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Week 12 Studs & Duds + Wild Weekend Reactions! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 11/25

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Week 12 Studs & Duds + Wild Weekend Reactions! | Fantasy Football 2024 - Ep. 1684

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Episode notes & curated moments 9 records
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The hosts normally melt together before the giant TV wall

The three hosts usually spend Sunday in the studio trying to watch every snap simultaneously on a giant TV wall and reacting together until they melt; this weekend's travel/home/studio split is described as rare.

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Monday Punday offers terrible team-name advice

Listener submissions mutate the weekend's players into names such as Cade Rotten, Brock Bowers, Doodoo Samuel, Joe Nuffin Taylor, DK Met Crap, Christian McCrappery, and Amon Blah St. Brown; the curator warns these may be his worst selections ever.

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Drake Maye is literally surrounded by booty

A lack-of-weapons discussion exploits Kayshon Boutte's surname until Drake Maye is declared literally surrounded by booty and the show announces that the joke has already peaked.

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Doctor Jason weaponizes injury reports

Imaginary Doctor Jason fails every opposing quarterback's concussion check, gives his own players steroids, anonymously requests testing, and already has the backup rostered before the suspension arrives.

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The hosts cannot remember whether trains can stop

A train cue revives an old safety read. The hosts cycle through 'trains can't stop,' 'trains can't stop, you can,' a long debate over braking distance, and finally the compressed instruction 'Stop. Trains can't.'

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McBride is a twelve-foot pink binky

Kyler Murray's missed end-zone throws are explained by open Trey McBride appearing twelve feet tall; the same target volume then turns McBride into Kyler's literal pink security binky.

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Jason refuses the Jonnu Smith evidence

Jason argues that Jonnu hurts Miami, refuses to recommend him or call him a Hall of Famer, chooses Cade Otton instead, and admits he simply dislikes Jonnu while the others call him a weirdo, liar, and bad analyst. They diagnose the grudge as leftover Kyle Pitts frustration from Arthur Smith's Atlanta offense.

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The tenth Megalodon is three shows in one

The hosts announce the annual pre-Thanksgiving Megalodon, explicitly define it as Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday content jammed into one extra-large prehistoric episode, add exclusive giveaways, and identify it as their tenth.

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Episode notes

Andy, Jason, and Mike open Megalodon Week by describing the podcast as a break from a demanding weekend. They normally watch every Sunday snap together in the studio before a giant TV wall, reacting and melting as a group, but Mike traveled, one host stayed home, and one watched from the studio. Monday Punday then turns listener submissions into deliberately bad player-name mutations including Doodoo Samuel, Cade Rotten, Brock Bowers, Joe Nuffin Taylor, DK Met Crap, Christian McCrappery, and Amon Blah St. Brown. An unidentified host also needs Lamar Jackson and Zay Flowers to beat Mark Andrews by 30 in the 'Horror Bowl.' A Drake Maye discussion peaks when his lack of weapons is described as being literally surrounded by 'booty.' Kyle supplies a live correction that Anthony Richardson lacked enough rookie starts for the data set. The injury report inspires a fantasy in which Doctor Jason declares opponents concussed, pumps his own players full of steroids, anonymously reports them for testing, and already owns their backups—'chemical warfare and fantasy football.' Jeremy remains Al Borland in a Bucky Irving aside, while Brooks is assigned live snap-count lookup duty. An old railroad-safety read returns as 'Trains can't stop. You can,' gets overexplained, briefly misremembered, and is then restored to 'Stop. Trains can't.' The hosts imagine Kyler Murray seeing open Trey McBride as twelve feet tall, airmailing him, and then using McBride as a pink binky. The episode's long argument is Jason's refusal to accept Jonnu Smith: he says Jonnu hurts Miami despite strong scoring, is ordered to unsay it, is called a weirdo and bad analyst, picks Cade Otton over him after the trade deadline, and finally admits the resistance may trace to Jonnu taking work from Kyle Pitts under Arthur Smith. The close defines the coming Megalodon as Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday jammed into one prehistoric episode and identifies it as the tenth edition. Complete published-video review stays with the three ordinarily dressed hosts, standard camera angles, segment-title monitors, and routine player lower thirds; it shows no Sunday TV wall, Punday cards, doctor costume, syringe, train, giant McBride, pink binky, Jonnu courtroom, prehistoric Megalodon, or producer-row cut. Jay Griz is absent; no Jay Griz name, prop, drop, or presence appears.

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The issues with Farv were, he just kept saying he was going to quit. It was over each, it was like five years in a row, I'm going to retire, did retire. Yeah, it wasn't, it wasn't, yes, he didn't want to do training camp. It wasn't this stuff with Rogers. This is a much bigger PR hit to take on. I like. Farv was likable. Farv was. I liked, even though it was annoying, I liked, I liked the FAR of news. You're forgetting how it was. By comparison to Aaron Rogers, I mean, Aaron Rogers needed to die a hero. You know, the line, you either die a hero or he lived long enough to become the villain. He's 100% villain. It was awful. The Brett Farr of Saga of will he or won't he retire was exhausted. I remember it was exhausting, but I do remember that after it finally ended, I wanted him back. Well, it was fun. Part of his bonus, he came back and he played.

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awesome for Minnesota. He was really good. Rogers has not come back and been awesome. No, no. Winning is, winning gears a lot of stuff. Well, I think you were not here when we were talking about it, Mike, but like Devante Adams, like Rogers Super Bowl predated Adams arriving in Green Bay. Like Adams never won a Super Bowl with Rogers. It was 2008 that Rogers won a Super Bowl, which is now 16 years ago. Like the luster. There's no place that Aaron Rogers can go and win. There's none. Yeah, I don't think so. They had a great defense. He was given all the weapons. He's got Brees Hall, Garrett Wilson, Devante Adams. They did everything to help him win. He's not good enough. He's too. I mean, it's done. It's over. And I don't think an NFL team gives him a job next year. All right. That was today's news and notes presented by USAA Insurance. Learn more at usa.com slash insurance. We'll take a quick break and get back into our jump into the studs.

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This week's fantasy stud muffins. Well, we already talked about Jaden Daniels. He was number one on the week. Mahomes was number two, two at Tunga Viloa, number three, Caleb Williams, number four, and Sam Darnold on the back of Jordan Addison coming in at number five studs at the quarterback position. I think Mahomes is an interesting conversation point because he spent a year and a half being irrelevant, not scoring 20. fantasy points pretty much ever in fantasy football and as soon as we moved away from him about a month ago he has been we call that waddling when you when you waddle back into relevance three of the last four weeks he's been a quarterback one twice the quarterback four on the week barring to night so and and with good performances and look it's it's a couple of factors one

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He has Hopkins. He's got worthy. He's got Juju Beck. He's got Noah Gray. Can't be stopped. Has Travis Kelsey. He's got some players and we'll soon have Pacheco. The other part is that the Chief's defense just isn't that good. It's good, but it's not that good. Statistically speaking, they're really good against running backs, but they are giving up points. The Panthers push them to the brink. And fantasy-wise, they're not scoring a lot of points. I think both of those factors. Mahomes having to do a little bit more, the running game without Pacheco. You know, I don't know if that'll change things. But, yeah, I mean, these games are all close. Every Chiefs game is close. Next week is Vegas, then the Chargers for Patrick Mahomes. Let's just, let's all be hopeful. Let's all be hopeful that we can get the high flying Kansas City Chiefs back. Tua threw four touchdown passes. He threw for 317 yards. And he still couldn't get.

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Devon H. N. 25 receiving yards. What is wrong with you? 24? He's too busy throwing 144 yards to my dude, Jalen Waddle. Well, and then Johnny Smith has been just a revelation. I think he, Johnny Smith is the new Tyree kill, right? Like hit the number one target for this team, the, the one that Tua looks for. Johnny has been so involved. And you mean nine for 87 and a touchdown? Because that's pretty cool. Tyreek is. What is going on? Well, we can't talk about that in the studs. We have to keep that. There's another segment. Yeah, yeah. No, no, yeah. And it's about poop. All right. So it's right where he fits in. Okay. What a weird game for Baker Mayfield because he threw for 294 yards. He had a rushing touchdown. He did not throw a passing touchdown as the, you know, a guy contending for that league league. It was such a weird game. So this is if you.

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We weren't watching it actively. They are blowing out. I mean, they're just destroying the giants. And they have two drives in a row where basically what happened. And we couldn't understand my co-manager in the league of record. This is our quarterback. So we're watching intently. And we're like, oh, they're up by a ton. They're not going to throw. And instead, they never ran the ball. They had drives in a row where they're up like 30 points. They, it was like. A 90-yard drive, and I'm pretty sure 89 of the yards were all passing, and then they get on the goal line and have rushing touched out. I'm like, stop it! There were four players.

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on the Buccaneers that had rushing touchdowns. It was Baker, it was Tucker, it was Irving, and it was Rashad White. And they tried to give Tucker the second rushing touchdown. He was on the goal line. So he vultured the first one. Seems like that's what they're going to be doing, man. And then the next time down they gave him another one, but he fumbled on the goal line. And they lost the ball. But Baker, he played outstanding. I mean, he has just been so good this year. I think you stick with him. And I would put him in that same category.

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along with Bo Nix and Jaden Daniels. League winners that you might not have expected to be at the beginning of the season. We'll talk about his running back here in a second because the running back studs this week. Number one, Sequin Barclay, who went. Gee, Nate Paul Barkley? Just insane. I mean, he has, he's now entered the MVP chat at running back. He has more yards in the last two games than I think three or four NFL teams, Jacksonville, for example. 26 for 200 and two rushing touchdowns and another 47 through the year. He was number one on the week. In the last two games, he's on pace for 17-game pace of 3,400 rushing yards. Yeah, yeah, it's been wild. Josh Jacobs, three touchdowns, finished number two on the week. Baker's guy, who I've been trying to convince Al Borland is a great player. Bucky Irving, number three on the week.

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12 for 87 and 1. What I love about Bucky Irving, and this is coming from somebody who didn't think Irving would be able to completely unseat Rashad White because of how great White is in the passing game. Well, Irving's great in the passing game too. And, you know, Mike was very quick to say, hey, watch out for Bucky Irving in the preseason. Irving always gets the extra yard. When he is running, he runs with a ferocity like a James Connor. He is a tackle breaker. And he out snapped Rashad White. I mean, Bucky Irving's fantasy output recently is, it's, I mean, his last two starts, he's number seven and number three on the week. He is entering that category of, look, they like to depend on the run in that offense. And if he keeps doing what he's doing now. Well, and it's not even just the run. Like you said, he's a, he's a very good pass catcher. I mean, that was what he was, I feel like, more known for in college anyways.

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But it's six for 64 through the air in addition to the 87 hard fought yards on the ground. He's been exceptional. Yeah. And so he's entering that category of, you know, obviously a must start, but maybe a league winner. Jemir Gibbs, 21 for 90, two rushing touchdowns, ho-hum, RB3 on the year while sharing the backfield. I mean, he didn't share it as much this last game because Montgomery did go out with that. that injury and just stayed on the sideline for the whole game. I don't have the snap percentage in front of me. No, but he did have his most opportunities of the year at 24. Yeah, and I think that was directly because Montgomery wasn't there. So if Montgomery does sit on the short week, you're going to have, I mean, your draft King's lineups need to all have Jamir Gibbs. Tony Pollard, 24 for 1119 and 1 in the upset. Devon A. Chan.

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He's two touchdowns through the air and you can't get me 25 yards. You can't get me 25 yards. Him being in this studs with what, what, 56 yards? I mean, he was awesome. He was incredible for fantasy. It's just, you don't, you don't like multi touchdown games? I don't know. I've said it on the show many. He said, I don't like how valuable touchdowns are. If you have 56 rushing yards. And you're a stud or 56 total yards. I'm sorry. It's just, that's, it was not a studly performance. He just scored twice. Yeah, yeah. I agree. But that's also what the best ones do. When they don't have a good week, they still have a good week. I want to show you, JJ tweeted out in his like, you know, the recap of Sunday dump. Devon H.N. is averaging 23.2 PPR points per game.

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in the games that Tua has started this year. Christian McCaffrey last year was 24 and a half PPR points when he broke fantasy football. Like in Tua starts, Devon H.N. is an elite fantasy player. Yeah. All right. We had the Nick Chubb game, two touchdown game on Thursday night. Aaron Jones got back into the mix this week. Good performance. 22 for 106. That's who Detroit will be facing Chicago on Thanksgiving. Amir Abdullah, five for 37 and the touchdown. Choo-choo, baby. Choo-choo. Thank you, Amir. He played 90% of snaps. Hey, we're like seven years too late, but that's all right. I never remember if I have to stop the train. I think I have to stop it. Yeah, I'm getting the word. It will go forever. Train can't stop. David Montgomery still scored before. Trains can't stop.

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Yeah, that's what it was that was the trains can't stop you can. Yeah. Is that it? Yeah, that was the, that was the, uh, that's, that's a free ad for our. It's a pizza. Yeah. It's trains can't stop. Yeah. Correct. So stop me. They, they're not wrong. They, well, trains can stop. But I. Yeah. Yeah. Don't. Don't test the limits. Because for a slogan to be like, trains can't stop in a reasonable amount of time. You can stop pretty quick. So you should be the one who stops. Like that is that doesn't. No, no. It's not catchy. Trains can't stop. You can. Chains are huge. You're little. Those were fun reads. All right. Wide receiver studs this week. Jordan Addison was number one. Cortland Sutton number two. Jalen Wattle number three. DJ Moore number four. And.

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Yeah, I think in a lot of our flex discussions, I was cool flexing DJ Moore this week because the involvement, the force touches, the fact the offense looked more competent, give your good players the football. That's my number one offensive strategy. Yep. If I take over a team, that's what I'm going to do. Wild, though, is. But they didn't do that in Minnesota. In terms of targets and receptions, DJ Moore was actually identical to last week. Seven targets, seven receptions. But this time he was the wider receiver three. Last time he was not. Yeah, he had the touchdowns, I think, that really helped them. The way that they are using him in the screen game post Shane Waldron's firing is so exciting because he's the type of player that if you use him the right way in the screen game, he can score touchdowns, which he did on a screen. And he can score them from, you know, the 10-yard line or the 80-yard line.

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Jason, we were saying it all wrong. It's stop. Trains can't. They've truncated from it. Oh, they were saying. It's pretty brief. Stop. Stop. Trains can't. Yeah. It's just good advice to live by. All right. Carlin Sutton continues his onslaught. Yeah, 10 more targets caught 80% of them. Two touchdowns has been. He's the wide receiver two since week eight. He's on a heater. And Pooka Nakua Cooper Cup kept it going from a just a. quantity standpoint. Every week they're getting double digit targets. JSN. He has been on fire. It is happening. Yeah. Like every single week it's happening. The last three weeks top, you know, he's been a wide receiver one for three straight weeks. He's the wide receiver seven on the season. And I don't think, yeah, he is. With a deconsistency in his life. Well, when you have a 33 point game, I mean, you have like basically three games at one. You juice your numbers. Yeah. Those are his last.

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three games those last three games obviously very small sample um but that that would be a 2,000 yard pace that he's on 130 receptions it's a touchdown a game he's really elevated his play they're just throwing so much that there are gino um even when they shouldn't on the course of the season i think gino has looked really really good yeah and locket is not He's on pace for 625 pass attempts on the year, which is a lot. That'll probably lead the NFL, I would guess. And, yeah, Gino has his guys. And we talk. D.K. Metcalf is not in this segment again. Yeah, and I think it's more Tyler Lockett. D.K. Metcalfe still had a couple deep bomb shots that were really close to coming through. But Lockett, it's been.

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you know, five, six weeks since he's had more than three receptions. But we just got that question on the dynasty. You know, J.S.N. or METCAF. Yeah. And then you've got another week where Metcalf's outside the top 30 and J.S.N's in it. So tight ends. Noah Gray for the second time in three weeks sits atop our list. Noah Gray. Do we care about this? I think so I. I want to know because it's like. Oh, sorry, for the second time in two weeks? Yeah, the last two weeks. Oh, I thought he skipped a week. No, he just scored two touchdowns each of the last two weeks. Correct. And it's hard to bank on that. He has four. You think? He has four touchdowns on the course of the season. They're all in the last two weeks. Chasing that seems wrong. However, the way that they're using him, before the second touchdown, I was just starting to ask the question as I'm watching this game. Like, should we be?

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actually looking at Noah Gray as someone that you can pick up and start. And then he got another touchdown. It felt very much like he is an important part of an offense that, I mean, if they're looking to him around the goal line, it's hurting Travis Kelsey. It's one of those things where like if there are other tight ends in the category of touchdown or bust that you might start, which it feels like Tucker Kraft is that. Yes. Tucker Kraft is if you score, you're happy. And if you don't, you're not. If you're in that category, how can Noel Gray not be in that conversation? If he's out there. I mean, he played, I don't know what a snap count was this week, but I think Brooks is looking that up. 44 snaps to 66 for Travis Kelsey. Yeah, I mean, he played 76% of snaps the week before when he had that production. Like, if you're on the field and you're getting open and they're having to account for Kelsey, I'm not saying go get him. Like, I don't think I'm fighting for him or anything, but if you are desperate,

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They did commit to him three-year, $18 million extension in the op season. So they are good at finding players to distribute the ball to. So Trey McBride, 15 targets. I mean, 19 points. Trey McBride clearly scored at least receiving touchdown. Impossible. Wait, you think that just because he got 19 fantasy points? Yeah. And do you also think that because he's often? wide freaking open in the end zone? Is that part of why? That's part of it, yeah. You think he caught one? There is some. Hecks. Yeah. I think he is invisible when he's in the end zone. Kyler Murray cannot see him. No, I think I think it's the opposite. I think he appears 12 feet tall to Kyler who throws it to the 12 foot mark. And it's always, I mean, there have been so many wide open touchdowns. If you just threw it out of normal height. Yeah.

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But anyways, 12 for 133. Honestly, this performance is annoying. It's great if you have Trey McBride, but it's annoying because it was just the product of ineptitude. This many targets to Trey McBride was the, it was like the last resort because we suck. It was a binky. It was, it was literally like Kyler Murray's binky was. Yes. Was Trey McBride. Tyler Murray's pink binkie. And the. Sometimes I've never seen like a more schizophrenic split personality player than Kyler Murray. You come out and he either looks like a world-class quarterback, top five guy in the NFL, carves up a good defense or a bad defense, can do no wrong. And then the next time you see him, it's like...

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He's never played quarterback before. He has no idea what he's doing. And it lasts the whole game. The whole game both times. It's like you drink poison and the poison doesn't go away. He never has a game where halfway through he fixes it. No. No, I've never seen him start with a bad first half and finish strong. Let me tell you something. I am so happy I traded him in fantasy because this performance this week in a matchup that he should have been good in that they were favored or heads up in. This performance? has happened four times this year and caused you to lose your fantasy weeks. And then he'll bounce back and have two games in a row. I thought you were saying I'm so happy I traded Trey McBride. No, no, no. I said I'm so happy I traded Kyler Murray. Okay. Because Kyler Murray is too volatile. It's not good game, great game. It's bad game, great game, bad game, great game, bad game, great game. That'll kill you in the fantasy playoffs. They have a great schedule. You got to win three matchups in most of your leagues in fantasy. You're telling me you're getting three Kyler,

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Stud games in a row? Maybe? Nah. Maybe, I mean, maybe he's been the answer of his career. Has he ever had three stud games in a row? Certainly not this year. Not this year, no. Okay, so Terry McBride was his binky, which is great that, you know, he's there. Great for McBride, great for fantasy. Johnny Smith 11 targets, nine for 87 and a touchdown. He is the number one tight in since week seven. outrageous performance. He shouldn't be. I just feel like he hurts their offense. I mean, that since he's been more heavily involved, they've scored 27, 23, 34, and 34 points. What are you talking about? He helps their offense so much. I, okay. He hurts you and what you want Tyreek to do. Yes, Tyreek Hill is a better weapon on an NFL field than Jonu Smith. Do you disagree with that?

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Yes. You do. So John Smith is a better weapon on an NFL field than Tyree Kill. The last four weeks he has been. The results have been better for Johnny Smith. I'm saying the human being on the field. We don't know the severity of Tyree Kill's injury, but it's starting to show itself. I don't think he has a hand. I think his wrist is broken off, to be honest. I mean, I just think it's a little bit hyperbolic to say he doesn't help their offense when they're scoring a million points a game. 27, 27, 23, 34, 34. since he got on the field over 50% of snaps. I would say the opposite of what you said. The last two weeks are the Raiders and the Patriots. They could have thrown to anyone. O'Dell Beckham could have had a good game if they wanted to go to him. 27 against Arizona's good defense. Buffalo, 27. 23 against the Rams. You go talk to Tyreek. He's the tiny one. John is not the problem. He's the problem for Tyree. Look, Tyreeks. Targets are earned, baby.

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Yeah. You need to just unsay everything you just said. All right. You are a weirdo. Just recommend Johnny Smith. Do that. Never. George Kittle, another touchdown. I thought he scored two. Did one get a call back? That's how connected I was this weekend. I was just in the blender. He's a six for eight. I probably got the same text twice. George Kittle, man. And that was without Purdy who, as of right now, we are expecting Purdy to be back, but he's been. Oh, did it did, uh, George Kittles so much worse for the offense than Debo. George Kittle's amazing. He's killing Debo. He's killing Debo, man. It's so bad. Yeah, are you, are you mad at Debo? Um, no, I, am I mad at Debo? I wasn't mad. I'm saying mad at the 49ers that Debo, they scored 10 points. He should be mad at Kittle because he's not mad at Tyree. No, because Kittle is.

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Awesome. Kittle is actually a great NFL tight in. Maybe the best in the league. He's behind Johnny since week seven. You should be getting those type of players the ball more often. You guys are inflating bad defenses. Oh, stop. They're scoring a million points. Kittle has been marvelous. Yes, he has. So those bad defenses, though, just to be clear, Tyree can't score against them. Because of Johnny Smith, yes. I want to go watch the film because I hope Johnny's jumping in front of the passing lane. I hope Johnny was literally leaping up and just stealing or like grabbing it from Tyreek midplay because then I will agree with you. Hawkinson, back at it. Seven for one, 14. Austin Hooper doing his best. Go away, Austin Hooper. His Hunter Henry. Wait, no, he's so good. He's, the targets are earned. Austin Hooper should get the ball a ton.

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Shut up. Hunter Henry still had eight targets. Hunter Henry had a pretty good game. Eight targets. Five for 44 is like a little disappointing, but it wasn't. You didn't have Tyreek in your draft Kings lineup this week, did you? No, no, I didn't. No, I didn't. I would never. I see John who's involvement. The schoon man got into the end zone. That's a nice one because we had been talking about him. And it doesn't, I mean, when you have a really low profile tight end, it doesn't always go the way you hope. Yeah, and only four targets. That was the most disappointing side of it, but he had a nice over-the-top touchdown that really saved his day. All right. Well, we'll take a break. We'll jump into some of those bad performances like Tyreek Hill. All right, let's talk. Poop. Poopped in his big boy pants. Well, Kyler, we just talked about it.

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Didn't throw a touchdown, had one called back on penalty, had others he could have thrown, but chose to airmail, Trey McBride, and he ends up with 285 yards, barely rushed. Kind of seemed slow to me. Or the, you know, the edge guys in Seattle, they were ferocious. Their defense played great in this game. I mean, Arizona's defense. Bad, bad, bad game. Arizona's defense gave up what? 10 points. 10 points. 10 total. And the Cardinals lost. Yeah, they were a double-digit fantasy defense and lost. Jared Goff, welcome back. Not needed. It's a shame to be here, but Goff can always end up since he doesn't have a rushing floor if he doesn't throw touchdowns and they're all rushed in. He wasn't needed last week and he threw five. That's what was so annoying about it. Yeah, you know who needed Jared Goff this week? Me. Yeah, so Anthony Richardson. Oh, yeah, I played him too. Eleven for 28.

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This was not a good matchup. It never was. This one was the worst follow-up you can have to a QB-5 performance because you had to play Detroit. They're just such a good man, D, and that is where Anthony Richardson has struggled. He was 10 for 61 on the ground. He did fight, and he did make plays, and a lot of them were called back due to penalty or dropped or really close. Yep. That was the story. It was just, yeah. Close, but not good enough. Yeah, the Lions defense is just really, they are such a complete team. Yeah, they're, such a complete team. They're the best team in the NFL, and I don't think it's close. Yeah. Joe Mixing, 14 for 22 on the ground after his monster performance. It was facing a Tennessee defense that's very good. Did catch five passes, but this was a, this was his first bus game after he had taken over, Q, running back one in points per game. I will, um,

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Go out on a limb. Sequin's got it now. Sequin's definitely got it after this game and what Sequin did. Somebody explained Christian McCaffrey to me. Brock Purdy. I really think that Brock Purdy just made a lot of money this week sitting out because the packers would sell out to stop the run. I agree with this in principle, but I want to go deeper. Because I've watched Christian McCaffrey play for three weeks since he's returned. And even in the purdy game, both of them, I didn't feel like I saw the same player on the ground. Like Jordan Mason had a lot of success this year. Yeah. You know, he's sitting right now at 3.5 a carry through three games on the ground. You can throw out the last game. That's fine. He's a little bit higher. He's at 3.7. But McCaffrey normally overcomes those things. And he normally has a break. You know, he has a longer run. Yeah. You know what I mean? His long run.

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of the season through three games, 13 yards. So to me, that part is what... And no touchdowns in three games. Yeah, that's the part that I'm more asking about is, you know, will the ceiling arrive for McCaffrey before the end of the year? This division is kind of broken. I mean, where are you putting him in rest of season rankings at running back? I'll probably have him top five still. I think when Brock comes back as the season goes on, he'll... He has all of the work for what is usually a good offense, even if he is 90% of who he was last year. I mean, that's still probably a top five running back. But I get your fear and your concern. This is a guy who obviously has a significant injury that kept him off the field for a while. He's 28 years old. The San Francisco 49ers, they've got a...

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