Fantasy Football Podcast for Week 4/5

is the number one waiver wire pickup. So if he's available in your league, grab him, stash him. He might not be a guy that you start this week, but he's a guy that you can, you know, he's got explosive talent. You know what he reminds me a little bit of is when Jamal Charles broke out at the back half of the year, a few years ago with three or four long runs. McKinnon's got the kind of big playability. When he goes, he is strong. Yeah. So who's an, let's go through a few more guys here. Crowell, the Crow.

My man. Yeah, you like... And I am big on... I am big on Croyle. But he's... What is the fantasy relevance of picking him up right now? He's not a guy you're starting. He's more of a stash. He's probably available in most leagues. Probably high, high, high percentage of leagues. The news coming out over the bye week, which, if you're not familiar...

He's owned in 5% of leagues right now, by the way. But teams make a lot of changes during the bi-week. Would you agree with me? Yeah, yeah. Because we all thought that the kind of the pivotal Hoyer Johnny football moment was the by-week. That if Hoyer was struggling, that's when the change would happen. It just gives teams an opportunity. Teams reevaluate and they make some changes. Well, over the by-week for Cleveland, it was coming out that...

Crowell was running ahead of Terrence West. Right. And Ben Tate, he's fragile. He can't stay healthy for anything. So the, and Crowell is averaging, he's averaging over five yards of carry.

I think of the stat, which it's ridiculous because his carries are so low, but he's averaging a touchdown every nine carries. Yeah, he was 11 for 55 the last game he played. But he just, he produces when he given the ball. And if he has really passed Terrence West, you're looking at, you're looking at a potential high RB2 if Tate goes down. Sure. And there's. With some upside that we haven't seen, because we don't know.

We haven't seen him in that role yet. And let us not forget, so the coach speak is that Ben Tate's going to be the starter when they come back. This is the same coach who was going to give C.J. Spiller the ball last year so much he was going to give him the ball until he threw up. And then he gave him the ball like eight times a game. Yeah, I think Corral fits in that stash category right now, like you said. And he has upside and he's got potential. He's a young guy.

So I like him. If you have a spot, I would pick him up. Some other names out there for those coming out of the buy. Marvin Jones is actually coming back to Cincinnati this week. He's not necessarily a you have to pick him up guy, but that offense is humming. And you've had some problems with A.J. Green, injury, foot, things like that. So Marvin Jones is a guy that put up big touchdown numbers last year. Yeah.

I think it's going to take a little bit for him to get going. Yeah, I agree. Is Eddie Royal? Do he did the same thing last year? I know. September touchdowns. Eddie Royal. Is he somebody that you got to pick up and just give him the shot? Because that offense is performing? Or is he just like, the flash in the pan? You ride the wave until it crashes at the beach. I was so happy. I saw my opponent in one of my leagues this week throw Eddie Royal out there because Welker was on a buy. I'm like, oh, this is it. I'm set.

And then these bombs start dropping. I was just so upset. This fantasy football, right? You think you've got that easy matchup, and then a guy like Eddie Royal comes out of the woodwork again. That's four touchdowns in two weeks. Tell me your thoughts on Gerius Wright, Minnesota Vikings, wide receiver. Well, they sure force fed him this week. And the fact that he has chemistry with Teddy Bridgewater is huge. The question is, is...

Are you going to get enough snaps going forward? Is it the Cordial Patterson, Jennings? Are they going to throw the ball enough going forward? I don't think he's a, to me, he's not anything more than a wide receiver four or five right now. Okay. In this, he goes back to my theory of backup quarterbacks love backup wide receivers. Right, we just talked about this. And Jerryis Wright was a guy who I was, uh, not like,

I'm drafting this guy really high, but I had my eye on him last year as a guy. And it was even Adrian Peterson at times. I heard him talking up right. So I thought, okay, well, let's keep an eye on this guy. Nothing really happened. But he is... He's talented. He is one of those sneaky guys that you... I would not pick him up this week, but you really should monitor him. Yeah.

A couple other names, a name that keeps popping up in the headlines every week, Devin Hester. Yeah. I mean, he just keeps performing. That was a heck of a touchdown run after the catch. And with the propensity for Roddy White, Huli Jones to get hurt, he's got to be on your radar. You've got Harry Douglas is banged up. So you can't ignore him. He gets special teams work, and he's made an impact. And do you have any thoughts on...

the hyphenated Austin. I've got big thoughts on him. Yeah, I do. Let me see if I concur with yours. Here's what they start with. 100% of snaps. That's what he played this last week. You got to like, I love volume. Do you like 100% of snaps? I love volume and I love targets. Timothy Wright is gone. Saffarian Jenkins is getting healthy and Matt and Glennon's in the backfield throwing the ball. And they had an injury last week. Yeah, yeah. And so. Mr. Evans. Yeah, Evans is out for two to three weeks at least.

I believe, is that the report you heard? Yeah, two to three, and their buys in three weeks. Keep your eyes on Safarian Jenkins. Yeah. That's one of those names that you have to, 100% of snaps. You don't get that. If you're looking to pick up the tight end out of Green Bay, you're fighting the snap count among three different guys over there, whether it's Bostic and Richards and who's the name I'm forgetting. Corlis. You know, you'd.

Some of these guys are good, but they're not out there all the time. And so keep your eyes, Ferian Jenkins. I'm with you, if you like him. I like him a lot. And this is buy weeks for tight ends. I mean, you're going to need a guy to come in and give you a week. He is a rookie. So you have that, it takes, I don't, tight ends aren't usually the guys who get in the system and then they just flourish. But he's got, his measurables are, he is a, a monster of a human being. He is humongous. Like six, five.

250 plus or something like that. Yeah. He's a big boy. Very athletic. He's got three names. That has to be good, right? Look at what happened to Steve Smith when he added senior to the back of it. Fantasy explosion. My mind just exploded. Somebody should be signing Green Ellis immediately. Oh, he's got four. That's the problem. No. You know, the law firm? Ben, dad. Yeah, so, but keep your eye.

on Safarian Jenkins. We like him. Well, we should probably move on from the waiver wire, although I do want to say one quick thing, and I know you're going to agree with me on this. Another couple things to think about with WaverWire this week is if you are an owner of one of those running backs getting so many carries, the DeMarco Murray's, the Rashad Jennings, this is time to think about handcuffing those guys. You don't want to be locked into having to pick up Alfred Blue.

hoping he gets something in, you know, Darren Reeves of Carolina. You want to be able to just move in the Joseph Randall in place of DeMarco Murray if you have to. Yeah, you don't want him to get hurt, but you've got to protect yourself. Murray is on pace for over 400 carries. Yeah, and he's historically healthy man, right? Murray's been hurt every year. Yeah. And maybe he doesn't ever get hurt, but with that kind of a volume, you better be prepared. Yep.

I agree. And with Rashad Jennings, Andre Williams. Jennings also, man, who gets hurt. Because they're going to feed the ball. Yeah. So keep an eye. I mean, even if you're, you know, some of these other guys, Levyon Bell, if you have a chance to get LaGarrett Blunt, protect yourself. Oh, yeah. And Bell, or Blunt has looked good. These aren't just garbage handcuffs. Exactly. Who do you have a body. I mean, these are guys, when they go in. Nile Davis. They'll be able to produce. They'll come in and they'll perform at a high level. And running backs are too premium in this league. So.

Let's move on here. Start of the week. All right. Let's go through and get starts of the week for both of us at every position here. Who is your start of the week at the quarterback position for week five? This week I like my man, Russell Wilson. Oh, Russell Wilson. Steady. Steady Eddie. He's coming off the by. He has very, his past attempts are not something you want to see.

from your fantasy quarterback. In terms of quantity. Yeah. But he's just so productive. Yeah. With, it's, he's, everything he does, he reads as incredibly intelligent. And how do you mess up a word when you're saying how smarts? Yeah. You said a smart word and then you sound like an idiot. That is. So if you're worried about. He's intelligent. Try that again.

Try that again, buddy. Fantasy correspondent analysis alert. He's wicked smart. He's wicked smart. So, dude, I cannot find, I can't find him on here. Who are they playing? Oh, they're playing the Washington team. Yeah, the Washington team. Was that what you call them now after Sal Parker? No, but I was just trying to be nice. Yeah. But they were playing Washington on Monday night off of a bye week.

Nice. We saw what happened to Washington the last Thursday. Yeah, we did. Russell Wilson is going to have a big game. Russell Wilson is the kind of quarterback who you consistently can start at fantasy, and he'll get the short field. You know, their defense will turn the ball over, they'll get the ball at the 20, and he'll get a quick touchdown. And he runs. Yeah, and he runs the ball. And he's Intellimigent. Intelligent. Super smart, smartish guy. My start of the week at quarterback is Big Ben Rothesberger. He's got Jacksonville this week.

The dumpster fire, that is Jacksonville. Oh, man. So I like Big Ben. I like what they're putting together. I like that he gets yards out of Levy on Bell, and I like that he's got weapons. I like, my tight-in start of the week, I'm going to just cheat. Sure. It's connected. Heath Miller versus Jacksonville as well. So I like that offense this week. Other guys I like at the quarterback position, if you're looking around for somebody, I got Russell Wilson on my list, too. If you're looking around.

Well, if you're making a decision, so I should say that. Like, I really liked that Drew Breeze guy. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I'll see if I can pick him up. I think Rivers will be big this week, and I think Breeze will be big this week, especially in a bounce back game for New Orleans. So what about your running back start? Well, you did your tight-in, so I'll do mine real quick. And we weren't sure if this was cheating. This is not a start. I mean, a guy who starts every week doesn't count as a start of the week. He's, yeah. Julius Thomas? Here's the reasoning.

He's so good that you'd start him twice. Is that what it is? Could you put him in twice? I'm hearing big things about this, Julius Thomas. You might want to look around. Look around, see if you can pick him up. But he's playing Arizona. He's going to score three touchdowns. Arizona is not good against the tight end, and we know that firsthand. All right, so. All right, so running back. Andy's guy was much.

Smarter. Heath Miller. Yeah, I like him this week. And, you know, Logan Paulson, if you have to. Logan, uh, milk money. Yeah, milk money, Paulson. Running back, I really like Rashad Jennings this week. He is, they're playing the Falcons. The Giants are playing the Falcons. The Falcons defense is not good. They, the Tampa Bay game was just a complete anomaly. Why can't I talk today?

Extra ends are just coming out of my mouth. It's a complete. Oh, man. So say that again. You got Rashad Jennings? I got Rashad Jennings. Yeah. You take over. My start is Geo, Big Geo Bernard versus New England. They looked like a sieve last night. They were just an absolutely hash-to-por.

ripped apart by the combo of Nile Davis and Jamal Charles. I just don't know if that defense is going to be able to survive the one to Jeremy Hale-Geo combo. Here's what I will say about Geo in the situation. What I'm hoping for, because I've been predicting it all year. By-week magic. By week, the teams reevaluate. We already talked about this. I have...

a hunch, a gut hunch, that this is where Jeremy Hill is going to start to get a little bit more involved. I think both of them are very good starts this week. That's good because I'm going to have to start Jeremy Hill in one of your legs. Yeah. So at the wide receiver position, my guy is Brian Quick. If you're looking for a sneaky little snart, snart? Now you can't talk. If you're looking for a sneaky start.