Early QB Rankings Part 2, Smokin’ Happy

That's someone I'm interested in if he falls late in drafts. He had four great games. So that would be 25 or more fantasy points. And they kind of distort that into season number. That is the issue. You know, week four, 43 fantasy points. I think that's when he famously destroyed your soul. Week 7, 31, week 10, 36. So the offense is kind of built to allow for that to happen. So you're going to have that from Mitchell. So he's a good streaming candidate, and there is upside to him. Yeah, but I'm leaving him in the streaming category.

Huge games, four massive games, two good games. Eight bus. Eight time you played him and he crushed you. Eight times. And what was weird was when he started the season and he was having these huge games, his first seven games, he averaged 42 rushing yards a game. That's fantastic. That's the type of baseline you want from your running quarterback. The final seven games, he rushed, he was averaging 18 yards a game on the ground. And that's,

that's not what you want for Mitchell Trubisky to put up these huge games. I am not going to draft Trubisky anywhere. Mahomes, golf, the success of the frequency of which they targeted the running back out of the backfield. Is this addition by subtraction with Jordan Howard where now you have a capable Tariq Cohen, Mike Davis combination that can...

Give some cheap points to Mitchell Trubisky. That's exactly what I was going to bring up. Losing Jordan Howard helps Mitchell Trubisky's fantasy value because the dump-offs will be there. They tried to get Jordan Howard involved. You look at the beginning of the season. They go into the year and they're targeting Howard. But he's not a good pass catcher, and there's a big difference between a guy who can catch a ball in stride, keep running, get yards after the little dump-off catch, and a guy who has to kind of like...

Pause, sees the day, grab the ball, get tackled. Does by extension that hurt Carson Wins? Ooh. I don't think it does because if you look at- Mr. I love Carson Wins. No, but the thing is, is they've always, I feel like they've used a guy like that. They've had Lagart Blunt there. They didn't really target J.J. So I think they, they know. Yeah, Mike. I think that it's, it's very similar situation for Wins as he's been used to.

Dak Prescott comes in at number 19 on our consensus rankings. I have him 17, Jason and Mike at 19. Last year he finished at 10. Yeah, 19's too low. It feels like disrespect. It is. It's too low. And he's definitely played much better once Amari Cooper arrived. In fact, he was a top eight quarterback in five of the eight starts with Amari Cooper.

a 71% completion rate from week 9 on. They're talking extension with both Amari and DAC trying to make this a pairing for quite some time. So do you believe in the second half deck? I guess not. Yeah. Or is it just liking, I feel like it's liking other guys more. It is, but honestly. But he probably belongs higher. It's way too low. I believe it's somewhere in the middle. The second half deck.

Quarterback six is rookie year, quarterback 11, quarterback 10. He'll be a top 12 guy. He's played three years. He's been a top 12 guy for three years because he runs against rushing touchdowns. And now he has a legitimate number one wide receiver. Well, Mike, look, on this show, we just talked about Philip Rivers. We can adjust on the fly here. Part of this show is working through this. Philip Rivers.

You have, we both have Phillip Rivers ahead of Dak Prescott. Okay, there we go. We got him up at least one spot. Dack is now QVos 18. You would rather have Dax than Philip Rivers. How about Big Ben? So would I. Yeah, that, I don't know about that. I don't know. I mean, the reality is, I do think because of Dax rushing is rushing touchdowns the way they use them down around the six last year. Yeah, I mean, he's, those plays are called and there's nothing the defense can do other than sell out for Zique.

And so Dak will get those rushing touchdowns. I think he has a good year, and he's probably one of the most universally undervalued guys. He is surprisingly young to be as unsexy a pick. Nobody wants him. This is the burns, man. This is the fantasy burns of being super hyped and in for Dak last year, and then he came out in the first half of the season was.

pretty bad for your fantasy team. It's not a coincidence that he had a 71% completion percentage, and Cole Beasley nearly led the league in completion percentage at the position, reception percentage. So you have to believe that Randall Cobb can do enough of a Cole Beasley impersonation to keep those numbers up and keep the chains moving. I definitely think this is Dax's best receiving core he's ever had.

I mean, because when he had Des, Michael Gallup developing. At the end, right, Michael Gallup developing. He's also got Jason Whitten back, and I don't expect Jason Whitten to be good for fantasy himself. But when it comes to- He's good for Dak. Compared to Jeff Swain? Yeah, exactly. Converting another third down. That's good for Dak. I think he's got the best core he's had. All right, Captain Kirk comes in at number 20. That's about, he's got two of the best receivers in all of football, got a pass catching running back.

I mean, where was he, wasn't he drafted as like a top five guy last year or close to it? No, he wasn't, not a top five guy. He was in the top ten. He was in the top ten. Seven, maybe. And I mean, rightly so. He had been, since 2015, he'd been at least the quarterback eight or better. And to start the year, it looked good. It did. It looked very good, especially through week eight. And then.

things kind of fell apart. He was just, he was a little bit inconsistent. I had cousins in a lot of places, which Jason, to your point would say that I got, I got him very late. Sure. Got a lot of cousins. I would not have drafted cousins if I had to spend an early pick on him. It was late. Oh, great. Kirk Couss is still here. And it was, it was tough because he, you would, he'd reel you in with the potential of those 30 point games, mid 20 point games. And then he'd rattle off.

three kind of stinkers in a row, but you knew at any moment was Stefan Diggs and Adam Thielen that he could give you a top three performance of the week. And, you know, a lot has been made that Dalvin Cook, they want to run the ball. But Dalvin Cook's a very good receiving back. Yes, he is. So that, I mean, we talk about that with golf and others. Dalvin Cook should be able to, you know, if he's healthy and out there catching balls, that goes to Kirk Cousins too. It's just so, I guess it's peculiar to me because.

If you pay Kirk Cousins what they paid him, and you turn him into a, at least fantasy-wise, Case Keenom, it's just a lot of money spent in that passing game. I do think that they'll throw more, and Thielen and Diggs, more than we think, and Thielen and Diggs affords you great games. He will probably be a streaming candidate for your opponent that you think you're happy you're playing, and every once in a while you're really disappointed, the way that Philip Rivers was a couple of years ago.

Yeah, when I said earlier that I've got, you know, 21 quarterbacks that I'm happy to leave the draft with. Right now, I believe he's my 21st quarterback. And so I'm happy. If I leave in my last round pick, I grab Kirk Cousins. It's so crazy. I'm not going to go, oh, man. Now I've got a giant hole at quarterback. He's fine. He had a 70% completion rate. He threw for 4,300 yards and 30 touchdowns. That's a great year. And we are disparaging the man.

Well, we have standards, Mike. We have very high standards. Very, very high. Very, very high. I demand 5K. Tell you what. I demand 35 touchdowns. Why don't you just run for 600 yards? Better yet, 400 yards. I'll be happy with that. It would be the same as throwing for 4,000 yards. That's right. All right. Hey, it's been a while. Let's get into the mailbag. Mailbag. Thanks. All right, go to the website. It has been a while. It has been a while. I've got to spice it up. Yep.

Go to the website. Click to submit a question button or dial a voicemail hotline 302464 TFFB. We love helping the foot clan. Get right in the offseason. Alex and Wilmington, North Carolina. That's to get right, not regular, Mike. It's not another. Look, there's not yogurt related. There's nothing wrong with being regular. In fact, it's healthy. It is. You're a total type of guy. Hey, guys. Love the show, says Alex.

I am trying to decide between keeping Pat Mahomes for a ninth rounder or Travis Kelsey for a fifth rounder. Ooh, that's tough. Mahomes is a no-brainer for such a late pick, but Kelsey's in his own tier. It's a great value on both players. Yeah, and look, we're, you know, I'm anti- We should say the answer at the same time. I'm anti- Mahomes in general, but that's because of the price you're paying for him. Both of these guys are really in their own tier, or at least they're top of their position.

To me, I know my answer. I know my answer. We want to say at the same time? One, two, three. Kelsey. So Mike and I are both Kelsey. You're Mahomes. My reason is just replaceability. That's mine, too. If you don't get Mahomes, I mean, we just went through a bunch of quarterbacks that I'd be happy with. Are they Mahomes? No. But late, replace Kelsey with.

a tight end that you're not going to be happy with at all. That you're just going to lose it. Couldn't it afford you the opportunity to take Kelsey at his premium draft costs and still get a great value on the situation? You want to take Kelsey in the second round? But here's the thing then. I mean, you got Kelsey Mahomes stack in exchange for a second and a ninth? No, that's a legit strat. Just a thought. I don't know. I don't think you're going to go wrong. Yeah, I mean, both are.

enormous values. It's just the replaceability. There's only one guy who's close to Kelsey's tier. All right, Corbyn in Colorado. I was offered Mike Evans. Corbyn Dallas. It is Corbin Dallas. Yes, from Fifth Element. Thank you. Multi-pass. I was offered Mike Evans. Now you're bringing up. Now you're bringing up Mia Jovovich. And let me just say, Mike Evans. As a Mia Jovovich fan in the past.

Oh, no. Is this a scathing review? I just wasn't a fan of the new Hellboy. That's all I'm saying. The old ones, the Del Toro Hellboys. Oh, those are so good. They got me so jacked up for this. And then I saw Mia was in it. She still looks fairly young. I think that's, she kicks massive buttons. I think that's all it was. Oh. And the thing is is maybe she's just not, can she not act? Am I right? Can she not act? Multipass. Because Multipass is not a long script. Big Bada boom.

I mean, I think your love for the old ones and your love for Mia Jovovarez is that's what made you want to see it. You posted on our channel like, hey, I'm going to get tickets for this movie on Saturday. I just love the first. Who's coming with me? And you were alone. I was like, no thanks. I've seen the trailer. I wasted at least two other people's money going to that movie. But yeah, anyway, not the best actress.

in that film. Moving on, that came out of Corbyn in Colorado. Because his name's Corbyn Dallas. Yeah, he did this to himself. If he was in Dallas, can you imagine? Gobbin! Come of a man! I was offered Mike Evans, and I would give up George Kittle. Would you do that trade in a deep dynasty league? Yes. Yeah. For clarity, it's three running back, five wide, two tight end.

Two flex. Because it's five wide receiver, yes. I saw the two tight end. I'm with Mike as well. No, I saw the two tight end before I saw the five wide receiver. Yeah. In a startup draft, all you have to do in these things is think, which one would you draft first? By the way, sleeper alert, Adam Gase's first message to the Jets. He came there to dethrone the Patriots. So there you go. Wasn't he already in the division with the Patriots last year? Now that's funny.

He came there to do what he came there to do before. What was your mission last year? Not just last year. Yes, the last several years. What did he come to Miami to do? Come on, butthead. Or wait, not butthead. Behold. I'll go with butthead. That's fine. Goes from Behold to butthead. Come on, man. Those words don't ring true. Brad in Minnesota. Should I trade Travis Kelsey for David and Joku in the 105 in a rookie draft?

No. No. What about David and Joku in the 101 for Travis Kelsey? I'm just... Probably a no. Who's the 101? Yeah, talk to me after the NFL draft. I don't even know if I can star David Injoku this year. If I knew that for sure, if I knew that for sure, the trade is more interesting. But you could be trading Travis Kelsey for no tight-in. Unfortunately, Indyoku has all the talent, but we know how agnostic Baker is with the targets and now Odell's there. Yeah.

All right, last one, Anthony in Pennsylvania. When will the UDK app come out? Oh, yeah. Hey, Randy. Yeah. Ooh, yeah. It should go live when the ultimate draft kit goes live on June 1st. Yeah. There's a companion app. It's free. It's coming along with the UDK this year. It's a tag along. But it's awesome. It's not a cookie. It's awesome. Not a cookie. It's an app. We've said this. You've got to take the good jokes with the bad jokes with Mike.