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A complaint about co-managers slowing trade counters turns into a theory of absolute roster power. The manager is the king; the other manager is merely a member of court or wise man who can be summoned for advice, permitted into court, and finally demoted to assistant to the manager.
Thumps above the studio prompt Al Borland's report that a Lifetime gym is being installed on the roof. The hosts imagine ghosts working out and dropping weights, later decide a trapdoor may open into the studio, debate whether Jason's overhead bar protects or endangers him, and ask Al whether the facility is insured. Direct checks show an ordinary desk shot with no visible construction, damage, ghosts, or trapdoor; those images are dialogue inventions.
The hosts restate the every-Friday $100 FantasyChamps gift-card giveaway and name Macho Tiger 44 as this week's Foot Clan winner, lingering on the number in the handle.
Tyler Warren's toe issue makes the desk call toe injuries the bad part of the year, the current hotness, and the new posh injury. The joke immediately pays off when Kyle Pitts is added with a real toe injury and a host stops to verify it is not a joke.
Asked who won two Cardinals-Niners games, the Falcon repeatedly answers the injured Niners even after being corrected. The hosts say his brain stops when the microphone turns on, and he admits he was distracted by trading Henderson and Tootin for Josh Jacobs in his main league. Video visibly cuts to three producers at Deucers Alley. The desk loves the return but tells him to work; live show trades are reserved for Jason because he owns the company.
With Baltimore favored by four and a half on Monday night, the produced cue announces Andy's Almost Upset of the Week and the pick lands on Detroit. Later, the desk notes Andy already has another Almost Upset and jokes that two picks mean two points for being right or zero for being wrong.
Mike's failed Russell Wilson projection makes him spin the Wheel in its announced 2025 debut. Direct video shows the physical wheel land on Groundhog Day and Mike lift on a full furry rodent head. The hosts dispute its species based on the teeth, then settle on both Groundhog Bro and Groundhog Beaver while checking whether it fits his noggin.
Mike tries to use the furry head's mouth hole for both sight and speech, while Papa Josh is reported enjoying the struggle in back. Direct video shows Mike keep the head on through the remaining Faceoff picks. His voice sounds like a rooftop party and then an actual groundhog; the mask is hot, nearly makes him lose consciousness, fills with carbon dioxide, and appears unventilated, so the close promises to get him breathing oxygen again.
The show renovates Faceoff from one more-or-less projection per host into a weekly competition where each host builds a quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end lineup. The lowest result still spins the Wheel the following week, with Mike completing the inaugural expanded slate from inside his Groundhog Day head.
All three regular hosts are named and visibly at the desk, with no missing host and no Jay Griz presence. A co-manager complaint becomes a royal theory of roster control: the manager is king, the supposed partner is merely a court member or wise man who may advise only when summoned, and the arrangement is finally renamed a monarchy. Unexplained thumps above the studio prompt Al Borland's report that a Lifetime gym is being installed on the roof. The hosts first imagine ghosts lifting and dropping weights, later envision a trapdoor opening into the studio, wonder whether the ceiling bar makes Jason safer, and ask Al whether the facility has insurance. Direct video shows the ordinary three-host desk during these exchanges, not any visible construction, damage, ghosts, or trapdoor. FootClan Friday follows with the recurring $100 FantasyChamps giveaway to Macho Tiger 44. Toe injuries briefly become the year's fashionable new 'posh injury,' capped by the real-time surprise that Kyle Pitts has joined the trend. During Cardinals-49ers talk, the Falcon twice insists the injured Niners won last year's games, is told his brain stops when the microphone turns on, and admits he was distracted by completing a live trade. A Deucers Alley cutaway visibly shows three producers at their workstations while the Falcon reports sending Henderson and Tootin for Josh Jacobs. The hosts praise the return, insult the league, remind him they are working, and declare that only Jason—who owns the company—may trade during shows. Andy then calls Detroit over Baltimore his Almost Upset of the Week. Fantasy Faceoff delivers the physical finale: Mike's prior Russell Wilson miss makes him spin the Wheel in its visible 2025 debut; it visibly lands on Groundhog Day; and he puts on a full furry rodent head. The desk cannot agree whether it is a groundhog or beaver, naming him both Groundhog Bro and Groundhog Beaver. Mike tries to use the mouth hole for both sight and speech, Papa Josh is reported laughing in back, and Mike keeps the head on while Faceoff unveils its new weekly QB/RB/WR/TE lineup format. His muffled voice is compared to a rooftop party and then an actual groundhog. By the close he says he is nearly losing consciousness, the desk diagnoses carbon-dioxide buildup and no ventilation, and the show promises to get him oxygen. Routine matchup and injury advice is omitted.
Because last week, I had Jackson, Smith, and Jigba more than 61.5 receiving yards on PrizePix. He finished 8 for 103. Jason had Zach Charbonnet with 12.5-yard longest rush, and he did not do that. He didn't even get all of his rushes there. And then Mike went Russell Wilson. Don't worry about it. Oops! Less than 217 passing yards, but he had a lot more. Just a few. So, before we reveal this week's picks, we're going to let Mike spin the wheel. Wheel of Shame. All right. Spin the wheel. This is delightful. You get to make it. The wheel makes its debut for 2025.
Probably be like waterboarding. It probably should be. So, you'll just accept this. Oh, yeah. Oh, Groundhog Day? Yeah, Groundhog Day, Mike. It should be pretty simple. It's a real easy one, Mike, if you want to just. Looks like you're a groundhog, bro. Are we sure this is a groundhog? I don't know. It is now. The teeth look like that of a. A beaver? A beaver. Okay. Well, you're a groundhog beaver. It's really not important, Mike. You're worried. That's what's important right there. Does it fit on your noggin? Yeah. Hello? That was the worry. Hey, how are you doing? Is it going to be, we got more winter?
He's trying to decide whether he uses the mouth hole for seeing or for talking. It's going to be multi-purpose. I think Papa Josh is really enjoying this. I can hear him back there. All right. Here's what we're doing. You look cute, though. Oh, thank you. Yeah. It's a good look. You look. Yeah, that's the word. Here's what we're doing now. How do people do this? I don't know. Yeah, yeah. What do you mean, how do people do this? It's not something people usually do. This is a mask sold to be worn. Yeah. It's impossible. Yeah, but manufactured at a low cost, Mike.
We have a renovation to this segment now. We're going to be picking a quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end every week, each of us. We're each building our own lineup to play on the projections that we like the most. And I've had so much fun this year with this. Yeah. So we are going to expand and compete. It's so hot in here. Somebody's getting the wheel every week. Hopefully, Mike. All right. We're starting at the quarterback position. I am taking that Detroit game. Lamar Jackson, more than 222.5 passing yards. That's fun, and I like it. I'm going to take one that is not fun.
I'm going to look at Jalen Hurts and his passing attempts. His projection is 27.5 passing attempts. I'm going less than that. Okay. He had 23 passing attempts week one, 22 in week two, and I think this is going to be a defensive battle. Mike, what do you got there? I got – can you hear me? Yeah, we can hear you. Yeah, we can kind of hear you. Sounds like you're up on the roof having a party. I have CJ Stroud more than half a passing touchdown. Okay. Well, that seems like a pretty easy one. I guess what I got. All right.
Cool. All right. Running back, I'm going Ken Walker, more than 54.5 rushing yards. Ken Walker, more than – yeah, that's – man. Yeah, that feels pretty good right now. Yeah. I, too, am going – my running back is going to be Kyron Williams in that same Eagles game that I expect to be defensive. Again, I'm going less than his projection of 63.5 rushing yards. He's splitting a little bit of work, and it's a very tough run defense. I'm going with my dude, Jalen Warren, my running back start of the week I got. You're starting to sound like an actual groundhog.
The projection is at 18.5 receiving yards. I am taking the Moore. Okay. For Jalen Warren, more than 18.5 receiving yards. Moore in for Warren. Wide receiver, I'm going Keenan Allen, more than five – sorry, more than 4.5 receptions. Okay. In the matchup against Denver. I'm going to take this dude. Hey, it's Frank. Ooh. Very nice. I'm taking more than 38.5 receiving yards for Troy Franklin this week. Yeah, that's a good one. I have Stephon Diggs, his projection, two and a half receptions. Oh, wow. I said he will do more than that. Okay. Not bad. That's a good one. That's a good find.
And then at tight end this week, I'm going to go Tyler Warren, more than 44.5 receiving yards. He's been over 70 in both of his starts so far. I want to take Tyler Warren over 44.5. Yeah, I'm going to take your start of the week, Jawan Johnson, 38.5 receiving yards. Feels like a number that he will – You got 38.5? 38.5, yeah. What are you working on over there, loser? 40.5. Oh, man. I hope he gets 39. Oh, I hope. Stop at 39, Jawan. What? How do you feel in there, Mike? Slightly like I'm about to lose consciousness. Okay. All right.
Well, we'll wrap it up. There's a lot of carbon dioxide in here. Well, it doesn't look like it's properly ventilated at all. It's not. We have a quarterback, running back, wide receiver, tight end competition for the week. So we'll see who loses and spins the wheel next week. That was Fantasy Faceoff presented by PrizePix. Check out max discounts on the app now. Like Patrick Mahomes at more than .5 passing yards for the September 21st game. Use the code FOOTBALLERS and get $50 instantly in lineups when you play $5. That'll do it. We'll get Mike breathing oxygen again. We'll close this show down.
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