Week 4 Matchups + TNF Pain, Wheel of Shame - Fantasy Football Podcast for 9/27

play that was a 14 point swing in Detroit's favor. It was only a 20 to 13 game. I just want to check with you guys. It's hard to keep up to date with all the rule changes that the NFL puts in the kickoffs, emphasis on these things. It's still the two minute warning. It's not the 201 remaining warning. I'm just checking. Did I miss an update? Yeah, you missed an update for one game last week. Okay. So what are you thinking about? The 3 and 0 Seahawks, 2 and 1 Lions, who do you like to win this ball game? And what are your start-state decisions that you're struggling with? Because I think, you know, for me, Jameson Williams and JSN, those two guys are going to be at the forefront for a lot of start-state questions for our listeners. Jameson Williams, I have more confidence than JSN. Yeah. If we're comparing the two. If we're just comparing the two, I think both are decent starts this week. We've talked about the slot points given up.

from the Detroit Lions. I actually think it might be a weird blessing in disguise that Kenneth Walker, you know, is not going to play this week in the sense that you really can't run on the Detroit Lions. You're going to need to focus on the passing game. That's more Zach Charbonnet's skill set. So does that make him, is that make an okay start because you... Oh, if Walker's out, yeah, I'd play him. Because Sharbonate, this is number one defense against running backs. They only give up eight points total per game this year. You saw James Connor be useless. He's averaging 20 opportunities.

Yeah, I think he is a lower end start. They're good at guarding the running back position, not just in, you know, a line of scrimmage, but also in the passing game. They don't give up a lot of passing work there either. I think it's the slot wide receivers, the outside wide receivers. This is why I think Gino's going to throw the ball a lot. You know, his line is at 242 and a half passing yards. And he's bawling out so far. Thirdmost passing yards in the league, 75% completion rate. This is what made me skip. This is what made me love Kyla Murray's passing yards numbers last week. And they were bad against Detroit. That was the disappointment was the pass rush. And Kyler was at 207. So it has me a little bit skittish because this, you know, the over under is not where we expected this game to be. I wonder if there's been a little bit of an adjustment there.

Yeah, I mean, I mean, it could be an overreaction from the first three games hitting the under for Detroit. Maybe the- Not the past two Seattle Lions games, though. If you remember those games, they were. Very, very good. Were they? Oh, yeah, you don't remember those ones? Oh, man, let me. Yeah, pull those up. I'll try to pull those. So you like, Gino? Last year in 2020. What about golf? So 2023, it was 31 to 37. And then in 2022, it was 45 to 48. I want that game. Yeah. I've wanted it for three weeks with Detroit. So I'm trying to learn. I'm trying to temper based on this year's Detroit lines being a little bit, maybe those games are a little bit different than we've been expecting you. So, and no Ken Walker does not help that offense. He has not been ruled out yet for what it's worth. They normally, I mean, they could have ruled him out today and they have not.

I mean, it's, that is the last game of the week. So if you're waiting on Ken Bone Walker, you better have. Better have Charbonne. We, we, or I mean, like, you, I guess maybe you have Jamison Williams. Maybe you have JSN. Would you, never mind. I'm not, that's, I'm not waiting on lock it. We don't usually pull out the schedule adjusted 2024 or, or this season defensive rankings until next week after we've got a month of data. But we still have it behind the scenes. I was just curious how the Lions are doing their defense. You know, they've had lower scores than what we've hoped for this season. And right now, schedule adjusted, they are unsurprisingly, number one against running max. They're still number 27, giving up 34.5 schedule adjust fantasy points per game to wide receivers. So I think this could, you know, I like the options there. I love D.K. Metcalfe. I'm fine with JSN.

I think even Lockett could be a good flex. Right now, Leporta didn't practice Thursday, came back to practice on Friday. So I think with the low ankle sprain, which is what it was, he will be back out there. And if he's on your, if he's on your team, you're playing Sam Leporta. Now, you do need to probably like just put, maybe put no fan or something. Oh, he didn't practice either. Oh, with a toe injury. I'm trying to just think about your emergency case. I don't want you stuck like. A tight-in start doesn't end up in your flex where you can have another player. So pay attention to today's practice, and the team's probably going to put them out there. But I don't know. CMC from week one is freaking me out. Yeah, so are you saying maybe you have another option that you could go on, like who's someone you could have picked up? Let's say you picked up Colcomit. I would not start anybody. I would go into the game, get Chigacanquo in Tennessee. No, go in Monday night football, Chigacanquo.

Just know that Laporte is going to be active. Go get Johnny Smith in Miami. Just have an emergency plan unless you hear definitively today that he's going to be fine. I like that. Jared Gough, though, I didn't hear the discussion on where you're at with him because it's 11 points, 8 points, 14 points, 3 games. I think their running game might be too darn good. Obviously, you know, he's been historically great. The Seahawks. Defense is really weird to figure out right now based on who they've played. Last year, they were not good against the run. And so, you know, I don't know, man. I feel like I would rather play Gino in this game than Gough, despite the fact that golf is at home and favored. I mean, I know I would play that way. All right. Let's go ahead and move on to what's quickly becoming my favorite segment. Fantasy faceoff, presented by Draft Kings. Hooray.

It's me, everyone. All right. I must pay for my crimes. Yeah. That which the lineup last week, that was a crime against all of humanity. What happened there? You did not win. Oh, no. You do deserve this. Yeah, no. Yeah, this is just. So last week, well, they deserve it for being the ones. I snuck by Jason. Thank you, Juan Jennings. And Jason comfortably second place. Mike, it's time. Will of shame. All right, spin the dumb wheel. Let's see what have we got here. We got Viking. Oh, banana, geyser. What is it? Snott, my best day. Is that what it says? Snot my best day. Oh, snot my best day.

Okay, so what is this? This is, it looks like a hat with a mask. Oh, it's a combo. Like it's built in kind of like the. Oh, yeah, it does. Is this a witch with a ball cap on? No, it's pretty, it's pretty snotty. It is very snotty. But I believe what you are looking at here is. And it was snot your best dayline sweet. I got to unvelcro this hat, guys. I don't know if it's going to fit. Yeah, we, we made a bet. Yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Oh, that is. Pull those eyes down, Mike. That is disgusting. What? Oh, there you go. Gross. Looking good. Okay. Gross. Okay, we're good. That is very snotty. I got it. Yeah, you have a really. Oh, that's right in the eyeball. Yeah, that was, you looked just like your lineup last week.

This is better than my lineup last week. It actually fits it pretty well. Can everybody hear me? Yeah, yeah. I love that. The beard coming out of the mouth is terrifying. That is legit. Like that was a horror. Oh my gosh. Oh, do not go to YouTube to watch this. Not if you have children. How comfortable is it? Because it looks super comfortable. We're at a zero out of ten at the moment. All right. Well, let's jump into our lineups this week. And I'm going Kyler Murray at home against. Washington. Yeah, me too. 6,800. I figured you guys would do that because, you know, it's worked so well for me two weeks in a row. Yeah. My running back starts this week, Brees Hall, 7800 at home against Denver. That sounds like a man who doesn't have Brees Hall. I tried to work him in. Yeah, that's a great pick. And then my second selection here, Brian Robinson, Jr. against Arizona, 6,100. I have Brian Robinson at 6,100 as well. My start of the week. I did not get.

to get Brees in there. I went much cheaper. Please don't play Joe Mixing. I've got Kim Acres in there at 5,300. Oh, wow, risky business. Mike, who's your running backs? Hey, we're live, boys. I got Sequin Barkley. 8,000, right? 8K against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and then Chuba. Hubbard at 5,700 in that matchup against very nice. So we've got me and Jason Cher, Brian Robinson, but that was, we're pretty live here on the running backs. Vita Vea does look like he's going to play this week. All right, my wide receivers. Yeah, but you know who's not going to play anyone else for the Eagles? Let me ask you this. Do you guys both have Marvin Harrison Jr.? Yes. Okay, so do why. 7,500. So Kyler and Marvin, those guys are washed out. But my other wide receivers this week, I'm going 5,700. George Pickens against Indianapolis.

and at 5,600, Deontay Johnson at home against Cincinnati. Mike, you go next because I believe I pulled up a different lineup. I'm going to pull up the right now. You're changing your lineup right now. You're changing your lineup right now. No, because I made a different lineup earlier in the week for a different contest. Wait, were you wrong about the names that you already read? All those were the same. But the reason I knew is because I had George Pickens. I saw the 5,700. But I was like, oh, I pivoted out of George Pickens. Okay. I've got it pulled up now. I've got Deontay Johnson at 56. It's not your best day, Mike. No. Deontay Johnson at 5600 and full PPR feels like a gimmie so long as he is healthy. Is that who you have? That is who I have. All right. And at 6,000, this one is a little spicy. I'm playing the injury risk this week with some of my players. I'm going Jaden Reed at 6,000. I think he's too talented to be at 6,000. And if Jordan Love is back, I am very excited about that. All right, Mike. Who's your other?

So I think Johnson's a triple wash, everybody. All right. But then I got Mr. Nico Collins at 7200, hoping that he plays. All right. And my final three positional or my final three starts at tight end. I had to save a few bucks. $3,600. Tyler Conklin at home against Denver. after the big week last week and with Garrett Wilson covered up by Patrick Thurton, you look so bad. Where did my money go? Because I'm looking at this and I was like, I wanted to work Nico and I couldn't. I wanted to work Brees and I couldn't. Both you guys figured out how and I'm, I feel like you haven't pointed enough. I love my flex. I don't know if you guys have the same guy, but at 4,400, which I found ridiculously cheap, you're shaking your head is Darnell Mooney. Yeah, okay. And then my defense I had to save there too.

It's the riskiest of my plays. It is the Denver Broncos against the Jets. Oh. I have. 2,500. I mean, I punted tight end. I pointed tight in. I have Elijah Higgins. Yeah, yeah. Tight in for the Arizona Cardinals with Trey McBride. What did he cost? Only 3,100. 3,100. I thought, I thought about it. My defense is the Texans. That's a little bit higher at 3,000 than I usually go. But at home against Jacksonville, I think they'll get some points scored. And my flex, I guess this is where I paid up. It just doesn't feel as good as your guys is paying up. I think Brandon Ayuk is a great player. I like it. I'm going to not just take last week's 10 targets for nothing. That's where your money went, by the way. Yeah. And that was far more money than Mooney. Mike, your last three? Conk, conk, baby. You got Conklin? I do at 3,600.

My defense, I'm playing the Atlanta Falcons against stupid, stupid Derek Carr at home. And my flex is Paris Campbell. Don't worry about that. Paris, you went deep. Wow. Is he 3,000? Is he rock, rock bottom basement? Stone cold men, baby. By the way, Jason, the decision for me on the Houston defense and Elijah Higgins, those are the two that I flipped. Conklin and Broncos. Because if I go Elijah Higgins, which I thought about, then you can go Houston D. So it's interesting. We'll have those against each other. All right, Mike, you still comfortable? I can do this all day. All right. That was Fantasy Forecast presented by Draft King Sportsbook. New Draft King's customers bet $5 to get $200 in bonus bets. Instantly download the sportsbook app and use the code ballers only at Draft King Sportsbook. The crown is yours. Don't forget to join Mike Wright.

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