Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the Dynasty Dude podcast. I'm your host,
Corey Evans. This week's show is titled Best and Worst
Value Takes of twenty twenty five. I like to reflect
back on my previous season of work and be upfront
and honest about some of my better calls or even
wanted to not pan out take accountability.
Speaker 2: Because I'm human.
Speaker 1: Not all of my analysis or takes are going to
be one hundred percent accurate, but I like to feel
as if it's for the most part, really good advice.
Speaker 2: That's why I have this following.
Speaker 1: You all like to listen to my work, but I
do have to have a reflection and look for process
improvement or areas to improve on projections, outlooks, player value
both short and long term. The picture should be a
fun exercise of my best and worst value takes of
the twenty twenty five Fantasy season. First, I'll start off
with one of my best calls. That was Travis etn
end up being the PPR RB ten with a two
to sixty eleven h seven seven rushing log for four
point three yards per tote, a thirty six two ninety
two and six receiving effort. Those six touchdowns really helped
for a total of thirteen overall scores for the two targets.
In a sense, ETM became the new Bucky Irving in
Liam Cohen's new offense with Jacksonville. The interesting part about
ETN is that he's a penning free agent. Will the
Jaguars make it a priority to resign him extend him?
Time will tell, But no matter what way you spin it,
Etn rebound in a big way, which has resulted in
his Doney stock being back on track somewhere in the
RB one RB two realms we answer twenty twenty six.
Regardless of landing spots, his market will be one to
monitor closely. How About for one of my worst takes,
Davonte Adams. He's someone that I know as a phenomenal
football player, but in Dynasty you can't help it pinpoint
age or at least consider that as a topic of
discussion to assess value, and Adams continues to prove me wrong.
Eventually followed, time will catch up to him.
Speaker 2: However.
Speaker 1: With the Rams twenty twenty five PPR our receiver nine
a top ten wide receiver in Fantasy with a sixty
seven eighty nine fourteen touchdown efforts one hundred and fourteen targets.
Adams was a league winner before injury, a sensational value
in ADP both in redraft and donazy circles. Age is
still a factor in dynasty, whether you want to hold,
buy or sell Adams. He's thirty three to thirty four
this December and remains under contract the Rams till twenty
twenty seven. An X factor or variable to keep in
mind is the future of Matthew Stafford his playing time
in the NFL. Nonetheless, Adams me being out or advising
to sell was when my worst calls at twenty twenty five.
I still stand by it. I will pan out at
some point, however, Adams until for the notice. Sort of
like Derek Henry running back, Adams is that of wide
receiver and remains a locked in stud at worst of
wide receiver two, but the touchdown equity and upset keeps
me in the wide receiver one ranks. Next up, how
about a best call one of my more favorable rookie
flag players this year, and it was Colston Loveland.
Speaker 2: PPR tight end twelve.
Speaker 1: It started off slow, improved vastly down a stretch and
he looks like an absolute superstar in the making at
one of fantasy's most paper thim positions, a true competitive aggage.
Speaker 2: At tight end.
Speaker 1: Now he was the PPR tight end twelve in the
season fifty eight seven thirteen, six touchdowns, eighty two targets,
which again it was not necessarily a great start out
of the gate, but you have to be impatient with rookies,
let alone sophomorees third year players. Loveland beat the rookie curve,
and Ben Johnson made him a focal point for most
of the post by playoff push. Not to mention the
past week Wildcard Brown versus Green Bay. In fact, Loveland's
past three games to close out the regular season and
in the Wildcard Rown we had six for ninety four
in a touchdown against a forty nine ers, ten for
ninety one to touchdown versus Detroit, and the affirmation Green
Bay contest eight catches a buck thirty seven along with
a two point conversion. Colson Lovelan looks as advertise oon
in Michigan. The red flag in his profile, or at
least their ability question mark was the shoulder injury and
how long that would take to recover and be a
full go well. Now all things looking equal to Tyler Warren,
it's hard to debate between Loveland war not to mention
where you place them among arguably the top five overall tight.
Speaker 2: Ends in Dynasty.
Speaker 1: So Colson Lovelin one of my better calls, I hope
you have shares and followed my process on that talent.
Another one of my worst calls was bo Nicks quarterbacks
seven yet again after being the quarterback seven and Fantasy's
a rookie in twenty twenty four. So that's back to
back years. Talk about a model of consistency. He had
three thousand, nine and thirty one yards passing twenty five
touchdowns to eleven interceptions, a sixty three point four completion percentage,
six point four yards press attempt, and nice rushing upside
or value enhancement with an eighty three three six five
rushing log. Bo Nix has Sean Paydon to guide him.
Now in year three, we'll see what never does in
the postseason. Sophomore year for bo Nicks, but I doubted
his ability to repeat at such a high level because
out of even Oregon, I was skeptic about bo Nicks's
overall talent. He's a terrific scheme fit for Denver. Supporting
cast is ideal, and bo Knicks is simply showing them
what he did at both Auburn and Oregon was no fluke.
He's a legit talent and should be a centerpiece in
super flex formats a building block at quarterback. At this point,
he has to be valued as a top ten to
twelve quarterback moving forward with not much doubt around that
upside or outlook on the flip side of a quarterback call.
One of my better ones at the position was Jackson
Dark and my belief in him as a prospect out
of Ole Miss quarterback fourteen in Fantasy in fourteen games played.
He has to and probably will change his playing style
to remain healthy. Cannot take such big hits, hence concussion
this past season, not to eventually being banged up in general.
Has to become a bit smarter and either slide, go
out of bounds, throw the ball away, etc. Even so,
and seventy two yards passing fifteen touchdowns to five interceptions,
a sixty three point seven completion percentage rate and the
rushing upside, that prowess is fantasy gold. Sort of like
boon Knicks, but even better eighty six, forty seven and
nine Russian scores. Jackson Dart has so much room for growth.
Year two has to stay healthy, should have Molak Labors back,
which is going to create even more of a ceiling
for both of them in tandem. And whatever head coach
oc is brought in is really going to be an
exciting development for Jackson Dart in one quarterback and superflex
formats for me locked in as a mid to back
end quarterback, one with for real top five upside at
his quarterback position for fantasy purposes. Time for a quick
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Speaker 2: I'll be right back after that short break.
Speaker 1: Another one of my best calls in twenty twenty five
was Javante Williams. I've been a Truther ever since North
Carolina days, even with Denver. He delivered even better than
expected in his one year stint, at least for now
with Dallas as the PPI RB twelve so in RB
one and twelve team leagues, high end RB two and
ten team leagues. Overall production was two fifty two twelve
oh one eleven rushing scores for four point eight yards
per rush and as a receiver well rounded thirty five
one to thirty seven two scores fifty one targets. Sort
Of like CHEVSTN, the unknown Javonte is that he's a
penny free agent. Jerry Jones has made it fairly clear
that he wants Javonte to remain a cowboy for quite
some time, and based on proof of concept, that is
a system that Javonte was able to thrive in have
a career year, so I'm hoping for the same Javonte
reups signs with Dallas and runs it back for another
RB one or W two campaign. One of my better
running back calls twenty twenty five. One of my worst
running back calls twenty twenty five is r J. Harvey
PPRRB twenty. He crushed what I thought he was going
to be, which was eased in. Of course, JK. Dobbins
did prompt Harvey to have an accelerated path forward, but
still he can't deny the usage, the skill set and
the versatility brings to Denver's scheme as a joker in
Sean Payton's offense. Think in the past, Darren Sprolls or
Alba Kamara.
Speaker 2: That's r J.
Speaker 1: Harvey now, in the present and in the future. Seasons
tied to Sean Payton. On the year, Harvey won forty
six five forty and seven rushing scores for a bit
ineffective three point seven yards per rush. That's the one
Caveato called I'll have is that Harvey was not necessarily
per touch effective with his rushing volume, but he makes
up for it with the role. Forty seven three ffty
six five receiver scorers, fifty eight targets.
Speaker 2: RJ.
Speaker 1: Harvey Shoby Petzil is an RB two, with RB one
potential in twenty twenty six depending on the future state
of JK. Dobbins and his injury. That being said, I
do think even though I was wrong about R. J.
Harvey in terms of what he delivered twenty five, these
seven rushing touchdowns and five receiving touchdowns for twelve total
as a rookie has probably nowhere to go but down,
even if the volume expands. You have to think that
Rjie Harvey is a regression candidate, more of an RB
two than RB one for me. But I understand the
appeal and I was wrong on that value. Take he
was well worth a first roun roky draft. Pick I
had him as more of a late first early second.
George Pickens one of my best calls of twenty twenty
five PPR wide Receiver five. It was a lonely island
to be on as a Pickens advocate when he was
at Pittsburgh because he had all the talent in the world,
but the usige, the opportunity, the volume, target ship was
never there. Finally, Pickens delivered ninety three fourteen, twenty nine
and nine touchdowns with Dallas one hundred and thirty seven targets,
Pickens was elite. He was consistent and with Lamb and
out of the picture, Pickens arguably was the Cowboys. The
fact that wide receiver one for this past season, sort
of like Javonte Pickens is a free agent, it sounds
like Dallas will do whatever it takes to keep him,
whether it's a franchise tag, lock him in long term
to a massive contract. George Pickens should no longer be questioned.
He he is a set oft forget it why receiver one,
and the talent is undeniable. It's a matter of consistency
and him keeping his head on his shoulders with his
at times questionable attitude or persona on the field. One
of my worst wide receiver calls was Courtland Sudden, sort
of like Devanta Adams. Just because of wide receivers older,
we should not doubt them, and I'm learning that more
and more every year. Sure, age is a factor, longevity
is key, but if a receiver is showing no signs
of decline, we shouldn't question them.
Speaker 2: And it's better to get out a year early in
the year too late.
Speaker 1: But sometimes keeping that sunk cost asset on your team
if you're contending is worth. The risk Sudden is that
case PPR Wide Receiver thirteen and twenty twenty five, a
seventy four ten to seventeen seven receiving log one hundred
and twenty four targets. He's thirty. He'll be thirty one
this October. And the best part, if you have mcdonasty
under contract with the Broncos till twenty thirty, he has
job security.
Speaker 2: On a side.
Speaker 1: He's tied to bo Nicks. He's still functioning as the
Broncos wide receiver one. Despite the emergence of Troy Franklin
as well as Pat Bryant. Sutton is a wide receiver
we should not really questioned at this point, perhaps even
more still than DeVante Adams, both on the wrong side
of thirty, but Sudden almost a full three years younger.
That's a factor when you look at shelf life two
to three or window to attend in don Ze formats.
Speaker 2: So sure, Sudden was one of my worst calls.
Speaker 1: But if you held true or at least got a
decent return investment, then hopefully it panned out for you.
But he proved me wrong because I did not believe
he can keep this pace up, and I really truly
thought that Pat Bryant was going to have a bigger
Year one role. I'm excited about Pat Bryant, even Troy
Franklin for that matter, but sudden I was making a mistake.
He is the wide receiver with the highest ceiling at
least for the time being in Denver. And to round
it out, one of my best college wide receiver as
well was Alec Pierce, who I think is probably going
to be the takeaway in terms of best value that
I made a stance on in the offseason and even
some das and content the PPR wide receiver twenty eight
didn't win you a league, but if you have on
your team, you are potentially winning the lottery for what
it cost you. It's one of those risk reward propositions,
and now Pierce certainly tilt of the scales in the
reward side of that equation once again. Finished the season
as a PPR OB receiver twenty eight, so a top
thirty wide on Fantasy A forty seven one thousand and
three six receiving efforts, eighty four targets. He was efficient
cleared one thousand yards on less than a hundred targets,
pushed for doubles of touchdowns and if he ever reaches
that sort of threshold, could easily become a top twenty
four wide out.
Speaker 2: If not better, Alec Pierce is a penning free agent.
Speaker 1: He's a nice scheme fit for Indianapolis, hopefully does resign
with a healthy If he does resign Daniel Jones. If not,
Pierce should have a lucrative market elsewhere. And the best
part about Alec Pierce gets it done as a no
nonsense football player, smooth route technician, reliable hands, and he's
a lidlifter.
Speaker 2: He opens up the entire offense for the Colts.
Speaker 1: Twenty two point three yards per catch twenty twenty four
and twenty one point three yards per catch in twenty
twenty five led the league in twenty twenty four, and
outside of Theowes, if you want to count him leading
the league in yards technically even though the game's played
and snaps for nowhere near Alex Pierce Pierce, that would
have been second in twenty twenty.
Speaker 2: Five, So this is consistency.
Speaker 1: This is one of the best best values at all
positions in fantasy, especially dynasty. With Pierce now entering a
contract situation that could favor him even more on on
a your team.
Speaker 2: Thanks for listening.
Speaker 1: Hope you all enjoyed my best and Worst Value Takes
twenty twenty five.
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Speaker 1: Accountable for both good and bad advice and hope that
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