Week 11 Matchups + Wheel of Shame, Pinching Pennies - Fantasy Football Podcast for 11/19

The Seahawks, 31st on the year against running backs, 28th in the last six weeks against running backs. I feel very confident in the workload, the volume. And you're talking about a running back who leaves the league in touchdown. So he scores in this game, which seems likely. He's going to, yes. He just finds a way to do it. Even last week when it was ugly, he found a way to get into the end zone. DK Metcalfe. Yeah, you're still playing him and Lockett. Yeah, and Lockett. Yep, I'm still playing Lockett with Russell Wilson there.

What's the last time the Cardinals have been road favorites in Seattle? I mean, that doesn't seem. Do not know. Maybe never. I don't even know. DeAndre Hopkins probably going to sit in this one. So Kyler's going to have to get it done with AJ Green, Christian Kirk, Rondale Moore, Zachertz. And Zacherts. So Kyler confidence, does he have the ceiling that you'd, like would you play him or would you play Justin Herbert against Pittsburgh? Like, who do you think has the better finish?

Yeah, both have poor matchups. I think I would lean Kyler over Herbert, but it's very close. And if you have, by some miracle, another great option, then you have permission to bench Kyler here. But, you know, in the end, the offense for the Arizona Cardinals has been getting it done. They even got it done one week without Kyler. So the weapons are there. You just got to trust the talent.

even if it's going to be a defensive slugfest. Returning to Tyler Lockett, let me put you in a position to make a decision here because the name, it wields a lot of power, Tyler Lockett, big games. But let's say you had Devante Smith. Would you play Devante Smith this week or would you play Tyler Lockett? Somebody who's been emerging. Right. Same with Jalen Waddle. DeVante Smith. Or would you go to Lockett? I would go. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's the Saints, right? Yes. So I think Devonza Smith is going to get Latimore.

So I would go with Tyler Lockett here. If it's a full PPR, then you might want to go Jalen Waddle just because he's been getting so many targets that his baseline is high. And at some point, he is going to break a long, you know, touchdown. He's a big play guy who hasn't had many big plays. I agree. Asking for a friend if Devante Smith got Latimore and if Jeff Wilson starting.

Who'd you, who'd you flip? My name is Jeff. Sunday night football, the Steelers at 5, 3 and 1 take on the Los Angeles Chargers at 5 and 4. This should be a fun one. Drafking Sportsbook Line Chargers minus 5 and a half at home. Overunder's 47 points. Hope to get Big Bin back. That would ultimately boost your confidence in Deonti Johnson in this matchup. The Chargers, the one area they've been exceptional at defensively is points given up to the opposing wide receiver.

They're fourth over the last six weeks, 22 a game. Mind you, it's hard not to see 15 of that 22 going to Deontay. So you play him. Yeah, you're going to play Deontes, especially in any kind of PPR. I take a little bit of issue with you saying this is an exciting one. I feel like watching Steelers football. And I'm a Steelers fan. Like I love Mike Tomlin. I always like when they do well. But goodness, is this.

a team I just don't enjoy watching their defense shuts down the offense and their offense shuts down their offense. So it's yuck. Now, you talk about the Chargers have been shutting down the wide receivers. That's true. They have been giving up points to tight end. So Pat Fryermuth, who's been involved, I think he is a fine play here at tight end. The Chargers could be without both. Oh, that's right. And the Steelers will be without Minka Fitzpatrick. Right. Which is the, you know, on the back end, it's going to be.

You know, overrunners 47 points. So I think that's indicative of some of those limitations on defense. So maybe you'll be wrong. Maybe it'll be fun to watch, Jason. It's Sunday night, so I sure hope I'm wrong. Would you, an interesting Tyler Lockett here for you, Andy, would you go Tyler Lockett or Mike Williams? Yeah, I think that's tough, but I would go Mike Williams in this matchup. It's brutal. He's been outside the top 44 games in a row, so not 44. And he's had his quarterback. Outside the top 40.

Four times in a row. The note I have in here is he feels like we need an intervention. We need to get Mike back to being Super Mike. Yes, come on. And Mike, I think you as a fellow Mike is probably the guy to talk to him. I mean, look, if I need to be the spokesperson, the spokesman. If you could say something to him right now, what would it be? Mike.

Come on. Oh, that's good. Come on, Mike. Okay. All right. Maybe that has, he hasn't probably had that from his. Come on. Who would you play of those two? Ah, Lockett. Nassie Harris. Is he, can I play him over Lockett? Yeah, sure. Okay. Naji on pace for 1,000 snaps. 415 touches. Somebody tweeted, if we can get the source on that one, someone was bringing up, like,

Is there a concern for nausea? Not only are you a rookie, right? You're coming out of not an NFL workload. You've seen this many times before. But you're pushing in inappropriate amount of touches. Yeah. And you could break down at the end of the year. You could break down physically from an injury standpoint or you could simply lose some of that juice.

Yeah, I mean, Najee is a human being. And when you take a ton of punishment, you can get injured. We see that with, you know, Derek Henry broke a bone in his foot because he's getting so much utilization. I am absolutely not going to do any potential, actionable thing based on a fear of overwork. I am going to do the opposite and say.

I would like him because of overwork. So, yeah, I'm not worried about Najee at all. Okay. We talk, Keenan Allen. Yes. Since the biweek, wider, three, seven, and 12, you can put him in there for sure. Deonti, like I said, and then you mentioned your start of the week, Pat Fryermuth. You mess them with the tight ends for the chargers, or is it too much of a mess between? Look, you've got a real kitchen.

sink situation here with you do with the cook and parham yeah they really need one more tight end with a with a food name yeah um no i'm not messing with uh jared kewke and donald parham because there are you know the the dan arnold's and the pat friar muths the dalton shultz they all look like there are better plays this week all right uh you ready to move on from this one anybody else you want to bring up

And if Claypool does come back, do you play him? No. Okay. Nah. Yeah. All right, Monday Night Football, the Giants, the Buccaneers in Tampa. Buccaneers are 10.5 point home favorites on DK Sportsbook. The overrunner is 49.5 points. That's a big line, which means the Buccaneers have got 30 implied points. The Giants under 20. In the times that Tampa Bay has been double-digit home favorites with Brady.

They've covered every spread, and they've scored 38, 45, and 48 points. Impressive? Now, Chris Godwin is a real question mark. It could be the same situation as last week. That's how I look at. Yeah, as management. I think he showed up at practice today in uniform, but I don't know if he did anything. Maybe just for pictures. And maybe it's overconfidence, but.

Last week when you have him, it was a lot of doom and gloom throughout the week of he's not going to play. Well, if he plays, he's limited. And then he plays like every single snap. So this is, to me, no practices necessary for Chris Godwin playing with Tom Brady. They've got it worked out. And then he can go play a full game. Agreed. Bruce Ariens doesn't mess with injuries. That's one thing you need to know. Like he, if he plays you, you're good to go pretty much.

Antonio Brown is not going to play. Correct. Mike Evans was a disappointment for most of the game, and then he finally got his one big play last week, ends up the wide receiver 14 on two catches. Grankowski's back.

Yeah, he's someone I think, you know, obviously has either been stashed or should be picked up and stashed. I don't know that I would throw him in right away. Last time he got back on the field, he re-agravated, got injured. So I want to see it once. Too scared? I am a little too scared because, again, just like I mentioned with Kyuk, there are other good tight-end options this week. Goddard or Grom. I would go Goddard over Grom. I play Goddard, too. But if you are, if those are the guys you're throwing out, if you're starting Schultz, Goddard,

into the lower tier guys, and you can pick up Gronk because he's on your waiver wire. You should go do that. Exactly. That's what I'm saying. Stash him and wait and see. He could have a good game, but wait and see. On the other side, I'm really, really interested. Leonard Forenett, by the way, Mike started the week. Yes. He's going to have a good game. Yeah, for sure. The Giants have not been good against running backs at all. I'm very intrigued at the wide receiver core this matchup for the New York Giants in prime time.

We hope that Kenny Gallaudet is actually fully healthy. Maybe for the first time this season. It seems like Sterling Shepard, who didn't participate Wednesday or Thursday, might miss. So do you have hope for Gallaudet? Do you have hope for Tony? It's a good matchup. I think both are flex-worthy place. Tony and Gallaudet in this matchup. You have the Buccaneers. They're missing Richard Sherman now. He's been put on IR.

They have locked it down against fantasy wide receivers in the recent history, but on the year of their 19th, I do think that there is some hope here. And it may be just garbage hope, garbage time hope. Yeah. Mike, where are you? Do you think you can flex both? Yes, I do. I do. Jason? Yeah, I think you can flex both. And Sequin should be back. Okay. So maybe this offense, what does that mean? If you've got Sequan and Goliday and Tony that are, you know, flexible.

Can you start Daniel Jones? No, of course not. I think he's in streaming contention. Oh, stop. I do. I side with Andy. I don't want to do it to myself. That's fine. The matchup's bad, on the road. Your floor with Daniel Jones is to finish at 30 at the position. That's what takes him off the table, at least for me. I mean, just historically, Daniel Jones has played well against Tampa Bay. Okay.

You can find all the rankings and starts a tool at the Fantasy Footballers.com. Talked about the Elijah Mitchell game time decision. Lamar Jackson is back at practice today. And guess what? Donovan People's Jones with the groin. Back at practice. I'm back. Back at practice. So he could end up playing. I don't know if he's playing in my lineup. Join the Foot.com is the fantasy football community where you can get that injury blitz podcast. Hey, Mike, guess what? Let's do it. Guess what, Mike? Let's do it.

Bring it! It's time. Fantasy Face Off, presented by Draft Kings. Much better showing last week for all three of our teams, actually. It was pretty competitive. It ended up 144 to 134 to 129. D.K. Metcalf. Well, he was on my team, and I won. Yeah. That's a good counterpunch. But it is time for me to distribute the punishment to Mike the Fantasy Hitman. Will of.

Shame. All right, before we get to the week 11 lineups, Mike, why don't you spin that wheel? And spin! We've got lots of wonderful shame options. A guy Fierry Viser, mullet wing. Oh, grandma. Is that where we're landing? Grandma. Oh, Grandma Ma. Okay. Do a little Larry Johnson over here. Okay. So Grandma, I imagine I will get some spectacles and a wig? Do I get a shawl?

I thought about getting you a shawl, but the turnaround on the shawl is... Was too hefty? Yeah, I just couldn't find a good shawl. You know what it's like. You do have the beaded... Oh, the pearl necklace. You do have the beaded glasses like ground... Yeah, take that hat off, Wolverine, and put on the glasses. Oh, what we got going on here? I feel like Little Red Riding Hood is on her way to your house. Someone should have cleaned these up.

We had to extend. Oh, brother. Trying to get a necklace over. You just made it over the big head. You have a pearl necklace, which is impressive. And then, of course. Yeah, let me get the wig on. Oh, yeah, we got the grandma bun. Yeah. It's like a, oh, and a big beard. Oh, this is exactly how I envisioned it. This is very red riding hood-esque right now. Yeah. Oh, dear. I'm definitely not a giant wolf.

Your disguise is not fooling anybody. Why don't you tell us the nursery rhyme of your week 11 team, Mike. Why don't we kick it off with your with your quarterback as we face one another once again? All right. At my quarterback. I do like winning versus losing in this. Oh, it's much more fun. At my quarterback, I'm paying down. Ooh. It worked last week with Carson wins. Yeah, it did. It certainly did.