WEBVTT 1 00:00:03.120 --> 00:00:06.759 Should one stud running back actually be benched this weekend 2 00:00:06.879 --> 00:00:10.359 in the f FPC Main Event Championship Round. What effect 3 00:00:10.400 --> 00:00:13.000 is Dorian Thompson Robinson going to have on the rest 4 00:00:13.039 --> 00:00:16.199 of the Browns pass catchers? And what should excuse me 5 00:00:16.199 --> 00:00:20.879 Fantasy Pros Championship Championship brown participants expect from the new 6 00:00:21.120 --> 00:00:25.920 Michael Pennox led Atlanta Falcons plus twelve times f FPC 7 00:00:26.039 --> 00:00:28.559 League winner Tommy Harron is going to rejoin the show 8 00:00:28.719 --> 00:00:31.800 for discussion on ty J Spears, Kendre Miller, and so 9 00:00:31.879 --> 00:00:34.359 much more. Hey, We've got a great show for you tonight. 10 00:00:34.640 --> 00:00:37.359 Pharrell Elliott is here. I'm Eric Balkman. Stick around your 11 00:00:37.399 --> 00:00:41.439 high Stakes Fantasy Football Hour starts caan't stamn the pressure 12 00:00:41.799 --> 00:00:47.679 I've seen broadcast live in horror ral the world. You 13 00:00:47.759 --> 00:00:48.359 are now. 14 00:00:48.200 --> 00:00:52.159 Watching the most entertaining hour of radio on the planet. 15 00:00:52.359 --> 00:00:55.880 Welcome to the High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour, presented by 16 00:00:56.000 --> 00:01:00.840 my FFPC dot com with your host Eric Boltman and 17 00:01:01.159 --> 00:01:04.640 Farrel Elliott. The High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour is your 18 00:01:04.680 --> 00:01:08.040 home for analysis from the best players in the world 19 00:01:08.400 --> 00:01:11.560 and now, because no one else was available, here are 20 00:01:11.879 --> 00:01:28.719 Eric Bolfman and Barrel Elliott. 21 00:01:24.319 --> 00:01:28.200 And Early Merry Christmas to everybody out there, and happy 22 00:01:28.239 --> 00:01:31.319 holiday seasons. Greetings here from us at the High Stakes 23 00:01:31.319 --> 00:01:34.719 Fantasy Football Hour. Thank you Rob for that lovely introduction 24 00:01:34.840 --> 00:01:39.920 here tonight, Greetings, salutations, Hi, Hello, Hi, how are you welcome? 25 00:01:40.079 --> 00:01:43.040 This is the HSFF FLOWER. It's the latest episode. All 26 00:01:43.079 --> 00:01:44.879 of you b alcoholics and for eli X are in 27 00:01:44.920 --> 00:01:46.879 for a treat tonight because we're going to give you 28 00:01:46.920 --> 00:01:49.599 the best possible advice that we can regarding the f 29 00:01:49.599 --> 00:01:52.439 FPC Main Event Championship Round and the Fantasy Pro Championship 30 00:01:52.480 --> 00:01:55.239 Championship Round as well as the kf f FC Main 31 00:01:55.280 --> 00:01:58.760 Event Championship Round. As it is championship season for sure. 32 00:01:59.040 --> 00:02:01.040 This is the hs f IF are presented by the 33 00:02:01.120 --> 00:02:04.840 Fantasy Football Players Championship over at my FFPC dot com. 34 00:02:05.040 --> 00:02:07.599 I of course, as always em you're slightly above average 35 00:02:07.640 --> 00:02:11.319 Host Eric Balkman. Don't forget about the definitive Commissioner of 36 00:02:11.360 --> 00:02:13.960 Fantasy Football, Farrel Elliott. I'll bring him on shortly. Coming 37 00:02:14.039 --> 00:02:16.000 up on tonight's show, Farrell and I are going to 38 00:02:16.080 --> 00:02:20.879 dish on everything that's going on in fantasy football this weekend, 39 00:02:20.960 --> 00:02:23.199 all the tough starts and sits that you have to 40 00:02:23.240 --> 00:02:27.240 figure out, including but not limited to Jerome Ford without 41 00:02:27.319 --> 00:02:31.759 Nick Chubb, Brenton Strange, a hot waiver wire pickup over 42 00:02:31.800 --> 00:02:34.680 the last couple of weeks in the FFPC, What should 43 00:02:34.719 --> 00:02:36.680 you expect from him? And much more, And we'll also 44 00:02:36.719 --> 00:02:40.039 be joined by the twelve time FFPC Main Event League 45 00:02:40.080 --> 00:02:44.479 winner mister Tommy Herron. Tommy Island himself will pop aboard 46 00:02:44.560 --> 00:02:47.800 in about thirteen minutes here on the show. 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The incomparable and definitive Commissioner of Fantasy Football, 93 00:04:55.560 --> 00:04:56.439 Jay Farrell. 94 00:04:56.439 --> 00:04:57.959 Elliott Farrell, welcome in tonight. 95 00:04:58.000 --> 00:04:58.240 Man. 96 00:04:58.560 --> 00:05:03.279 That is a mighty fun introduction and I blush and 97 00:05:03.439 --> 00:05:09.959 humbledness and anyone who would like to replay. I think 98 00:05:10.040 --> 00:05:13.000 back to last week and when we asked for who 99 00:05:13.439 --> 00:05:16.560 who is the sleeper? And then what player is going 100 00:05:16.639 --> 00:05:20.720 to be the real dud, the player that you don't 101 00:05:20.720 --> 00:05:24.839 want in your lineup? Our guests should have answered anyone 102 00:05:24.959 --> 00:05:28.600 who you promoted Pharaoh, anyone who you were promoting last week? 103 00:05:29.000 --> 00:05:33.959 Should I think we told people not to start the 104 00:05:33.959 --> 00:05:36.759 Buffalo running back. I think we might have told people 105 00:05:36.800 --> 00:05:41.879 to start Amari Cooper. We said, we said Pollard in 106 00:05:41.920 --> 00:05:43.959 front of spears at least I did. 107 00:05:44.600 --> 00:05:44.920 Uh. 108 00:05:45.000 --> 00:05:48.120 It was a humbling week. Let's just put it, you. 109 00:05:48.079 --> 00:05:51.759 Know, But I trust the process on this, and I 110 00:05:51.800 --> 00:05:54.399 don't know exactly what happened. Pharaoh. Maybe you have an 111 00:05:54.399 --> 00:05:57.600 explanation for it. I knew Amari Cooper didn't do much 112 00:05:57.680 --> 00:06:00.519 as I was watching that Bill's Lions game. I was 113 00:06:00.720 --> 00:06:05.560 flabbergasted to find out after the game, not one, not 114 00:06:05.680 --> 00:06:08.079 one target, not one gd. 115 00:06:08.000 --> 00:06:12.680 Target to how many targets came the week before, I 116 00:06:13.120 --> 00:06:15.040 don't know, to be honest. Maybe he complained he was 117 00:06:15.079 --> 00:06:16.040 getting too much work. 118 00:06:16.079 --> 00:06:16.839 I think he had. 119 00:06:16.720 --> 00:06:21.040 Double digit targets the previous week, just you. 120 00:06:21.040 --> 00:06:24.399 Know, and I mean, and I think what baffled me too, 121 00:06:24.519 --> 00:06:27.279 is it was ninety points in that game, his team 122 00:06:27.319 --> 00:06:30.399 scored forty eight, and he did not get one target. 123 00:06:30.639 --> 00:06:34.600 Farrell on the season. I'm looking at Amari Cooper's game 124 00:06:34.639 --> 00:06:39.199 logs here. He did have fourteen targets the week before. Again, 125 00:06:39.279 --> 00:06:45.040 yes before that, three, three, two and five. Okay, not great, 126 00:06:45.079 --> 00:06:47.759 but still more than zero. But I mean even with 127 00:06:47.959 --> 00:06:51.040 the Browns this year six ten, eight, twelve, eight nine 128 00:06:51.560 --> 00:06:54.120 and then zero against the Lions. Do you have an 129 00:06:54.120 --> 00:06:56.279 explanation for this? I've been searching for one. I haven't 130 00:06:56.279 --> 00:06:58.879 found one. It's got to just be an anomaly. Can't 131 00:06:58.920 --> 00:07:00.319 happen again or in it. 132 00:07:03.120 --> 00:07:05.560 Well, I'll tell you what if it does happen. Either way, 133 00:07:05.600 --> 00:07:06.920 he's not gonna be in my line up. 134 00:07:06.959 --> 00:07:08.800 Nobody's gonna be surprised by it anymore. 135 00:07:09.000 --> 00:07:13.360 No, no, no glues, eggs. They all can't play like 136 00:07:13.399 --> 00:07:20.519 the Ladigator Lady greater Ladigator crea. Yeah what McConkey has 137 00:07:20.600 --> 00:07:21.959 just had. What a year that is? 138 00:07:22.639 --> 00:07:27.560 Laditi mecha kay or Mecca ka meconkka whatever Keegan Michael 139 00:07:27.600 --> 00:07:30.759 Key called him on rich Eisend Show. The Bills are 140 00:07:30.839 --> 00:07:33.439 fourteen point favorites this week Farrell against the New England 141 00:07:33.480 --> 00:07:35.399 Patriots in a total of forty six and a half. 142 00:07:35.639 --> 00:07:37.879 Wouldn't surprise me at all to have a James Cook 143 00:07:37.959 --> 00:07:40.480 Ray Davis game that get far far away from Ma 144 00:07:40.480 --> 00:07:41.480 Maari Cooper this week. 145 00:07:41.720 --> 00:07:43.439 That would be the best piece of advice we give 146 00:07:43.480 --> 00:07:43.879 you all night. 147 00:07:43.920 --> 00:07:46.319 But stay tuned for much more because Farrell and I 148 00:07:46.360 --> 00:07:48.600 have much more to discuss on. 149 00:07:48.600 --> 00:07:50.680 The shounce back to bounce back. 150 00:07:50.319 --> 00:07:53.199 Bounce back, bounce back week. We're going to be discussing 151 00:07:54.079 --> 00:07:57.360 Brian Robinson, Jerry Judy, and so much more. I want 152 00:07:57.360 --> 00:08:02.800 to lead things off tonight with your Raiders, which means 153 00:08:02.839 --> 00:08:05.439 I got to pull this out thanks to John Terry, 154 00:08:05.759 --> 00:08:08.560 pull this out. Put on my Raiders chain here tonight. 155 00:08:08.800 --> 00:08:11.240 As we're getting into the Raiders conversation to lead things 156 00:08:11.240 --> 00:08:13.720 off tonight, shout out to John Terry for that lovely 157 00:08:13.720 --> 00:08:17.360 piece of jewelry. Antonio Peers, according to Paul Gutierrez, told 158 00:08:17.439 --> 00:08:19.959 reporters that Aidan O'Connell should be good to go for 159 00:08:20.079 --> 00:08:24.160 Week sixteen against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Now, this is an 160 00:08:24.240 --> 00:08:30.160 improvement over Desmond Ridder. Obviously, you saw Jacoby Myers last week. 161 00:08:30.160 --> 00:08:33.279 Farrell kind of be invisible most of the game until 162 00:08:33.320 --> 00:08:35.080 they needed to make plays at the end of the game, 163 00:08:35.200 --> 00:08:38.039 and Myers was there making plays. In fact, almost caught 164 00:08:38.080 --> 00:08:39.879 that Hail Marray right at the end, got two hands 165 00:08:39.919 --> 00:08:42.000 on the football, just couldn't pull it in. Jesse Bates 166 00:08:42.240 --> 00:08:44.039 was just in a little bit better position to make 167 00:08:44.039 --> 00:08:46.639 the pick. But I think this is interesting, not for 168 00:08:46.720 --> 00:08:49.240 Brock Bauers. But for Jacoby Myers, a lot of people 169 00:08:49.240 --> 00:08:52.200 were ready to bench him in the championship round. They 170 00:08:52.240 --> 00:08:55.840 weren't flexing him out. But now O'Connell comes in, it 171 00:08:55.879 --> 00:08:58.039 makes it more intriguing. And I think you almost break 172 00:08:58.120 --> 00:09:01.200 ties in favor of Jacoby Myers because we know O'Connell 173 00:09:01.240 --> 00:09:04.159 is talented enough to make Rock Bowers the number one 174 00:09:04.159 --> 00:09:07.240 tight end this week and make Jacoby Myers a top 175 00:09:07.240 --> 00:09:09.679 twenty five play at wide receiver too, in my opinion, and. 176 00:09:09.639 --> 00:09:12.440 As wonderful as Bowers has been, it seems like that 177 00:09:12.440 --> 00:09:17.279 that offense has leaned on him and targeted Myers when 178 00:09:17.440 --> 00:09:19.840 he is the proverbial go to guy no matter who's 179 00:09:19.879 --> 00:09:22.039 at quarterback, and it was difficult. He had a hard 180 00:09:22.039 --> 00:09:24.799 time shatting some of the coverage in last week's game. 181 00:09:26.480 --> 00:09:29.200 I believe in Myers, boy do I believe in Bauers. 182 00:09:29.240 --> 00:09:31.679 And after that, you just got to get out of 183 00:09:31.679 --> 00:09:33.960 business with the Raiders, even the kicking game. 184 00:09:35.799 --> 00:09:37.720 Who is the kick? Oh, Daniel Carlson. You don't mean 185 00:09:37.799 --> 00:09:38.559 Daniel Carlson. 186 00:09:38.679 --> 00:09:41.080 I love him, but I'm I'm I'm getting out of 187 00:09:41.120 --> 00:09:45.200 it because it's just not that you know that they 188 00:09:45.320 --> 00:09:47.519 got to move those chains to get him in position, 189 00:09:47.600 --> 00:09:49.559 and then they've got to not be playing from a 190 00:09:49.639 --> 00:09:53.240 chaser position. And uh, you know, this is a game 191 00:09:53.279 --> 00:09:56.600 that they got a chance to win. And so maybe 192 00:09:56.639 --> 00:09:58.919 I'll maybe I'll walk back on that a little bit. 193 00:09:59.000 --> 00:10:02.600 But you know, I don't think. I don't think discussing 194 00:10:02.679 --> 00:10:04.799 kickers is going to make a difference to everyone that 195 00:10:04.840 --> 00:10:08.840 wants to win this championship. But sure is nice to 196 00:10:08.879 --> 00:10:14.799 watch Dicker, you know, go out there and nail fixis. 197 00:10:14.080 --> 00:10:17.039 That was great that we hadn't seen a free kick 198 00:10:17.039 --> 00:10:20.720 in fifty years and we got to see one last. 199 00:10:19.960 --> 00:10:21.600 Why do we not see more of those? 200 00:10:22.399 --> 00:10:22.559 Well? 201 00:10:22.679 --> 00:10:24.840 Isn't it kind of a rare situation for it to 202 00:10:25.200 --> 00:10:25.960 present itself? 203 00:10:26.000 --> 00:10:28.879 I don't think, Like I think Harball made the right 204 00:10:28.919 --> 00:10:30.960 call by doing it, But I don't think that a 205 00:10:30.960 --> 00:10:33.120 lot of players have there A lot of teams have 206 00:10:33.159 --> 00:10:35.639 the opportunity to do it, right, I guess no. 207 00:10:36.399 --> 00:10:37.759 I mean because to me, if you got a good 208 00:10:37.840 --> 00:10:39.440 enough kicker, then yeah, fire. 209 00:10:41.080 --> 00:10:43.440 The rule is essentially you fair catch the punt and 210 00:10:43.440 --> 00:10:44.519 then you have a free kick. 211 00:10:45.559 --> 00:10:48.440 Is that right? I don't know. I think I'm taking 212 00:10:48.480 --> 00:10:51.240 it from for the word from your mouth. I was 213 00:10:51.279 --> 00:10:55.600 trying to understand what was going on on Thursday, and 214 00:10:55.840 --> 00:10:57.440 I thought I got it. Then I don't think I 215 00:10:57.480 --> 00:10:59.320 got it, So I don't know. But it was fun 216 00:10:59.399 --> 00:11:01.919 and it was great to see. Tom Smith has a 217 00:11:01.960 --> 00:11:06.840 question right now from the from the YouTube chat breaking news. 218 00:11:07.279 --> 00:11:10.519 Earlier this afternoon, Aaron Wilson, who covers the Houston Texans, 219 00:11:10.559 --> 00:11:13.519 has announced that the Texans have signed IRV Smith to 220 00:11:14.519 --> 00:11:18.159 their fifty three man roster. So Irv Smith or Kyle 221 00:11:18.200 --> 00:11:22.320 Pitts this week? Pharaoh, that that's the question, Pitts or 222 00:11:22.399 --> 00:11:25.399 Irv Smith on the Texans. Remember Brevin Jordan out for 223 00:11:25.440 --> 00:11:27.399 the season where they torn a cl. 224 00:11:28.120 --> 00:11:30.759 You know, Irv may not get a jersey, Tom, Let's 225 00:11:30.799 --> 00:11:34.000 go with Kyle Pitts. Now, he'll be on the fifty three, 226 00:11:34.000 --> 00:11:36.840 but he may not get a jersey. This week, Kyle 227 00:11:36.879 --> 00:11:39.399 Pitts will be in a jersey. And you know it's 228 00:11:39.399 --> 00:11:43.080 a new era in Atlanta. And you don't you don't 229 00:11:43.120 --> 00:11:46.840 want to be uh wish I had. You definitely don't 230 00:11:46.840 --> 00:11:50.159 want to be fomo with your fear of missing out. Tom, 231 00:11:50.240 --> 00:11:53.759 go ahead and let's let's sneak cow Pits. 232 00:11:53.440 --> 00:11:54.000 In the lineup. 233 00:11:54.559 --> 00:11:57.960 Longtime viewers of the show thought there was no way 234 00:11:58.039 --> 00:12:00.200 Bulky would be able to sneak in Irv Smith. 235 00:12:01.639 --> 00:12:04.080 Onto the hill, but it happened. 236 00:12:07.639 --> 00:12:10.720 Let's talk about the Jets here, Farrell and I might 237 00:12:10.759 --> 00:12:12.679 be reaching on this, but I think you know in 238 00:12:12.720 --> 00:12:14.720 the championship round, you want to make sure all bases 239 00:12:14.720 --> 00:12:19.279 are covered. Zach Rosenblatt reported today of I believe for 240 00:12:19.320 --> 00:12:21.960 the athletic that Brees Hall is no longer on the 241 00:12:22.000 --> 00:12:25.679 injury report. He is going to play Week sixteen against 242 00:12:25.679 --> 00:12:28.000 the Rams. This is the first time in a few 243 00:12:28.039 --> 00:12:31.240 weeks that he's been off the injury report entirely, so 244 00:12:31.519 --> 00:12:34.240 makes it feel good about his injury status. However, in 245 00:12:34.320 --> 00:12:36.240 his stead and when he hasn't been healthy and when 246 00:12:36.279 --> 00:12:39.679 he hasn't been playing, Braylon Allen and Isaiah Davis have 247 00:12:40.000 --> 00:12:44.360 made some waves, especially Isaiah Davis, who's been scoring touchdowns 248 00:12:44.679 --> 00:12:46.120 for the Jets this year. 249 00:12:46.519 --> 00:12:48.759 Last week nine. 250 00:12:48.559 --> 00:12:52.159 Carries thirty yards for Breese Hall, he only caught two passes. 251 00:12:52.399 --> 00:12:55.039 I would expect more from him this week, Farrell, But 252 00:12:55.120 --> 00:12:57.120 for the people who do have Breis Hall and I 253 00:12:57.159 --> 00:13:01.960 brought this up on Fantasy Mojo's website because I know 254 00:13:02.039 --> 00:13:05.039 you're gonna ask me this. You're gonna tell me, Bulky, 255 00:13:05.080 --> 00:13:07.120 nobody who has Brice Hall is in the championship round. 256 00:13:07.120 --> 00:13:08.200 It's just it's not possible. 257 00:13:09.080 --> 00:13:11.840 And while you are close to being right when you 258 00:13:11.919 --> 00:13:14.799 hypothetically said that to me, but you did it in 259 00:13:14.840 --> 00:13:17.320 the main event. He has only owned in seven percent 260 00:13:17.639 --> 00:13:21.039 of Championship round teams. In the Fantasy Pros Championship owned 261 00:13:21.080 --> 00:13:25.320 on just six percent of those Championship round teams. For 262 00:13:25.399 --> 00:13:29.480 the people who have Brice Hall this weekend, do they 263 00:13:29.559 --> 00:13:32.879 need to think twice before locking him into their lineups? 264 00:13:32.919 --> 00:13:36.759 Do they need to just make absolutely sure that he 265 00:13:37.039 --> 00:13:39.919 is the better call over some of these other running 266 00:13:39.919 --> 00:13:42.480 backs that might provide that you might have on the 267 00:13:42.519 --> 00:13:45.480 same team as Brice Hall that might actually be better 268 00:13:45.519 --> 00:13:51.360 plays than him. Rico Dowdell, Chuba Hubbard, you know, Jerome Ford, 269 00:13:51.519 --> 00:13:54.360 Tony Pollard, all players that were drafted after Bres Hall, 270 00:13:54.720 --> 00:13:57.200 All players that could have better weeks than him this week? 271 00:13:57.519 --> 00:14:00.440 How long and hard are you thinking about starting Hall 272 00:14:00.720 --> 00:14:02.440 at home against the Rams in Week sixteen? 273 00:14:02.720 --> 00:14:05.200 If I'm one of those six or seven percent of teams, 274 00:14:05.279 --> 00:14:07.679 I figured out a way to get there without Haul, 275 00:14:07.759 --> 00:14:10.720 and I'm going to keep my hut hands in a 276 00:14:10.799 --> 00:14:14.919 lineup that would be. That would because the first round pick, 277 00:14:15.639 --> 00:14:20.360 and don't you think your first round pick? So he 278 00:14:20.440 --> 00:14:22.600 was he was their guy and they figured out a 279 00:14:22.600 --> 00:14:25.159 way to make there without him, and good for them. 280 00:14:25.360 --> 00:14:28.759 So they've had somebody that that's going to contribute better 281 00:14:28.799 --> 00:14:30.919 than all and be a safer play. So I will 282 00:14:31.000 --> 00:14:31.639 continue to. 283 00:14:31.639 --> 00:14:34.440 Have so here. I was thinking I was the crazy 284 00:14:34.440 --> 00:14:37.440 one for even suggesting that Briest Hall should not be 285 00:14:37.480 --> 00:14:40.200 in lineups. And you're saying, like, yeah, Balky, he should 286 00:14:40.200 --> 00:14:42.039 not be in lineups this week. If you made it 287 00:14:42.080 --> 00:14:44.559 this far without him, you you clearly have better options 288 00:14:44.840 --> 00:14:45.679 you you. 289 00:14:45.759 --> 00:14:51.240 Yeah, there there is Alvin Kamara. If if album was 290 00:14:51.240 --> 00:14:52.960 one of your running backs and you had to start Hall, 291 00:14:53.200 --> 00:14:58.320 that might make sense. Pollard is is you don't have spears. 292 00:14:59.200 --> 00:15:04.000 There's there's situations that could get there. But those teams 293 00:15:04.000 --> 00:15:06.919 are so good that they've probably got those situations well 294 00:15:06.960 --> 00:15:09.360 in hand. And I would I would guess you know, 295 00:15:09.440 --> 00:15:11.000 it would be it would be fun to look at 296 00:15:11.039 --> 00:15:13.720 those teams and just see how many of them drafted 297 00:15:13.759 --> 00:15:14.720 heavy running back. 298 00:15:14.879 --> 00:15:17.799 Oh yeah, for sure, heavy running back. This I wish 299 00:15:17.879 --> 00:15:19.559 I would have done heavy running back this year. 300 00:15:19.480 --> 00:15:24.480 Everybody does, and except in August. In July, the nobody does. 301 00:15:24.759 --> 00:15:28.039 No I did. But now now. 302 00:15:27.600 --> 00:15:29.039 It's different, it's a different story. 303 00:15:29.840 --> 00:15:34.000 The Cleveland Browns have made an unfortunate switch at quarterback 304 00:15:34.320 --> 00:15:37.240 for fantasy players this week. This is the week we're 305 00:15:37.279 --> 00:15:42.120 all waiting for Jameis Winston against the sorry excuse of 306 00:15:42.159 --> 00:15:44.879 a defense that the Bengals have. The total would have 307 00:15:44.919 --> 00:15:46.799 been they couldn't have set the total high enough in 308 00:15:46.840 --> 00:15:49.679 this game. Six sixty three would have been too low. 309 00:15:50.919 --> 00:15:54.399 So so now it's Dorian Thompson Robinson, and I get 310 00:15:54.440 --> 00:15:57.159 what Cleveland's doing here. I don't know if they necessarily 311 00:15:57.200 --> 00:16:00.799 think Winston is figuring into their few your plans at all. 312 00:16:01.159 --> 00:16:04.799 I think that the ownership coaching staff probably thinks that 313 00:16:04.840 --> 00:16:09.919 they can still make and form a future NFL backup, 314 00:16:09.960 --> 00:16:13.840 at least in Dorian Thompson Robinson, whose numbers have been 315 00:16:13.919 --> 00:16:17.120 dreadful at this level so far in his career. However, 316 00:16:17.200 --> 00:16:20.480 this is about the softest spot you could pick to 317 00:16:20.600 --> 00:16:22.759 bring him in, and this is a way to build 318 00:16:22.799 --> 00:16:25.879 his confidence. We have to deal with it as fantasy owners. 319 00:16:26.159 --> 00:16:28.200 I want to ask you about David and Joku. He 320 00:16:28.279 --> 00:16:32.639 is questionable for this game against the Bengals. Limited practice today. 321 00:16:32.639 --> 00:16:35.399 That was the only practice he had all week. When 322 00:16:35.399 --> 00:16:38.039 you think about David and Joku and tight end premium scoring, 323 00:16:38.480 --> 00:16:41.799 if this dude is active and he's catching passes from 324 00:16:41.840 --> 00:16:45.000 DTR Pharrell, are you still finding him a way to 325 00:16:45.039 --> 00:16:46.159 wedge him into your lineup. 326 00:16:46.440 --> 00:16:49.799 I'm not the best to ask this question, Balki. I 327 00:16:49.799 --> 00:16:52.639 would throw it back to you. I've never been in 328 00:16:52.799 --> 00:16:58.000 Joku fantasy player. A fan of him as a fantasy player. 329 00:16:58.000 --> 00:17:01.720 I'm a big fan of the athlete, and I love 330 00:17:01.799 --> 00:17:07.799 watching him play, but I just don't fall for enough 331 00:17:09.319 --> 00:17:14.400 enough targets, enough play enough offense. And you know, when 332 00:17:14.480 --> 00:17:17.359 Jamis came in, I thought, well, maybe he'll be a 333 00:17:17.400 --> 00:17:19.839 different kind of fantasy player, and in some weeks he 334 00:17:19.920 --> 00:17:23.880 certainly has. Let's go back to the quarterback and we 335 00:17:23.960 --> 00:17:28.759 say why this can happen when you margin when you 336 00:17:28.799 --> 00:17:33.119 put together a team that's operating in the margins, and 337 00:17:33.200 --> 00:17:35.880 you know they've lived with this young quarterback. He's been 338 00:17:35.880 --> 00:17:38.759 in the meeting rooms, he's been in the preseason. Our 339 00:17:38.799 --> 00:17:41.880 team's not going anywhere. We know what we've got in Jamis. 340 00:17:42.119 --> 00:17:44.480 Let's give this guy a chance. To play. You're right, 341 00:17:44.519 --> 00:17:47.000 they picked a place for him to play that should 342 00:17:47.039 --> 00:17:49.440 be a soft opportunity for him, and he has not 343 00:17:49.559 --> 00:17:54.319 played well, and so you know, I hope he's made strides. 344 00:17:55.160 --> 00:17:58.720 He's had a whole year to prepare running that scout team, 345 00:17:58.839 --> 00:18:02.240 and you know, sometimes it takes players a long time 346 00:18:02.279 --> 00:18:07.079 to get it. Maybe now, maybe now he's soaked up 347 00:18:08.000 --> 00:18:11.880 whatever knowledge there is in the quarterback room in Cleveland 348 00:18:11.920 --> 00:18:13.640 and is ready to give it a role to be 349 00:18:13.680 --> 00:18:13.960 a pro. 350 00:18:14.599 --> 00:18:17.160 I think that'll be something that we're watching very closely 351 00:18:17.240 --> 00:18:20.519 this week. Maybe not necessarily for the development of DTR 352 00:18:20.640 --> 00:18:25.640 but Jerry Judy, Elijah Moore, Cedric Tillman, potentially in David 353 00:18:25.640 --> 00:18:27.119 and Joku who by the way, since you threw it 354 00:18:27.160 --> 00:18:29.240 back at me, yeah, I'm benching him this week. I 355 00:18:29.240 --> 00:18:31.559 don't like him even in tight end premium scoring. I 356 00:18:31.559 --> 00:18:34.519 don't like him at all. I have very little faith 357 00:18:34.559 --> 00:18:37.960 that he is gonna even you know, catch a pass 358 00:18:38.000 --> 00:18:39.599 in the end zone or happen to catch a pass 359 00:18:39.599 --> 00:18:41.720 in the end zone. I just I think there are 360 00:18:41.720 --> 00:18:43.519 better options out there, especially in the championship. 361 00:18:43.599 --> 00:18:45.799 He's fantasy green, eggs and ham to. 362 00:18:45.839 --> 00:18:48.400 Me, Yeah, that's and and and I would not eat 363 00:18:48.480 --> 00:18:51.039 him uh in in Cleveland. I would not eat him 364 00:18:51.079 --> 00:18:53.400 in Cleveland with dtr throwing to him. No, I would 365 00:18:53.400 --> 00:18:56.519 not Bulky. I am. Last thing I want to get 366 00:18:56.519 --> 00:19:00.000 to before we bring on Tommy Harron is the Falcons 367 00:19:00.079 --> 00:19:02.720 making a quarterback change this week? Well, speaking of a 368 00:19:02.720 --> 00:19:06.640 soft spot, they get the Giants this week. Mark Rimondi, 369 00:19:06.799 --> 00:19:10.079 who covers the NFL for ESPN, says the chances that 370 00:19:10.160 --> 00:19:13.079 Kirk Cousins returns to the Falcons next year is a 371 00:19:13.119 --> 00:19:17.480 backup seems slim. They could say cap space by trading him, 372 00:19:18.200 --> 00:19:20.480 but they are taking on either a sixty five million 373 00:19:20.480 --> 00:19:23.319 dollar cap hit next year or a forty million dollar 374 00:19:23.640 --> 00:19:25.640 cap hit in twenty twenty five and twenty million in 375 00:19:25.680 --> 00:19:28.960 twenty twenty six if he's a post June first release. 376 00:19:29.119 --> 00:19:31.599 So this genius. You know all these people that were saying, oh, 377 00:19:31.640 --> 00:19:34.839 it's so genius to sign Cousins and draft Pennix, I 378 00:19:34.839 --> 00:19:37.920 think once this cap hit hits, those people might have 379 00:19:38.359 --> 00:19:41.160 a different take on this whole situation here. So you 380 00:19:41.440 --> 00:19:45.519 talk about Cousins going to the bench. I think I'll 381 00:19:45.519 --> 00:19:46.960 ask you this because I want to make sure I'm 382 00:19:47.000 --> 00:19:49.400 right in thinking this seems like a permanent thing. I 383 00:19:49.440 --> 00:19:52.000 don't think they go back to Cousins anymore this year. 384 00:19:52.039 --> 00:19:54.559 I don't think they go back to Cousins next year. 385 00:19:54.720 --> 00:19:57.200 I think this is Michael Penix's team going forward. So 386 00:19:57.279 --> 00:19:59.720 what do you think, How does that change Drake Lennon, 387 00:19:59.759 --> 00:20:02.079 How does that change Kyle Pitts? How does that change 388 00:20:02.480 --> 00:20:05.119 Jon Robinson, Darnell Mooney, so on and so forth. Is 389 00:20:05.160 --> 00:20:07.680 it significant? Is there no change for you in the 390 00:20:07.720 --> 00:20:10.359 way you're treating these guys in your lineups this week? Pharrel? 391 00:20:10.880 --> 00:20:13.400 It is significant in the fact that Cousins has played 392 00:20:13.440 --> 00:20:16.119 so poorly and sometimes the players just hit the wall. 393 00:20:16.240 --> 00:20:19.920 He was injured. There were people that we talked to 394 00:20:20.039 --> 00:20:24.440 it planned in Hollywood and sometimes in the show leading 395 00:20:24.559 --> 00:20:28.880 up to our live draft there people would say, I'm 396 00:20:28.920 --> 00:20:33.000 just not sure Cousins is healthy. It looks like he's 397 00:20:33.039 --> 00:20:36.039 had some reoccurrence of his issues, and you know, the 398 00:20:36.160 --> 00:20:39.519 throwing motion is off and it's just it's just bad. 399 00:20:39.640 --> 00:20:42.319 So yes, this is very much an upgrade from a 400 00:20:43.279 --> 00:20:45.960 The fact we won't see Cousins again is if he's injured, 401 00:20:46.720 --> 00:20:49.880