Fantasy Football Podcast 2016 - Draft Show w/Team Overviews, News, Mailbag

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It's time for the draft. Oh. Does this just go forever? It does. If we wanted to. Yeah. You know, let me just go on record as saying, that is not the normal intro of the show. And if you're joining us for the first time, you're probably... Very confused? Confused. Because Mike insisted upon bringing that back from last year. Because guess what? What? It's annual now. Yeah, we do record on Thursdays. That's what that means.

So the draft, this is the draft episode. I feel like, I feel a little thrown off because we don't have our normal intro in there, but. We could have still done it. Yeah, just so much. It's so much. I want to get right into it today. Jason's not here with us. I'm Andy Holloway. Mike, the Fantasy Hitman Wright is here. We are the fantasy footballers. Minus one. Jason sounds like Barry White, 8, Barry White. I mean, he really does. He does not sound good. He actually did. I'm going to give him credit. He came into the studio today.

and he wanted to give it a go. And I don't think he knew what he sounded like. I think he just, his spirit was there, but his voice was not. He's not doing well. I did not get a chance to really hear it, so I'm kind of disappointed. No, I sent him home. I sent him home before that. I said, look, we can take care of this. It doesn't take a lot of effort to, you know, love Latavius Murray on your behalf or things like that.

So Jason is home today. We're going to preview the draft. It's going to be fun. We've got some bold predictions. We're going to go through the first round. Talk about – here's what I think is important, Mike. And you can tell me whether you agree. I think what's really important is not just where three or four of the big names go. I think what's actually more important to fantasy owners and what I want to focus on for today's show is the impact it has on the team and other players, depending on whether –

big names go to those teams. So we have a list of those guys we're going to bring up today on the show as well. So it's kind of more of a primer for the fantasy owner, not a primer for the draft fan. It's both, but it's about your fantasy team, and that's our priority. So before we get started, I do want to mention this. This is the last show we have before the deadline ends for podcastawards.com. If you want to go on there, you can nominate us, if you haven't done it.

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I believe. Yeah, it's coming up here at the end of April. And if we've done it. Yeah, if we're nominated. I believe the Foot Clan has assembled. Sure. Then I think we got to, then the real work. Then there'll be a voting period. We've got to vote. But we wanted to mention that. I also want to remind everybody about the draft kit that's now on the website. So you can check that out at the fantasy footballers.com. Follow us on Twitter at the FF Ballers. I was praising Mike's Twitter game yesterday because he was just

all up in the Twitter answering as many questions as he could. We try to be just out there. We're regular guys. We're obsessed with fantasy football, just like you are. And so we are out there with you discussing things. Try to be available. Well, and more than that, I mean, you've got opinions too that factor into the way we decide and give advice. And so that's why this is more of a collective. You know, we have the Foot Clan and Mike, myself, and Jason.

We're all together on this. And so where else am I going to talk about my Sunday night ritual of Game of Porcelain Thrones where I load up on just a monster junk food meal that I eat? Are you glad? You're excited. It's back, I'm sure. Yeah, not on Monday mornings. No. But Sunday nights. But sitting before the TV with Schmorgasbord, three people's worth of dinners. So let's hop into the quick question.

Unless you have anything else you want to add to this. Let's do it. All right. So here's the quick question. I think we did this last year. I don't remember exactly whether we did or not, but bold predictions for the first round of the draft. It can be out there. It can be wild. It's pretty much a glory prediction. Yeah, we get reckless. And so I have mine, a bold prediction for the first round. Do you want me to go ahead and tell you? Yeah, you go first.

I'm going to throw this out there. It's a little wild. I don't, and maybe it's not. Maybe somebody's talked about it. I'm going to predict that Derek Henry. Oh, okay. Is drafted with the 16th overall pick. Oh! To the Detroit Lions. What? So, hey, bold, bold. Oh, I don't think. I don't think that there's a confidence in Abdullah. You got Joy, Bell, out the door. Riddick is 100% of pass catcher. Zach Zetter.

I, okay, again, my point has been made. Oh, come on. I don't think Zach Zinner can't, there's no potential for him. I mean. I disagree, but. But Calvin's out the door. You got another big face of the franchise. It's out of left field, but Derek Henry goes earlier than expected at number 16 to the Detroit lines. That is my bold draft prediction, Mike. All right. I'm going with a prediction for a team that's, they made a questionable call.

last year, and I think they're going to double down. Indianapolis Colts are going to draft a wide receiver in the first round. Come on. I'm joking. Okay. Please no. But I would be very happy if that actually happened. Yeah. The ridiculousness. Just for the material for the show for the next few weeks. So I don't know if it's bold, but my prediction for the draft, Josh Doxson to the Bengals.

I think they're going to double up on that AJ Green type receiver loaded up for Andy Dalton to get it done. They're going to try and overload with the offense. So that's something we'll talk about today when we go through the teams a little bit is the impact that that type of situation might have on Andy Dalton and where we would rank him. But let's go ahead and get into the news. News and notes from around the league. All right.

We talked about it. Sam Bradford, obviously the Eagles moved up to number two. They're going to draft a quarterback. Sam Bradford is displeased. Mike and I and Jason talked about this in the studio a little bit. Jason's thoughts on Sam Bradford is that he's a big baby because he's looking for this trade. My opinion is that this circumstance never works out for the incumbent. You know? Sam Bradford has no potential, short of winning the Super Bowl, legitimately, I think.

of being the long-term starter there. So I understand the frustration if he was told one thing. It's one thing if the Eagles say, well, he's still our guy. But it's another if, you know, behind closed doors, you're told you're going to have this opportunity. And the Eagles are like, oh, no, you still are. We just traded our entire draft class to get a quarterback. And next year's. Yeah, what does that say? So I don't think he's a big baby. I think it just is a really unfortunate situation where I'm,

I think that even if the Eagles come out hot, let's say they're four and two, so to speak. If anything happens to Bradford, I mean, they can have a very strong record. If Bradford gets hurt, which he is one to do, Carson Wentz will come in, and it doesn't matter how he plays. It'll be his job from then on. There are just so many ways. I brought up Kurt Warner. Kurt Warner started five and one for the Giants, lost a couple of games.

and lost the job to Eli forever. And they stunk the rest of the year, but it was his job, like you said, it's just not good. I just understand, I don't know if it's really appropriate to be asking for the trade or not or whatever that might be. And the Eagles, the news that I'm breaking today is that the Eagles agent, or the agent for San Bradford said the Eagles have not given him permission to seek a trade himself. I don't think they will. And then the asking price seems to be too high from everything I'm hearing Denver's inquiry for San Bradford and those type of things.

Some people are saying maybe a four and a player. It's a pretty high ass. Yeah. So that's one bit of news. Then some Ezekiel Elliott news. The Bears, according to Ezekiel Elliott himself, they love him. They love him. They love him. On the Dan Patrick's show, it was reported, or Ezekiel Elliott said the Bears loved him. What do you think about that? What do you think about Zeke? EZE. E.E. E.E.E. Elliott rides with the bears. Would you? Would you like that? Yeah, I mean, if we wanted to lay down odds on where Zeke goes.

I think that might be kind of fun. I think that's strong. And I like him there. So out of the top, we agree he's going in the top 12, 13, 14 picks. Let's just say, out of the top 14 picks in the draft, how many teams could draft Ezekia Elliott? We've got Dallas at 4. I'd say he doesn't make it past the Raiders at 14. Right, that's why I said the top 14. I thought, oh, I thought you said 12. No, no. I said top 14 picks. So.

Possible teams Dallas. We'll go with Cleveland at 8. We'll say he could also go to the Giants at 10, the Bears at 11, and the Dolphins at 13, and the Raiders at 14. So if we were breaking down those 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 teams that might draft Elliot, barring a trade-up and somebody else, where do you put the favor? Who's the favorite of that group to you?

My favorite of the group. Not your favorite. Yeah, no. The favorite of who you actually think is going to draft him. I think he'll end up on the Giants. Okay. So you would put that, what percentage chance of the Giants? I'm going to go. I'm going to go 40%. I'll take a 40%. Now, I'm the one in the office that actually thinks he could go to Dallas at 4. Yeah. I'm the one who thinks that he's... I put that, it would give you a percentage of Dallas. I'm going to go 30%.

30% chance, Dallas, and I'm going to say 30% chance of the Browns, and then I'll give the Giants, I'll give the Giants 20 and the Bears 20. I don't think the Dolphins or Raiders get him without trading up. Let's put it that way. Okay, I can see that. I just don't see the Cowboys spending that pick on him. I mean, the Chargers and the Cowboys. Look, you saw Dan Snyder. He shelled it out for Norman. He's returned to his ways. I think.

You know, his sponsor was Jerry Jones because Jerry Jones was keeping it, keeping it. Jerry Jones has changed his ways. Ah, just like Dan Snyder. No. No, he never changed. No. There just wasn't a Haynesworth available in the last couple off-season, so. Jones has just made the right choices lately. I mean, the charges and the Cowboys so ridiculous that the two guys, I mean, they don't, they're not going to draft.

golf or wince. They're gifted these two top players, a pick of the litter, so to speak. I would be so happy if I was a Cowboys fan right now. Now Jacksonville and Baltimore and San Francisco are not really a concern for drafting a running back. Dallas could move down to seven to get Elliott potentially. With the 49ers?

Yeah, with the 49ers. And so they would be... So the 49ers, yeah. If the Ravens are 49ers want to come up and get one of those elite non-quarterbacks, just another thing to throw out there. This is more of a speculative thought. But there's also reports of Miami potentially trading up for either Miles Jack from Notre Dame, right? Or UCLA, I mean. Yes. And then Ohio State running back, Ezekiel Elliott as well. So there's a lot of publicity around Elliott. We talked to Matthew Friedman. Yes.