Fantasy Football Podcast 2016 - Wk 5 Studs, Duds, Rising Stars, Injuries

And this was all with, we had the sickle cell concerns. Oh, yeah. So clearly the team. I did not think he was going to be very involved. I didn't either. And clearly we don't have access to the medical records. So they, the team obviously went thorough and said, okay, this won't be a, a destructive problem for Tevin Coleman, which there are players that they just, they can't play in Denver because it's, it's dangerous to their life. But Ryan Weiss.

A staff article for the fantasy footballers is pointing out, Tevin Coleman has not rushed for more than 50 yards in a single game. It hasn't even hit 50 this year, and you feel like, wow, he was before this monster week where he was one of the top backs, he was already the 13th best back fantasy-wise. So it's really tough to say, can you start him? You know, this was a difficult matchup, and nobody started Tevin Coleman in this matchup, and yet...

he was worth starting this coming week they go to seattle do you start tevin coleman in seattle i mean i think i do really yeah okay so that this will be what what do let's make a water bet here oh i don't i just i still can't believe it and so i don't i don't know what to bet yeah because i have no i have no sort of rankings done this is all just gut of they went they went into denver and they look pretty good okay here's the truth

analyst wise, I was going to make top 20. And then I thought to myself, he's probably going to be top 20. So I think that completely changes it. There is no water bet. And I would probably start Kevin Coleman. We'll be doing our research this week in preparation and rewatching film. So pay attention. But maybe Kevin Coleman's just earned a startable spot. Sure. Before we move on to the rest of the Stadma from running backs, I want to thank today's sponsor.

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Today, moving forward. I said, where would Jordan Howard go? He'd go in the second round. That's how crazy things have changed and how quickly things have changed for me, for the Chicago Bears. Just an absolute monster performance. 16 for 118 yards on the ground. Three for 45 with a touchdown through the air. Hint, hint, hint. We'll talk about him a little bit more.

in a couple of minutes. Other running backs, Theo Redick got it going again through the air. He was actually decent on the ground, ran at a good clip, but together he put together almost 100 yards, got two touchdowns, so he was valuable. We know from last Thursday, Carlos Hyde is looking good. He's being involved in the offense in a way where if you're winning, if you're losing, you're confident, and you can start him. And the guy that to me, like when I watched the tape,

If you're out there and you didn't get a chance to watch yourself and you go, I don't know who I can trust, who I can't. Dude, the guy that looked amazing to me was LaShawn McCoy.

Every time he touched the ball, it was like he was a slippery fish that guys could not get a hold of. The slippery fish. Oh, he was just in and out. And it was like guys couldn't touch him. He passed my eyeball test by a million miles. And for me, I think he's safe. He's on a team that wants to run the ball. If you're down, who are you passing it to? Shady. And the question is, is he, is he still, does he still have it?

You know, he's been a top fantasy back. And yes, he still has it. So you've got the combination. Look, I wish they were a higher scoring offense that, you know, you could rely on for more 30-point games. You're not going to be able to do that. But I will say this, since they have changed their offensive coordinator, the Buffalo Bills look like they're a good team. They just beat the 3-1 Rams. Yeah, and LaShawn McCoy is a guy that for me.

I don't know if you can buy him right now. People that own him might be a little too high on them or maybe it's not too high. He's a running back one. Yeah. He's a three down. There's very little three down backs who are getting that kind of snap percentage. I mean, you talk about shady. Jordan Howard is now in that conversation. David Johnson and Zeke. Or of course, Levi on Bell. Zeke doesn't really get involved in the past game quite to the extent. Three for 37. Yeah, no. Well, he was successful. But I mean, three catches.

I'm guessing that was his season high. Maybe. Maybe. But where Lashon McCoy is most susceptible is when he breaks off a big run and then on the two and the one yard line, he's very tackleable. Unfortunately, for me, I was my fantasy team and I would watch Mike Gillisley steal my touchdowns and I would be infuriated. DeMarco Murray just keeps getting it done. And here, this is amazing. To Marco Murray, look, he was called.

washed up, old busted last year, because he certainly looked like it. He could not move laterally at all. Had a pretty down year. He's already, he forced, this was just this week. He forced 13 missed tackles on his 32 touches. That's pretty good. 13 missed tackles. A couple of years ago, DeMarco Murray. Talk about a slippery fish. Yeah, DeMarco Murray led many people to fantasy championships when he was a part of the Dallas Cowboys.

He has done it before. And while he doesn't have the same offensive line, he's actually more involved in the passing game than he was then. He would be in that conversation of those three down, bell cow. Yes. Any game script, any, you know, defensive matchup. DeMarco Murray is a, is a. He's a weekly start. Moving over to tight ends. Of course, the number one tight end of the week, New England. He's back. He looked a little bit banged up at the beginning of the game.

Well, you're talking about Grunk, right? Of course not. I'm not talking about Rob Grunk. I'm talking about Martellus Bennett. Six for 67, three touchdowns. Like I said, he went down at the beginning of the game. I thought he was, I thought he like tore his groin or something, the way he was down. And there was, there's some pretty funny comments you can look up of him talking about that, uh, on, find it on the internets. But I was, I'm imagining.

someone like a fantasy analyst interviewing martellus bennett and saying you know what is what do you think about gronkowski for fantasy purpose and then just him belly laughing like job of the hut like oh oh oh oh oh as he steals all the freaking touchdowns for new england hey gronk still got it done he had a pretty good game 109 yards himself three touchdowns the bennett three touchdowns so do you start both guys going forward

Yes. I'll answer that for you. I'll say the answer is yes. But his first two touchdowns, Martellis, were very short. And then he had the 40-yard touchdown. So yardage-wise. Do you sell Bennett if you have him? If I can't. Yes. Yes, 100%. And you can't really buy him right now because he's going to be too expensive. He'll have some up weeks, some down weeks. If he's on waivers, pick him up. If you've got him, keep him.

or possibly trade him, but I think he is a weekly start. I mean, if I have him, I'm probably looking to trade my other tight end if I can get value. You're that confident. I think he, look, most tight ends this year are poopy. I mean, you just don't like a whole lot of tight ends. That's true. I mean, sure, if I've got Greg Olson and Martellus Bennett, then I'm definitely selling Martyrus Bennett as high as I can get something and I'd rather have Olson. But, I mean, other than four or five guys, then I would say Bennett is.

is right there for me. But here's a bigger question, right? Because you've got Tom Brady, you've got, you know, two monster tight ends. Now let's shift over to another team with two tight ends who both performed this week. Right. And I knew, when I found out that Antonio Gates was coming back, I lowered both Gates and Hunter Henry. I didn't really love either. I figured they would cannibalize each other. And they did, but there was enough meat to eat that they both had great games. It was like the Oregon Trail.

And they got a buffalo and they couldn't even bring it all back. No, they just, they, they shared a plenty. So you had Hunter Henry, three for 74 and a touchdown. Gates, four for 30 and a touchdown. Can you start both of these guys going forward with Philip Rivers? Ah, it's, what's tough here is Hunter Henry out snapped and Tony Gates 43 to 18. Tony Gates was still coming back from that injury. I mean, when he was asked, are you going to play? He said,

I'm going to give it a go, basically. It wasn't, oh, yeah, I'm ready to, I'm all healed up. It was, I'm going to try. And he did. And he had a, he had a good output. Antonio Gates is chasing down that tight end. Oh, yeah. He wants the touchdown record. So, but moving forward, I mean, Hunter Henry, it, I know the yard is was what looks good, three for 74, only four targets. And one of them was a huge chunk play. But.

Like you said with Martellus Bennett, just because the tight ends are so bad, the guy just can't stop scoring. So I think that he's, I'm going to go. I'm going to go on record right now that they have not convinced me at all. They both got a touchdown. The game script helped them. Like you said, a huge chunk play for Henry. I feel like I'm, I don't want to really start either one of these guys right now. I'm going to look for other options. They can win me over.

But I think, you know, what I watched was not something that is just certainly going to be repeated week after week. It's a part of that San Diego roulette. Does Philip Rivers have enough, you know, touchdowns and volume to go around? Yes. But he has so many different targets that you just can't bank on. I don't like starting the San Diego Chargers because you're getting boom-bust. Sure. That's fair. Delaney Walker. Of course, Marcus Marriota had a good game. I mean Delaney Walker.

had an excellent game. Dwayne Allen, I think there was the week Jason finally gave up. I've been, I've been high on Dwayne Allen. And he's like, I don't get it. Dwayne Allen's done nothing. And it's like, all right. I lower him a little bit in my rankings. He goes for five for 50, six for 50 in a touchdown. Thanks, Dwayne. Yeah, gronk, a big game. Jesse James, the outlaw, uh, continues to, to get these, uh, touchdowns. He benefited greatly from a Sammy Coats drop. And, uh, a Baltimore Raven tight end had a, a,