Week 3 Takeaways and Trends, Diamonds, Fugazis, and more!

the best yet, Martinez, you know what it is. It's your boy, Dame Martinez, a k A. Speeds a k A to spitting Statistician and you are listening live to the Fantasy Freestyle right here in the award winning Fantasy Sports Radio Network. Big shout out to everybody listening live on I Heart Radio, on tune In Radio, and of course watching live on our YouTube stream. You can catch us there. We got my man, Chris Bovona holding the rest down. Deep Manimal, He's gonna take a good care

of you. Later on in the show, We're gonn open up the phone lines at eight four four eight four three six eight seven line and uh when you know we're trying to help you out as we look ahead to what you need to do if your team, you know, had a tough loss, if you had a big surprising win, or if you need help tonight with some decisions on Monday Night Football as the Arizona Cardinals host the Dallas Cowboys.

After we take a break, I'm gonna be telling you guys about my uh one of my big trends and takeaways for Week three, and I tell you it has to do with these home underdogs that I've been telling you guys about for the entire season. We have another example of that tonight in Monday Night Football. I'm gonna be talking to you about all of my trends and big time time takeaways from week three and how you can spin that forward and apply it for Week four

and beyond. I'm also gonna be going, you know, game by game and giving you my recap on what you really need. And then listen, we gotta pull questions up here right now on Twitter, at Spitting Speeds, at f n T s Y Radio. I want to ask you guys, who is your diamond in the rough? You know, we talked about our diamonds in the rough every week here on the Fantasy Freestyle. My poll questions, though, are here

are my options. Sterling Shepherd, New York Giants wide receiver, who's owned and only thirty five percent of leagues and I believe he is going to ascend. I will tell you why later on in the show. Is it Duke Johnson who's owned and only about fifty percent of leagues for the Cleveland Browns? Listen, Isaiah cor Well, he talked about a big game, but it didn't really happen, and that was against the Colts. Duke Johnson is the guy who delivered. Maybe he's the one who helped you win

week three? Or was it Tyler Gabriel, Tyler Gabriel, This Atlanta Falcons offense I've been saying it for weeks is sustainable and scary regardless of Shanahan, they continued, Or is it someone else who helped you out? But remember listen, and Diamond in the Rough is not somebody that's owned by everybody. Okay, even my boy Chris Thompson was owned by seventies six percent of people in Yahoo leagues. Remember

I've done on him for a while. He's gone up from thirty some odd for sent to because people are listening to the Fantasy freestyle. I also asked, you want to pull who was the one who defecated the mattress for you in week three? Who was the gaze that you need to forget about. Was that Cam Newton who couldn't do it even against the Saints. Was it a Marii Cooper who was struggling with a drop issue as I have been saying on this very show. Or was it Travis Kelsey who was my pick as the number

one tight end and he did not deliver? Let us know at f f T s Y Radio on Twitter at spitting Speeds as well listen when we come back. But we're gonna get into his news and notes and injury impacts. Football is a violent game, as you know, what are the implications Who are the people you need to look at on the waiver wire a m Mr Smallwood in Philadelphia perhaps, and then also my big time trends from week three and then later on we empty off the phone lines, all that and more. We're dropping

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them win their leagues and win that cash. As we get out of week three, let me tell you about some of the news and notes, and most importantly, some of the injuries that you need to understand moving forward for your fantasy team. First big injury that happened yesterday, Darren sprawls. Man, if this isn't a bad day, I don't know what is. Darren spoils broke his arm and towur his a c L in that game against the Giants.

He listened. If it was just the broken arm, he might have come back and been one of those I R Designated to return kind of players. But with the a c L, it looks like his season is definitely over, and there was a lot of noise that this was gonna be Darren sprails his final season, so it could be the end of the career of Darren Spoils. I gotta tell you, man, this has been a guy who has been doing it for years, whether it has been in San Diego, in New Orleans, or in Philadelphia. Always

a reliable guy. Really, uh like one of a mind in the NFL for this generation moving forward, though, I gotta tell you, when Thell Smallwood is the AD, I believe he should be the number one overall waiver wire AD because he is going to take that Darren Sproles role in the offense. It may be a second chance for the Garrett Blunt to get some early down work, but he really wasn't doing much at all. I think as games continue, it's going to be when THELL Smallwood

that gets the bulk of that work. Coming out of the backfield for Philadelphia reports. In Minnesota, you know, we hear about how Sam Bradford mixed again case Keenum though popped off going to my man Stefan. Can you digs it? There are now reports that former quarterback Teddy Bridgewater could be ready as early as week seven, kind of almost coming off the pup list. Crazy, right around the same

time they're now saying Andrew Luck might be ready. Um, if Sam Bradford is in a hundred percent, that could be an option in Minnesota. Keep an eye out for that. In New Orleans, the suspension is now over for Willie Sneed. Okay, it was a three game suspension. He is going to be back for the Saints as they take on the Dolphins in London in Week four. I expect him to get involved right away and kind of I think that's a downturn for guys like Ted Jr. And for Kobe

fleaner Michael Thomas. However, we'll be fine. Seahawks stud wide receiver Doug Baldwin had a groin injury. Is gonna have an m r I. It looks like today, um, this could be an issue. Doug Baldwin is the security blanket for Russell Wilson. Russell Wilson and that Seahawks offense has not looked good anyway because of the offensive line. Doug Baldwin really helps Russell stay afloat. If Baldwin is gone,

that could be a big, big problem. The only person who stands to gain, you know, maybe Jimmy Graham gets a bigger target share. But also keep an eye out on Paul Richardson. Paul Richardson is the number two real wide out over there and someone that Russell Wilson already looks to. We'll be talking about that as we talk about our heaviest waiver. Wire adds on tomorrow's episode of The Fantasy Freestyle, Soma J. P. Ryan. He left Sunday Night Football with a hand issue. He looks day today.

This could be mean even more of my guy, Chris Thompson. Listen if you listen to the Fantasy Freestyle. I don't know how many times I gotta tell you I was on Chris Thompson before the season even started as the Washington running back to own. He is now rated number four overall in fantasy football. Michael Crabtree also left Sunday Night Football because of a chess issue. It did not really matter. The Oakland Raiders laid an egg on Sunday

Night Football. Listen, Julio Jones stud Julio Jones is dealing with a lower back issue. Okay, he's gonna play through it, but it just seems like Julio is always banged up and playing through. I would rather hear about this starting after week like nine or ten, not starting after week three. A back issue could be something that lingers think about. What this could mean for guys like Mohammed son O

and Tyler Gabriel as well. It could be very interesting for those options, because listen, this Atlanta offense is going to keep it rolling. Last thing I'll let you know about Melvin It in for the Los Angeles not San Diego Chargers. He missed big chunks of the second half in that game against the Chiefs yesterday, and they're now saying that he's got a bone bruise. Remember he was listening as questionable. He has knee issues in his past.

It looks like he's got a bone bruise. They're calling it minor, but I think this is also something that could linger for a guy who has had micro fracture surgery in the past, and you know could be an issue from Melvin Gordon moving forward. All right, as we keep it moving here on the Fantasy Freestyle on the Fantasy Sports Radio Network, I want to tell you some of my biggest takeaways from the week. Remember I did this after week one and I told you about the

bad offensive line play. I did it after week two and I told you about how running back was a young man's hustle. What I want to talk about today are these home dogs. I told you about that when I made my picks. Going on over to my bookie dot a g And I told you you could enter the promo code Freestyle. I told you these home dogs are where to go. You know what the home dogs did. They were nine on the slate. One of them is still tonight. But you know what the eight have done

so far? They went six and two. Okay, it started with a cover on Thursday Night Football from the Niners. But Yo, the Bills were home dogs. Everybody loved the Broncos. Bills win sixteen. The Bears were home dogs. Everybody thought it was crazy. People were picking the Steelers and knockout pools left and right. The Bears win outright seventeen. People were thinking it was crazy that the culture so horrible.

They were home dogs. They beat the Browns by the New York Jets j E. T s. People thought they were gonna go oh in sixteen. I told you, I told you this was not the week to play against them. And survivor. I told you about the Dolphins traveling cross country. I told you that they were gonna be a little bit faded with guys like a gy E, Parker and Landry all banged up. Yep, the Jets one outright twenty to six. We told you about the Washington football team.

Same scenario for these Raiders. Everybody thought the Raiders were the Darlins who were Super Bowl contenders. They travel across the car the country in a tough spot for a non conference home game, I road game. I tell you about it all the time. The Washington football team, they were home dogs. They won out right. The only here the two against the spread. It was six and two against the spread. Here are the two. First was the Detroit Lions catching three points against the Atlanta Falcons. Did

you see the end of a game? You see the controversial replay that was reversing a Golden Tate touchdown. They hung right in there. I gotta tell you, these Lions showed me a ton in a loss. I told you that was gonna be a last team with the ball kind of game. I told you to buy the extra point there by the hook. If you did, you might have been okay. The Lions also kept it close. And the other one was the Charges. They lost to the

Chiefs as a home dog. But listen, the only teams that can get through this kind of like home dog obstacle are the Falcons and the Chiefs, the only undefeated teams that are probably number one and two and everybody's power rankings right now. That's what it takes to overcome the home dog in this league. I'm telling you, people thought I was crazy picking home dogs. Six out of eight of them hit and we have one more tonight.

So if you like the Arizona Cardinals, you need to go on over to my bookie dot a G and throw a couple of shekels on them. Listen, it's on Monday. I like to hold myself as accountable. If you listen to the Fantasy Freestyle, you know I talked about the things I got right, and the things that I got wrong. Here are some called shots from your boys speeds, the

spin statistician building credibility. First of all, Chris Thompson. How many times do I have to tell you, guys about Chris Thompson two hundred and thirty one receiving yards after three new weeks. That is most among running backs in the entire NFL. He had a hundred and fifty receiving yards last night. I told you he was the back to own. I hope you listened to me. Big shout out the Pashta Koslov on Twitter actually thanking me for the call about Chris Thompson. That one is for you.

You know it's on the Humble. I won't even charge you for that one, okay. Also, I told you about Joe Mixon. I told you that this was going to be the week that Joe Mixon joined the fray. With all these young rookie running backs like you Dalvin Cooks, like your Leonard for Netts, you know people that popped off like Kareem Hunt. I said Joe Mixon was going to join the party this week under new offensive coordinator Bill Laser, and he absolutely did a hundred and one

combined yards on twenty one touches. He I believe is the ascending new back in Cincinnati. Jeremy Hill only eight touches. Giovanni Bernard only five touches. Mixing is the guy to own. I'm telling you. I also told you that I had concerned for the Dolphins. I told you the Jet we're gonna get one. People thought it was crazy. I said, get away from the Dolphins in knockout pools, because I think the Jets actually get one in this spot. I told you about Kirk Cousins as well. I said, if

not now, then when. But at the same time, I got some things wrong too. I can't fade that. You know I got some things wrong. Listen Buck Allen, who everybody I liked him as well? He only got twenty three carries on fourteen touches. I told you guys about how much I love pop Quiz Jock Quiz Rodgers, and he defecated the mattress, only getting five touches for fifteen yards. That entire Bucks team that got blown out of the

water looks like like a Bucks can use Doug Martin back. Okay, that suspensions last thing one more week and it looks like the Bucks are gonna be ready to ride Doug Martin. If you've been saving Doug Martin, you don't have to worry about this like, oh, will he get his job back or not. It's gonna be heavy Doug Martin when they come back. Also, Richard Higgins only at two catches for ten yards. People we high on him here at

the Fantasy Freestyle. But this is why we don't overreact. Okay, it's the same as like what we saw with Kenny Golladay after the preseason or after week one. That's what you really gotta understand. And also, you know, when we come back, I'm gonna we're gonna open up the phone lines, Okay at eight four, eight, four, three, six, eight, seven and nine. I'm gonna try and help you guys out, whether it be Monday Night football or some waiver wise if you have to deal with injuries. But also going

to talk about the quarterback positional little bit more. I told you about how running back was a young man's hustle. It's a little bit different for quarterback, and we're gonna get into that when we come back. We're still here dropping stats over beats. It's the Fantasy Freestyle opening up the phone lines as well. I'll take take your calls at eight four four eight four three six eight seven nine. You could get at me at at Spitting Speeds on Twitter. We got pulled questions up to a lot of fun

and we bring it up to YouTube. Come all right back, Fantasy Free Stop Hunter, Henry Sterling, Shepherd, Michael Thomas. These three NFL softmores are not due to slump, They're due to break out. Just like the Fantasy Sports Radio Network e year two, things are only getting better. Make sure listen live and tell o the app M and T s Y Radio. It's free and it's twenty four seven the best Fantasy sports on ten. He's on the Fantasy Sports Radio Network. Welcome back to Fantasy Freestyle right here

on the Fantasy Sports Radio Network. At your boy, Dane Martinez Speeds and spitting Statistician holding you down. On the Monday, as we conclude week three and start to look ahead for the implications of week four, the phone lines are open. The number to call is eight four four eight four three six eight seven nine. My man Chris, but von to the Manimal. He'll take good care of you, keeping it so hot that we sweat steam. Let me tell you what we also got going on. We got that

Twitter poll question up there right now. I'm asking you it's always interesting. I asked you which guy was your for gaze? I also which guy was your diamond in the rough? People are voting right now on Twitter and for the question about the diamond and the rough Peo people say other, but they don't want to say who.

But the question for the gay people are so quick to comment and they want people to know who it was that them up and how like you know they had it right, you know, mentally and and and strategically, but then you know the player just did what they were not supposed to do. For example, thirty percent of you guys say Travis Kelsey is the person that was the fugais that undermined you. But then we got someone

starting buck Allen over Cooks. We got someone who I like Fantasy Field report who says I took the win anyway, but Ebron and Carolina d let me down. Let me know, don't worry about it. I still want to check out this guy Joshua Louis Hill on Twitter that says still had girly and hunt but it got ruined by Rivers, the Ravens D and Tucker. And then also, you know, people are saying Kelsey the Ravens D. You know, also think about check this out Costa had Cooper Cup, Mike Gillesley,

Devin Funch to Jack Doyle, Kenny Golladay. Wow, that's a lot all under seven points. That's a lot of people you probably lost that week. But hopefully, hopefully you know, that is like the only week it happened to get out all the good all the bad luck in one week. Like I said, we're gonna go to the phones, and we got your phones questions right now at eight four four, eight four, three six, eight seven nine. We got a couple of questions up there right now. Let's go to

the first one on air here on Fantasy Freestyle. It is Dan in New Jersey talking about the Waiver Wire. Days are gonna run on Wednesday. We're gonna talk a lot of wa waiver Wire stuff on tomorrow's episode of Fantasy Freestyle, Fat budget Waiver Priority. But Dan, you're dropping the fats over beats in New Jersey. You're on the Fantasy Freestyle. What's up, Dan? How's it going? Man? Um So pretty much. I'm a little tight right now, wide receiver. I'll tell you my team what I got. Um, everyone

got to start three wide receivers. Just keep that in my mind as well. Um, so I got Maddie Ryan Does Prior, Tree, Hill, Mortus Bryant, Macklin's Cobb, and then my running backs which doesn't matter, but Belle Howard, Gillislee, Henry and Mixing, and then um, the guys I got on well waiver wire right now is Shepherd, Seeth Roberts, Paul Richardson, Geronimo Alison, Devin Funches, Ted ginn Curse. So you're gonna stop right there because Sterling Shepherd is the answer.

Sterling Shepherd is the answer. Okay, Sterling Shepherd is the answer. I was gonna get into this a little bit tomorrow, okay. Um, Not guys like Geronimo Allison, that's a one week kind of thing that just happened because Cobb was her Jordan's banged up. However, Sterling Shepherd is sustainable. Okay, And let me tell you a couple of reasons why. Number one, he is the number two wide receiver in this offense. It is clearly not Brandon Marshall. Sterling Shepherd is the

guy who's getting the targets after old Dell Beckham. But what I've what I saw yesterday, and this is one of my points from the Giants game, is that Eli Manning is going to throw throw throw. We have been talking about the offensive line for the Giants and how bad they are, and I thought it really was about how Eli Manning was gonna get sacked a tongue. He did not get sacked as much, but that's because he's trying to get the ball out a lot and a

lot quicker. What has happened is that the running game for the Giants has been absolutely trashed, and that is not going to change. What I believe it could happen is that the Giants are going to uh pretty much kind of like you know, abandon the running game and they're gonna ask Eli Manning to put the ball up forty five times every game. You're gonna see Eli two

for three hundred some odd yards. They're going to throw the ball almost all of the time in their three wide receivers set, and Sterling Shepherd is the number two wide receiver. I believe Sterling Shepherd is a great ad and someone who will carry value throughout the rest of the season, not be just one of these one off kind of guys. We got Dan in West Texas. Dan in West Texas has a question about a trade of two big boys that he wants to ask about. Dan,

you're in Texas. You're dropping stats over beats on the Fantasy Freestyle. What's up? Hey, what's up? Guys? Thanks for taking my call. Yeah, so, my mother in law wants to trade me Tom Brady for Levy on Bill. All right, and first of all, thanks for the call stand scoring. Thanks so that that's important information. Dan. I love that you're in your league with your mother in law. I don't know what the kind of dynamic is there, who's winning, who has the power at all? So I don't want

to get too crazy. I do gotta ask you, Dan, though, who's your quarterback? Now? That's the big question. Uh So I have Tom Brady, um, but then I also have Matt Ryan on my bench. Oh so the Tom you you have Tom Brady? Okay, if you have Tom Brady and you have Matt Ryan on your bench, sure, yeah. If if someone wants to give you a stud like Levy on Bell for Tom Brady go and do it right now. This Atlanta Falcon's offense. Like I said, it's

scary and sustainable. If you can get mat still have Matt Ryan, the drop is really not that big if it's a drop at all. And if you could acquire Levy on Bell, I think you'd do it. I do you do it and then run and thank me later. But then again, if mom, if your mom in law has to win, I kind of understand, but yes, I would definitely do this. I would take Levy on Bell back for TV twelve. But the reason is because you have Matt Ryan that you could plug and play right away.

We got another question and Shannon and Shannon's in Georgia. It sounds like Shannon also has a trade question, Like I think it's great. So many people like proposed trades on Monday. Don't get twisted by the recency bias. Shannon, did this trade have someone who really did really really good or really really bad last week? I'm gonna tell you that, you know, you know, pump the brakes on it.

But Shannon, what's your trade? What do we got? Okay? Um, well, first of all, let me say thanks for taking a call. I've had a couple of bad three weeks with running back. I lost David Johnson week one Kelly, and then I lost uh spouse. So I was wondering if I should ship off Mary Cooper. But because he's been pretty bad for me, because I'm pretty stacked that well I received,

I can take losing him. I just wanted to know if you thought it would be good to ship off a Mary Cooper for either Murray or Howard uh So. Thanks for the call, Shannon, And the short answer to your question is yes, if you've been listening to the fantasy freestyle, I'm a little down on a Marie Cooper, Okay. I actually think Michael Crabtree is the wide receiver of note out there in Oakland. I think he's better than

a Marie Cooper. And if you've been having if you have Cooper on your team, you know that what's been killing him of these drops. He has something like five drops already, and that is something that could drive you wild. Listen, Shannon, you said you are ready, um are okay at wide receiver. So if you can uh get rid of a Marie Cooper, and if that doesn't have a huge hurt to your starting wide receiver then yes, and you mentioned Jordan Howard

or DeMarco Murray. I would rather have DeMarco Murray than Jordan Howard. So if the DeMarco Murray owner is in trade negotiations with you, yeah, absolutely, I would trade Cooper for Murray. Even though, uh you know, Derrick Henry is over there in Tennessee. I would not be concerned about that. I like DeMarco Murray. If you can withstand the loss at the wide receiver position, go ahead and take it.

We got Renee in Connecticut. Renee is in Connecticut. Renee calls the Fantasy Freestyle all the time, happy to help you out, Renee. How can we what can we do for your right now? As we close out Week three, you're dropping stats over beats on the Fantasy Freestyle night,

Hey Street, So how's it going, man? Um? I just wanted to say your your last segment, I think on Friday or Thursday you you made mention to h the whole PR thing with the the hurricane, and I just wanted to say, you know, I finally got contact with my father, and uh, you know, even though I lost my match this week, just being able to hear from my dad it was. It was really satisfying and knowing

that everything was okay over there. So I appreciate you, you know, mentioning that and getting spreading word about any organizations that are out there, because you know, PR is in the really best spot. So I just want to say I appreciate that absolutely, absolutely, really. I have family and I Bonito and in Ponce as well that I found my stepfather found an app that works as kind of like a walkie talkie. Because I know so many people are still without power and they're gonna be without

power for a while. There's apps out there that you could use kind of like a walkie talkie if you still haven't gotten in touch with your loved ones. There is no shortage of disasters. We need to together as uh. You know, unlike some people with their divisive comments, we need to come together and really help those in need. I completely agree with you, Renee. Uh. Let's spend it onto football, my man. How can I help you moving forward? Yes, sir? So should I give up on cam Um? Because this

is the sky he basically you know, three interceptions. I mean, he's just doing interceptions money touchdowns at this point? So should I just give up? On him and wrote, I got Alex Smith on my bench, I should I go for somebody that's maybe on the waiver wire. Thanks for the call, Renee. I gotta tell you something. As soon as you said Cam, you know my I felt crestfallen because one of the things that I wanted to mention in my Biggest Takeaways is that something's not right with

Cam Newton. Okay, something's not right with Cam Newton. And yeah, I think the time has come. If you listen to the Fantasy Freestyle, and I know you do, Renee, I was saying last week that, like, if not now, then when he threw three picks. This was against the Saints, this was at home, and now Kevin Benjamin, Calvin Benjamin's even banged up. Yes, I think it is time to sound the alarm and cut the cord on Cam. I thought this offense was gonna evolve. You didn't have to

practice trips in preseason. He's got an ankle, he's got a shoulder. Yes, I think it is time to cut Cam Newton. I don't think you need him anymore. Alex Smith is someone you're gonna have to ride out in the interim. What I want you to do Renee is call me back later on run in the week and let me know what your options are. I'll continue to help you out and hope you and yours are safe out there in Puerto Rico as well. We got time for one more call in this segment. It's my man

Taco and Obama. Taco. You're back on the Fantasy Freestyle. How can I help you? How you doing this week? Many two and one? What do we got? I will know, Tonine. I'm six points down with Zeke and Fitz left to go. You're good, You're good, baby? Um. I want to know was Zeke's uh? Was zikerou coming up? Who in the world is his? Is his handcuff? Last week Rod Smith's only other one that got carries? Is it Alfred Morris? Is Darren McFadden? Who is it? Yeah, that's a great question.

That's a great question, Taco, and I know that. Yes. One thing you should know is that the court date has been set for the first week in October. Okay, so you're gonna be okay for the next couple of weeks. As it relates to Zeke. Okay, I think the answer is actually Alfred Morris. It could be Darren McFadden. But here's the thing, Tuco. You've got a little bit of time, so you need to watch Monday night and see you need to watch tonight and see who is that number

two who comes on? I think it is Alfred Morris, although it could be Darren McFadden. Well I would go with Alfred Morris right now, but you got a couple of weeks to find out. Okay, we gotta hit a break. I got one more call out there that we're gonna get to when we come back. John in North Carolina, hopbull tight. You're gonna be dropping statles beats on the Fantasy Freestyle right after this with your boy Speez and

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Fantasy sports radio network app. Stop being a weirdo and streaming it online, get it on your phone, take it where you ever, where you go. Welcome back to the Fantasy Freestyle. Right here in the Fantasy Sports Radio Network, I'm your boy. Dame Martinez speeds the spitting statistician holding you down. As we close out week three, some people have injury risks to worry about if they had, say, Darren Sprawls in their lineup, they had some G. P. Ryan in their lineup, if they had Dug Baldwin in

their lineup. And if you want to call in and none understand what you need to do in response in the the number of call is eight four four eight four three six eight seven nine. We also have you know, Twitter polls up there right now. I want to know who your diamond in the rough and your fool gazze. He was right now the biggest fool gayze. He was Travis Kelsey who only had one catch. I believe at thirty percent of the people have him as their biggest

fool gazey. A lot of people liked having Johnson in their lineups as well. Only fifty two owned. But he might be the back moving forward in Cleveland because Isaiah crow Well was not doing it. Like I said. You could hit me on the phone at eight four four eight four three six eight seven nine. You could also holler at me on Twitter at spitting speeds as they handle.

But I gotta tell you something, all right. I know I had a lot of people asking me questions right before kickoff at one p m. I am on live at Lineup Lock Live right here on the Fantasy Sports Radio network. Tune in and asked will answer them on this show. I do have a question from Twitter I want to address right before we go to the Phone's uh Malachai mob out there on Twitter is asking should I trade Kenny Golladay for markis Lee. I say, yes, Okay, Golladay.

It was one of these darlings that popped off. But you gotta think as things set like this, And this is one of the things I always mentioned, like Golladay is really like the sixth option in Detroit. And I talk about these offenses, I call them some greater than their parts kind of offenses. Let's listen Stafford, who is playing like an m VP candidate. You know, he's got Golden Tap, he's got Marvin Jones, he's got Eric Ebron, he's got Theo Riddick, he's got a mere Rob Doula,

and now he has Kenny Golladay. But there's too much to go around. Mark Heasley and Jacksonville, however, is like the number one or two options along with you know, Alan Hearns. So so so absolutely to Maliki out there on Twitter, yes I make that trade. And thanks for the follow thanks for asking me questions. I'm trying to help you guys out. I was just inundated on Sunday, so I'm sorry if I didn't get to you. All right, So um,

let's go back to the phones. Next one we got on the phone right now is John in North Carolina. I'll be taking as many calls I can this segment. John and North Carolina. You are dropping stats over beats on the Fantasy Freestyle talking about a trade potentially for Beast Mode. Yeah. So um, I appreciate to appreciate taking my call. And I just want to say, first of all, I remember calling a couple of weeks ago and he told me to pick up Tyreek Cohen. Good call man,

that that good kids see something special. Absolutely, yeah, so a fards the trade goes, it's uh, I got Stefan dig and Tyreek Hill and somebody wants to trade either one of those for Marshawn Lynch. Is this a PPR or standard league? It's a standard I I wouldn't do it. I wouldn't do it. Man, let me tell you something. And John, you have you mentioned two people that are very close to my heart on my personal fantasy team. Okay, my like biggest home league that I care about the most.

I have Stefon Diggs and I have Tyreek Hill. So it was very easy to kind of put myself in your in in in your mind. And no, it's in a standard league. I don't think Marshawn Lynch. Listen, Marshawn Lynch is a kind of guy. He is kind of almost touchdown dependent. He's not gonna do much in the passing game, and he's a guy that the Raiders care more about his real carries and attempts than really the Rs. They're just trying to wear you down. I don't know

that the production is necessarily gonna be there. He's touchdown dependent. Meanwhile, Digs or Hill can pop off on any given week. You saw it yesterday with Stephen Can you digs it? And thanks for calling John remember me. Yeah, Terry Cohen is gonna be special. He's gonna be a thing. I'm glad you listened to me there on the Fantasy Freestyle. We got time for a couple more callers. I got a J. A J is in Tampa. A J. How can I help you? You You got a trade question out there?

I hope we're not overreacting the week three? How can I help you? Dropping stats overbeats on the Fantasy Freestyle? So it was good with you, man? I got a trade for t Y Hilton for Chris Thompson. Is this PPR or standard PPR? And I got O'Dell, Brandon Cooks and Keenan Allen at white receiver. You already have those guys, huh. So you gotta don't need t e Y. I can't believe I'm gonna say this, but in a PPR format if you already have wide receivers and you just don't

want to deal with the headache that is t Y Hilton. Yeah, man, this volume is in the Washington offense is gonna go through Chris Thompson, whether Rob Kelly comes back or not, some a g p ron comes back or not. Chris Thompson is gonna be a real thing that continues, especially in PPR format. They want him on the field. I said it at the beginning of the season. He is the Washington back to own. I would have never thought this at the beginning of the season, but yeah, t

Y Hilton is gonna regress. Yeah, he popped off and had a great game yesterday, but you really think you can count on that week to week. Listen when Angel Luck comes back, and maybe he will in about a month, then you might be kicking yourself. But it sounds like you have some other wide receivers that can hold you down if you need the help at running back. I don't hate this. I think it's crazy at the beginning

of the season, but I don't hate this. I think Chris Thominson is gonna sustain value for the majority of the season. Next up on the Fantasy Freestyle is Eddie. Eddie, you are in album perkey. We got a question. It looks like about tonight's game out there in out there in the desert, how can I help you? Dropping stats over beats Eddie. Alright, guys, so I'm down by two points PPR scoring, Do I play Dez Charence Williams or Coldly or cold Beasley. You're down by two in PPR scoring. Yeah,

and the guy I'm playing has Arizona's kicker Dawson. All right, um, alright, listen, Dez is gonna have Patrick Peterson on him. I think there is a chance. Listen, there have been games when Dez is on big time cornerbacks opposing him. You know, whether it's Genores Jenkins for the Giant Ins or some other like Richard Sherman in Seattle. And Patrick Peterson falls in that category, he goes away. You know who won't

go away as Cole Beasley. Cole Beasley, especially in PPR scoring, is gonna get at you four or five catches tonight. If you want to be safe. I think Cole Beasley is actually the way to go if you need to be safe. Yes, Dead Bryant can pop off and get you two touchdowns, but I don't think that's gonna happen against Patrick Peterson. And the funny part is, Eddie, I think you knew that also before you called in. I think you just wanted to hear me validated for you.

You would only be making this call if you were kind of off DEAs yourself. So I'm gonna get double down and validate that for you. I'm I'm a little bit leary of Patrick Peterson maybe completely shutting out deads. I think Cold Beasley will not get shut out. And I think Cold Beasley maybe the Dallas Cowboys wide receiver to go with. We only got two more questions we've got time for out here on the fantasy Freestyle. I got cheeko out in Callie. You're dropping stats over beats

on the fantasy freestyle. How can we help you on this? You know, maybe it's stuck on the four oh five or something out there in rush hour. Now out there in Calli, Chico, how can we help you on the fantasy Freestyle? How's it going? Man? I have a longtime listener, uh, second time caller. Right off Friday, I didn't speak with Mike Medita or yourself. Spoke with some other dude, some young dude and some old dude that's kind of like loud.

But um, let me just talk to you about the advice I got, I gotta, I got keen now and stefon digs Uh Tyoree killed DeVante Parker and uh I was told to bench Uh Stefan Diggs. You already know how that how that went. I got three defenses, the Ravens, the doll Fence playing the Jets, the Patriots put in Houston, and uh, I was told to start the Ravens. I mean, granted, I didn't listen to you guys about the defense at

all because I didn't like the logic. I knew the Ravens had played subpart competition and the Jaguars went to Wimbledon or wherever that chat five years in a row. Now Ravens first time over there. Yeah, jet lag So uh, I mean, everybody's pretty cool. I noticed, especially the black dude that with Matt Modega. But the dude all Friday that was kind of loud man. Forgive him that advice that you need to check his ego at the door. But for the rest of you all, I like what

you were saying. You guys have pretty good insight. Just I'd like, I'd like if you guys cross reference a few more things. But definly let you guys in my two cents that you have known that almost cost me a win. But I do got kareem hunt. After David Johnson went out, I packed them up and I make the right starts. So it sounds like you're in a good shape, Chico. Listen, man, on a week to week basis, we try and give you the information. But I think

you're right, Chico. What you have to do is take everything with a fine tooth comb, and you still ultimately have to be the matter, you know, kind of in charge of your own destiny. It sounds like you did that with the defense. Obviously, the Stefon Digs call A told you to take that out. You know, they were thinking that case Keenum because he had a bad game with the backup the previous week. You know, so I

can understand that as well. But you know, people who were without Stefon dig certainly we're not happy about that. But listen, Chico, if you got a question later on in the week, I'll be sure to try to help you out. But the truth is, you gotta go with your gut. We hear, we are experts. You can give you what we can, but ultimately, you know we can make you know, we could make a story almost out of anything, right, and so who knows, um, But I

hear you and call on back. I'll try to help you out if you can we got to have a one last question on the Fantasy Freestyle. It is Mark in New York. Mark, we're bringing it back home here in New York, right outside Studio thirty four, here in Rock and Riley's. Hey, Mark, you're in New York. When are you gonna come by and see me over here at Rock and Riley Studio thirty four. Will buy a drink, we'll watch the game together. How can I help you?

You man? Thanks? Um, I'm a little stuck for my flesh. Okay, so I have crab Tree, Tyreek Hill, Wendell's small Wood or Terence West for next week. So so listen, uh and is it PPR No? All right? And Standard? First of all, Crabtree, if you remember, Crabtree got banged up a little bit in Sunday Night Football, so we gotta get word. I believe it was a chest injury. So we gotta get word on how he's doing. Okay, Um, so you know that's still up in the air. Um,

these two guys. If it's standard. If it's standard, I think when the Smallwood is gonna get the bulk of the work in Philadelphia and they got the Chargers next week, I think Smallwood is gonna be an ascending back and could be like a low RB two, could be a flex there for Philadelphia. So right now I'm going with small Wood, but you never know, given what crabtrees health could be. Thanks to everybody for the calls. Okay, I wanted to also let you guys know. Remember I said

running back is a young man's hustle. Well, uh, quarterback is kind of like a mid career hustle. And let me tell you why. You could add big Ben and Rivers to some of these older sunsetting quarterbacks that go on the same breath as Eli and Carson Palmer. But let me tell you something, Matt Ryan, Matthew Stafford. They are now in the sweet spot where they are smart enough to read the mail and know how to make the changes. And then also you know they're not too

old where they've lost their skills. I really think we're gonna talk about this a little bit more. Quarterback is a mid career hustle, whereas running back is a young man's hustle. When we come hack on the Fantasy freestyle, I'm gonna tell you what I felt was the best sound around yesterday and all the anthem protests and what was really going on and how people are disassociating, you know, patriotism with the flag and the kneeling. Come on back

my two cents on that Fantasy Freestyle. Fantasy Freestyle, Darren Spoils broke his arm and tore his a c L in that game against the Giants. Looks like his season is definitely over. And there was a lot of noise that this was gonna be Darren sproles his final season, so it could be the end of the career of Darren Spoils. I gotta tell you, man, this has been a guy who has been doing it for years, whether it had been in San Diego, in New Orleans, or in Philadelphia. Really one of a kind in the NFL

for this generation. Week days from seven to a p m. E. Stern on the Fantasy Sports Radio Network. Welcome back to the Fantasy Freestyle right here on the Fantasy Sports Radio Network with up in stats over Meat, which your boy Dane Martinez feed the spitting statistician. I told you that. Listen. We saw um historic day across the NFL yesterday with the response that the NFL had in what was a peaceful protest, uh to the comments of our president, who you know, was calling them s O B s. A

lot of people said it was divisive. A lot of people said that, you know, they they needed Sean Payton said, we expect more wisdom in the office. I think it's really interesting that this is the battle that is being picked by the commander in tweets UM, this idea that you have to really pick sides, you know, and really it's about labeling people as are you patriotic? Are you for social justice? Are you like you know? Are you uh with Nascar? Are you kneeling? And that's really what

the commander and tweets is doing. And there was so many things that were out there, but I gotta tell you one that really resonated with me is Lorenzo Alexander, the linebacker. Here's what he had to say in the post game UM in terms of what he was doing around the anthem and more to support his brothers in

arms in with the shield of the NFL. Yeah, you know, obviously it was in a response to our president's comments UM as far as calling people that were peacefully protesting s O b s and for me UM with the back drop being uh Charlotteville and calling neo Nazis and kkk A members you know, find people and it's a it's a making that comparison and drawing off a hard

lives NFL president for doing something peaceful. UM really touched me. UM, because the guys that have taken an are trying to bring awareness to UH some social injustice and inquiries that we have in this country. Doesn't mean that they're not patriots, doesn't mean that they don't love their country, because we do. We have great polyvilege privileges here. But as members of being a un US citizen, I also want to call, you know, bring a TITCHI to things that need to

need change. And today I near it. I won't continue to nil, but I just wanted to nele to show those guys that I had their back, um, and that we're with them. UM. But I'm also with our military, with our country. But I don't think you can put us all in just a box and you have to draw a line. I have to be either for my country or for social justice. I think I can be

for everything. So that's Lorenzo Alexander Linebacker. I believe in the Buffalo Bills, and I think the point that he makes that is the one that I do, in fact want to reinforce, is that this labeling is really a big part of the issue. Whether you're labeled as crooked Hillary, whether you're labeled as fake news, whether you're labeled as you know, an s ob, whether you're labeled as a

nice person. We could be so many things, a compilation of so many things, whether you're liberal or conservative or progressive. And we all are part of the United States of America, and here on the Fantasy Sports Radio Network, it's almost like football is the religion of this country. So I think it's gonna be very interesting to see if the NFL continues to be part of the culture wars. But we're here to talk about football, and there is a football game tonight as the Cowboys go to the Cardinals.

This narrative I've been talking about four week three of the home Dogs, and so I'm gonna keep on going with it. I think Atlanta, I mean Arizona could get the job done. I think there was something of a blueprint um last week with the Denver Broncos, and they really tried to shut down Zeke stacked the box and

force Dak to beat you with his arm. The problem is now with Dez Bryant covered with Patrick Peterson, and I don't believe he'll be able to get as much separation you got the honey Badger there on Jason Witten. I don't know if Dac is gonna be able to put the ball where it needs to be. Remember, Dak had only four interceptions all of last year. He had to last week when the Denver Broncos plagued with this approach.

I think that's what the Arizona Cardinals will do. Try to line up all fifty three men in the box against Zekiel Elliott and then force Dak to beat them with his arm and keep coverage on Dez with Patrick Peterson, keep coverage with the honey Badger on Jason Witten. That's why the previous caller, I actually think Cole Beasley is the way to go, in the safe way for that person to win their matchup there down too, I think

they could get it done with Cole Beasley. We'll be back talking about free agents and fat budgets and waiver wire ads and looking ahead till Week four. As we bring it back tomorrow, dropping stats over beats on the Fantasy Freestyle two boy Dame Martinez, speed and spitting statistician, and you'll be listening to the world famous AS Award winning Fantasy sports radio network