Fantasy Football Podcast 2017 - NFL Draft Show + Team Needs, Marshawn and AP News

Oh, yeah, yeah, absolutely. I haven't, what's interesting, I mean, I haven't, of all the news that you're trying to filter through, I haven't heard a ton of San Francisco talking about a quarterback. Yeah, there's been, I mean, there's certainly been some chatter, but since they are going to get Kirk Cousins next year, they don't need it. I think if they, I think if they do draft the quarterback, they're hurting themselves to get a mediocre quarterback when they could get a good one next year. The one thing I will throw out. These things aren't guaranteed. I know they're not guaranteed.

I know that. This is more of a fun show today. However, because it's fun, I'm just throwing this one out there, a good asset for them to have, because keep in mind, they have a lot of picks in this draft. Okay, they've got the second pick in each round, but then they've got two fourths, two fifths, and two six. So they can either use that capital. Wow. Yeah, they can use that capital for either trading up or they can use that capital just to take some risks. And I think Evan Ingram,

For fantasy makes a lot of sense here as a Jordan Reed pre-Cousins. Oh, man. You see? You see the connection. There you go. If Kurt Cousins runs out on the field week one and he actually has a 49er helmet on for the Redskins, then I will be amazed. Chicago. Chicago drafts at number three. They're a team that I don't think anybody's really.

looking at to take an offensive player, am I right? Certainly not in the first round, but they have offensive needs. So, I mean, they need offensive linemen, they need cornerbacks. I can't imagine them, you know, I think they're set with Jordan Howard. I don't think they're going to disrupt that situation this year. The biggest disruptor could possibly be if they took a quarterback right up at the top. And they did work out. I believe they worked out Mitch Trubisky. He was, they were one of the.

the five teams that worked him out. With the Glennon contract, it's very team friendly. So it's not impossible for them to do it because it basically is. It's a one year. Yeah, it's a factor that they can just, they can cut him after this year and move on. When you read Bears, really good Bears beat reporters, it's really weird to me. Some of them who are trustworthy say that they cannot fathom leaving the second round without a quarterback, like if they don't have one there. And then the others are like,

No, they're not going to take a quarterback. John Fox wants to save his job by being good this year. So the quarterback is the real question to me for Chicago. They lost Alshan Jeffrey. Do they need help at wide receiver? Currently, they've got a hodgepodge could be. They've got your Cameron Meredith, who could be great. I know we have an article, What's on tape for Cam Meredith by Kyle Borgognani. And he looks good. That person can't be real. You've also got.

Kindle Wright, a former first round pick who has not found great success, but could. A bunch of question marks. You have, and also, Kevin White is their biggest question mark. Still haven't seen him play for. I don't think they need to add another rookie question mark, is my point. Let's talk about a team at number four, Jacksonville, that has really strengthened their defense. Their defense looks great on paper.

which puts them squarely in the fantasy category of a disruptor, right? I mean, you're going to come in a lot of rumors where I have Fournet going is Jacksonville. They have need at tight end. They have the ability, I think, with Blake Bortles this year where we don't know if they'll take another quarterback or not. You know, you hear the rumors about Deshaun Watson and things like that. But who are the players that take the biggest hit if they go offense in the draft?

nobody clearly it's going to be running back if they were to i don't think they had i mean yeldon yeah how were you going to project yelden and ivory anyway it disrupts ivory really if if they take four net if they take a power back i mean i i think it might help yelden get him into just the past specialty role on that team we saw that he had some chops some passing game chops and we also have seen that i don't think he can be a three down guy so

move him to that and get Fournette here to take over the banger roll because Chris Ivory just, I think Chris Ivory might be done. And with Julius Thomas leaving the team, I think that another need that could help, you know, if you get a good, if you were to invest high in, say, O.J. Howard or even David Njoku, that could possibly aid to Blake Bortles in a number of ways. One, the line help and two, you know, an extra outlet. Julius Thomas was.

surprisingly efficient last year and had touchdowns from Blake Bortals when he was on the field. So a tight end is in play for sure. Do you know the contract situation for Ivory off the top of your head? I can pull it up pretty quick. Yeah, you just wonder, like, you wonder if there are possibly better situations for Fournet to land in in the sense that if Ivory's under contract, Yeldon's under contract, does Fournet get, I mean, you spend the four pick, you're going to get a workload. Yeah, I'm pretty confident and you're looking it up, but Ivory is.

like guaranteed this year, but next year they can get out of ivory. It's, yeah, they can't, he'll be on the team this year. He would be a $7 million dead cap situation. Gotcha. I mean, you can post June and then kind of spread it out, but they have the potential out is solid after this year. All right, the Tennessee Titans have the fifth pick in the draft via the Los Angeles Rams. Via what, Jared Gough. I mean, that's just, that's unbelievable.

That you can trade. They got a haul last year. And the top five pick. So what does Tennessee need? What are we expecting from Tennessee? We talked about their wide receiver situation all off season. Free agency didn't really lend itself to a big name landing there. They remind me exactly the same needs to me of the Arizona Cardinals. They need.

a wide receiver for the future, you know, a number one guy for Marcus Mariotta, and they need help in the secondary, both at the safety and quarterback position. I mean, their defense is not that bad up front.

But the secondary is, I mean, as bad as it gets. So I expect, you know, Tennessee wants to trade down. They'd certainly want to help add multiple pieces to that back in. But the number one thing we're looking for for fantasy from Tennessee is where do they take that wide receiver? Because that affects, if they go and they get, you know, Chris Godwin in the, you know, late second or third round.

then I'm not too worried about Richard Matthews. I think he is the starter and Chris Godwin's going to have to prove it. But if they were to invest high in a wider. Let's say they end up at the 12, right? Cleveland trades up to the 5 or something. And they grab at 12, your Mike Williams or Corey Davis, then he comes in and I think would be that day one starter. Yeah, and Marcus Marietta, we've talked about him in our quarterback preview show, which you can go back and listen to. You know, he had a very good year and he had a very –

impressive stretch of games where if you gave him more weapons, if you gave him the opportunity, very efficient in the red zone, give him a big body. I agree with Jason. I think that if you bring in a Corey Davis or Mike Williams to that roster, it severely impacts Richard Matthews. Yeah, it could. It could. But I'm not worried about it. You just want him, you just want Richard Matthews to be good. I don't know. I mean, with Matthews and Tajay Sharp, I just, I can't see them investing.

in a wide receiver at five. Yeah, they could very well go cornerback there. Yeah, and I completely agree with you. I think if they go with a first round wide receiver, it's going to be because they trade back. JETS, Jets, Jets, Jets. All right, I have, I've got the Jets nailed. Okay, if you want to know the Jets and what they're going to do, what position takes the longest to make an impact for an NFL team. That's what they're going to take. No, yeah.

Because they are trying their darnedest to suck this year. And so if they can grab a really good player who's going to take a couple years to develop, that's just a home run. So, you know, to me, they need a tight end. Tight ends are not usually good as a rookie. Perfect. You know, that just the stars align. I thought you were going to go with they're going to miss their pick because the clock is going to run out.

Oh, man. Who was? That might be ideal for their. Is that the Vikings? Yeah, it was the Vikings a couple years ago. What happens? Two years in a row. As soon as they can make their pick. Yes. And I think they missed like three picks. Like they couldn't get their pick in for like three picks. Oh, that was a disaster. I would, it's possible a quarterback lands there in New York. They obviously need one for the future. I might have one going there. I will say. Oh, you might? If they don't trade, you know, if they don't trade out.

Obviously, Todd Bowles as the head coach, they clearly need to replace Revis, you know, you can't call it Ireland anymore. Revis Nation, everyone is invited, open borders. What would make me just so very happy for this draft is if the Jets just take another second round quarterback. Oh. Oh, that would just. It would be incredible. Is there any more wasted pick than those second round quarterbacks?

I'll say this. The ones that they take, yes. When we talk about these first picks, we're going to talk about Los Angeles now, the Chargers, that is. You don't have a lot, like the Chargers are the first situation that I feel like, you know, an offensive player can walk into and succeed with an offense that, you know, you have a veteran quarterback and you have an established offense there. Even in Jacksonville.

You know, you had Blake Bortals who could very well be on the way out after this year. So it gets more exciting, I think, from a fantasy perspective when you look at these teams and these picks where a guy can walk in and make an instantaneous impact. Here's a hot take pick that I haven't heard anyone say, but I think does make sense completely for this team. Because this is the first team that I think they're solid. Most positions. You get Keene and Allen back already. Their defense is.

I think on paper actually really good. Their offense is certainly good. And so they have the freedom to take a pick. And while I don't know that they want to invest the money of two first round running backs, a Christian McCaffrey replacing the Danny Woodhead in the role that is utilized, you know, they know how to use that position. I think he would be excellent for that team.

And I think he would be excellent for fantasy. I mean, Danny Woodhead was clearly a PPR machine there. So I don't anticipate that, but that would be such a great landing spot. They shocked, at least myself, I feel like they shocked a number of people last year when they went Bosa, where they just had this screaming need for offensive tackle. And they bypassed everyone. And they took Bosa. They took their best player available. To me, the charges. That would be devastating to Melvin Gordon.

Oh, yes, for sure. And I've never even heard that association. So that my mind is spinning with, with, oh, my goodness. I mean, yeah, sadness because McCavry doesn't walk into a three-down roll like he would in Philadelphia or someplace else. And Carolina, maybe.

And Melvin Gordon would be drastically impacted. He was a volume player last year. And so I would cry tears, many tears. So maybe they'll grab an O lineman and swing the pendulum the exact other direction. The Chargers to me are, this reminds me a lot of Dallas last year, which is funny enough that you're talking about an early running back. But just the fact that they're actually, I think, a good team. If you remember what happened last year to the Chargers, it was just.

giving away games late. And injury central. Yeah. So they can easily bounce back. How long was Bosa out, too? I mean, Bosa missed the first. He missed the first couple games. And then he came in. It was just a nightmare. All right. Let's talk Carolina. Carolina, one of the other rumored homes for Leonard Fournett. I have a running back going to Carolina. We have the same guy going. No way. Everyone has a running back.

I feel like everyone has a running back to Carolina. I'm just, I am on my own island, but I just feel like it's going to be defense. The Carolina, I mean, they use their first round picks on D. So maybe they're going to change it up this year. But that's, that's, I would be surprised. They clearly need a running back, right? They've got 30-year-old plus Jonathan Stewart and newly resigned Jonathan Stewart. And nothing. So they will add a running back in this draft.

Which guy do you guys have going there? Spoiler. We both have Christian McCaffrey going there. Which, I mean, that's why I have him as a top eight pick is my bold prediction. Yeah, I would personally. That's why I agreed with you. My goodness. Well, maybe we'll talk about that in depth on Tuesday if it happens. Dang it. I thought that was going to be one of my differentiating picks there for the food situation. Negative. All right. Dang it. All right. Cincinnati, number nine. In the draft. Cincinnati.