Free Agent Predictions + Combine Reactions, Ridley Suspended - Fantasy Football Podcast for 3/8

are they really going to pay him while you're paying Kareem Hunt and paying Nick Chubb? Right. So if he's restricted, they can tender him at a different level, right? And pay him that level. Yeah, yeah, they could say they could give a second round tender to him and then a team. If they sign him, they would have to relinquish a second round pick as well. Which no one's going to do. No one's going to do that for Deonreth. If they lower the price. Yeah, exactly. I don't think they'll put a second round tender on him.

All right. Unrestricted free agents, Leonard Fournett is one of the big ones. 27 years old. It was the RB3 in fantasy from weeks 4 to 15. So it's still hard for me to shake my perceptions of what he was heading into the signing in Tampa Bay, but he proved that he, I think what he proved, and there aren't, not every running back can do it, but he can have control of a backfield.

As in, like, he can walk in and be your guy for the whole year and sustain a large workload, catch the ball out of the backfield. That's Miami to me. I think he goes into Miami and just, you know, he's the running back for the Miami Dolphins. That's a great spot. They have the money for him. And I think with Brady gone, he's not necessarily chasing a championship. He is.

He's going to go wherever someone can pay him. And I think it makes sense for both parties there. The only issue I have is, you know, and maybe this is not real, but I project with that whole system, the Shanahan running system that now that McDaniel is there, that they really want to speed. And so I've got Leonard Fournett going to the Jets, I think his past protection, his veteran.

presence would help Zach Wilson get him someone that can give him a little bit more time in the pocket and an outlet. I know that they've obviously got Michael Carter, but Michael Carter's not going to, you know, move the needle. And I think Leonard Fournett can help the Jets sell a few tickets. And I don't know how they pay for him, but I have the Buffalo Bills making a run at Leonard Fournett. Feeling the need to shore up the running back room and...

You know, just making a lot of fantasy players sad if Fournet goes there, but I think he ends up there. If Fournett went to Miami, he would be a really great fantasy option, I think. I agree. He would be, he'll be dangerous in the draft because his 80 people skyrocket. And I, oh, man. Where do you think you would end up? Do you think he jumps all the way to the third round? Yeah, I think he'd be in the third.

He's proven that he can provide fantasy value in bad situations or ones that you don't expect him to, especially in the passing game. James Connor. James Connor is 26 years old only somehow. Arizona last year, all the touchdowns, 18 of them. Second most goal line carries in the NFL. You guys go first.

I've got him returning to Arizona. I think it worked well for him. He likes the team. The team likes him. If they can make the money work, I think he'll be back. I do too. I went with Tampa Bay. I went as the four-net replacement, James Connor coming in there, somebody that I think Bruce Ariens can trust in the backfield, does the little things right, need another big personality in the locker room with Tom Brady gone. Melvin Gordon. Well, I have him going to Arizona to replace James Conner there.

I'm not sure he gets more than a one-year deal this free agent period. So maybe he can go back to Denver because of that. But I went with Arizona to take a shot at someone else. Yeah, I think he's getting a one-year deal or one-of- those two-year deals that are really a one-year deal. The carload's high. Yeah, I've got him going to Atlanta. We talked about they have nobody to catch the ball. Melvin Gordon is a great receiving back. They obviously proved such success last year with the free agent kind of running back in Cordero Patterson.

I think it would be good for Melvin Gordon. I think he would also be very good for fantasy in Atlanta just from a need standpoint. Reminds me of Stephen Jackson leaving the Rams for the twilight of his career and having some decent years in Atlanta. Yeah. And I have the sadness that is the rejoining of Melvante in Denver. That's what's going to happen too. That's why I said that. Is that a pasta sauce? Melvante. Delicious.

The way that the team is talking about him, I think he'll be back. You don't expect Melvin Gordon to really have like a crazy market. You know what I mean? And if there's not someone wanting to go scoop him up and pay him to be the guy, like I'm hoping Atlanta does that, but they could just grab someone in the draft too, then yeah, he'll be back with the Broncos. How are they going to draft or running back when their first four picks have to be wide receivers? That's a good point. Melvin Gordon touchdowns since his rookie season.

12, 12, 14, 9, 10, 10. It's a lot of touchdowns. Rashad Penny is our last free agent prediction at the running back spot. I went with Atlanta. I think they are in a position to take that shot on Rashad Penny and maybe steal him from Seattle. Yeah, even though I don't think the Seahawks are going to go into a bidding war, I believe. Is that because it's been reported? Dan Graziano said that from ESPN. I don't think there will be a bidding war.

for Rashad Penny. I don't think that his, we fantasy football players, oh man, in the fantasy playoffs, he was a hero and he proved how great he could be. But I don't think that like three weeks stretch to the NFL is like, oh, I've got to go get this guy. So I think he returns. Seattle does want him back. They don't want to pay out the nose, but they want him back. You don't think the NFL likes his 2,800-yard pace over those last three weeks? I think they don't care about that.

Just imagine if there were more games. He went 135, 171, 90. It would have been 210, 2.30. Mike, where do you got him going? I'm trying to think we got more Calvin Ridley stuff coming out. Oh, let's have it. Wait, what did? Kyle, is that an official account? That can't be true. That's his real account. Calvin Ridley has tweeted out. Yeah, it is. From his official count, his tweet said, I bet $1,500 total. I don't have a gambling problem. Yeah. So this is.

I read that wrong at first. I read that he is betting that he doesn't have a gambling problem. But, yes. So I think this is just like the dude was. Oh, so he bet $1,500. Yeah. That's what he's saying. Because people are like, oh, why are you? You're a multimillionaire. Why are you betting? I think the guy honestly just didn't think about it. He's like, oh, cool. I'm not playing. Why not have?

Well, I put a little bet here down this game. The NFL statement says the investigation uncovered no evidence that any inside information was used or that any game was compromised in any way. He also did not bet on anything involving the Falcon. I think he just pulled out his phone and was like, oh, I want to throw some money down. I'll throw $1,500 down on this game. And then didn't realize. Slippery, slippery. That is a no, no, no. I was trying to think a little bit outside the box here for Rashad Penny.

Oh, they did involve the Falcons. Let me correct myself. Oh, they did. They did involve the Falcons. Yeah. So, wait, is he betting for them to win? Well, that would be a bad bet. That's what I mean. All right. Mike, Rashad Penny. Houston, the Houston, Texas. He said that in two different ways. Yes. Congrats to Rashad Penny on the Houston contract. I mean, they need the running back position to be filled out. It's just sexy Rexey.

of notes. And for this team with Lovie Smith, I mean, trying to go old school, why not? I bet you can get Rashad Penny to be a feature back, not paid like a feature back. Let's jump into the white outs. We talked about Mari Cooper, so we're going to throw him in the if he's cut, where will he go category for predictions. Also, you could see Jarvis Landry and Cole Beasley depart their teams, not going to make predictions on them today because those seem...

not as close to happening as the Cooper one. But let's jump in here. Let's start with two names that we are unanimous about and get them out of the way. Devante Adams. Green Bay. 29 years old, we all have going back to Green Bay. Oda Beckham Jr. 29 years old. We just talked about him not being back until November, but we all have him going back to the Rams. And Mike Williams. They have come out and basically said it's being reported that if they can't reach a long-term deal, they will franchise him. So we all have.

him going back to the charges. That's true. I did not know that we all had the same there. So we also got a report that Chris Godwin's going to be franchise tag, 90% chance at least. So we're not going to predict his destination. I predict Tampa Bay. Tampa. Yeah. But we'll move on to the second tier and some interesting names like Amari Cooper. But well, let's start there. Let's go Amari Cooper. If he departs, where does he go?

I've got him going to the Colts. I think he is a good wide receiver with a lot left to give. And like I said, the Colts need a couple of pieces. So I've got them grabbing Trubisky and Amari Cooper in the open market. I'll go with the Bears. It seems like a perfect pairing of a reliable, trusted, number one outside wide receiver in Justin Fields. And they'll have the money to, well, they need to. They need to equip.

Justin Fields. I'll put it that way. He could be there, Alan Robinson. Right. All right. And I've got Amari Cooper going to Miami, going home to Miami to a team that is on the rise and has a boatload of cap space. There you go. To pay the man. So I think he ends up. I like that one. I think he's a dolphin. What about Alan Robinson? Oh, I have him going to Miami.

So that's... They're going to get somebody. You look at the cab space for Miami and they're going to overpay for somebody. I've got them going in division to the Lions. The Lions have seen Alan Robinson be great for several years. They have plenty of money. They need wide receivers. And I think Alan Robinson wants to play against the Bears. I can't imagine he's happy with them after this last year. If he's got juice left, he would want to...

squeeze it out onto the bears. Whoa. Okay. Keep talking. Juice. What? What just happened? Squeeze it out on the bears, eh? Yeah, that's right. I stand by it. That's what they say. I see Al's back. Oh, no. Oh, how was your poop? It was good. Thank you for asking. Mouth? What did it?

Did it come out your mouth? We learned that owls poop through their mouth. I was really confused by other question. Yeah, I was talked about why you were pooping out of my mouth. Yeah, see? Yes. This has been a show. Are you enjoying yourself, Bruxie? Oh, yeah. Of course. It's always a good time with the fantasy footballers. So for Alan Robinson, there's a team. They have a type. Yeah, they have a type. Look.

They've got a spot here for an old washed up wide receiver. The spot is going to become available. So why not replace A.J. Green with and then I'm not saying Robbins is washed. I don't know. Could be. He could be. I don't want him to be. Do you think he is? I mean, it's hard to not lean on the S side. I think he is. It's hard to not see what happened last year and think that's that.

He has fallen off. So anyways, I believe he ends up with the Arizona Cardinals to fill the shoes, the gigantic shoes of AJ Green for that offense. And the shoes of Christian Kirk, because Kirk is likely to leave as well. Yep. And so originally I had Christian Kirk being that target for the Bears. I will pivot that over to the Raiders. I think the Raiders need another target. And so that's where I'll go.

Yeah, Christian Kirk is a solid wide receiver. I think he'll be one of those guys that changes teams and makes an impact because he's not trying to come over to be a superstar. I think the Falcons, obviously we've talked about the need. They've got no money, though. Every team has money. Every team can make it work. They always do. It's not like the Falcons aren't going to sign any players in the off season. And I think they desperately need a wide receiver. Christian Kirk is not going to break the bank in free agency.

The bills also have no money, but they're going to get Christian Kirk. I've seen that linked a little bit too many times for me to not buy in. That could be a good fit. That's a downfield target for. Yes. They've been doing the replacement of the, what is it, John Brown, then Emmanuel Sanders. Krisha Kirk would be a spectacular signing for that team. I do agree that that team will add some wide receiver help for sure. Juju Smith-Schuster, my highest free agent conviction is Juju to the Jets.

Of all, you're all in on this? It just makes too much sense. Yeah, I mean, he'll love being in New York. It'd be great for his gaming channel, his gaming brand to be in the, to be in New York, the big Apple. I've got him going to the bills. So the bills need that wide receiver and, uh, do you. All right. And I had, I guess I had a similar thought to Andy of let's, let's see, bad team. Lots of money to spend on a wide receiver. Wide receiver. Wide receiver.