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

He would be in my lineup, but while he's out, Jeff Wilson, this is his ceiling. I do not think Elijah Mitchell will return this year. I was listening to Kyle Shannon and talk about him, and he expressed concern, which I don't know, coaches, when they do that, you kind of pay attention because it's always the opposite. That is not a guarantee. I just listening to him talk made me think that they.

Haven't seen what they wanted from the knee stability-wise to get them back out there. But we'll find out it's nice that Jeff is viable. Saturday night, Jonathan Taylor, 29 for 170 and 1. And the run that. Honestly, it's the run that's saved the week. It would have been his worst fantasy performance. Yeah. In 11 weeks. And it would like, wouldn't have been a bad NFL week. But it wasn't. Jonathan Taylor was still.

absolutely dominating the New England Patriots. But it was a skin of the teeth fantasy save there with the huge run at the end. No targets, no receptions. He had about 100 yards on the ground. So that's 10 points. That's what he would have scored 10 points. And like you said, that would have been his worst since I think week three. The final run of the game was MVP stuff. And it doubled his fantasy points.

That's what I did. 67-yard touchdown run. In our league, he went from 13-point something that I thought, I'm facing him. I'm like, all right, I just survived Jonathan Taylor. And I did not survive Jonathan Taylor. He smashed me. James Robinson delivered. I wonder why. He also gets the Jets next week. 18 for 75 and 1. He is a complete smash play next week. Enjoy that. Maybe I won't use that expression anymore. Yeah.

He is a... I would consider playing James Robinson next week. He is a high probability play of success. Austin Eccler, 12 for 59 and a touchdown despite the... We talked about this one, but despite half the snaps. And then an interesting development at the end of the year here where Devin Singletary had 22 carries for 86 and 1, and maybe more importantly, the team came out afterwards and said, we trust him as our one.

He's their best running back. He always has been. I mean, I've been a long time unbeliever of Zach Moss's skill, and Matt Brita is, you know, a journeyman special teams type of player. So it was nice to see them utilize a running back and show the confidence. This is a player that might be, I doubt they're available to pick up, but certainly could help.

People win championships if they stick to this. Now, this coming week is New England. That's going to be one that I'm still going to sit him. But what I'm going to watch for in that game is, does he have the same utilization? And if he does, you've got Atlanta and the Jets to finish out the next three weeks. And that would be very nice. It was very bizarre to have, like, in terms of fantasy, this might as well be 25 years ago. But.

Devin Singletary's rookie year in 2019, he was very good. I loved it. He loved him. He doesn't have that maybe the problem was the top end speed. Like Devon Singletary just he doesn't have that gear that Maparita has. But he has tackle breaking ability. He has great balance. He's undersized. He is a very, yes, he is. But he's a very well-rounded running back and had a great rookie year. And it was very strange for them to.

make that investment on Zach Moss so highly. They believed in Moss. I understand that. But it seemed like they had found a gem in Singletary, and maybe they just, like, they found the gem. They dusted it off. Like, oh, yeah. We totally forgot. This guy is very good if you give him a bunch of carries. Two other mentions here, I believe the second highest rushing total of the week. Deonti Foreman against Pittsburgh, 224108 on 39% of the snaps.

It was nice to see him deliver, no touchdown, but he certainly on the week like this was a benefit to your team. And Zeke, Zeke was 16 for 52 and 1, got into the end zone. The offense is kind of struggled. And they also, you know, if you watch this game, there were a lot of like third and seven runs by the Dallas Cowboys. And they settled for field goals. And they knew that they were not going to be scored on by Mike Lennon and Jake Fromm. And so they just.

I thought it was a very conservative game. It was so conservative. It's upsetting because I get it. If I was the head coach, I might do some of the same stuff if you know the, I mean, their defense dominated them. You know, New York only got six points, two field goals. They couldn't possibly do anything. So it's like we don't need much on offense. Don't make mistakes. Don't make mistakes. Let's kick field goals, punt, just win the field.

position battle and easily walk away here with a W. But it was unfortunate for all the receiving options and that. And Craig Reynolds, Atlanta next week, you know, Jamal Williams could be back out there. DeAndre Swift could be back out there, but at least for one week, 26 for 112. And if he's the only guy in the backfield next week, he is viable. Wide receivers, Tyreek Hill, Brandon Cooks, Gabe Davis. Christian Kirk ended up with a light game touchdown. I'm on Ross St. Brown delivered, which was,

11 targets, 8 for 90 and a touchdown. Yeah, and he gets, he's part of that lines team that gets the Falcons next week. So he will be, I mean, it could. So Hawkinson's out, right? He's IR. Correct. Yeah, so he won't be back. And if DeAndre Swift is out again, I mean, this is just, that's a bunch of targets that have to go somewhere. And St. Brown looks like their top guy right now. His target market share is unbelievable. It's outstanding. 12 targets, 12 targets, 11 targets. I think he is.

safe and he looks good and the matchup's great. Brandon Cooks and Russell Gage starts of the week. Gage was 8 for 91 and 1. Cooks had two touchdowns with Davis Mills, also known as a player in quarterback. I think they should stick with in Houston. Yeah, he looks fine. But that will be very difficult if they're sitting at number two and have that choice. Yeah. It's just hard. Yeah, I think I disagree with myself immediately. If you have the chance to go and get a true.

But he franchise guy. Like Davis Mills looks like he can hang in the NFL. And, but he does not strike me as, you know, you saw rookie year DAC or rookie year Russell Wilson where they, they really, they kind of came from mid later round picks, but then you saw in the feel like they were, they were really good. And they had more weapons. Yeah, and say Rex Burkhead and Chris Conley weren't exactly the assortment. Certainly. For, for, I think Davis Mills is a legit.

NFL quarterback. Yeah, I think he's a, you know, a legit average NFL quarterback. But if you have the chance to get someone you believe is a true franchise, you know, top 10 quarterback in the NFL, don't you have to take it? Maybe. Yeah, I don't know. For the off season. This is the most difficult thing for GMs to navigate because most great quarterbacks end up being first round picks, not second round or beyond. Devante Parker ended up four for 68 and one.

MVS had a nice game. He looked good. Five for 98 and a touchdown. Debo still got it together. Four for 60. And then six for 29 and another touchdown on the ground. He's the wide receiver two on the year and has been very reliable. Yeah, he's fantastic. Kelsey and Andrews were dominant. Andrews 10 for 136 and 2. Maybe folks don't even want Lamar to come back the way Andrews is played with Tyler Huntley.

And the way that Lamar has been playing recently. He took back the title of the tight end one on the season, the Kelsey Andrews. Oh, man, guys, guys, fight. Just keep doing what you're doing because one of you, I think the other one's going to get it. I really do. You better step it up or you're going to be number two. Hunter Henry two touchdown. Six for 77. Dalton Schultz, eight for 67. The doctor was back.

He finally showed up on a Sunday. And George Kettle 6 for 93. It was a ho-hum, really good game. You know what I mean? He's so good. I mean, you see him break a tackle and sprint down the sideline. And you go, oh, yeah, he's different than most of these tight ends. Poopped in his big boy pants. And these were the biggest pants of all. Everyone else. Everyone we did not name.

If you didn't hear your name. All other players. Oh, man. How you doing, Al? I'm great. Yeah, you having a good weekend? It was great. Thank you. You had to buy, too, didn't you? I sure did. Did you mention Zach Gertz and the studs? No. Oh, okay. I mean, he was fine. Six for 74? Yeah, better than Pitts. Was he?

Yeah. By how much? Barely. But Pitts was four for 77. More yards, fewer receptions, but in half PPR, I win. Oh, because they had the same amount of touchdowns. You won the bet. Wait, was the bet, Ertz? He bet. Yes. Yes. Yeah. I thought it was the doctor. No, it was Eric. It was Zach Hertz. Yeah. Well, let's, we'll verify this. Can I get a. We have it right now. It was Pitts versus Ertz. Okay. Look at this. And they were, do you have the actual fantasy point difference?

Um, I don't. I think it was like under a point. Uh, you win. Congratulations. Thank you. That's all I needed to bring up. Continue with the duds. I can't wait for Jimmy Graham to score again tonight. All right. Why, why didn't we make this bet $100? Well, this is why they move both. I mean, these games are Monday night, Tuesday night. Disley is, uh, tomorrow and Jimmy Graham is tonight. And that's something to root for. Tom Brady, Kyler Murray, Dak, Prescott, Tayson Hill. Yeah.

Farts. I mean, our team, Mike and I were in the playoffs on a team we co-manage, and we had Travis Kelsey, which is usually a W, but unfortunately we had Kyler Murray, which was usually an L, so we, TBD. We're supposed to insert our Cardinal fan thoughts here about Kyler Murray. I believe I will go with... I mean, the rushing was weird. Hold on, hold on. Oh, you got to end on a...

Oh, that game was so bad. Yeah. Jason was talking. He was saying something about the rushing. The rushing. I mean, it didn't make sense watching the game. It did not. He had so many opportunities to run. The previous two games, 59 yards on the ground, 61 yards on the ground. And I'm watching this game, and he could have ran all over him. He had a total of three rushing yards. And...

was terrible, just a complete fart. But here's what's incredible. And I know there's some games to go, but right now he is the quarterback 12. Oh, my gosh. And he was one. Eight quarterbacks left? One Wesselton foot away from a fine game. Yeah. Well, you, you, it was expectation. You're playing Detroit. Yes. You haven't lost the game on the road all year. It was a disaster without DeAndre Hopkins. Breaking news.

Two bits of news on the Buccaneers. Leonard Farnett's going to miss a game or two, just reported. And they say that the hamstring injury for Mike Evans is not serious. And so whether they hold him out next week or not, I mean, you could have, next week you could have Antonio Brown and Mike Evans out there with Grunk and a chip on the shoulder of old Bruce Ariens and Tom Brady. And our guy, Mike Evans, he's got to get to a thousand.

Got to keep that streak alive. So he ever does. Dak, he did not do anything. Right. 28 for 37. What we were just talking about, the Cowboys were so boring on offense because their defense is good and the Giants are bad. They didn't need anything. Unfortunately, when they got around the goal line, it was Zeke's touchdown. And that, I mean, fortunate for.

Zeke managers, unfortunate for DAC managers. If you had Alvin Camara, you hope you played Najee Harris or Joe Mixin or Cordarle-Patterson or Ramandre Stevenson or Clyde-Bords-Layer or James Connor, because then you're all right. Played against them. Yeah. Yeah, yeah, yeah. No, not with them. Yeah, yeah, yeah. I mean, but you might have done that, too. Camara was incredible because this was 11 for 18, six targets, two for 13, and they won the game, and they shut them out. And so you would have thought,

Maybe something more than this on a game script that was conducive. What a weird game. And Ingram did nothing. Najee Harris was 12 for 18 on the ground, five targets, two for eight. It was ugly. Worf game for both Harris and Deonté Johnson on offense. And Joe Mixon ended up 17 for 58. This game was all punts for almost the entire first half. And Cordero Patterson scored a touchdown that the NFL chose not to allow. That was...

I don't understand it. It was called a touchdown on the field. I never, I still never saw any angle that looked like he didn't score a touchdown. It looked pretty conclusive that he did, but for some reason they took it away, which changed a lot of that game because they then went 0 for 4 on the tries at the goal line and turned the ball over. Three times they were inside the five that they turned the ball over on downs. Ramandre Stevenson.