Starts of the Week + Wk 13 Matchups, Ninja Smoke Bombs

I think that's how the split is going to happen for Carlos Hayden Yeldon this week. All right. Running back. Jason. I am going with Philip Lindsay as the locked and loaded start of the week. Monster could be the number one running back of the week. You have a guy who hasn't had a bad game in...

months in Philip Lindsay. He's never had one. He just was kicked out of one. Right. He had a concussion in one and was gone. Otherwise, he has just been unstoppable. You watch film and you go, this guy, this guy is fast. He's elusive. He's, you know, near the top of the league in yards before contact, while the same team's other running backs are near.

The bottom of the league in yards before contact, that's not an offensive line thing. That's a Philip Lindsay thing. Now you tell me he gets the Bengals. You want to know what else has been months? It's been months since the Bengals have not given up a rushing touchdown. Let me break this down for you real quick to help you out, Jason, not that we need it. New Orleans, the last three weeks, the Bengals have given up 57 and a half, 31 and 34 fantasy points to the running back position, a position that...

What? Lindsay's going to get 70% of that. Yeah, I mean, it's one of those deals where this week, I am getting so, I don't know if there's another player that I've had more questions about than Philip Lindsay or. Philip Lindsay or, it's take it away. It's Philip Lindsay. If you're not starting Philip Lindsay, then you are making a mistake.

What's not fair about Philip Lindsay, like you said, about the yards before contact, is he is allowed to play with ninja smoke bombs. Right, it isn't fair. And also it's not fair that he's like, he's like, he's so tiny, they can't see him. Yeah, they're like, where? Did they go, did they hand the ball? Oh, he's always behind us. Is there a difference between regular smoke bombs and the ninja ones? Yeah, regular smoke bombs explode and can hurt you. Oh, really? Ninja smoke bombs make you vanish. Oh, yeah. What are the ones the magicians use?

Are those regulars? Those are a magician smoke bomb. That's a whole other line of smoke bombs that we don't need to talk about right now. See, I'm just not very familiar with that world, that market. There's at least 52. Different variations? Yes. It's a wild world. Oh, Darkwing Duck used those too, didn't he? Cartoon smoke bomb. His were projectiles, though. Oh, okay. There's one for every week. Batman has some, right? Yeah, bat bombs. Mike. My wife uses bat bombs.

Bath bombs? Oh, yeah. When did that become a thing? Oh, it's a thing. When did this become a thing that you throw, you have this thing you put in the bath and it turns the water of color? That's great. That's fun. I get it. Just put the money straight in the bathtub. The problem is, dude, like $3 a piece. It'll turn it green. No, no, no, no. No, no, no. Am I buying cheap ones? You're buying cheap ones. I took my daughter on Black Friday Christmas shopping. I took her out.

So we're looking for mom. We're looking for gifts. And she finds this one. We're at this place called Lush. Oh, yep. And these are like handmade handcraft. And she finds this one that's basically made to look like a fidget. I'm surprised you could make a mortgage payment after visiting Lush. And so this fidget spinner, we got one bath bomb. There's no price on it. There's no price near it. I go to the register. It's market price. It's a market price. It's like the fish.

I go to the register. I'm checking out. And this is on Black Friday. So there's a line. I'm not going to like. And just getting this one simple bath bomb. It was 9.50. No. I am not joking. And did you get it? Yeah, I got it. We drove all the way to.

Just for that? That was the only thing we bought that day. I was broke. Now, to be clear, you drop it right into a bathtub. One time use. One time use. I'm just going to start shoveling loose change and dollar bills into the bathtub. Here's the problem with bath bombs. Flush it right down. Bat bombs sound like something really cool. Like you're going to put it in the bath and it explodes. And it just kind of fizzles off. I want a bath bomb. Does it do anything? This will ruin your bathroom. It blows all the water right out. See, that would be fun. Yeah. Bat torpedo.

All right. My running back started the week. I love it, Mike. I laugh at it and I love it. Let's chase the points. Lamar Miller, he gets to take on the Browns. They are 26th against fantasy running backs the last six weeks. The Houston Texans are six point favorites at home. I know that O'Brien, he could give you the old, well, I got to rest him. Alfred Blue. But I think that.

They're going to keep pressing on with Lamar Miller, and he's in a very good spot. Now, just so you know, Mike, you were in the middle of talking about Lamar Miller, so you were concentrating. In the middle of that, it was your camera that Brooks had on, and I threw my finger out and pointed at Brooks to threaten him with Lamar Miller because you guys have named now two of my non-Tod Gurley players as your starts of the week against Brooks this week. So my finger, it just went right through your head.

I was just reminded in the preseason when we make, you know, real silly analogies. I gave the analogy that Lamar Miller is the song, never going to give you up by Rick Astley, which is frequently used to Rickroll people, except the jokes on them because I really like that song. Right. You did make that comparison. And Lamar Miller has been actually pretty solid for fantasy. It's just amazing to me because.

We all said this when we watched the game. Before the 97-yard run, it looked like a different player. It was like he had his Wheaties. He had serious juice that night. All right. So you've got Lamar Miller, Jason. You got Lindsay. I got Hyde. Let's go wide receivers. I'm actually going to... Oh, double up. Go a little deeper, too. Chris Godwin, Adam Humphreys. Look, Deshaun Jackson, I don't know the situation with his hand yet. If you guys have an update, let me know.

He had been visiting a specialist, was limited in practice. Carolina's 21st against the wide receiver. Humphreys has been great, and Godwin would be able to step in and soak up targets. The thing about James Winston is you can just, you have to just put 300 yards down on a piece of paper. That's where he starts. And that's where he starts, and you'd have to distribute those. And when you take away O.J. Howard, and if you do take away Deshaun Jackson, I think Godwin and Humphreys are both a solid place. So as of right now,

Deshawn Jackson was limited, but he was playing with a brace on his thumb at practice. Not great. Not great. Not great when your quarterback already overthrows you by three yards. Maybe it's a really long brace. And he throws it up there and it extends. That would work. That might be a good play for DJs.

My start of the week at wide receiver is a rookie who has coming on hot. It was the number one pick in this year's, the number one wide receiver picked in this year's NFL draft. It is my namesake, DJ Moore. That's also what they call me when I'm at weddings. Oh, when you're on the ones and twos? When I'm on the ones and twos, I am. Here's one of his favorite. Oh. What are you?

Oh. Yeah, that's what I would play. But look, DJ Moore. They're no strangers to love. DJ Moore is, he's an excellent player. Over the last month, he's been averaging well over 80% of snaps. You've ruined DJ Moore for me. All I'm in the picture is you behind the ones and twos. The ones and twos. Everyone get to the dance floor? DJ Moore. Yes. Well, so, you know, you say ruined. I say have improved.

But DJ Moore is a must-start type of a guy this week. Must start? Well, look, Cam Newton has been electric, right? He's been great. Devin Funches is out of the way. DJ Moore, if you haven't been paying attention over the last two weeks, has 15 receptions, not targets, seven receptions and eight receptions, 157 yards and 91 yards.

A touchdown added on top of that. And now he gets to play Tampa Bay. I mean... Yeah, that's almost start. If Funches returns, though, are you changing your mind? If Funches returns, he goes from a must start to a good play that I am still probably going to start. Okay.

Funches does not scare me away from starting D.J. Moore. I'm going to stay in the connection that's happening between. I mean, the targets are there. The receptions are there. The yards are there. The talent is there. The quarterback is there. The offense. The matchup. I'm not scared of Devin Funchus. Speaking of Devin Funches going away, he's in the last year of his contract for Carolina. Oh. Scrumptious is going to be out of the way for DJ Moore next year. So it looks.

This is one of those things. I should have brought it up. I apologize on the waiver show when we're talking about. You know, it's the end of the year. DJ Moore is one of the guys who maybe you're going to add him. If you're in a multi-keeper league, DJ Moore should be on your bench just in case. All right. Mike, wide receiver start of the week. My wide receiver start of the week. I'm staying in the flames. Hot locket.

Tyler Lockett, we play with the NBA Jamberl and he's got three straight games of five receptions at least 67 yards and his scored in two of those, two of those three. It's been a great, great breakout season for Tyler Lockett as Doug Baldwin goes George Clooney rescinding into the shadows of his boat as it plummetes into the ocean. Tyler Lockett is a, he's a strong play. He's got a good matchup against San Francisco.

I'm going to keep rolling them out. Yeah, I'm going to pop in here with my quarterback start of the week because it's the stack. Russell Wilson, we, how many times have we seen him be a second half quarterback? Like every year. It was, we didn't want to buy into it this year because it looked so terrible. But the point is, he has been very good for fantasy since their buy week all the way back in week seven.

The first half of the year, he was such a disappointment for where you drafted him. But lately in a six point per passing leagues, if you look at his finishes 31, 25, 34, 24, 24, 28. And his connection with Tyler Locke's been strong against San Francisco at home. Yeah, they're going to be able to run the ball and they're going to score on the ground. But it's not going to be enough. Russell Wilson will be able to have a great game against San Francisco. I think...

There's very few guys I would feel more confident in over Russell Wilson. So he's my start this week. Mine is Deshawn Watson. Now look, Deshawn Watson and Russell Wilson, they throw for some of the least total, you know, pass a tennis per game. But he's up to number 12 on the year. He was great last week. And he's running again. That's what it comes down to. Deshaun Watson at home in that matchup last week, nine for 70 on the ground. I think he's going to.

Cleveland will give him enough of a fight where he's going to have to do some work. And so I think Deshaun Watson is a great start this week. And I'm starting James. This is that confidence boost because people see Carolina and they kind of get scared. And you pick James up just recently off the waiver, thinking, okay, should I keep rolling him out there? But Andy's right. He's a 300-yard guy minimum and Carolina. They're actually sixth against fantasy quarterbacks on the season.

They are a beatable mashup through the air. So I am still going to roll out James. Tighten start of the week. I'm going to go Uzama. All right. I know it's crazy business. But CJ Usama, you mentioned the targets. That matters to me. And look, you're not starting him if you have George Kittle. You're not starting them if you have Cameron Brade or Greg Olson or Eric Ebron. But what I'm saying is, hey, Jimmy Graham or CJ Usama, play CJ Usama.

You, uh, George, uh, C.J. Usama, I play over Joni Smith after the big breakout. I play him over Benjamin Watson or Chris Herndon. At the bottom of the barrel, you need a differentiator. The targets, the fact that he's going to have to be dealing with, um, a defensive front is going to be consistently pressuring Mr. Driscoll himself. Yuzama's going to have eight to ten targets in this game. That's my expectation. Again.

Maybe it's three yards per target. Don't disagree. The targets will be there and the rest is up to him. That's my new, that's my new refrain. Honestly, though. Jen, I don't control these guys. Just throw him the ball. Yeah, in a PPR format, you can't always even find a tight end that you can go, well, he'll get receptions, but not yards. You know, it's, it's been a while since we've had a Dennis Pitta out there as the PPR tight end machine. And camera break could be that. I,