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Welcome to a week two edition of Fantasy Football Weekly. I'm Paul Jarchi and co host today Matt Harrison. It's been a month LUs since you've been on the show.
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We come out of a high scoring Thursday night game. A lot of people already know if they're in the driver's seat or if they're in big troubles. We head into the matchups. We'll break the I'm all down Fantasy Football Weekly style with letter grades on every player who matters. We'll also give you nine players upon whom you can take a chance. We'll answer three tough questions and give you some premature speculation players like we did last week when we gave you Rashid Shaheed Thor, who did you
give Kua? No, you don't say, where is the peacock?
Sound?
Oh it's coming right here, baby. Yeah. Look, when Thor gives out.
A guy who breaks his maiden on fifteen targets, eleven catches in one hundred nineteen yards.
You get one of these, baby, not a bad first.
Take a chance on me, Thor, good job.
Yeah, he's the Cooper cupp roll. The whole game was wild, fantastic. We loved it. We loved it.
And Bran Johnson, by the way, pounding the table for kyn Williams all preseason. I was like, I don't think so. He didn't look good est year, Boy did that look good too. Here Brian's not here, but I'm gonna give him one of these.
Good night. I'm gonna get most of the peacocking out of the way. Now.
We didn't get every right, but we got those things right. Let's start breaking down matchups. Las Vegas taking on Buffalo matt The Las Vegas offense looked shockingly competent last.
Week, and the Buffalo defense didn't look that great. Yeah, what do you think here.
Well, I'm giving Josh Jacobs right off the bat my fantasy Ardvark the gate right out of the gate. He got all but one carry for the Raiders last week, and the Bills allowed a very nice six point nine yards per carry to the Jets backs on Monday Night. That makes Jacobs a easy easy a DeVante. Adams sat out of practice for a lot of the week, but
practicing full on Thursday. Jacoby Myers doubtful with concussion, and Myers actually had more targets than Adams last week, so I foresee Adams getting more focused this week with Hunter Renfro actually seeing a target or two. Adams gets an A grade in this one, as he'll match up with Tradavius White, who seems to be a shell of his former self. He allowed Garrett Wilson to score a touchdown last week in his coverage. And you can't start Renfro or any of the tight ends on the Raiders side.
They're just not there yet, even.
With Jacobe Meyers. I don't Renfro is so invisible. Yes, Meyer's not going to go in this game.
Jimmy g gets a C grade, though the Jets stopped passing for the most part as soon as Rogers tendon snapped in half last week. So there inflated Zach Wilson numbers deserve a little asterisk. Garoppolo did fine against maybe a better Broncos defense last week, ended up with two hundred and two. That sounds like a Jimmy g style game to me. Over on the bill side, Josh Allen and Stefan Diggs, they're easy A grades in this one.
Yeah, how about Diggs just nuking Sauce Gardner right out of the gate.
Well, he also nuked Gabe Davis a little bit, who actually ran one more route than Diggs last week but saw only four targets to thirteen for Diggs.
Yeah, and then you know, then we saw his own team talking about they got to get more production out of their second receiver without naming him by name.
Yeah, well, I mean the good thing about Gabe Davis his targets were downfield. His a dot was eighteen point seven yards huge. Davis runs a ton of routes out of the left side of the field, and last year the Raiders allowed an average of fourteen yards per deep left attempt. Ooh, that's a pretty saucy little number there. That hole in the defense is Jacory and Bennett, who wears double zero on the field, and that was also
his PFF grade last week. Not really, it wasn't that low, but he was their worst corner.
Does he really wear double zero?
He does?
I didn't see that on the during the game. I didn't know there was anybody wearing double zero.
Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox, the double DK's basically split snaps last week. Both had four targets. It's a complete split right now, and you don't want to deal with either of the double DKs, so they're both on the bench for you. And finally, the Bills really want James Cook to be the guy. He led the snaps forty one to fifteen for Latavius Murray and only nine for Damian Harris. He led the opportunities eighteen to four to three.
If he's going to be a bellcow, it should be a decent week against a Raiders defense who just allowed one hundred and thirty five combo yards to the split backfield of samaj p Ryan and Javonte Williams. So I'm giving Cook a B grade this week.
Yeah, I thought we'd see a little more of Damien Harris, and it never it did not materialize, not at all, not at all. San Francisco taking on the Rams store the forty nine Ers had swore they were going to dial back the usage on Christian McCaffrey, and he probably had ran the most plays in the NFL, I believe, or the most of any running back in the NFL last week.
Sure did.
Yeah, And obviously he is a must start in this game with the great A. The Rams run defense struggles to tackle and they don't make plays behind the line of scrimmage, so you have to start him. As far as the passing game there, the Rams are his zone heavy team. Brandon I destroys man coverage, as we talked about last week, which is one of the reasons he
had a really good game last week. Well, Deebo Samuel is the forty nine Ers zone beater, So this week we're going to give Deebo Samuel a great a because of that, easily number one on the team in targets per route run versus man cover I'm sorry, versus zone coverage. Since Brock Purty took over and the Rams cornerbacks Darien Kendrick and Akello Withers Witherspoon, if I can talk, are not very good.
Brandon Ayuk, We're gonna give.
Him a bee, even though this matchup isn't quite as good for him because of the coverage tendencies of the Rams. Brandon Ayuk wide receiver two in Fantasy.
Last week, great game, yeah.
And only ranked number four on the team and targets per route run with Perty under center versus man coverage last year, though, so we have to downgrade him to a B. But again, this is a good matchup because the Rams cornerbacks are terrible. Brock Perdy, We're gonna give him a B in part for that reason. Fantasy quarterback ten last week and number eight in adjusted completion rate
the Rams. As I mentioned zone heavy team, Purdy was number four in yards per attempt last year against zone coverage. George Kittle, We're gonna give him a bee. I waffle between A and B on this one. Kittle wasn't healthy last week, but he still got fed targets on twenty three percent of his routes.
That's pretty good.
Last year against zone coverage with Perty under center, Kittle got targets on a similar twenty four percent of his routes with a get this Ludacris sixty seven percent touchdown percentage.
Wow.
Rams gave up seventh most touchdowns to opposing tight ends last year. So we're gonna get what We'll say it B plus No we won't. No, we we'll say.
I like this guy. No, this guy's a great new co host.
You know I had good thor for one week that he's already turned on me.
Fisher was a bad influence for me. Yeah, clearly.
And moving to the Rams, Matthew Stafford great game last week three, only forty passing yards that rank number three in the NFL. But I can only give them a seat in this game because the matchup isn't quite as good. Four career games against the forty nine ers for Stafford, Yeah, five to five touchdown interception ratio and only a six point zero yards per attempt. Can the Rams offensive line hold up? Is my other question? The forty nine ers
were number two in pressure rate line last week. Pooka Nakua, My boy got to give him a greade B here he has an oblique injury, but reports say he's going to play last week was ridiculous. I know I gave him out but I wasn't expected as I'm yeah, he went nuclear forty two point nine percent of first read target share last week for Matthew Staffett's was consistently.
Looking at him. Puka was playing that Cooper Cup role.
Like I mentioned, he was number five in the NFL in yards per route run in week one. Believe the hype two two at well will give him a bee. He was impressive in his own right now.
It was another one hundred and nineteen yard performance.
Exactly three point six yards per route run last week for two to two, and I liked how the rams were moving him around and then getting him in bunch formations to guarantee free releases off the line.
He's obviously a question we had about him coming out, yeah, because he's a he's a tiny guy, he's a stick. Yeah.
But if they can get him off the line, he can do damage there. Tyler Higbee will give him a CEE this week. The troubling thing about him last week was he was basically ignored when he was out on the runs. On the routes only a seven point nine percent target share last week, and this is a tough matchup against the forty nine ers defense that allowed the eighth fewest fantasy points to tight ends last year. Cam
Akers were keeping them on the bench. Speaking of troubling twenty two carries for twenty nine yards last.
Week, that's not good.
We could have ran for more yards on twenty two carries. You could fall forward for more than that.
Yes, you can.
As a matter of fact, yes again, And I saw this stat combine my Twitter feed, and I think it's correct. First time in NFL history there have been three different running backs in the same week, all to have at least fifteen carries and less than one and a half yards per carry.
Wow, gosh, this is not a good batchup for him against the forty nine Ers defense that allowed the fewest fantasy points to running backs last year. I will give Brian's boy Kyrin Johnson a C grade, though he's better than cam Akers Kyrin Williams says, and he's more versatile too. By far played sixty five percent of the snaps last week. He can had fifteen touches for fifty two total yards. If there's a Rams running back you want in your lineup, it's Kirian Williams this.
Week, and probably only him. As it turns out only him.
Baltimore takes on Cincinnati, and we got to go back to Lamar Jackson. Look, I've I warned you last week about Jackson's prospects, and I don't love him here either. Going back to Week four of last year, He's averaging zero point nine passing touchdowns per game.
That's it.
And that includes a game against these same Bengals in which he threw for one hundred and seventy four yards in one touchdown. But that's not what's most troubling. Here's what you should really be worried about. New offensive coordinator Todd Munkin gave Lamar Jackson two designed runs totaling two yards. Yeah, that's it for fantasy purposes. We do not want to change out. We don't want to exchange runs for passes.
That is a bad currency exchange right there. So you didn't draft Jackson for his passing and the Bengals just put to Shaun Watson on a brutal passing game last week. I can only muster a C grade for Lamar Jackson. Caution again, you know who I love though, Zay Flowers.
Yes?
Oh did he look promising in Week one?
Great?
He played eighty four percent of the snaps. He accounted for one fewer target than the rest of the team combined. He ran half his place from the slot and half outside, so he'll see all he'll see it really all of the Bengals cornerbacks. It's a It's a solid secondary, particularly Chadobi a Woozia. But Flowers can win against Mike Hilton, Cam Taylor Britt Those can be positive matchups, and he moves all over the field. So I'm giving a B
grade to say Flowers. Mark Andrews practiced in full on Friday. That's very encouraging, but I can only get him to a C grade because I worry about snapcount, possible setback on the hamstring, and Cincinnati held the Browns tight ends and check last week. Aside from a random Harrison Bryan Shorty, that's it. Andrews did crush the Browns in his one meeting last year, and Isaiah likely did in the meeting he didn't play in, so maybe there's more to like here,
but I'm only going C grade on Mark Andrews. Obj Obj's on the bench played most of the snaps, more snaps than any Baltimore receiver, but only saw three targets, and maybe it's just him not going to rust off or whatever. He did make one nice catch on the left side of the field, but I think I'm gonna wait until I've got an easier matchup before I dart throw on Obj and assume that he's ready for a bigger role, and then we're shot Bateman. I want to show you some caution here. He ran half his routes
from the slot. That is a massive departure and how he was used in years past and where Rashod Bateman was giving us good fantasy games in the earlier parts of his career, it was on big downfield plays. Those are much harder to generate from the slot, and that's now suddenly where he's running. Prehistorically had run about eighteen percent of his plays from the slot. He ran half his plays from the slot under tot monkn That is a big worry for Rashad Bateman. I would chose some
concern there. And then let's go to the runners. Gus Edwards just as Hill, both getting C grades here. An almost even split between Edwards and Hill last week. But history suggests this Hill's not good and Gus I think should get more work I think he's just a better back now. That said, Todd Munkin wasn't here for the bad Justice Hills days, and maybe he's gonna be better going forward. I maybe Cincinnati middle of the pack run defense that got gouged by Nick Chubb for six yards
per carry last week. Granted Chubbs like way better than Gus Edwards and Justice Hill still both startable here. I know he'll got the goal line carries last week. I also think.
That's a weird fluky thing.
Gus Edwards is better built for it, and Justice Hill only one point one yards per carry last week also troubling. All right, let's go to Cincinnati this one take as long bounce back game coming. Everybody believes it's coming.
I do too.
Jamar Chase obvious A. He saw a twenty nine percent targets share last week. He's gonna be just fine. But T Higgins, let's talk him through more. Out of the zero catch game, he saw eight targets and he was on the field for ninety five percent of the offensive snaps last week. So it's gonna come together here. We know he's a good player and Cincinnati. Cincinnati might give him some extra looks to make up for last week's gooseg.
Baltimore's nineteen receptions allowed to wide receivers were the third most in Week one, and They're two hundred yards allowed to wide receivers was fifth most. And Baltimore's now without their starting safety Marcus Williams, so that could unlock some deep receptions for T. Higgins and Jamar Chase. B grade on T Higgins and if I've got A and B grades on Joe Burrow's two main receivers, obviously I like him. I've got a B grade here in which should be a bounce back. Not in the rain, not in the
knock the rust off game from last week. And the Ravens saw fifty four dropbacks last week against CJ. Stroud in his NFL debut, So this is going to be a pass heavy game plan. Joe Mixon claims chimes in with a B grade, mixing accounted for fifty one percent of the Bengals total offense last week. He averaged seventy one total yards and four receptions per four receptions per game over the final three game last three games against Baltimore last sear even a season.
Excuse me, the.
Ravens allowed the fourth fewest rushing yards opposing backs. Last year, they just held the Titans Texans backfields to three point one yards per carry.
That's a good run defense. I'm a little worried about.
Mixing, but he's the only game in town, so he still gets the B grade.
When we come back.
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Take a chance on me. Nine players not normally in your starting lineup.
Guys many cases you're going to be able to pick up off of the waiver wire and give a start to this week. Matt Harrison, let's begin at the quarterback position.
Who you got.
I've got CJ. Stroud who looked okay last week two hundred and forty two yards, no touchdowns, but no picks either, and he was efficient against a good defense. The team kept it tight with only a six point zero a dot, and he threw the ball forty four times on that so kept it short and sweet. This week, he gets a Colts defense not nearly as good. The Colts allowed two forty one and two to Trevor Lawrence last week in a game where Jacksonville ran the ball most of
the second half. I think Stroud's throwing the ball a lot this week.
All right, let's go to thor. Who's your take a chance on me quarterback?
I'm going with Jared Goff, who was number eighteen in fantasy points last week but number nine in passing grade against the Chiefs. The young Seahawks secondary that he's going to be playing this weekend got Torch last week. The Seax gave up the third most passing yards and fourth highest yards per attempt in Week one. I like it, Jared Goff. I'm going Baker Mayfield againsticgo. They're gonna be
without slot corner Kyler Gordon probably for a while. That means it is an a plus matchup for Chris Godwin, who I love here. Mike Evans also a great matchup. The Bears are trotting out rookie Tyreek Stevenson, who allowed a touchdown to Romeo Dubson a man coverage last week. Evans is a better red zone threat, obviously than Romeo Dobbs. So as a team, the Bears posted the sixth worst Pro Football Focus coverage grade in Week one.
So I like Baker Mayfield here to get a couple of touchdowns, maybe even three. Let's go to the running back position.
I got Zach Masson kind of a bonus. Take a chance on me Dion Jackson as well, either of them. Can you can start with a C grade this week. Jackson was sort of the default belcoal for Indie last week because Moss was inactive and Evan Hull was injured. After only seven snaps, Jackson was on the field for seventy one percent of the offensive snaps targeted in the passing game on twenty two percent of his routes run.
But with Zach Moss returning, I think it's a pretty even split, with Moss taking the ground game and Jackson being the pass catching back. The Texans did hold the Ravens backs only two point six yards per carry last week, but the Runners scored three touchdowns in this game, and it was the worst run defense in the league last year, And maybe it was just a little bit fake because of Baltimore's runners thor.
You're taking a chance at me runner I'm gonna go with Taj Spears against the Chargers. Taja clearly, at minimum is the team's clear pass catching back, and it might be more than that. Last week in a neutral game script, Taj Spears actually outsnapped Derrick Henry. In games where the Titans are down this season, I think Spears's usage is going to explode and.
They could be down a lot of Ryan Tannehill's gonna keep playing like this.
They've lost eight straight games the Titans.
Especially against the Chargers. It's gonna be the case.
Last week Taj Spears' first game in the NFL six yards after contact per attempt.
I'm gonna go with Ezekiel Elliott going up against Miami leg In his first game with the Patriots. Zeke had half the snap count of Vermandre Stevenson half, but managed more rushing yards on fewer carries, and he chipped into surprising five receptions for Zeke. Miami just got blasted by two different backs, Austin Eckler and Josh Kelly, so two different backs could post good stats against Miami again here,
and I still like Rmandre Stevenson do. Through one week, Miami ranks dead last and rushing yards allowed, dead last in total yards allowed to running backs and second to last in rushing touchdowns allowed to runners. Ezekiel Elliott. Let's go to our receivers. Who's your take a chance on me?
Receiver?
Man, I've got a tight end and it's come to this. Zach Ertz is to take a chance on me? Tight end?
Yeah name more active than I expected in Week one?
Yeah had ten targets.
Last week.
The next closest target share in Arizona was five, so he doubled up everybody else. Josh Dobbs is not a downfield thrower. His average depth of target was only five point eight. That plays right into a tight end getting a ton of targets, and the Giants haven't done well against tight ends who are targeted a lot. The last eight tight ends who've seen at least eight targets against the Giants have an average line of eight catches eighty yards and a fifty seven percent chance of a score.
That's a lot. Let's go to your receiver. So welcome back to the Rashid Shahed Show.
Yeah, loved him last week. We're going right back to the well again after last week's.
Hit, going right back to the well eighty nine yards last week for Shaheed sixteen point two at twenty four percent air yard share and three point six yards per route run.
Derek Carr looks like he has his deep ball groove back, which is.
Another important thing here for Shahida, guy who hits dingers, and this week he gets mediocre Panthers cornerbacks Dante Jackson and CJ.
Henderson. He gonna stack again.
I'm gonna give you a double up bill like it not bills though. These are Texans Robert Woods and Nico Collins, both I already told you CJ. Stroud fifty four dropbacks, forty four pass attempts last week, and volume is all we need against a very suspect Indianapolis secondary missing both of its starting cornerbacks from last season last week, and he got warked by Calvin Ridley and J.
Jones.
So why not little Robert Woods and Nico Collins. Granted they're not as good, but still we're just talking take a chance with me, guys here. Woods led the Texans and snaps Collins led the Texans in targets.
I think they're both good plays here.
And let's go to the matchups, including that one Yeah, Indianapolis is taking on Houston. You already gave us C. J. Stroud, I gave Robert Woods and Nico Collins. We got this thing already half done.
Yeah, I got I got a B for Stroud, I got a bee for Collins, and I gotta see for Woods. By the way, Nico Collins led the team with a twenty six point two percent target share last week and saw one hundred and sixty five air yards. Wow, that's nuts. They're gonna chuck it downfield and it's gonna be great. Dalton Schultz he led the Texans with forty three routes run five more than any player, but he was only targeted four times for an average depth of zero point
seventy five yards. He's almost going backwards. I'm gonna keep Dalton Schultz on forward for that. I'm gonna keep Dalton Schultz on the bench for that reason. Damian Pierce he only was on the field for forty eight point six percent of the snaps in Week one, and according to JJ Zachariison, that's his lowest snap share since Week one of last year. Oh, by the way, that was his
first game ever. It's very disappointing. Week for him, But we highlighted on the show last week that the Ravens run defense is legit, so maybe they were saving him for this week. Still going to give Pierce the B grade. The Colts allowed two touchdowns to runners last week and seventeen last season.
Pierce is gonna is going to hit him by the way that that Texans offensive line is not good.
Yeah, it's going to be.
Pierce is gonna have to make a lot of his own yards.
Fortunately, Indies run defense is bad, and fortunately Pierce is pretty good at that.
Yes, he is over on the Indie side. There's only two guys you can really start. One of them's Anthony Richardson two to twenty three in a score through the air last week, but a ton of that was on his wide receivers making plays. His average depth of target was only five point three, twenty ninth in the league. He had six designed run plays, which is a little fewer than I thought he would get, four scrambles, created
ten rushing attempts for forty yards in a score. Only Daniel Jones had more rushing attempts as a QB in Week one, though Houston saw Lamar Jackson last week, who he thought would be a big runner, but Jackson ended up with only six carries for thirty eight on the ground. It's probably going to be a low volume passing game for Richardson, but I bet he finds at least fifty yards on the ground here. So with that fifty yards, I think it's a B grade for Richardson just on
the upside alone. Michael Pittman is the only wide receiver you can start, and it's just to see target shares. Last week, Pittman got twenty eight percent of them, Josh Downs eighteen percent, Alec Pierce only eight percent, but Pittman he was only targeted five yards down the field as well. That's why he's knocked down to a sea. We're reliant on him breaking one on a short pass. His touchdown last week was behind the line of scrimmage and he broke it for thirty nine yards in a score. We're
reliant on Michael Pittman doing that. So that's why he's only a C grade.
Yeah, I thought Pittman looked pretty good, but this is going to be inconsistent box scores probably.
Yeah, all right, let's go to Seattle taking on Detroit.
Seattle is going to be hamstrung without two tackles. Charles Cross and Abraham Lucas both not going to play in this game, and that is for an offensive line that's already struggling.
Those are some pretty big losses.
It sure is because the Lions last year number nine in pressure rate, number seven in blitz rate. Tino Smith was under duress all last week and that is going to be the case again. I'm only giving Gino a grade A C here last week fourth lowest yards per attempt in the NFL, like I mentioned, was under duress the entire game. Last year, Gino was number twenty eight in the league in passing grade when blitzed, giving him a C. Tyler Lockett, I'll give him a B because
the Lions are a zone heavy defense. Lockett is the zone beater who finds the soft spots on this offense. Number eighteen in the NFL last year in yards per route run against zone DK metcalf I can only give him a C grade in this In this game, he had an identical twenty two percent target rate to Lockett's last year against zone coverage. But while Lockett averaged two point three yards per route run against zone DK only
averaged one point eight. I got to keep the rest of the pass catchers, including Jackson, Smith and Jig, but on the bench Smith and Jig, but we need to see him fully healed from that risk injury, and we need to see how his role clarifies everybody else on the bench. Kenneth Walker will give him a grade to be here. Was able to hold off Charbonnet last week. Sharbonney was barely apparent there. Kenneth Walker had sixteen touches for sixty seven yards on sixty three percent of the snaps.
Lions had a good week last week against the run versus the Chiefs did very much so, but the Lions struggled against zone runs last year and those accounted for half of Kenneth Walker's attempts last week. Going to the Lions, Jared Goff was might take a chance on me, quarterback Amanras Saint Brown. I'm giving him an A for this matchup. Yeah, he was wide receiver eleven in fantasy scoring.
It should have been wide receiver like two had had Jared Goff not completely missed him wide open for a seventy yard down the scene touchdown.
A man, oh maw that hurt.
He same Bratt was also number eleven in yards per route run versus zone coverage last season, and as you guys know, the Pete Carroll defense is it's notoriously zone coverage. Sam Laporta, Sammy ball game. I'm giving them a great B here. I almost thought about going to an A on this one, though. Laporta last week eighty three percent of the snaps and he ranked number four among tight ends in the NFL in targets per route run.
That is tight end one usage, folks.
The Seahawks are also awful against tight ends, allowed the second most fantasy points to opposing tight ends last year.
David Montgomery, I'm giving a B in this one.
Seventy four yards on twenty one carries while playing seventy nine percent of the snaps against the Chiefs, and he got most of the red zone work. Seattle profiles is a middle up the pack run defense this year. I think Montgomery's gonna.
Get more work. Gibbs.
Speaking of more work, Jamior Gibbs, I'm giving them an ah only played twenty yes, only played twenty seven percent of snaps against the Chiefs, sixty total yards on nine touches, but was number one in the NFL in.
Miss tackles force per attempt.
This is the week Jamiir Gibbs gets on leish the Seattle Rink dead last in the NFL in yards per reception to running backs last year, and Pete Carroll's defenses are horrible against receiving running backs going back years and years and years.
Jamiir Gibbs going nuts this weekend. That is a strong take.
When we come back Washington, will we see another decent game from Sammy Oh? Will find out when we come back Fantasy Football Weekly. Welcome back Fantasy Football Weekly. Hi am Paul Charchy and co hosts Matt Harrison, Thorne Eystrom. Thank you for joining us. We're working our way through all of the Week two matchups. If you're behind because you played against a bunch of vikings and ego, we're here to try to help. And if you're ahead, we're helped.
We're hopefully going to help you maintain that lead. If you started Alexander Madison, you're in a pinch and not just potentially for this week, maybe long term.
And if you're not listening, we hope you lose.
Yes, that's right, mm hmm, Well, I don't know. We don't wish bad things, well, just on the non listeners of the show. They don't count non listeners. Let's go to Washington taking on Denver. You guys know how I feel about Oh Sammy Howell.
I was.
I thought it was a mixed bag for Howell in his first real start last week.
I feel like I've been replaced as the howl sound effect. Really, really really, I was gone for too long. I'm sorry, that's correct.
We had to make do.
I thought he made some key mistakes, but also showed decent poise, the strong arm that we knew he was going to get in some mobility that makes him a very promising fantasy prospect. Denver secondary's got a lot of talent, but did just get worked by Jimmy Garoppolo, Devanta Adams, and Jacoby So Howell's receivers Terry McLaurin, DeShawn John Dotson maybe aren't quite at the Devontae Adams level, but they're
they're not that far off. I'm gonna go grade see and Howell's first ever road start against a pretty talented secondary. I want to start him, but I can't give him more than a see here. Let's talk about his receivers Terry McLaurin Terry cornerback Patrick Sertain is an absolute nightmare matchup here. He held Devonte Adams to two catches for sixteen yards on five targets in Week one, and he's allowed thirty or fewer yards in his coverage in seven
straight games. And I'm worried that Patrick Surtain's gonna shadow Terry McLaurin and that would.
Be game over. Now. I could be wrong.
It could be that Denver sees John Dotson the way I see Johan Dotson is a major threat, and they're gonna put certain on him. But I'm guessing that they're gonna play it safe and put him on McLaurin. Dotson paced Washington targets with seven in Week one, and each of the last six wide receivers to see at least those seven targets against Denver of top sixty yards. Hopefully Dotson sees more of Damari Mathis, who was cooked by Jacoby Myers for two touchdowns and six receptions last week.
He gave up a passer rating of ninety seven last season, so Dotson could have that advantageous matchup. I'm giving him a C grade two only because I am worried a little bit about Patrick sir Ten picking him up as well. And then Logan Thomas. I liked him last week going into the game. I love the fact that he was targeted seven times, but he dropped. He had two ugly drops in the game, which hurt. Still optimistic that he's going to be a great fit for Eric b Enemy.
In particular, Denver only allowed one tight end reception last week, but they were facing the Raiders without Darren Waller, so maybe that doesn't mean anything. Se grade on Logan Thomas.
And then last week. Lastly, Brian Robinson set a career high with sixty one percent of the snaps, but it didn't look great honestly, an NFL next Gen stats had Robinson was one of the least effective runners in Week one, with a negative twenty rushing yards over expected, which I guess would also be the same as saying twenty yards under expected and a long run of only seven yards
for Brian Robinson. Denver only gave up two and a half yards per carry to the Raiders running backs, who frankly are better, and the offseason loss of stud defensive tackle Draymont Jones offset by the addition of lineman Zach Allen, who was fifteenth in Pro Football focuses win above replacement last year, so I can only muster a SE grade on Brian Robinson.
Let's go to the Denver side. Let's start with the running game.
Jamonte Williams saw the same number of snaps as Samaj p Ryan last week, but he out touched him seventeen to twelve, so advantage Williams. He also got the only goal to go carry, although he got stuffed on that play. Shockingly, Williams led at broncos and targets last week, which I did not see coming. The Commanders allowed the tenth fewest rushing yards to opposing running backs last season, and they limited James Conner and Conte Ingram to three point one
yards per carry last week. So it's a tricky matchup here.
I'd like to say strike Keyante Ingram's five carries for negative four yards on the record.
Okay, deal, It wouldn't change it a line, but it would change it up between the time share and a tougher matchup.
I can only get to a.
C grade on Javonte Williams. Let's go to U Samaj p Rn, who I'm just putting on the bench here. This is a tougher matchup than last week, and Williams was more involved, so I can only I can't muster a letter grade on.
Samaj p Rin.
How about Russell Wilson. Week one, we saw a one to eighty for Russell Wilson in his first game with Sean Payton. He completed eighty percent of his passes for two touchdowns. That is something that happened zero times all of last year for Russell Wilson. I worry about a good Washington pass rush disrupting him far more than Vegas has did. But I like Sutton and Trautman. We're gonna talk about them in a second, So Wilson is startable for sure. I got a B grade on Russell Wilson.
I think we back to Russell Wilson being kind of an every week starter here, Okay, Courtland Sutton, as expected, led all Broncos receivers in snaps target it's receiving yards, and he scored last week. Washington shut down the Cardinals receivers last week, but it's the Cardinals receiver, so I.
Don't know that that really counts for anything.
Court and Sutton's gonna see a lot of rookie cornerback and Manuel Forbes, who gave up a thirty one yard catch in his coverage last week. So I like Sudden to have a good game here in a B grade on him as well. Jerry Judy could return, but is he gonna be at full strength? Is he gonna be at a full snap count. He plays from the slot a lot when Sutton is available, and that'd be a positive matchup against cornerback safety hybrid Ben Saint Jews, who allowed all four of his targets to be completed in
Week one. I'm giving a C grade to Judy. It would be a B grade if he were fully healthy, So you could maybe upgrade him if you get positive news between now and kickoff that he's like totally ready to go. And lastly, one of my favorite sneaky plays of the week Adam Trautman ooh, I like him here, Greg Dulsite out Troutman's gonna get all the tight end work.
Last week, the Cardinals attacked the Commanders with their tight ends with a whopping twelve targets resulting in eight catches, second most of all teams in Week one, and Troutman ranked second among all.
NFL players in separation last week.
Troutman caught all five of his targets last week, and that is a very safe floor from here. I like Adam troutman sneaky play and a B grade m Adam Troutman. Let's go to Chicago taking on Tampa Bay. The really disheartening power about a dismal showing for the Chicago offense. Matt Justin Fields two designed runs all game.
Yeah, and oh bueno.
His other seven rush attempts were off script. So that's that's not good from a pass perspective or a run perspective. Really, you signed up for Justin Fields for the rushing yards. So how have the Bucks performed against running quarterbacks the last few years? In the last twenty games, only three quarterbacks have topped thirty rushing yards and none have scored against the Buccaneers. You'd have to go back all the way to twenty twenty one in week fourteen when Josh
Allen scored to find the last quarterback rushing score. Fields is only top two hundred passing yards three times in his last sixteen games. It's a c for Fields this week, and I think it's not going to be as good as a lot of people hoped for him in most games this year. DJ Moore only had two targets last week. We all thought when Field's got a legit wide receiver,
as passing numbers would rise. Not so thus far. I'll give more the lowest C grade possible, mostly because he'll be lining up against a banged up Carlton Davis most often, who missed practice this week with a toe injury. Cole Comet would be the only other Bears receiver you'd consider. He was targeted on sixteen percent of his routes run last week, but only for three point seven air yards,
and that's kind of bad. TJ. Hockinson had similar patterns last week, lots of short targets and was able to cobble together a decent PPR line of eight catches for thirty five yards. That's like a huge upside for Comet. So you're not looking at touchdowns, you're not looking at yards. You could see a lot of catches. Though in a PPR league he'll get a C. If it's not PPR in your league, he's on the bench. Rochean Johnson, Deonta
Foreman Khalil ground Bear. Yes, yikes, it's coming, but Rochean Johnson is going to take over this backfield, but for now it's still a three way split. Rochan led the Bears in backfield snaps, but all three Bears backs were within a thirty percent to thirty eight percent snap share opportunities twelve for Johnson, fourteen for Groundbear, eight for Forman. The difference was Rochan had more targets receptions, and he did more with his touches than any other backs, including a touchdown.
So when I saw rocheon Johnson getting all the targets, so I'm like, did I misremember his college career and everything I've known about him?
So then I went and looked it up. He got fourteen passes last year. He had seven targets last week.
Like what, so I bar what happened? Yeah, Jean Robinson, Oh, okay, makes a lot of sense. The Bucks were good against the Vikings Backs last week on the run, but they did let up six catches thirty five yards and a score through the air to Minnesota Backs last week. That's more Roshan than anyone else on this offense. So he gets the CEE and the others are on the bench. On the Bucks side, it's ay start everyone kind of party. Baker Mayfield gets a see he was charges take a
chance on me. Quarterback Mike Evans and Chris Godwin. I'm giving both B grades to got An a matchup, Yeah, I think so too. From the slot, Godwin should see plenty of backup slot corner Josh Blackwell, who's nursing a hamstring injury. He replaces Kyler Gordon who's now on IR and he was bad.
Come let's give Godwin the A.
Okay, fine, thank you've conned me into it. Evan should see he's.
Playing against an injured second string slack.
So the only issue is is Baker Mayfield still a quarterback and they might just run the ball all game long. Evan should see Tyreek Stevenson for the most part. Evans has five inches and thirty pounds on Stevenson and he gave up a tight end in his coverage last week. And on the running side, Rashad White gets a B
grade as well. He played seventy nine point four percent of Tampa snaps against Minnesota, saw as many targets as back up Sean Tucker though, which was two, but he ran twenty one routes to Tucker's five, So the Bears allowed the most receiving yardage to opposing runners last week with one oh three. If you need a deep dart throw, Sean Tucker just on the receiving alone could be that deep dart throw you need.
Yeah, it's Look, there's a great matchup for him to get a deep pass with four to three speed.
It's a D grade for dart throw.
Wait a minute, Yep, there is no D grade, but we will.
Give you, you know, I can. We have a D grade for dart throw like a guy you wouldn't start unless you're desperate. No D for desperate dart throw.
Hey, this is what takes a chance on the sport. Next time if you love him that much.
I don't love him that much. I feel bad about starting him, but.
He's not delicious.
No Chargers take on Tennessee here, what did we learn from the first game with new Chargers offensive coordinator Kellen Moore thor.
We learned that they're gonna throw more and they're gonna move faster. Last week, Justin Herbert thirty three attempts and the Chargers offense as a whole ran at the number ten adjusted pace in the NFL against this awful Titans pass defense, Herbert is going to attempt more passes this week, and you're going to be aiming downfield. Last year, the Titans allowed the most passing yards in the entire NFL.
And we're worse than the NFL defending deep passes. And of course they got lit up by Derek Carr last week.
Yes they did, and Rashid Shah, so.
Well, we're giving Herbert a grade of A. We're also giving Keenan Allen and Mike Williams grades of A. Keenan Allen was Herbert's first lead on one third of his attempts last week.
Allen also had two point three yards per route run.
And in this game, he gets batched up against Titans nickel cornerback Roger McCreary, who has a career one hundred and eleven passer rating against.
He's going to torch roger career.
That's so bad.
As for Mike Williams, the Titans outside cornerback number one Christian Fulton, questionable in this game with a hamstring injury. If he doesn't go, Williams is going to get Sean Murphy bunning who we talked about last week, but Sean Murphy bunning is not good. Williams also got forty four percent of his snaps in the slot last week, so he's going to get a few opportunities to torch Roger
McCreary as well. Moving on to Gerald Everett, we're going to give him a grade of C. He had a disappointing week last week with only a nine percent target share and three yards of a dot. But this is a solid matchup against the Titans defense that allowed the most receiving yards to tight ends last year, so that Titans equal opportunity. They'll let anybody have it through the air.
Austin Eckler is obviously doubtful with his ankle injury. He hasn't practiced this week and he is unlikely to play in this game, which makes Joshua Kelly the waiverwear darling of this past week.
Of volume C grade.
Kelly had ninety one yards and a touchdown on sixteen rushing attempts, playing forty eight percent of the snaps last.
Week against the Dolphins. But this is a tough matchup. It is a good Titans run defense.
That's where they give it back right from their pass defense. The Titans were the number one run defense dv away in the NFL last year, and last week they were top twelve in both stuff rate and tackle rate. Moving on to the Titans now, Ryan Tannehill. I thought about a bench Gary, but I'll give him a C in this one. He last week was not good. No, mister hell worst adjusted completion rate in the NFL last week,
and he was top ten in that last year. But he was the worst in the NFL last week, and of course through three interceptions against the Saints.
But this is an okay matchup for him, which is why I toggled him up to a SE.
The Chargers coughed up as you guys recall four hundred and sixty six passing yards. Yes to mister Tua last week, you can't trust the Tennessee pass offense, but this is an advantageous matchup for them. DeAndre Hopkins, I would give him a grade seat if he plays, but he hasn't practiced the past couple of days with an ankle injury
and is unlikely to play. He did get peppered with thirteen targets in Week one, but was locked down by Marshawn Lattimore, So I would give him a see if he plays, because the Chargers cornerbacks j C. Jackson and Michael Davis, they were in charge of the whole two.
Thing with two of goaduts.
Those two allowed one hundred and eighty nine receiving yards and three touchdowns on targets last week. Traylon Burks, speaking of disappointing weeks, I will give him a grade to see, even though I'm a little bit troubled by what I saw out of him last week, mostly getting out targeted by Nick Westbrook Atquina.
That's nerve. That is worrying. It's not good, not good.
But if especially if DeAndre Hopkins is out, you give him you know, I mean, he's got to be in a starting lineup and maybe he has a little bit offside just from the targets if that was the case. Chicka Konquo, though, I think this is a really good matchup for him. I'm giving that coming.
He bounce back coming.
He only had two targets against the Saints last week, but that's a bad matchup. The Saints are awesome against tight ends. Chick had seventy four percent routes per dropback rate. Last week, Charters copped up the second highest yards per reception.
To tight ends last year. We're giving chick a B.
Given chigabe all right, that to be a big, big upgrade over last week's goose egg for Chiga konkquo. Let's hope that that is the case. When we come back three tough questions. See if you can play along, go three to zero against our panel of experts as we answer some of the toughest questions in fantasy football.
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What's the appropriate level of concern for Bijon Robinson?
Is is it none?
Is it some?
Or is it a bowel loosening level of existential dread?
We start with Matt Harrison.
Yeah, let's all panic about this Falcons player. He was on the field for more snaps than al Jier and the opportunities were nearly even plus concerning. In a concerning week, he was the number nine running back in PPR, so Desmond Ritter's average depth of target was a league worst three point two yards. That plays into a pass catching
running back strength. So no concern for Bijon, but it makes the appropriate level of concern for Kyle Pitts and Drake London worse than blowed like that plane that just got turned around last week because some dude had diarrhea. All up and down the aisle. How do we set the plane down level of concern for pits in London?
Thank you for rerouting the entire question.
You're welcome. I'm going to get a bonus point on that one. I'm pretty sure.
Isn't it nice so we don't have a blowed sounder thor what's the appropriate level of concern for Bjon Robinson?
Is it none? Is it some? Or is it a bowel loosening level of existential dread? That's a tough act to follow. There is none, zero Zilich. In fact, I would be looking.
I would be you know, kicking the tires on his owners to see if anyone is slightly panicking and try to buy on Bijon.
Bijon gonna get a lot of usage this year.
The correct answer is some, and not just because of the draft actuity mid first round.
I know that is not the issue.
Arthur Smith has used a rotation throughout his entire tenure in Atlanta, and you know what, several of us talked about exactly this happening in the preseason. We were like, you go, we don't know that Bijon's going to make good on everybody's assumption that he's going to be the man Tyler is Algiers not going anywhere, and that includes the goal line and touchdowns count. And that's why they answer he's a good running back. He is a good
running back deserving of the touches he gets. That's why the answer can't be none when you're talking about a fer who's gonna give up the ball at the goal line and lose a lot of carries. Now, fortunately, Robinson's value as a receiver is apparently so evident that even the thick skulled Arthur Smith realizes that Robinson's got game breaking receiving chops and it's got to continue using him that way.
Tough Question number two.
The appropriate level of concern for Christian Kirk is that none, some or a bowel loosening level of existential dread thor.
I'm going to go some on that one.
They got some mouse to feed there and Tila has been a little bit inconsistent.
I'll put it the mid range on this one.
You can't say zero, Matt appriate level of concern for Christian Kirk, None, some or blow.
I'm with thor definitely some here. I don't think we saw Zay Jones taking snaps and targets from Kirk. But that's what happened last week. It was worth noting that Kenny Moore is probably Indy's best corner and he plays the slot, which is where Christian Kirk is. So Jacksonville picked on the outsides a lot last week. It could have just been game script, but there is some concern since there's a new number one receiver there in Calvin Ridley, and it's clear that not Kirk is not that guy anymore.
The correct answer is, hey, bowel loosening, Oh, existential dread. We're talking about a two target, one catch game for Kirk. And so you try and you try not to overreact to just week one, right, and the sample size is obviously just one game, that's small.
But here's the big concern.
Usage. He was on the field for only twenty three passing downs. That was lower than any game from last year, and a fifty percent decrease from his average number of games last year, average number of snaps from last year. Undoubtedly, Christian Kirk's gonna have some good games smattering in. But here's the problem. You're not gonna know when they're coming. It's gonna be very tricky to identify in advance, particularly if Zay Jones continues to get twenty plus snaps from
the slot. Evan Ingram got twenty snaps from the slot, so you know, sometimes we can id good slot matchups. It's gonna be hard to know if they're gonna keep putting Jay Jones in there and we're gonna have Christian Kirk on the bench. I'm very, very concerned. Christian Kirk was roughly the tenth highest scoring wide receiver last year. Everything every fear you had about Calvin Ridley taking that work,
We're all realized in Week one. I don't think it's a mirage tough question Number three, are you selling high on Tua Tongo via Looa Matt?
I think everyone has the same knowledge surrounding to us, so I'm not even sure this is a cell high moment. I think it's too transparent. Granted, if someone's willing to offer you, like a top six quarterback for two US straight up, I'd probably do it, but we.
All know it.
It's about the injury with to Us, so he has that big red flag on his value, and I think that's drowning that value quite a bit. I think he's gonna need to play a good two thirds of the season before he starts to shed that injury tag. And if he's healthy right now, I'd rather just hold thor are you selling high on two?
Not only am I not selling high, I would buy high on Tua if people out there don't understand how good Tua is. Last year, you look at the passing metrics, he was top twelve in every efficiency metric that exists. He has the most dangerous receiving weapons in the NFL. On a pass happy offense that does not have good running backs, They're going to keep airing it out every single week. As long as he stays healthy, you're going to keep putting up huge numbers every week.
I am not selling high on tool, but here's what I am doing. I am going to reinforce my quarterback position by finding a relatively safe backup quarterback, like maybe even Baker Mayfield, who we've just we highlighted as a play last week and this week. You still I feel like the upside is league winning upside with Tua. So I can't take him off my roster, but I still want to have somebody else that just in case that could step in and it's probably not Mike White.
You want to have quarterback number thirteen on your roster, twelf, It's a.
Great way to put it. That's even better way to put it. I'll go trade for quarterback thirteen, who's sitting on somebody's as somebody's second quarterback, and he won't cost me a lot. I like that as an even better answer. Well done, thanks, you should really co host your own fantasy show. Maybe let's go to the matchups. Oh, hey to me, great Bay taking taking out Atlanta.
I'm next?
How about that?
Wow?
Yeah, speaking of Atlanta, let's just pick up right where we left off.
Stupid Arthur Smith, Jhon Robinson and Tyler L's year both get B grades here. This is reason number one thousand to do the opposite in the first round. Here, tenth tenth rounder Tyler El's year got more snaps, more carries, and more rushing yards than first rounder Brian Bijehon Robinson. Let's talk about this matchup though in more detail. Algier got the money carries, netted all three carries from inside the five yard line. He scored twice. Robinson helped his
cause with the six catches on six targets. Robinson also ran routes on ninety percent of his passing snaps, which I love. The Packers, though, allowed the second most running back for the second most running back yards in Week one, So that's a nice opportunity for Jon Robinson here. And if you're in a PPR league, we'll upgrade him to an A. If you're not, we'll go with a B grade in Robinson. Alzier probably continues to get a high level of work against a suspect run defense for the Packers.
He's a safe be play here and I wouldn't be surprised if he scored, which would put him into a range as well. The passing game, though obviously, is a total disaster here. I would love to say something good about Drake London in a what should be rebound game from the Goose Egg in Week one, but.
It's Arthur Smith.
There's no guarantee there's a rebound coming whatsoever. And the Packers secondary really good.
Here's the problem. If JayR Alexander's gonna shadow anybody, it's gonna be Drake London. Who else would you bother.
To shadow on that defense or that offense. I can advocate for London, Jay R Alexander last week, gave up one catch for four yards in his coverage. DJ Moore silenced by the Packer last week, and frankly, Drake London is not as good as Dj Moore. Bench grade for Drake London coming off the gooseg and for Kyle Pitts troublingly. Pits only on the field for thirty one snaps in the opener and he only got three targets. Fortunately, one of the three targets was a thirty yard reception in
double coverage on an underthrown pass from Desmond Ritter. Desmond Ridder may not pan out by the way.
Jem Taylor. Heineke is the backup there. I think that that's coming sooner than later.
Desmond Mitter Desmond Minner.
Last week, the Packers covered Cole Comet with seven different dbs, a strategy that's still allowed Comet five catches for forty four yards. So I'm giving a C grade to Kyle Pitts because I don't think the Packers have really got a sound defensive strategy against mobile athletic tight ends like Kyle Pitts, like Cole commit last week, So we'll give him the SE grade. Let's go to the Green Bay side. Aaron Jones very unlikely to play after missing all week.
That puts AJ Dillon into a range. No, I mean, here's the now. There's been four different instances where Aaron Jones hasn't played, and AJ Dillon, presumably sitting on big games right, hasn't panned out that way. In those four games, he's totaled only one hundred and forty eight rushing yards and has failed to score in any of them. So he's by no means an automatic here. But this feels
like a smash spot. Atlanta just got rocked by the opposing runners from the one dimensional Panthers offense, who totaled one hundred thirty two yards and five yards per carry. If Dylan's gonna get most of one hundred and thirty two yards and five yards per carry and presumably goal line work, gotta give him an A grade. Come on, AJ Dillon's step up on this opportunity. I don't like hopeful A grades like fingers crossed. A grade that's terrible. I'm given the A grade. I gotta I gotta stand
for something here. We're gonna I'm not We're gonna give the grade. Okay, let's go to the passing game here. I'm gonna start with Christian Watson, so he got limited practice on Friday, But I hate rolling into a game with a hamstrung wide receiver literally at full strength. Christian Watson would probably draw the Falcons. One really good corner, Ajterrell, coming off a game in which he allowed just nineteen coverage yards. Terrell has allowed just two receptions for eighteen
yards per game over his last eight games. Those are amazing coverage numbers for Ajterrell. But is a gimpy Christian Watson going to get AJ Terrell or did they decide to put him on a full strength Romeo Dobbs. I don't know, So I can only give the C grade to Watson with the hamstring, with the prospect of him maybe drawing AJ Terrell.
I can only go C grade on Christian Watson. Romeo Dubbs, I got a B grade on him right now.
But again, if Ajterrell they decide to deploy Terrell on Dubbs, I think it's game over for him. So there's some caution here. Only one wide receiver is top seven seventy yards against Atlanta in their last eight games, and only three of top sixty yards. It's not much, so you'll have to You'll have to do your own bath on this if aj Troll doesn't go on Romeo Dobbs, and he's got way more favorable matchups with d Alford and Tree Trey Flowers, who combined to give up ten of
twelve pass attempts in their coverage last week. So I'm still sitting out a B grade for Romeo Dobbs. I think I'd still start him, but just know there's some danger here. How about loose Luke musk Rave loose mutton, loose mutton. I have a sheep on all the animals, not the half I have no shock on.
Thank you for loose Mutt.
That's his new nickname.
Very active.
In the first game, he was on the field for seventy five percent of the Packers snaps, ran a healthy twenty four routes. Last week, the Panthers Titan Hayden Hurst led the team in targets, receptions, receiving yards and touchdowns.
B grade of Luke musk Ray for loose mutton, loose mutton chop and where does that leave us?
Uh?
Reed, I'm putting him on the bench, although I'll give him a C grade if Christian Watson is not able to go here. I liked that he was targeted five times in his NFL debut last week. But if Christian Watson plays, I don't know that he's on the field enough, so we'll move him to the bench. That wraps up that matchup. Let's go to the final matchup with a segment New York Giants taking on Arizona matt It all went wrong for the Giants and the opener. Now they get what appears to be on paper to be the
worst team in the NFL, the Arizona Cardinals. Is this the bounce back most people expect?
Yeah?
Absolutely. You have to throw out last week since the Dallas game script got wonky right away. Saquon still went for six yards per carry last week against a much tougher Cowboys defense. Don't panic. He's in a grade Daniel Jones and Darren Waller. I'm willing to give a pass to as well. Dallas's defense might be the best in the league, and they were just teeing off against Jones and the negative game scripts Sunday night. Jones was sacked seven times, which is two more times than Darren Waller
was targeted. Arizona is not that defense. The thing to watch out four. Darren Waller's hamstring is flaring up. He was limited in Thursday's practice, although Brian Dable said he was moving around good and they.
Took him off the injury port entirely on Friday, So I'm optimistic that we're going to get the real Darren Waller here.
Yep, we really didn't learn much about the Giants wide receivers last week. Slayton and Campbell led snap counts at about sixty seven percent apiece. Isaiah Hodgins was in there, Jalen Hyatt, Sterling Shepherd still in play, Wandale Robinson's looming. You're benching all of your Giants wide receivers. Let's go to the Cardinals and we'll talk about the passing game as a whole. Three players tied for the most routes run for the Cardinals in Week one, Zach Ertz, Marquis Brown,
and Michael Wilson. Now Ertz had ten targets, which is one of the reasons why he might take a chance on my receiver and gets the B grade here. Brown only had five. Wilson had four dobbs through thirty total passes for only one hundred and thirty two yards. It's going to be an ultra shallow passing game. You can't start anyone in the passing game until Zach Ertz until further notice, and then James. He gets a B grade.
He got nineteen touches to Keyante Ingram's five, and I mentioned earlier Ingram had five rushing attempts for negative four yards and zero targets. That's not how you get on the field. More No, U Connor did catch all five of his targets. Game script might always phase out Connor somewhat, but it should still be fifteen to twenty touches per game,
simply because he's the only back in town. The Giants gave up one hundred and two yards and two rushing scores to the Dallas Backs last week, both bottom eight numbers in the league, so it's a fine matchup. Connor has been also limited in practice with a calf injury, although all signs point to him playing this week with little issue.
Zach Wilson takes over at quarterback when we come back. We'll tell you what to expect from the Jets is they take on a ferocious Dallas pass rush feels like a mismatch. What does it mean for Garrett Wilson in particular? Four We'll tell you what to expect when we come back. I see Football Weekly, Welcome back, Fantasy Football Weekly. Another block oh matchups for you, beginning with the Jets taking
on Dallas and Thor. I think the Vikings knew what they were doing when they got out of Dalvin cooked. To my eyes, Dalvin cooked, he's done.
I agree with you, great bench here, He's gonna have to show quite a bit more than he did last week to get back into a starting lineup. They gave him fifty percent of the snaps and on sixteen touches, Dalvin only a crewed nine yards.
But it gets a little bit worse than that.
Thirty fourth out of fifty five qualifying running backs in yards after contact per attempt.
Not good.
Breese Hall sort of the other way, the total other way. I'm gonna give him a grade B in this matchup. Hall only played thirty one percent of snaps last week, but he was hitting home runs. He was hitting dingers every time they gave him the ball, A super ridiculous ten point six yards after contact for Breesehall last week in ten attempts against the Bills en route to one
hundred and forty seven total yards. The Cowboys were middle of the pack an explosive run rate allowed last year, So an okay matchup for Breese Hall will give him a bee Garrett, moving on to the Jets passing attack, I'm sorry New York fans, Garrett Wilson will give him a C grade in this. I think this is going to be a repeat of the Giants game where he got his day saved by a touchdown. That's what he's gonna need to get bailed out at this one. Trevion
Diggs and Stefan Gilmore are problems. The bigger problem for him is Zach Wilson. Zach Wills said, you got to have him on the bench, and I got all the other Jets pass catchers on the bench with him because of him. But Zach Wilson last week fifth worst passing grade in the NFL Cup and speaking to the matchup, Cowboys held Giants to three point six yards per attempt last week and Daniel Jones was under duress all game. Zach Wilson going to be seeing ghosts in this one.
Moving to Dallas Dak Prescott. I have a bench grade on him fourteenth in adjusted completion rate last week. The Jets, on the other hand, last week held Josh Allen to the fifth lowest passer rating and obviously picked him off three times. The Jets cornerbacks are awesome. Their pass defense is really good. Ceedee Lamb, who I know banged the table for last week. He came through last week against the Giants fifty three point eight percent of Dallas's receiving
yards and three point nine yards per route run. Seventy six percent of lamb snaps the last week came from the slot, So this is very good news because he's gonna avoid Sauce Gardner in this matchup, at least on you know, projected three quarters of his snaps or so. Jet slot cornerback Michael Carter two, not Michael Carter one. Michael Carter two not nearly as good as their outside guys.
Carter allowed a seventy point nine percent catch rate last year, but the game script could you know, could end up flipping on Lamb this week. I give him a B in this one, assuming it's gonna be a little bit more run heavy. Brandon Cooks didn't practice on Wednesday or Thursday with his MCLs brain. We're gonna give him a bench grade in this game. Very if he to play, I'm benching the rest of the pass catchers on that team.
Michael Gallup, I guess you could say low end option potentially in this one, but a bad matchup for him only at Brandon Cooks does not play. Jake Ferguson, you're keeping on the bench. As for Dallas, his running game better match up there. I'm giving Tony Pollard a grade of a running back five in Fantasy last week. Eighty two total yards on sixteen touches. He got every Dallas rushing attempt inside the opponent's five yard line last week.
I think that's really good news for him. You know, people have been nippicking his strength and the short yarded stuff. Dallas obviously trust him with that. This year, the Jets have a middle of the pack run defense. They were number twenty in explosive run rate allowed last year, so Pollard might hit some dingers in this game.
Yeah. I like Pollard a lot.
Here.
I'm with you on that.
Jacksonville takes on Kansas City on the Kansas City side obviously, Patrick Mahomes is an A. Travis kelce Everything indication is he's going to play, which is great. Only one missed game would be a win given what we thought might be the case. Jaguars just gave up fifty nine tight end receiving yards to Indianapolis's anonymous tight ends last week, So I'm going right back to the A grade on
Travis Kelcey. All the wide outs are on the bench at this until further now, yeah, exactly until at this point, Like last year, you're not going to trust any of them. Last week, mvs and sky Moore ran the most routes, but it was still less than half of the routes. There's just nobody on the field enough and no consistent performers, and you're never going to guess, right.
I don't know.
If you think about chasing Rashi touchdown from week one, he was on the field for twelve plass plays.
That's it.
I mean, it's just you just you can't do it all. They're on the bench, even though somebody's gonna have a good game. Good luck guessing. Isaiah Pachecko just the C grade here. I thought it was a mixed bag for Pacheco in the opener with just eight Mundane rushes and Clyde Edwards Hilaire frustratingly involved.
The good news was for targets, which I liked.
That was his second biggest target game and by the way, caught them all, second biggest target game of his career. Jaguars were a good run defense last year, and they dominated the opener, hammering the Colts runners, including Dion Jackson, who averaged one point one yards per carry in the opener. So I don't love Pacheco here this past This game is going to go through Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce.
Let's go to the Jaguars side.
Let's start with Travis etn look good against the Colts last week, but this is a much tougher matchup, and our worries about Tank Bigsby's role at the goal line and as a receiver were realized.
This in the opening game. There was a lot I it's a concern. Through one week.
The Chiefs run defense ranks thirtieth by Pro Football Focus, but they get back Chris Jones and that should make them more formidable here. I've got a B grade on Travis et On, but we need to keep an eye on Tank Bigsby. Box scored did not well anybody any other of fumble. So there's that Tanks for nothing.
Oh yeah, here's the crazy stat.
He finished with nineteen rushing yards and fourteen yards after contact. I don't know quite how you do thirteen rushing yards and fourteen yards after contact. That tells me you're getting met in the backfield on every carry. Yeah, so I think that's a lot of what happened with Tank Bigsby. But I like that he caught four passes. This is gonna he's gonna be an aerial contributor and you know,
only on the field fifteen snaps in week one. So I'm keeping Tank on the bench, but optimistic that it'll his role will grow across the season.
Uh, let's go to the passing game. Already talked about Christian Kirk.
Earlier in this show, very worried that he didn't get much time, only on the field for half of the plays and then running from the slot. He goes up against a very good cornerback, Trent McDuffie, a first rounder from last year who gave up thirty eight yards in his coverage in the opener, not an impossible assignment. But I'm leaving Christian Kirk on the bench until I see him on the field more often.
How about Calvin Ridley?
Everything you could have hoped for, and all the people that drafted him early, congratulations because you got paid. He enjoyed a massive thirty four percent target share in the opener. He ran over his half of his routes from the left side of the field, where he's going to match up with cornerback Lagerius Snead. Sneid played hurt in the opener and gave up one hundred percent of his throws
in his coverage while missing four tackles. Sneid got worked in that opening game, but he's had ten days to get healthier, and Sneid played pretty well last year. Still a grade for Calvin Ridley.
If you're going to take Chase Zay Jones, I don't know that I did like that he was on the field as often as he was.
They moved him all across the field. He's gonna line up against all the different cornerbacks. They might be able to manufacture some opportunities for Zay Jones in this one C grade if you need to use him, and that leaves us at the quarterback position, and let's go to Trevor Lawrence, who I do like in this game. Chiefs allowed the most passing touchdowns last season. Now they did
play each other. Lawrence only mustered two hundred and seventeen yards in one touchdown against Kansas City in that playoff game. But the addition of Calvin Ridley makes a big difference here, and we're going to go with a B grade on Trevor Lawrence. Final matchup of this segment Matt Miami taking on New England Tua with a league leading four hundred and sixty six yards. But this is a much tougher matchup against the New England defense that corralled the Eagles in Week one.
Yeah, it is a much tougher defense. But even without starting tackle Tarren Armstead, the Chargers did not sack Tua and it looks like Armstea might be back this week. Two only had to scramble one time too, Lots of time in the pocket for Tua last week. The Pats allowed sixteen receptions to wide receivers last week. That was seventh most in the league. That's exactly Twoa's bread and butter. He gets an A grade here, Tyreek Hill gets an
A grade as well. Jalen Wattle gets a B because the delta in targets between him and Hill is so large fifteen targets to Wattle six. For context, Braxton Barrios had five targets. So is Wattle closer to Barrios than Hill? No, of course, no, he's not.
No.
Wattle actually has scored in three of his four games against New England as well, and with the Belichick way of taking out the top option, Wattle should see a lot of single coverage this week. When that coverage is against Christian Gonzales, expect Tua to target Wattle copiously. Gonzalez was picked on last week by the Eagles. They targeted him ten times. He allowed seven catches for seventy one yards. The other New England corners were only thrown at it
combined four times. So Christian Gonzalez is the weak link. Raheem Mostert out snapped Salvin Akhmed last week forty seven to nineteen. Devin ah Chane was a healthy scratch last week. Mostard only carried the ball ten times, though he did score. That's salvaged his day. I'd like to leave Mostard on the bench if I could this week, though, as the
Pats are just killers against the run. They've only allowed five total scores running backs last year, and they held the Eagles trio of runners to sixty yards on sixteen attempts last week. On the Patriots side, Romandre Stevenson gets an A grade here, even though the numbers looked rough in Week one, the Eagles were one of the better run defense he'd faces all year. The Dolphins are not that.
They just allowed Austin Eckler to go for one hundred and sixty four total yards last week and Joshua Kelly went for ninety one yards on the ground on his own. Both of them scored. The Finns seem to have a massive hole in stopping the run, which is why Stevenson gets an A and Zeke was charged to take a chance on me running back. I give him a solid Sea grad. Mac Jones looked good last week. That's what happens when you give him an actual offensive coordinator. It's
weird when Matt Patricia is not your offensive coordinator. And even better for mac Jones, let's give some credit here. Yeah, opening Drive throws a pick six on a bad pass and I'm saying to myself, oh man, it's over for Mac Jones.
Like he's gonna just unravel right here on the field, And it was the exact opposite, exactly rally.
It was literally the best career game for Mac Jones by Fantasy points in his entire career, three hundred and sixteen yards and three touchdowns. Justin Airbear had a similar a dot last week against the Dolphins as Mac Jones did against the Eagles. Airbear found moderate success with two hundred and twenty eight yards in a score. I think I'd put that as the floor for Jones this week, so I'll throw a C grade on him. I think
he's very startable in a super flex league. And as far as the wide receiver goes, let's talk about Kendrick Bourne. He's the only one I'm paying attention to. Yeah, score twice last week, led the team in targets, receptions, and yards, had a respectable twelve and a half average depth of target, and one hundred and thirty eight total air yards. He'll play against Eli Apple most often this week, who was
targeted deep exclusively by the Chargers last week. On targets toward Apple, the average depth was nineteen point five yards downfield. They're throwing deep against him, and it's probably not worth starting a Patriots tight end, but it's worth noting the revenge game for Mike Kasiki this week. Yeah, and if you think that he gets an end zone targeter two, he gets the desperation D.
Dart throw grade. When we come back, we're gonna jump in the time machine. Three mature speculation.
Time machine sounds like yars revenge.
It does sound like yards revenge.
We'll tell you who to pick up this week that everybody else will be trying to pick up next week on Fantasy Football Leekly final segment of Fantasy Football Weekly. That means it's time to jump into the time machine.
I think that's.
Defender, by the way, if anybody's wondering, that's the that is defended.
That's the weirdest flux capacitor noise ever that is it.
Maybe that could be the case.
We're gonna give you three guys to pick up this week that everyone's going to be trying to pick up next week. Frankly, we hammered this segment last last week. I don't know if we could have possibly done any better. We'll try now, Matt who you got?
I just mentioned him? Actually Kendrick Bourne highlighted in the matchup. But if Bourne scores again this week, his price will go get up way high. He's only rostered in forty six percent of sleeper leagues right now, and that's up forty four percent from last week. Imagine if he scores again, it's going to be through the roof and everybody's going to be in their waiver wear bucks on him in.
A positive matchup. That could be the use thor Who is your premature speculation player.
Packers wide receiver Jayden Reid.
I think this is your last shot to get Jayden Reid ten percent owned in Yahoo, nineteen percent owned in sleeper Church. You were sort of mentioning this when you were going through the matchup of this game Reid last week, so he only was sent out on sixteen routes, but on five of those he was targeted a stellar three yards per route run for Reid last week, sixty percent
of his snaps came from the slot last week. This weekend, he gets Falcons nickel cornerback de Alford, who has given up one hundred and five passer rating during his career on targets. Go out and get Jayden ree He gonna be owned everywhere next week. I think you're right about that. I like I like Jayden Reid.
Let's do it my take premature speculation, player, and listen, I don't doubt anybody for being skeptical when I say to back Zach Moss. I've earned every bit of skepticism anybody might have on my Zach Moss takes totally deserve. But can Zack Moss be better than Dean Jackson?
Maybe? Yes, he can?
Can he Are we sure Heavin Hull probably will not play again this year, or if he does come back, it's gonna be like December tragically.
And then there's this Jonathan Taylor.
Then Jonathan Taylor, so we don't.
Nobody knows right now what's gonna be happening in Jonathan Taylor week five forward. Now, Zach Moss could be startable this week. You gave him a he was here, take a chance at me, player, Yeah, let's be running back twins C grades for the Colts back C grade. He could be startable as early as this week. So you're gonna get like three games a run with him, and then who knows what happens with Jonathan Taylor. Let's pick up Zach Moss and see what happens. Final two matchups
of this show, New Orleans taking on Carolina. You loved the deep ball for New Orleans last week thor and it all came in big. What about this week in a different matchup with Carolina is still a very good one. Derek carr last week was my take chance on me guy.
He at quarterback.
He rewarded my faith three hundred plus passing yards for him number two in yards per attempt in the NFL last week. As I mentioned, great matchup this week. Panthers gave up the ninth highest passer rating last year and J. C.
Horn is out. I'm giving Derek Carr an a grade all right.
Of course, I love Rashid chi Heet. He was might take a chance on me wide receiver. I'm also given an A grade to Chris o'lave. It's Chris Olave season this year. He shredded the Titans for a thirty percent target share last week on three point seven yards per route run. This is another strong matchup for Olave. You're going up against Dante Jackson and CJ. Henderson out there with j C. Horn out, he is gonna smash Michael Thomas. I was wrong about Michael Thomas last week. I told
you to keep him on your bench. Hopefully you didn't listen to me. This week, I'm giving him a B. He's fully healthy again. He proved that twenty four percent target share last weekend, one point nine yards route run. We're gonna give him a B grade. Juwan Johnson, I'm gonna give him a C grade in this game. He's the clear tight end one and clear number four receiving
option in this offense. That's the good news and bad news sort of is He's been limited in practice with a calf injury, but he is expected to play this weekend.
Not a great matchup here.
Carolina gave up the ninth fewest receiving yards to tight ends last year, so give him a CE. Jamal Williams, I'm gonna give him a grade of B. He is the clear belcow here until Elvin Kamara returns. Ken Dray Miller is dinged up. Last week, Jamal Williams seventy five percent of the snaps played, but he only had fifty two total yards on twenty touches. However, this is a
good matchup for him against Carolina's rotten run defense. The Panthers allowed the fourth highest yards after contact last week. I'm giving Jamal Williams a B. Moving to the Panthers, I got a lot of bench grades on I bet you do. Yeah, Bryce Young, you gotta keep him on your bench.
Love Bryce Young.
Everybody loved Bryce Young, but last week it didn't look good worse in the NFL in passing gray that's tough, and the Saints have an awesome pass defense. You have to bench Young. And for this reason, you have to bench all the Panthers receivers. You have to bench their tight end Hayden Hurst as well, especially with Hearst, because the Saints defense shuts down tight ends going back several years now. The only guy on this offense that you can start with any sort of confidence is Miles Sanders.
I'm giving Miles Sanders a B in this matchup. Last week twenty two touches for ninety eight total yards while playing fifty seven percent of the offensive snaps, but he only ranked number forty one out of fifty five qualifying running backs last week in elusive rating. Was a little too easy to hit Miles Sanders last week. However, this is a decent matchup. Whereas New Orleans has the really
good pass defense, run defense not so good. The Saints run defense was bottom eight last week both in yards after contact per attempt and yards before contact per attempt.
Not good, not good. Some people think Cuba Hubbard looked better. Yeah, you know, home run hitter.
Yeah, yeah, I didn't like what I've seen from Cuba to this point of his career. But nevertheless, there's you know, there's there may be some opportunity there, maybe more than we thought could be. Yeah, we'll find out. Final matchup is Cleveland taking on Pittsburgh. Nick job obvious A. And we should note that Pittsburgh is gonna be without their defensive tackle Cam Hayward. That is a sizeable loss literally and figuratively. So nick JOBB feels like a very good play.
I'm want to go to the passing game and spend most of our time on the Cleveland side talking about that. I can't stress enough how bad Deshaun Watson's passing looked. It's being masked in the fantasy world by that rushing touchdown that he had, but it was ugly. Now granted it was in the rain, and it was against a good Bengal secondary. But if Watson's passing flops this week against the Steelers, it is not too early to start
worrying about Deshaun Watson's long term prospects here. Steelers earned Pro Football focuses number one pass rush rating last week. He'd of course by TJ. Watt, who had get this a hurry, two hits and three sacks in the game. I don't I don't like. I don't like the Amari Cooper matchup that much. I don't have a ton of faith in the receiving of the rest of the receivers who did nothing last week, and when I balanced that in with Deshaun Watson looking bad as a passer, I
don't see a lot to like here. Also, you don't get the design runs that you think you're getting out of Deshaun Watson. That did not materialize either either with even with.
The rushing touchdown. So yeah, I can't. I can't.
I can't support him here, and I've only got the C grade on him. Let's talk about David and Joku disappointing start to the season, and Pittsburgh contained George Kittle in the Opener, holding him to three catches for nineteen yards. But Najoku has scored in three straight games against the Steelers, and in last year's two games, he totaled thirteen catches for one hundred and thirty one yards and two touchdowns, good numbers historically against the Steelers for David and Joku.
So that keeps him quasi viable and will keep a C grade on him. I alluded to a Marii Cooper earlier, tough game last week. You had the rain, you had bad quarterback play, you had a difficult secondary. Easier matchup this week against the Steelers cornerbacks. You've got Patrick Peterson, You've got Levi Wallace. Both of them gave up more than forty yards in their coverage last week. Patrick Peterson, at age seventy three, got tagged for two touchdowns last week.
So I think Cooper.
I think Cooper has a nice little bounce back game potentially with him. I got a B grade on Amari Cooper. I can't go to any of the rest of the receivers who didn't do much, including Elijah Moore and David Donovan, Peoples Jones excuse me, who both clock in with bench grades here. Let's go to Pittsburgh side boy Najie Harris first. The good news he's scored in all four games against the Browns in his career, and he's average one hundred and seventeen total yards.
That's good news.
The bad news is everything else that's going to come after that. Harris only saw fifty two percent of the snaps last week. That is the second lowest since the start of last season, and Jalen Warren had the same number of touches as Naji Harris. This looks like the
running back by committee nobody asked for. Definitely, the Browns defense looked run defense looked improved over last year's awful unit, thanks in parts of several key off season editions, and they held the Bengals runners to seventy five rushing yards four and a half yards per Carrie. You know mac numbers. I can put a se grade on Najie Harris, but I can't do more than that. Now for Jalen Warren, you know this is.
A developing situation.
I don't think you can start him yet, but you know, look, if Naji Harris is going to continue to struggle and Jalen Warren's going to keep getting half of the touches in week one?
What if that turns into fifty percent of the touches, sixty percent of the touches. So maybe maybe this thing flips over. At some point.
You might want to invest in Jalen Warren, but we can't start him here. All right, Let's go to the Let's go to the passing game. I'm not even gonna talk about Kenny Pickett in a miserable outing. Let's go to George Pickens. Now, they lost Deontae Johnson. That probably means a few more looks for George Pickens, but also means better coverage. Pickens saw far too many short passes last week. That is not really his skill set, effectively
half in his yards per reception from last year. In the opener, the Bengals picked on cornerback Martin Emerson deep, averaging twenty yards per pass in his coverage. That's where George Pickens can can kill you. Yes, right, those deep contested balls. Let's do that against Steelers. Now it did ended up working, but maybe the Steelers will have more success in a dry game here and hopefully they find George Pickens. I'm putting the C grade on him. I
want to believe it's going to happen. Let's tuck Pat Fryermuth for a minute. Returned to full practice on Friday last week. Three of his four receptions came in the red zone. He's proven to be a goal line threat throughout his career. Scored last week. The Browns gave up just seventeen yards to Irv Smith last week, and they held Friarmuth to zero yards and forty one yards in the two games last year. Last season, the Browns allowed the fifth fewest tight end receptions and the third fewest
tight end touchdowns. I can only get to a C grade on Pat Fryarmouth is healthy, though, so that is that's good news there. Alan Robinson's gonna get more action with Deontay Johnson out, He'll be on the field a lot more, mostly runs from the slot. Cleveland's nickel cornerback Greg Newsom is awesome. This is a bad matchup. He's allowed one touchdown in his coverage in his last seventeen games. Can't go to Alan Robinson here for better or worse.
I think that pretty much wrapped nobody. Starting Kenny Picking now wraps up that matchup, and that leaves us some stuff to talk about from the Thursday night game. So DeAndre Swift looked awesome. Get a load of this stat before contact on Thursday night, DeAndre Swift racked up one hundred and thirty three yards before contact.
So does that make DeAndre Swift awesome? Or the Eagles offensive line awesome, or the Vikings defensive seven.
Or all three? Could certainly be the case. So let's just fast forward to next week's game. Let's assume Gainwell's available. What is the breakdown you see coming for Swift versus Gainwell when they're both available?
I go seventy five percent for Swift, twenty five for Gainwell, and Rashad Penny is on mill curtains.
Yeah, Penny's not even as a non factory. By the way, when did Rashod Penny turn into a kick returner? How do you kick return with Rashad drop the piano?
Penny? I don't understand how that's the thing they want to get them on the field, I guess.
So, Matt, what do you think Swift versus Gainwell both healthy?
I hate the Eagles running back situation. That's why I've avoided it all year. I think it's going to be a guessing game all year, and we're not going to be able to forecast it. Probably fifty to fifty.
I think it's going to frustrate people and be closer to fifty to fifty, even though Swift looks.
Way way more dangerous, does it? Yes? But you know, but the Eagles don't always make sense with their rotation.
They never so I bet there's more gainwell in here than we want to think there's gonna be, and that could water down the efficacy for Swift. Also from that game, while we're talking running backs, Alexander brutal, brutal, you know the bad fumble. He's now averaged I think three yards of carry and three and a half yards of carry in his two games, has looked has looked like an utterly mundane NFL runner, if I'm just being honest. So
let's project forward a little bit. I know, my whole theory on drafting Ty Chandler in the preseason was basically exactly this. They can only go so long with Alexander Madison looking ordinary before they have to give Chandler some looks. Right, He's got to get on the field more, I don't, I think, right, just to see. You know, Madison's blocking has been bad, and I don't know that he's left a lot of yards on the field because he's had doesn't had a lot of places to go.
But at some point, don't we tried the little tight chack.
Well, And if you're blocking as bad as running back in what is a pass first offense, you don't stay on the field much longer. You lose out. You have to have skills in the NFL to stay on the field. He doesn't have the ability to run great and he doesn't have the ability to block all that well. So I think he's in trouble.
And the other thing that really hurts Madison is Kevin O'Connell's just a pass first guy. I mean, last year the Vikings are fifth in pass play percentage, and that's bearing itself out through a couple of games.
Here and then the Vikings have Kareem Hunt come in for a visit in the middle of in the middle of training camp. They could kick the tires there. Again, it would not surprise any datum.
Ty Chandler's better than Kareem mont.
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