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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well, you are looking at two happy fantasy football camperers here.
We had some pretty good weeks. Both you and I
had very good weeks. You all of a sudden, in
two of your leagues are scoring left and right over here.
I got to hear the secret to your success right
now in this week's episode of Fantasy Freaking Football.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
It's time to review your fantasy teams here now, commissioners
each time for Fantasy Freaking Football.
Speaker 1 (00:34):
Yeah, good week, good week all around. Now, I had
a fantastic week three and oh, which hasn't happened to
me in a while. So I was very happy. Three
and oh. In all my leagues won very easily. I
have some great players like Josh Allen, who had an
unbelievable week. I have, uh, you know, guys that just
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had great weeks. I had one of the better pickups
of anybody in fantasy football. I had a feeling, a
sneaky suspicion that Juan Jennings was going to be the
main target. And uh, you know, obviously with debo out,
I just didn't see enough out of Brandon Aiyuk to fully,
you know, think that he was going to be the
main guy. And I know how the Niners. They look
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for guys like Juwan Jennings and so I just had
a sneaky suspicion he was only like projected to have
like I think, like four points. But I said, I
don't think so, man, I think he's gonna have a
big week. So Luckily picked him up, he was available,
started him, and he dude got me like thirty five points.
So it was it was massive. That was. It helped
me obviously get the win in one of my leagues.
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So who cares about me though? And my my cute
little week that I had. It's really about thor thor
and two of his leagues which we're both in. You
had a monster game.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
Yeah, in my in our in our league that we're in.
Speaker 4 (01:52):
That with my buddies, I've had the both points back
to back weeks. My team is my team right now,
it's Week four. Looks loaded right right now, it looks loaded.
Derrick Henry, Jonathan Taylor, Kyler, Murray, Nico Collins, Mileik Neighbors,
Dallas Godter t Haagins on my bench. I have Calvin Ridley.
My team looks loaded as of right now. Injuries could happen,
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things could change in three weeks. I could be like,
my team sucks, so that team on that league.
Speaker 1 (02:20):
This this past week, like the Dallas Monster Henry.
Speaker 3 (02:26):
And that's what Derek Henry does. He starts out a
little slow, has a couple of.
Speaker 4 (02:29):
Big games in a row, then we'll do nothing that
will have a big game in a row, which I'm
fine with.
Speaker 3 (02:32):
Ye.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
Also, you know Molik Neighbors is killing it right now,
but you look who your quarterback is, so I didn't
even wait. That could go.
Speaker 4 (02:38):
Away exactly that too. And then and then there's dude.
I So the long reason I'm watching the Colts games
because Jonathan Taylor. He's not getting talked about enough. He
is a freaking beast like he's everything that Saquon Barkley
is doing. But I feel like he's more powerful of
a runner like that, but no one's talking about and
they're not giving him the bull enough.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
But anyway, that's a whole nother story.
Speaker 1 (02:59):
We don't need to get in that. I'm sorry.
Speaker 4 (03:01):
And then in our work league, I scored the most
points and I won. My team's looking pretty good. And
that just picked up Bucky Irving, which I think is
a good pick up because people are saying he's gonna
take over she.
Speaker 3 (03:10):
White's role as a started running back. Just to slash.
You can slash.
Speaker 4 (03:14):
Slash on the only the only downside is I'm in
this fun league with my buddy Jeff who listens to
the podcast, our biggest p one and he and with it. It's
like his mother in law, his father in law, his
his his wife. So it's a funder the league. And
my team is in dead last with the least amount
of points. Really it's atrocious. Who's like Sean Robinson not
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performing well. I mean, Mike Evans has had back to
back bad weeks. I do have neighbors. My tight end leaks.
My tight end was Evan Ingram. He heard his leg
pregame Week two and played like crap week one, Like,
my team is atrociously.
Speaker 3 (03:50):
Bad in that league.
Speaker 1 (03:51):
That's crazy.
Speaker 3 (03:52):
Yeah, so whatever.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
Though, well, yeah, you can't complain, Okay, yeah, I mean.
Speaker 4 (03:55):
I'm winning, I'm in I'm in it in two leagues.
I cannot complain.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
I'm stunn right now my my OG league, who I
haven't made the playoffs in the last two years. I'm
in first place and I have almost doubled the amount
of points that everybody else does, like, I don't know
what happened, but I'm just I'm killing it.
Speaker 3 (04:12):
Yeah, and points? Are you think I just gotta get
the win when you hit it? You want points?
Speaker 4 (04:17):
Because I feel like for me the last few years,
it always comes down to a tie for that last
final playoff spot and whoever has the most points gets in.
And a couple of times I haven't had the most points.
Speaker 3 (04:26):
It sucks. Points matter, point matter. Even if you lose,
hopefully you score a lot of points.
Speaker 1 (04:29):
That's right, That's right, All right, Let's get to your questions.
We take your questions every single week. You can hit
us up on X at the show thor at the
show Eddie, or you can email us your questions as well.
First question is a PPR question flex spot. Who do
you like between rome o'doonza and Recal Dalwildle Neither? Yeah? Well,
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I mean a big week last.
Speaker 4 (04:53):
Rome and a big week last week? What we got
the Bears are playing? Why am I not seeing it?
Speaker 3 (04:59):
Shoot?
Speaker 4 (05:00):
Be more prepared for I mean I have this, Oh
the Bears rams at Bears Okay, rams secondary is atrocious,
so I would probably go with the Bears. I know
what you're thinking. Cowboys Giants. The Cowboys may have one
of the worst running back rooms in like the last
ten years in the NFL.
Speaker 3 (05:16):
They cannot run the ball.
Speaker 1 (05:18):
Well, you know, other than you look at Ceedee Lamb.
Speaker 3 (05:21):
That's really it.
Speaker 1 (05:22):
Who else do they have as a weapon there? You know,
Ferguson had been you know, in and out of the lineup,
so he's been banged up a little bit. That running
back situation, how do they think they were gonna do well?
Speaker 3 (05:33):
I don't get it.
Speaker 4 (05:33):
And they asked him, Jerry, why didn't you sign Derek Henry?
He said it was too expensive. He didn't go to
Baltimore for a ton of money, right, and and Cowboys. Listen,
I don't think the Cowboys are gonna lose to the
Giants on Thursday. But I'm not starting. I don't know
about no chance is always a chance. But I'm not
starting Regal dow with all. That's just not a good
I don't know, I'm not doing it.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
Yeah, because you're a PPR, I'm gonna go with the
wide receiver yea one.
Speaker 3 (05:56):
And they're playing a team that doesn't have a good secretary.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
That's another good point. Listen. Caleb has his issues for
sure at quarterbacks and some really bad stuff. But if
you obviously we're in it for fantasy and fantasy number wise,
I mean, he had tons of yards, he had a
couple of touchdowns. Yeah, you had a couple of interceptions too,
but he was obviously targeting Rome doom Day a lot.
So I think you'd probably be okay with that one
half point PPR question. Do you like Jowan Jennings, Deontay
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Johnson or Brian Robinson And does it depend on if
Deebo and George Kittle play?
Speaker 3 (06:28):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (06:29):
Yeah, you're playing the Patriots at home. Hope you hope
it's an easy game for the Niners.
Speaker 1 (06:34):
Well, listen, Patriots are better than we thought, and defensively
they're pretty good.
Speaker 4 (06:38):
Yeah, Honestly, Brian Robinson is a beast and he's their guy.
I don't know if Eckler's gonna play because of an
injury injury, but half PPR, I'm probably gonna lean towards
Deontay Johnson. Deontay Johnson's got a ton of targets and
now that Andy Dalton's there, he's gonna get the ball.
Speaker 1 (06:56):
Yeah. I agree. I was sort of close to being like, Okay, Listen,
this is gonna be a one week anomaly. It's a
one week wonder where Andy Dalton. But they're playing the Bengals,
and obviously we think the Bengals they're great, right, They're
on in three and their defense is atrocious. So I
don't know, I honestly didn't. I mean Carolina when two
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in a row, I.
Speaker 4 (07:17):
Don't think Carolina will win that game. They're home, but there,
I know they're home. But I just think Deontay Johnson,
he's a good receiver and look what he did with
a decent quarter with Donald's a good backup. He's a
solid backup and Donald, I mean he could start. I
think you could probably start on MVP. I don't know
if he's the MVP, but I I would feel more
comfortable putting Deontay Johnson in now if if Austin Eckler
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doesn't play, you may Brian Robertson will be the starter.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
They're not giving enough a credit to Juwann Jennings.
Speaker 3 (07:45):
I just don't know.
Speaker 1 (07:47):
Kittle looks like he probably is gonna be a go.
I don't know about Debabo. So that being said, I
could this be an Ayuk week?
Speaker 2 (07:55):
Though?
Speaker 3 (07:55):
Could they say, hey, we gotta get Brandon Ayuk involved.
Speaker 1 (08:00):
Now I probably would go Brian. I'd lean toward Brian
Robinson Deontay Johnson. I'm just too scared that it's the Panthers,
and the real Panthers are gonna show up, So if
I were to rank them, I would probably go Robinson.
Speaker 3 (08:12):
Jenis and then I agree with you on that, all.
Speaker 1 (08:15):
Right, full PPR. Devin Singletary, Motor Big Week or Brian
Robinson Again.
Speaker 3 (08:21):
I know you're gonna think I'm a Homer, and I
get that you just were turning Brian Robinson.
Speaker 4 (08:27):
I am, but the Dallas Cowboys have the worst run
defense in football. The Giants are gonna the only way
they're gonna win this game is Molik Neighbors and running
the football. So I think Devin Singletary is going to
have just a lot of touches and he's gonna he's
probably gonna score a touchdown in this game.
Speaker 1 (08:44):
That's coming from a Giants fan. Yeah, So you're gonna
talk now to the game who is not a Giants fan?
And I'm saying go with Brian Robinson on that one
quarterback question, Justin Fields or Anthony.
Speaker 3 (08:55):
Richardson Anthony Richardson.
Speaker 1 (08:58):
Now, oh again, look who they're playing.
Speaker 3 (09:00):
Oh okay, sorry, we have a little bit of a
We have a.
Speaker 1 (09:03):
Little bit of a tricky game here for the Colts.
Speaker 3 (09:05):
Justin Fields though he's.
Speaker 1 (09:07):
Not putting up any numbers rushing wise, but they're playing
each other. So Steelers have a great defense. Yeah, that's
how they're winning these games. They're three and zero and
it's basically because of their defense. It's not their offense. And
so it's a really this is a really tricky game
to pick because of I trust Anthony Richardson a slight
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bitness exactly what I'm going to give him. I'm going
to give him the edge.
Speaker 4 (09:30):
I just feel like Anthony Richardson could find the end
zone and Justin Field maybe can't.
Speaker 3 (09:35):
I don't know.
Speaker 1 (09:35):
I just what is Justin Fields done to make me
go I'm going to start him?
Speaker 2 (09:39):
You know.
Speaker 1 (09:40):
It's just that's a really tricky game. This one says
thank you for last week. Derek Henry got me thirty
point nine points. That was my start last week. You're welcome.
I was going to put in the Broncos defense, but
I actually left San Francisco in big mistake. So my
question is which defense. Do you like this week? Do
you like Denver or do you like the forty nine ers?
Speaker 3 (10:01):
I think, listen, it's funny.
Speaker 4 (10:03):
I have Aaron Rodgers maybe as a sit in a
few minutes, because Denver's defense is I don't think they're
a top tier defense, but they're a really good defense.
That being said, I'm starting the Niners defense. They're at home,
they're coming off two bad losses. They're playing an atrocious
offensive line. You gotta think they're gonna this is a
get right game.
Speaker 3 (10:22):
They're gonna have five or six sacks. You gotta think that.
Speaker 1 (10:25):
No question about it. I know there's a lot of
injuries on that San Francisco defense, but there's I mean,
you're taking on the Patriots.
Speaker 3 (10:32):
Their offensive line is really their.
Speaker 1 (10:33):
Offense is just atrocious.
Speaker 3 (10:35):
I don't care how did the Bengals lose to them?
Speaker 1 (10:38):
It makes no sense. It really makes no sense. So yeah,
without a doubt, I'm going with San Francisco on this one.
You don't know what you're gonna get out of Denver
week to week. Who knows.
Speaker 4 (10:47):
The only thing you know about Denver is that Patrick
Artan is gonna shut down Whoever the best receiver is
which sucks for me because I have Garrett Wilson in
the league of owing three and.
Speaker 1 (10:55):
I'm so sorry. All right, well, speaking of, let's get
to our starts and sits for the week. At quarterback,
who do you like?
Speaker 3 (11:01):
I hate this? I'm not what do you mean?
Speaker 1 (11:04):
I hate this?
Speaker 3 (11:04):
I hate this?
Speaker 1 (11:05):
What do you mean?
Speaker 3 (11:05):
Because I'm not an idiot? Listen, do I want the
Giants to win this game?
Speaker 4 (11:10):
Of course I would love it. They're two and two.
It would be like, well, the season's not over yet.
But I know you don't know who this guy is.
Drew Phillips is a Rookie's a nickel corner. He's not
gonna play. He's been their best corner. And Dori Jackson
there's their third best corner. He's not gonna play. Dak
Prescott hasn't lost the Giants. Jacks hasn't lost the Giants
in twenty sixteen. He's probably gonna light him up Dak.
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So if you have Dak, I'd start sucks.
Speaker 1 (11:36):
Wow, you're picking against your team.
Speaker 3 (11:39):
I mean, have they given me a reason not to?
Speaker 1 (11:41):
Of course not. By start this week, I'm gonna go
with a guy that's coming off a pretty gnarly loss.
To be honest with you, c J. Stroud, I mean
that the Vikings absolutely owned the Texas last week, which
was a shocker. But when you look at that Jacksonville team,
they're one of the teams in football. What happened? I
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don't like, this was such a good team last year?
What were they like eight and three? And then they
lost like every game after that? I mean, and they've
they've owned three right now. I mean, I don't know
what's going on with Jacksonville. They looked absolutely atrocious on
Monday Night football against the Bills. So I think, again,
you want to talk about a get right game. I
think the Texans blow out the Jaguars this week and
CJ is gonna have a huge game. Who's your sit?
Speaker 3 (12:24):
My sit this week is Aaron Rodgers?
Speaker 4 (12:26):
I kind of agree with He played well against the Patriots,
and I had to hear for three days on New
York Sports Radio how the old Aaron and blah blah blah,
and he did look well. But put it in perspective,
it was against the Patriots, number one, number two. Do
I think he's gonna be atrocious against the Broncos? No,
but the Broncos are a much better defense. I don't
think the Patriots off the Jets offense is that good.
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I don't think the Jets are that good. I think
the Jets are gonna win maybe ten games this year.
Speaker 1 (12:53):
What about the fact of a revenge game.
Speaker 3 (12:56):
For Nathaniel Hackett.
Speaker 4 (12:57):
Yeah, if if the other if the opposing had coach
wasn't Sean Payton, then I would put that in respect. Again,
but Sean Payton is such a better coach than Robert
Salah that's not even funny.
Speaker 1 (13:08):
Wow. So uh, this may be a little bit of
a surprise to some being that he came off a
pretty good game last week. My sit this week is
Matthew Stafford. Oh yeah, you know, Matthew Stafford obviously looked
incredible against the forty nine ers, had some pretty big game,
uh you know, big big plays to have them win
that game. But you know, you look at the Bears,
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and defensively they're still pretty good. They're a pretty stout defense.
The Rams are just banged up all over the place.
I think they kind of gave everything to beat that
forty nine er team, and so I don't know what
they're gonna have left when they played this week. Against Chicago,
So I actually think that Matthew Stafford may struggle a
little bit running back. Who's your start?
Speaker 3 (13:48):
Set them already?
Speaker 4 (13:49):
Motor Singletary, You just you're you're, you're contradicting yourself, which
is it?
Speaker 1 (13:55):
I think?
Speaker 3 (13:56):
But he Singletary could still have a big game.
Speaker 4 (13:59):
Giant offensive line played really well. The Cowboys run defense
is atrocious.
Speaker 3 (14:05):
I mean it is. Alvin Kamara scored four touchdowns against them.
Who they look what Derek Henry just did against them.
Secretary's actually having a pretty good year. He's gonna run all.
Speaker 1 (14:14):
Over the Wow. Speaking of revenge, this is my start
this week. I'm gonna go with Aaron Jones against his
former team, the Green Bay Packers. Aaron Jones looked really
good last week. I mean, he was getting the ball
a lot, scored a touchdown. I mean he was he
was doing pretty good. I think Aaron Jones is going
to be one of the keys for the Vikings. May
go four to o, which I mean, who would have
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guessed that?
Speaker 3 (14:37):
Crazy?
Speaker 1 (14:37):
But I think Aaron Jones has a nice game against
the Packers. Who's your sit?
Speaker 4 (14:41):
My sit this week is DeAndre Swift. He has been atrocious.
I mean he's playing the Rams thirty seven carries for
sixty eight yards.
Speaker 3 (14:51):
I mean I would, I would cut him. He stinks.
Speaker 1 (14:53):
Well, I don't. I don't blame him. I blame that
offensive is awful.
Speaker 4 (14:58):
Yeah, but he's I I would get rid of anyone
really that's running for the Bears.
Speaker 3 (15:02):
I'm not start Khalil Herber. Yeah, I'm not starting Khalil
herper My said.
Speaker 1 (15:06):
This week is a guy that maybe you picked up
mid round and you kind of thought, oh, yeah, man,
I got steal He's the starter. He's gonna do so great. No,
he's terrible. Za Mere White the Raiders. What is this guy?
I mean, it is not good. The Raiders have one
of the worst run offenses in the league, and listen,
their passing isn't that much better either, So, I mean
they haven't been good. And so taking on the Browns
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this week, obviously the Browns coming off a horrific loss,
so they they you know, have to do better. And
so I got to imagine that the Raiders might get
blown out in this game and you're not going to
see much of White. So I don't like him at all.
Who's your start at wide receiver?
Speaker 3 (15:43):
Khalil shik Here receiver for the Bills. They're playing the Ravens. Oh,
I don't know how good the Ravens are. We'll see
what their defense. He is their leader receiver for Josh Allen.
He's got two touchdowns two and three games.
Speaker 4 (15:58):
He's Josh Allen's guy. He's Josh Allen's go to guy. Okay,
I I'm starting khalioshak Here. He will have another touchdown
this week.
Speaker 3 (16:08):
Book it?
Speaker 1 (16:09):
Okay, how can I book that? I don't even book
it right. I'm not gonna book it.
Speaker 3 (16:12):
Book right, go to Expedia and book expedia.
Speaker 1 (16:16):
Uh my, start this week. You're gonna be happy about
this because I think you have this guy in the weak. No,
I'm gonna go with a team that offensively has not
lit the scoreboard up so far, and you're kind of
maybe wondering, like, what's going on? How is this team? Three?
And oh, I'm talking about the Chiefs and I'm talking
about Rushi Rice.
Speaker 3 (16:34):
Yeah, he's good. He's the only guy I have.
Speaker 1 (16:36):
He is He's fantastic. I don't know. Travis Kelce is
a shell of himself. I don't even know what's going
He looks sad.
Speaker 4 (16:43):
You can't say that his offseason stuff with Taylor Swift,
and he doesn't look like he's you can't he doesn't.
He's clearly not as dedicated to football as he used
to be, which I maybe maybe, And he just doesn't
look he looks slow.
Speaker 3 (16:55):
And old and out of shape. It's weird, but but
somehow there.
Speaker 1 (16:58):
Three and up. But she Rice has been killing it,
so he's the main target there taking on the Chargers
that they're gonna be about Derwin James. I think Rahue
Rice has a big game. I'm taking him. Who's your sit?
Speaker 4 (17:08):
My sit this week is Jalen Waddle against Titans. Titans
actually have a pretty good defense. I know they got
blown out last week, but they've actually been playing well
on defense the first couple of games. I wouldn't honestly,
I wouldn't start Jalen Wattle. I don't want to start
week for the same reason. Yeah, I don't want to
start Tyreek Hill, but you're going to Tyreek Hill. But
Jalen wall I don't know, man that the offense looks atrocious.
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I don't get how you don't have a better backup
if if you're Mike McDaniel.
Speaker 1 (17:32):
My sit this week at wide receiver is Khalil Shick here?
Speaker 2 (17:36):
How are you?
Speaker 1 (17:37):
That's why, buddy, listen. The Bills are playing out of
their minds right now, and I can't wait. The thing
about Josh Allen is you saw it. He threw four
touchdowns to four different receivers, so he doesn't have one guy.
He's locked in too sure secure. Might be's the leading
guy this week, but it could be here, old man,
that's next week. It could be this tight ends then
get ready. But they're playing Baltimore, Baltimore. This is again.
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We're sort of in weird must win territory for the Ravens.
They got in such a hole. They came back last week.
They're starting to look better this week. I think I'm
calling an upset. I think the Ravens beat the Bills
and Shakir is done. He's done.
Speaker 3 (18:19):
He's off though he's at the league.
Speaker 1 (18:20):
Maybe I don't know, tight end, who's your start?
Speaker 3 (18:23):
My tight end start is a guy I have. I
was waiting for him to go off. He finally did.
Speaker 4 (18:27):
I think it's gonna go off again against the Bucks.
Talking about Dallas Goddard and here's why double shot A. J.
Brown may not play Davante Smith was a getting cushion protocol.
Speaker 3 (18:35):
He may not play.
Speaker 4 (18:36):
So it's John Dotson and Dallas Godder and Sakua Barkley.
Speaker 3 (18:39):
Those are your guys right now. So I'm starting Dallas godd.
Speaker 1 (18:43):
I kind of am really nervous saying this is my
start for this week because every time I've trusted this
guy in the past, he's burned me, He's burned every
fantasy owner out there. But he looks better now now
that Kirk Cousins is his quarterback. He's starting to figure
it out. They're targeting I think he had a touch
down called back last week. He just looks way better.
I'm going Kyle Pitts. I know, I know, I don't
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want to. He scares the crap out of me. But
he's too good to not be good, you know what
I mean. And so with Kirk Cousins there, they're gonna
use them. They're gonna target him. I like Kyle Pitts.
Speaker 4 (19:17):
Who's your sit this because a guy picked up a
couple weeks ago, and I'm glad I haven't started him.
Kobe Parkinson the tight end. That's my big move. Stupid
move mistake there. Bears have a good d I'm not
playing Kobe Parkinson.
Speaker 1 (19:30):
I have to say this as a sit and I'm
sort of hoping it's a little reverse magic here or
something like that, because I don't understand what's going on.
This guy is widely considered top three tight end in
the league, and last week he put up a zero
Mark Andrews, Oh yeah, from the Baltimore Ravens. What is
going on? I don't even get it.
Speaker 3 (19:51):
Like he might not be back from That's.
Speaker 1 (19:53):
What I'm guessing. And again, it isn't like Isaiah Likely
he's taken all of his touchdown game. He didn't anything
really last week either, but again they didn't really need
him that much. You know, the the Ravens jumped out
to a huge lead and then whatever, it was all
Derrick Henry. But again, maybe Mark Andrews is lost a step.
Maybe he's in the Travis Kelcey mode and and we're
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just thinking he's great. But I don't know what's going on.
All those great tight ends we had at the top
of the draft. Sam Laporta nothing, Mark Andrews nothing, Travis
Kelty nothing, Like, where's the tight ends? Where's the tight ends?
Speaker 3 (20:27):
They're not there any.
Speaker 1 (20:28):
I don't understand it. It doesn't make any sense. So yeah,
I'm I have Mark Andrews in one of my leagues,
so I'm kind of hoping, you know, that I can
put the old you know, switch aroo here.
Speaker 3 (20:38):
He may score a touchdown. I mean, you never know
with him.
Speaker 1 (20:40):
So you gotta get something out of him otherwise I
don't know, but you know, at this point, I don't
know what else to do. So there you go. Those
are your starts and sits for the week. Hopefully you
go out there and get a win.