Starts of the Week + Week 4 Games, Cat Fight! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 10/1

The one and two team. Not common. Favorite on the road by three. Yeah, the Eagles wins this year. Commander's Titans, so we're not proud of that yet. Over under 43 and a half, very low. I mean, if you watched the Eagles defense last, or offense last week, and then you said, okay, let's go ahead and upgrade the defense you're playing against. And now go score. What is the, I mean, how does that happen? They're going to need to run the ball more.

which I don't know why they got away from it. It was working with Sequin last week, and then they put the ball in Jalen Hertz's hands, and he's just not. He has looked really simple, really unspecial. He's targeting Devante Smith too much, and I love Devante Smith. I've got the Hertz Devante Smith stack, but when I go back and I watch film on this team, it is just like, there are wide open players. You know, we've talked about Mackay Liman is getting wide, not like,

Oh, he's got a step on a guy. You could have thrown him the ball. It's like, did you not see the dude that no one was guarding? And then you threw to Devante Smith in double coverage. And I don't know, man. It's like he's not, he's not. It's got to make AJ Brown so mad. Like, because he just wanted you to throw him the ball in triple coverage over and over again. I'm still hopeful that they figure this out, specifically with Mackay Lemon, a rookie first round talent, first round pick who.

You know, should get more involved, should get more, you know, connection with Jalen Hertz as time goes on. It's not going to be in this game. I mean, I can't imagine anything good for the Eagles offense against the Rams defense. Players like McKay Lemon are the very hardest players in fantasy to just keep holding on your team because you kind of, when they're not producing yet, you just want to rotate through the young guys that have a good week. You know what I mean? It's like Ted Hirsch is getting 75% of snaps. Oh, maybe it would be his week. And then maybe it'll be Antonio Williams. And then maybe it'll be.

this rookie or that rookie. I just think those guys are hard when you need a player. Like, I'm not saying he's not going to develop. I think he will. I just don't know when, and it's hard to keep those guys on the bench. Yeah. But in this game, like, Sequan, sure, he ran well last week. He gets to face the six best rush defense that has Aaron Donald back. I have a hard time believing that it's going to be a big game for him. Devonty Smith's dealing with the hamstring. You know, Dantavian Wicks, he's okay. I mean, he's okay.

The like it's just not going to be their implied point total is 20. Okay. These are and these are two good defenses because I think that well on the Eagles think on the Eagle side I'm I think it's very shaky. Barkley is in play just because of who he is he's the superstar one run can make the whole week in a volume the rest of the team very scared of including Jalen Hertz so would you play Jalen Hertz or Bryce Young against Detroit?

My goodness. Disgusting. I think I pray Bryce. I mean, I told you, are we playing against each other in the Dynasty League? Wherever it is, I finally made the move where I put Shuck in above Hertz and it feels real good. That feels like an easy move. No, it was very easy. That one's easy. But how about Jalen Hertz or C.J. Stroud against the Dallas Cowboys? I don't like this.

Because you know the answer is CJ Stroud. I think I go hurts. I'll play CJ Stroud. Yeah, I get it. Like Jalen Hertz right now is not doing anything that you wanted for fantasy. The last two weeks, he would be on pace for 348 rushing yards. Not good. 3,500 passing yards, not good. 17 passing touchdowns, not good. How many rushing touchdowns? Eight and a half. Okay. Hertz or the other guy on the other side? But he's on pace for 26. Interceptions. Matthew Stafford or Jalen Hertz?

Andy, what do you think? The former MVP, last year's MVP against the current. If he's getting Puka back and I get Adams in Puka, I'm playing, I'm asie Stafford. Hoof. Good luck. Sorry, everybody. Okay. Jalen Hertz or Drake May. Jalen Hertz. Okay, we did it. We got Jailen Hertz in the lineup. Yeah, play Kyran, play Puka and Adams. If Pooka's not active, Mumfield is the desperation there or the Tyler Higbee option.

On the other, you know, you don't have Goddard. He's not practicing. Wix is desperation. Lemon is desperation. Devante Smith, if he's active, you play him. But it's not a high-scoring projected game. There's supposed to be a little bit of rain, a little bit of wind, maybe some water and heart. I don't know. The Green Bay Packers at 1 and 2 take on the 0-3 Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Okay. One win between these two teams and both.

fan bases are positive they're going to lose the game. Green Bay minus three and a half, over under 38 and a half. We may all lose with that over and under. That's what that tells me. Jalen Daniels, undrafted free agent out of Kansas, we'll get the start, won the backup role in Tampa. And yeah, that's who he starts for. Tampa. Buck Irving was limited with a glute on Wednesday after they said he's got nothing wrong.

They literally said he will not be on the injury report. Gotcha. Liars. But yeah, both of these fan bases, like, let me go to the source here. Al Borland, as a Green Bay Packer fan, confidence in the running game right now. Zero percent. Zero percent. If you had to bet, one guy gets more than eight carries. Would you make that bet? One of the three, Brooks, Lloyd, Johnson. Are you asking Owl or us? I'm asking you now.

I do think that they will. There's been a lot of talk. I mean, first of all, I don't expect that the Tampa Bay offense is going to do a ton. So there's been so much talk this week from the Packers camp about.

needing to run the ball more even when it's failing because it's going to fail. I love that that's the context because it's really stating the exact state of affairs. Yeah, but it's like they want to, you know, they talked about it being like a body shot in boxing where it's just you've got to keep hitting them over and over and you've got to stay committed to it. When you get a bunch of third and eight, you are body shotting yourself. Yeah, I get that. But my point is when you really are committed to the run and you want to do it all game,

You still cannot if you're down a score or two. And in this matchup against Jalen Daniels, an undrafted free agent rookie making his first start, I hope that the Packers aren't going to be down two scores because that would be embarrassing for them. And if they are up or if it's in a neutral game environment, I do think they're going to be committed to handing the ball off. But to who? Probably Lloyd first, Caleb Johnson second.

Yeah, they came out and said that all the running backs have not had enough chances to get going. To me, that says maybe they'll pick one. I get a chance to get going. Last week, neither one had over eight opportunities. The price fix line, I think is like eight and a half for Caleb. I think they will give Caleb. Here's my predict. I think they'll give Caleb the ball this week. Yes. And it will fail miserably. Yeah.

But good luck against Vita Vaya with this talent on the offensive side. Christian Watson, Matthew Golden, play them both. Tucker Kraft. That is a spot where Tampa Bay has been vulnerable so far. He only has one red zone target. They've made moves to make the offensive line better. This is a...

Easy math equation for Green Bay. Tucker Kraft gets better when he gets healthier from the ACL and isn't needed to block in line as much because they fix some things on the offensive line. Until those things happen, Kraft will be hit and miss. I, you know, the breakout game is coming. I still believe it. He's too good. He's paid too much money. You know, Jane Reed is gone, like the kind of short area stuff.

You know, is it this week? I'm really indecided with him and Waller. I just don't know what to do with that situation. Yeah, that is pretty tough. I think I lean the Tucker Craft side. Like Mike said, eight targets last week. And similar to neighbors, you expect a slower start to the season, but they will get it together. But like by the end of the season, at some point, the athleticism catches up. I mean, that.

the atrophy goes away and you are ready to be the mannimal you were. I don't know if it'll be this week, but the matchup is pretty good against the bumpkin. Stop dropping the ball. Yeah, that's going to be helpful for sure. Jordan Love or Jalen hurts. Jordan Love. Jordan Love. I'm still confident in the passing game for the Packers. Yeah. Matthew Golden and Christian Watson, it's delightful. My only fear at all was that last second.

visual hamstring pull from Christian Watson. Wednesday's injury practice report came out. He was not on it. He wasn't even listed as a full participant. He was just not on it. He was just doing a bit. Yeah. A little psych out. Got us. Like on the interception. What a prank. Because he was like, oh, I would have been a part of that play. But yeah, it was my hammie. Um, Emeka, Abuka, wide receiver 33, 32 and 39 through three weeks. Right now, I mean, no. He's in like category of.

You know, are you playing Dantavian Wicks or him? I mean, I'll still go. He's above that, but there is. I mean, backup quarterback. Abuka with an undrafted quarterback who you, we have no idea if he can be good. The Packers defense is not scary, but a situation where you're already not performing and now you have a worst quarterback, I would prefer to have you on the bench.

score a bunch of points so I can have confidence for next week. I mean, it's 11 weeks in a row for Ibuka where he has not had 10 fantasy points. He hasn't had nine fantasy points. So this is not a guy with a rookie quarterback that I'm expecting to get a touchdown, which is seemingly his only way he's going to hit that double digit threshold. I mean, he had a touchdown two weeks ago and he didn't hit 10 points. That's insane. So he's, to me, he's like a double flex option.

Bucky seems like a good play in this game because Green Bay's defense has given up 29.2 fantasy points. And how do you protect a rookie undrafted free agent? Yes. You let him hand the ball off and you have success against Green Bay. He 100% should be a good play. But an injury combined with a, the defense can just like when you're a bad rush defense, but you don't have to worry about the quarterback, I'm going to sell out until the quarterback proves that he can beat me.

Tennessee's 0 and 3. They travel to Baltimore to take on the Ravens at 2 and 1. Oh, boy. The line, Baltimore minus 11.5. We can be quick with this one. The overrunners is 42 and a half. That gives Baltimore 27. That means you start Jackson, Henry Flowers. End of list. If Flowers is back, Bateman is not an option. Correct. So the Baltimore starts are simple. On the Tennessee side, the Tennessee sits are simple. Yeah. All of them. Sit them all.

You want to play? You want to play Pollard? He didn't practice. Foot injury. You won't play Spears? Didn't practice. ankle injury. Don't play Cam Ward? You're literally should be in an institution. It's Singleton's time to shine, baby. I mean, Nicholas Singleton, I like. But he's not shining. No. It's his time to not shine and get carries. Yeah. Some context. Spears was knocked out of the game and they were like Singleton.

You stay there. Listen, Jason. I watched both starters are gone. Pollard didn't practice really last week, too. I watched Carnell Tate routes this week. They were fantastic. Open all the time. Double moves. No. Even got targeted on some of them while he was wide open. Do you, flew over his head. Do you realize that, like, Cammore has zero completions over 20 yards, 20 yards. There's no big plays. He is 34th in yards per attempt. I mean, this is.

How are we talking about Caleb Williams in a robe? And we're not talking about that play last week where Cameron Ward, like, stopped moving. Yeah, what a cool trick you got. He stopped moving. You're allowed to do that if you're the best. He just, like, kind of sat, like, he had the feet going, and then, and no one was up, and then he just kind of turned off. And he just like, he did complete the pass on that play. But it's like, he did it in college a couple times. This is not.

serious. This is not appropriate. That is unserious. And they've talked about his footwork is atrocious. Interception in the end zone. They could have won that game. I can't imagine being a head coach in the NFL. Don't worry. Brian Dable is confident in him as a player in person. Yay. I think Brian Dable is going to have a new job next year. I hope he's got a new quarterback sooner than his new job. But some context to rookie, you know, highly drafted wide receivers and their

target share for the first through weeks because Carnell Tate's at a 25% target share. They're not throwing the ball enough, but he is being targeted last week. How many, how many do you have it in front of you? Who do you want to take? No, he did. He had nine targets. No, he did. He had nine targets, six catches 58 yards wide open for a touchdown that they couldn't complete. I saw people dropping Carnal Tate. No, no, no, no, no. And I went to scoop him up immediately. I think that is a massive mistake. Would you play a Bucca or Carnal Tate? Carnal Tate, for sure, easily. Mike?