Fantasy Football - Mock Draft Show! + Big-Time Values - Podcast for 7/16

Welcome to the Fantasy Footballers Podcast with your hosts, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome into the podcast. It's a fantasy footballers podcast, if you're nasty, it's me, Mike. Oh, thank you. My best friend, Jason Moore. What up? What's going on, everybody? It is a 10-team mock draft type of day. Yes, it is. People have been asking for it. We said, okay. Something like that.

Our fearless leader. You're like, hey, where's Andy? Didn't he just take some time? He did. However, he is now... Does he have... I'm on his buttons. If there's an applause button, we can go ahead. I got you. Yeah, give me some of that because the people love it. Andy is celebrating his 20th wedding anniversary with his lovely wife. So he'll be out for the next... This one and Saturday. This one and the next one. But that's where he is. Like, hey, when you've been married for 20 years, you get to go out and... You need a vacation. You get to do a little celebrating.

But welcome into the show. I will be your host. Mike, the fantasy hitman, right? I will be your host for today. Like I said, it is a 10-team mock. Like, let's get into the quick question. Here we go. Oh, speaking of an Andy. It's an Andy in Rhode Island. It says, hey, fantasy footballers. My league of record is quite competitive. And we use a six-point quarterback passing touchdown scoring format as opposed to four. And they're wondering just how does that truly affect the rankings of the quarterbacks? Jason. Six-point passing versus four-point. It really, really does not affect much. I would say this.

As far as whether you draft a quarterback earlier or later, like the position, it affects absolutely nothing. I mean, literally nothing. A lot of times people are like, well, no, in my league they score six per touchdown and therefore quarterbacks score more and therefore quarterbacks are more important and they're blah, blah, blah. But they all score more. It really does not affect the... I mean, we've seen studies done on this. In fact, late-round quarterback drafting is sometimes even more valuable and easier to capture fantasy points when you get the quarterbacks and the good matchups streaming that can throw a couple of touchdowns predictably.

What it does do is it changes the order of the quarterbacks within where you were already going to draft them, specifically guys like Jalen Hurts, who is a rushing touchdown machine. Because you get the bonus two points. Right. If you rush it in, you get six. Exactly. And so, you know, you just have to think, is this a guy who's going to score a lot of touchdowns on the ground or few touchdowns on the ground? You know, Burrow is going to throw a ton of touchdowns. Right. But he's probably not going to rush for a ton. Ironically... Burrow's my biggest mover.

On our desk here, we've got Jalen Hurts and Joe Burrow. I think those are the two biggest movers. So, yeah, it doesn't change a lot. The market is still the market. It shifts a couple guys around. Like, you know, Burrow's more valuable. I think Brock Purdy is more valuable in a six-point. So, you don't really need to overreact. Just kind of know that if you're in a four-point, the rushing guys are going to be a little bit more valuable. Brooks wants me to remind everyone, which is a good reminder, the Ultimate Draft Kit, which is the only draft kit that you need.

You can get that at ultimatedraftkit.com. We're always updating it. Sleepers, breakouts, busts, values, 100-plus player profile videos, all of our projections. Tons and tons of stuff. Like I said, it's the only thing you'll need to get you ready for your fantasy football draft. We have just recently added a mock draft tool. If you have a UDK, like if you have access, you have access to these mock drafts as well. It's right there. You just got to update. It went live on iOS. And it is live now on Android as well. But you got to make sure that you've updated your app to the newest version.

But it should be there. And please jump in there. Have some mocks. Look around. It's a little bit, you know, I mean, it's a pretty straightforward mock draft tool. But you have access to ADPs from other sources where generally you go. If you're playing on ESPN. If you're playing on Yahoo. If you're on these platforms. Yeah, they're not like, hey, why don't you upload your sleeper scoring. Right. Scoring. No. So I mean. Or ADP. You genuinely really should. I mean, the reason we do these mock draft episodes is they are so valuable. And they're the most valuable. The reason we do them here the way we do them, which is every single person is a human, is

because that's replicating what we think we're going to experience the most in real life. So when you're on your platforms, your platform's ADP has an effect that it shouldn't have, but it does. And we just all need to recognize that. Yeah. And when you. It gets everybody. When you do those mock drafts against your platform's ADP, you can figure out, oh, this guy falls later than I think he should. This guy goes too high. You know, different strategies. So it's obviously, we're not charging anything extra for it. We're putting it in the ultimate draft kit. If you got the ultimate draft kit, you're good.

We've got so many new tools. The draft kit's awesome. The value scout tool that we just put out recently, that's awesome. The Felix prospect models. There's so much stuff in it. So yeah, it's a good time to get in. Yeah. UltimateDraftKit.com. Having said that, let's move on. The Fantasy Footballers Mock Draft. Right into things. It is a 10-team half PPR. We are doing a three wide receiver, one flex, and with four bench spots because we got to be able to finish the draft and get out of here in an appropriate amount of time. I have started the draft. Oh, I'll lay it out.

The Draft Order. The Falcon. Well, which, ladies and gentlemen, the people have, we haven't talked about it for a while. Go to a head. Oh, yes. Matt, hold up your trophy. Oh, what is that? You got the trophy back. Yes. So, the original holder of the golden toilet. So, everyone. Yeah, take it all. Take it all. Okay. Everyone can sleep easy knowing that the trophy has been returned to where it should be. And for a reminder for the rules of the trophy. Just for those, you know, new listeners or those who have forgotten. When we are ready to record a show.

Yeah. And. But the day before, we say recording is at this time. Right. Everyone needs to be ready to go at that time. Yeah. And when everyone is ready, but there's one person who is, I don't know, maybe on a toilet and can't be there when they're supposed to be. Yeah. They get that trophy. You get the trophy. Change hands. Until someone else. It will. It's moved around. Yeah. It'll get there. We got Owl is picking in slot two. I am pick three. Matthew Betts, the fantasy PT is at pick four. Papa Josh at five. Kyle Borg, K-Borg, the Borgannoni at six.

Brooks is at seven. Jason, you are at eight. Julia, our editor, is at 109. And then Jake, the graphics, baby Jake, will be at the turn at the 110. Oh, man. I hope Gibbs makes it to me. I got bad news for you, Jason. So, because of the three wide, I assume, the Falcon went with Jamar Chase at the 101. That doesn't bother me at all. If you want, because of the three wide, if you want to start with those wide receivers, the elite guys, that doesn't bother me. But Jameer Gibbs at pick three, that makes it very easy for me to start the draft because Owl took Bijon at the 102.

So, not a ton of difference here. Just Jamar at 101 is interesting. Betts is going to take Puka, Papa Josh, Amonra, St. Brown. Ooh, Amonra had a JSN, Papa Josh. That's kind of spicy. JSN goes to Kyle. Brooks gets Christian McCaffrey. Jason, you're on the clock. I'm on the clock. And, you know, honestly, I wanted one of those four wide receivers in this format. If not, then obviously I would love Bijon or Gibbs. And if not, then I'm in the spot I'm in. There does seem to be, after McCaffrey, would you have taken McCaffrey? No, no, I wouldn't have taken McCaffrey.

Obviously, McCaffrey is well-deserving of being taken. He was last year's, you know, scored the most fantasy points. He does that pretty frequently, every couple of years. The volume and the age that he has just seen and is, it genuinely scares me. And I think that, you know, I personally would tie-break that. I've got Jonathan Taylor ahead of him. You know. Okay. Last year, before Daniel Jones was injured, Jonathan Taylor was outscoring Christian McCaffrey. Yeah, but then what happened? Then Daniel Jones got injured, and the Colts couldn't move the ball as well. I'm just saying. Christian McCaffrey. No, I get it.

At wide receiver. McCaffrey doesn't care who the quarterback is. He just keeps cooking. At wide receiver, there's only one guy that would be in consideration here, CeeDee Lamb, a former, you know, another player that's been the number one at the position. So I'm either taking a guy who's been the number one wide receiver or a guy who's been the number one running back, and I will take Jonathan Taylor. All right. Johnny Taylor goes 108. Julia takes CeeDee Lamb, putting Baby Jake on for the turn. He goes with James Cook and Justin Jefferson. Any issues here with the first round? Pretty plain, Jane, here?

I think it's pretty standard. No crazy things. I'm sitting here at a spot where I almost regret already very early. You already regret your pick? I do because while I do think Jonathan Taylor and CeeDee Lamb both represented kind of the end of their tier. This is your first pick? Well, no. Listen why? Because to me. Four players later? Ashton Gentey and Omari and Hampton are. They're not close to Taylor. I think both of those players could end up being a top five running back this season. Whereas the next best wide receiver to me is Drake London, and I love Drake London,

but I don't think he's going to be a top five wide receiver. So I would rather have CeeDee Lamb and Ashton Gentey rather than Jonathan Taylor and Drake London personally. So I'm going to – this is a mock draft. Also, CeeDee Lamb, James Cook. Then the round two has started. Justin Jefferson followed by Devon Achan. Yeah, so I'm going to play with this and see how it goes starting running back heavy. I'm going to take that. In a three wide. In a three wide receiver. This is why I'm saying I regret – I wish I had started with CeeDee Lamb.

Gotcha. But I'm still going to let the draft come to me. I don't feel like I'm going to reach for a position just because, you know, if I think that there is a higher tier player available early, I'm not going to reach down for a different position. So I'm going to take Gentey. I love Gentey. I think he has a chance. Both of these guys, Jonathan Taylor and Ashton Gentey, have a chance to be top five at the position. So you took Gentey. Then when Brooksie went to A.J. Brown in contention, A.J. Brown can definitely be the wide receiver one on the season.

Kyle takes Hampton. Papa Josh riding low tee with Amon Ra and Drake London. Then Matthew Betts goes with the Saquon Barkley pick. Interesting. The Josh being the only team to take two wide outs in a three wide receiver format is interesting. I wonder if that's just like the 10 team. People feel like they can find some value later. So that puts me on the board. My big board. Look, I'm taking a wide receiver. Oh, let me peek. So running backs. Ooh. I mean, Ken Bone Walker is there as is Chase Brown and Derek Henry. I love all three of those guys,

but I want to get on the wide receiver train here. My big board would have Rice, Nico, Olave, and George as my most likely targets here. Man. The Rasheed. Rasheed Rice is interesting, Jason, because we're both very bullish. And I think that, you know, if he's on the field, he's going to just produce fantasy points. And yet he's still, when I click the name, I'm still like, You don't feel good. Yeah. Which, I mean, sometimes you've got to be able to remove your emotions from there and just go with the math, the stats, or what you believe the points are going to be.

But he still has a little. I mean, if you were to take a look at the league and just say, just say like odds at someone doing something that hasn't been done yet. Right. Like not like, oh, he's going to be suspended for the fact that he went to jail for breaking his parole. But just something new comes up, he would be high up on the list. And just knuckleheads. Mahomes is coming off the injury by all accounts. Everything sounds fantastic. I'm going to go away from my rankings just because I want George on my team. Interesting. I'm going with Gibbs and George Pickens as my first two picks.

Producer Borland is on the clock. He's going to take Nico to go with Bijon. And the Falcon. Whoa, the Falcon was ready. You want this draft to be done quickly, don't you? He's got to get back to that bathroom. Yeah. He's sweating over there. So the Falcon on the turn went with Brock Bowers and Ken Bone Walker. It's a mighty trio there. And then Borland took McBride. Okay. So the first two teams, three different positions to start their draft. Oh, my goodness. All right, look. Yeah, I got to take Rice then. Because my projections and everything. Oh, yeah. Kyle, bring up a great point here.

People ask us about the onesies a lot. In a 10-teamer, an elite tight end does change things. Yes. Elite tight end and elite quarterback are more important. Especially elite tight end. Quarterbacks, you can find more streamers. But it does make a difference if you have the elite. But the elite tight end, though, is truly a difference maker on a 10-team. The reason why is because at the end of a 10-team draft, everyone's team is good. Yes. You're going to have a strong roster. So it's really the guys who score a difference-making amount at a position that win championships in 10-team leagues.

I'm going to stick with Rasheed Rice, though. As you should have. You should have taken Rice over Pickens. You got really lucky. I think that's a great – I mean, starting with Gibbs, the number one running back, and then having Rice and Pickens is an outstanding start. It's feeling good. So after Rice went, Matthew Betts took Henry. Papa Joss took Chase Brown. Ky Borg went with Jeremiah Love in the 306. Okay, Jeremiah Love, Kyle Borg, perhaps a believer. Kyle, I don't know if you're on Mike. Do you feel like Love can be a top-five guy? I think as my RB2, I feel way better here than I normally would in a 12-team league.

Right, but Ted Rowe-McMillan, Garrett Wilson, Devontae Smith. I mean, you had big boy wide receivers there, and you went with the running back. I feel okay about it. That's the way to be. Just feel okay. Brooks takes Chris Olave to pair with A.J. Brown and Christian McCaffrey. Jason, you're back on the clock. You're high-T right now. I'm high-T. I started with two running backs that I love. I'm looking here. I obviously need to get a wide receiver. However, we just brought it up. In a 10-team league, I am looking to get – There's only – Okay. There's only – Honestly, I think there's three of them for sure, which is Bowers, McBride, and Josh Allen.

Those three guys to me are onesie difference makers, the guys that will just be scoring a few more points than everyone else's team at that position. And I looked, and I'm like, okay, I'm near the turn. Maybe he would come back to me. There's wide receivers I definitely like more or less, but there are four wide receivers that I would be okay with as my wide receiver. One, four picks before me. So if they were to take Josh Allen here, I would be – I'd be like, dang it. So even though I would end up with two wide receivers, I'm going to take Josh Allen.

I'm going to pull the trigger, take that onesie in a 10-team league, and make sure I can lock in. And I think those three players are a difference maker in a league like this. All right. So Jason goes Josh Allen, three wide receiver. You have none so far through three rounds. Julia finishes her third round with Tedrow McMillan, and then Baby Jakes took T. Higgins. We're going to take a quick break and get into round four. What's up, Foot Clan? I have been in the tech and media business for my entire life. I built hundreds and hundreds of websites. And so one of the things that was the fundamental,

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