Fantasy Football 2017 - Starts of the Week, Week 3 Matchups, Under Pressure

Dalvin Cook, you might be a little scared because of the San Bradford situation. I am saying I'm starting Dalvin Cook regardless of the San Bradford situation. If San Bradford doesn't play, Dalvin Cook will be just fine. He was very effective last week against Pittsburgh. You know, he had, I think, eight of his 12 runs were for five or more yards. He...

he's a very good running back, and they need him. Now he is at home, and he's at home in a game where Tampa Bay, I think that, like I said earlier, I think they've got a very good pass defense. I think that they are beatable in the rushing game. And since they are traveling to Minnesota, I like him. I'm willing to start them everywhere. I think you've got to get Dalvin in your lineup. If you're him and in Han, don't.

Small update on Bradford. Practiced again on Thursday. So things are turning in a very positive direction. So I would get our take on whether you think Bradford will play. I think he's going to play this week. And then a small note earlier, Evan Ingram is practicing as well. Oh, very nice. I will jump in here with my running back start of the week. Bold, by the way, but I like it. I love this pick. Theodore Roosevelt. That would be a bold take. That would be tough, tougher.

He hasn't seen a snap in 50 years. Theo Riddick. And I love the matchup. You have two strong offenses. But Atlanta can be beat by pass catching running backs. I mean, I don't know why Rogers didn't exploit this more. But you saw as soon as Montgomery started getting some targets, then it was absolutely dominance. And you saw James White annihilate this team in the Super Bowl.

Theoretic has been great. He's been catching passes. He's actually, and he's getting runs as well. I mean, he's getting actual carries. Theoretic is a great start this week. And he is a, he's lower on your bench, but I'm starting him with confidence. I like it. Yeah, I don't blame you at all. I think that Matthew Stafford, your start of the week is going to have a great, great game. Andy's start of the week. And you've.

think in the running game it's going to be Theo Riddick catching the ball. I'm going in the past game with the tight end start of the week is going to be Eric Ebron. Eric Ebron, you know, he had a bad week one against the Cardinals, a good defense, came last week and had a really good game, had a touchdown. His yardage, you look at it and you go, oh, he had, what was it, around 50 yards? He was five for 47 or something. Yeah, I think 47. But, you know, I think there was only 122.

Passing yards for Stafford. I mean, his volume and the way they used him gave me confidence. I think if this game, like we hope, is a shootout, I think Eric Ebron can be started. Now, all that said, I struggled finding this one this week because the three guys that I just loved way, way more, two of them were your guys' start of the week. And the third,

I just can't do it. Zach Ertz, my man, he should be every week. He's taken out of consideration because he's a weekly starter. And so, you know, if you've got any of these guys, start him over at Ebron. I'm going with Jack Doyle in that matchup against Cleveland. The only real piece I think you can start in the Indianapolis offense. Frank Gore. Yeah, yeah, Frank Gore as well. Jacoby Brissette, the brisket. Beef brisket, brisette. Hot sauce with Doyle. Yes. Look, you saw.

what the rapport was last week. Doyle was kind of the outlet guy, the guy that, you know, Brist, I wrote Brickett down in the notes for the joke, but now I just am reading it over and over again. But Brissette was, he's more elusive. He's able to get out of the pocket. He's able to extend plays and find Doyle. And you saw this last week. So I think Doyle is a really nice baseline tied end in a sea of injuries. Yeah, give me that barbecue sauce.

All right, my tight end start of the week is Jared Cook. I'm doubling up here with Jason who loves Derek Carr. Jared Cook is getting at least five targets a game. And Washington has given up over 100 yards to the tight end in both weeks. So we got two cooks in the starts of the week kitchen. You've got to do the cooking by the book. Get that brisket. And get Jared Cook. Kobe brisket. So of these guys, we've talked about like Clay and your.

You're, let's say you were holding out hold for Eifford and you missed the run on the waiver wire. Jared Cook is probably there, and I think that you can pick him up and start him and get low end tight in one numbers this week. All right. I think we have one more segment. Oh, no. Jason Moore's Ironclad, locked and loaded, 100% guaranteed boom, boom kicker of the week. Look, Jason, this is a bold.

Bold take here. Not because of the fantasy production. Because I want to hear you say this guy's name. Giorgio Covecchio. Oh, man. That's a letdown. That was probably right. Somebody practice. No, you're saying that. And then everybody from Oakland is going to go, dude, that's not how you say his name.

Look, he's the replacement for Oakland sale. He's replaced Janikowski. He's looked every bit as good. The reason that I'm picking him is, look, the weather's going to be great. It's going to be prime time. It's a huge over-under. And if you watch, I mean, literally every single time he kicks the ball, it looks like the most perfect kick, splitting the uprights right down the middle, like a scapple. And distance, he's what now? A scapple? Yeah.

I'm saying it's like surgical. Scalpel? Wait. Scapple? It's a scalpel. A scalpel. A scalpel is a... It's a scalpel. The medicine or the medicinal knife. You are talking about the knife. I am talking about the knife. A scapull. Yeah. Yes.

Okay. Wait, say it in the right way. Is this 35 years being undone right now? Yes, this is, this is, well, because you're missing an L, scalpel. Scalpel. Yeah, like scalp. Yeah, I like, I like, oh, I like, I like, I like, oh, I like, I like, because I was like, when you ask for, when you're thinking of snapple. I know, but when you, when you ask like, scoppel. Right through the uprights like a snapple. All right. Right through.

There you go. There's the boom, boom, boom, locked and the loaded kicker of the week. No, no, no, I want to circle back real quick. You like him because he kicks it through the uprights. That's what the take was. Like a scalpel. Like a scalpel. The middle. Right through the middle. Surgical precision. By the way, Mike, just so you are aware, your take about Teddy Roosevelt taking a carry 50 years ago, he died 100 years ago. Oh, he didn't. So I'm aware that, you know, we want to keep things accurate here, Mike. This was a zombie level.

Carrie is what I'm saying. It was zombie teddy. Well, let's just go ahead and end the show on that note. Thanks for tuning in. Teddy Roosevelt will get it done. I'm sure. Play with us on Playdraft at playdraft.com slash ballers. And thanks for everybody supporting the show, subscribing. Check us out on YouTube. Goodbye. Thank you for listening to another episode of the Fantasy Footballers podcast. Join our fantasy football community on join thefoot.com. And follow us on Twitter.

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