Fantasy Football 2017 - Pump the Brakes, #FootClan Questions, Playoff Push

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They're up later today on the website, the fantasy footballers.com, your week 13 rankings. Brooks still has a smirk on his face. I think he was entertained by the underwear read. Is that correct? I'm just having a great time. You must be wearing me and he's over there. Look at that smile. We're going to jump into the mailbag today. We're going to let Jay Gris take care of it. How does that sound? That sounds delightful. Mailbag. Poorly time, Jay Gris. Poorly times. Yeah.

If you have a question, you want to submit it to the podcast, the Fantasy Footballers. We try to answer as many as we can get you ready for your week, and you can go to the website, the Fantasy Footballers.com, click the submit a question button. You can also dial our voicemail hotline, 302464 TFFB. Again, that's 302464. TFFB. We're actually going to start with a voicemail question today. Oh, all right. What's up, guys? My name's Tyler from Kankakee, Illinois.

I had a question regarding next year's keepers in my half-point PPR keeper league. I'm between Jordan Howard and Mark Ingram. Being uncertain of Alvin Camara's role next year, I was a little iffy on keeping Ingram next year. And Jordan Howard's got a pretty locked-up role. So I just wanted to know what you guys think. Love you guys.

We love you, too. So before you give the analysis, because obviously that's what we're here to do, I just want to hear who your pick is. Ingram. Mine would be Howard. Interesting. I don't think Ingram's there next year. I do. Okay. Well, let's give analysis then. Well, my analysis is, it starts with his question about Alvin Camara and what his role is going to be. And Alvin Camara, if you...

Look at what he's succeeded in doing this year. It's not been on the back of volume, and it never will be. Alvin Camara is not a large man. He's a, he's built somewhat like, I mean, I guess you could make an argument that he's Jamal Charles size, and if they wanted to give him the ball all the time, they could. But they want to keep him healthy. They want to utilize them in the passing game. They want to utilize them in ways that are high impact. And that's, you know, if you look at what Sean Peyton said so far this year, Sean Peyton said the only thing holding Camara back is me.

in the sense that, look, I am going to restrict that role. He's always had multiple running backs in New Orleans. And I think Mark Ingram is the better pick here because I think this role is solidified there. And assuming he doesn't leave New Orleans, you have a much better team. What we've seen this year from Jordan Howard is great game, dud. Great game, mediocre game. You do have other, you know, you say his role's locked up. Well, Tariq Cohen is going to be used as well.

Tree Cohen is going to be used kind of like Alvin Camaro's been used. So I still like Jordan Howard his youth. But if you're in a keeper league where you're looking at just next year, I still lean Ingram, which is crazy because you are much more the Ingram. Ingram was my guy this year. And I don't remember if he was the previous year. But he's certainly always been a love affair of mine. I'm all about Mark Ingram. But the reality is this. If you have to pick your keeper now.

I think there's a chance Mark Ingram ends up getting out of his contract this year because his contract says if he basically makes, you know, all pro level and he's on his way to that, that his contract would be just void. He's an unrestricted free agent and he can go after the money. If that happens and he changes teams, I think it's going to be a bad situation for his fantasy. But if you can wait, if you can hold off and wait until the off season.

where you know that, okay, he's still under contract for another year. If he's on the Saints and assuming Drew Brees is there and Sean Peyton is there, then I would much prefer Mark Ingram over Jordan Howard. In fact, I would say Mark Ingram's role is more secure there than Jordan Howard's is for Chicago. I believe that they only select two running backs to the All-Pro team. I don't think Ingram is going to, I don't think Ingram is going to make the All-Pro team.

as one of those top two. I think Todd Gurley is going to have that thing. Not if he does what happened last week. Come on, Mark, get it together. Oh, not if Mark does? I thought you meant Gurley. I think Gurley is going to be in there. But we'll see. We'll see. Like you said, that's just the way I lean. He's averaging about three and a half to four fancy points per game more than Howard.

thus far this year. I guess I'm just scared of that bear's offense and what happens. Yeah, it's a matter of offense. The New Orleans Saints, if you go back the last half decade, even longer, it's like eight years. They're as a team. They're running back statistics as a team for receiving touchdowns, receptions, rushing touchdowns, almost every metric. It's up in like the top five. They are a great running team. And I don't know why people, it seems like every year because of Drew Brees. They forget about the.

the quality of rushing attempts from New Orleans. Yeah, I think it has to do with what we saw from Ingram the year before in the weird High Tower usage. I think people wanted to trust him. He's still finished as a top 10 running back. Yeah, I know. I mean, I know it was a little bit more hot and cold. But DeMarco Murray is the 13th best running back this year. It's not always, like you said, it doesn't always feel that way. And then they go and they, okay, High Tower is gone, but they go and sign AP.

So the confidence level is decreased. You don't know what Camara was. I just think it's a matter of confidence levels that have changed. So I hope he comes back. Yeah, me too. He's a great runner. Huge Mark King. I'm paying. Ethan in Virginia wants to know. He said a team in his league announced that since the playoffs are locked in and he's in, they will be dumping their entire roster solely to create havoc. Am I a bad owner if I want to capitalize on this? I didn't see the question. And should he be removed from the league?

I didn't see the question going to, can I, is it okay if I pick these guys up? I thought he was going to say like, this is wrong, right? Which, of course, it's clearly wrong. It's wrong, but then if you, if you're stuck in a league where they're going to permit that, are you wrong to pick them up? And I, I probably not.

I'd probably try to push really, really hard to get this guy kicked out of the league and those players to be ineligible. Yeah, the first thing before kicking the owner out is to get those players ineligible. You've got to talk to the commissioner or talk to the league and make sure everyone agrees those guys are untouchable. They should not be able to be picked up by you or by anybody else. If the league decides, no, they're out there. We don't want to do that or your commissioner, you can't get a hold of them and they're going through waivers. Didn't you best get in on that action. Breaking news.

Janoris Jenkins has been placed on injured reserve. Whoa. So I brought it up yesterday that I didn't think he was going to play this week. And what, they have the matchup with. Seth Roberts. Yeah, the Oakland. Yeah, or Mari Cooper if he's back out there. So. Yeah. Hopefully Cooper's, hopefully Cooper's healthy this week. If not, I mean, honestly, Seth Roberts, you know, he's 99% available. So there's that one percent of league that you might be in where he's. 29% of a wide receiver.

And yet he's used like a wide receiver one. I mean, his target usage around the goal line in the last three years is infuriating because he should get one target per year around the goal line. That way he gets his obligatory drop. Seth Roberts is not good, but the volume will overcome. It was just like me hating on Damien Williams, but knowing he's a good fantasy play. I don't think Damien Williams or Seth Roberts are coming on our show anytime soon. I don't think they're welcome on our show. Oh, my goodness. Yeah. I mean, you're.

That's not fair. You got the holiday spirit going on. The Grinch over here. Richard in Seattle, Danny Mendoza or Danny Woodhead. It's a flex position in a full PPR league. Also has Rex Burkhead on his bench. What would you do in that situation? And please don't say eat a white chocolate dipped Oreo. Well, now that you bring it up, I would definitely eat a white chocolate dipped Oreo. You know, Rex Burkhead is actually really tempting there, but you're playing with fire.

because Rex Berkhead could go out and get, you know, 12 carries and four receptions or two carries and one reception. But he's probably the highest ceiling player out of those guys. So, but between Amandola and Danny Woodhead, I lean towards Danny Woodhead and a full point PPR. Yeah, I think the time of confidence in Danny Amadola is coming gone this year. And so I'm with you. I would, I'd be leaning the Danny Woodhead way. That would be the Danny I'd choose.

All right. Andrew wants to know off of Twitter. If Case Keenham becomes a starter rest of season, does that make him an auto start in fantasy football? Mr. Pro Bowl, Case Keenom lover, Jason. Why don't you answer this one? Absolutely. I love Case Keenum. He has looked great. If they say he is a starter no matter what rest of season, you still do not roll him out week in, week out. There are very few quarterbacks that I say.

They're pretty much matchup proof, and I'm going to start them every single week. I mean, you've got Tom Brady, Russell Wilson. Carson Wins. Carson Wins right now, yeah. I think the list might end there. Can you think of anybody else that you would say, look, if he's in a terrible matchup, you've got to start him. In a no matter what situation? Yeah, I mean, Drew Brees used to be there. He's not there. Alex Smith looked like he was going to be there. Certainly not. Dak Prescott was on his way. His cousins or Stafford an auto start to you?

Stafford might be real close. Yeah, I would say both those guys are real close. So Case Keenum doesn't crack that list. Case Keenum is far enough down where do yourself a favor in the playoffs and have a quarterback with a great matchup every single week. I don't really want to go into Carolina like the Vikings do in two weeks in Carolina and play Case Keenum. Exactly. But I'm sure he'd love to be called an auto start and I can understand.

I can understand his desire to be there. All right, Kyle and Flint, Michigan. Have you been to Flint, Brooks? Yeah. Yeah? Because you're from Michigan, right? Yeah, about an hour or so from where I lived. Just curious. Any geography questions around Michigan, I'm going to turn to you. Okay. You should actually focus on, if you bring geography questions to me instead of Brooks, you'll get far more entertaining answers. Because I have.

No idea where anything is. I mean, when I found out that Green Bay was in relative proximity to like, what was it? It was Cleveland, I think. Like, I thought if you told me Green Bay and Cleveland are at least 2,000 miles apart, I'd be like, correct. I took a shot in the dark over here, Jason. And I searched for Paul Giamati's birthplace in hopes that it was somehow Michigan. But it's New Haven, Connecticut.

Close enough. They're next door neighbors. Yeah, we'll turn to you on that one. Okay. I think I'm asking a question from Kyle in Flint, Michigan. Would you roster Aaron Rogers for the possible return in week 15 or 16? And what do you think the chances are that he makes a return at all this year? Man, if you asked me last week, I would have said no. The team is still, it looks like right now they're not going to be able to make the playoffs.

come week 15 and 16. I anticipate that in week 15, Green Bay is not going to be able to catch up. And so if that's the case, you leave Aaron Rogers out. But he looks to be healing nice. We all saw him throwing in warm-ups before their last game, throwing over 50 yards in the air already eligible to come back week 15. This would be to me a matter of need for your roster. What else is out there? And a matter of...

bench depth. I would rather have a defense that's going to play in week 15 against Cleveland or 16 against Cleveland or, you know, I would rather have those than in Aaron Rogers if needed. But if you can have both, if you've got, you know, six, seven deep on your bench. It's not just bench spot. It's IR. I mean, if you're in ESPN league right now, he's eligible for IR. So if you're in a league with an IR spot and he's available on waivers for some reason, that's a no-brainer situation. I agree.

You just tuck them away just in case. Just in case it gets... Come on back here. Man, my dynasty team, you're talking to all this undefeated talk.

Because your team is 12. Oh, this was another great thing. If you weren't on the Facebook live event. So apparently the technology for Facebook Live, it mirrors everything. So when you, we were on our story. Facebook Live. I feel like it's some. It's probably an iPad. It's us. It's us. Everything was backwards. The technology we used for Facebook Live was backwards. So if you're reading the fantasy footballers, it's the, you're sorry. They're fair.