Keep/Trade/Cut Decisions + Go Big or Go Home, SOS Tips - Fantasy Football Podcast for 6/2

He has a skill set that is passing game and running game. So definitely don't mind that. Maybe more upside. We've seen Miles for a couple of years. Yeah, I think I'm, my keep is Miles Sanders. He's been steadily moving up my rankings as well. He has a good player of, I think Andy's right. You can't compare a player who's taking zero NFL steps to a season veteran who's at like,

running for over five a carry. Miles Sanders is a great running back. Where this surprises me is his, the past catching upside of these three running backs is not to Miles Sanders. It's Clyde Edwards-Ailert with Kansas City and the second most vacated targets. He should see a massive uptick. Travis E.T.N. Part of the debate for Travis E.T.N's true value is because Urban Meyer, number one, who's gone, but when Urban Meyer drafted him last year in the first,

He immediately came out and said he'll be a scat back for us. And it's like, what? Why? You're spending a first round NFL draft pick on a on a pass catching running back that's insanity. But he has that in his skill set. And I don't think that James Robinson is back anytime soon with that end of season. Achilles injury, unfortunately. Jason's not afraid of Snoop Connor. That's what I'm hearing. That is correct. The depth chart is not scary. And it's like looking at.

The entire portrait of the Eagles season, it's interesting because Miles Sanders was on the field a ton, a ton to start the year, but was not getting the ball because they were being a very, very pass-heavy, aggressive offense. And then they eventually switched to being the run-based offense, but Miles got hurt. And then once Miles was back from his injury, he was actually still playing a lower amount of the snaps.

maybe still recovering, but yet super effective in the work that he was actually getting. And you're talking 16 for 94, nine carries for 64 yards, 24 carries for 120 yards. And yet tied with Brooks for rushing touchdowns. Yeah, but when he came back from injury in that six games or the five game stint, the dude was running for over six yards a carry.

And it just came down to rushing touchdowns. If Miles Sanders had put up that season with four rushing touchdowns last year, he would not be available where he is going currently in drafts. And I really, really like him. And can Jalen Hertz repeat that amount of rushing touchdowns? It's possible. But it's also possible that Miles Sanders cannibalizes, you know, 50% of them. All three are very risky.

Do any of them have top 15 upside? Like which ones would you put into that bucket? Yeah, I mean, I think all three do. But E.T.N. and Miles Sanders, to me, I would, I would prefer to them both over Clyde. And which ones do not have their gallbladder again? Clyde. Clyde doesn't. Yeah, that's gone. All right. Ladderless. The next. Well, he still has a bladder. Oh, yeah. It's just the gall version of the bladder that he's missing. It's like a variant. That's exactly right, Mike.

A variant bladder? That's correct. We're doing good. It's got a lot of goal. Tier three tight ends. Tier three tight ends. What am I talking about? The rankings inside the ultimate draft kit. We break them into tiers. We're ranking or we're keep trade cutting. Teaser Hawkinson, Dallas Goddard, Zacherts. Mike, I know you're famous for drafting Zacharts in lots of drafts recently. Yeah.

I he's the keep for me he is he's easily the keep I hate it so so so much because I don't think that he at this point of his career he is not a dynamic player I don't know that at any point of his career he was ever truly dynamic can I set this up I know exactly what the situation is yeah okay go all right yeah

We joke all the time that some restaurant out there someday is going to sponsor this show, and they're going to give us a gold card. All right? And that gold card is free food at that restaurant. Now, there are restaurants out there that maybe you would not choose to pay money at. Sure. But if you were handed... We won't name any names. If you were handed a gold card... Right. Where are you eating? Oh, I'm eating there three times a week.

To me, that is your Zachert situation. You've been, you're sitting there and you open your wallet and the gold card's in there and you're like, dude, I don't want to eat there. But it's free. Yeah. Like I don't have to pay for it. Zach Ertz, like with over 19% target share last year, Zach Ertz through the first six weeks is going to see.

What, seven plus targets a game while DeAndre Hopkins is suspended? It's not going to be the entire season. But Kyler Murray is being drafted as a top five fantasy wide receiver right now. Quarterback. Yeah, quarterback. And somehow Hopkins is still the first Arizona skill position player who is a pass catcher that is being drafted. And he won't play for six weeks. And.

As much as we like the potential of Rondale Moore, who was second round pick, just athleticism oozing out all of his pores. We can't count on him. They traded for Hollywood Brown. Yeah, he's got rapport with Kyler from college, but that's not the pros, and that's not in Cliff's system. We know that Zacherts works with Kylo Murray, and I hate it so very much that he's going to...

He's going to be an absolute PPR machine for six weeks, and it's disgusting. The quote from Kyle was, who have you become, Mike? Yes, yes, I know. Your past self would slap you. Yeah. I know. I think you're, your, but he's the keep for me too. Your current self, maybe should. I won't stand for this T.J. Hawkins at slander. I will, I refuse to stand for it. Now, real quick. You're sitting, though. Exactly. I refuse to stand. I will not.

T.J. Hawkinson, when he went down to injury, was the tight end three. That's coming off of being the tight end four. Now, was he consistent? No. Who is? You got Kelsey. You got Andrews. You got Kelsey. You got Andrews. No, Zach Gertz will have as many disappearing games as Hawkins is starting week seven. Hawkinson is actually talented. He is. Okay. We're back in agreement. We're on the same team now. Who do you think can break a tackle? Oh, T.J. Hawkinson. Yeah, not Zach Gertz.

I will pay you so much to make Zach Earth's your my guy. Oh, man, that would be awesome. I mean, look, we do the my guys every year. And let's be honest, those first five, six weeks are the ones that make the biggest mark. The audience is the biggest. If they have a good six weeks, Mike, you could be in glory. Has ever been? You can do it. Has anyone ever been like, this is my third, my one third guy?

Where you pivot from Earths for the back half of the year? Yeah. You gotta have your two-thirds, my guy then.

You've got to have your week seven through the rest of the week. So my guy is. And I think they have to be the same position. I think that's the law. For sure. So anyways, Hawkinson, I believe, is actually very, very good. I don't think that the incoming talent on offense is bad for Hawkinson. Hawkinson was double teamed after going into week three. It was like, oh, they've just got Hawkinson who's been dominating the first two weeks. Let's just roll all coverage to him because there's no one else to worry about. Hawkinson is great. That being said, Hawkinson right now is still in the fifth round.

There are great wide receivers. Ertz is in the ninth round. So if we're factoring in draft costs, I don't know. This question didn't bring that it. If it's not factoring it in, it's up to you. Well, then Hawkinson is my keep. I'll trade hurts to you guys and cut Goddert. You're not getting much. Now he's there. No. Does it disturb you on like a deep emotional level that?

Like Zach Gertz averaged more yards per catch than T.J. Hawkinson did last year. Does that bother you on like an athleticism level? It doesn't bother me on an athleticism level because I remember the wide open play that Zach Gertz was able to run for like 60 yards and pad those stats.

But I will say this. Why didn't Hawkinson have any of those plays to bat his stats? Because the whole defense was on. Oh, man. But I will say this. Fantasy football is so fun. From week seven on, which is when Zach Hertz was in Arizona Cardinal, he was the tight end four. So this isn't homerism, you know, that people are, oh, they're picking it. Zachertz was a tight end four. He's got no Hopkins to start the year. He's in the ninth round. If we're factoring that in, he has to be the keep here.

Goddard, though, is clearly the last man out here. Yeah. Yeah, I mean, it's just kind of wild. Again, these are all tier three tight ends in the ultimate draft kit. You're not going to get higher ceiling games from Hawkinson, I think. Then you will, Zach Hertz. I believe the PPR thing in the beginning of the year. Look, it hurts me. I have a dynasty team that has Dawson Knox and Zach Ertz, and I've got Ertz sitting in there for the first part of the year because that's what I'm playing.

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Chief and Champion. DeAndre Swift of the Detroit Lions. So cross positional keep trade cut. I love this as being the follow-up question because Jason Moore, Jason Moore, alleged fantasy expert. Alleged, oh my gosh. Is about to keep two Detroit Lions in a rope. That is partially correct. DeAndre Swift is like.

Clear keep here. I told you. Yes. Why is that partially correct? It's partially true because in an actual draft, I said when ADP matters, I'm not drafting Hawkinson in the fifth. I was taking him. I would prefer him. If they all cost the dollar and it's an auction draft, boom, I'll take Hawkinson. But I would bypass Hawkinson in the fifth. You're the carry-on guy, right? Oh, man. I'm out of here. I am gone. See you guys. Enjoy your two-man show. Oh, man. No, but I look. Carry on my.