The “My Guys” Episode + Risers/Fallers

He is still in stage three of the league substance abuse program. This is a good first step of Gordon being ready. We need him to be present in order to play. Sure. So Hugh Jackson still said Josh Gordon, there's a chance he'll be ready for the season opener. I hope it goes that direction. My guy might need him. Rex Burkhead, Mike, back at practice on Sunday. Oh, man, I was getting the, getting the sweats, getting a little nervous about Rex Burkhead so much.

So that I had to remove him from the my guys. That's a little spoiler that he is not in that list, which he was for a very, very long time. But he's back. I'm still extremely confident. I still love Rex Burkhead as a massive value at the running back position. Some weeks injuries really hit teams. And there were a ton of injuries. Yeah. And they have all seemingly been...

The results coming back. Yeah. Jamal Williams went down. His ankle injury ended up minor. He should be ready for the start of the season. Zach Martin, offensive guard for the Cowboys. It's a huge one. Hyper extended his knee, his MRI came back clean. He could be back in time for the season open. And then on top of this for the Dallas offensive line, their center was also seeking medical help for stingers in such.

What I had noticed was, of course, they're calming everything down. No worries. It's just preemptive. I'm just checking these things out. But if you know who Ross Tucker is, he's a former NFL player. He talks football. He talks fantasy. His response to this was, this is concerning that he's already seeking help for Stinger. So pay attention to this. Former offensive line. Yes. If you are down, Zach Martin.

and your center? You know who I could have said for the guy that I've been down on in preseason a little bit was Dak. Dak just continued to show me. You know, he had a good drive where he scored a touchdown this last week, but he should have had the ball picked off twice. Super disappointing. When he was, you know, four yards inaccurate on the path. Accuracy issues. And doesn't have the receiving core to make up for it. Right. That's the problem. You know, you had injuries to Charles Sims, Adam Shaheen.

Joe Williams, A.J. McCarron, and the only long-term injury looks like McCarron, he suffered a broken collarbone. Charles Sims bowed out with a knee injury, but there's no concern for his week one status as of today. Adam Shaheen went down, and it looked like maybe he was going to be out. He escaped major injury, and then the 49ers cannot keep running backs healthy. Joe Williams out at least week until week one with a fractured rib. He may not even make the roster in light of the fact that you have.

Jerich McKinnon, Matt Berita, and Jeremy McNichols. I just wanted to throw out the name for those dynasty leagues because Jeremy McNichols might just be chilling out on your waiver wire. I picked them up this morning. With all the injuries going on in San Francisco, he might play meaningful football this year. The way his career was going.

It was one of those things. Oh, he was done. Where I would have said, like, the only way Jeremy McNichols gets a shot is if, like, I don't know, the top three guys ahead of him all go down in the same week. And it happened. And he didn't look too bad. Yeah, he looked a little skittish out there, but he did not look that bad on the field. Joe Williams, he had a couple opportunities with the ball. He couldn't get the edge. He didn't look great. So this is Jerich McKinnon and Matt Berita's backfield, assuming they're healthy. That's the gist. Yes.

Speaking of backfields losing three running backs in the span of a week or two, the Washington Redskins, Geis, P. Rhine, now it looks like B.

Byron Marshall will miss two to four weeks. Chris Thompson is still getting better. Yes. Adrian Peterson is coming in for a visit along with Orleans Darkwa and Jamal Sharro. If you had to bet on one of those three in Dynasty, you got one roster spot to just throw somebody on there that could contribute this year. It is Orleans Darkwa for me. I think it's Adrian Peterson for me. I really hope it's Darkwa. This is Adrian Peterson's career now. He's trying to come in and be Rob Kelly's backup. Yeah. And I will still

Say this. Rob Kelly is where I'm going to put my chips right now. Even if they bring in Peterson or Darkwell, I think that Rob Kelly will be the starter until dethroned. And he may never be dethroned. If they bring in Peterson, I think my chips would go to Peterson over Rob Kelly. Yeah, I do too. Yeah. I'll stick with Kelly. I don't, I don't blame you, but Hall of Famer. I mean.

Yeah. How many teams has he been on in the past three years? But the thing is, is he's had serviceable games during those years, even with the Cardinals, even with... When does Washington play San Francisco? I don't know. That's when Peterson will play. Yeah, no, I get it. He might need the matchup. Hey, before we get into the, my guys segment. Oh, it's almost here. Want to thank pristine auction. If you're new to the show, if you don't know what pristine auction is, they are a...

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All right. Let's go. Let's do this. In case you've never listened to this episode before, welcome in. This is a yearly feature of the show. The my guys. We each pick three players that we have supreme confidence in. And the qualifications for a my guy are a little bit loose. Because if you want to make them a my guy because you believe in the value.

like the fantasy draft day value of the player, that's cool. If you want to make them a my guy because you're just supremely confident and you want to plant your flag and put your chips behind a player, even if they're not a draft day value, but you want to just instill confidence in the fantasy football owner about a player. That can be a my guy. If you're delusional, that could be a my guy. Yeah. I mean, we're crazy. All right. So I'm going to start.

Is that all right? All right. My guy number one is Tarad Taylor. Oh, you're starting with it? I'm starting with it. He's my guy. People aren't going to listen to mine. He might as well have his name secure. Oh, it's secure. And well pronounced. Tarad, the tool man Taylor. Tarad Taylor himself, currently being drafted as the QB22. In my case for Tarad Taylor, I've made it repeatedly.

But he's actually good, guys. He doesn't turn the ball over, number one in past attempts per interception, just what the offense in Cleveland needs. He was better in that department than Alex Smith and Brady and Keenham and players that you look at as reliable game managers. But here's the thing. If you want to make delicious fantasy football soup. I do. With huge chunks of points in the broth. So warm and delicious. Here's what you do. You mix in.

Game breaking talent for big plays. The way that Tyreek Hill affected Alex Smith last year, here, Tarad, have some Landry, have some Gordon, have some Injoku. These are all players that when the play breaks down and Tarad Taylor escapes the pocket as Russell Wilson is prone to do, all of these guys can get incredible separation. And I think Antonio Callaway is a game breaking talent as well. You get the ball in his hands and he could make Tarad Taylor look great.

sprinkle in that red zone weapon, David and Joku, like I mentioned, give me a dash of yardage from the backfield the way Duke Johnson gives it. The way CMC helped Cam last year, Duke Johnson helps to Rod Taylor, someone who can, you know, he's been near the top of the league, Duke Johnson, in running back receptions. And then you let it all simmer.

in Terad Taylor's rushing yardage. Number three, in rushing yards at the position. That is an incredible baseline for a player. I have confidence will start through the season. And I haven't really got a lot of pushback from either of my co-hosts as to the fantasy value of Terad Taylor. If he starts, it's just been about whether he will start, and I believe he will. I don't think this week gave us any indication that, you know, Baker had a little bit more of an up-and-down week. This team has confidence in Terad Taylor. I believe in him.

He's my guy. Yeah, as a fantasy player, he's going to put up points when he's on the field. He will be great. He's always been, I mean, when he's been in the middle of a terrible offense in Buffalo, when he's had injured weapons, he's still a top 12 fantasy guy at the end of the week because of the rushing baseline. I've been trying to talk you out of Tyrod as a my guy, but not, definitely not because of production. It's just one of those things where I feel like every single thing has to go right for the Browns to keep him as the starter this year.

And that's the worry is when is it going to be? Is it going to be week eight, week nine, week five? When is Baker Mayfield going to take over? But while you have Tyrod. Cleveland Browns are finishing second in that division this year. Spicy. Second place. Hold it for the Phoenix show, my man. Second place. All right. Well, now that we have five listeners left, I'm going to jump in with my guy. My first, my guy.

He was the running back I fell in love with immediately over this off season. So I was incredibly happy to see not only him test well at the Combine, but then land in a great spot. Rookie running back, Royce Freeman for the Denver Broncos. His draft price is starting to get up there. But that's because people believe he is going to be a starting running back. And I believe he will be a starting running back.

Coming from college is the seventh most yards from scrimmage in college football history. He had double-digit receptions every year, including 26 receptions as a sophomore in 23, his junior year. He can be a three-down guy. He's 230 pounds, yet he can run a 454. I love his jump cut. That was one of those things that stood out to me, and I was telling these guys how...

That was like my first note on Royce Freeman was his jump cut. And then what do we get? Four yards out? An incredible jump cut to score? To score. And yes, the running back usage in Denver was a little frantic last year. But C.J. Anderson was still a thousand-yard rusher. There was only nine guys in the league that did it last year. His first four games for the Broncos, C.J. Anderson had 20 plus touches. His final five games, 22 plus touches.

If they find their guy, they commit to him. The Broncos' offensive line, right tackle has always been the problem. But they went out, they added Jared Valdir, who, according to pro football focus, he only allowed 20 pressures in his final 10 games last year. He improved over the season. I think Royce Freeman beats out Devonte Booker for not only the starting job, but towards the end of the season, you could be talking about a full-on three-down running back.