Week 1 Matchups + Fantasy FACEOFF! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 9/11

I don't know how much he will rush when I was looking at prize picks lines. The rushing attempts were really tempting because they were very low on Patrick Mahomes. So then I'm like, I don't know, you know, on that knee, I don't know if he's going to run the ball. And if he does, he's not going to be as effective as he was last year. And that's where a lot of his fantasy points came from last year. So, yeah, I mean, obviously it should be rostered. Best or second best quarterback all time, but no.

For this matchup, week one off the knee, I'm just holding on to him on my bench. The defense should be very good for Kansas City as well. Ken Walker should be the main cog in this offense. I'm hoping we see quite a few targets in this game for Ken Walker. That would be exciting. Red zone opportunities. I'll be watching. Like yesterday we talked all about the main focus in week one is sometimes it starts sit stuff, but not often because you've drafted guys and you're going to play them in week one. The bigger thing is what are you watching for?

Does Rashi Rice look like a good player? Yeah, that's super important. And it should be so easy to see because Snap 1. Well, Snap 1 is probably like, let's get it to Walker. But as soon as they drop back to pass, it's going to be that little play that they do every time where Rushi Rice just hits a little slant, gets the ball. And then he will either break the tackle like he always does or he won't. And that's all you've got to see right there. Travis Kelsey had 19 targets in two games against Denver last year.

With the offensive line challenges at left tackle, I won't be shocked if Travis Kelsey is peppered with what I'll call DeMario Douglas targets. Did you see Douglas was four for 20 last night? Impressive. Four catches, 20 yards? I think Kelsey in any sort of half or full PPR is fine. On the other side, J.K. Dobbins is listed as the running back one on this team. You'll see plenty of R.J. Harvey in the game as well. I don't know if we'll see Jonah Coleman. That's one of the things that we're watching for is what's the rotation of the backfield there.

Yeah, absolutely. And we're watching Pat Bryant, aren't we? We are watching Pat Bryant. Yes, we are. We're watching, especially because one of my other bench-wide receivers, Desjohn, Stribling is down. So we need some depth there. But yeah, Jaylon Waddle, we're watching him as well. There was some talk of Pat Bryant being more involved than people are going to believe. But we'll see. And then Bo Nix. I mean, we like Bo Nix over the course of the year. The reason Bo Nix was not in my guy consideration is the first six weeks of the year for Denver.

is brutal. You're going to go into Arrowhead on Monday Night Football in the first week of the year where, again, we've seen defenses be dominant so far and have a huge fantasy game. It's hard for me to believe that that's going to happen in week one. Bonix is also coming off of an injury. Yes. Like his is kind of lost. Breaking news. All right.

I'll let Jason take this one. We knew this was coming. At least I did. The Patriots are placing wide receiver, AJ Brown, on injured reserve due to his high ankle sprain. So he will be gone for a minimum of four weeks. That does not mean he will only miss four weeks. He could miss six weeks. They were saying three to six. I think that that's the timeline. Five weeks? If he misses six weeks with the injury and already ruined your week one,

I don't know where their bi-week is off the top of my head, but I mean, this is a guy that, I mean, what a terrible pick. What a terrible. What a terrible. Well, I mean, terrible just start to the whole week 11 season for the Patriots. Week 11 is a bi-week. And even when he comes back, we know that he will have multiple weeks. Statistically speaking, he will have multiple weeks where his production is down. Yeah, I mean, it is not, we've not even seen it with Drake May.

You know what I mean? We haven't got to see it. And now you're going to have limitations potentially when you come back. It's brutal. Fantasy football is so fun. You know, Jay? It's delightful. And, you know, my favorite part are injuries. Right, right. That's just, like, so cool. What a man's game. It's part of it. Has there ever been a league in which, like, you, I don't even want to start down this run. Let me let it go. Let it go.

Dobbins versus Chuba against Chicago. Which one do you like more? Tough matchup. I will never say Dobbins. I'm sorry. Oh, man. So Mike's on Chuba. I'm going to take Dobbins. Give me that in my board. I disagree with Mike. I'm going to take Dobbins. We'll never say Chubin. Lloyd. Marshawn Lloyd or J.K. Dobbins. Dobbins. Yeah, I think I would go Dobbins. I will say that Chuba, if for some reason of Jonathan Brooks does not suit up.

Because that's... Because he's still facing corporal punishment from general soreness. Yes. Corporal. Corporal. Yes. Exactly. If Jonathan Brooks doesn't suit up, then I would go, Chuba. Okay. Jalen Waddle, we feel good. We feel excited. I'm excited to watch it. It's a tough matchup, but he should do all right. And this is, you know, this is a Monday night game. These guys are going to hopefully surprise us and...

go over the 43.5 point line because I think I think I would say that our expectation right now is that this is going to be a very defensive battle, not a lot of offense, not a lot of points. I'm hoping on Monday night football maybe we get a little sweet surprise, but I'm doubtful. Jaylen McMillan, doubtful for week one. A little injury update for you. JCM cleared to play in week one. Mike had said he had been groined up. He is growing down. Yeah. He's doing all right. Let's jump into the face off.

Fantasy Faceoff, presented by prize picks. The Wheel of Shame returns for what I believe is a sixth year. Oh, man. A sixth season. A reminder for those or those that are coming in for the first time. At the end of Friday's episodes, we are building four-player lineups based on more or less projections in the prize picks app. We each make a selection.

at quarterback, running back, wide receiver, and tight end. And the loser spins the wheel of shame the following week, which is always a delight. So it's always a good time. So let's get right into it. My quarterback this week, Baker Mayfield. Okay. And he is my green goblin. Each of us allowed one green goblin pick a week, which is a just a little old.

It's a little easy. Nicer projection. It's a little softer. More than 161.5 on the past few yards. That is pretty soft for Baker Mayfield. Yeah, that seems pretty achievable. I used my Green Goblin on the quarterback as well. I found that that was the most difficult of the four positions for me this week. I am taking Jordan Love more than two and a half rush attempts. Okay. In a divisional matchup, must win.

The running game might not be there. A couple of little scrambies. The rush attempts ones. I love them. You're addicted to them. They're funny to watch for. They are. They are because every single time he goes, it's like, yes, just need two more. I like the new graphics. We see the Green Goblins up there, too. I have joined Andrew on Malik Willis. Okay. Passing yards, 179.5 more.

Not a green goblin. That's for sure. That is not a green goblin. My running back is from the same team as my quarterback. I'm taking Bucky Irving more than two receptions. That is the... I can't believe that's not a godwin. That's my favorite one for the week. That's a delightful one. I do worry about Kenneth Gainwell there taking some of those passing downs, but...

I'm hopeful as the new Bucky Irving truther at heart that he has 50 receptions. I'm taking a running back reception category as well. David Montgomery, more than one and a half receptions. All right. I still think he's going to be a three-down back for this team. That is, that's, I like that. Yeah, that's probably going to happen. It seems very achievable.

Well, all this positivity needs to stop. Okay. It's time to hate. Quinn Sean Judkins. Oh, of course. 59 and a half rushing guards. You're taking the less? Less. Yeah. Well, I'm, I'm willing to hate. You ready for this one? Jerry Judy. Yeah. Dude.

Three receptions. I'm taking no less with his best friend, Deshaun Watson. Look, that's dangerous. The amount of physics that has to happen between Deshaun Watson's hands. I get it. And Jerry Judy's hands, I don't. I will say, I don't like it. This is not targets. So he could still have 10 targets in this game. That's right. I think that's where you might, you might be okay here. Well, that's where I'm going.

I like that. I like that a lot. I don't, I wouldn't. I'm scared of it, but I like that you did it. Yeah. That's going to be fun to watch. I'm taking my, my guy, Garrett Wilson, more than 60 and a half receiving yards in Tennessee. That's a line that he beats on the reg. And he did that with Justin Fields. Now he's got superstar Gino Smith. Of course. Mike, where are yet? I got my start of the week. Tetaro.

Teteroa McMillan of the Carolina Panthers. Like Chicago, their secondaries beatable. 58 and a half receiving yards. I will take them more. Interesting. He is your start of the week and that means you have a green goblin left because you haven't picked one yet. That is correct. My final selection here. You'll see. I may have ran into an issue. Oh, I love it. Dallas Goddert. I talked about him earlier today. 34.5 receiving yards. I'm taking the more.

I trust the most experienced pass catchers in that offense. There's my four. If you want experienced on a pass catcher, I'm going to take someone that is old and forgotten. We completely forget about this guy. Darren Waller. Darren Waller. Darren Waller. In week one. More than 17 and a half receiving yards. Okay. He doesn't have to do much. He doesn't have to do much. Okay.

Well, but I know he'll do it. Sure. I like it. I mean, we all, who doesn't love Cooper Rush guys? Oh, I had this in before Tua went down with his weird phantom back injury, but it's fine. It's Kyle Pitts. It's two and a half receptions. Okay. That's not an issue. Yeah, we should be fine. I mean, that one is.

That felt like the most freebie of freebies. Unless, of course, you know, we have injuries like we always do. But that was fantasy faceoff presented by prize picks. Price picks, they help you out when you have the injuries. With Friday flex, win your flex or get your net loss back in bonus lineups. Prize picks run your game. Thrilled to have them back for this year because the fantasy faceoff is too much fun each and every week. I'm looking up there. That was a lot of

That was a lot of, like, positivity overall. There's only two usually plays that way. There's only two less picks up there. Yeah, I mean, it's because they're both Browns. It's, it's way more fun. A vote against Deshaun Watson is a vote against Judkins and Judy. Yeah, it's, it's more fun to be on the higher side, the more side. But, I mean, I have to, we have to make some statements sometimes. Yeah, we do. So Monday, don't forget it. Submit your Monday, stuff over the weekend.

Enjoy the games. And don't forget Sunday morning on YouTube. Oh. Mike, the fantasy hitman will be with you an hour before the games live. YouTube.com slash the fantasy footballers. Subscribe. Subscribe. Click the bell. The season begins now. We want you along for the ride. I already know who's dominating Sunday. His name is Juan Johnson. Oh, on the start. It turns of the, yeah, not necessarily. I'm not saying on the field. Yeah. I hope on the field. Yeah, we hope.

I just know the questions are going to be all you want. Just remember, if you remember one thing from today's show, Mike, hates, Tyler, Shuck. Goodbye, everybody. And Dobbins, I guess. Goodbye. Thank you for listening to another episode of the Fantasy Footballers podcast. Join our fantasy football community on join thefoot.com. And follow us on Twitter at the FF Ballers.