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

No, I'm thinking of their offensive coordinator right now. Okay. Oh, oh, wow. McDaniel. Yes. When he coached Denver? Denver, he won that game. But it was the pretty big deal. Yeah. Here's what I want to talk about in this one. By the way, man, Jeannie. Every single season since 2013, an O and two team has made the playoffs. Hmm. However, your chances of making the play. Yeah, one. The chances of making the playoffs are 12% when you are at O and 2.

The Lions, what are their odds going to 1-3 here? Very high. Yeah, put them in the 90 percentile range. I think that the Patriots with the head coach situation for the Lions, even though the Lions are at home, I think the Patriots have to get this win at one-on-one, and they'll do it. So let's try to work through the Patriots running back situation. They're heavily favored, which James White, his role is.

It's secured, but it also gets elevated when the Patriots are trying to catch up, as we saw against Jacksonville. It was all James White. I'm not expecting that. I don't think any of us are expecting that. So are you playing James White? Let's start there. You're in PPR with James White is always implied. Whenever we mention this guy's name, we are talking about PPR. Yeah, I think you can start him. He's going to have enough. They don't need to play catch up in this game. What about mustard? But it doesn't.

Come on, Mike. It doesn't matter. I was looking for the rim shot, but we don't got the drop. He will get enough utilization just in the standard offense in a full PPR league to be a flex play. The running back that I think clearly has the highest upside here is Sony Michelle. If they are winning the game, if they are handling their business easily, this is the perfect opportunity to see what they have in their first round pick.

to try to take up clock to, I think near the goal line, see what you have against the Lions in Sony Michelle. So he's the guy in this game. I'm going to be watching the closest from the Patriots. All right. Chris Hogan, we are in agreement that we like him to bounce back. I love Chris Hogan in this match. So what about Philip Dorset, who's, I don't, I don't love Chris Hogan. Okay. No, I know.

I know. I believe we talked about this earlier this week. Yeah, that's all I was saying. Mike said we agree. I was sorry. You're talking about you and Jason? Yes, that is correct. Andy does not like Christopher. I just don't like four catches on this season. It freaks me out, man. Yeah, I don't blame you that it freaks me out as well. Like I'd play Amari Cooper over Chris Hogan. That's a fair point. Yeah. Yeah. I don't mind that. But Philip Dorset, and this is in the context that Josh Gordon is inactive. He's seen seven targets in both of the games.

This season. Hard pass. Seven for 66, five for 44. Nah. Okay. No. I completely agree. Hard pass. Who gets Darius Slay in this game? Probably Hogan. Yeah. Is Slay okay? Slay okay? Yeah. Look, you're starting gronk? Yeah. You're locked and loaded. On the other side of the ball, Detroit, probably playing catch up, high over under, carry on Johnson. Theoretic.

By the way, Dary Slay, he's still... He's still dealing with the concussion. So that'll make an impact. He's trending out right now. Golden Tate. 13 targets in both weeks, 28 on the year. It's been a monster. And that's third most in the league. That's kind of guaranteed production. Marvin Jones, Kenny Gulliday. I think, I mean, Matt Stanford's probably a good play in this game. At home, coming back? I mean, he's going to garbage time his way to...

to fantasy victory. Absolutely. He'll throw two early picks and then have three late touchdowns and you'll be just fine starting most all of the past catching options. I think unfortunately Theoretic is a fine play in PPR. I'd probably, you know, Theoretic is pretty much identical to me as James White in this matchup. One will be coming back from a deficit. One will be creating the deficit. But- Carry on.

Yeah, it's just the week. No. Jason, call the shot. I will call the shot. I don't believe this is the week. Now, he's getting more and more utilization. You just look at his carries, his yards, his receptions, his targets, the first two weeks, they've increased. I think they'll increase to the point where if you need to flex him, I'm actually flexing him this week in our listener league. I think you can, but I don't expect a huge game from him here. He's just, you know, a running back.

I'm hoping he's a back and running back to. If Baker Mayfield is the starter and then Kerry Johnson becomes a starter, is your life just? I have completed. We got to move on. The Steelers, the Bucks, Monday night football. We get to watch Fitz Madrick fits magic on the primetime screen. I'm very excited for this game. It's going to be a lot of fun because the Steelers defense is atrocious right now. And look, they might get Hayden back.

at corner, but that doesn't really matter in the past few years. And the Bucks defense has been trash as well. So this could be a barn burner, 54 point over under. The Bucks are one and a half point dogs at home. Despite the strong start, I think people are expecting Antonio Brown to, you know, get the grease, so to speak. Does that impact your view of Juju at all, or is he just wheels up for those two? Yeah, those two are.

full force ahead. They're going to have a great game. I mean, there's, I don't think that there's a player on either side of the ball that is a normal consideration for starting that I don't want to start. The only guy that I'm questioning, and I know he's your start of the week, Jesse James, I question. I might not start him there, but obviously tight ends are just trash. You're firing up, Antonio.

You're firing up Juju. You're firing up James Connor. You're firing up Ben Rathlisberger on that side of the ball. I'm happy with Fitzpatrick. I don't want anything to do with the running game. Or if you can even talk about that, I don't think they have one in Tampa. If they don't. If Ronald Jones is right now sitting on your waiver wire, get him. Should you add him? This would be the week because I think he'll be active this week. If he's not active,

after basically not having a running game. And I guess that could happen. You're 2 and 0. Like, you know, it's working if it ain't broke. But, you know, if you need running back help and your team has a burner spot, then Ronald Jones is worth at least looking to pick up. But I'm... He's a great, like, Sunday morning ad. And then if nothing happens, if he's inactive or doesn't do anything, you just...

drop them for your waiver wire. Yeah, if you play in an IR league, almost every week, you've got someone that's ruled out. You know, Doug Baldwin will be ruled out, and Sunday morning, I'll move them to IR, and I always pick up, and this is a tip for everybody. Don't waste your time picking up a wide receiver off the waiver wire in that situation, because their situation can't drastically change. Pick up a Chase Edmond. I don't know. I picked up Callaway last week. Pick up...

Pick up Chase Edmonds, pick up Ronald Jones, pick up somebody who is a backup that an injury ahead of them could just change everything. Yeah, it could save you a lot of fab and give you that steal on Sunday morning. On the other side, Ryan Fitzpatrick? Yep, good. All three wide outs, Evans, Jackson, Godwin? Yep. And then O.J. Howard, how do you feel about him? I mean, Cameron Brade is an afterthought. He's bottom of the waiver wire right now. So O.J. Howard, though,

with the explosive play capability and the weaknesses that tied in throughout the fantasy landscape. He's kind of a, like, he's a player I want to start, but I know the realities of limited total touches. And it just like, I hope I capture it. I hope I can capture. Yeah, we've talked about a lot of these garbage tight ends today that are just like, I don't really want to start. Do you start Will Disley? You know, what do you do?

I'm starting O.J. Howard over all of those people because there's murkiness to all the situations. So why not take the most talented human, right? He was drafted in the first round as one of the best prospects in a decade at the position. Now he's the guy that's kind of taking over the role over Cameron Bray. Yes, Ryan Fitzpatrick is not usually known for throwing to the tight end.

But O.J. Howard can overcome the lack of targets in that situation. Make a beast touchdown grab. Make an 80-yard run down the sideline. So I'll take my shot. Over Ebron? If Jack Doyle's out, no. If Jack Doyle's in, yes, I would start him over Jack Doyle. He's a fringe tight-in one right now to me. Me as well. Howard. So not a lot of tight-ins offer you 80-d touchdowns. Nope. It's just one of those things that it's kind of nice.

To have it in your repertoire. All right, let's move on. Let's get into the dose. A daily dose. Brought to you by draft. Every Friday we do a daily dose. Get you ready for that DFS play this weekend. A reminder Mike's DFS podcast, the Fantasy Footballer's DFS podcast with Chris Meaney, Ben Cummins, and Mike. It's live. It's live today. It'll get you ready. It's a little.

A little nice preparation time. Yeah, absolutely. So today on draft, we're doing something special. We are going to go with a five-quarterback matchup. So no longer will we be playing running backs, who needs them? Wide receivers, get out my face. Titans, even though I rode you to victory last week for the second week in a row. Yeah, Jason's on a hot streak. I've got the second pick, and he's got first.

That sucks because there's two clear-cut quarterbacks to grab this week. And I don't get either of them because I'm on the turn. Pat Mahomes. Pat Mahomes is my number one pick this week, staying in the flames. We talked yesterday. Look, this is first home game. Yep. First opportunity. And that game's going to be interesting. And I'm going to take just reliable golden boy. Really? Yep. Tom Brady against Detroit. I think he's going to have a very fine day.

Yeah, that makes sense. Look, I'm just going, I'm at the, you know, the third, so I get two picks in a row, and I'm going to take huge upside guys, Aaron Rogers, Cam Newton. I mean, look, either one can always win you a week, and I'll need them against your guys. I'm taking the biggest upside. This is the guy who's been the best fantasy quarterback in the history of starting fantasy football seasons. My beard.

Bearded Brethren, I'm taking Ryan Fitzpatrick. Let's go. I don't blame you. I'm taking, I got back-to-back picks. I'm going to go Big Ben. I think it's a monster week for Big Ben. And then Deshaun Watson, I start of the week. Got to draft him here in the Daily Dose if I have that kind of confidence with him against the Giants. I'm going to take Drew Breeze on the way back. The over-under of the Atlanta, New Orleans game is ridiculous. I know they hit the under as we highlighted earlier in our matchups breaking it down, but.

I'm going for it. It makes me really sad because I was really hoping Drew Breeze got to me there. I will take my start of the week in that same matchup against him, Matt Ryan. And then look, I know that Kirk Cousin's ceiling is capped a little bit in Buffalo. But if at the end of the first quarter, he has three passing touchdowns, I don't think anyone's going to be surprised. So that's my two pack. I'm getting a little crazy here with this middle pick. I'm surprised you didn't take your start of the week. He left him to me.

I'm going for it. With Carson Wentz in his first game back, let's see what he can do. I'm going to take Jimmy G. Jimmy Garoppolo in that shootout in Kansas City. And I'm going to do a little baseline protection here with Jared Gough to wrap up my starting five. My Holmes, Rothesberger, Watson, Garoppelow golf. I do not mind that. And right here, oh, man, this is a really tough call. And...

I'm struggling on who I want to go with because I'm not taking Russell Wilson. I was going to grab Andrew Luck. Yeah, I'm surprised you didn't go Matthew Stafford. He's a guy that I think is huge upside. It was between luck and Stafford, but. That being said, I already knew who I was going to take because I knew you don't want Russell. I believe in Russell. I'm going to take him. My team, you know, it's one of those where the matchups aren't the best, but with Cam Newton.

Aaron Rogers, Kirk Cousins, Matt Ryan, and Russell Wilson, I am very confident that I will win for the third time in a row. Sure. And there's nothing safe about my team at all. Tom Brady, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Drew Brees, Carson Wentz, Andrew Luck. All right. Well, this will be fine. It's fun to draft all quarterbacks, you know? We talk them down so much in the draft season. It's fun to draft them and actually have something on the line this week. Yeah. So, hey, everybody, good luck this weekend.

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