Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the Dynasty Dude podcast. I'm your host,
Corey Evans. This week's episode is titled Landmine Players, Watch
your step five assets in Dynasty. I want to break
down where I see them as potential red flags or
land mines, where if one thing goes wrong with the
NFL Draft upcoming here this month of April, suddenly these
players and their corresponding Dynasty value could suffer or plummet
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Let's get right to it, though again the premise is
landmine players. Watch your step or proceed with caution. Up First,
I have Breee Hall, who turns twenty four in May,
coming off a two poh nine eight seventy six five
rushing touchdown efforts last season four point two yards per
rush and fifty seven receptions for four hundred and eighty
three yards three touchdowns across seventy six targets in sixteen
games played as the PPR RB sixteen, so a middle
of the road RB two, well below expectations of Breee
delivering on RB one value. There were factors out of control,
such as workload early on in the campaign, not to
mention the presence of other running backs more coming that soon,
and a depleted Jets' offensive line that never really got
in sync with Aaron Rodgers.
Speaker 2: It was not all Breecee Hall's fault.
Speaker 1: There were usage issues as well as inefficiencies that ultimately
do not fall on his shoulders. Now that being said,
Breese Hall has not surpassed nine hundred and ninety four
yards rushing in any of his three NFL campaigns to date,
one of which was the railed by a torn acl
Jets new head coach Aaron Glenn said that Hall is
quote in a good place, but we have three running
backs on this team that were going to utilize as
much as possible.
Speaker 2: End quote is that coach beak.
Speaker 1: Or is it a legitimate not threat but statement RBBC inbound.
The other two running backs, of course, being Brailn Allen
and Isaiah Davis. Allan being a solid to above average
intermediate shortyard rusher, red zone presence, and Isaiah Davis being
really good burst or spaceback where he is elusive with
the ball in his hands, a lot sort of like
Bresaw versatile talent. I'll keep in mind that Aaron Glenn
is used to deploying multip running backs during his time
Detroit with Ben Johnson, think Jamior Gibbs and David Montgomery,
so a similar pattern or strategy with the Jets makes
a ton of sense on paper. Brees Hall is under
contract with the Jets until twenty twenty six, so not
an immediate path out unless he's traded or eventually released.
Brees seems less likely to face add a competition for
the backfield via the draft and more likely from Brilan
Allen Isaiah Davis. And we saw that workload cut into
last season, so it already came to fruition. That is
why I think that Breese Hall is a landmine player.
Or one wrong step and suddenly he's an RB three
or a flex, not even an RB two. He's shaping
up therefore is more of an RB two, but that
could be at a ceiling. The RB one outlook isn't
as clear as it was when he was drafted out
of Iowa States as a top tier running back prospect.
And then I'm going to end each player being a landmine,
with players that prefer to choose an adp or pivot
step in a different direction, if you will, for the
sake of the theme of this episode, Devon ah Chan,
Drake London, aj Brown, Lad McConkey, Garrett Wilson, or even
Marvin Harrison Junior all over instead of Brest Hall. Alvin
Kamara thirty years old this July A two, twenty eight,
nine to fifty and six rushing efforts four point two
yards per tot last season, added sixty eight five forty
three and two receiving scores eighty nine targets in fourteen
games played as the PPR RB nine outstanding performance on
a bad Saints offense, Then why do I include Alvin
Kamara as a landmine player? Well? Saints head coach Kellen
Morris said, Kamara will be quote a big part end
quote of the team's offense. That's stating the obvious. What's
interesting is that New Orleans has been heavily tied to
evaluating this.
Speaker 2: Year's rookie running back class.
Speaker 1: Do I believe find a compliment or eventual replacement to
Kamara because Kendre Miller cch have not been the answer.
The organization needs a long term air apparent to Kamara.
Even if he's not phased out for another few seasons.
He is under contract with the Saint's still twenty twenty seven.
At some point the wheels will come off the bus
or Kamara will become less effective per touch than he's
been now. Kamara's dynasty of value is cutting dry clear
at this stage. Hear his NFL tenure. He's useful as
a borderline RB one or two until for the notice
for contending rosters, yet does not fit middle of the
road or rebuilding teams. It's that simple. Therefore, players I
prefer close to ADP Mike Evans, DeVante Adams, Christian McCaffrey
for other contender pieces, or if you want a bit
more youth, pivot off Kamara for Jamison Williams or George Pickens.
Speaker 2: The idea here is simple.
Speaker 1: Alba Kamara is one day two running back away from
suddenly having formidable competition at a loaded running back class,
and the Saints have been doing their due diligence at
homework on this year's crop, meaning Kamara is going to
have more competition perhaps than ever. He's still on RB
one or RB two, but we're playing more over a
short than long term game here, which makes him dicey
when it comes to a dynasty. Lens Brandon Ayuk, he
turned twenty seven in March, only had twenty five receptions
for a three hundred and twenty four score yards last season,
forty seven targets in seven games played. As we know,
he unfortunately tore his MCL and ACL in his right knee,
a devastating injury. Forty nine ers GM John Lynch has
dismissed the Brandon Ayut trade rumors while suggesting the veteran
wide receiver has done well in as recovery despite an
uncertain timetable for return in twenty twenty five. This John
Lynch is the same GM who dismissed the Deebo Samuel
trade rumors, but ultimately we saw how that fared, So
take that with a grain of salt. If a team
is willing to absorb Ayuk's recent big contract he signed
with the forty nine ers, I would not be surprised
if John Lynch a company abandoned ship and not enter
a rebuild, but take a different approach at wide receiver.
Because for the time being, Deebo Samuel was traded to Washington,
Brandon Ayuk status to play in twenty twenty five is
up in the air in terms of it's mid season
or later, making him a puplish candidate, and that leaves
Juwan Jennings Rickie Pearsall recently signed to Marcus Robinson in
the driver's seats for volume wide receiver alongside George Kittle
at tight end, CMC at running back until Ayu can
retard the field. When is the unknown and variable in play.
If the forty nine ers do end up finding a
draft d suitor, trade partner for Ayuk services, or a
trade post draft, then a team is going to probably
be okay with the contract that demands. Considering Ayuk is
under contract with San Francisco until twenty twenty nine. Don't
forget he held in slash, held out, and then came
back to the field and tore the ACL and MCL.
Speaker 2: So this has not been a good.
Speaker 1: Stretch run of two offseasons for Ayuk, and that's why
I think he's a landmine player. There's so many different
angles or avenues his value could move forward with In
Dynasty that is becoming somewhat of a boomer bust talent,
and I prefer to pivot when it comes to close
in adp to less volatile assets such as Jordan Addison,
Roma Dunze, Chrys o'lave. Sure comes with concussion history, but
I do like to set up now barring health, of course,
with Kellen Moore, Jalen Waddle, DJ Moore, even is Zavi worthy.
There are a lot of enthusiasts about Brandon Ayu can
think he bounce better than ever. I see that as
a possibility but for me, he's more of a Landmine
player than sure thing. TI have a quick breakup back
with two more landline players that you should be watching
your step with if you're invested with shares of them
in Dynasty. Before I get to that, don't forget about
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with two more landmine players. Tyrone Tracy Junior fits this
label really well. Twenty six in November during the sophomore season,
so he was advanced age joinning back prospect as a rookie,
and we're seeing that now year two. He went one
night thirty nine and five scores on the ground for
four point four yards per carry and then thirty eight
for two eighty four and a receiving touchdown fifty three
targets in seventeen is played impressed as a PPRRB twenty six.
Is that his ceiling a trend assigned things to come
all legitimate fair questions looking at the facts. Tymer Christ
Junior was a former Day three pick himself fifth round
and twenty twenty four, making it in vulnerable to facing
competition running back outside of Denis Military. If the Giants
add a Day one or Day two running back in
this year's draft, certainly possible as a converted wide receiver
out of Purdue, Tyrone has already exceeded even the most
optimistic expectations for his NFL career success or Arc Tracy
is therefore the definition of risk reward in fantasy football
leading up to this month's draft because he's an advisable
cell after a near consensus or agreeable unsustainable Orkie campaign,
yet can remain a post draft winner if the Giants
don't add a running back until Day three. If the
team instead opts to spend draft capital from rounds one
one to three Suddenly Tyron Frisic Junior will be pressed
for work immediately. All those factors on the table, Tyrone
Tracy Junior is a landline player where one wrong step
in the draft could really sink or plumbing his value.
Players I prefer to choose innadp Close to him would
be Dave Montgomery, Chris Godwin his new deal, Mark Andrews,
who sounds like could be back to Baltimore, Khalil Shakir
fresh contract, Jaylen McMillan emerged as a rookie Najie Harris
good landing spot who is also subject to a landmine
in the draft with the Chargers, Deebo Samuel now alongside
Jay and Daniels in Washington, Evan Ingram as the joker
in Sean Payton's offense, a versatile chess piece, or even
Travis Etn Junior somewhat of an afterthought now in donas
League's should be a more stable asset than Tracy Junior
with Liam Cohen running the ship in Jacksonville.
Speaker 2: Bottom line is Tyrone.
Speaker 1: Tracy Junior is a land mine because of the Giants
at a running back early day one, Day two, his
valuable sink, whereas now you can get something for him,
whether it's those players I listed a late first early second,
I would cash out and be more risk averse regarding
his value. And last, but not least, DeAndre Swift. He
turned twenty six in January. He's still relatively young. Two
three nine, fifty nine and six rushing score, three point
eight yards per rush and forty two grabs for three
eighty six no touchdowns on fifty two targets during his
first season with Chicago. After that one year statement Philadelphia,
in seventeen games played as a PPR RB nineteen by
most accounts a major success for DeAndre Swift in the
Windy City. Swift has reunited with Bear's head coach Ben
Johnson from the time together back in Detroit. That can
be viewed as twofold, either a positive or negative because
Swift fizled out in Detroit but has familiarity with Ben
Johnson's defensive scheme and RBBC usage being from Chicago and
listening to the local beat. Ben Johnson entertaining or wind
us a plant or replaced Swift via this year's draft
with a tenth overall pick or in Day two with
multiple picks is certainly possible, if not probable, it would
not be a surprise after Chicago was linked to signing
Cream Hunt as a free agent before he ultimately decided
to return to Kansas City. Ben Johnson knows what he
has and DeAndre Swift from the time together with the Lions,
which I said may be a good or bad thing
when you reflect back on Swift's tenure ending in that organization.
Swift is under contract with the Bears, so twenty twenty
seven ro Shawn Johnson also in the mix. This is
all pre draft speculation. The reason why I will not
give up on younger Swift is that he's been a
staple of consistency with career PPR finishes of RB eighteen, fifteen,
twenty one, twenty and nineteen with three NFL teams Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago.
Playing it simple, Swift is a good football player that
is scheme independent, can thrive wherever he is asked to
play or be utilized. The problem and why Swift is
a landline player is that the Bears are heavily tied
to running back prospects in this year's class. Those that
can do it all as a rusher, receiver and excel
and pass protection. There's a lot of rhetoric and repeated
drum beat from not only Ben Johnson and others on
the Bears coaches. Also though the media plugged in when
they prior ask questions about what the Bear's plans are
in the draft, which again is conjecture and not a
foregone conclusion. However, because the running back position is replaceable,
players have preferred choosing Adp over Swift Right now be
Cooper cup and Seattle a great scheme fit for his
services again drafts etn Jr. Who I really like with
Liam Cohen, Tank Bigsby same exact upside, if not greater
or there Kyle pitts in hopes that he is traded
based on the roomormill or that he will eventually take
a step forward in usage and deliver around draft capital
in so much shape or form, and even I'll throw
Zach Sharbonay into that mix with the new Clint Kubiak
scheme in Seattle. And we all know that Kenneth Walker
has not been a model of consistency or availability due
to his injuries during his time at professional.
Speaker 2: Level, So that will do it.
Speaker 1: Hope you all enjoyed this concept and idea of Landmine players,
WASHERR step, what to do product and NFL Draft? Do
they buy sell holds? Is it worth the bet or
reward upside downside? Those five names again were Breis Hall,
Alba Kamara, Brandon Aiyuk, Tyron, Tracy Junior, and DeAndre Swift.
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