Championship Week, DFS Style

the last several weeks high Brian, you know Scott and Matt. Okay, Yeah, I'm starting to worry about them a little bit, and it's uh, I can only I can only presume the worst. I'll reach out um to quote the naked gun movies, which I just watched a little of last night because if I bump into it, it's hard not to watch it. Which one went down in a freaked, rigible accident, I believe the first naked gun movie with Frank Drebin and two and a half. Right, there were there were others.

There were others. First One's classic and the opening scene with O J when he breaks into the ship and it's just it's sixty minutes of just raw nonsense hilarity that slays me every time I see it. It's hard to like o J these days, these decades. But watch exactly exactly Nordberg. It's such a funny scene and there's so many great just as angers in that movie. Oh man, the Zuckers and Pat Proft at the peak of their game. I think, now you got me wanted to watch Naked Gun.

It's been a long time. Yeah, it holds up shockingly well, I'm sure it really does. There's there's very few bits in that that are really time sensitive, I'm happy to say. So. This is a conference championship edition of Fantasy Football Weekly, Brian. That means that we're going to concentrate on the two remaining games in the NFL schedule, and like last week,

our focus is on the DFS side. It's something we love to talk about what can't normally do, and we're doing it because for people who are playing playoff long fantasy football, there's not like bench start decisions to make. It's like, you know, you're starting everybody. I think the people that still have decisions to make right now are the people that are playing DFS, and the information will certainly certainly be useful for those in the you know, where you you pick up you can use a player

once type pool. I'm in one of those where each around you know, you play a quarterback, wide receiver, tight end, running back, you don't use them once. So helpful there too, for sure. And I'll mention this. The letter grades are going to hear are relative to the cost of the player. Patrick Mahomes might normally be in a grade, but we'll see where Brian grade. Brian's gonna give him. But but

weighed against his salary, is he in a grade? And of course against the other salaries of the other quarterbacks, which is relevant as well. We can almost go a B C D just for the quarterbacks, to almost because there's four of them. Um, all right, I'm gonna let you start, Brian. You've got the Bills traveling to the Chiefs. UH as to be expected at pretty high over under here or around four fifty four points. These teams did

play in Week six Kansas City one to seventeen and uh. Lastly, the weather looking like low forties with a little bit of rain in Kansas City, but the winds won't be much of a factor under ten miles per hour, So there's that. Starting on the Buffalo side Josh Allen six point nine k on DraftKings. In that first meeting, he had only twenty two passing yards two passing touchdowns. In the pick he did have eight carries for forty two yards um. The Chiefs before last week had allowed multiple

passing touchdowns in eight street games. Baker only had one passing touchdown. He pretty much had to that one of that touch back. Where do you stand on that rule? By the gotta change, it needs to change. But what's what's your number one solution? Mine is spotted where the ball is fumbled and if it goes out of the end zone, it's ten yards from there. So in that instance, the Browns goal from the ten or the eleven yard line,

or we can move it back even further. But turning over the ball and then given on the twenty exactly going yeah, it's it's double, it's double jeopardy. Well, hopefully they changed that. But anyway, back to the matchup. Alan, because of the health of Mahomes, so we'll talk about in a minute, has the highest ceiling on this slate

with his feet and his arm. In this matchup, it's not a great matchup on paper, even though they've allowed eight passing touched multiple passing touchdowns in eight straight games the Chiefs. That is uh Brashad Brelan wasn't looking like he was gonna play with the concussion, but I think he practiced all week. I think he's going so they'll be at full strength in their secondary. So it's not like a super high passing ceiling for Alan, but not a very scary floor at all. And when you factor

in his rushing ability, I think there. I like the high ceiling here because I don't think they're gonna run at all. No, not much, not much at all. But I do respect the secondary, especially with Honey Badger back. They're playing out great football. But Alan, I'm gonna give him the a. Uh. If I was rolling out one lineup, he would probably be the quarterback I go with. Just you probably would have been my homes I don't worry about the toe. Will get to that in a second.

So an a for Alan. Over to the receivers. And by the way, all the wide receivers on DraftKings way under priced this week. There it's very soft. You can you can squeeze in a lot of these top past catchers. When we're talking top pass catchers will start with Stefon Diggs only seven thousand, he should be at least eight thousand dollars in my opinion. In the first meeting, he had six catches forty six yards and a touchdown. Kind of a quiet game dig standards. We've run out of

good things to say about digs. To fade him UH rolling out one line up, it would be uber contrarian. At this point, he'll probably be sixty to seventy owned in the bigger tournaments. He was listed UH with an oblique injury all week, but they took him off the injury part on Friday. So again, if Prashad lance him out does not sit UH major boon for digs. But even if it's official official as it's no, they haven't said it's official. He has not said he's cleared the

concussion protocol, but he practiced all week. He's I think he's likely to go. Even though Baker didn't put up big numbers, his receivers got open Breland only UH. He allowed five catches on six targets. Shar Various Ward gave up five catches fifty eight yards in a touchdown on

six targets. Those are the boundary receiver, so Digs you just have to give him an A. But if you're running multiple lineups, it would be in your best interest to fade him in one or two because if he does go belly up, you have a huge edge on the field. There, So and A for Diggs and Uh, the rest of the receivers gets a little modeled. We'll start with John Brown, who had zero catches in the wild card week on four and then the wild card game. He also had zero catches on four targets when these

teams met in Week six. But last week big bounce back for Smokey as was to be expected. He wasn't only ten percent owned in the Millionaire Make It, which is kind of a shocker, but at four point three K, that is way too cheap for John Brown. We saw Richard Higgins operating as the number two receiver last week. He had a pretty good game, should have had a touchdown basically did so I on gonna give Brown and

be here. Uh. The only real concern is his ownership percentage is going to be through the roof when it comes through comes to Bill's receivers, at least probably looking at so just to be for Brown, then over to Cole Beasley, who just isn't looking right at knee injury. Well, they took him off on Friday, so you know, I got to assume that. Well, they took him off on Wednesday, and then he reappeared on Thursday, so they took him

off Friday, so hopefully doesn't reappear on Saturday. But Uh played of the snaps last week only not only zero catches on only two targets. UH at four point one k though he if that knee isn't too much of a worry, people are gonna be off of him big time. Genarius Snead, He's pretty good. He's pretty good. He's pretty good. Might be the best matchup though when it comes to the wide receiver cornerback for the bill. So I'm gonna

give Beasley. He's not a safe cash game play because his flour is scary if he if he gets zero catches on two two targets again, but in a from a tournament perspective, I'm intrigued by him at that cheap price point, and we could see the Beasley of old fifteen twenty fantasy points. So I'm gonna give him a be at four point one k Um. The Bills have a lot of wide receivers, by the way, but they may not have Gabriel Davis. He's the most of the

week's practice. I mean I think I I don't think he's gonna go based on the practices that we got or lack of there up. Yeah, he heard his ankle uh in the divisional round, played forti the snaps before getting hurt. He also had zero catches before getting hurt. So if I'm gonna guess the one I lay off, yeah, if I'm dumpster diving, it's gonna be Isaiah McKenzie. At three point one k he played the fewest snaps of any wide receiver for Buffalo last week, but he actually

did have two catches to only eight yards. Of course, but at three point one k he he's a punt play with a ding up. Davis and Beasley not convinced. He's a hundred percent If you're not gonna play Beasley, mackenzie might be the guy you want to pair you call him a play. He's also a special teams like that, and he want to pair it with the defense. You know, that's always a favorite angle of mine because if he

happs to return to kick. Uh, he'll get you get the big bonus with the team defense, and the Bills did have a do they have two defensive special teams touchdowns just one. They had that ninety nine yard interception return that was brutal. So yeah, I like Mackenzie as a standalone play or your parent with the Bills defense, which is not ideal going up against Kansas City, or stacking along with Josh Allen and uh Stefan digs would

be an obvious edition. And you know what, Dawson Knox might be a fourth you might want to throw in for the Voltron stack at two point eight k Uh very touchdown dependent, always has been, but this is a very strong matchup. The Browns tight ends did not score against Kansas City last week, but they did combine for six just seventy five yards on nine targets. It's good numbers. And before that game, the Chiefs had surrendered six tight

end touchdowns over their last seven games. So we're gonna talk about the Chiefs in a minute, but it's another week where you can go to tight ends very easily. With Travis Kelsey being arguably the top option of any players, so I almost think you have to start your entire your entire DFS portfolio has to start a tight end. Am I going Kelsey? Am I going Tony in? Or am I going elsewhere? And because though you know there's there's Kelsey is super expensive, there's Tony in who's reasonably price,

and then you're just dumpster diving. And I think that to me, that that's the catalyst for my whole all the rest of my lineup decisions. Yeah, if you're not gonna go to tight ends and you're not gonna go elite with Kelsey being the most elade and Tony of the second best option, and you can maybe throw a gronk in there, but yeah, Dawson Knock certainly in play. He might be a little more than just touchdown dependent

on this one. Uh, we shall see. And lastly to the running backs for Buffalo, not a ton to talk about. We're really just gonna talk about Devin Singletary at four point five K. He was pretty chalky last week at this price point, which I was shocked by because we just knew he wasn't gonna do anything. And there as much get it carried for the whole first quarter, there were there was much better options out there, but there's not it's under great options at running back this week.

So despite you know, just ten touches for thirty seven scoreless combo yards last week, he only had forty five combo yards scoreless combo yards in the first meeting. And in that game is Zack Moss only a ten rushing yards. Of the running backs did nothing like they have all the year basically for the Bills. But at Singletary played of the snaps. His thirty three pass routes run led

all week nineteen running backs. And even though Buffalo is not going to run the ball out the the options out there are just so brutal and trucked tough to pick between. We'll get the four net and Ronald Jones and I got a strong I got a strong angle in there. Then we'll talk about and we even see Aaron Jones continue to get vultured at times by Jamal Williams and uh a A. Dylan even got some runs. So I'm gonna give Singletary a very strong b here. He doesn't have a high ceiling, but he is on

the field. He will be on the field a lot. And uh Kansas City did allow the fourth most catches to running backs this season, and even though his his chalk level will probably pretty high, even though he went the bed last week. I like Singletary. I can't say I like him, but at that price, he's he's a strong b for me. And uh, we're not gonna talk about t J. Yelden or any other Buffalo back. All right, your side, chief side, I gotta start with Patrick Mahomes.

Of course, seven point six k uh cleared the concussion protocol. He's good to go there. But the the toe foot issue, yeah, tursto angle, he's he does not The mobility doesn't look right. And Brian, the single best thing that Patrick Mahomes does is create big plays when he's out of the pocket. And when he if he can't get out of the pocket cleanly and he doesn't have the same mobility and Ed, I'm I don't know. I think that takes a huge weapon out of his arsenal. And he's also he's also

a rushing touchdown threat. You know, a sport last week and you know that that may come off the table a bit here too. So for me, I'm out here, this is my Homes is my least favorite quarterback on the entire slate because of the costs that he comes in and my concerns about the ankle yep, and uh, you're you're basically alluding to it even when he's outside of the pocket. We're not even meaning rushing the ballance of the off balance ad hoc throws he can make. Yeah,

that's gonna he's gonna be hampered by that toe. But no higher ceiling still for any quarter Like if he can manage the pain. Uh, you're looking, he's probably gonna come in the third highest one quarterback because of the price and because of the toe injury. So I'm still gonna give him a B. He would be he would just be a plug him in and play him a for me if if it wasn't for the two injury. But I'm very concerned as our user. Just a B

for Mahomes at seven point six k um. Travis Kelsey comes in at eight k tied with I believe Davante Adams the priciest player on the slate. Uh. Mark Andrews went the bed big time last week. Huge way. They threw to Andrews like he's either nine or eleven times last week and he had like two catches so I shouldn't. And then the first meeting, Kelsey had five catches sixty

five yards two touchdowns. The Bills have been a money matchup for tight ends all season long, h including the wild Card round when Indie tight ends totaled like fourteen catches a hundred fifty yards in a touchdown. So I said fading Stefan Digs would be the most contrarian play. Fading Travis Kelsey. I don't. I don't see how you can do it again. I'm gonna give you do it, but you're right if you're if I'm gonna spend, if I'm going to spend big money on somebody, Kelsey's the play.

The way to get contraring with it is again use him as a flex player, or you go to tight ends. But you'll see Kelsey because can go to type. I can't wait to tell what you have to say tight end talk. Uh Tyreek Hill seven point two k way too cheap, but he did have He struggled when these teams met Week six, just three catches for twenty yards. He would have one kerry for five yards. Trade as White is a concern by the name, but he's only played two of his snaps from the slot. This year,

he will not be in the slot. Tyreeke has taken nearly six of his snaps from the slot, so they'll probably see more. Terren Johnson is your slot cornerback, and he's probably the worst cornerback they have on the field, and he is he is by Profit Ball Focus grade. And yeah, the concern here, there's really no concern with Hill. I like that he didn't have a big game last week.

Really didn't have a big game. If people are gonna look into the first matchup with Buffalo, but it all goes back to Patrick Mahomes, but he would you rather have Kelsey your Hill, So you're gonna there, you know, you're gonna spend big dollars on one or the other as a one off. He would it might be Hill because I could see him, you know, running you can have a six dr touchdown rush with ease or anything

like that. You don't have to And so, uh, if I had to pick one of the Hill, it would be painful to not use Kelsey, but Hill will probably be His ownership percentage would probably be half that of Kelsey. So I would go Hill, and you also save the eight hundred bucks in your your salary cap. So very strong be for Tyreek Hill. Definitely not gonna give a strong be to Sammy Watkins, even though it looks like he will play in this game, which would be a

revenge game. Don't forget his former team Bills drafted him way too high overall pick they did so, I don't know, I was much too much revenge favor Robert Woods. Uh, Sammy Watkins have gone onto law and successful careers having left Buffalo. Ye. Yeah, but that was the old That was the old Buffalo. Yeah, that was the old Buffalo. There brand new. I mean, there are a lot of there are a lot of players who did it. But uh,

the calf injury has to worry you. With Watkins, the kid always aggravate that he could he could, uh you know, he forced to sit the rest of the game. But again we gotta worry about Mahomes and and his mobility. Is how this toe is gonna affect his game? And but at three point eight, okay, that's pretty cheap for the number two receiver on the Chiefs. And when Watkins is healthy, he basically is the number two. There isn't a much muddy Waters but the Marcus Robinson and Mikole

Hardman talk. So I'll give Watkins to see, but I don't like starting a guy who I'm not confident is gonna finish the game. So he's a very very high risk, high reward tournament play. Not I save cash game and play at all. And assuming Watkins plays, that really only puts to Marcus Robinson into play for me, Mikole Hardman, and Byron Pringle when Watkins is healthy. They their role does not has not been big enough. They're they're guys you might contemplate in like the one game showdown slate.

So I will give Robinson a very soft sea at three point seven K just in under Watkins. I probably rather play Robbins and over Watkins because I'm more confident he can start the game. So that's it for the past catchers. And now you got a whole other headache with the running backs, right, So leavy on Bell may not go. We have two guys that are basically game time decisions, both guys nursing injuries and a running game

that's been ineffective for most of the season for the Chiefs. Yeah, the one game Glyde Edwards Layer the player here referencing along with Bell, who might not play. It sort of seems like he will. But this is one of the games where he was very effective in the regular season when he had uh the twenty six carries for a hundred and sixty one yards and uh he didn't score, but he had a monster game on the ground. He's at five thousand Bells at four point one K. We're

just not gonna talk about Lavian Bell. His niece swelled up on Thursday's practice and he only played snaps. Also, he stinks, he sinks, so he's he's dead. To us, it's the rail will Darryl Williams comes in just under c e h at four point eight K. He actually scored in that first meeting he had he had twenties. So the Chiefs ran all over the Bills in that

first game. Even Darwin Thompson had a few carries. So Darryll Williams might be the highest one running back on this late this week, especially if Edwards A layers sits every las sis, he probably will be. My angle is I might go Thompson little if it's just looking like Thompson and Williams active and healthy for the Chiefs. Yeah, if if Bella is out and out and bell is out. Even if he's in, he's you know, but he MUCKs

up the works for for Thompson. You can't play Thompson if c h is active, No, you can't know not if if he's inactive, then of course Williams in elite level play. But Thompson would definitely be in play for me. Uh if c H out Williams is an A despite he'll be the highest zone running back on the slate. You have to run him, run him out there. The Bill or the Ravens running backs combined for an hundred and fifty yards on the ground against Buffalo last week. So c H in he's a C because he's you

can't trust him to finish the game. He'd be at uber contrarian, high risk YRO Award play. Williams would be a B. And then but then if c H out Williams A and I give Thompson a pretty safe see. I think he would still see ten twelve touches in this game. When we come back, we'll go through the NFC side. Bucks taking on the Packers another Week six rematch, and that one was a one sided demolition of the Packers. By the Bucks will tell you what to expect when

we come back. Welcome back Fantasy Football Weekly. Paul Charching and Brian Johnson with you. We just broke down Chiefs and Bills. Now, that was a painstaking process to break that game. The Chiefs man with a mess that was eighteen minutes of one game. Question marks abound the Chiefs absolutely, and for the Bills that Bucks take on the Packers. I don't put too much weight in the Week six matchup, Brian. It's just so long ago and it was so one sided.

It was in Tampa and Tampa destroyed him. I don't think Davante Adams played. I believe you are correct and he was not in that game. Um. The weather is usually if factor for Green Bay at this time of year, but it's going to be unseasonably warm around thirty degrees that kick off. Not really any win to speak of a small chance of precipitation right around the freezing mark, which could manifest itself as snow, sleet, or sneat. Yes, you remember the Ice Bowl from nineteen seven. This could

be the sneat Bowl. I'm hoping that's the case. The all you can sneak buffet I would love it. Let's start on the Tampa side and Ronald Jones is my favorite play of the week. I love it getting bad deja vu from this. Yeah. Now, anytime you're trying to guess the Bruce Arians timeshare, it's fraught with danger. Um. But it ought to be at Ronald Jones game and at I like him here. Now. Jones and Fournette split carries almost evenly last week, but Jones was clearly better.

He averaged a full yard per carry more and Jones was the better but runner all year long, you can and and I think if we look at what Bruce Arians does as opposed to what he says, because he lies all the time um in games with both for Nette and Jones healthy, for Net only had more carries than Jones four times all year. That's it, just four Jones. When these guys are both healthy, and that's the case here,

then Jones is likely to get the work. Now. The Packers run defense is improved from where it was early in the year, but it's still the easiest way to beat the Packers is on the ground, and I think that's gonna happen here. Cam Akers put up five yards per carry nine yards last week. The prior game, David Montgomery one hundred thirty three total yards. Game before that, Carolina's rotation of backs topped one hundred yards. We had

Derrick Henry at nine yards. This almost every team gets something done on the ground against Green Bay and back to Rojoe versus four net real quick for those that don't remember, In the wild card round against Washington, Jones hurt himself in pregame warmups. No one had any idea and he got scratched late, which screwed over a lot of people. But it wasn't like he got benched or anything like that. That was injury, that's right, and he was coming back from that essentially last week when he

looked better than four net. In the week six meeting between these teams, Jones ran for d yards and two scores. I'd like Jones bucks a grade um for four net if I you know, if I feel strongly about this, strongly about Ronald Jones. Obviously I don't like four net, and I'm fading him at fifty three D. He's more expensive, and I think that Jones is gonna take too many of his touches. And um, I think the only angle for four. Net is that he'll probably catch more passes

because he almost always does. But more passes for him is like two yeah. And I'm not saying I think

this is gonna happen. But if you were a believer that the Bucks are gonna win this game, and maybe quite convincingly with by running the ball, playing good defense, I wouldn't be so opposed to starting both Tampa Bay running backs because if you believe they're gonna win, control of the ball, copair those two with the Tampa defense, you don't want a Green Bay running back if your belief is Tampa Bay is gonna And then on the other in the other game we have talked about, there's

not many enticing names there, So if you're all in on the Bucks, I wouldn't be against playing both that it's an interesting strategy. Let's go to the passing game for Tom Brady, who comes in at six dollars. He is the cheapest of the four quarterbacks here. Green Bay's past defense has been terrific, which is a lot of why from December forward the Packers are allowing just two hundred six passing yards and zero point seven passing touchdowns

per game. That's it. The best angle for Brady though, and there this is a very legitimate angle is the Packers. The Packers have one great cornerback, j R. Alexander. Then there's a pretty sizeable drop down to their second best corner back and that's their their slot corner, Chandon Sullivan. And then there's a massive drop down to Kevin King, who may not even go. They just signed Traymont Williams as a free agent. They may have to play him and start him in this game. I mean, this is

a disaster. This is an extremely thin set of receivers. Here comes Brady with arguably four good wide receiver targets by himself, and that's with Antonio Brown Out, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Tyler Johnson, Scottie Miller. I mean, they've got because of the depth of targets that Brady's got, He's always got somebody to find. So I like, I like Tom Brady at um jaire Alexander probably shuts down Mike Evans. And that's why I've only got to see great. By the way've got a B grade on Tom Brady, segrad

and Mike Evans at fifty undred bucks um. He is the fourth most expensive wide receiver on the board. He had one catch last week, and he's gonna draw the most of Jaire Alexander. Now, Alexander is not a shadow they have sometimes they shadowed with him more at the beginning of the year, but really second half of the year he mostly played one side, but that is Evans is most common side. So I think Evan's gonna get more of Jaire Alexander, and that's the that's the trouble

for Evans. You're really you're just you're shooting for a touchdown. Is one catch last week was a touchdown. He's the most targeted receiver from inside the ten yard line, so you're hoping for a touchdown with Evans, But I don't. I don't like banking on low volume, uh touchdown dependent guys, and Mike Evans fits that Bill C grade. For Chris Godwin's far more interesting. He's been a drop machine in the playoffs, so six drops in two games, and at some point you worry a little bit if he's lost

Brady's confidence. But with Antonio brown out, I think he's still got to throw to Chris Godwin and he's got a somewhat favorable match up against the middle of the pack cornerback Chandon Sullivan over the past three games. Sullivan has a lot of his passes, the passes in his coverage to be completed. So I like Godwin. I've got to be grade on Godwin, and I would I would play him at less money than Evans. I would play

him over Evans. I like that called potential future packer Chris Godwin might treat this as an audition, maybe Bay I have a lot of fun with Adams and Rogers. With Antonio Brown ruled out, Let's talk about Tyler Johnson bare minimum price of three grand. He will most often line up on the side of the field that's got either a hobbled Kevin King or a depth cornerback. That's a that's a sneaky play. Now you're I don't think he's gonna get big volume because he almost never does

get big volume. But he might be able to turn three four five catches into something half decent against against the rattist of the Packers cornerbacks. I like it. And for those who don't know Tyler Johnson out of Minnesota, so weather it won't be a factor for him, and the hatred for Wisconsin is, so I like that we're leaving both of the tight ends on the bench, Gronkowski and Break. They're cheap, but they cannabalize each other. Break

getting more targets, Gronks running more routes. I don't want to touch it. Let's go to the green Bay side. I have a series of a great for the Packers, and I want to be in there all in the passing game. Let's begin with Aaron Rodgers at the third highest price out of the four quarterbacks and a full thousand dollars less than Patrick Mahomes. But I like him here at Green Bay runs what is normally a balanced offense, but Tampa see's the highest passing rate in the NFL.

All plays are passes, and this is not that complicated. Rogers is the m v P. It's very hard to run on the Bucks, and the Buccaneers are far easier to pass on, especially right and he just got done torching the Rams far better secondary. So I think I think Rogers is an A grade. If I were gonna, if I were gonna build one lineup, it would be

built around Aaron Rodgers. Um, let's go to Davante Adams at eight thousand You'll have to pay a very heavy premium here, but I think Adams is probably worth it. He just put up a solid game against a dramatically better ram secondary and he'll he'll see both of the corners that Tampa's got, Jamal Deane and Carlton Davis. Between them, they've allowed eleven touchdowns on the season. That is a lot.

Dean allowed seventy yards in the wild card game. Davis has allowed seventy two and ninety two yards in the two playoff games. Those are bad numbers for any one cornerback. So I I like Adams here, and if you're gonna splurge on one expensive player, I think Adams has got to be in that conversation. He did play in this game.

It was his first game back from injury. He had six catches for sixty one yards on ten targets in weeks he got hurt in week two, came back for this game and we got it um and then he scored in every other game afterwards. Essentially, Adams is not my only a grade in the passing game, though, Alan Lazard at forty two hundred dollars is one of my favorite players of the week. He runs predominantly from the slot. Rematches up against Sean Murphy Bunting, he has allowed seven

touchdowns in his coverage. Only one cornerback in the entire league allowed more than seven touchdowns in his coverage. Sean Murphy Bunting allowed seven. The passer rating on ball thrown in his coverage on twenty seven for Sean Murphy Bunting, the path of least resistance runs right through the slot to Alan Lazarus. Then should have had two touchdowns. Last week the Alligator armed a long one that he should

have had before a monster game. Then another great play and I think the only other play if you're not gonna go Travis Kelsey for half the price hundred bucks. Robert Tonyan love him here. He had twelve touchdowns on the season. He's been fantasy relevant in seven of the past eight games. Since December, the Bucks have given up big games to Logan Thomas. Last week IRV Smith Hayden

Hurst hated Nurst again. This is justin since December, the Bucks are bottom seven in tight end catches and bottom seven in tight end touchdowns allowed during the regular season. I think Tanyan is your is the other place to pivot to tight end. So would you rather have Tonyan at thirty six hundred or are you spending on Kelsey Man? Tony is way too cheap. He's so wrongly priced at It's not like you really need to struggle to save salary.

But if you don't, if you take Tonyon over Kelsey, you certainly can throw a lion together with Adams, Digs and probably Tyreek kill all in there. Right, that's so compelling for me. So that's why I'm playing Tonyon. Uh market last receiver I'll mentioned he gets just a C grade Marcus Velda scantling as you're all or nothing guy. When he doesn't score, you basically get nothing. He's very lightly targeted, and so he's got to turn a couple

of catches into something special. Um, it's possible he will. This team, as I mentioned, does give up a lot of wide receiver touchdowns, so maybe he will. But thirty nine hundred bucks to me can be spent better places. Um, not that it's a lot of money. Then let's go to the running backs. Aaron Jones is one of my least favorite plays of the week. He is the most expensive runner on the entire slate, and he has the

hardest matchup. Now, you may look at Alvin Kamara's eight I've rushing yards last week and go, well, that's eighty five yards against Tampa's defense. Boy, don't read into that. It's a trap. Tampa was number one rushing yards allowed, number one in rushing yards per carry allowed. And keep in mind for Kimara, no Latavius Murray, so he got all that extra work. Now, Aaron Jones last week I sat here in this podcast and said, they've been saving him from the playoffs, are gonna run him like crazy?

Well he's still ended. He ended up. He they still only gave him forty three percent of the carries, which is bizarre. But he still got to like ninety yards. He had a good game and whenever he said and done. But the fact that they still didn't use him that way was was really weird. That they didn't use him a lot. I noticed. And then to see A J. Dillon even before Jamal Williams and the like the second drives like, oh man, strange. Right, Now here's the other

recent you don't want Aaron Jones. So Alvin Camara finds his way to eighty five rushing yards last week Saints Los by double digits. The only other team that ran successfully on Tampa all year long were the Vikings with Dalvin Cook. They lost by double digits. It doesn't pay to one on the Bucks. There's no upside to it. You lose by double digits if you go through whatever it takes to establish the run against the Bucks. So

don't do it. Um and Aaron Jones is a bench grade for me as the most expensive runner on the board. Jamal Williams is a C grade at He'll be tempting because he's affordable, And if A. J. Dylan misses the game, I think Dylan's gonna go. Then maybe Williams gets like half the work. But still, for all the reasons I mentioned before, if I don't like Jones, I can't much like Williams, even if he is cheaper. Four teams is not a lot. Two games is not a lot for

a sleep. But this is probably the worst running back menu I've ever seen. It's pretty pretty brutal. I'd put air I, I would put Ronald Jones on my menu. I think I think are out there. I think that's the guy. That's the guy I'm gonna take. And uh again, I'm worried about if I had to, just like, if I'm gonna stack one of these games, it's probably the

NFC side. I fear the a f C game being more defensive, more defensive, little scoring that the over under is a little bit higher, and uh yeah then just like Singletary and the Buffalo defense seems like a nice pairent to go along with Rod Joe. I think that is a where i'd start my lineup build if I had one lineup. Yeah, it's like those two backs. Yeah, as much as you can. But he'll be on the field though, that's all you know. He's gonna be. I kind of like your Jones for net angle but for

nets awfully price, Yeah, that's a little too high. I think it is too high. I don't I don't love it. Um, thank you for listening. We will do We will do this same breakdown in two weeks for the Super Bowl. We'll have a show in between there that won't be this this kind of breakdown, but we'll talk about you know, all you know various things over bow. You have Pro Bowl Fantasy for Pro Bowl, gross, I don't even what, I don't even know what the format is This year

they're not playing a game. Obviously, I don't have no idea. I don't either. It's probably for the best that we don't know. Thank you for listening. Appreciate everybody that has made it to the end of thirty five minutes of breaking down two games. Very impressive. Normally during our show, every game is four to six minutes of breakdown. So yeah, once ago, about like four minutes, I started to look around.

I'm like, I kind of shut up now exactly. We just we're at the thirty five ish minute mark and we did too of two games. People are clinging to their football. They won't mind. I think you're right about that. Talk to you a week everybody. Fantasy Football Weekly is a production of I Heart Radio. For more podcasts from my Heart Radio, visit the I