Week 7 Matchups + In-or-Out, Ballers on a Budget

They're also 29th against fantasy quarterback. So it's very possible that both of these guys have sensational games. Where are you in the quarterback, running back situation for the Jaguars? So I think that this line for the Jaguars is wrong. Right now, 23 and a half points is the implied team total for the Jaguars. Does it mean you think it's incorrect or it just is? No, I think you don't like it. I think it is, I don't like it because I believe that they will out.

produce 23.5 points. All right. I think this is a good matchup for most players. And Cincinnati has been terrible in all phases. Period. But they're bad to the running backs and they're bad to the quarterbacks. But you want to know where they really get killed? Quarterback to running back. The dump off passes have been something they can't handle. And even though that's not the perceived skill set of Leonard Fournette, they are using him.

in the receiving game a plenty. And so this could be one of those games where you have a receiving touchdown for Leonard Fornett and Gardner is fine and Leonard Fournett is fine. I do agree though that, I mean, Fornett is obviously a must start every week. This week he's got the potential to be, you know, the number one running back on the week. The nice thing is that the Bengals defense hasn't been able to stop anybody.

They did not lose an important piece of their D-line. Because what I have learned is that if you're like the Broncos and you can't stop the run and then you lose a great defense of line. That's how you upgrade. Then you get good at the run. Or if you're the chiefs, you can't stop anybody and you lose Chris Jones. Now you can stop the run. Well, one of these teams did lose an important part of their defense. The Jacksville Jaguars traded away. Jalen Ramsey, true shutdown corner. Does that give you any?

hope for Andy Dalton and perhaps Auden Tate, who is on the field all the time? Audentate is somewhat interesting in the sense that Tyler Boyd is up and down. And, you know, if A.J. Bouya, who's still there for the Jags. But the reality is the Jags didn't lose Jalen Ramsey this week. The Jags lost Jalen Ramsey a month ago. They've been without him the last three games. So when you look at what the Jaguars are giving up,

per position. They're just middle of the pack as a defense. They're 16th against quarterbacks, 19th against wide receivers, 14th against tight ends. And that is what I expect to happen. So yeah, Andy Dalton can get it done. But I think the, you know, you can't run with Auden Tate and Tyler Boyd forever. You need to get A.J. Greenback. You need to get John Ross back. That being said, if you haven't watched the Audentate.

highlight reel, which is basically just his targets last week. I mean, he was incredible. Every single reception he made was awesome. He's a big dude. So I think you could still start both of those wide receivers in a pinch. DJ Chark, yes, please. D.D. Westbrook, my sweetie, things have been getting better for him. I think that you can play him as a wide receiver three in this matchup. Jeff Swame or whoever.

Seems like the starting tight end for Jacksonville. Let me tell you this, Jason. Okay. Inside look at my dynasty life. One of my dynasty leagues, I had been holding on to Jeff Swame after he, you know, he took the job for Jacksonville. I was put in a very tight situation this week where I have no Vance, McDonald, no Greg Olson. Okay. I'm looking at starting Jeff Swame.

Oh, no. And I said, nay. Yes, that's what I was, I was going to say the same thing. I said, nay, I went to the waiver wire. In a dynasty. In a dynasty league. Fantastic. And I picked up Foster Moreau. Did you drop Jeff Swain? I did. Okay, I was going to say at this point, if you're, if that's the decision. Yeah, I mean, if like, if I'm not going to play him now, I'm never going to play him. But Foster Moreau, uh, the second tight end for Oakland, who has been getting some run now in which that's a name you should should be aware of. Look.

If you, if Darren Waller goes out and your waiver wire is there. It's going to get a little morose in there. See, there's a, you have the perfect setup with the island of Dr. Moreau. It's right there, Jason. They're both great. And you go with Morose? Well, if he has a bad game. Okay. That's, that's fair. But yeah, Foster Moreau, you've probably never heard of him, but at least know who he is. Moving on to the next matchup, the Chargers, the Titans, 40 point over under.

Real quick. Oh, sorry. We didn't cover Joe Mix. Oh, my gosh. People need to know what to do with Joe Mix. And right now, he's our running back 17 consensus-wise. This is, like we said, they're a middle of the pack defense in general the Jacksonville Jaguars are. They're actually the most beatable at running back. And I think you've got Mixing, you've been starting him, week in and week out. But he's only had one good performance and one.

decent performance. Here's his fantasy finishes on the year. 61, which is, that's incredible. That's incredible to do that because there's not that many running back. 32 teams and, oh, because that week one. Yes, that was week one. But then he followed that up being the running back 49. He got injured, had the ankle issue. Running back 8, 34, 26, and 41. I think he is, you know, around the running back 20 this week.

Maybe running back 15. So that says you probably are playing. His opportunity has been so limited, especially in the passing game. Hopefully the Bengals figure out that they should utilize them that way. Chargers, Titans 40 point over under. The Titans are favored by two points. They're both coming in with two wins for losses. The Titans are making a quarterback change to Ryan Tannehill. Marcus Mariotto will be sent to the bench. Any interest in playing?

Ryan Tannahill against the charges who are ranked eighth against fantasy quarterback. None whatsoever. This offensive line is trash when Ryan Tana Hill came in in replacement of Mario daisy last game. He was getting the same treatment from the offensive line that Mariotta got, which was they disappeared. Philip Rivers, I'm treating the same way. He is on the road against Tennessee. I'm finding a different option besides Philip Rivers. It's pretty crazy. The only, the only.

matchup here, both directions. It seems like on paper, at least, is a good play as Derek Henry. Derek Henry's been good for the most part. I made James Connor my start of the week last week when he was the running back won because the Chargers defense can't stop the run. Now James Connor catches a bunch of passes, which Derek Henry does not. And that was great, but they still have an incredibly difficult time stopping running backs. At home, Derek Henry.

should have a good game on paper. The real question in the running game is now on the other side of the ball. Yes. Melvin Gordon, Austin Echler. What do you do? Since Melvin Gordon has come back, all he's done is take away our beautiful Austin Echler. Smell like, ooh, ooh, ooh. Yeah, yes, exactly. And he hasn't been good himself. The Chargers haven't been good. They lost their Pro Bowl center, Mike Pouncey.

everything appears to be going poorly with the sole exception of Hunter Henry right now. So I was asked, I was on a local radio show this morning and was asked the question of Melvin Gordon or Matt Berita for their final running back spot. And I went Matt Berita. It is going to feel yucky if you're wrong because you're benching the big name. But Tennessee is really good. They're a stout defense. They're playing at home. And right now the Chargers.

You know, they just, they don't look right. I haven't seen anything on film from Melvin Gordon to say he's got it. He looks bad. Like he looks, I don't know, like rookie Melvin Gordon. And the touchdowns, which usually save him, just aren't coming. And this isn't the matchup that I expect him to come. That's not to say you need to bench Melvin Gordon. He's the running back 22 in our consensus rankings. But there are other backs I would play over him.

Austin Echler, are you still flexing him in a PPR league? Only in a full PPR. He's still catching enough balls to be a plug-in flex start. True. The one downside for him is the return of Hunter Henry. We know that there is a huge correlation between tight-in targets and running back targets, and they are diametrically opposed. And usually when one is when one position is getting a lot, the other one is not. And Hunter Henry came back.

Nine targets and was an absolute beast of a man. It really hurts Austin Eckler's stock to me. In a PPR, though, you can still flex him. Keenan Allen, yes, you're going to play him. Mike Williams. The Titans are pretty beatable at Tide-in. So this is a, this is interesting. If Hunter Henry comes out and has another great game, you're going to be able to trade him for the sun, moon, and stars. And I would personally. Really?

Yeah, because... Just because of injury risk? No, no, no, not because of injury risk, because of capitalizing on sun, moon, and stars. Like, I love the sun and the moon and the stars, and I want them all. They are very necessary for life. Exactly. And so, but my point is, right now, some leagues, people just assume what he did is what he's going to do. If he does it two weeks in a row, that's not to say, like... That's proof.

Yes, exactly. Then it's proof that it's that it's a done deal and he's going to do it every week the rest of the season. And that's when you could capitalize on a monster offer. And a lot of people that have Hunter Henry also have another, you know, they have Hunter Henry, but they've got Darren Waller, they've got Mark Andrews. They're the smart owner that saw Hunter Henry out there and picked them up like we were. Yep. It worked out. The Tennessee side of the ball, A.J. Brown, Corey Davis. No, thank you. The addition of Ryan Tannehill, perhaps.

Perhaps it will be an upgrade in the long term, but I'm not finding out with them active in my fantasy lineup. On top of that, the Chargers fifth against fantasy wide receivers. Saints, Bears, five and one, Bears three and two, 38. 38 point over under the Bears. It's not good, Bob. The bears are favored by three points. Teddy two gloves tied with Derek Carr for the lowest average depth of target. I am not playing him.

Mitchell Trebisky. I don't want to play him. I haven't even heard one way in from our co-host here. I thought he'd be so excited for this match. He wasn't, he was, he's been hibernating. Yeah, wake up. Wake up, Jay. There he is. It's a weird thing that we're able to go about our lives and our day and do this, this broadcast here. And I forget there's a bear in the room. You forget that right across from you is a seven foot.

Grizzly bear. Who could kill me in a single blow. Who literally, if you were to just look straight, you can see nothing but him. I see you. Cardboard bear extraordinaire, Jay Gris. I apologize for forgetting you are here. Follow him on Twitter at J. Gris FFL 1Z. All right. Mitchell Trubisky, I don't want to play him. I am forced to play him in my Money League. Because look, my other, you know what my other option was?

Joe Flacco. All right, okay. And I said, if I'm going down, I'm going down in a blaze of glory, not helmed by Joe Flacco. So Mitch Trubisky, and here's the reasoning for it. Saints, 25th against fantasy quarterbacks, 24th against fantasy wide receivers. This is why we were talking about Anthony Miller as a low, low, sneaky start this week.

Alan Robinson, let's just continue the Bears discussion though. Alan Robinson, seven plus targets in every game. He's averaging 75 receiving yards. Alan Robinson, I believe, is being overlooked because he is on the Chicago Bears. You just associate bad passing offense to the Bears. But Alan Robinson has been getting it done. This is a massive test, though, because he will be getting the Marshawn Latimore experience. I'm downgrading Alan Robinson.

Yeah, he's been okay, but now you have a great cornerback on him and a worse. Let's see, that's something. He's been more than okay. No, he has. I mean, right now through six games, if you actually look at his pace, he's on pace for 99 receptions and 1,200 yards. Yeah, that's what I mean where he's being overlooked. Right. It's not getting the respect you deserve. You still think, oh, with Alan Robinson, he's been okay. No, he's been, he's been very solid. He just has.

He only has two receiving touchdowns on the year, which they both came in week five against Oakland. But two touchdowns, it analytically, it does not jive with the amount of yardage that he's putting up. He should have more touchdowns. We'll see if the positive regression is there for him. Yeah, and it's also tough because you've seen some of these games where he succeeded. I mean, his two best games, Minnesota and Oakland, that was without Mitchell Trubisky.

So you worry like, oh, okay. He's getting that starter back. Well, I mean, he was good versus Green Bay in week one over 100 yards. The running back position for the Bears. How about against Denver and Washington? Moving along. Great matchups. Moving along. David Montgomery. David lacking opportunity. Only 12 touches the week before the buy. Where are your, where's your stance?