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Hello, and welcome to the Dynasty
Dude Podcast. I'm your host, Corey

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Evans. Thank you for listening this
week. It is my third quarter report

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card. If you're a fan of
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already published. Go back and listen
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here, and then at the end
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quarter report card as well. Before
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Daniels, I said he was a
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actually Arizona State University. It was
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think I was thinking of Caleb Williams
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a transfer from Arizona State to LSU. Wanted to make that crystal clear pride

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Third quarter report guard Up. First letter

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A is Michael Pittman. He's twenty
six double JPPR output in all but one

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contest so far in twenty twenty three. Talk about consistent say floor, high,

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ceiling, eleven and more targets in
nine separate games, at least eight

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receptions in ten different weeks, three
one hundred or more yard performances, one

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hundred and nine yards at Jacksonville,
hundred and seven versus Tampa Bay, and

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one five to Tennessee. Pittman offers
a rare com nation of delivering on counting

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stats as well as volume with a
larger body frame at six four to two

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twenty three. He excels after the
catch on screens, specifically bubble screens and

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intermediate routes, and that's backed up
with his data low average upper catch of

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ten point four. Usually we want
to see that much higher around fifteen yards

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per catch or north of that for
a wide receiver. But what Pittman makes

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to the table is PPR gold because
of the county stats as I mentioned,

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receptions, yardage, touchdowns, targets
to help pile up. Pittman's annual PPR

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finishes since becoming a pro in twenty
twenty are wide receiver seventy nine twenty twenty

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one, whide receiver seventeen twenty twenty
two, Wide receiver twenty. He is

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well on his way to becoming a
mid if not back end wide receiver one

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in fantasy. Assuming this pace keeps
up the rest of the way. He's

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actually also on tracks to pass his
career best total so far in catches,

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those being ninety nine yard receiving one
thousand and eighty two, targets one forty

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one, and touchdowns of six,
each of those numbers representing his best collective

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totals, perhaps not in the same
season, but his NFL resume to date.

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For the sake of his real life
value, it's perfect timing to have

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a career year, or at least
a chance to hit those milestones because he's

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a UFA in twenty twenty four.
It sounds like, based on the Colts

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local media what I've read and seen, that the franchise wants to bring Pittman

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back on a hometown deal. We'll
see what Pittman himself wants to do.

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His fantasy points per game is a
conversation I think rounds out his value outlook

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really well. With Anthony Richardson under
center from least one to five of this

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year or twenty three point seven,
thirteen point six, sixteen point seven,

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four point five to ten point two. That volatility is one concern about Pittman's

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value beyond this season if he does
indeed re sign with the Colts as a

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free agent. Compaired to his twenty
three three stats and pace the splits with

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Gardner Minshew at quarterback, Minshew is
funneling to Peppering targets Pittman's way each and

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every week, as indicated by my
stat eleven or targets in nine different games,

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Michael Pittman is operating as both a
possession and big play threat for the

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Colts offense, especially without the rushing
ability of Richardson and of course Jonthan Taylor

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to focus on. So based on
those stats, based on the accolades I

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presented, it's quite evident that Michael
Pittman deserves a lot of great of an

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A and he's been a fantasy MVP
for the sake of this conversation. Moving

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right along Lettergreate of a B would
be Nico Collins. He's only twenty four

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years old, a former third round
pick out of Michigan in twenty twenty one,

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as somewhat of a polarizing wide out
prospect to the Notzer past thirty eight

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receptions in a single college season,
He's enjoying a third year breakout NFL campaign

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thanks to the presence of rookie quarterback
CJ. Stroud. Collins himself has four

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one hundred and more yard showings one
forty six versus Indianapolis, one sixty eight

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verst Pittsburgh, one oh four versus
Jacksonville, and one to ninety one versus

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Denver seven more catches in five appearances. He brings possession traits sixty receptions couple

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with big play ability sixteen point seven
yars per catch to the field, and

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that's where I think Collins is separate
in terms of his skill set than Pittman.

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Pittman does a lot of low underneath
route running. Think a blend of

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Mike Evans meets Vince Jackson meets to
Marius Thomas. Those traits a wide receivers,

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Nigo Collins can do some of that
possession work. It also brings lid

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lifting dimensions to the offense as a
downfield threat. In twenty twenty one,

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he was a wide receiver eighty six. In Fantasy twenty twenty two wide receiver

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seventy seven. This year twenty twenty
three is on track the finishes at back

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end wide receiver one or high my
receiver two. That is of course intended

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upon this calf injury. More to
come on that soon. Nico has taken

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a huge leap in value compared to
his rookie and sophomore seasons. As a

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rookie he posted a thirty three four
to forty six one log on sixty targets.

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Sophomore thirty seven forty one and two
on sixty six targets Tank Dell being

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out for the main of the year
with this fracture fibula paints a clear picture

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for EAGLEL. Collins assuming his health
cooperates from a broader scope, though,

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assuming Tank Dell makes a full recover, we can expect the combination of Collins

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and Dell to form a one to
a one B duo in Houston for quite

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some times in the future, while
impacting each other's stealings a bit weak to

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week, there's going to be some
uncertainty as to who's the de facto one.

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It's probably going to be scheme or
a matchup dependent based on defensive alignments

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and coverages. But the future is
bright for Stroud, Tank Dell, and

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Eagle Collins himself is known as I
forecasted that Collins is a part of Week

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fourteen's contest at New York Jets with
a calf injury that could put his rest

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of season availability in doubt. It
sounds like a reaggravation of an earlier season

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injury. Those ailments are always concerned
lower body for whitrelets that rely on expulsiveness

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in and out of routes. So
I don't have an update right now.

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As the time I'm recording, which
is Monday before the internet football games kickoff.

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Keep a close eye on that.
In terms of a letter grade,

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though for a report card, Nico
Collins deserves a B in my mind.

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He's been reliable with a few huge
spike weeks, and those that invested a

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third a fourth in him back when
he was a rookie have reaped significant profits

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since then. Ledigrade of a c
is Patrick Mahomes, twenty eight years old

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in the midst of uguably his worst
NFL season stat wise, is becoming a

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starter for the Chiefs back in twenty
eighteen. Most faults be blamed on drops

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or inconsistent receiver output from the Chiefs
pass catchers, his opposed Mahomes, and

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his decision making. He's been held
two or below two hundred and ten yards

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passing four different times, two o
three at the Jets, one of five

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vers Miami, one seventy seven vers
Philadelphia, and two tenant Green Bay.

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That's not like him at all usually
can lock him in for two fifty two

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to seventy five if not exceeding three
of the yards passing each and every week.

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To make matters worse, Mahomes is
also on pace to set a career

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high inner interceptions. His previous high
and that mark was thirteen back in twenty

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twenty one. Already has eleven and
tim Week fifteen, so he could come

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close, if not surpassed that thirteen
total. Twenty twenty two, though,

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was proof that Mahomes could provide elite
value without Tyree killing Kansas City. He

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had five thousand, two and fifty
yards passing forty one touchdowns only twelve interceptions.

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However, twenty three to three is
shown that a slight decline of production

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or separation skills, even availability for
Travis Kelcey could severely limit the perceived quarterback

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one over e'l seeing the half for
Mahomes and Redraft or Dynasty. Un Less,

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more talent is added in the offseason
at wide receiver or if forra sheet

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Rice pans out as a franchise captalot
out one, which seems to be a

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real possibility based on his emerging play
as of late, Rashet Rice could be

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a superstar in the making. There's
no need to necessarily overreact and sell short

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on Mahomes as the top three quarterback
in Dynasty in terms of cost, mostly

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referring to super flex or two quarterback
leagues. Here that being said, lowing

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expectations or elevating names ahead of him
or of equal value like Josh Allen,

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Jalen Hurts, Joe Burrow doesn't Herbert
Lamar, Jackson, DJ Stroud, among

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others. Isn't all that far fetched
of a notion or conversation to have any

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longer. Patrick Mahomes could be benched
fantasy. Even in the Fantasy playoffs.

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He has not been the Mahomes of
old, where regardless of your scoring format,

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he's putting up a baseline of twenty
points with an attic of thirty five

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forty more points. We're not seeing
that in twenty twenty three, and it

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is a lot of factors working against
him. At the end of the day,

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it does fall back on his shoulders
because as a quarterback, you're the

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leader of a locker room, you're
calling pretty much every shot in the field.

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When you have the reign of an
offense like Mahomes does. This point

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I think is a great by low
and one quarterback superflects league because he's still

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fairly young for the position in terms
of longevity, and we know that his

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ceiling is elite based on what he's
done since twenty eighteen. Even so,

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as an analyst, I have to
be fair and not biased when evaluating talent,

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and Patrick Mahomes does deserves at least
to see, if not worse,

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based on his level of play and
fantasy output this season. Time for quick

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break, I'm being back with letter
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running Back, our Receiver, and
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we'll be right back. But a
grade of a D is Austin Eckler Free

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Agent twenty twenty four. I'm restricted
ran to be seen what kind of market

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he's going to see after an injury
riddled and ineffective twenty twenty three campaign with

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the Chargers. We've also seen uncharacteristic
drops, even a lack of burst or

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explosion as a rusher. Since Eckler
has returned from his handless sprain, I

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almost wonder if he's simply not fully
recovered or dealing with another lingering injury.

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Since we are seeing a steep decline
in output from what Austin has established at

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the NFL level, Eckler is almost
certain at this point. Instead a career

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low in rs per carry. The
previous low was four point two and twenty

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nineteen one hundred thirty tw rushing attempts. He's at three point seven yards per

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clip right now one hundred and thirty
six rushes. That is a major red

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flag after earning carries of two six, two four twenty twenty one, twenty

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twenty two. It's possible, if
not probable, that Eckler is simply wearing

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down a bit as a feature running
back because of a smaller stature at five

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to ten two hundred. He's also
been held to twenty nine yards rushing or

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fewer three different times this season.
That's the Eckler is degrading in value and

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or efficiency side of the conversation.
There's also the element of maybe Kellen Moore

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is not as great of a fit
as ec for this offense as he was

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in Dallas. Could be a fair
point, could be somewhere in the middle

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where Eckler is diminishing a bit in
terms of his dominant self, still an

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above average running back at the pro
level if it weren't for a significant dip

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in receiving work. He only has
thirty six catches leading up tweet fifteen,

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I don't think we'd be as concerned
about Eckler as a consensus appears to be

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a lack of their ability could become
an a nine factor that results in him

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becoming a sunk cost in dynasty before
long, if not already, I personally

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have one share of him left,
I'm going to be holding unless top fifty

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or so value was offered to me
in return with another player, so a

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top fifty player or a first ROUNDY
draft pick. And I think still this

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point has to be early to mad
Why would you cash out otherwise? When

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he bounced back a bit in Week
fourteen, scored a touchdown, looked a

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bit more explosive than he has in
recent weeks. Long story short, whether

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contender, middle of the pack,
team rebuilding. If echoes on your roster,

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there's no reason to sell too low
based on his record of success and

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considency as a pro. Speaking of
if this is the start of a legitimate

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decline for him, then it's been
a fun ride to twenty nineteen with annual

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ppr RB finishes of four twenty six
two to one. That's three top five

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finishes over the past four years.
Because he missed time with that ankle injury.

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It's unlikely finished as a top five
running back this year on a points

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per game basis in full PBR.
He might sneak into that mix if you

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prefer that data point as opposed to
just an annual finish. Regardless if you

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spent a first round pick on Eckler
in a redraft league or you have him

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rostered in dynasty via startup draft,
a trade, or existing league, twenty

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twenty three has not been what was
forecaster or advertised. You're expecting a clearcut

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RB one with huge volume numbers a
large sample size to find the end zone

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at will. Has not been the
case of twenty twenty three. As I

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mentioned and describing in details a lot
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as Kellen Moore, the charge offensive
line simply Eckler himself, the tiering a

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bit and efficiency all in all,
at this point you have to hold unless

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the return is seventy five cents a
dollar to get out of an aging asset

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or equal value. Otherwise you could
be selling short on a free agent that

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could resign with the Chargers and or
land in a similar offensive system where he

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is utilized as a workhorse until his
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The obviously concern with his rest of
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the absence to Justin Herbert, who
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timeline is not clear based on when
his likely surgery takes place. That's still

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a bit up in the air at
this time of the recording. Nonetheless,

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in the short term, without Herbert
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filling instead, it's going to limit
Austin Eckler from a fantasy standpoint, because

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defense is going to focus it on
him out of the backfield, try to

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wipe away those short intermediate passes or
on the screen, and then stack the

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box when he could run the football. That's why, couple with his disappointing

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numbers to date, I signed a
letter grade of a D to Austin Eckler

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and then rinding out this week's show
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He'll be twenty four in February,
still young seed expectations as a rookie last

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season to two hundred and twenty totes
nine thirty nine on the ground, four

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touchdowns for four point three yards for
clip and then thirty receptions for one hundred

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and sixty five yards, receiving one
touchdown on thirty nine targets in route to

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finishing as the PPR RB twenty eight. Not bad. He missed time due

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to injury as well as a lot
of inefficiency, and has led to a

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sophomore slump for Pierce, not to
mention the fact that from a pure film

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perspective or if you're watching Houston games
live, Devin Singletary looks like the better

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running back on tape. More On, Pierce has not exceeded fifty nine percent

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of snaps in a single game this
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yards per carry. Pierce's best weekly
finished for some contact in twenty twenty three

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was RB fourteen in Week three at
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he's been a back end RB two
sometimes, but more often than not,

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completely off of the fantasy radar,
belonging on benches. If you're a

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fan of my work over on Patreon, where I discuss pre and post draft

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rankings of upcoming prospects each and every
offseason, you know that I faded Pierce

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as a rookie at their fourth round
draft capital in real life, despite clear

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opportunity to see work with the Texans. At this point, it seems unlikely

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that his role is going to be
secure hitting it to the next offseason,

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especially because Houston is competing early unexpected
in the AFC South, which is great

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for the organization to get Shroud has
turned this team around quicker than anyone was

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anticipating. The issue is at running
back Singletary from a contract standpoint, is

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a lot cheaper than Pierce. If
the team decides to resign him in the

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future or keep him as a fixture
of the organization, which I don't think

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is in the cards. It's fair
to question this point from our perspective,

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if Pierce is even worth a twenty
twenty four to third in Super Flex or

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a twenty twenty four second and one
quarterback LEAGUEES as we approach twenty twenty four,

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I personally am out out on Pierce
unless it's for that price point third

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or fourth. Take a flyer on. He was good, not great at

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Florida. His calling cards were physicality
between the tackles and the yards of the

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contact. The issue is he has
not displayed the same rookie film as a

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sophomore in the NFL. It's almost
as if defenses know what to expect out

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of him. He's a perhaps predictable
runner in terms of decision making. Whatever

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you spin it. If you invested
in Pierce's offseason, He's been one of

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the larger busts in fantasy, particularly
Dynasty, where youth is on a side.

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But at some point a fourth round
rookie draft pick in real life isn't

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going to cut it. If the
rushing metrics and stats are this suboptimal,

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that will do it. We'll be
enjoyed. My third quarter report card quick

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recap letter grade of an A is
Michael Pittman, B. Nico Collins,

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C. Patrick Mahomes, D.
Austin Eckler, and F Damian Pierce.

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Thank you all again. If you
made the fantasy playoffs, hope this show

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has helped you along the way.
Good luck, keep me posted. I

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would like to hear listener audience success
in the postseason. If you got eliminated,

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then so be it. Hit the
reset button. Start to focus now

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on twenty twenty four draft picks.
Sell your talented aging assets two contenders.

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If you don't have a trade deadline, which that's one of my favorite recommendations

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in Dynasty when it comes to just
rule settings or strategy, to never have

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a trade deadline because it promote league
activity. It's what we all want end

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of the day is a highly engaging
league with trades at drops. You get

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the idea. So again, if
you're out of the playoff mix, don't

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worry about it. Twenty four seven
recixt five there's no offseason. Don't check

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out. Focus the rest of this
year on approving your roster, making smaller

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pickups that are going to help you
when other people who are eliminated just simply

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check out. Don't be that player. You're hardcore. You're listening to this

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show and other fans we will podcasts, so reap their rewards. Make those

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late season editions that help you in
twenty twenty four and beyond. Until next

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time. This is the Dynastay checking
out. Thank you again for listening.

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Talk to you all next week.
See you