Fantasy Football Podcast 2016 - Waivers, Streams of the Week, Injury News

I'm not buying into Cole Beasley. I mean, I guess if I'm in a PPR league and I need my team's destroyed, then he'll be okay because, like you said, he's going to get seven or eight of these dump off targets while DAC is in there all for about two or three yards.

But they will add up. I just don't really believe that he's got long-term value. Correct. I agree with that. Let me give you some more zero fab or zero or low-fab purchases if you want to take a flyer on guys. Eli Rogers looked good last night. Look like Big Ben could trust him. Caught a ridiculous touchdown off of Sammy Coates's chest. Sammy Coates, he shared it. Yeah, it was very nice of Sammy Coates. He shares a lot. He actually looked okay. Mike Wallace is a guy. He put up a big.

He might put up a big game this week. I think if you're in a situation where you need a, you know, if your opponent is so happy that they're not playing you with Keenan Allen and you throw Mike Wallace out there, you might make him really mad because Mike Wallace has a good matchup this week. You've got Muhammad Sunu had a good week. You have to monitor his ankle. And then lastly, before we move on to running backs, let's just talk about if you're Keenan Allen's owner, deeper league. We talked about Danny Woodhead being a possible solution in San Diego. San Diego.

Do you move up the other wide receivers there? I mean, I can't help but move Travis Benjamin up a little bit because the best talent's going to win out. Yeah. I'm not buying Dantrell-Inman. Tyrol Williams, okay, you could take a shot at him, two for 71 last week. But to me, Benjamin at least, I mean, he didn't gain a lot of yardage, but he had seven catches.

Yeah, he led, I believe, in targets, Kelvin Benjamin did. And, you know, I don't think Kelvin Benjamin, huh? Okay, Travis Benjamin. I think that Travis Benjamin, you know, he's the type of player that doesn't seem to be benefiting from Keenan Allen's injury. However, the way they used him in week one says that it could actually be Travis Benjamin, who has, you know, a little bit of a bump up, so he might be worth it personally. I wasn't even drafting.

or caring about Travis Benjamin before the Keenan Allen injury. Maybe now he's relevant. For me, I would rather take a flyer for free on Tyrell Williams. He came in. If you don't know the name Tyrell Williams, he is a burner, very, very fast guy. I think his first catch last year was like an 80-yard touchdown. He's looked good in the preseason. I had picked him up a week or two ago in several of my leagues before this injury. So...

He's a flyer. He's one of those shot in the darks where you hope maybe you hit. And if you don't, you cut him. But if you hit, you're going to be really happy. Personally, if I lost Keenan, I'm going with a Will Fuller type. All right, let's move on to the running back position. We have Kevin Coleman, Theo Riddick. Let's talk about those two gentlemen. I am on the theoretic side. He's my favorite pickup this week. He's owned in 70% of league, so he might not be available in yours.

But he had a really good week, looked fast, had a little scare with the concussion, but still came back out on the field. And I think him and Abdullah are both going to be a driving force of this offense. That looked very, very good in week one. Who's your favorite pickup? Mine's the reddick. My favorite pickup is actually, it's Kevin Coleman. And we were talking about this before the show. It's not necessarily based on what he did week one. He was the better of the two between him and Freeman. I don't expect that always to be the case.

But they're going to use Coleman. Another report came out today, Atlanta saying that Coleman is going to be used more than he was used last year. And it's that it's a guy. So he's available in almost 50% of leagues. If something happens to Freeman, you have a monster on your team. Yes, you do. Theoretic, I think, is fine to fill in for you. You might flex them now and then.

But his upside will never be what Coleman's could be. Definitely. And so this is really a situational pickup. Yes. For me, I lean with Andy that Theo Riddick is the guy that I would prefer to have. Obviously, he's owned in more leagues. So it might be more difficult. Decision might be made for you. But it's situational. If your running backs are very, you know, are deep. You can go for Coleman. Exactly. If you've got the depth.

Coleman should be added. Coleman should be owned in 100% of leagues. He's owned him 50% of leagues. Grab him because like a Charles Sims type, he can get you some value week to week, but should the starter go down, he's going to be a monster. But if you need a running back now and a guy who can get you points, Theo Riddick, you can plug him in if you're in any kind of PPR and you're not going to get, you know, goose egg type games. Not an impressive game from either for Setter, Terrence West last week for fantasy owners. They're still...

I would sign both of them. They're on the list of guys that I would take a flyer on this week. But it also means that if Kenneth Dixon's out there who is not going to return for the next four weeks, snag him. Throw him on your IR, throw him on your bench. I think this job is his. I think the job's his. I mean, by the end of this season, I don't think I wasn't impressed with Forset. I thought West looked fine. I think Dixon could run away with it. Yeah, I agree. But this week, West and Forset should be great.

Because last week they had to play against Buffalo, who looked good. Mario Williams looked good. It was, or not Mario. Not Mario Williams. That being said, Mario Williams did look great. But not for the bills. For the dolphins, he did look great. For the dolphins, he did look great. Get healthy Mario.

But that defense, that defense looked pretty good. Rex Ryan seemed to have at least half of his team working. But my point is this week they take on the Cleveland Browns. And so if you're looking for a spot start, a spot start, they're both good options. Sure. Yeah, for that was 10 for 41. Just not used a lot. Three for 15 through the air. Shane Vareen, James White. Those are other low-owned players that should be probably owned. I'd take White over if Vareen.

And then I, look, you guys might disagree with me on this. I do, but I think it's a valid point what you're going to say. I believe that if you are, you probably saw JJ dropped in your league by a lot of people. He was a healthy scratch. He did not travel with the team to Seattle. He was dropped by the Dolphins then for the week. For the week, he was dropped by the dolphins. JJ was the kind of ceremonial starter for all preseason. Aryan Foster took the job.

I am pretty convinced myself that J.J.J.I. would take that starting job if Foster went down. So what I'm saying is Foster's gone down before. Once or twice. So I am, look, when the axe falls on me when Foster goes down and I hear all of the Fantasy Reaper. The Fantasy Reaper talk. I want you to remember week one, the Waver Wire show after week one, when I told you to go sign J. Ajai to ensure yourself.

of the running back in Miami. I don't think it's going to be Drake or Damian Williams or as they have peed. They'll get work, but I think Ajai would get the majority of the snaps if Foster went down. So now that I called them up and I said, look, leave a Jaya at home so that fantasy owners with Foster can grab him. And they listened. They listened. I have clout. That was kindness. Very kind. So look, these guys might not agree about Ajai being the guy.

in that situation, but I think he would be. I agree that I think he would be more of the guy if Foster goes down than anybody else on the roster. All right, let's talk tight-ins. We said if you're a Zach Ertz owner and you're moping. Eric Ebron might be there. He's 46% owned. He'd be one of the top waiver pickups on my roster if I didn't have a tight-in. He was 5'446 and a touchdown. Look, you lost a lot of Red Zone action with Calvin Johnson's retirement.

I think Ebron looked all right. Ebron is a guy that for me, I was very high on him coming into the season. I was high on him this week. I played him in our league of record. This is a guy that he would be my number one. If I need a tight end, I think he's got a plus matchup this week in Tennessee. He is my target.

Sure. And then you got Dwayne Allen who lived up to Jason's prophecies. Always, always scoring in week one of the season. Although I hope the rest of the prophecy doesn't come true from his history where he dies. Doesn't really perform well. Well, he's not going to perform well this week. And honestly, if you're in the Dwayne Allen consideration, right, you're streaming your tight-in. You don't have like a, you're not picking up a second tight-in to have Dwayne Allen. Then I wouldn't be picking him up because he plays Denver.

And that defense, I'm just not excited. Total production for the game. I don't think they're going to be putting up a ton of points where the percentage of Dwayne Allen's touchdown chance. It just goes down to where I would rather have other guys like Eric Ebron. Or there's two guys who I'll bring up at the end. Jason Whitten. Jason Witton would be fine. Love Jason Witton. Nine catches this week. Kicking myself for picking up Martell has been over Witten this past week when I needed a start at the tight-in position because Witten is just the best friend. He's best friends.

With rookie quarterbacks. He's best friends with everybody. Yeah. You want to know who I would pick up and start this week over, over Dwayne Allen. Is it Virgil Green? I would. Yes. I would, but I'm going to throw a different name out that I might get a little flack for. So we'll see. I'm excited. Shannon Sharp, you're going to get some flack for it. No, it's actually Kobe Fleener. Kobe Fleener will.

probably be dropped in most leagues at least half. I don't know about most. That is hogwash. I think Kobe Fleener. Most leagues. I think Kobe Fleener gets dropped in. I think he's going to be about 50%. I'll go handful. I'll go handful. I'll say. Okay. All right. 50% is what I believe. I think half of your leagues you're going to have the ability to pick him up. I might be wrong on that, but he has a very plus matchup this week. And, you know, I'm not off. In those leagues, I'll be picking up Adrian Peterson off the waiver wire over Fleener.

Wait, you're saying that... Whatever those leagues are, they probably drop an AP too. Brandon Marshall's on the Waver Wire there, too. Kobe Fleener and Adrian Peterson, they went next to each other in most startup drafts. See, that's wrong. They actually didn't. AP was early and Fleener was in the fourth round. That's my point. Okay. The point is there. Pick them up. Jason's point is that if you're in a league...

where Fleener lands on the waiver wire. Pick him up. He's worth the pickup. In addition to him, I'll throw out another one that will be available in a lot of leagues. Todd Gurley's now available. You can mock all you want, but I'm trying to help people. Yeah, Grancowski. When Kobe Fleener ends up in your league or Gary Barnage ends up in your, I know it's crazy to think no one would drop them, but it will happen. Pick those guys up. Barnage will get dropped in leagues. I have had people send me a message and say, you know.

Is it time to cut bait on barnage because the brown stink? I'm not going to say most leagues, as you said, but several leagues will take place. All right, quarterbacks. Let's look at the waiver wire for quarterbacks. I don't know what to say about the quarterback position because we're going to get into our streaming quarterbacks. So I guess the debate is this. Who do you sign as a long-term answer at the quarterback position in fantasy football based on results of this past week? Long-term answer, I like Andy Dalton.

My two long terms are. 64% own. Andy Dalton and James Winston. Okay, 59% own. Those are the name that I would bring up as well. Winston looked good. He's got Arizona this week. I'm very curious to see what week number two looks. Because even in the preseason, Winston had these on, games, off games, different matchup. They're at Arizona, aren't they? Yes. They're in Phoenix. So very, very difficult matchup this week. At home again in a place where the Cardinals rarely lose.

after they just lost. Yep. And the coach came out and said, you know, the GM came out, unacceptable loss. You're at home. Very tough matchup for Winston. I'm steering clear of him this week. Well, we'll talk about him in the second because one of us is not. I know. That's incredible. So, you know, other guys that could be spot start pickups, Joe Flacco, he's only 15% owned. He's only 15% owned. He's got the Browns this week. Marcus Mariotta has Detroit. They had a shootout this past week, 56% owned. I think they bounced back. There are still 5%.

of leagues where you can pick up Eli Manning. If you're in one of those, he's playing the Saints. All right. And then what are some good situational defenses to start this week? So here's the thing. The Jets are available in over 40% of leagues. Crazy. The New York Jets who will be taking on the Buffalo Bills. On Thursday. Yeah, I would get in on that. Heck, yeah. I love the Jets D line.

They're even better this week than they were last week, and they're playing... Sheldon Richardson back from suspension. So, I mean, the Jets would be my number one far and away. The Eagles have the bears this week. The Jaguars have the depleted chargers. I don't know if...