Starts of the Week + It’s Football Time! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 9/5

That's the question is DK line right now is 49 and a half yardage wise. Can he catch the football in this game? That's what you're hoping for. For Ramandre, like storylines that you're looking for for the Pats. Number one, I mean, Jalen Polk, watch. Is he a starter? Is he earning targets right away? I think that's interesting to watch. And then this team that they're going to be in negative game scripts, which is part of why I haven't loved Romandre in the. the draft process, but it's when they are down and they're trying to come back, I know remandre got the money, but is it him or is it Antonio Gibson who they brought in pretty early in the process and his specialty is catching the ball? That will be the number one thing to watch in this game, is who is the pass catching back and how involved is Gibson? I am on the side where I believe it will be Ramonre. I think he will catch a ton of passes and be absolutely fine in PPR leagues.

On the other side of the football, Joe Burrow, will he have Jamar Chase? We are still waiting to find out T. Higgins will have. And you got to remember that New England has lost their defensive coordinator. So people expect them to be the same kind of defense they've been in the past. Yeah, I think they'll be pretty good. TBD, TBD with the departure of Bill Belichick. That's one area that he had kept it on lockdown. Zach Moss, Chase Brown, seeing that distribution of work will be very, very interesting. Very important. I mean, this is one of the biggest debates of draft season, is which guy is it? Or is it neither, is it neither guy? What about neither guy? Is it neither or neither? It could, it's neither one. It's either or either? Neither or neither can be either or either. Are you kidding me right now? Oh, my God. Swish! Yes, it can be both of those things. It's,

I'm on the Zach Moss side. Are you starting them in this game? I would start. Because of game script. I would start Zach Moss. Because New England was a very good defense against the run last year. Yeah, but Zach Moss, like, it depends on how you drafted. Of course, like if you went, you know, more of a hero or zero running back type of an approach at the beginning, Zach Moss. was one of the targets that I've been trying to get on those teams. So he's probably playing at least as an RB2. I think if I, yeah, I mean, obviously if you went zero RB, you're going to be having to start Zach Moss. But where he was drafted, I think most of the time he is going to be in flex consideration. I would love to hold off in week one. It's a tough defense against running backs. And then you have the wrinkle of, what if is a 50-50 times? Moster or Moss?

Most or easy most. A little harder. Moss or Gus Edwards. I think I would go the Gus Bus. Yeah, I probably lean that way. One more matchup for today and we'll wrap it up. We'll do the rest of them tomorrow. Houston at Indianapolis, fun divisional game to start the season, the Drive King Sportsbook line Texans, minus three. The over under is 48 and a half. Colts at home. We'll see what Anthony Richardson has in store. We'll see if the beefed up Houston Texans personnel on defense can bring a better performance than they did at times last year. I mean, Mike, you had a kind of a guttrial reaction right there. Is it about Richardson and what he's going to be capable of in this game? It's going to be, I mean, it's.

Anthony Richardson is one of the biggest fantasy storylines of the season, really polarizing of people being all the way in or just watching him play in the preseason and going, nope, I'm all the way out. It's not going to work. It's just how healthy is he and how much does he run? You can be a bad quarterback and put a big numbers. Yes, you can. That is in the realm of possibility. CJ Stroud against Indianapolis last year. 384 and 2, 264 and 2. Beautiful. Yeah, play that Nico Collins guy. I mean, you should genuinely play all three. I know. I was just, but it was Nico last year against the Colts week to 24.1 points. He was the wide receiver 4. And then in week 18, he was the wide receiver 1 against the Colts. At least last year he had their number. We're going to see Joe Mixing with a new uniform and a big work look.

So that'll be a very interesting one. The Colts last year were one of the worst teams in the league against the run. So I think Mixing is obviously a must start. He'll be cruising for what, 3.9 in this matchup. Don't care. That's fine. 3.9 because of a couple of goal line carries. But I hate it. Guys, I hate it. Mixing is going to be very, very good. Yes, start mixing. Probably the whole year. Yeah, I mean, really, I don't love the personnel on the Colts defensive side of the ball. So there's no Texan that I am unwilling to start, even going down to Dalton Schultz. Obviously, all of these guys are not going to work out. But there will be points here to have, and I think you can start all of them and hope that it goes to your guy. On the other side, though, this will be very interesting. The Texans made.

a lot of investment on the defensive side last year. They had a terrible defense last year, and they went out and they said, hey, I think we got a Super Bowl window. They went out, spent big money. And so I'm interested to see if the Texans defense is good. Are you willing to play Adonai Mitchell? No, I don't think so. Josh Downs, still, he did not practice on Wednesday. with the high ankle sprain. It seems like he is unlikely to play. I think the only wide receiver for the Colts I'm starting is Pittman. Okay. Yeah, it will be, you know, that's a dart throw situation. Taylor is in. Mitchell and Pierce, I think we'll both get play. Both dart throws. Jonathan Taylor, he good. You're obviously playing him and we'll see what the, we haven't got to see him and Richardson together. What is your actual Michael Pittman confidence? His D.K. line right now is five and a half receptions.

and I am I got the hebie jeeps. I would go. I mean, I think he ends up with five. So I would go under. Yeah, I'm probably on that side too. So is he is even a wide receiver two for you this week? I think he's a wide receiver too. I'm outside the city. Oh, no. He's a wide receiver two. He's a wide receiver two. Oh, man. Please, Richardson. Don't forget you have the starts hit tool on the website, the fantasy footballers.com. We're going to cover all the rest of the matchups tomorrow. That was Fantasy Forecast, presented by Draft King Sportsbook. Download the Draft King Sportsbook app and use the code ballers. That's the code ballers. You can bet 500 and get 250. That's a way better deal. You said 500. Yeah, you don't have to bet five dollars. No, you said five dollars. I didn't catch it. Bet five dollars. There you go.

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