Fantasy Football Podcast 2015 - Fred Jackson Joins the Footballers + Week 6 Mailbag Questions

He's a guy that's hungry, you know, went undrafted, relished in every, you know, opportunity that he gets and taking full advantage of him. And I think he's a guy that's going to continue to have some success. He's going to be a lot of fun to watch throughout the years. I'm excited about what he brings to the table, and I think he will continue to play at the high level that he's playing at. Yeah, we hope so as well. One of the things that a lot of people don't.

realize or remember even ourselves. You played with Marshawn Lynch back in Buffalo. Is that right? That is correct. So have you guys kept up a relationship? Is that part of what brought you back to Seattle? Or is that just a coincidence that you run into each other down the road? Well, I think it's a combination of both. You know, when Marshaun left Buffalo to come out here, we stayed in constant contact. You know, I would talk to him two or three times a week, you know, the entire time that he was out here.

And when I got released in Buffalo, Seattle was the first thing to call and say that they were interested in me coming to play out here. You know, having that relationship that I had with Marchand definitely played a vital part in me choosing to coming out to Seattle. You know, and it's one thing, I think it's something that's worked out for both parties. You know, I'm excited to be here, you know, and I think they're excited about what I bring to the table. Yeah, it seems like...

Yeah, it seems like a perfect one-two punch. You know, you come in on those third downs and help catch passes. So when Marshawn Lynch gets back here on the field, do you expect him to take completely over that first and second down work as he had? I think you have to. You know, he's a guy that, you know, you have to have on the field, and he's a tremendous weapon. You know, and I think he's going to make us, you know, that much better once he gets back. You know, Thomas is doing a tremendous job and not to take anything away from him.

But I think when you get Marshang back, you know, he has to play and take over that number one spot. Yeah, yeah, for sure. So there's been a lot of noise made negatively about the offensive line in Seattle, you know, just some worries that we've seen through the year so far. What's your perspective from behind that line as to what needs to improve or what can't improve or, you know, what are you seeing behind that O line? Oh, man, they'll definitely improve.

You know, it's one of the things you got guys that are just playing different positions, and they have to figure out how to deal with each other. You know, and once that happens, you can see them, you know, as a guy who's been a part of some offensive lines in the NFL, you see them collectively getting better. They'll be fine. You know, I think, you know, once it's all said and done, they'll kill, you know, figure out what it is that they need to accomplish and everything and take care of itself. Yeah, yeah, beautiful. Do you have you ever played fantasy football yourself?

I have not played fantasy football, but everybody in my family does include my wife. So, you know, she has me on that fantasy team, my brother, and all my...

closest family members have me on their fantasy team, so I'm completely up to date on what it is. Yeah, fantastic. You know, one of the things that's great about fantasy, especially if you've got the friends and family type of leagues, is just that smack talking or, you know, we chat with each other over different electronic means, and we have essentially gotten rid of words. You know, we comment back and forth to each other on...

on different medias with animated pictures and gifts. And we hear there's a great emoji app coming out for that. Is that right? There is. Toyota has done a tremendous job, you know, knowing how we all are, you know, with our emoticons. They've come out with an app of fan mojis, you know, and it's one of those things where you can, you know, definitely use it to gloat and talk some trash to some teammates. They have the...

Perfect fan mojis for that, you know, perfect fan emojis for when you, you know, suffer tough defeats or, you know, if a ref makes a bad call, they have the fan mojis that you need to put it out there, you know, whether it's in a text message to some friends or out there on social media. They have the fan mojis that you need to communicate how it is your feeling. So it's a lot of fun to be a part of and a lot of fun to have the ability to do.

Yeah, our fans love that type of stuff. So that's the Toyota Fanmoji app. We will definitely be looking forward to talking smack and celebrating your touchdowns and bringing your wife and others to championship victory in fantasy football. Well, thank you very much. We appreciate you coming on. Maybe we can have you on when you have a three touchdown game in just a couple weeks. I feel it coming. Hey, I appreciate that, and we'll definitely make sure that that happens. All right. Thanks, Fred Jackson.

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ironic that this is the first one on my list. Okay, would he trade Matt Forte for Todd Gurley? So kind of a piggyback. In a Keeper League. Yes. In a Keeper League, I would do exactly what Andy said. I don't do it no matter what. Sure, I would too, but I'm always trying to get, you know, the most you can. In a Keeper League, maybe you can get a little pick swap in your favor or something like that or some guy coming back. But I would rather have Gurley going forward. Do you agree, Mike?

Oh, yeah, especially in a keeper league, you absolutely do this. Are you going after Gurley in any of your leagues, trade-wise? Specifically ones I'm involved in? No, I have not made any offers because I know what it will take to. I know what the owner will require. Wow, and we're in a Keeper League, too. And he is correct, because I have gone after him in two of our three main leagues, and I have been denied. Yeah, well, there you go. All right, Joseph, in somewhere over the rainbow.

You can get my album. It's coming out soon. Just keep going. Oh, no. Is that the join the foot.com reward that's coming up, your album? Yeah, my album. Mike does a guitar ballad. Jason does a solo to some song we pick. The Foot Clan picks the song. Jason sings it. Let's move it along here. No, I'm putting it together. All right. His question, Joseph. I got lost. Week six, PPR League. C.J. Anderson, Ronnie Hillman. Well, Ronnie Hillman...

tweaked his hamstring as we talked about yesterday. So that is a situation to monitor. The correct answer is neither. You burn the Broncos backfield to the ground. But if you have to go with one in PPR, even if both are playing, it's still C.J. Anderson. He's the one who's getting the catches. You know what's frustrating about this running game? Everything. Everything. Everything. That is the correct answer. I can't help but think that the No Sean Moreno.

days were so much better because of the fight of Moreno against this offensive line situation that's happening right now. You just don't see that. I don't know. My eyes tell me neither of these guys are fighting for the extra yard. I don't know. There's nothing going on there. I think the league is much better when No Sean is playing. It's sad that he's not around this year. We used to have a segment called the No Sean Moreno smart play of the week because of how Moreno came out of nowhere and ran hard. He wasn't elite.

Laterally, he wasn't elite speed, he just ran hard. It's like the Maude Bradshaw does. He does, he does. All right, Ryan and Cleveland wants to know with Vic and Antonio Brown seemingly not clicking, which I agree, two weeks. Does it, is it a safe bet to sit Antonio Brown until Big Ben comes back? No way. No way in the world would you sit. But don't you normally sit the best receivers in the league?

No, because look, even in his two bad games where he didn't perform, he still performed better than what you're normally going to have and your last option that then needs to come into the game. It's not like he was... Yeah, but what if you're deciding between Larry Fitzgerald and Antonio Brown this week? Well, sure. Let me ask you, who would you start? I would start Larry Fitzgerald over Antonio Brown. So Ryan has John Brown or Willie Sneed, the need for Sneed. Antonio Brown. Yeah.

Yes, 100%. Without a question. You know what you're going to feel like when you play Willie Sneed and he puts up a three and Antonio Brown has a normal game? Yeah. You're going to feel like crap, Mike. Antonio Brown can run a punt back for a touch on. He didn't have that many targets, but he still had that one play where he broke it for 30 or 40 yards, you know, this week. So Antonio Brown, he's too gifted of a player to sit for average guys. And Big Ben will be back in a week or two.

This week, or it's either week six or week eight, because I believe they're all by. It was by week seven. Yeah. All right, Brad in Arkansas. What did Jay, didn't Jason pronounce that a while back? Or was it missed me that mispronounce. That's what it was. Arkansas. Oh, delicious. Delicious. Should I start Jonathan Stewart, Dante Moncrief, or Thomas Rawls in week six in my flex position? PPR.

Well, I'm going to go ahead and say that Marshawn Lynch will be back, so Rawls is relegated to the third back in my opinion, so he would be out. Jonathan Stewart, I believe, has a terrible matchup against Seattle, and Andrew Luck should be back. So I am starting Dante Moncrief. Moncrief. Ah, that's tough.