Last Straw Players, Pump the Brakes, Manly Men

It changes a first down to like, oh, now it's third and long or whatever. Yeah, it's true. For first to third. It does afford, it does afford a show like us, though, to come up with insightful nicknames for players like Mike did with drop Tony O'Callway yesterday. Oh. What? Yeah. Oh, come on. It was bad both directions. I believe.

One of you said Antonio Dropaway. Yeah, that was me. That was really bad. And then drop Tony O'Callway is also very bad. I'm getting calls from the Louvre, from the Smithsonian, the Guggenheim. I highly doubt it. A little bit of a news update. Art, I am creating art out of thin air. That is one possible way you would describe what you're doing. Well, what's that, Andy. Joe Mixen is still yet to be cleared for week five. And we didn't talk about this enough.

We will obviously have full update for you in the matchups when we get into him tomorrow. Geo Bernard situation, who's banged up with an undisclosed injury. We don't know that situation. There is a world where Mark Waldenberg is a important player this week. I thought he got hurt too. What? I don't get hurt, man. Hey, Mike. Hey, what, Mark Waltonberg? You think I can get in the game? Get the ball? Maybe score a touchdown?

Well, you did exit the game with a possible concussion. I don't know if you remember that, probably because of the concussion. Oh, man, I totally forgot. Hey, say how did your father for me? Wait, I mean a mother. Dang it. Joe Mixon, if he isn't cleared, he said, quote, he will for sure play week six against the Steelers, but it could be Geo again for one more week. Joe Mixon. Holy crap. Joe Mixon will play this week. Hey, Joe.

100,000 percent. That's what you believe? Yeah, Joe Mixen is starting this week. He's a great start. He might have to, but I'm just just running down the chart. Yeah. Thomas Rawls would be the next man up. By next man, I mean, the fourth man up if something happens to G.O. Mark Waltonberg and Joe Mixon. Joe Mixon is a great start this week. I have no worries. You know, we talked about will you play a guy coming back from an injury? Yes. This is the time frame is.

is absolutely fine. He has recovered. But, yes, you were able to talk about Thomas Rawls again. I can't wait so we're talking about starting Thomas Rawls tomorrow. Never going to happen. All right. Final question. Mark in Minneapolis. How much fab do I spend on Russell Wilson? If someone cut him and put him on waivers. Hmm.

$6? Maybe $1. Not a lot, guys. Five, six percent of your budget? Yeah, it's not a lot. You're not going hard in the paint. You're not going, oh, he's a big name. I've got to spend 30, 40 percent of my budget to pick him up because first of all, quarterbacks are replaceable. Second of all, Russell Wilson is stunk. Third of all, you're not going to start him, at least I don't really want to start him this week against the Rams. Go to fourth of all. Fourth of all.

Thomas Rawls is four. Always four. Looks like you picked up Cameron Bray today. I'm shocked that no one else bid on him. It's a bye week. It's difficult to roster a biweek tight end. I made it happen. Don't forget. Drop it like it's hot. Check your waiver wire. See who is released, especially this week because players are desperate.

As the season goes on, the more desperate you get, the more willing you are to let go of a player that has longer-term value to get shorter-term value. If you're in a nice position, 3-1, 2-2, 4-0, you might be able to grab a guy that doesn't have value for 2, 3, 4 weeks, like a Cameron Bray or somebody else that is just sitting out there. I was actually going to bring that up to mention that for those teams out there that are 4-0.

Yes. Are you talking to me? Or three in one, if you can go after Levi-on-Bel, because that owner has been hurt. Their number one pick has been gone. They're probably one-and-three. If you're three-in-one, four-and-oh, you can hold on. If you have to go 500 from now until the time Lev Bell gets back, but you can get a top two back. You can add Todd Gurley to your lineup, essentially.

for the second half of the season run and through the playoffs. Are you that positive that he does come back after the buy week and that he is immediately injected into the 90% snap? So there is definitely a world where that doesn't happen. But I am sure enough for the reward. The reward is so great that I'm willing to take the chance that you could be wrong there because I don't think there's a world where he comes back.

and rides the bench while James Connor goes, and they just don't play him. So even if he is not a 90% snap count guy, and they move him down to 60, 65%, then he's going to be giving you what David Johnson's giving you right now, which is still pretty good, even though you're disappointed. More than likely, he's going to come back and be...

who he's been. Right. Just saying the price is up because the person, if you have Levi-on-Bel, you have for sure heard the news, the reports that ESPN is saying he'll be back. But if you're 0-4? If you're 0-4 with Lev Bell, have fun waiting. I mean, you just can't. Sure. All right, that is it for today's episode. Matchup starts of the week coming up tomorrow and lots more as we head in the week five. Thanks for subscribing, supporting the show. Check out draft.com slash ballers to get ready for the weekend, play some daily. Goodbye.

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