Starts of the Week + Wk 14 Matchups, Jason’s Back!

is scarier on paper than it is in actuality. I think Andrew Luck can easily bounce back and he, to me, is safe for 250 and 2. You're booing me? Yes, I'm booing you. Why is that? I have to play against Andrew Luck. Oh, I got you. You guys ever wondered what a quarterback like Matthew Stanford could do with a talent like Eric E. Run if you ever got one? I did wonder that for years, actually.

Adrian Peterson is my running back start of the week. I think this is going to surprise people. It's surprising me. Look, I think he's extremely safe. I think he's still tired from that 90-yard run. He might be, but he's extremely safe this week. Look, people don't realize this. Adrian Peterson, he's a top 15 running back on the season. He had a 90-yard touchdown run last game. He's going up against the Giants' defense, this 28th against the run, and he's playing for a team that, look.

Gruden knows what's going on in Washington. He knows this. This ship is on the way down. He cannot rely on Mark Sanchez or Josh Johnson to run his offense. He has to hand the ball off or dump it to Chris Thompson. I think Chris Thompson is your surprise flex of the week. If I need to throw an extra one in there. I think Chris Thompson bounces back from, you know, he's back for the first time last week, was targeted five times. But Adrian Peterson.

Chris Thompson, they're going to be your offense in Washington. So it may not sound exciting, but I think you're going to get a very reliable game from Adrian Peterson. I could not. While I was listening, I could not believe because, I mean, I watched the games. I saw everything that happened. But I had no idea that Adrian Peterson did not crack a hundred yards. Oh, then you didn't listen to the show. No, that's what I was saying. When I was listening to the show, when you brought that up, I was loud. I was like, what?

He had a 90-yard run and finished with 98 yards. How is that possible? He gave it all. He gave it his all on that play. He emptied the help bar. Yes, he did. That's fine, though. Oh, absolutely. That's all you need. One giant play like that, and you're fine. My start of the week, I'm going deeper this week, especially for me, according to these two fools. Justin Jackson, waiver. Melvin Gordon, not available for Jason. Melvin, yeah, I was going to go Melvin Gordon.

but unfortunately looks like he's not going to play. So I went with his backup, which is Austin Echler or is Justin Jackson? Well, Austin Echler popping up on the injury report with, what was it? Is it an ankle or something? Small, yeah, minor injury. And on top of that, his head coach came out earlier and said that Echler is wearing down because he's a special teams guy as well. So I'm with you on Justin Jackson, who looks good. Justin Jackson should get double-digit carries in this game.

He looked like the better runner last week. He's got the juice. And this is a matchup against Cincinnati. We'll put that on the shirt for 2018, Mike. You've been giving players juice all year. He's got a matchup against Cincinnati that is as good as it gets. I think you're good for a touchdown. I think you're good for close to 100 yards. So you'd play him over Echler, both of you? Wow. Would you both play him over Echler? Because that's all I've got all week. And when Mike and I had the waiver show, it was.

If I had Echler, I wasn't going to go out and spend a priority on Justin Jackson. As of right now, I still have Echler ahead of Justin Jackson in my rankings, but I'll tell you who I would play Justin Jackson over. I would play Justin Jackson over Marlon Mack, over Josh Adams, over Kevin Coleman, over Jordan Howard. But I'm not going to, this is a start of the week for those that.

You know, you squeaked in the playoffs, or you have Melvin. You lost Kareem, you lost Melvin. Yeah, any one of those situations where you're scrambling, he is a, I would rather, you know, don't throw Dion Lewis back in the lineup. Put Justin Jackson in four nets and wares and Dalvin Cooks and Tariq Coens, start them. But Justin Jackson belongs in playoff matchups here ahead of those guys that have been disappointing you week in and week out. Just go with the new hotness in a great matchup.

I'm going to go with Dalvin Cook, who is seemingly in a bad spot against the Seattle Seahawks. They've actually been giving it up to fantasy running backs. And I know that was that you look at the box scores of who they've been playing. They've been playing heavy hitters. But then Jeff Wilson, my name is Jeff. I mean, like, Jeff Wilson is, I was thinking about this on the drive-in. Jeff Wilson is the ghost of Sean Drone.

for the San Francisco 49ers of the big salad himself. Oh, who's just given you absolute incredible volume. He was perfectly fine. And Dalvin Cook looks healthy. He's, you aren't going to get 20 carries out of Dalvin Cook. But last week against the Patriots, 9 for 84, but 10 targets, I think that he's getting worked more and more into the offense. And I think that he is a strong RB2 play.

Staying in the Monday night game, which that is, by the way, it's Seattle and Minnesota. Believe it or not, against all odds. Oh, yes. Hot Rocket. I'm going with Tyler Lockett. And here's the thing for fantasy owners in the playoffs. This is my advice to you. Shake what your mama gave you. Oh. Okay. Your mama gave you Tyler Lockett all season long. At this point in the season, you don't ask.

Boy, is he going to get the random touchdown? You ask if he's not going to get it because he's scored in nine of 11 games. I mean, two games without scoring. Tyler Lockett, you've got to put him in there. And I know Xavier Roards in Minnesota. Tyler Lockett is a- The Vikings have shut down fantasy wide receivers. Dude, get ready. Oh, man. I love it. Here's, I got to read this tweet word for word because it was close to a perfect tweet. Came in from Curtis Patrick.

on on Twitter. New Seahawks wide receiver 1. Tyler Lockett has a perfect 158.3 passer rating when targeted this season. We are entering week 14. There are no typos in this tweet. That's impossible. That's impossible. That should be impossible. Nine weeks in. Mr. Impossible. Nine touchdowns and not spread out over, you know, three or four games. Right. It's nine touchdowns.

In nine different games, Russell Wilson leans on him. This is a game where you just brought up Dalvin Cook. Minnesota's going to be able to put points up on the board. Tyler Lockett, at this point in time, I'm giving the... He's been good all year. You're not going to bench him for the playoffs matchup. I realize it's... I realize it's risky business, but he's been double digits. He's one of the only players in fantasy football. And double digits in something like, you know, 11 of his 13 games. So...

I'm just staying in those, uh, all right, season long flames. All right. I'm going to stay in some pretty hot flames myself off the back of a five for one hundred one and a touchdown. Chris got a flame broil. You are lucky that I don't, I, look, give me a soundboard with just two drops. No, I'll take the rim shot and the crickets. What's wrong with flame broil? Uh, flame broil, Chris Godwin. Uh,

I started getting the Burger King picture in my head. You know, you're flipping the paddy on the flame. Just continue speaking. I will continue speaking when we're done mocking the jokes. That's fine. No. Chris Godwin is a great play this week. He is, first of all, he's going to, excuse me, sir. How dare you? Mike's a little spit taken over there. I'm good. The Saints have.

Lock down the running back position pretty much all year, but they are the worst in the league at giving up fantasy points to the wide receiver position. Chris Godwin, when Deshawn Jackson has been out, I mean, look, there's three games with him out. Stut. Three for 98, seven for 111 and a touchdown, five for 101 and a touchdown. You have the highest over-under matchup of the week. The perfect...

you know, matchup as far as against the wide receiver position. His opportunity is there with Deshawn Jackson gone. OJ. Howard out. Chris Godwin is a, is a must start. Over Humphreys? Yes. Pronounce with an Humphreys? Yeah, I think Humphreys is safe. Is it a flame broiled start of the week? Oh, goodness. Mike, who's your white out? Cortland Sudd. It's time. All right. It's very unfortunate. It's very unfortunate what happened to Emmanuel Sanders.

But it's time. Cortland Sutton becomes a strong start. I agree with your assessment, Andy, that he moves from a baseline of three receptions up to five. And he's a big play type of wide receiver. It's kind of hard to imagine that, you know, early in the season, it was like Demarius Thomas, Manuel Sanders. They stood between him and glory. They're both gone. Yeah, they are. It's just crazy. Yep. And it's time to play him.

against San Francisco. I don't mind the matchup at all on top of that. So Cortland Sutton, he's going right in for me. My tight-in start of the week is I'm going to pass. Yeah. I'm passing on it. Nice. I mean, look, I feel like there are areas that, you know, vast amounts of our research and mind and brain can produce incredible fruit and results for our listeners. I'm not certain that the middling bottom tier of rando tight ends is it. But.

If I want to, if you'll let me, I'll give you Jared Cook. There ain't, there's nobody else to pass to. Martavis Brian's back on the, he's on injured reserve. We're talking about Marcel Aitman, Jalen Richard. Look, if Jared Cook is qualifying, that's fine. If you need deeper, I'm going to go with the routes run baseline of C.J. Uzama because he was targeted the last couple of weeks. If you have to start someone, I'd start Uzama over Ian Thomas. What about? What about it?

Antonio Gates against the Cincinnati Bengals. No, I'll play you Zahma. You play Zama in the opposite direction. So I'm, you know, hopefully the tone of my voice illustrates how I feel about that. Look, when we're in the playoffs, I assume you have your tight end. I'm going to pick a, I'll just go with, I don't know, Lamar Miller is my tight end. Yeah, there you go. Because I'm going with my, see what you do. My start of the week at tight end is, of course, the best, almost unbelievable start of tight end.

perhaps of all time. Jalen Samuels, if you are playing on Yahoo, he is pretty much a must start at tight-in. He had to be one of our starts at the weekend tight-in. But I have another one for you as well. I think Austin Hooper is a player that if the narrative.

Turns out to be correct on Aaron Rogers, on, you know, the breath of fresh air, that I've got to prove that it was not me, it was the coach. And he starts putting up points. I think, you know, Austin Hooper's had several big games. He gets enough targets and enough receptions on each week to where it's like he's got a mediocre baseline, which is great for tight ends. And he has upside.

there. And while the matchup across the way you look at and you go, okay, well, the Green Bay Packers have been pretty good against tight ends, go look who they've played. They haven't played anybody with tight ends. They're not a great defense. I think Hooper can exploit them. And you could do worse than Austin Hooper. Mike, I was terrified to pick yours. I didn't go with it. Oh, I know the logic behind it, but I love it. He's been hard to lean on. But me and Mick Dee.

We're doing the Vance dance. Vance McDonald up against Oakland, the absolute juiciest matchup for tight ends in fantasy football allowing the most points. They've allowed the most touchdowns. So I'm going with Vance McDonald. Simple as that. Jason Moore's Ironclad, locked and loaded, 100% guaranteed boom, boom, boom kicker of the week. My boom, boom, boom kicker alarm is blaring for the Texans kicker.

Kaimi Fairbairn. You rhyme fairbairn. That's, that may be, that may be as bad as Brooks O'Reilly yesterday. Oh, I listened. And I'm going to say, how dare you, sir? Look, I mean, there's, there's a care bear joke. Just sitting there somewhere. You're saying I got a care baron? Yeah. But then you know where I'm going. You didn't know where I was going with Blaren. Does Blair rhyme with Fairbairn?

There's nothing that rhymes with Fairbairn. Okay. That was the problem. Fair enough. Fair enough. Kaimi Fairbairn is a good kicker this week. Look, I commend. Because you could have left Kaimi Fairbairn off of your boom booms for eternity because of the rhyming challenge. There's a reason where this late into the season without having gone with him. Also Texans, I apologize for what my colleague has just done to your kicker. Yeah, you're welcome Colts fans. The curse.

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