Fantasy Football Podcast 2016 - Week 13 Matchups, In-or-Out, Playoff Push

Have a backup plan? I feel like you don't. I think before Sunday morning rolls around, we're going to have clarity on this. You are probably right. If it doesn't, I would say that it's such a sure thing that Andrew Luck will be cleared and will play, that I would take the gamble of if... Riding dirty? Riding dirty and worst case scenario, if I've got to move Andrew Luck to my IR when he's officially declared out and roll in some tollzine.

I wouldn't want to do it, but that's how confident I am, Andrew Luck will play. Trevor Simeon has not practiced this week. Coobes says he has so much confidence in the seventh round pick. He says he can play without practice. Practice. That's so, it's so weird. I don't need practice. I'm Trevor Simeon. So I would say, you know, whenever a guy misses, especially a quarterback, who you need to kind of have running the game plan and those type of things. When you miss.

Tough match up against Jacksonville as well. Yeah. When you miss these. Jacksonville pasty. Practices. You're still in a walking boot. I would expect Trevor Simeon not to play. But it is interesting to me that Kubiak is saying, even if he doesn't practice all week, he still can play. Because what does that say about Paxon Lynch? Says he's not ready. But when we've seen him, he's as good as Trevor Simeon. Oh, all right. In that start, he did not look. He's, Simeon's looked much better.

Yeah, I guess my point is he's enough with that defense, like the difference between Simeon. This week, this week probably. Here's what this does do, though, regardless of whether he does play or is out and lynch is in, I think this downgrades all your offensive pieces for the Broncos because you're not going to have the healthy starter.

So Demarius Thomas, who I was already down on a little bit. I move him down a little more. Sam was Sanders. Even the running game, it just, it affects all pieces. Mark Ingram has not practiced on Wednesday or Thursday because of a toe injury. If he doesn't, if he doesn't get in limited today, I think he's going to be out. You know how much Tim Hightower is loved. Rightly or wrongly. Sean Payton loves Tim Hightower, and he is an absolute must start.

against the Detroit. The Detroit Lions are technically okay against the run, fantasy points-wise, mostly because they give it all up through the air. But if Ingram is out, Tim Hightower is an absolute must start. Ingram and Sean Payton are most definitely fro-yo bros. Yes. Many frozen yogurts have been consumed. Are you saying, Hightower?

Did I misspeak? You said Ingram. Oh, oh, no. Sean Payton does not like Mark Ingram. He does everything he can to keep him off the field. This is like an opportunity for Sean Payton to sit Mark Ingram. Hey, you didn't practice. Wait, the doctor cleared me. He said I get practicing full. Yeah, but you didn't. You said I couldn't. That's what will happen. I don't expect Mark Ingram to play. If he does, I'm fine. You think he's out? I do. I do. I think he's going to miss the game. However, if he plays, I'm fine starting him.

Chris Ivory is unlikely to play what the hamstring is not practiced this week. His counterpart, T.J. Eldon did practice on Thursday. So, oh, man, T.J. Eldon against the Broncos is all alone. Could get some volume. The Broncos can be beat on the ground. This is the week. Pull out that Sharpie we talked about. Just black out your entire screen. Yeah, this is the week before the playoffs where you are trying to get in. If you have to rely on either of these guys, you're in some trouble.

I hope you keep listening when your playoff run is over. Ryan Matthews has been ruled out. Mike Gillisley has been limited in practice, so he remains the handcuff. T.Y. Hilton, he's talking about some in and out. We're going wide receivers? Yeah, T.Y. Hilton here. Practice Wednesday. Did not practice Thursday. However, they're on the Monday night game schedule. So it's like today's a Wednesday, which is a normal practice to miss. You have to monitor it, but I expect that he will play.

We have an entire subsection here of wide receivers exclusively for the bills because it is not going well in Buffalo. Sammy Watkins did return to practice after he was experiencing the foot soreness. The quotes are all over the map from, well, I don't think he's going to play. Oh, well, he can play as much as he needs to. We'll see what he can actually do. I mean, all over the place. Do you expect Sammy?

in the lineup i fully expect sammy walkins to be in the lineup they need him as we will see when we talk about everybody else there say that's that's good news because robert woods is not practiced all week marquis good one uh did return to practice today but he suffered a a wrist injury and percy harvin the migraines are back unfortunately for that is just so sad yes when the guy finally comes back and it when it's

When it's that specific thing with the migraines, man, it's no good. Don't play, Percy. And I don't expect he will. I don't expect Robert Woods will. Marquis Goodwin. I think he will play, but I think he'll be hampered by that wrist. Sammy Watkins should play. And I think he's going to be all right, but I would prefer to not have to rely on him in this game. Devante Parker is trending towards not playing.

Calvin Benjamin was limited on Thursday with a shoulder. He should play. He's still been practicing. Jordan Matthews did return to practice. He had rolled his ankle in the game. Avoid Jordan Matthews. I'm going to go ahead and put this out there. Hot take. Avoid Jordan Matthews last week. He had this angle injury and he wasn't really able to play through it during the game. And so let's say, and now he's had some soreness and he's had some hard time practicing. It's not healed. I am not going to trust that if he is active,

that he's going to play a full game. That's kind of my more, my fear is not that he's going to be out. I'm saying avoid him this week because, you know, he, he's just got a lot of extra risk this week. And I don't think his normal upside is worth taking on that kind of risk. Jeremy Macklin has returned to practice. Yeah. Some of the beat reporters out of Kansas City.

Even with him back at practice, expect him to miss one more week. Oh, really? Yeah, it's really a strange situation. Tyreek Hill needs to give Jeremy Macklin a weekend trip to Aspen. Say, go get, treat yourself, Jeremy Macklin. Treat yourself. Just stay away so I can do my thing. Tyreau Williams, not practicing again.

He's trending towards out. I mean, when you don't practice Wednesday, you don't practice Thursday. Today will be the telling day for Tyrell Williams. He's a tough one too because I think earlier this week, I think I had recommended Tyrell Williams to start for several questions. I like him this week or liked him. I mean, the shoulder issue is causing a big problem. Everyone on the New England Patriots roster has been limited and marked at limited. However, Jules.

Edelman, he's back at practice. Hogan has been limited to practice. These guys are expected to play. John Brown, limited at practice. That's another avoid for me. Like just even if he plays. Even if he plays, avoid him. I don't expect huge things. He hasn't figured the sickle cell trait issue out with the legs. You saw him start.

last week with a 20-yard catch, and then he was pretty much done for the game. He was out, so I would not be playing my guy, John Brown. Alan Hearns hasn't practiced this week. That could be interesting for Marquise Lee. If they weren't playing the Broncos. Yeah, and Alan Robinson are going to be pretty much your only two past catching options, maybe with T.Y. Hilton. It looks like, I know we're not to the tight ends, but it looks like Julius Thomas is going to be out.

and Alan Hernes is going to be out. And they are playing. G.G. Eldon! Yeah, but man, with that Broncos. Let's go. If you're telling me, I just got to lock down two outside guys and then go get Blake Bortles. There will be blood. Eddie Royal did not practice. Eddie Royal just can never, he can't stay on the field lately. So Marquise Wilson becomes more interesting than he was because maybe we have a little bit of clarity there.

Moving to the tight ends. Jordan Reed, sources say he is unlikely to play, which, yeah. Yeah. Thanks. Just mark him out already. I need to move him to my arm. I feel like we don't need sources on that. Just logic says this guy who has a long stretch of injury problems, who has a very serious injury right now probably is not going to play this week. I watched a video of him at practice because he's still hanging out with the guys.

But his, the injured arm, he just, this thing is tucked into the side. He is not moving it at all. Yeah, and that's not what you want to go out and catch balls against the number one ranked defense against the tight end. Odo Beckham, one of these days he's going to say, I'm just going to play with one hand. So here's a question, Mike, with Jordan Reed. I know he's unlikely to play. I would say extremely doubtful. But there is a rule that says if he plays, you start him.

Oh, that is very true. Rule 86. Is that true this week? If he plays with this injury against Arizona, do you start him? I would. I would. All right. I would. Martellus Bennett returned to practice. He should be fine. This is pretty much the Patriot way. I said. I gave the update. Everyone on the Patriots, limited. Your veterans, they're not going to play Wednesday. They're going to practice limited Thursday, and then they're going to be fine. So.

Is there anyone else? We got Julius Thomas. We said he's not practicing, and Charles Clay did return to practice. Charles Clay just ever, ever disappointing for fantasy purposes. Yeah, he really has been a disappointment since coming over from Miami. I thought he would be able to get some stuff done. So before we jump into the rest of the forecast, I want to thank today's sponsor, Blue Apron. Blue Apron is shipping delicious recipes right to your door. And you know what is the worst, Jason?

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fantasy forecast all right let's finish up the games my friend we got a lot of good information on these games hopefully will will help you determine who to start who to bypass rams patriots 44 and a half point over under patriots are favored by nearly two touchdowns