Free Agent Predictions + Dak's New Contract, ARob & Godwin Tagged - Fantasy Football Podcast for 3/11

But one thing that came out of that that was still interesting is that Cam Newton's younger than Russell Wilson. Do you feel that? Isn't that an incredible... I mean, it just doesn't seem that way because we feel like Cam has come and gone. Yeah, Cam seems done, D-U-N, and that's because his ability to throw the ball has gone away. He hurt his shoulder.

He's had shoulder surgery and, oh, it's not the shoulder, it's the foot. And obviously he's been dealing with a lot of injuries over the last couple years, which is, you know, we all saw coming due to his play style. He is a Mack truck that's going out there and rushing for, you know, eight, nine hundred yards and plowing people over. It's hard to stay healthy through that. But when you watch him throw the ball now, he doesn't have it. So he is technically a free agent. I can't imagine he's the solution for anybody.

Yeah, the 38-year-old Ryan Fitzpatrick is more of a solution. Yeah. I think my answer was Odell Beckham to the 10-year question, but I didn't. Yeah, I mean, you more... I don't like that. I was wrong. Yeah. You were exploring. Yeah. You were exploring James Winston. It's, I mean, you know, I don't blame you. It was five years ago. You were kicking the tires. Yeah. I still, I still... Yeah, I don't want to say it. I don't want, you can't make me say it. Yeah, you shouldn't.

running backs let's talk about the running backs some cut candidates out there one of them you're familiar with you know geo bernard's cut candidate this year also this guy yeah he's got one year remaining on his contract but a dead cap of less than a million dollars so he could be a cut candidate i don't think they need to cut him i don't i don't think they're in a position where um and they'll not say they they wouldn't

And I think it's going to be irrelevant. Yeah, carry on. Yeah. Restricted free agents, Philip Lindsay, Gus Edwards, Darrell Williams this year. Now on Gus Edwards, Baltimore's come out and said, like, he's going to be part of this team. And he's restricted. So they're going to do whatever it takes to keep Gus. I don't imagine he'll go anywhere. And Broncos general manager, George Patton, confirmed the team plans to Tinder, Philip.

Oh, really? I had not heard that yet. Yep. And then Darrell Williams, they could clear $2.3 million by releasing Damian Williams, which would match the 2.2 they need to tender Darrell Williams. That makes sense. They're a team in need of cap space. Yeah, but I mean, I feel like they would just keep Damian Williams, the Super Bowl MVP. I would not do that if I were then. Really? Yeah, Darrell's a better player, in my opinion, at this point. But we can, you know.

I think they're both very similar and it doesn't matter. Let's get to the big names. All right. Let's start with the unrestricted free agents and let's start with the big name. Aaron Jones. He's 26 years old. The team has told Aaron Jones that they're not going to franchise tag him. Therefore, they're going to see what happens in free agency. And it's going to be interesting because the cap has been reduced and spending big on running backs hasn't proven to be a...

worthwhile endeavor, whether it's Todd Gurley, whether it's Lev Bell, Lev Bell. Melvin Gordon. Yeah. I mean, a running back changing teams on a second contract has not been a good decision for the team signing the big money back. Can you think, what's the most recent example of paying up for a back that worked? Well, I guess you can't even argue CMC right now. You can't really argue, Zeke.

Yeah, I mean, at least those are same teams. I'm thinking someone that tried to go out and acquire a free agent to a different roster. You had Kenyon Drake and a trade go to Arizona and then get the franchise tender. But yeah, it's not usually a good situation. And here's Aaron Jones, an incredibly important fantasy player. Yeah, and Spotrack has his contract projected to be four years $50 million.

We will share Mike's predictions as well as ours. This is one I struggled with immensely. If you had seen our show doc, you would have seen me changing the team name back and forth on Aaron Jones between Green Bay extending him, not franchising him, but extending him to an actual contract or the Miami Dolphins who everybody wants, it just feels like the puzzle pieces fit, right? Mutual interest, cap space, need.

Yeah, I mean, you just, that was the lay of the land. You've got mutual interest, the money to do it, and a team where it makes sense. You only need one team that wants to pay to take him away from Green Bay. I don't think Green Bay will sign him for his market value. I think they will sign him if the market is softer than they anticipated. Right. Which means I think a team will come to the table and I will officially declare Miami as the...

the team I think he'll land. You have Miami. I have the dolphins. Okay. All right. I think that that's where he's going, although Mike's landing spot makes a lot of sense as well. He has him going to the Atlanta Falcons, who obviously they went out and paid up for Todd Gurley. It didn't work. No. Todd Gurley didn't have it. But Aaron Jones still has it.

and they could use a running back. You've got an incoming head coach that's coming from Tennessee where the run game was so important. Yeah. So, yeah, that's interesting to me. But I do think that the dolphins and the Packers are the leaders. Just to illustrate the value or talent of Aaron Jones, if you need it. Bo Jackson, first four years in the league, number one in yards per carry, Nick Shub, number two, Aaron Jones, number three. I talked about my breakdown and beliefs that

I think you will get a good solid RB1 season from Aaron Jones in Miami, but I don't think that you're going to see his value increase in my mind. The touchdown totals have been outlandish in Green Bay. You don't carry the ball for 5.17 per carry going 300 times. So I don't know. I'd be okay with it. I mean, you'd be happy as a dynasty manager of Aaron Jones if you went to Miami because you know.

what's coming. Yeah, that's right. And you'd be even happier if somehow Miami was able to swing Deshaun Watson. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Chris Carson, unrestricted free agent, also told that he will not be getting a franchise tag from the Seattle Seahawks. To which for the first time a player said, dang it. Usually it's like a negative. When a player gets a franchise tag, that would, I mean, why would they? He's ready for that. Yeah, he's like, oh, was that on the table? Give me that money.

Yeah, he only made like $2 million last year. Why don't you give me your prediction first? Because Mike and I are the same. So I have him going back to Seattle, similar to what you were going back and forth with with Green Bay. I don't think there's a market for Chris Carson. I don't think there's a big market for running backs because of the combination of running backs.

value being questionable to NFL franchises and mixed with the salary cap going down. I don't know if a team's out there going to pay up for Chris Carson. And if they don't, Seattle would want him back. That being said, I mean, there are teams out there that could make that happen. Obviously, you and Mike have him going somewhere else. Just throwing this out there for dynasty players. I would look to your waiver wire for Alex Collins.

Because he is under contract with the Seattle Seahawks. They don't have an early round pick. You know, everyone was like, oh, what if Najee went to Seattle? They don't have a pick for Najee. And so Alex Collins, you know, we're talking waivers for dinosaurs. No, no, no. It's worth bringing the name up. And the team has shown that they're willing to kind of put retreads into place behind center. Especially their own. Right. I, which is exactly what he is. Chris Carson, I went with.

Buffalo and Mike went with Buffalo. Here's the market for a free agent running back to me. It is a piece away type of a team. It's a team that needs a more reliable optionate running back when they believe they're in a championship window. And then not spending the Aaron Jones kind of money. And that's what Carson represents to me. It's a solution for running back for this year. I don't know if it's beyond this year. He's a violent runner. He gets hurt. He's 26 and a half years old. But this year?

Chris Carson's a huge upgrade in Buffalo. Yeah, I think he would be. I mean, Zach Moss is playing football there. Right. And that's meant as an insult to Zach Moss. And it came across this one. Oh, fantastic. Kenyon Drake, another unrestricted free agent, 27 years old, made $8 million on the one-year deal last year with Arizona. Doesn't feel like he's coming back to Arizona, at least we're out here in the valley.

he's been really kind of resistant to talking about coming back. And there's not a lot of, I just don't think he's coming back here. Yeah, I mean, to start early in the off season, I did assume he would be re-signed. Steve Kime likes King and Drake. Steve Kime likes whenever he is right on something. When he traded for King and Drake, it worked out very well that season, which is why he got the franchise tender this last year. But you're right, there's been no buzz about it. The only buzz has been that they believe in Chase Edmonds. Should he,

need to be the guy, he could be the guy. And I don't think that will be true. I think that could be a negotiating tactic. But I have him leaving as well. I've got him going to the New York Jets, who are a team that desperately needs a running back. And I think he could be a two-year type of deal to give them a running game. I don't know if they are.

going to go back to the well of spinning up on a free agent running back, but maybe they won't have to spend up on it. I don't think this is a left bell contract. Yeah, two years, $10 million maybe. Exactly. I'm disappointed in something. And that is Mike's absence from today's episode. Because of your answer here? Because of my answer here. I couldn't believe it when I saw it. It's Washington. The Washington football team. Oh, yes, voice of public opinion. But they.

Antonio Gibson, the best running back of all time. And that's why it will hurt so much to Mike. I mean, that's why it will hurt. Look, teams don't view the same. They don't look at their depth charts through the fantasy football lens. They look at it through the lens of, look, we need to solidify the position. Antonio Gibson got banged up. Antonio Gibson is young. Kenyon Drake has experience. This is a situation where if it's not Kenyon Drake, I do believe Mike will cry this off season.

It might not be because of Kenyon. It'll be from something in the draft or one of these other free agent names, but you're not going into next season, I believe, with just Antonio Gibson. I don't. So Mike has him going to Houston, to the Texans. Can you, Drake? Reuniting with David Johnson. Yeah, I just don't see that. Those two were such great teammates back in Arizona. That would be awful. That would be terrible. I think.

Now, I'm just going to, Mike isn't here to defend himself. I think he still thinks Bill O'Brien must be the general manager and makes bad decisions. That's probably it. There are other names out there. To be fair. That's a little insulting to Bill O'Brien because he's been gone for a while and they've been making terrible decisions. Yeah. So I apologize, Bill. It's in the water. Yeah. James Conner is a free agent, Marlon Max, the free agent, Leonard Fernette. These are.

Those are names that will complement backfields. None of them will get starter jobs. James Connor will be gone. I don't think the Steelers want them. Marlon Mack, I think, will resign with the Colts, which will hurt all the Jonathan Taylor-Thomas lovers out there. And then how about this? Let me just throw out one destination for Leonard Pornet, see what you think of it. Got it. James Conner's former team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, who like a...

Three down back, like a, you know, a strong... Big body. Catch the ball. Sure. Would you like that for Fantasy? No, I wouldn't. If you had him on, say, a dynasty roster, would you be happy if he went to the Pittsburgh Steelers? Sure. All right. Me too. I mean, that is in the scale, that is grading on the curve of Leonard Four net destination. That's right. It's an A, but it's a heavy curve. Right. You've got it.

Lev Bell's a free agent, Mike Davis, Todd Gurley. Oh my gosh, Gurley's just 26 and doesn't he feel like 36? Yeah, I mean, these great young running backs, they, it's sad, man, it really is. Mama don't let your boy grow up to be a running back. Just don't do it. I mean, they get beat up and you look at Hall of Fame running backs like who are in the Hall of Fame walking down the hallway. Yeah. And they, they.

aren't walking very straight, and these were prime athletes. It's tough. It is. All right. Let's talk wide receivers now. Lots of wide receiver needy teams. This is an exciting position for fantasy football players. This is where we talked about the aforementioned Kenny Gallaudet, right? Let's start with unrestricted free agent, not franchised. Keni Gallaudet. Spotrack has a five-year, $92 million contract projection.