Pump the Brakes, Key Playoff Questions, Rotten Watermelons

See Tyler Boyd is his de facto number one and he's going to be an okay matchup play. Now when AJ Green comes back, look, AJ Green is going to be the dominant force no matter who the quarterback is. He's just too good of a player. But while AJ Green is out, I think Tyler Boyd is okay. I think even when Green comes back for Driscoll. Tyler Boyd is the slot wide receiver. It's easier to manufacture and get these guys open and it's not a I have to have pinpoint accuracy because.

My receiver's running a nine. What we talked about are, I don't think Green plays again. Right. So, I mean, we'll see what happens. But I think Boyd's pretty safe. And I think CJ Usama, like I said, yesterday on the waiver show, he's a safety valve for Jeff Driscoll. They're going to have to throw the ball because they have the worst defense in football. Their defense is awful. It's trash. Yeah, it's bad. It's historically bad. Oh. Yeah. Whoa. It's really, really bad. Sorry, Cincinnati. Let me put it this way.

Picture something in your head right now. Okay, close your eyes. Okay, I got it. Picture something terrible. Oh, terrible. Oh, terrible. Oh, terrible. Oh, terrible. Okay. Picture something terrible. Got it. Double it. Okay. Okay. Double it. Okay. Double it. Okay. Double it. Okay. Double it. Okay. Double it. Okay. Double it. Okay. Double it. Okay. Double it. Okay. Double it. Okay. Double it. Okay. Double it. Okay.

That was the exercise. That was a journey. I am really glad we followed down a journey to nowhere. Just to be clear. You took us in a circle. Their defense is worse than two rotten watermelons. It's worse than two mics. And clearly worse than a vase. Thanks for the insight. You're welcome. All right. Bobby from Twitter, should I handcuff my opponent's running backs? Yes.

Not at the expense of your own, not at the expense of being smart, not at the expense of defenses. Your handcuffs are the primary. Like, you got to. But how good would that feel? But that's, that's my point. I'm talking to the teams. Maybe you're out. Maybe you're trying to ruin it for other teams. You know what your bench needs to be? I'm, and has Austin Eckler. Yeah, I was going to say, I, unfortunately, my super team missed the playoffs. Oh, so upsetting.

And just needed one more. Just one more big score. And you're darn right. I grabbed Austin Echler last week before the injury to keep him away from Mike. Sorry. Yeah. Not sorry. Well, I didn't need him until. Well, that's what a handcuff is, man. Well, like I said, I don't want people to be like, what? Mike talks about grabbing the handcuffs. I have four great running back options that would all play in front of Austin Echler.

Yeah, and buy weeks were there, too. You couldn't drop Mark Ingram to pick up Austin Neckler. Yeah, but I didn't let him just sit there and wait until... Exactly. If you are a team and you're out of running, scoop them all up, make them pay. Yeah, I agree. It would feel good. Voicemail. Oh, it would feel great. Yeah. Just like picking up Juerg Bell and playing him against Jason felt great. Here's a voicemail. Hey, ballers, this is Kevin and Tulsa. I got a dynasty question for you. I was wondering what your guys' outlook was on Kevin Coleman.

I know he's hitting the market this upcoming year, but, man, I mean, even in Atlanta, it seems like the situation can't get much better than this, and he's just the high-end RB2. Is that his ceiling? I hope to hear from you guys. Thanks. I love the show. Bye. I'm glad we got this question because I almost brought this question up when we talked about him earlier today. It feels like he's hurt his stock. Yes. Even though the offensive line has been bad, and that's what the tweets are going to.

come in as I feel like he's going to land someplace. Here's the comparable that I will have for you. I don't think it's going to be much different than kind of what happened to Isaiah Crowell in his free agency this past year. He will be added by a team in need of a running back. He will be part of some sort of balanced backfield. Maybe he's the main guy. He's not going to be the only guy. If Vito Smith is stealing these level of carries, if his efficiency.

There was a time when you thought Tevin Coleman was going to be the next Michael Turner. Yeah, coming into this season, Tevin Coleman's dynasty outlook looked a lot better than it does right now. You were excited about his free agency. But when this free agency hits, Lev Bell is going to be the main prized free agent running back who's going to get the massive contract. Tevin Coleman will go somewhere I agree with you, Andy. Just like Isaiah Correll, he'll get...

paid. He'll get a good chunk of change, but he won't be the only back. And as this caller points out, Kevin Coleman is pretty much in the best case scenario right now, a team, a scheme that he knows that has been successful, that has a pretty high-powered offense, and he's pretty much an RB2. Let me give you an incredible staff. Shout out to Field Yates dropped these yesterday. Okay.

I'm going to give you the good first. Highest percentage of carries resulting in a gain of all players, right? Percentage of their carries resulting in a gain versus a loss. Believe it or not, Derek Henry has the highest percentage of carries resulting in a gain at 88%. Alvin Camara, Aaron Jones, Chris Carson. Highest percentage of carries resulting in a loss. I don't know if that's trying to hit the big play. I don't know if it's office of line. By the way, number two, Dionne Lewis, number three, Adrian Peterson.

Before Isaiah Crowell is what? Kenyon Drake. No, he's not around. He's not around. But it's interesting that Derek Henry is 88% of carries for a gain, Dionne Lewis, 18% for a loss. 88% of those 88% for a gain of one. Yeah. That is correct. That is unfortunate. He can fall forward with the best of him. Tevin Coleman, the best case scenario for Tevin Coleman is that Levium Bell.

prices himself out of teams. Otherwise, he's just, it's going to be trouble for Tavin Coleman. There's no, there's no real good landing spots for running backs other than, in my opinion, the Colts and the Texans. Baltimore. There was actually, but I don't think they will pay him. Maybe.

There was hope going into this year that Tevin Coleman would actually go to the Steelers after Leapel leaves. Yeah, that was going to be great. That could happen too. Well, but James Conner is kind of established. Yeah, but he, the depth in the league. Possible. I mean, he'll land. He'll land someplace. Yes, he'll, of course, get a job. They're just. Would you rather have Jerich McKinnon or Tevin Coleman in a Dynasty League right now? Well, right now, I would rather have Coleman because he's playing. But if we're only talking about next year and on. Yeah, I mean, a Dynasty League right now.

Take the lot of ticket. So you'd still rather have Tevin Coleman just for these three names? Right this second, yes. Because if I'm assuming I'm in the playoffs, I want a running back. Next year. I mean, I, you're with me, right? Yes. So would you rather have the lotto ticket, not knowing where Tevin Coleman is going to go. I would much rather have McKinnon coming up here seal. All right. Ryan in California, uh, question, Trey Boo-boo or Cameron Bray rest of the season. I'm the gronk owner as well. Cameron Bray.

Yeah. Yeah, it's a PPR. Even still, I would choose Cameron Bray. Agreed. Where would you draft Aaron Jones and next year's draft asks Jeva Nolan on Instagram? As long as things continue the way that they are with his usage, Aaron Jones will be a first round pick. Yeah, he probably will be. And if they exchange head coaches here for someone that is a new offensive schemer,

that's only going to improve the value for Aaron Jones. So if I offered you a trade, because let's say trades are still open, and I said, Jason, I'll give you Derek McKinnon, and you can give me, Tevin Coleman, you would say no. He would say no. Correct. Yeah, this is why I was pointing that out, is because I didn't, while I want the future outlook of McKinnon over Coleman, I wouldn't.

I wouldn't want people out there to say, oh, then I should trade Kevin Coleman for Derek McKinnon right now. No, go win your championship this year. So it's not worth, it's not enough of a difference to where you're like, that value is so great. I'm willing to sacrifice something here. Correct. Got it. That makes sense. Let's turn to another Instagram question. What are your thoughts on Dalvin Cook after the solid game last week? Should I flex them over Josh Gordon in a PPR league? That's interesting. Oof, in a PPR league?

I would. Well, all right, what's the matchups? They play each other. Yeah. They play each other in New England? Yeah. New England is favored by... I don't know. Dalvin Cook, when he runs, he looks great. Yes. It's just, I think I would. I'm going to go Josh Gordon. Josh Gordon over Dalvin Cook. What about half point? Does that change it? Or is it because of the full point PPR that you're going to go with Gordon? No, it's either format. I...

I have a really hard time trusting Dalvin Cook, trusting the offensive line. Is it because he's ruined your season? It's part of it. By the way, last four weeks, fantasy point leaders. In fantasy points per game, Aaron Jones is currently at 10, Chub's at 5. Yeah. You think Chub goes ahead of? Nick Chub. You think Jones or Chubb go ahead of one another in next year's draft?

It will not surprise me if it's Aaron Jones. Those will be interesting names to watch for next season. No doubt about it. Chubb has done everything that you could ever want. Yeah, I want to see Chubb's reception total continue. If he's getting three or more receptions a game with the workload he gets on the ground, then the pick should be Nick Chub. Yeah, that's interesting. All right, let's turn to a website question.

Ever in Atlanta. James Winston or Kirk Cousins rest of season? If you had to decide right now. I would rather have James Winston, even though it is so combustible to the point where, you know, Kirk Cousins, he can go out there and have the worst game in the world. I know he's going to start the next game. I don't think that you can go, you can't make the move again. I would go with. And in the move, I mean, you can't bench Winston. I get it. Let me see, though, if I can change your mind.

championship week, semi-final and championship week for James Winston are both road games against Baltimore and Dallas. Okay. They're not great matchups. Yeah, I would classify them as bad matchup. You've got New Orleans the week before that. And then Miami, yeah, Miami, Detroit are the 15 and 16 weeks for Kirk Cousins. They're fighting for a playoff spot. I'm going to go with Kurt. I think he's going to turn it on. All right, Mike. You're going to have to be the tiebreaker. I'd go with James.

Wow. Okay. Well, look, James has done it at this time of year repeatedly. He's just, he's a 300 yard machine. That much is definitely true. His pick sixes. Oh, they're the best. They make sure that he has to throw over 350 more yards and extra touchdowns because they're down. They're great for fantasy. Just imagine if the yardage for the pick six is counted for James. Oh, just imagine. Five hundred. He did complete it. A thousand yard.

Passer every game. All right. We're going to get into the Thursday night preview. Twitter question first. Joe Mixen or Aaron Jones rest of season? Aaron Jones. Correct. Really? Yes. I think so. It's funny. I was looking at Joe Mixin yesterday. Kind of when I was looking at Philip Lindsay, game over game, how many double-digit games. I was looking at Joe Mixing. Joe Mix has been darn good. Yeah, he's been very good. Last four weeks that he's played with all the tumult.

and facing Baltimore in that mix, 29, this is our league, so it's going to vary a little bit, but in a half point, 29, 10, 13, 20. There's a better numbers than Aaron Jones in that span. But you'd go with Aaron Jones. I would still take Aaron Jones. Interesting. He looks great. Aaron Jones looks absolutely great. If they can work, work him into the passing game more and more. That's the key. I'm going to give McCarthy a call. I hear he's very open to suggestions. Yeah, yeah, he's very pliable.

Thursday Night Breakdown. Well, the Saints are on fire, 10 and 1. They travel to Dallas to take on the Cowboys, 6 and 5. They're on fire too. And they're 7-point home underdogs in a 53 point over under, one of the higher scoring games of the week. What do you make of this matchup? There are a lot of names. You know, I talked about Dak being a streamer yesterday. I think he is. At home, great option. What are you...

believe the odds are that Dallas upsets New Orleans at home in this game. I would be surprised if they upset them. I think they will make it interesting. This is a point spread where I'm considering which side to take. If Cowboys covers the seven points, I can see that happening. A full upset would be difficult. One of the biggest storylines coming in, which is so fantasy relevant and so...

fantasy football relevant over the last few years is this is on paper the best possible situation for Amari Cooper. Amari Cooper, everything, every single thing. He's been doing it so you can trust him. Yeah, exactly. You've got the like 30 second ranked opponent who's, you've got the high over under. You're at home.