Starts of the Week + Week 9 Breakdown, Time for Launch! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 11/4

If these trends continue, it's green light. That's the analysis you need. Bad good, bad, good. Bad. Yeah. What's funny is these teams are both one and oh. So they both lost a combined 14 straight games. Whoof. Someone has to double their wins. I'm sure you talked about it. That's not true. They could tie. This could be a tie. Oh, a tie would be great. 1212. No, the one thing I will bring up.

briefly as last week people wanted to freak out or play David Johnson, Philip Lindsay. Yeah, the answer was Rex Burkhead falling across the goal line. And we don't need to watch three running backs wrestle for 15 yards. I would not play them at all. I mean, like that, it just doesn't make sense to me to go to that well when you have. I will take it a step further. I will not roster them at all because I don't see any.

situation where I would play them. I am not even, I feel like if two thirds were to get injured, I would, I would maybe make the mistake of then playing the only guy left and regret it after playing him. So I'm not going to roster David Johnson, Philip Lindsay, or Rex Burkitt. Now, Brandon Cooks is our wide receiver 20 on the week. He does have tremendous upside against the Dolphins defense, giving up 36 fancy points a game to wide receivers. Yeah, you had.

You know, week one is really the only time we've seen a full game of Cooks and Taylor together, and it turned into five for 132. Was against the Jagsville Jaguars, but it's not like the Miami Dolphins are much better than the Jags right now. Devante Parker on the other side. Yep. You know, do you like him more or less than Brandon Cooks in this matchup? I'll take Cooks. I will take...

Parker, but I think it's a toss-up. I mean, I do like both plays. Yeah, I think they're both pretty good this week. You like Parker over Waddle then? Yes, yes, certainly. The Atlanta Falcons at 3 and 4 take on the New Orleans Saints who are 5 and 2 right now somehow. Doesn't it just feel like every week is a grind for New Orleans, but they find a way to get it done? Yeah, Sean Payton is a great coach. We've seen what's happened over the last

four or five years when these great coaches lose their star quarterbacks. You know, Pete Carroll coming out and saying, candidly, if he didn't have Russell, he wouldn't have a job still. And here you lose Drew Brees. And Sean Payton has just completely changed. He's made it into an ugly team that wins games. Yeah. They're doing what they need to do. I think of Taysam Hill.

is active, you're going to play him because of the rushing opportunity. Alvin Camara is just a guarantee. He is the, he's 75% of a mediocre offense, and that's enough for me. Outside of that, I mean, there will be probably another touchdown here. I just don't want to try to predict it. I'm not going to put in my Marquess Callaway or Troiqwan Smith or Deonté Harris or Joanne Johnson. Someone, sure, someone's going to get it. I'm...

I'm not, I don't enjoy Russian roulette. I feel like the, yeah. You're not a big fan. It's pretty high stakes. The Yelp review is low. Right. In Russian roulette, you put one bullet in the six chambers. Right. And then you spin it and you get like this is, there's one empty bullet. Yeah. In the six chambers. And you're, you're trying to get. That's what it feels like. Is there a roulette from other countries that is different?

Oh, I don't know. Like it's just Russia, like Russian roulette really caught on, but the other roulette were like... Yeah, you don't want to go to the casinos in Russia because they're very dangerous. I prefer American roulette. You should see their dice game. Oh, man. No, you're right, though. The one thing I'll say about New Orleans for looking into the future, they now know, I mean, and we know that Michael Thomas is not returning. And there's a chance Tate's a meal is a better...

solution for the offense than James was. I mean, we know the pace of play. We know the past attempts. Not that the past attempts will go up, but maybe the flexibility, the running game, maybe they're around the goal line more. Maybe Mark Ingram ends up being a flex-worthy second option over the course of the back half of the year. Like there is a chance that through seven games, we haven't seen the best of the Saints offense. There's a chance now, yeah. On the other side, there is absolutely a chance, but we've just.

you know, spent a couple minutes. Yeah. Congratulations Sean Pate for doing such an incredible job. And he's the one who picked James Winston over Taysam Hill. And they're five and two. So you can't really criticize that. On the other side, it's a, it's a really, this is like one of those games you're going to be watching to try to find answers to what the Calvin Ridleyless Falcons look like. This is a very difficult matchup against the Saints.

In a divisional game, I think Kyle Pitts is someone that I am more worried of in this matchup because of the ability to roll coverage too. I mean, we saw it last week, you know, when Stefan Gilmore played against Pitts, I think that the Saints probably take another, I mean, because who else are you really trying to guard? Russell Gage, your third.

Sure, Cordero, but Cordero is more of the gadget guy. He's going to, you know, as far as the routes run, he's not lining up every single play as a wide receiver. You're going to have your base defense. So I do worry about that. Cordero, you know, he should be fine from a volume standpoint. Let me push back for a second because you talk about rolling coverage to him. You know, Lattimore, I know he's an elite corner, but the Saints defense by way of stuffing the run, like they give up.

an enormous amount of fantasy points to wide receivers. So the coverage being rolled to them is the coverage that gives up 35 fantasy points a game. They're 29th in the league. I guess I'm just curious, like, if they're giving up 35, Kyle Pitts, Cordero, Tajay Sharp, these guys have a shot in this game, especially if they're at a deficit and behind. Yeah, I mean, I, I, I, alternatively to the tight end position, they give up six a game. And so, um,

He is still a tight end. I know they're going to use him as a wide receiver, but they have obviously shut that down for most of the league. And I don't know, you know, you say, okay, 35 points on average is what the Saints have given up. But, you know, the Saints just played against Tampa Bay. And they had Brady and they had Mike Evans and they had Chris Godwin. And so they gave up the number one most fantasy points on the week last week. This is.

This is a get right. This is Russell Gage and Cordero Patterson and an old Matt Ryan against a team that you know well in division. So I worry about the Falcons. We haven't waterbed in a little while. So give me a line for Kyle Pitts. And let's see if we can exchange in some in a battle. Okay. Okay. Fantasy points.

or... Fantasy finish. I mean, you have your doubts about him this week. Give me a fantasy finish for Kyle Pitts. I know it'll be to your advantage. No, top 10. I'll go all the way then. Let's do it. Let's do it. Waterbed. Cordarral, we all have confidence in starting again. You keep them in your lineup, right? Yes.

And then are you leaning, if you're taking the dart throw, which teams are going to have to do on biweeks, injured players, if you're shooting your shot on one wide receiver from the Atlanta Falcons, his name is. I guess it's Tajay. I would leave. I would lean Russell, but I mean, I don't think you, I don't think legally you can do that.

I can't put you in that position. You can't put me in that position. Jarvis Landry or there are plenty of options on the waiver wire. I like more than wide receivers in this. Well, let's make it easy because last week, by the way, Tajay Sharp, six targets five for 58. Start a Saints wide receiver or start Tajay Sharp. Start a Saints wide receiver or start Tajay Sharp. I will start Tajay. Tajay. Okay. But with a fart sound. Yes. The only way.

That's the only way forward. The Las Vegas, the overrunner in the game is only 42 points, by the way. So definitely, definitely a shot for nobody, nobody to be relevant there. And the Saints defense to just be figuring it out. Like you said, the Raiders at 5 and 2 taking on the 2 and 6 New York football giants. The Draft King Sportsbook line Raiders minus 3. The overrunners 46 and a half. There is a chance.

that we see Kenny Goliday back in this game. Is there not? Ooh, that would be nice. See, I see did not practice on Wednesday, but I thought he was limited. Can we vet that to make sure I'm not crazy? Just a moment. One moment. Vetting. Cadarius Tony was limited, but we expect him back out there. Yeah, this is, obviously we've brought it up. There's actually been, you know, a lot of missed practice. I think the Giants are getting.

back to practice today, like as a team. The COVID breakout? Yeah, they issued an official statement earlier during our recording that I was able to read, and it talked about that there are a high number of false positives from the lab that they are using right now, and they're working through that, but that they were going to resume practice today with those who are able to. So I'm not sure if that got in the way of Kenny Galladay.

uh, practicing, but their official injury report says he did not practice on Wednesday. Gotcha. Yeah. According to, uh, Brooksie, he initially looked to be limited, but was marked at D&P. So that sounds like Kenny Galladay's. The old pump fake for practice. Yeah, that's, that's, that's, that's the, can we, can we get the, uh, oh yeah, the, can we get the, the, can we get the, the Sacks performance? Kenny G. sounding sounding.

I never would have thought that Dad Sacks sounded more perfectly in tune with the experience of fantasy players with Kenny G this year. But that is just... I don't know. I think he played a little too long for being in two with Kenny G. It should have been one note and then done. Did not play. Yeah. Devante Booker, you can put him back out there in this matchup if...

Sequin doesn't play. The Raiders are vulnerable against opposing running backs. And Booker, honestly, he's looked good in the passing game. You know, he got a lot of fantasy points last week on some dump-offs that he made plays on. Yeah, DeMonte Booker was going to be my start of the week, but there wasn't clarity on Sequin, but he is a great play. The matchup is fine, and he's not only been decent.

for fantasy, he has looked good on the field. Like the film, he's making plays that aren't just what the O line has given him. And so I certainly, and for revenge game. Oh, yeah. I mean, he, since taking over as the starter, he's been top 17, three of the four games. Like he's, he's been very serviceable as a backup. Isn't that the new experience of the Giants? You just.

You end up finding, what was it, Wayne Galman last year and Devante Freeman for a week. And now it's the Devante Booker show. And it's COVID was healthy. It's just start who's left. Start who's left. The New York Giants, we start who's left. And on the other side, you know, Josh Jacobs is a strong play against the 22nd ranked running D for the Giants. Derek Carr.

You can send him in. He's got 20 plus fantasy points in five of seven games. He has been very solid. And honestly, again, the exhale, the Gruden exhale has proved to be like this team looks like they no longer fit the narrative every week, right? You're used to what you used to see with John Gruden, which was going to be we run a little too much. We don't throw the ball to the wide receivers. There's at least a chance we see.

some emerging performances from a Kenyon Drake from a Brian Edwards. Yeah, I mean, obviously you have the shocking and terrible news of what happened with Henry Ruggs. He's been released. We're going to have to see how that changes the passing game because there's been.

One or two deep completions a game that have really helped their car's numbers. You know, when you get a 60-yard bomb, your total yards in the game go up. When you get a bomb touchdown, your fantasy is great. We'll have to see if someone like Zay Jones goes into that role and they keep the deep bombs coming, or if they just shift targets more towards a Brian Edwards, or...