Week 5 Waivers + Tyreek Talk, Hole-in-One? - Fantasy Football Podcast for 10/6

Kyle would have, yeah, Ramsbop. Yeah. Oh, boy. And there you go. We'll take a break. We'll talk waivers. Waiver wire presented by T-Mobile. All right. We're here, guys. We have biweeks. The Chiefs and Panthers are not here this week. So Ken Walker and that fantastic start, Rashid Rice, who will get an extra week to recover. Walker probably needs a little bit of a rest. Honestly, yeah, on pace for 400,000 opportunities.

But no Mahomes, no Kelsey, you know, no Tetaroa McMillan. He gets a break as well. Or Chuba. He's been so good. So week six, we have four teams, week seven, four teams, but this week just two. Let's go ahead and jump into the waiver wire. Starting at the running back position, we can continue the conversation here. 61% rostered. He was a pickup last week. But Emmanuel Wilson playing.

Against the Chargers, 21 for 81 and a touchdown, four targets, another touchdown through the air. Dearing Price on IR. George Salami's just, you know. He's who we thought he was. He's an undrafted free agent who had like a dozen touches in his career before this year, and he's not that good. They signed Joe Mixon, true, but Joe Mixon's not going to come right in and, you know.

immediately take over. They've got Charbonnet's practice window open. That doesn't mean he's playing this week. That means they've got 21 days to activate him to the starting roster. You see his left quad? Yeah, it looked a lot smaller than the right quad. That happens. Yeah, I mean, it's normal. This is why people are always surprised when we're talking about, like, people coming back off of injuries, there's a ramp up here. Like, Malik neighbors getting off to a slow start. Except for one dude.

Except for... Yeah, there's a man. Except for George freaking kiddle. There's a man. Did you see? He's different. He hit 19.5 miles per hour on his touchdown coming off of torn Achilles. Any dude. I think that was faster than Rashid Shaheed did in that game. Or one of the studs. But you just know he's going to... I don't want to say it out. Stop it. It just always has. It's what he does. He is awesome. He is awesome.

I adore him. He was my guy last year. He's fantastic for fantasy when he's out there. Stay out there. So I think Wilson is the, he's probably the number one running back. It's just the question of, do you feel like the work will continue? Because that's what this is. It's not about necessarily who's the greatest player at this point. Who's going to get the work? I'm just concerned about how much FAP. It's not whether he's a big pickup. It's just.

quite rostered. He's quite rostered. Like, I would be, I'm going to say this for sure. Like, I'd much rather have Ollie Gordon rest of the season than Emmanuel Wilson. Yes. Oh, for sure. I think Joe Mixon will get work and more work and more work in this offense. But at one point. I don't know how soon it's going to happen. I do think he's going to get.

Like at some point in this season, he'll be getting as much work, if not more than Emmanuel Wilson. Right, but Wilson's just like, this is a temporary fit. This is like a this week. San Francisco at home, Denver on the road, then Kansas City for the next three weeks. I'm just saying my, my spin would be desperation only. I agree. He's not a huge pickup for me, but he is a one week pickup, in my opinion. I don't think he's going to go away because he's played his way onto the field, but I don't want anything to do with the Seahawks running

system right now because Charbs Charbonnet I mean so Emmanuel Wesleyan should be picked up Charbonnet should be picked up Joe Mixen should be picked up in certain situations that those three names already make you have a problem exactly because price will come back absolutely so I that's where I'm saying in general I don't want to rely on the Seahawks team this week I think Emmanuel Wilson gets a lot of work

I think their hand is kind of forced right now while they're getting these other guys involved. They're waiting for people to come back. Emmanuel Wilson will get work. He's a fine enough start. But but then talk like, would you rather have him or Will Shipley, who now might be the only guy in town. They will definitely bring somebody up. Their practice squad, let's see, it's a play the hits type of a situation. We have Jaden Blue. We have Damien Pierce and we have Carson Steel.

One of those guys is coming up. Will Shipley will... I mean, Damien Pierce has had some success in the past. I don't know who's going to be the... Like, I don't know who's going to come in and really be part of the timeshare, but one of them will. I mean, it feels like Shipley is sort of a... He's going to get... Maybe one to two-week situation where I could see him competitive for you. Like, he's not rostered.

Yeah. At the level that Emmanuel Wilson is. So I think on a lot of boards, on a lot of running back list, it's going to be him at the tippy top. This week is Jackson. I know. It's not good. No. Next week? Carolina. What is the status of Sequa? Because we know that tank base on IR. I believe he was called week to week. Okay. Which? I will say this. This is an important part of this. You talk about these other players that are being brought up and maybe they'll be involved. And I'm sure they're not going to just give 100% of work to any running back. Nobody gets that. But.

I do think Will Shipley is a very good player. That shouldn't be lost. He's an excellent pass catcher and a quality back. So should he get all the opportunity? I think he'll do well with it. Not a great matchup with Jacksonville, but I prefer Will Shipley to Emmanuel Wilson. So then archetype-wise, you have Will Shipley and Austin Echler, which, yes, Echler is a... Echler looked kind of okay. Echler is definitely older, but...

In his first game, you know, kind of off of the couch, what, four carries, two targets, Bill Kroski got a bunch of targets for him. Will that hold up? Or will they have Echler take over that job? Well, you know, they had a different quarterback in there. I do think that targeting commanders right now is, you know, we'll talk about Antonio Williams, but you expect to get Jaden Daniels back, I think, this week.

We've heard it's possible. Yeah, it's possible this week, not a guarantee. But that just helps everybody. So if you want to talk, you know, the Austin Echler, the offense should get a little bit better. The other two major names, in my opinion, are going to be Tyler Algier, who we just talked about now that we know that Love is dealing with another injury. He's 46% rostered. Algeria is. And then Keaton Mitchell, who has seen snaps and targets increase three consecutive weeks. Keaton Mitchell seems to be.

something that they want to do. And there was a very... By they, you mean... Well, both. Hardball and McDaniel. Oh. Because there was a pretty contentious line of questioning to Harbaugh. And it was... Yeah. It was logically correct the way that they phrased it to him. And they basically said, well, you know, Hampton had the most opportunities in week two. And then all of a sudden he's got reduced opportunities. After the fumble. And they're like, well...

You know, we just want to do what's best for the team. This is how we, what we believe is best for the team is to use all three guys. And he's like, well, wasn't that best for the team starting in week one? If, like, if it was best for the team, why didn't you do that in week one and two? And he's just like, I think I've answered your question. I think he has. Like, this is now where we are. Maybe we thought it was the best way in weeks one or two, and we've changed our minds. Yeah, I mean, and Keith Mitchell was coming off an injury to start the season. So that could have been some acclamation. I'm very concerned with the.

the direction that things are going there? Yeah. You should be. The team hasn't won a game, hasn't looked good in a game. They have a slog of the next, still the next five games are games that they will probably be underdogs in. And it's a little tricky because the snaps themselves are fairly close. But Kyle Betts, I don't know which one of you is on there. You shared something yesterday. Maybe I'll find it on Betts's.

socials, but the actual utilization, the running, the rushing attempts. Yeah, we need to know opportunities. The rushing attempts are the ones that are going haywire. Let me see if I can find that real quick. Hampton. So his share of running back carries over the last three weeks, 82% to 63% to 38%. That's weird, man. So he played fewer snaps in both those guys, but his rushing share has been smashed. And so.

Well, it's because he's been playing really poor. Oh, wait, no, he's looked good every time he's touched the ball. That's right. Says you. Says the analytics as well. Look at look. I mean, look at the actual. I think that he's looked okay. I would say I'm more on Mike's side with that, but I think a lot of it is it's intangible factors. It's the fumbles. It's passing down work. It's are you in the right place at the right time? We don't see when a guy's run in the way they're supposed to or not. Something has gone sideways.

for the whole entire team. You tell me that you have a wide receiver you can figure out there? Nope. Can't play the quarterback wide out or running back, but otherwise, oh wait, what about tie-in? I was going to say, don't forget about Gadsden. He can't be played. I mean, that is, it's not just that they're a terrible team. They literally have nobody you can play. So, yeah. It's okay. They've got Denver, Kansas City, the Rams. So, look, Algier against Detroit this week. It's for the best. Just let.

I mean, I think Alger is my favorite pickup. Alger? Over Keaton Mitchell? Based on the fact that we just found out more about the news on Jeremiah Love. Now, Love probably won't miss. But I think the fact that the matchup is against Detroit, who can't play defense, I think the Cardinals are the best offensive situation. You know, Will Shipley is going into a complete.

disgusting mess of offense right now. Like Will Shipley's dependent on Jalen Hertz and no Devante Smith and no Lane Johnson. Like that's a tougher situation than Arizona scoring against Detroit. That would be my logic of it. Gotcha. So if I'm looking one week start, plus Manuel Wilson's over 60% roster, Algiers at 46%. That's the way I would go. Now Echler, Keaton Mitchell, they're going to have like kind of a long-term committee value that they're going to be mixed into stuff. You're not going to get zeros from them. But, uh,

you know, I wouldn't spend up big money on them. I agree with the cost. I'm not going all in. Wilson, I think, is the best, I agree. He's the best temporary guy. I struggle between Shepley and Keaton Mitchell at two. Like, just the, not that Keaton Mitchell is very desirable right now. It's just the way that things are trending. And then you add in, what was it, six, six targets? Is that what he had? Yeah. I mean,

10 carries and six targets. It's tough in the running back streets for fantasy football. That's not the worst. Yeah, Keaton Mitchell definitely should be picked up. I would prefer him over Alger simply because it seems like the coaches want to have Jeremiah Love be the guy. We saw that a couple weeks ago. If he's banged up, it might not be able to happen right now. The coach seems like they want Keaton Mitchell to be the guy, which is awful. It's also worth noting Chris Brooks is dealing with a

potentially significant injury for the Packers. We didn't mention it in the news. We should have. But Marjohn Lloyd had been cut by a lot of people. So he's only 51% rostered. I don't want him. I don't want Caleb Johnson. I don't want any of the offense. I don't want any of them. But Caleb fumbled again because, of course, he had the only good run of the entire day and he followed it with a fumble. It's like the three stooges behind center for Green Bay. Didn't Lloyd fumbled too? Oh, of course he did. I mean, that's course he did. These guys are just. Of course he did. Awful. Blah, bo bo bo bo bo bo bo.

I mean, it's the, dude. They are so stupid. They need Josh Jacobs so bad. I mean, it's been ugly. So let's let's talk whiteouts. We need to move, move on. Romeo Dobbs, 59% rostered. You know, there was an injury to Mack Hollins. Antonio Brown's not back soon. The only little caveat. Or AJ Brown, sorry. The only caveat here is that they play the Raiders, they play the Jets, both of those teams, the Chicago Bears.

and the Miami Dolphins have actually been bad for wide receivers the next four weeks, but I think Dobbs is a great pickup. I know the dolphins. The Jets are just a succubis. Yeah, the Jets are just like, it's not because they're shutting everyone down. They're just like, what if the game was half over already? They're like, come on, let's play. They're the tortoise and no hair. I mean, they are bad.

But let's talk about the top pickups here at wide receiver. I think Romeo Dobbs, he's mostly rostered, but he's a great pickup with Matt Hollins had a non-contact calf injury. And it's not something that's going to be like super long term. It wasn't Achilles. But I expect that he will probably miss a game or two. And in that environment, they finally started figuring out how to use Romeo Dobbs. He looked good. So I think he would be like, he would be my clear guy I want the most.

at wide receiver he's probably he's probably rostered he's a 59% and you have to ask like watching drake made those first three weeks that was a like emotionally destroyed man there was no confidence did he get some of that back where like everyone you know you know his biggest problem this week what's the what's the biggest problem this week my raiders are going to be as biggest problem sure