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

If Hunter Renfro just ends up more like a Cole Beasley hyper-targeted, this will be a telling game that we will be watching for some kind of prescriptive information with how the targets break down going forward. All right. Anything else from this one you want to talk about? Are you willing to take a flex play of Kenyon Drake or no? I am not. Jason, with the last two weeks being solid, are you interested at all? I would...

prefer not to. I still, I believe that the Raiders win this game and I'm sticking to the narrative of the splits where Josh Jacobs in victories has always been great and gets the workload. Yeah, I mean, the last, the last time we saw them, you know, Jacobs knocked out of the game. So we saw opportunities. The two weeks ago, yeah, running back nine on the on the week, incredible fantasy performance, 21% of the snaps and six opportunities in that game. Like that, that is called.

fluke so i'm i'm out on kenyon drake unless we get news that jacobs is is not actually ready to play oh ask me about that's the news you'll get halfway through the game right sure that's that's i guess possible yeah the last thing i would say is ask me about evan ingram uh what about evan no i won't start him you never Darren waller um yes or

You'll be back. I'll take quality. Oh, man. Mike, are you interested in the Evan Ingram start of the week again? Look, the process is not terrible this week. The Raiders are 27th against fantasy tight ends, but he is not my streaming tight end of the week. Darn. The New England page.

I called it. I got it once. That's all you have to do with Evan Ingram. You called a top 10 fantasy finish last week as Ingram started the week. Kudos. That is not easy to do. He's done it once. Yeah. He only had 15 yards. When you get it right with him, you bail out. Right. Yeah, your house money for the rest of your career. Yes. The New England Patriots at 4 and 4 taken on the 4 and 4 Carolina Panthers.

The Draft King Sportsbook line, Patriots minus three and a half. So that, you know, they're on the road. They're three and a half point favorites. It tells you everything about the direction of these two teams right now. And the over under is a disgusting 41 points. So, uh, the draft king's expecting a low scoring affair, a run centric affair, I think, with, with Damien Harris leading the way. The opportunities have been through the roof. And, you know, he has the predictable piece.

But it's still a really tough matchup. I mean, Carolina has been solid against the run. I do think the Patriots will impose their will here, so I'm not afraid of starting Harris. But, you know, outside of Damon Harris, Hunter Henry? Yeah, maybe. It was really exciting last week as Jacobi Myers finally got into the end zone. That was cool to see.

It was a two-point conversion. Still no touchdown. It was still not a touchdown. Jacobi Myers, the man breaking all statistics just continues. The man, the myth, the legend. Like he is, he's a fine-ish wide receiver three. If you're in full PPR. Yes, it stopped the game, have a whole display. Ceremony.

I think they would if it wasn't on the road. But good news, he's not going to get a touchdown this game is what I'll say for many more weeks. So, but nine targets last week and a full PPR, I think you can start to Kobe Myers. I am fascinated because Damien Harris, they're going to run the ball. That's, it's exactly word for word what you said. They're going to impose their will. They're not going to pivot off of that and say, well, they're good at stopping the run. So we're going to pass it a lot.

We're going to beat him. I don't know that they will. I'm not convinced that they will just succeed against the Carolina, you know, the front four there. So I'm just going to be fascinated to watch this one. I'm still starting Damien Harris because he's been on an absolute tear. He's on fire. NBA Jam rules say you start him. I think the opportunities have been there so much for Chuba that I'm starting Chuba or obviously Chris McCaffrey if he plays.

And I think DJ Moore is the last player I will throw into a lineup just because of his personal talent, his ability to have yards after the catch. If PJ Walker gets him on a screen, he could still make something happen if, I mean, really, is PJ Walker that much worse than Sam Donald? I don't really care who plays. Quarterback. Do you have the situation with Christian McCaff? We still don't know if he's playing. We're still getting the news on that. If he does play.

Do you look at this and think perhaps Christian McCaffrey will see a limited amount of snaps? Not that you aren't starting McCaffrey, but I'm saying, do you take the chance and play Chuba? No. Okay. It's one or the other? Even if they limit McCaffrey, it's going to be, which they should, it's going to be limited to 70% of the snaps, which is a huge limitation for him. No, I would not play a backup in this matchup. The Patriots defense has been very good.

This could be a slog and not a fun game fantasy-wise for either side, for sure. And, you know, you've got to get DJ more in there and hope and pray because the more that Caroline's taking the ball out of same Darnel's hands because they know what it means to put it in it. So let's get into our starts of the week. Starts of the week. Mike, why don't you kick us off? All right, at the quarterback position. This week was, it's tough for.

I mean, I was last to the document. But like the typical starters, there's no one where I'm like, this person's going to absolutely smash this week. So I'm sticking with Tayson Hill because he did return to practice. And if Tayson Hill plays, I just want to reemphasize, you play him for fantasy football. The matchup is there against Atlanta last year and his four starts, Taysam Hill, averaged 53 rushing yards. He was never under the 30-yard mark.

four rushing touchdowns in his limited time as a starter. He will do what he has to do. He's not a pocket guy. So he will use his athletic ability. And I think that if he starts, he's right in off the waiver wire into your starting lineup. Yeah, and I'm going to go with Joe Burrow at home against Cleveland. The first month of the season, Joe Burrow was the quarterback 17, someone that you regretted drafting if you did draft him.

If you picked him up after that point or traded for him, we were talking about that a couple weeks ago, is that it looked like he was coming into form. You want him on your roster. Over the last month of the season, he has been the quarterback four. Over the last month, Cleveland's past defense has soured, allowing the second most fantasy points to quarterbacks over that same time span. And the Bengals also throw inside the 10 more than any other team in the NFL, 68%. I think Joe Burroughs just a great play. I don't know how he doesn't throw for at least two touchdowns.

And the matchup is so great because Cleveland is good against the run. And so they'll have to go away from Joe Mixon. And they'll find success doing so. I'm going to go with Tua. Tua is taking on Houston. Bullet point number one for this. End of story. It's Houston. They've given up top 12 performances in five of eight weeks to quarterbacks.

including Trevor Lawrence. And Tua is in a groove. I mean, give credit where credit is due. In his last three games, he's on 4,600 yard, 34 touchdown pace. Tua is, he's got Devante Parker back. He has weapons, and he's found a way to get the ball into the end zone with those touchdowns. So it's not going to stop against Houston, and I think you can put him right in there. My running back start of the week is Zach Moss. In his previous three games, he has seen targets of four, four, and seven.

And with those targets, he is averaging 60 plus percent of the running back carries. And the Buffalo Bills are playing the Jacksonville Jaguars. I think that Zach Moss is in a very safe position as a running back too. Yeah, I looked at Zach Moss as a start of week this week as well. I like that pick. I'm going with Josh Jacobs against New York coming off the buy. He was back at practice. And he's just good a bet as anyone to get in the end zone. He's played in five games. He's got five rushing touchdowns.

The Giants have allowed the fifth most rushing yards, third most yards per play in the NFL. And over the last month, they've gotten. They're thirsty. They're so thirsty. The Giants have gotten even worse. They're allowing the sixth most running back fantasy points over that time span. And they're still two and a half point road favorites. I talked about it in the matchup, but when the Raiders win the game, Josh Jacobs is a great fantasy play. So I'm firing him up.

And I'm going to get a little risky here. I'm going to go with De Ernest Johnson of the Cleveland offense here. I know it's terrifying. Let me remind you. Last week, the Cincinnati Bengals gave up 45 points to the Jets running back room, 45 points to a combination of Michael Carter and Ty Johnson. I know Deerness is going to get 10 opportunities. And I think if the Browns take control of this game, which is possible, he may see 15.

And it's risky, but I think if you need a flex, an emergency start, you've got Kareem Hunt waiting for you and Deer Ernest Johnson this week. So I'm going to go out on a limb here and try to start him. My wide receiver start of the week, I think this is a Brandon Cook's week. The Miami Dolphins have given up top 12 points to fantasy wide receivers in four straight games. Tyrod Taylor is back. I look for that connection to continue.

At wide receiver, I'm going with Robert Woods. I know he missed practice on Wednesday. I completely think that that was just a veteran's day of rest. So monitor it as the week goes on. If he plays, he's getting watered. Yeah. You got to keep those woods healthy and fertilized. Oh, I see. It was a joke about the woods. Yeah. Yeah. Bobby trees. Bobby trees. It's the highest over under of the week. You know you want a piece of the Rams offense. Tennessee.

is allowing the highest wide receiver target share in the NFL, the most fantasy points to the wide receiver position. This is a confidence play. Bobby Woods got off to a terrible start to the season, and everybody freaked out, myself included. But since week four, he's the wide receiver eight. He's also seeing high value targets that we want for fantasy. Inside the 10, Cooper Cup with eight targets, Robert Woods, with seven targets. Against Tennessee, I think he's got to be in your lineup.

He was the last straw player that ended up redeeming himself compared to the others. The one Robert. Yeah, the one Robert that survived. What's funny is you guys, you got all your starts of the weekend before I did, and I looked at wide receiver, and I said, my start of the week is going to be Robert Woods and Brandon Cooks. And then I go to the dock, and sure enough, you've picked Robert Woods and Brandon Cooks. I'm going to go to stack with Tua here. Devante Parker, Houston's giving up. Mike, are you ready for this? 55 points last week.

We know the Houston narrative. But Parker, here's the truth. He looked very solid in his return. He was a top 24 wide receiver last week against the Bill's defense. I think he's top 25 this week against Houston with a lot of upside. And he's going to be part of that two equation for sure. Like Devante Parker, you know, even over the first three weeks of the season, it didn't work out incredibly for fantasy football. But he has seen no fewer than seven targets.

in a game. Like, Devante Parker is incredibly sneaky, and it's possible that he is still, even after waivers ran, he might be chilling on your waiver wire, and I think that you should prioritize picking him up. All right. My tight end stream of the week. We're going back to Jared Kuk. Jared Kuk. You got a lot of Kuking over there. Good yuck. Kuking by the Buk. He's seeing five targets a game.

And the matchup is there. Over the past three weeks, the Eagles have been giving up the most points to the position. So I'm trusting the process. And I think that Jared Cook is a fine streamer this week. Oh, yeah, baby. I love conkin this week. Tyler Conk, conk, baby. Look, the last two weeks, if you look at his fantasy finish, you go, okay, he was the Titan 13, the Titan 15. Garbage, he destroyed you. Except that's not the truth. Those games were 8.2 and 8.6 fantasy points in half.

PPR scoring. A tight end off the waiver wire, that is fine. Titan's basements are zero. He had three for 71 and five for 57 on seven targets last week. That does not kill you off the waiver wire, and that's without a touchdown. He gets in the end zone. He has a great week. I mean, this last week alone, just one week, Kyle Pitts, Dalton Schultz, Tyler Higby, Noah Fant, Hunter Henry, Ricky Seals Jones, they all scored sub three fantasy points.

Conklin is involved, and he gets Baltimore, who is the third worst against the tight-end position. In fact, there's only been two games this entire year. They haven't given up top 12 total weekly scoring to the fantasy tight-end position. So I think Conklin is a really safe, like, 50 yards and five-reception type of player who has a good opportunity to get in the end zone, and he's available on your waivers.