Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the Dynasty Do podcast. I'm your host,
Corey Evans. This week's show is titled Risk It for
the Biscuit Possible League Winners. I have five names that
we have to make a sound decision on in Dynasty
Leagues for this upcoming twenty twenty five campaign, where you're
either risk averse you're not going to take that leap
of faith, or you will take on the risk reward
proposition of equal upside downside profit loss based on their
current cost or downturn and value. It could potentially flip
completely and work in your favor, but it's a matter
of again risking it for the Biscuit possible winners. These
are not guarantees, but from my perspective, I'd like to
play for winning a league. I don't play to lose,
and sometimes that inherently means taking those risks or gambles.
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Speaker 2: Up first is Rashi Rice.
Speaker 1: He turns twenty five years old on April twenty second,
so this month. Chiefs head coach Andy Reid has said
that Rice is on track to be ready for training
camp come July after sustaining a season ending knee injury
a week four of last season, which ended up requiring
surgery for a torrent LCL and there was even PCL damage.
Speaker 2: That's usually a ten to twelve.
Speaker 1: Month injury or timeline which does support a return between
training camp July or early season return come September. Now,
Rice is still facing NFL discipline from his car incident
of March in twenty twenty four charges of aggravated assault
and collision involving serious bodily injury from a high speed
car crash. That is a suggested or rumored discipline of
six to eight games, yet it could be pushed into
the twenty twenty six season since the NFL usually waits
for the legal process to play out before issuy suspensions
for a given player or circumstance. Let's look at Rice's
stats and what makes him a risk for the biscuit.
Possible league winner in twenty twenty three. Is a rookie
A seventy nine nine to thirty eight seven receiving efforts
that was across one hundred and two targets in sixteen
games played as the PPR wide receiver twenty seven in
twenty twenty four and abbreviated four games played. He was
off to a towards start twenty four two eighty eight
two touchdowns, twenty nine targets looked like mahomes favorite weapon
early often in rub routes, quick screens, yack, monster.
Speaker 2: Yar after catch. That is rashid Rice to a t.
Speaker 1: The other layers of what makes Rice equally exciting yet
terrifying is his cost, because it's not cheap even with
the return from injury and suspension looming, There's Xavia Worthy
for a target share, There's the return of Marquise Brown,
not to mention Travis Kelce. It sounds like the Chiefs
could be linked to a Day one or Day two
running back, So Rashid Rice is not necessarily going to
be given the role that he had as a rookie
year sophomore. It's assumed that he'll be one of, if
not a top two wide out for Kansas City in
twenty twenty five. The main dilemmas are when of the
suspension hit and is Rice actually going to be a
full go come week one after sustaining that torn LCL
an additional PCL damage that required surge, making Rashi a
risk it for the Biscuit candidates in terms of what
it would take to acquire him right now or if
you want to hold at that price point superflex mid
first one quarterback, it's going to take an early to
mid first especially in this class where the wide receiver
group is not outstanding compared to previous classes. It's a
matter if you prefer to have or Shee Rice an
elite running at prospect in the twenty twenty five class,
a top five wide receiver in this year's crop, which
not consensus, but the group seems to be Travis Hunter,
Tet McMillan, Mechaguka, Luther Burden, Matthew gold In some way,
shape or form, or even Tyler Warren, Colson Lovelin.
Speaker 2: That is up for debate.
Speaker 1: Depends on your timeline if you're competitive middle of the
road in Dynasty, Rashie Rice is in that valuation circle.
Speaker 2: Mark Andrews.
Speaker 1: He turns thirty in September, so quickly aging before our
eyes here. Not all that concerning though for a tight end,
which for the sake of the NFL does age well
and plays for the most part into their mid thirties
without much regression despite slower speed leases. But tight ends
aren't like running backs wideouts, where you lose those quicks
and you're done.
Speaker 2: Anyway.
Speaker 1: Back to Andrews, entering his eighth NFL season, surprisingly has
only had one one thousand yard receiver campaign to his resume,
came in twenty twenty one one thousand, three hundred and
sixty one yards. Otherwise, Andrews has not exceeded eight hundred
and forty seven yards receiving in a single campaign. Last
year fifty five six to seventy three, eleven touchdowns, sixty
nine targets. In seventeen is played as the PPR tight
End six He was a borderline elite commodity.
Speaker 2: At tight end.
Speaker 1: He has been the subject of trade rumors. However, raven
Tech coach John Harbaugh said he fully expects Andrews to
be on the Ravens in twenty twenty five. That should
put a side or at least in the interim, hush
any rumors of Andrews being shipped out of the Baltimore area.
He is under contract with the Ravens till twenty twenty
six and is quite honestly due for an extension if
the Ravens do intend to keep him around long term.
If not, I say a likely emerged last season as
an in house replacement. He went forty two four to
seventy seven six scores. The targets is the PPR tight
End sixteen. A few massive showings, including that Week one outburst,
which is why Mark Andrews is a risk it for
the Biscuit possible league winner in that criteria, because the
Ravens could easily go at the in house cheaper alternative
in Isaiah likely and become the starter or a true
committee where then Andrews becomes expendable if not extended, or
even a draft day trade candidate like Dallas Godd at Philadelphia.
So the risk reward is equal tight end associal a
paper than position. However, that the fact of Harbaugh committing
to Andrews, not to mention being tis Omar Jackson truly
is appealing, especially if you're not rostering already a top
tier tight end, because Andrews is becoming a discount of
version of that where Brock Bauers or Sam Laporta, George
Kittle to a lesser extent Travis Kelsey based on as
you're going to cost you more a premium. Stefan Diggs
is up next. He turns thirty two. In November, he
signed a lucrative three year, sixty three and a half
million dollar contract with New England, twenty five million guaranteed.
Diggs got paid twenty twenty four with Houston. Eight games
played before tearing is right acl in October forty seven
grabs four ninety six, three scores, two t four targets.
It's a really strong pace, especially extrap laid stats out
over a seventeen game season.
Speaker 2: Now, prior to his injury.
Speaker 1: Last year, Diggs has had an elite stretch of production
with Buffalo as the PPR wide receiver three, seven, four
and nine from twenty twenty to twenty twenty three, which
is why I think Diggs is a possible league winner,
especially on a de pleated, rebuilding New England offense where
a veteran of his magnitude and presence is a need,
not a want for the organization. Drake May ranked as
the quarterback twenty three as a rookie last year and
thirteen games played, and figures to rely heavily on Diggs
as a security blanket, which could be PPR goal.
Speaker 2: For the sake of us in fantasy.
Speaker 1: Now, Diggs is reportedly ahead of schedule, which takes does
a great assault in his recovery timeline from that October
ACL tear. It's hard to imagine, however, New England dishing
out to such a large contract without a clean medical
check or optimistic outlook on Diggs. Now, of course, we
know that New England offered Chris Godwin the farm, potentially
up to sixteen to twenty million more than he settled
with in Tampa Bay so Diggs is a second.
Speaker 2: Third option, not the primary.
Speaker 1: Then again, as we saw in the eight game pace
with Houston or that twenty twenty to twenty one three
example size with Buffalo went healthy, Stefan Diggs is a
wide receiver one both in fantasy and NFL circles. Of course,
he has the prima donna or diva label. It often
comes associated with him based on his personality on the field.
That is less to do with us in the fantasy
side of things, and more with how things are tolerated
within NFL locker room or franchise. The point I'm getting across, though,
is if Diggs can recapture old form, him and Drake
may get on the same page, and New England doesn't
add a day one wide receiver even around two wide out,
I am becoming more more confident that Diggs could surprise
a lot of people and finishes the top twelve wide
out for fantasy purposes twenty twenty five, which in the
process makes him a worthwhile risk at costs because he's
not going to require the price tag of Rashid Rice,
for example. Whereas Rice costs a first I'm not sure
that Digs would cost much more than early mid second
based on his age and recovery from a torn ACL
to have a quick breakup be back with two more
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Be right back after that quick break. How about for
a possible league winner. Rookie Pearsall turns twenty five in September,
so an advanced age sophomore, thirty one four hundred three touchdowns,
forty six targets and eleven games played as a rookie
last season after mind you, being shot during the preseason
and returning in Week seven. Just a great story of
Pearsaw defying odds to get back to the football field
so quickly. He closed out twenty twenty four with huge
back to back showings of eight for about forty one
and a touchdown versus Troit and then six sixty nine
and a score at Arizona. Deebo Samuel we all know
traded to Washington. Brandon ayuc as I discussed on last
week's show, has an uncertain time frame to return from
his seven torn ACL and MCL last year, and that
leaves Peersaw on your lock for two receiver sets with
Juwan Jennings borring with the forty nine ers do in
this month's NFL draft time will tell on that. Let's
revisit though Ricky pier saw the prospect. He was a
standout NFL Combine participant, where he lit it up at
six one nine with a four point four point forty
one point five seven second ten yards splits forty two
inch vertical ten foot nine ings brog jump six point
sixty four second three cone drill. The way I am
narrating or discussing Ricky Piersaw to anyone that's asked me
questions on Patreon or roster calls, when his name is
brought up, or if anyone is asking who are you
trying to buy shares right now? I often bring up
Peersaw because he reminds me of a discount of version
now of Lad mccacky, who, let's keep in mind, ended
up being a league winner in twenty twenty four. The profile,
the skill set, the agility, elusiveness, suddenness in and out
of routes, and perhaps the role with Brock Purdy to
Piersaw as now the one or two intep just go
reminds me of Lad mccacky. Now, I don't think the
ceiling is as close because we saw Lad doit. Pearsall
had a few sprinkles or showings of dominance, but not
a full season or even.
Speaker 2: Half for that matter.
Speaker 1: However, lad McCaughey is going to cost you one point one,
one point oh two, or a top twelve twenty four
player in Dynasty Ricky Piersall. We're talking a mid second,
perhaps late second depending on super flax head and premium,
or a player well outside of the top one hundred,
perhaps pushing the top seventy five. Someone's overly optimistic like
myself on Pearsall's upside at that point, I'm going to
risk it. That's a possible league winner and he's not
going to break the bank. And then finally, last, but
not least, JJ McCarthy. He just turned twenty two this
past January. Very Young had a red shirt rookie season
after tearing his right meniscus in the preseason of last year.
He required surgery in August and then a follow up
procedure this past November to address swelling that occurred during rehab.
It sounds like it was more of a minor procedure,
not necessarily delay or a red flag in his recovery
time frame. Minnesota has turned down trade offs and trade
calls from other various NFL teams pursuing McCarthy because the
Vikings have been linked to Aaron Rodgers. After letting Sam
Donald walk as a free agent to eventually as Sigmon Seattle,
McCarthy is in a presumable spot to start. The Rogers dilemma.
Might not be solved, could be solved by the time
you're listening. I'm not going to proclaim yes or no
if he does end up in Minnesota, though, that does
put a dent in McCarthy's starting odds, at least in
the short term. Long term, he's sixty three to two nineteen,
which is ideal sized for a quarterback. The college profile
supports being a franchise name. He spent three years at Michigan,
forty games played creact lades of a sixty seven point
six pleach percentage on seven hundred and thirteen pass attempts,
so that's a lot of volume. Forty nine touchdowns to
eleven interceptions eight point seven yards past attempt As a rusher,
versatility is very intriguing. One's sixty one, six, thirty two
and ten scores on the ground. Let's not forget either,
Kevin O'Connell is a quarterback guru see Sam Donald twenty
twenty four. Even Kirk Cousins, Wild Minnesota, Joshua Dobbs, Nick Mullens,
Whoever it was, Kevin O'Connell maximized the skill set, the tools,
and thrived in his system. So JAJ McCarthy is stepping
into a prime opportunity to be a quarterback two in
fantasy with a clear path the quarterback one upside thanks
to supporting cast of Justin Jefferson, Jordan Addison, TJ. Hockinson,
Aaron Jones, Jordan Mason, plus whatever Minnesota actually does in
the draft with their additions offensively, JAJ McCarthy isn't a
best kept secret anymore. The time to buy was during
the in season law of him having the setback, needing
the additional surgery or clean up procedure. Now everyone is
aware of Minnesota bypassing Darnold fifty to fifty on Rogers
and Matt Saga. However, when pushed them to shove, I
doubt that Kevin O'Connell company would have gone this far
into the offseason process with the draft basically here, without
knowing if McCarthy is their guy or not so sign
me up first. Many McCarthy shares as my quarterback two
and super flex as possible with quarterback one potential and
a good quarterback two and one quarterback leagues with the
forecast to become a quarterback one in due time.
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