Trade Concepts + Dynasty Dilemmas, Kyler Controversy - Fantasy Football Podcast for 3/1

Lower back. Yeah, we're getting there, aren't we? Yes. But today, do 500, better than 500? How'd you do today? Better than 500, I think. All right. Depends on how many games he played with me as his teammate. Al was out there, right? Do you? Yeah? How did Al play? He played fine. He played fine. He played his game. How are we doing? It was a long season, right? Of football. Long fantasy football season? Yes. Yes, it was.

Now, we're not supposed to get an extra week this year, right? No, it's still going to be 17, and I think it'll be 17 for a bit. A good bit? Just until all the records are set. Yeah, we want to break them again? If the owners have their way, they will get it up to 18, but I would say we're a couple years from there. Is there such thing? I'm going to call 2023. Really? You think it'll be that fast? I do. Isn't that too much? Yes, it is. I mean, isn't there less is more type of thing? You know, the excitement?

Yeah, I think we'll get used to the 17 and then as soon as we do. I wonder how the players felt this year with the extra week because I didn't hear a lot of that at the end. That's true. I guess that means it went better than expected in some regards. A bunch of injuries throughout the year, mathematically more injuries would be a problem for them getting it to 18, I think.

Although they have the right to do it. The owners do, right? They have the right. And I think if they move to 18, you might see a double-by week, which really would add two weeks. And then that might be too long for a football season. It would add two weeks. Yeah. Goodness. Yeah, you're right. It would happen too. Instagram question from Jude Seifer says, where do I draft Zeke next year? Oof. I would love, will you speak to me on this? I mean, I'm sitting here. I got a dynasty team with Zeke, CMC, and Delvin Cook.

I would draft Zeke in the second round in a redraft. In redraft. Okay. And redraft. So that to me in some way seems, is that optimistic? No, I don't think that's optimistic. I think optimistic is saying Zeke is going to be back. He's going to be the dude. He's always been great. He's in the best shape of his life. He should be after all the top, top running max. He should be picked six or seven or eight in the first round. I don't think that's the case. I think that he is not the same player.

Tony Pollard is probably better at this point, and he's a guy that's going to get enough work, and he is solid. He's going to go out there and give you at least 10 fantasy points in almost every game, which is, hey, that's great. He's a solid, important fantasy asset, but I don't think he is the bell cow running backs, fantasy star ever again. Is there a world, Mike, where CMC is still worth the 101? Oh, yeah. Yes, 100%.

When Christian McCaffrey was on the field, like, what were his finishes? I know it was only a couple games, but, I mean, he was like a top five guy in every single game, right? Yeah, other than the one he was cut short and injured on. Yes, I think Christian McCaffrey is just as deserving as the 101 as Jonathan Taylor is. I don't think he'll be drafted. Yeah, yeah. I don't blame people. Now, having said that, I do not blame anyone who's like, nope.

No, I'm not doing that again. One, three, 16, five, and five in the non-injury shorten games. I mean, he's, he's outrageously good. I got that right, right? You did get that right. So he's going to catch 70 plus passes, like which Jonathan Taylor is not going to do. So if you're in a PPR, that's a huge bump. But I get two years in a row of the number one overall pick missing essentially the whole entire season. I understand that that.

That feels bad, and maybe you don't want to do that again. No, but it's going to be great when you get it at the fourth spot. Sure. It is interesting, too, just what's happening with Matt Ruhl and the team not having success yet with him. You almost, that almost bends itself towards, I don't really need to protect Christian McCaffrey. We've got to win ball games, and winning ball games is easier with him out there on the field. Yeah, and it's maybe the, maybe the Panthers add another running back. Like they,

Chuba was not necessarily great. I mean, they had a big look at him. So maybe they had someone else. But a lot of other situations like Aaron Jones and A.J. Dillon. I get why you would put A.J. Dillon in because A.J. Dillon is an excellent football player. But down in Carolina, there's no one who's even close to as good as Christian McCaffrey. So when you're pulling him off of the field, you are making your team.

worse. You're not making it like, oh, well, you know, we can get by for a couple of places. No, your team is worse. Mike Davis will go back to Carol. Oh, Joe, don't do that. You're making your team worse when you take Christian McCaffrey off the field. Let's close with this one off of Instagram. Chefster says, what's the highest rookie pick you would trade away for Terry McLaren? Oh, man. Interesting. I feel like that's one where it's, you know, it's tough. I think it would be.

I think it would be the back half of the first. I don't think I'm giving up. I don't think I'm giving up a top six pick for 107. What's in my head right away. I think that's where I'm at. I think he's still worth that. I think on the field he's a fantastic wide receiver. And hopefully by the end of his career, it's not always just the case of what would have happened if we ever had a competent quarterback for him. DJ Moore and McLauran in a dynasty. DJ Moore. Mm-hmm.

Isn't, are they similar to the age? No, McLaren's old. Yeah, McLaren is 26 years old right now. He's old. I'm saying, like, yeah. DJ Moore's two years younger, 24. That's crazy because he's played one extra season. Yes, because DJ Moore was a bitty baby boy. All right, that's going to do it for this episode of the show. Now, we're doing a coaching carousel episode on Thursday. We're going to walk through the big transactions, offensive, defensive, coordinator, head coaches.

implications for the different offenses. It's a pretty important episode. Big show. It'll be a lot of fun. Cliff's still the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals. Unfortunately. Trying to change it before we record that episode, but I don't have any control. Get on the carousel, Cliff. Get on the carousel. Ultimate draft kid.com. Oh, we need to talk to Amazon. Get one of those McVeigh offers. Oh, they don't want them in the book. Did you guys hear about this? I'm hearing that Cliff Kingsbury.

could be the next big announcer. He'd be so good. Him in the booth would be just... Don't put him in the booth. Put him in that nice home in Scottsdale the way that like Peyton's at a... I thought you were going to say put him in the Booker Mobile. It's the Cliff Mobile. I'm just, I'm just saying that would be... Put him in the blimp. Cliff's castle. Look, Jeff, that would be must watch television if Cliff were somehow just if you wrestled them away. Wait, were you just talking to his agent?

No, I was talking to Mr. Bias. First day basis. No big deal. All right. That'll do it for today's show. Ultimate DraftKit.com if you want to get in on your chance to win the listener league spot. And you get the UDK. Look at that. Look at that. That it'll do it. 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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