Week 17 Matchups + Scenario Sifting, Everything You Got!

Two disappointing teams this year, but neither of them playing for anything this week. Colts can get back to 500, however, and Jacksonville can cut another ring, the final ring of the season, and move on. Because Tom Coughlin's gone, Jalen Ramsey's gone, and this team needs to be reborn. Yeah, they've got some work to do, and they do have some good pieces.

But goodness, this team is a team that's quit. And, you know, there's been some rumors that Doug Marone is going to come back or that's what's being said. I'll believe it when I see it. I think this is a, when a team quits on the field, like how this seems. I mean, you know, it's hard to ever, as an analyst, say someone is quitting because you don't know their heart, their mind. These guys are giving their lives to the sport. But they suck. They've been just out there. Defense.

Yes. The defense is what deserves that criticism more than the offense to me. I don't think Gardner's out there trying to throw a game. He's trying to play as well as he can to establish a role for next year, but it's not working. It looks like every player is making a business decision of I don't want to get hurt. I'm going to barely try to tackle. Which is why. Fornett is fine and Chark, in my opinion, Chark has thresholds to hit in this game. He's not yet at 1,000 yards. He has chance for double-digit touchdowns. He dropped.

Two touchdowns last week, which was super annoying because I liked him last week. But Chark is the one player that I think I'm willing to roll out there on that side of the ball. Yeah, I would leave it at Fournette. I'm not. Sure. Chark certainly has a high ceiling, but he's got a low floor. We've seen over the last half of the season, he has not been what we hoped he had leveled up to be in the beginning. Maybe it's because of this injury. I don't know. But the four net's great. And the tackling issues.

of the Jacksonville Jaguars defense is why I love Marlon Mack. Marlon Mack is a player that is hard enough to tackle with this offensive line pushing guys out of the way already. We saw it with Devonta Freeman last week, just tearing them up. I like Mack in this matchup quite a bit. What about the other options on the Colts offensive side of the ball considering the Jacksonville defense is so atrocious? No one? No, I don't think so, man, because T. Y. Hilton has been as bad as it.

as it gets. If you're in the championship in week 17, it's probably because you've been smart enough to bench him. Yeah. So I think you're right. I think Mac is the clear play and you can move on from there. Eagles at 8 and 7 take on the Giants at 4 and 11. The Eagles, 4.5 point favorites. A win claims the NFCEs for Carson wins and the Eagles. My dream. Oh, it's still a lot. You're not a dream. I mean, my guarantee. Yeah.

You traveled back from the future where you let everybody know that the Eagles win the Super Bowl this year, which seemed... They got to get in the playoffs to win the Super Bowl, Jason. Everybody was doubting you when it looked like the Eagles stink and weren't going to make the playoffs. And now clearly... Yeah, and I definitely didn't backtrack on that at all. And that's why I'm so confident they're still going to win the Super Bowl. Okay, but how about this game? Let's say they win, right? They are favored four and a half points by Vegas. Yeah, they're on the road.

But this, to me, in a 45 and a half point over under, seems like a game that could be juicier than that. This is a scary game. For somebody who wants to pretend he knows the Eagles are going to win the Super Bowl, this is a terrifying game to me. And this is the kind of game where, hey, Brooks, this is where the Eagles lose and your Cowboys lose to the skins. Yeah. Yeah. That sounds about right. That's the narrative out there. And then Jason Garrett is punted off a bridge.

after the game. But the Eagles, they're playing for everything here. Carson Wentz, great start. Miles Sanders, he's been the hot hand. He's had multiple monster weeks. And if he didn't slide down last week, he would have been the number one, number two on the week. I'm playing. And Peterson has said, he's come out and said that he wants to stay with the hot hand that is Miles Sanders. With Jordan Howard coming back, don't worry. Right. And I think fantasy owners should continue. Miles Sanders has been

very good. And so I think fantasy owners need to stick with the running back who got you here and play Miles Sanders this week. Fantasy is a funny sport because at the beginning of the year, I had a couple leagues where I took Miles Sanders, a couple where I took David Montgomery. And at the beginning of the year, I just really, why didn't I take David Montgomery? Preseason looks so good. He's going to have the role. They're a running team. Now I'm like, man, I'm glad I have Miles Sanders in Dynasty League. It just changes.

Ertz didn't practice on Thursday. Dallas Goddard is a great start. So great that Jason made him his start of the week at tight end. And on the other side, there's actual fantasy upside for Daniel Jones and company. The Eagles secondary, 33.4 fancy points per game given up to wide receivers. Last week, Daniel Jones was electric. Sequin, of course. Sterling Shepherds is my start of the week at wide receiver. So while I expect the Eagles to hold on and win this ball game,

There's opportunity there, right? There is huge, massive opportunity. Daniel Jones, he has four times this season, in his rookie season, been a top two quarterback on the week. That's a giant monster week winning performance in a very important matchup against an Eagles with their secondary who's just been beat by everyone other than a shoulderless.

Dak Prescott, I think Daniel Jones is a very good DFS play. It takes some true gusto to put Daniel Jones out there, week 17. But I think that's a good move. I believe Daniel Jones has a very good game. And as such, I mean, he's got the weapon. Saquan looks healthy. He can do it out of the backfield. Sterling Shepard and Golden Tate and Darius Slayton, these are...

These are legit weapons all coming together at the right time. And, yeah, you could do worse than Daniel Jones. All right. Let's pause for a second here. I want to thank today's sponsor. We're talking about Simply Safe. They have a huge holiday offer, but time is running out. Biggest sale of the year for Simply Safe Home Security, longtime sponsor of the show. If you're looking to protect your home with award-winning 24-7 home security, now's the time to do it. We already know burglaries.

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Not against the Steelers defense. Not against the Steelers D. Not without, you know, the important offensive weapons playing to their best. I think there's even a chance that you have offensive linemen sitting in this game. No, I'm not, I'm not. I mean, honestly, I was like thinking, oh, Gus Edwards, the time that, you know, Mark Ingraham is gone. But this isn't the right matchup for that. The Steelers have so much to play for and their only hope is their defense. It's going to come out here and.

shut down the Ravens. So I don't think there's a player that I'm willing to play on the Raven side of the ball. I think you're right there. I think you're absolutely right. On the other side, you know, James Connor's questionable. I, you know, he should be O for your fantasy lineup. Yeah, drop him. Use that roster spot on something valuable. That might feel good too based on what he's done for you. You can hope you can be very, you know, just just hope. Tell, make sure your opponent knows that you drop James Connor.

so that maybe if they're dealing with injuries, they can pick him up and play them against you. And then Benny Snell, do you expect him to get the majority of carries in the backfield for the Steelers in this one? I expect him to get a significant amount of carries and no passing work and Jalen Samuels to get some passing work and no carries. This split load is not something I want with the Duck Hodges lead offense, even though you're going to have backups in Baltimore.

it's not like Baltimore is a poor organization and that their backups aren't doing well. Well, it's more about the recipe for success that you brought up with the Steelers. It's going to be defense and moderation on the offensive side. Duck has shown a propensity for turnovers. The only way that they're going to lose this game against these backups is if he throws three or four interceptions and they don't have Mason Rudolph to turn to. So the recipe is going to be 150 yards. How are you going to break that up? Yeah, I know. It's so funny because with Duck Hodges,

I've been looking and I'm like, I don't think he's a bad quarterback mentally. He just doesn't have the tools. He can't make the throws that, you know, you talk about, oh, this quarterback can make every throw when you're in the scouting season. And you see why, because he'll make the right read and he throws it. And by the time the ball gets there, 45 minutes later, three defenders are there. And Tomlin was asked at a press conference. They said, uh,

Do you think it's, you know, he's making the wrong reads or do you think it's a physical tools? You know, what's the issue? Oh, no. What do you say? Tomo goes, does it matter? Wow. Yeah, he's not happy. It doesn't matter which one it is. The dude's sucking. Yeah, yeah, it's disappointing. Raiders at 7 and 8 take on the Broncos. Broncos at home, they're 6 and 9. They're playing all right, though, at 6 and 9. Raiders can make the playoffs. They've got to win and they got to get help.

But the help they need, it's possible. And here you are looking at a team with something to play for, something on the line. Darren Waller, you can play him this week. One more time before the season ends. Yeah, got to get it in now. Tyrell Williams. Any confidence in Tyrell and this offense? I mean, the Broncos defense is just a good defense. They're at home in Denver. There's question marks throughout. I don't know.

Vegas sees Denver winning this game. And I do too. My confidence in Tyro Williams is coming back. He was dealing with a foot issue that has been hard for him. And he's looked better the last few weeks. But it would have taken a good matchup for me to say, okay, it's swung all the way to play. The fact that you're in Denver mile high against the Broncos and their great defense that, you know, is not necessarily playing for anything, but they haven't been. And they've been playing well. Well, and they're playing for momentum with Drew Locke and what they have with him in the future.

you know, finishing the year strong, whether you have a quarterback here that's going to take you into the next handful of years, they need to prove that, they need to see that. They're at home. The Raiders are a beatable defense. I think Cortland Sutton is a fine play. Philip Lindsay started the week at running back this week. How do you feel about Noah Faint?

Not great. You know, Noah fans had a couple breakout games where you can see the talent. You see why he was drafted so high. And, you know, I think his future is very bright. Here's the, here's what you can get. Two for 56, two weeks ago against the Chiefs. Okay, you got a big play. You got a big 43 yard game by Nova Fant. Mm-hmm. Last week, two for ten against the Lions. Yeah, I had that. You had that one in your dynasty league. How'd that serve you?

Well, it's certainly just fine. I won the championship. Yeah, yeah. My other options didn't do much better than that. So Josh Jacobs is the big story in this game. Is he going to play? He had surgery on Wednesday to clear up an infection. And it was said that that is not going to get in the way. It's not going to change his availability when I heard that I was like, I was not going to change it because he was already out. Like the way that I, you know.