2025 Week 1 Fantasy Football Start/Sit Decisions, Best Flex Plays & Game Blitz

The NFL season is finally here, and the Watch The Throne Fantasy Football Podcast crew is back to break down everything you need for Week 1! Hosts Al King, Gabe Hernandez, and Ray Fletcher, alongside producer Mic 4, dive into news, injury updates, start/sit debates, and unveil a brand-new segment: The Game Blitz — where they rapid-fire through every matchup in just one minute each.

🔥 In this episode:

• Week 1 news & injury updates (Matthew Stafford, Jaden Reed, rookie RB depth charts & more)
• Start/Sit debates with bold takes on stars like CeeDee Lamb, Derrick Henry, DJ Moore, and Jerry Jeudy
• Best Flex plays including Jerome Ford, Ricky Pearsall, and more sleeper picks
• Game Blitz: 1-minute breakdowns of every Week 1 matchup — from Chiefs vs. Chargers in Brazil to Vikings vs. Bears on Monday Night Football
• Live reactions, hot takes, and plenty of laughs along the way

👑 Whether you’re setting your first lineup or grinding in high-stakes leagues, this episode gives you the edge to rule your league in Week 1.

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Transcript

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Dominate your league, defend your crown with Hosel King.

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'Cause I love me some meat.

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Gabe Hernandez.

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Here's a guy that is starting to figure the game out.

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And Ray Fletcher. You want answers.

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I want the truth.

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You can't handle the truth. They bring the heat, rankings, trades, and game-winning calls to

rule your league. This is Watch The Throne Fantasy Football Podcast.

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What up? Welcome back to another episode of Watch The Throne Fantasy Football Podcast,

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I did hear that.

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We got a sponsor.

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He is that dude.

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It's kind of wild because Ray's Instagram handle has forever been-

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That Dude Ray.

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So-

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It fits

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... kind of fitting. Kind of fitting.

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It's awesome. Yeah. Mentally.

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Crazy to say, "Brought to you by." He's... This is the first of at least eight episodes he's done

sponsor for us, so I am beyond grateful. I think we all are.

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Absolutely.

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You want- you want to show off the shirt a little bit here?

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Yes, you can.

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I even got the shirt. I even got the shirt. That Dude's Barbecue shirt. We're gonna talk about his

product a little bit later in the episode. Today, we have news and notes. We have

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best starts, best flex for week one, and then we have what I'm going to call Game Blitz where

we're going to try to take one minute... I don't know how the hell we're going to do it as us.

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We got to work as a team, guys.

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One minute per game, per match up, and then as soon as it's done, move on to the next. So

we'll see how we do with that.

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Let's do it.

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How are we doing today though, guys?

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I'm doing great.

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Been a while, right?

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Yeah. I'm excited. It's football starting tomorrow. It has been a while. It's been a couple of

weeks since I've been here.

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Yep.

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Uh, nice to be back. Football's back. Love it. Football's back.

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Merry Christmas Eve.

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Crazy.

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We are one sleep away from some football.

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Crazy. Dude, finally. Does it... It feels like the off-season gets longer and longer, but life feels

like it's going faster and faster. So it's like a weird...

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Are we getting deep right now?

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No, but it's just like a weird, you know, like-

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It felt very deep right now.

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Doesn't it feel like life is flying by but football always takes too long to come back?

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There's never enough football.

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Yeah.

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I could do football 365.

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I mean, they- they currently are basically. UFL-

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Eh

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... IFL ...

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WNFC.

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... CFL. Yeah, it's... I mean, there could be football year round for you if you really want.

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As a former coach of youth football, I'd rather watch some youth football probably.

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Oh, oh dang. Whoa.

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I'm lo- I'm just saying. I'm just saying, some of those kids are pretty nice, man.

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Wow.

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It's fun.

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I'm very sorry to the Saskatchewans-

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It's-

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... and the Calgaries out there.

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[laughs] What about your Canadian fantasy football team? Come on.

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Uh, it didn't do too good last year.

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No, yeah.

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We were only four and 13. So, you know, we got some work to do.

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[laughs]

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Did you actually have a Canadian faf-

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No. [laughs]

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Okay. I was like, "Wait, how did I not know about this?"

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I don't think they-

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And why was I not in the loop?

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[laughs] I don't think they... I won't even know who to pick.

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All right, before we move on to news and notes, I have one question for you guys. How many

leagues are you in, and what is the output financially? This is, uh, we're gonna put ourselves out

there.

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Oh, I would need a second for the financial part. I'm in six leagues, and I think the financial

output, I'm gonna say it's north of 500. I'd have to do the math. I don't know exactly.

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Okay. I'm in six leagues. Financial is 750.

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You're really trying to make me sound like a degenerate right now?

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Go ahead. Go ahead. Yeah.

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Well, okay, yeah. I was gonna say, we went to a draft together and that one's gonna be...

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Yeah, we haven't talked about it because he hasn't been here but-

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Yeah. Uh, so I'm, I'm in-

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But how many leagues and what's your number and then we'll, we'll say why that number is so

elevated.

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I'm in 10 leagues and I am just under 4K right now.

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Woo!

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Yeah. There's a special circumstance for that one.

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Yeah.

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But-

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Oh, my God

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... still.

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Yeah.

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What's the, uh, special circumstance Ray? [laughs]

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Well, okay, so, um, I got invited to join the, uh, world championships. They were doing a live

draft in Circa part of, um... They had a f- a sports betting convention in town. And it was

happening down at Circa so they had decided to do a draft. They hit me up there, like, I'm

assuming they weren't getting enough participants for that one outlier draft.

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No, dude, what do you mean they hit you? You are, you are a dude.

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Um-

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So you're That Dude Ray.

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I'm That Dude Ray. Um-

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[laughs]

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Yeah, so, uh, I decided to go down and draft with them. It was a... It's, it's part of the world

championships. There's s- uh, over 600 teams competing in this. Grand prize is 150,000 so, you

know.

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Yeah.

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That's awesome.

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That's awesome.

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It is.

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We'll see. We'll see.

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He had a good team. I went with him.

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Yeah.

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You know, just a s- moral support and record a little bit of things, and he's got a good team.

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Yeah.

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I like it.

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Yeah, we'll, we'll maybe break down that roster maybe next week after week one performance

and-

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Yeah

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... see what, see what you got in it.

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That'd be a good idea, see where we're at.

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What was the, what was the... If you don't mind-

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Uh-huh

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... you can also say no. You can refuse. You can say, "I plead the Fifth. One, two, three, four,

Fifth." Uh, what was the financial buy into that?

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This one was, uh, 1700 but that was after a 300... It's normally 2000. I got a $300 discount for

going down, like, with only a few hours to prepare.

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No, you got that discount because you're That Dude Ray.

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[laughs]

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Come on, bro. You already know, bro.

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Yes, sell yourself a little bit, man.

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Yeah.

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Tell them.

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Give yourself a little credit.

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I'm that guy.

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Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah.

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You get-

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We'll, we'll... I guess we're gonna find out.

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[laughs]

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[laughs]

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For real.

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Crazy. All right. 10 leagues.

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Yeah.

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I have one s- The most I ever did was 13, and one of those leagues was all defensive players. So

I'm, I've scaled back quite a bit to six.

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I've got one with IDP and, uh, two, three dynasties now, so...

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Wow. Wow. I do... I said only one question. One more quick question. Overall, how do you feel

about all your teams? I feel myself, I'd say, um, about a low B for, for the overall six teams.

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My teams are awesome.

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Now-

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And now, whether they perform or not, that's on them.

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[laughs]

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You know, but I... My teams I drafted are great. Uh, definitely not very running back heavy this

year. I think... Well, so we had the free agent aucti- uh, auction bid in your league and I got

Christian McCaffrey and Jonathan Taylor. After that, I think my next best running back is

Amarian Hampton. So, you know, I'm starting some leagues with Jordan Mason and David

Montgomery, but those receivers, like, I got Nico, I got Neighbors, you know, I got Justin

Jefferson, I got Pucca. I have some nasty receivers, so I'm excited. And I, I like how my teams

turned out. And I'll hopefully I'll find a running back later on in the season.

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I am feeling like, uh, like I'm in college. Like, C's get degrees type of situation, you know?

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[laughs]

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I'm, I'm... I feel good about 70% of my teams. Um, the rest, w- I guess we'll see. To be

determined. Uh, could've been better. I missed on some spots and, um, yeah, we'll see.

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Some league championships are won on the waiver wire. Some league championships are won

in the draft, so it all depends on how your league shapes up and how you attack the waiver

wire. I know for sure Al had one F on Sunday. That one, that was a failure. Oh, you made me so

mad. According to Yahoo, I had a A- on that draft. Oh, that means you had a terrible draft.

According to Yahoo. I think I had A+, so yeah, I pro- I probably shouldn't feel too good about it.

[laughs] I don't know, man. I, I feel, I feel good with the Jerry Judy over Tyler Warren pick. Don't

get me started. [laughs] We haven't even mentioned Mike 4 yet. Mike 4. What up, Mike 4?

What's up, guys? Way to mention me when I make a mistake, dude. I love that.

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[laughs]

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It's all good. It's all good. Never in the beginning, never in the beginning. It's just like-

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They wouldn't have known if you didn't say anything.

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[laughs] I saw these, uh, I saw these stairs and I'm like, "Wait a second, dude. I think I'm

supposed to be doing something."

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They wouldn't have known if you didn't say-

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I saw these stairs [laughs]

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... C and then you're over here getting mad at me.

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Wow.

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I gotta bring you down a couple notches.

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Why is everyone looking at me?

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Let's run that back a little bit, you know?

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All right. Onto our news and notes.

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Ladies and gentlemen, could I please have your attention? I've just been handed an urgent and

horrifying news story, and I need all of you to stop what you're doing and listen.

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Cannonball.

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Hey, news and notes, brought to you by Ron Burgundy?

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[Laughs] Question mark.

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I am Ron Burgundy? I'm Ron Burgundy?

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Dante Thornton listed as a starter for the Las Vegas Raiders. I think this is... Has a big deal to do

with why Jacoby wanted to leave, A. I also think Jacoby had some, you know, Amari Cooper

information before it was public. I also think that he has a great shot at being a viable wide

receiver three/flex person this season, Thornton. Thoughts?

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Uh, solid waiver wire option coming up. It says a lot about Jack Beck and he's not ready, 'cause

Beck was actually drafted ahead of Thornton. So, uh, it's definitely someone to keep your eye

on. Uh, the Raiders wide receiver situation's kind of a, a situation I want no parts of, to be

honest with you. But always w- worthy to keep your eyes on, 'cause he's a rookie and you

never... This guy could come out for 80 catches and 1,000 yards. You never know. But, uh, I'm

not there quite yet. I need to see a couple games and see what he does.

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Yeah, it kind of brings down... I was, uh, kind of high on Trey Tucker coming out of nowhere and

being, like, a surprise this year and, and putting up some numbers, but I think that's less likely.

He's still listed as the slot, the third receiver for them. Um, so it's possible, but when Amari

Cooper gets up to speed with the offense, who knows if that's gonna change.

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So is that who's not the st- Amari Co- Amari Cooper's not listed as a starter right now?

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Not right now.

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Oh, okay. See, I was, like, I thought it was Cooper, Jacoby and Deontay Thornton.

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Mm-hmm.

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I'm a little bit worried that Amari might not have the juice left. Well, I mean, we'll see, right?

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Yeah.

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He had a really rough go of it last year, and, and sometimes a fall- you know, they just fall off

cliffs sometimes.

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It happens.

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We were doing a slow draft and I had... I think we were in the, like, 16th round and the Amari

Cooper news just broke, and I said, "Yeah, I'll take him. Why not?" It was my pick, so yeah, I'll

take him. So it just happened to be perfect timing. But I didn't take him 'cause I thought he was

gonna be anything special. I- 16 round dynasty, I was just like, "Let's take a shot." Yeah, it's a

dart though. Yep. And not a bad one. I mean, he's shown that he can do it. Yep. Matthew

Stafford

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not listed on the injury report. That is rejoice Rams fans, rejoice Rams fantasy player owners,

rejoice Rams Nation, rejoice-

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Davante Adams.

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Davante Adams.

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Um-

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Rejoice everyone.

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Yep.

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Right?

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Absolutely.

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Are we worried about potentially a re-injury risk or do we think that it was just off-season, him

not wanting to practice?

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I mean, when it comes to a back, I'm always worried. Backs can be repetitive. They can be dedegenerate,

like they, they just always seem to stick around, especially for someone who's

going into a... Closer to 40 than he is to 30. Um, so yeah, a little bit worried.

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Yeah, I... Long term it's a little concerning with the age, uh, the history of the injury.

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H- he is one tough son of-

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Sure.

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You know what I mean? Um, but he is a... He usually plays through some injuries. Um, I had

heard that it's really... Media was making it a bigger deal than it actually really was. Now,

we'll... Time will tell. We'll play it out, see what happens. Let's see what happens after he gets

hit, possibly. Then it'll be telling, but I'm not too concerned about it at the moment. Okay. All

right. I'm just happy he's not on the injury list for everyone who owns Rams. I don't think I have

a stock in any Rams this year, which is kind of interesting 'cause I loved Kyron. I'm heavy on

Puka. I got Kyron in one and I got, uh, Davante in one too, or two. Wow. Any Ram stock for you?

00:11:19,652 --> 00:11:21,982 [Speaker 1]

Uh, Kyron Williams, uh, in a few spots for sure.

00:11:21,982 --> 00:11:27,912 [Speaker 2]

Yeah, I'm sure Stafford being healthy helps all those guys. Oh, and I think in our Dynasty

Superflex, Stafford's my QB too, so...

00:11:27,912 --> 00:11:28,271 [Speaker 1]

Nice.

00:11:28,271 --> 00:11:35,472 [Speaker 2]

Ah, yes. I actually... I have Kyron in a Dynasty league, but yeah. All right. Jaden Reed did not

practice.

00:11:35,472 --> 00:11:36,412 [Speaker 1]

This is big.

00:11:36,412 --> 00:11:48,172 [Speaker 2]

I think he's questionable for week one. And it seems like... A lot of people were saying it was

just, like, a foot sprain, a foot sprain. I've also heard people say Jones fracture.

00:11:48,232 --> 00:11:48,422 [Speaker 1]

Wow.

00:11:48,422 --> 00:12:48,808 [Speaker 2]

And it makes it really hard to cut on the outside of your foot. And as a wide receiver, what are

you constantly doing? Cutting on the outside of your foot. So it's, it's an interesting thing to

keep track of. I, I personally... I'm not sure he plays week one. He might not play for a little

while. I honestly... So I've heard some news and reports. I wouldn't be shocked if he gets put on

IR by Saturday. So right before Sunday's game, you know, that would be a minimum of four

games missed. It's not sounding too good right now. And when...The news first broke of Jayden

Reed, his foot was injured, that's kinda when I jumped on the Matthew Golden. Now, I always

liked Mo- Matthew Golden, but as soon as I heard Jayden Reed was hurt, I loved Matthew

Golden. That's his chance to be our, uh, wide receiver one. Now there's Romeo Doubs, some

heat coming up on him too. Like, he could be a good receiver 'cause Christian Watson's on the

pup and he's out for the first six weeks. There's some op- opportunity here for these receivers.

Uh, Green Bay's always kind of been a wide receiver by committee, uh, kind of team, but

Matthew Golden and Romeo Doubs have to be the top two options here.

00:12:48,808 --> 00:13:02,028 [Speaker 1]

Yeah, I, uh, took a lot of Romeo Doubs start throws this season, um, so he's on a bunch of my

benches. I'd be more than happy if he can slide right into that starting lineup. I'm okay with

that.

00:13:02,028 --> 00:13:16,648 [Speaker 3]

Yeah, interesting. It says he practiced with the team September 1st, but was not in pads and

stayed inside the training center during the media's open portion on September 3rd. So we'll

see what, what happens in the Jayden Reed

00:13:16,648 --> 00:13:17,538 [Speaker 3]

saga.

00:13:17,538 --> 00:13:17,568 [Speaker 2]

Yeah.

00:13:17,568 --> 00:13:22,908 [Speaker 3]

And I definitely think that makes the other guys, um, a little bit more valuable. I love hearing

Romeo, you guys know that.

00:13:22,908 --> 00:13:26,708 [Speaker 2]

It's definitely, uh, uh, something to keep an eye on for sure.

00:13:26,708 --> 00:13:32,108 [Speaker 3]

This one's kind of a overall thing, rookie running back depth chart funniness.

00:13:32,108 --> 00:13:32,228 [Speaker 2]

You gotta love it.

00:13:32,228 --> 00:13:59,008 [Speaker 3]

Funkiness, joke-iness, I don't know what to think, what to call it. Bill Crosskey-Merritt, JaKory

Crosskey-Merritt, listed as the fourth running back in Washington. Trevion Henderson listen as...

Listed as the third running back in New England. Woody Marks listed as fourth in Houston. And

then RJ Harvey listed as the backup to JK, and Dillon Sampson listed as the backup to Jerome

Forte. What one stands out to you guys?

00:13:59,008 --> 00:14:11,828 [Speaker 1]

I can buy the RJ Harvey starting as a backup. I don't buy JCM not being... Or, or being fourth on

the depth chart there. I'm not buying that for a second. Trevion Henderson as well

00:14:11,828 --> 00:14:21,368 [Speaker 1]

should be at least two. If he's not, I can buy behind Rhamondre Stevenson, but yeah, no, no

further down than that. Don't make sense to me.

00:14:21,368 --> 00:15:43,318 [Speaker 2]

I love that all the other coaches are like, "You know what, rookie? Earn your respect." And, and

Sean Payton did it when he put RJ Harvey number five, but now it's football time and he's like,

"All right, you're our number two running back. We knew the whole time you were gonna be up

here." And again, I think it's just because JK Dobbins has had success in the past, so JK Dobbins

is gonna get every chance to be the starter. At the end of the day, I think we all know it's gonna

be RJ Harvey eventually, um, probably m- week six maybe we'll see that change. However, I'm

actually kind of buying in on the Wild Bill, JaKory at the, uh, Crosskey at w- uh, the fourth on the

depth chart. I, you know, I think the hype was just so re- Like, it was so unbelievable going into,

like, when we were drafting the last couple weeks. I think it was a little too high. I, that's just for

me, I don't think he is as talented as people make him out to be. He has a wild story if you've

heard about it. He, uh, played 13 snaps last year. Uh, he got suspended a- a- academically, I

believe, but the year before he balled out. So, I- i- it's... Is it there? Possibly. The opportunity's

there because obviously the running backs are not very good in Washington, but I'm actually

buying in on Ekeler. I think Ekeler's gonna be the main guy. Rodriguez I think is gonna be the

goal line guy, and I think it's McNichols ahead of him. I don't buy that. So I will say Crosskey has

it at the number three, but I do think Ekeler's gonna get more work than him. And then I'll see...

I think you see Crosskey just as a change of pace kinda guy.

00:15:43,318 --> 00:15:45,038 [Speaker 3]

Don't take Bill from us.

00:15:45,038 --> 00:15:45,108 [Speaker 1]

[laughs]

00:15:45,108 --> 00:15:55,968 [Speaker 2]

I, I'm... That's just my take. Look, I'm just saying, I don't see it. I know a lot of people... Like, he

went six round in one of our drafts, and I thought that was wild w- no pun intended. But-

00:15:55,968 --> 00:15:55,978 [Speaker 1]

[laughs]

00:15:55,978 --> 00:16:00,988 [Speaker 2]

... he... I just... I have to see it from him. I need to see him on the field, see him get some

carries.

00:16:00,988 --> 00:16:05,588 [Speaker 1]

I just know that I've seen Austin Ekeler as a lead back and it hasn't worked with him-

00:16:05,588 --> 00:16:05,737 [Speaker 3]

Mm-hmm

00:16:05,737 --> 00:16:19,778 [Speaker 1]

... um, as the lead. He does much better being the second guy and being the change of pace

guy. So I don't know that you want him to be your number one, um... I could see Rodriguez

taking some goal line carries, but is... I don't know if he's the every down guy.

00:16:19,778 --> 00:16:21,908 [Speaker 2]

W- and I just mean like he'll get more, more snaps and touches.

00:16:21,908 --> 00:16:21,918 [Speaker 1]

Yeah.

00:16:21,918 --> 00:16:26,517 [Speaker 2]

Like, don't get me wrong. I think Ekeler, let's say he gets 15 touches and then Crosskey-Merritt

gets maybe 10.

00:16:26,517 --> 00:16:26,548 [Speaker 1]

Yeah.

00:16:26,548 --> 00:16:30,448 [Speaker 2]

That's... I'm not saying it's gonna be like, "Oh, my God," like, "Ross- Austin Ekeler's gonna be a

workhorse."

00:16:30,448 --> 00:16:30,588 [Speaker 3]

Yeah.

00:16:30,588 --> 00:16:44,968 [Speaker 2]

Not trying to say that by any means, but I do think Ekeler is the main guy. And, and last year

po- per touch, Austin Ekeler was pretty awesome actually. He was actually top 10. So, I think he

does have a little juice left. So that's... I'm buying into Ekeler for the moment.

00:16:44,968 --> 00:17:14,458 [Speaker 3]

I think with both Ekeler and JK Dobbins, you can't just write those guys off, right? I think JK has a

bit more juice left than a lot of people give him credit for. It's just he'd never played the full

season, right? So it's kinda like waiting for that shoe to drop and then RJ is the dude. Um, and I

think with, uh, with Ekeler, kind of the same, right? He also often gets hurt and I think when he

goes down it could catapult JaKory to the, to the starting. But you gotta give the vets the first

go.

00:17:14,458 --> 00:17:28,427 [Speaker 2]

And I'll hedge my bets, I... This is for the beginning of the season. I do... I would not be shocked

one bit had RJ Harvey... Like I said, he'll take over. I wouldn't be shocked if Wild Bill ended up

taking over eventually. But I'm n- in the beginning of the season, I think it's gonna be Ekeler for

the most part.

00:17:28,427 --> 00:17:38,728 [Speaker 3]

Last bit of news and notes before we move on. Jags and Texans both coaches said all four

running backs will play for those respective teams.

00:17:38,728 --> 00:17:41,008 [Speaker 2]

Oh, when you said that, I heard they hate fantasy football.

00:17:41,008 --> 00:17:42,788 [Speaker 3]

That sucks, right? [laughs]

00:17:42,788 --> 00:17:50,348 [Speaker 1]

I heard they don't know who's gonna... Like, who's the dude. Like, they just can't make a

decision so they're just like, "Ah, let's throw everybody out there. Who cares?"

00:17:50,348 --> 00:17:50,678 [Speaker 2]

I didn't even-

00:17:50,678 --> 00:17:51,458 [Speaker 3]

It's the ones.

00:17:51,458 --> 00:17:51,488 [Speaker 1]

Uh-

00:17:51,488 --> 00:17:53,668 [Speaker 2]

I didn't even know the Texans had four running backs.

00:17:53,668 --> 00:17:56,728 [Speaker 3]

A lot of people are forgetting about Dare [mumbling]

00:17:56,728 --> 00:17:58,248 [Speaker 2]

Ogbenwale.

00:17:58,248 --> 00:17:58,748 [Speaker 1]

Is that how you actually say it?

00:17:58,748 --> 00:18:00,068 [Speaker 2]

Ogbenwale.

00:18:00,068 --> 00:18:01,068 [Speaker 3]

Ogbenwale?

00:18:01,068 --> 00:18:01,908 [Speaker 2]

Ogbenwale.

00:18:01,908 --> 00:18:02,988 [Speaker 3]

Dere?

00:18:02,988 --> 00:18:04,468 [Speaker 2]

Dare. I think it's Dare.

00:18:04,468 --> 00:18:04,748 [Speaker 3]

Dare?

00:18:04,748 --> 00:18:07,968 [Speaker 2]

But I could be wrong again. Yeah, I could be wrong on both actually, so don't quote me.

00:18:07,968 --> 00:18:10,408 [Speaker 3]

Well, Dare,

00:18:10,408 --> 00:18:12,728 [Speaker 3]

off of drugs, keep your kids off drugs.

00:18:12,728 --> 00:18:16,408 [Speaker 2]

So what you're saying is stay away from Houston and Jacksonville's backers?

00:18:16,408 --> 00:18:19,118 [Speaker 3]

Yes, for sure. Sorry, I lost my train of thought there for a second.

00:18:19,118 --> 00:18:19,718 [Speaker 2]

Yeah, I see that.

00:18:19,718 --> 00:18:19,768 [Speaker 3]

[laughs]

00:18:19,768 --> 00:18:20,828 [Speaker 1]

Had to reel you back in a little bit.

00:18:20,828 --> 00:18:22,127 [Speaker 3]

Thanks for bringing me back in.

00:18:22,128 --> 00:18:23,148 [Speaker 2]

I got you.

00:18:23,148 --> 00:19:07,571 [Speaker 3]

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I want this black pepper one.

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That's got a little spice to it.

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I'll take a bite, even though it made-

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... Mike Four choke.

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I'd say the sweet's spicy.

00:19:35,831 --> 00:19:39,302 [Speaker 3]

Oh, it may... That was... It's not spicy. It's, um, pepper.

00:19:39,302 --> 00:19:39,331 [Speaker 5]

Yeah.

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Like, you know, like, yeah.

00:19:40,532 --> 00:19:40,591 [Speaker 5]

I am familiar with the pepper.

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If you're watching this on YouTube, you see us struggling to open the bags. They're actually

pretty easy to open. Just trying to not be too loud. This is the sweet and smoky barbecue that

I'm gonna try. I have not had this flavor yet.

00:19:51,652 --> 00:19:53,952 [Speaker 5]

Well, hold on, wait for me. I'm coming, hold on.

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Well, I got a little piece. That's fine, that's perfect, actually.

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That's fine.

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You ready?

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I think David wants... or Mike Four wants to try-

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... the sweet and smoky.

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You ready? There you go.

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Oh, wait. Hold on. Wait for Mike Four. You. I'll wait for you, Mike Four.

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They already went in. They went in.

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Awesome. It was delicious, dog.

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I think they did.

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Are you ready? Cheers, sir.

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But both... I tried this one before we started, the black pepper and, uh, sea salt one. They're

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Ray, your kids, bro?

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My kids would cry if they tried that black pepper one.

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Too spicy.

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Yeah.

00:21:31,512 --> 00:21:32,892 [Speaker 5]

Like, like Mike Four earlier?

00:21:32,892 --> 00:21:33,172 [Speaker 2]

That was, that was delicious. Yeah, they would.

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It was delicious

00:21:40,621 --> 00:21:42,322 [Speaker 3]

... we caught Ray licking his fingers, like-

00:21:42,322 --> 00:21:42,351 [Speaker 5]

[laughs]

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I was, yeah.

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... on the mic.

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Finger li... [laughs] His motto is-

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Bro, this is good.

00:21:49,912 --> 00:21:50,632 [Speaker 3]

I know. [laughs]

00:21:50,632 --> 00:21:51,192 [Speaker 2]

That one's good, yeah.

00:21:51,192 --> 00:21:52,972 [Speaker 3]

He's gonna... That bag's gonna be gone. [laughs]

00:21:52,972 --> 00:21:55,202 [Speaker 2]

It literally tastes like teriyaki, like really good.

00:21:55,202 --> 00:21:57,331 [Speaker 3]

Just 'cause, like... "Just make sure you guys don't eat it all, please. I wanna try it."

00:21:57,331 --> 00:21:57,612 [Speaker 2]

Mm.

00:21:57,612 --> 00:21:58,432 [Speaker 5]

Yeah, bro.

00:21:58,432 --> 00:21:59,802 [Speaker 2]

Yeah, it was really good.

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So, his flavor, or his motto is, "Come for the jerky, stay for the flavor."

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Mm, I like that.

00:22:05,042 --> 00:22:08,422 [Speaker 3]

And he has... Like I said, he has a bunch of different flavors. Mango habanero's one.

00:22:08,422 --> 00:22:08,452 [Speaker 5]

Ooh.

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That's, that's popular.

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You know who should get

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Find out exactly how many flavors he has and throw that in the ad too.

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Mike Four likes it.

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I like it. It can come in a chef's... like a little chef's suit.

00:22:18,032 --> 00:22:18,292 [Speaker 2]

Yeah.

00:22:18,292 --> 00:22:19,212 [Speaker 5]

Little chef apron.

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Hey man, don't eat all that jerky, for real.

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Mic'd up. Yeah.

00:22:22,652 --> 00:22:23,022 [Speaker 3]

Well-

00:22:23,022 --> 00:22:23,101 [Speaker 5]

We'll cut that.

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Thanks again. That Dude's BBQ Jerky, this episode-

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... brought to the... brought to you by thatdudesbarbecue.com. Go visit it. That was amazing.

Back to the episode. We're gonna give our best starters first, and then our best flex plays of

week one. We'll start with mine. And I... For how long we wait for the season to start, I cannot

00:22:48,851 --> 00:23:06,212 [Speaker 3]

not give a player from the first game of the season. So my best play of week one is CeeDee

Lamb of the Dallas Cowboys. My only reason really is I want to see someone in the first game,

and

00:23:06,212 --> 00:23:22,652 [Speaker 3]

I think they're gonna throw it, like we said, 50, 75, 100,000 times a game. I think Pickens is

gonna help them get open. He's gonna demand a little bit of respect on the other side, right?

And I think it's gonna be fun to watch this Dallas offense. It's a eight-point spread right now.

00:23:22,652 --> 00:23:25,482 [Speaker 2]

Eight and a half, depending on where you're at, you know, depending on00:

23:25,482 --> 00:23:37,212 [Speaker 3]

To me, that's kind of wild. I think, uh... I think I would take Dallas with the points, but that shows

that Dallas is gonna be trailing, and they're gonna have to throw the ball. So, CeeDee-

00:23:37,212 --> 00:23:37,621 [Speaker 2]

Garbage time's-

00:23:37,621 --> 00:23:38,212 [Speaker 3]

... start of the week

00:23:38,212 --> 00:24:03,532 [Speaker 2]

... fantasy points, too. Uh, in his career against the Eagles, CeeDee Lamb averages 5.6 catches

with 74.9 yards and .4 touchdowns. So the touchdowns aren't always there for him. He doesn't

have very many against the Eagles in his career. However, CeeDee Lamb is a wide receiver

one. He gets... I don't care how good a defense is. The Eagles were pretty good against the

pass last year. They have some solid corners. I don't care. CeeDee Lamb is that guy. He- he's

obviously starting.

00:24:03,532 --> 00:24:13,592 [Speaker 3]

I'm gonna... I don't... I didn't tell you guys to give us predictions for this, but I'm gonna make a

prediction here. I'm gonna say over seven receptions, over 90 yards, and at least one

touchdown.

00:24:13,592 --> 00:24:14,632 [Speaker 2]

Mm.

00:24:14,632 --> 00:24:16,992 [Speaker 3]

I mean, that's not crazy start-of-the-week stuff, but-

00:24:16,992 --> 00:24:17,632 [Speaker 2]

No.

00:24:17,632 --> 00:24:20,642 [Speaker 3]

Seven catches, 90 yards and a touchdown is pretty good.

00:24:20,642 --> 00:24:22,891 [Speaker 2]

That's, what, 23 fantasy points NPPR.

00:24:22,892 --> 00:24:23,271 [Speaker 3]

Mm-hmm.

00:24:23,272 --> 00:24:24,572 [Speaker 2]

It's a nice week.

00:24:24,572 --> 00:24:24,601 [Speaker 5]

Yep.

00:24:24,601 --> 00:24:30,621 [Speaker 2]

Yeah. I agree. I like it. In fact, my note says they're gonna be playing from behind and throwing

a lot.

00:24:30,621 --> 00:24:30,762 [Speaker 3]

[laughs]

00:24:30,762 --> 00:24:31,892 [Speaker 2]

So you covered that.

00:24:31,892 --> 00:24:32,392 [Speaker 5]

Nailed it.

00:24:32,392 --> 00:24:40,831 [Speaker 3]

Um, yeah, no, big on CeeDee Lamb. Also like Jake Ferguson this week in that game, just while

we're here. Um, I think he's gonna have a nice little game. I th-

00:24:41,148 --> 00:24:44,028 [Speaker 6]

Can I tell you an interesting stat I found about Ferguson?

00:24:44,028 --> 00:24:44,568 [Speaker 3]

Please.

00:24:44,568 --> 00:24:51,818 [Speaker 6]

With Dak, he had, uh, he was targeted 52 times in seven games. With Cooper Rush, he was

targeted 21 times in seven games.

00:24:51,818 --> 00:24:52,788 [Speaker 3]

Mm. Wow.

00:24:52,788 --> 00:24:53,188 [Speaker 6]

So...

00:24:53,188 --> 00:24:54,808 [Speaker 3]

Jake Ferguson is, uh, very good.

00:24:54,808 --> 00:24:56,288 [Speaker 6]

Dak likes him. Dak likes him. Or-

00:24:56,288 --> 00:24:56,788 [Speaker 3]

I like Fergie.

00:24:56,788 --> 00:24:59,198 [Speaker 6]

Or Cooper doesn't. I don't know. One way or the other.

00:24:59,198 --> 00:25:00,148 [Speaker 3]

Right. I like Fergie.

00:25:00,148 --> 00:25:08,168 [Speaker 6]

Yeah, no, Fergie's a good tight end. He, he definitely... I was on him last year and he just

unfortunately... And Dak got hurt, so it happens.

00:25:08,168 --> 00:25:09,008 [Speaker 3]

All right. Next.

00:25:09,008 --> 00:25:11,368 [Speaker 6]

Also, can... Real, real quick, my shirt too. Can we-

00:25:11,368 --> 00:25:11,658 [Speaker 3]

Yeah, yeah, yeah

00:25:11,658 --> 00:25:12,228 [Speaker 6]

... get a shot of my shirt?

00:25:12,228 --> 00:25:13,688 [Speaker 3]

Yeah, shout out the shirt.

00:25:13,688 --> 00:25:15,768 [Speaker 6]

Uh, I... Look, I'm a Cowboys fan.

00:25:15,768 --> 00:25:19,368 [Speaker 3]

Stand, stand up a little bit, man. They can't see the Philly, like what the Phillies giving. You

know what I'm saying?

00:25:19,368 --> 00:25:28,308 [Speaker 6]

So, you know, it's thumbs up to the Cowboys 'cause you know what? We love the Cowboys

here. It's thumbs down to Washington and New York, and then it's definitely a big, uh, middle

finger to Phils. So-

00:25:28,308 --> 00:25:29,957 [Speaker 3]

Yo, it's the bird to the birds, bro.

00:25:29,957 --> 00:25:31,418 [Speaker 6]

Yeah, bird to the birds. So-

00:25:31,418 --> 00:25:31,418 [Speaker 3]

[laughs]

00:25:31,418 --> 00:25:33,208 [Speaker 6]

... I like that. Mike four, I like that. So-

00:25:33,208 --> 00:25:34,088 [Speaker 3]

Well done.

00:25:34,088 --> 00:25:37,928 [Speaker 6]

Yeah, I had to wear it for the, the pod tonight as we get ready for tomorrow's game.

00:25:37,928 --> 00:25:38,008 [Speaker 3]

Oh, man.

00:25:38,008 --> 00:25:40,548 [Speaker 6]

I don't know if I'll wear it while we're down 30, but...

00:25:40,548 --> 00:25:43,408 [Speaker 3]

[laughs] You think it's gonna be that bad? Okay. Yeah.

00:25:43,408 --> 00:25:44,208 [Speaker 6]

I, I mean...

00:25:44,208 --> 00:25:44,628 [Speaker 3]

Okay.

00:25:44,628 --> 00:25:45,728 [Speaker 6]

I don't wanna get into it.

00:25:45,728 --> 00:25:49,127 [Speaker 3]

Yep. Who's your, uh... I think we're going to you. Your start of the week.

00:25:49,128 --> 00:26:34,588 [Speaker 6]

My start of the week is going to be King Henry. Now, he plays Buffalo and everyone's, "Oh,

Buffalo has a good defense." Wrong. They were the third worst rush defense last year. They

allowed the third most fantasy points to running backs. Last year, Sunday Night Football,

Derrick Henry, 24 carries, 199 yards and a touchdown. He even had three catches for 10 yards

and a receiving touchdown for a total of 30.9 fantasy points. And that's standard if you don't

have bonuses. If you have bonuses, probably had 40 north, uh, north of 40 points. So, Derrick

Henry is my start of the week. You drafted him in the first round, you drafted him as RB1, do

not be worried to play him. I mean, you're not gonna see him anyway, but he's gonna ball out

for you this week.

00:26:34,588 --> 00:26:38,048 [Speaker 3]

My notes for this game say, "Start everybody and have fun."

00:26:38,048 --> 00:26:39,748 [Speaker 6]

Yep. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy- Yeah

00:26:39,748 --> 00:26:40,138 [Speaker 3]

... the show.

00:26:40,138 --> 00:26:45,908 [Speaker 6]

W- watch the game. We couldn't have asked for a better Sunday Night Football game. I feel like

that's my game of the week. Yep.

00:26:45,908 --> 00:26:46,148 [Speaker 3]

Yeah.

00:26:46,148 --> 00:26:47,488 [Speaker 6]

I'm excited. Lamar versus Josh Allen.

00:26:47,488 --> 00:26:47,858 [Speaker 3]

Oh, beautiful.

00:26:47,858 --> 00:26:48,548 [Speaker 6]

Great week one.

00:26:48,548 --> 00:26:48,988 [Speaker 3]

Yeah. Mm-hmm.

00:26:48,988 --> 00:27:01,428 [Speaker 6]

I mean, top two quarterbacks in fantasy. You got, you know, Derrick Henry, James Cook. Yeah,

you got some good options here. You... Maybe Zay Flowers, Keon Coleman, Khalil Shakir.

There's definitely gonna be, uh, quite a few fantasy points in that game.

00:27:01,428 --> 00:27:02,307 [Speaker 3]

Start them all.

00:27:02,308 --> 00:27:04,588 [Speaker 6]

Yep.

00:27:04,588 --> 00:27:05,628 [Speaker 3]

Your start of the week-

00:27:05,628 --> 00:27:05,968 [Speaker 6]

Oh, for me?

00:27:05,968 --> 00:27:06,508 [Speaker 3]

Start of the week, right?

00:27:06,508 --> 00:27:26,868 [Speaker 6]

All right, I'm going, uh, DJ Moore, sticking to wide receivers here. Um, Vikings allowed the most

fantasy points to parin- perimeter receivers in the league last year. Uh, DJ Moore per- in

particular torched the Vikings for 42 points across two games, uh, averaging nearly 20 points

per game against them.

00:27:26,868 --> 00:27:27,148 [Speaker 3]

Mm.

00:27:27,148 --> 00:27:40,078 [Speaker 6]

I think you just put him out in the lineup and let him, let him cook. Yeah, I... So I have my notes

here. DJ Moore had 15... Against the Vikings last year, 15 targets, 15 catches, 100% catch rate.

00:27:40,078 --> 00:27:40,148 [Speaker 3]

Hmm.

00:27:40,148 --> 00:28:14,908 [Speaker 6]

So in one... In the first game he had 106 yards and a touchdown, and then eight catches in the

second game, 46 yards. But that was with a bad Caleb Williams and with a bad offense. You

bring in Ben Johnson, now you have DJ Moore with Caleb John- or Caleb Williams, Barome

Dounset, uh, Luther Burden. You bring in, uh, Col- uh, Colson Loveland. Even though Cole Kmet

is listed as a starter, I still think you see them both. This, this is another one where it's gonna be

a lot of fireworks, a lot of fantasy points, even on the Minnesota side. Y- I think this is gonna be

a great high scoring game for everyone. Guys, we have breaking news actually, live on the pod.

00:28:14,908 --> 00:28:16,208 [Speaker 3]

On the pod?

00:28:16,208 --> 00:28:22,668 [Speaker 4]

Gentlemen, could I please have your attention? I've just been handed an urgent and horrifying

news story.

00:28:22,668 --> 00:28:22,928 [Speaker 3]

What?

00:28:22,928 --> 00:28:26,968 [Speaker 4]

And I need all of you to stop what you are doing and listen.

00:28:26,968 --> 00:28:27,588 [Speaker 6]

Whoa.

00:28:27,588 --> 00:28:29,308 [Speaker 3]

Cannonball.

00:28:29,308 --> 00:28:45,368 [Speaker 6]

[laughs] Your boy, Jauan Jennings. Now, it's not a extension or anything, but they added $3

million in place in- incentives for his contract deal. So, they are working with him. I'm gonna be

honest though, this kind of tells me he might be gone after this year.

00:28:45,368 --> 00:28:45,688 [Speaker 3]

Yeah.

00:28:45,688 --> 00:28:45,828 [Speaker 6]

Yeah.

00:28:45,828 --> 00:28:46,548 [Speaker 3]

I could see that.

00:28:46,548 --> 00:28:52,648 [Speaker 6]

Yeah, I think he's gone after this year. They've invested too much into that wide receiver room

around... Outside of him. Yeah.

00:28:52,648 --> 00:28:55,128 [Speaker 3]

But he's motivated now with an extra three mil.

00:28:55,128 --> 00:28:56,258 [Speaker 6]

I, I was gonna say now-

00:28:56,258 --> 00:28:56,628 [Speaker 3]

... potential.

00:28:56,628 --> 00:28:58,608 [Speaker 6]

Now he's gonna give me the ball.

00:28:58,608 --> 00:28:59,848 [Speaker 3]

Trade for Jauan.

00:28:59,848 --> 00:29:00,527 [Speaker 6]

I like it.

00:29:00,527 --> 00:29:01,348 [Speaker 3]

Trade for Jauan Jennings.

00:29:01,348 --> 00:29:02,527 [Speaker 6]

I wish I would have got him.

00:29:02,527 --> 00:29:10,008 [Speaker 3]

Man. Okay, good. That's good news for the Niners. I got my Niner hat on. You know, I'm a Niner

fan. Ray's a Niner fan. I've been hiding my fandom a little bit on here, but-

00:29:10,008 --> 00:29:10,798 [Speaker 6]

[laughs]

00:29:10,798 --> 00:29:33,248 [Speaker 3]

... you know, I'm rocking the Niner hat tonight. So good for Jauan, good for the Niners. I think,

uh, a desperate need, Aiyuk. Ray knows my feelings on Aiyuk, but Aiyuk is out for a while. When

he comes back, I... We'll see how good he is. Like, if he's actually as worth the money that we

paid him. So, um, but a, a big need for the Niners going into at least the start of this season.

00:29:33,248 --> 00:29:37,818 [Speaker 6]

Yeah, 1,000,000%. And this kind of like rains on my notes for my flex of the week. So I don't

know-

00:29:37,818 --> 00:29:37,818 [Speaker 3]

[laughs]

00:29:37,818 --> 00:29:39,228 [Speaker 6]

... if we wanna just go there, but-

00:29:39,228 --> 00:29:40,047 [Speaker 3]

Dang. Yeah, we can-

00:29:40,048 --> 00:29:40,178 [Speaker 6]

Uh..

00:29:40,178 --> 00:29:48,068 [Speaker 3]

... you know, we can pivot to Ray's flex of the weeks and, and kind of tie this Jauan Jennings

news into it. So who's your flex of the week? And then you can tie it in.

00:29:48,068 --> 00:29:50,628 [Speaker 6]

It's, uh, Ricky Piercel is my flex of the week.

00:29:50,628 --> 00:29:51,688 [Speaker 3]

Ricky.

00:29:51,688 --> 00:30:27,208 [Speaker 6]

Um, a lot of it has to do with the aforementioned Aiyuk not playing. He's on PUP. He's gonna

miss four games. Uh, Jauan Jennings was expected to play prior to this breaking news, um, but

he did miss five weeks at camp with a calf injury. So, traditionally, players, uh, com- missing

time in camp start a little bit slower than everybody else. Um, Shanahan had some good reports

on him. He said he looked good on Monday, getting back into it. But having all that time off,

we've got to ease him in. So we'll see how this week goes. That's why he'll be limited today.

Um, so he's healthy enough to play football and hopefully that continues. I don't like any of the

other options they got out there.

00:30:27,208 --> 00:30:27,278 [Speaker 3]

Mm-hmm.

00:30:27,278 --> 00:30:30,568 [Speaker 6]

Feeling like the Chiefs from a few years ago with MVS and-

00:30:30,568 --> 00:30:30,727 [Speaker 3]

Yeah

00:30:30,728 --> 00:30:31,488 [Speaker 6]

... Sky Moore.

00:30:31,488 --> 00:30:32,148 [Speaker 3]

Yeah.

00:30:32,148 --> 00:30:44,808 [Speaker 6]

Um, so I think Piercel's gonna be the number two option behind Kittle. Number three if you

wanna include McCaffrey in that. But I think he's primed for a big week. Uh, he'll be the, the

chain mover, I think, in this game.

00:30:45,208 --> 00:30:55,868 [Speaker 3]

Okay. I don't hate the, I don't hate the idea of Pearsall being the number two option behind

Kittle and, and moving the chains and being the underneath guy. And maybe he hits a deep

post-

00:30:55,868 --> 00:30:55,878 [Speaker 2]

Yeah

00:30:55,878 --> 00:30:59,768 [Speaker 3]

... one time, you know? And Brock can actually hit him in stride.

00:30:59,768 --> 00:31:22,908 [Speaker 2]

I, I'm torn on it. Um, I, I'm not as high on Pearsall as a lot of others. Now, the opportunities, I

love that they're there, obviously. Like, he... In fantasy, he could be the number one receiver for

you guys over Jujuan Jennings. We'll see how that plays out. Uh, I just haven't seen anything

that, like, "Oh my God, I love Ricky Pearsall. He's so talented." I just haven't seen that yet. I'm

not saying it's not there. I know he was a rookie. He got shot. He had a weird off season.

00:31:22,908 --> 00:31:22,968 [Speaker 3]

[laughs]

00:31:22,968 --> 00:31:37,928 [Speaker 2]

I'm glad he has a full off season now to get into rhythm and get into things, so I hope he proves

me wrong. I really do. Uh, but I have no Ricky Pearsall inv- or stock in any of my leagues, just

because other guys had him higher. But, um, he, he could go out this week, so I- I do like the

take.

00:31:37,928 --> 00:31:47,588 [Speaker 3]

So, I did see some note, um, today on Pearsall, since we anyway are going to talk about him.

The Athletic's Vic Tarfer? I don't know.

00:31:47,588 --> 00:31:48,458 [Speaker 2]

I did see this.

00:31:48,458 --> 00:31:48,468 [Speaker 3]

Help us.

00:31:48,468 --> 00:31:49,488 [Speaker 1]

I think it's Tafer, isn't it?

00:31:49,488 --> 00:31:51,068 [Speaker 3]

Ta- Tar- Tafer? Tarfer?

00:31:51,068 --> 00:31:52,778 [Speaker 1]

I don't think that R is supposed to be there. [laughs]

00:31:52,778 --> 00:31:53,538 [Speaker 3]

T- Okay. Uh00:

31:53,538 --> 00:31:53,538 [Speaker 2]

[laughs]

00:31:53,538 --> 00:32:00,148 [Speaker 3]

... the Athletic's Vic Tafer suggested the hype surrounding wide receiver Ricky Pearsall this off

season was premature.

00:32:00,148 --> 00:32:09,508 [Speaker 2]

I did see that. That's an interesting... And I'll say this. Beat reporters are harder to, like, kinda

gauge their reports 'cause they're still their opinions. It's not really, like, a fact.

00:32:09,508 --> 00:32:10,948 [Speaker 1]

Smells like hater.

00:32:10,948 --> 00:32:20,028 [Speaker 2]

[laughs] You know? It's like, if you know a good beat reporter and you wanna say, like, his

opinion is good, fine. But I don't know all the beat reporters. I don't know this gentleman.

00:32:20,028 --> 00:32:20,288 [Speaker 3]

Right.

00:32:20,288 --> 00:32:28,268 [Speaker 2]

I don't know if he has good takes in the past or not. So, I can't really put a whole... I can't put

too much, uh... What's the word I'm looking for? Too much value-

00:32:28,268 --> 00:32:28,948 [Speaker 3]

Stock into it?

00:32:28,948 --> 00:32:29,738 [Speaker 2]

... or trust. Yeah.

00:32:29,738 --> 00:32:29,788 [Speaker 1]

Yeah.

00:32:29,788 --> 00:32:33,088 [Speaker 3]

I'm gonna read the quote that calls out us fantasy football people from him.

00:32:33,088 --> 00:32:33,678 [Speaker 2]

Oh, God.

00:32:33,678 --> 00:32:43,828 [Speaker 3]

"He was out there practice every day and did look good, but sorry fantasy football people," us,

"it sure seemed like the hype and jump to number one receiver status was premature," he said.

00:32:43,828 --> 00:32:45,728 [Speaker 2]

Well, he said wide receiver one status.

00:32:45,728 --> 00:32:46,808 [Speaker 3]

Yeah, and I don't think any of us said that.

00:32:46,808 --> 00:32:47,768 [Speaker 2]

I was gonna say, I don't think-

00:32:47,768 --> 00:32:48,138 [Speaker 1]

No.

00:32:48,138 --> 00:32:48,148 [Speaker 3]

No.

00:32:48,148 --> 00:32:50,248 [Speaker 2]

Yeah. I don't think anyone had top 12.

00:32:50,248 --> 00:32:51,668 [Speaker 3]

So, Vic ain't even talking to us?

00:32:51,668 --> 00:32:52,128 [Speaker 1]

No.

00:32:52,128 --> 00:32:52,278 [Speaker 2]

Yeah.

00:32:52,278 --> 00:32:53,588 [Speaker 3]

You know, whatever, Vic.

00:32:53,588 --> 00:32:55,618 [Speaker 2]

[laughs]

00:32:55,618 --> 00:32:55,668 [Speaker 1]

[laughs]

00:32:55,668 --> 00:33:01,448 [Speaker 2]

I mean, wide receiver one on the Niners, I'm sure. But not wide receiver one in fantasy. I don't

think anyone said that. If he gets wide receiver one, then-

00:33:01,448 --> 00:33:03,128 [Speaker 3]

Is he in the top 12?

00:33:03,128 --> 00:33:03,178 [Speaker 2]

That's good.

00:33:03,178 --> 00:33:03,548 [Speaker 3]

That'd be crazy.

00:33:03,548 --> 00:33:04,358 [Speaker 2]

I don't think that happens.

00:33:04,358 --> 00:33:04,608 [Speaker 1]

That helps. That helps.

00:33:04,608 --> 00:33:06,448 [Speaker 2]

I... Top 24 I can get behind.

00:33:06,448 --> 00:33:08,477 [Speaker 1]

I could see a world where he become- finishes-

00:33:08,477 --> 00:33:09,448 [Speaker 3]

Don't say top 12.

00:33:09,448 --> 00:33:13,448 [Speaker 1]

I could see a world where that happens. I don't think it's going to happen, but-

00:33:13,448 --> 00:33:13,588 [Speaker 2]

Okay. Okay

00:33:13,588 --> 00:33:19,848 [Speaker 1]

... there- there is very much... It is a possibility. This Niners offense has supported multiple

1,000-yard receivers-

00:33:19,848 --> 00:33:20,078 [Speaker 3]

For sure

00:33:20,078 --> 00:33:22,048 [Speaker 1]

... at the same time. I...

00:33:22,048 --> 00:33:25,958 [Speaker 3]

I'm just not sure he's athletic enough, but I could be wrong. I- I gotta watch more f- film on him,

I guess.

00:33:25,958 --> 00:33:27,868 [Speaker 1]

Yeah, dude. He's, he's got some [laughs]-

00:33:27,868 --> 00:33:27,918 [Speaker 3]

He's-

00:33:27,918 --> 00:33:29,328 [Speaker 1]

... he's got some talent. He's-

00:33:29,328 --> 00:33:29,738 [Speaker 3]

All right.

00:33:29,738 --> 00:33:29,838 [Speaker 1]

He's soft.

00:33:29,838 --> 00:33:31,588 [Speaker 3]

He pretty good for a white boy?

00:33:31,588 --> 00:33:31,628 [Speaker 1]

[laughs]

00:33:31,628 --> 00:33:32,028 [Speaker 3]

Okay.

00:33:32,028 --> 00:33:32,988 [Speaker 2]

[laughs]

00:33:32,988 --> 00:33:34,688 [Speaker 1]

Let's not forget, he went to Florida, right?

00:33:34,688 --> 00:33:35,928 [Speaker 3]

He did. He did. Chomp.

00:33:35,928 --> 00:33:35,948 [Speaker 2]

He did go to Florida.

00:33:35,948 --> 00:33:37,708 [Speaker 1]

You can't be soft coming out of Florida.

00:33:37,708 --> 00:33:41,628 [Speaker 3]

Truth. Truth. Your flex play of the week?

00:33:41,628 --> 00:34:56,168 [Speaker 2]

This is a sneaky one, I think, i- 'cause there's not a lot of love for this man. And I, I get it, but I

don't get it at the same time. Jerome Ford, the starting running back for Cleveland this week.

He has been pronounced the starter. And this could be going on for a couple weeks now, the

first six weeks of the season. We don't know what's going on with Quinshon Judkins. Now, Dillon

Sampson, there is kind of mixed reports that, like, Dillon Sampson is gonna be as also their

RB1, so it might be a 50/50 split. However, even if Jerome Ford gets 10 to 15 touches, that's still

viable for a flex play. Last year against Cincinnati, 11 carries, 92 yards and a touchdown. He

also has five catches and 29 yards that equalled 24.1 fantasy points if you don't do bonuses.

Now, he is actually a good PPR option too. The last two years, he's had 82 targets. And that was

with, like, a Nick Chubb. Last year he wasn't even the starter until probably the... For a couple

weeks towards the end and then he got hurt. So, he's never been a... like, the number one or a

viable option. He's the starter now. I think he gets more work than people think. And I think heearly

on in the season at least, until they figure out what's going on with Quinshon Judkins, he's

a very good viable option for the flex and he has a great schedule the first four weeks.

00:34:56,168 --> 00:35:10,808 [Speaker 3]

Uh, you know, listen. Jerome Ford is disrespected. I think he, he's better than a lot of people

give him credit for. I think people are wanting the guys behind him, AKA Sampson, AKA Judkins

if he signs, when he signs.

00:35:10,808 --> 00:35:12,008 [Speaker 2]

Everyone always loves a rookie.

00:35:12,008 --> 00:35:19,568 [Speaker 3]

Yeah, they all want them to overtake Jerome Ford, but Jerome Ford used to be the guy that they

were calling to overtake

00:35:19,568 --> 00:35:21,748 [Speaker 3]

Chubb. Right?

00:35:21,748 --> 00:35:22,308 [Speaker 2]

Yeah.

00:35:22,308 --> 00:35:22,438 [Speaker 3]

Mm.

00:35:22,438 --> 00:35:22,438 [Speaker 2]

Eh, eh, eh.

00:35:22,438 --> 00:35:23,268 [Speaker 3]

Eh, eh, eh.

00:35:23,268 --> 00:35:23,957 [Speaker 2]

[laughs]

00:35:23,957 --> 00:35:24,168 [Speaker 1]

[laughs]

00:35:24,168 --> 00:35:31,468 [Speaker 3]

Uh, but if you remember, there was some y- there was a, I think a year when Chubb was hurt

and Jerome Ford had to take over.

00:35:31,468 --> 00:35:31,838 [Speaker 2]

Yeah. Oh, that was-

00:35:31,838 --> 00:35:32,248 [Speaker 3]

And did pretty well.

00:35:32,248 --> 00:35:32,988 [Speaker 2]

I think two years ago-

00:35:32,988 --> 00:35:32,998 [Speaker 3]

Yeah

00:35:32,998 --> 00:35:34,788 [Speaker 2]

... when Chubb had the serious knee injury.

00:35:34,788 --> 00:36:05,008 [Speaker 1]

I like Jerome Ford. I was, um, kinda surprised that I didn't get him at all in this year's dra- uh,

drafts. But, um, I think he's a solid player. He was ranked rather low, borderline disrespectful.

But, um, I think this is a prime spot to play him. I think the, the Quinshon Judkins stuff had a lot

to do with him not... Or just nobody in the Browns off- uh, back field getting drafted high. So,

but I think, I think, yeah, like you said, the first four weeks are, are a easier schedule for him. I

think he's gonna have a good season, or a good start to the season, anyway.

00:36:05,008 --> 00:36:08,488 [Speaker 3]

Well, and we're attacking the, uh, the Bengals defense.

00:36:08,488 --> 00:36:17,948 [Speaker 2]

Yes, we are. And you'll notice that theme too. We are definitely going after the Bengals de-

They are gonna be one of the worst fantasy defenses for sure. Well, one of the best for us. One

of the... You know what I mean?

00:36:17,948 --> 00:36:20,238 [Speaker 3]

Yeah, yeah. They're gonna be one of the worst defenses in the NFL just-

00:36:20,238 --> 00:36:20,488 [Speaker 2]

Yes

00:36:20,488 --> 00:36:21,128 [Speaker 3]

... period.

00:36:21,128 --> 00:36:23,048 [Speaker 2]

Yes.

00:36:23,048 --> 00:36:23,708 [Speaker 3]

My turn?

00:36:23,708 --> 00:36:24,288 [Speaker 2]

Your turn.

00:36:24,288 --> 00:36:32,448 [Speaker 3]

All right. My favorite flex is Jerry Jeudy of the Cleveland Browns. Um, probably because I drafted

him over Tyler Warren.

00:36:32,448 --> 00:36:33,908 [Speaker 2]

[laughs]

00:36:33,908 --> 00:37:06,308 [Speaker 3]

[laughs] No, because he's going against the Bengals defense. The Bengals should be up in the

game, but we saw last year that they just get outscored by, like, almost anyone. And so the

Browns could be in a shootout with the Bengals.... and have to throw a lot. And I think Jerry

Jeudy is, he's the alpha there, for sure. I think Njoku's a good play for Flex even, but you're

probably starting him as a tight end. So, uh, uh, even Cedric Tillman-

00:37:06,308 --> 00:37:06,708 [Speaker 2]

Mm.

00:37:06,708 --> 00:37:11,427 [Speaker 3]

Every- everybody on the Browns is probably... This is the best week to start them.

00:37:11,428 --> 00:37:25,848 [Speaker 2]

What a name drop there, Cedric Tillman. Uh, my Jerry Jeudy. Uh, so the great thing about all our

flex plays and starts of the weeks is they all played the opponents last year, so you can g- can

gauge a little bit. Jerry Jeudy last year against the Bengals. Ready for this?

00:37:25,848 --> 00:37:26,128 [Speaker 3]

Mm-hmm.

00:37:26,128 --> 00:37:28,828 [Speaker 2]

Six targets, one catch, 18 yards.

00:37:28,828 --> 00:37:30,088 [Speaker 3]

Yeah, not great. Yeah.

00:37:30,088 --> 00:38:01,228 [Speaker 2]

Three targets, two catches, 20 yards. Yeah, he didn't really have great games against, uh,

Cincinnati. Now, granted, I didn't look into who the quarterback was for that si- for those games.

And he ha- if it wasn't Jameis, it probably wasn't a great situation, [laughs] to be honest with

you. I do think Flacco's gonna be capable in the beginning of the season here. The age is gonna

be a, a factor in whether he can hold on for a whole season. And then how long is he even

gonna maintain the starting job? Uh, but I do... Fl- Flacco's a pocket passer. He's accurate. He

will find his number one guy. I do like Jerry Jeudy this week.

00:38:01,228 --> 00:38:02,838 [Speaker 3]

Let's go. Any notes on Jerry Jeudy for you?

00:38:02,838 --> 00:38:34,828 [Speaker 1]

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00:38:34,828 --> 00:38:53,458 [Speaker 3]

All right, we're gonna try something new. We're gonna try to maybe do this every week. We'll

see how it goes. It's gonna be called the Game Blitz. We're gonna go ever e- go over every

single game that we haven't talked about yet in one minute. With us, we, we ramble on, like I

am right now. We kinda jibba-jabba for a little bit. We yada-yada quite a bit.

00:38:53,458 --> 00:38:54,388 [Speaker 2]

You're a yapper.

00:38:54,388 --> 00:38:55,818 [Speaker 3]

Yeah, we yap, we yap.

00:38:55,818 --> 00:38:55,828 [Speaker 2]

[laughs]

00:38:55,828 --> 00:39:00,888 [Speaker 3]

We're gonna try to keep it not so yappy and a little bit more...

00:39:00,888 --> 00:39:01,647 [Speaker 1]

Concise.

00:39:01,647 --> 00:39:03,207 [Speaker 3]

Concise. That's a good word.

00:39:03,207 --> 00:39:03,708 [Speaker 2]

Ooh, what a word.

00:39:03,708 --> 00:39:04,448 [Speaker 3]

Harvard of the West.

00:39:04,448 --> 00:39:06,108 [Speaker 2]

Told you Harvard of the

00:39:06,108 --> 00:39:06,478 [Speaker 2]

West. [laughs]

00:39:06,478 --> 00:39:08,068 [Speaker 3]

[laughs] Harvard of the West.

00:39:08,068 --> 00:39:09,128 [Speaker 1]

[laughs]

00:39:09,128 --> 00:39:27,608 [Speaker 3]

So we already talked about the Thursday night football game, but Mike4 has an important role

in this Game Blitz as well. At one minute on the timer, he is going to hit us with... [buzzer

blares] And we have to cut right there and move on to the next game. Are you ready for this,

Mike4?

00:39:27,608 --> 00:39:28,348 [Speaker 7]

I think so. I think so.

00:39:28,348 --> 00:39:28,618 [Speaker 2]

About to put on some MJ.

00:39:28,618 --> 00:39:30,598 [Speaker 7]

I gotta use two hand- I gotta use two hands for this, so...

00:39:30,598 --> 00:39:33,408 [Speaker 2]

MJ right at the buzzer. Eh.

00:39:33,408 --> 00:39:33,448 [Speaker 7]

[laughs]

00:39:33,448 --> 00:39:34,628 [Speaker 3]

So we're gonna start off with-

00:39:34,628 --> 00:39:39,748 [Speaker 7]

I just wanna say that, you know, it's a football and we're using a, uh, basketball buzzer.

00:39:39,748 --> 00:39:40,268 [Speaker 3]

Basketball. Yeah.

00:39:40,268 --> 00:39:41,388 [Speaker 7]

All sports. It's all sports.

00:39:41,388 --> 00:39:41,988 [Speaker 3]

Yeah, all good.

00:39:41,988 --> 00:39:44,628 [Speaker 2]

Mike4's been really mad at me today. It's all because I stuck Dak in our-

00:39:44,628 --> 00:39:45,687 [Speaker 7]

That's exactly why he is.

00:39:45,688 --> 00:39:46,188 [Speaker 2]

I get it.

00:39:46,188 --> 00:39:46,648 [Speaker 7]

That's exactly why.

00:39:46,648 --> 00:39:47,277 [Speaker 2]

I get it, Mike4.

00:39:47,277 --> 00:39:48,808 [Speaker 7]

He's gonna be hate for the entire year.

00:39:48,808 --> 00:39:51,628 [Speaker 2]

I get it. We can always work a trade. I'm open for trades.

00:39:51,628 --> 00:39:52,448 [Speaker 7]

I don't know if I trade.

00:39:52,508 --> 00:39:53,118 [Speaker 2]

[laughs]

00:39:53,118 --> 00:39:54,008 [Speaker 7]

Not for a quarterback. Sorry.

00:39:54,008 --> 00:39:58,528 [Speaker 3]

Wait, Mike4, real quick. How many leagues are you in? I didn't ask.

00:39:58,528 --> 00:39:59,527 [Speaker 7]

Uh, I'm only in two.

00:39:59,528 --> 00:40:00,008 [Speaker 3]

Okay.

00:40:00,008 --> 00:40:02,027 [Speaker 7]

So I'm in the one that we had on Sunday.

00:40:02,028 --> 00:40:02,717 [Speaker 3]

Yep.

00:40:02,717 --> 00:40:04,168 [Speaker 7]

And then that Dynasty one.

00:40:04,168 --> 00:40:04,568 [Speaker 3]

Okay.

00:40:04,568 --> 00:40:04,868 [Speaker 2]

Mm.

00:40:04,868 --> 00:40:05,758 [Speaker 7]

So...

00:40:05,758 --> 00:40:05,937 [Speaker 3]

I like it.

00:40:05,937 --> 00:40:07,688 [Speaker 2]

Oh, I get to enjoy both leagues with you all.

00:40:07,688 --> 00:40:14,528 [Speaker 7]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So, uh, I try not to indulge too much, man. It ta- I get, um... What's that

called? Addictive personality.

00:40:14,528 --> 00:40:14,708 [Speaker 3]

Yeah.

00:40:14,708 --> 00:40:16,408 [Speaker 7]

Right? So when I dive in, I dive in.

00:40:16,408 --> 00:40:16,768 [Speaker 3]

Mm-hmm.

00:40:16,768 --> 00:40:20,708 [Speaker 7]

And I think this year, I dove in the most. And, uh, it was a...

00:40:20,708 --> 00:40:21,128 [Speaker 3]

It's been good.

00:40:21,128 --> 00:40:23,568 [Speaker 7]

I got some side eyes from the girlfriend. You know what I'm saying? Like, "Hey-"

00:40:23,568 --> 00:40:24,268 [Speaker 2]

For only two?

00:40:24,268 --> 00:40:26,428 [Speaker 7]

"... are you, you gonna get o- you gonna get off this phone or what, dude?"

00:40:26,428 --> 00:40:26,708 [Speaker 2]

Jesus.

00:40:26,708 --> 00:40:28,688 [Speaker 7]

Mock drafting and all that stuff. Yeah, it was a-

00:40:28,688 --> 00:40:28,988 [Speaker 3]

[laughs]

00:40:28,988 --> 00:40:29,228 [Speaker 7]

So-

00:40:29,228 --> 00:40:33,168 [Speaker 2]

Is that why you didn't wanna give up that dude beef jerky either 'cause you were getting

addicted?

00:40:33,168 --> 00:40:34,188 [Speaker 7]

Oh, that's what I'm saying to you.

00:40:34,188 --> 00:40:34,668 [Speaker 3]

Oh, man.

00:40:34,668 --> 00:40:36,398 [Speaker 7]

Once I like something, it's done. It's done.

00:40:36,398 --> 00:40:36,428 [Speaker 2]

[laughs]

00:40:36,428 --> 00:40:36,948 [Speaker 3]

Oh, man.

00:40:36,948 --> 00:40:43,428 [Speaker 7]

It's done. I wouldn't, I wouldn't even ask. "Hey, guys, you guys want another piece?" I just ate it.

"Where's it at?" Be like, "Oh, it's... What're you talking about?"

00:40:43,428 --> 00:40:44,158 [Speaker 2]

Where's what at? [laughs]

00:40:44,158 --> 00:40:45,648 [Speaker 7]

"I'll get it back to you." So...

00:40:45,648 --> 00:41:01,868 [Speaker 3]

That's hilarious. So we already covered enough of the Thursday night football game. So we're

gonna start on Friday. We're gonna go to Brazil, where the Chiefs and Chargers play. Start that

minute timer. Here we go. Patrick Mahomes. Start, sit, over, Drake Maye.

00:41:01,868 --> 00:41:03,848 [Speaker 7]

Uh, who-

00:41:03,848 --> 00:41:04,098 [Speaker 3]

Start.

00:41:04,098 --> 00:41:05,708 [Speaker 2]

I think Drake Maye has more.

00:41:05,708 --> 00:41:06,108 [Speaker 3]

Start.

00:41:06,108 --> 00:41:06,688 [Speaker 1]

Mahomes.

00:41:06,688 --> 00:41:07,488 [Speaker 3]

Okay.

00:41:07,488 --> 00:41:08,187 [Speaker 2]

Drake Maye.

00:41:08,187 --> 00:41:08,947 [Speaker 3]

Drake Maye.

00:41:08,948 --> 00:41:09,108 [Speaker 1]

Mm-hmm.

00:41:09,108 --> 00:41:13,687 [Speaker 3]

All right. Chargers, Justin Herbert. Three or more touchdowns?

00:41:13,687 --> 00:41:15,848 [Speaker 2]

Less.

00:41:15,848 --> 00:41:16,928 [Speaker 1]

I'll give him three.

00:41:16,928 --> 00:41:19,267 [Speaker 3]

All right. Give me some general notes for the game.

00:41:19,268 --> 00:41:36,788 [Speaker 2]

Last year, both games. 17-10 Chiefs. 17- 19-17 Chiefs. I'm not expecting a lot of fantasy points.

There's gonna be a lot of defense in this game, I believe. Brazil too. Remember last year they

had the weird field that's slippery and sliding. So there could be some maybe big plays off that,

but I'm going with a defensive game here.

00:41:36,788 --> 00:41:40,828 [Speaker 1]

Yeah, defense, running game. I'm seeing some Omari and Hampton. I wanna see what's

happening with him.

00:41:40,828 --> 00:41:43,628 [Speaker 3]

I was gonna say, is Omari and Hampton... Are we excited to watch them?

00:41:43,628 --> 00:41:55,288 [Speaker 2]

Chiefs were the best against run- running backs last year in fantasy. But you have to start

Hampton. You gotta start Pacheco. You gotta start your guys that you drafted. I mean, even

Kelce probably, you know. Coming off the freshman engagement, you know. Let's see how he

does.

00:41:55,288 --> 00:41:56,788 [Speaker 3]

Xavier Worthy.

00:41:56,788 --> 00:41:57,608 [Speaker 2]

Start.

00:41:57,608 --> 00:41:58,608 [Speaker 1]

Start.

00:41:58,608 --> 00:41:59,828 [Speaker 3]

Over who?

00:41:59,828 --> 00:42:02,828 [Speaker 2]

Uh, he... I would definitely pu- play him as a wide receiver too.

00:42:02,828 --> 00:42:04,228 [Speaker 3]

Wow.

00:42:04,228 --> 00:42:04,748 [Speaker 3]

[buzzer blares]

00:42:04,748 --> 00:42:05,788 [Speaker 1]

Yeah, that's good.

00:42:05,788 --> 00:42:07,188 [Speaker 3]

Okay, moving on.

00:42:07,188 --> 00:42:07,728 [Speaker 2]

[laughs]

00:42:07,728 --> 00:42:17,328 [Speaker 3]

Buccaneers and Falcons. This game really excites me. I'm gonna open up with some, uh...

Drake London for the Falcons in six games, 42 catches.

00:42:17,328 --> 00:42:18,407 [Speaker 2]

I'm sitting out.

00:42:18,408 --> 00:42:34,628 [Speaker 3]

569 yards and one touchdowns against the Buccaneers. He averages seven catches and 94.8

receiving yards against the Buccaneers since 2022. Drake London is a smash start wide

receiver one. He was close to being my start of the week, but I chose CeeDee Lamb.

00:42:34,628 --> 00:42:48,008 [Speaker 1]

I think Mike Evans is also a start of the week, uh, uh, must be in your lineup type of guy. Um,

also, if you waited on tight end and ended up with Cade Otton, throw him in the lineup 'cause I

think these Buccaneers are putting up 350 yards.

00:42:48,008 --> 00:42:52,508 [Speaker 3]

Wow, so if you ch- let's say you take Cade O- Cade Otton and Colson Loveland.

00:42:53,096 --> 00:42:53,856 [Speaker 1]

I'd go Cade.

00:42:53,856 --> 00:42:55,316 [Speaker 2]

Mm. I'd go Cade, but-

00:42:55,316 --> 00:42:55,816 [Speaker 1]

This week.

00:42:55,816 --> 00:42:57,976 [Speaker 2]

Cade is on the injury report, so keep an eye out for that too.

00:42:57,976 --> 00:42:58,296 [Speaker 1]

All right.

00:42:58,296 --> 00:43:01,236 [Speaker 3]

Okay. Uh, Bucky Irving, obviously, starting him.

00:43:01,236 --> 00:43:02,235 [Speaker 2]

You got to start Bucky.

00:43:02,236 --> 00:43:02,315 [Speaker 3]

Yeah.

00:43:02,316 --> 00:43:07,816 [Speaker 2]

This is going to be high scoring. Last year, 36-30 and 31-26, there's n- no defense in this game.

00:43:07,816 --> 00:43:15,336 [Speaker 3]

You drafted Baker Mayfield to be your starting fantasy quarterback. You said there's no defense

in this game. You're starting Baker Mayfield over your backup guy no matter what?

00:43:15,336 --> 00:43:17,855 [Speaker 2]

100%. I'll even throw in Nick Butka. [buzzer blaring]

00:43:17,856 --> 00:43:20,146 [Speaker 3]

Moving on. These are going by fast.

00:43:20,146 --> 00:43:22,316 [Speaker 2]

Oh yeah, Al's on it. Al's like, "Yo, let's go. Let's go."

00:43:22,316 --> 00:43:26,496 [Speaker 3]

These are going by really fast. Bengals, Browns, you guys think we covered enough of that?

00:43:26,496 --> 00:43:28,376 [Speaker 2]

I think we did, but start them all.

00:43:28,376 --> 00:43:29,016 [Speaker 3]

Start them all.

00:43:29,016 --> 00:43:30,076 [Speaker 1]

Yes. You're starting all your Bengals.

00:43:30,076 --> 00:43:39,316 [Speaker 3]

All right, so no minute on that one. How about... This one's ugly. Here we go. Dolphins, Colts, in

the one minute. Start the timer.

00:43:39,316 --> 00:43:41,416 [Speaker 2]

I love me Jonathan Taylor and Tyler Warren. [laughs]

00:43:41,416 --> 00:43:41,956 [Speaker 1]

Nobody had anything to say.

00:43:41,956 --> 00:43:44,336 [Speaker 3]

I was like, I don't know if we want to even talk about this one.

00:43:44,336 --> 00:43:55,756 [Speaker 2]

Uh, I'll say this, Michael Pittman could be a sneaky start with Josh Downs, depending. Tho- those

could be interesting flex plays for you. Uh, and then obviously you got to start, um, Tyrik Hill

and Jaylen Waddle. Other than that... And A-Chain, of course.

00:43:55,756 --> 00:43:55,786 [Speaker 3]

A-Chain.

00:43:55,786 --> 00:43:57,596 [Speaker 2]

Of course. There's not much else in that game.

00:43:57,596 --> 00:44:04,476 [Speaker 1]

I think you start Tua too. He hasn't got hit yet. He's not concussed yet. So put him out there,

um, let him, let him cook with,

00:44:04,476 --> 00:44:08,436 [Speaker 1]

uh, Waddle and Hill, and I think they can put up some points when they're all fully healthy.

00:44:08,436 --> 00:44:18,416 [Speaker 3]

It is an indoor game. It's in Indianapolis. I... I'm going to be ve- paying very, very close attention

to what Daniel Jones does with these wide receivers.

00:44:18,416 --> 00:44:19,176 [Speaker 1]

Danny Dimes.

00:44:19,176 --> 00:44:40,716 [Speaker 3]

If he can look good... Michael Pittman is a... I... People are gonna say he's gonna be a good sell

high, but I think he could be a decent, like buy low candidate if Danny Dimes plays well, and,

and kind of targets Josh Downs more than Pittman. But you see... You can see what the eye test

that- [buzzer blaring] Moving on.

00:44:40,716 --> 00:44:42,056 [Speaker 1]

[laughs]

00:44:42,056 --> 00:44:44,556 [Speaker 3]

Raiders, Patriots.

00:44:44,556 --> 00:44:45,186 [Speaker 2]

This is awesome.

00:44:45,186 --> 00:44:45,196 [Speaker 3]

I love this by the way.

00:44:45,196 --> 00:44:47,986 [Speaker 2]

This is my favorite part of the show. We need to keep this.

00:44:47,986 --> 00:44:48,016 [Speaker 1]

[laughs]

00:44:48,016 --> 00:44:56,636 [Speaker 3]

This is great. Raiders and Patriots at New England. Geno Smith, first game as a starting

quarterback for the Raiders. One minute.

00:44:56,636 --> 00:44:57,016 [Speaker 2]

Re-

00:44:57,016 --> 00:45:03,996 [Speaker 1]

I have trouble starting with. If you've got someone better, put them out there. Uh, I would hope

you would have someone better in Geno's not your QB one right now.

00:45:03,996 --> 00:45:29,516 [Speaker 2]

Yeah, that would be pretty ugly. Uh, love Gente in this game. I th- and I actually really like the

Patriots on this one. I think the Patriots go in, uh, win this game, start 1 and 0 in the Mike Vrabel

era. Drake Maye, I think he's going to come out and show people he can be a quarterback one.

Uh, keep an eye out for De- Stefon Diggs, he's gonna start. This is gonna be a, a good showing

for the, uh, the, the Patriots. And then I think the Raiders can also have some good out... Gente,

Brock Bowers. There's gonna be some guys that you're starting this game too.

00:45:29,516 --> 00:45:31,636 [Speaker 1]

And Kyle Williams was taken off the injury list.

00:45:31,636 --> 00:45:31,976 [Speaker 2]

My guy.

00:45:31,976 --> 00:45:32,436 [Speaker 3]

There you go.

00:45:32,436 --> 00:45:34,166 [Speaker 2]

Our guy, actually. I'll say our guy.

00:45:34,166 --> 00:45:34,185 [Speaker 1]

Our guy.

00:45:34,185 --> 00:45:35,436 [Speaker 3]

Yep. You drafted Kyle Williams.

00:45:35,436 --> 00:45:36,696 [Speaker 2]

I drafted Kyle Williams a lot.

00:45:36,696 --> 00:45:38,416 [Speaker 3]

Yeah, yep. In the Yahoo league, right?

00:45:38,416 --> 00:45:39,156 [Speaker 2]

And CBS.

00:45:39,156 --> 00:45:43,916 [Speaker 3]

Correct, correct. Uh, Pop Douglas, any interest this week?

00:45:43,916 --> 00:45:44,946 [Speaker 2]

Not this week. I'd wait and see.

00:45:44,946 --> 00:45:45,435 [Speaker 1]

Wait and see for me.

00:45:45,436 --> 00:45:50,436 [Speaker 3]

Yep, yep. I actually dropped him in one of my leagues to pick up a defense. But, uh, who else?

Who else do I miss?

00:45:50,436 --> 00:45:51,576 [Speaker 2]

What about Rhamondre?

00:45:51,576 --> 00:45:52,076 [Speaker 3]

Oh yeah.

00:45:52,076 --> 00:45:52,486 [Speaker 2]

Rhamondre.

00:45:52,486 --> 00:45:53,736 [Speaker 3]

Yeah, Rhamondre or TreVeyon?

00:45:53,736 --> 00:45:55,696 [Speaker 2]

Oh, I'm going TreVeyon. But are you playing Rhamondre?

00:45:55,696 --> 00:45:56,656 [Speaker 3]

I'm not. [buzzer blaring]

00:45:56,656 --> 00:45:57,495 [Speaker 1]

I would play him.

00:45:57,496 --> 00:45:58,896 [Speaker 3]

Wow.

00:45:58,896 --> 00:46:01,636 [Speaker 3]

Moving on. Cardinals, Saints.

00:46:01,636 --> 00:46:01,856 [Speaker 1]

Easy one.

00:46:01,856 --> 00:46:03,056 [Speaker 3]

Start the timer.

00:46:03,056 --> 00:46:04,046 [Speaker 2]

Yeah, you guys go ahead. I don't have-

00:46:04,046 --> 00:46:05,406 [Speaker 3]

I love this game. Kyler Murray.

00:46:05,406 --> 00:46:06,995 [Speaker 2]

Go ahead, it's all... This is the Al game right here.

00:46:06,996 --> 00:46:09,106 [Speaker 3]

It's Kyler Murray time. Okay?

00:46:09,106 --> 00:46:09,166 [Speaker 2]

Oh my gosh.

00:46:09,166 --> 00:46:20,136 [Speaker 3]

He played so well for the first three, four week... Uh, last season, I believe it was last season,

after like weeks four and five we were saying, "Kyler Murray MVP?"

00:46:20,136 --> 00:46:20,616 [Speaker 1]

Yeah.

00:46:20,616 --> 00:46:22,796 [Speaker 3]

Like he was nuts last year.

00:46:22,796 --> 00:46:24,256 [Speaker 2]

You ready for my hot take for the Cardinals?

00:46:24,256 --> 00:46:25,216 [Speaker 3]

Sure.

00:46:25,216 --> 00:46:27,276 [Speaker 2]

Three and 14, they move on from Kyler.

00:46:27,276 --> 00:46:31,956 [Speaker 3]

No, I don't, I don't hate that. I'm just saying week one in New Orleans...

00:46:31,956 --> 00:46:33,456 [Speaker 2]

Oh, against New Orleans, yes.

00:46:33,456 --> 00:46:40,596 [Speaker 3]

I think it's... You're gonna be happy to start Kyler Murray. I think James Conner's fine. Alvin

Kamara's fine.

00:46:40,596 --> 00:46:42,236 [Speaker 2]

Marvin Harrison Jr, Trey McBride.

00:46:42,236 --> 00:46:44,436 [Speaker 1]

Can we get a Trey McBride touchdown this week?

00:46:44,436 --> 00:46:48,656 [Speaker 2]

I would love... How about a week one Trey McBride touchdowns instead of waiting till the last

game of the year?

00:46:48,656 --> 00:46:49,056 [Speaker 1]

Yeah.

00:46:49,056 --> 00:46:51,956 [Speaker 3]

I'll go with a hot take. Trey McBride, two touchdowns.

00:46:51,956 --> 00:46:52,766 [Speaker 2]

Hey. Okay.

00:46:52,766 --> 00:46:53,676 [Speaker 1]

Let's do it. I'm down.

00:46:53,676 --> 00:46:55,776 [Speaker 2]

It'd be total, his total touchdowns from last year. [laughs]

00:46:55,776 --> 00:46:57,836 [Speaker 3]

Chris Olave, are we starting with confidence or no?

00:46:57,836 --> 00:46:58,296 [Speaker 2]

No.

00:46:58,296 --> 00:46:59,166 [Speaker 1]

I did not draft him-

00:46:59,166 --> 00:46:59,245 [Speaker 2]

I'm not

00:46:59,245 --> 00:47:00,056 [Speaker 1]

... so I will not beat him.

00:47:00,056 --> 00:47:00,776 [Speaker 2]

Yeah. Had no part of it.

00:47:00,776 --> 00:47:03,176 [Speaker 3]

But if you, but if you have him, you start him.

00:47:03,176 --> 00:47:03,536 [Speaker 2]

Depends.

00:47:03,536 --> 00:47:04,546 [Speaker 1]

I think you have to.

00:47:04,546 --> 00:47:04,596 [Speaker 3]

Uh...

00:47:04,596 --> 00:47:06,276 [Speaker 1]

If you drafted him, I think you have to. [buzzer blaring]

00:47:06,276 --> 00:47:07,896 [Speaker 3]

Moving on.

00:47:07,896 --> 00:47:09,236 [Speaker 2]

Thank God.

00:47:09,236 --> 00:47:09,385 [Speaker 1]

[laughs]

00:47:09,385 --> 00:47:18,276 [Speaker 3]

Steelers, Jets. Is this one much better to talk about? Aaron Rodgers' first game as a Pittsburgh

Steeler going against his former team, the New York Jets?

00:47:18,276 --> 00:47:33,596 [Speaker 2]

Still more interest, but I... This is gonna be another defensive game, I think. Uh, you're... This

one's tough because obviously I think you're starting DK Metcalf. I don't know if there's m- uh,

Garrett Wilson. After that, everyone else is kind of a toss up in the air, like are you starting

these guys?

00:47:33,596 --> 00:47:33,736 [Speaker 3]

Nope.

00:47:33,736 --> 00:47:34,436 [Speaker 2]

Those are the-

00:47:34,476 --> 00:47:35,776 [Speaker 3]

Breece Hall?

00:47:35,776 --> 00:47:38,876 [Speaker 2]

You're starting Breece, but, I mean, I guess I don't love it.

00:47:38,876 --> 00:47:40,796 [Speaker 3]

Because you're worried about Braylon Allen, right?

00:47:40,796 --> 00:47:43,635 [Speaker 2]

I mean, yeah, everything's not l- I mean, I stayed away from Breece.

00:47:43,636 --> 00:47:45,385 [Speaker 1]

Worried about all that, that whole backfield.

00:47:45,385 --> 00:47:45,416 [Speaker 3]

Yep.

00:47:45,416 --> 00:47:58,656 [Speaker 1]

But, um, yeah, I would agree. You're starting those guys. I'm really curious to watch this game,

not necessarily, um, gonna be starting any of these guys, but I want to see the connection with

Aaron Rodgers and DK. I want to see what that Jets backfield looks like. There's a lot to learn

from this game.

00:47:58,656 --> 00:48:00,536 [Speaker 3]

Yeah, I want to see what Justin Fields looks like too.

00:48:00,536 --> 00:48:00,756 [Speaker 1]

Yeah.

00:48:00,756 --> 00:48:12,196 [Speaker 3]

I mean, he struggled in preseason after that first game. And I, I'd like for him to, to look better.

He was a early quarterback... Top 10 quarterback for me in my early video and I've changed my

mind.

00:48:12,196 --> 00:48:16,626 [Speaker 2]

Real quick, very rarely do you get the double, uh, uh, revenge games here? [buzzer blaring]

00:48:16,626 --> 00:48:19,016 [Speaker 3]

True. True. Double revenge, Steelers and Jets.

00:48:19,016 --> 00:48:19,766 [Speaker 1]

Buzzer already hit again.

00:48:19,766 --> 00:48:20,636 [Speaker 3]

Respect the buzzer.

00:48:20,636 --> 00:48:21,686 [Speaker 2]

Sorry, I was trying to get there.

00:48:21,686 --> 00:48:22,316 [Speaker 3]

No, you're good. You're good.

00:48:22,316 --> 00:48:24,336 [Speaker 1]

Guys, do me a favor? Respect the buzzer.

00:48:24,336 --> 00:48:25,196 [Speaker 2]

Yeah, for real.

00:48:25,196 --> 00:48:27,476 [Speaker 1]

When the buzzer goes off that means cut.

00:48:27,476 --> 00:48:28,796 [Speaker 3]

My bad. Sorry, Michael.

00:48:28,796 --> 00:48:29,636 [Speaker 2]

I had to get that in.

00:48:29,636 --> 00:48:31,956 [Speaker 1]

I can make it longer. We can do a one minute buzzer.

00:48:31,956 --> 00:48:32,766 [Speaker 2]

I had my finger up.

00:48:32,766 --> 00:48:33,506 [Speaker 1]

Just you, you the entire time. [laughs]

00:48:33,506 --> 00:48:36,046 [Speaker 2]

I had my finger up with like seven seconds to go and I wouldn't stop talking.

00:48:36,046 --> 00:48:44,096 [Speaker 3]

Yes. Yes, you did. I wouldn't stop. Guys, how about the New York Giants? The other NFC East

competition. New York Giants, Washington Commanders.

00:48:44,096 --> 00:49:01,576 [Speaker 2]

Uh, I think the Giants are a sleeper for defense this year. I don't think they're gonna be as good

of a... Like, you know, you wanted to play against the Giants defense with your fantasy guys.

This year I think it's gonna be different. I think they're gonna be a very solid defense. They're

actually a surprise here. I think they... I got them at eight wins. So, uh, you're starting Jayden

Daniels, Terry McLaurin. You're starting all the obvious guys.

00:49:01,712 --> 00:49:06,321 [Speaker 3]

I think the Commanders defense last year also wasn't very good, right? So if I remember

correctly.

00:49:06,321 --> 00:49:06,331 [Speaker 1]

It wasn't.

00:49:06,332 --> 00:49:13,332 [Speaker 3]

Yeah, so I think, you know, neighbors... Tyrone Tracy even. That's... This game has a lot of

people to learn about in backfield too with the, with the Giants.

00:49:13,332 --> 00:49:20,952 [Speaker 1]

Yeah, biggest problem I have is Russ doesn't do well against the Blitz and the Commanders Blitz

32.5% of the time last season. Good for fifth in the league.

00:49:20,952 --> 00:49:20,962 [Speaker 3]

Mm.

00:49:20,962 --> 00:49:26,372 [Speaker 1]

Russ completed passes at 42.9% rate against the Blitz.

00:49:26,372 --> 00:49:27,142 [Speaker 3]

Good for stats.

00:49:27,142 --> 00:49:28,692 [Speaker 1]

Good for 29th last season.

00:49:28,692 --> 00:49:28,702 [Speaker 3]

Right.

00:49:28,702 --> 00:49:29,612 [Speaker 2]

What a stat.

00:49:29,612 --> 00:49:31,792 [Speaker 3]

Well done. I thought you said you weren't taking notes.

00:49:31,792 --> 00:49:32,742 [Speaker 2]

That was one I had. [laughs]

00:49:32,742 --> 00:49:32,752 [Speaker 1]

[laughs]

00:49:32,752 --> 00:49:40,212 [Speaker 3]

Okay. [laughs] Very good, very good. Uh, I think overall the game, I think Commanders win, but

not as impressive as people think.

00:49:40,212 --> 00:49:41,272 [Speaker 2]

Start Deebo.

00:49:41,272 --> 00:49:44,652 [Speaker 1]

Giants upset.

00:49:44,652 --> 00:49:54,352 [Speaker 3]

I like this game. Probably another, this is just our game. Panthers, Jaguars is the next one on

the docket. Anyone want to talk to this game? Or you want me to take, take first lead?

00:49:54,352 --> 00:49:54,971 [Speaker 2]

Take it.

00:49:54,972 --> 00:49:56,132 [Speaker 3]

Trevor Lawrence.

00:49:56,132 --> 00:49:57,172 [Speaker 2]

Bryant Thomas.

00:49:57,172 --> 00:50:00,892 [Speaker 3]

Over 300 passing yards to open the season.

00:50:00,892 --> 00:50:02,112 [Speaker 2]

Wow.

00:50:02,112 --> 00:50:20,712 [Speaker 3]

Britain Strange, he's sitting out there. Uh, mark my words, Britain Strange is going to be the top

waiver wire priority for everyone after week one. If he's available now and you have a roster

spot, go get him.

00:50:20,712 --> 00:50:24,032 [Speaker 3]

The top waiver wire pri- priority after week one.

00:50:24,032 --> 00:50:40,492 [Speaker 2]

So we were texting earlier and I said, "Panthers win this division." Uh, I was a year early on the

Panthers last year. I was kind of high on them last year. They kind of started playing well

towards the end. I think I was just one year early on them. I do think this is the year for them.

Chuba Hubbard I think is gonna actually a bi- a big year and he's gonna surprise some people.

00:50:40,492 --> 00:50:47,152 [Speaker 1]

I hope so. I got Chuba in way more spots than I want to have him at, so I'm counting on him

even though that wasn't the game plan.

00:50:47,152 --> 00:50:51,531 [Speaker 3]

I'm not starting maybe any of the Jaguars running back with all four guys planning to play.

00:50:51,532 --> 00:50:54,412 [Speaker 2]

Teterobah versus Travis Hunter.

00:50:54,412 --> 00:50:55,992 [Speaker 1]

Respect the buzzer.

00:50:55,992 --> 00:50:56,592 [Speaker 2]

I stopped.

00:50:56,592 --> 00:50:59,422 [Speaker 3]

See, you're getting it. You're getting it. I like it.

00:50:59,422 --> 00:50:59,472 [Speaker 2]

I stopped.

00:50:59,472 --> 00:51:06,772 [Speaker 3]

The Tennessee Titans with Cam Ward, rookie quarterback, going against a Denver Broncos, an

elite NFL defense.

00:51:06,772 --> 00:51:07,402 [Speaker 2]

Mm-hmm.

00:51:07,402 --> 00:51:09,872 [Speaker 3]

What are our thoughts? Who wants to kick us off with this one?

00:51:09,872 --> 00:51:37,732 [Speaker 2]

Uh, I'll say this, uh, is not a good week one matchup for Cam Ward. It's gonna be a welcome to

the NFL moment for sure. Yeah, you know, I would assume Patrick Sertain is going to follow

Calvin Ridley around. So that's going to be a tough matchup for him. If you have someone

better, consider sitting Calvin Ridley. Although I do like him for the whole season. So it's just for

this one game. Bronco... Any number one receiver against the Broncos kind of a fade. But, uh,

Tony Pollard, love him. Uh, that maybe against not the Broncos again, but this is gonna be an

interesting game to see who's gonna do what.

00:51:37,732 --> 00:51:45,312 [Speaker 1]

I'm taking the Broncos in my survivor pool. I think you load up on anybody you got on that

offense. I'm going Bo Nicks, um, everybody, Courtland Sutton.

00:51:45,312 --> 00:51:45,832 [Speaker 2]

Courtland Sutton

00:51:45,832 --> 00:51:47,032 [Speaker 1]

... starting them all.

00:51:47,032 --> 00:51:47,552 [Speaker 3]

Evan Engram?

00:51:47,552 --> 00:51:48,132 [Speaker 2]

Even-

00:51:48,132 --> 00:51:48,512 [Speaker 1]

Yeah. [laughs]

00:51:48,512 --> 00:51:50,692 [Speaker 3]

You're starting both running backs, JK and RJ?

00:51:50,692 --> 00:51:50,892 [Speaker 2]

Mm.

00:51:50,892 --> 00:51:54,372 [Speaker 1]

Uh, that's to be determined with RJ. I'll start JK if I had him, but-

00:51:54,372 --> 00:51:54,642 [Speaker 3]

Okay

00:51:54,642 --> 00:51:56,552 [Speaker 1]

... uh, I just kind of avoided that backfield.

00:51:56,552 --> 00:52:01,552 [Speaker 3]

Okay, quick question. Tony Pollard or Trevion Henderson? That's a starts it for me.

00:52:01,552 --> 00:52:02,912 [Speaker 2]

For this week, Trevion Henderson.

00:52:02,912 --> 00:52:03,832 [Speaker 3]

Okay.

00:52:03,832 --> 00:52:04,312 [Speaker 1]

Yeah.

00:52:04,312 --> 00:52:04,932 [Speaker 3]

I have currently a

00:52:04,932 --> 00:52:07,392 [Speaker 7]

Pollard in.

00:52:07,392 --> 00:52:14,512 [Speaker 3]

Respect the buzzer. Next game. I see Niners, Seattle. Did we talk enough about it or we want to

talk more about it? Niner, Seattle.

00:52:14,512 --> 00:52:16,592 [Speaker 1]

I'm always down to talk Niners, but that's up to you.

00:52:16,592 --> 00:52:16,612 [Speaker 2]

Up to you.

00:52:16,612 --> 00:52:20,712 [Speaker 3]

All right. We'll, we'll go. We'll go Niners, Seattle. One minute. Go Ray.

00:52:20,712 --> 00:52:30,222 [Speaker 1]

I'm starting everybody on the Niners with confidence. Purdy, McCaffrey, Kittle, Pearsall, start

them all. Uh, if you got Jake Moody, throw him out there too. He's kicking three field goals in

this game.

00:52:30,222 --> 00:52:30,582 [Speaker 2]

[laughs]

00:52:30,582 --> 00:52:43,972 [Speaker 1]

Um, for the Seahawks, I do like Jaxon Smith-Njigba. I think he's gonna have a nice game,

probably 75 plus yards and a touchdown. I just don't think the Niners defense is equipped, uh,

to be able to shut down a guy like JSN.

00:52:43,972 --> 00:52:50,892 [Speaker 3]

The, the backfield for Seahawks is an interesting one to watch with Ken Walker and Charbonnet.

00:52:50,892 --> 00:52:51,401 [Speaker 1]

Yeah.

00:52:51,401 --> 00:53:01,552 [Speaker 3]

They rested Ken Walker a lot in the preseason to see... Keep him healthy, so maybe he'll get

the, the workload and Charbonnet people, Charbonnet believers may be hurt.

00:53:01,552 --> 00:53:11,292 [Speaker 3]

But I could be wrong. I also think Torry Horton, interesting guy, they cut MVS to keep Torry

Horton on the roster. So, be curious to see his role on the offense as well.

00:53:11,292 --> 00:53:15,532 [Speaker 2]

Uh, I'm calling it right now, George Kittle, 15 targets, 10 catches.

00:53:15,532 --> 00:53:16,132 [Speaker 3]

Wow, okay.

00:53:16,132 --> 00:53:21,161 [Speaker 2]

And I'm gonna get... Uh, I don't want to get crazy. Never mind. I was gonna say three

touchdowns, but we won't. Uh, we'll go two touchdowns. Two touchdowns.

00:53:21,161 --> 00:53:23,472 [Speaker 1]

I'm here for it.

00:53:23,472 --> 00:53:28,172 [Speaker 3]

I don't hate it. Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers.

00:53:28,172 --> 00:53:29,272 [Speaker 2]

What a game.

00:53:29,272 --> 00:53:40,972 [Speaker 3]

It's a great game. And you know, we texted earlier, and you have the Packers not making the

playoffs. And I said I enjoy that. And I've been calling them the most overrated team in that

division, and maybe even the NFL this year.

00:53:40,972 --> 00:54:13,092 [Speaker 2]

Yeah, and I have no selfish reasons for that, to want them to make the... miss the playoffs. But

no, uh, in all seriousness, I do think there are holes at the corner. They let Jair Alexander go. I

know they have a couple young guys. I just don't see where they fit, and then they lost Kehl-

Kenny Clark and so I do think this is gonna be a defense that can be exposed. You add Micah

Parsons, that's great. But as a Cowboy fan, I know Micah Parsons sometimes doesn't always

show up. So, I, I do think this is not... This is a team that has some question marks. And then I

know we talked about Matthew Golden and Romeo Doubs is, uh, in fantasy, but in reality it's not

your best one, two options.

00:54:13,092 --> 00:54:24,991 [Speaker 1]

I'm interested to see what happens with the Lions offense with the new coordinator, new

offense. Um, I don't know what to expect. Obviously, start Amon-Ra, start your guys for the

Lions. But I do want to see how this offense operates.

00:54:24,992 --> 00:54:31,312 [Speaker 3]

Yeah, how confident are we with, uh, Jameson Williams' start? How confident are we with Sam

LaPorta's start? How confident are we with Tucker Craft's start?

00:54:31,312 --> 00:54:32,272 [Speaker 2]

Very confident.

00:54:32,272 --> 00:54:33,862 [Speaker 1]

Yeah, I think the investment in those guys-

00:54:33,862 --> 00:54:33,862 [Speaker 3]

All three?

00:54:33,862 --> 00:54:35,851 [Speaker 1]

... you gotta start them. Yeah.

00:54:35,852 --> 00:54:36,632 [Speaker 3]

With all three?

00:54:36,632 --> 00:54:39,671 [Speaker 2]

Yes.

00:54:40,032 --> 00:54:42,732 [Speaker 3]

Man, I don't even have time to look stuff up. I was trying to see what the-

00:54:42,732 --> 00:54:42,752 [Speaker 1]

[laughs]

00:54:42,752 --> 00:54:44,442 [Speaker 2]

No, you don't, dude. That's the whole point of the game.

00:54:44,442 --> 00:54:45,452 [Speaker 3]

Yeah. Okay. You right, you right.

00:54:45,452 --> 00:54:45,662 [Speaker 2]

You got a whole new day.

00:54:45,662 --> 00:54:51,192 [Speaker 3]

Hey, can we touch on Ray's? That was awesome. He was like, "Start every single Niner that you

have." Like the water boy-

00:54:51,192 --> 00:54:51,302 [Speaker 2]

Yes. Start them all.

00:54:51,302 --> 00:54:53,232 [Speaker 3]

... the athletic trainer, all of them.

00:54:53,232 --> 00:54:53,312 [Speaker 2]

Yeah.

00:54:53,312 --> 00:54:54,692 [Speaker 3]

Every single one of them.

00:54:54,692 --> 00:54:55,172 [Speaker 2]

That's right.

00:54:55,172 --> 00:54:59,672 [Speaker 3]

He called it out. We got three games left. This is crazy. I like this game Blitz.

00:54:59,672 --> 00:55:00,652 [Speaker 1]

Me too.

00:55:00,652 --> 00:55:07,952 [Speaker 3]

We got the Houston Texans at the Los Angeles Rams with a healthy Matthew Stafford not on

the injury report. Who wants to kick us off for this one?

00:55:08,452 --> 00:55:19,412 [Speaker 2]

Yeah, uh, start your Rams. Um, I like Puka, I like Davante Adams with a healthy Stafford back

there. And of course, Kyren Williams, I feel like is gonna have a big game. I don't have any stats

to back that up. I just feel it.

00:55:19,412 --> 00:55:38,672 [Speaker 6]

Feel. Yeah, this, uh, another kinda game I lean towards the defense. I mean, you have stars on

both sides with Nico and Puka and Davante Adams and Kyren Williams. But I, honestly, the

crazy thing on the Houston side of the ball, you're just starting Nico, right? You're not starting

anyone else. You're not starting, you're not starting Stroud, you're not starting Dalton Schultz,

you're not starting Jaden Higgins yet.

00:55:38,672 --> 00:55:40,652 [Speaker 3]

I'm running Jaden Higgins out there, personally.

00:55:40,652 --> 00:55:41,152 [Speaker 6]

Really?

00:55:41,152 --> 00:55:41,752 [Speaker 3]

Yeah.

00:55:41,752 --> 00:55:42,172 [Speaker 6]

Wow.

00:55:42,172 --> 00:55:46,852 [Speaker 3]

I would. If I drafted Jaden Higgins and he's my flex, I'm running him out there this week.

00:55:46,852 --> 00:55:49,032 [Speaker 2]

Did you draft anywhere your Jaden Higgins as a flex?

00:55:49,032 --> 00:55:53,452 [Speaker 3]

Uh, I don't think I have Jaden Higgins in... I have him in a couple leagues, dynasty leagues.

00:55:53,452 --> 00:55:54,232 [Speaker 2]

Wow.

00:55:54,232 --> 00:55:59,792 [Speaker 3]

But I, in a redraft, I think it's a decent spot to, to run him out there.

00:55:59,792 --> 00:56:10,492 [Speaker 6]

Hmm. Interesting. I do see this as like a 20 to 14 kinda ball game. So there is gonna be a couple

touchdowns. Who they're gonna be, it's hard to call because they both have very good

defenses, both playoff teams. [buzzer blaring] It's gonna be good.

00:56:10,492 --> 00:56:22,892 [Speaker 3]

This next game is freaking awesome. Sunday Night Football, both teams start with a B, crazy.

Baltimore at Buffalo. [laughs] Go ahead, kick us off. I think Ray did last time. Gabe, go for it.

00:56:22,892 --> 00:56:43,212 [Speaker 2]

Yeah, we talked about the top two quarterbacks going against each other, and this is gonna be

a fun matchup. It always is with these two. I mean, these are two of the best teams in the

league. Uh, kickoff Sunday Night Football, you couldn't ask for a better matchup. Derrick Henry,

I, again, he's my start of the week. You got, you know, he's gonna ball out. Lamar Jackson, uh,

Mark Andrews, Zay Flowers, those are all worth starting.

00:56:43,212 --> 00:56:47,732 [Speaker 6]

Yeah, like I said earlier, my notes say, "Start everybody and enjoy." It's gonna be a good game.

I can't wait to watch it.

00:56:47,732 --> 00:56:52,992 [Speaker 3]

When you say start everybody for Buffalo, is that including Keon Coleman-

00:56:52,992 --> 00:56:53,002 [Speaker 2]

Hmm

00:56:53,002 --> 00:56:59,672 [Speaker 3]

... is that include, definitely not... For me, I'm not starting, I'm not touching Dalton Kincaid in, in

this game at all. I don't, I don't want to start him this week.

00:56:59,672 --> 00:57:01,232 [Speaker 2]

Dalton Kincaid for a bounce back, though.

00:57:01,232 --> 00:57:09,002 [Speaker 6]

I think, I mean, if you ended up drafting Dalton Kincaid and he's your number one tight end, and

I feel like you got to play him, I personally wouldn't put, be in that situation. [laughs]

00:57:09,002 --> 00:57:10,472 [Speaker 3]

What about... Yeah, what about Keon Coleman, then?

00:57:10,472 --> 00:57:13,482 [Speaker 6]

Keon Coleman's a little iffier. Um, I think-

00:57:13,482 --> 00:57:16,411 [Speaker 3]

Like, who, who is the wide receiver one in Buffalo this year? Who's gonna take it?

00:57:16,412 --> 00:57:17,371 [Speaker 2]

Right now, Shakir.

00:57:17,371 --> 00:57:17,961 [Speaker 6]

Yeah, Kalil.

00:57:17,961 --> 00:57:17,972 [Speaker 3]

Sure.

00:57:17,972 --> 00:57:20,152 [Speaker 2]

But it could be Keon Coleman.

00:57:20,152 --> 00:57:21,582 [Speaker 3]

And they've got Josh Palm-mmm-er.

00:57:21,582 --> 00:57:24,232 [Speaker 2]

Mmm-mmm.

00:57:24,232 --> 00:57:27,102 [Speaker 3]

Erase that. Nobody said that, Josh.

00:57:27,102 --> 00:57:27,752 [Speaker 6]

[laughs]

00:57:27,812 --> 00:57:41,652 [Speaker 3]

The last and final game of the game blitz, which is... It's a little... My anxiety's high going into

this last one. It's the Minnesota Vikings versus the Chicago Bears, JJ McCarthy versus Caleb

Williams. Start the timer.

00:57:41,652 --> 00:57:52,232 [Speaker 6]

Uh, I like JJ McCarthy this season. I think he's primed to have a good season. This is a good spot

to start, I feel like. Um, start Justin Jefferson. Uh, who else we got?

00:57:52,232 --> 00:57:52,732 [Speaker 2]

This is-

00:57:52,732 --> 00:57:53,612 [Speaker 3]

Aaron Jones, your Jordan Mason.

00:57:53,612 --> 00:57:58,102 [Speaker 2]

This is my most anxious game I'm looking forward to see, 'cause I am so high on the Vikings

this year.

00:57:58,102 --> 00:57:58,112 [Speaker 6]

Yeah.

00:57:58,112 --> 00:58:12,661 [Speaker 2]

I actually have them as the number one seed in the NFC. I'm all in on Justin Jefferson. I have

him in about four leagues. JJ McCarthy, Jordan Mason, I am all in on this team. And then on the

other side, we gotta see Caleb Williams with Ben Johnson. I'm actually, this is probably my most

anticipated.

00:58:12,661 --> 00:58:12,672 [Speaker 6]

Yeah.

00:58:12,672 --> 00:58:16,412 [Speaker 2]

I'm not saying the best game, but I'm looking forward to this game probably the most.

00:58:16,412 --> 00:58:30,531 [Speaker 3]

Well, we're also going to be doing a live watch along. I know I shouldn't be plugging this during

the minute that we have to talk about it, but Roman Duneze, D'Andre Swift, are we starting

both running backs on the Minnesota side? What's the, what's the play with that?

00:58:30,532 --> 00:58:37,132 [Speaker 2]

I would, yes. And, uh, Ray kinda talked about it earlier with DJ Moore. Yes, I'm starting Roman

Duneze. The Vikings were not very good against receivers.

00:58:37,132 --> 00:58:40,192 [Speaker 3]

Okay. Colson Loveland, TJ Hockenson?

00:58:40,192 --> 00:58:44,292 [Speaker 6]

I'd probably not start Loveland, but I'd start Hock all day. [buzzer blaring]

00:58:44,292 --> 00:58:46,232 [Speaker 3]

Wow, that was game blitz. That was crazy.

00:58:46,232 --> 00:58:47,752 [Speaker 6]

That was fun.

00:58:47,752 --> 00:58:48,082 [Speaker 2]

That was interesting.

00:58:48,082 --> 00:58:49,971 [Speaker 3]

My... [laughs] Yeah, that was fun. My heart is racing a little bit.

00:58:49,972 --> 00:58:53,642 [Speaker 2]

Yeah. No, this was fun. And I... Again... [buzzer blaring]

00:58:53,642 --> 00:58:54,312 [Speaker 3]

[laughs]

00:58:54,312 --> 00:58:55,001 [Speaker 2]

Sorry, sorry.

00:58:55,001 --> 00:58:55,012 [Speaker 3]

My poor-

00:58:55,012 --> 00:58:56,012 [Speaker 6]

It's just a habit.

00:58:56,012 --> 00:58:59,052 [Speaker 3]

He loves it. You could tell that's his favorite segment we've ever done.

00:58:59,052 --> 00:58:59,732 [Speaker 2]

Just gimme buttons.

00:58:59,732 --> 00:59:01,471 [Speaker 6]

Dude, I love it, dude. I don't care what anybody says.

00:59:01,472 --> 00:59:01,932 [Speaker 2]

It, so-

00:59:01,932 --> 00:59:03,652 [Speaker 6]

Best segment of the show right there.

00:59:03,652 --> 00:59:19,832 [Speaker 2]

So I'll fill in the a- the crowd, too, with this, you know, our viewers. We were trying to figure out

which games we wanna talk about, and it's week one. There's so many storylines, there's so

many people that we wanna talk about. So I called Alan and said, "Why don't we just do like a

minute each game?" Like, let's just run through it, let's just see what happens. And I actually

liked it. I liked it a lot.

00:59:19,832 --> 00:59:25,571 [Speaker 3]

Yeah, I think this would be a fun thing to do every week. So, uh, you know, I ask you guys to

comment all the time and no one ever does.

00:59:25,571 --> 00:59:25,852 [Speaker 2]

[laughs]

00:59:25,852 --> 00:59:32,212 [Speaker 3]

But if you like this segment, let us know. You know, text me. A lot of people text me and I'm like

just, "I need some engagement on my podcast."

00:59:32,212 --> 00:59:32,252 [Speaker 2]

That's good.

00:59:32,252 --> 00:59:34,032 [Speaker 6]

I think you guys can do it in 45 seconds.

00:59:34,032 --> 00:59:34,692 [Speaker 3]

Whoa.

00:59:34,692 --> 00:59:35,352 [Speaker 6]

Honestly, man.

00:59:35,412 --> 00:59:35,802 [Speaker 2]

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

00:59:35,802 --> 00:59:38,632 [Speaker 6]

When bye weeks come around and things like that, dude, little bit more, I think-

00:59:38,632 --> 00:59:38,942 [Speaker 3]

He just wants to-

00:59:38,942 --> 00:59:39,682 [Speaker 6]

I think it was, dude.

00:59:39,682 --> 00:59:39,682 [Speaker 2]

Chill out, man, chill out.

00:59:39,682 --> 00:59:41,852 [Speaker 6]

Yeah, dude, it was good, man. I liked it.

00:59:41,852 --> 00:59:43,592 [Speaker 2]

Yeah, yeah, chill out, chill out.

00:59:43,592 --> 01:00:34,952 [Speaker 3]

But, yeah, leave a comment if you liked it. But important note here about the Monday Night

Football game. We are gonna go live on Assist Live. You can find us on liveonassist.com. We're

gonna do a watch along. I know for sure two of us, maybe all three of us, we'll figure that out.

But you can watch along, you sync to your TV, you come into the livestream at any point. Let's

say you catch us eight minutes and 47 seconds on the first quarter clock. You go into our live,

you sync it to eight minutes 47 on the first, first quarter clock, and it takes you right to where

we were at that point. And you can watch it there or you can just catch up with us and hit live

and figure out where we are. You'll be able to see where we're at in the game, which obviously

you're gonna be at the same point if you're watching along. There might be a couple second

delay, but I did a test stream for a baseball game. A lot of fun.

01:00:34,952 --> 01:00:35,072 [Speaker 2]

Yeah.

01:00:35,072 --> 01:00:38,342 [Speaker 3]

And a good way to, like, watch with the homies and chat.

01:00:38,342 --> 01:00:38,372 [Speaker 6]

Yeah, yeah.

01:00:38,372 --> 01:00:47,312 [Speaker 3]

And, you know, you're just at home and you're like, "Damn, I wish I could be watching this with

people." And we, we might even do, like, every first down, Gabe has to take a shot.

01:00:47,312 --> 01:00:59,172 [Speaker 2]

Oof, I don't know about that. But with the Vikings and, and the Bears, we might have to do

something fun like, uh, every time they meant, like, Ben Johnson or something, or Caleb

Williams. I don't know, we'll do something fun with those guys.

01:00:59,172 --> 01:01:03,771 [Speaker 6]

Dude, every, uh, false start, every offensive, uh, like penalty or something like that. You know

what I'm saying?

01:01:03,772 --> 01:01:04,072 [Speaker 2]

Gotta do something.

01:01:04,072 --> 01:01:04,912 [Speaker 6]

Absolutely not.

01:01:04,912 --> 01:01:05,372 [Speaker 3]

Yeah?

01:01:05,372 --> 01:01:06,632 [Speaker 6]

Push-ups. Hold on, man.

01:01:06,632 --> 01:01:10,141 [Speaker 2]

First of all, I gotta work the next morning, so I don't know about drinking stuff.

01:01:10,141 --> 01:01:10,172 [Speaker 6]

True, true.

01:01:10,172 --> 01:01:14,891 [Speaker 3]

But Monday Night Football, uh, it's a, it's a work night, school night, all the things.

01:01:15,464 --> 01:01:19,344 [Speaker 2]

Yeah. Well, hopefully it won't in the future. Hopefully this is our job so, you know.

01:01:19,344 --> 01:01:33,124 [Speaker 3]

Yes. Hopefully. So find us on liveonassist.com. Uh, if you have questions, text me, message us

on Instagram, follow us everywhere, like, subscribe, comment, all the things. And until next

time01:

01:33,124 --> 01:01:36,104 [Speaker 2]

Well, do you want to plug in the article too that was- that you dropped today?

01:01:36,104 --> 01:01:36,814 [Speaker 3]

Oh, you're right.

01:01:36,814 --> 01:01:37,303 [Speaker 2]

Plug in the article.

01:01:37,304 --> 01:01:39,054 [Speaker 3]

Listen, visit our website-

01:01:39,054 --> 01:01:43,124 [Speaker 2]

Dude, Gabe's got, dude, Gabe's got all the ideas today, dude. He's on it, bro. He ate his

Wheaties today.

01:01:43,124 --> 01:01:43,894 [Speaker 3]

[laughs]

01:01:43,894 --> 01:01:43,924 [Speaker 2]

[laughs]

01:01:43,924 --> 01:02:01,324 [Speaker 3]

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01:02:01,324 --> 01:02:02,324 [Speaker 2]

Yeah.

01:02:02,324 --> 01:03:03,684 [Speaker 3]

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