Week 12: Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em

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This is the time of year where, whether you do or not, you gotta find it because these games are so important for fantasy players, and especially when we get in the fantasy playoffs. Like I take it. I added responsibility there being like if I swing and miss this week, it's gonna cause people their seasons, Whereas like if I swing and missing Week three, who cares as much? You'll

It does get a little bit harder to take big swings in these columns this time of the year because all these decisions are so much more important cause.

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It's gonna be rough on you know, on Blue Sky where dms are open, you can't you know.

Let yeah, I don't think I've yet to receive a single DM on Blue Sky.

The thing that's good there, I got two. Oh that's all you gotta know. Any let's start with the quarterbacks who are starts and sits this week.

I Am not going to be the only person to tell you to start Justin Herbert this week, but he's been playing great and has the best matchup a quarterback could have or one of so I would get him in your lineup. Look, I know Jayden almost called him Daydon Daniels Jaden Daniels hasn't been the same as of late, but I do think that mini By was big for him to kind of help his ribs. Plus, Cowboys struggle against the pass and they really struggle against running quarterbacks,

Yeah, I mean, look, I think these are all certainly great options. I'm gonna ask you, though, quite about Anthony Richardson because last week we saw him sort of come back to life a little bit. Do you believe and if you look, if he performs well against Detroit, are we all in back all in on Anthony Richardson?

I think we have to because honestly, what we saw last week was like a really good, good game, Like he hit his fantasy ceiling that we thought he can hit, you know, all summer long. So I'll be buying in if he's going to be running the ball more utilizing his weapons, and he actually has a great matchup in the slot with Josh Downs against his Detroit Lions defense

All right, So we're hopefully, we're hoping that things turn out well for Anthony Richardson. We loved him, it was a struggle. Hopefully he's starting to bounce back a little bit. Let's go to the running backs. Who's up and who's down this week?

I think both Pacheco and Kareem Hunt are in play because of the matchup against the Panthers, who are the best matchup for a running back, and the Chiefs should probably be able to run all over them. I have both Tampa Bay Bucks in this one. Rashad White's been playing really well as of late, so is Bucky Irving. And it is a good favorable matchup against the New York Giants. And look, if there's a one two punch outside of Detroit that has been great for fantasy, it

Yeah, man. I mean, look, earlier this week, Adam Rank was musing about whether or not he might start a mirror Abdullah this week. Like that tells you everything you need to know about the Raiders running back situation.

What year is it? Right?

What you know? Obviously we've been out on Samir White for a long time now, and like nobody is really brave enough to actually put forth Alexander. Like there's been many times this year where I'm like, man, the Raiders have a really good matchup, but I'm like, I can't rightfully try to talk at Alexander. Notice it, I just can't, right And now we got a mirror Abdula in the mix, Like just do not want That's all I gotta say about that. But I do want to ask you about

I expect, you know, Kareem Hunt going back to his one two punch that he's had in previous years with the Browns, where he's been utilized more in the passing game and in the goal line area, and think Isaiah to Pacheco will take more of the early down, you know, the first and second down, runs in between the tackles and get his much arge as he can get. But it's going to become, you know, where all the attention

That's wild because so far they haven't really used stream Hunt a ton in the passing game, which I think is sort of strange because that's what he did so well the first time around in Kansas City and in Cleveland. It was a couple of weeks ago against the Broncos that we finally saw him kind of get involved in that respect. So maybe he does get back to that a little bit in the weeks. It's when were the wide receivers foroyo? Who's your starts and sins?

Malik neighbors mostly to tell people it's okay with Tommy Cutletz. I know a lot of people were asking about that he didn't throw deep a ton last year, but when he did he was more effective than Daniel Jones has been this season. Juwan Jennings has reached must start status. I would say again, even in a tough match the Packers, what are you gonna do?

Sam?

He leads to the forty nine ers in every category every week, puts up a whole bunch of yards. I feel the same way about JSN. I know this is a tough Cardinals secondary that's been playing really well. I don't care. When he's playing as well as he's been playing, I don't see how you can get away. I think both Lad McConkie and Quinton Johnston are starts this week. I prefer Lad of the two, but look, the Ravens struggled in every aspect against receivers, even on deep ball,

Uh yeah. I want to ask you about this, Lakwan, because there are three names on the sit side that have been just major disappointments. Who has been maybe the biggest bust between Wattle Pittman and Deontay Johnson this year.

I mean, the obvious answer has to be wattle Man, but there's a lot going on with two where he was out for some time and they can't get back on the same page. But I would say Michael Bittman Man. He's become basically like the third option of that offense, and it's kind of disappointing where you know, the talent, we've seen it displayed at a high level before, where he's shown flashes that he could be the cult to wide receiver one. But it's like, I don't know what's

It's weird because like Richardson and Will Levis in some ways are similar in that it's either gonna be short, it's gonna be like a checkdown, or it's gonna be a yolo ball, and like, yeah, the intermediate part of the field is lava and so like that that stinks for a guy like Michael Pittman because that's where he sort of lives and he struggles to get targets consistently, and when he does, they're not always quality targets, so that I think has been a big frustration for a

Kateawton remains a must start, even though when you look at your fantasy app it's gonna be like an all read that the Giants are a tough matchup. It doesn't matter you play him. TJ. Hockinson, I think is very much so in play. The upside is just too high to get away from. With six teams on buy. Spoke a lot yesterday about Hunter Henry and Will Disley. They are both to me, I think a little bit higher than streaming options this week. Definitely he starts and Lakwan's

No, it's not even worth it then, because everybody's gonna chase the tast some hill. People gonna chase tat some hill points is gonna get you like six this week. You're gonna be sad.

That's his toxic behavior. That's what he does to fantasy managers. That's why I don't like him.

That's a one hundred percent as one hundred percent the Taysom Hill toxic trait without a doubt. So but I really know this. It's funny because the streamers you have Orgitavian Sanders and Theo Johnson are guys that I have written up this week as potential sleepers. You know, I don't know. I think for me it is sort of reaching a little bit in a week where it was tough to find any sleepers. Those are guys that I really that I really put in there just sort of

Man.

I mean, look, he's out there. He's an athletic tight end that's finding a new way to get separation and get open, and he's playing to Bacon midfield strengths. And you get Mike Evans back in the fold, he kind of falls to that road with Chris Godwin and his target share. So I think Kate adum Man these last two seasons, he's really shown up to be a valuable target for Baker Mayfield, and I think that continues for the rest of the season to trust him.

Also, have you start to pick out a shade of blonde that you'd like to die there when John U. Smith becomes a tough.

This is crezzing. The dude is tight en eight right now, fifteen points away from Kate Oden at that five spot. And I asked my wife about it, and she said, absolutely not. Hopefully Johnny kind of chills out he finishes the top six, so I don't have to go with the bet. But yeah, man, it's looking real scary over here.

Well, we're gonna have to work on this missus real deal fantasy and you know, see if if she will allow this to happen. I was gonna text you that I think they're safe, and then I looked at and realized that he's like fifteen points out of the top five spot right now.

Yeah, it's kind of crazy. I said that I set myself up for that.

He is less than a point away from being tightened six right now, less than a point or yeah, like you are in real danger right now.

I don't know if I'm happy I made a good call, you know for a deep, deep cut sleeper, or like I'm just like terrified, like I should not ever, I.

Think the good thing for you is the top five or like it's Bowers Kittle, Kelsey McBride, and it's probably gonna be really hard for him to surpass one of them unless they get hurt. But like that's possible.

It's very possible, man, Like, come on, if you look at the Dolphin schedule, I mean, look, I think at least two games out of the next four he could put up big points. He got New England Packers, Jets, Texans. These are basically, you know, defenses that seem tough, but they're not focused on the tight end. And that's how Johnno becomes very sneaky.

Well, and honestly, none of this happens if Jalen Wattle isn't underperforming or Tyreek hilperforming right like he's in the pod, he listens. If those guys were performing the way we thought they would, like you would be nowhere near your day. We'd be like, man, that was a ridiculous thing you said, and we would just move on from it, like, but now it really is a thing good football. So anyway, yeah, let's something to first to keep an eye on as