NFC East Breakdown + PUP or No PUP - Fantasy Football Podcast for 7/25

Yeah, it's a good list. I mean, he's a phenomenal player. I will say that a lot of, you don't know for sure. He had like a level up midseason last year, and it coincided with Dallas Goddard not being on the field. And so in those situations, a lot of times you go, well, he was a second year wide receiver. So of course he's going to be better in the second half of last year. And what he did established himself as what he was, right? But then when Dallas got her comes back, does it revert or not? There's a little worry there. To me, I just think this offense is going to be great. They all cost a lot. AJ Brown is at the end of the first. He's at the one-two turn. Devante Smith's in the middle of the third round. That's pretty pricey. If you want Jalen Hertz, you're paying a second round pick. He's at the two-three turn. They're all costly. I'm willing to go in on every single one. I want pieces of this offense. I don't see a world where this offense doesn't.

score a ton of points. Play Dallas twice, really good defense. New York's defense is not bad. The commander's defense is improving. They did it all last year. Well, yeah, but I mean, they're going to do it every year, no matter what? With this. 14 and 3 every year? Not 14 and 3, but with this offensive line and the weapons there, I mean, Jalen Hertz isn't going anywhere. The offensive line isn't going anywhere. And these two wide receivers and tight in, yeah, I'm in. You mentioned the tough schedule. They are going to face that. Speaking of Dallas Goddard, I have them at three. I think Dallas Goddard is an extreme value. We have them in the ultimate draft kit, and he's coming into the season healthy. So I am excited about Goddard. Cowboys were 12 and 5 last year, despite going through some ups and downs. Their win totals at 9.5 this year was 10 and a half last year. We lose Kellanmore. So we'll begin there. Pour one out. Yeah, Kellynmore was very popular.

in fantasy football circles. But not in Mike McCarthy's mind for some reason. Too many points. Yeah, it is interesting. You look at what Kellen Moore has done with the Cowboys. Their offense has been great. They've scored a ton of points. And around the NFL, Kellen Moore is widely considered to be one of the best young offensive minds. He is someone that, you know, this wasn't he got fired because. he wasn't good enough. This was a guy going around interviewing for head coaching jobs over the last couple of cycles and just didn't land any. And I think he wanted to move on from McCarthy or I don't know the inner workings. I don't pretend to like have inside information there. But I love that he went and said, I'm going to see what I could do with Justin Herbert. And now we've got to go, okay, well, so how's it going to work with Brian Schottenheimer? Are they going to slow it down tremendously? Because.

That's his M.O. That's what Mike McCarthy has said he wants to do to save his defense. But you look at the roster and you go, well, that's not the makeup of this roster. Tony Pollard is not a grinded out 300 carry type of player. There's not a lot of running backs behind him of note. And yet you've got C.D. Lamb, Michael Gallup, and Brandon Cooks, and Dak. So you should be throwing the ball here. Yeah, I mean, I think the answer of are they going to slow down is absolutely yes. They were number one in pace of play last year, fourth and points per game. If you have a lot of nice things to say about Kellynne Moore, then it's proportional to say you lose that impact onto this team. They're not going to be the same without him. You also mentioned, like, you know, they did lose Dalton Schultz this offseason, who was a go-to receiver for Dak Prescott.

Michael Gallup has not proven it since he came back off of the injury. And I think they're signing Zeke. I think Zeke will be back on this team. Last I saw, because that's how I thought the last couple months, I've just been way, I've been drafting Zeke in plenty of leagues, but I recently saw a report that it seems like it's very unlikely he resigns with the Cowboys now. So I don't remember the source on that, but. They need someone else. I mean, Malik Davis, Ronald Jones, Deuce Vaughn, that's who's there right now. Ronald Jones has never been very good. Malik Davis is a question mark. Deuce Vaughn is a sixth round rookie pick. And Tony Pollard is not the type of player that you think is truly built for workhorse Brian Schottenheimer, workhorse levels of touches. Yeah, and that's why I still think Zeke will be back on this team. And if it's not Zeke, it might be one of the other big.

backs the compliment. But I think that there is the potential we're really disappointed with players on this roster, Pollard included. I think maybe, you know, CD-LAM will be fine. I don't look at DAC as a value. I don't like Brandon Cooks as much as Mike does. I think no one does. Well, because Mike likes him that much. Yeah. Yeah, I think that this team has some challenges. ahead of it. You see the wind total going down, despite all the personnel things that you're talking about. I mean, we like the defense, but I think Mike McCarthy knows you can win with that defense. And letting, letting DAC turn the ball over is not part of his plan. So, you know, Brian Schottenheimer has a way of doing things that is a lot different than Kellemmore. And you can win a lot of games with this defense. So I am, personally, I am, this would be the team I'm out on.

for fantasy options outside of, I think CD's target share will be enough even with a reduced pace of play to where I'm comfortable. Number six overall last year, but he's being drafted at that number. Yeah. So even that could be a lower production. I don't blame you for having a somewhat negative outlook. There are easy to envision paths to where that doesn't work out for the Cowboys. That being said, this is a team. While the offensive coordinator is changing, there's been a lot of continuity here. You know, you've still got Dak and Pollard and C.D. Lamb and Michael Gallup that have been together and have a rapport. So I don't think it's going to be a bad offense. Really, it comes down to the value of these players in the draft. Dak is being overdrafted. Pollard, to me, is still worth taking. He's not, you know, he's in the third round right now. I'm willing to take that shot. He was great last year with Zeke. Now he has an opportunity. C.D. Lamb, he's going to be good.

But he is being drafted at his ceiling. I haven't got a lot of him. Honestly, the only player that I think has a shot of really, really, really outperforming his ADP is Michael Gallup, two years removed from the ACL injury. I think he could easily be the two for this team over Brandon Cooks. See, I'm with you on that. That's where I don't like, I don't have the confidence that Brandon Cooks is going to come into this situation and supplant Michael Gallup a year removed. And then at tight end, you care because DAC is always targeted his tight end. You got the schoon man.

Thank you. Luke Schoonmaker, rookie tight end. But more than likely, it's going to be Jake Ferguson, who is not a rookie. Rookie tight ends don't get it done. And Zach Martin is holding out right now. Great offensive linemen. Yeah. So, I mean, that's a problem for this offense if he ends up, you know, not at training camp and not playing for this team. They face the Giants on the road in week one, then the Jets. Then they get to a free game. against Arizona. Oh, cool. And then New England. So the Giants are next, 97 and one last season. Their win total was seven going into last year. It's eight and a half going into this year. They won a wild card game. Yes, they did. And then they got trounced by Philadelphia. So here we go. The New York Giants. I, you know, last year it felt like.

The difference was a brand new head coach. Yeah. And Brian Dable, but that difference just barely got them over the hump. I know they were a huge surprise. They deserve a ton of credit. Daniel Jones played better. What Dabal did with what I believe was a very low-end roster, I don't think he had a lot of talent on either side of the ball, really. What he was able to get out of this offense. when you're talking about a hodgepodge of no-name wide receivers and injuries. I mean, their injuries galore. They're, you know, Wondell Robinson and Sterling Shepard, maybe their best two receivers, they didn't even have them. And so to squeak out those wins and get the most out of Daniel Jones, I thought Daibald did such. Isaiah Hodgins was making play. Yeah, Daibald did such a great job, and I want to give them all the credit in the world, and I think there's hope.

in New York that now they're going to take that next step forward. I believe that it is a hollow fool's gold of a season last year that is going to come crashing down. There are Giants fans who just toss their phones out the car window. They can't even hear you defend your point right now, which you shouldn't do that, Giants fans. Hold on to those phones. But there are people that are not going to react kindly to that with... The optimism. New Yorkers? Yeah. What? They added Darren Waller to this team a huge weapon dealing with the Saquan situation. But you think last year was a mirage of a 9-7-1 and they're going back down. I do. I believe, I mean, they had a negative point differential. You know, we talk about the Minnesota Vikings who had a negative point differential despite a good record. Eight and four and one score games for the Giants. Yeah, the ball bounced the right way for them and those are very non-sticky. You know, usually when you're winning.

just all the close games. It just doesn't happen year after year after year in the NFL. You've got to take a massive step forward. And while I do think Darren Waller is a great addition, because it gives a creative play caller like Brian Dayball a little bit more opportunity to kind of... That's a first elite weapon he has in the passing game. Yeah, and to mix up the looks and I think that's a great addition. But I don't believe it is enough. And the fact that they... They paid Daniel Jones, and they're sticking with him. You don't have the confidence. I don't have any confidence. What about the fantasy storyline of Daniel Jones, which is, look, you get him an elite weapon in Darren Waller. You draft Jalen Hyatt, a deep ball threat. You bring in Paris Campbell, very productive last year in Indianapolis, throwing Shepard back, Wondale back, Hodgins, Slayton, Barkley, and then you say, hey, Daniel Jones runs the football. Yeah. I mean, he has.

He's one of 12 quarterbacks in 73 to rush for 700 yards and seven touchdowns in a season. Isn't there an untapped ceiling for Daniel Jones that we maybe, you know, maybe you're like Vegas was last year where they didn't believe? Well, you can argue it one of two ways. You can certainly take the approach of he is a mobile. mobile quarterback that is utilized in the running game, which is so valuable for fantasy, you add these weapons. And absolutely, if you want to take a shot on that, because he doesn't cost much, then take a shot. There is a clear path where if he keeps that mobility. Russell Wilson or Daniel Jones. Russell Wilson, if you keep the ability of running, if you keep that rushing baseline that he had last year, which was 700 yards, and he didn't play in week 18,

And you add to that in the past game, that's great. But what I believe is that he will not keep that level of rushing. I think that they had to utilize his rushing game when they didn't have any weapons to throw to. So now adding Darren Waller, you know, adding Paris Campbell, I don't think they want Daniel Jones to run that much. And Daniel Jones has really never ran that much before. I mean, the last few years, tell me which one of these things isn't like the other. 279 rushing yards, 423 rushing yards, 298, 708 rushing yards. I mean, obviously it's first year with Brian Dayball, and you could say, well, that's just what he's going to do. He missed several games last year. He's not a 700-yard rusher, I don't believe, on an ongoing basis. Okay. If Dallas, if they beat Dallas in week one, though, will you hang a Daniel Jones fathead above your bed? Well, I'll take it down if they lose. It's already there.

It's already there. Yeah, because just at a celebration of the 700 yards. Okay. Yeah, that makes sense. Where is value to be had in the wide receiver room? Or are you punting trying to make that decision right now? I think I have made the decision personally that I don't want a lot of times ambiguous wide receiver and running back rooms. That's where there is value to be had. This to me does not seem like. There is a player on the roster who can really break out and step forward. To me, this is going to be a shared experience among so many different wide receivers that I, I'm just OUT. I don't believe that Darius Slayton or Isaiah Hodgins or an injured Wondell Robinson or an old coming back from injury, Sterling Shepard can truly break out and say, I'm an alpha, I'm great, I'm going to be at least a wide receiver two or better. I don't think that happens.

I think in PPR leagues, Paris Campbell may be more relevant than people would like to believe. That would be the shot I would take in a PPR league with Hodgins right behind. Because Hodgins had that six-week stretch of relevance towards the end of the year. But I'm with you on kind of doubting those other names. And I certainly don't think Hyatt will have opportunities early. Especially with Darren Waller. Like we were just talking about the chiefs and the fact that which wide receiver are you going to go to? And that's with Patrick Mahomes. They're probably all going to be worthless because it's going to run through Travis Kelsey. And I think that's, you know, this is Daniel Jones, probably close to 2,000 fewer passing yards. And it's going to, Darren Waller's probably the number one target in this office. Yeah, there were 25th in pass attempts last year and 26th in passing yards. So it was a manufactured offense that got them through. But, yeah, there are some definite question marks. And it'll test Brian Dable to do it again.

in a tough division where everyone was above 500 anything else on the giants front that you want to discuss sayquan right now you're in a holding pattern on on sayquan and like dynasty players i'm sorry i'm one of them with jacobbs like you have to sit around and hope that they show up plan on them showing up and then if they don't i mean spend a draft pick on the backups Yeah, right. Whether Zemir White or Matt Breed or right now. Right now, as we're recording at the end of July, you have seen Sequang go from a mid to late first round pick like on Underdog. And just this week, I've seen him in multiple leagues drop to the third round, in which case I am drafting him every time. I'm usually getting him at the back of the second right now. I believe these players play. And the news is only going to get worse and worse and worse. The fear is going to grow higher and higher as they miss camp.

Uh, one other comment. It's worth saying because he just couldn't do it to begin his career. Do you realize Paris Campbell, as you call him the awful tower? Mm-hmm. He played every freaking game last year, 17 straight games for Paris Campbell. Was he the top 24 wide receiver then? He had 92 targets. That's a lot. So he was a top 24 wide receiver? He had 92 targets. Was he not? So he wasn't. Was he a top 36? 92 targets. Oh, okay. Yeah. Top. 48? I honestly don't know, but I know he had 92 targets. Okay. So he's really good. Washington, the commanders, eight, eight and one last year. Seven and a half point, or sorry, seven and a half win total in 2022. This year, it's six and a half. How dare you. He started out one and four and went six one and one until the biweek one and three in the final month. They beat the undefeated Eagles in week 10. And here we go. I think this is, um,

I'd love the commanders in the South, in the NFC South. Yeah? Yeah, yeah, I'd love them to have that chance. But I don't love them in this division because you have the worst quarterback in the division. You do. And it doesn't matter which one plays, whether it's Jacoby Brissette or Sam Howl. You've got the worst quarterback. 24th and points per game last year with Heineke and Carson wins, 20th and total yards. Fourth in rush attempts, so they tried to get it done on the ground with Brian Robinson, Antonio Gibson. But Sam Hal Jacobi Brissette, look, you're going to see both of them. Nobody has played more quarterbacks than Washington has. You're not going, this team cannot win enough games consecutively to not see both of these players this year. That's what I truly believe. I have them both statted. I just don't see a scenario where, you know, they're going six, seven, eight, and one with one with Sam Hal.

And Brissette never gets an opportunity. No, you're 100% correct. I've got both guys statted it, despite my love for Sam Hal because of what you said. If you don't win enough games, there's going to be a coaching staff that's on the hot seat. When you're on the hot seat and you've lost a couple games, you're going to switch to the other quarterback. Thankfully... And he's proven he will. Yeah. Oh, for sure. And you have a somewhat proven backup in Jacoby Brissette. Thankfully, you've got... The wide receiver one here, Terry McLaurin, is used to playing with a hodgepodge of quarterbacks. He means, he expects to play with two quarterbacks every game. Carson, Wins, Taylor Heineke, Alex Smith, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Dwayne Haskins, Colt McCoy, Case Keenham, Kyle Allen. Yeah. That would be McLaren's, I don't know. Is it a hit list now? That's his all-star list of quarterbacks that he's received targets from. But Jehan Dodson.

very talented, sophomore wide receiver. And I think that having Terry McLorna, Jehan Dodson, second year Jehan Dodson, on the field, together and healthy, will open things up and make it a little bit easier for whichever quarterback is in there. I believe in them. I think there's going to be a consolidation of targets. You believe in McLoran. Dotson. I believe in McClorn and Dotson. And I also believe in Eric B. Enemy, the offensive coordinator who left Kansas City and Andy Reed and Patrick Mahomes because he wasn't ever able to get the head coaching job because, you know, it's like, well, how do we know it's you? And he said, well, let me go to the commanders. And I will show you what I can do. And so I'm excited to see what this offense looks like. There are valuable weapons here. Antonio Gibson is a really good NFL player. Tara McClorn's a really good NFL player. Jahan Dotson's a really good NFL player. So if Sam Howell can get it together.

be what I believe he can be, then you've got a pretty good defense here, too, because one of the least sticky stats on defenses is defensive scoring, like touchdowns on defense. And if you remove that stat, the commanders were actually among the best defenses in the league. Here's my concern for McLaren and Dodson, who I love the talent of both players. My concern, Jason, is having consistent enough, opportunities. This team showed last year, like their defense, I think is going to be better this year than it was last year. Do you agree with that? I think it'll be as good as it was last year. I don't know. It was pretty good last year. And I think that to make a younger quarterback have success, you have what they did last year. They ran the ball the fourth most in the league. So I think if their defense is keeping them in games, they're not going to put the ball in the hands of Sam Hal to Kobe Berset to throw it.

And the people in, you know, the teams that are in their range last year of pass attempts, it's wide receiver rooms that were scary. You know, unless you have a true alpha, you know, McLaren's an alpha. But he's had inconsistency at the NFL level. So I just, I guess I yearn. I yearn, Jason. I yearn for opportunities. Yearn every time I go to the bathroom, brother. No, that's a different word. Oh. But I hope it's a different word. But McLaren and Dotson, I just worry about them not having consistency because this team is going to run the football, not throw the football, and rely on their defense to try to get by. Yeah, I mean, it's a Ron Rivera versus Eric B. enemy led offense. That's the way I see it. Because I think Ron Rivera wants to protect it.

It wants to protect the defense, protect the rookie quarterback, and run the ball. And I think Eric B&ME came over here, of course, to win games. And with this roster, you can make an argument that you've got to run the ball more. But he came over here to get a head coaching job. And he came over here to get a head coaching job by opening up an offense, taking a young unproven quarterback and saying, look what I can get out of my quarterback. Like, you want to get a head coaching job. You take an unproven quarterback and you make them something. And if you can do that.

You got a golden ticket for a head coaching job, and you're not doing that by protecting them running the ball. If you want to cash in on Washington commanders' performances in week one, you might have a chance. They face Arizona at home in week one. Arizona is depleted, talent-wise, on the defensive side of the ball. They can't rush the passer. I would not be surprised if the quarterback for Washington looks quite good in week one. They will then go to Denver, play Buffalo, and go to Philly. Yikesopotamus. So there may be a rude awakening for the heavily favored in week one commanders for the following three weeks. So it's just something. Those little top of the season schedule things are worth paying attention to because, you know, you may want to cash in on a big.

Gibson or Brian, I mean, Brian Robinson might have a monster week against Arizona in week one. That's what I was going to say. If I had to say one player on this roster who has an abnormal performance because of that Arizona home matchup week one, it'd be Brian Robinson. He was very inefficient as a runner. And honestly, he's a platter. He's a big, good, strong average running back that can get the job done. But he's not super athletic or talented. And against Arizona, I think he can look talented. Yeah, and I remind people just because most of the sentiment around Brian Robinson has been very negative. He was coming off a injury where he was shot in the booty. And his final five weeks of the season, he was on pace for 1,500 rushing yards. And he also averaged four and a half a carry over the final five weeks. So we have not seen all of Brian Robinson's repertoire in the league. I will say that. I get it. I get it. I know what you're saying.

gunshot injury, which we don't have a lot of data on. But he reminded me on the NFL field of exactly what he looked like at Alabama, which was a solid, sluggish running back. All right. Who wins the division, Jason? I've got the Eagles winning the division, Andy. Give me the rest. After the Eagles, I've got the Cowboys, then the commanders, then the Giants. Sorry. Eagles. Giants Cowboys Commander. Ooh. Just to be different. Just to throw some love. Yeah, just so that the Giants fans. Wait, who did you have the commanders at the bottom? Yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah, they're going down. They're going down. They're going down to Caleb Williamstown. That's where they're going. I think it'll be one of the worst teams in football. I'm sorry, commanders fans. You can throw your phone now. Back with the NFC West on Thursday. Take care, everybody.

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