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

They draft the defensive player, I think. Yeah, I agree. I think that they're going to look to solidify their team with defense on the offensive side of the ball, which is what we care about in fantasy. I think they're looking for continuity. So the pieces they're going to add are going to be behind the scenes. I don't think their offense change as much in this draft. I mean, if you look at their offense, it's all full. Can't sit here. Yeah. Seat taken. Seat taken.

The New York Giants are much more interesting from an offensive perspective. Tight end, man. Tight end is what I want Injoku falling to them there and I want them to take it. And I want it now. I mean, if you look back at their last several years, their third target.

is either, I mean, it's either their third or fourth, but it's usually, like, a couple years ago, Larry Donnell was their third most targeted option. Will Ty has been their fourth most targeted option in the last few years. They use it. They use it in the Red Zone. And if they had a capable tight end as opposed to a Larry Donnell or a will tie, then there's production to be had there. Don't talk bad about my man. Well, we tie the Giants guy. When my offseason started in the Dynasty League, I had Adrian Peterson and Paul Perkins as my two running backs. And I was.

I was internally freaking out, and I traded both. I was able to move both before the AP to New Orleans situation came about. And look, first three rounds, they got to get another piece in the backfield to me. I know Shane Vereen's back, and they like Paul Perkins, but I just can't imagine him carrying the load. Do you guys think that they'll wait? Are they more of a candidate for a fifth or sixth round? Yeah, I think that they will wait and grab a late round. This is a PSA, by the way. Did you guys know that there's no eighth round?

Yes, I should have. I mean, I have a greatly knowledge of the draft than you think I do. I should have just given you so much, you know, garbage, so much flack for that in the moment because usually I'm the one getting the flag. What did I say, six, seventh, or eighth? They're adding an eighth round, whether they like it or not. I will not be made a fool. Eighth round picks are a thing in 1993. Yeah, they were. Yeah, that's what I was referring to. I'm calling a...

The Giants to take Ligarad Blunt off of the free agency. That's a great. I'm going to have them passing up on running back. Get some O-line or something. All right, the Raiders. The Raiders this offseason have already. They really need a running back. They already have a quarterback. They do not need a running back. They already signed what, Jared Cook, right? Yeah. Their offensive pieces are kind of in place. You wonder if this is a team that, you know, I just can't foresee them using. They need defense and they're going to focus on defense in the draft. Yeah.

I agree. Not a team that's going to be disrupted. The Houston Texans clearly... This could be Pat Mahomes' home right here. I mean, they need a... Pat's Mahom. They need a quarterback super bad. I mean, I will say this. My least favorite quarterback of the major four, which is... Tribisky Watson, Mahomes, Kaiser. Yes. Your least favorite is. My least favorite is Clemson. Watson. I think he makes a lot of sense here.

because, you know, I know that he did struggle with turnovers, but because he can run the ball and manage a good team and, you know, not be the guy that you need to rely on. Like Mahomes is more the guy that's like you're going to build an offense around him versus plugging him into, you know, a working team. Isn't Houston the best potential destination for a rookie quarterback to make, you know, a DAC?

like impact. It's possible. You have weapons. You've got a good running game. You've got a good passing. Great defense. You don't have to do too much. Good wide receivers. Definitely possibility. Any other thoughts on Houston on the offensive side? Not really. And obviously, by the way, when we review this, we are well aware that 32 teams are not taking offensive players. We're just giving you kind of our ideal fits here. Seattle at 26. On the board next.

Seattle, in my opinion, I believe I erased it, but I had them as a potential home for a wide receiver. Really? I did. Really? Yeah, I think you've seen the transition over the last couple of years of putting Russell Wilson in position to throw the ball and succeed. And I don't think, you know, Paul Ritzerson is a breakout candidate this year. And I don't know. I could see them.

investing at that position. I mean, they were really disappointed that they lost Golden Tate. You know, they've come out and said that, how much they kind of regret not keeping him. I don't know. It's a possible wide receiver home for me in the first couple rounds. This is, it's O-line. O-line or bus for me for Seattle. Well, that, that, it was bused last year, so excellent point. They took, they took a guy. Well, I, yeah. Their, their first round draft picks have not been the best, but.

the rest of the draft, they've been great. You know, to me, their offense is already established. They brought in Eddie Lacey, so they're not looking running back. I agree offensive line is the biggest need, the biggest help. They're good at tight end, maybe wide receiver later in the draft. They probably focus on defense. Kansas City. Yeah, I mean, you're not really looking anywhere, but, you know, probably not going to draft an offensive position. I mean, running back would be the only one that is a possibility if one of the big guys dropped to there.

Yeah, not in the first, but I would say at this draft, they will probably draft a quarterback and they will draft a running back. The question to me is, will that running back be a piece that is a fifth, sixth, seventh rounder that's going to go, you know, fight with Charkandric West for that backup role? Or is this guy going to be a first, second, third rounder that's going to say, hey, Spencer, where? Go back to being what you were, which is a really, really good backup. And we've got, you know, the piece.

to be used by Andy Reed, and I think that it will be that. I think they will take a first, second, or third round running back. We are mere moments away from our big nine predictions. You have Dallas on the board at 28, and if I were Dallas, I would spend every pick in this draft on defense. Yes. What do you think, Brooks? Oh, yeah. The Dallas fan agrees. You have Green Bay at 29. I doubt.

that we see a running back drafted here. They seem to, to me, you know, we talked about Tom Montgomery a lot. Since, you know, the sense that I get from that team is that they're pretty okay working with what they have, certainly to the point of not necessarily drafting a first round running pack. I know they just signed a guard, but he's not, you know, he's not the best. I think they could use some. Yeah, and they need a corner too. Guard help.

Pittsburgh and Atlanta round out our first round, New Orleans has a 32nd pick. We've talked about their needs. We think defense is the likelihood there. Martavis Bryant reinstated. The Steelers wear up.

a wide receiver home, potentially for me. They're also a tight-in home for me because of the fact that, look, they're not counting on the Darius Green being back. Tight-end has been much like the Giants. They've been a place where, look, Keith Miller was a stable there for years and a well-used weapon for Big Ben. In this draft, I think the Giants and the Steelers are the later round Titan homes that would be great. I would love to see a Titan go to either of these spots. You know.

Pittsburgh a lot of times uses that late first round pick on an excellent defensive player that should have been picked much higher and falls. That's my expectation. And Atlanta, they're all defense to me. They, you know, their defense reminding me so much last year of the Super Bowl Cardinal year where they could make big plays, but they weren't in overall great defense. Personnel-wise, their offense is loaded. I can't see them spinning an offensive pick in the first round. So let's get to our prediction.

Our predictions, guys, this is, man, I better not lose this. That's all I can say. The epic lunch bet. Let's start at the quarterback position. Mitch Trubisky. Give me your prediction. I've got him going to the Browns, I think, in a trade-up. I've got him going to the 49ers. What, at two? At two. I've got him going to the Jets at number six. I think that the Browns spend their first on someone else, and they think that he will fall. Or even they're just blowing the smoke.

wanting someone else to take him. There you go. Deshawn Watson is the other quarterback we'll make a prediction on. I've got him going to Buffalo. I'm going to stick with the Texans. I think that he's a good fit there and I think he'll fall. And I have him as the guy that the Brown scoop up.

with their second pick there at what is that 12 12 yes all right let's talk running backs guys predictions Leonard four net we all have him going to Jacksonville yeah I'd really is this like hedging here we don't want to be stuck stuck not going chalk with him this is this is for me it's Tom Coughlin he's he's

Old man, he's Get Off My Lawn. He is, I want the NFL to be like it was in 1980s. I love Tom Cough. I do too. I know you do. And he's on the shots. And he loves where there's original candy. I don't think he gets past the Jaguars. But again, I think there's a chance as crazy as it is that he was not there. Dalvin Cook. Dalvin Cook, I have him landing in an interesting spot with his fellow alma mater mate.

Yeah. I have him going to the Buccaneers. It's not bad. I have him being the backup plan for the Philadelphia Eagles at running back. Yeah. And as I said, for second, third, I think Kansas City could use his talents with Andy Reid very well. I don't expect him to go in the first, but I've got Kansas City. Do you think if, so if he goes to the chiefs, he's a timeshare guy to me. I think that's him and Spencer where both would have value then. Yeah. I mean, you saw, I mean.

They love Spencerware. Jamal Charles was not a 300-carry, you know, that wasn't his usual yearly thing that he did. He just was super effective and efficient and able to get the ball in space. I think they could use Cook that way. You know how they feel about wide receivers in Kansas City. They just kind of blur their eyes and try to pretend they don't exist. Please, please don't you have a wide receiver. Christian McCaffrey out of Stanford. Where do you have them going, Jason? You know, I...

I struggled between the Eagles and the Colts. I think he will get to the Colts. I don't think he'll get past. Mike and I went bold. We took Carolina. Both of us took the Panthers with the eighth pick, taking Christian McCaffrey. We'll see. Yeah, it would be very interesting because that would be, you know, a change of pace for Carolina. He's not Jonathan Stewart. He's not a smash-mouth guy. He's a quick guy. He can run it out, but.

Maybe they'll change the offense. I hope that does not happen. And he also solves another problem for them at wide receiver. You can play with Jonathan Stewart in the backfield and then have McCaffrey in the sloths or something. Wide receivers, Corey Davis and Mike Williams were making predictions on both of them. Corey Davis. Jason, you have him going where? I've got him going to the Arizona Cardinals, and I hope he does get drafted early because if he slips out of the first round, what I think that says, I'm saying this now, I think that speaks volumes about his current injuries.

That's the one piece of information. The fantasy community just doesn't know. The NFL does. We never got, yeah, we don't have that information. So we did not get athletic testing for Corey Davis. But I'm with Jason. I think that the Cardinals take him. I have Baltimore. Yeah, he does. I have Baltimore. I have Baltimore as the home for Cory Davis. So Mike Williams, I have him going to Tennessee. So with the early pick or the later pick?

I have them going to Tennessee. Yeah, the 18, with the 18. I've got him going to Tennessee at 12. Oh, because you have the trade down? Yeah. That's not bad. I have them going to Buffalo. Okay. All right. Now, at tight ends, we are picking teams for O.J. Howard and David in Joku. So, Jason, take it away. I'm going to stick with the Jets. I actually think O.J. Howard will fall. So I don't really. Yeah, I mean, taking a tight in.

This early is rare, but I'm going to go with the Jets just because of the narrative of their trying to tank this season. And even though O.J. Howard is the most ready tight end, still difficult for tight ends coming and make an impact. I took the other New York team, the Giants. And the funny thing is, is Howard probably drops somewhere between the Jets at 6 and the Giants at 23. But I have them falling to the Giants. So I'm going to the Titans. Yeah, I like that spot a lot. Delaney Walker. Oh, man. Another block. I want to.

I'd be very happy. That's great. David and Joku rounds out our top nine predictions. I have David and Joku going to the San Francisco 49ers. I'm going to go New York Giants. There you go. And I talked about it. I got him going to the Lions. All right. All right. It's out there now. We've made our predictions. Nothing you can do about them. So Mike, I don't know if I want Mike or Jason to lose more, but I don't really care. I hope one of you loses. Well, what you know is that's.