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

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Was that an exhale, Mr. Moore? Yeah, I'm just so happy to be here and not be watching that game last night anymore. Yeah, I remember when I whispered it yesterday? Thank you for the whisper. It did not deserve a football time. Remember when you mentioned our editor-in-chief Kyle got to attend that game in person? Got to. I think he saw the first home shut out there for Atlanta in quite some time. A memory to share with the grandchildren one day. Yeah, what a special game that was.

Is there anything to really talk about? Yes. Yes. The only thing that the only player in the entire game that gave you what you hoped for was not a player at all. It was a defense. It was a conglomerate of domination. The Patriot's defense, I don't know what the number is now because in the third quarter, they're like, it's been 17 straight drive since a score against them. And they then finished the rest of the game and managed to, like I played them.

They outscored Damian Harris and Remandre Stevenson and Kyle Pitts combined. They were having a fantastic game. And then they fully got an Apple conference. But there's one more thing. And then Josh Rosen comes in and gives them a pick six. What are they? And then another pick. And then they're like, Coach Arthur's like.

You know that out route, that worked pretty good last time. Let's try it with the third stringer. What are you doing? There's one other thing from this game. Just run the clock out and accept your loss. It was horrendous. You know, the hopes for Matt Jones and the offense were predicated on the falcons scoring points, moving the ball, not hitting their 100-yard mark in the third quarter. That being said, let's discuss briefly the...

Two great running back problem. Yes. Which is Damian Harris, who is a great runner. Remandre Stevenson, great runner. Stevenson led the backfield in total yards. And carries. Which, you know, again, conclusions, difficult to draw them from a game in which you are dominating. That being said, Brandon Bolden was the third downback all the time. And they did not, there was one red zone carry by this offense. And it was at the 20-yard line by Damian Harris. There was just no.

The way the game played out, neither guy was, like Damien Harris, I think he's going to get the ball around the goal line. But Romandre is playing great football. Yeah, these are two absolutely great.

running backs. The problem is they're going to split the workload. It appears we talked about the playoff primer. They do not have a good playoff schedule. When you're talking about, you know, bad matchups for the running back position, and now you're splitting it in half, and you've got to deal with the wild crazy tricks of Bill Belichick game planning specifically for...

crazy for you know opponent x i am really really like i i don't want to participate while both are there i think they are both going to be okayish flex options to hopefully get 10 points you've got the passing work more in favor of romandre and you've got the touchdowns i think slightly more in favor of damien harris is just kind of a

Gross situation. Well, if either guy scores last night, they're in the 20 point range. You know, they're getting close to there. They're a defense that is dominant. So there is like a lot of the peripherals that are great for a running back. The thing that I'll say about the Belichick tricks is that if Ramandre fumbles, you might not see him for a while. If Damien Harris fumbles, I don't think it's the same way. The trust that Damien Harris has built, I would still put it in that camp. Yes. But if either guy goes down, you have a league winning running back. Yes.

It's actually really similar to the Broncos situation where you've got the incumbent and the rookie who's good. They're splitting the work 50-50. But the Broncos have one of the best schedules the rest of the way. More fantasy points. We'll go to that backfield. Okay. It is Friday. Put Clan Friday. I bet Mike wishes it wasn't Friday because he's got to spin that wheel of shame later. Yeah? How do you feel about that, Mike?

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Use the code ballers. You'll get a $10 credit. We talked about the game last night. Let's talk news. News and notes from around the league. Presented my sleeper. All right, I need one of you guys to tell me what to do here because Alvin Camara was not at practice. Do I hit this little panic alarm button? Yeah. Yeah. So not at practice on Thursday after being limited on Wednesday. Didn't play last week.

Yeah, I mean, I think that the timeline for his injury is usually more than one game. I was surprised when he was back at practice on Wednesday, the fact that he was completely D&P on Thursday. This appears to be a downgrade. I would plan to be without Alvin Camara. If he plays, you play him, though. This was another surprise, but last night, Alex Collins was downgraded to a DNP. So Arizona matchup, not the best.

Yeah, I mean, you're going to Rashad Penny and Travis Homer. Those are names that you might have to pick up. And I just, I would like to apologize for. Yeah, I mean, if you've got to, if you've got to plug those guys in, I'm sorry. Russ struggled last week. The running game's not going to help him potentially in this matchup. Does it downgrade Russell at all to know Collins won't be there? I'm still just worried about Russell based on how he looked last week.

Kyle Murray was limited again on Thursday, but he has been medically cleared to play. This is going to be his decision that also came out yesterday. How comfortable do you feel? He's a mobile quarterback. So I think he's going to be out there. That's just the gut I have around here. Do you guys agree with that? I do agree with that. I think it's his choice. It's a divisional game. You know, he's in the running for the MVP race. He wants to get out there. DeAndre Hopkins, out of practice. And probably out this weekend.

Pick a Cardinal wide receiver to play. Kirk. Okay. That sounded like a first name. Yeah, like Douglas was coming next. Kirk Douglas. I would agree with you. I think Christian Kirk is the one to pick. Christian Kirk Douglas. Yes. Nick Chub has been activated from the COVID-19 reserve list. That's good.

Yeah, we've been waiting for that. Donovan People's Jones did not participate in practice again. And that's bad. And he won't play, I don't think. And Anthony Schwartz is limited. And Jarvis Landry finally came back to practice. I mean, if you are looking for a dart throw, I think Hooper and Injoku are in consideration. Yes. I don't expect you to watch the game after you make that decision. It's a dart throw for sure. They're what, 11 point favorites, implied point total of like 27 or something?

I mean, maybe Dearness ends up being more important to the game plan. Yeah, I definitely think the Nick Chubb news makes you feel like Deerness Johnson is, oh, no, now you can't play him. Absolutely, you can play Dearness Johnson. Is there any, this is, I mean, we're talking too many darts here, but is there a chance that Demetrick Felton ends up catching like, oh, he's on IR. Is he? He was on the COVID list. He was on the COVID list. He was activated. He was activated with Chub. Yeah. All right. I stand corrected. Ha-ha.

Elijah Mitchell, finger, ribs, sidelined on Thursday. Michael Hasty didn't practice. Yeah, Kyle Shannon is still saying that he thinks that there's a good chance he could be there this weekend, and maybe he is. I think Jeff Wilson is, like, let's say Elijah is active. You can play Jeff Wilson. I don't know. I'm, that's where I stand. Last week you couldn't.

Well, sure, but they didn't have a broken finger last year. Yeah, I mean, Elijah Mitchell got 27 carries last week. I don't think they're going to, I don't think that's going to happen with the broken finger. I did get concerned, like we saw Jeff Wilson wasn't available before. You imagine if Mitchell's out, sermon will be active, use check will be involved. Wilson would be the leadback. Yeah. Jeff Wilson will dominate if Elijah Mitchell is out. Dominate? Dominate. Really? I tend to agree.

I do not have that opinion. In terms of a ton of opportunities. Got you. 20 fantasy points. Wow. If Elijah Mitchell's out. Okay. Yeah, I disagree. I think they'll mix and match with Wilson just coming back from injury. Jacksonville's been tough minus about one drive from Jonathan Taylor the last two weeks. Sequin limited in Thursday's practice. Devante Booker limited as well. Expecting Saquan back? That's fun. Yeah, it's a Monday night game, so it's an early practice.

Rob Gunkowski, full participant in Thursday's practice. All right, so Gronk is back. Antonio Brown will not be, though. Long way to go is the quote from Josina Anderson. If you are, I mean, you might not be able to do it, but I've taken the approach now that if you can go trade Antonio Brown to go get something that can help you today, that might be the best decision. It may feel like trading low on him, but that's better than not being able to do anything with him.