available on plenty of waivers and should have. Bengals tight end. Bengals tight end, yes. Maybe you don't know who CJ Uzama is. He is the next man up after the Tyler and Tyler twin tight ends have gone down for the Kansas City Chiefs for the Bengals. The Kansas City Chiefs, their opponent, where they will be this week.
Starts of the Week, Wk 7 Matchups, Who Am I?
Starts of the Week, Wk 7 Matchups, Who Am I?
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137 passagesThey have not been able to stop the tight end position in general. It has been since week one. So five straight weeks in a row that they have given up at least 74 yards to the tight end position, which is a lot. I mean, you're talking most of the weeks, 97, 92, 86. How about 164 yards in week two? So given that they are giving up a lot to the tight end, which, you know, their defense is giving up a lot to all positions.
because their offensive scoring and the other team has to come back. And the fact that CJ Usama is now the only cat in town at the tight-in position. Stack that with Andy Dalton's propensity to throw to the tight-in position, not only between the 20s but also in the red zone. I think CJ Uzama is very safe with a high ceiling. I like him. I would start him over a lot of options this week. And your quarterback? My quarterback.
I am telling you, if you had a down week last week from Jared Garf, Girfrey, he was awesome last week in a putrid fantasy performance. Yes, he scored fewer than 10 fantasy points, but if you watch the game, they just didn't need him. He was lights out. He was playing great. Todd Gurley was just rushing for over 200 yards, got all the touchdowns. It was not a big worry. Gough has been...
Unbelievable against San Francisco. They're 28th against the quarterback position. Goff's going to get a couple long bomb touchdowns. You're going to be super happy to start a Jared Goff. Don't be too overreacting from the last week and a half. A lot of people bitter with Jared Goff last week. Yeah. I noticed that. I mean, on Twitter, that was probably one of the top 10 things I saw reaction-wise. People played him. They were disappointed despite the, obviously, the big win. Mike, your quarterback and you're tied in.
So my quarterback start of the week, I'm going to go with the red rifle. I'm going to take Andy Dalton, who's in the matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs. This is, it's both. This is matchup and quarterback who is playing very, very well. Andy Dalton, I mean, he's been a multi-touchdown machine this season and the Kansas City Chiefs, of course. They score a lot of points, so it just absolutely makes sense. And then the tight end, I kind of, I have two here because.
Evan Engram, I want him to be my start of the week, but he's on Monday night. So it could be difficult for some teams to lock into Evan Engram and be ready to go. The matchup is great. I think that Eli Manning, who is my stream of the week, is going to come to life. Evan Engram could shock you, though, as being a surprise out. He is on track to play Monday night. But if you don't have Austin Hooper, then you're going to be...
in a really bad position with your tight end. And Austin Hooper is actually my other start of the week. NBA Jam rules. Austin Hooper is the breakout real. I think we're going to find out this week. The New York Giants are not a defense that can shut down the tight end position. So Austin Hooper with the double-digit targets the past two weeks. Figure out what week three looks like. Here's a great question then. This is a legitimate question. A lot of people will have this situation. Brooks and I, on our league of record, had this situation. You lost Evan Ingram.
You picked up Austin Hooper. They both play Monday night. Both good options. Evan Ingram's in the game. Who are you playing between those two players? Engram. Okay. Yeah, Evan Engram, if you don't remember, I mean, it's been a while. Week two was his last full game, and he was an absolute monster, 70 yards with a score, only 19 yards in the game when he was knocked out. But Evan Engram is...
He's a very unique and special talent. Yes. He is a great pass catcher. He is a great player. And the New York Giants, they need him. They need him. All right. Our final segment of the day. Those were the starts of the week. But more importantly. Jason Moore's Ironclad. Locked and loaded. 100% guaranteed boom, boom, boom kicker of the week. Mike's been waiting and waiting, but it's sure time to put in the leg.
The Rams Greg Zerline. What have you done, Jason? Ha ha! Take that, Mike! Enjoy your...
Boom, boom. If Greg Zerline comes out and gets hurt again, I'm going to be furious with you. Yes. Locked and loaded, though, Mike. Locked and loaded. Hey, everyone, Foot Clan, there is a pretty cool new podcast. I'm excited about, look, we all think we know what happened with Aaron Hernandez in April 2017 news broke that he had killed himself in his jail cell. But what exactly happened?
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