Week 8 Studs & Duds + Monday Punday, Blame Mike - Fantasy Football Podcast for 11/1

I'm your franchise quarterback. You want to see how I do it because I'm putting up the second most fantasy points ever in someone's first start. Wow. Mike White, take a victory lap at whatever you need. This moment was incredible. You won the game. No one bet on the Jets in this game. He dominated. He threw two picks, one of which was.

completely not his fault. Yes. Hit Michael Carter in the hands or head and popped it up and intercepted. Mike White was unbelievable and I just love that this happened because of the turmoil that this could cause within the Jets organization. Because, you know, obviously when your number two overall pick is healthy, he's coming right back into the starting lineup. Yes, he is. You just traded for Joe Flacco, which.

You can't put Joe Flacco in, right? No, and they've already said, what Coach Sala was asked. I didn't see the video, but just saw a quote of it. They said, because they're Thursday. They're playing the colds. Is Mike White going to start? And he's like, yes, of course he's going to start. Yes, of course. Rest of season. No, but like, good. Good on the coaching staff. They made a move they thought they had to make to go get a veteran quarterback to help them.

float through these couple weeks while they wait for Zach Wilson. But Mike White played so well. He's like, yes, I'm not even going to think about it. We will give him another chance. None of the old. I don't have to go check the tape. Yes. They didn't do any of that crap. Like they used the emotion of the moment and say, we're going to move forward with Mike White this week. Can he get it done against the Colts? TBD. Jimmy Garopp. I think you can. Real quick, this week is fun. Three of the top five passing yard.

quarterbacks this week are number one Mike White yes number three Cooper Rush and number five Davis Mills this was a crazy week what a world Jimmy Garoppolo had himself a monster game mostly because of two rushing touchdowns and because on third and 20

They threw essentially a screen to Debo Samuel who took it all the way down to the one. It's not fair. It was like an 80-yard reception. Garoppolo gets those yards. He did nothing. That was all Debo. Chicago looked like they could take this game away, pushing Trey Lance season even closer, but they won another game, so Jimmy Garoppolo will be the starter. But Arizona, Rams are the next two matchups. Tom Brady continues to be great.

Except in crunch time. How's that feel, Tom Brady? Yeah, he did stink at the end of that game. He should have thrown a pick. And then he's like, oh, no, thank goodness I didn't do that. Pick the next play. But he's the quarterback won on the season. Obviously for fantasy, he's great. Don't bench him except this coming week when he's on by. Justin Fields, 19 for 27, only 175 passing yards, but had a passing touchdown. And 10 for 103.

And a score on the ground, including the score was a crazy fourth down scramble. That was awesome. He ran all over the field and then got in. The game plan, like, I'm not saying, but I am. I am saying that this was a different game plan for Justin Fields. He was rolling out. They were using his mobility. Go.

Figure. Yes. Matt Nagy is on the COVID list was not there for the game. And the offense looked like one that was actually trying to use the strength of the quarterback. It was so refreshing. And yes, it was a good game for Justin Fields. He looked good. We've been saying over the first seven weeks of the season, like, we haven't seen any flashes. Right. You just want to see, like, you can be bad. You're a rookie. Yep.

But we haven't seen any flashes of brilliance. No good plays with the arm or the leg. And in this game, we had like 10. There were still some rookie mistakes. Some plays that would be like, okay, that's definitely on him. But there was so many good plays where you're like, oh, he has special talent. It's nice to be able to see it. Yes, it was great for the future. Matthew Stafford had himself another monster game, 303 against the Houston Texans. Ryan Tannehill, it's...

Probably going to get more consistent with the passing game with Derek Henry out. And of course. This one. Gino Smith goes 20 for 24, nearly 200 passing yards, two passing touchdowns. He had a rushing touchdown. And that correlated with Tyler Lockett having himself a great game, which we will get to that, whatever. Running backs, Michael Carter.

has a new best friend, and his name is Mike White because Mike White checks down to the running back position. 14 targets. 14 targets, 9 for 95 through the air, and also 15 for 77 on the ground and a score. Michael Carter had himself a tremendous game, a real breakout game.

Michael Carter had nine targets the week prior, and that was what you had highlight. That was what you were highlighting last week was that when Mike White came in, he was passing to Michael Carter all the time. And it did not go away. Michael Carter was the number one running back on the week because he had more targets than most wide receivers get.

And when you get those, I mean, you know, they're all catchable. They're right there at the line of scrimmage. So going forward, Michael Carter, at least for one more week. That's what I was going to say is going to be great. Is, does Zach Wilson watch that game and go, huh? Oh, no. Zach Wilson doesn't watch that game. Like, I'm not saying he doesn't, I'm saying he's not putting that. It's too painful. No, no, that's, he doesn't, he can't learn anything from that. Joe Mixon had it had a.

Nice game. You know, pretty easy to project this one. But he did come through, not super efficient, but multiple touchdowns. P. Rhine did nothing because the game script where... Yeah, that is true. You know you can run on the Jets. That's why Mixing was a great play. And that's why I thought P. Ryan would be a good play. Because in the fourth quarter, you're just going to bench your starters. Oh, you lost the game. You lost to the Jets. Darrell Henderson continues to have a dominant fantasy football season.

Austin Echler, 11 for 64 and 1, saw 10 targets. And this was, we were, we weren't even sure that Austin Echler was going to play, missed multiple days with a hip injury, multiple days of practice. And it's the second time this year that he's popped up on the injury report. It was a hamstring one game earlier where it was like, man, you think you're going to lose him. And then he goes out and just plays great. Aaron Jones from Thursday had a monster game on the back of 11 targets.

The missile, Elijah Mitchell, 18 for 137 and 1. This is sticky. Elijah Mitchell is going to continue to be great. He could have certain game scripts where he gets phased out because he doesn't touch the ball on third down and he doesn't catch the ball. But I think that you could play him as a...

as a running back two with confidence, and he has upside each and every week. Yeah, I think he's a very, very good play, but you're right. If they're getting boat raced, you're going to see a lot more of Jim Michael Hastie out there. It's very frustrating that Elijah is never on the field on third down, but it was nice to see when they got near the goal line. Yes. That Elijah was in those packages. I know their goal line back is obviously Jimmy Garoppolo. He's dominant. Of course. As a mobile quarterback. But.

Elijah should be good, but you want him more in the close matchups, not in the blowouts. So they're playing against Arizona this week. And at the very best, Arizona's got a hurt Kyler Murray. Right. And at the worst, they have a backup quarterback. So it could be another good week for Elijah. Jonathan Taylor and Najee Harris continue to have strong fantasy games. That's fantastic to see. Jonathan Taylor continues to have a nice schedule. The Jets and the Jaguars. Yep.

I would start in the next two weeks. The Eagles, not Kenneth Gainwell, Boston Scott and Jordan Howard, both multi-touchdown games. Jalen Hertz, who, you know, has been described as not the best real-life quarterback, but an absolute stud for fantasy football. He had not had a bust game yet. He was going up against the Detroit Lions.

And he finally plays well in real life. And he gets benched in the fourth quarter because the team is blowing out the Detroit Lions. 41 and nothing. 41 and nothing. And he doesn't get a single four rushing touchdowns that weren't Jalen Hertz's legs. Oh, that hurt. Because I had the Jalen Hertz Devonza Smith stack, which if you told me that they were going to score 44 points. Oh, yeah. I'd be so excited. But I was not excited. I was hurt.

Melvin Gordon with a multi-touchdown game. At the wide receiver position, A.J. Brown, 11 targets, 10 for 155. And the score. AJ Brown is just, he's unstoppable. Michael Pittman. Hello, 15 targets, 10 for 86, two scores. Pity City. It was fantastic. He is getting the volume. The matchup was there for Tennessee. But.

Him with Jonathan Taylor. He also gets the New York Jets and he gets the Jacksonville Jaguars. You're making a face over there. There is breaking news. Should I hit the button? Sure. Where is that button? It's right here. Breaking news. Thank you. So this is less for your casual fantasy league, but big NFL news. The Broncos are finalizing a trade to send eight-time pro bowl linebacker Vaughn Miller. What? To the Los Angeles Rams.

What? That's upsetting. But my point in breaking this is you just brought up that they're four and four. Yeah. It's a team that wants to win now. Oh, no. You just sent Von Miller away to build for the future. Maybe ship out Melbourne Gordon. Maybe. There had been a lot of whispers about Von Miller because it's...

He needs a new contract. Why does everybody go to the NFC West go somewhere else? Because they know they can win there. But Von Miller is in the last year of his deal. He's 32 years old. He's going to want another deal. So I don't blame them for trying to get something now while they could. But that is, that's an interesting move. Michael Pittman, as we said, another great game. Chris Godwin.

12 targets 8 for 140 and a score. Amari Cooper. Because we had the Cooper to Cooper situation of Amari Cooper with Cooper Rush. 13 targets turned into 8 for 122 and a score, including the game winning score. That was such an awesome. Did you see, apparently there was a conversation about who was going to get the opportunity to try and win the game. No. Amari Cooper told the story.

And C.D. Lamb was lobbying very difficult, very hard for himself. Of course. That's what wide receivers do. And Cooper Rush was like, no, it's this other play. And Amari. And so Citi Lamb asked, Amari, I don't, it's just very strange. But he said, like, you know, do you think I should get this one? Marry Cooper said, no. Yes. This will go to me. I've got to go watch that. That's the best thing I've ever heard.

They're just debating, like, who's going to get the opportunity? I want it. No, I want it. What do you think? Should I have it? No, me. The fact of him, like, going to another. It's like going to mom after dad says no. Can I have candy? No. And then you go ask mom, can I have candy? Sure, honey. You just heard him say no. Also, you've got to find him hanging with Mr. Cooper drop because a Cooper to Cooper connection?

Speaking of Cooper's, Cooper Cup, nine targets, seven for 115 and score. He is unstoppable. Tyler Lockett, the week, look, I have been fighting off the pressure. I have been rejecting it that no matter what, I'm still just, I'm going to keep playing Tyler Lockett. This week, I finally give in and I'm like,

I can't do it anymore. I've been beat up too badly, Tyler. I can't keep supporting this. I cannot keep starting you. You are actively losing fantasy football matchups for people. 13 targets, 12 for 142. 12 receptions from Gino Smith. Dang it, Tyler.