Week 2 Matchups + WHEEL OF SHAME! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 9/18

Chargers minus six and a half, overrunners 43 and a half. What I saw, no, I know I already hit the button once. But what I saw on tape last week from the Raiders defense in particular and the Chargers offensive line against the Cardinals brings me great concerns here. There are three things that have happened in the last few days. One is the Chargers are favored by almost a touchdown. So it's like, okay, the complete forgiveness.

The chargers are going to be totally fine. Then there is the, we were looking at MVP odds after the game last night for quarterback. And right there, last on the list, you could still bet. He's still on it. You could still bet on Justin Herbert. And it's like, brother. Oh, you're just. And then we were doing our, are, we were doing. They know they could just.

All the her bros are like, yeah, fine, give me your money. We were doing the picks. Dumbo. We were like, every, every week we have like a fun bowl. Just like an office pool for the pitch. No money. Just a pool where we're picking the lines every week. And I come to this matchup and I'm like, six and a half. And I was like, oh, you know what? I'm going to click on the charges. I'm going to completely forgive them. And I mentioned that. And then Mike's like, I kind of am too. But it's like it feels like we know it's a trap. We are. This week.

against the Raiders at home dude i'm gonna chargers herbert you have got to get it together and send a message if you don't win this game i'm about to tell you the story of stories you ready yeah if you don't win this game at home against las vegas because by the way the cardinals were supposed to be the easy one and this one too let me tell you what they're doing next oh their schedule yeah just listen just watch the plane fly around the country here you ready week three at buffalo

But don't worry, Jason. Week four, you want to get back on track? You just started off with a tough start at Seattle. Okay? Wait, gosh. They go from Buffalo to the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahogs. Then you play Denver, Kansas City, the Rams, Houston, Baltimore the next week. What? I'm not joking. Buffalo, Seattle, Denver, Kansas City, the Rams, Houston. Four of them on the road. You got in Los Angeles against the Rams. They'll be back in this.

You have two days to figure everything out because that's it. You got two days left to fix it all. So, yeah, this is completely the most important game of their season right now because you are staring down by week winlessness potentially. You could be 0 and 6 going into the pie. It's not impossible. Holy moly. After this week, three of your four games are at Buffalo, at Seattle, at Kansas City. You have to imagine they are decent underdogs in all three of those.

Yes, yes. Wow. So, yeah, Mike McDaniel, he said it was a case of humble pie on losing to the Cardinals. How dare you? Humble pie tastes terrible. How dare you? All right, start sit decisions in this one. You know, the Hampton thing, I think last week it's like, what are you watching? This week, what are you looking for confirmation on or continuing to keep an eye on to see what your decisions are? You know, Hampton this week.

that's where my eyes are. I want to see this guy play well. There has been some talk in the past, you know, three or four days about the scheme fit, not necessarily being right. Ladd-McConkie, the injury, him not out there. They looked way worse on offense without him out there. Mike, you're throwing your hat in with Quentin Johnson this week. Yeah, I mean, understand what it is, but yeah, I think you can play him. Yeah, and then other than, you know, Herbert.

You going back to him this week, or are you trying to pivot? I'm going back. Just like we were saying about Jacksonville playing the Browns, Raiders played Miami, who Miami's probably going to end up being the worst team in the NFL. So let's see some more from the Raiders. Until they give me a reason to really believe and not target them, then I'm going to do it. So I'll play Herbert.

Gentie was great in week one, got the ball a lot in the receiving game. You can play him. Bowers probably not playing. You probably have better options than Michael Mayer, although he led the team in targets last week, so he's not the worst. I don't think it's complicated on the Raider side in terms of starts. Correct. I mean, you're not playing a wide out on the road, six point underdogs. You're not playing cousins. You're not playing, probably not playing a tight end. So, you know. Jack Bash is on pace for 17 touchdowns.

Thank you. Thank you for that. The Washington commanders, O and one, taking on the Dallas Cowboys who were O and one, Vegas Line, Dallas minus three and a half at home, over under 50 and a half. As Kyle would call it, the backwards hat versus the visor. That's right. Yeah, you've got Dan Quinn with the backwards cap. Looks so cool. And then the visor on Schottenheimer. You know, the idea of visors is very funny. Because you're like, you're not going to cover the head.

Yeah, you're like, I want to shade the eyes. I want to shade the eyes, but it's a little too warm on the top of the dome. How do we possibly fix? Maybe it's you don't want hat hair. But you still get a visor hair, man. Yeah, it pushes. The worst part of hat hair is the front when everything is is diveted to the back. Yeah, it's a forced, you know, for. Cowlick. Cowlick, yeah. All right, starts the decisions in this one, DAC.

Jade and Daniels, I think they're both in your lineup, right? DAC has got a... Yeah, DAC is the highest projection of the week on prize picks with 266 and a half yards. Yeah. I think I would agree with this. I mean, these were two of the worst defenses in football last year. And, you know, the commanders definitely didn't get blown out in Week 1 against Philly. I think they looked okay, especially stopping Saquan. But, yeah, you're starting all your stars in this one. JCM, Mike. Yep.

Your start of the week, Jason, you're going to give Terry McLaurin a pat on the butt and say, hey, this is your week against Dallas. 50 and a half, man. He should be, he should be absolutely fine. I think that means that big should be fine. And I think Antonio Williams is interesting to keep an eye on. There was a, can't credit it, I apologize, but before the season started, you know, it was, I don't necessarily think it was like a bold take, but it was a, like, these are things that I, that are.

that a little spicier, but we truly think can happen out of Washington. They're like, Diggs is probably going to lead this team in receptions and yards and stuff, just based off of what he does versus Terry McLaurin. So is Diggs the safer play between Diggs and McLaurin? Oh, I think it is a higher upside. Yeah. So would you start Diggs or Velae? He's got both. Mike has both. He's probably starting both. I will be starting both. But if you had to pick one, I'll play Diggs. Me too.

Really? Yeah, I would definitely play Diggs. I would play Diggs over McLaurin for sure in any situation. Man. But that's also, you know, it feels hot. Yeah, I don't know, man. I'm very interested in what this offense is going to turn into with these three guys. Dallas is always easy. Dak, C.D. George. Put them in your lineup. Javante Williams. Yep. Put them in your lineup. The only one that's difficult.

For some people out there is Jake Ferguson. He's a name that people think, oh, should I start him? And probably not. He's still running tons of routes, so you might get a... It's a great matchup. The commanders have been bad against the tight end position. So there's that going for you, but no. He hasn't hit double-digit fantasy points since week seven of last year. When George and Citi are available, Fergie takes the back seat. Yeah.

Seattle's want to know, Jason, taking on the Arizona Cardinals, who are also want to know, pretty much the same as the chance. As everybody's all coming. Vegas line, Seattle, minus three and a half on the road. The over and under is 40 and a half. This is the second lowest total of week two, and it makes sense because it's part one, backup quarterback Drew Locke. Part two, great defense against Arizona should be able to slow them down. Could the Cardinals start two and oh?

Seems that it is in the realm of possibility. Technically, yeah, because they are one to know. Right. Yeah, yeah, the math checks out there. I was with you in turn, last week of the almost upset because the spread was just, 10 and a half is too much. It's too egregious against a team that has a potent offense. This one, though, the Seattle defense is just so elite that it would surprise me.

A lot. Well, then does that impact your start decisions for Arizona? Because, you know, Jeremiah, I love, is he a lock in your lineup? It's brutal. Look, the prize picks projections on both Jeremiah Love and Algear are pretty much neck and neck when it comes to rushing yards. 37 and a half for Love, 36 and a half for Tyler Algier. Those are not high numbers. No, they are. For Jeremiah Love, the nice thing was, I mean, they gave them with the carry inside the five. I think they were inside the five when he got the touchdown. Whatever, they were very close.

And the targets are going to go to Jeremiah Love, but this will be a pretty split backfield. I think you're flipping a coin like week to week as right now the way things are between who's more valuable of Algeria or Jeremiah Love, which feels disgusting. Cardinals at home, Judarian Price had 48% of snaps. Would you play Price over either Cardinal?

in this matchup? That is so brutal. I mean, Hampton got slowed down last week by Arizona. I mean, very surprisingly. It really seems like you right now can expect kind of 50%-ish of the snaps for price. The matchup is still significantly better. I know. Do you get the green though? I mean, the Walter Nolan edition for the Cardinals versus what they didn't have them for a lot of last year. I think that's making a difference on the interior. So, Andy, where's your confidence with price in terms of?

the goal line. Not high. No, I mean, I, but it's not high for a salami problem. Yeah, I mean, I think one guy has a salami problem, one guy's got an Alger problem. But I think Jeremiah Love is the better player, and that's the player I would go. That's how I have him. I was looking at my rankings. I have them 24 and 25. Who hasn't had a salami problem at some point in time? I mean, who, yeah, who amongst us? Who amongst us? Jackson Smith and Jigba, yep.

Michael Wilson, Marvin Harrison. You got one of these guys. You got to play a Cardinal receiver to throw Kendrick Bourne in the mix. Which guy do you start? Michael Wilson. Yeah, see, that was very definitive. And it wasn't before week one. And that says something. When you, Marv, Marv is a player. I'm not dropping Marv. Not yet. But the he is definitely one where it's like, I have to see it happen.

before I have any level of confidence. So here's the weird thing. So Seattle, right-favored, Super Bowl champs, great defense. Is JSN the only player you're playing on this team this week? Yeah, pretty much. I mean, are you trying to find an alternate to Gerardian Price? No, I think he's a fine running back too. Yeah, I've got him at running back 24, so he's, or 25, so he's playable. But I don't, I'm not excited about Price.

I mean, genuinely, I'm not excited about most players in this game. You talked about it at the beginning. It's one of the lowest over-unders on the week. Obviously, JSN is great because of his talent and also because his target market shares outrageously otherworld. He's just the whole offense. Trey McBride, JSN, those are the only two people I really want to start in this game. Marvin Harrison, where are you right now after one week? He ran go routes. He was bracketed. He looked okay. Going back and watching the film. Where the drop?

Obviously he had a drop. It was a pretty okay drop. I rewatch that. That was not an easy catch. That was a blast across the middle way behind him. I'm not sure he could have caught it. Yeah, depending on it was much, a different angle made it look much more difficult. I think Marvin Harrison will be involved. He was open on a lot of routes. And the thing is, is he wasn't necessarily targeted, but the plays still worked. I mean, you had Kendrick Bourne with eight catches, Michael Wilson with five.

The offense was humming, but I don't think Harrison did anything bad. I don't, you know, I believe that in certain weeks he's going to be fine. This isn't the matchup I want to be like, I'm going to call my shot on Marv. I think Marv is involved. I think Marv will get, you know, more than 35 yards. But I don't sit there and see he's going to have 102 touchdowns. Ad break coming up.

We'll get into the Dolphins in 49er game. By the way, play Tray McBride. If you weren't planning on it, please do that. Play him. He's pretty good at football. And so far, pass rate above expectation, like Arizona, Jacoby Brissette. It was still high. The drum continues to beat for that offense. They look good in week one. It would be a huge win against Seattle in week two. And it'll probably be more of a dog fight, I think, this week. This episode is sponsored by prize picks.

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