Sony Michelle, who you could pick

up in the bipocalypse. It's going to be a thirty plus stage day for those touch absolutely absolutely, I'm trying. I'm hoping we get uh Cooper Cup into the m v P conversation here he leaves in targets, receptions and yards could end up happening at some point. When we come back, our number two Fantasy Football Weekly begins with three tough questions you can play along see if you

can go three and oh and Fantasy Football Weekly. When we return for our number two, our number two Fantasy Football Weekly, welcome Backbaul Charching from Guillotine Leagues dot com. Brian Johnson and Scott Fish my co host Today. Gentlemen, this is a segment we call three tough questions. We traditionally Number one is Miles Sanders a sabotage drop Scott Fish. You think he was only playing six of the snaps the first four weeks, He's played seventy eight percent in

the last two. The last two weeks they played the Panthers and Bucks, two of the best teams out there as far as against running backs. So yeah, he didn't put up a lot of a lot of points, but he leads the NFL in broken tackle. Every five point seven attempts, he's averaging four points seven yards per carry. I'm gonna flip it on you, and I'm gonna say you should go buy him now. You can get him next to nothing. Right now. People are picking up guys like Felton and Levian Bell was the most picked up

player on on Friday. You're not sabotaging anyone with this movie. You're sabotaging to yourself. You're helping to other people by giving him a good player. He he only has two opponents left on his schedule that rank above average in a stood points allowed to running backs. It's a great schedule going forward, and the OC talked this week about how they want to get him more involved in more going Miles Sanders a sabotage drop. I don't have much

to add to that. I don't think I possibly could add to that, but I agree with Fish, he can't sabotage drop Miles Sanders. Just we're gonna talk about his matchup very shortly, and I like it this week. Uh, just a sort of tack onto what he said. I would go look to add uh Kenneth Gainwell, who a lot of people probably gave up on because he was on the Sanders as heels essentially looking to take his job. But Sanders played like eight of the snaps last week.

So go grab Gainwell in case something happens to Sanders an you need just drop him for whoever. But the answer to sabotage drop for Sanders is known for me. You guys sniffed this one out awfully well. It is exactly as Scott described it. This is actually a by low moment on Miles Sanders for all the reasons you that you mentioned. He's getting way more use now just the regression of use the Eagles running backs over the last month. They're averaging ten rushes per game. That's ridiculous.

And there it's going to come back to normalcy or something resembling normalcy anyway, and we will see a positive regression in Miles Sanders carries. You always want to buy on the dip. Were at the dip. We're buying on Miles Sanders right now. Well done you two tough question number two? Who is the top Dynasty or Empire wide receiver? Brian?

What do you think now if you're going into a start up draft, which is what you're pretty much assuming here it's a three headed or a three way race between Jamaar Chase, Ceedee Lamb, and Justin Jefferson, that they're all just they're all amazing players. I'm not gonna break down their air yards or their separation fact whatever it comes down to age when it comes to dynasty, Chase is basically a year younger than Ceedee Lamb and Justin Jefferson.

He turns twenty two in March, Seedee and uh, Justin Jefferson turned twenty three in the spring. So I'm gonna remove Jefferson from the equation though, just because his quarterback beyond this year kind of an unknown. It could be Kirk Cousins, it could not be Kirk Cousins. And you want your top dynasty receiver tied to an elite quarterback. So we're gonna have to remove Jefferson from the equation. So that leaves Jamaark Chase with Joe Burrow and Ceedee

Lamb with Dak Prescott. Kind of a tie there for me. And what's gonna break it is Tee Higgins is more of a threat to targets to Jamaar Chas and whatever a Marii Cooper or whoever the wide receiver two is going to be down the line in Dallas. So therefore my answer is Ceedee Lamb is the top dynasty wide Ceedee Lamb Scott who is the top dynasty or empire wide receiver. So Brian basically said a lot of what what I was gonna say. You you and I both

had Ceedee Lamb as this answer in the preseason. I think Matt had a J. Brown or something like that, or I don't remember. Maybe it's Justin Jefferson, but his points on Justin Brian's point on Justin Jeffers and is right. We sell what happened with a J. Brown this year when your quarterback starts to trail off, that could be, you know, if we don't have Kirk Cousins with the Vikings in a couple of years, that could be Jefferson. Um DK is off the list now. It's it's that

three man race. You could make an argument for Hill or Cup because in even in dynasty leagues, you want to look at that two to three year window. But for me, I'm going with the younger guy. I love Ceedee Lamb, but I think I think Chase is just Burrow's boy. He's one of only two wide receivers to hit five under plus yards and five touchdowns in his first six games. The other was Randy Moss. He's on a he's on a great pace, and I think he's proven he can be the alpha in that offense. I

love them both. We're really splitting hairs here, but I'm just gonna say Chase. The correct answer is Jamaar Chase operating at historic rookie levels already, including the deep receiving production compared to Justin Jefferson's historic year last year, Chases averaging per game more catch, five more yards, and double the production of Justin Jefferson in his rookie year. He has a fantastic young quarterback with whom he can spend

the next decade. And the suggestion that I think the suggestion I like, I like Tea Higgins, but it's clear to Higgins is no threat to Chase. Amari Cooper is very good. I think your Tee Higgins is a bigger threat than Amari Cooper is unfounded and unsubstantiateable for the next several years. Yes, and I like Higgins. It's clear that, in fact, we should talk about you in the next week. Que what is the appropriate level of concern for Darren Waller? None?

Some or a bowl loosening level of eggsistential dread Scott your first stop it charge stop it last week with Hawkinson, this week with Waller, asked same question. I'm telling you it's none. It's none. Hawk went eight for seventy four and eleven targets the week after you asked this question. So I think you're just reversed. Stinksy. These people in good games at this point. Um. But Waller, Yes, Waller only has one top eight finish it Tighten, and that

was you know when he got nineteen targets. But he's playing eighty nine percent of snaps, he's running routes on nearly nine of his routes. He has nine red zone targets. He's had at least one of those every week at least seven targets in all but last week. And last week was because they only played had fifty six total plays like they did not have They did not have a lot of you know, a lot of snaps for him to do that for for for for people listening,

fifty six snaps last week. Uh, the Raiders were averaging seventy two snaps per game the five weeks prior, so it was quite a drop off target chair in that offense. You should not worry about him, keep starting none at all. Waller was a long roundabout waiters ran. What's the appropriate level of concern for Darren Waller? None? Some are blowed.

I gotta go some based on his a DP, and that's a DP if you're drafting with me, because I'd be taking him early second round every draft I was in, and if he was there in the later in the second, I would scoop him up wherever possible. He's not performing at that level, but the tight end is an absolute waste land. But the Raiders are leaning on Henry Ruggs a little more than I thought and Hunter Renfro. Those

guys are a little more reliable than we thought. I thought Waller would have been a lock for ten eleven targets weekend in week out, But last year he had a little wall at this time of the year and he just went bonkers later in the season. So I've got some, but it's really very little. But I gotta go with some. There's not it's not none. Just on the record, Brian Johnson hates Darren Walmer never. Waller hasn't been bad, but he also hasn't been particularly good since

the opener. He's hasn't topped sixty five yards since the opener. He has scored once since the opener. He's trailed laing guys like Dawson Knox and Dalton Schultz and fantasy points. Now, ironically, what's killing Waller is that, unlike last year, all the other receivers for the Raiders don't suck rugs. Brian Edwards, Hunter Renfroe have given Derek Carr capable targets. That's not going to change. These are young players who are only

getting better. Waller remains an above average tight end. He's very talented, but he is now sharing the ball with a lot of other players, and that means he's going to have a lot of box scores like what we've seen right now, which you're good, not great. He's gonna have some massive games, undoubtedly, but they're not going to come and they kind of quantity they were last year and compared to his average draft position of the second round, there should be some level of concern. Wow, no words

at this point. It's your flabbergassing right now. I know, Brian Eagles take on the Raiders. We were just talking about Miles Sanders, So let's make a seater and Darren Waller, let's make a seamless transition here. What do you think about Miles Sanders with all the extra usage he's gotten the last few weeks in this matchup with Las Vegas. Yes,

I like the matchup this week. That's why I'm giving him a b posing backs are averaging nearly eight targets per game against the Raiders, who are also allowing more than one yards per game on the ground. Two running backs, and you know last week Philly fell into a negative game script. We thought we'd seen more Kenny Gainewell, but

we did not. So I'm going to be with Miles Sanders and Gainwell back on the bench until we see him back in the rotation when I would not be dropping him though He's still a very strong hold for me. But bench grade for Gainwell this week. Not a bench grade for Dallas Goddard and give him give him a B.

Borderline A. Uh. The Eagles are top ten and tight end targets, and now with zach Ertz gone, that target share is essentially all for Goddard, and the Raiders are top five in the most catches and yards allowed to opposing tight ends. They've also surrendered four tight end scores over the last three weeks. So B forgot or borderline A. But I'm just gonna go with the safe B here. Uh,

not so safe CE for DeVante Smith. Raiders have been tough on wide receivers, allowing just one nine yards and half a touchdown per game to the positions of a C for Smith. Puts all the other wide receivers for Philly easily on the bench for me. But Jalen Hurts essentially unbenchable. It doesn't matter the matchup or how bleak it looks. Go and get to the fourth quarter of the game. He's gonna get you twenty points almost all running.

He's the only quarterback to finish top twelve every week. Yeah, I believe it. So B for Jalen Hurts with he's got a upside every week with the rushing of which also gives him a safe sea floor. You gotta love Hurts and fantasy, maybe not so much in reality. Like God, we gotta go back to the drafting. We don't care about how the Eagles turn out here on fantasy for wins and losses. So B for Hurts. Over to the

Raiders side, Josh Jacobs just to see. I said I'd like the matchup when talking about Kenyan Drake and take calm. The Eagles have been very generous for opposing backs, allowing the fifth most rush yards with an eight yard rusher and each of the last four games to go along with five running back touchdowns. But Jacob's just not very good. And either it's the it's the running. The line is

so bad run blocking in particular, but he's not dynamics. Okay, run blocking I think is dead last by ProFootball focus, but Jacobs just not dynamic enough to make up for the lack of run blocking ability in Las Vegas or just to see and what should be a positive matchup. That's why I have Kenyan Dracus might take a chance on me running back. I think he sees double digit touchdowns and the double digit touches and this one double

digit touchdowns would be nice, but not that high. Uh, So a c for Drake who's might take a chance on me running back? And yes we are still starting Darren Waller with confidence. Scott especially this week. Don't worry even though there's some concern long term. Not this week he gets an a been somewhat quiet recently, but he should pop off this week. The Eagles have allowed the fourth most receptions and the most touchdowns to opposing tight

ends with five. So in a for Darren Waller just to see though for hen Ruggs and Hunter renfro Uh, Henry Ruggs should see Slayton. I'm sorry in shadow coverage, but again he might be on Waller. He covered Kelsey, Yeah, yeah, yeah. When they played the Chiefs, he he was on h Kelsey quite a bit and Kelsey struggled that day. He

only had four catches for twenty three yards. If Slade jumps on Waller a bunch, there's a little concern there, but that would open up Rugs for perhaps some deep down field in that game, Tyreek Hill had like a hundred eighty yards and three. Wow. So the speedy outside guy in this one. If that same situation plays out, yeah, unlikely. Ruggs gets full on shadow coverage from Sligh, so he gets to see. So does Hunter Renfrew, who was second

on targets on the team, only behind Darren Waller. Not at an ideal matchup Eagles allowing just eleven catches yards per game to wide receivers, but Renfro and Rugs both get a sea from me, and lastly, Derek Carran to give him a B. Tom Brady, Dak Prescott, and Patrick Mahomes combined to average more than two hundred seventy passing yards and nearly three and a half passing touchdowns against

the Eagles this year. Car isn't quite on their level, but two fifty passing yards and two touchdowns seems like a safe floor with the ceiling of three yards in three touchdowns type game in the cards for a car so B makes sense. When we come back, I want to talk about the Bears versus the Bucks. It's a fascinating matchup for Justin Fields averaging just twenty one passes per game. That's the lowest of any starter. But here comes to Bucks, who see the most passes of any team.

Something's got to give. We'll tell you what to expect from that Chicago passing game when we come back to Fantasy Football Weekly. Welcome back Fantasy Utball Weekly, brought to you by Guillotine leagues dot com. New leagues forming all the time, Basically anytime there's not a game actively being played, we're drafting at Guillotine leagues dot com. It's the freshest new way to play fantasy football. Also, my player ratings

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with Bears taking on the Bucks. As I mentioned going into this break, a fascinating matchup for Justin Fields throwing the fewest passes of any starting quarterback, just twenty one per game. That is leather helmet era passing right there. But because nobody can run on Tampa, they're seeing the most passes per game forty two. That is exactly double

fields normal output. So some things got to give. If Matt Nage and Bill Laser allow Fields to ratch up his passing to let's say somewhere in between those two, like thirty two or thirty four passing touchdowns right somewhere in that ballpark. That's enough volume to take advantage of a secondary that's missing several key starters. Fields never gets to run the ball. Unfortunately, even though he's a gifted runner, they never run him, so that won't be a factor

here at all. But I think we can. I think we can get a little something done through the air on enough targets and just one or two deep connections that might be good enough. So I'm giving a C grade in the bipocalypse for Justin Fields. Now let's go to his receivers, Darnell Mooney, one of my favorite sneaky plays. Tapas allowed the fourth most wide receiver receptions. Mooney already getting a team leading eight targets per game, so I think with the extra passing he gets up to like

ten ten targets, double digit targets in this game. Richard Sherman dead. He was replaced see Carlon Davis dead. Now they're going with former undrafted free agent d Delaney at cornerback. He's already allowed two scores in less than one snaps this season, and he does not have anywhere near Mooney's speed.

So I've got to be great on Darnell Mooney. Allen Robinson also with a B great Buccaneers allowing one yards per game to receivers that is six most uh and this despite the fact that they faced Mac Jones and Jacoby Brisaid and Jalen Hurts. He's not a great pastors. So even though Justin Fields hasn't been a great passer and you can get a little something done here, we are going to likely see a fair amount of Jamal Dean for Allen Robinson, and Dean's good. He's twentie rank

cornerback in the league. But if they flip Robinson the other side of the field, then get positive matchups on the de Delaney character I already mentioned. So still like Robinson as wealth be great on him. And here comes another sneaky play for you, Cole comment startable this week Jimmy amaz out and he wasn't a big factor anyway, but this was gonna be a positive matchup and a recommended matchup regardless of Jimmy Graham's status. Bucks have allowed

four tight end scores in the last four games. They've allowed the third most tight end receptions, the fourth most tight end scores, and the most Fantasy points tight ends. Cold Commit has seen four and five targets over the past two weeks, and he's coming off a career best forty nine yard game. Trending the right way. Let's try Cold Commit in a tricky bye week and that's it.

That brings us to Khalil Herbert. So we're assuming pass catching back well, assuming Damian Williams will remain out, and if Williams is out, that means Khalil Herbert gets almost all the work. But Tampa bases by far the fewest runs, so he's not gonna get much of anything on the ground. They're giving up just forty rushing yards per game and no rushing touchdowns, by the way, but where Herbert can help you out a little bit is through the air.

Herbert's got decent hands. Tampas allowed the third most running back receptions and if they give up the same forty two receiving yards per game they're averaging. So if Herbert's gonna get like all the work in the forty rushing yards and the forty two receiving yards, that equals a C grade for Khalil Herbert. Now let's go to the

Tampa side of this game. Tom Brady's an obvious a aside from the dud game in the rain against Bill Belichick, he's been awesome, averaging three hundred sixty yards and three and a half passing touchdowns per game. And even though Chicago's past defense has been better lately, Brady's got his deep set of receivers and an opportunity, especially against Chicago secondary missing starting safety to Sean Gibson, who's going to

be out in this one. So the deep ball really in play for Brady here, and I like him a lot. I've got also got eight grades on Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. An Tonio Brown out for this game, by the way, So for Godwin running out of the slot, he's gonna avoid the one good cornerback that the Bucks have, Jalen Johnson, who's an outside cornerback instead he gets the interior side, which it was originally Marquis Christian is the slot cornerback, and then they went to Duke Shelle, but

he's a game time decision with an ankle injury. And then they've been trying to use Xavier Crawford, a safety turned slot cornerback, disaster move. They're gonna hope Duke Shelly can come back, but even then, Chris Godwin against Duke Shelley is an a matchup for Chris Godwin. Then Mike Evans coming up the brutal box score last week, but it's all about targets for Evans. When he gets his targets,

he's great. And with Antonio Brown out and Antonio Brown leads the team in targets, Evans is gonna get fed. And he's sitting on a big game here now. He is going to get shadowed by Jalen Johnson, the Bears one good cornerback, and he shadowed last week, and he shadowed Davante Adams. I think he shadows Evans here, but Evans also in sneaky fashion. He'll run from the slot sometimes. And I still like Evans and I'm still giving him an a grade even with Jalen Johnson on him for

much of this game. Tyler Johnson was might take a chance on me wide receiver. You can pick him up and start him. I like him a lot in this game and staying with the passing game. Rob Gronkows Gronkow excuse been ruled out of this game. So it's gonna be another coin flip between O. J. Howard and Cameron Braid. OJ Howard's getting slightly more work, and if you had to pick one, I would pick Howard. But really it's

a coin flip. Bears are one of the best height end defenses, so I don't think you want to play either one of those guys in there on the bench. Lastly, Leonard four net. He is now getting virtually all the work. Ronald Jones only saw three touches in the first half of last week's game. Geo Bernard just had two targets all game. It's it's all four net right now. Bears just allowed Aaron Jones and A. J. Dillon to run

for one hundred thirty five combined yards. Bears are worse on the road, giving up four and a half yards per carrying. They've given up three rushing scores to running backs as compared to zero at home. So I like four net with a B grade in that game. All right, let's go to Texans taking on the Cardinals. Scott actually turned up a Texan as it take a chance, I mean runner mark Ingram. What do you think of I like? I took it a ton of heat on Twitter this

week for this. I'm watching Davis Mills and last week and and throughout his his young decent they have looked decent. The guy he's got an NFL arm. Now, all the decision making isn't there yet, and he's still a little bit slow to process and other stuff. He really was never meant to start a game as a rookie. I don't think but that he has an NFL arm. I'm I'm seeing him slinging lasers to the sidelines. He's got in.

He's got a little touch on his deep ball. I know he had three picks last week, but one of them for sure was not on him. But Davis Mills is not terrible, and that doesn't mean you have to start him this week. I feel the same way as you, and and it's gonna be interesting because Tyrod Taylor should be coming back within the next couple of weeks. Yeah, that's a lot of tough decision. Uh, Davis Mills, I do have a SE grade on all right, after all that, I'm glad you do. Yes, he blew up the pass

and didn't completely turn back into a pumpkin. Last week. Uh, he had over two d forty yards and we'll see another negative game script this week. The Cards allow a little over two in thirty yards and one point five scars scores per game. That's a pretty fair low end projection for Mills. Uh, it's it's a C grade because we have four starters and two streamers on buys. I mean he's gonna get bounced for that. A grade for Cooks. As we said, when Cooks did nothing against against the Pats,

it was Bill shutting him down. He was back to his old ways last week. He has nine plus catches in three of the five Mills games. Like he's getting a lot of volumes. So I have an A grade there. Nico Collins questionable turned up midweek with a little bit of an ankle injury, but then he progressed in practice. Uh, you know, I think he still plays. I still have a C grade on on him. He caught four balls for forty four yards on six targets last week of

the snaps. He's a six pound, four for three runner. Uh. He's got four to six inches and twenty five pounds on any of the cornerbacks that can cover him. So's he's got and he's a good contested catch receiver. UM second receivers Donovan Peoples, Jones, Robert Woods, even Van Jefferson, uh, even k j Osborne. A lot of the secondary receivers have done work on the Cardinals, multiple touchdowns, lots of big games, So I have a C grade on him.

On the Arizona side, I think Cayler Murray's pretty obviously at this point. If he's not throwing for three touchdowns, he's throwing for three yards. It really is, and it's back to his shoulder injury days. Really is what it is. The runnings way down because they've got huge, huge leads, he doesn't need to risk it. Um Hopkins I got an A grade too. He leads the NFL and touchdowns ten red zone targets as well. The yards haven't really

been there, but I think those will come up. Also in the passing game, Christian Kirk and Uh and Rondale Moore. I'm giving Kirk a C grade here. I'm leaving more on the bench. They had their snap shares jump up from about the late second quarter when Max Williams went down with the injury. Their snaps jumped jumped way up. Now comes in zach Ertz. I think that's where it comes from, because more in kirkomen playing in this lot, That's where zach Ertz is gonna jump in. Where Max

Williams was before those snaps jumped up. I think their snaps go back down, putting more back on the bench. Kirk back down to a C grade level player, and and kind of a riskier one at that. With Earth's out there, I'm giving him the C grade. And Williams. Max Williams four full games, he had two games with five plus game catches. He had two games with sixty five plus yards. That's about what Earth's was doing over over in Philadelphia, and the Texas have allowed four touchdowns

in the last three weeks, two tight ends. I think it's a good spot for Earth's. I'm giving him the C grade, but I could be talked into a B. In his first game there, Uh in the in the running game. I'm giving Connor the way better grade here than than Edmands. I have the B grade on Connor, the C grade on Edmunds. Edmunds only has ten carries in the last two weeks, stinged up with the shoulder injury. They've been in the lead, so they don't need to

risk that show entry and they're contented. They're gonna be leading this game too. James Conner's averaging in games where they lead by fourteen points is averaging eighteen touches, and they're eighteen point favorites here. So I I got the B grade on Connor, who's gonna get a lot of volume. I know he's not getting a lot of yards, but he's getting the goal line work and and he's gonna get the touches. So B grade on Connor, C grade on Edmunds because he catches passes. I like it. Brian

Colt Stake on the forty nine. Carson Wentz has been good. He's been good. Nobody wants to talk about it. He's nobody's like comeback player of the Year, Carson. He should be in this conversation. He's been very capable. What do you think of the passing game? Here, no no t Y Hilton, and all probability no Paris Campbell against the forty Niners. Yeah, I gotta mention that there's an eight

percent chance of rain in this game with wins. UH around twenty miles per hour expected in San Francisco on Sunday night, so you want to factor that into the passing game. And as you mentioned, Carson Wentz has looked great over his last three games, has completed six of his passes well, averaging two four yards and two touchdowns. But I got him on the bench this week. It just does not feel like a smash spot on the road, bad weather, as you mentioned, probably no t Y Hilton,

no Paris Campbell, So I'm borderline c on wins. But I got him on the bench here. I do at least like Michael Pittman. They're gonna give him a b um. Speaking of t Y Hilton, very brief but effective cameo last week. I was right to see him. Then if he has gone again, he's unlikely to play. As I mentioned, Paris Campbell still on I R, so Pittman should see a bumping volume against San fran who has allowed five wide receiver touchdowns over their last four games, including two

yard receiving performances during that same span. So I gotta be on Michael Pittman, but uh man, I still gotta put it. What do you think a little Zach Pascal? I'm gonna say, if you're super I think there's a play to be had here, if you're super desperate for a wide receiver. I kind of like some of our other tight end plays that we've mentioned. Or were you just saying a little okay, I was gonna say he's

like six too. He's not exactly little, but I'll give I'll give a little Zack basket a dart throw see here based on the numbers on paper that the Niners are allowing to wide receivers. So c for Pascal. I love me some big Maxim Mo Ali Cox, but he's on the bench this week, still lose his snaps to Jack Doyley, got ruled out? Has he been ruled out? I did not know that I was gonna say. I I don't like him as much as you or some of the other tight ends we mentioned. Mo Ali still

to touchdown dependent for me. San Francisco has surrendered just one tight end touchdown all year that went to t J. Hockinson in Week one. Every other opposing tight end performance has been pretty bad, so I'm tempted. I gotta put him on the bench, but I cannot fault you if you have to plug mo Ali's not rocks into your line.

Played a week one in Moyali Cox had a goose that I think that Oh no, no, no, I'm thinking all right, if it came down to Zach Pascal or mo Ali Cox, who you got, I still gotta go Zach Passo because the wide receiver numbers opposing numbers are softer against San Franzon. Pascal is like top ten in red zone targets amount players this year. But nine, yeah, Pascal, We'll give him a safer c Alright, you have little

Zach Basket gets a big old seat. Uh. Lastly, for Indie Jonathan Taylor, are gonna give him a b People have been complaining about his usage, but maybe the Colts have this just right. If you've noticed he's still healthy and effective. I'm like a lot of the other running backs that are Derrick Henry in the league. Uh JT has caught fire recently, averaging sixty seven more combo yards per game and seven more yards per touch over his last three games compared to his first three games. So

he's been hot. But San Francisco is a tough matchup. They're allowing the third fewest rushing yards two running backs. They do allow a fair amount of production through the air six catches forty five yards per game to backs. Nihiem Hines will steal some work there, but he's on the bench for me, But Jonathan Taylor again is not. That would be fantastic for Jonathan Taylor as well. Over to the San Francisco side, starting with Deebo Samuel, he gets an A. He has average ten targets and Jimmy

Garoppolo's full games. Jimmy g will make the start in this one. Indie has also allowed multiple touchdowns to wide

receivers in four of six games. The very comparable Tyler Lockett in Hollywood Brown put up at least one yards in a touchdown against the Colts, So I love Deebo this week he gets an A. As for the second wide receiver, who is it, Brandon Ayuk, Mohammed Sanu, Travis Benjamin all Gross Right now, it's likely Ayuk, but I still need to see something from him before I can put him in a starting line up unless super desperate, So all other wide receivers are on the bench. But again,

ross Welly is not. He was might take a chance on the receiver this week. Uh. The Colts are allowing more than six ketches and six yards per game to opposing tight ends the year with four total touchdown So I love me some Dwelly. And lastly, Jimmy Garoppolo, despite the bad weather, we'll give him a sea. Colts are allowing two d seventy passing yards and two and a half passing touchdowns per game to opposing quarterbacks. And if Jimmy g wants to keep his job beyond this week,

he's got to play motivated in prime time. If he's If he doesn't, it's a Trey Lance sooner than later. It helped. I think you're right about that. Wait, I'm sorry. At one more. Elijah Mitchell got to mention Elijah is he under the radar? Way under the radar. Obviously he appears to be the guy in the backfield again, should get most of the backfield touch is but a tough

matchup for Mitchell. Ranked third by Pro Football Focus, the Colts have allowed only three point three yards per carry, two running backs with zero running back touchdowns over the last three weeks, So just a C for Elijah. It feels like one of those weeks where he's gonna be cheap in DFS. Nobody owns him. He's got a matchup on paper that doesn't look very good and somehow he ends up with a great box and you wish you had him. Elijah Mitchell. Bye low, Bye low on Mitchell

because the start of the rest of the season. I'm buying low on Elijah Mitchell right now. When we come back, final matchup of the slate is Monday night, it's another It's Gino Smith versus Jamis Winston. Get Gino in primetime back to back weeks. We'll tell you what to do about this sticky running back position for Seattle on Monday night when we come back. It's the final segment of Fantasy Football Weekly. Paul Charchi and guilloteen leagues dot Com,

Brian Johnson, same Scott Fish. We're here to get you ready for the bipocalypse. We hope we've helped. We've given me a ton of players you can pivot to in a pinch. Over the course of this show, and if if you missed how we were denoting those, it was this. We were just dropping in throughout the show, So you can go back listen for that sound, and then you'll

know this is a guy I could go get. This is a segment we like to call premature speculation, in which we offer advice of all players you can pick up now that everybody else will be trying to pick up next week. Scott Fish, I'll let you. I'll let you start with the first of the premature speculations. I'm going to start with Rashad Penny. Uh. He has scheduled Pete Carroll thinks he's gonna come off. I r this week.

He might even be ready for Monday Night. Alex cons has not been practicing, might miss Monday Night, so you might even have him for this week. He's only rostered in eight percent of leagues. But really it's the week after if Alex Collins still is having trouble. He plays the Jags, who had the seventh worst against running backs, allowing nine touchdowns in their first six games. It's a good spot for Penny and Carson won't be back by then. Brian,

your premium, your speculation player. I got rookie running back out of Washington. Washington football team, that is Jared Patterson who went undrafted uh in draft, but uh he splashed in the preseason. I loved what I saw and talk about splash. He put up some eye popping numbers at the University of Buffalo or maybe it's Buffalo University. I'm

not sure which one. But in en as a sophomore average rushing yards per game with nineteen touchdowns in thirteen games and last year in nineteen rushing touchdowns in just six games, propelled by his uh FBS single game record of eight rushing touchdowns one game four hundred nine yards

against Kent State. Well Antonio Gibson health always in question with him, and if something were to happen to him long term, Jared Patterson could step into that lead back role with j D. McKissock just keeping his change of pace role. So and it's the season is going to be gone for Washington very soon. They're gonna want to see what they have. He is in mandatory Terry Jared Patterson. You know, keep in mind Gibson's got a hairline fracture in his shin that will not heal in season. Has

to be excruciating pain for you. It's there's a real scenario at some point we're you know, we're only at the one third mark of the season. At some point they may wind down Antonio Gibson and turn that primary job not to j D. McKissick, whose role I think would remain unchanged, it would largely be Jared Patterson. I couldn't agree more, and I like him more than my premature speculation. Nico Collins, who Scott not realized. You've just broke down all of Nico Collins last segment, the big size,

all the opportunities, the negative game scripts. There's so many reasons to think that a receiver and and reasonably good or improving better than expected passing from Davis Mills. I think Nico Collins wide receiver Houston has an opportunity to be a be somebody you can start on and off the rest of the year. Absolute, yeah, six four Nico Collins. Absolutely.

They so desperately need a second receiver to step up, and the draft on the draft equity and Nico Collins, I think he was the first player they drafted this year. Of note as well, they talked about it earlier in the season with the Houston Texans about basically trading anything that's not nailed down. Again, this week, rumors have surfaced about Brandon Cook's movie before the trade deadline. If Nico Collins becomes the only only guy in town, I know

what that. I don't know if that would help him or hurt him. Honestly, I think I'd rather have cooked on the field. True. The Monday Night here is Saints at Seahawks, and this is a tricky, tricky Monday night matchup from the Seahawks side, and we'll talk about that in a second. It's a little more straightforward on the New Orleans side. Jamis Winson was might take a chance on me. Quarterback like him a lot in this one. But let's talk about its receivers. Marquez Callaway somebody that

you can pick up and start outside. Number one receivers are destroying Seattle. Julio Jones, Justin Jefferson, Deebo, Samuel Robert Woods, Deonte Johnson. Those group against Seattle average game nine catches, one hundred twenty five yards and almost a touchdown against Seattle.

Opposing number one outside receivers, that's Marcus Callaway. The Seahawks shuffled their secondary a couple of weeks ago, but Sidney Jones as the new starter, has been brutal, allowing an almost perfect passer rating of one hundred fifty seven in his coverage. He's allowed two touchdowns and three starts. Galloway has been Fantasy viable in three straight games, and he will be here again. I've got a B grade on

Marquez Callaway, available in over fifty percent of leagues. If Deonte Harris is healthy for this game, another guy you could pick up for many of the same reasons and give him a try here. He's got a hamstring injury. He's a desperation dart throw with a C grade in the Bipocalypse. Not going to the tight ends. Trout and Johnson favorable matchups, but they're splitting time almost evenly, and you just you can't guess who's gonna get paid in this, So hopefully don't have to go to either one. But

it is a favorable matchup if you're truly desperate. I would try Johnson, but I don't think you want to. They're averaging twenty yards of game combined. I think that you need They're totally touchdown dependent, and that's Johnson gets the touchdowns. Alvin Camara is an obvious a and an elite opportunity against the team allowing the most rushing attempts, the third most rushing yards, and the eighth most rushing touchdowns. Camaric getting tons of run as a runner, and that's

going to continue in this game. Let's go to the Seattle side, and I want to start with a thorny part of this matchup, which is the running back spot. So we gotta be careful here with Alex Collins. He's dealing with multiple injuries and did not practice until lightly on Friday, and we don't know it's shaping up as a game time decision. We don't know for sure if he's gonna go on Monday night. The backups here are

it's really convoluted. As Scott mentioned early shot, Penny may very well make his return to the field, but there's also Travis Homer and d J. Dallas. If Collins goes, he will probably be the workhorse, which he has been to this point. But if he doesn't go, then who knows what the rotation is going to be like between Penny and Homer and Dallas. And beyond that, it's a brutal matchup against an elite run defense. Anyway, New Orleans giving up just two point eight yards per carry and

just fifty five yards per game on the ground. Do not chase last week's two touchdown game by Antonio Gibson, which was a total fluke and required twenty carries. Even if Alex Collins plays, I don't think he gets near twenty carries here. I have a C grade on Collins only if you feel very good and we get good reports before Monday about his health. Otherwise, just leave him on the bench and a tough matchup. Now, let's go

to the passing attack under Gino Smith. Um air quotes right, if they couldn't see the air quotes, but I hope you could hear that. Pete Carroll's trying to save Gino Smith from himself. He's only allowing him to throw the ball farther than ten yards down field six times last week. That's it. Maybe that's nothing and the problem those two receivers. That's right. So we're used to we're used to Russell Wilson going back on unloading those gorgeous deep bombs to Metcalfine.

Lock it. Gino Smith. They let him throw ten yards down field six times. So Jino Smith obviously on the bench, but I mean Jino Smith, Uh does he come out it happen? They just signed Jacob Eason with a bigger arm. Do you think he comes in after they happen? Maybe next week when he learns the playbook a little bit. Who knows? Um So? Now, in fairness, Gino completed five of those six passes of over ten yards. He completed five or six, so maybe they will let him air

it out a little bit more in this game. But it's a difficult matchup against the secondary that's only allowed five passing touchdowns on the season. So Smith is in fact on the bench. So what does that due to Locke in Metcalf you may ask, Well, for Metcalf, the good news is in five quarters with Smith he's continued to perform well with ten targets, nine catches, hundred and twelve yards in a touchdown. Not bad in five quarters

of work. So I still like Metcalf. Okay, here Saints secondary not allowing touchdowns, which I mentioned, but they are giving up two hundred passing yards per game to receivers and that's fourth most. And Metcalf's got a tricky matchup against the physical Marshawn Latimer cornerback who is pro football focuses third ranked corner and held Metcalf to two catches for sixties seven yards last time these teams met two

years ago. So I don't love Metcalf here. I've got a ah it's gotta be grade on Metcalf, but I don't feel good about it because it's Geno Smith lock it. On the other hand, it worries me a lot more because he makes his living on the long ball and the seats don't let him throw downfield. So we've seen the Staints get burned by deep downfield speedsters like Robby Anderson and John Ross. So maybe there's a little bit

of hope. You only need the one connection, and if march On Latimer's on Metcalf lock, it gets Chauncey Gardner, Johnson or Paulson Abode Adebo Paulson Adbo. They rank one hundred five and one at the cornerback position. Trust you never can um and so Locke and I'm still giving him a starting grade because the matt his side of this matchup should be so easy with a C grade. But that's about all you want here, Gerald Everett and

Will dis Lee. Saints have not allowed a tight end score and no tight end is top fifty five yards and those guys are splitting stuff up anyway, so it's all bad. Yeah, we don't want any part of that. Let's talk to Ernest Johnson, who looked sensational on Thursday night. Man, I I loved what I like. It was going for seven yards. Yeah, well, I think most of them did go for seven yards, and a lot of times it was based on what he did with the ball to h I thought he played great. So we think Chubb

could come back as early as next game. They got ten days off. Chubb could come back. But we've seen in the past Kevins Stefancy doesn't use one workhorse back most of the time. He did last week's into a choice. Dearnest Johnson's probably a factor for this next month or so. Well Kareem Hunt is out. What do you think about d Ernest Johnson until Kareem Hunt comes back. I think that's fair. I think that he slides almost right into that Kareem Hunt role where he's proven he can do

those things. I don't know they can catch this the passes quite as well. But I think he's proven he can. He can just slot right in and what you were doing with Kareem Hunt, you'll be starting in your flex a lot of weeks. Yeah, totally agrees. Pretty Kareem Hunt like Kareem Hunt light. At worst, we might see Demitric Felton take a little more targets away from Dearnest. But yeah, Dearnest Johnson is gonna FLEXI worthy. It's amazing. Absolutely all the teams to try to get a workout, love it,

love it. Uh, all right, well let me give you one more quick hitter. Christian McCaffrey. Next year goes in the first half of the first round, the second half of the first round, or in the second round. He's no longer in that clump of running backs. It's going to lead the draft off like he was this year. He's gonna be late first, more of an early second to me, because he can lose you. You You can lose your league drafting Christian McCaffrey. The first people people have

two straight years. People have learned that. I think we I think this year has really pushed people that we can't draft running backs that early. I think people are gonna flip on that next year should they do the opposite. I I think we're we're gonna see top ten ends early. We're gonna sets again. Thanks for listening, everybody. Fantasy Football Weekly comes back next week. Good luck in the bipoca lips, and there's a reminder. All my player rankings available for

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