Fantasy Football 2018 - The Rookie Show Part 1: RB & WR

He's just a really good, smooth overall route runner, really technically refined. And, you know, this might matter to your listeners, especially thinking about early fantasy production. I know the wide receiver classes have kind of not produced a lot of guys, you know, big time studs for fantasy the last couple of years. But if you look at the guys who have translated well, they've been receivers who have ended up as big slots, whether it's Juju Smith-Schuster or Cooper Cup last year.

Or these technically refined route runners like Michael Thomas and Sterling Shepard in a class of a bunch of guys who haven't done much in that 2016 year. Shepard and Thomas were easily, I think, the two most professional route runners in this class. And those are the guys who have produced early. So Hamilton is one of those guys who I think could go in the third round or later. And if he lands in a good spot, could end up being one of the more productive receivers in this class again, because I think he's a craftsman and he can win on the inside with some pretty solid size.

If you want more for Matt Harmon, check out the fantasy footballers.com for all the reception, rookie writeups and, of course, in the ultimate draft kit. He's going to be breaking down our top 50 wide receivers. You can follow him on Twitter. What's it? Matt is at Matt Harmon underscore boy, young boy.

It is B-YB. It's like I have like an ex's name tattooed on myself because I can't take it off because then Mike I won't be verified. Oh, and that would be terrible. Only losers are unverified. Yeah, no. That is also true. I have to be YB. All right. Thanks, Matt. Always good to having you on. And we'll see you around. My pleasure. Thanks much for having you guys. All right. Let's take a couple minutes.

We're going to talk quarterbacks. We're going to talk tight ends early Thursday. We'll talk about best possible fits for these guys. But let's take a couple of minutes, jump in the mailbag answers and listener questions. Mailbag. Oh, I'm so excited. I'm so excited for the draft. Yes. Have we even, we haven't even ordered the food yet. This is a problem. Speaking of food, I would be remiss if I do not give the draft a dip recipe. The footclam will be very upset. You have an obligation. An annual tradition. Because it.

Fellas, it's super easy. The best draft day dip you can make. Here's all you need. You need one block of Philly cream cheese. You need a half pound of sweet Italian sausage. You brown it. And then you need one can of Rotel mild. You throw those three things into a slow cooker, into a crock pot, and you have the best sausage dip you've ever had. You had me at block of cream cheese.

Here's what you do. You melt down cream cheese. You into a bathtub and you get into it. Oh, that's how you watch the draft. I mean, that's... I won't be coming in next week talking about how much weight I lost. Your birthday's coming up, too. You better watch yourself. Yeah. Oh, treat yourself. Oh, my gosh. Or you're going to go Tolbert before you know it. All right. Hey, if you have a question for the show.

Go to the website, The Fantasy Footballers.com, click the submit a question button or dial our voicemail hotline 302464 TFFB. We're going to kick it off with a voicemail. What's up, ballers? This is Sean from Boston.

Long time listener to the show, and I've turned many family and friends into hashtag foot clan members. Nice. My brother also, a listener, created a lead this past season, and I took him down in the inaugural championship for the foot plan title. Nice. It's almost going to be May, and as the commissioner, he has yet to deliver my trophy, which all of our league members kicked into purchase. I'm asking you to please help me publicly shame him with a horn. I believe you guys are my last resort. Thanks for everything you do. We can definitely do that. Did we get a name? That's what I was just wondering. Did we get a name?

I didn't hear a name. Oh, man. I didn't hear a name either. Brooks, did you hear a name? Nah. Yeah, well, that's good because he shouldn't even get a name. Unbelievable. It's going to be May. It's going to be May. A little. I'm so thankful that that was like the first time you guys even forced that on me. A little icing.

I am taking the wife to JT in May. What? Are you really? I am and it's going to be May. Are you going to keep screaming out like, do it's going to be May? Yes, I am. I am with my I love JT. I was going to say with your, yeah. His t-shirt is. He just wants public shame. Shame on you. The person who won, the rightful owner of this trophy has been denied, denied. Denied.

half a year or half of the off season with their trophy. Shame on you. At this point, there is a, the only gesture that you can make to make up for your failure is to purchase a championship ring for your, uh, yeah, for the rifle champion of fantasychamps.com. Yeah. Go to fancychamps.com. Get them a ring. And say, I'm sorry. Get yourself a loser's trophy.

While you're at it, while you're at it, shame on you. Promo code ballers. Dan has a question from Chickapie, Massachusetts. Those are delicious. Sounds like a fun place. We just had some chickapies for lunch in our hummus. Hey, ballers, love the show. I have a question for Mike. If I offered you the first pick of the first round to shave your beard, would you do it? No, because I don't need your pick. You don't need the pick to win? No. So wait, wait, wait, wait, hold on. Real quick. Our Dynasty League.

In that league, if he said, shave your beard and you get the 101. I thought this was a redraft question only. If the 101 is available for trade, contact me. Because I will send you my beard in a Ziploc bag. Oh, my goodness. We can talk.

All right, final question. Andrew and Orlando last year felt like a weird year for quarterbacks. Every quarterback that was good either got injured or endured a downstretch of the season, which is right, right? I mean, you got Andrew Luck and Aaron Rogers and Tom Brady into the year slowly. Regardless of draft value, is there anyone besides Aaron Rogers, you would feel comfortable starting on a weekly basis against any opponent the entire year. Maybe Russell, but why? I'd feel comfortable starting Russell. I'd probably feel. Brady? I'd feel comfortable starting Cam Noon.

because just taking it i don't know which week it's going to be for cam with the legs so he'd be in that category for me i agree with russell wilson but yeah i mean you're you do yourself uh favors if you if you look at matchups and if you if you're in that situation that's why we draft him late because then i don't have to go don't have to plug someone into my quarterback slot and go i don't feel great about this matchup right because you draft him so high that you feel yeah committed

All right, quarterbacks, tight-ins, NFL draft preview on the Thursday show. And we'll have to have some more fun there about Josh Allen. Oh, you know. Thursday. Stay tuned. You're a ping pong ball, Jason. I can't wait. I had you on the Josh Allen train for a little while. For five seconds of film. And then you back out. Check out draft.com slash ballers. Play some best ball. It's what you got to do right now. Goodbye.

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