Fantasy Football 2017 - Confusing Players, Andy’s Apology, Pre. Week 3

Because, again, the standard of proof is very, very high for him to get relief in that situation, and it is not historically on the side of the player. If it doesn't happen, you are risking November, you are risking potentially December. You do not know when that comes down. It could be through the entire year, but it could also be end-of-season problems. So the best case scenario in his situation is the NFL comes down and they reduce the suspension from 6 to 5 or 6 to 4.

and you accept it and you move on. So that's the situation we're in with Zeke. Now, if he did pursue legal action and he pushed that envelope, he could play in the beginning of the year. And that's the reality of the situation. Is it possible that it could be like Brady and it could be pushed all the way through the next off season where you end up getting Zeke at a value and have him for the entire season? It's possible, but I would personally, based on my research of this situation, I would put the odds of that happening at less than 5%. And so I certainly wouldn't be making a fantasy football.

judgment call based on that. So that's where we're at. Vance McDonald, picked up by the Steelers. We talked about it live on the show. It broke on the show yesterday. Basically, Mike Tom, is that a quote, Brooks? Yeah. He came out and said the Steelers acquired him because the team's existing tight ends weren't.

consistently varsity enough. And let me tell you something. He was accurate. I went back. Oh, Jesse James JV? Yeah, no. Jesse James is getting sent down to JV for sure because I went back after this trade last night and I watched every snap for the Steelers. We'll talk about that in a little bit. And I have three notes on Jesse James that were, you know, in quick succession. He ran a wrong route. Big Ben turns around and was like, oh, you could just see it on his face how angry he was. JV.

Yeah. Then he dropped a pass. JV. Then he whiffed on a block. Like, I mean, he just terrorized one drive. And, and, and then they go and they're like, yeah, we're, we're trading for a new tight end. So that was, that was a little. Look, a fourth round pick is nothing to sneeze at. They sent a five. So, I mean, it's just a. Okay. It's just a five. Yeah. So they made way more sense than what we saw in the breaking news yesterday. Yes. They paid basically nothing. Okay.

Redskins coach Jay Gruden admitted that Josh Doxon's continued miss time is a concern. And quote, the second year pro hasn't done a lot for us. This is a problem as the resident Josh Doxon truth are on this panel. This is. I did not apologize about Josh. And that's fine. This is very concerning for not just this season, but for the long term career. I mean, it's historically proven that wide receivers who do nothing through their first two years.

Never do anything. They're done. They don't get another chance. Even if he stays healthy, I still think you've got a little bit of a problem here because you just order the pass catchers. You know, read Crowder Pryor. Those guys are already above him on the depth chart and probably the line of where Cousins is looking to go with the ball. And maybe Chris Thompson's in that list too. I mean, it's just it's a problem. Yeah, it almost seems right now like his upside is like Kenny Stills.

Yeah. He's lower on the depth chart. He's got some deep ball. It's a great comparison. Ability. But yeah, it's not a great flyer right now. Good news, everybody. DeVanza Freeman has cleared the concussion protocol. That is great news for the Falcons. They looked like they needed him when he was going. Proceed per usual with Devanta Freeman. You guys ready to get into the preseason? Lots of cover. Let's do it. Weekly rewind.

And again, if you didn't hear yesterday's show and you're missing some of these games, go back, listen. We talked about the things we observed and the findings and conclusions that we're making. Basically, for this show, it's what type of rankings implications do these games, these preseason week three trial, you know, basically the dress rehearsal for the regular season. What are they doing to our fantasy ranks and how they impact that? Let's start with the Miami Philadelphia game. And this is one we all got a chance to watch. A good portion of, I think you saw.

Jay Cutler and the difference that he represents for that offense. But from a ranking standpoint, I think the big storyline there is Devante Parker. We talked about him a lot on this show. We talked about the possible ceiling for Devante Parker as a top 15 type of talent. And look, if Jay Cutler, if the narrative holds true, that Jay Cutler wants to lock in on one or two guys, and especially a downfield threat like Parker with size, somebody that you can throw the ball up to, and even if it's a foolish decision on Cutler's part,

A play can still be made that makes him look good. Look, Parker's upside is tremendous. You guys are with me on that. 100%. I mean, Devante Parker was my rising star this week. And it's exactly because of that, because of those smoke and Jay Cuddy targets. And Devante Parker is, he's a very athletic man. And if he just needs a quarterback that's going to give him a chance to.

use that skills. He's still a raw wide receiver. He's not the best route runner. He doesn't get off of press coverage the best. But if Cutler's going to target him, that's what it's all about for fantasy. As of right now, I think that offense as a whole is looking pretty good because the forgotten man is Kenny Stills.

who thrives on being forgotten. Yes. You know, he sneaks around behind the defense with his speed and just catches a wide open touchdown. Parker's looks around. I imagine. That's how I feel like it is. Like a Pink Panther. That's what I'm seeing. Like a cat burglar. Unless you're watching the All-22 film. That's how I always feel like it is. I feel like, oh, the defense just forgot about it. Because every time that they throw it deep to Kenny Stills, he's just completely wide open. Like,

Everyone forgot he plays football. Jay Ajai, I thought, looked really good as well. I want to ask you a question about Devante Park. And right now, his ADP is 606, right? But it is gone, you know, straight up, basically, from the 18th of August. I don't think you can get him a 606. That's the honest truth. I don't think that that's where he's actually going to be going. And I don't want you to have an expectation that you can just wait until.

You know, 606. So fifth round, would you take Devante Parker in the fifth round? Or is that just too high for you? I'm okay with it depending on. I mean, basically, I probably wouldn't. Golden Tate or DeVonte Parker? That's what I'm saying. This is a roster construction situation. I mean, once I'm hitting. When I'm hitting that fifth round area, that's what I'm looking for these guys in this tier that I'm buying this guy as a breakout. So Golden Tate, we know what he can do, but he can't break out.

like Devante Parker could. So it's all about what those first four picks look like. Here's something incredible. Jarvis Landry is going two picks behind Devante Parker right now.

That is. I was going to bring up the value that has come to Jarvis Landry. Jarvis Landry is a guy I have not been excited about this season. I expect him to regress from his being around 100 receptions a year since he's come in the league because of the change in the offense, the, you know, natural tendencies of Jay Cutler. That being said, all of a sudden, he's, you know.

Jarvis Landry is being treated like someone nobody wants to touch, and that's foolish. He's now dropped in drafts to a point where if you look at who's around him and if your roster construction says, I need a steady guy who's going to be really involved in a decent offense, I think Jarvis Landry is becoming draftable for me for the first time, ironically. I still think he's a guaranteed 85 plus 1,000 plus for touchdown guy. I mean, his whole career.

has never been anything different. 84, 110, 94. Despite, I mean, he went way down, though. He went way down to 94. But in seasons and 1100 yards with four touchdown. And a lot of that was without Ryan Tannehill. But I'm saying the first four games, that was normal Jarvis Landry targets. Yes, it was. No, I know what you're saying, but I looked deep, I looked deep into this in the offseason because that, I heard that narrative a lot. It was not so much.

the split with and without J. Ajai. It was the split with and without Ryan Tannahill. And it just so happened that Tannahill played all the games without Ajai in the beginning of the year. So, I mean, you could be right that that's the reason, but I think the reason was actually the quarterback change, not the Jadjah. The quarterback change was against Arizona. That was game 13.

Right, that's what I'm saying. Right, but I'm saying, so you can go before Arizona and you have games of three targets, six, six, five. I mean, I'm just saying that I totally buy into that once JHA took over, the targets that we are used to for Jarvis Landry came down. They didn't disappear, but they came down. 24 years old, never missed a game in his career. Utilization in this game.

And in the offense, there's design plays for Jarvis Landry. There's just no possible way that he's not going to be heavily involved in this office. And I think that the pendulum swung too far. There's no way I'm taking. I can buy into that. Okay. So otherwise, you know, we've talked about JHA. He's one of the players with Melvin Gordon on my list of guys that can be in that top five elite category. He's a great player. He's going to be utilized on all three downs.

And as Jason says, the greatest argument for Jarvis Slandry is Damian Williams, who is not a very good running back and not going to be in a position to take over. Speaking of running backs, the storyline on the other side of the field then is LaGarrett Blunt, what is going to happen? I would assume at this point, now that we're approaching preseason week four, and Blunt is still on the team, that this is what they're going to move forward with. But how long is Lerick Blunt?

keep that job. Wendell Smallwood has been adequate when he's gotten in. Court Clement has looked solid as well. Meanwhile, Lagerie Blunt has given you two yards, two yards, and then he had a big run, you know, 16 yards, but other than that, he's just his... No, it's a hands-off disgusting situation that, look, you said, how long does he keep that job? I don't know what that job for Ligarra Blunt means. That job for Ligarra Blunt could be 10 carries a game. I'll say over under...

190 carries for Legerick Blount. Under. I'll take the under. Yeah. And I would say that at the very end of the draft, last pick area, Wendell Smallwood, even though we don't love his talent, is a worthy pick. Because it could come out, and week one, it could end up where he's the guy getting 15 carries a game and catching a couple of balls. And that's worth, that's, you know, worth your last round flower. Yeah, there was a question on Twitter yesterday. Would I take a late round flower on Wendell Smallwood or to Nell Pumfrey?

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