WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.640 --> 00:00:06.679 What does the big retirement announcement mean for Pittsburgh Steelers 2 00:00:06.759 --> 00:00:11.439 pass catchers, did one NFC East quarterback just spill the 3 00:00:11.480 --> 00:00:14.880 beans on his team's offensive approach in twenty twenty six, 4 00:00:15.119 --> 00:00:17.960 and what will one rookie tight end do for you 5 00:00:18.559 --> 00:00:22.640 in the twenty twenty six campaign? Plus the three time 6 00:00:22.839 --> 00:00:26.719 FFPC League winner Tom Smith joins us to talk Jared Goff, 7 00:00:26.879 --> 00:00:30.839 the Los Angeles Chargers offense, and so much more. We've 8 00:00:30.879 --> 00:00:33.200 got a great show for you. Farrell Elliott is here. 9 00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:36.679 I'm Eric Balkman. Stick around your high Stakes Fantasy Football 10 00:00:36.719 --> 00:00:40.759 Hours starts now. Stamn the pressure I've seen. 11 00:00:42.560 --> 00:00:46.000 Listen broadcast live in horder round the world. You are 12 00:00:46.039 --> 00:00:50.240 now watching the most entertaining hour of radio on the planet. 13 00:00:50.479 --> 00:00:53.960 Welcome to the high Stakes Fantasy Football Hour, presented by 14 00:00:54.079 --> 00:00:59.640 my FFPC dot com with your hosts, Eric Balkman and Farrell. 15 00:01:00.560 --> 00:01:03.320 The high Stakes Fantasy Football Hour is your home for 16 00:01:03.520 --> 00:01:05.719 analysis from the best players. 17 00:01:05.280 --> 00:01:07.120 In the world at now. 18 00:01:07.239 --> 00:01:10.879 Because no one else was available, Here are Eric Balkman 19 00:01:11.079 --> 00:01:19.519 and Barrel Elliott. 20 00:01:22.359 --> 00:01:25.040 Thank you, Rob Greeting's exaltations to all of you b 21 00:01:25.040 --> 00:01:28.280 alcoholics and for RELLIAX. Welcome into the latest episode of 22 00:01:28.280 --> 00:01:31.519 The High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour, presented by my f 23 00:01:31.599 --> 00:01:35.879 FPC dot com, the Fantasy Football Players Championship. I'm your 24 00:01:35.920 --> 00:01:38.959 slightly above average host, Eric Balkman. You can connect with 25 00:01:39.000 --> 00:01:41.319 me on x at Eric Balkman. You know me from 26 00:01:41.319 --> 00:01:44.120 the road of his High Stake Slowdown, the hsff our 27 00:01:44.280 --> 00:01:47.920 Extra Reps, the Fantasy Football Players Championship, and of course 28 00:01:48.079 --> 00:01:52.000 the f FPC Insider Access Show. My co host is 29 00:01:52.040 --> 00:01:56.680 indeed the definitive Commissioner Definitive Commissioner of Fantasy Football, Farrell Elliott. 30 00:01:56.680 --> 00:01:59.560 Coming up on tonight's show, We're gonna break down everything 31 00:01:59.599 --> 00:02:02.239 you need to know for Mid May adp and the 32 00:02:02.319 --> 00:02:04.760 FFPC main events slow Drafts, as well as the Big 33 00:02:04.760 --> 00:02:08.280 Gorilla and the FFPC not one but two best ball 34 00:02:08.319 --> 00:02:10.560 tournaments that are going on right now. Will tell you 35 00:02:10.599 --> 00:02:13.039 what you need to do with your dynasty leagues as 36 00:02:13.039 --> 00:02:15.560 well as your dynasty startup leagues if you are participating 37 00:02:15.599 --> 00:02:19.080 within those in the FFPC, and so much more tonight. Plus, 38 00:02:19.120 --> 00:02:22.800 Tom Swith is going to join us on this program tonight, 39 00:02:22.840 --> 00:02:25.360 not only to talk about his big cashes in high 40 00:02:25.400 --> 00:02:27.639 stakes fantasy football over the years, he's going to talk 41 00:02:27.639 --> 00:02:31.319 about his league titles in the FFPC, and perhaps most importantly, 42 00:02:31.960 --> 00:02:35.120 what he's been doing in his Big Gorilla and FFPC 43 00:02:35.319 --> 00:02:38.360 drafts so far this season. Before we get into that, 44 00:02:38.400 --> 00:02:40.680 I want to remind everybody that if you are looking 45 00:02:40.800 --> 00:02:44.240 for some drafting fund right now, look no further than 46 00:02:44.280 --> 00:02:47.719 the FFPC Big Gorilla, a three hundred fifty dollars entry fee, 47 00:02:47.719 --> 00:02:51.719 a million dollar grand prize, seven bananas, and early rampage 48 00:02:52.000 --> 00:02:55.879 promos going on right now. FFPC Baby Gorilla has a 49 00:02:55.879 --> 00:02:57.840 one hundred thousand dollars grand prize that's just one hundred 50 00:02:57.840 --> 00:03:01.360 and twenty five dollars entry v same exact format as 51 00:03:01.400 --> 00:03:03.879 the Big Gorilla. The Best Ball Tournament in the super 52 00:03:03.879 --> 00:03:07.400 Flex Bestball Tournament both feature six figure grand prize as 53 00:03:07.479 --> 00:03:09.759 fourn under k in the Best Ball Tournament, which is 54 00:03:09.800 --> 00:03:12.199 up one hundred k from a year ago, and one 55 00:03:12.280 --> 00:03:14.840 hundred thousand dollars at just a thirty five dollars entry 56 00:03:14.840 --> 00:03:18.159 fee in the super Flex Bestball Tournament. Dynasty and Empire startups, 57 00:03:18.159 --> 00:03:20.479 as I mentioned, are going on right now. You can 58 00:03:20.599 --> 00:03:23.319 enter for the one hundred dollars leagues all the way 59 00:03:23.400 --> 00:03:26.759 up to the five thousand dollars leagues, and the FFPC 60 00:03:26.840 --> 00:03:29.759 main event has slow drafts going on right now. The 61 00:03:29.800 --> 00:03:32.360 live drafts will kick off in about a week and 62 00:03:32.400 --> 00:03:34.479 a half or so. Don't forget you have eleven days 63 00:03:34.599 --> 00:03:37.919 left to take advantage of that FFPC early Bird Main 64 00:03:37.960 --> 00:03:40.159 Event promo where you can save tuner bucks off your 65 00:03:40.159 --> 00:03:42.639 first team. Go to my FFPC dot com for more 66 00:03:42.639 --> 00:03:44.879 information on that. And if you want to play in 67 00:03:45.000 --> 00:03:47.479 chop leagues, just don't be the lowest scoring team each 68 00:03:47.479 --> 00:03:49.199 and every week. We got those going on at the 69 00:03:49.280 --> 00:03:52.000 FFPC right now. They start at thirty five bucks and 70 00:03:52.039 --> 00:03:55.039 go up from their y ffpc dot com. Remember to 71 00:03:55.120 --> 00:03:57.800 like this video, subscribe to the channel, comments on the video, 72 00:03:57.879 --> 00:03:59.319 share it with your friends, share with your enemies, and 73 00:03:59.319 --> 00:04:01.800 get notified each and every time we go live. Give 74 00:04:01.800 --> 00:04:03.919 you the schedule of what's going on with the FFPC 75 00:04:04.080 --> 00:04:07.599 family of podcasts this week. Later on in the program, 76 00:04:07.800 --> 00:04:10.120 I've waited long enough, ladies and gentlemen, let me bring 77 00:04:10.159 --> 00:04:12.840 in tonight's guest co host. Not even a guest co host. 78 00:04:12.919 --> 00:04:15.039 He is the permanent. He is the Ed McMahon to 79 00:04:15.120 --> 00:04:21.319 my Johnny Carson. He is the Paul Schaeffer to my 80 00:04:21.439 --> 00:04:24.759 David Letterman. I'm trying to I'm dating myself here a 81 00:04:24.800 --> 00:04:28.360 little bit. He's my Andy Richter to my co He's 82 00:04:28.399 --> 00:04:31.079 the Andy Richter to my Conan O'Brien. Please let welcome in, 83 00:04:31.160 --> 00:04:35.439 ladies and gentlemen tonight, mister Farrell Elliott from the KFFFC. 84 00:04:35.600 --> 00:04:37.720 Good evening at Farrell. How's it going. I don't know 85 00:04:37.759 --> 00:04:39.360 if you like those analogies at all. 86 00:04:39.839 --> 00:04:44.480 All three of those guys could be interpreted as extra baggage. However, 87 00:04:45.240 --> 00:04:47.639 with Ed McMahon, he did get to tell people they 88 00:04:47.680 --> 00:04:50.360 could be a winner. That's what I tell everyone of 89 00:04:50.360 --> 00:04:54.160 the signs up the KFFSC Bonky Monkey. Part of your 90 00:04:54.360 --> 00:04:57.439 face tonight is in shade and part of it is 91 00:04:58.800 --> 00:05:03.040 fantastically illuminedminated and it gives a real interesting play with 92 00:05:03.120 --> 00:05:04.959 the lighting. We're gonna have to get on the set 93 00:05:05.040 --> 00:05:09.079 design here, Bulky, and yeah, I know a few people 94 00:05:09.199 --> 00:05:10.199 that could that could hook me up. 95 00:05:10.279 --> 00:05:15.040 Lighting is everything when it comes to television and film 96 00:05:15.079 --> 00:05:16.879 and everything, So yeah, I need to I need to 97 00:05:16.879 --> 00:05:19.120 get on that. How is everything going in your neck 98 00:05:19.120 --> 00:05:23.439 of the woods right now? As we head into late May, 99 00:05:23.519 --> 00:05:25.639 Farrell June is going to be here before we know it. 100 00:05:25.639 --> 00:05:28.480 It's crazy drafting seasons going on and I think some 101 00:05:28.519 --> 00:05:31.480 people are still snoozing. They don't realize it's going on yet. 102 00:05:31.879 --> 00:05:34.040 You know, some people just don't want to draft what 103 00:05:34.079 --> 00:05:36.800 they call early and this is this is middle drafting, 104 00:05:36.920 --> 00:05:39.120 is what I would call it. I was teasing with 105 00:05:39.160 --> 00:05:41.920 the Dizzle earlier today. I said, we should say, Aaron 106 00:05:42.000 --> 00:05:45.360 Rodgers is signed up, and so should you. So come 107 00:05:45.399 --> 00:05:47.920 on and get in and pick your teams. But it's 108 00:05:48.120 --> 00:05:51.600 uh bulky for a man who drafted around the clock 109 00:05:51.959 --> 00:05:54.839 at this year's Super Bowl event, the kf F s 110 00:05:54.839 --> 00:05:58.639 A so we we I don't know why people want 111 00:05:58.720 --> 00:06:02.399 to live without drafting. There's so much value right now 112 00:06:02.480 --> 00:06:05.720 to get involved. And there is a good amount of 113 00:06:06.800 --> 00:06:10.720 f f PC drafting that that I have done. And 114 00:06:10.800 --> 00:06:14.160 I like drafting early because the closer I get to 115 00:06:14.199 --> 00:06:17.680 the live events, the more the closer I get to 116 00:06:17.720 --> 00:06:21.480 camp opening, the closer we get to the middle days 117 00:06:21.480 --> 00:06:24.399 and the dog days of July, the less time I 118 00:06:24.439 --> 00:06:27.319 have to enjoy it. So it's it's really a good thing. 119 00:06:28.519 --> 00:06:31.040 I just like. And I I talk to you about 120 00:06:31.040 --> 00:06:34.360 the importance of of slow drafts, which you obviously recognize. 121 00:06:35.040 --> 00:06:38.560 I'm of the opinion that the the the slow drafts 122 00:06:38.600 --> 00:06:41.839 and and Best Ball too. In general. That's kind of 123 00:06:41.879 --> 00:06:46.040 revolutionized fantasy football, right whereas oh, I can draft in 124 00:06:46.120 --> 00:06:48.040 May and I don't have to worry about, you know, 125 00:06:48.079 --> 00:06:50.519 setting my lineup every week and placing waivers. 126 00:06:50.639 --> 00:06:51.480 Yeah, you can. 127 00:06:51.600 --> 00:06:53.160 You can do that with the FFPC. You can do 128 00:06:53.199 --> 00:06:56.079 it with the k f F f C and and 129 00:06:56.079 --> 00:06:58.600 and slow drafts where you can just operate. I mean, 130 00:06:58.720 --> 00:07:01.639 I'm I think my max I've ever done is like 131 00:07:01.680 --> 00:07:03.600 five at one time. But I know there's people out 132 00:07:03.600 --> 00:07:06.279 there at the f f PC grinding out dozens of 133 00:07:06.399 --> 00:07:08.600 drafts at the same time, maybe even hundreds. Dare I 134 00:07:08.600 --> 00:07:10.199 say so? 135 00:07:10.199 --> 00:07:10.279 So? 136 00:07:10.399 --> 00:07:13.000 Yeah, I mean, whatever you want there, there is something 137 00:07:13.040 --> 00:07:15.360 for you right now with both the f f PC 138 00:07:15.959 --> 00:07:17.079 and the k f f f C. 139 00:07:17.399 --> 00:07:22.040 Le's you at the live event at Planet Hollywood or 140 00:07:22.680 --> 00:07:25.720 in Louisville. If you want to come in and draft 141 00:07:25.800 --> 00:07:29.959 your first team on the Saturday of the event. That's 142 00:07:30.040 --> 00:07:32.519 fine for us too. You know, that's that's good. But 143 00:07:32.600 --> 00:07:34.959 we just don't know what you're missing out on what 144 00:07:35.120 --> 00:07:38.399 everyone seems to be enjoyed, which are these early contests. 145 00:07:38.720 --> 00:07:42.439 Yeah, I think that's that's the important important thing to understand. 146 00:07:42.680 --> 00:07:42.959 Uh. 147 00:07:43.000 --> 00:07:46.240 Two, when you know, whatever you want to do, you 148 00:07:46.279 --> 00:07:48.759 don't have to be a volume drafter to be successful. 149 00:07:49.040 --> 00:07:52.160 We've had I don't know countless people on this show 150 00:07:52.720 --> 00:07:56.079 who have you know, they've they've had one entry in 151 00:07:56.160 --> 00:07:58.199 the Big Gorilla or one entry in the main event, 152 00:07:58.199 --> 00:08:01.079 and they win the whole thing. Yeah, and some people 153 00:08:01.120 --> 00:08:03.160 prefer that way. Some people like, you know what, I 154 00:08:03.439 --> 00:08:06.600 can't handle you know, two or three teams over the 155 00:08:06.600 --> 00:08:07.959 course of a season. I'm not going to do that. 156 00:08:07.959 --> 00:08:10.240 I'm gonna do one and that's it. And that's fine, 157 00:08:10.480 --> 00:08:12.720 and it's worked out for some people before. But I 158 00:08:12.759 --> 00:08:15.519 will say, by and large, the people who come on 159 00:08:15.600 --> 00:08:17.800 this show will talk about how close they came, and 160 00:08:17.839 --> 00:08:19.920 they're like, only I would have had one more team, 161 00:08:20.000 --> 00:08:21.680 If I only would have had a few more teams. 162 00:08:21.759 --> 00:08:23.519 It's not me trying to sell teams. That's not what 163 00:08:23.560 --> 00:08:25.480 I do. People who watch the show, No, I don't 164 00:08:25.480 --> 00:08:25.720 do that. 165 00:08:26.079 --> 00:08:30.160 But I'm just saying I know I do. I do. 166 00:08:31.759 --> 00:08:34.759 But the thing of it is is, you know what 167 00:08:34.919 --> 00:08:41.399 it comes down to, It's mathematically proven that the more 168 00:08:43.120 --> 00:08:45.720 teams you have, the better chance you have to win. 169 00:08:47.039 --> 00:08:50.200 I shouldn't say mathematically proven, but it stands to reason. 170 00:08:52.600 --> 00:08:55.759 And from my experience, and you know, Sean Green drops 171 00:08:55.799 --> 00:08:58.080 in here and says, wish you can handle more managed leagues. 172 00:08:58.720 --> 00:09:03.320 Managing two teams and managing four teams is not the 173 00:09:03.360 --> 00:09:06.799 same time commitment for the second too. The more teams 174 00:09:06.799 --> 00:09:09.759 you manage, the more you can anticipate free agency. You 175 00:09:09.799 --> 00:09:12.120 go down to look a free list of free agency, 176 00:09:12.120 --> 00:09:14.360 and you say, what's this guy doing here? You know 177 00:09:14.440 --> 00:09:17.120 he would he's not in anything else. And so now 178 00:09:17.519 --> 00:09:21.039 you and you move quicker through those and and I 179 00:09:21.080 --> 00:09:23.480 love it because after you get through the first couple 180 00:09:23.519 --> 00:09:25.960 of leagues, now you you know you're in You're in 181 00:09:26.080 --> 00:09:28.399 fifth gear and you're racing, baby, And that's that's a 182 00:09:28.440 --> 00:09:28.879 good thing. 183 00:09:30.159 --> 00:09:33.679 I I I just look at it from the standpoint, 184 00:09:33.679 --> 00:09:35.240 and this is the last thing I'll say on it, 185 00:09:35.279 --> 00:09:39.840 like fantasy football is fun. And me, who has been 186 00:09:39.879 --> 00:09:43.159 playing fantasy football now for over thirty years, the more 187 00:09:43.240 --> 00:09:47.480 teams I have, the more fun I've had. Now, maybe 188 00:09:47.519 --> 00:09:50.080 that's not the case for everybody, but I think chances 189 00:09:50.080 --> 00:09:52.159 are if you're watching the show or listening to the show, 190 00:09:52.440 --> 00:09:54.399 it's probably the case for you. So check it out 191 00:09:54.720 --> 00:09:57.519 my f f PC dot com, kf FC dot com and. 192 00:09:57.480 --> 00:09:59.559 As we broke down the schedule from last week and 193 00:09:59.600 --> 00:10:01.639 you you you did a great job on your Thursday 194 00:10:01.720 --> 00:10:05.639 night show. As the schedule was being released, we find 195 00:10:05.759 --> 00:10:08.600 more and more ways, more and more opportunities to be 196 00:10:08.720 --> 00:10:13.039 engaged with the NFL, which makes having more teams even 197 00:10:13.080 --> 00:10:16.279 more enjoyable. So it's a great schedule that we're coming 198 00:10:16.320 --> 00:10:20.039 into this year. It's yeah, it's exciting stuff with a 199 00:10:20.200 --> 00:10:21.879 Valentine's Day Super Bowl. 200 00:10:21.799 --> 00:10:25.840 Ball right, yes, exactly, which my wife has already kissed 201 00:10:25.879 --> 00:10:26.360 me goodbye. 202 00:10:28.559 --> 00:10:29.639 I'm very familiar with. 203 00:10:30.759 --> 00:10:32.360 Yeah, she might. I don't know. I don't know what's 204 00:10:32.399 --> 00:10:35.039 gonna happen. I just know I'll be in Kentucky drafting teams, 205 00:10:35.039 --> 00:10:38.000 which is gonna be fun. Farrell, let me ask you 206 00:10:38.039 --> 00:10:41.960 a weird question here tonight, and I'm by giving you 207 00:10:42.000 --> 00:10:47.519 this Paul Gutierrez report who covers the Las Vegas Raiders. Yes, 208 00:10:47.639 --> 00:10:51.279 good Jach. The new head coach for the Raiders called 209 00:10:51.320 --> 00:10:57.000 Brock Powers a quote football robot from heaven. I don't 210 00:10:57.000 --> 00:10:59.559 know exactly what that means, but I think it's a 211 00:10:59.559 --> 00:10:59.960 good thing. 212 00:11:00.159 --> 00:11:00.360 Right. 213 00:11:01.879 --> 00:11:04.759 Clint Kubiak thinks very highly of Brock Bowers, and why 214 00:11:04.759 --> 00:11:07.440 wouldn't he Because he is part of the organization that 215 00:11:07.519 --> 00:11:14.320 drafted basically nothing and added only Jalen Naylor As far 216 00:11:14.320 --> 00:11:16.320 as a difference maker, and I don't even know if 217 00:11:16.360 --> 00:11:19.919 he's a difference maker at wide receiver and free agency, 218 00:11:20.320 --> 00:11:23.639 it's Trey Tucker, it's Jack Bash and not a whole 219 00:11:23.679 --> 00:11:27.759 lot else. The question is this Pharrell brock Bauers. According 220 00:11:27.759 --> 00:11:30.919 to Fantasy Mojo Darren RMANI runs fantasymojo dot com, Get 221 00:11:30.919 --> 00:11:34.039 a subscription. If you're an FFPC player, you'll you'll be 222 00:11:34.039 --> 00:11:36.879 better off for it. Godfather of the process. As Joe's 223 00:11:36.919 --> 00:11:39.960 challenge as well key lists, brock Bowers is tight end 224 00:11:40.000 --> 00:11:43.000 two at the same ad P as tight end one, 225 00:11:43.159 --> 00:11:46.480 with Trey McBride at the one O nine. Are we 226 00:11:46.679 --> 00:11:50.200 too low in the f f PC? Are our f 227 00:11:50.240 --> 00:11:54.120 FPC players too low on brock Powers Given that seemingly 228 00:11:54.200 --> 00:11:57.200 everything that's come out of Las Vegas, from the end 229 00:11:57.200 --> 00:11:59.519 of the season to free agency to the draft has 230 00:11:59.559 --> 00:12:02.600 all been super positive about Bowers. This is a player 231 00:12:02.639 --> 00:12:05.120 I know. Dizzel who's who's watching in the YouTube chat 232 00:12:05.159 --> 00:12:08.759 right now? He set a call after Bower's rookie season. 233 00:12:09.000 --> 00:12:10.720 He thought Bowers might be the one on one in 234 00:12:10.799 --> 00:12:14.399 redraft leagues and he and we did see Bowers go 235 00:12:14.480 --> 00:12:17.960 as the one on one in a few FFPC leagues. Now, 236 00:12:18.039 --> 00:12:21.480 with all this positivity, knowing he's coming off a bad year, 237 00:12:21.559 --> 00:12:25.080 knowing his ADP is depressed, one oh nine, doesn't that 238 00:12:25.120 --> 00:12:28.720 seem low for Bowers? Should f FPC players be drafting 239 00:12:28.799 --> 00:12:31.279 Bowers higher than the one o nine at the moment? 240 00:12:31.759 --> 00:12:35.080 Probably so, And they probably will, especially when you get 241 00:12:35.360 --> 00:12:39.039 to your man that you're drafting X amount of teams 242 00:12:39.120 --> 00:12:41.840 and you see what your draft slots have been assigned, 243 00:12:42.200 --> 00:12:44.559 and you realize, hey, look, if I'm gonna have Bowers, 244 00:12:44.840 --> 00:12:47.240 i'm gonna you know, I'm gonna have to take him 245 00:12:47.240 --> 00:12:50.759 here because I won't get him and and so yeah, 246 00:12:50.799 --> 00:12:53.679 he'll push up the boards. When you walk around and 247 00:12:53.720 --> 00:12:57.080 talk to the Raider players, uh, visit with some of 248 00:12:57.120 --> 00:13:00.679 them after a game. If you ask the one thing 249 00:13:00.720 --> 00:13:03.879 they all agree on, if you ask them to say 250 00:13:03.879 --> 00:13:06.519 anything about Boers, that they will tell you that that's 251 00:13:06.559 --> 00:13:09.159 the best football player I've ever met. And we're talking 252 00:13:09.159 --> 00:13:11.240 about the guys that have met a lot of football players. 253 00:13:11.279 --> 00:13:14.960 So you know, with that kind of blessing, off you 254 00:13:15.039 --> 00:13:19.799 go and yes, now the Raiders are going to make 255 00:13:19.840 --> 00:13:23.360 some moves at wide receiver. It's a bit puzzling because 256 00:13:24.200 --> 00:13:26.879 this was a great, great year for wide receivers, even 257 00:13:26.919 --> 00:13:30.759 in even amongst undrafted free agents, you could find talent 258 00:13:31.360 --> 00:13:33.440 to bring in and that some of those some of 259 00:13:33.480 --> 00:13:36.080 those receivers may rise if you look deep into the 260 00:13:36.120 --> 00:13:37.840 depth chart. But I think we're going to see some 261 00:13:37.960 --> 00:13:41.000 June first veterans. I think they're also going to dip 262 00:13:41.000 --> 00:13:46.320 into the into the UFL the you know, an old 263 00:13:46.399 --> 00:13:49.600 name fantasy players are familiar with. kJ Hamler is having 264 00:13:49.639 --> 00:13:52.120 a very good year. Looks like he's got his explosion 265 00:13:52.159 --> 00:13:55.240 back and playing well. There'll be some numbers of the 266 00:13:55.360 --> 00:13:59.759 changes of veteran wide receivers with this team. But yeah, 267 00:13:59.799 --> 00:14:02.639 a lot of this offense is going to run through Bowers. 268 00:14:03.000 --> 00:14:05.919 You know, And we bring up and I know you 269 00:14:05.960 --> 00:14:08.000 probably didn't say everybody, but you know, I think about 270 00:14:08.000 --> 00:14:09.919 some of these free agent wide receivers are still out 271 00:14:09.919 --> 00:14:13.559 there with Keenan, Allen, Stefan Diggs, Deebo, Samuel. I feel 272 00:14:13.559 --> 00:14:15.440 like we've been talking about it for months on this show, 273 00:14:15.519 --> 00:14:18.679 but still on side. So there is something to be 274 00:14:18.720 --> 00:14:21.360 said for that. The great thing about those receivers, though, 275 00:14:21.440 --> 00:14:24.000 Farrel is they're not going to eat into Bowers. I mean, 276 00:14:24.039 --> 00:14:26.480 if they were difference makers, somebody would have signed him. 277 00:14:26.480 --> 00:14:29.960 Now Bowers is a different maker, and Klint Kubiak says 278 00:14:29.960 --> 00:14:32.240 he's a football robot from heaven, which is going to 279 00:14:32.279 --> 00:14:35.440 be the name of a lot of f FPC and KFFS 280 00:14:35.720 --> 00:14:36.320 team games. 281 00:14:36.600 --> 00:14:39.519 All Right, kff You're telling him what to do and 282 00:14:39.559 --> 00:14:42.240 he does it. It's like a programmable robot. Maybe they 283 00:14:42.320 --> 00:14:42.639 love it. 284 00:14:43.080 --> 00:14:47.080 Super coachable, super talented. What's not to like about brock 285 00:14:47.159 --> 00:14:50.320 Bowers Flipping to the other side of the age spectrum. 286 00:14:50.360 --> 00:14:53.159 We found out from Nick Farrabau today Farrel that Aaron 287 00:14:53.240 --> 00:14:56.480 Rodgers has said this is it. The twenty twenty six 288 00:14:56.559 --> 00:15:00.639 campaign will be his last year in the n He's 289 00:15:00.759 --> 00:15:04.559 not going to be stringing anybody along next season. He said, 290 00:15:04.559 --> 00:15:07.519 this is it, which is I think kind of nice 291 00:15:07.559 --> 00:15:09.320 for him, kind of nice for his fans, kind of 292 00:15:09.399 --> 00:15:12.679 nice for the Steelers knowing what they're walking into in 293 00:15:13.039 --> 00:15:18.279 twenty twenty seven. Rogers is going to have the opportunity 294 00:15:18.320 --> 00:15:20.720 now to throw to DK Metcalf for a second season. 295 00:15:21.000 --> 00:15:24.759 He gets Michael Pittman, he gets Jeremy Bernard in the draft, 296 00:15:24.840 --> 00:15:26.840 Pat Fryer Moves, who I think is underrated in a 297 00:15:26.879 --> 00:15:30.000 lot of FFPC drafts right now, is added onto this team, 298 00:15:30.039 --> 00:15:33.720 as well as Dowbell to the Jalen Warren backfield, and 299 00:15:34.120 --> 00:15:38.039 something named Aklin Caleb Johnson is still in that backfield 300 00:15:38.080 --> 00:15:40.679 as well. My question to you is, now that we 301 00:15:40.799 --> 00:15:43.600 know that Rogers is there, we know it's not Drew Aller, 302 00:15:43.759 --> 00:15:47.080 Will Howard or God forbid Mason Rudolph under center in 303 00:15:47.120 --> 00:15:49.480 Week one, it will be Rogers. How much are you 304 00:15:49.519 --> 00:15:53.399 bumping up these Steelers pass catchers this season? Does? I 305 00:15:53.399 --> 00:15:56.399 mean like, it's very, very difficult for me to say, oh, 306 00:15:56.440 --> 00:15:59.279 this is great for Metcalf, given that last season with 307 00:15:59.440 --> 00:16:03.840 Rogers was terrible for DK Metcalf. But I am curious 308 00:16:03.879 --> 00:16:06.759 about the unknowns. What does this do for Bernard? What 309 00:16:06.759 --> 00:16:10.240 does this do for Michael Pittman? Knowing that these guys 310 00:16:10.279 --> 00:16:13.000 have never caught passes from Rogers before, how should we 311 00:16:13.080 --> 00:16:15.879 be handling them in our drafts? At the moment. 312 00:16:16.159 --> 00:16:18.559 Rogers throws a pretty good ball. It's easy enough to 313 00:16:18.639 --> 00:16:22.679 catch ball. Key. There was also elements of that article 314 00:16:22.720 --> 00:16:24.320 that said what do we have to look for as 315 00:16:24.399 --> 00:16:28.000 fantasy players? And I think you know, this was not 316 00:16:28.080 --> 00:16:30.000 a good team last year, and some of the guys 317 00:16:30.039 --> 00:16:31.480 come on the show and they talked about, well, all 318 00:16:31.519 --> 00:16:33.799 he did was throw the ball. Again, well, well, it's 319 00:16:33.799 --> 00:16:36.759 better than taking a sack. There's a lot of situations 320 00:16:36.799 --> 00:16:40.240 where you know, you got to get rid of the ball. 321 00:16:40.759 --> 00:16:43.000 And you can look at highlights of what he did 322 00:16:43.039 --> 00:16:45.559 last year and all of those names of players but 323 00:16:45.720 --> 00:16:51.799 you spoke of had some standout games and solid performances. 324 00:16:51.840 --> 00:16:55.080 Now you take a look at what he did last year. 325 00:16:55.120 --> 00:16:58.000 The team was ten and six, so we found a 326 00:16:58.000 --> 00:17:01.360 way to win. He threw twenty four touchdowns and seven picks. 327 00:17:01.360 --> 00:17:08.359 He threw more touchdowns than Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson. He 328 00:17:08.400 --> 00:17:12.960 threw more than hurts, He threw more than party. You 329 00:17:13.000 --> 00:17:19.000 know he's and this is a better team. Seven interceptions 330 00:17:19.160 --> 00:17:22.039 was you know, you don't throw a lot of interceptions 331 00:17:22.079 --> 00:17:24.119 when you're not throwing the ball downfield. But I think 332 00:17:24.160 --> 00:17:26.559 he can. I think he can still sling it. I 333 00:17:26.599 --> 00:17:29.400 think there's a spin on that ball that gets out 334 00:17:29.400 --> 00:17:31.720 of his hand and gets down the field to receivers 335 00:17:31.759 --> 00:17:34.640 like Metcalf. The more that he can be protected, the 336 00:17:34.640 --> 00:17:37.640 better the line plays, the better the running game. I 337 00:17:37.680 --> 00:17:39.960 think you've got a chance for the many of these 338 00:17:40.000 --> 00:17:44.279 players to have standout seasons and Rogers, who's essentially undrafted 339 00:17:44.640 --> 00:17:46.880 even though we all knew he was coming back, but 340 00:17:46.960 --> 00:17:49.640 he'll remain undrafted now that we know he's coming back. 341 00:17:49.680 --> 00:17:53.240 That's my prediction, and there's an easy there's some matchups 342 00:17:53.599 --> 00:17:56.920 through a managed season of fantasy football that you would 343 00:17:56.960 --> 00:17:58.079 like to have Rogers at. 344 00:17:58.000 --> 00:18:03.359 Your quarterback before you he is back, and he shouldn't 345 00:18:03.359 --> 00:18:08.680 be undrafted. I will say this. In a KFFFC All 346 00:18:08.799 --> 00:18:12.200 Championship league and I am in Farrell. I ended up 347 00:18:12.240 --> 00:18:16.079 taking Rogers upon this news as my third quarterback in 348 00:18:16.119 --> 00:18:18.759 that league, and I feel pretty good about it. I 349 00:18:18.799 --> 00:18:23.240 feel like if I was in a managed league that 350 00:18:23.359 --> 00:18:25.319 I probably would stay away from him, but as a 351 00:18:25.359 --> 00:18:27.640 third quarterback in the best ball feel pretty good about that. 352 00:18:28.000 --> 00:18:29.920 The two guys, and we won't get into it because 353 00:18:29.960 --> 00:18:33.279 I tonight at least because our guess is coming up here. 354 00:18:33.880 --> 00:18:35.640 And I think I've said this already before, but the 355 00:18:35.640 --> 00:18:38.160 two guys I like on Pittsburgh this year as far 356 00:18:38.200 --> 00:18:41.519 as Rogers being back, as Michael Pittman and Pat Fryarmouth, 357 00:18:41.599 --> 00:18:44.039 I think both those guys are are in for some 358 00:18:44.119 --> 00:18:49.839 significantly solid seasons given their ADP. Right now in the FFPC, 359 00:18:50.079 --> 00:18:53.079 big go Rilla, as you always like to say, right now, 360 00:18:53.720 --> 00:18:56.559 you can get Pittman as wide receiver forty three in 361 00:18:56.599 --> 00:18:59.400 the mid ninth round, and you can get Firemouth again 362 00:18:59.519 --> 00:19:02.839 tight end tight end thirty in the seventeenth round. I 363 00:19:02.880 --> 00:19:06.799 think both of those are going to crazily outperform their ADP. 364 00:19:06.960 --> 00:19:09.079 Is there all right? I want to get into this, Pharrell, 365 00:19:09.160 --> 00:19:10.960 and I'm gonna give you an analogy after this. And 366 00:19:11.000 --> 00:19:13.920 Tom Smith is coming up. I promise he's he's enjoyed 367 00:19:15.039 --> 00:19:16.720 in the in the green room right now, but we're 368 00:19:16.720 --> 00:19:18.400 gonna bring him out in a little bit. The New 369 00:19:18.480 --> 00:19:23.480 York Post had an article today with some Jackson darts 370 00:19:23.559 --> 00:19:28.640 quotes and and basically darts in this town hall with 371 00:19:28.640 --> 00:19:31.640 with giants, fans and media whatever. He said this about 372 00:19:31.680 --> 00:19:34.519 the offenses here quote, it sounds like we're not going 373 00:19:34.599 --> 00:19:36.839 to be throwing the ball a lot. We're gonna keep 374 00:19:36.880 --> 00:19:39.680 giving it to Camp Scataboo until they can stop it. 375 00:19:40.359 --> 00:19:43.599 In Scataboo obviously coming off the surgically repaired ankle, which 376 00:19:43.640 --> 00:19:46.079 was a really nasty injury. Blah blah blah, here's the 377 00:19:46.119 --> 00:19:49.039 analogy I'm gonna give you. And you know, I love 378 00:19:49.039 --> 00:19:53.319 to talk about my high school athletics days like glory days, sir. 379 00:19:53.960 --> 00:19:59.519 Glory is my senior year of my bab my baseball team. 380 00:20:00.440 --> 00:20:03.279 We lost a lot of seniors the year before. At 381 00:20:03.359 --> 00:20:05.960 least one of them got drafted, I know that in 382 00:20:06.039 --> 00:20:10.480 the Major League Baseball Draft. And our coach came together 383 00:20:10.559 --> 00:20:13.240 and told us before the start of the season, Hey, 384 00:20:13.880 --> 00:20:17.160 the newspaper, the radio stations, they're asking me about this squad, 385 00:20:17.200 --> 00:20:19.799 and I say, it's kind of a reloading year, rebuilding year. 386 00:20:20.160 --> 00:20:21.920 You know, we're gonna muddle our way through it. But 387 00:20:21.920 --> 00:20:24.799 but I feel good about these guys. He told us this. 388 00:20:24.920 --> 00:20:26.839 But then he also told us He's like, I don't 389 00:20:26.839 --> 00:20:29.400 believe that at all. I believe that you guys are 390 00:20:29.599 --> 00:20:31.440 just as good as last year's team. I think we're 391 00:20:31.440 --> 00:20:34.519 gonna make a run for the conference title, and sure 392 00:20:34.599 --> 00:20:35.920 enough we did. Now we didn't win it, but we 393 00:20:35.960 --> 00:20:38.480 did take second like base you know, and a lot 394 00:20:38.519 --> 00:20:40.920 of people didn't think we're gonna do that. I'm equating 395 00:20:40.960 --> 00:20:43.680 this to what this quote is from Jackson Dart here. 396 00:20:43.960 --> 00:20:45.599 I wonder if this is one of those things that 397 00:20:45.640 --> 00:20:49.039 you say, like, yeah, we're gonna run the ball. My 398 00:20:49.480 --> 00:20:53.400 new head coaches old School and John Harbaugh. We got Scataboo, 399 00:20:53.440 --> 00:20:56.720 we got Tracy Neighbors is coming off this knee injury 400 00:20:56.799 --> 00:20:59.400 or whatever. We just want to run the ball, play defense. 401 00:20:59.440 --> 00:21:01.799