Stack Attack! + High Risk Picks - Fantasy Football Podcast for 8/25

tough. Like the Broncos, are we going to know who the Broncos are through four weeks? Yeah, the Broncos, the Jaguars, the Patriots, they get off to really tough starts. But I also think you have to, for fantasy purposes, you've got to kind of make an early judgment. You don't want to do too early. None of us wrote down like, hey, you just need to see them play twice. My point was, I don't think you can do it before four. Oh, totally. But after four, you've got to start making those judgment calls of who's a great defense, who's a,

you know, the offense. It's tough because if you wait 10, you know, you've got a couple. It's not a lot of information. Yeah, you got a couple weeks left before fantasy playoffs. I was looking at the question more of like, who do I, like the team? Do I actually believe that this team is going to make noise? Fair. We'll take a break. We've got some more questions. Football season is back. And whether you're tracking your lineups or cheering on your favorite team, DirecTV makes it easy to catch all your pro and college football action in one place.

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I don't think so. Unless you're annoying yourself. I think the danger could be that mock drafts are a tremendous tool to kind of get you ready for things. But you know that in your live draft, you're going to have at least two wild cards where a, and, you know, like a pick here or there in the second or third round really changes the trajectory. So if you're like...

I've done this 100 times. I'm locked in. I know that this is the range. Weird stuff happens in drafts. I do have the standings after four weeks. Okay. Last year, Buffalo is four and no, New England was two and two. Okay. I'm just going to read like the top two of every division. Sure. Pittsburgh, three and one, Cincinnati, two and two. Baltimore was one and three and three. That was, that changed. Indianapolis three and one, Jacksonville, three and one. Chargers three and one, Denver, two and two. Philly, four and oh, Washington two and two.

Take some time. Yeah, Detroit 3 and 1, Green Bay 2 and 1, Tampa 3 and 1, Atlanta 2 and 2, San Fran 3 and 1, Seattle 3 and 1, Rams 3 and 1. Cardinals 2 and 2. Cardinals never won another game. I think the rest of the year, that was crazy. Stack attack question from Gunderson. What's an underrated stack to watch for when drafting we just talked about? I mean, I think DJ Moore with Josh Allen is an underrated stack. Tyler Shuck is free.

stack, if you get a lava and you want to wait on a quarterback, why not take that shot? I'm for it. The man, the Jordan Tyson injury is such a bummer for Tyler Shuck at the beginning of the year. Although it's a clearer stack now. Of course. I'm just saying that the Tyler Shuck being free was, oh man, it was going to feed families. Yeah, you were, you were very in on him for fantasy this year. I don't think you have to be out at all. I think it can happen in the first half too. I do.

believe that what we saw last year, you know, he didn't have... His starter pace of 4,200 yards. Yeah, exactly. And he didn't have Jordan Tyson then. One touchdown. And coming into year two, I like that stack. I did a tweet of my favorite stacks, including like the ADP value in order and in little tiers. I accidentally left Shuck and Olavay off. And that was my mistake. The one that I'm going for that I like the value of right now,

If I can get, I like Neighbors in the Third and Dart in the Ninth. Oh, man. It is playing with fire because both of those guys, you know, Malik Neighbors coming off to ACL, does he start slow? Is it a problem? Jackson Dart. I mean, Andy's bust pick. Like, you could see how that doesn't work out, Matt Nagy. But at the same time, I feel like both guys are in a range where they represent.

value where if Malik neighbors is healthy and has his best season he is he does not belong anywhere near there where Jackson Dart has his good version of us he doesn't belong anywhere near there like these are both guys that could seriously out produce their ADP where do you so you know we would we bring up the hey draft as late as you possibly can there are a few players where it does help the drafter early if you had the courage to do it because it's like Malik and the third I

I think when the huge drafts are coming this weekend and some even next weekend, he's not going in the third. He'll be in the second. People will go early second round on Malik neighbor. So that's an ADP. Like if you're looking at that, you know, rubbing your hands thinking you're going to get Malik neighbors in the third. I think that is incorrect. I think, well, let's just look here because right now you've got, I doubt he goes above the AJ Brown, Drake London tier. Would he?

Could he sneak above? I bet there's leagues he goes above Drake London. Nico Collins, George Pickens. So if that's the case, if he's in that area. I think people are going to be willing to do that. It's basically the tooth return. You're at the back of the two more than likely. And yeah, I agree. That's where he'll go in every league. Yeah, just someone will reach. Just want people, be aware. Don't be sitting looking at that ADP. Thinking he'll come back around you. The rest of your league is salivating, looking at that ADP, trying to get a steal.

I'll bring up Bo Nix and Jalen Waddle. You know, the case was made just earlier for Bo Nix being a true value in the draft. Bo Nix was very close to being a my guy for me if it wasn't for the first six week schedule. Right. So I, dude, we all can see that. Like how can it be worse than where he's being drafted? Yes. He's going in the late 10th, which is like this is an afterthought.

And then I'll stack in with Jalen Waddle, who remains one of my favorite picks in fantasy right now. One thing we were talking about before the show is that there are certain players that are, like some players are like kind of guaranteed to produce on some level. Some players are full like maybe that wildcard category where they could be, like I was saying Trayvion. Like Trayvion could be three things. Yes, he can. He could be worthless for your team. Yep. He could be a flex worthy player and he could win your league if he got the opportunity.

I look at Dart, do that lens? Do you agree with that? I definitely agree with that. Dart could fall on his face and be worthless, and he could be a league winner. So I have a couple other names, see if you guys agree on them having three possible outcomes. I love this. The extreme bust all the way up to extreme league winner. Bucky Irving, do you think that that's the case? I don't see league winning. I don't either. I think it's established that the past catching role is Gainwell's now. What about Judarian Price? Yes. Yeah.

So all three ranges? Yeah, if the coaches decide that he is the guy, which, come on. Dude, a thing that will bring me such joy, and I get it, I'm sorry, it will be it, it'll be fantasy misery for people. If George Holani is keeping Judarian Price off the field, because this is just what Seattle does. And living my life of Charbonnet keeping Ken Walker off the field,

It will bring me some sick sense of morbid pleasure. Yeah, I'll feel pretty okay about it. There's a lot of stuff in fantasy like that that you're just like, I don't want to see you fail, but. Right. I would rather Price just take the job. Price could be all three. Yeah, agreed. RJ Harvey. I don't think he can be the league winner because I think if slash win, J.K. Dobbs misses some games. I think it goes to.

Coleman. Like, Coleman is now to the point of the drum beat and the hype. Like, he's making me more nervous about the J.K. Dobbins pick. Right. I don't give two farts about RJ Harvey. He's not taking, he's not overtaking Dobbins and getting a whole bunch of work. If Coleman is as good as we thought he was going to be and then the coaches believe he is the guy.

that is a transition that could happen. Yeah, I think that RJ Harvey has a higher ceiling than we have been giving him credit for, but I agree it's not a league. Like if Harvey's catching 40 passes, what did he catch last year? Probably near there? Yeah, probably in the 40s. Let's see. Because he finished at RB21. Yeah, he caught 47. Man, five receiving touchdowns. So I guess he would have to be more up in like the...

high 50s or 60s. Three more names that I'm at. I wonder if you see them in all three categories. Potential bust, potentially just good and potentially league winner. Parker, Washington. Definitely. I don't think he can bust. I do. Oh, I do. Okay. I don't. Okay. I think that he is solid. Interesting.

to great. Did you guys see the new uniform reveal graphic? Oh, the Jaguars? It's the rival uniforms from the team. It's not about the uniforms. Oh, is it Parker in the center? Parker is dead center. And it's not like in a line. It's a V where Parker's in the front and everyone is flying V. The flying V and everyone is behind Parker. He's sitting there front and center like.

Those are always, it's not even Trev? No, no. A horse boy? It's, yeah, the horse boy. Is he too tall? They had to put the tall people in the back? Well, yeah, short in the front. It makes sense. But I do, I do think Parker Washington could bust simply because of how many mouths there are to feed. But I also, he's interesting though, Mike. He scares me as on the league winning side. Two more. I love these. I love these. One quarterback, one tight in. You ready? One quarterback, one tight in. Kyler Murray. Oh, man.

Yes. I will put my face back in the woodshedder for Kevin O'Connell. Disgusting, yeah. J.J. McCarthy's the only quarterback who, well, Brosmer, but Brosmer didn't just belong to be on the NFL field. It's like you got value out of the shell that is Carson Wentz and that you let him be destroyed and he was still giving you production. We talked a lot on this episode about stacks and

You know, we've been a little bit worried about Justin Jefferson, at least yellow flags for where he's going in the first round. And I'm still there. And I'm still there too. But I was thinking about this. If Justin Jefferson works, like let's say Justin Jefferson's awesome, meaning he's a top three wide receiver where he has been most of his career. Yep. The Jefferson, Kyler, stack is going to be the best one in football. So that's, you know, if you grab Justin Jefferson in the first, even if you have another quarterback, maybe like use your last pick.

I mean, borderline undrafted right now in single quarterback leagues. I think he could go high, but doubtful. Dalton Kincaid. Yeah? I do think so. I think that there's a world where he jumps to the elite if he gets the opportunities. He's obviously been great on a per route run. And there is definitely, I mean, we've seen it year after year where absolutely worthless.

Yeah, those picks are interesting. You really don't want a bunch of those on your team, I think. I think it's good to have one, maybe two players that you spin the draft pick and you're like, they might not start for me. But they could also be tremendous. I think it's a matter of where the cost is. You know, if you're talking about double-digit round cost on guys like, you know, if Dalton Kikade makes it to the 10th and Kyler is free, and I'll take shots on them like crazy. All right.