Keep/Trade/Cut, Pump the Brakes, Wet Toilet Paper

Kiki QT, of course. I traded the package of those two guys for Sony Michelle. Now, I needed a win desperately. Had to manufacture something. Sony came through with a big time performance, as you know, Jason. Yeah, I know. I'm aware. Big fourth quarter run. Took me to victory. Took me away from victory. It's hard to know what to do with Leonard Fournett, especially if you don't have...

T.J. Yeldin. I mean, if you're right, and Leonard Furnett is sitting out through the buy week, if that actually happens, he has devastated your team. Yeah, and it just is a matter of what you can get in return. See, you were able to get, because of name recognition, Sony Michelle's name isn't as hot as known as Leonard Fornet. However, what you actually received was a top 15 running back.

who's actively playing and will be a top 15 running back rest of season. And if you can trade a Leonard Fornett big name or a Dalvin Cook big name into one of those type of guys, I'm willing to listen. So they're a possible trade. You're open to trading those guys. Yes, I am open to trading. You don't have an iron fist clench hold on to them. No, they're not a muscle because the reality is still, okay, they hold them out until his bye week. He comes back and then.

He gets injured. Like, right. You know, I mean, think about how long Danny Woodhead was held out last year with the hamstring. He missed a significant. He was held out through retirement. He was held out for like six, seven, eight weeks. And when he came back, he reagravated it and his career was over. Larry Fitzgerald, Cardinals wide receiver. It's been ugly. Cardinals offense has been ugly. He gets to play Minnesota, Denver, then San Francisco again.

Are you willing to cut Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerell? Tell him to his face. Larry, love you. You're one of my favorite players all time. You're great. You're a Hall of Famer. You're better than what you've been doing. And you will continue to be better this season than what you have done. You're not done. But I'm cutting you. I'm cutting you because I need to win. I need to win now. There are...

There's just too many wide receivers available on the waiver wire that I can plug in and start and get a great game. You know, it sounds insane to be like last week, should you have started Kiki QT over Larry Fitzgerald? Well, you would have got a better game. And these things aren't hindsight. They're not revisionist like, oh, well, sure, you can know that now. You had enough of a track record here with Larry and his struggles right now because he's dealing with a hamstring issue as well.

these up and coming wide receivers off the waiver wire. I'm willing to cut Larry. Now, I've said this before. I'm sure I'll say it again. When you have this big of a name, you try to package trade. You try to have someone else, you know, Larry Fitzgerald is just the sweetener for a one-to-one trade. You won't be able to trade Larry. No, probably not. And that's why I'm willing to cut him. James Connor, I'm glad that his name is on this list because James Connor is.

This is a pivotal moment for the fantasy season for a lot of people if you have James Connor. And I'm speaking only to the players who have James Connor, but do not have Levy on Bell. If I have James Connor and I have Lev Bell, I'm holding everybody. I'm not making any kind of move. But if I have only James Connor, I am probably trying to trade him.

Right now, and I don't know that sounds crazy. Coming off the monster game, James Connor, and he'll have another great game against the Cincinnati Bengals. But I am buying in that Levion Bell will be back during the buy week, which is two weeks. So you have, in my estimation, or I should say one more game. You have one more usable game from James Connor. When Levion Bell comes back, I don't buy the timeshare. I don't buy that they're going to split carries. When Levion Bell is back,

It will be Levy on Bell's show. Okay, maybe week one, as in Levy on Bell's first week, they'll split because I got to get Lev Bell worked back into football shape. But after that, I believe it's the Levy on Bell show. So if I have James Connor and I can go get something good, let's try and pull some names here that I would trade. So if I could trade James Connor for Kareem Hunt, would you make that move, Jason? Oh, yeah, but no, I mean.

That one, you'd have to trade James Connor and a lot, I feel. You'd have to send, and nobody's going to give Kareem Hunt for a player that they also are aware of has a week left. Now, if you could package James Connor with other assets that are mediocre flex-type players. Would you package James Connor with... Absolutely. All right. I mean, the quarterbacks are such a good package idea. I mean...

If you can take James Connor and a startable quarterback, you know, whoever's been hot lately, even like, look, Matt Ryan has just been on fire. He's going to continue to be on fire. He's going to be my start of the week this week. I'm fine. Like, yes, you can replace the quarterback position so easily. I would be fine doing it. Would you trade James Connor for?

The illusion for the upside right now that is David Johnson. Yeah. Oh, heck yeah. Okay. Heck yeah. I mean, I am, I'm in agreement with you. My stance on James Connor and I own him in one league without Levi-on-Bell, that was a mistake.

is he's a must trade. You've got to see if you can get something for him because the fact that you're naming names like Kareem Hunt or David Johnson. Well, just because these are guys who have not performed as well as Connor for fantasy purposes. I mean, maybe you could trade a James Connor into one of these injured guys. You know, a cook, a four net, you know, try to do some package trade where, hey, this other owner needs to win now. James Connor can go out you and get you a win this week.

And if you've had James Connor, you've probably had some wins under your belt. That's a good type of situation where you could say, I'm not getting much from him rest of season. These injured guys, I will. I'd be willing to do that because James Connor, maybe they split. Maybe he's valuable. Maybe Lev Bell surprisingly gets traded. But the odds, the probability is that James Connor has one game left of fantasy awesomeness and then will become.

almost irrelevant. Now, he'll be the handcuff. I mean, super high-bellied handgum. And we will give the disclaimer. The reports of Levi-on-Bell returning during the buy week, that was just a beat report. As for now, the team is claiming they have not heard anything from Levi-on-Bel. They don't know what's going on. But Levy on Bell will be back at some point. He has to be back by week 10, or he screws up his free agency period. Yeah, he's, he's.

doing this all about the money. And so if he didn't come back week 10, he would be costing himself so much money. Doug Baldwin, injured, not getting utilized. Seahawks have thrown the ball just 43% of the time over the last three weeks. Schottenheimer. Oh, he's running it. I hate that the Seahawks are having success running the ball.

Like, that's what upsets me the most. Well, you know, it's not running the ball. Russell Wilson. That is true. Russell Wilson, not running the ball. Well, it's because he runs the ball out of passing formations. He's set up to pass. He scrambles around and then he runs. He doesn't have the passing opportunities because they are, they're running the ball an incredible.

percentage of their plays leading the league. I mean, that's all they want to do. They said that in the offseason. We said that. This is why I loved Rashad Penny so much. They spent a first round draft pick on a running back who was great in college, and they added Schottenheimer. You knew they wanted to run the ball. Now, why they spent a first round pick on a guy that now they're using behind two other guys, whatever. That's for just a regular football podcast to discuss.

But it is having a negative effect on the passing game, especially the possession guy. Because Tyler Lockett. Hot Lockett. Hot Locket. You only need one or two big plays from him a game. Doug Baldwin has not been the down-the-field 60-yard bomb guy as regularly. He's Red zone man. Yeah, he's Red zone man. Red zone man. I'm just trying it out. No? No, I'm not to say no. No? No.

It's all right. You know, you win some, you lose some. It's no booty scooting Cam Newton. Say what? So what do you do with Baldwin is the actual question? And I hold him. He's, I say that. I'm like, oh, you hold him. Ah, man. I think if I think I would actually rather trade him. I would rather trade him too. I don't know what you could possibly trade. Here's the thing. Don't Baldwin for right now. You'll be able to trade him for.

For a decent amount. For a yule plate. But you have to shop players like this, okay? Because you can't go to one person and assume that they have the same opinion of Doug Baldwin that the rest of the league is going to have. When you have a guy like Josh Gordon or a big name who's struggling like Doug Baldwin, half of your league is going to say, dude, there's a running team, he's been injured, he's got knee problems, I don't want to touch Doug Baldwin. But the other half of your league will say, oh, the upside.

He's Doug Ball. He had a knee injury. Now he's back. He's going to get it on track. He's a second half of the year player. He's always a top 10 wide receiver. I'll pay up for Doug Baldwin because of the name. That's what it's really important that you just, your opinion, like you listening, especially if you have Doug Baldwin, you might go, oh, he's the worst. That is not the opinion of everyone in your league. So shop them around and see what you can get for. That's it leads me to a good trade tip.

We like to give tips every once in a while. Trading is a gauntlet because I'm not one who I don't like when people reject my trades. Makes me feel bad because I'm thoughtful. Yeah, I've seen you cry. I'm not ashamed to weep, Jason. Over these trades. I'm a man, I cry. He rejected me.

But I do. I try to send a trade unless I'm just screwing with somebody and they know. I try to send a trade that is I, that should be fair for both parties. I'm trying to give you something you need so I can get something I need. And when they say no, it sucks. And you're going to have to get through a lot of nose to get a yes for a trade partner. So just you got to persevere. Got to thicken up the skin.

Got to have a full box of Kleenex. You got to get through a lot of nose. My skin is like wet toilet paper. Gross. That is the grossest thing I've ever heard. You disgust me. Please leave this studio. Your skin is like wet toilet paper? As in thin. As in too thin. It's not wet because I dunked it in the toilet, Jason. I took it over to the sink. The texture of wet toilet paper is not just thin. It's also disgusting. It's...

It's mushy, soggy, rippable, thin, nasty stickiness. And to say my skin is like a brawny paper towel. Oh, they're the toughest. You're just terrible on these analogies here. Your skin is like a thin with hair. There you go. Thank you. Oh, Markey's Good one. I'm bringing this one up because this is a quick, you got him. Yeah, good.

he's a backster off the bridge situation punt him get rid of him what about mike williams huge potential yeah had a couple big games but you don't know necessarily if it's ever going to be his game i'm going to hold i'm going to hold i'm not going to i'm willing to trade him but i think i'm just going to keep him for now i don't want to cut mike william he is the perfect example so i agree with you i'm not looking to cut mike williams if i've got him i'm not saying i need to replace him but we get questions all the time hey so-and-so dropped kenyon drake

to the waivers. Right. And you go, should I drop Alex Collins for this player? No. But yes, you should pick up Kenyon Drake, even on public, he's a running back that could be valuable. And you look at your team, Mike Williams is the type of guy where you go, yes, cut him. Like, I don't want to cut Mike Williams. I like Mike Williams, but I'm willing. You can find Mike Williams type of guys on the waiver every single week. And what I mean by that is not future potential.

ceiling of Mike Williams. I'm saying what he is. He's a guy you can throw out there and you could get a touchdown in a big game from him or you could get trashed and you don't know what's going to happen. Kenny Stills, wide receiver, Miami Dolphins has had two great weeks for fantasy football and three, well, let's say one mediocre to horrifying. So.