Fantasy Football Podcast 2016 - Week 15 Matchups, In-or-Out, Playoff Decisions

I don't think he's going to be bad. I don't think he's going to be bottom of the barrel. But I'm a little worried. I mean, you've got some variables here that make me... Look, if you got him, you got him, but... Here's where I'm worried about Stafford is the floor. Right. The floor this week for Stafford is literally 170 and zero touchdowns. I mean, that is in the realm of possibilities, which it normally is not for Stafford, which makes me...

want a different option. We all have him appropriately ranked based on that comment. We have him at 21. Oh, yeah. 21 says, because here's the problem. Yeah, that's where the stats put him. But look, I'm going to name some guys ahead of him and just compare this. You're going to play Stafford in New York. Are you going to play Big Ben in Cincinnati? I'll take on the road, Big Ben. Will you take Rivers at Oakland? Yep.

Will you take, I'm sorry, at home? Will you take Palmer? Yeah. Will you take Winston? Yeah. Will you take Dalton? Yeah. Will you take Eli in this very same game? Yes. Me too. And so if you're, you know, Tyrod Taylor, of course. Against the Browns. Yeah. Yep. So you kind of in that boat where you look at all the options out there, and that's why he dropped to where he dropped. You know, Golden Tate is the only wide receiver I'll play in this game from the lion's side of the ball. Um.

And we don't know if Theoretic's even going to play. Yeah, it's, if you're for running backs, if you're scraping the bottom, you know, it's probably doing Washington. This is a 41 point overrunner. And I actually, I think it's going to be a low scoring game. Yeah. I don't think it's, I mean, this is going to be a 2117, something like that. That's how I see it shaking out. You're playing Beckham. Yeah, I'm not worried. I know, I'm not worried about Jennings. Uh, the Lions are 11th against the run.

He's not my favorite play, but he's 15 carries for Perkins last week. Yeah, the split is happening with him and Perkins. Anything else you want to talk about in this game? Ebron. What about Shepard? I mean, so the Lions are allowing a completion percentage of almost 73%. They can't sack the quarterback. They're near the bottom in that category. Would you play Shepard as a three? As a three, I would. Yeah.

I'm not excited, but I mean, he scored four times in the last six weeks. And that's what you're waiting on. I mean, you need him to score. He hasn't had over 50 yards since week three. Yeah. I mean, that is, that's a long run of you better score and you're not getting me something. And Ebron, since the injury has just fallen apart. Yeah. He started the year spectacular. Such a hopeful year for Eber. It fell apart. All right. The Pittsburgh Steelers traveled to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals.

uh 44 and a half point over under it's going to be cold and breezy but should be okay talked about on the road big bin i was afraid of him last week i'm afraid of him this week i think um i think it'll be okay but i'm not excited and i love andy dalton yeah i love andy dalton regardless of a j green playing i agree with that actually they played very well um they've played well of late he's had some good games he had a good game against them last time

So, okay. Yeah, it was over 300 yards. Only had one touchdown, but 300 yards is delightful. I remember last time Jeremy Hill played the Browns. Everybody wanted to play them in the next week. Now it's the same situation. Played the Browns, played well against them again. But the Steelers, they can stop the run. Yeah, fourth against the run in terms of yardage allowed. I feel like you can find a better option. Probably can. Jeremy Hill is.

He's just a Browns destroyer. I mean, he is, so much of his lifetime production has been racked up against the Cleveland Browns. It's like a confidence pill. The thing about the, I will say this, because the matchup he had a couple weeks ago against Philly wasn't good. He got in the end zone. You get 20 plus carries, you might get in the end zone. But remember, you take the Browns out. Listen to these numbers. Philly game, 23 for 33. Baltimore game, 12 for 21.

Buffalo, 16 for 62. That's not bad. Giants 15 for 46. So, you know, it hasn't been a great run for Hill. You kind of hope that, you know, two catches, three catches. Yes, that's the difference. So, I mean, if he gets the targets. Definitely like him more than, you know, girly. Ugh. Yeah. Antonio Brown is in, of course. Any other pass catchers from Pittsburgh?

I don't think there's any other pass catchers from either side that I'm excited about. Didarius Green? Yeah, I guess I was thinking wide receivers. I for it in Green I would play. But Green isn't getting the flamboyant top of the tight end start this week. That's fair. He's on the road. Cincinnati's looked okay of late. Green is more in that tight-in 10 range. I'm going to play the Rudolphs of the world and the Brates and the Ertz is ahead of him. The Ertz's? The Ertzes.

Got to play that hurts. All right. I'm going to this game, the Saints and the Cardinals. Hey! I'm going to this game right after finding out that the Seahawks have won the division last night. Yeah. Well, congratulations. I was holding on to a sliver of hope. It's gone. We're eliminated. Yeah. Of the division. No. We're eliminated from playoff contention. Dear diary. I had so much hope this year. David Johnson.

Carson Palmer, Larry Fitzgerald, and that wide receiver core. We were so close last year. They said Super Bowl was within our grasp. All or nothing. And now it's nothing. It's nothing. It's nothing. Maybe next year. It's nothing but a middle of the road draft pick. I thought you were going to say a middle finger. I got the middle finger from my team. Yeah, they did say some.

Some naughty words. And then Michael Floyd's like, I guess he knew, I guess he knew we were going to be eliminated. We'll leave it at that. All right. And now he's on a playoff team. That's probably going to go to the Super Bowl. He's, he's good too. He's good when he. Well, he's physically gifted. I don't know if he's a good way to buy it. I don't know if he's a good wide receiver. All right. All right. Let's get into this game. Breeze, Palmer. Cardinals, a couple point favorites at home, 50 and a half point over under.

Vegas says you're going to score a bunch of points in this game. I tend to agree. It's one of the reasons I like Jermaine Gresham in my top 12 tight ends. Big Gresh. Big Gresh. Big Gresh or Kobe Fleener? Oh, yeah. I'm not playing. Look, just call it Fleener roulette. I mean, Fleener is, it's a, what's the guy from Mighty Ducks? Knuckle puck. Oh, I don't know. Not knuckle puck. No, no, no. I'm talking about Fulton Reed. Oh, the bass bros? No, Fulton Reed could make it.

One out of every five, right? Right. That's Kobe Fleener. Kobe Fleener is you're rolling the dice and one out of every five games he'll give you something that you smile about. And then the other four games, you're just hoping. And I don't want that. I want the five catches, maybe a touchdown. Yep. And the Cardinals are shutting down opposing tight ends. Who sees Patrick Peterson and who is most impacted by it? Is it Brandon Cook? Because people need to understand that when Patrick Peterson lines up against you, you don't catch passes.

Yeah. I don't know. I don't know who he'll cover. You have Michael Thomas coming back from the injury. Brandon Cooks is, I mean, he's a speedster, but I would, I don't know. Who would, who would you actually want him to guard as watching the game? As a Cardinal fan? Yeah. Would you want him to eliminate Cooks or Thomas? I think I.

I think he's probably better off playing against Cooks. Okay. Because Cooks represents the bigger play. Yeah. But the physical threat is Thomas. I'm still playing Cooks. Yeah. And I would play Michael Thomas if he's active. So you're not worried about him coming back from the injury? Oh, I'm worried about it, but I'm still going to play him. Any confidence in Ingram or High Tower in this game? The Cardinals are. Oh, Hightower revenge game. You love those narratives. It's not a revenge game. We did cut him.

Yeah, well, it was like 20 years ago. You, yeah? NFL players don't forget. No, at Ingram, if I have to play one of the two, I'm going to play Ingram, but the toll injury thing kind of stinks. Ingram or Jeremy Hill? Ingram. Ingram has had success against the Cardinals. He is. We've got him down at 30. Well, yeah. That's low. Yeah.

He might have to move up a little bit. Kenneth Dixon or Mark Ingram? Dixon's got the Eagles at home. I'll take Dixon. Oh, man. I'll probably still go with Ingram. All right. I don't know if the rankings say that right now, but in my heart, that's what I feel. Really like Larry Fitzgerald this game. J.J. Nelson's a great sneaky snart. Yep. And would you play Willie Sneed if Michael Thomas is out? Yes. Yeah. If Thomas is out, I'll play Sneed. All right.

Man, David Johnson being targeted eight times a game. I'll play David Johnson. You're going with David? Yeah. All right. You've benched him for a while. All right. 49ers and Falcons 51 point over under. Yeah. Does that give you less confidence in the Falcons defense? Uh, if Vegas is saying this game's going to be, or are they giving all 51 points to the Falcons?

Well, the Falcons are favored by two touchdowns. Sure. So the implied team total for the Falcons is pretty nice. For me, I'm still okay streaming the Falcons. As long as they can shut down, or not shut down, but limit Carlos Hyde, then they've got a good shot to be a solid fantasy defense. They were ball hawking last week. I think they can get that done against Kaepernick, maybe take one to the house.

I love both running backs for the Falcons. I think we've talked about that a little bit yesterday. Kevin Coleman's my start of the week. That doesn't mean I'm going to play him over Freeman. Just means I like both of these guys. And Carlos Hyde, I like him as well. It's tough to like offensive players, but also like the defense on the other side. Here's something interesting for you to think about because I know you talked about the Falcons defense. In fact, you gave them your rising star of the week.

That being set, how many interceptions do you think Colin Kaepernick has in his eight games? Ooh. I'm going to go with three. Three is the answer. Whoa. But you're right, but does that worry you about the upside of that defense? I mean, you have three interceptions from Kaepernick in eight games, including none in the last two games. Does it say how many sacks he's taken? That's a good point. Because you have Beasley.

tied for, he's tied for the lead, right? Vic Beasley? Yeah. Yeah, he's 13 and a half sacks. Yeah. I mean, they're getting after the quarterback. No, that's a good point. And Kaepernick's taken a ton. He took five in the first half against the Bears. So is there any chance that Kaepern, would you play Kaepernick over Stafford? That's a good question. I might. I might do that. Falcon still, I mean, despite upside and sacks and those things, still giving up points. Right.

I'm not playing any pass catchers from the 49ers, though. Playing Freeman and Coleman together, if you had them on the same team? If I have to, I would. Anybody you're sitting on the Atlanta side of the ball? No. I'm not playing Hooper. I had some high hoops. If Julio's active, do you play him over Gabriel? Yes, I do. But that's the way I play fantasy football. I'll go down with Julio Jones. Any chance that they get up to a lead and he only plays a quarter or two?

uh it's possible that's in the realm of possibilities but i would think that's more of maybe he sits at one quarter all right patriots take on the broncos broncos are dogs in this one by three points at home um this game might be in the single digit wind show wise but we're not too worried about the wind mike you talked about simeon playing well of late yeah i talked about him i think it was on the footcast uh

Well, I had, early in the week, my stream is Sam Bradford. I still have some confidence in him. I still have confidence in Bradford to have a solid game. But I think I'm moving my stream of the week over to Trevor Simeon. In his last four starts, he's been very good. And the Patriots run, or past defense, it can be beat. It's kind of right in the middle of the pack. Meanwhile, they're run defense.

his sixth against yards, and the Broncos can't run the ball. So I expect Demarius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders both to have a decent game, which elevates Trevor Simeon to me to a, he is a streamable option. If you're looking at him, thinking, I don't know. I don't know if I can do it. I'm okay streaming Trevor Simeon this week. Hi, Mike. Hey, who is, who is this? How you doing? You're stuck playing a running back from the Denver Broncos.

It's time to make a decision. Devante Booker or Justin Forset? Forset. I agree. Three carries last week for Booker. What happened? I don't know. Devonte Booker. The stage was too big. I don't know if it, I think he just, they've talked about, because he was coming off of some offseason surgeries. Maybe he wore down. His conditioning was not prepared for a full three-down roll. So.