NFC South Breakdown + Sweaty Hot Takes - Fantasy Football Podcast for 7/22

And they said, let's get somebody that's better than anybody we even have. And let's go back to the well with that. They don't have a quarterback that is proven in the passing game. So the running game is going to be the recipe. They brought in Taylor Heineke, a serviceable backup, which is nice to have in case it doesn't work out with Ritter, because I feel like Heineke could come in with a run first offense and execute. Oh. Arthur. Arthur has a plan. Bejon's the biggest story from this team. And to have them projected for that kind of a win total, you know, you've got them at RB4. Yeah, I mean, we've seen Arthur Smith with an elite, we've seen Arthur Smith with an elite, one of the best running backs in the NFL when he had Derek Henry. And he said, this is your team. Our identity is you. We're going to let you.

It's what got him this job. Yeah, we're going to let you carry us. They have been very good at running the ball. I mean, exceptional. Even with, you know, Tyler Algier, he's pretty good. You know, but he's not Bijon, and they are going to make this team about Bijan. I think it will open up things for them in the passing game, the way that for the Titans when he was there, you know, the Titans were always one of the most efficient red zone scoring teams. And it wasn't just because of Derek Henry. Some of that was in the passing game because.

It's tough when you know that you've got a superstar running back that can just flat out beat you, you are really focused on that part of the game and efficiency can go up elsewhere, which is why, you know, I love the consolidation of this offense. And my biggest fears are that Cordero Patterson and Tyler Algier and some of these other players will work in more because if it can be. really a situation where it's it's be jean drake london and kyle pits just bejean drake london and kyle pits bejohn drake lond and Kyle pits and that's speaking this into existence i am but i'm just saying the consolidation between those candles out and the seance those three elite it's the secret it is it is a scary proposition because last year we had so many times in the running back room and mind you it wasn't bejohn we're like oh

This is weird. This is a Caleb Huntley game out of nowhere. Oh, this is weird. Like, you know, Cordero was supposed to be the guy and then it became like Cordero was supposed to be the guy and it became Alger. And I don't think that happens. I don't, because when you invest what you've invested in Bia. Yeah, it's very unlikely, but there may be plays that you're frustrated with. It would make a bad NFL decision just way worse. If you, if you spent that equity on a running back and then used a platoon. It won't. Get Huntley in here. I think platoon's too strong of a word. I will lose my mind. But like Tyler Adjir, like you said, he broke the team rookie record. He didn't just do that. His last four games of the year, he was on pace for 1,800 yards at 5.5 a clip. He's good. And so I don't think platoon's the right word. But occasional surprises, a red zone handoff, a third down or a play that you're not expecting.

That kind of stuff is going to crop up, and it's not going to be enough to make you regret drafting Bejohn. It's just going to be the dynamic of a team that runs the ball more than everybody. If you run the ball more than everybody, like you brought up Derek Henry. I hate to say this to you because I don't know if you can handle it. But Bejohn is not physically what Derek Henry is. I can handle it. Okay. And you agree. Yeah, because he's an exceptional pass catcher, and he's way better. Go on. physically he's smaller. Physically he may not be able to hold up to the same. They may not want to give him the same level of punishment. I wouldn't. If I drafted Bijon, I don't punish this guy year one into the entire equation when I have a thousand yard rusher that I can use with him. He and handing the ball to Derek Henry is not punishing him. Right. It's punishing the defense. It's punishing everybody else. That's exactly right. So, you know, the defense was a great last year.

you hope that this team can become an efficient, consolidated offense. That would give Drake London hope. That would give Kyle Pitts hope. A bet on London and Pitts, unfortunately, like it was last year, a bet on Marietta and Ritter. This year it's a bet on Ritter and Heineke. So Kyle Pitts is not being drafted where he was last year. He's a fifth round draft pick. Drake London, a fifth round draft pick. They're basically back to back. If you are sitting there and you don't have a tight end, And you need a wide receiver. Which one are you taking? They're being drafted together. I'm going after Kyle Pitts. He is as good as Drake London as a receiver, and he plays tight end. I've obviously been out on Kyle Pitts the last two seasons, but I believe, you know, rookie year was because he was a rookie. Sophomore year it was because of his cost. He was, you know, people be drafted him in a second round. This year,

He is, you know, I get him in the sixth round all the time. If he's in the sixth, I pretty, and I don't have Mark Andrews, I pretty much take a shot on Kyle Pitts because I don't think there's a world where he just sucks, where he's just terrible and a complete waste of a sixth round pick. But I do think the world exists. You don't see the world that existed last year? No, I... You can't see last year? I know you experienced it firsthand. You have those wounds and those scars. Well, I'm just saying that world. I do see that world because it literally happened. It happened with a different quarterback and maybe Ritter is worse than Mario da last year. But I remember watching the film. It also happened with...

The other quarterback he had. Well, he had 1,000 yards. That would be Matt Ryan. He was great. He had over 1,000 yards. He just didn't have touchdown, so that killed him for fantasy. Last year, Kyle Pitts at the tight end position had the highest percentage of uncatchable passes, which is if you go back and watch any Falcons games, it's very frustrating. And sure. He's got the same head coach. That frustrated us last year with the route calls and the choices. Yes, but. There were many plays where it was Mario's fault, 100% missing Kyle Pitts. Maybe Desmond Ritter is no better than Marcus Marietta, but I think it's worth the bet. And you also, Andy mentioned, you have the safety of Taylor Heineke, should they get through those first few weeks and realize Desmond Ritter is, it's not the future, it's not going to happen. Heineke can get it done for Kyle Pitts to return a fifth round value.

Breaking news. Oh, no, what do we got? Vikings' first round wide receiver, Jordan Addison, was pulled over early this morning for driving his Lamborghini at 140 miles an hour. 140, go, go, goose. 140 and a 55. Well, he can't drive 55. No, he can't. No, no, no, no, we don't. Jordan. What are you doing, man? Reckless driving, citation for speeding. So. Wait, he can. Hold on. He didn't get arrested? 140 in a 55. And I, look. Just after 3 a.m. So we've been here with another wide receiver and it didn't end well. Who was it? Well, that one was, he was intoxicated. Well, I'm just saying if you go at that speed, you're in, you're in trouble, man. Yeah. Not good. That's not.

I honestly, when this news came through just now, I thought it was related to the injury that we don't know about. So that's, that's, that's unsafe. Come on people. So something, probably not endearing himself to the team at that exact moment in time. All right. Let's break the division winner down. Who do you think takes this division? I actually think is a really tough one to predict. Yeah. I'm going to go. I know my number one. Let's go one at a time. Well, no, that makes it confusing after the beginning. So I'm going to go, I think Atlanta wins the division. I think Atlanta wins the division. I think the Saints are second. I think Panthers is third. I think Tampa's 4th. I went back and forth with those first two. So I'm almost exactly what you are at. But I have the Saints' second, Panthers third, and the Bucks last. I will go Falcons, Falcons, Saints, Bucks, Panthers. Okay. All right. That'll do it for today's Saturday edition of the Fantasy Footballers podcast.

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