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that's the last year. I want to thank the seven thousand hundred dollars that came from people that tried the super job at gas links dot com were including me including thank you, yeah, I well, thank you personally for that. Thank you very much for for being a part of it, which is great. There's plenty to get to over the course of this edition of Fantasy Football Weekly. Will start the show by telling you the one thing you need

to know about every team's off season. We will then give you the training camp battles that we are watching throughout training camp. We're into training camps now, but here are the battles that are particular note to fantasy owners. Then we'll look at the Dynasty and Empire rookie drafts, will go through the average draft position for the first two rounds, and we'll tell you if people are taking these players too early, too late, or at just about

the right time. We'll also answer three tough questions. We'll get to all of our sleepers, and we'll give you some ideas about what to do with that extra week that's on your schedule now that the NFL has employed the seventeen week see reason. So plenty of good stuff to get to. Let's begin by going through the one thing you need to know about every team's off season. Now.

The way I've asked my co host Scott and Matt to handle this is not the most obvious thing, not necessarily the biggest thing, Like Aaron Rodgers is now in camp. That's not everybody knows that what we want to go with, the stuff you need, the one thing you need to know about each team. We begin with Scott and the Carolina Panthers. Yeah, I'm not going to keep it to one because I'm terrible at this and I don't bother. Uh. Donald is looking great, but Terrace Marshall is just ripping

up camp. And there's a great, great connection with Dan Arnold in camp right now that the Beat writers keep talking those two receivers, keep an eye for him lately, late late in your draft. All right, Matt. The Las Vegas Raiders offensive line went through a massive overhaul, and not necessarily for the better. The Raiders let three starters

go this offseason. They'll have an unproven center, likely Andre James, who had a Pro Football Focus grade of twenty four, replacing Rodney Hudson who was a seventy three UH, and then first round pick Alex Leatherwood, Richie Incognito who was injured most of the last year, and Denzel Good who should be named Denzel slightly below average after his rank of fifty nine among eighty four guards last year. It's gonna be a offensive line that's in flux all year

and it's going to be bad for the Raiders. And usually when you're when you turn over the offensive line to that degree, it takes half a season before they start to gell for the Packers. Often fantasy analysts will talk about vacated targets, and it's almost always within the

purview of wide receivers and tight ends. But I want to talk about Jamal Williams, who leaves behind forty targets thirty receptions in two forty receiving yards last year, and now with Jamal Williams gone from Green Bay, where those targets going well, A J. Dillon does and catch have

three targets all of last year. Almost all of that work probably goes to Aaron Jones, who could vault his receiving numbers from the forty receptions into like the sixties or seventies receptions, at which point he turns into Christian McCaffrey. Let's go to the Washington football team. He just easily turns into McCaffrey. I'm Christian McCaffrey. Supposedly, Ryan Fitzpatrick and Taylor Heineker are in a true battle for that starter job.

They did pay fits a ton of money, so I think he'll start out, but Fits he's he's gonna have someone possibly coming in form later, sooner than later. One the frequent frustrations with Fits is that he's not a great practice quarterback. He's a game day quarterback. The other thing is when he's given the reins, that's when he falters. It's when he comes in. Is when you're right, Buffalo Bills, what's the one thing people need to know about the

team's offseason? People are overlooking Zack Moss and he's ready to be the bell cow there and only eight fully healthy games last year where he wasn't on the injury report. Four point six yards per touch and five touchdowns uh and he was tied with Josh Allen in rushing attempts

from the infrared zone inside the ten with fifteen. He was also Pro Football Focus his highest graded pass blocker amongst running backs last year, with an Elite eighty nine point nine grade compared to Devin Singletary at forty five. Moss has a chance to be a three down back this year. I love it. And he's going so late. Next to Houston Texans. With the loss of Will Fuller and Randall Cobb, the Texans have one three vacated targets

to account for. Brandon Cooks got a hundred nineteen targets last year, so you can maybe get a few more, but not a lot. I think it's really worth watching the other position battles at wide receiver rookie Nico Collins, as as is being described as having one of the best camps of any rookie. He's going off the board as wide receiver one hundred sixty eight Nico Collins. He might be a week one starter for a team that's

gonna be perpetually behind. He's a week one starter. Kick Cute's going off the board at wide receiver two D two. I don't even know there's no league that drafts two wide receivers. So those are guys that you could watch get late and we'll have the advantage of picking up some of those vacated targets. Let's go to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Yeah, so, I think the big one here is not only was Joe Bernard recruited by Tom Brady, but apparently he's getting up to speed in camp and

they really like what they're seeing. Making an even bigger mess out of that running back situation. And possibly one to avoid or grab the cheapest. I'm a Ronald Jones guy. Let's go to the Cleveland Browns. Matt Cleveland's tight ends were targeted on thirty percent of Baker Mayfield's throws last season, which was good for third highest share in the league. And Austin Hooper is currently going off the board is tight end twenty three, which is the last round in

your draft. He was also targeted forty times in the Brown's final five games with the two playoff games included, and had three touchdown catches in the span. Also, the Browns have Pro Football focus, is highest rated old line, so Hooper is not expected to stay in and block as much. I kind of like Hooper is a deep sleeper this year. All right, we'll go to the Indianapolis Colts. You guys already know the big story. Carson Wentz and Quentin Nelson are both have had foot surgery. Expected to

miss a fair amount of time. Quentin Nelson, I think it's September. Carson Wentz probably October, just based on the mobility. They need to play their positions. Jacob Eson is the expected starter. Let's go to the Detroit Lions. So Hockinson

has been the best playing camp. I don't know if a lot of people have been hearing that, but the big news, the big news has been Campbell and Lynn have consistently commented multiple times this offseason and during cramp camp that Swift and Williams will be a one two punch and share and they've even made the dreaded hot hand. So be aware of that. That is something to be

aware of. Let's go to the New York Jets, completely new offense, new offensive coordinator, Mike Lafleur, Matt's brother, Zack Wilson, Michael Carter, Elijah More, Corey Davis, Elijah vera Tucker at guard. But I wanted to mention Elijah Moore for a minute. He was the thirty fourth overall pick. Jets beat writers are going bonkers over him. The athletics Connor Hughes says

he's the jets best player, not wide receiver player. On one targets at Old Miss last year, he was charged with only two drops and he has a list on his bathroom mirror of all the wide receivers drafted ahead of him and he looks at it every day. I kind of like that Old Marie Jones jew thing right, he did that too, something similar maybe I know, you know Randy Moss, you know, like remembered every team that passed on him in the draft. I remember that in

Kansas City. Last time we saw the Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes is getting bulldozed in the Super Bowl. So wisely they overhauled their offensive line. They released long time tackles Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz. The Chiefs traded for Ravens starting tackle Orlando Brown, and Brown has gotten better every year. He's a very good pass blocker in particular. The other big move was signing left guard Joe Thuney and free agency. He's developed into one of the NFL's best guards. And

then the right guard. They actually have a battle there between doctor Laurent duvern A tard If, the guy who opted out to work is a frontline healthcare worker last year, and the unretired Kyle Long. So you know that's real significant improvement. Yeah, you know, it's it's it's it was a brilliant offseason. And I think, by the way, they also changed the upgrade of their centered Austin Blight from the Ramps. So Chiefs are in a great spot this year.

Let's go to the Seattle Seahawks. Yeah, I'm gonna go a little deeper here, something that's not talked about as much, but the Seahawks want to run a whole lot more they want this year for some reason. And d J. Dallas has been getting all the third down passing role work and they talked about him as being the change of base, come in on third ground, third down for Carson guy. If that's true late in drafts, he might be a value for those guys people if you miss on,

you know, starting running backs. All right, let's go to the Denver Broncos. The one thing people need to know from the off season. We'll talk about the quarterback controversy later, but George Payton is building the Broncos in a Mike Zimmer fashion, beefing up the secondary and also drafting the air apparent in the second round at running back in

Javonte Williams. With Drew Lock ranking first in NFL interceptions and thirty fet and catchable pass rates, and Teddy Bridgewater not seen as a downfield threat, this team sets up to run at a top five clip with Williams and Melvin Gordon. I've got the rams. You know the story on cam Akers already out for the year. Let's talk about Darryl Henderson, the third round pick from who lost his job to Acres last year. Head coach Sean McVeigh says that Henderson's in every down back, but also notes

that durability is a concern. Last year, in his nine games with at least twenty five snaps, Henderson averaged fifty four rushing yards fourteen receiving yards in four and half yards per carry, which is kind of like right in the right in the middle. Worrisome to me, though, Henderson was notably worse than lee average and positive run rate, worse in yards after contact, worse in catch rate. He's

now going roughly the fourth round for Darryl Henderson. There's if he's he needs to be a materially better back than the guy that we saw last year. Let's go to the Philadelphia Eagles. Scott Yes, So Philadelphia Eagles. Jalen Reagors just getting healthiest. Devanta Smith injures his m c L and will miss a few weeks, but he should be ready for this season. But I think the bigger news is the offense. They're They're catering the offense to

Earth's that's the plan. That's what they're installing. An offense that with Kata cat to hurts skills. Um, so I'm starting to like him a lot more if they're not gonna try to shoehorn and an old offense in there. Let's go to the Miami Dolphins. What's the one thing people need to know from their off season? The Miami Dolphins.

Chan Gailey is gone and co offensive coordinators Eric Stoodsville and George Godzi spent the entire off season developing an offense around Tua and at Bama, Ta had the top pass rating in the country in nineteen on throws between one and nineteen yards, relying heavily on yak that's yards after catch. They brought in Will Fuller and his five point five YAK and drafted noted yakker Jalen Waddle leads me to believe it's going to be a short, pass

heavy offense for the Dolphins this year. In Minnesota, they spent first and third round picks on their offensive line in an effort to improve one of the league's worst lines. But Christian Derris Saw and why Davis Bose both missed the entire off season program, and they've been in and out of the lineups in training camp as well. Fantasy owners need to be prepared for the prospect of a Vikings offensive line that could even be worse than last year's,

particularly early on in the season. Let's go to the Dallas Cowboys. What's the one thing Scott that people need to know? So, uh, we've all seen to the wide receivers are doing a ton in practice. That's that's great now, but the plan is to be more conservative with Dac. Apparently he's he's got a slight injury right now, possibly running less, so maybe those six touchdowns rushing are are

going to be gone this season. And they've they're also talking about lightning Zeke's roll throughout the season with the playoffs in mind, and I think that's a very important thing to know. Let's go to the New England Patriots, Matt. They're the most run heavy team in the league last nger Cam Newton and Bill Belichick does not want you to believe that was going to happen again this year.

They added John U, JOHNU Hunter, Henry Nelson Aglar, and Kendrick Born in free agency and did You know that Kendrick Borne, as the nondescript fourth wide receiver in San Francisco, would have tied for the team lead in red zone targets with ten, and John Wu had seventeen and Hunter Henry had fourteen and Cam only through thirty six passes inside the twenty last year. They're going to throw more inside the red zone. Whether or not it's Cam is

yet to be seen. Though. I'm warming up to John U Johnu again, and you guys are gonna get sick of about me here hearing about me talk about him this preseason as well. There's very long track history of you know, top five tight ends being the number one or number two options on their team. John is almost guaranteed to be that on his team. I think he I think he is. Let's go to the Saints there in the middle of a quarterback battle between Taysom Hill

and Jamis Winston. Sean Payton had previously said that both quarterbacks will get time with the first team. Um, and they are doing that, but there's no early indication who's gonna win this job. But fantasy owners should be rooting

for Jameis Winston here. He's had keep in mind we are one year removed from him being QB one in many scoring systems, when in his mythical thirty thirty year, when if you really get out some track for interceptions, Jameis Winston was probably the top scoring quarterback in twenty nineteen. Where we're less than a year removed from taste Hill having a bunch of QB one games in relief last its true look's the one thing people need to know from the Giants. So I'm most people I'm sure know

about Si Kwon Barkley. They're taking it easy. There's been reports that he might not they might ease him back so slow we might not see him till we three. That's not what I want to mention here. What I want to mention here, Okay, let's see how I go to It's like the eight plus is Sterling Shepherd has been the stand up at camp and a lot of people wonder who's that receiver that you should have after Golliday, it seems like it's it's Shepherd. It's not. It's not

any of the other options. I don't have his a DP in front of me, but man, it's he's going like round Sterling Shepherd. You'll be able to get him very late and Kenny Golladay may not even start the season. What's the one thing people need to know from the Texans? Titans? Titans? Thank you? There we go. According to Warren Sharp, the Titans ran the ball only four percent of the time last year when trailing, four percent compared to the average

of thirty five. Okay. And their defense is bad and it's still bad ranking and defensive efficiency by Pro Football Focus and expected points allowed per play. And they cut both starting corners, but dupri was their big ad in free agency. This tells me this defense is going to be bad, and this offense is going to throw all year to Julio and a j. Brown. That could end up happening every A lot of people really like Tannehill

this year in Pittsburgh. The offensive line is ranked twenty nine by Pro Football Focus and the team barely addressed it in the off season. It's got four new starters and one returning starter who's playing out a position. Last year, Ben Roethlisberger had the shortest time to throw of all quarterbacks in the league, two point three seconds. That's it. And I don't know how your te how your offense can get that much better when your lines this bad.

A lot of concern over the offensive line that did not get addressed adequately by the Steelers in the off season. Let's go to the Atlanta Falcon Scott. Yeah, so I'm gonna go to the running back position here where Mike Davis is the starter. But do we know that he can be the full role? So who's who's the second back? There? They have court Darryl Patterson listed as running back and he's getting the reps in front of Quadria Allison whose career longest run is six yards, and a very small

rookie and Javian Hawkins. We might see a world where Cordarrell Patterson is it running back in fantasy this year? I can fall forward for six yards? Well yeah, I mean two of you could. Let's go to the Cincinnati Bengals. What's the one thing people need to know? Red alert the athletics since Beat writers Jay Morrison and Paul Dana reported earlier this week that the offense is an absolute disaster. The pass rush continue to break through the offensive line.

Nearly every pass that wasn't wildly off the mark was heavily contested, broken up, or intercepted. Multiple turnovers are happening during every practice. Tyler Boyd and Tee Higgins are losing battles with Eli Apple, Jamaar Chase is dropping wide open passes, and the Bengals have a bad defense. So this isn't like a great defense they're going against. It's bad. And since right now, let's hope it changes because Burrow is going to be running if that offensive line can't protect him.

So all the Jamar Chase one handed highlights, they're they're they're glossy over the bad stuff that's going on in San Francisco. I'm tempted to talk about the quarterback situation, but everybody's tracking it really closely, and I think you know that and we might talk about it. Next segment was drafted right. You know it's gonna come up again soon, but let me mention it's The Niners offensive line got

two key boosts in the off season. They re signed left tackle Trent Williams and then they acquired veterans center Alex Mack. Trent Williams was the number one ranked tackle last year. Alex mac is a steady veteran line gets even better in the off season. Scott, what's the one thing people need to know about the Cardinals. A j Green has been lights out in camp, leading many to speculate the last year's issues were lack of effort and not wanting to be there anymore rather than being washed.

Uh insert Kaiser so say straightening his leg out me as he walks to Arizona. Uh, let's go to Jacksonville, Matt. The Jags ranked thirty second in the league and rushing attempts last year. And you insert Urban Meyer and Darryl Bevil and Travis En. That's how he pronounced it. Okay, alright, yeah he would know. Yeah. According to Pro Football Focus in and twenty while with the Lions, Bevel ranked eleventh in the NFL among offensive coordinators in neutral game script

run play rate. The Lions also ran the ball at the eleventh highest clip from inside the five, and Urban Meyers a long track record of using quarterbacks to run the ball from inside the five yard line. In Baltimore, there's a lot of flux at the wide receiver position. The team drafted Rishadde Bateman, who has looked very good so our in training camp. Baltimore brought in Sammy Watkins, a perpetual career long underperformer, Watkins and Bateman likely battle

for a starting spot. Marcus Brown has got a significant hamstring injury. You need to watch. He may not be available for the start of the season and or and or may miss a bunch of time. And Miles Boykin might be cut allgether, which is a bumber. He was one of my one of my deep sleepers at this time last year. Hoops, all right, two teams, What is the one thing people need to know about the Chicago Bears.

Damian Williams is impressing as a rece ever, while tree Cone is still out, He's got that number two running back role between the tackles locked up. Now it looks like he might get some passing work. I just drafted him in mattch Empire League. And finally the Chargers, Oh, it's passing time because new offensive coordinator Joel Lombardi loves the pass. The Chargers already led the NFL in plays per game last season, and in Lombardi's short tenure as the Lions o C, he had them passed the ball

in sixty percent of plays. At that clip. Justin air, Bear would be throwing forty six passes per game and would be on pace for five thousand, seven twenty yards and forty one touchdowns in a seventeen game year. It's air Bear time, Bear time. You can you can draft him in a Guillotine League if you like. Learn more about the new freshest format in fantasy sports, the Guillotine

League at Guillotine leagues dot com. When we come back, the training camp battles will be watching throughout the month of aug When we returned to Fantasy Football Weekly, Welcome back Fantasy Football Weekly on Paul Giarchi and Guillotine leagues dot com. Like co hosts are Matt Harrison and Scott fish, I have challenged both of you to come up with the training camp battles that we need to follow. Let's begin with you, Scott, what's the first one? Let me

turn on my mic here. Uh. Gabriel Davis a sleeper that we were a guy we liked last year, a guy we liked coming into this year. But unfortunately he's battling with Manny Sanders, who they picked up the Buffalo Bills picked up this offseason, and it seems like Manuel Sanders has beaten him out for the job almost already. They're still battling it out, but he's above him on the depth chart and getting more with looks with the ones. We'll see how that plays out, but it's not the

outcome most of us. Well, you know we're going for game. We are for sure, Matt. What is the training camp battle you're following next? Uh? Andy Dalton versus Justin Fields versus Nick FLEs Um. It's worth noting that Andy Dalton is sporting a sweet new red mustache and an Oakley style orange reflective visor and the number nine and the Bears, so he kind of looks like mustache. Jim McMahon, that's

pretty awesome. Uh. Speaking of Fields, everything out of camp is that the Bears don't want to be forced into playing him right away, and Dalton has looked steady, while Fields has impressed with his athleticism and velocity on his ball, but he hasn't overtly taken the job from Dalton as of yet. My guess is Dalton probably starts September and

Fields is coming later in the fall. I was recently in Chicago on the score six seventy my friends there and they I asked the two co hosts I was with, when what's the weak number in which the transfer happens from Dalton to Field and one hole Stanford third week and one answered the fifth week. I was going week four when they play the Lions. That's easy enough, soft matchup. I like bringing in bringing in the rookie at that time. Alright, let's go to our next training camp battle. Scott, Jacob

Eason and Sam Ellinger for the Colts. The it's Easton's job right now, that is what Frank Craig says. But they're gonna fall. They're they're gonna battle it out. But this first preseason game, Easton's gonna get the first half, Ellener is gonna get the second half. Easton's the big arm guy, but Sam is the dual threat guy, and there's something there that he might he they might want to go to him because he's looked good in camp and Easton hasn't. By the way, no relation to Tony Easton.

I looked it up because I thought there might be. They're not. There's no connection. Everybody was thinking about, well, yeah, who doesn't want to tap into the Tony Easton pedigree line?

Everybody does. Matt, what's the next training camp battle? We're following you touched on a little bit chart and it's Jamis Winston versus Taysom Hill, and everything that I've read on this one is it's a dead heat and possibly that both play in Week one, but the camp notes kind of talk about both being unimpressive and mostly working as run game coordinators. If that's the case, the Saints look like a run heavy team as they were last year. They ran the fifth most in the NFL last year.

So if that's the case, I'd put my money on Hill as the starter right now. However, Hill's just not the passer Winston is. Making him the full time starter would also take away his ability to be weapon ax out there. But right now, the tea leaves trend towards Hill. I'd put it as a fifty three forty seven kind of lead right now. I'm rooting for Winston because I

don't think he'll can pass. I'm rooting for Hill because I have on a lot of teams all right, and you need him to start or you can never start him. If Taston Hillton start a game, you can never put I think you're gonna be comfortable starting either of the Saints quarterbacks this year. Yeah, like if, if, if Winston's the starter. You know, Hill's coming into the game to steal some stuff and whether it's red zone or it's the middle of the field. Yeah, but I don't think

he will impact just passing that much. And that's all I want Winston for anyway. I think Winston can be startable if if he's if he's getting almost all the work. To me, I think if Hill wins the job, I think that we have a clear cut path of who's the starter and who's gonna play the most snaps, Scott, what's the next training camp battle we're following? Uh, Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater over there in Denver. Right now,

it sounds like the slight edges to Lock. But Teddy has been unleashing some fifteen plus yard downfield and making them look good. Drew Lock, after a bad first day, went four or five straight days without an interception against that very decent defense. So that's one to watch. But right now it sounds like Lock might just say the slight edge all right? Rooting for Drew Lock. Yeah, better for fantasy. It's better for fantasy. It's this is a

fantasy show. That's why we care about that. Matt, What's the next training Campattle, we're following forty quarterbacks Jimmy Gee versus Tray Lance, and everyone in forty Niners camp is fawning over Tray Lance. His athleticism and running ability have all the Niners beat writers drooling. They've said they've unleashed him as a runner and scrimmages and while the crowd's there, and it's kind of like when the Beatles came to

America for the first Very similar, very similar. However, Kyle Shanahan has been quoted multiple times that it's Jimmy G's team and would be extremely hard for Lance to beat out Garoppolo for the job by week one. Shanahan has also said that Jimmy G has been really good in practice, although his mobility is just not what it used to be after ankle injuries plagued season and an a c L. It's only a matter of time and it's coming. It seems like it's coming sooner than later. For Trey Lance,

I'm fully on board. The most interesting fact about the Fourners is they've installed spit tunes along the sidelines for the beat reporters. For they are they drool tunes all right? Scott what's an next training camp battle? Let's stay in Denver with Javonte Williams and Melvin Gordon. Beat reporters and UH people close to the team have consistently said it's Melvin's job, even though a lot of fantasy people think Javant is going to take it over, and he might

at some point. They've said, Javonte looks great, he looks great with hel pads, he looks great with pads. But at this point, it's Melvin's job. But there there's a battle. I mean, we don't want to hear that. No, we always want the new guy. We always want the fresh blood. But I think if it's like most situations, the veterans starts the season get most of the work. You know, That's how it goes. All right, Matt, what's the next training camp battle we're following? I got the Arizona Cardinals

were running back competition. That's Chase Edmonds versus James Conner. Edmonds had at snap rate last year. Kenyan Drake had about that seems like a split backfield to me, and Edmonds, when asked about being an RB one this year, said and I quote, we're both going to play a lot this year, we're both going to make plays. So RB one really don't mean much. Means a lot to be ah, yeah, it means a lot to fancy player. What's interesting is Edmonds has a bit more versatility. They lined him up

in the slot exactly nine nine times. There we go. That's something that James Conner really doesn't do at the very best. You're looking at a sixty forty split for one of these backs due to injury concerns for Connor, that favors Edmonds. But even in games where Kenyan Drake was absent last year, Edmonds did very little with the op It was very disappointing. All right, let's get to our next training camp battle Scott. Okay, So the last one or the next one I have is the Chargers

receivers with Josh Palmer, Tyrand Johnson, and Jalen Guyton. Right now, this depth chart might surprise you. The order listed now from coming out of the camp, Josh Palmer ahead of Ron Johnson and Jalen Guyton, all three of made great plays in camp. Williams is also, they say, is connection is amazing with her about this camp. But right now it sounds like Palmer's running slightly a head of them, despite they're all making great plays, all right, that offense

might go crazy, all right. When we come back, we will work through a Dynasty or Empire rookie draft by a DP. Here's who you all America are taking first, second, third, fourth, all the way through the first round, and we'll tell you if you're getting it right or wrong, who's going in the right place, who's not. Who should you be reaching for in your Dynasty or Empire rookie draft. When we return to Fantasy Football Weekly, Welcome back Fantasy Football Weekly.

I'm pulled charching. My co hosts are Matt Harrison and Scott Fish getting you ready for draft season. I'm already drafting in a bunch of leagues. I know you guys are too, and but for most people, they're just they know they're starting to warm up to it now start to think about their draft. It's gonna happen like two weeks, three weeks that charts. We had a rookie draft going on. This week we did It's it gets real thin this year, real thin, really fast. You're gonna hear about how thin

it gets really next segment. The next two segments this segment is gonna be filled with guys who were really interested. In the next two segments, we're gonna go through the rookie drafts by average draft position for those in dynasty leagues, Keeper leagues, Empire leagues, and we'll identify who's going in what position, and then whether or not that player is

going too high, too low, or about right. We'll do the first round of this segment, we'll do the second round next segment, and man, it just falls off a cliff at one point in round two, and we'll talk about that when we get there. So first let me mention this. This is we are doing a one quarterback league, so we are not doing super flax or not doing two quarterback because in those leagues it's moves the quarterbacks

just right to the top. And here this we're assuming you're an one quarterback league, which is still the way most people play. We like super flex, but play the way you want to play, right, We don't leave the average draft position at number one is Naji Harris, Pittsburgh running back Naji Harris. Is that too high, too low, or about right? That's where I got him on my dynasty ranks at shock Fantasy. So you know, Promo Code Radio if you want to go, be a member there.

But Naji Harris is exactly where I got him. I'm not concerned about the poor offensive line. Good running backs have overcome poor offensive lines in the past and been good fantasy producers. So Dalvin Cook's done it many years in a row. Just fine with Naji right there? Okay, Uh, offensive line worries me a little bit as well. I think there are others you can make a case for in this spot. But do you have a problem with

it here nor? I don't. He wouldn't be my first because generally in a league where you're picking one overall, unless you're traded for it, you're the worst team. And I'd rather go after running backs when I'm starting to contend, then that's good point and grabbing a running back over one overall. So he's not my one. But um so, I guess you can guess to high. I guess he's going to high. It's still fair, but he's just at least a couple of spots too high for me. Alright.

Average draft position the second rookie off the board. This is America's average draft position. Cincinnati wide receiver Jamar Chase he was the first wide receiver taken in the draft. Scott, is this too low? Too higher? About right? Well, based on what I just said, obviously my number one is probably Chase or the guy will talk about next. I'm completely fine with him at two if you want to take the guy we're gonna talk about next at one. But it's it's fair, it's fine, you know, it's it's

right on the spot. I'd probably take him one. I've got Chase at my number four rookie off the board, so this is too high for me. There's two guys that I would like a lot more than Mr Chase, and there's a lot of mouse defeat in that Cincinnati offense. You know. Running back lover, I'm kind of with you as well. I think it is a little bit too high.

And they're only in this particular year, there's only four running backs even want to draft, and so I you know, I think I would want to have gotten a running back by here. But then there's the next guy, well, I think might also be a better a better player for this particular spot. The number three average draft position player is Kyle Pitts, going off the board in redraft

leagues at at tight end four. What do you think about Kyle Pitts going off the board at position number three, Well, it's ridiculous for re draft leagues, number four tight end overall, but this guy is a generational talent from all all uh all accounts. I think that you can make the case for him at number one, and he's definitely one of my number He's probably been number two guy right now, so I think he is a little bit too low on this list. I'd I'd take Pitts either number one

or number two. Counterpoint on Pits last year wrestler Gauge in the in the Atlanta Falcons offense, his stout line would have been tight end three overall, there we go. Do you think Kyle Pitts is their third option in the receiving game or second? It's it's probably second at this point, So I feel like I feel like that. I think I think he can. I'm not I'm not saying he will, but it would take a historic year, but I think he can end up in that spot. So I'm saying with it, um, Kyle Pitts is who

I would have taken it one. Once again, I think if you're picking one on one legitimately taking a difference changer at a position like that that could be on your team six seven years and not have to worry about the tight end position for years. Um, that's probably where I would have leaned. So I'm gonna go with too low on him. I would I I went too low on Kyle Pitts for all the reasons that you guys have mentioned as well. I would have taken him first. Overall.

Let's go to the fourth average draft position, and that's Jacksonville running back Travis the running back formerly known as E. T N. But now we find out it's Jacksonville running back Travis an Both. So uh Scott with the at number four? Is this too low, too high? Or about right? This is actually where I have him? So I feel

it's just right. In fact, Um, the the amount of top twelve fantasy running backs, like running backs that fish in the top twelve that have like fifty plus UH carries and fifty plus receptions, which I think uh Atchin or E. T N is going to do many times in the next few years. Is it's astronomical, Like that combination vaults. It's like a rushing quarterback, that combination of catches and carries vaults you into top twelve conversations. I think that's him. He just needs to get James Robinson

out of the way a little bit. Matt, you feel any differently about Travis E. T N. Well, if Scott's saying that he's got like all this potential, I don't know why you wouldn't pick him higher. I pick him higher than Jamar Chase, So I think he's a little bit too low. I think he's the top three running or top three rookie for me, I feel this is a spot too high, one at least one spot too high for Travish the running back formula Travis E. N. And I like the guy who's at a DP five five,

and that is Denver running back Javonte Williams. Matt It at position number five for Dynasty and Empire leagues. Is Javonte Williams going too high? Too lower? About right? I think that that this is a just right position for him personally. I think a lot of people are going to be scared off that Melvin Gordon is there, and uh, the production might suffer a little bit in the first year, but he's definitely a guy who can take over that role. And and really be a bell cow, and I think

that's what George Peyton wants in his new look Broncos. Scott, do you feel differently? So? I feel like you guys very much love the running back position a lot more than I do. In Dynasty, I generally build around younger wide receivers and players like that, and then I go after and get the running backs when I know him about to make a run. That's because you're really smart. That's that's how I played Dynasty. So I actually have Javonte Williams one spot lower than this, so I will

I will go. He's one spot too high. I think this is a spot too low, but he'll make my case. I think Williams could go. I think you can make a case. If you're running back needing and you are making run, you can make a case for to me, Javonte Williams as high as pick two or three at potential to be a very special back, which only a couple of runners do have in this In this draft, I believe big, fast, elusive gets goal line looks. But I'm really doing it for next year. Melvin Gordon, I

don't think he's gonna be on Denver next year. And that is why I think Javonta Williams becomes the bell Cow by two and I want him on my roster now. So I'm ready for next season at average draft position number six in Dynasty and Empire rookie drafts. Philadelphia wide receiver DeVonta Smith Scott. Is this too high, too low? Or just right? This is the flip with Javonte Williams. For me, this is would what Davonta Smith did in college.

I I love to see it come to Philadelphia. I think I know he's hurt right now, he's got the m CL, but I think eventually he's gonna be that guy uh for the Eagles there. Um, I would have him a spot higher, Okay, Matt, Yeah, I think he's the clear number one wide receiver in Philly, So I think he's just I think it's about right to now. Just his small build to me as a worry, but he can be an electric game blake breaker. My worry is he's got Tavon Austin downside to him, but he's

got Tyreek Hill upside to his game. It was an undersized group of wide receivers this year, big time too, you know, We've talked about this a little bit in in previous year's shows and Fantasy Football Weekly. The guys that have sustained greatness more often than not, like multi year are bigger bodied receiver Various Thomas's, the Treille Owens, the Andre Johnson yeah right, yeah. DeAndre Hopkins is the

reason they called prototypical, right yep. And you know the the smaller guys, it tends to be much more erratic, and I think the clus strates higher. That's some of my worries for DeVonta Smith at average draft position number seven is the first one that I really really don't like. San Francisco running back Trey Sermon Matt too high, too low, or just right. You didn't even have to influenced me on this one. I'm right there with you. I think

that this is way too high. They drafted to running backs in San Francisco, and Kyle Shanahan is from the family tree of Shannahanigans. There's running back shannahanigans going on all over the place there, and you're never going to feel quite confident that one running back has taken over that job. So he's way too high for me. I know, you feel differently Scott, No, I I like him more than you, but like he's the guy I took in a rookie draft in the mid second, right before the

cliff goes off, and I felt good about that. Yeah, I don't feel good about him in the mid first. That's crazy talk to me. There At least I think I'm counting three or four wide receivers I take above Sermons, so like, I'm this is way. We all agreed that pick seven is too high for trade sermon. I don't

think he's a special talent. He was taken in the third round, but many draft services graded him into the fifth, six, and seventh round, and so I think it was a reach pick in as you mentioned, Kyle Shanahan simply isn't a work horse coach with his runners. I've got a couple of quarterbacks are running back and a few wide receivers above. The perfect time to bring up pick number eight, Jacksonville quarterback Trevor Lawrence ad pick eight. Is this too high?

Too low? Or just right? Scott? I think quarterbacks have gotten too deep lately. We're in a one quarterback league. I still have a couple of players I like above. Taking the quarterback this high and the first if I'm at the end of the first maybe because you're probably a champion or close and it might be a luxury pick for you. But here I'm going with a guy

that's like three spots below. You know, when they talk about guys coming out in the draft being like the can't miss quarterback, there's only a few that come to mind. And you know, one was Andrew Luck and he was great for a number of fantasy years. And the one since then was Trevor Lawrence. Even Patrick Mahomes didn't really get that billing when he came through the draft. It

was a fourth quarterback, third quarterback taken. Yeah, it was um. So, I think that Lawrence is just about right here because if if you truly believe that he is one of those generational talents at the position, you can take him here and then you can feel like you have a good quarterback for a really long time. Yeah, I think this is about right. He's the most pro ready quarterback since the Luck, as you mentioned, and I think people

forget about his running aptitude. You know, he can be four or five rushing touchdowns a year, and you know he has the upside be like thirty five passing touchdowns, and then he gets into really special fantasy production territory for Trevor Lawrence pick number nine by your average draft positions, Miami wide receiver Jalen Waddle, tell me if you think this is too high, too low, or about right? Scott, all right, I think we're on Matt, We're on time. Yeah,

I think that's a little too high for me. There's a couple of wide receivers that I like above Wattle here, and there's one running back that I like above him as well, So Wattle I would move down to about twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen somewhere in there. Yeah, it's it's only one spot too high for me, because there is you know, one one spot too low or so he's about right about he's he's about right. There's one wide receiver coming up that's actually my wide receiver too, and so I guess

I was wrong on Davonta Smith earlier. I have another guy coming up as my wide receiver too, but he's about right because I have Trevor Lawrence below both of them. I have Jalen Waddle about right here at pick number nine. I worry that he's gonna get lost in the shuffle between Will Fuller, DeVante Parker and two. It didn't impress me last year, but in time I think he will become better. Ship Fuller and DeVante Parker at least has the upside to be at pick number ten. New York

Jets running back Michael Carter. Is this too high or too low? Scott? I mean again, we're in a We're in a spot where I like wide receivers more than running backs. I think he's in a really good spot. I think that you know, he could be there. He's probably going to be their lead back. Um, I'm probably taking at the end of the second because there are one or two guys I probably end of the second, end of the first. Excuse me, but it's it's not

a terrible spot in that ten eleven twelve range. Alright, Michael Carter, pick ten? You cool with that. I'd probably have eleven twelve probably close to that. I'd move him up. I think that he's the only rookie running back in this class that has the distinct possibility besides Nagi of course, yes, of being a bell cow in his offense. And that's why I like Michael Carter close to like five or six in draft. You took all my talking points except one.

The Jets offensive lines got two first round picks from the last two years, and it's it's better than people think. All right, Pick number eleven, Baltimore wide receiver Rashad Bateman. Is this too high, too low or about right? Matt Um? I think it's about right. I got one guy ahead of him on the wide receiver chart, but Bateman looks like he is wide receiver one already in Baltimore. Scott same. He's my wide receiver to overall behind Chase, so I

would have put him closer to the mid first round. Okay. And the last a DP rookie is New York Jets wide receiver Elijah Moore having a fantastic camp. Too high, too low, or about right? Perfect spot for him, perfect spot right about here. I talked a little bit about him before, and I'd move them up a spot or two. Actually I would too, because I would have in Buff Carter and sermon. But that's about right. You know, you

know we are picked, that's about right. When we come back, our number two Fantasy Football Weekly will get into round two where things really hit a cliff here and you've got a weird hard to find some value at that stage of your dynasty or empire draft. Stay tuned. Fantasy Football Weekly continues in moments our number two Fantasy Football Weekly Paul Charchi and Scott Fish and Matt Harrison with you.

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of games early out there, he's gonna yep. And then you got to decide a little bit like when Christian when Christian McCaffrey got hurt early last year, when's the time to get in on that bidding. Because if you got in, if you put in too much of your free agent budget on Christian McCaffrey early last year. All he did is way down your team, you were short on money, and then you got cut and here's Christian

McAffrey again on the waiver wire. And then somebody else would pick him up, spend a bunch of money, and then they'd get cut. And Christian McCaffrey kept cycling through and the end of that. I bet at the end of the year and our thousand dollar FAB League at Guillotine leagues dot com, I bet he picked up on average around FAB got spent on him churning through teams over the course of the season. It's round number two of our Dynasty Empire Rookie Draft by your adp the

national average. This is where you're taking everybody, but we're establishing whether or not you guys are getting it wrong or right with each of your selections. The first round went Najie Harris, Jamaches cal Pits, Travis the running Back formerly known as Travis E. T n The Ancient One, Javante Williams, DeVante Smith, Tray Sermon who we really didn't like this spot, Trevor Lawrence at pick number eight, Jalen Waddle, Michael Carter, Rashad Bateman, and in the twelfth spot, Elijah Moore.

Now it's round number two and the highest ADP player left here is San Francisco quarterback Trey Lance. Too high, too low, or just right, Scott, I think it's just about uh in this list, I probably would have had him like twelve or so, so like I I would I would almost rather have a quarterback like Trey Lance in a league like the in a in a dynasty league,

just because I think his rushing upside is so huge. Um, you can you can play around with starters other starters until you hit one on one of these big guys that becomes a Josh Allen or Patrick Mahomes or a you know, um Kyler Murray or something. And I think Trey Lance has that potential. So um, I probably have been spot or too higher just because I have I have Lawrence a little lower, and I have Sermon a little lower. Stuff like that, Matt. I think Scott stole

most of the thunder there. If you think Trey Lance can be Josh Allen in two years or Lamar Jackson in two years, gosh, that's a pretty good pick right here, and it's first pick in the second round. I take him. I think he might be a little too low. Yeah, I got way too low. I think you should go in the middle of the first round. I think by half a round in that's I'm ready. First quarterback off the board. I'm fine because of the upside. I think

that's kind of where we both landed. All right, I'm learning what your next draft strategy and it's about to be right. Uh, let's go to pick number two of the second round, Caroline wide receiver receiver Terrorists Marshall, Matt Is this too high, too low? Or about right? You know? Scott was speaking glowingly about terrorist Marshall and and I've heard nothing but the same. It's it's been all good on a terrorist Marshall in camp, and I have him a little bit higher on my list of wide receivers.

So this is way too low for me. I love Terris Marshall. Right after the draft happened. I was doing drafts, you know, right after the draft, I was consistently taking him at two a one, and so it's already too low. It's only too too yeah, so it's about right. But now he's just glowing in camp. He's going to take over like he played slot in college. He's taking over that Curtis Samuel Role, he's reunited with Joe Brady there. Um. I love everything about the six ft four, big slot guy,

Arris Marshall. I would take him in the first round. Do you have Terris Marshall above Jalen Waddle? I do? Yeah, Yeah, so yep, I have I have him yeah, way up there. Yeah, unique downfield skill set that makes him a nice match for Sam Donald's arm. You never get a six foot four slot receiver and he can play outside. Yeah and yeah, and I'm sure he could, but I don't know that he will. Yeah, he doesn't need to with Robby Anderson

on one more year. Yeah, that's probably true. Uh. The third pick in the second round in Dynasty Empire Drafts, by your average draft position is Justin Fields. Is this too high, too low? Or just right? Scott? It's it's pretty much what we said with Lance. It's just about right because the guy's going below him. I have a lot less confidence in as as players at their positions when Fields is a guy that could be a franchise quarterback for ten years and you know, have a decent

rushing upside. Matt, you like justin Fields here? Yeah, we're teetering very very close to the the cliff. We're not at the cliff yet. I can see it, though I can. I can kick a rock and it's about to go to are my Thelma and Louise? Somebody are driving fast? Why at the edge of the are we all holding hands? I'm the Brad Pitt in this example, by the way, just to be clear, okay, yes, uh, Justin Fields to me,

this is about right. Maybe a little too low. I prefer lance, but I love the fields can give you the passing and the rushing in the athleticism and the deep balls, and those are special quarterbacks that can go win leaks. So I would not mind. I wouldn't have a problem with somebody took Justin Fields a little higher than the third pick of the second round. Now, Church, is this the end of a tier? Because I'm looking at the rest of the rookies and this is kind

of the edge of a tier for me. If we're at the end of the tier, I'm gonna ask you a question. Would you take trade sermon at this end of this tier? This is the right spot right here. I'll flot in trade sermon right here. The fourth pick in the second round by your national average for average traft position among rookies Arizona wide receiver Ron del More or Matt Is this too high, too low? Or about

right now? Talking about the Tears, I think there's two players in the next tier, and it's the next two players on this board, and then after that it gets nasty. So I think, uh, I think Ron Dale Moore is in a good spot right here. A little nervous that there might not be enough balls to go around in Arizona,

but I think that he's in a good spot here. Yeah, as we mentioned on the show, when we we did this team preview, Rondel Moore, I I likened him to a squirrel in the road, like he changes directions so ridiculous. And there's been so many camp videos of him breaking ankles. I still have him above sermons, So we're not all right, we're not even. So it's road kill more in a different way because he's breaking other people's ankles. Correct, Yes, but he's only five ft seven, So he's going to

be the road kill sooner or later in Rondelmore. And that's the worried for me. It's like amped running over a squirrel. You know he's gonna run from the slot. You know, Larry Fitzgield's gone, so that frees up all those slot targets and you get the quick twitch athleticism, incredibly fast, the four of the four three speed for Ron del Moore, and he's gonna get He's gonna get the bubble screens, the gadget plays, the periodic runs. We

just need to stay healthy. At five ft seven, just word, he's gonna get mauled over the middle, and that you know, any like any catch could be the last Ron Delmore. Let's go to pick number five. Average draft positions, rookie drafts and Dynasty and Empire leagues. Zach Wilson, New York Jets quarterback. Is this too high, too low? Or about right? And we're on it's Scots first, Alright, let's do it. It's fine. It's it's fine. Where it's at in a

one in a in a one quarterback league. I think I think we're at that cliff where I'd be like, do I want Wilson? Do I want sermon? I mean it's a one quarterback league. Maybe I do take sermon um. So I think it's it's fair, it's right where worship where we should be He's definitely got that quarterback upside that we've been talking about. Not as shiny as the other three quarterbacks we talked about. Zack Wilson doesn't have the rushing upside. No he doesn't. So he's he can

really good at times. Yeah, he can raw talent for sure. So I think this is the end of the tier and we are now at the cliff, and here we go over the edge the edges. Here's for sure. Pick number six and by your average draft position in the second round is New York Giants wide receiver Kadarius Tony. And man, is this wrong? Matt, go ahead and elucidate

the many reasons. Um, they got like fifteen wide receivers, they're including Kenny Golladay, they got the worst offensive line in the league, and Daniel Jones isn't inspiring a lot of confidence. Plus when se Kwan is healthy, he's probably their leading target getter. So I don't think Cadarius Tony might see more than two passes a game throwing his way. Scott. Yeah this this, by the way, Daniel Jones threw eleven

touchdown passes last year. That's so hard to do. But that's a starting quarterback but you can still point and laugh at Cam Newton. Very true, Very true. Cam Newton's pointing and laughing at that run though this Daniel Jones, Yeah, this is this is too want to retripped himself. Yes, this is too high. If I'm going to say something positive though, just you don't have to know. I mean Kadarius Tony, I mean he's a subscriber to the podcast, the show and everything, but you know, it doesn't mean

we have to play Kate. Kadarius tone End was a member of Tony Tony Tony. They did invest a first rounder on him, and they did and three different teams were trying to trade up into the first to get him. So there's there's got to be something there. There's not a lot of you know, he didn't have a lot of stats in college, but he's such a good gadget guy that if they can find like Leiviska Chanlt, if they can find ways to get the ball in his hands,

you know they need things to improve there. So down the line maybe, but it's still too high for me. How many of those gadget guys ever work out and they all they're all trade Tavon Austin that's the thing they rarely work out, and it was the high end of that. But yeah, and he he wasn't even as fantasy viable as some of these other names that we've mentioned. No, it's true. I mean he had some good years, but he was not always fantasy viable either. Kadarius Tony. A

lot of people don't know. It's just a little piece of trivia. He is reprising the role of Tony Soprano in the prequel that HBO is developing. Yeah, uh, pick number seven in the second round of a Dynasty Empire League by your ADP. His Detroit wide receiver am On raw St Brown Scott. I know you like him. I do like him. I really to hide too low or about right's been talking to boys forever. Yeah, he's he's too low for me. I would have him a spot

or two above this. Uh, he's just in a position where he could be he could be the leading target get around that team, Like he's gonna get a decent amount of targets. He's gonna get. He's got the starting I can't imagine a situation he's not the starting slot receiver there. So right, Yeah, I have a couple of high Detroit's gonna pass often there. As a rebuilding team, they're incentivized to give their young players a lot of

playing time. He's staying after practice, just one handed on the jug machine for like, yeah, he's first in last kind of guy. You're Jared Goff, who's, by the way, I mean, obviously used to throw into a slot receiver. Um, and you you drop back to pass? Do I throw to Tyrolle Williams? Ever? Why what's the point? You know? I'd rather getman Detroit wide receiver. I'm on ros st Brown. We all think that this is we all think this is too low, right, Okay, even though we're off the cliff,

it's still we're falling. We are falling, and we're not going to get up the eighth pick of the second round by your average draft position in dynasty drafts. Philadelphia running back Kenneth Gainwell, Matt, what do you think too high? Too lower? About right now? It's about right. I mean it's a guy that could take over in a pinch if Miles Sanders is dinged up again like he was a little bit last year. So, but they do have Boston Scott there, and I think they have oh gosh,

who's the old Detroit running back that they signed. Well, carry on Johnson, he's over there too, so uh, lots lots of depth chart issues there, but you know he's got a chance. Right now, Miles Sanders and Boston Scott are basically splitting carries in camp and they are working a roll in for Gainewell. They've talked about that. Um, I it's gonna take something for that. He Actually the next several people were going to talk about I have too high because I have guys in the third I

like better. Alright, Philadelphia running back Kenneth Gainewell too high for me at this stage, eighth pick of the second round. He's a poor man's Boston Scott, and inconveniently for him, Boston Scott is already on this team. Yes, uh, pick number nine my average draft position on rookie drafts in the second round, Pittsburgh tight end Pat Friar Muth Scott

too high, too low? Or about right? Yeah, it's it's still too high for me, just because there's other guys I I like coming up, guy that we're not even going to talk about, maybe like in the second round, like Nico Collins, who might get a ton of targets for Houston here in the show. I love Nico Collins, just a big guy that's gonna get a lot of work. And Dammy Brown for Washington. I like it. I like these guys better than guys like fire Muth. And what

do we know what that's for? Offense is gonna be next year with Ben gone and those receivers still like I I don't love it. Yeah, I'm with Scott on the on the fact that I don't love him in this position either, mostly because tight end rookies are just bad and if you're taking one this late, it's just cramming up a roster spot on my roster. I'll wait till somebody drops him, and somebody will somebody draft him

and drop him this year. I'll pick him up in December and just throw him on my roster and feel good about it. Then Eric he runs in the last year of his deal. Pat Friar Muth is going to be the starter for the Steelers next year. And you know, if you're in a deep enough dynasty or empire league, okay, I can see you pick him here and stash him and you've got Pittsburgh starter. I don't to your point. I don't know who's gonna throw them the ball though.

That's a that's a big question mark right now. At pick number ten in Dynasty Empire rookie drafts in the second round, Carolina running back Cuba Hubbard, Matt you like him here? Too high? Too low or about right? He's just buried behind Christian mccalfe. Free. Uh, it's too high for me. I don't want to put a guy on my roster that's just hidden behind the best running back in football. It's it's a little high just because the receivers I mentioned that I like better. I even like

Scridge in the next round better. I like the guy we're going to talk about next a little better. So he's a little high. Um on the prep. I'm gonna go back front for a second. I'd rather take Jacob Harris for in the like the third or fourth round. Then I would waste a second round or on firemoth it with the eleventh pick in the second round. By average draft position, Dynasty League players are taking rookie Green Bay rookie wide receiver a Maori Rogers. Is this too high,

too low or about right? Scott? It's I mean, it's too low because the three above that I don't don't want as high as they're going. I have Amari Rodgers just below Nico Collins. So you know, if you put that, I guess he's a spot too low. Maybe then I guess, okay, I think he's a little too My voice just trying to convince yourself. The higher your voice goes, is this your lie? Tell? Is this like when you're not sure

and you're like maybe even lying? It's hard to draft board when I got three guys that I've pulled and put in the third round. Um, the reason I think it's a little low for Marie Rogers, it's just Al Lazard and Marc Hazvelda Scanley have steadfastly refused to take a meaningful role in this offense and get every opportunity. So those guys to me are basically dead to me, and Amari Rodgers has got the opportunity. Let me tell you, Marie Rogers would have moved up a half around with

friend Cobb had not gone there. Yeah, would have moved way up, all right, the final pick of the second round, in the last player we're going to talk about our Dynasty draft. This is your adp America is New England quarterback Mac Jones. Scott, go ahead, if you're gonna push on him, explain why, Yeah, it's okay. Why don't you just tell us the guys you want and said it's

a one U league. McCorkle is, he's fine, and he's very pro ready, and honestly, if you're looking for a safe floor quarterback, that you know that he's probably got a decently okay safe floor because he's he's pretty pro ready. So once he gets the job, but he doesn't have a lot of good weapons except for john who I know you love Johnny. But there there's at least five guys in the next round. I want more than Mac

Jones in a one QB league. Yeah, that's I think that's gonna be a a situation where Cam's gonna play himself out of that job for very long. Mac Jones will be the starter and or they will do a risky surgery putting Cam's legs on mccork kid I like it, or poking with a needle tyrod style just to get mac Jones in. Don't do that, Kirk Cousins. No need, no needle poke in there. Nope, No, When we come back. Three tough questions? Is that gonna be one of them?

Can't you poke? Kirk Cousins find out when we come back to Fantasy Football Weekly his wife, I might have something to say. Fantasy Football Weekly continues fault charging from Guillotine Leagues dot Com, Scott Fish and Matt Harrison Shock Fantasy dot Com. This is a game we call three tough questions. I will pepper my co host, with three tough questions. Three questions Pepper with three like three specks of pepper. No, it's uh, it's more I think if

it's more like shotgun shot, you know. I think it's more of that kind of peppering in my mind anyway, maybe because I want to shoot you. That'll be up. It'll be for you guys to do rather than eat you with pepper. So you know there's that not a cannibal over here. Tough question number one, Well, Michael Thomas ever return to be a consistent number one wide receiver.

And by number one, I only number one overall. I mean wide receiver one on your team, so roughly one of the twelve ish best wide receivers in the league. Will Michael Thomas Ever returned to be a consistent wide receiver number one. Matt I covered that, Uh, the Saints were one of the most run heavy teams in football last season exactly fifth Actually, um was that because Michael Thomas was injured most of the year. Was that Drew Brees being old? Was that Taysom Hill can't really throw?

Was that Jamis Winston is not really that accurate. But here's the issue. Thomas waited to have that surgery until late Why did he do that, we don't really know. But that's not necessarily the mark of a player who's happy with his current team. And he's only twenty seven. He's got a few years of solid play left, and he's got a potential out on his contract after this season, and the Saints have been traditionally one of the teams that have been very cash strapped as well. So I'd

say he will return to wide receiver one status. It'll be next year, and it won't be for New Orleans. Okay, I'm gonna I'm gonna add a year to that because he's actually twenty eight. Um, next he's gonna miss half the season, So I don't think it's gonna be this year. You know, come back from the injury we saw last year. Um,

so next year we're talking about twenty nine. If it's on a new team, there's not a very good history outside of like Stefon Diggs or Randy Moss point from, there's not a good history of a team a star player changing teams and then wide receivers particularly well, we'll see Julio especially late career, not not a good stretch for him. So I'm gonna go no on that, just because the age, if he's in New Orleans, it's gonna be interesting with the QP situation if he if he

does move on, that's a bad track records. I'm going no. I'll add another reason why the correct answer is no. Soft tissue injuries. Many they when they start, it feels like they start piling up and they become easier and easier and easier to get and you know much it sounds ridiculous. I'd run of the A C. L injury to come back from right. That is a one time deal. The soft tissue stuff mounts and mounts. And Michael Thomas has made his name in fantasy through volume and reputation

and catching balls and getting tackled. Um, I don't see how he avoids the soft tissue injuries continuing going forward. The correct answer is no. Tough question number two, considering the injuries to Colts guard Quentin Nelson and quarterback Carson Wentz, what is your level of concern for Jonathan Taylor none? Some, or a bowl loosening level of existential dread? We begin with Scott Fish. So I'm gonna I think it was the first time I've ever went this route on this

show because I'm usually very optimistic on things. Yes, I'm going to go with the balls one. This time, you're taking the bowels. I'm gonna take the balls one. Welcome to the dark size. He's still gonna get a decent amount of work, and his a DP has dropped a

good full round now because because of these issues. But last year when running to the opposite side of Nelson, he barely averaged over two yards per carry and over four yards like four and a half yards per carry to Nelson Quent Nelson's side, So he's not gonna have that for a bit to start the season. Uh, he may be one of those late season comes out just like he did last year. But I'm really worried about

him early on to start the season. Okay, Matt, is the appropriate level of concern for Jonathan Taylor none some or a bowel loosening level of existential dread. When you ever, whenever you bring up the bowel loosening level oftential existential dread, that always causes a big problem in my brain. It damages my cerebrum, which does enables my speech, judgment and thinking reasoning. So I'm gonna go exact opposite of Scott and say there's none because I guess you can't reason,

because I can't reason anymore. Taylor finished as RB six last year, really did that in the second half of the the years. The Colts coaching staff had him splitting carries with nine hines. Notable players that finished around him in PPR leagues David Montgomery finished fourth, James Robinson finished seventh, Mike Davis finished twelve. What do all those runners have in common? Bad offensive lines and poor quarterback play last year? And yeah, Quentin Nelson is a big loss, but he

could only be gone for maybe a month. He might be back by the end of September. The Colts were still ranked as Pro Football Focuses number two offensive line coming into camp. There's there's not really any concern for me. I'm fine drafting him in the first round. Still, well, so you guys stick the two extremes and the correct answer is right between there. Honestly, that is what it should be. I just felt like going with the bas like that working and I have no reasoning never did

working against Jonathan Taylor. If Wentz doesn't come back until October, you can't roll into any Sunday and feel good about what he might do. You can't your your level of confidence in any game is going to be low. Every defense will play to stop Jonathan Taylor and make Jacob Eason not related Tony beat them, and that's probably not gonna happen very often. Then, yet in the unknown status to his best offensive lineman, and you need You also have to buy into this notion that frank Reich is

suddenly not a running back by committee coach. We have a career with Frank Reich that tells us he is a running back by committee coach. And yes, at the end of the year, he powered Jonathan Taylor at the end of the year when they needed every win to get into the playoffs. At that point, he felt like, why not grind up. Jonathan Taylor, you have nothing to lose. And mind you, he didn't have hidn't have Mac, didn't

have Mac. Now he does. Marlon Mack is back. Um, you know, there is some good things for Taylor and this is why it's the answer is some He is good. The offensive line is still pretty good even without Quentin Nelson, and maybe maybe Carson Wentz only misses a handful of games. But even so this is a tough spot. At least Wentz and Nelson Taylor have the same injury and they can rehab together. Isn't that sweet, isn't it? Yeah? You know what they know what they should do? Three legged race.

They would be perfect in the three legged race. They could put their injured feet in the sack. That's what they should do. Tough question number three, Which tight end should go first? Darren Waller or George Kittle? And I'll know two listeners. They are currently separated by four picks an average draft position, so it's very tight white right here,

which should go first? We begin with Matt I wavered back and forth on this one a little bit, and I've I've actually drafted Waller a few times above Kittle in in some of my best ball draft so far this year. But I'm gonna go Kittle. And here's why. The Raiders have one of the worst offensive lines in

the NFL and was actually significantly better last year. And the Niners have one of the best offensive lines in the league and it improved with the addition of Alex mac Plus the forty Niners have a better quarterback situation, a better off punts of coach, seemingly better weapons surrounding their tight ends. And what's good for the offense is good for the offense. And now Waller is gonna go

first in drafts. Everyone will replay last year and how awesome he was down the stretch while Kittle spent a ton of time injured. I'll spend a few fewer bucks in my auction and get Kittle and uh gets similar, if not better results than Waller. Okay, Scott, who shop? And I know I know how you feel about you look both of these players. This question is really It's called three tough questions for a reason. I'm gonna I'm going right at your heart on this. Which tight end

should go first? Waller or Kittle? Yeah? This, this this sucks because I was I was early on the Kiddle love kt um past tense. I noticed I still I still absolutely love George Kittle, But if I just have to take one or the other, I'm taking Darren Waller. He's going to be the number one or number two target getter. I I have a hard time believing he'll even be number two. He'll be the number one target

getter for car He's gonna be cars security blanket. Um. When you're the number one receiving option on your team, you're just you're just gonna get a whole lot more options for the forty Niners. They love to run. They might have a quarterback change. Kitto keeps getting injured each year, which it sucks, but it is what it is. Uh. They have some up and coming, really good other receiving options on that team. I just I just think Waller is in a much better position to shine, much safer position.

Darren Waller led the NFL in targets among tight ends last year, and it was near the top even if when you include wide receivers and the forty Niners do is much better, which you know they might not need to pass as much. Well. When Kyle, when Kyle Chanhan, what can run when he's got a healthy, effective runner. He does. Yeah, and the Super Bowl year, great defense did not pass as much. You saw the playoffs didn't.

It was as a Viking fan I did see that out that playoff us the Titan, that Hill should go first. Although I'll be honest, Matt swayed me more than I thought I would be, So look at that as The correct answer is Darren Waller. For the reasons you've already mentioned, Uh, Kittle less compete for passes with other excellent receivers, and Kittle does have the history of injury. But you know convenient that he has to compete for passes when he's got a good offense. But some other times it's like, oh,

he's got good wide receivers around him. The correct answer is Darren Waller. Now what you didn't know was coming. Tough question, A bonus tough question. Drafters who take all of their allotted time in a slow draft. They play out like every minute of it in a slow draft online slow draft, just in case something might happen, like maybe I'll get a trade offer, or maybe they'll be like some injury thing that I could capitalize on. I'm

gonna play milk it all out every last minute. Are they a ass hats, b ultra ass hats or see the quintessential ass hat in the history of assets. Man Scott, I think I'm gonna just go with the first one. Um, but I can see all the arguments. It's good strategy, but it's also really really hard on a league. Players. You do that hurts the league is not good. Um, technically that's the rule. They have their time, they can do at that time whatever they want, but it's it's

just not not very nice. I'm just gonna I'm just gonna go with the first one. But I can understand any of these. It's annoying. But if it's really bugging you, why are you in a league that has a slow draft element to it, then why don't we speed up the element of your league? If it's if it's ruining your league, who you're going to take? Yeah, take your guy. Okay, that's not hard. You got you gotta loven other teammates that are waiting for you to make your damn pick.

Go make your pickle get let's keep this draft moving. I think that you just wanted to say ass hat several times. Answer was a B and c all of the above. I worked very hard not to um. I thought about a making it a series of more vulgar words. We'll just stick with ass hat, because that's what you are when you take every minute of your allotted time

in a slow draft. When we come back, what to do with that new extra week on your schedule, and we release our first three sleepers of the preseason Final se Um, Fantasy Football Weekly Final se and Fantasy Football we Leads your number twenty seven. Thank you for joining us. Hi am Paul Charchi and giotin Leagues dot com. My co hosts are Matt Harrison you can find his work at Shock Fantasy dot com, and Scott Fish, longtime contributor to this show. In our final segment, we always give

out our three sleepers of the week. We'll do that in just a moment. But first, Commissioners have got this new extra week in the schedule. And while you could just have another week scheduled, teams whatever, I like having some fun with this new extra week, and so I've got some ideas I know you guys have to about what to do with this new extra week that we've

we've all got. Now, I think we all agree that we're not playing week because you shouldn't be playing deciding your fantasy championship in a week in which the best players aren't playing. And we're just backing up our three weeks of playoffs, and so you know, we're not really changing the playoff format, just the weeks they come in and you've got this extra week and it might be now like Week fourteen, which used to be the start of the playoffs, so now it's this new week fourteen.

What are some fun things that people can do in week fourteen with this new extra week. You know, the options where there are so many more options. Before the NFL said hey we're gonna throw by weeks in the week thirteen and week fourteen, that that really limited what you can do with the playoffs. Uh, I think most people are just gonna go to the fourteen game season with playoffs in weeks fifteen and seventeen. There's a few

other things you could do. I guess, um, if you're a twelve team league, you could play in eleven game season. It's a shorter season, but you play every team exactly once and then go with doubleheaders for each of your playoff weeks. Do a doubleheader in a playoff week. Well there there there are sites that allow you to set it up that way, like ESPN does that NFL does, But like basically, weeks twelve and thirteen is week one

of the playoffs for you. Week fourteen and fifteen is a week two, and Week sixteen and seventeen is the championship game. That combines score so that eliminates some of the luck from a one week matchup, and you can you know, have trash talk in between the two weeks, which is fun. I like the luck because you know, it's just it's just part of what you know, if you if if chalk always wins, why watch sports? Right,

if the better team always wins, we wouldn't watch. Part of what makes sports compelling is underdogs, overachieving and watching great teams lose. That's what makes sports captivating, and fantasy football is no different. Okay, uh yeah, I know you like that. We've talked about that before. Just just some people like to remove as much luck as possible and have a skilled teams wins. Yeah. Well I have a playoff system. Don't even have a playoff system, just use

points scored for sec. You know, to me, that's not fun. I like, I'll give you another I'll give you my idea, and then you can poop the rivalry reek Rivalry Week. Why were we weak? Uh? In rivalry Week, you find in your league, for whatever reason, players that have a built in rivalry with each other. Could be um brothers in the league, right, so we're gonna put them against each other. Bernie and Dave Calture, you're gonna play against

each other. Or it could be the guy who knocked you out last year, right, and you know that was the guy who knocked you out of the playoffs. We're gonna put those back together. I think in most leagues, established leagues, you can find a reason to find rivals in most of your league and set those guys up to play in rivalry Week. So I love rivalries. I've done him almost my entire fantasy career. Really, my home league,

we have five it's a ten team. We we have five rivalry trophies, and at the draft, we also draft our rival for the season. What do you mean explain this? You draft a rival, like, so I draft you? Yeah? Okay, yeah you can draft so wait do I still get my draft pick? Oh? Yeah, yeah, No, this is a

second draft, okay, second draft of rivals. You draft drivals, like if you draft me, Let's see, the people who won the rive re game last year are the ones game drafted the losers from the previous year do the drafting. So you lost last year, of course, checking me and I'm holding. And our trophies are like the Scotch Trophy, the duct Tape Trophy, the die Hard Trophy. So we

have trophies for those rivalry games. And in a season like this, you can keep your thirteen game season that you had last year with the three weeks of playoffs and do week one or two or three or four one of the ones or five one one of the one of the ones with no boys. But Week one is a cool way to do it. Um, and you can have that rival we were there and keep your regular season the way it was. But um yeah, that's

We draft drivals every year. When I thought I had heard of like every drafting variation, I've never heard of drafting your rival. Oh yeah, my pigs leagues draft rivals every year. We have rivalry trophies and you actually have to send the loser has to send the winner ten bucks if you lose the rivalry. Okay, Um, how about

this play in week just before the playoffs? So those the excellent alright, So the teams that are jostling for playoffs spots face each other as you effectively have a play in week, and some of the teams are going to be out of it and they can just play each other whatever, it doesn't matter. But you want to find these teams that are playing to get into the playoffs and set them up so you you know, you

won't have a set schedule. You're not gonna know until you till we week thirteen is over, and then use fourteen as your playing week. Okay, So this is similar to that, and I think this actually came from one of our listeners of my My Commission Impossible podcast when we went over this. But having that last week before the playoffs be an all play and so you can rack up x amount of wins in that week. So that way, even if you have you can rack you could Yeah, you you have a bad in twelve team,

I could get eleven wins that week. You're you're You're not You're not taking because and and I believe I believe the league he set up was double headers throughout so like that mitigated a little bit. Yeah, but but you could you could make a rule where you get a half a win for each you know, for each team you better beat or whatever. But that allows it for the teams that are at the bottom to be like, oh, maybe I have a shot to make a comeback, you know,

here strong in the second half of the season. So having that play and we'd be an all play where you can rack up some extra wins and maybe affect the seeding, it's better for the teams that are coming on strong at the end of the year. I've got one more idea for what to do with that new extra week in your fantasy schedule. Play for steaks and here's actual steak many stakes ship home now play for steaks. The winners get to rename the loser's team and it's

changed their logo for that week. So I'm playing Scott. I beat Scott, I get to rename his team, change his logo. Now, your league, depending on you know, depending on how your league feels about things, you that could go a lot of ways. You got it, you know, you may have to be you know, you've been able thoughtful about how you're going to use that but I think that to me, that is a potentially a ton

of fun. Uh. The one thing we do have to keep in mind is Week fourteen does have buy, so you, I mean a lot of leagues might want to do one of these fun weeks in like say week five, essentially one weeks one through five you can play for stakes when everything because there's really nothing you know, in this case changing logo and team name, we're just having

fund at somebody else's expense. I think one of the important things that we should mention that leagues should start their playoffs in week fifteen this year, not Week fourteen where the Eagles, called Dolphins, and Patriots are on buy.

So you should definitely plan fifteen, sixteen, seventeen as your playoff weeks this next year if those buys aren't in Week four teen, Just to throw it out there, you can play your your thirteen game schedule in your thirteen week season and take out the luck of the championship game and have it be two weeks. I'm just kidding, all right, Let's go to our three sleepers. Um. These are players that are going in roughly double digit rounds of a DP average raft positions in tenth round or lower,

but should be able to significantly outproduce that spot. Matt, I will begin with you. Yeah, my guy's going in the twelfth round in most drafts right now. And it's a guy that you may know and may have drafted one one overall at one point in your fantasy career, and that's David Johnson. Uh. He averaged fifteen touches per game last season. Yeah, he was dinged up again last year, missed four games due to injury, but still finished as running back twenty one in PPR leagues, which is shocking

in retrospect. Yeah, it's kind of it's he He's an RB two on most rosters, and you can get him as the in the twelfth round of your of your drafts right now. Positive run rate of eighty five point seven percent, a robust a dot of three point one yards in the for a running back. At least um of Houston's red zone touches went to David Johnson last year inside the five. He converted six of his fifteen touches for touchdowns. That's not great, I'll be honest, but

the fact that he got fifteen touches is pretty good. Yeah. Well, it's the team's overall fifteen touches per game over a seven team game schedule is two hundred fifty five touches. In the two seasons where David Johnson has had just two hundred touches, he's finished as RB one and RB nine. That ain't happening this year. He can get two. You can get to two under touches, and that means that he's going to be a viable fantasy starter or at least a flex play for you in any given week.

We have a new coaching staff. We don't know for sure how that Houston running back committee is going to end up working out mark Ingraham, Philip Lindsay, David Johnson. Presumption is that that Johnson will get most of the work. Well, Johnson is going to get all the pass catching work because Philip Lindsay had seven catches last year, mark Ingram had six catches last year. David Johnson's the past catching

running back on that roster and probably RB one. Yeah, on on on PPR alone, David Johnson should go before round twelve. Yeah, I like it. Scott. Who is your sleeper this week? So I I'm going with guy that's being drafted in the mid thirteenth and I feel like it's it's weird were running these fantasy circles. So he doesn't feel like a super sleeper, but to a lot of people, he's still a sleeper. And it's Adam Troutman

tight end New Orleans Saints Jamis Winston. If he becomes the quarterback, he like something like a quarter or a third of his career touchdown passes there to tight ends. Yeah, and and uh New Orleans over the last couple of years have thrown over twenty touchdown passes to tight ends at Pete Prisco of CBS mentioned to Jamie Eisenberg the other day that all the passes in camp right now are going to Kamara and Troutman. It's those two guys

just tons and tons of targets. With Michael Thomas out for maybe a big portion of the season, Trautman could be a target hog down there. And he's a tight end you might get in the thirteenth round. So if you don't get that top six, you can wait and grab guys like him and a few others. Yeah, I like, I like Troutman is my second tight end. You know. If I slew Yeah, and I go, I go like tight end eight or ninth round, and then I get Troutman.

They have too much of a hit street of the Josh Hills and the cleaners, and they can't count on there's too much of a history of that to be like, yes, but he is in my He is in my top twelve, and Troutman's ADP is moving up. Yeah, so that big time. Right now, he's already und in underdoglass Troutman going upstream with his ADP. I see what you did see, That's why I picked him. Because of my last name. I dropped him going to pick fish related sleepers for the preseason.

Fellow fishman. That's that's what it is for me. Not Frishman. No, No, what was fred? No? What was his first name? Man? Oh well, I don't remember. I don't either. My sleeper is going off the board in the tenth round. Now, listen to this guy. I'm gonna give you some stats on this guy without revealing his name. Listen to listen to this and put it against his tenth ROWND ADP. He was ranked fifth among all running backs by Pro Football Focus, fifth in what category is their overall rankings?

Overall running rankings, he was fifth Okay, keep going. I have a counterpoint twenty seven spots ahead of the team's number one runner by Pro Football Focus ranking. This mystery running back I'm describing in the tenth round. In his three seasons, he's never averaged less than five yards per carry in any of his three seasons. His team just resigned him to a multi year extension and released his main competition for carries. Now I know who it is.

He got double digit carries from inside the five yard line last year. His team runs the ball constantly, with rushing play percentage ranks of number one, number one, and number three. Of the last three years. His team has run the ball two hundred times more than any other team over the last three years. Last year, this mystery player finished his running back twenty seven and he's currently going off the board this year at running back forty

three for no reason whatsoever. And he drives a bus, and he drives a bus, and his name is Gus Gus Edwards, our final sleeper of this show, gentlemen, great job, Thank you very much. Thank you to all of our listeners. If you haven't tried a Guillotine League or you want to learn more again, the premise eighteen teams start the season, then no head to head. The low scoring team each

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