Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the Dynasty Dude podcast. I'm your host,
Corey Evans. This week's show is titled Preseason Week one Storylines.
I am reviewing what I think are a few of
the most important takeaways from the first week of preseason action.
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Speaker 1: First storyline is that Keaton Mitchell is officially back. He
had nine rushes for sixty eight yards and a touchdown
for seven point six yards per rush versus the Colts.
Mitchell also returned three kicks for sixty four yards. To
showcase his versatility on special teams, Mitchell is battling Justice
Hill rashin a lee for Baltimore's RB two roll behind
Derrick Henry. Keaton looks spry, like a version of his
old self prior to his devastating ACL tear. Keaton actually
came out and mentioned this past week during a interview
that doctors told him he would probably never play football
again due to all the ligament damage he's sustained. It
wasn't just in acl Taar sustained back in his rookie campaign,
so it's fascinating that Mitchell.
Speaker 2: Is back, perhaps better than ever.
Speaker 1: Now that being said, Keaton did not practice over the
weekend with an undisclosed injury that Race Evan's head coach
John Harbaugh said is not major. This is a situation
worth monitoring, especially after a dominant preseason effort. There is
a role behind or coexisting with Derrick Henry up for grabs.
The odd end favorite is Justice Hill, who's an underrated
running back in the NFL. I prefer Keat and Mitchell
because his ceiling is so much higher as an explosive
tailback out of the backfield. But let's keep an eye
on whatever this injury that's undisclosed might be. At the
time of my recording, I have not heard any updates
or news. Philadelphia's RB two competition is heating up obvious
starter Saquon Barkley. The Eagles face the Bengals in Week
one of the preseason. Will Shipley seven rushes forty eight
yards six point nine yards per tote, one catch, four
yards one target. AJ Dillon five rushes twenty seven yards
five point four yards per clip. Pre receptions twenty seven yards,
three targets. It seems like a legitimate competition or battle
to complement.
Speaker 2: Barkley in twenty twenty five.
Speaker 1: Oh Shipley has the pedigree the versatility out of Clemson.
Did not do much as a rookie in twenty twenty four,
but most reports over the offseason pretty positive regarding Shipley's outlook,
whereas AJ Dillon missed all of last season with that
next stinger injury that shut him down. There's been consistent
reporting that AJ Dillon has impressed Eagles coaches as a
pass catcher. Dylan, known more for his short yard bruising work,
if his game has expanded or elevated to receiving usage,
then Shipley could have his work cut out for him.
This is again a competition that's heating up and a
must watch storyline rest of the preseason. I do believe
that both Shipley and Aja Dylan make the team. It's
a matter of who is slotted in as RB two
behind Barkley, and if one of Shipley or Dylan are cut,
then suddenly another team could make an upgrade at backup
running back. Tory Horton could be Seattle's wide receiver three.
He had a nice showing three receptions thirty one yards
and a touchdown for ten point three yards per catch.
It was seven targets versus La Rams, the Seahawks primary
wideouts being JSN Cooper Cup. Therefore, Horton is battling Marquez
Valdez Scantling and Jake Bobo in terms of wide receiver
three reps or alignment in three receiver personnel usage. Tory
Horton a fifth rown pick one sixty six overall of
caylid of State. He dealt with injuries at the collegiate level,
otherwise would have been better than a Day three pick.
There are many analysts and scouts, even myself just watching
some college film of Horton that thought that he was
on the Day two map as a prospect six two,
one ninety six. He's shifty, quick both pre and post catch.
Speaker 2: Tory Horton. His rookie ADP for.
Speaker 1: The most part, has been fourth fifth round this offseason,
could become a screaming value and a nice ROI candidate
for his Year one role, especially if things click with Kubiak,
Sam Darnold and company alongside JSN and Cooper Cup shaduor
Sanders silenced his critics.
Speaker 2: There's been so much negativity.
Speaker 1: Surrounding him in Cleveland first all slideing to Day three
of the NFL Draft, there's been character, attitude concerns. Sanders
put his portfolio of skills on the field to remind
everyone that despite the criticism, he's a talented quarterback. He
went fourteen to twenty three for one hundred and thirty
eight yards, passing two touchdowns, no interceptions, four rushes nineteen
yards against Carolina. This now makes it more of a
competition battling Joe Flacco, Canny Pickett, Dylan Gabriel for a
roster spot, let alone starting quarterback duties long term. At
this point, Cleveland's franchise is in the midst or approaching
to rebuild, so Shduer Sanders would have to do a
lot to become the solution that Deshaun Watson left this
team in shambles. With Sanders this year fifth Brown pick
one forty four overall, there were so many different range
of outcomes for Sanders, from being the first overall pick
to slide to day two. Ultimately he slid to day
three and is now proving his skeptics wrong.
Speaker 2: Shooters off to a good start.
Speaker 1: It's a long way to go, especially what's protected to
be a negative game script Cleveland offense at this point. However,
in Superflex, if you took a gamble on Shuter Sanders
into third round, there's a lot more room for optimism
than there was weeks ago because there's so much again
negative perception of Sanders in Cleveland. This could potentially be
a turning point for his young NFL career. Isaac Tesla's
pushing for wide receiver three duties in Detroit. He had
two catches eighteen yards and a touchdown with three targets
against Atlanta. It was a beautiful fade to the back
left end corner of the end zone high point of
the football brought it down. He also had two grabs
forty six yards in the Hall of Fame game the
week prior, so a very nice beginning to Isaac Tesla's
promising rookie season. He's competing with Tim Patrick forda Lyons
wide out three roll behind Amanas Saint Brown, Jamison Williams
third round selection seventy overall from Arkansas. Good size six
four to two fourteen speed, agility, change the direction, body frame.
As I mentioned, this touchdown was high pointing there's a
lot to like about what Tesla brings to the field.
The production of Arkansas was subpar, but this has the
making of a better pro than college athlete. And I'll
give you a spoiler alert. My bold prediction for Detroit
on the Patriot episode this week is that Tesla becomes
the clear cut while receiver with ree for Detroit and
even pushes or rivals Jamison Williams in dynasty value at
season's end. It's bold, hence the episode title, but that's
how much I believe in Tesla left Detroit traded up
for him. Not to mention all the speculation that Jamison
might not earn a new contract of the Lions beyond
the season.
Speaker 2: Time for a quick break.
Speaker 1: I'll be back with a few more storylines from the
first week of preseason contests before I get to that.
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Speaker 2: Be right back.
Speaker 1: The next storyline is that Jackson Dart might take over
for Russell Wilson sooner than later. Nice debut twelve to
nineteen for a one to fifty four yard passing performance
one touchdown, zero interceptions, three rushes twenty four yards against Buffalo.
Russell Wilson sounds locked in as a giant starter, but
I'm expecting Dark to carve out a rookie role like
Drake May who finished as the quarterback twenty three and
thirteen games. Played another spoiler alert, probably the last I'll
give on this week's.
Speaker 2: Show about a Bowl.
Speaker 1: Prediction from my bonus patroon episode is in fact that
Jackson Dart's rookie season looks a lot like Drake May.
May was thought to be brought along slowly last season,
was then thrown to the fire again thirteen eighth played
quarterback twenty three in fantasy. I'm seeing a possible similar
path for Dart behind Russell Wilson, especially the giants tough
schedule for the first four to six weeks. Dark twenty
fifth overall pick out of Ole Miss good Bill that
sixty two to twenty three a versatile passing and rushing talent
the big stage, albeit the preseason did not look too
big or too fast for Dart. He's been making waves
in a good way in training camp practices. We've seen
Russell Wilson fall out before in Seattle, even justin fields
being better than Russell Wilson in terms of efficiency metrics
for most of last season. Instead, Pittsburgh and Mike Thalmlin
opted to go to the veteran route with Russell Wilson.
So this seems like a situation where Dart will take
over at some point, and hopefully it's not a red
shirt rookie campaign for his Giants tenure, Sean Tucker could
become RB two four the Buccaneers before long thirteen rushes,
fifty yards a touchdown, three point eight yards per rush,
one catch, no yards with a target versus Tennessee. It
was a really nice showing for Tucker, perhaps even more
notable where Shad White left with a groin injury, severity
of which is not yet known, at least at the
time of my recording. Let's keep in mind that last season,
Sean Tucker made the most of his limited reps with
output of fifty three oh eight two on the ground,
six point two yards per rush, nine catches, one hundred
and nine yards in a touchdown as a receiver with
twelve targets. All the uncertainty surrounding Rashad White as a
penny free agent in twenty twenty six really does put
Tucker in a position to thrive in twenty twenty five.
Now we have obviously Bucky Irving locked in as Tampa
Bay's RB one, with reports even alluding to his receiving
role expanding, so temper expectations for whoever is RB two
whether it's Rashad White or Sean Tucker. However, if Bucky
regresses or ends up missing any time, then Tampa Bay's
next in the line running back will become an immediate
fancy starter, whether that's a plug and play RB two
or a high end flex. Sean Tucker is the cheapest
of the trio, that being Bucky, Rashad and Tucker himself,
So this could be your last window to acquire Sean
Tucker before the price becomes more realistic, which I would
put at a third brown rookie draft pick, potentially a
second if you have Bucky to have that insurance and
not have to worry about Tucker's cost potentially increasing. Head
coach Matt Lafleur of Green Bay admitted that Jayden Reid
could potentially miss Week one. This sort of came out
of left field. Reed is reportedly dealing with a left
foot injury. I've seen it labeled as a foot sprain,
which is different than the toe issue that placed him
on the NFI list at start training camp, so it's
two separate injuries. Reid was seen in a walking boot,
and that's any time a cost or concern. If Jaden
is set to miss any or significant time, then it's
going to have a domino effect on the Packers wide
receiver room with expanded volume or targets for Matthew Golden,
who has been the talk of camp Romeo Dobbs, Don,
Tavion Wicks, even the versatile Savion Williams. This is a
situation that is very important to monitor because it also
could impact the usage that Jordan loved the strips of
football too, to Tucker Craft or even out of the
backfield Josh Shacops. This is a very impactful headline or
storyline that is going to impact redraft adp let alone
dynas value, potentially most important for Matthew Golden, who could
become the team's the facto wilshiever one come week one
if Jayden Reid is out of the picture. And last
but not least, Tajy Spears was carved into the locker
room against Tampa Bay, Spears corraled a thirteen yard catch
and run then limped off to the sideline. It's being categorized,
at least initially as a dreaded Hinkle sprain, which we
all know that that Lingers, especially at this time of
the offseason. He was in a boot and crutches leaving
Tennessee's locker room, which is never a good sign either.
If Spears is forced to miss regular season time, then
Tony Pollard will be in the RB one or worst case,
high end RB two. Mix also want to throw all
the name Khalil Mullings. He's worth a speculative ad in
deeper leagues. He's been receiving positive reviews in training camp
and made a solid first impression against the Buccaneers. Seven
rushes thirty three yards. Mulling, who was a Day three
pick this year, packs a punch at six two to
twenty six. As a former linebacker from Michigan converted to
running back, he is someone that could easily take the
load off of twenty powered if not him Julius Chestnut.
Speaker 2: That's all assuming though, that Taj.
Speaker 1: Spears has a serious hankle sprain, which at this time
is unknown, but it's something to keep an eye on,
as we had into the final few weeks of the
preseason because Tahe Spears was deemed a popular breakout candidate
with expanded rome horizon. However, if it's an ankle sprain
that Lingers that could deter an increased workload. Thanks for listening.
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Looking forward to discussing pre season week two next week.
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