The “My Guy” Fantasy Football Draft Preview | The Bill Simmons Podcast

the my guy Fantasy Draft so we have all these dumb categories this is not an actual draft um who who has the first pick in each category they'll go but two people can have the same pick three people can have the same pick so we'll just go clockwise and uh we'll start with Danny Kelly and then we'll go around so Danny Craig hiitz and then I'll go forth first category is my one true love every year in fantasy there's one guy you love the most the heart wants what the heart wants you can't fight it you go into your draft knowing I need this guy I'm going to feel better not just about my team about my day and my week and my fall if this guy's on my team if he's on another team I'm gonna be pissed you're one true love for 2024 Danny Kelly who is it oh God this so much pressure uh I'm going with I just mentioned this team I'm going with Garrett Wilson from the Jets I just think the combination of talent like he was my favorite receiver coming out of the draft um I think he's proven that he's one of the best receivers in the NFL but he's just been stuck with the worst quarterback situation like maybe in the league for the last couple of years and so this could be his year uh I think obviously Aaron Rogers is going to feed him and he's he's been one of the he's been a guy who's had one of the lowest catch rates among all the top receivers in the NFL the last couple of years so um I feel like this is his year plus he breaks a lot of tackles so he kind of has that extra boost in addition to getting a ton of volume really good player I'm just going to bet on his talent this year do they keep a stat for most times a guy's life sagged out of his body and he dejectedly looked at the turf after an uncatchable ball because I mean obviously Devonte Adams was number one last year but Wilson was probably number two last year and then number one the year before so he's been he's got that he he has that Devonte Adams like give me the ball or I'm going to go crazy type of vibe to him which I like I think Rogers is gonna absolutely going to feed him or else there's going to be problems they we've already seen them arguing on the sideline a couple times I like that though that's good want that 100% like they're super super like just pissed off for greatness so I don't know this could be risky I I could regret this but I really like er Wilson this year I don't think it's risky at all hitz what do you think I mean I think this one's risky I I my one true love this year is Jaden Daniels the quarterback for Washington I think it's a little crazy but I mean again rushing points are worth three times as many as passing points in fantasy jayen Daniels is the only quarterback in FBS history to throw for 350 yards and run for 200 in the same game and you can get him like 95th depending on where you draft and I just feel like I'm getting a top five quarterback 50 spots after the last top five quarterback went and so I I just I just feel like I'm cheating the age piece of it is the big thing with him like Drake May's 21 yeah like he's Drake May is Young he's like basically a little kid they show him on the sidelines sometimes and he looks like somebody that would come over to watch UFC with my son um on like a Saturday night he just looks young Jaden Daniels he was in college for 11 years so I I don't know I'm not as scared off by that plus the offense that is in where where do you stand on Daniels Craig I think I'm the least warm on Daniels compared to the other two guys here uh I don't know rookie quarterback I don't think the team's goingon to be that good I think the injury risk is kind of high with him he's he's kind of a chaotic Runner but the upside is there it's just highrisk High reward if you're gonna draft him I'd probably get another guy as like a security blanket yeah Danny Kelly the the things that scare me are the health piece watch offensive line not like a skinny guy who runs around that scares me and then I don't love their receivers either right that' be the case against them right they just traded away Jan Dodson too um I don't know it it's tough because I think there's always going to be an injury risk when you have quarterbacks who run and that's kind of been the deal they're going to open the SS up to hits especially like in the Red Zone um but man he has he has really special big play ability he's one of the best deep ball throwers I've seen coming out like he his his deep ball to the side I I compared it to like Russell Wilson es he'll just drop it in a bucket we saw a glimpse of that in the preseason the other thing is I'm not like a big Cliff Kingsbury guy but they run a lot of plays they like have a high Tempo offense they're going to give him a lot of opportunities to score fantasy points he could be a terrible passer he could still be one of the best fantasy quarterbacks in the NFL but I also think he's a pretty good passer or he could be a pretty good passer so I think this is a great pick like Go For It Go for the Gusto he could be you know one of the keys to your fantasy season this year but but we don't think he's a top 10 starter right like on he's Fringe he's Fringe so he's in that H range yeah you he's like five six seven bucks and maybe he starts for you basically it's supply and demand so again first of all he doesn't have to be top 10 top 20 anything in real life for him to be incredible in fantasy Justin Fields got booted out of Chicago but he was still top five fantasy every week he played for Jan Daniels it's just the supply and demand of the highest upside quarterbacks are always going to be rushing quarterbacks and once you lose Jaylen Herz and Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen and Anthony Richardson at the top and then at that point it's like who could run for double digit touchdowns it's Kyler Murray it's Jaden Daniels Caleb Williams Fields if he plays that's really the argument is that Jaden Daniels the last week one starter who could run for a crazy silly amount of rushy stuff from the quarter quarterback position so I think that it's he goes above the next tier of pocket passers because there's so many Jared Goofs and Trevor lawrences and stuff but there's only one Jen Daniels there's a Red Zone piece to him too that would make him super fun when they're like let's go to Washington and he's just running for 58 yards you gave him you guys do this where you do the tiar we did it on the guide and he got his own tiar which is always funny when that happens where it's like we don't know what this guy is like he's just gonna be here there's nobody else who could be next to him but in our guide he's ahead of py and burrow and Caleb Williams and the corpse of Trevor Lawrence good luck to anybody who takes him uh Kirk C president his one leg and Jared gof who just continues to be underrated in fantasy drafts Craig who's who's your true love this year Cooper Cup oh you guys are back we're so back The Vibes in LA are great Chargers and Rams football's back in La I just everyone's backed off cup because of last year which I get I guess he was super banged up though and it seems like the mantle was past to puka nakua everybody just decided that but things are actually I think switched this year where last year cup was hurt the entire off season now PUK and N has been hurt the entire off season and cup is healthy and although it didn't really feel like it but last year when cup got relatively healthy over the second half of the Season cup and Thea were both top 10 guys in fantasy and I think we're gonna see that version of cup like I I think he's all the way back we did this with Keenan Allen last year where he got hurt the year before everybody was like oh Keenan Allen's old now he's 31 it's over he's washed and then Keenan Allen came in last year and had the best year of his career so I I I don't know if Cup's goingon to have the best year of his career because that's a High Mark but he's 31 he's not 36 he's a health nut and you can now get him in the third or fourth round which is insane I like the puka being banged up piece to that too yeah it just feels like they switch bodies it's like a like a 2000s horror movie my guy you guys don't know who my guy is I I've been like deliberately holding back on my fantasy opinions to make this pod more fun My One True Love is Marvin Harrison Jr the on ESPN the highest drafted rookie wide receiver in 20 years so there's been a lot of hype but I went back and I looked at the fantasy points for you know like the best six modern rookie fantasy receivers ever which was Moss like 232 points Jamar Chase 223 Danny's guy Beckham those were great times right Danny the uh the the 202 Point Odell Beckham Jr fantasy season the giant though you know that like 100 years ago Anquan Balden what a riot that caused he wasn't even drafted that year and it was like one of those free agent auctions where I forget what he went for Justin Jefferson 182 and NCA last year 172 so the question for me is can he have a better season than nakua I think he can can he be in that Moss Chase area I think he can is he on the right team I think he is is he on a team that they're going to be behind a few times and have to throw the ball a lot I think he will be and I'm just all in like as you know I love reading the preseason articles and then overreacting famously last year with Kenny picket which we I think we talked about on last year's pod when somebody was comparing his coolness to Joe Montana he looked good though didn't he that didn't happen we he looked good though it turned out he did have some stuff with in common with Joe Montana they they both had a head and two arms and two legs and that's about where it ended but the Marvin Harrison the quotes from the teammates and the coaches are Bonkers like when the when guys in the defense on the same team start raving about a wide receiver a running back he kind of know something's happening but I just think he's going to absolutely go off where do you stand on that one DK I mean I think the only problem I have with him is he's priced really really highly right now but I mean otherwise like in a vacuum I agree wholeheartedly you know this is one of my favorite receiver prospects in the last decade and he went to a team with a good quarterback who is going to feed him the rock so like there's a lot to like um I think it's just you have to pay up to get it so are we getting at his floor are we getting him at his ceiling yeah you're basically getting him like in drafts right now he's going right around Garrett Wilson which is just pretty steep he basically has no room for error but I everything you mapped out I think is 100% correct you're just gonna have to pay for it fantasy guide that we had it had him at 32 yeah we have him a little lower it had him below Drake London alive and DJ Moore and there's just no way he's going behind those guys because it's more fun to take Marvin Harrison Jr where you say in h yeah I I'm it's exactly what DK said about the price point where I think every I agree with everything you said bill I think the question is if you have to take Marvin Harrison Jr 15th that would be too rich for my blood if it's in the 30s then like yeah I mean hop on the red are so you're talking Boog Raider drafts not auctions well you know I'm just trying to bring to where the people are it's like how much money would you have to spend on Marvin Harrison Jr like to connect with the Boog readers uh auction standpoint I think he's low3s that's just where he's going to end up and maybe even mid-30s if two guys start getting possess about him I'll say this I think I might have even said this on a previous pod but I I stand by the Drake May pick I'm really glad we have him but there's G to be some moments this year with Harrison where it's like oh my God like we didn't take that guy I and I'm super nervous about uh buyer remorse okay next category my crazy pills guy so this could go one way or the other you're just seeing somebody a certain way and you either love this person and don't understand why everybody else does love him or everybody else loves him and you're like what the [ __ ] am I taking crazy pills I don't understand this at all hiitz who's your crazy pills guy my crazy pills guy it's Rashid rice for Kansas City I know Craig came on here I think a couple weeks ago talked about Rashid rice but rice is basically ranked like he's getting suspended and Rashid rice is probably not going to get suspended and so he's one of the best values and drafts this year like by far he was at the final month of last season he was like a top six receiver down the stretch and you're gonna be able to get him as like the 26th receiver it's it's it's a it's one of the best value probably in years so we don't think he's gonna get suspended no I don't think he will no I am I am not a lawyer but he probably won't get you're not a lawyer F yeah okay um okay who do you have for your crazy pills guy cig uh I don't know why everybody isn't in on Josh Palmer with me the receiver on the Chargers oh this is a good one you love him if something happens to Josh Palmer people would be emailing you like like it's your brother all of my eggs are in Josh Palmer basket I just don't get it he's the number one wide receiver for Justin Herbert I just talked about how great Keenan was last year on the Chargers he's gone Mike Williams is gone there's nobody else they have a rookie lad makoni who was hurt all training camp that's basically it they have a bunch of busts or or vets Josh Palmer last year was on Pace for a thousand yards with Keenan Allen he's good I don't know we're all just refusing to acknowledge that Josh Palmer is a competent football player and it's like whatever the Chargers are going to run a lot that's fine uh Josh Palmer I still think is going to put up a thousand yards on the Chargers with Herbert we're treating the Chargers like they're Navy like they're not going to throw the ball they're going to throw the ball 10 times a game all right my crazy pills guy CJ stad and even like I brought this up to Craig when we were just talking about stuff and Craig was like well he doesn't run and just was like [ __ ] on him um you guys have them seventh like at the $11 range I'm just gonna point out some CJ strad stuff 3500 yards passing his first 12 games and I think tank Dell got hurt during those first 12 games so it was basically just him and Nico Collins and a bunch of you know replacement dudes he finished with 4,100 yards and 23 TDS in 15 games he's got a loaded wide receiver crew now because Dell's back Diggs is back second year in the league the offensive coordinator stayed which was huge for them the line's a little bit better I'm just in on the Texans in general and the only reason not to like him as a top five fantasy guy is he doesn't run but if he leads the league in passing which is 7 to1 on FanDuel so that's like 47 let's say 4,700 yards and 34 touchdowns I think that's realistic if he doesn't get hurt and if he does that he's a top five he should be like a 16 to $25 QB where Danny where Danny Kyler where does my case fall apart there I mean it doesn't really fall apart really the only guy the only non-running quarterback we have above him is Patrick Mahomes that's the thing it's like I guess you could put him ahead of Mahomes if you're really that bullish and I wouldn't really be I wouldn't be like outraged if you did that um I there was a play in the preseason where uh stoud dropback he was in the end zone like in his own End Zone there's pressure coming in and just cool as can be goes through his progressions finds a guy in the Middle Field for like a 25 30 yard gain and I was like oh my God he might actually just be the best quarterback in the league right now um he's he's so good I'm so excited about him the the Stefon Diggs thing while it might be like something it might be like a chemistry risk like he could absolutely Elevate that offense there's still meat on the bone in terms of their pass rate they could they could pass more this year they they kind of ran a lot on early Downs last season so there's a lot of things that could go right for him and he could end up being you know a top five quarterback especially if some of these other guys that are are running quarterbacks get hurt so I I you know I really like strout I just think it's a matter of he's just really not going to run he's he's not going to score touchdowns on the ground H I have I have three guys ahead of him or I have him ahead of three guys which are in the ringer fantasy guide you have Richardson fifth I don't see that one at all like at all good luck to somebody else I just if you're telling me he's a safer bet than CJ Strat I think that's crazy Lamar who we have third worse offensive line he's been injured like basically every other season he gets hurt I just would be super nervous paying big money for him and then uh I kind of just want to see it from Kyle La Murray I know I just made the case for Harrison but um I just wouldn't take Kyler Murray over CJ strads those would be my three what were you gonna say before well basically there is no hole in your case for CJ strad the problem is everyone agrees with you I would Pro I would passionately argue CJ strout is the most popular player in the NFL by just approval rating I think we're at the point where more people dislike patri Mahomes than people who dislike CJ strad I've never met anyone who thinks anything other than CJ Stroud is an awesome football player and he's an awesome guy and he's the guy that when he's in that auction draft there's just 1015 of Goodwill that just go up because people want CJ Strat on their team so the reason we have him a little lower is that there's not really any way to get CJ Stout as a value like I don't think it's possible to get him at a good price or at a good position you have to pay this premium of you want the most popular guy in the league Who is the highest approval rating guys Craig you believe that high Fitz case because now I'm trying to come up with a counter and is it I mean he haded Josh Allen everybody loves Josh Allen yeah but the thing about Josh Allen is Josh Allen seems really cool but he's not really in like in front of the camera a lot you don't really see a lot of him stoud has been on like a media tour since he came in the NFL he had a podcast with Michael Parson like he's very comfortable being on camera doing a podcast so I think he's putting himself in front of people way more than people like Josh Allen or Lamar or Jaylen Herz are yeah I like stoud I'm in I'm in with that one all right uh I think who's who didn't do a crazy pills guy Danny Danny you're yeah uh James Cook for the bills he's been kind of a guy that no one's talked about at all this preseason and I'm just like I might be the only person who thinks he's good anymore at this point like he rushed for a 100 he he rushed for 1100 yards last year he had the tenth most touches among all running backs and he got better as the year go on espec as the year went on especially after Joe Brady took over as the offensive coordinator from uh week 11 on after Joe Brady took over play calling for them he was the rb1 in that stretch and they got rid of Stefon Diggs and he's gonna be I think an even bigger focal point in this offense um and how many rushing touchdowns did he have see that's the problem he didn't score a lot of touchdowns but touchdowns are in they're they're a volatile stat you know what I mean like he doesn't get a lot of goal line Looks that's very true he did drop a couple of touchdowns uh which you know hopefully he won't do that again and I can understand why people might be annoyed by that um but I don't know he's an explosive guy he's super efficient 5.6 yards per touch that's fifth best among running backs last year um and he did all that with like a 50% uh snap rate so he's not even like you know he has there's meat on the bone for him to go up and snap rate and and like get more touches get more opportunities in the goal in the Red Zone he's not going to get very many goal line Looks and that's why he's priced where he is but I still think he's like one of the better just running backs in the NFL like just explosiveness and elusiveness well I'll tell you this he was my backup crazy pills guy there we go I love James Cook last year James Cook hit so many overs on pass receiving pass rushing or just rushing or like he was probably what one of the four best running backs in the league the last two months of the season and it just seems they've moved their team toward running the ball ball control uh two tight ends move the ball down the field use Josh's legs and it seems like he'd be the beneficiary of that it's almost like it seems so obvious that he should be awesome in fantasy that the fact that people aren't in on it makes me nervous I'm like what am I missing is there are there more Buffalo Bills running backs I don't know about I mean they like this rookie uh Ray Davis but yeah I mean I think it's it's purely what Craig said he's getting sniped for goal line stuff Allen and that's fair that's definitely fair I'm not saying he should be the number one running back I just think people don't talk about him hardly ever it's just kind of bizarre yeah I'm in on James I love James Cook as well all right one more before we go to break Craig you're I absolutely hate myself for doing this guy who is it Kyle pittz so the story of this category is the draft's going along you've told yourself in your head I don't want this [ __ ] guy he's never gonna be on my team I'm not ending up with him and then the the auction's going and it's like seven bucks and it's stopping there for 10 seconds you're like oh no I can't let soand so have him for I'll bid eight and then all a sudden you're stuck with then you're Furious yeah I'm like the old Grizzle detective who's getting like drawn back into one last job like that is how I feel with Kyle pittz I just think maybe this is also crazy I it's a crazy pills guy for me I get it he's been a [ __ ] disaster every year of his career I guess except the rookie season but like last year right Kyle pittz was coming into the season he was less than a year a move from tearing his knee Desmond Ritter was going to be his quarterback and they had jonu Smith another good tight endend in the mix with him all right so that was all that was the situation heading into last year and well and Arthur Smith as the coach sure and he was getting and he was going in rounds five or six of drafts Bron F this year now we're heading to this year he's now two years removed from his torn knee Kurt Cousins is now his quarterback he has basically the Rams coaching staff as his coach is now and he's got a solid backup quarterback and Michael penck who's a top 10 pick this year he's still going the exact same spot rounds five or six like I I just I actually don't understand that at all I think he should go lower people are embarrassed to take to take him that's the thing yeah yeah you know who's embarrassed the people who spent $29 on him in an auction draft two years ago like me I I I just see him and I turned the other way I'm just terrified of him con and True Detective you've got your storage unit with all the string and the board and the yeah yeah I the argument though the part where I'm a little like I kind of want to join Craig on this on this new case with Kyle pittz is Bill you know how the 49ers drafted Ricky parasol the receiver out of Florida Kyle Pitts came out of Florida Ricky parol is older than Kyle pittz like there like a first round receiver in this year's draft is from the same college is older than Kyle Pitts who had a thousand yards in the NFL three years ago so the idea of giving up on someone who's younger than three first rounders in this year's draft I think that is the one thing it's like you can't give up on someone who's you know this he's you know what he's gonna be this is going to be his 2022 Andrew Wiggins year right it just took some time yeah you needed to find the right home I guess when I watch him play I always feel like he's just a giant receiver that they're trying to pretend it's a tight end and they it doesn't seem like they've ever figured out how to actually use him all right that's a good draft rule it's like anyone who's a tweener in the NFL draft you kind of like that's that just means they haven't figured it out yet yeah it's true uh my guy my I absolutely hate myself for doing this guy as Devonte Adams because I think he's GNA have a big discount price on him I don't think anyone wants to take him uh he is The Logical guy to to just either stop playing or get hurt because his quarterback you know sent some ball over the middle of the day to jump for and he got nailed by his safety he's going to be in trade rumors the moment they start out 0 and three or one and four and as you're watching it and as he becomes super cheap and you start talking to yourself oh he might be on the Jets by week six man 18 bucks why not and then you're stuck with this 32-year-old unhappy guy who has the worst quarterbacks in the league and might not actually get traded so uh DK unless you have anything else to add you're up yeah I agree with all that uh my guy this year I kind of interpreted this as I hate that I'm actually going to be talking up this guy but basically it's Tamm Hill again we're running it back we're running it back God what year is this I know uh guess what he had four touchdowns last year 400 yards rushing same number of rushing touchdowns as bejon Robinson who's going top three one fewer rushing touchdown than Bree Hall who's going you know top three uh he also had 33 catches which is more than like a lot of like the top he had more catches than Karen Williams he's basically a running back playing T tight end who is the the primary goal line Red Zone player for the Saints and he could have an even bigger role this season uh kendre Miller can't stay healthy the coach can't stop telling everybody that will listen that kendre Miller sucks and he can't say healthy this is like the number two running back and the goal line specialist for the Saints and you can get him with your last pick I just got him in an auction League uh draft for $1 and I think he's going to be useful this year I'm I'm not saying he's going to be like a top five tight end one yeah it's just basically look they love him still and he's probably their second best running back and he's by the way probably gonna throw like a touchdown or two he's goingon to line up at receiver he just basically used all over the formation this is a new offense in New Orleans I can't believe I'm doing this again I hate myself are you saying like take him last in your draft like last round okay yeah but I just hate that I'm even talking about him is yeah me too yeah he does have like the two weeks of season when he just puts up like 25 points yeah and you're like what why did I lose oh because Tamm Hill threw for a touchdown and had two touchdown runs who's your guy High Fitz my I absolutely hate myself for doing this guy is is Tony Pard the running back for the Titans we came on this show last year and we all were like we love Tony Pard and I want to against my better instincts and Tony Pard broke his leg in January last year and then by August we were like he's fine and so yeah he was not a good pick as a top 15 pick last year Tony Pard now was actually healthy and is going like 90th in drafts he's probably like a $5 running back bill in the drafts you do with your friends and Tony Pard like all right he went from the Cowboys to the Titans that shouldn't be like a $50 difference in a fantasy draft but that's basically it it's I I I'm getting back on the roller coaster I feel like an idiot but it reminds me of what we were saying about pits where just people feel silly for doing this again but Tony par I can't remember as big of a swing on a player in one year where if you look at what went wrong it doesn't make any sense it's it's like Tony Pard last year he wasn't healthy now he's healthy and he's going even later than he was entering the 2022 season I remember I heard a podcast last year where somebody said I think Tony po should be the first pick in the draft oh was Craig on this podcast mons ago stand by it he was the he looked like one of the best running backs I'd ever seen the year before what if you're trying to unravel what happened with that it does and I worry about that this with kyen Williams too these guys that the change of pace guys who they end up with like you know 175 carries and you know it's almost like like basketball players that can come in and come off the bench and play for like 23 minutes and they're awesome Deon waiters yeah if you need them to play 40 minutes it's it's all of a sudden a different equation I do wonder if that was a piece of this okay all right this is one of my favorite categories also an indictment of some really bad teams the my I staying away from that entire team team where there's just entire teams become D ands I will give you for possibilities the Carolina Panthers my own beloved New England Patriots the New York football Giants and any other team you want to throw in uh Dan Kelly yeah who is your I'm staying away from this entire team team uh the Panthers I don't want anything to do with Deontay Johnson not only just because not only because he's on the Panthers but he's just an annoying player to have on your fantasy team he's like hurt three times a game you know taken off on a cart he's oh he's back oh okay it's just an emotional roller coaster I don't want to take part in and he like Miss a block that they'll show on Red Zone of like his running back got hurt because Deontay Johnson didn't stand up in time on a play or something yeah exactly um I'm not interested in Bryce young chuba hubard is going to be the starter for half the year probably but then who knows when when Jonathan Brooks comes back maybe that like it there's just nothing really to like too much about this offense going into this fantasy season even though they're probably going to improve a little I just don't want to have anything to do with it I'm betting on the Panthers High Fitz uh I think the easy one is to say the Patriots I but I think everyone knows the Patriot's goingon to be bad I honestly I would go off the board and I'm gonna say the Cincinnati Bengals okay and again and I'm saying it because again it's easy to say like one team will be so bad like the Patriots look they're projected for like the fewest points in the entire league this season but they're projected that way my concern with the Bengals is just I'm concerned about Joe Burrow's wrists and I like again he has this unprecedented wrist injury for a quarterback and everyone's just like yeah this unprecedented wrist injury the recovery is going to be totally normal and I'm like yeah I I'm gonna let someone else figure that out like the Bengals are a better team the NFL is a better League when Joe burrow is healthy and the Bengals are awesome I'm just really concerned and there's no injury discount like Jamar Chase is being drafted fifth sixth like it's not even happen he's a 50 you know maybe a $60 receiver and people are acting like it's not happening I would love to be in on T hains this year in a contract year but I just looked at since Joe burough is being taken like right after CJ strout is like the seventh quarterback and I just look and I'm like where is it being factored in that he has this unprecedented wrist injury that he can't throw three days in a row at training camp and I just look and I just don't see that being factored in and so at Cost yeah I'm out on Cincinnati this year I just I feel like I'm I feel like I'm taking crazy pills in this one too I like the way you put that has he practiced three days in a row yet Joe he's thrown a ball three days in a row training camp one time in 25 days of August so he did it he did it yeah he did there we go he did it yeah we did it I like the way you put that with the actual cost of the Bengals isn't remotely worth what in there Craig shaking his head sadly um usually there's one team that I have here but I really there will be no Panthers or Patriots on my fantasy football team in any of them for any reason I can't unless you're in like a dynasty League or like some sort of keeper league and you want to grab Drake May because two years from now he might be awesome uh I just don't see it then Carolina I can't I just can't think of anything worse like we said that last year that was the team we targeted for this and we were correct yeah thand had a couple he had a couple weeks where it was like ah maybe he could potentially be your third receiver during a byee but they were uh they were pretty awful Craig do you have any zags on this are you back in the crew I'm with you it's the Patriots for me why'd you say it so sadly look I don't even think the Patriots necessarily want to be good this year so don't yeah so that no shame we once barmore got hurt that was it for the Patriots season all judah's getting traded and yeah that's it um okay Danny I think I know who this is gonna be but my Shameless Homer pick where we have a guy on our own team that you just shamelessly overrate or love or just want I I don't even need to guess who this is for you but go ahead oh you probably think it's gonna be DK meaf don't you I was gonna say Kenneth Walker of the Seahawks running back who I think is like top four or five pure running backs in the NFL that's me being a Shameless Homer I thought 100% this was gonna be Kenneth Walker so just oh okay cool and I know what hitz's pick is gonna be Craig I'm not don't trust Craig I he might zag on me but I the two danies I I knew for sure I want to give you my quick Seahawks pitch for why they're going to outplay their adps all the Seahawks players are going to outplay their adps in fantasy this year and it is because they're going to run more plays pure and simple they were the dead last in the NFL last year in plays their time of possession margin so they had um a six-minute difference between their offense in the opponent offense last year and it was like twice as much as the 31st ranked team which was the Patriots by the way uh um they basic your coach was old like what are the reasons for it was literally because they couldn't stop the run opponent opposing teams would just run the ball uh and then get a bunch of first downs they had uh Seattle's opponents had the most first down running uh first rushing first downs in the League last year so they would just Carol just loved playing def see the defense out there I love those guys they would just squeeze the life out of the sexks offense sex offense was efficient they were 12th in DVA and they were 12th in uh I think it was like yards per play and and points per drive so it's like this was a top uh like third offense in the NFL efficiency wise but they just could not run enough plays because the defense couldn't get off the field and I think that's going to change big time this year I think Mike McDonald will make their defense at least uh respectable and that will Murphy does Barron Murphy have a nickname yet oh I don't think so not that I know he kind of needs one I I think he's gonna be a badass oh he looks great in in The Limited snaps in preseason he's looked really really disruptive like the Wolverine Byron Murphy I don't know what it would be uh I like that H fits just go we know we know who you're taking well I'm a huge Giants fan so obviously I'm really pumped about W Del Robinson at in the season uh no Malik neighbors he's the second coming of Adell Beckham it's as Craig said it was so long ago 10 years ago was Odell Beckham Malik neighbors he checks every box it's the same size as Jamar chase the LSU lineage he continues the the crazy run of Ls receivers in the NFL there's look I everyone knows but like he's got this deep speed he's got the he would you know he'd be in that short list of guys who could win a game of tag if all the players played tag like he could do anything get open deep and short and also he has my favorite quality in NFL receivers which is he doesn't have a case on his iPhone which to me like I think that's necessary to be an alpha receiver in the NFL these days trust any yeah I don't trust any receivers with otter boxes on their iPhone uh yeah I'm all in the neighbors and I think that's I I couldn't I don't think I've been more excited for an like a Giants player since Odell including saquan Barkley doesn't have a case so that means he's unafraid arrogant hands yeah if if a receiver's dropping his phone all the time I don't like that okay we have him in our ringer guide we have him 56 for uh for overall and for at for the actual receiver spot he has tank Dell over him Diggs I am obviously higher on him Devon Smith I would take him over those guys think down because I'm not that you know who his quarterback is well doesn't matter I don't want to die on the Giants you know what I mean I don't need to deal with Feast our famine thing with him though because he's gonna have some weeks where it's like one catch for 13 yards and then he's gonna have like the 80 yard touchdown or the reverse or whatever so um okay sadly I'm up with my Shameless Homer pick on a team where I don't want any of their fantasy guys I do really like everything I've read watched scen from julin poke and I think he has a chance especially in the second half of the Season where if they end up trading Kendrick bour and like week six to a team that needs a receiver I I really do think he could have some like seven for 90 eight for 100 I wouldn't spend more than a dollar on him I wouldn't take him you know it'd be the tail end of the draft but he's the real deal I think he's the best receiver they probably drafted since Edelman who wasn't even a receiver right away but he's just he's checked every box so far and really seems talented Craig what do you got uh I have to go with George Pickins I love George Pickins again you guys are back yeah he's just he's the most exciting Steelers receiver since Antonio Brown and he's the perfect Steelers receiver because he's super talented and he's always pissed yeah you know he has long lineage he has the most highlights that actually end up not being real catches like that dude has the most catches ever that are just out of bounds but would be incredible if he had like one more blade of grass in play I I I don't know I mean look he had Kenny pick it in Matt Canada for the first two years of his career regardless of what you think about Russell Wilson or Justin fields or Arthur Smith like this is an undeniable huge upgrade so I have to be into him I wish fields's preseason had been a little better I wish the entire Steelers preseason had I wish I saw one thing I like from anything that happened this month Bill we figured out the preseason it took us however many years to doing a show the preseason is the driving range and the problem with Kenny picket last year was he had an incredible range session and then was terrible but when you're but when you're bad on the Range then you have a good round interesting yeah um he didn't he didn't just I don't know if there's no positives coming from the Steelers that Wilson Fields battle is one of the alltime atrocities yeah it's B it really it's just like Wilson died two years ago as a starting quarterback and Fields were trying to make happen he's going to be 35 like here it comes this the year new category I didn't tell you guys about because there's only one answer for it uh the ve chop guy my ve chop guy for this year it's it's a special achain uh you guys have talked about on your pod the just every year there's the hit or miss guy that you feel like if you miss out on you're just gonna have deep regret but if you take it you know there's a 50% chance it's probably not going to work out and it's ruined your draft and that's how I feel when I order the whe chop just you just never know and sometimes it's amazing and then other times it's like my whole dinner is ruined and also that was $85 uh DK make the aan case for us yeah I almost put him as my one true love uh people that listen to our show know I'm I'm obsessed with Devon ichan um so last year he finishes the rv4 in points per game 16 points per game on 42% snaps he had 11 touches per 11.8 touches per game 42nd among running backs if you get him 15 touches a game he's the rb1 in points per game I'm just saying that and I think that they're going to make a concerted effort to get him more involved in the passing game we've seen flashes that in the preseason um but I mean obviously he he's a his floor is good because he even if he doesn't have a lot of volume he's so efficient like he was um he he was best in the NFL in yards before contact and yards after contact last year like if that gives you an idea and he was he was like he was like of an NBA player shot 40% from half court for the entire Seas yeah so I don't know I just think he's really really good and he's in the perfect offense to utilize his strengths and his speed and and the way that they U manipulate space in that offense is amazing we've seen him line up wide a couple times they're they're hitting him on vertical shots in the preseason um I still think there's just a ton of meat on the bone for him to get more touches and obviously the the issue and the worry here is he might get hurt um but I don't know man you had him at $39 and you had him in his own tier he was another guy nobody else who compares to this dude hits would you rather have them or not have them I think you'd rather have them you'd rather have 40 bucks would you rather you want him as 40 like a 4142 guy potentially if he's good that it doesn't like if he gets the touches the price doesn't matter you're going to want them on your team and it like it's not the stock market it's not something you're not trying to take small gains all it's like Ricky Bobby your first or last and every year there's like three players four players that just having taken that player your odds of making the championship are like 4X and you're talking about hen had eight yards a carry last year as a running back that's like if a quarterback had 15 yards per attempt and so yeah he might not go well but the problem is if hn does have another incredible season and he's even better this year I don't know how you're going to be able to beat the team that has him I don't need to ask Craig if he likes hm because you're like Jenny Gump you're just standing on your hotel room balcony pretending you can fly when you do fantasy you're like oh go for a run I want I want him and rer just give me both of them yeah the combo yeah okay um next category we'll start with Hugh hitz the my I wouldn't take him even if he was free guy which is a nice way of saying this is the DND list the Do Not draft list who's your number one DND I mean it's DeShawn Watson for the Browns not only do you have all this off field stuffff with him but hey on the on the field he's been the worst quarterback in the NFL and he's always and he's hurt again now so I don't know why I don't know why I wanted see I I didn't even know he was eligible for this list cuz who's excited to draft Deshawn Watson is there anyone in your life who's like I got don't tell anyone it's DeShaun Watson this is the Year this is it they changing offense for him he's gonna let it up well mine is uh tied to DeShaun Watson Jerry Judy it's an a malgam of things that I just reject fundamentally with fantasy football uh he's never really done it he's better in name than actual action he's hurt every year we have no real evidence that he's a really good receiver and yet there's Talent so people are like Jerry Judy watch out he's on a team with a with a [ __ ] quarterback and I I I wouldn't pay a dollar for him like I I wouldn't if he was a dollar I'm like I'm out I don't want to I'll spend my Dollar on Tamm Hill try to get te5 for two weeks Craig who's your guy uh Devin single ter the running back on the Giants like I just I can't de Daniel Jones I can't deal with the yeah he stresses me out I'm I'm cutting toxic people out of my life and that's the Giants I'm just not doing it I'm good how many touches he's gonna get Craig mine's a little bit similar because it's just cutting out players that have disappointed me in the past and this year for me it's AJ Dylan or the Packers who's looking like he's going to be the backup SL rotational 1B guy for the Packers offense he to me he's just the living embodiment of the old expression if you need one yard I'll get you three yards if you need five yards I'll get you three yards like if you need seven fantasy points he'll get you eight if you need 10 he'll get you eight like he's just a roster clogger he's not going to give you any upside um if you want those eight points that's fine but like you can get that from a hundred other guys I just don't really you know I just don't want that on my team it's just taking up a spot I like it all right I'm gonna lead this next category it is the my that 2023 booty call ain't happening again guy it's a guy that you had a little fling with in November and December didn't expect it turned out great picked them maybe off the waiver wire or some dumb trade you really enjoyed it and you're probably not going to date him in 2024 uh for me it's Williams and the Rams I really I loved how he finished down the stretch he's being treated as a top 10 receiver I think he's really good I just have real questions like the Rams offensive line now their left tackle is going to miss the first two games there was injury stuff with them anyway uh he's got a rookie running back right behind him who I think we all like who might steal some carries and I think he's being treated as last year was the launching pad for him to be a top five or top six running back and I don't know if he's gonna get the carries and I don't know if he's going to stay healthy he's already had a lot of injuries so that would be my guy who do you have DK uh Jordan Addison the Vikings receiver um he he basically you know he went off last year he scored 10 touchdowns um but there were a lot of other variables to that play here Justin Jefferson was hurt T.J hackinson was hurt um his he had a 17% Target rate like that's really not going to get it done in fantasy land and now Justin Jefferson's back Kirk Cousins is gone you know Sam darnold in this offense could be a little bit better than people expected but I don't think it's going to be what we saw with Kirk Cousins so I just don't think he he basically got by on scoring a lot of touchdowns and I just don't think that's gonna happen again High Fitz Joe flacko you know Joe flacko was the number two fantasy quarterback in December last year the only person who had more fantasy points than Flaco in December was Lamar Jackson how is how is he your guy he's not even starting well it's the it's that he's not happening again booty call no it's good did you not have any leades where someone picked him up and you're like God what an idiot I can't believe they're playing Joe blacko and then Joe Flaco like 30 points and I and they rote him and there people like that one championships yeah yeah he was like you you're right out of college and somebody starts hooking up with Like A 42-year-old divorced woman it's only last couple weeks has no chance of ever being longterm I here's the thing about Joe flacko is it crazy to think he could throw for 2500 yards this year with Anthony Richardson he's the backup to Anthony Richardson where 90 things could go wrong with Anthony Richardson including the fact that he got hurt twice last year uh Craig who do you have Zach Moss rocked my world for like five weeks last year he was great it'll never happen again but man that that was a special time when Jonathan Taylor was holding out Zach Moss was just going [ __ ] crazy uh everybody was scrambling to Adam spending a ton of money in free agency to get him on your team now he's on the Bengals I guess he's the starter I I don't I don't think I I want anything to do with Zack M I think that was a flash in the pan but it was a great time I'll look back on it fondly it's a good one all right next one Craig you're my hey look somebody's got to get points on that team guy is is it Josh Palmer you can double dip if you want well it actually is Josh Palmer but because I I didn't want to pick the same guy I I have to go with Terry mclen on the commanders I mean they just traded away Jan Dodson their tight ends or Zack her who's like 43 years old and a rookie Ben cinate and their other receivers are guys most people have never heard of and I'm like maybe this is the year that Terry McClaren actually puts up a decent year because the poor guys had the worst quarterbacks uh in the league for his entire career and it's it's kind of just him now more than it's ever been so if somebody's going to catch FES on this team it's going to be Terri mcen that's a good one because he is sometimes a jump out of the TV guy yeah and you've always like you know he had Sam how almost for 4,000 yards last year I still I thought that was the stat of the year I like that one what do you have uh DK uh I got the Broncos backfield essentially so right now it's Javon Williams and Jalil mclin and I particularly am kind of interested in Jalil mclin at the end of the draft like a $1 guy um Shawn Payton in his history has always had running backs that uh last year I mean we saw like I think this the Broncos had the highest pass rate to running backs of the entire NFL is like 20 something per. and now we have a quarterback who loves passing and checking down and taking the like the easy option like taking care of the football Distributing it in B Knicks I think that the running backs in this offense are going to catch a ton of passes so especially in half PPR and PPR leagues um Jal mcin is a really interesting sleeper for me by the way this is a guy some Buzz for him too by the way yeah and he's you know he started playing with his star ERS in the preseason uh Loki I hadn't realized this until recently but he was college football's alltime leading rusher 8,166 yards but he play he played for FCS Youngstown State so obviously caveat there but um supremely supremely productive player in college he's just good I mean he passes the ey test for me um really you know just a droit pass catcher juster had him as a as a top 10 breakout guy which I thought sher's list sometimes he'll nail four or five of those so here's a stat he was third in half PPR points per snap last year behind Devon aan and Kei Mitchell so everyone's behind hn and all this yeah uh hit who do you have uh somebody's got to get points to that team I mean I think it's Deontay Johnson for the Panthers I know we're kind of out on the Panthers and I I'm not even saying I'm endorsing it but they got Deontay Johnson in trades because they're going to throw to Deontay Johnson on like every pass I mean I think he's going to get a third of all completions this year will probably just be a Deontay Johnson there's like very little competition there it's disgusting I don't recommend anyone watching the Carolina Panthers but if you need a Carolina Panther I guess you could go with the Johnson mine we mentioned him earlier is Malik neighbors where if the Giants score 20 touchdowns this year I feel like he's gonna have like 10 of them but uh I I just wouldn't want anyone else in that team okay our next category this is a fun one I'll be we I think we're going to have four different responses for this the my sorry that's a little too rich for my blood guy so basically as the auction's going Tony Pard was the perfect example of this last year it's like I like Tony Pard I don't know if I want to spend 53 bucks Craig's like I'll go 60 um Craig who do you have for this we've hit on this so it's not as fun but it's Jamar Chase going in like the middle of the first round I just I I I don't think I can spend as much money on Jamar Chase as I am guys like Tyreek Hill and CD lamb because of the burough thing I just can't do it I agree DK uh I got Kiren Williams you mentioned him already at Cost it's just a little bit much he has a history of foot and ankle injuries he already had a another foot or ankle injury I can't remember what it was but um that that kept him out of the preseason part of the way and so he's just he's under sized he runs really hard and they gave him a ton of carries last year and I think he's going to lose some of his his market share in terms of total carries and opportunities this year because they they got Blake horm and I think they want to protect him so at Cost I think you're paying for like the volume you got last year and I'm just I'm just usually looking past him at that that part of the draft High Fitz call me oldfashioned morvin Harrison Jr I don't want a rookie as my number one receiver in my fantasy team maybe I'm maybe I'm out of touch with the youth but I just I'd rather get Le neighbors 20 spots later if I have to take a rookie that hurts fine um mine's easy Jonathan Taylor this is a good one are you sure he's going to be awesome again and what are the examples of running backs who were awesome for a little while while and then had a super off year just like immediately turning the switch back on I kind of want to see it also like is it going to be harder to run if your quarterback can't complete a pass it's also like the it's the Eagles thing where Jaylen Herz steals all the goal line touches like Richardson might be that guy and he doesn't he doesn't check down as as much as some other quarterbacks because he's scrambling instead you know he's part of the running game he's he's stealing some of the rushing yards from the offense it is it is an interesting one it's like it feels like you're buying uh at his absolute Peak yeah on our list he's rb4 and he's 50 bucks I can promise you I'm not spending 50 bucks on Jonathan Taylor I'm just telling you right now um hitz who's your $1 QB guy this year if you want a dollar QB guy I feel like Jared Goff Justin Herbert Tua I think any of those I would start with Goff I'm curious where you think the dollar quarterbacks I say I don't think those guys are I I think those guys are dollar QBs on paper but I don't they would actually go for dollar right yeah someone bids him up and then you got to go you have to pay three at least in that case then honestly I think that there's so many good quarterbacks and you're going to laugh at me for this in advance and so you so none no for no $1 guys the answer is if there's someone it's Justin fields which is a little insane because I don't think he's gonna play to start the season but the moment anything happens to Russell Wilson again Justin Fields even when he's bad in real life Justin Fields I I mean even 2022 Justin Fields was a top six fantasy quarterback like in 2023 by points per game Justin Fields once he had a bad September but then he got really going were the best months of his career in October yeah from October on Justin Fields was like a top 10 fantasy quarterback points per game and so with the rushing upside like he's one of the few guys that can actually get a 30 35 Point performance if he's playing so Fields is a guy that I don't mind carrying on a bench or just I am on waivers but a dollar in a league see what happens to Russ early in the season is it I'm up next is it realistic to say Matt Stafford is a$1 quarterback or no he's in that area's in that go tier where he's in that three to four range so I really wanted to say sam darnold here and I can't get there because he's Sam darnold I had other reasons but really that was the number one reason don't do it just on paper like those receivers and it's like ah Sam Don but I'm not gonna do it um I don't mind the Josh the the uh sorry the uh the Drake May $1 laate flyer hope he's starting by week five because he really can move and they're going to be behind a lot and I can see like when we get to like their schedule gets a little easier as we get into the middle part of the Season where he might actually be able to put some points but I don't know I I just think there's upside with it for a buck late late late or last pick in the draft just to see what would happen how many quarterbacks do you hold on your in your leagues bill you know I like to take five to seven like to load up you have more quarterbacks than actual NFL teams carry yeah I like to load up you never know quarterbacks get hurt you know I talked to the Atlanta GM about this a lot after he spent 50 million a year on cousins it's like you know what I gotta take number eight on pedex never know need help there Craig who's your $1 guy does Gino Smith count does he qualify he might so that so maybe it's a maybe we should change this category to my $3 QB yeah maybe I would do Aaron Rogers or Gino Smith just like late round SL Che QB yeah yeah that's a better I should have done that before who's so so your $ three QB would be Goff High fits yeah I think mine's Stafford who's yours Danny uh I went with Justin Fields it's the Forest Gump at Alabama thing like he might be the worst passing son of a [ __ ] alive but he sure is fast he can he can run man he's he's like one of the fastest players in the league I think um and like we said like said it's the rushing upside is just Monumental if he gets in this offense and honestly he might play like Russell willon I was a little bit excited about him coming into this preseason but man he has looked really bad so far and it doesn't sound like there's that many Good Vibes going on so could see Justin Fields play yeah who would have guessed that that situation might not have worked out Craig who is your my I'd be afraid to look on Tuesday and see the red flag guy meaning you take the guy deep down you know he might get hurt then things go well for five weeks you're like I'm so glad I took him that this is great and then you go on Tuesday week six and it's the red flag and the yellow square that there's news and you're like oh no oh god what happened who is it for you this year it's got to be Anthony Richardson right like especially if you're in a if you're in a league that has two quarterbacks you got to spend a lot in your auction drafts like you got to spend 40 50 60 bucks on quarterbacks you drop 50 bucks on Anthony Richardson which I might do next weekend in draft like man you know do I think that the upside is there where he could have a Cam Newton season where he runs for 15 touchdowns and throws for 25 yes he showed a little bit in his rookie year he had four touchdowns in four games looked awesome but he just needs to stop lowering his head into like three linebackers he's like those um remember it's like those outfielders who just like Sprint Into The Back Fence as fast as they can there was an Oakland a growing up Eric Burns used to do that he would like dislocate his shoulder every three months he wasting into the wall and do feel like Anthony Richardson needs to learn how to how to slide a little bit but yeah I mean that was the Larry Bird problem way back he would be like flying into the scores table trying to save some loose ball you do too much hustle yeah uh who do you have DK uh I have JK doin I I want to believe and honestly it wouldn't surprise me if he had like 115 yards and three touchdowns in week one and we're like oh God this this guy's going to be you know the greatest uh value in fantasy football but then by week three he's like banged up and hurt and you're like oh wellow that was fun um I don't know I'm excited to see if he can be the starter for the Chargers but I'm very worried about obviously the you know the long laundry list of injuries that he's had in his career he also has about as much confidence as anybody's everever had who had a major injury and hasn't really done that much but talks like he's know Jamal Adam Jamal Adams and JK Dobbins don't that's the rational confidence Allstar right there don't go after these guys on Twitter don't go after them anywhere they'll find you right they might find this clip right now be like what what' you say hey Fitz who do you have I think I Craigs onest something with Anthony Richardson and the other one I think you got to throw Christian mcaffrey just because he's got the calf injury missing the preseason if you're taking Christian mcaffrey first or second or third or whatever obviously it's because you think yeah whatever he'll be fine and then if you if the injury thing pops up week three and you're like oh calf huh okay I've made a huge mistake yeah exactly so I think we should have talked about him sooner than an hour into this podcast but I am so scared to take that dude especially like the calf hamstring like we've just seen it with the running backs it's like oh there's been red flag goes up there's been a setback he stopped full contact practicing because there's some soreness he's gonna take a day off there's nothing worse go ahead no DK and I disagree because I I I'm basically like I don't want my first run pick to have a calf injury in August and DK is like you're a worry WordArt and I want my I want my first round pick to have scored a 100 more points than the second second place running back last year uh we're like the only ranking that don't have mcaffrey number one overall I do for the record so if he gets hurt sorry but Craig it's weird that you're not Jenny gumping that one just climbing right on the balcony again mcaffrey 400 point I don't mess with preseason injuries they freaked me out and mcaffry is such a maniac he's gonna push himself to play they should sit him for a week and Shanahan yeah so I had mcaffrey I think Debo is just grandfathered into this category every year because every year the red flag pops up you just when you draft him it's gonna happen but my guy this year is Nick chub because as we get closer to the season I I've always loved Nick chub I mean he's been one of my alltime my guys forever and uh and I can see myself talking myself into him and being like I'll spend eight dolls on Jerome Ford as the stop Gap starter until Nick's ready and then Nick will be ready week four and then he's GNA Beck first name basis yeah we call you know we're first name with each other then Nick Nick carries me in November and I win the title and I just that injury was so bad I just like why why talk yourself into somebody recovering from a complete total reconstructive knee surgery and it's his second one on the same dat I heard it a while ago all right Danny Kelly you are my I know there's a 99% chance he's getting hurt again but goddamn I can't resist this guy guy who is it James Connor running back for the Cardinal every year he'll miss a few games granted it's just kind of you have to it's baked into his his his price but I think he still got it I think he's a really good running back like he passes the eye test for me people you know maybe complain that he's not the fastest guy but he breaks a ton of tackles he has a ton of yards after the catch in fact he was only chrisan mcaffrey Derrick Henry and Isaiah pcho had more yards after contact last year uh than him he was third and Miss tackles four so um he's going to be the bcow guy in this offense next year they they showed a ton of trust in him I think this offense is going to be a lot better than it was last year and I don't know I'm just taking the value on James Conor every year I feel like the only one still just scooping up Connor every season and he always just produces at least what he's on the field yeah I don't think I've ever had him and I'm always jealous because it just seems like he just has these four-week runs where he's just ripping off points do you have high fits I DK just mentioned him JK Dobbins the running back for the Chargers JK Dobbins he's gonna get hurt look he had the Clay Thompson the ACL the Achilles he's 25 Jakie Dobbins is 25 years old he's like two years older than Jaden Daniels he just was the second pick of the draft and everyone's giving up on JK Dobbins on Yahoo JK Dobbins is like the 150th ranked player you I think he will straight up be the starting running back for the Chargers and you could get him literally right before you take with Hara and a good offensive line and an identity yeah he's they're gonna try to lead the league in carries again literally he's Raheem Mo this year it's like Raheem oer outside of mcaffry that was the best pick you could have made was Raheem oer like the 13th round to me jakk Dobbins if there is one this year it's JK Dobbins well you're going to laugh at at mine and you probably would have been able to predict it JLo and Ben Affleck have obviously had a rocky they've M been married twice there's been some comebacks and it never ends great as it just ended badly that's me and Christian Watson um two years ago I wrote him down the stretch I think he had like eight touchdowns in four games he was like the most exciting young receiver in the league I went in on him last year he just broke my heart hurt my feelings did a bunch of things that uh really like brought my self-confidence down and finally I traded him or waved him I can't even remember and whoever got him next he immediately went on a run and I'm vulnerable and I'm hurt and I kind of want to work it out with him and have him again and I know he's gonna get hurt if I take him so that's my guy he's super excited to have he's super fun to watch and I don't know if I'll ever put it together but I don't want it to be with some body else I love it uh who's who's who's left you Craig yeah Craig you're last mine's Raheem moer yeah he's kind of getting pushed to the side he's getting way pushed to the side I mean the guy led the league in touchdowns last year he's in the exact same situation and he's going 75th overall like what are we doing at the at the we did a Seattle live show last week for the fantasy football show and I compareed Devon Anan to Zoe Kravitz and Raheem moer to Lisa Bonet I'm like look sure there a little older but like if you squint they pretty much look the same like Raheem moard is is way closer to to Devon aan than we're giving him credit for right now on this team I'm gonna have the aan achain thing settled by November that's my plan that's my pronunciation dlex he needs to get spelled a chain and I just I know and I just can't it's the same issue with me over and over again all right wow we're really getting to the good stuff now Danny hitz your my 2022 Cooper cup it's a year after the year guy you don't want to have anybody a year too late after they've had the big year who is it for you this year uh not quite the spirit of the word I I mean I know we already talked about CJ strad I do think there's going to be a little bit of a come down on strad but I think that if it's that's more young than what we're talking but I think it has to be Stefan digs for the Texans just because I think that for diggs's decline down the stretch in Buffalo where again he had fewer receiving yards than khil Shakir for the final three months for Buffalo yeah not to mention that they should frankly he dropped the pass they should have won the game of the playoffs for diges it's basically either he kind of fell off or he was hurt I I I I understand that there were scheme changes with kend dorsy and stuff at offensive coordinator but I don't think it's it is possible for me to reconcile what happened in Buffalo at the end unless you think there was a decline or an injury and I think Diggs is the guy that stands out as as as like Cooper cup just all right you just have to have an opinion on whether the cliff is here or not I'm really embracing the spirit of the word with mine I'm taking puka oh you're after the year it's just like the legacy of Cooper cup Cooper cup has been a mentor to him and now he's mentoring him and had to be a huge fantasy disappointment in 20124 because I just think he's gonna be banged up all year Craig who do you have I is it bad that I love Devon hen but this the answer is Devon Anan like that's the answer to this category like it could be one of those where you like hey remember that time when he had that one awesome year and now he's in the the ZF the XFL what whatl are we in X U UFL there's a million ter leag that nobody knew who this guy was he came onto the scene like crazy and again he was shooting 40% from half court like maybe he's just not going to do that again and there's a lot of great running backs on this team so although he's awesome I mean this guy's going for $50 in your league and he he like barely gets 10 run rushes a game that's just kind of insane DK who do you have Keenan Allen he uh finished as the wide receiver three last year 17 points per game he basically had zero Target competition on a team with Justin Herbert that passed 37 times a game which was third most in the NFL now he's on Chicago with a rookie quarterback I love I love kale Williams but it's a rookie quarterback he has DJ B romad dun DeAndre Swift Gerald Everett Cole KT you know down the line there's just much more Target competition I think they're going to spread it out a whole bunch more I'm not really buying the whole 230 pounds thing is is the big deal I don't I I'm not like on that but I just think he's probably not going to get nearly the the target volume that he got last year all right one of my favorite categories I tried to do this last year with Philadelphia with mixed results my I just want everyone of that offense I don't [ __ ] care guy or in this case team um I'm gonna go I think it's the Green Bay Packers that's mine too just I just want all the people on the team including the tight end give me everybody super happy I think they're G to score points I don't even know which wide receiver is going to be the wide receiver one but I like all of them um the Josh Jacobs Rejuvenation year I'm in Jordan love second half of the season in uh I'm just in on that team so Craig you have them too yeah I just think you know everyone's looking at the Texans and the Packers as like the two most exciting ascending offenses it's like Texans Packers Super Bowl we love stad we love Jordan love that's all great everyone's drafting all the players on the Texans that you people are drafting three Texans wide receivers in the top 65 which is Dell Diggs and Nico Collins people are drafting zero Packers wide receivers in the top 80 which I don't really understand if you think that this team is going to be a top five offense it'd be awesome none of these receivers are being drafted I would take any of them I would take Christian Watson Jaden Reed Davian wicks Romeo dobs is probably a sleeper people are bored with him because he was like a sixth round pick and he's got the most Buzz out of the four Dudes in the preseason they brought going nuts about him everybody just refuses to believe that he loves dos yeah yeah I don't even know who the number one is what do you have for this one DK uh call me crazy but I want all the Chiefs you know you know the team with uh Patrick it's a good zag yeah Pacho Kelsey momes Rashid rice Xavier worthy the rookie Hollywood Brown like you could get several of those guys if you like go through the draft and I mean this is a team obviously Patrick Mahomes best quarterback in the NFL this is a team that has been over the years one of the highest pass rate teams overe expected um they want to go up Tempo last year was like we don't have anybody so we're going to completely sort of change our identity I think there's a chance to get back to their like high high octane pass first like let's score 50 points a game and just you know grind our opponents into dust kind of deal through the passing game and so uh yeah I kind of want back on that in the you know Patrick Mahomes Renaissance or whatever in fantas I actually also had the Chiefs and then my number two is the Packers there you go it's great the Chiefs are back baby it's 3p time they have their fantasy mojo back mahomes's wife is yelling at people on social media we're back baby Travis Kel's filming a movie yeah yeah we're back shit's happening okay Craig what a great category for you to kick us off with my I know it's a year too early but [ __ ] it guy one of my favorite categories in this whole draft who is it I really like the rookie Brian Thomas Jor oh that's mine damn it yeah that's all right we'll share him yeah rookie out of LSU he's on the Jags now you know Calvin Ridley's gone they need a new deep threat great Vibes out of Camp I was I was listening to mina KES talking about how the Jags wide receivers were terrible going deep they basically got zero separation going deep that's exactly what Brian Thomas does I think everyone's sleeping a little bit on the Jags um and uh yeah the reviews out of Camp are so good with him probably better than any rookie wide receiver other than Malik neighbors he's he's actually playing in the preseason he's making plays and I look I don't really like anybody else on this team it's like okay you have Gabe Davis you have Christian Kirk there's not a lot going on I'm sure this will be a year or too early because it's tough as a rookie but I love Brian Thomas yeah and a scale of one to Kenny picket has Joe Vibes yeah the Brian Thomas Buzz has been like a nine yeah which is a red FL people just raving about him like I can't believe we were able to get him where we got him this guy's amazing he catches everything he's always open like it's it's pretty noticeable and this is you know this is backed up by the people that loved roing for him in college they were all like this guy's [ __ ] awesome like you like not sure if he should go ahead Harris the neighbors but this guy is [ __ ] awesome just so you know who do you have DK Roman dun from bears so everybody is projecting him to be sort of the distant wide receiver three on his team and he might be especially early on um but I don't know you I think the risk that he will just be the the wide receiver three is already baked into his price like I I want to take him and just see how it all shakes out maybe Keenan Allen gets hurt maybe Rome Just Leap Frogs him in terms of the hierarchy of that passing game maybe he just turns out to be the like the better player ultimately this year like Keenan Allen could kind of fall off um or you could have injuries in the in the why receiver group here uh adun is already showing like pretty incredible chemistry with Caleb Williams um they took a flight together Craig was on that flight they're best friends um yeah headed to the draft um and I just think like dunesday skill set is perfect for uh what the way that ke uh Caleb Williams plays in terms of like he's running around he's running around at like this is The Scrambled drill Odun is huge he wins at the catch point you know he knows how to get open at the last minute so like if if kale is going to throw it up for him he'll he'll go get it um I don't know I just think this is the number eight overall pick right like he is one of the better wide receiver prospects we've seen in years and nobody wants him in fantasy well and also the more you read about and watch the bear stuff they were like obsessed with getting him a number nine like one of the many mistakes that the Falcons made was you know I think these teams I always thought they had Intel on what other teams wanted like they could have just flip pit pretended they were going to take ad dun and and the Bears would have freaked out and probably given them something they could move back a spot and Tak a penics anyway but um seems like he's we it just might be a legendary wide receiver class that might be that might be where we landed we might have just gotten four awesome guys who's yours High Fitz uh Jonathan Brooks the running back for the Panthers because I mean I'm not a big fan of running backs coming off ACL injuries for one of the worst offenses of the league but I also think next year Jonathan Brooks has a three- down skill set he could easily be a top 20 pick in drafts if he at down the stretch of this year if he plays well and then I'm like all right depending where he goes I don't love him if you have to use a top 100 pick on him but if he falls outside that and you have an injury reserve spot on your league and Yahoo and you can stick him in there for a month [ __ ] it just take Jonathan Brooks this year man because I think he's immensely talented I I I'm dubious that he'll be useful in the first half of the season but I do like him for the stretch run if he goes late enough I don't want any Panthers but I see the case Danny Kelly you're your my missionary position we've all had him this is [ __ ] boring guy who is it I mean every year it's Amari Cooper isn't it yeah and he's somehow getting better every year yeah I mean he was incredible last year I still don't want to draft him for for a multitude of reasons um yeah I just I think there's bad vibes obviously with the sea Watson this season um I mean if Flaco was a quarterback I'd be pretty stoked about it but he's not hit Kean Allen this should be named the Kean Allen award had the best year of his career last year went Chicago no one cares I think Debo now is old enough to qualify for this award that's what I'm taking yeah feel like we've all either had him or traded for him or had some sort of pass with him in fantasy at this point and he's probably a little undervalued because people now factor in the whatever Debo injur is gonna happen I don't know how many more years he has left at Elite level and I just feel like you get him for $5 dollar less than maybe what he probably should go for at this point who do you have Craig Joe Mixon everyone's done the Joe Mixon thing true he did we did a ringer draft a couple weeks ago and Joe Mixon fell like three rounds nobody wants him and it's like every year he's actually pretty good he's had a really good offense has the lead back and is probably last touchdown that's a good one okay uh High Fitz oh who's up who's up for the to lead the next category yeah it's high Fitz oh this will be fun my I fell for the preseason hype guy this could be rookies this could be uh three-year guys Ken pick award oh God this is it who who'd you fall for who sucked you in you guys beat me to it man it's Brian Thomas the Jaguars receiver he's so good I know he just hit it but I just can't get over that we we were all obsessed with Xavier worthy running a 4-2 40 yard dash meanwhile Brian Thomas ran a 4-3 40- yard dash he's 46 pounds heavier um I everything you guys said about the Jaguars and more I and I think they they signed Gabe Davis out of panic losing Calvin Ridley but I think Brian Thomas could be I I wouldn't be shocked if a month into the season we're saying Brian Thomas looks like the best receiver in this rookie class I'm not saying he'll be better than these guys long term but I wouldn't be shocked if he had along with morvin Harrison and neighbors like the immediate impact right right on that level by the way hit's just saying I wouldn't be shocked dot dot dot with a proclamation just now made him eligible to be on an ESPN show I don't know you just passed the final final test I think that's Dana rovi's entire bit I wouldn't be shocked if Patrick Mahomes threw for 70 touchdowns this year uh I'm gonna go last because I have two guys that I really like and either Craig or Danny Kelly might take one of them so Craig you go I don't know if this counts but can I say Caleb Williams like I I know he's the number one overall Pi absolutely can you can okay I know he's the number one pick and everything but man uh there's a thin margin of error for Caleb Williams this year even if he's mediocre I think everyone's going to be pretty upset um and the mediat tour the Hard Knocks him and adun are best friends it feels like adun is already the most famous wide receiver on the team which is crazy um he just looks awesome and so fun and he's already doing the crazy USC scramble in a million circles for 10 seconds before he makes an awesome throw thing um I'm falling for all of it but like man he's right he's flying hot right now it's a great one I can't believe it took it took so long to even bring him up I was looking at bets for him for like 4500 yard passing seasons and up on FanDuel where he was like I don't know six to1 7even to one something like that it's like could he throw for 4,500 yards uh Danny Kelly who's yours uh mine is the Tennessee Titans offense basically the the and I was just watching will Levis uh just looking exciting and and awesome and throwing the ball down the field and like play action and all this stuff and just now was he was he tearing up yeah preseason game that's you know whatever um wow he I don't know to me this is like the siren song I I I want to believe in will Levis because he's big shog throws the ball real hard and he runs around and he sacrif sacrifices his body he's like Trucking dudes it's just like I want that to be successful in the NFL they brought in Brian Callahan they brought in Brian Callahan's dad you know they got Calvin Ridley Tony Pard you know offensive lines looking pretty solid um there's a world in which this works really well but there's also a world in which fails spectacularly and will Evis is just bad and he takes a million sacks and their offense can't operate um so I don't know I I'm I i' I've allowed myself to have hope that will Lis in this Titans offense it's gonna be fun Caleb Williams on FanDuel 11 to1 to throw for 4,500 yards Craig are you aroused I mean a little aroused yeah I mean that'd be the record right for a rookie what did what did games what did Herbert do 17 games that's 260 a game but cold weather seems like a lot I don't know if I would do it Herbert was 4,300 I I have two it's my podcast so I'm gonna give myself two i f for the preseason hype guys what the [ __ ] I mean the easy one is Trey McBride who I think we all Lov down the stretch who was really good and is now everybody's just like Trey McBride watch out like he's kind of become the pits for this year Dan Dan Kelly's one of them and I'm also one of them because I think he's really good the counter is they now have Harrison um they they built out they have more receivers like it it's just there might have been reasons he was doing so well down the stretch that have nothing to do with this year's team so have him flagged and the big one for me this I can't believe it's taken 85 minutes for this to come up is the Jameson Williams Rehabilitation watch out tour yeah where it's like yeah we know he was a [ __ ] dis he came off the ACL and then he was an absolute [ __ ] disaster but he's learning how to run routes now and there there's just they're really talking him up in a way that I'm both suspicious and excited because if it was like ah Jameson Williams for six bucks on a on a loaded team great but on the other hand like it just feels like they're trying hard if you guys you guys are reading all these websites and you you've seen it right oh yeah feels like intentional Jameson wi Jamon Dan Campbell has been talking him up a ton this this off season which is I don't trust it I don't trust it either I don't want it at all they're like gearing up to trade him or something yeah it just feels like yeah you know who's great but he's the type of player where in in terms of excitement per touch he's like top top one you know what I mean like every time he touches the football it's like oh my God this is the fastest person on Earth I mean it does seem like they have one play that they can run wherever where he just runs a straight line and he's five yards ahead of every defensive back and then GF just has to kind of reach it to him all right we only have three categories left this is a great one my I'd never root for an injury but he is one injury away guy I well I'll I Craig you go I'll go last because I have two I think I think it's tank Dell on the Texans because I think Stefan digs coming to the Texans really neutered the tank Dale hype train it sucked because he's like CJ Stroud's best friend CJ strad can't stop talking about him this offseason and is like if I could have three wide receivers like of all time he was like Ians who are the three do you remember he was like oh if I gotta run one play Jerry like Jerry Rice Calvin Johnson tank and tank and I'm like ah [ __ ] man Stephon digs is here just mucking up the whole situation so yeah that's a good one who do you have Danny Kelly Blake corm the running back for the Rams if kyen Williams gets hurt like Blake corm could legit legitimately be like a top three running back in fantasy he was my one B for this category and it really seems like the Rams genuinely like him to yeah yeah so who do you have high fits I don't want anything to happen to Russell Wilson but I would rather Justin Fields be the starting quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers yeah I have a great one and it's gonna cause an actual audible reaction shake from one of the three people hosting this podcast with me jsn you want him to get hurt or you want no he wants like DK meta to get hurt yeah the The Meta or locket hamstring he's out for five games and jsn just goes [ __ ] Bonkers yeah and that's 90% of the reason to spend $17 on them right because they have too many too many receivers and that I just don't I don't see it but one of those guy all of a sudden he might be like a top 10 receiver with one injury all right two new categories to end it so excited about this Danny Kelly my rookie nitrous oxide guy the guy that you know you probably shouldn't take just like you should never try nitrous oxide but it's like man it also might be fun I might just [ __ ] do it and all of a sudden you're doing it who is it I mean I had Malik neighbors Circle for this one like he the preseason stuff he's just looked incredible he's made like three or four just like George Pickins esque catches on the sideline one of the most explosive players in college football last year if not the most explosive um just a fun fun player but again he's catching passes from Daniel Jones like we don't know this might be one of the worst teams in the league s hav it's um I've like been on the Giants for the last few years because they just suck at scoring touchdowns like they can't score touchdowns it's a big part of football teams teams need to score touchdowns and the Giants are bad at it so I'm like why am I taking Malik Neighbors in the fourth round they can't score touchdowns but also he might just you can't resist he might score all of the touchdowns for the team who knows he's that good I think he is really like he'll be in the in the discussion for the best rookie receiver and Marvin Harrison Jr is like going to have a huge year so um yeah I love my Lake neighbors hi Fitz I mean Xavier worthy man I think he's nitrous because he runs like he's on nitrous and he's also nitrous because you know what Exavier worthy fast like look some of these fast guys never work out John Ross some of these guys never work out but you're like know what John Ross never had Patrick Mahomes that look Xavier worthy I I don't know if I want to base my like success on my season on whether or not he pins out but yeah I want to little Huff you know just give you know just give me one hit of Xavier worthy I I I can't live my my life having not gotten a hit of Xavier worthy so he's the reason I created the category he's also my pick I saw that that that clip where they used him four different ways in the same preseason game and each one was just him running right by somebody I was like oh my God what is this is this like a like so he he'll end up what's the price range for him in a fantasy draft let's be honest it's going to be$ five dollar higher than any of us would ever think yeah I think that 15 you're gonna have to pay up yeah I was gonna say he's in the 10 to 15 range with no evidence that he should even be more than three bu just because of the combine and the other problem is his name is sick like Xavier worthy like Brian Thomas is gonna be lower because frean Thomas on the Jaguars ex if Ryan Thomas and Xavier worthy switched names all teams I mean that'd be totally different yeah I just try to ignore the fact that Xavier worthy weighs 20 pounds less than me as long as I don't think about that I I'm fine drafting him we have that the Pats this year there's been incredible Tai Thorton buzz like he's oh yeah he's going to be starting receiver like he's been awesome the whole year and I just he they were like he's put on weight too and it's like cool so now he's 130 pounds like last category there's probably only one answer for it but we had to creator for this year the my I know this is good value right now but I simply don't want to root for him guy I created this category for Aaron Rogers um I don't want to root for anything good to happen for the Jets or Aaron Rogers I just think he's annoying um and that's enough for me not to want to take him but then if he's just sitting there at two bucks i' I'd probably really think about it considering he's got two Elite offensive weapons and a really good offensive line and that Jets might be really good so I I would pick Rogers for this who do you have Craig I didn't know this was like guys that we had personal vendettas against yeah well you can Autobot on the Fly you're professional podcast who do you hate Craig well I hate a lot of you uh I mean to be honest I I I [ __ ] hate Chris Godwin I'm not gonna lie that guy pissed me off so much that guy ruined my life last year he was so bad Mike Evans was scoring three touchdowns a game and Chris Godwin was on the sidelines uh on the on his phone and I know he's be back this year this is like the year after his ACL whatever the new OC and Tampa Bay I'm just like so sick of Chris Godwin sometimes when a guy double crosses you like that I you can't go back that's how I feel about Kyle pittz as well I wish him all the best I never have him on another team he really hurt my feelings who do you have Danny Kelly I had some cognitive dissonance here because I really love Garrett Wilson but it's Aaron Rogers yeah yeah it's like you have to I I traded for him in a few Dynasty leagues because he's so cheap everyone's like he's going to be gone after this year but he might be a top 10ed quarterback who all for all we know like you know go back to the MVP years he was scoring or throwing like 45 touchdowns to two picks I mean he still has that in his bag potentially so you have to kind of take that chance I mean one of the fun things about Rogers this year just as a football storyline is wherever it goes is going to be enjoyable yeah because if he's good that means Garrett Wilson will be good that means the Jets will be a really interesting team and it'll just be like a fun football storyline if he's bad combined with the Packers and Jordan love being really good and then the Jets fans just being absolutely Furious that Rogers isn't good like that's gonna be hilarious to watch so there's no way to lose I the only way this doesn't really work is if they're like an eight and nine team with some injuries and I I don't see a scenario where they're not entertaining hi Fitz finish this off who do you have it's Rogers for everything you just said and the one thing I'll say the last time he did iasa he then won the next two MVP awards that's all I'm saying he needs to get back or he yeah he went to Egypt this look it's a way more fun season if the if the Jets are like 12 and five let's be honest it feels like a lot of stuff is lining up for them too s and I are going to do it on Tuesday we're doing the AFC and I'm really trying to be there's just so many red flags with the Jets as a franchise and the coach and there's a million Reas offensive line in the league yeah you're hard on Salah I think salah's a good coach and I feel he's a good offensive coach but I don't I we haven't seen evidence he's a good head coach yet have we am I missing something I I feel like it wasn't Sol's decision to keep the quarterbacks the roster that were on the roster last year and then he was told to cook with the ingredients he had and I think they actually had an incredibly coach season I think the roster Management's been crazy yeah he's basically been like a chef on Chopped and it's like all right make a spaghetti out of quail eggs Hershey's chocolate and richz crackers I'm making ice cream yeah that sounds delicious uh yeah because I had I was gonna talk myself into the bills for that Division and then when Milano got hurt I was just and now I know Milano gets hurt every year but when that happened even before year I was like oh that's there's a lot of science pointing against some [Music]