Fantasy Football 2017 - Sleepers + Values LIVE from the Great White North

finishing as a wide receiver 1 or 2, a top 24 on a weekly basis, Emmanuel Sanders is three percentage points ahead of Jarvis Landry, 42% to 39%. They're almost identical when it comes to busts, 38% and 39%. Here's the one difference that you're going to get between Emmanuel Sanders and Jarvis Landry is those wide receiver 1 finishes, the ability to actually dominate a game and have multiple touchdowns because Jarvis Landry lives at 14%, whereas Emmanuel Sanders...

is at 34%. So some of that was skewed by Peyton Manning in this, but he has done this very similarly percentage-wise the last two years. I just think he is a great value because he is being drafted right now as the 34th wide receiver off the board. 707.

In the seventh round. And if you look in the seventh round, right, you got Devante Parker. But that's what I was going to ask you. We talked about him earlier. Isn't it team makeup roster construction? Exactly. Emmanuel Sanders is a roster construction decision. Because right before him is Devante Parker. I just said that that dude has the potential to be a top 12 guy. So if you need that on your roster, then you're going to take Devante Parker. But I also said I have him as a low two or a high three. Like that's where I actually think Parker will land.

Emmanuel Sanders, you know, if I'm just projecting probability, we'll have a better year. And very similar to the guy after him in Deshawn Jackson. Higher boom, you know, potential, but I predict Emmanuel Sanders. All right. So Andrew Locke, Emmanuel Sanders, Jeremy Hill, the values for tonight. Now we're going to do one last segment here. And Brooks, Judge Diamati himself, he's got some questions from the audience here, the listeners. And we're going to, are your pipes ready, Mike?

Well, I'm going to need some help here. Oh, so we're joining in. Please join in. All right. Don't be bashful. Let me hear it. Just clear your throat. Mailbag. I didn't hear it, but I saw mouths moving. That's great. And that's what I would have done if I was in the audience. I would have just mouth it. All right. Hey, we love helping you with your team. That's what the show is all about. It is about winning your league and enjoying yourself while you do it. If you have a question, you can always go to the website, the fantasy footballers.com. You click to submit a question button.

You can also dial our voicemail hotline 302464 TFFB. As I said, Brooks has collected some questions, so I'm going to go through them right now. This first one comes in from Brittany. Brittany in Toronto. Toronto. That makes sense because that's where we are, and he collected them from people here. Bonjour. Bonjour. She said she inherited a team. How does she unload players when the best player that she has to trade is Blake?

Bortals. You did not inherit a team. The best thing. You inherited a tragedy? Is this a dynasty league? No, okay. It's just a regular. Okay. You inherited. You don't need. Could have been worse. Could have been a dynasty. All right. To help. How you unload players, it depends on which platform you're using, say ESPN or Yahoo. You look for the ad drop. Drop.

And then you just start auto-dropping guys and you pick them up off of waivers. I mean, there's not much to say here other than go crazy, be bold. Target a guy that has a crazy upside. I tell you what I do. Yeah, you're the trade master. If I'm in those situations and I've inherited a really bad team, I'm looking to basically package deal for like one or two foundational players and then I piece the rest of my team together.

through the waiver wire and some smart pickups. Because if you can accumulate one or two kind of stalwarts instead of the land of mediocrity that you're apparently plagued with, then that's what I would do. Definitely. I mean, package, a lot of times if you can, I mean, it's hard because when you lead with your best player, Blake Bortles, it's like, well, what are you? He's more of a, you got to hide him in the transaction. But if you can package three or even four people and say, you know, man, how can I turn this down?

if I can get these four players for my one and grab. You also remind them that Blake Bortles is starting week one. That's right. Oh, if he has a good week, you go to town on the trade offers. Nobody's going to trade for Blake Bortles. No. All right. This one's from Sean in, guess what? Toronto. Oh, bonjour. Bonjour. Can't see me in you here. Can you make sense of the messy running back situation in the NFC East.

And I'm thinking to myself, that is a gross situation. Because you're going to start off that division with Robert Kelly, Darren McFadden, Garrett Blunt. Maybe. I mean, what do you do in that? You draft Zeke and Darren McFadden. Yeah, Smash Jackson is. But I mean, is it blunt? I mean, is it Smallwood? Is it Clement? I am not touching. Is it a mysterious signing to be? I am not touching the Philadelphia Eagles.

You know, you say you're avoiding the Patriots. I'll take on the Patriots at a lower draft cost, you know, depending on who's there, because the upside is there. I don't see the upside being there for either the Eagles or the Giants. Those are two teams that they just haven't shown me they're going to have the ability to run the ball. Now, at least with the Eagles, you have a good offensive line.

And desire. They want to run. Right. So maybe there's something there. Sometimes you want what you can't have. But as of right now, if you're drafting, you cannot be confident it's Legerat Blunt's job. There's rumors in the bushes that they could cut him. They're out of the bushes. They're on the field. Yeah. All you got to just watch. My man, Donnell Pumphrey, pronounced with an umphrey. Good news. He's going to make the team. I mean, he has not fared well since training. No, that's a mess. I mean, that's. For the Eagles?

I'm only, I'm going to take the late round shot on Wendell Smallwood. I don't believe in Wendell Smallwood's ability, but I do think that he's the most likely next man up. He's the next Bishop Sakey. Or you just completely zig here. And you grab Darren Sproles, who could have some fantastic weeds. Do you know?

I feel like the Eagles would be a great landing spot for Ryan Matthews. They would be a great team for him. Maybe they should look into signing him. Oh, sad times for Ryan Matthews. All right, this one comes in from Eric. In Rochester, New York. He drove in. Where is he now? Where is he now? He's right there. Oh, bonjour. No, we're in Canada so you can still say it. You see how that works?

Any border in between, and you can say it. All right, assuming Gronk and Reed stay healthy, can Jimmy Graham be a top five tight end? Heck, yes. Why would Gronk and Reed staying healthy? Well, because what he's saying is... Make Jimmy Graham less of a... Because it pushes everyone down. Oh, yeah, I got you. It's essentially saying last year could Jimmy Graham have finished as a top three tight end?

because, you know, Gronk and Reed were out of the picture. And I absolutely believe he could. I think that if Gronk and Reed stay healthy, that Jimmy Graham has the ability to be the third tight end. If they were all to play 16 games, he could outdo anyone else out there. He could outdo Kelsey. He could outdo Eifert. I mean, give health to everyone. I really do believe Jimmy Graham is a great player that is going to be heavily involved.

and he didn't have a lot of opportunities for touchdowns last year. He made him his own. If he continues to make touchdowns from between the 20s and then just get a little bit of normal target volume for a tight end in the red zone, I think Jimmy Graham is an exceptional talent. I mean, you have Doug Baldwin, and then you have an assortment of receivers that will carry, you know, that second. I mean, he'll be the second target. He should be. In the offense, and he's a year removed from...

You know, his first year back from the very devastating knee injury. A lot of reasons to like, I mean, Russell Wilson's looked great so far this preseason, and he's an ascendant player. So if he stays healthy, can get out of the pocket, Graham will be someone he leans on no matter what. So I do like, I think we all agree he can be a top five tight end. Yes. Right? So, yeah, I agree. Before we close out the show, I want to remind you about NFL game pass. You want to go back. You want to watch Kareem Hunt.

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