Week 7 Waivers + Full Stream Ahead, Big Herbs, Tua Time! - Fantasy Football Podcast for 10/20

It's never going to happen. All right, let's get into the news. News and notes from around the league. All right, we'll handle the second half of this news in the waiver section, but Kyle Shanahan said Rahim Mostert, high ankle sprain, likely headed to IR. Jason's fears were 100% warranted, ironically with the exact same injury as Christian McCaffrey, where he was ruled out immediately and Moster tried to play on it for a second, came off.

ruled out and now high ankle sprain likely headed to IR for three weeks or more. Miles Sanders, not expected to play Thursday night football, could miss some more time, but not a catastrophic injury for Miles Sanders. They were saying one to two weeks was the expected timeline. That's great news, but it's been frustrating if you've been rostering Miles Sanders because he's already missed and now he's about to miss again. Yeah, he's going to miss and they...

I expect him to miss two games, which is unfortunate because then he would miss the game against the Cowboys. But then there is a by week. So this is, that's where I was saying of the timing of Miles Sanders, expect to have him not playing for you for the next three weeks. Along with Zach Ertz, who's expected to miss three to four weeks. Congratulations. This is helpful because now the decision that you've wanted to make has been made for you. Honestly, that's, that's 100% true. Oh, it's a mercy? It's a mercy.

Okay, let me ask for Zach. I feel bad for Zach, but. Yeah, for fantasy. But let me ask. Because it's a contract year for him, right? It is. Oh, no, I don't. I don't. He just wants more money. Yeah. Right. He's like, my skills are going down. I got to get paid now. I really need this contract. Do you drop him? I mean, assuming, obviously, if you have an IR spot, you'd put him there. But let's say you don't. Are you going to hold on to a tight end who was bad beforehand? You drop them. No, you got to drop him.

Johnny Smith, minor ankle sprain expected to be considered questionable for Sunday's game against the Steelers. He may need to go too doubtful for your fantasy roster in that matchup. I have heard quickly to go back to Zach Ertz. You were talking about the money. I have heard the rumors. He is getting a sponsorship with Tide. Because he's washed. Because he is washed. Hmm.

It took me a second. We had to go back. Well, I had it all lined up. I'm sorry. The joke gun was ready to fire. We had talked all about Erds and then he's like, I want to get one more punch in. Now that he's injured, I want to go below the belt here. If he's gone for three to four weeks, I can't be making them. Or can I? Oh, you will. You will. I think that'll stop me. If you're curious whether we play fantasy football and not just talk about it, you just got your. Look, Zachards, I wish you a speedy recovered.

There were rumors about him being traded, including to Arizona. Yeah. Stop that. Stop that. I will say this. Dan Arnold has been an unmitigated flop in Arizona. He can't block, nor is he involved in the passing game. He is just kind of running around the field. He is penalties. He has the postman, and we've heard about all the cuts to the postal service, including Dan Arnold. I'm afraid that Mike's going to just keep setting up.

Ridiculous jokes the rest of this show. Have you ever listened to our show? No, actually. This is what I'm here to do. I don't subscribe. You set them up, I knock them down. Mm-hmm. Great. No, you set them up and you knock them down, Mike. Mark Ingram has a chance to play in week eight. They are on buy. That'll be interesting for the waiver consideration of what you're doing because of the timeline and that you'd have to hold somebody through the buy. That's always, sometimes you can get them.

inexpensively, but something to look at when we talk waivers. I love this report, guys. Panthers head coach Matt Rule says he's not sure if Christian McCaffrey will be back this week, next week, or the week after. Well, here's a thing. That is not helpful. And the reality is people read that and said, oh, he could be ready this week. If the head coach is saying, I'm not sure if he's ready this week or next week or the next week, he ain't ready.

That's how I view it. And similar to looking at the timeline for Miles Sanders, recognizing that he will be gone for the next three games, Christian McCaffrey will at best play one game before week 10 because he's hoping to get back in week eight. I don't expect him this week. And then there's a week nine by. So you still have to, you know, if you have been managing the Christian McCaffrey sadness, you've got to look ahead and plan.

You don't think there's any chance for this week. I don't. I would be shocked, but that would be great. I have him in our League of Record, and I would sure like to play him. He'd go right into your life. 100%. Corey Davis, off the COVID list. Sterling Shepard status for Week 7, which is the Thursday game. He might play if the pregame workout goes well. I don't care. Daniel Jones does not provide me confidence.

on picking any of these wide receivers. No, but he could provide help to Daniel Jones. If he actually had a full, you know, Slayton and Tate and Sterling Shepard, maybe he wouldn't stink as much. All right. And then, well, I guess we'll break this news. Adam Gaze, when asked whether he would relinquish play calling duties this week, said that is step 10. And the jets are currently on step two. Hit him.

Number two. They're on step two, Mike, and that is important to know that we're only on step two. Was step one or step two the hyper drive? Step one was get rid of Levy on Bell to set yourself up for success, Mike. I didn't know if you knew that. I was aware. I was aware of what Adam Gase was doing. This is just comedic. He's a funny guy. He's a funny guy. And by funny, nobody likes him. Yeah.

Well, the reports from beatwriters in New York. Somebody does. Someone does. Somebody likes him where he's got dirt on somebody. I don't know what the deal is. But, yeah, most people say he's not the nicest coach to work with. Frank Gorman, though. Can you hypnotize people with googly eyes? Is that a thing? I've seen it in movies. Okay. Those and rings and watches. I don't know. All right.

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Put me in, coach. I guess you have to pick up two, uh? Wrong. Party ruiners. Yeah, this is a little different for Fitzpatrick. Normally he goes Hindenburg and then is replaced. Right. Right? Maybe this was a blessing. They're like, we don't, we know it's coming. We're just going to sit you beforehand. You can leave on a high note. Interesting. Very interesting. I mean, I will say this. This is all.

pro Fitzpatrick, not anti-Tua? Like, Tua could be, I mean, we've seen Joe Burrow, rookie making progress, Mike's favorite man. Justin Herbert. Justin Herbert. Herbs. Herbs. Big herbs. Big herbs. Been great. So maybe Tua. My first thought was, is he just dominating in practice? Are they looking at that Aaron Donald matchup and saying, we need somebody that can escape the pocket? I don't know. Do you know who can escape the pocket?

Yeah. Fitz magic. And he could take a hit. He's putting it all in the, like, the problem is, I want to like Tua. And this move here. It makes it tough? I blame Tua. It's your fault. Yeah, I heard Aaron Donald was actually a little bit afraid of being hit by Ryan Fitzpatrick. People are. Yeah. All right, we're looking. He's thick. That is not. That is very true. Thick Patrick. That's what they call. Okay. We are. No.

Mike's having a special show. He's had some morning whiskey or something. You've got the morning brew going. Returning from the by week, we get the Raiders, Saints, Seahawks, and Chargers back, and the Colts Dolphins, Vikings, and Ravens are heading to buy. We are in the waivers. We are in the wide receiver position. Top drop candidates from Twitter, Instagram. Players want to know. Michael Gallup, can you let them go?

Yeah, I'm fine with that one. Juju or Deontay Johnson? If you had to make a decision, I think, you know, my answer, I would be dropping Juju. If you're going to drop Deontay Johnson, please drop him right onto my roster. Yeah, Deonté, please. I know some people out there are a little confused because Deontay hasn't done much on the season. Deontay is, even the little he's done has shown me like if he was out there.

I would one million percent be picking him up. He has had injuries that have kept him off the field, and while he's been on the field, he's been the first target in a good offense. Juju is someone that I don't necessarily, you don't need him, and you don't need a roster. We talked about this. You trade him. You try your best, yeah. You package trade him to open up a roster spot and upgrade somewhere else because he's got a big name. Someone will take a shot on him. Let me expand the juju conversation for a moment, though, because.

We're talking redraft context. There are a lot of question marks. Juju was one of the most highly sought after wide receivers in dynasty leagues just starting last year. He still has the name. He still has the history. He will not probably be on this team. Are you actively shopping Juju in a dynasty context? Yeah, I mean, we know from history that generally speaking when wide receivers change teams, and this is certainly not just a...

a universally true statement, but it's, it doesn't usually work out as a great boon to their fantasy success. Based on what he's doing now, I don't know that he's going to go out and get that monstrous contract that says he is, you know, going to get the ball 130 times thrown his way. So, yeah, I mean, I think I would be willing to shop him. His future is, I think that the likelihood that his future is,

bad is high enough compared with the fact that the, you know, the potential is still there in a trade. All right. Hollywood Brown? No, no way. Jerry Judy? Nope. I would not drop him either. All right. We'll bring those names up again with some of these players. But the main waiver wire pickups this week to look at, let's not forget about Mike Williams and what he did. They were on by. I agree. And.

As he often does, he looked absolutely dominant and always hurt after he caught the ball, but he's not hurt. And Mike Williams got a week off, gets to come out here and maybe give your fantasy team a boost. He was 5 for 109 and 2, and Justin Herbert has been outstanding and willing to take deep shots, which is not something you see with every, like I'm not expecting that from Tua, necessarily. Right. So Mike Williams is yet near the top of your list. If Mike Williams, of all the names, I'm looking through.