Fantasy Football Podcast 2015 - NFC North Breakdown, News, Mailbag

Kelsey over Jimmy Graham, number one, and number two, what kind of value could you get out of Jimmy Graham that he's worth three or four round picks? Thanks. All right. Thoughts on that question? I mean, we talked a little bit. I think he was at the airport. Yeah, I was going to say that was a little loud. But we got the question that, you know, the Kelsey Graham question. You talked about last two. Graham was your guy that will.

possibly cost people their fantasy playoffs this year because of where he's going, not so much that he'll be terrible or anything like that, but the value. And where's he going right now in the third round? I think right on the turn about there is where he's going. The second third turn? Yeah.

Yeah, so that's pretty high for a guy that we think will underwhelm a little bit and maybe not be as much of a difference maker. If you can get Kelsey in the fifth. The reason it's high, though, isn't just because, oh, that's one round higher. It's because there are still players on the board there that are elite to help your team. And it drops off a little quicker. So to me, I still think Jimmy Graham is a great value in the fourth. I think that Travis Kelsey or Graham.

are worth taking a shot on in the fourth for the positional value it's going to give you versus the other guys that are going in the fourth round. That's where I like their value more. You're just not going to see Jimmy there, and sometimes you will see Kelsey in the fifth. But if Jimmy dropped to the fourth, I would take him without hesitation. I have him higher than Kelsey in standard, almost tied in the half point PPR and just behind in PPR. How strongly I feel about Kelsey, and I don't just want to sound.

extreme or contrarian. If you give me an option of I can have Travis Kelsey in the fifth round or I can have Jimmy Graham in the sixth round, I still take Travis Kelsey. I think he's going to be number two. He's going to be a beast and Jimmy Graham is going to be disappointing. All right. This next question comes in from Nick in Cincinnati, Ohio. He says, choose two keepers, Gronkin the third, Emmanuel Sanders in the sixth, Levion Bell in the eighth, or D'Andre Hopkins.

in the 10th. This is a PPR league, 12th team PPR league. What do you guys think? I think I'd need to get this ready here. I don't know. Maybe. Maybe. Maybe. To me, it's an easy question. So I'll go ahead and answer it first. I think Gronk in the 3rd and Levy on Bell in the 8th is a home run. I'm actually Lev Bell in the 8th. DeAndre Hopkins in the 10th. All right. Well, no unanimous. I'm, Lev Bell is not happening for me in the 8th. That's a joke.

Okay, good. Man, you scared me. Come on. So who's your second guy? We know Love Bell's in there. Grong. All right. Yeah, I don't blame me for that. Matt from Massachusetts wants to know. He said, Dear Axe Smash and Mr. Fuji. What? That's a Google lad. Two-part question. I am in a 12-team.

PPR league where we keep three and those three represent our first three picks. Okay. I've already decided on keeping Andrew Luck as one of them. I have the ability to trade away Jeremy Hill and my third overall pick for Calvin in the 13th overall pick. Am I crazy? With that said, I have to keep one more from the following. Carlos Hyde, Mark Ingram, Latavius Murray, Jordan Matthews, or Brandon Marshall. I kind of forgot it was a PPR while I was reading that, which makes the trade less.

Crazy. However, I do not do that deal. I am fine with the deal. I'm fine with the deal. I wouldn't. Did you burp? No, it was just kind of like, I don't know, maybe I need some thumbs is all. I would not personally take it, but I am fine with the deal. If you like Calvin, you want him more in a PPR and you're going to upgrade, you know, a whole round in the draft, I'm fine with that. As far as the player to take in a PPR, that's pretty, that's,

All of those players other than Brandon Marshall, I think, are worthy of the conversation. That's Jordan Matthews. I would take Jordan Matthews as well. That would be mine. I take Brandon Marshall. Fair enough. The answer to that question, which I knew I recognized Mr. Fuji. It was the wrestling team demolition from the old school when it was the WWF, when things were great.

So now getting back to this real quick, Andy, because I don't want to let you off the hook. I don't take Brandon Marshall. Okay, I was about to. Yeah, because if you do the trade and you have Calvin, there's no way I take Brandon Marshall. Let's say I want to make you actually speak to this. With the running backs on the board, I know you're down on Jordan Matthews, and I think that's why you might say you like Bram Marshall. I like Marshall. I like Marshall more than Matthews. Right. So if I'm taking a wide receiver, I'm taking Marshall over Matthews. But would you take Brandon Marshall over? Yes. Yes. In a PPR league, I take them over. Hyde, Ingram, and Murray.

Okay. Yep. I'm shocked. You're shocked? I'm a little shocked as well. Okay, so who are you putting ahead of Marshall? Okay, let's pretend. Okay, which of those running backs? You put them all ahead of him? In a PPR league? Ingram. You put Ingram ahead in a PPR league over Brandon Marshall. Yes, I do. You're drunk. All right, Trevor from... Here's another reason not to take Brandon Marshall. Because he's... I love Marshall this year. I like him, too. You'll be able to draft him. I mean, you just look at... Why wouldn't you be able to draft Mark Ingram?

In a PPR league. I'm just saying he's going behind most of those type of guys. No, I don't think in a PPR league he will. Not guaranteed. The only of those three ride receivers I consider is Latavis Murray to me. I mean, the running back. So Mark Ingram is going 20 spots ahead of Brandon Marshall, just ADP. Caboom. Yeah, but not in a PPR. In a PPR. Caboom is? Yeah, so that's my point. Well, that's stupid, though. Bums of truth. You'll be able to keep one and draft the other later and have better two. Yeah, Brandon Marshall's my guy. All right.

Trevor from the middle of nowhere, Ohio. I've never heard of that place. Is that real? Yeah, I think that's just outside of that. It's the Amish community. Yeah. A lot of community. High Clarence, Victor and Roger. Clarence Thomas, the Supreme Court justice? Maybe. I don't know. We're really bad at this game. Sorry. You know. Give us some softballs, you know. Hey.

Need to choose my... Need to choose my third keeper. He's keeping Gronk and Forte already. He can choose from Tannahill, Gio, Joik, and Charles Johnson. Why are you laughing? Because your answer has to be Joybilt. Yeah. Keep going. You hear that? You hear that coming? Chug-G-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-g. Chag-ch-ch-g. Chag-ch-ch-g. Yes. That's the joik.

The joick jalopy is pulled up. Love it. Lumber on board. This is a tough one. Can you throw it back and keep about thinking a QB that high? It is a 16-team league. Half-point PPR. Majority of teams tend to keep a quarterback. If the majority of teams tend to keep a quarterback, I love that for you not keeping a quarterback. Because you will get them at an extraordinary value compared to the teams that already have them.

So I do not keep... Don't try to pick Tannehill, Mike. No. It's 16 teams, though. I know, but you have Flacco, Eli, Cutler, Dalton, Bridgewater, Palmer, all the rookies, they're in the drafts already. So I keep joik. Chugger. Was this... If this is... Oh, it's a half-point PPR. Oh, man. In half-point PPR... Plant your flag. Plant it. Probably geo.

What are you looking up, Jason? I'm trying to find some deal breaker here on somebody. I don't like keeping Geo. I don't like joick. I don't like keeping a quarterback in general. I might keep Tanahill. Yeah, that is my answer because in a 16 team, the disparity between the first and less becomes a little bit different. It strengthens the value. Dalton. Yeah, but it strengthens the point differential in quarterback, so it's a little bit more valuable.

You guys are haters. You guys are haters. All right. We just need a unanimous. That's just for the mailbag section. I will take all three who are not Joich Bell. Yeah, of course you will. All right. We're moving on from the joick disaster. You guys can, you know what, like I said, the best thing about speculating about these guys is that time answers all these questions. And I will accept you two bowing down and taking, you know how old Joy Bell is. Spinning the water wheel. He's not that old. No, I have no idea. He'll be 29.

He will be 29. Everyone will be 29 until they are. He'll be 29 when the season starts. Hey, do not miss our next show on Tuesday. That's old. PPR, shut your mouth. PPR live draft draft coming. FantasyDraftWizard.com. If you want to jump on there beforehand, run through a few, maybe run through a few PPR drafts on FantasyDraftWizard.com to see what you do and then compare that to what we do during the live mock draft show on Tuesday.

Any other closing thoughts that aren't related to Joach Bell? Jason, let's turn to you. Sure. I just see the latest news is the lines aren't sure if Joach Bell will be in shape by training camp. You guys. That's what I...

Oh, man. Just throwing that out there. What's the classic Ron Wolfley is a list. If you need two, I'll give you two. If you need four, I'll give you two. If you need a place to say, Joick, my house is open. I've got a room for you. Come on in. Bring that slow train my way. Goodbye. For listening to another edition of the Fantasy Footballers podcast, don't forget to visit us on the web.

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