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Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the Dynasty Do Podcast. I'm your host,

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Corey Evans. Thanks for tuning in to this week's episode.

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It is titled Preseason Week three Overview. We are here,

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end of the preseason is upon us, and before we

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know it, it's going to be kickoff of week one.

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Cannot wait for September fifth. That being said, we're not

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cutdowns as well as fifty three man rosters in real

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direct link. So at this point in time, NFL teams

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have two perspectives or philosophies. A We've seen enough out

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of our starters, no need to put them into risk

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of injury in the preseason.

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Speaker 2: Or B a few more series.

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Speaker 1: Drives or even a first half of football can't hurt

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to get everyone on track and see live game action.

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With that context in mind, we're not seeing a ton

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of fantasy viable names still on the field. Even so,

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I think there's enough to discuss this week. Six players

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in particular that either cut my attention or meant active

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or inactive something when it comes to fantasy football. Up

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first is that Tyler Goodson could be the Colts RB three.

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He went thirteen four to fifty seven on the ground,

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it's four point four hours per clip and then two

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catches ten yards. I was against Cincinnati Meanwhile, Evan Hall,

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who's also in the RB three mix, appears to be

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on the roster bubble or RB four in the pecking

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order for the Colts franchise. Trey Sermon has been sidelined.

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He's been dealing with a hamstring injury. Expected to function

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as RB two behind Jonathan Taylor though during regular season

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if health cooperates. On the flip side, if Sermon's injury

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lingers or is reactivated, Tyler Goodson could stand a benefit.

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He was a UDFA out of Iowa back in twenty

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twenty two who signed initially with the Packers. Those familiar

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with Goodson's game should see that his usage at the

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college level is actually transparent or relevant to Tyrone Tracy

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Junior this year as a hybrid running back wide receiver talent.

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Goodson is a bit undersized at five nine one ninety seven.

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He delivered out with the Colts in twenty twenty three

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thirteen eighty seven on the ground six point seven yards

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per clip and then six or thirty four as a

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receiver in six games played. He's remembered right now or

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at least top of mine within the Colts organization. With

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that costly late season fumble, but brighter side looking forward.

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He has flashed at times in the preseason, and this

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latest stint showcased the dynamic ability could bring if needed

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if j T weer to miss any time come the

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twenty twenty four regular season. I've seen Tyler Goodson available

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in most of not all of my Dynasty leagues. If

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you need running back help or a flyer at the

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position at him immediately. Isaac Garndo is a big play

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waiting to happen. Eleven totes thirty two yards from ineffective

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two point nine yards per carry, two catches three yards,

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but two kickoff returns for one hundred and twenty three yards.

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One of them was simply outstanding, and that's against the

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Las Vegas Raiders this past weekend. Jordan Mason, Elijah Mikschell

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our best suited for RB two reps initially at least

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Chrisian McCaffrey for now, but Girendo brings electric tools to

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the field with a six foot two twenty one body

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frame four point three three forty As a fourth round

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prospect of the Luisville he was formerly with Wisconsin and

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then transferred. Isaac returned after missing weeks one and two

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of the preseason. That's costly time with a hamstring injury

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at the very least, though, in Week three he proved

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that his kickoff returnability is worthwhile and that could be

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valuable in fantasy circles for him even seeing the field,

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let alone depending on leak's scoring in your fantasy leagues

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with the NFL's new return setup where individual yardage and

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or touchdowns could benefit a player like Garndo. If not,

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this is a way to see approach, you'd likely spent

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a third or fourth round rookie draft pick on Garendo

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in hopes that he become RB two behind CMC. That

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range of outcomes could still occur if it's in twenty

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twenty four or beyond, and.

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Speaker 2: Sure it's a crowded backfield mix.

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Speaker 1: Jordan Mason has arguably the best on paper and passing

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Speaker 2: Elijah Mitchell at times has.

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Speaker 1: Been a great compliment to Christan McCaffrey, but Mitchell has

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not head a clean bill health since entering the league.

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Christian McCaffrey some way shit reform Mason Mitchell with Ben

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of the gate. Special teams could be his path to

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any sort of relevancy. Andre Josavas is reported lead wide

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receiver three into to natiy as a replacement for Tyler

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Boyd who departed at Tennessee. Third round rookie Jamain Bergen

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has had a lot of buzz at least in our

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dynasty realm. However, he hasn't done all that much. It

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sounds like a training camp to warrant or recognize the

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same attention or recognition by Bengals brass or coaching staff,

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so that's a plus or benefit to Josavas. Jamain Burden

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did flash though in Week three of the preseason versus

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Indianapolis with four catches fifty six yards in a touchdown.

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But I have some reports to thesus lowest wide receiver

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four or five or six on the Bengals initial wide

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receiver depth charts. So if you have shares of Burton,

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remain patient. It might not be an immediate impact as

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a rookie back though. To Andre Josavas, Jamar Chase, whatever

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this contract situation is should be resolved soon. The weird

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part about him versus CD Lamb, for example, is that

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Lamb is entering a contract year. Jamark Chase under contract

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two more years. That's something that will let it play

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out in real life. It does impact though the short

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term ount. Look if he were to actually hold out

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into the regular season. Either way, it's Chase to Higgins

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and then Yosavas as widely expected three receivers and eleven

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personnel to begin the twenty twenty four campaign. I talked

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up Andre Yosavas as a sleeper this time last year,

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a sixth rounder out of Princeton small school prospect who

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ended up delivering fifteen receptions FO one hundred and sixteen yards,

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four touchdowns on twenty five targets and his debut NFL campaign.

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There were times that Andrea was startable as a flex

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in twenty twenty three. Those same traits that made him

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an exciting talent or a sleeper this time last.

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Speaker 2: Year are the same.

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Speaker 1: It applies for Joe Burrow to target him at sixty

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his athletic background with track and field at the cleegiate

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level with Princeton. What I find most fascinating about yosa

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offseason working with well known personal wide receiver.

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Speaker 2: Coach Drew Lieberman, who has recently worked with names such.

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Speaker 1: As Brandon Ayuk, Evan Ingram, Chakobe Myers, Tavion Wicks when

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it comes to unique pass catching drills and then route running,

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and it sounds like head coach of the Bengals Zach

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Taylor has noticed the improvements for josa Vas. Even teammate

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Chase Brown's running back went with Joseavas to spend time

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with this personal receiver coach, and if you take a

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base sample of Ayuk, Ingram, Myers and Wicks, this coach

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knows what he's doing and has made huge improvements for

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all these names across the board. Even Joe Burrow has

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talked up Andrey Osavas's offse and say he's going to

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have a quote huge year if true, and he is

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wide out three in this offense in slots in as

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Tyler Boys replacement, he is going to carve out a

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Speaker 2: On his one injury away.

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Speaker 1: For being one of Joe Burrow's primary targets, jose Vas

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should be rostered universally in all Diace leagues and hopefully

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you benefited from stashing him from a season ago. Time

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for quick break. I'll be back with three more players

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that want to overview from week three the preseason. Before

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for that quick break, and I'll be right back. After

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somewhat of a shaky offseason process to this point, it's

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worth bringing up Brian Thomas Junior.

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Speaker 2: I think he's.

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Speaker 1: Personally poised for a huge debut season one catch thirty

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eight yards against Atlanta this past week, and as I mentioned,

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it's been underwhelming report wise for most of the offseason

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calendar years since he was drafted at LSU.

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Speaker 2: Yet as of late, i'd say the past.

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Speaker 1: Month, if not two three weeks Thomas Junior's turned a

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corner and practices. He's reportedly burning defenders left, right, and

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center when it comes to any sort of coverage man

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or zone, and then in the preseason.

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Speaker 2: He's also made a name for himself.

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Speaker 1: This hype should not come as all that much of

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a surprise after being a twenty third overall pick out

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of LSU with rare athleticism sixty four to two O five,

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a four point three three forty yard dash, and quite honestly,

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Brian Thomas Junior performs one of the best vertical threats

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or weapons in college football lat season with a sixty

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ten seventy nine fifteen log eighteen yards per catch.

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Speaker 2: The production speaks for itself.

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Speaker 1: The landing spot on paper isn't great, That is, unless

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you assume he is the long term answer as why

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not one in Jacksonville, which if Trevor Lawrence can build

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off of his it consistent but still promising NFL career arc,

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then the rapport between them or connection could be huge.

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Thomas doesn't offer I would say the same reception for

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as teammate Christian Kirk, who protects me be a bit

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more of a stable commodity in PPR formats. Arguably, though

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Brian Thomas Junior has the elite or higher ceiling outcome,

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and that sometimes is what I prefer to chase in

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a fantasy football setting. Yes, Gabe Davis also involved Evan

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Ingram travsyt Junior possibly take Bigsby, but in the pecking order,

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Christian Kirk Gabe Davis at wide receiver is the most logical.

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Kirk is going to have the safe for four and

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probably catch most passes. But Thomas Judy can win you

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a week and win you a league. And because of

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how loaded of a rookie class's been, you could have

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selected and still could probably acquire him for a mid

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to light first and superflex formats and a mid first

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if not early when it comes to one quarterback leagues.

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But I do think that the time is now, the

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windows closing to have any sort of BILO opportunity.

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Speaker 2: I'm Brian Thomas Junior.

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Speaker 1: Jayalen McMillan seems to be in the driver's seat for

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wide receiver with three duties in Tampa Bay. He had

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one catch twenty eight yarders Miami. His main competition has

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been Trey Palmer, who was out of this contest with

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an undisclosed injury. He might be the atman out of

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starting rotation. A former six rounder himself, last year produced

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perspectable but not great rookie law thirty nine, three eighty

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Speaker 2: Mike Evans and in Fiery J.

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Speaker 1: McMillan are expected to line up out wide, while Chris

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Goblin reverts back to his coveted slot role. Under Liam

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Cohen's offense of twenty twenty four, McMillan himself at Washington

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School was more of a slot weapon, but it does

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have the ability clearly to play outside Tampa Bay and

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visions teams to do so immediately. As a rookie talent,

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McMillan himself third round selection as at match fewand to Washington.

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a mismatch in the slot or out wide.

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Speaker 2: He did have an up and down resume of.

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Speaker 1: Output because of injuries to the college level, but when

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you watch the film, it's obvious that McMillan is a

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good football player. There's been a positive drum beat now

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surrounding McMillan as wide receiver three in Tampa Bay since

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organized team practices or activities began after the draft, and

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that's enough smoke with fire to believe the narrative at

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this point is true. Baker Mayfield really turned around his

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career with Dave Canalis in twenty twenty three. Hopefully that

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trank continues with Mike Evans, McMillan himself, and Chris Gobwin

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in twenty twenty four. Basically, don't sleep on McMillan if

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anybody in your league does not think he is wide

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out three in Tampa Bay or at least has a

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path to become macked because Palmer seems like a question

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mark at this point in time, then by low at

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that price, I'd say a third anything less would be

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a steal at this portion of the offseason. And last

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but not Lee, it's time to take cam Akers seriously.

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Hopefully it makes the Texans team. If not, he showed

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enough juice and burst post achilles tear twice now to

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be on a fifty three man roster in some way,

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shape or form. Hopefully six round in Houston because there's

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a path to a change of pace roll behind Joe Mixon.

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He had seven rushes fifty three yards, seven point six

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yards for clip and three catches nineteen yards.

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Speaker 2: Versus the Rams his former team.

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Speaker 1: The longest rush went for twenty three yards and one

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of the rushes Acres was doing spin moves all over

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the place.

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Speaker 2: It made me.

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Speaker 1: Dizzy watching the actual play, but he looks healthy and confident.

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Damian Pierce is the assumed RB two in Houston behind

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Joe Mixon. Regardless, Acres has looked the part during the

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preseason with glimpses of pre torn Achilles form He was

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at one point a covet of prospect out of Florida State.

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Those days are long gone, but being viable irrelevant is

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not out of the picture. Remember that Acres tour has

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left Achilles in Minnesota last year in twenty twenty three,

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and before that, toys right a Chilles in twenty twenty one.

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Luckily it was not the same Achilles, but that is

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the current reality of NFL career.

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Speaker 2: Nobody's going to take him seriously.

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Speaker 1: He is Rosternall my dynasty leagues and I have him

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in two of those formats, so two shares I think

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there's a chance that he eventually backs up Joe Mixon,

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and if Vixon were to Everm's time, Acres could form

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the front end of a committee and now one of

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the better are setting offensive off football. He only is

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twenty five, just turned that in June signed that one

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year deal with the Texans for one point one seventy

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five million. It's also worth noting that Joe Mixon himself

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has been sidelined for most of training camp with a

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lingering quad injury that has cost him preseason contest. So

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at this point, Mixon appears to be on Trackbreek one,

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but it would not surprise me if Damian Pears continues

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that downward trend and value. Sounds like the Texans thinking'd

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be more of a special team's asset with the new

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kickoff return rules. If not spelling Joe Mixon keeping him

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fresh at times. But I do think that Cam Akers

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is the wild card in this backfield mix, even over

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a rookie jo Ar Jordan. I am a rostering Acres

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because he was a free ad this offseason. He's looked

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good on film and it sounds like he's confident in

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his ability to return to close to old form may

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not the same one hundred percent explosion. Let's not forget

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either that when Joe Mixon had this undisclosed mysterious injury,

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the Texans wasted no time signing Cam Akers, who at

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the time was on his couch and not on an

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NFL team, So that does say that they had their

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eyes on him in the event of an injury, and

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sometimes that happens mid season or on.

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Speaker 2: A practice squad.

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Speaker 1: Hopefully Acres his preseason showings are enough to make this team.

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If not, I am going to go ahead and guess

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that he does lack John with another NFL franchise in

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twenty twenty four because you can't predict injuries, let alone

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running back. Acres has a lot working against him to

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ever be relevant or successful again, but you wouldn't guess

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it watching him in the preseason based on how fresh

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he's looked. That will do it up. You all enjoyed

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my preseason Week three overview. Thank you for listening over

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the past few weeks. With all of my preseason content,

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We're also close regular season cannot wait to give you

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that coverage both free here every single week and then

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also on Patreon. My ind season schedule will soon change

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to Tuesday Free Show Wednesday Patreon instead of the off

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season Monday Free Show Tuesday Patreon. About to hit that

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point in the calendar year where that switch occurs, so

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keep that in mind if we'll get from episodes over

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the next few weeks.

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Speaker 2: Thank you again.

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Speaker 1: Until next time, This is the Diners you're checking out.

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Talk to you all next week.

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Speaker 2: See you