Top 10 Fantasy Football MVPs for 2020 - Fantasy Football Podcast for 9/2

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David Blaine is safe. Just want you to know, Amy. That could have. That worked out. I could feel the pressure building. I could feel the worry, the concern. Look, he's safe. I was an unexpected ride. I didn't expect it on that he was on this morning. When David Blaine's on a ride, we're all on a ride. Look, that is true. Do you remember his underwater one? Yes. That was the one that freaked me out the most. Okay. Sorry. Back to the MVP. What you didn't know is he is one of six tuplets.

So we're almost out. It's a real prestige situation. We're almost out of David Blaine's. All right. We're going to listen in to some of our colleagues and their fantasy football MVP picks for 2020. We'll weigh in on our thoughts. And then we will share our fantasy MVP picks to close out the show. We're going to start with Al Smith, my friends, partnered Twitch streamer.

Works with ESPN, good friend of the podcast. Let's see what Smiz has to say. Hey, Foot Clan, how's it going? It's Al. When the fantasy footballers approached me and asked who my fantasy MVP was going to be in 2020, it did not take me long to arrive at Jonathan Taylor with his mid-third round ADP and extremely conservative projections right now based on the situation that he's in. With Marlon Mack being the incumbent, with Nightheem Hines, possibly being the passing downback.

But they didn't spend the draft capital they did on Jonathan Taylor to let him sit and rot. They're going to give this kid the ball early and often. And he may get 250 touches as opposed to the 200 to 215 that most people are projecting him for. Let's take a quick look at some facts. They've got improved quarterback play going from Jacoby Brissette to Philip Rivers this season. He is running behind arguably the best offensive line in the NFL. And they've got the sixth easiest strength of schedule via PFF.

Four of those games come against the Texans and Jaguards in division project to be god-awful. Give me the rookie from Wisconsin is my fantasy MVP with the upside of possibly top six or seven RB being drafted as the 20th and 22nd running back off the board. Who, top six, top seven. That is... I don't know why he had to bring facts into the equation. Facts are really...

I, you know, we all know Mike likes Jonathan Taylor. He just had him as, what was that? It was on a breakout show. Yeah, and I'm a huge fan, a full believer in the talent. If he were to get 250 carries, I agree. He would be a top 10 running back. The question that people wonder is, will he do that? How much will Marlon Mack weigh in? But when you're talking about a fantasy MVP, someone that's actually going to win a league for you. Yeah.

You're talking about someone who you're drafting in the 20s at running back who finishes in the top 10 at running back. Those are people who actually win you a league. So the floor for Jonathan Taylor is probably a usable but disappointing asset. Lower than where you're drafting. Right. But not completely unusable, whereas the ceiling is super high. Did he sway you, Andy? Well, I've always seen the path.

It's just the probability factor. I will say this. Jonathan Taylor is incredibly enticing. If you are in a league where you're staring down a starting running back decision and is Jonathan Taylor or it's, I don't know, even someone like Ronald Jones, you're like, who do I want to put in my lineup? What's the actual ceiling for a player like that? That is enticing. And I do see that the path is there. His point about the draft capital and him not sitting there to rot. It makes sense.

The offensive line is tremendous. The path is there, and it just depends on what he represents to your team, and whether you can afford to not play him week one, or can you put him right in there, Mike? And I'll say this, because this happened to me last year. I've mentioned I'm all in on Jonathan Taylor. But, you know, there still is risk there. Like last year, or I'm sorry, heading into this year, we all love Miles Sanders. He was a league-winning running back. He was incredible.

Guess what Miles Sanders did for the whole first half of the season? He sucks for fantasy football. It was really, really bad. And he was a fourth round pick. So while I'm still in on Jonathan Taylor, you have to admit to yourself when you're drafting, there definitely is risk. But I believe, like Smith, by the end of the year, Jonathan Taylor is a league winning guy. You read my mind, though, because my question to you was, if I promised you Miles Sanders rookie season for Jonathan Taylor,

In actuality, the exact numbers. Does he belong in the third round of fantasy drafts or not? Third round is a little bit rich. So we're bringing this up to saying, like, Ronald Jones is a great example of make sure you're grabbing somebody like that, where Jonathan Taylor, you may not be able to play him week one, even though you have to pay the higher draft capital to get him. Meanwhile, grab one of these later running backs you know will be.

getting touches those first couple weeks while you can evaluate what's going on with Taylor. All right. We're going to go to the host of the NFL's fantasy football podcast. Good friend Marcus Grant with his MVP pick. What's up everybody? Marcus Grant here from NFL Fantasy Live on the NFL Network. And we're talking MVP's this year. I'm going to go with Christian McCaffrey. I mean, I know it sounds like low-hanging fruit, but you know what? I'll tell you what.

Low-hanging fruit tastes just as good as fruit at the top of the tree, and you don't have to reach as high for it. I mean, we haven't seen a one-man offense in the NFL, but CMC last year was the closest we may ever get. Played 93% of the snaps had about half of the team's total touches, a ton of the team's total yards, and about half of the team's touchdowns.

I don't expect much to change for him in 2020. Maybe there's a slightly better supporting cast. I think he gets an upgraded quarterback at Teddy Bridgewater. But this is still an offense that functions primarily through Christian McCaffrey getting the football. There's a reason he's going off the board at 1.01 in pretty much every fantasy draft. And yes, even if he has a step back, even if there is some regression, there's still going to be plenty of work there for CMC. And I think he's going to double up as your fantasy MVP in 2020.

Well, I mean, this low-hanging fruit, you do have to reach high for 101. If you didn't get the first pick, you don't get to play with Chris McCaff. I feel like this is Marcus saying we have another LT. This is Marcus saying there's a player that we do, you know, repeating at any of these positions is number one. That's a tough situation. We've talked about, okay, I'll be happy with any of the top three, you know, maybe that kind of an opinion. But CMC could be.

separated from the rest. Somebody asked me yesterday, is he in a tier of his own? Do I believe he's in a tier of his own? Yeah, this is Marcus saying if you get to pick your draft spot, it is worth sacrificing the value that you might get later to say, I'm going to take the 101 and get Christian McCaffrey, even though I get the latest second round pick. And I don't blame him. I mean, when we've picked our draft spot, it's been the 101 because of CMC. But I don't think we need to convince anybody here that he good. And just when you're...

When you're at the 101 and you grab Christian McCaffrey, hold on. You need to be careful with your draft. The example I'm bringing up here is Jason, we did a mock draft last week, I believe, and you were the 101. You took Christian McCaffrey. And even through those first three picks, you were like, ah, seeing all these really, these players that you wanted to draft, you were concerned about how your team was looking. And then by round six, you're like,

Wow, my team is really freaking good. Oh, yeah, and I have Christian McCaffrey on top of that. You don't really have a team with Christian McCaffrey at the end. You go, I can't win. Right. David Blaine has just taken off again. For real? No, I'm just. Oh, my goodness. There was one balloon in his pocket, and he's launched himself. He's now standing on a jet fighter. He's on the moon. All right. Hold on to something. Strap yourself in. Oh, yeah. Fade the noise is Brad Evans has his fantasy MVP for us. It's going to be.

I think it's going to be high intensity on this one. What up for Klan? It's Brad Evans from Ftn Fantasy.com. And boy, do I have a tale to tell you. This is an evil villain. Lurking deep in the chilly, dark waters of Puget Sound resides of Fantasy Leviathan. All backers should fish for. This mythical beast wrecks defenses with hard charging runs, steady 100-yard performances, and abundant touchdowns.

Draft him, and he'll pull the competition down to Davy Jones's locker. His name is Chris Carson, available typically in rounds three to four of fantasy drafts. The Seattle Smasher is destined for another 1,300 total yards and 8 to 10 touchdowns. Release the Kraken, and he are about to score a championship trophy.

Oh, Brad. Oh, Brad. We love you, Brad. What I like about this, one, I mean, he tied in Seattle just got the cracking, right? They did. They did. It's a new hockey team. So Brad's, you know, on the up and up with the sports. And I like that he framed his, ah, this tail. You know, this is a, this is a radio drama. Yeah. And he made sure it sounded like he was calling in from an AM radio. Yeah, I didn't know you could call in through the radio, but he definitely did. He found a way.

Thank you, Brad. I actually love the pick because his value has been there throughout the offseason. Top-in Chris Carson is better than where he's being drafted, and that is going to be true through the rest of the drafts this week. Last year, Chris Carson is way better than where he's being drafted. I mean, last year, Chris Carson was one of those league-winning high-upside guys. In the Sleeper Bowl, we talked about how, well, we missed on last year, Juju Smith-Schuster in the first round.

But part of the reason we were able to win the championship is because we got Chris Carson at a value. And now the next year he's pretty much at about the same value. It might be going a little higher than he did last year, but certainly not where he finished. And I like grabbing Chris Carson if I'm in that tier of all of those. He's mixed with the Melvin Gordons and Todd Gurley's and all these running backs who have been better but have changed teams and have a bunch of question marks. Chris Carson is on a great offense.

where he was good this past season, and he's still the guy. So a lot less variables. If you're going to go running back there, he's the guy. If Chris Carson is there, I frequently start running back, running back, running back, because it's too hard for me to pass on Chris Carson the third. Yeah, yeah. I've seen you do it. You're not lying. All right, great friend of the show, analyst extraordinaire from Yahoo! Liz Loza with her MVP pick.

I know fantasy managers tremble at the idea of rostering a Patriots running back. But do not fear the multiple skill set that Damian Harris offers. Instead, embrace it. Sure, New England's third round pick from a year ago has a playing style that's more dependable than extra. But that's on brand for New England. Listen, Sony Michelle has a bad foot.

and was far from effective or efficient last year, averaging 3.6 true yards per carry. Lamar Miller, the other guy they just added? Oh, come on, don't at me with that, because he missed all of 2019 due to a torn ACL. Meanwhile, Harris has been lighting it up in camp, receiving praise as a pure rusher, a route runner.

and a pass blocker. His 13th round, 13th round ADP also carries zero risk. So just go ahead and lean into all of that upside because I'm telling you, a breakout is looming. Damien Harris is so interesting. You know I'm in. But I was asked yesterday backfields I'm avoiding and I couldn't help but think of New England because I, she told me not to be afraid, but I can't listen.

I can't listen to that. I love the skill set. I was one of the Damian Harris truthers. You were. Last year. Because I think he is a really talented running back. So it makes complete sense to me that he would win this job. The question is, what will that job be worth without Tom Brady and with Cam Newton? With a guy who has long, vultured goal line touchdowns. And, you know, if he, and he's.