Fantasy Football - Week 5 Studs & Duds + Cardinals Choke Job - Podcast for 10/6

Yep. And they really could have used him at the end of that game. Yeah. Although, goodness gracious. Their offensive line. Like, they're not scoring a lot of points. The Chargers are not scoring a lot of points since they've lost three-fifths of their offensive line. No. And all of the, I have a starter the rest of the year, Justin Herbert. No, he's a, I mean, that was me. He's a flex option. Or, you know, he's a streaming option. You need to look at who else you have. We had Antonio Gibson left with a knee injury. The Patriots lost. Well, Ramondre fumbled again.

Then Antonio Gibson hurt himself. And then Ramondre scored twice. Yeah. They like Ramondre Stevenson. It doesn't matter. Simple statement. The most true statement for fantasy football. It doesn't matter if you like Ramondre Stevenson. Right. It really doesn't. No. The Patriots like Ramondre Stevenson. They think he is important. They went into Buffalo. They won the game. And this is the biggest disconnected fantasy football in the NFL this entire season is Travion Henderson. The NFL is the, that's who has to believe that he's a three down running back. That's who has to believe that he can handle between the tackles work and pass protection.

They have to believe it. It doesn't matter if we believe it. It doesn't matter if he runs really fast. I remember CJ Spiller used to run really fast. Reggie Bush can run really fast. But if the NFL decides that Travion Henderson is not, is a committee back and that's just what he's going to be, you're going to just be mad the rest of your life if you don't accept that. Yeah. I think the Spiller comp is a little weird. Don't forget he was the running back seven on one of these seasons. He had an awesome breakout year. But yes, I agree.

CJ Spiller was the quintessential every year you were mad. Yes, except for the one where he finishes the running back seven. But yes, most of his career he was irrelevant and very fast. But that's an unnecessary throwback to CJ Spiller. Well, look, it is what it is. It could be a major injury for Antonio Gibson, though. The snaps were 50-50. Yeah, I mean, he's going to get more work. Henderson will get more work. He just won't get all of it. Right. And he does not appear to be like the primary between the tackles runner. That will be Ramondre. Ramondre will get better, not just Henderson.

Yeah, that's a good point. Darius Slayton left with a hamstring injury, didn't return. It's a Thursday night game against the Eagles. Wandale Robinson didn't work out. Slayton didn't work out. There were big pickups on the week. And the Giants didn't work out. They lost to the Saints. That was News and Notes, sponsored by Progressive Insurance. Quote today at Progressive.com. Progressive Casualty Insurance Company affiliates and third-party insurers. Not available in all states or situations. Coverage subject to policy terms, limits, and conditions. Take a break. We'll talk studs. This episode is supported by PrizePix. You make decisions every day, but on PrizePix, being right can get you paid.

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Sure. You bet me $100 on the show. Okay. We didn't make the bet, I think. Did we make the bet? I don't think we made the bet. You had said, hey, I'll bet you $100 right now. Big bet. Yeah. Big bet. Because I didn't make the bet, you went and threw more of your money down on this. I did make the bet. Yeah, you made a bet. Baltimore in Baltimore, being the underdogs, felt wild. And to both your and Mike's credit, you thought I was crazy with all the injuries. Stroud was number one. It's wild. Mike made him a start of the week.

He hasn't been in the start of the weeks for forever. Yeah. And he's the number one... And they got boat raced. Number one quarterback. Yeah, I mean, Baltimore is in trouble. They are in real trouble. That defense, I talked about it on Sunday Live. They have major pieces missing on the defensive side that already wasn't good. Dak was number two. Dak just needed CeeDee to get out of the way to put up big numbers for you. I can't wait for CeeDee Lamb to be back. I can't wait. Coming soon. Yeah. Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield battled one another and ended up 3-4 in the fantasy scorers

of the week. It was an amazing game in the throwback jerseys. That are amazing. And those two guys went back and forth. Baker narrowly beating Sam Darnold. And then Justin Fields insanely finished number five. Yeah, because he played awful. I thought I botched that start of the week again with Justin Fields. Is it because he looked terrible as a quarterback? It was because he is so dumb as a quarterback sometimes. Him and Geno Smith this week, they were so bad. And yet the garbage man can because you had Justin Fields. He had 46% of his points in the fourth quarter.

Did you see Mason Taylor? 12 targets, nine catches. I'll put that kitty cat in my tight end spot. I will too. I've been saying it with Mike. That is, he does not have the dog. You don't have to have the dog. Not everybody has to have the dog to be. Dog, cat, gerbil. I don't care. Give me nine catches. I can live with it. Mike's ultimate day, and he's not here. Rico Dowdle number one on the week on my bench. Thank you. Thank you for that. Against you. Thank you for that. Rico was unstoppable. 26 for 206. He had multiple 45, 50-yard runs.

I mean, this was a game where you saw Miami get some of the offense going that we've been waiting for. Three touchdowns from Tua, and they lost the game. Dude. And they lost the game because Rico. Rico is playing Dallas next week. Oh, revenge. Rico is going to, I mean, he's already got, he's come out and said, they got to buckle up. They know. I mean, he played so well. Yeah. He played so well. And so you had, I mean, he was an amazing star. Jonathan Taylor, number two. Kyron, number three. Javante, number four. Let's grab another top five player on my bench.

Oh, yeah. Corey Krosky, Merritt. I give you a lot of credit on this one. He split so much time with Chris Rodriguez last week that the people were scared to start him. He had missed all of the week of practice the week before. This was the breakout game. It really was. This is what you were waiting for. This was a dominant performance from Bill. Bill. Bill Krosky himself. Bill Krosky. Oh, that son of a gun. He eats Chick-fil-A on Sundays. Yeah. Yeah, he did. He ate it all day long. Two touchdowns. Caught the ball. Chunk play after chunk play. It was an impressive, like, it's a tier adjustment.

Yeah, for sure. For JCM. He is now a start-worthy player every week. And the team, they came back from a deficit in which they, I think there was one completion by Jayden Daniels with eight minutes left in the second quarter. They end up really blowing out the Chargers in a game they were down 10-0. So impressive. Javante, so impressive. Keeps doing it. Yeah, he keeps doing it every single week. I mean, the matchups have been pretty good for him on the ground. But, I mean, he's got Carolina coming up. And he looks outstanding. The workload is there. I mean, the opportunities.

18 opportunities this week. 23 opportunities the week before. He's had 18 and 25 before that. I mean, he is the utilization for fantasy football. The expected fantasy points. It's what you dream of. And, I mean, it's a good offense. They're playing great on the offensive side. They are. Dak is. Dak's cooking. He's so good. CMC, Rashad White. Oh, my gosh. I can't believe David Montgomery throwing a touchdown is going to be the difference between you beating me or not. But it is. Yeah. It is. Jameer Gibbs got into the end zone again. Saquon caught the big touchdown pass. But only six rushing attempts.

Well, look. We were Sunday live. I was talking to Al. And I said, I know the matchup is bad. But I bet they throw the ball a ton. Because of all this hoopla. And you know what? They got their first loss. You got what you wanted. And you lost the game. And then did you see the Hail Mary with Devontae Smith and A.J. Brown? Yeah. I did. Yeah. A.J. Brown was like, give me that. And it just took it right out of Devontae Smith's hands. Did you see the A.J. Brown bomb that would have been a touchdown, but he just kind of stopped

running on the route? No. There was an effort play, though. I saw a highlight of it. He had a play. He was even asked about it afterwards. Like, why did you slow up on that play? Because he has this long developing route. Ends up beating his guy. And then as soon as he beats the guy, he kind of slows down. It seemed like he just assumed the ball wasn't going to come. Yeah, that's probably. Looks over his shoulder. The ball's coming. He speeds up. And the ball's just about a yard ahead of him, overthrown. And it's like, dude, that would have been.

I mean, you would have already lost. Yep. Michael Carter. 18 for 51 and a touchdown. Five targets for 22 yards. The breakdown was 18 carries for him. Three for Demarcato. Four for Bam Knight, who did score. We mentioned him on Sunday Live. Michael Carter was the play. Yeah. I mean, Michael starter. Yeah, there's so much, like, I don't know, like, strange anger out there about, like, saying Michael Carter was going to start instead of Demarcato. Well, it was the right call. And it will continue to be. Oh, yeah. I mean, they're not giving Demarcato more work. I mean, there's a chance he's not on that team anymore.

Jonathan Gannon screamed. And Jonathan Gannon is not the most fiery type. He's not the most disciplinary, like, yell at his guys type. No, he mostly looks like he doesn't give a crap. Yeah. He was not happy with Demarcato. I think he might have punched him. I think he might have punched Amari Demarcato. There's some video. Yeah. So, yeah. So, anyways, Michael Carter will be the starter going forward until – I mean, Trey Benson's on IR. And Carter's going to get a lot of the snaps. This was a strange game. Brees Hall against Dallas. He was great. He was 14 for 113.

Mind you, this is the same Dallas that will get Rico Dowdle next week. Had five targets. Had a fumble loss. Left seemingly hurt but came back. He's averaging 5.3 a carry on the season. He looks like he's got his burst back, which is great. And the big fear of Justin Fields being the quarterback, not checking the ball down. He's getting enough targets. I mean, he's a pretty great play every week. Yeah. I watched that game. The targets are always coming at the same time. It is the time of game in which they are losing by a bunch, which is every week.

That's fine for me. J.K. Dobbins got it done again. Another touchdown for Dobbins. 13-15, 12-19, 14. That is what he's been at the running back position. The fantasy, the running back finish. Yeah. He's a guaranteed RB2 every week right now. Ramondre, two touchdowns on 14 rushing yards. Yeah. We talked about him. Got the win. All right. This will make me smile. Yay. Emeka Abouk is the number one wide receiver on the week. Number three on the season. I mean, this is 27.8 points. He is the only player with 25-plus receptions, 400-plus receiving yards, and five-plus receiving touchdowns in his first five career games ever.

And he's the third highest fantasy points through five weeks ever. This is just, it's unbelievable how well he's playing with Baker. And like if you had to place the bet that he finishes in the top five, would you make that bet? I don't think I would make that bet simply because you've got five touchdowns in the first five games. Sure. And so I would imagine at the end of the year, let's say he finishes with 10 touchdowns, a great number for a rookie season. That would be five touchdowns over the rest of the season. You just don't expect that pace to happen.

But if you told me top 10, I'd be, I mean, I'd be almost surprised at this point if he doesn't finish top 10. And he looks the part. I mean, he was, you know, one of my favorite prospects coming out. And man, he is, he's dominating. And the connection with Baker, I mean, we, you know, when I was making the case for him earlier this season, we brought up Baker's quotes in the offseason, unsolicited quotes talking about like, what are you excited about for the Buccaneers this year? And he's just like, Emeka Ibuka, this kid is legit. He's real. He's, you know, now the quotes are just talking about how like, he's just got it all figured out as a man.

Like as a person, off the field. No, and you listen to his interviews. He's a different dude. He's awesome. Jamar Chase was number two on the week. That was a little stinky. No, two touchdowns. No, no, no, no, no, no. I know. But it was, if you want to talk garbage time, I mean, they're getting blown out. It was late. Both touchdowns were a little late. I mean, they're coming back. They were both second half. Jamar Chase is, I will say this. Look, this is why you play Jamar Chase every week. Yes. Halfway through the third quarter, you were like, I can't play Jamar Chase anymore.

No, I get it. JSN, welcome back to the top five. He's a machine. Jalen Waddle, this was awesome to see. Yeah. Jalen Waddle, when there's no Tyreek heavily involved, if you played Waddle, if you played Waller, which, by the way, I could not get those names straight on Sunday morning. Al can attest to that. No matter what I was saying, I'd say the opposite name. Jalen Waller. Yeah. But it was great to see. He also instantaneously limped off the field. I mean, he caught a pass that was a normal pass. Right, Al? Oh, yeah. Nothing happened. Yep. Nothing happened at all.

It's like he's got sensitive skin. I don't know what it is. This is why. I think I made the comment. His two trainers were helping him off the field. Yeah, you said his two best friends. There goes Waddle and his two best friends. Yeah. I mean, this is how I know he listens to the show. Because he's in on the bit now. Yeah, he's got to be. He came right back and was fine. And Debo. Debo, once again, in the top five. 19.6 points. That touchdown made me so unhappy. Oh, dude. I mean, it's against me. Yeah, that was my only shot.

It's the weirdest touchdown. Because it's kind of garbage time. It was kind of garbage time. It was kind of garbage time touchdown. But you don't usually have garbage time touchdowns from the lead. No. It was like. No, the Cardinals would never. No, it was like they were like, you know, let's just. We got to throw it around. I'll wait and take as much clock as I can. And then throw it to the back. And it was just. It was there. Garbage time winning touchdown. And Stephon Diggs also had 19.6 points along with Debo. And Diggs was a machine. You have brought up.

Last week you brought up Diggs. About the fact that, you know, he was off to a slow start. But getting more and more involved. The fact, you know, last week he was 63% of the snaps. He was up to seven targets. Had 100 yards. He was starting to get finally used down the field. And then, lo and behold, I know this was revenge game coming back to Buffalo. Hold on a second. I just got the worst tradeoff I've ever seen in my life. Oh, please tell me it's from someone in this room. It's from Papa Josh. Oh, of course it's from Papa Josh.

Let me ask you, Jason. Are you interested in Torrey Horton and a six-round pick for Ja'Cory Krosky Merritt? Are you kidding me? Because that's what I've been offered. You. No, they did not offer it. Torrey Horton and a six? Six? What? You don't get to do this during this show and not get called out on this one. How do you turn that down? I don't know. Maybe after we got done talking about it being his breakout game and how he finished in the top five, that really motivated Josh to send me. We should go get him. This is the Amari DiMarcato of tradeoffers.

Now, keep in mind that so six-round pick. We are a three-round keeper league. Yeah, it's like a ninth. So it's like a ninth-round pick. If I could explode his computer right now, I would do it. I mean, Torrey Horton. I'm going to decline that one. He had a touchdown. Yeah. Yeah, that's not good. All right. Moving on. Sorry, you were talking about Diggs. You were giving me some praise or something. Yeah. This was obviously a very important game to Diggs coming back to Buffalo, who basically didn't want him anymore and sent him packing. But more importantly, he is healthy. It looks like he's back from the ACL injury.