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That's not really one target, right? Right, because he had, you know, he was targeted elsewhere where he caught a reception, but it came back on penalty. Play never happened. He caught a catch? It never happened. Total fabrication. Tyler Lockett won for 38 on two targets was coming back off the injury. Do you just forget about it? I mean, the matchup was there. Yeah, I mean, you worried he missed a lot of practice this week. I wasn't sure how involved he would be.

Two targets is not very involved. One of them was a nice deep play going up against Minnesota. I'm fine with him next week. Kenny Goliday and Marvin Jones both had disappointing weeks, no touchdowns. But Marvin Jones had 11 targets with Driscoll and Kenny Goliday had just four. Driscoll. He loves Marvin.

Yeah, Driscoll, he's probably going to be the guy the rest of the year. I've got a plan. They've talked about the fact that Matthew Stafford maybe shut down. I think they'll shut him down. Why mess with his back when he's your quarterback? You know, we just talked about how young he is. They're three, seven, and one. That is crazy. That is crazy. Matthew Stafford is 36 and a half years old.

At least. Matthew Stafford has played in the NFL. He will be turning 32 in February. Yes, it is. He's played in the NFL for 22 seasons. He started when he was 12? Like, I don't get it. How is he only 31 still? I don't know. But that's great. I mean, that's good news for the Lions because I think Stafford is a really good quarterback. There's a lot of teams out there that would love to have a 31-year-old Matthew Stafford. But moving forward, do you have more confidence in Jones than Goliday on the basis that?

He's getting more targets. Goladay has been the wide receiver, 1766, and 32 with Driscoll. All of a sudden, you're locked and loaded smash plays are looking like not the guys that are going to win you a week. And I know that Marvin did come through the first time they played Chicago with Driscoll, but I would not be looking to play Marvin. And maybe a wide receiver 3 flex play, but it's tough in the streets to play those guys right now.

Are you backing away from Emmanuel Sanders after the one target, one catch in Baltimore next week at New Orleans? The ribs might have been an issue. You brought up Debo's two targets. I mean, this was a game script that, yes, there were big plays on offense for Jimmy G. But it wasn't the game script. I mean, they were whooping their butts. I mean, they started with a touchdown from the two-yard line. But Baltimore, New Orleans, I think that the game script will be more competitive.

So that I'm good still playing Sanders. You know, I feel like I'm a little hesitant. I would rather be out on both guys, not because, and I love Emmanuel Sanders. And I'm all in on the talent of Debo Samuel.

This is really just, I believe this is a low volume offense where the number one target is George Kittle, and now you're splitting the leftovers between two really good options. They can each have a good game, but I just don't want to bank on five or fewer targets if that's what ends up happening, and that's what looks like I would probably project. So, yeah, I would like to pivot, especially this week at Baltimore. Yeah, I think I'm on that side where I'm trying to get some upside, and I don't know how much they'll be in Baltimore myself.

But Cortland Sutton, just one catch. Yeah. On eight targets. That's not a good number. Remember last week when Brandon Allen was the future? I do not. Well, we'll see. We'll see if it's Drew Locke this weekend. Yeah. Hilton had the bad game. DJ Chark had a bad one, six targets, five catches, 38 yards, no touchdowns. Get Tampa Bay next week. I'm back in. Crowder. Crowder was not good.

Very, very bizarre to see James and Crowder with only two targets in a game where Sam Darnold and the Jets played very well. You just throw it away, Cincinnati, Miami. Exactly. I'm going to stick with James and Crowder going forward. All right, Darren Waller, just three catches on six targets, 41 yards. Is it time to panic? Well, I wouldn't be panicking because he's still... You don't have a choice. He's still a tight-in one. Are you... If you're expecting him to be a top three guy...

like it looked like he was trending towards, then yeah, you should be panicking, but he's still a fine weekly play. Put it this way. You're not panicking. You don't really have a choice unless you do, and a choice would be like Ryan Griffin. Would you rather rest of season have Ryan Griffin or Waller? I'll play Waller. I'll play Waller because he's the only one with the ability to put up a kiddle line, a 121 and 1. I mean, you've got two performances where Ryan Griffin has been the number one tight-in on a week. Sure. Already.

Sure. But to me, there's more regularity to Waller, but maybe it's worth of thought. They just missed on a touchdown as well. All right. We talked about how bad tight ends were. Yeah, they were terrible. Hollister, two for 22. The Vance dance was a one catch for one yard dance. That's not a good dance. And Mason Rudolph benching. Oh, yeah.

Mason Rudolph will not be starting for the studio. I don't think there's no way against. I mean, they're going back and playing this next week in that crazy matchup again where the brawl came out. I think I think you bench Rudolph in part. It takes some of those emotions out. So duck, duck goose all the way up the board. That's true. And then Cameron Bray returned to zero catches, Jono Smith, zero targets with Delaney out.

So when you look at the landscape, just know that if you started a tight-in, they stunk if it wasn't one of those top three this week. That's basically how it went. Like Jason said, three for 13. It's not you. It's not you. It's them. You know? There's a reason for years we've talked about the Barfi tied-in landscape. We had hoped that Darren Waller had ascended into guaranteed levels. There was hope for Hawkinson to start the year. That hope has been lost. I feel like at the very beginning of every season.

It's like, oh, you know what? There are enough tight ends this year. Lies. Always lies. Yes. We got Jared Cook now. I mean, Jared Cook seems like a very reliable start. I agree with that. And he had two other almost touchdowns in that game. Dude, there was a pass where Drew Brees threw it to. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. He threw it so far. It was the worst pass Drew Brees made in a long time. And it was caught. Jared Cook.

I mean, he would have dunked on a 15-foot hoop to get that ball. Yeah, it's true. He's playing great. Stinkers of the Week presented by odor eaters, odor eaters, the best in foot odor defense. Mm-hmm. We're going to jump into the mailbag for a couple questions. Mailbag. Mailbag, yeah. All right, if you have a question for this show, go over to the website, the fantasy footballers.com, click the submit a question button, or you can dial our voicemail hotline.

302-464 TFFB. Keep them short to the point. We'll get them on the show. Here is a Monday night question from Charlie in Sacramento. I need five points to win to keep my playoff hopes alive. I can start Brandon Cooks or Hollywood Brown. Who has the higher floor? Oh, man, that is so tough. You need five points. Hollywood Brown has a history of two for 20 if he doesn't have the big play.

But he could win you the week on one 40-yard, 50-yard catch. Brandon Cooks hasn't played in a while. They're back-to-back in my rankings. I'm going to go with Marquis Hollywood Brown because he's done it more recently as well than Cooks. You know, you saw this with Sterling Shepard, right? He was acting. He was back on the field. Oh, hold up. He's showing signs he's out. And, you know, that was several weeks ago when.

Sterling Shepherd was coming back. That's in the range of outcomes here is some kind of head issue that has been keeping Cooks off the field to take him off the field again and then you don't hit your five points. Does Cooks feel, yes, we need to factor that in, but let's say Robert Woods is out again and Brandon Cooks is starting. Is it still Hollywood Brown? You're still that nervous about the injury?

I think Brown can get five points. It's Jalen saying... It's Hollywood for me. It's a tough matchup, but if you only need five, I think Marquis Brown's going to get it. And I know that pains you, Mike, because in a matchup that matters to you with someone else, you need Hollywood Brown to score fewer than seven points. Fewer than seven points, yeah.

All right, here's a good question from Lathen and Charlotte, a dynasty-oriented question saying, look, based on what we've seen so far in the field this year, how would you rank your top three wookie? We have been watching, we just saw Force Awakens. So I must have, the kids are wanting to go through them before the new one. This is the way. So the top three wookies.

The top three wookie whiteouts. Dude, they'd be a great wideout. A wookie? Oh, yeah. Unbelievable. We'll go rookie. We'll go rookie. All right. Based on talent and what you've seen. Obviously, Hollywood's in that discussion. Debo is probably at the top. McLaren is at the top. Right now, Nikil Harry getting back on the field being involved, D.K. Metcalfe. McCall Hardman. Has been great.

There are a lot of great options. So who would your top three be? Hollywood is in it for me. I think the combination of that offense is speed and talent. They're just saying based on talent. Based on talent alone, who's the top three wide receivers based solely on talent. Number one for me. Terry McLaren. Number two, Devo CMO, number three, number three, Hollywood Brown. It would be those three, but I would put Brown ahead of Debo. Okay.

I think, I don't know where, but I think A.J. Brown would slide in there for me. Into the top three? Yeah, as far as his talent goes. He's been great. And we never, we really haven't got to see anything from other rookies like Andy Isabella, like Paris Campbell, very limited, Nikiel Harry this year. Yeah. So Jalen Hurd. Nikiel Harry's touchdown grab was incredible. Yeah. The following drops were less incredible. Fear. But he should have a role, first round guy. So.

All right, one more, Graham and St. Louis. I just won $10,000 thanks to some advice from you guys. All right. We accept your donation. So I thought it only appropriate to go buy a signed jersey for the top scorer on my team, Chris Godwin. Thanks for all the advice all these years. Congratulations, Graham. He's just telling us how rich he is. Well, you know what? Good for you. Congratulations. Is this Jaden Graham? Probably not.

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