Fantasy Football Podcast 2016 - Week 17 Matchups, In-or-Out, Playoff Decisions

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Next week. You know what we're going to be talking about? The playoffs. We're going to do a playoff challenge. The footies. The illustrious footies will be nominated and handed out. And on top of that, there's always an extra third show if you head over to join thefoot.com. A fantasy footballer's podcast coming to you from the fantasy jocks.com studios with your host, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright. Welcome in.

To the show, it's Friday. It's time to go. You guys ready? Are you ready? That's the better question. You're right about that. Fatherhood has many ups and downs. You went and saw the new Star Wars movie last night, right? Well, no, no, it didn't work out. I think I was telling somebody yesterday, I was like, you know, when the grandparents are willing to watch the kids, you know, that's a pretty special event for.

a father of three, a mother and father of three. So we had the date night last night and went out and got the, went to dinner, did a little shopping, and then went to the movies, had some nice middle row seats picked out for Star Wars, haven't seen it yet, got through all the previews, all, you know, two hours of previews. The previews have gotten so long. They gotten out of control. I never mind. I always have loved the previews. I'm with everyone else. You know, the previews is great, get excited, but they just...

They just keep going. I am here for a movie. Well, I was telling my wife, too, because I also got to watch the Happy Honda Days and 47 commercials before the previews. I remember when you went to the movies, and it was just quiet. It was like a chill thing beforehand. You had the slides. Anyway, losing the point here. We got right into the first minute of Rogue One. Ooh. And got that call from the parents that the eight-year-old was getting ready to hurl.

Oh, uh-oh. Nice. It was kind of freaking out about being sick without mom and dad. And the grandparents didn't sound too eager to want to deal with that. So we headed home. So I may see it eventually. But not last night. That's for sure. And then we didn't sleep. So yeah, you're right. Am I ready? Not as much as you guys. But we've got a good show today. We have our in and out. We have a great quick question. We have the rest of the week 17 matchups.

And so I'm definitely excited. How are you guys doing? Did you get more sleep than I did? Yeah. I'm ready. Yeah, I definitely got more sleep than you did. I'm feeling real good except for one problem. What's that? I am very confident that I might be eaten.

Whatever you pick out for me for lunch next week, the news is not breaking in my favor. The DAC one is already gone. I believe it's called Crow. Just to be, you're eating Crow. Yes, I am eating Crow all next week. Yeah. So you bet me ridiculously at the beginning of the week. Right, that DAC would play the whole game because I didn't think they'd start give any reps to Tony Romo. Now they're even saying.

Yeah, we might do that too, but Mark Sanchez is there. Dax not playing the whole game. No. And then I have Ezekiel Elliott as a top 12 back. Yeah. With the news about the quarterback, I think they're going to do the same thing with the running back, which means I am switching my start of the week to DeAngelo Williams. Wait. Is that true? It is, but he still. Yes, it is. It is 100% true. I had a big announcement that I had to switch my start of the week. Whatever. Let's get into the show. All right. All right.

It is... You totally stole it on air. It is Friday, isn't it? It is. So what do we do on Friday? Oh, it's the Folklan Friday! Put Clan Friday! It is Foot Clan Friday. Every Friday we give out a gift card to shopballers.com to one of our join thefoot.com supporters. And today's winner of a gift card is Steve McCrosky.

Oh, I thought it was Steve McCrosky. We almost had Steve McQueen. Oh, you thought it was Steve McQueen. Almost. That would have been. Could be. Pseudor names are real. Long odds on that, though. Yeah, I think the odds are pretty long. So Steve McCrasky, you are the Footland Friday winner. Guys, congratulations. Yeah, congrats. Follow us on Twitter at the FFF Ballers. Check out the website, the fantasy footballers.com. I have a quick question for you guys. We're playing a game of who am I to close out this regular season episode here.

And I think you guys might be able to get it. It's interesting. It's interesting. We play these games sometimes because it lets you focus on some of what a player actually does and not their name. Yep. Right. So first hint is I'm the RB12. Okay. In half point per reception leagues. And I assume it's not Frank Gore then because it's just too easy. It is not. It's not Frank Gore. It's funny is that Frank Gore was the first thing.

Is this another trick-frick Gore question? You've got 19 questions left, no. I only have 190 rushing attempts. The four players below me average out to about 263 carries thus far. Okay. Okay. Hint number three. Wow, they average, that's a lot of carries. I've played in 12 of 15 games. I had a guess at number two. Okay, what's your guess?

Well, do we want to go through some more clues or do you want me to throw my guess? Well, now, I gave the third clue, 12 of 15 games. So I'd love to hear the game. I'm going with Kevin Coleman. Okay. Okay. I think that's a really good guess that's wrong. Yeah, that is a good guess. No, I mean, yeah, it's not right, but that's a good guess. Okay. My receiving line, this probably would have cleared it up, maybe, is 32 catches for 250 yards and no touchdowns. Okay. All right. I don't want to give the fifth hint yet if you have any guesses. But if you don't, then I will give it. Man.

Because the fifth hint, we'll give it away. I'm trying to think of who is really efficient. Uh, no receiving touch on, uh, Garrett Blunt, but he doesn't have that many. He doesn't have 30 plus receptions. And he probably has more carries. So, man, I'm, I'm, I'm, uh, at a loss. Yeah, I'm at a loss. Any, any other clues here? Yeah, let's go clue number five. Jason loves. Oh, there's my guy. Uh, look, look, look, Latv.

Yes, sir, Latavius Murray. Is that, you know, that's pretty impressive, 190 rushing attempts, RB12 in half-point leagues. He's been a touchdown guy this year. Yeah, yeah, he has. But not through the air, as you heard. It's just been, he's been doing enough through the air to lift up that half-point ranking, though, that's for sure. So let's jump into the news. News and notes from around the league. Certainly willing to admit he's not the fantasy MVP.

that I predicted for Latavius Murray, but he certainly won some people some games. Had a pretty good season. Yeah, I've been bad by any stretch. Yeah, I'd be very happy if he was on my team. What is the, what is the news about DeAngelo Williams? So ESPN Steelers reporter Jeremy Fowler has said, don't be surprised if DeAngelo Williams gets a healthy run this week. There's still the possibility that he splits with Fitzgerald Toussaint.

We don't really know what the split will be. What we know is that historically, at least in the last few years, Mike Tomlin says, you're the guy at running back, and you get 90% of the work. Yeah, it really is how he uses the running back. I don't anticipate a big split here. It's just a matter of, is DeAngelo Williams healthy?

He was active last week. I think he only played like one snap. I want to carry. And Fitzgerald Toussaint was not active. So it, you know, with this news coming out, that's why I changed my start of the week to DeAngelo Williams. Well done. Adam Schaefter says Dak Prescott will start. Tony Romo and Mark Sanchez are expected to see action. Interesting. Interesting to see. Obviously that, look, if you were going to play Dak, you shouldn't. No. No. These guys are.

For me, their hands off for fantasy. There was also Ian Rappaport talked about that Darren McFadden is expected to get the majority of the running back snaps. Dak is for sure you cannot play him. Zeke, play him at your own risk. I wouldn't. Mike and I have you changed, Jason? No, I still think he is playable. I really do. I don't think he is an absolute must start if you have other good options. I would start.

DeAngelo Williams for sure over him because the thing, I don't think we've mentioned quite enough to remind people when DeAngelo Williams has gotten the start, he's been like a top two running back usually, and they're playing the Cleveland Browns. So if DeAngelo Williams ends up the week as the number one running back, no one here is going to be surprised. Correct. All right. Let's play some in and out. What's it going to pay me fly? Are you in or out? Cam Nude.

Shoulder injury, limited Wednesday and Thursday. Is he going to play? I think he probably does. He really shouldn't. Yeah. The smart move is just the season's over. Take your lumps. Cam Newton has been beat up all season. Let him rest. But I feel like he's going to play. If he plays, do you start him? I would not. I wouldn't because if he plays, I don't think he's going to be running. They're not going to call running plays for him and things like that. No goal line touchdown. That was a problem. Robert Griffin, the third. Is he going to play?

He's cleared from the concussion protocol, and so apparently he will start. He's going to get the first two drives before his next concussion. Yeah. That's Robert Griffin. I'm just saying every Cleveland Brown quarterback. It's not just Robert Griffin. Robert Griffin can't stand the field no matter where he is. But the Cleveland Browns, I want to know how many of, this is week 17. How many weeks has the starter finished the game or played every stand? That's a fair question. It's got to be like three. Yeah. It's absurd. Yeah.

Yeah, I agree. I agree. I like the fact that I can pull up Brown's quarterbacks and you just get a list a mile long. I mean, it's just, all right, in or out, running backs. Let's go Thomas Rawls. Full practice. The last couple days he's going to play. He's going to play. He's been fully back of practice. Limited practice, but definitely going to play. And you have the note that they want, allegedly want to get Kenyon Drake more involved. So, so I mean.

If there's a week that you're going to get him involved, I imagine it's one where JJ is a little bit beat up. Yeah, I still believe that they need to win this game more than almost anybody. I agree. I agree. Melvin Gordon, Lamar Miller. Gordon is practicing. A reminder, he needs three yards to hit the thousand yard club. If you're Melvin Gordon, you're trying to get in there. If you're the team.

you should hold him out. But we'll see. We'll see who wins that battle. I think Gordon will start. It helps the team too. Because when you invest a high draft pick and a running back, having him put up a thousand yards season actually helps the perception of that pick. Yeah, I think he will start. And I think you can play him. But it's a Kansas City Chiefs defense. So it's not going to be a good game. And I don't see him as a top option. Lamar Miller.

He's not practicing, expect to see Alfred Blue and possibly a healthy dose of Akeem Hunt. Yeah, Jeremy Hill. He's trending down, trying not to play, which. Did he play last week? That was a kind of. Sarcastic question. It's a genuine question. So Rex Burkhead will play in his stead, assuming Hill sits, which I think he will. The matchup.