Fantasy Football Podcast 2016 - Week 10 Matchups, In-or-Out, #FootClan Friday

So. Oh, do you want to do an update? Oh, yeah. Are you verified? No. Okay. That's been today's update from Mike's Twitter page. So stupid. I hate it. I'm not going to say that I love all the trolling, but I love all the trolling. Keep it up, bookclan. It's really spectacular. Verifiably. Spectacular. I'm losing sleep. Yeah. Well.

I would, too, if I was fake. All right. Packers take on. Do I actually need to sleep is the bigger question. You are the equivalent of Marty McFly's family in that photo. You are just a mist. I barely can see. I think I can reach right through you right now because I don't trust the thing out of your mouth. I've become a specter. You've become a specter. Packers take on the Tennessee Titans, 49.5 point over under. This is a game where obviously Vegas is buying into...

Not only the production of Rogers, but the improved production of Marioo that we've seen over the last few weeks. Expecting this game to be a high-scoring affair. Do you continue to start Marcus Marioita as a fantasy option in week 10? I do. I really like what I've seen from Marcus Marioo over the last few weeks. The only concern that I had at all.

was his health, you know, he was dealing with the tweaked ankle. And so, you know, if he's not able to run, you know, a la what we've seen for Seattle with Russell Wilson, then I worry that maybe he loses something there a little, but I still believe he's a good start. Green Bay, their secondary has been just terrible. Both of these defenses have really taken a turn for the worst, which is why Vegas is expecting a lot of points. I'm fine starting him, but I do have.

slight concerns on the ankle. Isn't it interesting that if I picked Tennessee as my most upset in this game with the exact same line, it would feel a lot more like that than when I pick Denver, because I don't think Denver's been a dog for about 100 years. That's very fair. See, the Packers keep doing okay things on offense and losing games. So I think this game's going to be very interesting. We know that the Packers are great against the run. They're the number one run defense in the league.

DeMarco Murray, though, you're not benching him. No. And you don't have Henry behind him this week. So it's going to be the Murray show. And he catches enough passes to give you. I think he's going to have a fine game. Ask Ezekiel Elliott about that number one run defense of the Packers. Yeah. Yeah. The line's going to, you know, they line up. They punch you in the mouth. Tennessee lines, you know, they put extra offensive linemen in. And they just run right at you. So Aaron Rogers, can he continue his streak of, uh,

High touchdown games, you know, the Titans defense is allowed 12 passing touchdowns in the red zone. That's 27th in the league. Aaron Rogers is number one in the league for red zone touchdowns because he kind of doesn't have a running back. Yep. And he's always, I mean, he's always been a touchdown throwing machine. Yeah, there's no reason. Efficiency machine. Yes, there's no reason to think he's not going to get it done against Titans. You start him. And if he's throwing touchdowns, you've got to start his weapons. You have to start.

The question becomes on Ty Montgomery, because Jordy Nelson, he's in. Devante Adams, in this type of a game, I think you can start him. Randall Cobb, if he's playing, I think you start him. The question is, Ty Montgomery, and I believe, Andy, you were pretty confident, right? Well, it made him my start of the week. Yeah. So I'm confident because I think this is kind of his last hurrah.

dominating backfield snaps. You know, we talked about Starks, whether he's active or not. I think Montgomery gets a lot of work out of the backfield. I think because of the over-under, he's going to have opportunities. I'm fine with Montgomery. Okay, so you're in a deeper league. But, I mean, I'd put him on a boat and ship him out to sea after this game. You're in a deeper league. Vegas has this a higher scoring game. Marcus Marriota is going to get some fantasy production done. Who is the weapon receiving those passes that you feel like you can start in a deep league where you go,

I got to have someone to start. I don't get to pick Delaney Walker, right? No. You got to pick a wide receiver. I guess I pick Richard Matthews. Yep. Because even though I don't believe he continues the touchdown streak, he has a touchdown streak. So you have to go with those numbers. Vikings Redskins. Let's move on to this match up here. The very highly touted Cousins Bradford Affair. Okay. The Redskins coming off the buy. They're favored. Is that interesting to you guys?

This game is interesting because of the new offense that we saw from the Vikings. Norv Turner stepped down, and then things really changed. If you look at Stefan Diggs, his usage completely flipped around. He became the short passes. He became a very high-volume target. I want to see if that continues. You can pass on Washington. They're right in the middle of the league, 15th, and they're 26 against the run. So there will be some points scored.

thankfully for the Vikings, because that seems to be an issue for them. When you're talking about running, can Minnesota actually run on Washington? Because if you cannot, you're not going to be able to run on anybody. Jason, the thoughts on that or other highlights of this game?

No, I actually think the highlight of this game is whether or not Minnesota will be able to run the ball. You've seen them be as bad as imaginable this year. However, it's been a while since they've had any kind of good positive match. I guess this last week was their first opportunity against Detroit to see if they could run the ball well. They did not. So if that happens again, I think they will have to rely on those short passes. I think Stefan Diggs is okay.

um as a as a flex start i i don't like it really to be frank i don't like anyone in this game not named jordan reed stephen dig i think i'm going to leave it at jordan reed stephen dakes is an okay like hey if you need a flex i think it'll get peppered with targets yeah it's a matter of what norman's doing to me if not with pepper yeah it would be actually with targets that's what i was imagining but i mean that this is a game i just i want to stay away from a little bit you have

I think you're going to have a low-scoring defensive struggle here. No love for Crowder with Deshawn Jackson being out. Crowder actually would be, I would put Crowder and Diggs the same to me. They both have the opportunity to score. They both have the opportunity for a lot of small pepper. Small pepper. Small pepper. You know what I don't like? I like the really manufactured. I don't like fresh to ground pepper. I like the manufactured pepper. What?

Like the same, where the granules are all the same size? Yeah, you're crazy. So when they. You want to know why? Because with the big stick and they do the shredding of the pepper. I don't know. Do you have any of that garbage pepper instead? I just, if you get the freshly ground, sometimes you get that bite that's just like, oh, that pepper chunks stays in your teeth for like an hour. I would rather have that than the powder pepper that I inhale and accidentally get in the back of my throat. Oh, I just breathe pepper. What do you say? Good, good. Hey.

Do you think that when Robert Kelly was announced the starter against Minnesota, he looked at coach and went like, come on, man. Come on. Because it seems like a setup. You're being set up to fail in this game and then hand it over to Jones next week. I don't think Kelly has a lot of success. If you've got to start somebody, I'd rather start him than Ozziata or McKinnon, to be honest with you. Because I don't know who, and Hillman. I mean, you have too many cooks in the inefficient kitchen on the Minnesota side.

But I will say this, the last three weeks, Minnesota is giving up at least 95 yards on the ground. Talking 96 on the ground to Detroit. 156 to Chicago, 95 to Philadelphia. I'm not afraid of Rob Kelly in this matchup. Can you start the Redskins defense? Yes. Yes, you can. I agree. At home. Yeah. That's been one of those, you know, people are asking, oh, can they play Philly this week or do I stream Washington? Stream Washington. Please do that.

Don't go up against Atlanta with your Philly D and hope that they can come through. Atlanta is just on fire. Yes. Dolphins, Chargers. This game's in San Diego. Miami won a couple games now. Chargers are favored in this one, and it's a 48.5 point over under. You know, what are the storylines from this one in terms of starting guys? I mean, I think Gates is a locked and loaded start on the San Diego side. Gordon, don't even talk about him. He's in your lineup. Don't you talk about Gordon. If there's a little lock button that you can just lock them in there, please do so.

Philip Rivers, I feel good about starting him in this matchup, obviously. So I think this... If you feel good about starting Philip Rivers, then I think you also have to feel good about starting Antonio Gates and Tyrol Williams. I agree. I mean, I agree with that. Travis Benjamin might miss the game. So it'll be Williams and Inman. Last week, they got about the same production, but Inman didn't score, and Williams did, but Williams is the more likely guy to score with his size. So...

Let's talk about this. The Chargers defense has allowed opponents to rush for 20 or more yards on just two of their 194 carries on the year. Contrast that with Jay Ajai, who has rushed for 10 plus on 24 of his 108 carries, which is first in the league. So Ajai, he makes his hay by chunking off some yards here and there. The Chargers don't let that happen very often. Does the Jay Ajai train continue? Is he over 100 yards this week?

No, he's not over 100, but you absolutely have to start a JHA. I mean, he's given you every reason to start him. He has scored touchdowns. He's gotten late runs. He's gotten big runs. There's no way you can have him on your bench. I don't think he eclipses 100 yards, but I think there's a great. You're going to have a really good game. I mean, if he has 88 yards and a touchdown, you're thrilled with that. No doubt about it.

Are you more concerned about the Jets running defense or the charges running defense? In general, definitely the Jets. Aji just destroyed the Jets. But he chunked off some yards against them, too. Right. But I'm just saying that I think it's very possible. Who do you think is going to be winning this game? Ooh. Because that goes into the equation, too. That game was a back and forth game with the Jets. I think this one can go back and forth as well. Okay. I'm, I, I, I, you're impressed with what Miami's been doing, changing their team to a running.

team. Yes. Not putting as much on Tannahill's shoulders. You're not starting Tannahill, right? No. I'm not starting, even in what seems like a good matchup for him. What stinks is my man, Jarvis Landry. Just, he's not getting the volume that we're used to when they were a past first team and Landry was the first, second, and third target in the, in the route tree. And he's just, he talked about a guy who's getting peppered. I mean, he's getting, he's getting the fake pepper. He's getting the real pepper.

But not anymore. Well, what's really happened is they've changed from a pass happy team into a running team. This game might test their ability to even do that. Because like Andy was saying, if the Chargers do get out to a lead, which is kind of what my expectation is, I think the Dolphins will have to pass a little bit more. And that affects, that, that's why I don't think Jaya gets to 100. I like.

Jarvis Landry to bounce back in this game. I mean, I know it's just coach speak to say he needs to get more involved, but they did come out and acknowledge that fact. And Landry's just too good. The game flow, I like him as a start in this game. I'd play him as a team. Sure. Look, I'm still playing him just, and this is, maybe this is just an overflow of recency bias. But you have, you had literally the perfect matchup last week. The Jets, the best run defense in the league. One of the worst secondaries in the league, and Jarvis Landry just.

Did nothing. It was the JHAI show. The 49ers and the Cardinals face off this week. This is by far the biggest spread in the league. Cardinals are 13 and a half point favorites at home. You could have called this an almost upset. And if they lost by 10, it would have stepped down. That's a victory. Yeah, but you're not going to be that stupid. No. So people want to know this week. I mean, what do I do with the wide receivers for Arizona? Because I know this is, this is, I'm now speaking for all people in the world. I know that somebody.

is going to have a big game. Maybe to somebody's, but is it Fitzgerald? Is it Brown? Is it J.J. Nelson? Is it Michael Floyd? You just named the order. You named the order that I would start them in. Fitzgerald is an absolute must start. In most games, I think John Brown is a should start. You know, he's one of those guys where you've got to look at your roster and say, I've just got other great options. But in most lineups, I think you should start John Brown. J.J. Nelson.

could have a monster game. I'm probably not going to start him, not going to rely on him, because is he going to be splitting time with Michael Floyd? He could be a monster, but it's just a little bit harder to trust. And then Michael Floyd could end up with a touchdown in this game, but I don't think you can start him even against the San Francisco 49ers. So a lot of questions that I've received. Now, we like Carson Palmer a ton this week. I know at least one of us has him in that top two, three category. I believe he's my number one.

Yeah. Okay, so it wasn't Mike. It was you. Yeah, I think he's your number one too. But so you need to speak to this because there is concern. Look, the 49ers are atrocious against the run. David Johnson is kind of good at running the ball. So the narrative there is, okay, the Cardinals get out to a lead, their defense holds up. Palmer doesn't have enough time and enough need to get the ball in the air to put it in the hands of these receivers and to have the kind of game that you would hope.