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Thank you for listening. It's our final two hour show, our final long form show, and this is also our final over the air show, so it heads up to all the radio stations that are gracious enough to have been with us here for sixteen weeks of Fantasy Football Weekly. This is the final over the air show. But it's very happy to say that we are in every week podcast. You'll hear us podcasters every week throughout the off season and then all the way back to next August when

we go back to our long form shows again. I am Paul Churching. My co host today are Scott Fish and Brian Johnson. Hi, guys, it's morning, so it could be any time. It's not even it's even morning now here. That is very weird. Good day. There you go. That's that's generic. We can we can sider to go with that absolutely. Um. As always, over the course of the show,

we're gonna break down all the games. This is the first time in the twenty plus year history of the show we've ever had sixteen matchups to do because there's always there's always been a Thursday night game in Week sixteen until now. So we gotta jam in a bunch of content into the next two hours, especially be knocking down these games, including the Saturday games. In this segment,

we're gonna do all three of the Saturday games. Uh, let's start with the It's actually the second of the third game, um, second of the three games, but we'll do it first. Buffalo at New England Scott. These are two really good defenses here, and last time they combined for what like twenty points or something, and they when they played last So I don't think anybody's expecting a lot of offense here. Yeah, this isn't a game where I think you're going to find a lot of starters

on the Buffalo side. I basically have everyone benched except for maybe a C grade on Beasley. Uh he Josh Allen threw three picks against New England last time. Maybe running ability helps you, but only two qbs have top two thirty five passing yards against New England and only two had multiple touchdowns. It's it's a bad draw for him. It's a bad draw for John Brown, Who's probably gonna gett Stefan Gilmer, who has more touchdowns this year than

all the wide receivers combined in his coverage. Well, all the wide receivers combined in against Stephan Gilmore have zero. He has to impressive exactly. He should be Defensive Player of the Year. By the way, I am giving Beasley just a slight sea. I don't even love it though, but he was highly targeted the last time. He's been highly targeted by Allen recently. I think that that's how they think they're going to be able to move the ball down the field. Is is he short dump offs? Uh?

Tough matchup with Jonathan Jones, But Jones has given up touchdowns three touchdowns in his last four and beastly scored in his last six of his last nine. Maybe there's a touchdown upside there and it's still really re employ but it's still really risky in your championship game. I do like Singletary, though, I'm giving him a C grade

even against this tough matchup. The last five running backs to face the Patriots that hit seventeen touches all had over a hundred yards, and right now Singletary is averaging twenty touches a game. Yeah, so I'm giving him a sea grade, probably just because he's gonna get get there on volume and uh, Devin Singletary leads the NFL in explosive play rate of ten plus yard runs and twenty plus yard runs, so maybe he can get one of those and you know, boost those stats. On the other side,

I'm only starting Adelman and White. Brady's been pretty average lately and it's a really, really tough past defense for Buffalo, so I have him. I got Sanew and Harry on the bench. Michelle it took twenty touches against the terrible Bengals to even make him slightly viable, so I'm not putting him up against Buffalo. I'm giving a C to Edelman though, prior to last week's nine yard dud um,

He's had double digit targets in eight games. Uh. I do know that the last game against Buffalo was his previous worst game of the year, but he should be good for that seven or so catches. He usually if he's healthy enough. I mean, if he's healthy enough to go, it sounds like it's a Patriots. But he's got a go nagging injuries, He'll start for sure. You know. Last week, I think the injuries, he just wasn't part of the game play. That's why I got a C grade on him,

and that's probably the best. I do have a C grade on White. He did go. He had eight catches for fifty seven yards in the last meeting. I think that that's how the Patriots get the ball down the field on this on this Buffalo great secondaries by those short dump offs two guys like White. So I have a C grade there. Yeah. If I were the Bills, I would use Josh Allen as a running back. I would.

I'm serious. So I would do what Baltimore did to the Patriots, and I would run Josh Allen in designed runs much the way that Baltimore did with Lamar Jackson. I don't think they're gonna do it because they don't run him and designed runs very often. It's mostly he runs around and scrambles from broken plays. He did have thirty seven and a score in the first game. That's that's the proach. I would take the Houston takes on Tampa Bay Brian uh Shaun Watson going up against the

Tampa Bay secondary feels pretty darn good. Yeah, let's talk about a fantasy friendly game on this show. And no kidding. By the way, Tampa Bay has only played in two games this season with the total finished under forty seven points. So yeah, usually a point orgy when they're involved. Um, like you said, starting with the passing game in Houston, DeAndre Hopkins did not practice on Wednesday with an illness,

returned in full on Thursday. He's good to go and obviously, over the last five games, the Bucks have allowed eight yards per game two wide receivers in six total touchdowns to the position. That's why will Fuller gets the ECTO Cooler grade, which is high, very high see despite being questionable with a hands high. Different than C plus because it gotta because there's no plus. I didn't say the P word, Church Hope. I didn't say an we don't do.

We're gonna bring up the P word later though, multiple times. But anyway, for whatever reason, will Fuller does not go, he probably should. I would give Kenny Stills a CE in his place, but I'm not gonna give Stills to see if Fullers Ago and then Deshaun Watson, who you you mentioned in the in the opening of this game. Over the last four games, Tampa is allowing only two passing yards and just one touchdown per game to opposing quarterbacks.

But Deshaun Watson is much better than David j Kobe Brissette, and Gardner Minch you. So those are the three of the four quarterbacks that Tampa is faced during that Spanzo Watson still gets an A, Carlos Hide and Duke Johnson. Carlos Hide is questionable with an ankle injury. I'm gonna bench him either way, and I'm still gonna bench Duke

Johnson even if Hyde were to sit. Um it's just a brutal matchup as it has been all year for opposing running backs against the Bucks, and even more recently, over their last six games, only Alvin Kamara has topped thirty eight rushing yards against Tampa Bay. So I'm benching both Texan backs despite if a Hide sits are not over to the Tampa Bay side and their number one wide receiver brush Shad Perryman in his fifteenth year in the league's at No. Not really, but it feels like

he's been the league that long. I'm giving him a B most with thinking A but I'm a little worried that. You know, people are their game planning as him as

the number one right wide receiver. Now that wasn't the case last week Godwin left started, so this is probably the first time his career the schematics or based throughout him being the number one wide receiver just to be despite it being a great match up, the Texans have allowed a hundred and sixty seven yards per game to wide receivers, including a one hundred yard receiver and two of their last three uh and that was over the last three weeks. For allowing one sixty seven to opposing

wide receivers. It's been a good matchup against Houston all year. For wide receivers. Would be for Perryman and a C for Justin Watson. Scotty Miller was on it was really the number two even we played like one game, but he's on i R. So Watson has the number two job all to himself. When Mike Evans went down in Week fourteen against the Colts, a game that Scotty Miller was an active four. Watson came in and caught five passes on eight targets. One was a touchdown, So he's

an easy see in this matchup. Just sneaky DFS play too, Just Watson, definitely. There might be one more you won in this matchup too. It's not O J. Howard. He'd be a Chalky option despite how brutal his season has been. But as of late nineteen targets over the last three weeks, with the injuries to Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, Houston has allowed a league high ninety yards per game two tight ends over the last five weeks, and the only Fantasy relevant player at the tight end position they faced

during that stretch was Mark Andrews. So O J. Howard has no Mark Andrews, but he's better than a nobody, just barely. But no, he is but Cameron brad I can't give him a starting grade and redraft, but another

great DFS option based on the matchup. Again, ninety yards per game to opposing tight ends over the last five for Houston, and lastly, Jameis Winston easy a first player in NFL history with back to back four fifty plus yard games opposing quarterbacks have scored three or four touchdowns and eight of Houston's last ten, so easy for a reason, absolutely insane. I shouldn't have said. Lastly, I do have to mention Peyton Barber and Ronald Jones, but I desperately

want to start one of these guys. Houston has allowed nine running back touchdowns over the last five games. Dang, it's a lot. Can you trust starting Ronald Jones or Peyton Barber and the championship in third place game? No, it's hard touches again, DFS. These are guys I mentioned him rolling the dice on because they'll be dirt cheap.

But when when it comes to catching the ball out of the backfield against Houston, opposing backs are averaging more than five and a half catches and one whole touchdown through the air over Houston's last five. But it's dare Ogun bowal A who catches all the passes too. So you gotta bench on. Do you have a preference from Barbara Jones? I feel like we've gone over this. You never get it right. I mean nobody, nobody gets it right. But I feel like Barbara would be the high round

guy in DFS. So I would lead in Jones to be more contrarian, but let's stay away in season. Although the Saturday night game is the Rams taking on the forty nine, is lots of playoff implications in this one, for sure. Let's start with the running game Todd Gurley. You know, the Rams saved up Todd Gurley. You know all the frustration that we had with his nine touch games and his eleven touch games and his five touch games and his fourteen touch games, Well, they saved him

up for the end of the year. Now they're just running in plenty because every game they're effectively in the playoffs right now, needing to win out the rest of the way. Um, San Francisco is allowing the fewest fantasy points to running backs over the last month and our third on the full season. It's a tough, tough matchup. They've only allowed one touchdown and it was a goal line plunge last week and their last five games, so a tough match for Todd Gurley, hopefully offset for his

owners anyway, offset by the total usage here. So I've got to be great on Todd Gurley. Jared Goff gets a sea and barely you see at that he enters the game having thrown two touchdowns into two of the in the last two touchdowns in the last three games. But mostly he's only good against bad defenses, and that's not the who get healthy here. Remember the last week they were missing Richard Sherman and d Ford and Kwan

Williams and Jack Quisky Tart. They were all out. Almost all of them are likely back for this game, and Richard sherman'scent is absolutely back for this game. So I think there's a much tougher matchup for golf, and I don't trust him one bit here. I think he's a dart throw at best um against a nine years defense that's closer to full strength. Just to see grade on golf, and if you're not sure, feel free to bench him.

Cooper Cups the only receiver I've got a starting grade on who has scored in three straight games, but over the past six games he hasn't topped sixty five yards. He's on the field like thirty five of the plays. That's it for Cooper Cup. I don't even I don't understand the usage here at all. Now he would go up against corner Kwan Williams, who want to check his status.

If he does not go in this game, then will upgrade Cooper Cup to be If Williams goes, and he's been very good this year, and he was totally shut down Cooper Cup in the earlier match matchup, holding Cup to seventeen yards. So if Williams plays, Cups kind of dead to us, and if will Him is out, then I think we could elvite him to a B. Robert Woods it's uh, it's been a it's been really tricky.

And he runs predominantly from the right side of the field, which puts him up against Richard Jerman, who's been awesome this year. He hasn't allowed to touch down in his coverage since Week one. Woods was held out of catch in the first meeting between these teams. I don't like Woods here and I've got a bench grade on him,

and Brandon Cooks is dead to us. Let's talk Tyler Higbee because this is the toughest matchup for fantasy owners because he's been awesome three consecutive one hundred yard games. But now Gerald Everett is back. What does that mean for Higgbee? You know, needless to say through the entire rest of the season, and for that matter. All of Tyler Higbee's career, anytime he's had to share time with Gerald Everett, he's been nothing more than a dart throw.

And my worry is we're right back at that again, and and ever was healthy enough to be a full participant in practice. And I'm nervous. I've only got a C grade on Higbee because I as as potent as he's been lately, I'm just I'm I'm too worried about Everett splitting time with him, and they go right back to being they were. And it's not a great matchup to begin with. Really, No, actually it's not a great matchup. San Francisco has been a little easier against Titans lately,

but on the whole, it is not. Let's go to the niner side of this game, where I've only got I've got a handful of starters for you, specifically George Kettle, who gets an obvious A every week you put up a hunting three yards against l A in the earlier matchup where he mostard also gets an A. Rightfully has received two thirds of the carries for San Francisco over the last three games. You didn't think any back would get two thirds of the carriage. But he's that good.

They have to keep playing Raheem Mostart. Los Angeles has given up the fourth most Fantasy points to backs in their last five games, and in their seven home games, the Niners have scored fifteen running back touchdowns. Hopefully after this game they have given up the most most are two points. Absolutely that could that could end up happening to. I love Mostard. Here a grade on Raheem Mostard. Earlier earlier episodes of this show, he called him the Ron

Dane of this year. He's gonna power teams to Fantasy championships, and that's going to happened every other Niner. I've got a bench grade on. Let's talk through. Let's first, Tevin Coleman and Matt Brita are averaging twelve ish snaps and half that many touches, so they're not even options. Let's talk about the passing game. Jimmy Garoppolo. Five of the rams opposing quarterbacks have been completely shut out, including Jimmy Garoppolo in the earlier meeting. Only four quarterbacks have managed

more than one score against the Rams this year. The Rams just got done. Your racing a Marii Cooper and Michael Gallop off the field last week. And if they're going to do that to Emmanuel Sanders and Deebo Samuel, I'm not I don't want any part of this thing. And those guys are on the bench too, So for Sanders. Over the last four weeks, the entire San Francisco receiving group is averaging just twelve targets the whole group of receivers.

That's just not enough to go around. Meanwhile, over the last five games, the RAMS secondary hasn't allowed a receiver to reach eighty yards, and over the last five games, cornerback Troy Hill is allowing fewer than forty yards in his coverage. So I don't like any part of this for Emmanuel Sanders, for Deebo Samuel, same thing he gets. Jalen Ramsey, He's dead to us. I don't like any part of the receiver group. There are two great reality games on Saturday and just one good fantasy game. And

that's yeah, that is that is probably true. It is a great Saturday of Yeah, it's got many Thanksgiving. Now this show airs in some markets on Saturday or on Sunday. They'll be able to people. We will listen back and go man. Were those guys idiots? They could not have misread this thing. Worse, Hopefully it's not the case, and

our Sunday matchups are gonna be way better. And that's what's coming up is our Sunday matchups, I'm happy to say, including Pittsburgh taking on the Jets will tell you if James Conner is somebody you can rely upon, Juju Smith Schuster comes back, is that somebody you want to start? And when we return, nine players not normally in your lineup,

many of whom are available on the waiver wire. Yes, you can take a chance on waiver wire grade players even in the championship We'll tell you who they are when we return to Fantasy Football Weekly. Nine players not normally in your line up. Many of these guys are on the waiver wire. And you know what, just because you're in the championship game does not mean that your roster is automatically so good that you don't have to take a chance on some of these guys. Ask the

Brashotte Harriman player from last week. What about Mike Bone. We're gonna talk about him later too. There's a lot of options here. We'll talk those through momentarily we beget at the quarterback position. Brian, you take a chance at the quarterback is the aging Philip Rivers at home against the raid Is. Rivers has scored in twenty four straight

games against Oakland. How about that? That's your favorite? When I dug that stat up this week, I'm like, what, that's got to be the longest conset give string of any player scoring against one one opponent. I would be tough to contest ecutive games attribution to Paul Charching as

he just mentioned. And Philip Rivers has thrown for multiple touchdowns and six of his last seven against the Raiders, who have allowed the third most passing scores this season and have surrendered multiple touchdowns to every quarterback they have faced outside of Joe Flacco in Week one, and that's very understandable. And then Kirk Cousins in a Week three blow up by the Vikings were only through the ball twenty one times. It's a touchdown machine when you face Oakland.

Got it, Scott. I have a quarterback who is one of only two quarterbacks in the NFL that leads their team in rushing. I know who it is. I know who it is. I love Stu Beard. Stew Beard the Dolphins leading rusher. Ste Beard averaging thirty six yards per game rushing over his last four games, has multiple touchdowns in three of his last four. The Bengals has been a little better lately, but they've been average in the year. I like Stupard this week. And here's the thing about

this matchup that I love for Ryan Fitzpatrick. The Bengals run defense is awful, so they've been seeing the fewest passes in the NFL. The Bengals have. But the Dolphins can't run. They can't run, and so Stu Weird's gonna be throwing on a secondary that never gets thrown on, and I think it's gonna end It's ultimately gonna end up well for him, and he's gonna expose a sneaky

bad secondary. Kenyan Drake is still the highest scoring running back for the Dolphins, and he might end the year the highest scoring running back for the Dolphins and Texas. No Cardinals, but yes, Cardinals. Do you know when the last time that happened? Herschel Walker with the Cowboys and then another team that I do that, no team that we do not. We don't know what team that might

take a chance to me quarterback is Drew Lock. Now, remember Duro I had those two great first games, and then last week faced the Chiefs in a quasi blizzard and did nothing. And now he gets a fantastic matchup with the Lions, a team that has allowed explosive output to opposing quarterbacks like no other. Six quarterbacks have thrown for three or four touchdowns. Seven quarterbacks of top three hundred yards against Detroit, including last week James Winston lighting

up the Lions. Of course, only the touchdown repellent Dwayne Haskins has failed to score against the Lion since Week four. Drew Lock is a great high upside swing for the fences. I'm playing against Lamar Jackson. I need somebody can get me three, maybe four touchdowns. Drew Lock could be the guy. Bryan, let's go to our take a chance to be running backs?

Who do you have? I got Phillies, Baston Scott. Boston Scott has put up third team catches in the two games without Jordan Howard, who I do not think will play this week, has not been cleared for contact. And uh and if you haven't noticed, the Eagles do not have any wide receivers either that they're gonna put Nelson aglare on. I are probably, and not like that really matters.

Also very helpful for Boston Scott that the Cowboys have yielded the sixth most targets to running backs on the season and have surrendered receiving scores to the position and two of those asked the three. So Boston Scott and PPR, if you're very desperate, Scott, I am going with another Dolphins somehow. I'm going with Patrick Lard against that terrible Bengals Rundy. Uh. I think his efficiency will be up. It's been really bad, but the Bengals Rundy allows so

many hundred yard games. I don't know that Laird gets there. But the nice part is he's a running back that has uh sixteen receptions in his last four games. He might be able to get you some of those PPR points. All Right, I'm gonna go with Mike Boone, the Minnesota Viking, who I believe we'll start end up starting on Monday night. Now, Dalvin Cook's got the shoulder injury. These guys neither Cook nor Madison practiced all week. Madison, I believe has in

a high ankle. Sprain that they hit team is not divulged to this point. They are. They are really angling to rest both guys all the way to the playoffs. I believe Dalvin Cook doesn't have a run longer than nine yards since November. He's not the same guy. He's just all beat up from a from being a workhorse for the whole season. And they're gonna rust into the playoffs. I believe and Mike Boone will start from Minnesota. Vikings

in a nights opportunity. Minnesota second and in fantasy points scored by running backs, no team has used running plays at a higher percentage in home games than the Vikings, where they traditionally get ahead and just keep running on teams. Vikings are undefeated at home this year. Packers have allowed six rushing scores to backs in their last five road games. They're giving up almost five yards per carry. It's all lining up for Mike Boone to potentially win championships off

the waiver wire. Let's go to the wide receiver position. Brian Johnson. Okay, despite the fact that the target distribution for New Orleans wide receivers went like this last week. Michael Thomas twelve targets Drake Kwon Smith one again, this is always Harrison one. I'm still going with tray Kwan Smith. Okay, Tennessee, we'll talk about this matchup more very shortly. In the fact that Dorry Jackson is out, who would be covering Michael Thomas. But the Titans must roll triple coverage onto

Michael Thomas in this game. Somebody else is getting paid. Track Juan Smith has scored in three of his last four games, and since Week nine, Tennessee has surrendered second surrendered scores to secondary wide receivers like Nicole Hardman, Curtis Samuel Rico Gafford, and then two touchdowns to Kenny Stills last week. So Trake Juan Smith is gonna get fit in this one, all right, I got you'll take a

chance of me receiver. I have John Ross. This is finally the time you can start him since earlier in the season. And he's got Andy Dalton, so that lines up perfectly with what he did earlier in the season.

Miami second worst against wide receivers, third most receptions and third most yards allowed to the position over the last five and they've allowed the most touchdowns to wide receivers in this season, and speed deep speed guys like Robby Anderson, John Brown, Marquise Brown, f One McLaren all had hundred plus days against Miami. I think John Rosson is four to four speed gets past him. I'm taking Allen Lazard

against the Vikings now. Teams are doubling or racketing Davante Adams and they're daring the other Packer whiteout to just make a play, and mostly they haven't. But mostly they haven't been playing a secondary as bad as the Vikings. The Vikings outside cornerbacks have Pro Football Focus rankings of seventy two, eighty three and onleven gross. Alan Lazard is the most bankable of the bunch of non of Davante Adams Packers receivers because he's the only guy we're getting

reliable snaps and targets. He was on the field for the Packers plays last week. Vikings have allowed the fourth most wide receiver receptions, the tenth most wide receiver yards, the sixth most wide receiver touchdowns. Alan Lazard a dart throw against the struggling Vikings secondary. There you go, take a chance, I mean our final take a chance of

you of the year. It's so emotional. Oh no, can we raise enough money by next season to get the rights back from I was just gonna say that song is actually growing on me that you're starting, like absolutely absolutely, I know, like this is my last chance to peacock here in the segment that the bit that all off season, what did who did we give at this time? In this segment last week at the wide receiver position for a shod paramandya one final pea cock of the year.

There it is there you go, um, let's work in a couple of matchups before we get out of the segment. Pittsburgh taking on the Jets Scott. James Conner was used pretty lightly last week. They're working him in, They're working him in a little bit. I don't know that he gets back to a workhorse level here. But also the Jets running defense is good. So how do you what do you do with James Conner in this one? I'm

giving him a C grade. I know the Jets are only allowing sixty seven rushing yards per game, which is good for third best, holding holding a posting right back to three point two yards per carry, which is best. But but James James Conner when he's been fully healthy, gets a full complimented snaps. I think that last week was just working him in. They only played about eight percent of the snaps. I think he gets back up to his eighties like he was earlier in the season.

I gave him a C grade, probably on volume. I'm benching the rest of the Pittsburgh as game Duck Duck Hodges best game this season is two yards in one touchdown. That can't support a split and do do may play probably muddies up the works for anybody started exactly what happened a couple of times he has played well injured is he was more decoy ish and had really poor games, and it just muddies it. So the rest of them are all on the bench. On the jet side, I

have Donald on the bench, I have Anderson on the bench. Donald. The Pittsburgh Steelers are just good since the Fitzpatrick trade. And in the last the last five QB's all under two hundred yards and none had over twenty completions. That's insane that that that takes down everyone. I do kind of I have a C grade on crowder Um, especially with Joe Hayden possibly out for this one. He so that if Hayden was If if Hayden was in, he'd

probably cover Anderson. But Hayden being note, I think diminishes that entire secondary um only twice this year have both topped forty yards in the same game. I think this is a Crowder game. Donald might have to lean on him short. And Uh, I'm giving a SE grade to Bell. He's a bell cow. The Steelers are top ten against running backs. Uh. The last seven lead backs to face them, Uh, five of them had fifteen touches or more, and those

backs averaged eighty five scoreless yards. It's not gonna be a great day out there for Bell, but he's gonna get fifteen to twenty touches. He's probably gonna get eighty five to a hundred total yards. That's where you're gonna get a C grade. Makes sense. Let's work in one more matchup weeken Saints taking on the Tennessee Titans. Brian, you already told us one Saints receiver that you like,

so you must obviously like Drew Brees a lot here. Yeah, you gotta love Breeze, and of course you love Michael Thomas, who's gonna get the fantasy Fonzi even if a Dorty Jackson played now with Dorry Jackson is out, so he gets the A plus plus plus plus plus tons of pluses for Michael Thomas, Tray Juan Smith was might take a chance on me wide receiver that you used up all your pluses. Well, it's the last regular season shows

and I'm trying to do it then. Jared Cook safe b Titans understandably limited the subpar pairing of Houston Titans last week, but prior to that Tennessee all had allowed three tight end scores in the four weeks prior while conceding six catches in nine yards per game to the position. Cook's been red hot, uh since coming back. Drew Brees, like you said, easy A, he's got a pad that all time touchdown lead over Tom Brady. Well he probably

doesn't really have to. You can probably stop throwing touchdowns and still maintain that lead over. No one will ever explain the twin bed wedding against the Falcons this season, But aside from those two games, Breeze is average three or from fourteen yards and more than three and a half touchdown passes his previous five games, So a for breeze. Not an A for Alvin Kamara, but I will give him a B desplite only scoring a touchdown in one game this year. Uh, Kamara is still a top twelve

running back for Alvin Camary. You know, he's performed at B level like two. He's been like a B plateau throughout the season. Still at top twelve running back in PPR, so bear with me. He has been, and the Titans have yielded the second most targets of running backs. So Kamara only trails Christian McCaffrey, Austin Ekeler Uh in running

back receptions and he's tied with Leonard four Nett. All three of those backs faced to see this year and had great games receiving, combining to average six plus catches and sixty six yards and totally two touchdowns just through

the air. Kamar will still get some work on the ground, so I'm still giving him a B, and Lotavius Murray can give him a C. Even though Tennessee is allowing less than four yards per carry over the last four weeks, the Titans have yielded the most running back touches and gold to got scenarios, and that's pretty much Murray's territory now. So as for Murray on the other side, Derrick Henry can give him a B. A little banged up with a hammy. Was playing in more than seventy percent of

the snaps before that injury. He's dip below uh the snap count over the last two weeks, and it's not a good matchup. After the Patriots and Bucks, the Saints have basically been the least friendly defense to opposing running back. So just to be for Derrick Henry, the Titan who's been carrying you to the championship is a J. Brown. He just gets a B too, though because of Marshawn Lattimore.

He could draw one. Who why would you bother putting on? Yeah, he hasn't been shadowing as much, but he should shadow in this game. It wouldn't make any sense for him not to shadow a J. Brown. And the Saints also claimed Genera's Jenkins off Waivers, who's probably a little motivated. Uh, we'll play better when than when he's on the Giants, I would think. But anyway, just to be for Brown, John new Smantha John new Smith is on the bench

tight end. He is the starter, but Anthony Firkser and Mike cole Pruitt still twenty four pass routes from Smith last week. So he's on the bench. Don't go there. And Ryan Tannehill, I'm still gonna give him a be because before blanking Jacobe Brissette, understandably, the Saints had surrendered, surrendered multiple passing scores in five straight games in New Orleans. Is also conceding six yards per carried to quarterbacks and the converted wide receiver, Ryan Tannehill, He's got some wheels

charged converted wide receiver. He he wasn't a quarterback until his senior year in college. Wasn't a quarterback under Adam Gates either, that's true. Has anyone been good point? Good point? Look at his days, he's daggering. Sam Donald's career unbelievable. I hope they bring him back. Just we can see the spectacle on furl for the for the New York Jets when we return. By the way, Baltimore taking on Cleveland will tell you if you if there's any danger

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final show, Baltimore takes on Cleveland. Now note that Baltimore could lock up the top seed with the New England loss against Buffalo on Saturday, and I think there's a very good chance that could happen, by the way, um much more so than any maybe any other point of Tom Brady's career. Is that possible. Even so, the Baltimore starters would almost certainly play all or most of the game. If I think, you just you downgrade everybody maybe one

letter grade, maybe one letter grade. If New England loses on Saturday. That that about it. And I guess you could upgrade everybody if it turns out that they don't. But most of these guys have high grades anyway. So let's by the way, the only team I went back through, I went back to and looked at weeks sixteens. For the last twenty plus years, only one team has has absolutely rested their starters two thousand four Eagles. You know, that was it. Everybody else they play their starters and

through almost all of the game. There are several cases where teams got you know, played like starters play eight. But at that point you got your numbers and they weren't sure that Owens was going to play that year. In the post, you're right, remember that cautious of course, that's yeah, you remember it well. So let's go on the Baltimore side, Lamar jack Jackson's and obviously, regardless of the Patriot situation, a great let's move on mark Ingram

also in a grade. Since Week four, the Browns have allowed twelve total touchdowns to opposing running backs. They've also given up four different rushers that have topped one hundred yards against against Cleveland and over that same time span, mark Ingram nine total touchdowns in six games of at least seventy four combo yards. He's always he's been super safe every almost every single game all year. That continues here. Um,

Cleveland's giving up almost five yards per carry. It's a it's a very good opportunity for mark Ingrand to keep it going. A grade there and also in a grade four Mark Andrews. He was now scored five times over the last six weeks. The one game he did not score in knocked me out of my guillotine league. Of course, thanks Mark Andrews. Uh. Cleveland has surrendered a tight end touchdown uh last week to something called Dan Arnold, who I was aware with a guy, but you know I did.

What team he's even playing for, I think is a mystery to most people. He scored against the Browns when these teams met in Week four. Mark Andrews is an A grade. Let's talk about Markis Brown. One are the trickier guys to figure out. Last week he posted forty five yards Marquis Brown did and a touchdown. Those forty five yards were his highest yardage output since Week ten. He is he is so touchdown dependent and unfortunately, the Cleveland secondaries only even a two wide receiver scores in

their last five games. That's tied for the fewest over the last five weeks. So I'm nervous about Brown here. I've got a C grade on him, but know that if he doesn't score, he likely does not help you. Let's go to the Cleveland side. I do have some starting grades, but not a lot. First, Baker mayfields on the bench. It's an awful matchup against one of the two best past defenses in the NFL, and he's been brutal. He's got the lowest quarterback rating of any quarterback to

play every game this year. He threw for three forty yards in the first meeting, but that was before the Ravens added Marcus Peters and they got Jimmy Smith back he's dead to us Odell Beckham, no chance he's gonna scoreless in eleven of twelve games. Baltimore held Beckham to twenty scoreless yards in Week four. And you can't start him. It's just you know, I'd love to tell you could. I don't know how you could. With Marcus Peters and Jimmy Smith there, I don't think. I don't think he's

I don't think he's startable. Sabotage drop. You could sabotage drop Odell Beckham right now when opening the opponent picks him up and starts him. You really could. You have nothing to lose at this point. Uh, you're not gonna start him. Jarvis Landry gets to see he had that inexplicable dudd last week against Arizona and a juicy matchup that was a bummer. In the six games prior to last week, though Landry scored five times, he produced a

very dependable eighty two yards over those six games. And he'll face one of the best slot corners, Marlon Humphrey, who has allowed one score in his last seven games. That part worries me, and that's why Jervis Landry is only a C grade in this one. Moving over to the passing game. By the way, condolences to anybody who had picked up David and Joku and did not see the mid afternoon Sunday d activation bumber and then off for two touchdowns. Just to rub it in your face. Uh.

Nick Chubb gets a B grade here. Over the last nine games, the Ravens have allowed just three total touchdowns to opposing running backs. That's it. There's somewhat of a bend. But don't break defense though, is They have allowed at least eighties seven rushing yards to opposing ball carries and four the last six, So I think Chubb is okay from a yard and standpoint. They just don't give up

many scores. And Chubb, by the way, as good as Chubb's been this year, just eight touchdowns, which is kind of whole hume for somebody that's been as much of a workhorse as he's been. Baltimore is a bottom half in terms of yard per rush as well yard per attempt. So I like Dank Chubb Oka as a B. I'm nervous about Kareem Hunt. I've got a bench grade on him. Baltimore allows the fewest receptions to running backs the third fewest receiving yards to running backs, the second fewest receiving

touchdowns to running backs just one this year. Only Darryl Williams and Devin Singletary have top three receptions against Baltimore. I know Kareem Hunt has really helped PPR owners get into the championship game. This matchups brutal, brutal. This is not the spot Cincinnati takes on Miami. Scott, We've already talked about a plethora of players in this one, But how about Joe Mixon, who has been surging at the end of the year and has my highest ranking of

the season for Joe Mixon. Yeah, he's nearly unstoppable right now, averaging nearly twenty four touches per game, nearly a hundred twenty five yards per game over the last six not like two or three over the last six games. That's why he's averaging And Dad arened Himpson Bell cow right there? Yeah, twenty touchbacks are averaging a hundred and twenty five yards against Miami. Weird how that matches up right there? So?

Uh and heck, he crushed the Pats Rundy last week, so what is he gonna do against Miami solid A grade there. I've already talked about John Ross. I like him as a C grade. I think he I think he beats them deep in and gets a score there. Tyler Boyd I give a C grade too as well. He's the safer, more consistent option. Miami second worst against wide receivers, as I mentioned before, most wide receiver touchdowns. I think Boyd is playable here. I even think Dalton

is playable here just because of that. He has not been great since returning, only a couple of touchdown pass is in three weeks. But he gets off the schnide here. I think I think he gets a B grade, A low B grade. We'll call that a B grade. We'll call that a B grade. On the Miami side, we're We've already talked about Stu Beard, We've already talked about Laird, and the only other player to talk about is not what we're talking about. DeVante Parker. He's an A grade.

He's a top twelve wide receiver. You should know this unless you're not watching football. So, yeah, Parker has been great. He's probably five wide receiver in the second half of the season. Yeah, Yeah, that's why I say it is the top twelve wide receiver. You're starting him? Not worth talking about you. I can't think of a post type breakout bigger than Parker. Has taken a long time, but it's five years. Yeah, five short years and a millions

of burned fantasy owners over the years. Jacksonville taking on Atlanta is our final matchup of this one. So for Jacksonville, plenty of questions with the passing game, and we've got a DJ Chark injury situation and everything, but Leonard four Nette has just been a staple. What do you think about Leonard Fournette in this matchup? Brian No? What else has been a staple is that the Falcons are just the money matchup for opposing running backs over the years,

but not so much this year. Only two opposing running backs have topped the hundred yards rushing all season long. Only three running backs have topped four catches against the Falcons. Everyone used to catch four balls against the Falcons least, but those three players were Christian McCaffrey, who on two occasions called eleven passes this season. Alvin Kamara had eight

catches and already mentioned four nets. Right in the mix with Kamara McCaffrey and then something called David Johnson had six catches too against Atlanta, So Fournett's PPR ceiling is still very high in this one. He's top three and catches like I just mentioned and give him a very safe be here, but not in a normally will be an a against Atlanta. You mentioned all the questions in the passing game. Let's start with d J char who

will play um? The Falcons just put corner desman trufont On I R. By the way, I don't trust Chark entirely here. I fear the decoy role, right. And we spent so long since he's he's done anything meaningful, and we thought that the Falcon secondary would just get shredded weak get in week out around mid season when they lost some blanket on the safety's name. But anyway, over the last ten games, thank you, the Falcons have only surrendered seven wide receiver touchdowns over the last ten games,

well under one touchdown per game. Right where he Morris we've talked about on the show before the Falcons switched Raheem Morris. They're one of their assistant coaches to be their secondary coach over there by week I think week nine. Since then, the Falcons, the South Falcon secondary has been great. It tells you it's just so much about coaching and Raheem Morris is. People know inside the NFL, they know

what a job he's done. He's a head coach before he's He's making another name for himself with that effort. So those seven wide receiver touchdowns over the last ten games, it's not like it's been like a It's spread out, so it's sort of safer Chark. Those seven touchdowns went to three different players. Will Fuller had three in Week five, DK and Metcalf had two in Week eight, and Chris Godwin had two in Week twelve. That's all or nothing. I'm not going all or nothing on Jacksonville receivers in

the championship games. So your boy, I wanted to go to the Chris Connley desk and I will can't. I will be the Chris Connley desk, and I don't don't like him here. Yeah, you can't with Chark active, even though he might play a role of deco. You just can't trust the wide receivers for Jacksonville on the bench as his gardner Minshew five of the last six quarterbacks

to face the Falcons. You have throwne for his zero or one touchdowns, Jameis Winston the only one that threw for multiple Minshew is not that Chris Conley desk last week? Oh yeah, Conley Desk hit again. I honestly think we hit like all five of his good games this year, they all turned out to be highly predictable, at least on this show. Over who's not been highly predictable as

Deavonta Freeman. He's been bad, very bad, and he's been predictable when he's had great matchups like the Panthers recently had a great game. This is arguably the one matchup better than Carolina right Jacksonville was allowed ten running back

scores over their last six games. So as bad as Freeman has been in despite the fact that Quadrie Allison has been vulture goal line touches, I'm still gonna have Freeman a B here just because of the matchup is so good and Julio Jones obvious a twenty targets last week without Calvin a j booge is a tough draw, but puposedly triple coverage from the fortys was a tough draw too. And Julio came through with two touchdowns, so

and a for Julio one and a half touchdown. Some people who I thought it was a touchdown, it was a touchdown. The Seahawks definitely thought it was a touchdown. Russell Gauge, I got him on the bench, and this one has a number two wide out. He runs from the slot, will face d J. Hayden, who's probably the last good player standing for the Jacksonville defense. So I got Gauge on the bench. Austin Hooper gets a B. Has looked rusty in his two games since returning from injury,

but a good match up here. Jacksonville has allowed the third most tight end touchdowns this year, including two tight end scores over the last three weeks. Uh. They're also conceding six catches and eighty two yards pree into the position. So hopefully Hooper gets off the schneide here and then Matt Ryan want to give him an A just because help just because Julio Jones and Austin Hubert basically, but the Jacksonville run defense just so bad they might just

funnel all the production through Freeman and Alison. So just a B for Ryan, but very trustworthy. Yeah, I think he. I think he is a trust storthy start test week. I'm with you on that. I kind of like him here. So let's say Scott Fish and I are in the championship game and we're gonna Our payout structure is se to the winner, to second place and ten percent to the third place or something, and so Scott and I

are looking at a SEV split. What do you guys think about Scott and I effectively predeciding that we're going to evenly split the pot. You know, he'll get the hardware. I Scott wins, he'll get the hardware. But we're gonna split the pot ourselves. I'm doing this in two of my championships with not splitting it. We're splitting like and then playing for like fifty bucks or hundred bucks and the title, of course. But you both agree is split a good chunk of the first and second place money

combined save a little keiche on the side. Interest, don't tell what two adults what to do. I know it's less competitive. Whatever, It's fine. You're gonna say no, you freaking cowards, you howards, you know say that. Listen if you you know, if you need to have that margin that's between the winning and the losing in the championship to like pay your heating bill. Fine, okay, pay your heating bill. Otherwise, ste and put your butt on the line. Guaranteed money. Man. What if you what if you know

you're super outbatched. Well, I've been one of those. The other guy came to me with it. I'm like, yes, I'll do it. Fantasy Football Weekly returns in moments for three tough Questions, a forward facing three tough questions. Welcome back to Fantasy Football Weekly. Three tough questions. They're all forward looking questions because we're answering all the week six team questions right now, going through all our matchups and

everything else. So all three of these tough questions deal with the future, and this first one is brutal, brutal tough question number one. On last week's show, we hashed out the first three picks of next year's rankings and what we think who the three players we think are gonna go first, second, and third overall, and they were Lamar Jackson, Michael Thomas, and Christian McCaffrey. You need to get debate the order, and we'll do that plenty offseason

debate the order. Who's fourth after Lamar Jackson, Michael Thomas, Christian McCaffrey, Brian who is fourth? For me? It's one of the leftover Big four from this past summer or the big four running back. So it's either Alvin Kamara, se Kwon Barcloy or Zeke. I was so tended to go Kamara. Uh just turns twenty five. We'll turn twenty five when training camp opens. And as we mentioned earlier in the show, he hasn't killed you this year. He's

been very consistent giving you double digit PPR points. He's the top twelve PPR running back, doesn't have a he still has a lot of tread on his tires, positive touchdown regression. You're not answering that's well, I'm not answering. I've still gotta go Zeke, even though I feared Tony Pollard eating into his workload. Next year, Zeke also will be turning just twenty five entering camp, and he's the

biggest bell cow out there after McCaffrey. You can't trust s Kwan in the clown circus that is the Giants with Dave Gettleman at the helm, the biggest bozo of right, I have a dynasty team that went thirteen and no that disagrees with you that Kamara has not killed you because it's no longer in the playoffs. Um, I am going off for because I figured you guys would probably go with like a Cook or Barkley or something like that.

I'm going with Trulph Travis Kelsey. Even on a down year, he's one point four points per game better than any other tight end. We thought this was gonna be a good tight end year, and yet it wasn't yet. Again, like before the season, we thought were They're all these guys coming up no Over sixty yards in twelve of fourteen games, at least five catches in ten of fourteen games. The touchdowns should come back. He's only got like four this year. I think that those kill come back a little.

I don't. I don't think there's more safer, consistent player than Travis Kelsey at a position where there just isn't anything. Um. I gave long thought to Travis Kelsey, but the four touchdowns spooked me a little bit. Even though even though I think I think the Chiefs are set to have a to potentially massively rebound next year and be you know, go right back to where they were last year. But I went with se Kwon Barkley. And here's why I think we're gonna look back at just say, you know what,

it was just a last season. His health. He had the high ankle sprain that affected him the whole year. They were breaking in a new rookie quarterback that affected him the whole year. And I still believe he's an absolutely talent. Remember last year he was Rookie of the Year and he was awesome. He was the closest thing to Barry Sanders last year I've seen since Barry Sanders. And unlike Zeke and Camara, he doesn't battle anybody on

his own team for anything. He gets all the catches, he gets all the goal line work, he gets all the carries. Zeke and Camara don't have that. We're gonna look back at this thirty one or whatever yards receiving per game as a complete anomaly in his totally agree, So say Kwon Barkley the correct answer. Let's go tough question number two. Should Dynasty and Empire League owners with Jamis Winston trade him now before the free agent ends up,

say in Chicago or Miami or some other undesirable location. Scott, I don't know that I agree that those are undesirable. I think both of those have you know, decent pieces to build around. They're not as good as Tampa Bay, though, Like I like you know, Parker and Williams in Miami, I like Robinson and Miller, and pick your own undesirable location. Okay, insert undesirable location here. Absolutely, I am trading a quarterback anytime he's you know, sitting in the top three in fantasy.

I'm trading a quarterback every time, even in super flex, because you can get so much value for him, and there's a there's a bunch of other quarterbacks you can come from. The points per game difference is minimal if you drop down a fuse flots I'm absolutely trading him, especially in one QB guy trading absolutely, Brian. Yeah, there's some very nice wide receiver duos out there, but none are better than a healthy Mike Evans and Chris Godd. So there's nowhere to go but down for for Winston.

And you know, in one quarterback leagues you'll you'll you'll make up for trading away Jamis Winston. So yet do it? I don't think Jamis is going anywhere. I think he stays in Tampa for two reasons. One, I think he recognizes this is the best place for him because he's got Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, and he's got Bruce Arians who's unlocked the best play of his career. I think I just think Tampa is a good fit for Winston. And I don't think he's gonna get big money from anybody.

I don't think anybody's gonna be like, let's break the bank for Jamis Winston because I think there's gonna be too too many other teams. They're gonna be scared off of him for a wide variety of reasons. They don't want to leave the League of Interceptions. Maybe they don't want to lead the League of interceptions as one example. I think Tampa is gonna be willing to keep him. They will keep him, and next season he will be throwing for Tampa Bay and you're gonna be glad you

got him. Tough question number three, who will be the Patriots starting running back on opening Day next year? Will it be Sony miche L, Damien Harris, Rex burke Head or somebody not currently on roster. Brian, has anyone ever pleaded the fifth in the history of this show, because I'm pleading on this and he is a disservice to even talk about the subject. Any fantasy football player out there, because you just have to swear off New England running

backs entirely, don't even go there. Even James White and PPR leagues. I didn't put any thought to this because I'm not gonna put any thought into it next year. They're all dead to me. I'm sorry, charge, I'm going against the grain here, not answering the question, but I'm pleading the fan. I don't want to talk about the first time. Somebody was too chicken to answer, too smart to even recognize the fact that the New England Patriots employee running backs on their team because it's the worst.

Don't even don't even think about him. Next year's class of running backs is amazing. There will be running backs in the fifth round that come out that will be better than the three running backs you just listed. Damian Harris is apparently so bad he can't even get He can't even get active on game day with Sony Michelle playing the way he is. Uh. Some free agents out there Melvin Gordon, Kenyan, Drake Derrick, Henry Kareem Hunt, Lamar Miller,

Carlos Hyde, Austin Ekeler, uh DeAndre Washington, Matt Breida. Like some of those are r f as. I understand that, but they're like, you have draft, a loaded running back draft class, and you have a ton of free agents. I don't think it's any of the three. I think it's someone not on roster. You are correct, it's somebody not on roster because Sony Walkerman stinks. You mentioned Damien Harris can't even be active. Rex perk Head can't stay healthy when he's getting five touches a game, and James

White's the pass catching back. So the process of elimination says, it's got to be somebody else. I my hunches it's gonna be a draft pick. But they just blew a second rounder on Damien Harris. What an utter bust he looks like. Now, I will say this, there have been many cases we're running backs have flopped in your one and then picked it up in year two. Ronald Jones as a case from this year. DeVonta Freeman was Todd Gurley's disaster, and Todd Gurley There's been a lot of

guy that that could dramatic anyway, that's there. You go, Melvin Gordon touchdowns this first year. Um, so that's you know, that is your that's there's still a chance for Damien Harris. But it doesn't look good. I mean, I can't remember a guy who was went from inactive every week of a season to then being a meaningful participant in year two. And if you don't do it in year two, is a running back you're dead. Whoever that somebody is, just don't draft them next year. Just doing well. You know,

you gotta pick your spots. The good the good thing is if they put let's say Kareem Hunt is the starting running back there. Um, you know we've seen pa. It's not like Patriot Patriot runners are never any good for fantasy. You know, we only have to we only have to go back to uh Blunt to remember how, you know, how you can get fifteen touchdowns out of a Patriots running back. So Garrett Blunt was able to do it. There's you know, you can do it if

we get the right guy in the right situation. And that's gonna be a fascinating one to watch next year. Not for Brian, I mean for the rest of us that will be fascinating. Have fun with those Patriots running backs. Everybody, Thank you, UH Giants take on the Washington Redskins. Let's break this one down. Here's the thing you need to know about Washington. They are going to be short in their secondary, quite possibly their number one, number two, and

number three cornerbacks. Now, some of those guys have already been ruled out, and I believe at this point, Uh Fabian Moreau is doubtful, Clinton Dunbar is out, Landing Collins is if he and Jimmy Moreland is out. So it looks like they may be missing three cornerbacks well too for sure, another one and then a safety, their best safety, Landing Collins. So Daniel Jones is a sea level start here. Now, I'll remind you Daniel Jones has thrown at least one

touchdown in every game. He also has these blow up games where once a month he throws four touchdowns. It could happen here easily, assuming he starts and finishes the game, which I want to believe that he will. If you need a dart throw you're playing, you are you are in this our Scott Fish scenario and you are running a deep deficit. If everything plays to for him and you're gonna lose, Daniel Jones is something you could pick up and start. So he's now Danny Darts instead of

Danny dunsh I like that. Danny Darts h Darius Slayton. A grade for Darius Slayton three scores in the last two weeks, granted with Eli Manning, but he had splashed with Daniel Jones too, and there is so much upside in this game. Over the last five weeks, Washington has allowed of five receiver scores and twenty six points per game, So a great opportunity for Slayton against this backup secondary.

I think the Springs, even Sterling Shepherd and Golden Tate, guys that I had middling SEA grades on, I think they move up to B grades. Sterling Shepherd's best game with Daniel Jones at quarterback has been a modest seven catch seventy six yarder. That was his best game. So he hasn't had a lot of success here, but else hasn't played with him very much because Shepherd's missed so

much time. Now for Tate, it's I think he's the least my least favorite of the bunch because Tate's good games have been primarily happened when Sterling Shepherd's gone, and they've been funneling routes to him. But Tait runs from the slot and Fabian Moreau the slack corners out, so this is a good opportunity for him to So there you go. I've I've got a C grade on him, i got a B grade on Shepherd. I've got an A grade on Slate and a B grade on Daniel Jones.

Sa Kwon Barkley A grade. Last season at FedEx Field, he put up one hundred seventy rushing yards in his score. This year, Washington's given up at least ninety eight rushing yards two opponents starting running back in three of the last four games. I could see Barkley getting to ninety eight yards here. Also note they have allowed twenty six catches to running backs in the last three games. At that Miles Sanders just went bonkers on this Washington defense.

Se Kwon Barkley for those of you that managed to get here a great start and an A grade. Let's go to the Washington side. I've only got one guy for you to start and that is Terry McLaren. McLaren is now scoring back to back weeks and just had his first one hundred yard game with Haskins under center. He gets an incredibly juicy matchup against a Giant second arry that in the last five games has allowed seven receiver scores and they just released Norris Jenkins their only

quasi competent cornerback. Mclauren is going to face off against Corey Ballantine and DeAndre Baker, who Pro Football Focus ranks as the one cornerback and the one cornerback. I'm surprised rank have a ranking. They have a ranking. They got a number next to him, Terry McLaren B grade. Adrian Peterson has scored in three straight games, and I guess I'm I said it wasn't getting give him a starting grade.

I might give him a C grade here. Um, But the Giants, ever since they acquired Leonard Williams from the Jets, have been tough against the run. They've not allowed it back to post more than fifty nine rushing yards and have held them to three point four yards per carry over the last five games. So those are that's a tough uphill run for Adrian Peterson. You really you need the touchdown, and now I'm putting them back on the bench. Bench. Great,

Adrian Peterson. Let's work in one more quick matchup, and that's Carolina taking on San Francisco. I'm sorry, I take on Indianapolis and spokes sorry about that, Scott For Carolina, I think Marlon Mack is one of the uh time I got this whole thing start. Yeah, Christian McCaffrey is an obvious a great let's I'll just let's just start there. Yes,

absolutely Uh. In the passing game though I'm only starting DJ Moore, There's been a decent history this year of new quarterbacks, these rookie quarterbacks coming in and then their main wide receiver just getting funneled targets to it. Thanksgiving David Yeah, blow, Kyler Murray, Daniel Jones, Mason Rudolph Drew Lock to court and soun like a whole bunch of them along. That's that's a thing that happens. Uh. And Curtis Samuel is questionable. He didn't even practice on Friday,

so it might just be all d J Moore. I don't like anyone, but more in McCaffrey, I'm not starting Greer. I think he can get more just enough. But on the other side, same deal. I only like Mac. I think it's a smash spot for mac Brissette is overthrowing and underthrowing and throwing it into the stands that I can't trust a single pass catcher Kenny, That including too, why Hilton, Yeah, so it's just Marlon Mack for me.

I know it's been a really ugly couple of games, but hopefully you weathered that storm you made into your championship game. Because the Panthers have allowed an average of a hundred and ninety total yards to running backs over the last four games, and in those four games, eight running back touchdowns in four games. Smash spot for for Marlon Mack and this one. Those are the only three I like in this entire game. Yeah, I'm with you

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takes on the Chargers. Bra end. Now for Oakland, they're gonna be without Josh Jacobs. DeAndre Washington gets the start here, and it might be tempting to pick him up, but this is not the easiest matchup in the world. What do you think? Yeah, I would pick him up. I mean, he's probably not available in many leagues, but he's not a guy that you're just gonna plug in over anybody, not Mike Boone, not not even like I like Mike

Boone a lot more as a plug in play. Yeah, I'm just giving Washington to see here a very low end RB two. Oakland just sent starting right tackle Trent Brown to i R. That doesn't bode well for Washington, who's basically a very mediocre football player. He's not I think that's that's the big problem here is he's not very good. But granted, Mike Boone, the aforementioned Mike Boone just shredded the Chargers. I still always want to say Clippers when I look at L A. C. On my

notes just shredded the Chargers last week. So there's hope for Washington. He is started with just just at a sea level um per usual. The best start on the Raiders is Darren Waller can to give him a b Over the last three weeks, Waller is averaging seven catches at ninety yards. Still hasn't scored in seven straight weeks, though decent shot score against the Chargers, though, who have allowed three tight end touchdowns over the last four weeks.

But it's definitely worth noting that Waller had just three catches for forty yards when these teams met in Week ten, and the and the Chargers are without all Pro safety Derwin James for that one. So just to be for wall you think you'd get an A in the waste land, but not just to be Tyrolle Williams on the bench draws coverage from Casey Hayward. That's an immediate stopper right there, especially for the unreliable Williams. He's on the bench, so is Derek Carr obviously over to the l A side,

Melvin Gordon. Just to be for him, I probably should have started with Austin Ekeler, but let me finish the Gordon. I read here hundred and thirty three compoyards and a touchdown in the first meeting. Had a couple of fumbles last week. Be in the doghouse a little bit, but over the last four weeks, the Raiders have yielded the second most red zone touches to running back. So you're definitely gonna start Gordon. You are most definitely starting Austin Ekeler.

He gets an a yes, pretty quiet in the first meeting, just two catches and forty eight combo yards. He did catch a touchdown in that one, but since that Week ten matchup, Eckler is averaging three combo yards per game. Over that same span, the Raiders have allowed six running back scores and three different backs to top a hundred combo yards. The Raiders have also allowed the eighth most receiving yards and the second most receiving touchdowns and running back.

So Austin Ekeler fire him up a grade, uh keenan Allen and for him as well. Eight catches for sixty eight yards in the first meeting. His catch totals versus Oakland in the previous three to that game six, eight and nine. He had touchdowns in two of those three. He always shows up against the Raiders. Easy eight for him. Mike Williams, I like him this week. I do too. Just two for fifty five in the first meeting, but

he's heating up at the right time. He's had a touch at least sixty yards and a touchdown and back to back games had five catches for one seventeen in the game prior. Oakland has allowed five wide receiver touchdowns over the last four so a very safe c for Mike Williams and h safety for Hunter Henry. Even though

he's been non existent. He's has not top two catches or thirty nine yards in any of his last three, but he did have four for thirty yards in a touchdown in the Week ten game against the Raiders, who are also conceding seventy four yards per game to tight ends over the last three weeks. So when you factor in Henry Williams and Alan and Nikeler, that's why Philip Rivers was gonna take a chance from the quarterback. I

like it. Uh, Kansas City takes on Chicago, and this is an all or nothing game for Kansas City in that I got eight grades on all the usual suspects and bench grades on the guys that you probably would bench anyway. Mahomes obviously grade here. He's the best quarterback the Bears have faced all season, and by a mile, they've mostly faced second and third tier quarterbacking throughout the season. The best pastor that the Bears have faced this over

the past several months. Anyways, Dak Prescott, he threw for three o thirt or four yards. I think my homes are just fine. I've talked to people that are benching him. I don't understand it. I understand Chicago in Chicago, but still tyreer Kell's and obvious hey as well. He just scored twice against Denver last week in deep snow. He's been great in all of his healthy games, and he's probably gonna match up most often against an injured and

inconsistent prince of Mukamara and then Travis Kelsey. Over the past six weeks, no opposing tight end has top fifty yards against the Bears. They've surrendered just once scored to a tight end in that same time span. But it's Travis Kelsey. How do you bens the how do you mention the Titan leader in receptions at yards? And you can't? So he a grade again for Travis Kelsey here very likely gets it done. Then the running backs. What a disaster year for all of the Chiefs running backs, and

we all wanted a piece of this offense. So we've all and most of us have dabbled in some of our leagues with little Damien Williams here, at a little of Shawn McCoy here. Maybe it's some Darwin Thompson there. It's all bad across the board. A Chief runner has topped eighty one yards one time this year, and it took a ninety one yard run to get there. Yeah. Uh no, Kansas City runner has topped forty four yards since week ten. None have caught more than thirty six

yards since week six. Damian Williams might come back and then maybe possibly he takes the lead role here, but are you gonna bet your championship on that? No, dice, all all of the Chiefs runners are on the bench. Let's go to the Chicago side. It's my final chance to work this in. Yeah, the sad trombone Ski. You gotta pick your spots with m R Biski, and this is not one of them. He's been quasi functional in

the last month, but mostly against shaky defense. Is Kansas City secondary has been great effects We still got time seconds over the last month. The average passing game against the Chiefs his only two thirty eight yards. Again, Oh my lord, that's the ultimate sad trombone ski right there. Oh god, it's great. Allen Robinson's a c great, uh tricky matchup against the Chiefs defense allowing the fewest receptions to receivers, even less than the Patriots on the Bills.

Get this, nine receptions per game. That's nine. Are you supposed to get production out of any receiver if you're giving up differently allowing nine receptions to receivers. So that's why. Just to see grade on Alan Robinson, who has otherwise been very safe. Um, and just to see great Anthony Miller, same situation in many ways. Since returning to the Bears full line up since Week eleven, he's been really good.

Six most receptions six point six per game. Uh. Kansas City has allowed the fewest receptions receivers, but I just mentioned, um, they are allowing the six most receptions to slot receivers though, And that's why I've got a starting grade on on Anthony Miller. But otherwise I don't think you want to touch him here, and David Montgomery I should mention him to see grade. Just one touchdown in his last six games. He hasn't gone over eighty seven total yards in any

of those six games. But the Chiefs have allowed seven one uh seven games of the least ninety nine yards um rushing and they've given up over five yards per carry, had given up over five yards per car before seeing New England and Denver in the snow game over the last couple of weeks. So there is an opportunity here for David moctgomery. Girls. Something done on the ground. That's how you beat the Chiefs on the ground. Can I circle back to Mahomes really quick? This is a spin

on the revenge angle. I've coined it the Mully game where the Bears drafted Mitch true Bisky over Patrick Mahomes and they want a Mulligan over that one, and Mahomes remembers his name. I'm getting called on draft days. That's really a thing that motivates players. Tyler Lockett, the Panthers drafted Devin Funch's the first wide receiver to go before Tyler Lockett in the fourth round. Four games against the Panthers, including last week, three receiving touchdowns one rushing touchdown in

every game he remembers the Mulla games. He comes up for the Mulla game, So it's a thing. That's a thing. Are you saying that the revenge duck is in place? Yeah, it's a it's a that's like an off pan of a revenge same. So I should give Levy on Bell against Pittsburgh. No, the Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is gonna flip the script on the revenge game and drive round review. I

think you're right. Let's go to our final matchup of this segment, Arizona taking out Seattle Kenyan Drake Obviously the bonkers game last week after a month of nothing out of kind of out of the blue, A lot of people are gonna put Kenyan Drake back into the lineups.

What do you think, Scott, I think they should. Seattle just allowed five rushing touchdowns in the last three weeks to running backs Drake, as you just mentioned, coming off a huge game where it seems like they're willing to throw it to give it to him at the goal line multiple times. Uh. Seattle was also torched to the tune of twenty one receptions in those three games. That's seven per game. Kenyan Drake can catch the ball. He's explosive on off the catch as well. Um, they're vulnerable

in this spot. Drakes, and Drake's a guy who's had at least three catches in nine games this year. I like him this spot, give him a B grade. I've mentioned the wide receivers though. I like Kyler Murray okay, because he's got that nice rushing floor. Um, he's the only quarterback in the league with three thousand passing yards and five rushing uh. The Seahawks secondary is beat up, and Shaquille Griffin is a game time decision. Looks like

he might miss. Um, that's that. Christian Kirk looks like he might miss as a game kind of decision as well. And Larry Fitzgerald he hasn't topped seventy one yards since week to what a wreck for a season? Yeah, that's It's might be the last one for him there. So I think Kyler, with his rushing floor and spreading it around, might get you a C grade, but a C grade

for him in a B grade for Drake. On the other side, I have an A grade for Russell Wilson, who has been pretty mediocre in recent weeks, but I think this is a bounce back matchup from both him and Tyler Larkett. Locket the cards allowing the most recent, most completions, yards and touchdowns to quarterbacks, and Seattle has more end zone targets than anyone else in the league.

Tyler Lockett he's going to line up in the slot and uh six different majority slot guys have topped a hundred yards against the Cardinals, So Tyler lock looks like a good play there. He'll miss Pat Pete, who lines up on the same side as d K at Calf normally, so that's gonna work out great for him, Probably not so much as for Metcalf. Pat Peterson had did not did not look great for the first five six weeks after coming back from his suspension, but he was defensive

Player of the Week last week. It looked really good. So um Hollister A grade. I mean, it's Arizona. You just got to do it right. Rickey steals Jones scored two touchdowns and it's it's a it's a It's as good a matchup as you'll have a get for Jacob

Hollister and Chris Carson. I give an a grade. It looks like c J. Process took over the fumbling due to use there now now that that us out, so Carson Carson shifted that to process, and over the last three the Cards have allowed the third most total yards to running backs in a hundred and seventy three per game. I got an A grade on Carson. I'll mention one

other thing about Kenyan Drake. Seattle's defensive tackle al would suspended for four games, and so that's gonna open up the middle of that running that run defense a little bit too. Next year, we need a hate the Drake and love the Drake sound clip from Seinfield for our feelings about Kenyan Drake's prospect. I like that. All right, we'll make that happens that. I love that. I wish we had. Why didn't you think of this an hour ago? Brian? Alright, brand,

let's start the show over, start over, do over. I'm so sorry the whole season. She's throwing up in the air right Our final segment is coming up in moments, as will break down. Dallas taking on Philadelphia. What do you do with Dak Prescott? He's got the shoulder injury. Is this going How much is this going to affect his passing? He's it's such a it's such a good matchup. I didn't realize he had not missed a practice until like within the last week or two in his entire career, unbelievable.

We'll find out, we'll find out if that workhorse can keep it going against Philadelphia when we come back to Fantasy Football Weekly. Final segment of the year for Fantasy Football Weekly, or at least a long form edition that we're doing here in this podcast. This is the end over the air radio show and we do both. Um, so let's break it down this way, just to be

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taking on Philadelphia. Brian tons of consternation from people at Dak Prescott, who's had a by and large, a very good year, in a juicy matchup with Philadelphia, but he's got this shoulder injury. What do you think? Yeah, the battle, this is like the NFC East Championship game, by the way, even though this whole division should be fired into the sun forever, but yeah, starry with Dak Prescott. It's a little dramatic, but okay, at least this season the ship

they don't deserve a playoff team. But anyway, Dak Prescott should be an a right if he was healthy. It's an obvious a going up against Philly, even though he had just two thirty nine uh and one passing when Philly or when Dallas routed Philly in mid October, he had thirty yards rushing in a rushing touchdown, but he didn't have this shoulder injury. Um, but he's not on the injury report. He was taken off the injury report on Friday. He hasn't thrown a football all week, though

he's he's gonna try and throw on Saturday. I can't start him. I can't not he's gonna start this game. He's gonna start the game, but you can't trust him to finish it. But don't you think that. To me, it's all about It's all about the risk assessment of your own team. If you if you are the favorite and you can pivot from Dak Prescott to somebody safer, Ryan Fitzpatrick, you know whatever, then I would do that.

But if you're the underdog, I think you need this matchup, and I think you roll the dice because the Eagles secondary so bad. Ronald Darby is getting destroyed out there fair enough, but I think there are similar ceilings likely available on the waiverile waiver wire, like your Drew Lock Daniel Jon Jones. So man, it's I cannot fault you for starting Dak Prescott, especially like you said, you feel like you're a big underdog, but just be very cautious.

He might not finish this game. But the Eagles have given up three straight big passing days to Ryan Fitzpatrick, Eli Manning and Dwayne Haskins. Dak Prescott way better than all those guys. So what a headache though, So just monitor the situation throughout the week. But he's not an automatic start by any means. Marie Cooper probably is, even if for whatever reason Cooper Rush is the quarterback. Well, you gotta drop everyone to let a grave. But DA's

gonna start. But a for Marie Cooper five for one oh six in the first game. Uh, the Eagles have surrendered seven wide receiver touchdowns over the last four weeks. That puts Michael Gallup in play as well. Give him a see here just three for thirty four in that

first meeting. But again, those seven total touchdowns over the last four weeks to wide receivers very enticing, and opposing wide receivers are averaging more than a hundred and ninety yards per game against Philly over those that over that same four week spans. So you can't start Gallop with some confidence. Do not start Jason Witten, though, You're not starting Jason Witten if you're in a championship game or

a Constellation game. Just for fun, get this, Witten has scored in just one of his last fifteen games against the Eagles. Wow, that's weird, very weird. So Witten on your bench, Zeke not on your bench. One eleven and one rushing in the first game, added six for thirty six yards through the air as well. He has now at least one and forty combo yards in each of his five career meetings with the Eagles. So easy a for Zeke. I almost want to give Tony Pollard to

see here. He's so good, but you can't rust his touches. But he's a guy. If you have an empty spot on your dynasty roster, go out and grab him right now going into next year, because you never know what can happen with Zeke in the offseason, and Pollard has games so mostly Pollard is owned by the handcuff by now. But for whatever reason he's out there, go grab him and uh, that is it for the Dallas side. Over to Philly Miles Sanders going to give him a b here.

His box score from the first meeting is irrelevant because Jordan Howard was in the fold. Howard very unlikely to return, so Sanders will be the featured back yet again. But Dallas has been stout against some posting backs over the last three weeks, holding them to under ninety four Combo yards per game. That said, it was Buffalo Chicago and the Rams not the most impressive backfields. Todd Gurley did score via ground and air last week, but that wasn't

a major garbage time. But Sanders will get the touches. He gets a b Zach and H Boston Scott. I should say was might take a chance to me wide receiver in PPR. Dallas been very friendly to opposing running backs through the air, and they have no wide receivers the Eagles. That is, so zach Ertz gets an a limited in the first meeting, just two catches for thirty eight yards. But again that was way back in week seven.

Things are different now. Basically there are no wide receivers on the Eagles and Dallas top eight and receptions and yards surrender to tight ends. Last week, Tyler Higbee and something called Johnny Month the Johnny Month Cake combined for fourteen catches in a hundred twenty six yards against Dallas. So Arth isn't play and so is his UH tight end mate Dallas Goddard. He gets to see four catches for sixty nine nice yards in the first meeting and a touchdown. So Goddard is in play and Greg Ward.

I've got a bunch of people asked me about something. Yeah, I cannot advocate starting Greg Ward in your championship game. But fanball dot com Greg Ward's pretty dang cheap, and he's the number one wide receiver on the Eagles. I guess you know, quote unquote wide receiver. But then Carson Wentz. He wasn't a wide receiver for most of his career, so it was even a football player. I'm not so sure that Carson went But you don't remember a f no, I know, of course I do. I can't wait for XFL.

Oh you should have a show about that Carson Wentz on the bench. I mean, I am personally benching Carson wins in two quarterback leagues in my championships, just for one in the first meeting. And although he's been hot over the last three weeks, he's thrown the ball forty three, fifty and forty six times in those three games. If you take away the serious garbage time for Dallas when they played Washington Miami, the Rams and their two games against the Giants got through the ball fifty two times

last week in garbage time. The Cowboys are yielding thirty pass attempts per game. Winz isn't gonna see the volume needs to be briable in fantasy. So he's on the bench. He is on the bench Monday Night, and we've even though this is the last game by timing wise Monday Night as this one, we've got one more after this. We'll talk about Detroy Denver in a minute, but the Monday night game plenty of Injurgue. Here first we start with the passing game for the Packers. Aaron Rodgers all

or nothing this year. He's had these four explosive games and his other games have been a disaster over the last five weeks. He had the explosive game against the Giants, and then he had the other games. We averaged one hundred seventy nine yards and zero point eight touched Aaron Rodgers that I told people to drop him for their their fantasy playoffs. Yeah, a few weeks ago they would have panned out. Do dud games so free and one

something like that. Here comes the Vikings now in Minnesota, in Minnesota where things are a little bit different, he has not thrown for over two and twelve yards and over seven years he has not thrown multiple touchdowns and over five years. Granted, better defense, better defense, this is an unusually bad Vikings cornerback situation. The Vikings have got three cornerbacks that they sort of they're rotating on the outside. Those three guys have Pro Football Focus ranks of cornerback

seventy two, cornerback eighty three, and cornerback. It's not good. Um. Good quarterbacks have fared well against the Vikings. Matt Ryan, Aaron Rodgers in the previous game, Carson Wentz, Matthew Stafford, Dak Prescott, Russell Wilson. Those are good quarterbacks. They averaged against Minnesota three hundred three yards and two and a half touchdowns. That's why I've got to be great on

Aaron Rodgers, A grade and Davante Adams. Over the last five games, Minnesota's allowing almost two hundred yards per game to receivers. They've given up six receiver scores in the five games there, especially week against outside receivers where Adams runs most of his routes. He posted a one hundred yard game in the first meeting with the Vikings. He's got an A grade in this game. Now, might take

a chance on me. Receiver was as a reminder Allen Lazard, who I also think is a plausible dart throw for all the reasons that I just mentioned. Let's go to Aaron Rod Aaron Jones. Excuse me, there's me. A lot of people are gonna start Aaron Jones in the Championship because he's coming off a big game. He put up a hundred fifty total yards and a score against Minnesota in the earlier matchup as well. But the Vikings are such a good run defense at home. No back his

top sixty seven rushing yards at US Banks Stadium. The Vikings allowed the sixth fewest rushing yards in their home games. They give up three point nine yards per carry at home. They've allowed one rushing touchdown at home, and it was a goal line plunge to a fullback. It's a brutal matchup for Aaron Jones. I've got only a C grade on him, and I know a lot of people are gonna start him. It's a way more uphill battle than

I think a lot of people realize. Jamal Williams is on the bench, just seven touches and nine touches over the last two weeks. You can't play with fire with a low volume back within a brutal road matchup in a championship week, he is on the bench. Let's go to the Viking side. Mike Boone was might take a chance on me running back. We believe that Mike Boon

will be the starter. That there's even a chance Dalvin Cook will be active in this game and create hysteria on Monday night when he's active and everybody's in a panic. I think it would be for emergency use. We've seen him on snapcounts before too. I think Mike Boone gets the start here, and he's good. He is a good running back. Love him. We we do like him a lot here. By the way, he was the number are too spark athlete behind uh Kwan Barkley in that class

which which is super super athlete. Yeah, I'm a big fan of Mike bone and he's a B grade here and we discussed him earlier, and take a chance on me. So now let's go to the passing game where Kirk Cousins gets a B grade. The Green Bay secondary looks very good on paper, but here are the last five quarterbacks They've faced Kyle Allen, Jimmy Garoppolo, Daniel Jones, Dwayne Haskins and don't play it at least it's it's the short one, Sad Drombone ski Um. This is a very

good opportunity for Kirk Cousins. Who's the best the best quarterback they He's faced the best quarterback they've faced by a mile, and with the with the running back situation, I think Cousins might throw a few more passes than normal here. This is a starting opportunity for Kirk Cousins. Stefon Diggs gets an A grade. He has a strong track record of success against the Packers. He has found the end zone in six straight games against the Packers.

It feels like a tough matchup on the outside against JR. Alexander, but Stefan Diggs has overcome in recent weeks. Casey Hayward, Chris Harris, Darius Slay all right. Game on Steph Diggs A grade. Adam theland works out of the slot. I'd like to think that last week was like knocked the rust off, get confidence in the hamstring, feel better. He's not hasn't been on the injury port all week. I think This is a good spot for Adam Feeling here.

Now he's got a slightly positive matchup in this lot against Traymont Williams, who just allowed Anthony Miller to have one hundred yards. Feeling his history has historically played very well when these teams have met, they've posted set. He has posted seventy five yards or more in five of the last six against the Packers. So he gets a B grade in this one. Um, Kyle Rudolph on the bench. Really, Feeland coming back has really that's about it for Rudy.

Uh two catches last week with Theland back. I don't think we can trust him here. Nerf Smith say thing, Um, those are guys that were much more plausible when Feeling was out. All right, let's go to our final matchup of the year Detroit. Why do we say David blow for the very end of our final matchup? Dry taking on Denver? Is there anything alike in Detroit carry and Johnson coming back? Yeah? Yeah, but I'm not trusting him, especially after Matt Patricia said this week that he didn't

want to use the word limit. But they'll be smart about it. I don't like any of the running backs on that side. You can't start David blow in your championship game against his Denver defense, But what about what about his receivers. I'm giving Kenny god a see because he's gonna face up against Chris Harris Jr. His numbers have gone down weekly with David blow he did scoring two of them. He's averaging seven targets a game. He might get enough just to get you a C grade.

Danny end Danny Amandla is getting a ton of targets with blow In. Leads a team and targets with blow In. Um last week was his only game over thirty five yards, though that sucks even though he's jean five catches per game. I'm giving him a C grade though now with Kareem Jackson suspended, that secondary should be a little easier to uh, a little easier to navigate. And the targets did jump when Hockinson went on ID. So I'm giving Avendola see.

He might get you four or five catches, and it's it's a really I don't know that you should really start him Championship week. That's for a bye week and I just need some guy to give me five catches and forty five yards that's probably much more fair. Drew Lock on the other side, was your take, Holm, I really I had a really high grade on him this week. Um, I really like him. I really like Sutton, even though he will get possibly slay and but you know, he's

been digged up all year. He hasn't been the sleigh of old. Lions just allowed a million yards to Tampa Bay last year, averaging eight Sutton is after week yeah, last week averaging eight targets per game and seven different receivers had ninety plus yards and or a score um against the Lions in just the last three weeks. Not on the season last three weeks. Fant if he does go, I have him on the bench. He's in with three different injuries at the moment. With the running backs. I

think this might be a Philip Lindsay game. Yeah, yeah, I had to. I had like a C grade. I moved him up to a B grade the more I looked at it. The Lions of uh the there without Mike Daniels, which is a huge difference for Philip Lindsay. Yep, Philip Lindsay. I didn't realize this. He's had more carries than Royce Freeman in every single game this year, and many of his big games came in wins. And this is a game I think that they should, the Denver

Broncos should win. Every single running back. The total seventeen or more touches averaged a hundred seventeen yards. That's a number that Lindsay's hit seventeen times. Is there are eight times this year the seventeen touches. So I have a I have a you know, a little B grade, A B grade on Lindsay. I like Lindsey a lot um I don't have. I was trying to dig up the number in fun. I can't. I can't quite find it. Um my mom, momum, Shoot, yeah, I can't quite find it.

But I think without Mike Daniels, the Lions are giving up right around five yards per carry, which is a big difference for sure. That's it for that matchup, final matchup? Done? All right? Nice? Uh, this is a perfect time of year while you've got all of your owners attention to plant the seed for the rule changes you want next season. We have two rules that every league mostly I feel like play. However you want to play. You can find nine other idiots I want to play that you want

to you want to play great. Two rules that every league should have free agent blind bidding in season. You have to be able to. That's the only fair way to distribute free agents is through blind bidding. Have to have it. Second, no veto. No league should have a veto. Other owners should have no say in the trades between two owners. And Scott, I know you deal with this

just like I do. And everybody ever to comeback is always well, what do you What are you gonna do when when somebody tanks and they trade, they trade Christian McCaffrey for a bag of chips, what are you gonna do? Well, that's collusion, come out, that's collusion. That's not trade veto, that's calue. Commissioner can reverse that trade and kick him out or whatever your punishment is. But that's that's that's a different thing than trade. Vita. Absolutely, you're exactly right

about that. And you know one of the rule changes I think most leagues ought to have, and we're seeing more and more of this, that last spot in your playoffs should go to an otherwise deserving team that wouldn't get in. You could be most total points scored of the season if you're on a system that supports all play, you could have the highest winning percentage of all play for that last spot. Give that last spot to the

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