Mock Draft Time! + Data vs. Data, Pool Party - Fantasy Football Podcast for 8/19

The nice thing is that Jacksonville's, I mean, those three players, 32, 40, and 58. That's their wide receiver spot that they're being drafted. Even Cincinnati, 24, 28, 39, Miami's 42, 46, 57. I have to spend up on Evans and Godwin, 15 and 18. I have to spend up on Johnson and Claypool. I certainly have to do with Lamb and Cooper. Mike, Mike, what are your takeaways from that information? My takeaways are...

I mean, I'm probably avoiding Jacksonville here. Miami is troublesome. And then for the people like, well, last year, you know, the Steelers all had, the Steelers had three great wide receivers. Chase Claypool wasn't drafted inside of the top 60th wide receiver position. That's why they don't factor into this. But they succeeded. Last year, Dallas succeeded. And that's despite, like Michael Gallup, you know, he slipped inside the top 40 wide receivers.

And that is in spite of Andy Dalton being the quarterback. So I'm still fine with going in on Tampa, Dallas, and Pittsburgh. But the other, I mean, especially like Cincinnati, that's a concerning trend. Yeah, I mean, the-

Boyd is being drafted the latest at wide receiver 39. And he feels like Boyd should be safe. He should be a PPR guy. Maybe he doesn't have a ceiling. But yeah, Tyler Boyd should easily finish inside the top 50. These are all top 40 drafted. You know, the other two are drafted basically almost as a wide receiver two. And the data says that they have, you know, odds are not in their favor that even two of them finish in the top 36. And that's with a currently, you know, coming back from injured second year quarterback.

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situations news. DJ Moore heard his back on Wednesday, re-agravated it Thursday, left practice. Robbie Anderson's already banged up, so nothing. Yeah, nothing too concerning yet. AJ Dillon didn't do any teamwork on Wednesday. He has a calf injury. Melvin Gordon dealing with a minor groin injury kept him out of the first preseason game. Obviously.

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So keep an eye on Cole Commet, I guess, or don't. That was today's news and notes presented by Sleeper. Savage. Oh, let's be honest. We haven't talked about Cole Commet very much at all. We haven't. Breakout, Tight End, who really got on the field more at the end of last year and is coming into the second year with Jimmy Grandpa ahead of them. It's not happening this year. Sorry, guys. I don't think Al Borland was comfortable with me describing the show as a growing focused podcast.

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All right, let's move on. The fantasy footballers mock draft. Very excited about this mock draft. We have not done a mock recently where the three of us shared a team. Oftentimes, in recent history, we've gone head to head. I think I was out one week. You guys went head to head. And so we like to do that, and we're going to do that again next week. But this week we're going to share a team. It gives us some time to discuss, debate, argue.

and more time to kind of break down our thoughts around the picks, which is what's valuable about mock drafting. Yeah, the goal here is to see different strategies, talk them out, and think ahead as to what happens if you go this direction or that direction. It's a real Robert Frost poem situation here, and we're going to take the path. Did you just make a Robert Frost reference? I sure did. And the quote was what? We're going to take the...

The path less traveled? Is it the path or the road? Is it the road? Oh, man. I just let, just leave me alone. Just let it go. Don't drill down on this one. I barely got the name right. Yeah, you were going to call him Robert Froster. No, I think it was Fost, and then I was like, that's wrong. It's Robert Frost. Like a Robert Blizzard.

The wide receiver for the Buffalo builds. But no, if you're going to try and sneak in a real dignified literary reference, you're getting fact checked. That's fair. That's fair. He's looking up the quote right now. Stephen King once said. I had this memorized once upon a time, but I think I was in like seventh grade. It's been a minute. We are doing a 12-team half-pr.

One quarterback, two running back, two wide receivers, tight inflex defense. And we threw a poll up on Twitter and let the Foot Clan decide where we're drafting from. And so we are at the seven spot in this draft. Let's get it going. Christian McCaffrey goes 101, Dalvin Cook, Alvin Camara. And then you've got Henry, Barkley, and Chubb. So the top six picks off the board. Perfect. There is, there's a name at seven that I.

I would certainly go with if this was my team and my team alone. But, you know, Jonathan Taylor, Z, you got the wide receivers, Devante Adams, Tyree Kill. You've got other options. Yeah. This is the point. I think the seven spot is one of those where you have to decide how many of the running backs you really love. And you say, man, they are anchors. They are true. Cornerstones to my team. That's my belief of this player in 2021. If one of them dropped to you.

It's pretty easy to pull the trigger on a true cornerstone piece. If not, if those guys are gone and you're debating between kind of that next tier of running back where you're saying they're good, but do I want to take a good running back or do I look at the best wide receiver? Do I go grab Devante Adams or Travis Kelsey grab one of those stud tight ends? We have not yet left a draft in recent memory without one of those big three tight ends. And so here at the seven spot, you can go Adams.

You could go, Kelsey, or for me, there is still a cornerstone running back available. Yeah, Zeke Y'L would be my pick. And that is who it is for me as well. And for me, the decision will come down to do you prefer Zeke or do you prefer Aaron Jones? And I have Zeke one spot ahead of Aaron Jones, so I'm good with that pick. We're comfortable. Yep. Look at us all on the same page. Look at us. With Chubb going at Team 6, I agree with you. I would have gone Zeke here. I would have gone Aaron Jones with the next pick and then at 9.

is where I would, based on how this draft went. That's the Kelsey switch. And nine, you draw the line. Not necessarily, but I do appreciate the rhyme. Okay. Zeke at 107. We're having a good time. Our first pick. Jonathan Taylor went next, then Aaron Jones. So you have the first nine picks of running backs. Then Hill. So your first wide receivers, Tyreek, then Adams. Echler sneaks into the back of the first round. Good for you. Way to go. Awesome. Isn't he joining the show soon?

Brooksie? Look, there's rumors. There's rumors. But, like, confirmed rumors, right? No, they're rumors. Are they just rumors right now? They're nodding that they're just, I think they're confirmed. I think he's joining us. It's mostly confirmed. It depends on his practice schedule. We'll make some time, Austin. We come second? Austin. That's ridiculous. Eckler, we got you into the first round. We call you awesome, excellent. That's your name now.

Get on the show, bro. We're reverting now back to just awesome Echler. Now, he did come on the show again last year, right? I think still. And he got a little banged up. Yeah. So hopefully he doesn't associate the two. All right. DeAndre Hopkins starts the second round, then digs. Kelsey drops to 203 in this draft. Oh, oh, a little Kansas City stack there for Team 10. Yeah, Team 10 went Hill and Kelsey. Are you opposed to that going Hill and Kelsey there? No.

I am not. You'd be happy about it? I am 100%. Kansas City barbecue in the first and second round. I mean, we talked about stacks on yesterday's tips and tricks episode. This is a different type, and this doesn't give you the upside, but it gives you a little bit more consistency. But specifically, if you can get Hill and Kelsey, that means you get all of the Kansas City Chiefs offense. Metcalfe goes next in Mahomes. And here we are on the clock. 206. We have our foundation running back, Ezekiel Elliott.

There are still a number of good running backs available from Mixon, Harris, Gibson, Clyde's there. Najee. You could. At wide receiver. Ridley. Yep, Calvin Ridley, A.J. Brown, Justin Jefferson. I think it's too early to snag a Kittle Waller for my taste over the types of like a Calvin Ridley or an Antonio Gibson.

And so now this is where what we're really deciding with our second pick is almost less about who we're taking here, because there's a handful of guys I'm happy with. But it's more about how do we want the next round and thereafter to go? Because if we take a wide receiver here, there's a good chance we're looking at running back next round. And questioning, can Clyde Edwards-Layer fall to us there?

Could Joe Mixon fall to us there? I don't think I'm going to be happy with the running back that falls to us at 307. I think I'll be content with a wide receiver that does. So it makes me lean towards us deciding between Gibson, Harris, and Mixon. I completely agree with you. I love Calvin Ridley. He's as good as any of these players. But if we were closer to the turn, so if you're drafting from the second or the third spot, that's where that third round, you can find Clyde Edwards a layer a lot. And I love that. But I agree with you, Andy. So let's go running back.

and decide. Those are the exact same names I would be looking at it. At wide receiver, for me, if Calvin Ridley's here in the middle of the second round, that's full stop at the wide receiver position. But running back, I would, I have them ordered Najee, Clyde Gibson, Mixon, but I know that both of you are higher on Joe Mixing than I am. Are you willing to take at this point, like having gone through the offseason, Jason? Thoughts on Najee in general?

In the middle of the second round. Yeah, I mean, this is where he belongs. He volume trumps everything, and he is going to get the volume. Would I necessarily take him over the success we've seen on the field already from an Antonio Gibson in a larger role? Probably not. Over a Joe Mixon, who pretty much is the same thing as Najee's got the job completely to himself. My rankings would actually go Joe Mixin, Clyde Edwards-Alair, Antonio Gibson.

We talked yesterday about the value of a touch and getting those targets at the running back position. I still believe that Joe Mixon has the highest reception total of the three players, so he would be my vote. It would be Mixing slightly above Harrison Gibson. That's fine. I've figured we were going Joe Mixon. You just made a concession speech in your own head? Yep. I was letting everyone know I would not take Joe Mixon here, but I'm sure that we are going to. You were the one who talked about the value of a touch. Yeah.

Oh, and that's why I would be Noggy Harris. You believe Noggi Harris is going to have more receptions than Joe Mixon? I believe that... That's a pretty... Yeah, I think he will. Okay. I think they will both probably have about the same touches. I really do. But having Giovanni Bernard out of the way opens up a lot of work in the passing game for Joe Mixon, and he's pretty much like Ezekiel Elliott Light. So we got two really...