Week 11 Waivers + Full Stream Ahead, Legal Cheating - Fantasy Football Podcast for 11/17

When they get into the red zone, when they get in close, they go to Rex Burkhead because that's just who, that's the guy they like there. I agree with you that, well, not only do they have Rex Burkhead inside the five, but they've also got Cam Newton, who very often can vulture. That's a good point. I do think Damian Harris can, you know, he can score from inside the 10, where they're giving them so many carries.

that if he just breaks off, you know, a 15, 20 yarder for a touchdown, we should see that eventually. All right. Man, the weight off your shoulders when you lose Adam Gaze, it must just, he was running with a weight on his shoulders when he was with Miami in New York. Wait, is that the problem? Does Adam Gaze make his players wear like a weight fest? It's just the emotional weight, Mike. It's the emotional weight of being near and around that stink. Are you sure?

They don't have like a five-pound vest on. I don't know. Honestly, he's the kind of guy that would do that. Let's work out. Let's just get you. He soaks all their pads before the game. Makes them real heavy. Yeah. Put these on. All right. Le Michael P. Rhine, I mentioned it. He may be featured. He is a spot start type of player. Yeah. The matchup is good. I mean, Wayne Galman is going to the buy, but he has been ignored and he has been productive in two consecutive weeks.

And then let's talk about Salvin Ahmed of the Miami Dolphins. They let go of Jordan Howard. Now, the tough part with Ahmed is you could have Brita back at some point soon, but, you know, 21 carries. It's basically a plug-and-play situation like Miles Gaskin. They just put Ahmed in, and it was the same.

Yeah, because Miles Gaskin isn't that good. So they're like, okay, you're fine, you're running back. It is nice to see that. Are you similarly sized? Yes, you are. Okay. It is nice to see that I think this team wants to have a feature back. They don't have a feature back, but they would like to have someone out there who can catch the ball, run the ball. Just.

projecting for next year when they've got so much draft capital. This is a team that I could see drafting a really good running back because of all the capital. And then I will have more trust for them next year saying they're willing to roll with one player in all facets. Mike, do you want to add anything to our running back room here? I mean, are you actually excited for P. Ryan moving forward? Do you take a shot at one of the...

two non-Darrel Henderson backs in Los Angeles. I mean, Brown ended up in the end zone this past week, but we've been there before. Camakers was me. I'm not spinning that wheel of Los Angeles. They will go with all three. I have a decent amount of excitement for the Michael P. Ryan. As has been documented on this show, I was backed into starting him. And so a couple weeks ago, I've watched him. He has some juice, and he can catch the ball.

If they actually do feature him where he's seeing 60% of the snaps or so, he should volume his way into being a startable running back too. So I think Pryne is a must add this week. I don't know that he's a must play. If you're going for the one week, you're going for Damien Harris or Caitlin Belage. But if you're looking at a low budget ad, a low waiver priority ad, Pryne would look good on your bench right now.

And then if you're kind of set up and you're looking to add some of the insurance options, somebody that could end up being the sneaky league winning in the event of an injury type of player, you know, somebody like Jamal Williams. If he's out there on your waiver wire, you know, he was involved with Aaron Jones. Yeah, he was. Jamal Williams should be added. I think Devante Booker is a player that, you know, has emerged. 18 carries last week on a week where Josh Jacobs was very productive. And Jaylon Richard got hurt. Booker is.

So Booker was the worst third string back for Denver. And over the course of this year, there have been so many times where we're watching this, you know, 9 TV setup. And I'm like, oh my gosh, who was that? And I always laugh because it's Booker. And I feel like he stinks, but he's looked really good this year. And Josh Jacobs just has a tendency to get banged up. If Jacobs even, you know, not a catastrophic injury, but he went out with a concussion. He went out with a one game injury.

Booker's like a must start at that point with like Mike said, Jalen Richard went out. Boston Scott, I mean, is he somebody that you got to put on your roster? I mean, he's as fine as anyone else as an insurance option. In the Brian Hill category. Yeah, exactly. Despite his 56-yard rushing touchdown, which was very nice. He's not, I mean this is Miles Sanders, the Miles Sanders show. Yeah. Didn't you mean the Cory Clement around the goal line show?

They did bring them in for like one play. Mike, how did that sit with you? Not very well. I felt like I got Dalvin Cooked at that moment. The old, the beat of the bees. And like if you got Levi-on-Bel and you're in a super deep league and you're looking at the waiver wire and there's no one I can drop Lev Bell for. At this point, I'd rather have Daryl Williams for the Kansas City Chiefs than Levy on Bell. Okay.

Let's talk about some tight ends. Oh, please know. It's tough. I mean, it's tough. I've got a tight end that I would definitely be picking up. Tasum Hill? Nope. Well, sure. Yes. In general, yes. If you can play him at tight end. Should be the number one ad here, right? I would agree with that. If assuming that he is eligible on your platform for tight end, then you have to pick him up. Just the upside so much higher than some of these other guys. Yeah, I agree. The guy that I am.

looking for, and he might even be rostered, but he'll probably be dropped this week, is hold on for it. It's Jordan Reed. Jordan Reed is going into the buy. You're not playing him this week, okay? But he's got a buy week. The only issue of Jordan Reed is health. He got more on the field this last week and was actually good. I mean, five for 62 in limited work. Now he's got the buy and he's coming back.

Kittle has a serious injury he's dealing with. Are you targeting Jordan Reed and our League of Record here, Mr. Moore? I might be. I mean, right. It's tough because I've got Noah Fent and Jared Cook, and I can't imagine moving, you know, those guys for Jordan Reed. But everybody out there, literally everyone but one in your league is dealing with Titan troubles. And Jordan Reed could be a solution for a block of time while he's able to stay on the field. It's not a...

Bad point. I mean, I'm not extremely thrilled with the options out there. I mean, Mike Gisicki, no, I'm not really interested. Yes, he had five targets. Trusting Tua, you can't do it with Parker. You can't really do it with Gisicki. Goddert, been disappointing. The opportunity's there. He'll have targets. And he's probably rostered still. Yeah, and he's probably, yeah, exactly. He's probably on a roster. If he's not, I would add him. Ebron, okay.

You have three wide receivers that were in the top 10 this past week. You're still down the totem pole there. And then Logan Thomas, six targets from Alex Smith. He is a player you can add this week. You can play Logan Thomas against Cincinnati if you don't have a better option. I'm into it. I agree with Jason that if you have a player right now that you're okay starting. Go grab Jordan Reed. Get ready for the remainder of the schedule. See if Reed turns into that player. But Logan Thomas is.

He is interesting. Over the last four games, I should say, tied in seven this past week against Detroit. He did have a bomb in week nine against the Giants, but tied in four, tied in nine before that. And this is a different team. Alex Smith is a good quarterback once he has his full mojo confidence back. And it looked like Alex Smith was starting to get that towards the second half of that game against the line.

I think that Logan Thomas is a, he is in play here. Yeah, if you need to start this week, Logan Thomas is the pickup. All right, let's talk. Let's talk about some great defensive options. And there's quite a few that could be out there, at least in the lower rostered category. Look, the dolphins play Denver. That's a smash play. Yes. But the Vikings play Dallas. And that's the way the Vikings have been playing on defense lately, Andy Dalton is going to be.

on his back. And the Chargers play the Jets. So all three of those are really good options. Yeah, I agree. If I can take my pick from all three of them, it's definitely the Dolphins. I've been bringing them up for weeks. The schedule going forward is great. And their special teams and defense is just playing out of this world right now. Full stream ahead. I gave you a moment there, Mike, to adjust your volume. I appreciate it. All right. Streaming quarterback options.

Who do you have for the upcoming week? I'm going to jump in first just so that I can actually show my support for mics. I support your pick, Mike. I think it's the right waiver pickup because of potential upside pass this week. But my current streamer this week is Kirk Cousins.

Kirk Cousins has actually been fine. You might think, oh, Dalvin Cook has been running the show for the Vikings. They don't want to throw the ball very much. That's true. And it is true. And at the same time, Kirk Couss has been correct. But at the same time, Kirk Cousins has been fine. He's been, you know, he was a quarterback won this past week in a tough matchup. He's always got Adam Thielen. Andy, you love Justin Jefferson. You were shopping for shirts for Justin Jefferson today. And he gets that.

Dallas defense that stinks. So I am fine rolling with Kirk Couss. Those are Justin Jeffers shirts. Ooh. All right? I don't know. Look, I've got Big Benjamin. All right. I'm taking Big Ben against Jacksonville. Go watch the tape from last week. No huddle offense. Big Ben calling the plays.

That has a lot to do with why James Connor isn't getting the rock then much. Because guess what? When Big Ben calls the plays, Big Ben throws the football. Three top 10 wide receivers last week. Big play capabilities with Deonté and with Claypool. Touchdowns with Juju. Ebron's available to him. And Jacksonville, oh my. If Big Ben is available in your league, he would be the pickup for sure over all of these guys. He's.

He's going to be lightning this week. Yeah, I agree. And then Mike, you've got your streaming candidate. I do want to talk about him after you reveal. Okay. This is actually, it's a great week for streamers. This is not the one that I'm going to highlight, but Matt Stafford against Carolina. That's a great match of Alex Smith against Cincinnati. Cam Newton might have been dropped. Someone in the league may have given up on the captain of booty scooting and he gets to play Houston. But I want to highlight.

James Winston. Drew Breeze is going to miss a lot of time. Five fractured ribs, a collapsed lung. The Atlanta Falcons have been playing better since they made the coaching change. But James is now the captain of the New Orleans offense. And that offense involves Alvin Camara, Michael Thomas, who is the top three wide receiver in the NFL. And Jared Cook is a great option for someone who...

likes throwing touchdowns or historically likes throwing touchdowns to the tight end position. So I like James and he's got a couple good matchups coming here moving forward. And James is certainly available on your waiver wire unless you're in a two quarterback league. Maybe he's been picked up. And look, I know that there's going to be a wide range of opinions on James Winston. So I totally respect the pick. I understand why you're making it. I am just wanting to weigh in that I am on the opposite view of James Winston.

Look, death taxes and James Winston interceptions. Those are the most guaranteed things in life unless you're Sean Payton. And Sean Payton with James Winston, if he's the selection at quarterback, they're going to protect James from himself. I don't believe in the upside of James Winston in the Saints offense. I believe in Alvin Camara, but I don't think that you're going to get what you used to get in Tampa Bay with them. Defense first, running first, protect the football.

Just weighing in with my opinion there. It's an opinion thing. So I understand the history for James, but I'm not as enthusiastic as, I don't know where you weigh in, Jay, but I'm not as enthusiastic as Mike. I view James as an extreme high risk, high reward player. This is a guy that's fair. If you're, you know, you're taking a shot that James, you know, look, he led the league in passing yards.

last year. He threw a lot of touchdowns. He threw a lot of picks. He was good for fantasy. He had great games. He had terrible games. The thing is, is if he comes out and is good with this offense, with a great offensive head coach, he's just got a schedule that, you know, Atlanta, Denver, Atlanta, Philly, you've got a really good option on the waivers for a month. But you need to be aware that you're taking a big risk.