MEGALODON Episode – Week 12 Matchups, Starts & TONS More!

Agreed. One spot higher. Yeah. Leonard Fournett, though. You can play him. Yeah, you play Fournet. He's been good since he's got back. Yeah, I would not play Bortles. I would not stream him this week. I got a snake, man. He might have a snake, but the bills are one of those teams where... The dead snake. If you're not looking at the metrics and you're just thinking, oh, the bill stink. I could play Blake Bortles. You're going to get that wrong because they've been...

lights out against quarterbacks. 13 fantasy points. That's what they're giving up right now. And now they get Blake Bortle. So, yeah, it's not a week where you start Blake Bortals. And honestly, because of that, I don't want to take my shot on Moncrief Westbrook, Keel and Cole. I agree. Moncrief is a fine matchup play flex player from time to time, but this is not it. I'm going to bring one name up that we haven't given any respect to, but maybe we should have brought him up in the C of tight ends. James Lashon to C. Yeah.

He actually had five receptions two weeks ago for 46 yards. He's been three, three, five, one last week. Do you look his way at all? Pass. Yeah, yeah, I agree. I mean, you got such a low over under here. Pass. The five and five Seahawks take on the six and four Panthers. Panthers are three and a half point favorites led by. Oh, oh, oh, finally.

A game that you care about? A game that I can stomach. I mean, like, this should be a good game. Yeah, 47.5 point over under. Cam Newton, Russell Wilson facing off in Carolina. Carolina, they've lost a couple in a row. It's a really big game for both teams, too. I mean, the Seahawks can go to six and five. That would push the Panthers to six and five. Or the Panthers can put the Seahawks in a tough playoff position with a win at home, and they are favorites.

There's a lot of kind of question marks in this game because fantasy owners don't know how to think about Doug Baldwin. They don't know how to think about DJ Moore, Devin Funches. You're starting the big boys, right? Cam Newton, he's in there. Christian McCaffrey, he's in there. Do you feel that way about Chris Carson and Russell Wilson? Yeah, I mean, I do feel that way about what we saw last week from Chris Carson coming off the injury. I was not expecting as big of things as he did. I know, Andy, you were very much expecting that.

He's cemented, you know, his role. If he is out there and healthy, they are giving him the ball nonstop. When he's been getting it, he's been efficient. And while the Carolina Panthers are pretty good against the run, I don't think that they are the defense of the last five years that we're so used to assuming onto the Panthers. So yeah, I think Chris Carson, I mean, look, the Seahawks, if they could, they want 70 carries in this game.

That is how Seattle wants to play football. And so Chris Carson is going to get the lion's share of that. Okay, Mike, can you speak to DJ Moore, Devin Funches, what you think is going to happen this week? I mean, the Seahawks defense has been pretty good. And DJ Moore, while he exploded last week, can you count on him. There's a big difference between potential, right? Calvin Ridley is in that category, right? Like, potential to have a, like not everybody can have a 30-point game. DJ Moore can.

But what do you expect from him this week? I have DJ Moore 29 and Devin Funches at 33. Funches, he is completely vanished. There is nothing scrumptious about what is happening for him. DJ Moore, the Ascension continues. The snaps are there. The opportunity is there. He's the only wide receiver for Carolina that I'm interested in. I mean, I would not be surprised if Seattle puts on.

ups a decent amount of points on Carolina. So that could speak to DJ Moore being okay in this one. And Seattle's going to put up some of the points against Carolina. Here's where I know it's going to happen. We're going to talk about this later. But look, Carolina has given up eight touchdowns to the tight end position. Yes. Yes, Jason. So I'm telling you, there is, hop on, my friends. We need like a, um,

Yeah, I mean, Russell Wilson will be throwing a touchdown to a Titan in this game. Okay. So would you say that? What would that Titans name be, Jason, out of curiosity? Would it be Nick Vanette or were you thinking somebody different? I was thinking somebody different. I was thinking hitching. Kill! Yes, sir! Red Dead? I think Ed Dixon gets a touchdown this game. The best part is this is a revenge game.

Oh. This is not just Red Dead Dixon. This is Red Dead Red Dead Redemption. Oh, yes. It's coming full circle here. Except you're wrong that Nick Vinette will be the one who catches the touchdown. Yeah, I probably will be. I mean, that's the hard thing. I mean, we'll talk about it later. Have you regained your trust in Doug Baldwin and would you start him above Tyler Lockett? Baldwin 7 for 52 and a touchdown 10 targets last week.

Is he climbing back into your good graces? And would you throw him out there over Lockett? I have him ranked above Lockett. I saw enough. The double-digit targets, multiple targets into the end zone, which is what we've been missing from Doug Baldwin. So he's not an auto. Oh, hey, Doug Baldwin's back in the top 15. I have him at 21 currently. So yes, I will be playing Doug Baldwin. All right. Anyone we're forgetting in that matchup, Brooks, you want us to talk about?

Anybody that, you know, I want to make sure you're happy here. It's not a great matchup for Greg Olson, but you're going to start him because at tight end he's still one of the best. All right. Well, here we are. It's a Megalodon, so I don't really feel guilty having two of these, but the three, six, and one Browns take on the five and five Bengals. Now, wait, hold on a second. Hold on a second. Is this game in Cleveland? No, this game's in Cincinnati. I'm canceling. I'm canceling. I had it backwards in my head.

All right. I'm laughing more at our editor, Kyle, who gave us. Yeah, he puts storylines for this game, and he threw in a big picture of Hugh Jackson. Because the Browns are taking on the Bengals in Cincinnati. The Bengals are three-point favorites. It's a 47.5 point over under. This is what they brought him in for. That sweet inside information. Oh, my goodness. These teams are something else. Hugh Jackson, yes, he returns as a special assistant to Marvin Lewis.

as they assemble the most impressive coaching stand. Who do they need to add to this? Fisher? Let's say they're the fantastic four, John Fox. John Fox, Jeff Fisher, Marvin Lewis. Oh my goodness. Shout out to Mike McCoy, though. I mean, he needs to be in there. Yeah, I don't think he's gotten the level, though, of.

of John Fox and Fisher. I wonder if they can trade for Gruden, get him in there. No way. Gruden's awesome. You leave Gruden where he is. He's on 10 more, 10 more years. 10 more years. Wow. All right. So Baker coming off the buy. Love him. Nick Chubb. I absolutely love. Love Nick Chubb. Jarvis Landry. Oh, that's where it stops. I like him. David Injoku.

I will play him. You can 100% play David and Joe. You can play all four of those guys. I mean, the Bengals, the Bengals defense right now. Let me ask you a question. Do you believe Hugh Jackson is going to fix it? The Bengals? Correct. No. Okay. No. They're 32nd in the league against opposing fantasy quarterbacks. They're 30th against running backs. They're 26 against wide receivers. They're 29th against tight-in. Oh, yeah. They're broken. Yeah. Broken. Yes. So, this is a...

Pretty exciting game for fantasy owners. Joe Mixing. Do you expect big things going up against the Browns defense? He's at home. The Browns are giving up a lot. The Browns defense is exciting, but they're not that great.

They had a nice game against Atlanta, obviously. They make some good plays and they have some good games. But overall, if you look at what they've done for fantasy purposes, they haven't really shut out anybody. They're middle of the pack against quarterbacks and their bottom of the pack against everything else. Joe Mixon should have a fantastic game. Wow, you're going with fantastic. Yeah, I really like, I really like Joe Mixon. You're at home. You're favored. You're super talented. And the matchup isn't one that is.

very scary. The difference between, and I know a lot's been said about it, I don't know if we've talked about it as much, but the Browns seem to be a very different team home in a way. You know, they, Cleveland has not been the same team both places. So I think Joe Mixon has a great game. And I agree with Andy canceling his almost upset here. Joe Mixon, number eight on the week for me. I don't know where he is for you guys.

But I agree with that. I think it's going to be a nice game for Joe Mixing. I think Jarvis Landry can get back on track in this game. He's been just spotty is the best way to put it. He's still talented. But the rapport entrust with Baker, it takes time with a rookie. And coming off the buy, you want to hope that they've built on that, right? You've got a couple weeks to work on it. The interesting thing is it's almost been the inverse of that because he was.

All the targets were going to Jarvis Landry. There wasn't necessarily a lot of production that came with all those targets. But since they've kind of renovated the offense the past two weeks, seven targets, five targets. And in that game where they dominated Atlanta, he was two receptions for 22 yards. So I think you can. Yeah, Nick Chob was giving him the finger, though. Yes. Oh, it's dub. Dub. And to be fair.

I think he was just warming, warming it up for this week. Yes. Would you rather start Baker Mayfield in this matchup or Andy Dalton in this match? I mean, does that depend on AJ Green? 100% depends on AJ Green. Yeah. Because I'd rather have the home quarterback of AJ Green's back for sure. Yep, agreed. And then, right now I have Baker ahead. If Green's out, do you start John Ross? He only had one catch last week, but it was a touchdown, which seems to be his thing. He's like, yeah. It's like, how efficient can I be? Well, when you're a touchdown or bust player,

You want a lot of those touchdowns, and he doesn't have them. So he's got a lot of busts. Yeah. And I don't like that. And my fantasy players, I'm staying away from John Ross. All right. We're going to pause the middle of this fantasy forecast, and we're going to jump right in to the starts of the week. Starts of the week. All right, starts of the week. Let's kick it off right here right now. I am going to double down on those Ravens' quarterbacks.

I'm going with Flacco or Mr. Lamar Jackson. It doesn't matter. I think it's going to be Lamar Jackson. You're the rock right now. I don't care. I'm taking the Oakland matchup at home. They got to win this game. They're massive favorites. And like I said, it takes one play to turn Lamar Jackson into a top three guy. And even if he doesn't get that play, he's a top 12 guy, my start of the week, Ravens quarterback, Lamar Jackson slash Joe Flacco. Fair enough.

mine i'm giving people another uh oh another little stream action uh because you know it could have been baker who's like a fringe quarterback one maybe philip rivers who's right on the edge but i want to give give people another option maybe you missed out on james winston i have confidence in nick mullins

This week. The matchup is absolutely juicy against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Everyone is putting... That's your word of the year, by the way. Juicy? You bet. Players have juice. Matchups are juicy. You're really into juice this year. Well, you know, me and oranges. Were you a big OJ fan? No, it's fine. I like... No, no pulp. No, oh, what? Who puts your pulp in? If people like pulp, I don't like you.

You don't like me, Jason? Oh. You like Pulse? Look, I will strain all of the Kleenex pieces out of your oranges and I will give you superior orange juice. Let me ask you so, Brooks. Is this just a, like if you had two glasses of freshly squeezed orange juice sitting on the table and one had pulp and one did not, are you telling me you would choose the pulpy one? Great question.

Which one would you prefer? Probably not. I don't mind it. I can like you. I don't mind it. You're not an animal. There's better ways to get your fiber. Eating carpet. I mean, it doesn't even matter. That's better. All right, where are we at? The best part was I was actually asking, I was inferring he was a fan of the running back. Ah, yes. I don't think you're allowed to say yes to that question. No, the answer is to know. Look, San Francisco against Tampa Bay, that over under.

It's 55 points. Oh, Mullins. Mullins magic. And I think that he can have the magic with, talk about the one play to John Brown. Tampa Bay is giving up huge plays all the time. Marky's Goodwin. You're telling me there's not a decent probability he hits. Goodwin was in consideration for my start of the week. I mean, we haven't talked about that matchup. Why would you not start Goodwin in a matchup like this? If you can't now, then you can never. I.