Running Backs You MUST START and SIT in Week 1 (Every Matchup) | 2024 Fantasy Football

Running Backs You MUST START and SIT in Week 1 (Every Matchup) | 2024 Fantasy Football yo what is going on everyone my name is Nick or the notorious fantasy and it is already so so close to the start of the 2024 fantasy football season week one is just a couple of days away starting off on Thursday Night Football and in today's video want to break down every single matchup from week one and tell you whether you should start or sit the running backs in all of those games but before we could get on into things I would like to ask that if you guys are new to the channel and you do end up enjoying today's video you please make sure to hit that subscribe button down below and while you're down there whether you are new to the channel or not please make sure that you leave a like on today's video it would help me out a ton if you want to follow me on Twitter or X please do so at notorious fntsy and if you like access to my weekly rankings as well as an answer to every single question you may have make sure you guys check out the patreon link in the video description for $7.50 a month so without further Ado let's get into my week number one running back start or sit decisions we begin with the first game of the 2024 season and that (TNF) Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs is the Baltimore Ravens going up against the Kansas City Chiefs the back-to- back Super Bowl defending champions in Kansas City now this is a matchup where you want to be starting both of the lead backs now you drafted Derk Henry and Isaiah Pacho in the second round if magically everything went right and you were able to get Henry or Pacho in the third round that would be just awesome but a majority of you guys had to pay second round draft capital for derck Henry as well as Isaiah Pacho so when you draft a guy inside of the second round you are going to start them in week number one there is no reason in week number one to get too cute to try to completely and utterly overthink things even if you don't really love the matchup in week number one you want to be starting your studs and in terms of not loving the matchup do I think this is a perfect matchup for Derk Henry the answer to that would be no I don't think this is the greatest matchup on paper BAS B upon how we saw the Chiefs run defense last season but frankly I don't give a damn when it comes to Derrick Henry Derrick Henry is one of the best running backs in the NFL in my opinion and any given game this is a dude who could easily run for over 100 yards and score multiple touchdowns you would be absolutely crazy you would be ludicrous to sit him in the NFL kickoff game here up against the Kansas City Chiefs Justice Hill is his backup while Keaton Mitchell is still on ir and while I don't think Justice Hill is all that bad of a player when Derrick Henry is healthy you are not going to be starting Justice Hill Isaiah Pacho is a start as well just like we talked about with Derrik Henry this matchup also isn't the greatest for Isaiah Pacho but also just like Henry you would have to be absolutely crazy to sit Isaiah Pacho there are so many guys to worry about on the Chiefs that I really just don't think the Baltimore raven are going to be able to make Isaiah Pacho the focal point of their defensive efforts right when you have Travis Kelce who in my opinion is the best tight end in the NFL you have the best quarterback in the NFL Patrick Mahomes throwing the ball to Rashi rice as well as rookie Xavier worthy I think it carves off a very clear path towards Isaiah Pacho having a very solid game here samj perine comes in from the Denver Broncos and according to everything that I have read Sam P Ryan will play in this game it'll be interesting to see how much he cuts into the potential pass catching upside of Isaiah Peko but ultimately when Pacho is healthy you will not be starting saage pyan in his first game when he just arrived on the Kansas City Chiefs roughly 5 seconds ago next up we move to Friday Night Football in Brazil the (FNF, Brazil) Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles Green Bay Packers at the Philadelphia Eagles where to get to see a whole ton of bbls live on television on the peacock watching this game Josh Jacobs as well as saquan Barkley are going to be starts in this matchup which should be a shock to absolutely nobody no one would be shocked that you would want to start Josh Jacobs as well as saquan Barkley first we'll start off with the technical away team here even though both of these teams are away Josh Jacobs with Marshon lyd coming off of the injury I really feel like we are going to potentially see Jacobs get fed like a fat kid at a buffet in this game well I do believe that the game plan for the Packers won't be the same as with the Las Vegas Raiders where they just want to give Josh Jacobs eight gazillion touches every single game I think they're going to look to utilize the other running backs behind Jacobs but with Marshon Lloyd hurz I think they're going to ease him in we know what Matt lefur does he likes to use the just the tip technique to ease guys in he did the exact same thing with Aaron Jones last season and I think that is going to lead to a whole lot of Josh Jacobs in this game now the matchup up against the Eagles run D isn't the best but Jacobs is both legit on the ground as well as in terms of pass catching and this game has the ability to score a ton of points you're definitely going to be firing up Josh Jacobs Marshon Lloyd coming off the injury again knowing what we know about Matt lefur he's likely going to just ease Marshon Lloyd in so you definitely don't want to go near St him sequan Barkley was a must start every single week even on the Giants when the Giants were a flaming pile of dog so you better believe he is a must start in Philadelphia I know there will be games where he gets his touchdown vultured by Jaylen Herz or maybe one of the other running backs like Kenneth gainwell or will Shipley but you drafted saquan Barkley early on for a reason he is a must start just like Josh Jacobs and Kenneth gainwell should be chilling on your bench if you even want to roster him because I honestly think will Shipley will play a role as well and there probably isn't even a crystal clear running back to in Philadelphia moving to game number three the (1PM) Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons beginning of the 1 p.m slate on Sunday it's Red Zone time and we begin with the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Atlanta Falcons now I do suspect that Russell Wilson Mr unlimited will end up leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to try to run the ball a ton so as long as they aren't getting bent over a table and pounded relentlessly in this game by Kirk Cousins and the Atlanta Falcons we should see a run heavy attack by the Pittsburgh Steelers in this game and with Jaylen Warren being banged up Naji should be a lowend to Middle running back too I don't really expect this crazy explosive game out of Naji Harris because we really haven't seen that since his rookie season but I do think he should have a decent enough game to where you feel pretty confident in starting him now Jaylen Warren is dealing with a hamstring injury but he did end up practicing yesterday on Monday so to me it feels as though he will be good to go now the question really at hand here is how much usage is he going to get are they going to limit him in terms of touches or are they going to throw him out there and say you know what he's good good to go and he's going to see his normal amount of touches now if that is the case I still think Nai Harris will be fine but he will go from being a guy that I definitely kind of liked in the middle of that running back two range to becoming a guy that is a lower-end running back two or a high-end running back three I think up against the Falcons defense though even if Jaylen Warren does play which is my expectation I definitely think naagi Harris should be in your lineup for Jaylen Warren like I said coming off the injury those injuries can flare up again with Jaylen Warren already not being in the best case scenario here with Naji Harris being the guy I just don't really want to start Jaylen Warren here and I don't think this is going to be the game where Jaylen Warren breaks out and becomes the clear rb1 on the team due to his health so for the Falcons Bean Robinson is going to Channel all of that anger that has been boiling up inside of him up against Arthur Smith and lay a Smackdown brother Hulk am Maniac style he is going to slay the Steelers defense like Anakin slayed the Younglings in my favorite Star Wars movie the Revenge of the Sith episode three Robinson is a guy that I think could be the running back one at the end of the season in fantasy football the number one overall pick in 2025 fantasy football drafts so you should definitely start him this week and I think he could easily be the running back back one on the week Tyler aler is going to be a sit I know there's a lot of speculation on his workload because there's been some conflicting reports some reports that bejan Robinson's going to be in the mcaffrey role seeing a gazillion touches then other reports that Tyler aler is going to sneak his way in there and get a decent amount of touches frankly while that is definitely an interesting talking point something we'll probably talk about going into week number two you're not starting Tyler aler with so many question marks on how many touches he received next game here on Sunday Arizona Cardinals at Buffalo Bills will be the Arizona Cardinals at the Buffalo Bills now James Conor is a middling running back too to a solid running back one when he is healthy right worst case scenario he's like the running back 18 to 20 the team though will probably be getting spit roasted here but with Marvin Harrison Jr now on the team and a fully healthy Kyler Murray if this game does end up staying close Connor could be a top 12 running back now is that the most likely scenario of course not the more likely scenario would be Josh Allen and Friends running a absolute train on the Arizona Cardinals but even if the game plan for the Cardinals goes kind of South I think they're going to try to run the ball early on and James Conor is a competent pass catching back a very solid pass catching back so I'm going to rank him anywhere in the range of running back 18 to 22 o ooh on the the week now Trey Benson the backup is a Sit we saw one preseason game where Trey Benson looked like he was running in molasses he looked like they tied 1,000 lbs to each of his feet like he was stuck in concrete then we saw another game where he looked a little bit better ultimately though I think when James Conor is healthy he's the clear Workhorse back on this team Trey Benson is definitely much more of a handcuff that we probably won't be talking about too often unless James Conor gets hurt knock on wood James Cook for the Buffalo Bills is a must start I really think James Cook could be a top five top three running back up against this trash ass Arizona Cardinals defense that is absolutely cheeks up against the run I think he is close to being a lock to be a top 12 running back on the week and I think he could flirt with being inside of the top five last season there was a lot of trials and tribulations for James Cook as he was essentially Iced Out shter Stander Style out of the end zone they were holding him back from The End Zone he just frankly could not score enough touchdowns but this year I think they're going to let the Man Loose he's going to score more touchdowns he's a solid pass catching back and once the new offensive coordinator took over about halfway into last season when they cut bait on the original offensive coordinator a lot of things started going the way of James Cook who I believe is the clear guy in Buffalo if something was to happen to him knock on would Ray Davis would be relevant but as of right now I think think James Cook has a pretty solid strangle hold over this backfield game number five here the ls the Tennessee Titans at the Chicago Bears if you guys Tennessee Titans at Chicago Bears have enjoyed today's video thus far make sure you guys hit that subscribe button down below like it owes your money and whether you are new to the channel or not make sure you leave a like on today's video it would help me out of ton so the Titans at the Bears this is a game where we got two committees that I don't want to play with yet right let's see what happens here is it Tony Pard is it Taj Spears for the Titans or is this a double-headed backfield of death for Fantasy Football where both of them are seeing a very close split share and based upon the matchup maybe some matchups where you think they're going to be down you'd rather start Spears because he's got better pass catching ability or maybe you think the Titans are going to win the game so you go with Tony Pard because if they're leading they're going to want to churn the rock with Tony Pard we'll see what happens I think either of these could guys could be very useful for Fantasy Football down the line down the stretch right but in week number one I would rather see what these guys do than play them on my team and end up feeling incredibly saddened if you start Pard and Taj Spears is out there looking amazing or vice versa right so Tony Pard Spears for the Titans are sits it's the exact same thing for the Chicago Bears now DeAndre Swift gets you know passed around like a blunt out a party he's on the the Lions then he's on the Eagles now he is on the Chicago Bears all within three years kind of concerning in my opinion talented player talented pass catcher Caleb Williams at USC not notoriously known to check the ball down at a very high rate they have DJ Moore Cole KT romad dun Keenan Allen so there's a lot of weapons there that are going to need to get fed to where I think DeAndre Swift is going to fall out of favor the preseason week one game where Swift and Herbert were playing Swift had a nice play it was a nice screen pass catch but outside of that it was the khil Herbert show so while I think Swift's a very talented player all of the signs from the offseason are pointing towards this being a committee and while I don't think the Titans have the best defense on Earth I'm definitely not or did I say the Texans I meant the Titans I don't know if I did or not but if the Titans are not the best defense on Earth I'm still going to stay away from Swift and I think the Bears receivers might light it up in this game like some fireworks shout out Jason Pierre Paul but frankly Swift Herbert they sit same with Pard and Spears and we'll re-evaluate once it comes to week number two game number six New England Patriots at Cincinnati Bengals here we got the New England deflatriots at the Cincinnati Bengals now with r Andre Stevenson my opinion on him is pretty similar to what I just said about James Connor but James Connor has been a lot more consistent for a longer period of time time Stevenson is a solid player but he is held at the mercy of his team if the Bengals come in like a bat out of hell and deliver that knockout Mike Tyson blow to the Patriots early you could end up very very sad if you start Stevenson right but early on in the game I think Stevenson will get enough usage to be a low-end running back too I don't really expect anything special here assuming and an assumption makes an ass out of you and me sometimes that Gibson doesn't completely siphon and suck away all of the targets from ra Andre Stevenson Antonio Gibson's a talented player never really found his footing in Washington now he's in New England another pretty mid offense and by mid I mean dick cheese offense in reality I think that Antonio Gibson's a solid player but Gibson's also a great pass catcher so it's kind of unknown right now what his workload would be plus I'm not starting even if gets a decent enough workload I'm probably not starting the running back two on the Patriots against the Bengals that's just a little bit silly now Zach Moss is a very lowend start in my opinion now the Patriots lose Matthew Judah to the Falcons and they were a team last year though that was pretty solid against the run I don't love Moss this week I'm not going to sit here and give him the sucul link the gawk gawk n ,000 special the Hawk Tua here but I think if your back is against the wall I would start Zach Moss because I think Zach Moss is a very talented player now the game script could heavily lead to chase Brown having a good game a lot of dump offs but it seems like the team wants Moss to be the guy Moss can also catch passes so I'm rolling him out there but again I'm not going to sit here and pretend like you need to start Zach Moss if you don't start Zach Moss you have zero IQ right like those fantasy football Tik Tock Clips right so I think Zack boss is a talented player I don't love the matchup worst case scenario he's in but for a lot of you guys he should not be in your lineup Chase Brown is going to be a sit in this game next up we move to the Houston Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts Texans at the Indianapolis Colts now Joe Mixon has a chef's kiss Manu F matchup here up against the Indianapolis Colts and I think that Joe Mixon could end up as a top five running back on the week now Joe Mixon was banged up for a lot of the offseason process so they might use that just the tip technique that we discussed with the Green Bay Packers but I don't think they're going to full on do that I think maybe they'll go 75% in and maybe Joe Mixon doesn't get his what I assume will be a normal allotment of a ton of touches on the Houston Texans because Damen Pierce who's the running back too he's an obvious sit isn't very good I think cam Acres might end up being the running back too so this is a great match match up for Mixon I won't get over zealous to actually rank him inside the top five he'll be ranked inside the top 12 but he definitely can rip off a huge performance here and if the Texans end up stomping on the grave of the Colts here which is entirely possible they're going to run the ball a lot late with Joe Mixon just giving him some extra brownie points now when it comes to the Colts Jonathan Taylor I really liked in fantasy football drafts I really thought and I still believe right it's not like my mind has changed six days later right from when I was just recently talking about Jonathan Taylor even yesterday I think I talked about him yesterday's video I love Jonathan Taylor a bunch I think him and anony Richardson are going to be a nice tag team Duo like the Dudley boys but what I will say is up against the Texans you might want to backtrack a little bit now I'm not going to back all the way out of my spot but I'm going to back up slightly because while the matchup isn't the most ideal Jonathan Taylor is a very confident running back one of the best running backs in the NFL and I think he will get a lot of touches in this game get a couple dump offs Jonathan Taylor could easily finish inside the top five as well here but again can't really love the player in this matchup due to the matchup but again you drafted Jon Taylor in the first or second round you're going to play him Trey Surman going to spread the good word in this matchup solid backup but nothing really relevant for this game if Jonathan Taylor's able to stay healthy knock on wood next up we Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins got my game of the week the Jacksonville Jaguars at the Miami Dolphins why is that the game of the week because I'm a Miami Dolphins fan and every single game they play is my game of the week because it's the game that matters most to me now if the Miami Dolphins were playing up against the school of blind and deaf I would still say that was my game of the week cuz I love the dolphins that much I don't care if it's a game that I project for the Dolphins to beat the ever living dog out of a team or if it's a game where I think it's going to be close it's still my matchup of the week so Jaguars at Miami Dolphins this could potentially be a negative game script for Travis etn as the Miami Dolphins might bend him over the table here but etn is involved in the receiving game so I not really panicking here too much like even if this is a game where the Jaguars are losing Lawrence could just dump the ball off a bunch to etn to make up for it and plus etn early game usage when the game's a little bit closer potentially should be very solid I know there's been talks in the offseason of oh we need to use BBY more tank bsby looks like trash dude he just does not look very good last season maybe he had a rookie slump and he's going to have this sophomore breakout but frankly I don't think so even up against the Dolphins defense that is just completely rebuilt shape shifted from last season for the Dolphins Devon aan Devon 2 chains as well as Raheem mostard are going to be guys that you very evidently want in your lineup this week I personally expect aan and moer to form an Eiffel Tower over this defense aan clearly going to be the guy that's ranked higher you drafted him in the second round and you drafted mostard a little bit or in some places a lot later H Han while he's never going to get that crazy Christian mcaffrey workload right where moer it's not even touching the field he's going to get a lot of touches this is a game that they should be up in late being able to run out the clock late and any given game a Chan could score 25 or 30 points again let's not demean Raheem moer though because he's going to get touches he could sneak into the end zone multiple times as well a chance clear top 12 moster definitely inside of my top 24 next match up here we got the Carolina Panthers at the New Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints Orleans Saints a matchup that on paper might be a absolute snoozefest I've talked about this for the last couple weeks I talked about in the defense video how this is a game that kind of has that smell on it it reeks of like a 10 to seven game or 1413 and someone misses a extra point or something like that and while I say that right this game will end up as an old western shootout shout out Arthur Morgan right where it's just a back and forth affair while I love Dave Canales while I'm very excited to see what Bryce young does this season while I'm very excited to see how the Panthers look I'm not starting chuba hubard here up against that Saints defense Saints defense very solid we could end up while I do think hubard will be the guy there's still that chance that percentage of chance that mil Sanders ends up cutting enough into this workload to where until Jonathan Brooks returns you might not even want to start chew Bard so week one up against the Saints in a what should be a low-scoring game that is a clear stay away here for chuba hubard and my sanders if things are absolutely terrible for you there are a lot worse players than chuba hubard frankly cuz again I do think he will be the clear lead back on the team for the Saints Alvin Kamar was a highly debated player all fantasy football off season there were some people that were with me that were banging the drum for Alvin Kamar that loved the upside due to the fact that Derek Carr will literally close his eyes and dump the ball off to Alvin Kamar 15,000 times a game right there were multiple games last season with 10 plus targets now they're going up against the Carolina Panthers defense that is pretty trash pretty bad no bueno up against against the run and while I don't think Alvin kamaro is going to get a whole lot of points running in this game more in terms of the checkdown game he's definitely a top 12 running back for me on the week Jamal Williams the rb2 on the team kendre Miller hurt as per usual tesm Hill going to get touches as the running back to probably as well which makes me not want to start Jamal Williams but I definitely love Alvin Kamar on the week this is a must start Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants running back in my opinion next up we move to the cold like Minnesota Vikings going up against the new New York football Giants in metti on the safest Turf to play in in the NFL wink wink wink but before we get on into the Vikings at the Giants a amazing matchup right the matchup we've all been waiting for we all waited all winter the end of the winter all spring all summer to see the Panthers against the Saints and the Vikings against the Giants but you know what you might actually want to see today's partner Underdog fantasy Underdog fantasy is the best place to play NFL pick them in the whole entire universe and Underdog has a great offer for you guys today if you're a first time depositor using promo code notorious or by clicking on the link in the video description you'll be able to claim your free pick plus a firsttime deposit offer of up to 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when Aaron Jones was healthy last season while there wasn't a lot of it the guy was dominant he was able to have his way with the defense no Diddy right he was having performances ripped off multiple 100 yard games to end last season now with season as a whole kind of went down the toilet as you know he was hurt and we talked about the just the tip technique with Matt lafur he was really just edging us Paws right he was he was kind of throwing us around throwing us for a whirlwind last year but wi healthy Aaron Jones was solid the matchup here should be fine enough for Jones to finish as a running back too now there's obviously some clear downfalls of this plan for one the Vikings in the past very pass heavy I don't believe that would be the case with mono man Sam darnold under Center but again you never know when it comes to Sam darnold and Kevin oconnell again very great in terms of pass passing scheme right if darnold looks like I think he should the Vikings offense could light up the Giants defense like a Christmas tree but we know it's darnold and that's far from a guarantee so Jones is a solid running back too with solid pass catching ability now Tai Chandler is going to have a role in this offense it's not like Aaron Jones is going to be the Workhorse running back they're going to be giving touches to Tai Chandler but I don't think it will be enough for you to want to start him even up against the Giants defense Devin single ter will be able to see enough touches in this game to end up as a low-end running back two or a high-end running back three no one that I would give praises to like it's a lot easier to see a path towards Oh Aaron Jones rips the Giants defense a new because Aaron Jones is really good single Terry is pretty solid he shined in Houston but there's a big difference between the Texans offense and the Giants offense it's like one of those Mr Beast video where it's like $1 Island versus1 billion doll island right it's like going from a Honda Civic which I drive it's not all that bad to go to a Lamborghini right it's really I guess it's the opposite for Jones right because he was on the Lamborghini he was on the the Green Bay Packers and now he's in a RAV four which is also a good card but you guys get the point right or good van I think or SUV whatever the you want to call that so Devin single ter should get enough touches fine matchup um it really just kind of depends it hinges on hey is this game going to be close or is Sam darnold going to have his way and have a very good game now Tyrone Tracy suffered a minor ankle injury a few weeks ago and I do love his value if he's on the waiver wire because I do think he could overtake Devin single ter and become the starter but in week one coming off of an injury in a game that you probably don't you're like you're not starting the number two running back on the Giants anyways but coming off the injury gives him even more question marks and if he doesn't end up playing it will end up being Eric gray as the running back to behind Devin single ter (4 PM) Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers game number 11 here the 400m slate we got the Los Vegas Raiders at the Los Angeles Chargers and I used to wonder a while ago like oh why did the the Raiders not play outside like it's probably not that hot there I went to Las Vegas my bachelor party and let me tell you if you are outside for more than 5 Seconds you will have swamp ass that will scare anyone away from you it is so hot there the week I left I saw a video on Instagram of in front of Caesar's Palace one of the trees burning it was on fire that's how hot it was it was unbelievably hot so now I get it I know it has nothing to do with the actual game cuz this game is in a dome for the Chargers Gus Edwards JK Dobbins are both guys I loved in in terms of fantasy drafts at ADP right both late round guys both have the ability to be the running back one on the team a team that wants to run run run the ball gently down the stream Greg Roman gave nice Praises for both of them he's the offensive coordinator of the Chargers so it seems like hey gus Edwards JK Dobbins they're going to get a decent amount of touches each but we kind of want to see it before we do anything right we've heard coach speak go very very wrong before now this could be a gus Edwards backfield this could be a Dobbins backfield this could be a mix of the two or this could be the dreaded three-headed backfield with Edwards Dobbins and Kimani Vidal if that ends up as the case you're probably not going to want to start any of these guys going forward unless there is an injury so let's just see how week one plays out this is a fine matchup though I do think the addition of Wilkins with Max Crosby I mean it's not necessarily the best matchup ever in my opinion but I you know if I had a crystal ball and it told me I rubbed the crystal ball and it said nicka Gus Edwards is lead back then guess what we're firing up Gus Edwards with Supreme confidence or Nick it's going to be JK Dobbins then we're very happy right but when I rub the crystal ball I don't see anything all I see is Edwards and Dobbins both being out there so you know great upside but in this game I'm just staying away zamir white will be a start here but he's one of those guys that you know isn't like the ideal start right it's not a great matchup up against the Chargers defense and he's another guy that's like single Terry he's going get enough volume to be fine but he will not be ranked inside of the top 24 of my running back rankings I do think he's clearly better than Alexander Madison I think he's clearly better than Dylan lob and I think based upon what I heard from their head coach in the offseason Pierce is that they want to potentially give zamir white 200 300 touches on the season which will lead to zamir white being of value at 80P but in week number one up against the Chargers I'm not ready to sit here and say zamir white is a must start or anything like that game number 12 here Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks the Denver Broncos at the Seattle Seahawks the Russell Wilson Revenge game match up except for Russell Wilson is no longer a Bronco Broncos Country lets ride Bo Nicks big dick Nicks versus the Seattle Seahawks Kenneth Walker for the Seahawks this is a A1 steak sauce matchup this kind of matchup if you have Kenneth Walker I'm going to sleep at night thinking about this matchup I'm going to sleep my mouth is salivating thinking about this this is an amazing matchup up against the Denver Broncos run defense that got carved up like the Thanksgiving turkey by multiple teams last season especially my Dolphins Kenneth Walker has been sucked dry by the coaching staff by the beat reporters and you drafted him in the first five rounds most likely the most four first four rounds sometimes even the first three rounds so you're definitely going to play him great matchup you drafted him early you're starting him again the theme of week one is is keep it simple stupid the kisss method heard it a long time ago I don't remember where I heard it maybe it was the office maybe my dad told me maybe a teacher told me I have no idea but you keep it simple stupid you don't want to overthink things heavily in week number one Zach shanet solid running back too but with how much the team has been talking up Mr Walker you're just going to play Walker and sit shanet for the Denver Broncos here the Seattle defense isn't the best against the Run based upon what we saw last season but we also can't just take last season and throw it out and say this is exactly what's going to happen this season right and the on paper sometimes doesn't work hey on paper there's a great defense and then they don't gel or maybe they gel amazing and they're a bad defense and kind of like the Vikings and the offensive or the defensive coordinator Brian Flores really figures things out Seattle they bring in a new coaching staff so I wouldn't be shocked if the run defense was definitely a lot better I think javante is the clear starter but Jalil is going to be coming in there as well he's in that low-end running back to range definitely think he's better than the other guys below him but you know you kind of want to see mlin workload with javante before I really come on here and give him the full on gawk gaw 9000 special but again I do like gavon Dallas Cowboys at Cleveland Browns Williams a ton this week next up we move to the Dallas Cowboys at the Cleveland Browns now ezekia Elliott and Rico d are both sits both guys I liked in fantasy football drafts due to ADP I don't believe that dvin cook is even going to play remotely enough of a role for him to matter in this backfield I think that Rico Rico D or Zeke will end up being the guy reports yesterday pointing towards D I've been hyping up D all off season so let's hope that that plays out either way though we want to see it before we believe it just like with the Chargers if I had to start one right if you know something bad's going to happen if I can't pick the right one gun to the head I'm picking Ezekiel Elliott why because I just feel like the team will lead with Zeke as the guy right but I want much much rather not have to play that game right not have to play the hey I think Zeke should be the guy and I'd rather just back up you know and chill out and say hey you know what we're going to just watch this play out I think Zeke's the guy but it could be doubal so let's take the back seat and just chill out and watch get some popcorn you know so that's my opinion on this I'm sitting Zeke and I'm sitting dle Jerome fod F-150 is a start he's close to a top 24 running back for me on the week not due to the matchup because this is not a great matchup but because of the team talking about how he's a basically the Workhorse back the clear lead back I love Jerome Ford and fantasy football drafts I'm not changing my tune I'm not going from to F I'm going to go ahead and tell you that I love Jerome Ford now again can't really you know rank up top 12 or something crazy like that but I think the team's going to want to run the ball a bunch right Deshawn Watson was as suspect as they get last season I think they want to jam the ball down the throat of the Dallas Cowboys and I think we see a bunch of Jerome Ford in this matchup and if he ends up squirming his way on into the end zone you might end up incredibly excited Dante Foreman's fine right he's a fine backup but he's no one that should be threatening the workload of Jerome Ford next up we got the left Washington Commanders at Tampa Bay Buccaneers hands up who are we the commanders at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers now Brian Robinson is a guy that in reality I don't really want to start right he is like the last case scenario the worst case scenario everything has gone wrong so you have to start Brian Robinson against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this is a mid matchup I think he's the clear lead back on the team but they also have Eckler so if they throw the ball to Eckler more then I think you know cuz I think Robinson is a solid pass catcher things could go really bad so again I'm not going to sit here and be like you got to start Brian Robinson again he's like the last guy in like when you watch March Madness there's like the last four in Robinson is literally the last guy in him and Zach Moss ra Rashad white I don't know why the I just said his name like that Rashad with two A's white of the Buccaneers here has an amazing matchup up against the commanders run defense I was lower than most on Rashad white due to the fact that I'm a little bit worried about Dave Canal's former offensive coordinator becoming the coach of the Carolina Panthers and how that might affect the offensive um movement as a whole like how good the offense is going to be as well as Rashad White's role inside of the offense but I still think he's a very talented back his problem was he was about as efficient as using a Snickers bar rapper as a condom okay so I worry about Canal's being gone but the matchup so great you ain't sitting him in this glorious of a matchup should be a top 16 running back for sure Eckler again like if you wanted to start Eckler over Brian Robinson go right ahead I'd prefer to start neither though if I'm being blatantly honest with you first game for rookie quarterback Jaden Daniels but he might just look to be a check down Merchant in this game get a little bit nervous feel the Shivers you know so Eckler could be okay but again I just think Eckler's kind of washed I'd rather just play Brian Robinson and then we got Bucky Irving talented running back Prospect but if Rashad White the guy you're not going to want to start Bucky Irving but he has a solid handcuff next up we move to cuz you waited all day for Sunday (SNF) Los Angeles Rams at Detroit Lions night the LA Rams at the Detroit Lions a battle from the playoffs last year sorry I can't sing I know people be like Nick you suck at singing stop singing guess what buddy it's my video I will do what I want okay Nick you're so pretentious okay it's his joke so don't take anything too serious take the take the advice seriously but a lot of the the off the the beaten path comments just just meant to be funny so Kiren Williams of the Los Angeles Rams Kiren was on The Struggle Bus he was all aboard The Struggle Bus last season against the Lions in the playoffs not a good game 13 carries for 61 yards one reception for nine yards but you didn't draft Kiron in the second round for him to ride the pine right we should see a very fun match up here this could be a very high-scoring game and I will be playing Kiron Williams and not even thinking twice about it he's a must start even if the matchup is not the best Blake Corum should could be getting in there too it's not like kyen Williams is going to play that insane amount of workload that he saw last season but I think they're going to backtrack that so that and insert Blake km in there so that Kyon Williams can stay healthier not having to touch the ball as much game in and game out but he's still going to get a whole lot of volume jir Gibbs and David Montgomery are guys that I'm going to have as starts every single week jir Gibbs one of those guys draft in the first or second round thir must starts every single week jir Gibbs could take a two yard dump off he could be he could dump the jerck gof could throw the ball 20 yards behind the line of scrimmage and I genuinely think Jamir Gibbs could Juke every single person out like that old school techmo bowl game with Bo Jackson and just run directly into the end zone right the guy is Shifty he's a complete and utter beast Dan Campbell said yesterday that eatu meanu sorry if I pronounced that wrong is the only injury concern for the week which tells us that Jamir Gibbs is good to go barring any setbacks from the hamstring injury now I will be somewhat cautious with saying that his workload is going to be insane in the membrane right cuz they already have David Montgomery so the workload might be a little bit lessened but I still like jir Gibbs as a top 12 back at minimum he should be a middling rb2 even if they cut back his workload David Montgomery is just going to be a running back to every single week when Gibbs is healthy if Gibbs was to go down he'd be a top 12 top eight top six top five running back in my rankings he's going to get a lot of touches he's going to potentially see some goal line work he will see goal line work and he could score a touchdown or two in any given game and he feels like rapping a condom around your team cuz he's probably going to get you around 10 points every single game now is he going to be the reason why you win your league maybe maybe not but if he scores a touchdown on his normal 10 points and now he has 16 points you're going to end up very happy if not you're getting 10 points and you're fine with it so Dave Montgomery jir Gibbs definitely starts as is Kiren Williams final game Monday Night Football Aaron (MNF) New York Jets at San Francisco 49ers rers is back up against the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco Jets at 49ers Christian mcaffrey now you can suck off the Jets defense all you want PFF literally had he they the PFF was sucking the Jets defense like Joey Chestnut sucked down hot dogs up against kobashi yesterday think he ate like 83 hot dogs right the Jets defense is getting sucked from all angles style but as long as Christian mcaffry is alive I'm playing him right Assuming he's in the game EA Sports style which he's on the cover of get that one um yeah he's going to be he should play so I'm playing him the calf injury is still in limbo helloow can you go but we really haven't heard too much about it I'm not worried if mcaffry is playing make sure you play him if he misses make sure you pick up uh Jordan Mason before it's too late the numbers Mason what do they mean even if mcaffrey was to go out there with a peg leg paty the pirate style I am assuming mcaffry is going to take a majority of the load like his name was ASA Kira if Christian mcaffry magically misses you would start Jordan Mason Bree Hall and the Jets they've got Bree Hall and brillan Allen brillan Allen had a solid preseason there's a lot of talks out of Camp of how great he looks but we know Breeze Hall is the clear lead back on the Jets this matchup is not ideal this is not the best matchup right you'd want the Jets going up against a much more cupcake matchup as a Bree hall manager owner but we could see a down game here maybe the Jets don't end up playing that great Roger coming off the injury blah blah blah blah blah but it doesn't matter if the Jets are getting pile drived here ree Hall is going to catch a bunch of passes if the Jets are winning he's going to run the ball a bunch if it's a pretty even game he's going to get a bunch of touches in the pass catching game and in the rushing game so there's really no need to worry if the game goes wrong he's getting a lot of touches if the game goes right he's getting a lot of touches right no need to overthink things when it comes to Bree Hall this is another guy that could easily be the running back one on the season the number one overall pick in 2025 fantasy football drafts so don't overthink things here oh my God the 49ers defense don't go crazy don't keep yourself up at night you got to start Bree Hall brayan Allen again talented player should be um getting a couple touches might have some crazy runs in some games he's a guy that could Barrel through someone that'd be cool but Bree Hall is the guy thank you guys all so much for watching if you didn't up enjoying today's video make sure you guys hit that subscribe button down below like it owes you some money make sure you guys to leave a like on today's video it would help me out a ton if you want to follow me on Twitter or X please do so @ notorious fntsy if 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