Fantasy Football 2017 - Week 6 Matchups, In-or-Out, Zeke Update

Since 2008, Ben Rathlisberger's had two games in Arrowhead. One was pretty good. One was horrific. And the way he looked this last week, with those, was it four interceptions? What was last week? Yeah. It was five, I believe. One was a tipped ball. The others were all just horrible decisions. Overthrows, underthrows. I don't think Big Ben is done for the year by any means. He's a Hall of Fame level quarterback, and he's going to get it.

together, but on the road in Arrowhead against a really good defense is not in the time to write the ship. The Steelers defense has allowed three passing touchdowns on the year that is tied for second fewest in the NFL. Alex Smith, who has gone super saying and fully leveled up, it appears. Do you have any concerns about playing Alex Smith against the number one pass defense in terms of passing yardage?

No, no, I don't. You'll still play him? I'm still playing Alex Smith. Quarterback one? So he's in your top 12? Yes. I mean, he's going to be right, right there. I mean, I think Alex Smith is the type of player you got later, got off waivers where you might have concerns with his weapons. You do have concerns because of the health of Tyree Kill and the, you know, the possible health of Travis Kelsey. But the thing is, is we have seen Alex Smith running the ball.

at home, and I think he will do that if necessary. I don't love Alex Smith. He's not, he's not, you know, one of those top five type of quarterbacks in this matchup, but to ignore what he's been doing and sit him just because of a matchup while he's at home, I think would be a mistake. I would agree. Travis Kelsey, if cleared in which we expect him to play, he's, you plug him in, it would be recovering from a concussion, which.

You saw Devante Adams. Once you're cleared and allowed to play, you're, you are good to go. Chargers, Raiders, San Diego. Who knows? Let's start on the charger side of the ball. Philip Rivers. He's, he's great. He's having a pretty good. This is, this is much better than I was expecting from Philip Rivers, especially with last year when he was the king. He was the king of the quarterback twos.

Yeah, that's where he lived. Well, that's because he was the king of the interception. Yes. But part of that was because he had all new weapons. You know, he was still working it out with Tyrell Williams and Dantrell Inman and Travis Benjamin was there for a first year. He lost Keenan Allen. Now he's got, you know, another year under the belt with the other three. He adds in.

The most important, which is Keenan Allen, who's been an absolute go-to, has been terrific. You've got a year under the belt for Hunter Henry. I really like Philip Rivers. I feel confident starting him in almost any matchup, and the Raiders are a plus matchup. They certainly are. Melvin Gordon is a must start. Keenan Allen, of course, is a must start. Are you throwing anyone else out, though, like Tyrell Williams, Travis Benjamin? We are not playing Mike Williams, despite this should be his first game.

of his career. But Tyrell or Travis Benjamin, do you have any... You can take a flyer on him. You know, it's one of those situations where I'll bet you at the end of the week, Tyrell Williams or Travis Benjamin has a really good game. You're going to be happy you started him. And the other one's going to have a really bad game. And you're going to be so sad you started him. So it's one of those... It's like there's two mice. It's just two mice.

in a bucket of crave. I'm just trying to see how many pop culture references can I fit into one podcast. It's my last time hosting the show. There is, there's not enough. No limit. There's no limit. I will, I will open the lid. Take it off. All right. Crack it open. It's open. All right. What were we talking about? Talking about two mice. Two mice. Yes. Tyrone Williams and Travis Benjamin. So, you know, it's one of those gamble type of place. You know, a glory play.

but you could be really disappointed. High ceiling, a floor of zero. And we don't know how Mike Williams coming in is going to affect their snap counts. For the most part, I'm going to avoid starting those guys if I can. I don't know that the ceiling will be worth the risk. Are you going with goose or ice man from the tight end position for the Los Angeles Chargers? Give me the goose, man. The goose is loose.

How loose is a goose? He is your start of the week. Yes. I think Hunter Henry is an exceptional talent. He's been used downfield in easier matchups, and this is an easier match. Gates is absolutely unplayable. I mean, I'm sure you've realized this, but he's, aside from the week two, he had a touchdown. He has done nothing, never topping 30 yards in a matchup this year. At some point, he got his record. The team is the team has to move on. They have to Hunter Henry.

They have. You believe the transition has happened? Yeah, I think it's already happened. I mean, obviously they're not going to say Gates, you play zero snaps and watch from the sideline because he's still on the roster. He's a Hallfamer, but I think it's already happened. They were forcing the ball his way before he got the touchdown. The Oakland Raiders, Derek Carr expected to play. Beast mode. Can we finally get some beast mode action because the charges are dead last?

in rushing defense. Yeah, I mean, the team finally rely on Marshaun. Can we see that 15 carry game? Is that possible? It's definitely possible. He started the year with an 18 carry game. Last week, 12 carries. I think you're going to probably end up more around there. I don't think this is going to be the type of game where they need to run the clock out because Philip Rivers can always keep you in a game even if Oakland gets the lead.

So it's just a matter of will Marshawn Lynch in his 12 or 13 carries be able to exploit a really beatable run defense? He is a definite startable running back. I don't see him as this top 10 option, but when you're talking about the landscape of RB2s and RB3 pass catching backs, Marshaun Lynch is good enough to plug in your lineup. Now, Derek Carr better be ready because the charges defense have averaged a sack

Every 8.8 pass attempts that is best in the league. Joey Bosa. Joey Bosa and I want to say Melvin Gordon. Ingram. Yes, Melvin Ingram. Yes. They are a duo for pass rush. Yeah, they are dominating. So his back better be right because he's hitting the ground at least once in this match. Michael Crabtree. He's a must start for me every single week. Every single week. The only times I would maybe consider.

Denver. I apologize. They're playing in Jacksonville. Yeah, that's fair, but his teammate, Amari Cooper, is startable. Ooh. I'm plugging Amari Cooper in the lineup that I have him in, assuming that Derek Carr plays. If Derek Carr is out, then Amari Cooper's out to me because he only got two targets last week with E.J. Manuel, but he is still heavily targeted. And of course, as Amari Cooper himself said, the ball's going to find him.

Yes, very ethereal. It's getting very deep and philosophical. Yeah. You can start Amari Cooper and Crabtree this week if car plays. Here, Mari, you got to be the ball. Got to, got to, you are the ball. You envision the ball. There is no ball. Ooh. Yeah. See? That's the way he's, that's the way he's playing lately, though. There is no ball. There is no ball. Because he's not worried about it. Right. Sunday night football.

The New York football giants. It's going to be a little bit rough for the New York football giants this week. They're traveling to Denver to face the Broncos where they are 12 point underdogs, 40 point over under. Let's get it out of the way. The New York Giants. Eli Manning, start or sit? Sit. Wayne Galman, start or sit? Start. I know. I know. Look, Roger Lewis. What?

I retract my start on. Oh, on Wayne Galman? Yeah. I think the combination of Wayne Galman and Orleans Darkwa, who should be active, they're going to need to be relied on. And the problem is the matchup. Denver this year has figured it out. Yeah, they figured it out. Son of Bum went from Denver to the Rams and.

They went from being a middle-of-the-pack run defense to the best. He brought his terrible run defense over to Los Angeles. That is absolutely true. They flip-flop positions. So it's just not the week for Dark War or Goldman for confidence, but I am picking those guys up. It might be an okay week for Shane Boreen. Just because of, you know, you talk about Mr. Necessary. They got to, they got to. Charles Clay is not available, Jason. Yeah, but Shane Boreen.

Again, if you're in a full PPR league, I wouldn't be surprised if he has like 10 receptions for about 44 yards. I think Wayne Galman is startable just due to the landscape of running backs, including by weeks. I mean, it's my worry with Galman, I'm not confident that it's him and not Darkwa. Sure. Darkwa looked great. He did. And this is a kind of just.

trying to think outside of the box and project, but similar to the Jets of saying what they may want to see what they have in Elijah McGuire. The Giants, the season's done. It's gone. You're not recovering from your O for record. And your team is dismembered. At some point, you've got to see what you have in Wayne Galman.

because Orleans Darkwood is not the future of your running back position. Another shout out to a good friend of the show, Scott Barrett. Scott, get off the show, Scott. Scott, come on on down. No, he tweeted this out. I don't know if you saw this, but the Giants have never scored more than 28 points with the offensive-minded McAdoo. Macadoo as the head coach. The year that Coughlin got fired, they hit 30 plus seven times. Now, to be fair,

Macadoo was the offensive coordinator. Sure. But, yeah. Some guys, we have seen this like Ken Wisenhunt. Right. Can be a great offensive coordinator, just not a head coach. Also, I have had several French macadoos before, and they are delicious. I'm hungry. Evan Ingraham. Kittles and pits for me. Evan Angram is really the only giant that I want to start. I know he gooseed. I know it happened last week, but.

I think Evan Ingram will, I think the ball will find him, so to speak, in Amari Cooper terms. I know a lot of people love him because he's the only target in town. That kind of scares me, though, because he's the only target to cover. But the tight end is the only position getting anything done against the Broncos. That's true. Because their DB shut everyone down. Other side of the ball. Yes. Denver. Yes. That's the team. Is there anybody that you're not starting?

Oh, man. I mean, I'm starting C.J. Anderson, Emmanuel, Sanders, Demarius, Thomas, and Trevor Simeon within reason. And if you listen to the DFS podcast, Ben Cummins gives a very passionate and very factual defense of even possibly playing A.J. Derby. Hmm. So the Giants are terrible. Terrible against the tight end. I saw that catch. I saw it, too. It warmed my heart. Yeah, fantastic Monday night football.

The Colts are taking on the Titans. We do not have lines yet because we don't know who the quarterback for the Tennessee Titans will be. So let's start over on the Colts. Jacoby Brissette is my stream of the week. I like him. I like the matchup. Tennessee, their past defense, they are 24th in the league. You can get it done through the air. And Jacobi, he, I feel like it's taken some time, but that connection with Ty Yilton, you saw it in a big way last week. So I am confident playing.

Brissette and Hilton. You talked about Jack Doyle as a possible good play. What are your thoughts on Doyle? So the thing with Doyle is when a guy comes back from a concussion, they're able to plug right back in the lineup and you don't have to worry so much about are they hobbled because that's just, you know, we saw it with Devante Adams after that monster hit came back and got two touchdowns. He's not, you know,

He's not worried about pulling the hamstring. And I think this is a good matchup. The landscape of tight end says that Doyle is really a top 12 option. We've had games with Preset where he hasn't targeted him, but we've had games with Peret where he has this match. I just think he's a guy that's going to be definitely on the waiver wire. And if you lost Charles Clay and don't have anybody else,

You could pick up Doyle, and I think you could do worse. The Colts defense have allowed 1.2 rushing touchdowns per game this season. DeMarco Murray, or is this the get right? I am absolutely starting to Marco Murray. I think he has a good game without Marcus Marriota. I think he has a very good game if Marcus Mario does. Derek Henry?