The Halloween Show! + Week 8 Matchups, Candy Comps - Fantasy Football Podcast for 10/30

However, you did have a rushing touchdown from Mount Ryan. Yeah, and if you weren't aware, it was a very weathery game. Weathery. Well, it was wind and rain. Little bit rain. Little bit rain started. You say weathery? Yeah. Okay. But yeah, and that clearly had an effect on the game. Yes, it did. So that hampered. And we brought that up a little bit, but.

Obviously, it was late in bringing it up because we don't know the weather until later in the week. Teddy Bridgewater, to start the week, looked like a great matchup, but we were recommending pivoting due to, you know, if the weather was bad. And as it cleared up, it got worse again. Let's talk news. News and notes from around the league. All right.

As is the case around the country right now with COVID cases rising, you're seeing that carry itself out into these NFL teams, which is unfortunate. We had, I believe, four teams yesterday that are dealing with cases. Another couple of teams today, the Vikings, the Broncos, the Buccaneers have an equipment staff member, and the Chargers canceled practice yesterday after a positive case. Bye.

My Groy. Oh, Ryan Groy tested positive. And then, so these are situations that like this entire year, you're just going to have to monitor. We've been fortunate enough that the majority of these circumstances due to team protocols, due to precautions being taken by the teams and contact tracing and quarantining players immediately that we've seen most of these games played. But worth mentioning, just another thing you've got to keep track of.

In strange news, Julian Edelman underwent a, quote, precautionary knee procedure. So he had surgery and he's now going to be placed likely on injured reserve. Can we stop it with this precautionary? Guys, I'm pretty worried about my knee. We should get surgery. We should go to a surgery real quick. What if this was precautionary so that his value remains?

there for next season. Like precautionary for his contract? Right. Like he knew that if he stayed in this lineup with Cam Newton, that his value would diminish. I get, that's the only thing that makes sense. But he had surgery. We've been saying for weeks, Julian Edelman does not look good. Like he's avoiding contact. He drops. He doesn't look like Julian Edelman. I mean, physically he did. But athletically, it did not look like him. And now he's going to be gone for a while.

most reliable wide receiver, even though he was not really showing up as that. I mean, it's, it is sketchy at best for the Patriots past catchers right now. Yeah, I mean, you've got Gunner Olovsky and you've got DeMier Bird and Jacoby Myers. Oh, yeah, Jacoby Myers might be back. Julian Edelman's career might be done. It might be. He's, he's what, 34, 35 years old, quarterback situations in flux. And, uh, yeah, this is how quick it can happen.

Joe Mixing, not practicing today does not look like mixing. It will be out there. I will adjust my assertion that he'll get back out there this week. You've got the bye week. I don't think he will. Correct. Michael Thomas returned to a practice in a limited fashion on Thursday. I read from a local beat reporter who was at the open portion of practice. And that beat reporter said that Michael Thomas practiced everything that the wide receivers do.

did he looked without any limitation whatsoever oh my so i think there's a chance he's there this week and that means you're playing him then yes if if if he's out there i am playing him i i mean i want let me add this to it so that we can hedge

No, I want to discuss maybe it is worth benching him, and you guys can dissuade me. You obviously have the hamstring injury, which it doesn't matter how good you are, how superstar you are. If your hamstring gets reagravated, you're done. It can happen to the best of them like Devante Adams and Michael Thomas. But you have the triple threat, right? The hamstring is one. The matchup is two against the bears who have...

really been bad for quarterbacks and wide receivers. And the mother nature is three. That's one of those locations that has the 25 mile an hour sustained winds projected. That usually says they don't throw the ball much. Now granted, Michael Thomas is a shorter route tree type of player. So is there a chance you bench Michael Thomas if he's active because of the triple threat there? Probably not. Yeah, I think I would play him. I mean, it's a compelling case, but.

I don't want to egg on my face. Okay. And when I drafted Michael Thomas to be my number one wide receiver, I'm going to trust that this team has taken the time before to get him back. All right. Let me give you one pivot option and see. Okay. Your third wide receiver is either Michael Thomas or Devante Parker. I would go Michael Thomas. Yep. Definitely. Okay, dokey. There it is.

A Parker has his own questions. He's got a brand new quarterback. Yeah. And he has to decide whether to strain his hamstring or calf. Yes, she also can do that. Deontay, I still hear your face mask against the microphone. I'm trying to stay away from the mic. Well, it's difficult. You haven't done a lot of podcasting, Rodrigo. In a helmet is. This is why we always say you've got to run in pads. That's right. You've got a podcast in your gear. We should be practicing in a helmet more often.

Now, did you know that Jason Moore, the fantasy footballers, has made you his boom boom kicker multiple times this year? Are you aware? Of course, I knew. When a superstar like that talks about me, word gets back. Okay. All right. Deontay Johnson. Which rhyme has been your favorite? Yeah. Rock. No, the blanket on a ship. Okay. I mean, that was pure. Eat your heart out, Robert Frost. Robert Frost.

Deonté Johnson, full participant in practice. That is great news. I would be playing a player that had 15 targets. Yes. Even though it's the Ravens. John Brown, full participant in practice, that's great news for Josh Allen. Yes, also great news for Josh Allen. Stefan Gilmore, Patriot superstar DB, left practice, got an MRI on his knee. We don't have any further news on it yet, but that's... Was that a precautionary MRI or a regular one?

That's what it remains to be seen. Goodness. Jalen Rager is going to play on Sunday against the Cowboys. It helps raise the ceiling of Carson Wentz. He takes a couple deep shots to Rager in every game that Rager's been out there this year. Yeah, but you're not going to start him. No. No, I'm not. But soon, perhaps. And you are still going to start Travis Fogham. Yes. Okay. Gungham style. James and Crowder unlikely to play. Bershide Perryman ruled out.

Oh my, Denzel Mims. Okay. Adam, you have an insight to this wider zero depth chart. Now, you obviously have other stars like Braxton Berrios to consider. Have you seen him play? Five star player. Five feet tall. Yeah, I have. Adam, if, I mean, you're from New York, so you probably have a gauge on that other roster. I love Sabaros. Sterling Ship.

You're right. Sterling. That's your favorite local joint. Have you ever had it? Sterling Shepard or your young rookie Denzel Mims this week with no Brashide Perryman, no James and Crowder. Asking for a friend. I will say this. If you thought Hyperdrive was impressive, just wait. Just wait until you see my offense with none of my star players and just a rookie wide receiver. Are you going plaid?

Oh, yes. Are you going plaid? We're going from stripes to plaid, my friend. So MIMS or Shepard? Shepard. I would play, I would play Shepard. Okay. All right. All right, Adam. I want somebody to let me play MIMS. Can somebody just tell me to play MIMS? I say MIMS is taking up to 100. Double-digit fantasy points this week. Yeah, but you took MVS up to 100 before. Yeah, so did that guy. I'm losing confidence. Hey, you know, don't bring me into this. All right.

Here's some news. We found out about, well, there were Gardner Men's shoe benching rumors. Then we found out he has some fractures in his thumb and some ligament strains. Then we found out that head coach Doug Marone in Jacksonville likes to get nuts. And then we find out this morning that the expectation is that Jake Luton, yes, Jake Luton. Free. Sixth round rookie.

Hold on. Oh, you were trying to say. Is that a gluten free? You're darn right. It was. Jake gluten free. You just think you can throw the word free in there and make it funny? I think I did. I proved my point. Jake gluten is set to potentially start in week nine for Jacksonville. So we did have a conversation about James Robinson on the Sirius XM show yesterday. And the fact that, look, uncertainty at the quarterback position. We just talked about it with Devante Parker.

It gives you some pause, and it's going to give you pause with this offense and its ability to move the football. Now, perfect example. When Dak Prescott left, we said, well, Zeke's got to carry the load now, right? This is Zeke's team. Right. I think the same thing when you put a rookie Jake Luton at quarterback for Jacksonville. This has got to be James Robinson's team. Be careful because the defense knows that, and the defense knows it doesn't have to do much against Jake Luton.

and also get the defense playing Jake Luton. Yeah, I would do that. Aaron Jones still didn't practice, Miles Sanders, Mark Ingram. Is this right, Brooks, Carson, Hyde, and Homer all skip practice? Yes. Just the running back, stay home. They hit the arcade. Okay. We'll have some updated information on that backfield and on San Francisco's backfield as practice reports come in later today. We'll get that out on socials. We'll get that out in the injury.

Blitz podcast over at Jointhefoot.com. And Carson, we know that game time decision. It's supposed to be. Supposed to be, yeah. Maybe we'll get more information about that. And Mike will be live, Mike Wright, who is not with us today, but he'll be live on Sunday morning with game day updates, things of that nature. So we've got a lot of matchups to get through. Let's do it. Fantasy Forecast.

All right, we covered a number of matchups on yesterday's show, Patriots, Bills, Titans, Bengals, Raiders, Browns, Colts, Lions, Vikings, Packers. We're kicking it off today. Oh, yeah, finally. Adam, we've got the New York football jets at 0-N-7. I don't know if you heard the very kind comments from Chris Jones.

What did he say? Chris Jones. Yeah, a superstar defensive linemen for the Kansas City Chiefs. He's an incredible person, kind. And he reminded everyone that we are, by we, I mean the New York Jets, my team. Sure. We are a good team. Just the fact that we haven't won a game, people forget that we're good. Yeah, and that's on them. It is. That's on people. It's ignorant. All right. Let's get to the facts then. All right. Oh, and seven, the New York Jets.

implied point total of 14.8, despite averaging 10 points a game. Taking on the Kansas City Chiefs, an implied point total of 34.3 points, a 19.5 point favorite, 49.0. Erroneous. People forget, right? Yes. They forget your good. Yeah, Las Vegas forgets that we're good. If people would just close their eyes and not. I close my eye and I look at the team. Oh, my goodness.

Number two. I knew that this would be funny, but I didn't really know how much Mike would lean into it through the duration. And, you know. Who's that? I mean, Adam. Thank you. All right. Let's start with the Jets and let's speak briefly about options here. Michael P. Rhine, he scored last week. I wouldn't touch him with a 10-foot pole. Frank Gore, I would not consider at all.

Crowder Perrymen are going to be out. Denzel Mims is the dart throw in this matchup because the Chiefs are going to be winning for the duration of the game and the Jets still have to take possession of the football according to National Football League rules. So Denzel Mims last week, he led the team in yardage. He had four receptions on seven targets, 42 yards, over under six receptions for Denzel Mims in this game.

I'll take the under. Yeah, right. Sorry. That was another way of me trying to get permission to play Denzel Mimp. If you had said five and a half, I think six is the line he hits. So I'll push. Okay. Over under five and a half, you'll take the over. Yes. All right. On the other side, Mahomes, yes. Clyde Edwards-Aler. Yes. People want to know. Lev Bell, are you actively finding a way to get him into the lineup? He stinks.