Week 15 Studs & Duds + Monday Punday, Full Tilt Hour - Fantasy Football Podcast for 12/20

It was shocking to me when I heard he was actually questionable and not doubtful. Yeah, the only thing it did for me is kind of tiebreak some KJ Osborne starts where I was less excited about starting KJ Osborne in case the Eileen plays, but you couldn't have relied on playing feeling, especially on a Monday night game. And then the Tuesday night football.com games, you have the biggest question mark on Twitter, which is what do you do with Tyler Lockett? Is he going to somehow...

test into this game and be okay. I thought I read a report that he was completely asymptomatic. So based on that report, there's an opportunity for him to get back, but we have literally no idea whether that's going to happen. Yes, I am not familiar with Tyler Lockett's antibodies. Freddie Swain is the same team pivot.

that I would put on your roster. I did that with D.K. when he was far more questionable due to injury earlier this week. You have to have same game or same night pivots for these players. So it's just what you've got to do at a time like this. Yeah, I mean, D'Andre Carter maybe. Like that's sure. There's just not many options because you're to Tuesday already. Daryl Henderson and O'Dell Beckham are both active from the reserve COVID list and they expect both to be out there.

Yeah, we get to find out what does the running game look like with Sony and Henderson there. And then Tyler Higby questionable. Is he back on the reserve COVID list? But this time for real? Yeah, it was. So he had the false positive, missed the game, and then got a positive test. Could that have been a false, false positive? I believe it was a positive positive. Ah. And then Washington. Well, this is a nightmare. Ricky Seals Jones. If you were counting on him.

Did not participate in Sunday's practice due to an illness. So now his status is uncertain. Wow. So he was a very strong, tight end option this week. And what's the backup? Bates, right? John Bates? Gerald Everett could be on your waiver wire. That's where I'd be looking. Gerald Everett, not Bates, but desperate times, my friends. Could be Tyler Higby out there too if he's active. We have...

Taylor Heineke and Kyle Allen. What's their situation? We heard they are questionable. Ah. Look, everybody's questionable. Everyone has questions and we do not have any answers. I'm sorry. I don't think anyone.

is relying on Taylor Heineke and Kyle Allen. Thank you. You know, that's actually the bright side. Or Tom Brady. Good. That's good. Yeah. I mean, Jalen Hertz, people might be relying on. Questionable. He's questionable. You can pick up Gardner Minchu. Questionable. You can pick up Minchu if you've got Hertz. And Hertz did log full practices towards the end of the week. So I expect Hertz to play. That's good. Oh, man. Bring back probable. Bring it back. That was today's news and notes brought to you by Sleeper.

the leader in breaking. That wasn't news. That's just questionable news. Sadness. Questions brought to you by sleeper. That's what it was. This is this week's questions with no answers. This week's mystery. What a week. This week is just insane. Games moving around. Half the players are missing. What a massacre. Oh, Merry Christmas. Folklin, this is not the norm. This is not the norm. No. Apparently there were studs.

This week's fantasy stud muffins. Well, we talked about Tyler Huntley. Nobody played him, but he was great. And this could be something that goes under the radar of other teams looking at potential starter options in the future. I will say that. So maybe that makes him a dynasty staff. Sure. Patrick Mahomes did have a humongous game against the Chargers with Travis Kelsey. And so Aaron Rogers keeps airing it out.

Last four games, quarterback two, two, three, three, you know, if Brady ends with a dud and Rogers keeps winning and they get that number one seed, which I think now they're in prime position for, he will be an MVP candidate. It's a back MVP. I think he's the favorite right now. Cam Newton, I find it appalling that this would be considered a stud.

Is this compared to the rest of the players? Yes, it is. 18 for 38? Yeah, it is terrible. For 156 yards, he is painful to watch throw the football. It is painful to me. I don't know that there's another offense. I enjoy watching less than Carolina right now. I mean, like the Jets are not good, but I enjoy watching. Do you? More than not.

I stopped the sentence halfway, but more than the Panthers. Cam Newton helped no one who started in like 4% of leagues. Josh Allen ended up overcoming. They threw a last second touchdown on a play where they should have just ran the ball and ended the game, which was delightful for fantasy players. To Gabe. Yeah, to Gabe Davis. But they have to go to New England this week. That's all the studs.

I mean, all the studs that were played. So let me just get this straight. No way. You must highlight this. So this dynasty team I got, because just, just live, live with me. All right. This dynasty team I got that is on the cusp of maybe winning a game. You know, we'll see. My choices are Allen in New England or Tom Brady with no one left? That is correct. Good, good. I plan to make the wrong choice there. How's that yacht now?

You're out in the ocean. You've got no gas. Jimmy Garoppola might get the start from that team. We'll find out. King Goughrey, no one played him, but he had a great game dismantling the Cardinals. This was, I heard from all the Lions fans that do exist, everyone that is out there still. All 25 of them. This was the biggest day of their life. Congratulations. And frankly, congratulate, I love Dan Campbell. And the Cardinal sucks. So that's fine. Yeah. The Lions.

I mean, we do. We suck. You want to talk about a team that is fun to watch? Like all year while they're losing, the lines are out there playing hard doing their best. They just don't have a lot of talent. They will make. Thank you, King Goughrey. You're the future of that franchise. He played great. He did. He played great.

The Cardinals were awful, and they will make a, they'll make one of those kids movies. I'm sure Kevin James will be in it. They'll make one of those kids movies someday about that little team that could. Maybe that'll be the name of it. I mean, the lions are playing the best that they can play with who they have. That's the facts. I mean, that's a credit to Dan Campbell. But they're, I mean, no Jamal Williams, no DeAndre Swift, you know, just.

Unnecessary. Unnecessary. We got this guy named Craig. We found him. Did he lead the on Craig's list? The last I had seen he was leading the week in total yards rushing. It's very possible. But congratulations on losing the number one pick. Yeah. That is also. That's, it's. Why? It's such a weird thing of you're like, no, we want you to compete. Go out there and try to compete. You just.

You don't have the number one anymore now. You're number three. You had a much better situation for your team had you just lost. But also go out there and win. Yeah. I believe they're two. Yes. Nope. No? No. No, no. The Texans aren't. Yes. Jags are number one. Texans are two. Lions are three. Houston could have had the number of pick, but they did something stupid like win a football game. Oh my gosh.

Everybody saw this coming, right? Duke Johnson, 22 for 107 and 2. What we did see coming was the Miami running back, having an excellent game against the New York Jets. That was very predictable. This is, I can't remember the player that it just recently happened, but they came off the COVID list and it was like, oh, they're back. Thank goodness. They are back.

Once again, they weren't really involved. This has now happened multiple times where the late activation off the COVID list has ceded work to someone who you thought would not see the field. Is there something ironic about the player named Duke having the biggest week of the year? The Duke of Earl? I just in light of the Monday Punday. I do love that the number one quarterback is Tyler Huntley and the number one running back is Duke Johnson.

That's true. Those are facts. Welcome to Week 15. Brooks, how are you doing today? Excellent. Yeah. Did you have a good weekend? I had a great weekend. Yeah. How did you have your fantasy teams, dude? I was fortunate to have a bye week in the Dynasty, and I'm in a close one in my home league. Congratulations on the by week. It's good to get you back.

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Very positive for Jeff. Look, I watch this game very closely, and what I like to see as well is Jeff had some third downs in this game. The last week we were out there, it was always used checker to Michael Hastie. I don't know if the hasty fumble on the opening drive took some of those opportunities away. But Jeff was on the field, had 23 opportunities. This was a delight because a lot of you held him all year long, and you had the opportunity to get him into your lineup.

Yeah, and the game script was perfect for him. Against Atlanta, having a lead worked out well this coming week. They're going to be in Tennessee, a more difficult matchup. But certainly Tennessee is not a team right now that is flying high on a bunch of high-scoring victories. So I could see San Francisco being in another positive game script. And going forward, Jeff Wilson, I mean, obviously Elijah Mitchell, if he comes back,