Week 15 Waivers + Full Stream Ahead, Tackle-a-Tank!

be more brittle. Like the art of just throwing, gripping the football, stuff like that is not going to hurt him. But you're probably going to need him this week. James is on pace for the fifth most passing yards in NFL history. Do you realize that? I did not. Yeah, he's on pace for over 5,000 yards, which I think would be 5th or 6th most ever. I think James is like the biggest question mark. We have him in league one. He loses Mike Evans and a thumb. And we wonder.

Can you bench him? Can you move on? Do you have to start him? Do you really worry about that? I do worry. I mean, he played the whole game with the fractured hand and no Mike Evans and put up five touchdowns in 450 yards. I'll put it this way. I fully expect us to start James Winston, but I worry. But then have you ever started James Winston and not been full of worry? That is a fair point. That thumb is going to make one extra early I ente, which probably just adds two more touchdowns on the back end, am I right?

It is a, well, we actually looked at that game because it's Detroit, right? And my biggest worry in that game is, can Detroit do anything to keep up? But I believe James can do what it takes to keep up. To keep Detroit in the game? To keep Detroit in the game. Paris Campbell just returned last week. He's on injured reserve now with a foot injury. Lost season for Paris Campbell is a rookie. And I have question marks about him and Dynasty moving forward.

based on the fact that, you know, what this team's DNA is with Frank Reich and with the running game and with Jacoby Brissette. There are rookies like Darius Slayton that I like a lot more moving forward. And we've seen in the past higher drafted rookie wide receivers who pretty much missed their first season due to injury. And I can't think of an example where they just, they got back up on the horse and were what they were drafted to be. Yeah, that's a good point.

News and notes as always. Well, the big news. Also, Lamar Jackson is dealing with a quad injury. He was limited in the Ravens walkthrough on Monday for their, and they are playing Thursday. Look, at this point, we expect Lamar Jackson to be playing football on Thursday. But you need to be paying attention. You need to have a backup option and not just put your head in the sand and hope everything's okay.

It's going to be very interesting what Baltimore needs to do with Lamar Jackson. The Patriots just lost instead of winning that game at home against Kansas City. You look at that one seed and the risk that they're willing to take. They can win the game with Robert Griffin. That's what I was going to say. They're playing the Jets. Yeah. Do they need Lamar to win this game or is it better for their long-term future to say we'll risk?

We'll risk this matchup with Robert Griffin. It is better for no fantasy player's long-term future to bench Lamar Jackson. Their long-term futures will be devastated. But you are right. That is the headline story that was highlighted in yellow and that I somehow buried. We got it. News and notes is always brought to you by the Sleeper app. Let's talk waivers. Put me in, coach. All right. I think one of the more interesting situations out there, a wide receiver is, well, we know.

DJ Chark is not doing well. We know that Jacksonville plays Oakland. And we look at your sweetie, but we also look at Chris Conley and we say, what player has an opportunity to be that surprise flex play for fantasy owners this week? Yeah, I mean, you, you were hoping that Chark was going to have the resurgence with Minshu, with him out of the way, and a great matchup against Oakland. You got to say.

Who do you want out of these two guys? The big deep threat in Conley, which is what murders the Raiders. Also, he had more snaps. He was on the field more than D.D. Westbrook this last week. Or D.D. Westbrook, the better wide receiver all around. More of a possession guy. If you're in a PPR, I lean the D.D. Westbrook side. I think he's going to be a really good start here. He might not have the upside. You know.

I think they both have about the same upside. I think Dee Dee's floor is higher than Chris Conley, who can just disappear. Yeah, Conley can put up two for 28. And, you know, D.D. was more productive last week once Shark left, too. Didi had a pretty okay week compared to Conley. I think Conley only had one pass catch. I think both players.

You know, I put it 64. The Adi has the better week, so maybe you're gambling a little too much trying to start either of those players. I really wanted to make Minchu my stream of the week in this matchup. It was just such a shit. I don't think you can lose DJ Chark and then bank in the playoffs on the mustache. Even with Keel and Cole there waiting in the wings? I've seen a lot of targets to Keel and Cole that seem like they were like Cole did the wrong thing. Over the last couple weeks,

Whatever target has gone to Keel and Cole, Keel and Cole looks lost. A.J. Brown, probably the main waiver-wire pickup at the wide receiver position because of the matchup. Houston. At home, AJ Brown, right now he's 26% owned according to the numbers that we have. Last week, two monster touchdowns. This is a player that is a potential week winner if he hits.

Yeah, he's been an absolute beast. His efficiency metrics are off the charge. He's the best most efficient wide receiver in football when it comes to a per target basis. And that's not just rookies. He's been unbelievable. Ryan Tanna Hill's been great. And how do you do anything against the Tennessee Titans other than try to stop Derek Henry? And then if you've got one-on-one coverage against A.J. Brown, good luck tackling him. Tackle a tank.

Go ahead. Try it. Let's be more realistic. A car. Go out. You just downgraded him from a tank to a car? Well, I'm downgrading. Cybertruck. I'm downgrading the NFL defensive player to ourselves, to mere morals, to humans. It would be like me trying to go tackle, let's say, an electric, one of those little smart cars.

I still think you could not do it. I know I could not do it. And that's my point. Because it's a car. Yes. And that's what I mean, A.J. Brown out there in single coverage, you're not tackling him right off the bat. I think I just liked it when you said try to tackle a tank. Yeah. I think that was more entertaining. More entertaining, but less accurate. And we're about accuracy here. Number five rank on the week. Mike over here. Oh, thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Uh, J. Brown. Highest.

yards per target for a rookie with 60 plus target since 2000. I love this guy coming out. I didn't think he'd have an opportunity to catch enough passes in Tennessee until they decided Ryan Tannahill. So he did not. And now he does. Now he does. Anthony Miller has put a number of good games together in a row. They have Green Bay and Green Bay. I don't know if I want to do that dance. No, thank you. Zach Pascal. Zach Pascal is.

known as the last man standing. Each and every week they lose somebody. Chester Rogers, now Paris Campbell's gone for the year. No, T.Y. Hilton. Zach Pascoe is a very comfortable.

Start. Yeah, it's tough because you've got the Saints who give up plenty of fantasy points to wide receivers, but Marshawn Latimore has been a really solid, you know, cover against the one. They're really giving it up more to the wide receiver two. Now, usually that's Pascal, or Pascal's the three or eight, whatever. But right now, with Zach Pascal being the one, if he does get Latimore as the primary coverage, I worry more about him this week than I did last week.

Because I just don't think he's, you know, has Latimore been beat this year? Sure. There's been some, but I don't think Zach Pascal's the guy beating Latimore. Yeah, but I don't think Latimore is going to, it's going to be all over Pascal all game long. Debo Samuel and Emmanuel Sanders had their way with this team last year, and the Saints should be winning. So, I mean, just garbage time alone could be an opportunity for Pascal. I love that somehow I'm in on him this week, more than you are, and you're trying to.

move away from him. Would you consider Marcus Johnson? I mean, Marcus Johnson's had a couple of decent weeks. That would be the wide receiver two here. Not more than Pascal, no. Okay. No, I think that's much. I mean, nine targets for Zach Pascal. I like that 100% of snaps on the field. More trusted. So no, I don't roll Marcus Johnson out there myself. Mike, I imagine you're not making any allusions to that. No. Darius Slayton, we just talked about him.

We expect Daniel Jones back? Last I had heard, it was possible that it was a multi-week absence for Daniel Jones. Why were they talking so much about that being Eli Manning's last game with the Giants last night? I think what you were talking about it. Yes, that's what I was going to say. Probably bugger. I think what you were seeing is the guy who was like, let's see if the Philadelphia Eagles bust out one of their RPO's here while there was no running back in the backfield.

It's hard to do a run pass option. The narrative of it being Eli Manning's last game was too much for him to handle. If I was on Monday night, that's what I would be talking about too. Yeah, I do expect Eli Manning to be playing this week. They have Miami. I mean, Slayton is a must play then against Miami. At home, Eli Manning, willing to throw the ball deep. Not a lot on the line for them. I would rather play Darius Slayton than Zach Pascal this week. Would you?

as well or would you are you still on the no i'd rather play slate and then pascal yeah yep i think he's just a better receiver mike what do you side i side with slaten as well and just so you can hear the opportunity that slaten has had recently 14 targets 7 9 8 so he's he's he's involved in the offense this is not just a he hit oh he hit two big plays on three targets he's he's involved his his target shares safe

How about, let me bring up this name. Did you run out of air there for a second? I thought I caught a little bit of you running out of air at the end of that sentence. Breathing is hard. And I like him very much. And I like it. All right. I'm going to throw a name out there that I think is a legitimately decent start this week, but you're not going to feel great about it. Alan Hearns.

This is in the world where Devante Parker is still in the concussion protocol. All right. You've lost Preston Williams. You've lost Devante Parker. This is against the New York Giants. I mean, Alan Hearns has to do something, right? Last week, eight targets, five for 68. I would prefer to play Breshaude Perryman over Allen Hurons this week. Oh, that one hurt. That's rude. How rude is it, Jason? You want to go Alan Hurons versus Brescied Perryman in the greatest bet? Put it on the box.

Waterbed. Look, Perryman has Detroit. And last week he had, he was three for 70 in a touchdown. No Mike Evans. You got the Rumpo receiver. Oh, get out of here. Yeah, baby. Justin Watson. Superstar. Stop. No. Stop it. He's, you don't get to say no after you call him a superstar. Well, just wait. Just do wait.

I can't tell what you're saying is what's real or fake. Okay. You call him a superstar. Well, I, so obviously that's exaggerated. This is a guy who, uh, could not get on the field until Mike Evans got hurt. Right. Played that snaps than Bershide Perriman? Yes. Isn't going to play ahead of Mike Evans, Mike. You're right. He was, but Breshad, I'm saying, Breschard Perryman has been playing all year. Well, he's a veteran. I mean, you, I'm just, I'm, I'm, I'm literally saying, here's what I'm saying.

You'd rather play. You're a head coach. You're like, well, Bresad Perman, you're the veteran. I have Justin Watson. He's a superstar. He's a superstar. But look, I'm sorry, Justin. There's a veteran on this team. I need a person. If only you were a veteran. A Justin Watson, Breshard Perman bet. You want that one too? Mike, you want in on this one? Yes, I will take that one. Me too. Not a problem. Water bet. Before, before this past week, one catch on the air.

for superstar Justin Watson. His snap counts were one, two, one, two, one, three. Exactly. He couldn't get on the field. He was playing behind Mike Evans in a very set wide receiver core. Then Evans goes out. He gets 43 snaps. He's eight targets five for 59 and a touchdown. There's no point, literally no point in talk. Before you started talking about Alan Hearns, who we also don't really need to talk about.

I was going to say we really shouldn't linger on any of these guys. The Perrymans, Hearns, Gage, Conley's, Watson's, none of those guys are going to have significant value, and none of them are going to, you want your opponent playing them, most likely, compared to whatever options they had previously. So I think it's just, all right. Go spend up, get A.J. Brown, and then play. Say, yeah, let's condense this here. Who are your top three favorite waiver, wire wide receivers? AJ Brown, Darius, Slate, and Zach Pascal.