Week 12 Waivers + Full Stream Ahead, The Crushed Soul of Jason

Yeah, I would too, although Amari Cooper situation is very scary for fantasy football owners, in my opinion. He was very limited in this game. He played a limited amount of snaps. Gallup and Cobb had a better game. He's been dealing with this injury on and off. This is not a player that feels like he's been so good, mostly at home. He's been so good that...

You know, you're kind of backed into starting him, but he could submarine a playoff run. He could submarine a playoff matchup if he's banged up and he leaves the field. So how are you feeling about Amari Cooper? You've described it accurately, not safe currently. But I'm still going to play him. Unfortunately, the matchup stinks. But back so the Josh Gordon, Randall Cobb, Gordon was in on 37% of snaps.

For Seattle, that was only his first game with the team. Do you expect that to be up, but up substantially? I definitely expected to be up substantially. He was there for a very short period of time. And when the game mattered the most is the percentage of the snaps that he was in on. Those big third down plays.

Two for 27. So, I mean, don't go too out of control with what he did. But do you remember those two plays? Yes, they were very high-leverage plays. That's what I'm talking about. They were must-win plays. And both of them, third-downs, important deep pickups, both went to Gordon. That's all I'm saying. Yeah, I don't think there's any question that is involvement is going to increase. They brought him in for a reason and they don't have the depth chart. I mean, you might not even have Tyler Lockett this week. If you listen to Pete Carroll. That's a good point. He said, Tyler Lockett, hey, we.

We need to see him practice. He's not practicing today dealing with the leg contusion. We think he's back, but maybe he's not. So the role should increase. I'd expect him on the field probably close to double what he did in week one. That doesn't mean he's going to be productive. It doesn't mean that D.K. Meckhouse is not a better player. But I think he might be a luxury pickup for a contending team that doesn't need to start him this week just in case he's a heavily used player. Sure. All right. I want to talk about some running back situations here.

Darrell Williams, running back for the Kansas City Chiefs, maybe the last man standing here. Damien, injured, McCoy, concussion. It doesn't seem like they're willing to use McCoy in a very high volume role regardless of the situation. Even when Williams left, Darrell Williams was the first man out on the field. Darrell Williams was getting a lot of between the tackle stuff. And Shady fumbled again, but they are on their by week. Correct. So I would expect, you know, health and the normal...

regime to be intact in two weeks. So if you are a... So you're not signing Darrell Williams then. No, I am. We're talking about the teams who are locked. You're ready for the playoffs. I would grab Darrell Williams if I have that spot and I would just stick him on the bench because maybe Shady McCoy is back. He had the possible concussion. We'll see whatever that turns into. But two weeks, I expect McCoy back. But what if Damien is not back with that rib injury? If you saw it, I mean, he got almost folded in half and he was...

in a tremendous amount of pain. We don't have the full report yet, but that certainly had the looks of a broken rib. And then at that point, Darrell Williams will be in a full-time share, and he's also the third down back on top of that. So I think that Darrell is a good stash for teams where if you're locked in. Sure. I mean, I can see a situation where that would happen. So here's a name I would rather have.

If you remember from yesteryear, the handcuff extraordinaire for Ezekiel Elliott. Oh, you're going to the fair. The Scarborough Fair. Bo Scarborough. I only want him more than Daryl if I need a guy to play this week. Well, yeah, because Daryl's on by. Well, but I mean. Anyone. I need a guy. But here's the deal for Bo. Washington. Great. I'm playing him this week. He is an excellent spot started. But then Chicago, Minnesota, Tampa Bay.

Denver. I can't imagine you're playing Bo in those matches. Chicago, I think you're fine with. Their rush defense has not been good. I would agree Minnesota, Tampa Bay. Those are very difficult. You are not fine with any Detroit running back. You are not remotely fine. This is Bo Scarborough's first ever career game. This is the first time he's ever been active for a game. I just don't want to walk down the Ty Johnson, J.D. McKissick, Bo Scarborough, Paul Perkins. We got what, Trey Carson?

Was the feet? Sure. He was the Bo Scarborough of two weeks ago? The Lions waved running back Paul Perkins. Well, I am aware of this. Yes. They are, they might wave Bo Scarborough this week. I don't know what's going to happen. I guess the reason that I bring his name up is because they have tried to figure out what to do with the absence of Caryon Johnson. Absolutely. And they have not had success left right or center until.

Bo Scarborough comes in, looks okay. They give him 15 carries. It gets a touchdown. And now this is the Washington Redskins. That's it. Peterson over, Peterson or Scarborough starting this week in the same matchup. That's where I would go both Scarborough. I'd go Scarborough too. If you need a spot start this week, I think he's okay. Now that's not to say he's top of the list. I just said I didn't feel comfortable with any Detroit players in the back. Top of the list, you know, really should be.

the Indianapolis Colt running back. The problem is who is that? And it's a very big problem. You have the Thursday night matchup, which I guess is a plus, but we don't, like Naheem Hines is the only safe pickup from that backfield. Because you know what his role is. You know he will catch passes. And he'll get some of the carries. But between Jonathan Williams and Jordan Wilkins, it's insane to see Jonathan Williams back, by the way. And if you don't remember him, he was the Buffalo Air.

He was the heir apparent behind Shady McCoy years ago. Loved him. I thought he was so talented. He was going to be great. And then he knuckleheaded his way out of the league. I would pick up Jonathan Williams. I would as well. Jordan Wilkins missed last week injured. It's a Thursday game. He thinks he'll be back. But you have to listen to what the coaching staff says about Jonathan Williams. They've been repeating themselves for a long time. And if you listen to the post game press conference, you listen to the head coach talk about him.

They're in love with Jonathan Williams. The way he runs, the way he finishes runs. He had a monster week. This is a great rushing offense. Naeem Hines will not get between the tackle work. I don't want to, I know 100% what you're saying, Mike, about Hines. He's got a guaranteed third down roll. I'd rather have Jonathan Williams than naive Hines because I don't want, I want the between the tackle work. I want the hard running that we saw from Jonathan Williams last week. They're going to give him a shot. That's what I believe.

And it's tough because it is what do you believe where Jonathan Williams was added like halfway through the season that he's before this past week, he had seen two carries for this team in week 10. And that's only because Wilkins was hurt. I mean, Wilkins has been their guy. So it's a really tough situation to navigate where Wilkins was the backup for Marlon Mack for a while now. Did he really lose that job?

because he was hurt and Williams had one pretty good game, which was an unbelievably plus matchup, as you saw Marlon Mack was crushing that. Yeah, whether it's Jonathan Williams or Jordan Wilkins, you put a bid on both those guys in whichever direction you think is best based on what we're saying, but I would be more confident. My pickup would be Naim Hines. I don't want to bury the lead. He's at least a pass-catching guy. His role is secure. He did get more carries.

in that game when Marlon Mack went out. So he's not going to take over the Marlon Mack role at all, but I expect his role to grow, and because he's the past catching back, and he's, I think, you know, the most talented of these three, he's a pretty good back. He would be the guy that I would put the bid on, since you really have no clue. You could put the bid in on Jonathan Williams or Jordan Wilkins, and you're going to start them if you, if you're saying I need them and you put them in,

and either guy could just disappear. I don't think Naim Hines has that ability. Yeah, I guess we just disagree on that one. I'd definitely go to Jonathan Williams side. You guys would both go Hines. Gus Edwards had the big week last week. He's just in the handcuff category, but a juicy handcuff. Yeah. That sounds weird. All right, Darius, Geis, Mike, yesterday on the show, we said we thought it would be nice to sell high on Geis based on the fact that...

I don't blame you. They split carries. They were both not productive in the running game. One play for Darius Geis. But it is Detroit. Detroit can't really stop running back. So there is an opportunity here. And if you're trying to read the T-Leaves at all, the game started with Adrian Peterson. And then Darius Geis took over and was the running back. So he was just bad. They were both really bad on the ground. Sure. But if you're Washington and they're going to insist on continuing with the.

the Dwayne Haskins experiment, then it would seem you would want to go with Darius guys. Would you prioritize Darius Geis then over any of the Indianapolis backs, Belage, Scarborough, any of those guys? Yeah, I think I would. Okay. We're all, this is the time. We're really all over the map on the running backs here, and that's, it's tough. At least there are a lot of options. I mean, you, you know, you might not like both Scarborough. You might love Darius Geis. You might be on the exact opposite, but.

Between Bo Scarborough, Jalen Samuels, Naim Hines, and Jonathan Wilkins, Jordan Wilkins, and Geis, there are options here for people that need a play. It's just a matter of guessing the right one. Well, and it's matchups, right? Scarborough at Washington, Darius, Geis, Detroit, Indianapolis. You get the Thursday night situation against Houston. And then Jalen Samuels, if he's out there, has Cincinnati and should have a role regardless of whether Conner's acting.

Let's go. Let's talk to our deep league peeps. If James Connor is out. Our deeps? Deep. Yeah, the deeps. Yeah. What's up? Deeps. If Connor is out, are you interested at all in Trey Admonds? It is such a good match. Week 9, 12 for 73 against the Colts. And when James Connor was out and it was him and Samuels. Also the last two weeks. Yeah, Brooks James out there too, though. So I'm not very confident. The last two weeks, seven for 12. So.

I mean, it's one of those things where, yeah, his name. I say no to the deeps. All right. His name should be brought up. He could have a decent game against a really winnable matchup if James Connor is out. But he has not been great or good. Fantasy football owners, don't forget about Wayne Galman, please. Please don't forget about Wayne Galman. We don't know the health of Saquan Barkley heading into the week throughout the rest of the year, obviously dealing with injury.

The team could choose to shut him down at some point. It's not what we're projecting, but it is a possibility. And if Wayne Galman is the man lost among all these other week one starts and you need to add somebody to your bench, you could end up with a starting running back for four or five weeks against, you know, which could matter. Yeah. Other names that you want to bring up at the running back position? Not for me. No. Don't forget your handcuffs, Madison, Pollard, Gus Edwards and company. Tight-in pickups.

Mike, I want you to weigh in here. I am all about Ryan Griffin at the tight-in position. He's had several very good weeks over the last five playing 80 to 95% of snaps. No more Herndon earning the trust of Darnold. He's 0% owned by the numbers that we have. Has Oakland, Cincinnati, Miami the next three weeks? Okay. Five for 109 and 1 on five targets last week. He's my favorite pickup at the position.

Interesting. So I like him. I'm trying to order the guys I like. Because there's like the running back position, the tight ends you can pick up. For me, the highlights will be Ryan Griffin, Noah Fant, Jacob Hollister, and Dallas Goddard. I think all four of those guys are in play. You've seen Noah Fant. You've seen his snaps and the targets. Everything has elevated.

drastically since Emmanuel Sanders has gone. I mean, 11 targets this past week, 4 for 60. Wish you could have gotten a little bit more. He's a great pickup. But he's very interesting. It's tough to go with Ryan Griffin as the number one out of these options. You're right. Three of the past four weeks have been very solid. He's been the number one tied in two of the last four weeks. He's also finished in the top 15, four out of the last six weeks.

Yeah, I mean, Sam Darnold is playing better. But Fant, the targets that you brought up about Fant, that is a very attractive amount of targets, but I just love the matchups. Yeah, Oakland and the Bengals. You want to play Fant against Buffalo, the Chargers in Houston, or do you want to play Oakland, Cincinnati, Miami? Jason, you are all about Abercrombie. Yeah, I, yeah. Hollister is probably at the top of the list for me, just because it's Russell Wilson. Yeah, I mean, here's the thing. I don't love the Philadelphia matchup as much as.

Ryan Griffin's upcoming schedule. So I think it's very close between those two. But Jacob Hollister showed out the last two games. And the thing is, we've seen Russell Wilson when he's got a capable tight-in, Will Disley used him and used him around the goal line. And they would scheme to open him up for touchdowns. And we brought up Tyler Lockett might be missing. And I think Abercrombie could be a good pick up the rest of the way.