Week 1 Studs & Stinkers + Russ Cooks, Mike Cries - Fantasy Football Podcast for 9/14

That sucked a lot. What sucked, Mike? Blake Jarwin, one of my guys for the season, one of my favorite breakout tight ends. He went down in the second quarter, non-contact. Oh, we knew right away, didn't we? Everyone knew right away it was an ACL. They didn't want to, you didn't want to whisper it into the world just in case, but look, he's going to be done for the season. And I'm watching Dalton Schultz.

and all the what could have been. They drew up a freaking tight-in screen for Dalton Schultz. And I'm like, that's Jarwin's targets. The amount of Dalton Schultz not able to catch the ball moments that I felt for you. Because we weren't together for that game. That game was, you know, the evening we're at home. And I just kept watching the ball go near Dalton Schultz and him not be able to do anything with it. And I was like, Jarwin, Jarwin would have caught that ball. Yes.

Yeah, unfortunate. It's football. Yep. So we will talk about which tight ends that I will be picking up in all of your leagues tomorrow. Boston Scott left the field with an injury. Boston Scott was one of the biggest disappointments of week one after we found out Miles Sanders was out. Yeah, honestly, I think he would have been a fine fantasy play if he didn't.

leave the field to do to injury. He was a little disappointing as it went, but, you know, the end of the game when they're down, that's dump off city to Boston Scott, but not available. Devante Parker hamstring injury. Henry Ruggs, ankle injury, both players that will be keeping an eye on, but Gerald Everett, back injury in week one. Yeah, Henry Ruggs is, to jump back to that real quick. He was being featured.

you know, fast and often. And he was making some really big plays. So it was really unfortunate to see him go out so early. He seemed to be the rookie to have on your roster. It was, yes. And then David and Joku went down with a knee injury. Duke Johnson's considered week to week after the ankle sprain on Thursday. Long shot to play this week could come back in week three, but David Johnson is going to get all the run. It's unfortunately versus the Ravens, but.

So he will. To get all of the painful run. He will see a lot of opportunity. Yeah, Chubb and Kareem Hunt had a difficult time against that Ravens defensive front this week. Some players that didn't play in week one, Debo Samuel surprisingly put on injured reserve. He's going to miss the first three weeks. We knew about Miles Sanders, Alshon Jeffrey. Bryce Love was a healthy scratch this week. And looking to tonight, Cortland Sutton, he's going to be a game time decision. So unless you have literally

Jerry Judy to pivot to, or I guess maybe somebody like Darius Slayton, you probably aren't playing that game tonight. Kenny Gulliday did not play in week one, taking the wind out of my Matthew Stafford sales. Any other big time weekly rewind injury news you guys want to discuss? I believe that's it for now, yeah. All right. All right. I'm sorry about Blake. That was not the Blakeout, Mike. I mean, I guess it was, but a different kind. It was not the blackout that I was hoping for.

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The Rams win, and then this stud muffin leading it off. He's very good. I don't know if he's played a better game in his career, genuinely. I think this is the best game that Russell Wilson has ever played as a professional quarterback. 31 for 35 for 322 yards, four touchdowns, no interceptions, dominated the Atlanta Falcons. I don't know if you guys were aware of this. No team passed more frequently.

than the Seattle Seahawks in the first three quarters. So when you talk about... Ross Cookin. One for one in terms of Russell Wilson having that opportunity to do this. I mean, unbelievable. 88.6% completion rate, third highest ever. It will take a more consistent passing approach for Russ to eliminate those kind of disappearing act games.

that he's been known for in fantasy. He always finishes the season as a top five quarterback. But last year, you saw this. Jason and Mike, they were in a furious debate about Russell Wilson heading into the season. And we're both kind of right. Yeah, I was right that Russ was clearly a top 12 quarterback. And Mike was right that he was not good for your fantasy team because he lost you as many games as he won. But if...

They are letting Russ Cook and they pass at even just above league average through the first three quarters of games. Then his baseline will be extremely high. I did not see all four of his incompletions, but I remember a D.K. Metcalf drop. Yeah. They hit him right in the belly. That was one of his four misses. And I have to assume the other three were throwaways. I have to assume they were someone else's fault. It wasn't Russell's fault. I mean, just absolute perfection. All right.

Here's the first real opportunity for overreaction, in my opinion. You ready? Yep. Aaron Rogers takes on the Minnesota Yikes defense. And 32 for 44, 364 and 4. Aaron Rogers, absolutely dominant performance, one of the best fantasy quarterbacks of the week. He was only started in 31% of leagues. And at one point he threw two touchdown passes in a 24-second span. But it's weak.

It is week one. It's week one. And he did this last year in week five or whatever it was against the Raiders after some bad performances. And we know the Vikings defense. This may be a refrain we sing every week. That's where I was going to go. I mean, number one credit, Aaron Rogers looked fantastic. Some of these, I think it was like a sidearm touchdown pass to Alan Lazard was, holy crap. It's Aaron Rogers. He's still doing those things. That was great. That was really fun to watch. But yes, the Minnesota Vikings.

I will not be shocked to find them on our streamfinder tool as a team that you want your quarterbacks and your wide receivers to target. There is a problem. And to echo what you were saying, Andy, Aaron Rogers dominated bad defenses last year. So I am allowing people, that's a bad word to use, but I am with people. Let's be hopeful that Aaron Rogers is back. Let's be.

Let's be hopeful that when his team traded up in the first round to take his replacement, that he took it personal and that he is going, that he focused in on the season. He gets to play Detroit next week, which I'm not really scared of Detroit at this point. So I'm with that. Then you get the Saints, not necessarily a great matchup, but then you get the Falcons right after that. Like Aaron Rogers through the first four games.

He will probably end up as a top 10 quarterback. He was a fringe starting candidate no matter what. So if you want to buy in right here and say, look, last year, some of the inconsistency lost Devante Adams for part of the year. Like the narrative is there. Alan Lazard taking step forward, MVS. Great first week for Aaron Rogers. Detroit, like you said, looks pretty good. Lamar Jackson, you talked about last year being, this year being like last year, Lamar Jackson, still Lamar Jackson. Yeah, he's very good.

25 or 20 for 25 for 275 and 3 another 45 on the ground only 45 rushing yards man what a loser hey Josh Allen everybody's favorite start in week one delivered in a huge way 33 for 46 I think that is the headline there I mean they were well in control

of this game, and yet he still threw the ball 46 times, 312 passing yards, two touchdowns. You saw the difference Stefan Diggs made in terms of moving this offense, and he has a license to run at any moment in time, and he's good at it. I loved watching the Bills play football. I mean, it was against the Jets, so, you know, just like we're saying, we don't want to take anything away, but we have to have the context of it wasn't the most difficult matchup here.

But it was wonderful. It looked like Josh Allen could do no wrong other than fumbling. The fumbles. The fumbles were hilarious. Hilarious. He makes us laugh. Sometimes the goofiest body control of all time. But Stefan Diggs made a difference. And honestly, John Brown will look great. It looked like a one-two punch with him and Stefan Diggs. In fact, I believe John Brown had one more target than Diggs. So someone you could.

Maybe play on a regular basis. But if you're telling me he's going to be throwing the ball this much, 46 times, and he's got the running baseline. But Jason, he plays the dolphins next week. Well, the dolphins are much better than last year, but still bottom half. The question will be for those 46 attempts, his running backs were not effective in this matchup. I mean, between single-ary- That's why he took it on himself. That's what I mean.

If they get the running game going, I do not expect that we're going to see Josh Allen up in the 40s and attempts very frequently. Or will we? Or will we? This is the year of let insert quarterback cook. They just let them all throw the ball. They should. Get rid of running back. If they keep giving the ball to Zach Moss, then their running game will be ineffective. So Josh Allen will continue. All right. Mitch Trubisky is in our studs. I'm not sure, man.

He stunk. You watched this game and you saw the worst quarterback out there. We were shocked when he didn't come out of the second half. That was it dying to Anthony Miller. It was, it was. He does, he has those from time and time. Nick Foles was going to have to start the second half, right? No. At what point do you put Foles in? And then something happened. And he did. I mean, you have to give him credit for what he did do, but he looked so bad for the first three quarters. Three touchdowns, no picks. And.

in a great fantasy day. And that's what we're talking about. Fantasy football. Well, he was, he pulled the inverse Carson Wentz. Oh my goodness. We'll talk about Carson Wins. I apologize to Eagles fans. I tweeted, I mean, Carson Wins started that game on fire. I tweeted the best player on the field so far today is Carson Wins. And from that moment on. And it was factual when you tweeted it out. It was factual. And then it was super not.