Players We're Afraid to Be Wrong About - Fantasy Football Podcast for 9/2

Part of the problem is when he actually played, he wasn't that good. Yes. And so it's like. But he didn't have weapons. He didn't have Terry McLaurin for most of those games. He obviously didn't have digs. I will say this. But you had an old Debo and, you know. I can make the argument for Jane Daniels to be good. We're just, we're bringing up the like, uh-oh. Is he an elite quarterback? If he is, he will be fine. I find myself not drafting him for a lot of the reasons you're outlaying and kind of just passing on him for other options.

However, when you look at what wins a championship, it's those game-breaking guys with extreme upside. And there's an obvious path for Daniels. Like, if you told me at the end of the year, he's number one. He's like, of course. He could rush for, there's only three guys in the league this year that have a legitimate capability of rushing for 800 yards. And he's one of them. And if you end up rushing for 750 plus yards.

And then you're a good passer. If those two things come together, like what happened for Lamar Jackson twice in his career, you just win. And so, you know, his risk is going to be higher. Yeah. Because he is just like Dart. He could get hurt. He got banged up multiple times last year. And they were like. If you run recklessly, you're at risk. At his size. He's tinier than Dart. Darts got at least some meat on the bone. When we.

And you know me. When he was healthy, this is what we're saying. If he was still running, he was on a 17-game pace in his healthy games of 742 rushing yards. That's still an absurd number. But it was weeks three and four, he was out with a knee injury. Then week eight was a hamstring injury. And then the rest of the year it was an elbow injury. Oh, yeah, he came out and popped his elbow out. Running. It's, you know.

Of course, we're not trying to freak people out of, like, people have drafted, people got drafts coming up. We're just, I'm moving that risk rating up. No, it makes sense. The league winning upside is still there with Jayden Daniels. You know, I always say it's about how much risk are you willing to accept. Could he be a quarterback you draft and you have to find another quarterback? It certainly could happen. All right. We'll take a break and we got a couple other names. Maybe get into some mailbag.

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All right, we won't spend as much time on these things. But another player I'm afraid to be wrong about is Saquan Barkley. I think Saquan is one of those guys that you're like. Yeah. You know, I remember the very end of the season he finally had a long breakaway run. Remember the Super Bowl year he had a bunch of them. But it was not the beginning. It was the end of the season where you got that breakaway run from Saquan and you said that's that same guy. You know, last year he had 13 carries inside the five and only one rushing touchdown.

That seems like some positive regression on the way. New offensive coordinator, who Jason likes. There's part of me that's like, I don't know if he's any good, but he was a good bit. The Sequan Barkley equation is interesting to me. I just feel like he could be one of those guys where you're like, like, if he competed in the top five, it's not a shock. But we're all kind of not in that same.

top tier category this year. Yeah, it is tough. They're moving Hertz under center, which should really help Saquan Barclay. Then they are, they're much healthier on the offensive line, which should really help Saquan Barclay. And he's Saquan Barclay. He was the number one running back two years ago. But I haven't drafted him anywhere. I mean, have you drafted him? I have not. Yeah, I mean. Because you write in his range as the, like, I either have to take, if I want Chase Brown or Ken Walker, his name, I take them over Barclay.

have done that every time. His name carries a lot of weight. We were on, what show was it? We were doing a spot with Greg Rosenthal. Yeah, Greg Rosenthal where he made the argument to take a third overall in fantasy and I'm just not there. I mean, it's possible though. Yeah, no, I get it. That's why you're afraid to be wrong. Here's the bonus mention for me of the player. I'm super afraid to be wrong because I am OUT on a player. It's so good. And it's Tucker Kraft.

Like Tucker Kraft going in usually? Yeah, I would be terrified. You know, he's afraid. Because you in fact are wrong. I don't think so. I mean, obviously I don't think so, which is why I'm not drafting him anywhere. He was that dude. He was the tight end two in fantasy in points per game before his injury. In those first eight games, he led the team in fantasy points per route run, targets per route run, yards per route, run, first downs per route run, yards after catch per reception, red zone targets. Like he was awesome.

But then he tore his ACL and it was like hopefully he's ready for week one. We've seen him running straight lines and whatever. And then there was the comments of like, well, for the first half of the year, he'll kind of be on a snap count. And then they'll let him loose the last half of the year. He costs a lot in drafts. He is not cheap. He's not like, oh, because of the ACL, I'm getting a 10th round pick. I would do that. You're giving up a prime running back or wide receiver to take a player who is coming off an ACL.

who has never done it. Like, it's still a projection, and I'm just not willing. Dog. I agreed. Agreed. That's why I'm terrified. I'm afraid to be wrong. I hope I'm wrong because Tucker Craft being awesome and healthy is good for the NFL, good for fantasy football. Good for Jordan Love. But I'm out. If he can only run a straight line.

that's in fact good enough for Tucker Kraft. Tackle this. Mike, what's one more name from you? I'm going with Brian Thomas Jr. of the Jacksonville Jaguars of it's just we would all have it completely upside down and there's just going to be so many sad people of we're all placing our bets on the Jags and Brian Thomas feels kind of like the last the last one. Yeah, we're not even allowing for the possibility of success. Going in the seventh round.

And everything is Parker Washington. We did a... I saw Parker Washington. Let me say this real quick. He, in a $100,000 buying league, Parker Washington went in the third round. Yes. We did our... That's how in... This week's Dynasty pod. We did some bold predictions for Dynasty. And Kyle, who hosts that show, he put out a calling. Like, let's see what the Foot Clan's feeling. People are sweaty.

for Parker, Washington. He's like, it's just, it's so many people are calling their shot for Parker that it's no longer publicly feels bold because everyone's just saying it's going to happen. Could you imagine at the end of the season two years ago? The end of the season where Brian Thomas Jr., the first round drafted wide receiver who finishes, I think he was the wide receiver seven, his rookie year and was unbelievable, like 1,400 receiving yards. If you told me,

that Brian Thomas Jr. and Parker, Washington, both are healthy from here on now. This is not an injury issue. And in the near future, oh my gosh, one is going to be the darling and one is going to be just this, you know, undraftable loser. Wild that that flip has happened. Is this, is this, they both peed in the fountain at the same time situation? Oh, you little getting freaky on a Friday? Yeah, do we have got a body swap happening?

Yeah, I think so. No other good explanation. Do you guys remember the beginning of last year? And like Parker Washington was doing stuff and everyone was like, Parker, get out of the way. Stop ruining things for Brian Thomas. Nobody drafted you. And now everyone's going to be like, Brian Thomas, get out of the way. You're right. All right. Let's do some mailbag. Mailbag. Presented by Paramount Plus. All right. First question coming in.

By the way, you can go to the website the fancy footballers.com, click that submit a question button or dial or voicemail hotline 302464 TFFB. First question coming in from Matthew Brooks says, is my guy overreaction, question mark? Jason, how high is too high to draft Garrett Wilson? Two-three turn question mark? So the reason he's a my guy is because of where he's going in drafts, right? Like the fact that you can actually get Garrett Wilson right now on Sleeper at the 410.

on Yahoo at the 501, it's just outrageous value. To me, I'm not taking him over players like Devante Smith, who's on a much better offense or George Pickens, you know, who's, you know, a top 12 wide receiver last year on a better offense with a good quarterback. And so that's who you'd be having to take him over at that two three turn area. So yeah, I think I think that's probably too high. It's not that he.

couldn't end up being a good pick, but everything in fantasy is odds and probabilities. And I would say that there's a higher probability that George Pickens or Devante Smith is better than Garrett Wilson. Garrett Wilson, I am very in on and very bullish that he is well better than where he's being drafted right now this year. So, yeah, I would say that's just smidge too high, even though he's a good player. All right, Will writing it on Instagram. Who would be your fourth, my guy?

honestly it will be our fantasy MVP I would assume which is coming up on Friday I know mine I'll throw a name that I know won't be my fantasy MVP oh I got I got another one too I'll throw Breece Hall out there I'm pretty bullish on Bruce Hall love that love that pick because the Jets always work out I I would I would be Tyler Warren you know so much love to Loveland and Warren's around later not enough war for Warren no I really really like he he was in consideration I thought

the entire offseason that Tyler Warren was an obvious my guy. You haven't come around on Alec Pierce yet. I think Alec Pierce is going to be very good at the Alec Pierce role. He's not going to be the Alec Pierce role. He's not going to be the Alec Pierce role. Mine was supposed to be Tyler. Well, here's the thing, no matter what I'm right. It's supposed to be Tyler Shuck and then Jordan Tyson. It's just the Alec Pierce roll going. What's that? Nothing.

I'm trying to have a show, and you're like, I'm just going to have a side conversation into the microphone. We were in the middle of talking about Alec Pierce. We were done. I guess I was done. I can say I did not hear what Mike said. Yeah, that's why I asked him what he said, because he was talking in the middle of our conversation. Oh, man. Flipping it. Anyways, what were you saying? I've wanted it to be. No, all right. Now I really am curious, and I know you're never going to say it. You already know what the answer is. It was on the whiteboard forever.

It was supposed to be Tyler Schock. And then Jordan Tyson went, owie, owie, oh, ee. That's a good question from YouTube. Ryan wants to know, are you still picking Puka with a top four pick? This is, let's be clear. Just because Puka wasn't placed on the commissioners list yet does not mean that Puka is 100% safe. There were some rumblings this morning. I don't know. Look, I am not going to pretend I know everything that has happened with Puka Nakua. But.

This morning, there was a video that came out from his ex-girlfriend. She didn't make any, like, specific allegations, but she mentioned the last year. I mean, I don't even know how much I want to talk about this. But it basically, they were together for like four or five years. It was great. But in the last year and a half, she was in what she described as an abusive relationship and that he changed overnight.