Week 3 Matchups, BAKER MAYFIELD, In-or-Out

That's, I love you, John Cook. It's something Hugh Jackson would say. It does. All right, the bills, oh, and two, take on the one, oh, and one, Vikings. The Vikings are 16 and a half point favorites, and the over under is just 40 points. Will the bill score in this matchup in Minnesota? I do not think it will be a shutout. I do not think they will get to double digit points. Over under six points. Oh, six is the right.

The right point there. I'm going to take the under. All right. I'm going to, I think, I think Alan will throw a touchdown in this game. So I think 10 points is about where you're expecting them to be. Is that, is that when Minnesota puts the third string defense in? It might be. At the end of the game. I think Alan will get them in the end zone. There is not a Buffalo bill.

that I would start under any circumstance. If Shady is in with his rib injury and what's going on against this defense with the anemic offense, we've seen so far from the Bills, there's a matchup where I'll play Bill's players. I would throw Kelvin Benjamin out there. I definitely play Shady. It's not the Vikings who I believe to have the best defense in the league. I'm benching them all. I'm benching them all. Yep, agreed. And by that, I mean bench Shady because everyone else has been cut.

Right. Sure. So on the Minnesota. From fantasy rosters? Yes. I mean, you posted a tweet of your joy. Chris Ivory could be somebody that people are adding this week to try to grab a running back start. Yeah, just in case. Deeper leagues. Sure. On the Minnesota side of the ball, they're going to score points. Are you fine, though, with Kirk Cousins and the past catchers? Because that may seem like a silly question, but it's if the Vikings just can totally dominate this game with.

Latavius Murray and Dalvin Cook, do you have any concerns that the passing game of Minnesota won't get it done? No, the ceiling is not as high in this game, but they're going to be great. I mean, they're going to come out, they're going to throw the ball, they're going to get a lead. And in doing that, they will secure fantasy points for Thielen, for digs. It's just not going to be huge numbers. You want to hear a ridiculous stat? Always. Michael Thomas is 28 receptions, 269 yards, and three touchdowns.

The Bills as a team have 29 receptions and 343 yards. And one touched it. Oh, Buffalo. So Michael Thomas versus the Bills, that's kind of a coin flip at this point. I'll take Thomas. Latavius Murray is the potential steal of this game. Yes. If Dalvin Cook is out and they're grinding the clock out, Latavius could have a very, very good game. I think even if Dalvin Cook plays, Latavius Murray is a sneaky snart. I would rather start Latavius Murray.

right now without knowing what's happening with Cook, then I would Chris Ivory in this game. Oh, 100%. Even if he had the backfield to himself. Look, if starts of the week were today and not yesterday knowing that Dalvin missed another.

practice, I would have made Latavius Murray my start of the week to give people confidence. If he's on your roster, he should be started because even if Dalvin plays, why would you play him second half if you are up 16 and a half points like Vegas thinks when Latavius Murray can get the job done? Did you know that we make the rules on the show, Jason? So even though starts of the week was in fact yesterday, Latavius Murray. You can actually switch. Who is your start of the week yesterday? My start of the week. He doesn't even remember.

It was Lamar Miller. Okay, are you making an official switch? Sure. Let's do it. Let's take it to the judge. Can you get a ruling? May I put? Is this allowed? Is this allowed? You're sure you don't want to wait, see if he practices today, Dalvin Cook, before you make it official? No. Okay. Okay. Yeah, what's the ruling? How dare you try to protect me? All right. That's fine. He's trying to protect me. But my point is, even if Dalvin Cook is active and playing, based on what he's already missed, I think Latavis Murray is a fine start.

All right, let's move on to the Colts Eagles matchup. Both teams sit at one-on-one. Carson wins returns. Eagles are six and a half-point favorites. The game's a 47.5 point over under. These two teams have the highest target shares for tight ends in the entire league. Now, it makes sense, right? You got Zach Hertz is the primary pass catcher in Philadelphia.

And then it seems as though the tight ends are providing a very safe place for Andrew Luck in his return to the NFL. And we talked about Jack Doyle, didn't practice on Thursday, didn't practice on Friday. Eric Ebrun looks like a very strong streaming tight-end option. Yes, he does. With a lot of upside in this game, especially if we expect it to play out as Vegas does, which is Philadelphia winning this game being in the lead.

They need to throw the ball. And outside of Hilton, there's not a lot of options in Indianapolis. Yeah, I completely agree. It could be like the Dalvin Cook situation where I still lean. I know that Eric Ebron has the production with the touchdowns, but I lean that Jack Doyle is the tight end from the team I'd rather have because he's getting on the field more. He has more snaps. He's running more routes, more opportunity. But if Jack Doyle is banged up,

Maybe Eric Ebron sees the snaps increase this week regardless of if Jack Doyle is out. So Eric Ebron is shaping up to be a very strong start. You brought up Jesse James as your start of the week yesterday. Do you feel more comfortable with Jesse James or Eric Ebron if he's in a solo role? Eric Ebron. Yeah, by a lot. Yeah, me too. This is also a game where I expect, like you said, Andy, the Colts will be passing.

more, and I don't think they're going to have success running the ball. Last year, the Eagles were the second most difficult matchup for running backs. This year, they've looked fantastic. No reason to believe that anything has changed for them there. With Marlon Mack injured, Jordan Wilkins, and Naim Hines, not being very talented, in my opinion, they're not going to have success there. So I like T.Y. Hilton, Ebron, and luck. I'm...

high on all of them for this week, but I don't want to start one of the running backs from the Colts side of the ball. Let me ask you this. We are, and we're still two games away. Are you giving any consideration? And this is deeper leagues, of course, six bench plus. Are you going to stash Bob Turbin? Because it's been such a, it's been a poop show. Right. The running back situation. The team likes Robert Turbin.

They've showed us that with their actions. Don't you have to use two bench slots for those biceps? Isn't that the requirement for Turbin takes two spots? But this is a legitimate question. Do you think Robert Turbin is an okay stash at this point? He still has two more games on his suspension. No. Yeah, I wouldn't wait two more. Once it's one more. So next week. After this weekend plays out, you'd let the waivers run through so you're not burning a priority or any kind of fab.

Would you throw Robert Turman on the back of the bench? If I am in need of running back help, and like you said, it's a deeper league with deeper bench, then yes. I'd still rather roster Jordan Wilkins than Bob Turbin. Certainly. If both of them were on the waivers, I would grab Wilkins for sure. I don't think we want to touch that whole backfield.

That's a backfield that always lives on everybody's benches. Like all the players are distributed to all the fantasy owner's benches. And none of them ever start. It's like one guy's got Mac, one guy's got. Somebody asked this. Let me throw it out there. Keep trade cut right now. Sonny Michelle, Rex Burkhead, James White. That's so stupid. I think you have to keep Sony Michelle trade James White and cut Rex Berkett.

Sorry, that was all the Burkhead owners I'm speaking on behalf of. And I'm one of them. And it's a really difficult question. I don't think I've ever seen this level of sadness in your eyes because you're contemplating the question and it's genuinely making you sad. Because I'm trying to answer it. Think about it honestly and not just be like, I got Rex Burkett. I love him. Let's play Rex Burkhead. But I'm not to the point where I'm willing to cut Burkhead.

No, nobody should be. If you're playing Keep Trade Cut, though, what are you doing? You got to do it, Mike? I'm keeping James White. I don't play James White. And who's got more value between Rex Burke and Sony to trade? Probably Sony right now. I don't want to leave the matchup without talking about JJ's situation. Jay Jai and Darren Sproles both sideline on Friday's practice, not trending the right direction. Cory Clement, wheels up.

Yeah, 100%. It's so funny how things can change because a couple weeks go after week one, I cut him. Corey Clement was a cut to me. Because he's doing his monster stomps, juke and nobody in the backfield. He looked terrible and he was barely utilized. But then when.

The two starters ahead of you go down. That usually helps your stop. And he is a must start this week. Isn't he your start of the week? He is. I'm super excited for Corey this weekend. The 101 Packers take on the 101 Redskins in Washington. Redskins are three point underdogs at home, 45 and a half point over under. Aaron Rogers showed he can play with one leg again last week. This means good things for Devante Adams. But what does it mean for Randall Cobb and Geronimo, Allison?

I would start Jimmy Graham over both of those players by a lot. Jimmy had a very nice week last week, and the Packers should have won that game. The call on Clay Matthews was trash. Definitely questionable. Great comeback by Minnesota. It feels like Minnesota won the game, even though they tied. It feels that way. But looking at the Packers for fantasy, what do we expect from this game and who do you feel confident in starting? I mean, the Redskins have been a...

You know, they've been a pretty good defense this year. Yeah, I mean, they certainly looked good against Arizona. The question is, was that them or was that Arizona? I can tell you. They contained, they contained Andrew Luck and the Colts. Yeah, they did lose, but that was more on the offense. So, yeah, the name that sticks out to me is the one that you already brought up, which is Jimmy Graham. Not only was he utilized last week.

But this is a perfect matchup for him. The Washington Redskins have been atrocious against tight ends. This is part of why going into week one, we were higher on Ricky Seals Jones, who had the opportunity and could have beaten them. But the Arizona Cardinals and more specifically Sam Bradford and the offensive line were so horrifically bad that they couldn't move the ball at all. That being said, you look last week, Eric Ebron got a touchdown. You know, it's not like they...

were great against the tight end. So you can't really look at this year's numbers based on week one and week two. I'm looking more at last year's roster, you know, for how Washington played against the tight end. I think Jimmy Graham's primed for a big day. And between, if we're talking secondary pass catchers for the Packers, the one I would be interested in is Geronimo. He's just, he's reliable, he's consistent, he gets deeper targets than Randall Cobb.

And we know he's flashed. He can hit the big play. Yeah. So that's where I would go if I have to choose. And that's Jimmy Graham is certainly a good play this weekend. Now, what about for the Redskins? I mean, I've got Jordan Reed as my start of the week. I love Chris Thompson each and every week. I've tried to trade for him in every league I got him. I mean, every league I can because.

I think Thompson's role is the most consistent, secure, the talent plus opportunity for Chris Thompson. I think he's going to be a top 15 guy year until he gets hurt. Sure. Which I'm not going to say is a foregone conclusion. I know he's been banged out before, but he's dominant. He is. And yeah, you're in on Chris Thompson. He made me nervous, man. So I have to admit, I have no shares of Chris Thompson and I'm sad about it. I'm sad because the man.

Do you know what he's averaging? How many receiving yards he's averaging a week? Probably like 80. I don't know. No, it's a great number. 55? 55. Very nice. Do we have it? Is it ready? Oh, sorry. We may or may not have had a complete and utterly catastrophic.

destruction of our soundboard this morning. Yeah. Right before the show. Can I confirm nor deny? No. But I will tell you that we may or may not have access to about seven total drops. So don't say anything about certain players. That's all I'm saying. All right. Like, uh, mevenness, bumpcious. Ooh.