Fantasy Football Podcast 2015 - Week 4 Mailbag Questions, Trade Questions, Start/Sit

Hey, Stephen has a follow up to Eric's question? Correct. How do they do that? It's magic. Listen, if Lynch is out, do you start Thomas Rawls above Lamar Miller? Yes. Yeah, absolutely. Against the Lions? Yes. You're happy with that? Mm-hmm. You'd take the risk with the youngster? Absolutely. All right, here is Pedro the Great in Springfield, Illinois.

Thoughts on this trade and would you do it? I'm considering trading gronk and Crowell for Jamal Charles. He has Eifert in that league. Would you trade Gronk for Charles? No. I would if I have Eifert. Normally I don't get rid of Gronk, but if you've got Eifert there, you're taking... Are you guys worried about Eifert's Gooser? No, not at all. I'm worried. He had a touchdown stolen away and I believe he dropped another one.

And in addition, he was playing the Ravens, which I spoke to this before. They're great against tight ends and they're lousy against wide receivers, so why go to your tight end? Okay, so to answer the question, I guess I can see it with you guys. Me and Jason said we would do it. And we won you over. Yeah, maybe. Woo-hoo! Charles' usage has been back to two years ago where he's getting involved everywhere. He's really good. Yeah, his skill has never, ever been the question. The question has been Andy Reed.

Yeah, Andy Reid brings about a lot of questions. Patrick and Baton Rouge with C.J. Anderson struggling, should I be willing to package Odell Beckham with Anderson and try to get an RB1? But listen to the RB1C mentions and debate this, like Eddie Lacey or Latavius Murray. Well, I love Latavis Murray as a two, but he's not. No, I mean, but why wouldn't he be a one?

I'm asking the question for the show because at some point in time, a guy becomes a one, doesn't he? Yeah, I think the reason he doesn't become. Yeah, he is currently a one. The whole reason I still see him as my most loved RB2 is because I don't think the Oakland Raiders are going to continue to be able to put up points like they've been. Their matchups have been beneficial for putting up higher scoring games. Number four right now. Yeah, he's been great. Yeah, he's been great. But I mean, if you want to make a run at it, like, in order to give up CJ and ODB,

You've got to be getting someone like Jamal Charles. You've got to get an absolute top, top-notch guy. And even then I... What's funny is we're so quick. So it's been three weeks. Jeremy Hill, C.G. Anderson, these guys, they're trash. They're terrible. We need to get rid of them. No. But I'm just saying how the general public is reacting with the questions we're getting. And in three weeks, now us on Latavis Murray is he's guaranteed to be running back one.

I just think it's an interesting... From the public perception? Yeah. Yeah. Whatever happens can happen in reverse. Right, right. One of the things that's hard is that, I mean, we obviously all have a bunch of teams, but we don't have shares in every single guy. And so when these people write in, when our listeners write in and they've felt the visceral sadness of a Jeremy Hill day or a Fawcett day...

Yeah, that's why you feel so bad about those guys. We can step back a little easier and say. I understand. And I was the largest Latavius Murray skeptic over the off season. And you're enormous. Yeah. And he's really winning me over. So I'm buying in, but I'm not calling him a running back one. Yeah, I think with the workload.

He's close. He is close. If he finishes this year as an RB1, I won't be surprised at all. You guys would be very wet. I have like 10 bets with him on the Latavius side. Yes. Including, I believe, a four-set Latavius bet? We do have a four-set Latavius bet. You guys were mocking me over that one. Three weeks a season does not make.

I only mention bets, I will win. Start sick question. Alex in Portland, this is a great one because it's kind of matchup versus performance so far. Philip Rivers against the Browns or Carson Palmer against the Rams. PPR League, that kind of doesn't matter. Unless they're catching passes. Who's Philip Rivers playing again? The Browns. They're both at home. Philip Rivers seems to play a lot better at home. That's a tricky one. Philip was almost my stream of the week yesterday. He's that.

You mean, he's that low-owned? No, that's why it wasn't my street. Oh, okay. But, I mean, I like him this week to bounce back. Coming off a loss, at home, comfortable at home against the Browns, I like Rivers. It's super close because Palmer's obviously been great. Palmer missed a couple extra touchdowns that Chris Johnson got this past week. I think the Rams defense is much better than the 49ers. That being said at home, the Cardinals play well. Yeah, I don't know why you would sit of scorching hot Palmer right now.

DeMarco question, what should you do with DeMarco right now? Do you trade them? Do you write them out? Do you say a prayer? Yes. And I think you're right. And they just lost a guard. I don't know if we talked about this, but they lost a guard. I can't recall the guy's name right now, but he's gone for the season. So the offensive line gets worse, even though they were kind of putting it together last week with Ryan Matthews. But this falls in the same thing. I can't sell a guy who is a stud.

for trash with this the entire season is still left in front of us yeah yeah and and i think the odds are in your favor with that philosophy but there will be those trades that work out for selling yeah of all of the guys that are stinking some of them will stink all year but most of them probably won't last you sounded like hunger games over there that's why i was doing i did i was wondering what you said you because you the odds are in your may the odds ever be in your favor no no no i

No, I'm a football guy. Hunger Games is the business. I'm putting it out there. All right. You can get us some Hunger Games gear for the studio. Because I'm playing the Hunger Games right now. We can get all your autographed books in here. No, I'm playing it right now. Are you a Twilight guy? With how hungry. No, I'm not a Twilight guy. All right, Carlos with a K, Carlos with a C. Which is the better flex option this week? Michael in Seattle wants to know.

I love it. I thought you were going to ask, which is the better way to spell Carlos? Yeah, that's ultimately what it comes down to. I, who are the 49ers playing? The Packers. Green Bay, and I'm definitely going Carlos with a C. I'm going Carlos with a K. Really? If Shady's out, that's the presumption of the question. Oh, he said that? Yes. He said since Shady is out. Which we don't know for sure, but maybe that guy's got a DeLorean and he's telling us something. Maybe. Then you should just check the fantasy box score, you dummy.

If you can go into the future. Yeah. If Lashon McCoy is out, then I would go Carlos with a K. I agree. All right. I have a really good question that's here from Matt in Iowa. This is something you're going to see a lot in your leagues right now. It's to be aware of it. It's a trade question. He's being offered it. Would you trade Levyon Bell for Carlos Hyde, Danny Woodhead, and Brandon Cooks? What kind of trade is that? Hide, Woodhead, and Cooks? Yeah. No.

No, I wouldn't either. I would make that offer. Yeah, those are the type of trades that, you know, you can, because you're not giving up. That's my point. You know, you're not giving up three for one because you're going to go and sign two guys off of waivers. And, you know, if you listen to yesterday's show, there's a lot of good waiver options out there. So when you make the trade and you get rid of three guys and bring in an absolute stud like Levi-on-Bell and pair him with two good waiver options, you're golden. Yeah, these are the trades I send out in all my leagues.

I try to get the big horse. Give me the big horse. I'd like to ride Levy on Beldo a championship. All right. Quarterback situation. Kiki in Alameda, California. I currently... Where? Alameda. Alameda. It is? I haven't been everywhere in the world. Alamada. Alamada. Alamada. My goodness. I will proceed.

I currently have Tannahill and Bradford. He's looking to pick up Dalton this week. Who would you drop between Tana Hill and Bradford? Oh. In most of these situations, you try to trade somebody, but you probably won't be able to. So I would drop Bradford. There's a remnant of Bradford love out there. And that remnant is who you target for a trade. Look, Bradford. Bradford was very, very...

Bradford was very close to my stream of the week as well. He was just a fraction over the threshold that we allow for those. Bradford versus Washington, we could see a resurgence. Just throwing it out there into the Twitter sphere. So you're saying you would drop Tanna Hill if you had to drop one of those guys. I suppose, man. Tanna Hill has been very disappointing. And they're letting him throw it a billion times. I will say this. If...

If you're based on, I mean, because all three of these guys are somewhat streamable, you should look at the matchup and see who's going to have a great week next week that will have value and you could trade. Bradford has a much better matchup than, you know, Tanna Hill has to go to London and then play the Jets. You sound like you're from London. Yeah, it doesn't sound like a fun time if I'm Ryan. So you drop Ryan. Sammy Biscuits belongs in London. They eat a lot of biscuits over there? Yeah. Isn't that what they call cookies? Yeah.

Biscuits? I think. Welcome to Earth. At least in the 1900s. All right. Follow-up question from Bob Axe in Decatur, Illinois. Drop Sammy Biscuits for Tyrod Taylor. Yes. What a weird world we live in. It is a strange world. Week four is... I don't disagree at all, which is just ridiculous. Do you spend... Okay, if you had Big Ben, Tyrod Taylor's out there. How much of your fab do you spend? I feel like this is a trick question to ask...

Me, how much fab I'm going to be spending on Tyrod Taylor. That's a great question. Mike, how much fab? I'm going to let Jason answer this. All right. Here's what I do. I don't think that Tyrod Taylor is going to be crazy, crazy bid on. So I'm going like five or six dollars. I think you'll get him. Five or six dollars? Five or six dollars. If you're in that desperate situation, that is ridiculous. How much are you being? Here's why I don't think it's a desperate situation. Andy Dalton. Yeah. Tyrod Taylor.

Derek Carr. There are plenty of options. I don't think you'll get Tyra Taylor for $6. I think there's plenty of options. Mike. How much do you spend it in? I don't think you're going to get him for $6. So you spent all that money on Stark so you're not going to be able to outbid me at $91.

I would be aggressive trying to get Taylor on my team. So what are you saying? How aggressive, exactly, if you had to put it in a monetary value. Fab is so related to your league. Okay, let's say in our league. In our league, I would not spend more than $12. Okay, there you have it. 13 coming in. All right. Is Aryan Foster worth trading Randall Cobb and Danny Woodhead for? This is from Jacob in Ghana, Africa. What? Yeah.

Bonjour. Ain't no joke. Ain't no joke. Very nice. I would say no. I think Randall Cobb, especially with the injuries around him, is he's not going to be a three touchdown a weak guy, but he is an absolute... Also known as a 47 touchdown a year guy. He is an absolute wide receiver one. You know what you have in him. 48. And you also have Danny Woodhead, who's a serviceable player. You trade that for Arian Foster who...

could be a fantastic guy, but who is also injured and has question marks. I don't do it. I would absolutely do it if I needed a running back, and I would not do it if I needed a wide receiver. Correct. Dionne Lewis for Mike Evans. Nick and Toronto wants to know. I thought Dionne Lewis was writing the show. Dionne Lewis from Mike Evans. Dionne Lewis pinned a letter via Mike Evans. All right. So what's the take?

Who do you want? Who do you trade? I mean, obviously this is... I would trade Dionne Lewis for Mike Evans. To get Mike Evans? Yeah. It's obviously dependent upon whether you need running backs or wide receivers whenever you have a running back. I assume this person needs a wide receiver. I'm okay with the deal. I'm saying... I'm not... I don't love it because I'm starting to really buy into Dionne Lewis. I feel like Bill Belichick is setting me up for complete failure. I don't know. Also, I'm hesitant to start...

Mike Evans or Vincent Jackson right now because I feel like what we're seeing out of Tampa Bay is enough production to have one of them be good and one of them be a stinker and we're not going to be able to know who it is week in week out and that's just something I don't I don't like I don't like stinkers thank you thank you all right running back flex start question uh would you go with ivory Abdullah Matt Jones Moncrief or cooks oh my goodness what sorry

Ivory Moncrief. As a flex over ivory. 100%. Here's why. Waterbed. Let's do it. There's no wet. You can't say absolutely like that without that counting. I said let's do it. I'm in. Moncrief versus Ivory for this week. And let me explain why you're going to get wet. Because Ivory, who has been a little bit hampered and granted they took about a week. He actually didn't play. Yeah. And so.