Hello, and welcome to the Dynasty Dude Podcast. I'm your host, Corey
Evans. Thank you for listening this week. I've constructed a Dynasty Christmas wish
list, so think of it as being a kid again and asking Sanna for
toys, video games, things like that, or even now us as adults
asking family or spouses for certain items for Christmas. That's what the idea of
premises here. I have ten outcomes for players or even strategies, rules,
league structures that I would like to see occur in Dynasty for the sake of
fantasy football value and or existing Dynasty leagues. Before I get to that quick
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address. Here we go no specific order, but my ten Dynasty Christmas wish
list items up first is that t Higgins leave Cincinnati as a free agent in
twenty twenty four. He turns twenty five in January, still very young.
He was a former second rounder in twenty twenty out of Clemson as a rookie
in twenty twenty sixty seven nine oh eight and six for thirteen point six yards
per ketch on one hundred and eight targets as the PPR wide receiver twenty eight,
so a Rockslid wide receiver three twenty twenty one is a sophomore seventy four
ten, ninety one and six for fourteen point seven yards per ketch one hundred
and ten targets as the wide receiver twenty four. PPR just made the wide
receiver two cutoff twenty twenty two, thirty years a pro seventy four ten twenty
nine to seven thirteen point nine yards per ketch one hundred and nine targets as
the wide receiver eighteen in PPR took that step forward on the cusp of being
a borderline wide out one wide out two This year twenty twenty three has been
some negative regression thirty six four to ninety seven with four touchdowns thirteen point esperketch
on sixty six targets. He's well off the wide receiver one, wide receiver
two, even wide receiver three radar in terms of his projected annual finish.
His games played per year as a pro are sixteen, fourteen and sixteen prior
to this season at six four, two nineteen, with possession receiver traits and
scen instrection ability, not to mention a strong presence in the red zone do
with size, Higgins has what it takes to become a franchise caliber wide out
one on a different NFL team. The issue is in Cincinnati, Jamark Chase
is the alpha. Higgins is the one B to chase his one to A.
Early indications are that Cincinnati will let Higgins walk in the open market in
twenty twenty four. Since the contracts of Joe Burrow and Jamark Chase are viewed
as priorities for the organization, it makes sense Burrow was the coin memphasis and
Chase is not far behind. Twenty twenty three has been a frustrating campaign for
t in dynasty or even redraft, with four missed contest due to injury,
couple with a few outright awful performances. Week fifteen versus Minnesota was a step
in the right direction with his four sixty one and two touchdown efforts. That
is a T Higgins we all saw from twenty twenty twenty twenty two to twenty
twenty three has been a step backwards, But I do think that if T
is able to leave the Bengals while signing a massive free agent contract, it
could bode well for his future. Outlook. Up nights would be Arizona building
around Kyler Murrays is a very debated topic in the NFL and fantasy space.
The Cardinals appear locked into a top three to five pick overall for the twenty
twenty four draft at three and eleven and three Week sixteen, assuming USC quarterback
prospect kil Williams is selected with pick one oh one or one oh two.
In real life, Arizona could be in a position to either trade back,
make a non quarterback pick, or select a prospect at quarterback to replace Kyler,
such as Drake May out of North Carolin Not or even Jayden Daniels from
LSU. Hopefully to front office, the sides to add talent around Murray,
who was under contract with the team until twenty twenty nine, and ideal fits
would be a top wide receiver like Marvin Harrison junior Otaho State. That would
be a dream scenario. Murray, just turned twenty six in August, has
yet to reach his prime years in the NFL. Kyler, as we all
know, first overall pick back in twenty nineteen and has since finished in the
fantasy football space as quarterback six, three, ten, and nineteen over that
span. The outlier, of course, is quarterback nineteen that's twenty twenty two.
Tory Acl only appearing in eleven games played into twenty twenty three, has
only been active for a little bit less than half the season. He's lost
some perceived value in stock, and there's even a negative connotation associated with Kyler
because of the injury history. Whenever a window or a perception is cast aside
for a player in that direction, that's negative. I try to swoop in
by low and or take the risk with fifty seventy five cents off the dollar
onset player. So to put my money where my mouth is, I made
a trade for Kyler. Recently, I gave up Dak Prescott and twenty four
to fifth for Kyler in a twenty four thirds just three zero five. That's
a super flex league and hopes to buy back some position first and foremost.
But also take the calculator risk that Kyler should be a starter in Arizona for
quite some time and or traded if the Cardinals are sold on a may Or
Daniels, perhaps even j McCarthy. A lot of unknowns there right. All
I will say is that sure Kyler's been inconsistent since his return in Week ten,
with one thousand and seventy five yards passing, four touchdowns for interceptions,
sixty two point one complete percenting is rates, six point four yars per press
attempt, and a twenty nine one forty five pre rushing log. Those numbers
aren't off the charts impressive, and at times he's been forcing the ball downfield.
Then again, think what he has to work with. Markus Brown has
been in out of the lineup. Trey McBride is his best option and he
looks like a superstar in the making. James Connor is being used as more
of a one dimensional O down grinder and not as a receiver like in years
past. Michael Wilson can't stay in the field. You see what I mean.
Kyler has tried to improvise and do the best he can with his limited
supporting cast. It's not a Kyler Murray album. It's an Arizona offensive line
and personnel deployment issue that could be solved in vacancy or a draft capital on
twenty twenty four. Long story short, I think Kyler Murray is the best
buy low in a super flex league right now. Number three is that Atlanta
makes an upgrade at quarterback for the sake of b John Robinson, Drake London,
and Kyle Pitts. Desmond Ridder has shown promise at times, but it's
now clear he does not have the skill set to be an annual starter at
the NFL level because of inconsistency as a passer and simply bad decision making to
all levels of the field short, intermediate, deep, there's been way too
many turnovers. Head coach Rother Smith turned to Taylor Heineke over Ritter at one
point in twenty twenty three before reverting back to Desmond, and there's a chance
it sounds like that could occur once again in week sixteen. Time will tell
I don't know at the time in recording. All that tells us, though,
is that the coaching staff doesn't view ridd his development or step forward as
enough to lead this team to the playoffs. Former third round in his Nattie
offering an intriguing college resume. Unfortunately, he simply does not appear to cut
it when you break down the film week by week, year by year.
Now in fact, twenty twenty two as a rookie seven eight yards passing,
two touchdowns, zero picks completed, sixty three and a half percent Is passes
for six point two yes per attempt, sixteen rushesixty four yards on the ground.
It was only four games played, very small sample size. Look good.
We don't know what to think here. We are twenty twenty three softber
campaign. Two thousand, five hundred and twenty eight yards passing ten touchdowns,
ten receptions, horrible, completing sixty three point three percent. IS passes seven
point one yards per attempt. The only thing has kept him a float in
fantasy with a few spike weeks is the rushing ability fifty one one to ninety
three and five touchdowns as a rusher. Outside of that, I think all
of us could agree, if not have a near consensus on Desimitter not cutting
it at the NFL level. He could be an option for another team down
the road or a backup elsewhere. For the sake of Bijon, London and
Pits, Let's hope either Arthur Smith is fired and or a better quarterback is
brought in vie the draft or trade freagancy, whatever it may be, because
right now, Ritter is a main component of why there's inconsistencies with Bijon,
London and Pits, respectively. Next one is trailing Burke's taking a thirty leap
the start of the NFL career has been a huge disappointment, to say the
least. Tennessee basically traded aj Brown in Philadelphia in order to draft Berks as
a replacement wide out on offense for the sake of their depth charts. Twenty
twenty two is a rookie, Burks delivered a thirty three four to forty four
one touchdown line, thirteen and a half yards per catch, fifty four targets,
and eleven games played. Not great, but given the circumstances, it
was respectable. Twenty twenty three major step backwards twelve catches a buck eighty five,
no touchdowns, twenty four targets, and only eight games played so far.
Durability it stands out as the largest issue at hand for Burkes. As
a rookie, he battled turf toe, sustained concussion. Twenty twenty three,
he suffered a grade to LCL sprain, a second career concussion, and then
a separate knee sprain. He's back, He's not being featured all that much,
which is obviously not what was expected for him. He's no longer worthy,
of my mind of a first round KY Draft pick one quarterback or super
flex. A second is fair game in hopes a year three breakout is on
the horizon with Will Levis emerging as the Titans starting quarterback, impossible franchise solution
at the position. Treylan has ethotic profiles succeed as a pro No one's going
to deny that six two to twenty five four point five five speed drawing comparisons
too A J. Brown Julio Jones. As a prospect. His career outlook
and fantasy value are all going to will down to availability moving forward, which
means if you trade for and or hold on to Burks, his health is
going to dictate if he's startable, if he's even on a field, which
is an unpredictable situation. Like I mentioned, I tend to buy any dip
in value for a prospect I was a fan of and I was a Burks
fan, So sure I'll send out a second or a couple of thirds in
order to acquire Burks take that third year leap of faith. I hope it
pans out. Will Levis is a big component of that. Not to mention
Hopkins aging. Time will tell, but I still remain optimistic that Burks is
not completely a bust yet. Up next is Hennon Hooker getting the kids to
start for Detroit. He's twenty six in January, third rounder out of Tennessee.
This year, he had a thirty one to three and twenty seven to
two ratio for touchdown the picks over his final two years in school. How
about five hundred and eighteen career rushing attempts in college with two thousand and eight
three yards rushing and twenty five rushing scores alone, completing sixty seven percent is
passes at the college level on nine hundred and forty three attempts nine and a
half yards per attempt. The one side note here is that Teddy Bridgewater mentioned
his intentions to retire after the twenty twenty three season, which leaves Hennon Hooker
as Jared Goff's possible backup for twenty twenty four or the heir apparent if Goff
doesn't impress Detroit's coaches have enough this postseason and bring them to where they need
to be because Detroit is suddenly one of the better teams in the NFC.
Hennon Hooker is someone that's being stopped down in one quarterback and even super flex
formats, So try to acquire him now before the hype builds up, because
it does sound like he'll be activated within that twenty one day window per Dan
Campbell this week. Keep a close eye on that time for a quick break,
and I'll be back with five more of my Dynasty Christmas wish list items
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five more of those wish list items. The next is that Chris Godwin rebounds
in value. He's going to be twenty eight already in February, so suddenly
becoming a declining asset in Dynasty. The transition from Tom Brady to Baker Mayfield
has led to Goblin's plummet in value this season. From twenty nineteen to twenty
twenty two, he registered catch totals of eighty six sixty five ninety eight one
oh four with three one thousand plus yard receiving campaigns overst span of time.
Twenty fwreey three has been a step in the wrong direction with a sixty eight
eight fourteen one line. The one touchdown is what stands out most right that's
entering week sixteen. Week fifteen at Green Bay was his best showing the year
by far, ten receptions for a buckety five on twelve targets. If you
had the confidence to start him, you probably advanced to the next round of
your playoffs. I personally have three or four shows of Godwin started in one
league, one of which I'm eliminating in so I wasn't able to benefit.
It was great to see him and Baker on the same page for exchange,
because his after the catch skills and route running, reliable hands or what MAKEE
Godwin in the past wide receiver one, if not by receiver two candidate PPR.
Gold has not been that way in twenty twenty three. Now, keep
in mind he's a free agent in twenty twenty five, and there's a possible
out in his contract for twenty twenty four, the loophole being it's a twenty
six point three eight six million dollar dead cap move, so I doubt that
Tampa Bay decides to go that route. Nonetheless, for the sake of Godwin's
short term value, two things need to happen, or one of the two
Mike Evans will have to leave as a free agent, or Mayfield have to
be replaced during the off season that quarterback. I could see both of those
happening. One of the two certainly in play entering the offseason based on his
age as I'm actionally twenty eight in February, give to be a click contender
to try and trade for him. Investing in him otherwise seems a bit risky
compared to what his career could look like over the next few seasons, especially
the lack of contract clarity. The next item is that Sam Howell keeps washington
starting quarterback job for twenty twenty four. This one could be a bit polarized
and hear me out. Though he turns twenty four nex September very young.
Despite being sacked at a near record break king level in twenty twenty three,
Howell has surfaced as a borderline top five to eight the Pinaniti scoring format quarterback
and fantasy football. To be clear, Sam has been much better for us
in fantasy than in real life for Washington through the negative game script and inflated
volume as a passer five hundred and thirty five passing attempts so far nentwering Week
sixteen, his stats check in at three thousand, five hundred and sixty eight
yards passing, nineteen touchdowns, fifteen interceptions. That ratio is not good.
No one's going to argue. Otherwise, There's been a lot of volume that
has led to bad decisions and forcing the ball downfield. Howill completing sixty four
point seven percent is passes six point seven yars pass attempt and then, oddly
enough, similar to doesn't Ridder. What's kept Howell even more afloats is is
rushing out put forty three, two, sixty five and five on the ground.
I will admit, though I have much more confidence in Sam Howell as
a quarterback in the NFL than I do doesn't Ridder. Howell has actually led
his team to football wins as opposed to Riddle. Align on Atlanta's defense Bijon
Robinson, Tyler Oars Year get the idea. It is widely expected that Washington
will fire around Rivera at season's end, which leaves the door open for a
new coach regime to either move forward Howell or replace him in twenty twenty four.
That's the uncertainty baked in to rostering Howell right now in Dynasty. With
fifth round draft capital from twenty point two, it makes, in my opinion,
the most financial sense for the franchise to commit to him for at least
one more season instead of spending an early first on a possible quarterback alternative who's
going to require a lucrative signing bonus. Washington is going to have an early
first mid at the worst, which does put the franchise in a tough spot
in terms of what do you do moving forward In real life, I understand
the concept or application of drafting a possible franchise changing talent in the position.
However, from a fantasy spin, Howel's been terrific for us in redraft or
dynasty, so on that side of the spectrum, I wouldn't mind him keeping
the job the next three year. Our strategy and or league based hope you
enjoy them. It is first weekly double header matchups should become the norm to
eliminate schedule variants. There's nothing more frustrating then facing an opponent who scores the
most points during a given week when you would have defeated a majority of the
or many teams in your league. Doubleheader matchups help combat that by facing two
teams each week instead of one. Is it the end all bel solution?
No, because you could face two teams that are better than you, yet
you're the third highest scoring team that week. That doesn't happen all that often.
Doubleheader matchups make each week that much more entertaining. You're facing more players,
have more to watch based on those matchups. It is really entertaining.
If you have not done it before, I recommend doing so. I know
not all fantasy platforms allow that feature, but it should become more mainstream,
and I hope that it does, especially on bigger platforms with a lot of
reach in terms of audience size. The next one is that using points four
in favorite regular season record becomes more popular for playoff seeding. By that,
I mean points four, it's total points. It's a true data point of
team performance. Right, So, regular season record is important but often comes
with luck, both good and bad across a fourteen week fantasy schedule. Substituting
record for points four for the final one or two playoff seeds is a sound
way to make sure the best rosters are actually included in the fantasy postseason.
Doesn't make sense, attracts it this way. Let's take a twelve team league.
Six to twelve teams making the playoffs, most are going to have seeds
based off of regular season record one, two, three, four, five
six. Not proposing is that you or your league members put it up for
a vote, and already haven't implemented where instead of it being all six teams
based on record, you do top four record and then perhaps five or five
and six based on total points scored, and that is a stat or data
point available to sort in the standings. On any major fantasy platform, it's
either total points points four, can even do max points four, which requires
a whole other conversation for teams to try to tank. All I'm saying is
that points four, I think, is a better way to pinpoint the best
teams in a league and reward those who might have been a bit unlucky in
a scheduled department. And then, last, but not least, my wishleost
item is that Sleeper makes it easy and seamless to transfer over leagues from other
platforms. I do think with confidence that Sleeper is the best Dynasty platform either
the mobile app that's top website. You can use it on your tablet.
It's such a clean user interface and it's simple to navigate through, unlike other
platforms. For instance, I've been playing on MFL it's my Fantasy league for
almost a decade now. It's a great platform despite being complex and navigate around.
The mobile version of it is not the best. That being said,
Sleeper has basically taken what MFL originated with the Dynasty platform, combining what you
might like from ESPN, Yaho's, CBS, or any of the platform you've
played on. It put it into arguably the best product in the game today.
Not to mention it being free. That could change in the future,
but since their existence, Sleeper has been free to play on. I bring
this up as a wish list. I know because right now, if you
want to play on Sleeper or you can start in the league, but you
can't transfer over a roster from a different platform. All the leagues that I
run, I plan on transferring them over manually this offseason from MFL to Sleeper,
but having an automatic sync or transfer feature for players and rookie draft picks
would be a huge help. So if anyone works for Sleeper that's listening or
has connection to the company, bringing that up as recommendation will be much appreciate.
And I do think that if you gave Sleeper a chance, I have
no ties to them. It is just pure honesty as a user of their
app and website that you'd also agree with me that compared to others, there's
really no comparison anymore. Sleeper is the best in terms of Lee communication.
Sending an a leade member DM sending your lineup. Everything is just so easy
and you have all the details and customization you could ask for to rival amifantas,
lead dot com or any other platform that you've used in the past that
will do it. We'll be all enjoyed my Dynasty Christmas wish List episode.
Please reach out to me what wish list items you have for players or your
leagues. I love to hear about them. It's part of this show,
interacting with me, the host, you, the audience, the reason why
I keep doing this week in, week out as a recap no particular order.
They were t Higgins leave Cincinnati's a free agents, Arizona decides to build
around Kyler Murray. Atlanta makes an upgrade a quarterback for the sake of the
Jon Robinson, Drake London, and Kyle Pitts Craylon Burts takes a third year
leap. Hennan Hooker gets a chance to start for Detroit. Chris Gobin rebounds
and value Sam Howell keeps Washington starting quarterback job. Weekly doubleheader matchups become the
norm to eliminate schedule variants using points fore in favor of rightly seeding. Record
becomes more popular for playoff seating, and sleeper makes it easy and seamless to
trans over leagues from other platforms. Thank you all again. If you celebrate
Christmas, Merry Christmas. I hope you all have enjoyed my content over the
span of this year. And if you're on track for a title, I
hope I can put you over the top to win that title. That's what
it's all about. If you're eliminated, no worries. We played dynasty.
It's twenty four to seven three CC five all year. Long. Time to
hit the reset button and focus on twenty four prospects or making smaller wholesale trades
to improve your team until free agency and the NFL Draft start up before we
know it in a few months. Thank you again. Until next time,
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