2nd Half Sleepers + Hopkins Traded! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 10/23

peaked their heads up like the Hunter Henry's and now Kate Otten's to where Colby Parkinson is not necessary. Yeah, he's more Colby Jack squat. Nice. Got him. Aaron Jones, been limited, but not worried about it right now. You know, quick turnaround from Sunday. He was dealing with an injury. He looked amazing. So he's in your lineup confidently? For sure. And then you've got Justin Jefferson. What about? Jordan Addison. He has three receptions in every game he's played. That is not great. Yeah, we could just a little more volume there. That's pretty, that's scary because it's kind of like if you score, you're, you're all right. Yeah, and last week against the Lions, he did he hit the one big play, a 50-yard catch. I mean, three for 66 for the type of player that he is.

That's not the worst, but I mean, we got to get these. Yeah, you don't know who it is. Jalen Naylor last week had five targets, four for 76. So Justin Jefferson is the one, obviously. I don't think Hawkinson is going to play this week. There just hasn't been enough buzz. I think we'll know early enough. There's a chance. There is a chance. My expectation right now is that he starts next week. And if that's the case, I think it's really, this game's pretty simple in the sense that it's Justin Jefferson. Cooper Cup, Karen Williams, and Aaron Jones. All right. I've got the storyline for the game. Awesome. The thing to follow. The thing to be excited about. Minnesota is playing for Matthew Stafford. Right. Because if you don't win this game, then the Rams are... They're alive. The Rams are 3 and 4. They're alive. They've got Cooper Cup with Puka on the way. And they're in play. You win this game. The Rams are 2 and 5. You're 6 and 1. Your incentivized to make the move. Now, the irony, of course, is that...

If you win this game, Sam Darnold probably played good football, but that's more persuasive in your tradeoff. Yeah, you want, I mean, if you're... This is the Matthew Stafford Bowl. This is the Matthew Stafford Bowl. They, Sam Darnold needs to go out and ball out. And what's ironic is that if Sam Darnold wants what's best for his career, he is having a resurgence, a glorious time. I'm sure he is loving being a Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback. But their future is already there in J.J. McCarthy. Yes. That's why this trade makes sense. So if you want a long-term starting deal, Darnold, go play your heart out and show the other team. Look, you can sign me to a long-term deal. It's so weird. So wait, he's playing, he's playing for like $100 million. Yes, like legitimately. So the Vikings need to go out there and look awesome and win this game. And if they do, you might see this trade happen. What a, what a fascinating. That's pretty fun.

fun thing to watch. Now, if Donald goes out there collapses and they lose, all bets are off. Yeah, I mean, if that happens, you're three and four. I mean, the Cardinals are three and four in the division. The 49ers are three and four in the division. The Rams will be right in the mix again. Pretty wild. All right, that should be a fun Thursday night football game. And tomorrow we're going to get into all of our starts of the week, all of the matchups. We've got the wheel of shame this week. And I am telling you now. You don't. want to miss Friday's Wheel of Shame. That's great news. Mike has no idea what's going on. Jason is the shame. I have no idea what's going on. I'm not, I will not be here Friday. Al, you and I know. Would you advise? It's just a wheel that spins, man. We'll see what happens. Right. Yeah. Also, breaking news while we were talking, Brooks just put Sam Darnold on the trade block in our dynasty. Yeah. Yeah. So.

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