Fantasy Football 2017 - Halloween Special, Week 9 Waivers, Trade News

for Martavis Bryant. We don't even know if he's going to be active in the future. The two main guys we've talked about so far, Juju Smith-Schuster and Sterling Shepard, wide receiver for the Pittsburgh Steelers and for the New York Giants. How much fab are you spending if they're out there? I know those guys are taken in about half of the leagues there in about half the leagues. So how much fab would you spend on those two guys? Shepard, I would probably, I mean, it's still relative to what you have left.

But I'd be trying to spend $20. I'd be trying to spend $20 on $100 fab on Sterling Shepard. I'd probably spend $1314 on Juju. Yeah, I think those are right about where my number's line. Yeah. All right. What's your favorite other wide receiver pickup this week from the rest of the crop? I mean, you had a big week from Jameson Crowder. You got Robert Woods coming back and Cooper Cup coming back from the buy week. Maybe they've been forgotten about. Maybe they're free on your waiver wire.

Is there somebody that stands out to you that you're going, wow, this is more of a bargain than spending, you know, 20 bucks on Juju Smith-Suster? I think the bargain, if you want a free or a one, two, three-dollar fab buy who could be very good this week, I would lean on Kenny Stills. Kenny Stills is a guy. Even with Parker coming back? I mean, the rapport with.

with Matt Moore has been established. There's a very hard matchup last week against Baltimore, and he still was okay. Now you've got Oakland. I think Kenny Stills is one of those under the radar, not going to be popular, not going to be sought after, who's going to be all right. Now, I'm not necessarily saying he's my favorite of the list. I think that there's, you know, I would just as likely play Paul Richardson this week in another great matchup, even though I agree with Andy that you just don't know who it's going to be each week, but in those

Weeks that look like there will be plenty to go around, then I think you can rely on a Paul Richardson. There's a lot of really playable, startable options this week, especially whenever you're coming. Your favorite streaming is Richardson? My favorite. Stills. I think Stills would be the guy I would attempt to get for free. And my favorite off of this list would be, I mean, besides Shepard, but my favorite kind of like free wild card.

would be Robbie Anderson, who's had three very good games, is still available in the vast majority of leagues. Buffalo is a tougher matchup, but then he gets Tampa Bay. So I think that he's, if you're in wide receiver purgatory, I think that he is absolutely worth the look. What do you guys think of? I'm in a mask comfort purgatory right now. What do you guys think of? On the way to hell. Danny Emondola, who he's got the bye week.

And then after the byweek, it's Denver, but then Oakland. I actually think he's also coming up the heels of Chris Hogan is going to miss a few weeks. I think Amandola, if you've got, if you don't need a spot start right now, he's a great flyer pickup. I think Rex Burkhead as we transition into running backs is somebody that you could look at as a spot start with people missing time in the... In two weeks. In two weeks, yeah. Let's talk about running backs. Look, Alfred Morris and Jeremy Fadden are available in a lot of leagues, but would you rather grab a guy like Alex Collins, who we saw emerge for 18.

carries 113 yards. Would you rather just go in on Collins than try to take the shot or do you do both? I mean, what is your perspective on, you know, trying to play the game in Dallas versus just going after a guy like Collins or Mack? Sure. Marlon Mack from Indianapolis. You, if for my teams, if those guys happen to be available, I will put a, you know, at least a small bid. I don't mind being really aggressive trying to get Morris or McFadden because you're talking about potential league winners.

Also monitor the news for the Zeke situation. If the appeal goes through or not, maybe he plays it on the week. Who knows? Who knows what's going on with that situation? But I'm good being aggressive. Also, putting, you know, just a medium bit on there because names like this, it's really strange, but sometimes it scares people off because they go, well, I don't have the budget to even compete to try and get one of these guys.

I see it frequently. When you go back and you check the auction, bud, you're like, wait a minute. How did somebody get Alfred Morris for $12? Because everyone just decided, well, I'm kind of out. I don't have the money to do it. And then the person who just put a regular bid in pulls that player in. But I do want to be aggressive trying to get Alex Collins, gets the Titans. Jim Harbaugh said he already expects Alex Collins to get more and more opportunities.

I love Alex Collins. It's still going to be the time share with Buck Allen. But Alex Collins, I mean, this past few weeks looks sensational. And they have to rely on the running game in Baltimore. What are some other running back pickups this week that you'd be taking a look at in terms of start worthy players? You got to go to the guys from the Dolphins. Kenyon Drake. Yeah, Kenyon Drake and Damien Williams. They're both worth the pickup.

We already kind of talked about that situation. Matt Forte is still out looming out there. And I think that he is worth the pickup. I don't know. What are you guys doing with the Patriots running backs? Andy, you mentioned Rex Burkhead. You think that he's a fine, you know, pickup. But they're on by. And who knows, it's legitimately a four player situation, four running back situation, timeshare. I.

If I can answer for Andy, because I feel like I know his answer. James White is probably the only...

guy that you can rely on in a PPR league because of a certain role that's established. A baseline is there. Dionne Lewis has been getting more and more and more work. He's looked great. He just hasn't been, you know, as efficient as James White has been. He's the runner. Right. And Rex Burkhead was very efficient with his receptions this last week. I mean, there's plenty of good things going on. The problem is you don't know who it's going to be.

They all eat into each other. So if I'm in a non-people, if I'm in a standard, I don't pick any of them up. All right. And if I'm in a PPR, I think James White is the guy that has at least a baseline you can somewhat rely on. Do you read anything into Matt Burrito's performance last week for fantasy? I mean, it was pretty limited workload. Yeah, not really. I mean, the same thing happened just a few weeks ago. But we are in, with it's week nine. We're in handcuff territory now as you make the preparations for your team.

to get into the playoff form. So if you got, that's a good question. For the Jaguars, would you rather have Chris Ivory or T.G.J. Yeldon right now. Oh, Ivory. Still Ivory? Oh, yeah. Even after the Yeldon big game? Yeah, absolutely. All right. Ivory's got that locked up. Once Leonard Fournet is back, which he is back in practice, T.J. Yelden will probably be inactive again. So James Connor for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Jack Quiz Rogers, if you want to go that route for Tampa Bay. And I think Austin Echler.

for the Chargers is kind of a must-own handcuff at this point for Melvin Gordon. Yeah, I love it when the handcuff can catch the ball a little bit. It gives you at least some hope for them if your main guy goes down. You're not a disaster. Jack Doyle, Vernon Davis, the big tight-end watch list for me. Jack Doyle's been great. Those baby hands are strong. How much would you spend on him the way he's playing right now? I mean, he is putting up week after week of high target, high volume.

This past week was dominant. I mean, I would be trying to make a move for Jack Doyle. Yeah. If I didn't have a tight end that I love. Yeah. If you're just streaming the tight ends and Jack Doyle happens to be available. Doyle or ASJ rest of the season. Oh. Yeah. That's kind of come down a little bit. Jason. Yeah. That is tough. I think I lean Jack Doyle. ASJ has had, he's still the target leader or one of them in New York. But his.

You know, his yards for reception. He's short stuff. I don't understand what's going on. I mean, it's, you know, he had five receptions. Great. 28 yards. How do you do that? I mean, in Tampa Bay, he was a.

He was a big play guy. He can do that, but that's just not how they're using. Whereas Jack Doyle, I think you have a long enough track record with this season and last season to say he can be involved and utilized. And even with Brissette, we've seen multiple games now that are very good. So if he's healthy and Brissette's healthy, I take Jack Doyle there. But Vernon Davis is a must out. He's been falling out even when Jordan Reed's on the field. And we know Jordan Reed's going to be gone this coming week.

Jay Gruden. I know he's going to be gone. Just saying, okay, he's not ruled out. He has not been ruled out. Yeah. He's not going to play. He's not going to play. Defenses. What defenses do you guys like to stream this week? So the Saints, they're owned in the majority of leagues, but they get to take on the bucks. The cards 49ers game. I love the Cardinals D. You, I think you can play either defense. By the way, C.J. Bethard will start this game. It will not be Jimmy Garapolo.

Garoppolo is not expected to debut in this game against the Cardinals just being traded over from the Patriots. Bethard has been... Bad. Yeah. Depending on your perspective, great for your defense. Sure. So I love the Cardinals in this matchup. I think the 49ers are fine in this matchup against Drew Stanton. And then the Raiders, I mean, maybe. Do you read anything at all into the...

The Chief's kind of lower performance, or was that simply just the Denver Broncos? Okay. No, I wouldn't either. Not in a million years against the Chiefs. I don't think that they are anywhere near a good enough defense to rely on. I wouldn't touch the Raiders against anyone outside of maybe the Browns. The Eagles at home against the Broncos looks spectacular. The Eagles are owned in like 90% of weeks. Sure. That's very fair. You guys want to talk some quarterbacks? Let's do it. Full stream ahead.

This is a Halloween special. This is costumes and scary names that will frighten you to play them in your lineup. Halloween disclaimers. So I'm going to get mine right out off the bat. Get it out. It's like a virus. I have a really hard time. Jason, Jason, I'm going to give you one last chance here. Please don't. To reconsider.

before you spout this name out. I need it. All right. I don't trust myself. But you know what I do trust? I do trust playing a quarterback, any quarterback against the San Francisco 49ers whose defense just got significantly worse. Their strong safety is now out. And that was one of their only decent players. I'm...

going to throw out Drew Stanton. Oh, no. Oh, he's terrible. Drew Stanton stinks. He's so bad. But we have seen him come in a few times in what are great matchups, not good matchups. He's not going to be good in a good match. Right. Only great matchups can you maybe get something good out of Drew Stanton. But the reality is,

this might be one of those matchups. In 2014, when he came in, in his second week in relief of Carson Palmer, he played another really good matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, who's who he's playing this week. He threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns. Look, that's great. If you can get that, that's a great streaming option. Now, that's not his normal, but San Francisco will do their best.

To make it. To make it happen. And so I'm going to say if you are in a super deep league, everyone is hoarded it, and there's just no other options. You want a glory play that feels like a Halloween special. It's Drew Stanton. Quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals, if you don't know who that is. Very bad news. I mean, Drew Stanton came out this week. He said, look, you just have to be yourself. And I was really hoping he said, you just have to be Joe Montana. Yeah.

That'd be a... Just being himself, that's a problem. Last week we had... You just got to be yourself! Tyrod Taylor, Josh McCown, and Andy Dalton. A good streaming week. I'm going to stay in the flames with Tyrod Taylor and play him against the Jets this week. If he's out there, pick him up. If you picked him up last week, just keep on your roster. You don't have to go back to the well and stream somebody else and fight the fab dollars. Just keep Tyrod and playing. And I'm going to throw out, he's coming off of the bye week.

He's at his very surprising year, but Jared Goff, quarterback for the Los Angeles, Rams, taken on the Giants who have, uh, aside from that one matchup against the Denver Broncos really phoned in the football season. So, uh, I like Tyrod a lot, but he's, he's a little bit more owned than golf. So if, if Taylor is there, that's the route. I would go. Yeah, basically look for Tyrod Taylor. If he's not there, if he's not there, maybe look for Stanton.