Fantasy Football Podcast 2016 - Wk 15 Studs, Duds, Rising Stars, Championship Prep

Starting last week, we started talking about the fact that it just didn't feel like an Amari Cooper game. He had a good game against San Diego, but it seemed like Casey Hayward was going to get the matchup and that. So we, on this show, we kind of went with the Crabtree side. Still expected Cooper to be good enough. He wasn't. One for 28. Malcolm Mitchell came back down to Earth. One for 14. Two, I held in only three for 45.

and some disappointing games from, look, Mike Evans isn't winning you any playoff championships right now either. Yeah, the guy I wanted to talk about was Mike Evans. You now have his three worst games of the year, I believe, are the last three weeks. And I talked about when last week we were breaking down the matchups. I was talking about Winston of this team has changed. It's no longer we're going to try and outscore you. And the way we do that is James Winston throws everything at Mike Evans.

I mean, eight targets is not terrible. Those are not the targets that Mike Evans was getting at the beginning of the year to when he was the fantasy superstar. So I would still play 100%. I'm still going to play Mike Evans next week. But it's in the first. With the transformation, I don't think you're going to get.

what we had hoped for in the playoffs from Mike Evans. Yeah, in the first 12 weeks, he only had two games where he was under five receptions. He's been under five receptions for the last three. Now you go to New Orleans. The game is very tempting and should be a high-flying game. I'm still in. And you can't sit Mike Evans, but it's a disappointment when you have your stud that you can't sit, let you down, because you cannot do it. You can't sit. Mike Evans, you have to play him.

You know, so at this point, I think we can kind of move on. Well, people want to hear these names because they, with the frustration, Antonio Brown, I think this is the, is this the first time he's been in this section or no, when Big Ben missed, he might have been in here as well. He did have a touchdown call back. He barely missed a touchdown at the end of the game. So if you don't overreact.

on Antonio Brown. Brandon Marshall got 11 targets. Well, Brandon Marshall does not belong in this section. His pants are now toddler size. I'm just saying, if you get 11 targets, you catch one ball. That's why I'm starting Robbie Anderson. Brandon Marshall is in the diapers. I expect poop in the pants when you wear diapers. There you go. That's true. When you got big boy undies and big boy. Don't be surprised that when a man wearing diapers has poop in it. Like, hey, my toddler crap their pants again. Yeah, duh. Yeah. Duh. That's what he does. That's what he does.

Travis Kelsey, the double tight ends that weren't Eric Swoop. Dwayne Allen and Jack Doyle didn't do anything. Travis Kelsey, Tyler Eifert, Jimmy Graham. Oh, I'm sorry, but I think those didn't lose to tight ends this week. I think those might have been my three top ranked tight ends. I don't remember off the top of my head, but you didn't have swoop? I'm just saying those three guys. Oh, those are those are guys that were in.

matches this week to get people to championships. And Antonio Gates. Oh, man. Did you say Jimmy Graham? Yeah. I did. Those were just terrible. I mean, you're right in the sense that tight ends probably didn't beat you this week, right? Because Cameron Brate might have. Cameron Brate was great. But otherwise, I mean, he had a good game. Let's talk Monday night football game. I said we'd let people know what we need in our leagues. I know everybody's waiting. Look, Cam Newton, Kirk Cousin, John Stewart, Rob Kelly, D. Jacks, Greg Olson.

Big time. Crowder. It's pronounced Crowder. Look, there are a ton of league winners and losers in tonight's game. So am I crazy? I'm in the championship game in the listener league if Cam Newton scores 27 points tonight. Here's the thing. Handicap my game. Here's the thing, listeners. You want Andy in there. I right now I'm also in the championship of the listener league if.

You're in. Stop it. No, I'm just saying if Jay Stu and Greg Olson don't combine for 40-something, then I'm in on one side. Andy will be in on the other side. And if that happens, if Cam gets 27 and he's in and I'm in, then it guarantees that there will not be a listener who gets an automatic spot for our listener league next year, meaning one more open spot for all of you to get in the league. And we will have defeated you.

Yeah, and we will have beaten you. How many times has Cam Newton scored the points you need? Last year? Last year, a whole bunch. This year. Twice. Four times. Oh, all right. All right. That's not too bad. So you're saying I got a 25% shot? Yeah. Maybe a little bit better? Maybe. I mean, hey, twice in the last five games, I'll take it. The matchup is great. Yeah. The matchup is you want. And so to piggyback on that, foot clan, this is what we need. I need.

I need the group support here because I need League of Record. I need Kirk Cousins. It's not just League of Record. It's also a Dynasty League. I'm going for double trouble, the duo. I could be in both championships games. I need Kirk Cousins and Jordan Reed to score 34 points in one league and Kurt Cousins just to not stink in the other league. So all the Kirk Cousins. Setting your phasers to championship? Yes. Yes. Or not. See, and Jordan, Jordan Reed, buddy.

Jordan Reed, we need you. Are you following Rule 86 in this game tonight? If he is active, I am playing him. I have the option. I have Vernon Davis, but I would go, I'm going to go Jordan Reed. I just realized, I know you guys are like, oh, stop it. You're not going to lose. But I just realized why I am going to lose. Greg Olson. You darn right. Greg Olson's coming at me because he has been the bane of my existence this year. We have literally, little insight, we have named one of the bathrooms in our studio, Greg Olson.

Because that's where I, that's every day. I take a trip to Greg Olson. And I, you pay him back. Oh my God. Because he is, he's going to go off for 40 points tonight. If you wonder what fantasy football does to the psychology. We had a lot of people sending questions like, how do I move on? You don't. You made your bathroom after a player that let you down. You're darn right. You do. That's how you move on. Sorry, honey. I got to go talk to Brandon Marshall for a second. Oh.

You take your Devante Adams bobblehead and you stuff it in a hole. That's how you deal with fantasy football defeat. Come back tomorrow, people. Hopefully you're still in that title game. Stick around. The footies are coming up. You've got to be a part of that. Shout out to fantasy jocks. Go get some trophies. The code is footballers. Cam Newton. You for listening to another episode of the fantasy footballers podcast. Join our fantasy football community on join the foot.com.

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