Week 11 Studs & Duds, Rising Stars, Booger in the Paint

But this is still going to be an RBBC situation. He also said in the same quote that there's four backs that give them different skills. Time Montgomery had no touches. We've got four different guys who have different styles. I think that's a plus for us. Yeah, the number four is not a plus for us, the fantasy owners. It's not a plus for Gus either. So does he do it again?

Maybe. But if Joe Flacco comes back next week, do you pause? Yes, I would pause. I'm not starting Gus Edwards next week. Could it be your pump the brakes during the same week he's your rising star? He could be if Joe Flack was back. Joe Flack was not going to be back. Lamar Jackson will be out there and I think Gus Edwards will be an okay play. He's a 78th percentile athlete in the weight adjusted speed, which for running backs is one of the things I look at the most. He looked good on the field and he got in the paint.

As they say, as Jason says, Mike, you're going a different direction here. Yeah, I'm going my rising star. Actually didn't have a ton of production, but it's Josh Adams running back for the Philadelphia Eagles. Here's why he is my rising star. Corey Clement played on 27.5% of the snaps. Wendell Smallwood, the perceived pass catching running back.

for the Eagles, played on 7.8% of the snaps. If I need to remind you, the game script was very in favor of a pass-catching running back, and it seems like, okay, well, Josh Adams will be scripted out, except he played on 55% of the snaps. Oh, that's nice. Look, the game script was out of control, but Josh Adams was still the primary running back. He only had seven carries.

because of, of course, the game script, but a reminder, the past four weeks, he's running at a clip of 6.6 yards per carry. He's their best running back. He got six targets yesterday. That's why this is, okay, Josh Adams was moving from interesting rookie, undrafted guy, climbing up the depth chart, getting some time. He looks like the best guy in the field to he was the man in a really terrible game script for him. And I think that.

Josh Adams can be flexed with confidence. Doug Peterson has eyeballs. It's one of his greatest features. Yeah. He's got eyeballs. He's not an idiot. Beautiful. All you have to do is watch football over the last three or four weeks. This is a carry-on Johnson circumstance exactly the same thing where you watch a player. He offers you more. He's more powerful. He's faster. He hits the whole harder. Windows Smallwood is Javory Salon.

Whereas Josh Adams is bigger, faster, stronger, better, and inevitably was going to break a long play. And then they wanted to have that potential on the field. You don't have that potential on the field with the other guys. I feel like you just said Adam Gase does not have eyeballs, which is not true. That is. Well, because he's got one. Ah, is that, that's what it is, one's class? No. Oh, come on, Mike. Oh.

Yes. Oh, that's such a deep joke. That's a deep cut. You're tracking along, Brooks? That's a deep cut. Yeah. Why is it so funny, Brooks? Oh, man. All right. Moving along. I mean, that's no car's son wins joke, but that was pretty good. Some people out there have no idea. I'm not explaining it. I really hope you don't understand that. If you don't know, you talk to your fellow Foot Clan member somewhere else. Josh Adams' upcoming schedule. He's got one. Look, it's brown.

for Josh Adams gets the Giants, Washington, then Dallas. The Giants just got absolutely destroyed by Peyton Barber. Yeah. So look, I'm excited for Josh Adams. And like I said, I'm not going out of control, but this is you can start him in your flex with actual confidence. What's unfortunate is due to all the buy weeks scenarios, I've had Josh Adams and Lamar Jackson on my roster.

over the last two or three weeks, but had no choice but to put them back on waivers. I had them for multiple weekends, but then you got to buy, you know, six more teams on buy. You got kind of in a stuck. So they're probably out there. We'll talk about it on the waiver show. By the way, the rising stars brought to you by Fantasy Champs. We talked about it in the beginning. You need a trophy now or later. Fantasychamps.com, use the code ballers. Speaking of Brown. Poopped in his big boy pants. I would have been mad if you didn't make that segue. Thank you. I was very professional.

I know what I'm doing. I know what I'm doing over here. I know what I'm a regular Doug Peterson. Oh! Got eyeballs. Look, the duds, this is where you get your tilt out. Carson wins had one of the worst games for a fantasy quarterback in history. I left the studio yesterday, and it was, there's Mike and I left, and there was like, I don't know, five minutes left in the Eagles game. That was the only game left. Jason had already slithered out.

And I don't know why you slithered out, but... It's accurate. I'm watching, for better or worse, I'm driving. I've got the, like, game up on the phone. And it wasn't on the radio. I just had it on the phone. And I see Carson Winston driving down the field. And I'm like, and I know Jason, like one touchdown. This sounds very unsafe. You driving with your... Whoop, whoop, whoop, who. Yes. Don't drive in text. Don't drive and watch NFL games. I glanced down at Red Lights, gentlemen.

Okay. Thank you for qualifying. Also green lights. And so I'm looking and I'm seeing him drive down the field on this final drive. I'm like, maybe I can hit this garbage, you know, the garbage time button for Jason. One touchdown would mean Jason essentially has a chance. Has a chance because he's going up against Tyreek Hill. Jason basically ended up tied. You know, one touchdown, maybe Tyreek doesn't score 10. And then I see like end zone interception to end the game and he's actually less points than when the drive began. And this is 19 for 33, 156.

No touchdown. Six rushing yards. Three interceptions, six rushing yards. And this translated to everybody, obviously. I mean, it was a beat down. Alson Jeffrey was terrible. I mean, this was a beat down. I heard it described as, you know, they got punched in the face until you could see the white meat or something like that. It just was not a nice metaphor. Fitzmagic, you're done again. Hit the bench. Now, are we assuming that James is going to start?

I mean, I think you have to. You have to. Will this be the most back and forth quarterback starts of all times? The only thing that would mean James doesn't start is they lost again. And if James gets hurt, his contract's guaranteed next year, that would be the only like sideways move where you, if, let's put it this way. If it's magic starts, that's why. I mean, that's why. Otherwise, you want to see what you got. James, similar to what Ryan Fitzpatrick.

did when he would come off the bench. James almost brought the Buccaneers back in this game. We've said you'd need to bring your quarterback in for one series and switch it in Tampa. Yep. Then you'd win every game. Do you remember when the Arizona Cardinals played half Natliner and half Kurt Warner? Yeah. And like Warner had all the like two minute drills and quick drives. Maybe an idea there. Maybe. Dirk soon to be fired cutter. Deshaun Watson, despite the win, 16 for 24.

208 and 1. And, you know, I don't know if this is a product of the Houston defense being stout and ultimately getting that pick six that, you know, took away a possession. Or, I mean, how do you feel is a Jashon Watson owner in fantasy? Let me ask you that. I think you're going to take your lumps and you're going to keep playing him. His upside is so tremendous that, you know, I realize you can have games like this. They're not.

I don't think this is going to be the last terrible game Deshaun Watson has, but with his rushing, his rushing touchdown capabilities, his passing. I'm still 100% fine with Deshaun. I had voiced my concern for the absence of Will Fuller on the fantasy value of Deshaun Watson. He has had two games since that Miami outing, and both of those games are just over 200 yards.

Two touchdowns, one touchdown this past week. Will Fuller, out of that offense is a massive, massive hit for Deshaun Watson. I don't think you have to move away from him, but you should not be regularly expecting top three performances from him. Right, but I mean, you just brought it up two weeks ago, over 200 yards, two touchdowns, plus almost 40 yards rushing, which is another 100 yards passing. Right. That's what I'm saying. You don't have to move away from him, but you should not.

Don't think you had five touchdown Watson. Sure. I posted a tweet this morning. It said, open your eyes, people. Tonian is greater than Ernst. Oh, no. Oh, man. But unfortunately. What are you trying to tell jokes on the internet? I was trying to tell jokes on the internet. Those always go well. And there's a lot of very concerned people out there. If somebody that you know drops Ertz and picks up Tonian this week on Waverwire,

I want to see the picture. Don't. Don't do that. And then I want you to call your local authorities. Dalvin Cook, Latavius Murray, unbelievably bad games. Chicago dominated the ball game last night. It's very similar. I mean, so James Connor faced Jacksonville this week was shut down. Dalvin Cook, Latavius Murray faced Chicago this week. Shut down. Do you have concerns?

for either side or do you expect both to bounce back? Green Bay for Minnesota, at home next week, and then James Connor gets Denver. I am still fine with both, actually. I'm 100%. James Connor, great. He's going to be fantastic. I'm not worried at all. Dalvin Cook, I do worry a little bit just because the offensive line when it comes to run blocking has not been very good. But next week at home against Green Bay, I think is going to be fine. Yeah, fine. I'll go with fine.

Tariq Cohen, seven for 27, three for 23, four targets, and then Jordan Howard had 18 carries. When you poop your pants and have 18 carries, it's impressive. Yeah, well done. Let's carry in the load. Oh, yes. Well done. That's your best joke about time. Thank you. You're welcome. That's also my most recent joke. Dionne Lewis, Derek Henry. Dionne Lewis, Derek Henry, Corey Davis, Marcus Mariotta.

If you're not Jonu Smith, Jonah Smith. Yeah, I mean, Blaine Gabbard came in pretty early in that game. So whenever Blaine Gabbard is your quarterback, buyer beware. Are we done with Edosmith? Six for 10, 2 for 12, not really been somebody you've been happy starting. Yeah, he's just a handcuff. Yeah, he's just not good. Doug Martin, 10 for 52.

This is a little unfair because he ran 5.2 yards of carry and they got hurt. If he had played in the second half, he would have had a great day. At Baltimore. Yeah, but if some nuts, if there were candy and nuts, Mike, we'd all have him Merry Christmas. That's very true. Doug Martin, Brooks laughing over there. Doug Martin at Baltimore next week, though. No, thank you. You can't trust them, right? Corey Davis, Alshon, Jeffrey.

Big old poopers. Corey Davis. Corey Davis, you have to be always concerned about. Yeah, I mean, I was not chasing those points. I was, and it sucked. And Marcus Mariotta was awful. Before getting knocked out at a red run half time, he was playing awful. John Brown, one catch. He is irrelevant. All past catchers, wide receivers, especially on Baltimore.

You got to abandon. Including Willie Sneed. Willie Sneed, you might be tempted. I think you go, oh, look, he was the clear cut number one. But the targets are the less valuable type of targets I don't really care about. I'd rather go for some upside than Willie Steed. Yeah, I would just abandon all Baltimore wide receivers. You worried about Amari Cooper? Just three catches? No. Devin Funch is two catches. He doesn't seem like the one anymore. Well, he also.

was taking a ride on the Darius sleigh for the holiday season. Yeah, I'm tracking. He did. Doesn't matter, though. He's been single digits five straight weeks. Fair enough. Jettison from your roster. Alan Robinson 3 for 39, disappointing. It was Minnesota. Yeah, Minnesota. DeMarius Thomas had a sweet stat line. It was 0-0. He had a target. That would be a full-on. Did we still have it?

Yeah, that's a goose. There was a lot of people who liked the idea of playing Demarius Thomas. Meanwhile, Kiki had himself a fine game. Yeah. So Kiki over DT? I believe so. I try not to overreact to one game, but I'm going to. Let's get back into the tight end. Zacker, it's two for 15. Unbelievable. Eric Ebron.

Ebron is... Mike had to have been bathing in the zero of Eric Ebron. Look, I don't want... The numbers just didn't make him... He just needed it. You needed a goose. I really, really did. It felt... He tried to throw a touchdown. Yeah, he was a foot away from a touchdown pass. I'm trying not to revel in the misery, but the combination of Eric Evon and Trey Burton...