Draft Pick Trading + Keeper Decisions, Heebie Jeebies - Fantasy Football Podcast for 7/31

Running back. Swift or Jonathan Taylor? Right. I mean, you and I were Jonathan Taylor ahead, but we were in the minority. I would say most of the fantasy community put Swift ahead of Jonathan Taylor. Right. And where it's difficult, after the by week when DeAndre Swift really broke out, I mean, he missed a couple games to injury where he was fantastic for fantasy. But he was doing that while averaging under 16 opportunities a game. It was because he was getting five targets every single game. Yeah. And that's what it comes down to.

Jared Goff check it down to DeAndre Swift as much as Matthew Stafford was willing to do. And while I think Matthew Stafford is more inclined to look to the checkdown than Goff is historically, the difference is the talent around Goff. This is why I like T.J. Hawkinson. You've got Bashad Paramount and Tyrell Williams as your main wide receiver. Basically, you don't have a wide receiver core. So you're going to use Swift and Hawkinson in major ways in the passing game.

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for free and then get some cool gear for Barry. Sounds like a win. Yeah. That's a win, win, Jason, as they say. All right, Instagram, Malcolm P. Thoughts on Miles Sanders this year? They're not great. So Miles Sanders is someone that disappointed last year, has left people with the burns. And I think because of that.

people don't want to draft him. And so narrative-wise, you're kind of down on him. Statistics-wise, I was shocked how low I was on Miles Sanders. I think that the idea going into last year was they wanted him to be a true three-down back. It's a real advantage to a team to have a running back that can be on the field all the time.

The defense doesn't know if they're passing or running, and that's what they wanted. And they learned last year they cannot do it. And if you look at their transactions, it shows that they drafted Kenny Gainwell. They grabbed Carrion Johnson off of the waivers. They're grabbing other running backs because they learned that Miles Sanders is not set up to be a true three-down back. So I think there's going to be a full committee here. And he's still talented. Yes. He's a good player. He's a good player. But I think that the hope.

of him being one of those top running backs as past. Now, he's going as the running back 20 right now at the back of the third round. I don't think that ADP is terrible. My thoughts on him have kind of turned into a long-running bit on the show. But I'm okay with that. The running back 20, I think that's absolutely fine to take a chance. But I share the concerns of Jason where the Eagles game script-wise.

don't project to be a strong team, which means fewer touches for the running back, and then all the moves that they have made are for pass-catching types of players, especially Kenny Gainwell in the draft. Miles Sanders graded out as one of the worst pass catchers, according to pro football focus this past year. So it's not strange that that was the production that got on the field, and then they made specific moves. On top of that, you have Jalen Hertz now, who...

should be the quarterback for the year. A mobile quarterback, a Russian quarterback, leans, like the studies show, you do see a dip in targets to guys like the running back position because instead of just checking it down like Philip Rivers, who cannot move, Jalen Hertz can either check it down or he can decide to run. So all of those things combined, it really...

lowers the ceiling for Miles Sanders, what he could do for your fantasy football team. But I don't think that he is, I don't think it's bad. I don't think he is a bad pick at his current ADP. No, I would agree with that. I've got him right around there as far as my total ranking. Now, Sammy said that, I will never draft him. No, I know you won't. He can go burn. Be better, Miles Sanders. Next question is, let's just, we'll take a fun one here. This one is from Nick Taunton.

who wants to know what kind of guitar I'm using for the drops. If you're new to the show, I am the music man of the bunch. I make all the drops, I record them, and the guitar I use, it's an Ibanez universe. Back when corn, Jason, are you familiar with the band? I love corn. Corn with a K. Oh, with a K. I am, I do remember corn. I think they're still around.

But anyways, back when they burst onto the scene, they were playing seven-string guitars. And if you were playing guitar, that meant you were into Metallica, that meant in junior high, it meant you were into heavier bands and corn just, it was part of your path, is that you have to go through and become a fan of that and want to play a seven-string. I want to play the loudest, heaviest metal that you possibly can. So that's what you play. So that was, I.

I begged and I pleaded for all year for Christmas. Parents, can you get me this? So it's an Ibanez universe that I got in, I think it's seventh grade, seventh or eighth grade. I still have that. You want to talk about an investment that paid off. That guitar that I've had for 25 plus years and I still use it. I got my son of guitar for Christmas and it's not paid off. Oh, no? I think he's strummed it twice.

I should have thrown that money in the garbage because then I wouldn't have a guitar taking up wall space somewhere. So, yeah, you do the, if you don't know, you do all the drops. I do the voices. Yes, yes. As we've established. I know it's hard to tell right now because I'm a little under the weather and I'm nasally, but you know, all the. And if it, look, Andy had retweeted it recently reminding people. During the lockdown, I did a live stream of me.

showing my whole process of making a draft. So that's got to be on our YouTube somewhere. You can go check that out if you'd like. This one's from Brendan Jackson off of Twitter. This is a toughy. A.J. Brown in the fifth, that's solid value. Or T.J. Hawkinson in the 12th. It is a 10 player league. So the value of a dominant onesie position, a dominant tight end and a 10 keeper. That's worth a lot.

And T.J. Hawkinson in the 12th, that's free. How are you feeling, Jason? The gap from the fifth to the 12th certainly makes it a little bit enticing. But like you said, you need to dominate it the onesies. And I think T.J. Hawkinson is solid. I don't think he's dominant. I would still rather my team and a 10-teamer have Kittle, have Kelsey, have Waller.

So I'm going to take the value, which is still great, of A.J. Brown in the fifth, I think he is a more dominant player. And then I might go after, you know, tight end with one of my first couple picks. Yeah, I think that's how I lean going with it as well. And besides, if you draft T.G. Hawkinson in the 12th, how are you going to draft Adam Troutman in the 12th? That's a great question, which also in a 10-team league is not something you have to do.

You can just pick them up off of waivers if you'd like. All right. Let's hit back to the voicemail. Hey, guys. What's your take on Jacoby Myers? I think he's going to be the best past catching option on New England this year, taking over for that Julian Edelman role. And, oh, dang it. Messed it up.

Oh, man, that's gross. Brooks, you left that in there? Yeah, I did this time. Oh, I'm sorry, my man. Here's what's crazy. That bus was driven exclusively by Brooks. Brooks backed the money truck up and said, I'll do what I won't. But here's the thing. That was like the best, most eloquent.

question we've ever received about Jacoby Myers? Certainly about Jacobi Myers. I get to hear those all the time and no one else gets to. So I just thought it sounded like it was almost a bit at the end. Like he was doing a bit like he got the whole question. He was eloquent and then was like, oh shoot. Hey, congratulations. You made the show. You sure did. So Jacobi Myers, Jason, the New England Patriots clearly.

prioritized their offense and free agency, Jono Smith, Hunter Henry, the tight ends, they were added for big money. Nelson Agilor was added, Kendrick Bourne. They have tried to retool this offense, but Jacoby Myers was heavily, heavily targeted last year. You mean, in games he played, a 22.7% target share. He, the caller, was not wrong that we have seen the slot roll be.

very important to the Bill Belichick offense. Now, whether or not that's a Tom Brady thing or a Bill Belichick thing, I think jury's still out on that.

Where are you on Jacobi Myers? So I completely believe that Jacobi Myers is one of the top two options there. I see, you know, I think they're going to run a lot of 12 personnel. Obviously, they paid money to have two tight ends out there. And you're going to see a lot of two wide receiver sets. I believe it's Nelson Aguilar and Jacobi Myers. So that's what you want. You want one of those two that stay on the field a lot, have a lot of opportunity. Once he took the job, just a reminder, Jacobi Myers.

did nothing for the first six weeks or so where wasn't on the field and was injured. But after that, from week seven on, Jacobi Myers was averaging over seven targets a game. Right. And he didn't do enough because the quarterback sucks. Right. Well, he did last year. So my belief is that if I'm going to take a shot, in fact, we just did our mock draft and I took my...

I think it was my last round pick. I chose Nelson Agilor. You think you can't get it back? No, I don't think Cam can get it back. I think that Mac could... Mac can get it back? Mac will throw for more yards and touchdowns than Cam did last year. That's certain if he were to play for a full season. Cam was a valuable weapon.

offensively but that came through the legs through the rushing i'm curious if like do you see a world where maybe mac is the starter and then they get to the goal line and they just bring cam oh man and then oh i that's a that's a fun thought exercise i don't think so but he was so it honestly down there that's not a bad idea um assuming that cam newton is like you can keep his morale up

with that type of a situation. So to finish the Jacoby Myers thought, I do think it's between Myers and Agilor for who is the main wide receiver there. I'm going to go with the experience and the athleticism and the money of Nelson Agilor, but the experience of the system and knowing, you know, the trust of...

current quarterback Cam Newton, you could take your shot on Jacobi Myers. The nice thing is, either one you want to take a shot on, they're your last pick. I think he's worth the shot at the end. Instagram from Buff Alligator. You know, if I were to- Don't mess with a buff one. If I were to wrestle an alligator, I would definitely not want the buff one. Yeah, give you a skinny scrawny alligator. Right. I prefer the toothless one.