Fantasy Football - The TRUTH: Top 10 Fantasy WRs + Phony Finishes - Podcast for 1/29

has the ability to be that top five. Like none of us is taking Zay Flowers over Nico Collins. No. It's just it was very, you know, he got hurt, right? Week seven, I believe. He was 7% great games. That's down three straight years now, 27%, 18%, 7%. And the good games, 53%. I'd much rather have Nico Collins than Zay Flowers as a linchpin of my fantasy team. Yeah, I agree. I think I would, he'll definitely go ahead of him next year in the draft, but. Yeah, he was, he could have used some more help in this offense. From his quarterback? Yeah, he needs help from Stroud. From his quarterback and just, I think, having not just two rookies running around. Yeah, he was on pace for 1,600 yards and 107 receptions in the games without Stroud. Oh, and the Davis Mills games? Yeah, the Davis. What was he on pace for?

whatever I just said. I'll go back. I'll go listen to the show. Yeah, it was three games. Yeah, I mean, I feel like the lack of a running game hurt this offense. I know Woody Marks eventually established himself, but like having a play action game, no Joe Mixing for the beginning of the year. You were running Nick Chub a bunch. You're running Damien Pierce a bunch. Nico Collins needs some time to run around down the field. Offensive line in the running game are really going to impact what you get from him. He's probably one of those sneakier guys next year. I hope so. I just don't believe that people will be sneaked out. I think he's going to be drafted super high. You do? Yeah. AJ Brown or Nico? It'll be Nico over AJ Brown. Jefferson or Nico? That one. Jefferson is the most interesting name to me. Where Jefferson goes next year. I mean, obviously we've got to find out who their quarterback is. But like, let's just say they're running it back with nine.

you know, and they just got to go into year two and say he's going to take that, you know, that leap forward. I will not be drafting Justin Jefferson in the first round. He was so far removed from anything relevant this year in fantasy that, but he will go probably in the first round, no matter who his quarterback is because he's Justin Jefferson. I would take Nico over him. Assuming it's McCarthy. Guys, number 10 is another lion. It's another lion's wide receiver. What? It's the second. Isaac Tesla. It's the second my guy to make the top 10. Was that supposed to be to slough? Because I'm now very scared for those at home. The lights all turned off and we were electrocated. That was fun. Jameson Williams. Another my guy. You want to hear a disparity of first half, second half.

By the way, they no longer have their offensive coordinator. I mean, that was a one-year trial without Ben Johnson. Now they brought in a new one. Jameson, still just 24 years old. Consistency of 15. Consistency in the first half was loose stool. 38. Very. Very liquid consistency. Zay Flowers was 30. Not regular. Jameson Williams was 38. He was basically nothing before the buy. And after the buy, he was everything. Number seven in consistency. The thing that... Better than Ammon Rae. The thing that stinks a lot is that you played... Where he was drafted, you played him at the beginning of the year. He was in your lineup over and over and over, crushing you. And then once he got hot, it naturally took... Whoever scooped him up off of waivers was super happy. It still took many weeks before he went in your lineup. You were like, I don't trust it.

Now, he did the entire second half, so he became trustworthy. Except for week 12. Sure. That was zero points. Second half consistency, 17 for Alman Ross, 7 for Jameson. Yeah. I mean, when Leporta went down and they switched the offensive play calling and Dan Campbell took over, there was a clear shift in how this offense operated. And I don't know if that means that these are bright days for James and going forward next year. That could very well be the case. He is so very much my Ken Walker. Because it's not about, like Mike's argument for Ken Walker is if you give him more work, you'll get more Ken Walker. Yeah. The argument for James and the one, you give him more targets. I mean, you just brought up. He's, it turns out that he is good. He's good. So like, you just brought up the play calling change. Before they changed away from Morton, he was four and a half targets a game. So that turned into 44 yards.

After it was seven targets a game with Campbell, and it was 85 yards a game. So, you know, if you target somebody more, they will score more fantasy points unless it's Emeka Abuka. And he'll just score less. But there you go. There's your top 10, and we have a lot of other names to talk about. We do have a very brief, abridged fantasy face-off. Fantasy face-off, presented by prize picks. Well, we don't have football games. Do you guys know this? We're not putting any prize picks down on the Pro Bowl flag football. I mean, no should doer projections coming your way. But we are going to reveal. I mean, the should doer jab. And then the Bill Belichick cross was like, does anything matter anymore? Right. Football. Yeah. I think we're going to reveal our three projections for our player pack for the Super Bowl before next week we'll put full.

lineups together. But I actually went Cooper Cup more than 31 and a half receiving yards. Do you guys find that to be odd or weird? He's been more involved in the playoffs, 5 for 60 against the 49ers, 4 for 36 last week. I think about Christian Gonzalez and the Patriots and I started thinking about Cooper Cup. I think Christian Gonzalez, the Patriots, trying to take out the number one weapon and the need for Is Gonzales guarding Ken Walker? Yeah. Yeah. Nice. Super Bowl MVP coming up. Probably. I doubt it. For Sam Darnold. How awesome would it be? I mean, that would complete. That would nothing would be complete Mike's. The year of Mike. Full year. Yes. I got to go. I got to go. I mean, look into some things. Yeah. Yeah. All right. So what's your, what's your projection? I actually really.

really like mine. Well, that's good. It's yours. Yeah. It's Drake May. I'm a beautiful person. Who? Did you hear the news that Drake May should play in the Super Bowl? I did hear that news. I also heard the news from Vrabel saying no one is, no one was injured in the playoffs or whatever. Everyone's, I know. It was like everyone's fighting through things. We'll tell you what we have to tell you when it's required of us. But Jared Sidham will be starting for the New England Patriots. But. Drake May's shoulder is injured. Like he is playing through a shoulder injury right now. And that's why, you know, his line is projection at 225 and a half. This is a good defense he's playing in Seattle. Great. Yeah, a great, a great, a great defense with a bum's shoulder. I'm not saying they can't win because I'm taking less than 225 and a half. I mean, they just won with 86 passing yards from Drake May, but the passing yardage has.

you know, the last two times we've seen him in the playoffs, 179, 86, now he's got a hurt shoulder against a great defense. They're going to, I feel like this game is going to be a coaching, a well-coached, good defense type of game. And so that to me says probably fewer passing yards. And I've been watching this one. It has been active and moving. And Ramandre Stevenson, his projection is now down to 51.5 rushing yards. It started up at the... Taking the more? No, I am taking the less. This thing has been moving down. So I still am okay with where it is at. That's the one I missed last week. That's why I'm the shame. Seahawks, the rush defense is stout, number one in yards per carry allowed, third in rushing yards per game allowed, fifth in EPA per rush. And while Remandre has been...

He has been better than Trayvion Henderson in the playoffs and getting more work. The EPA on Ramandre and Henderson is actually bad. And I think that the matchup against the Seahawks, they're going to want to establish it. I just don't think they'll be able to. How good is the Rams offense? I mean, because Seattle's defense is. Oh, we got the answer, by the way. Oh, yes, yes, yes. Okay, so here is the Rams with Stafford, right? The Super Bowl year, 51 touchdowns. That's a ton. Nice. Stafford hurt the next year. 44 touchdowns. The next year, 37. This year, 63. Okay. Devante Adams made quite the impact. Did have a beard. Devante Adams did have a beard. But yeah, I mean, this is. So I'm taking the less on Romandre. But it, if you're going to join me on that one, you better find a way in because that thing is moving.

Yeah, he was 71 yards on the ground last week, but it's no game. With a jillion carries. Yeah. Yeah. He had like, it'll depend on whether they're. Is this? This is a pro Trayvion Henderson. It is not. No, this is a pro Seahawks defense. Yes, it is. And a, you're not going to be game scripted ahead. He had 25 carries last week. That was fantasy face off. By the way, I'm the wheel of shame for next week. I finally let Jason take a break. That was Fantasy Face Off, presented by prize picks, join millions of users and sign up for America's number one fantasy sports app. Use the code footballers and get $50 in lineups when you play $5. We're about a week away. 10 days, 10 days away from the big game, the ultimate draft kit for 2026 with the Dynasty Pass a week from Sunday. Thanks for joining us today. We'll catch you then. Goodbye.

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