nausea. Harris told reporters. He had a sprain tool is Frank
and Camp small, I do that is not ideal now. He should be
fine for the regular season.
How concerned are you? Like I currently have been running
back. Seven going 12th. Overall on Yahoo is going as running
back 68.
Overall,
This is somebody that we expect to have a heavy workload this
year. He had a heavy workload last year in his rookie season.
I don't know. Like what does make you nervous at all? It's
weird one, right? We had Sunday for the Steelers and one point
look like that loves. Thi want deante, Johnson and Nagi
Harris. Yeah. All on the same day which is just chaos. That
has never been
a good, but like, I think the factor Biscay was fine. They're
just curious. Risk is great. Yeah. That one day pole? Yeah,
I think with Nagi
Harris. I mean, the fact that he played in a preseason game
and we're still two weeks out, Saison, I think health-wise,
he's probably fine. I would still be more worried about
the fact that he still has that offensive line that quarterback
situation. I mean he was good last year and he averaged three
point nine yards per carry. So, does he have any Pathway to
being efficient? He's going to get the volume, he'll be fine,
but I just don't think he's going to be a guy who
averages four and a half yards per carry.
Yeah, probably not. I mean, you know, the offensive line still
needs to improve, but I actually think that
true Biscay under Center helps, nausea Harris. We've seen this
before mobile quarterbacks help. Running backs. Generally
speaking and again, I've said this till I'm blue in the face.
The Steelers got a quarterback upgrade this year. Yes,
whatever you think of much too risky. He is better than small
been from last year, small Bend small, bend your joke.
So I feel like, I feel like, you know, I'm not adjusting my
rankings on
Harris. I will say however that
and this is sort of My Philosophy. Again I'm
a insurance back guy, so late, my draft. If I drafted Harris's,
I'd want to get Benny Snell, I believe.
Is going to be the the insurance running back
for nausea hair. If anything were to happen to him. Also, by
the way, that same games, you mentioned. Deante Johnson
leaves the game early with an injury Tomlin said, after
the game. Like, at this were regular season game, you
probably could have come back,
any concerns about him,
you know, does this affect your ATP on
Claypool or George Pickens? You changing your ranks or
adjustment on that at all? Not so much. I mean every man woman
and their dog was going to back George. Pickens for offensive
Rookie of the Year. As soon as the on say, Johnson went It
down, but
it seems like nothing. Then really look like nothing. But
if it is, I think that's fine. We just continue to treat
Johnson as he was. He still the clear receiver that you want on
that same Pickens is the guy with the upside. If they don't
say, Johnson goes down then. All the George Pickens hype
becomes
real, right? It seems a Truex receiver. He has that skill set,
Claypool as well. His valued also go up but no, I'm not too
worried about deante. Johnson doesn't really have a big
injury history.
Chase Claypool, drives me crazy. And I'm not like
the world's biggest Chase, Claypool fan, but I will say I'm telling
it him lining up out of the slot this year. It's going to
be a problem. I get the George picks and
Pickens is like the young
you know? He's the sexy pic and like he's got all the buzz.
He's making some flashy plays in the preseason, actually,
picking the right sexy Pickens. I see what you did there and
you're told me that like he's currently the odds-on favorite
to win Rookie of the Year. Offensive rookie of the year,
right? Yeah,
that's like four guys will pretty much have the same odds.
One of them, his teammate. Kenny pick it hurts. Look at
the quarterback who probably has the most upside. And yeah,
but that's the state of the offensive. Rookie of the Year
Market is that the guy's not even starting
is among the favorites. Oh, really? So
it's because
we're so larvae, Crystal Bobby. And then also briefs hall,
because briefs whole, this is a thing where fantasy meets
bedding, where Bruce holes going, as the top rookie ADP,
clearly,
and that informs the betting lines because the fact is that,
you know, he has a pathway to get usage, even though we like
Michael Carter, right? But that's the state of the market,
Pickens
at the I don't think he's going to win all friends of rookie of
the year but it's deante. Johnson goes down, then it
should be the favorite. Yeah, the question becomes about
Pittsburgh is just you know again you saw those guys, there
we know, Harrison be involved in passing game,
Pat fire mode. So I like a lot as well just,
you know, is there going to be enough volume to support them
on a Mitsubishi let offense? I really think there will be. So
we'll see. Certainly Pickens and Claypool both got, you
know, going outside the top, 40 picking slightly ahead of
Claypool.
So we'll see how that all plays out. But I do think both guys
are worth Dart, throws at the end of your draft. And again,
Tomlin said, no. Long-term concerns about deante Johnson.
So I have like a list of random tight ends that you really like
the carry around like a
piece of paper in your wallet. So right here, Mo Ali Coxwell
cocks, Rhymer, yep, Morgan Thomas obviously number one in
our rookie. He's not an obscure tight end but sure, yeah.
Gerald. Everett like we go, you know, whatever. Yeah. Isaiah
likely ago, we'd keep going down the list. My God, James
O'Shaughnessy,
James are trying to see back in the day I did have a thing for
James Shaughnessy and, you know, like, whatever little
fling with a little, I mean, just whatever I do, like my
obscure tight ends. Because I'll tell you why
we got a shot of it
back there in the corner
wall of the ball or number 83 we got him hanging up there in
out of respect because called him and like you know sometimes
my obscure tight end I was the first guy on Walter being like
I'm telling you guys, you know. So anyway, there you go. That's
how I got the show here
and look at that Applebee's in the back. We love you Applebee's.
All right, here's a concern.
Cam Akers status still to be determined for Week 1. Andrew
it with retired. Awesome Corbett. Of course now left
the Rams to go to the Panthers in free agency. So a bit of
concern on the offensive line here, we are way too high
on cam Akers, just as a community,
he's going his running back. 17 on Yahoo. 38th overall, I am at
17, I'm too high on cam 2. I thought he was gonna start
the season. This news is concerning, I've been talked
about the fact that
I feel like Darrell Henderson is undervalued that I think
this is going to be more of a committee that they
Henderson's had trouble staying healthy in his career cam
Akers, is that trouble staying healthy and his career. It's
going to be a committee here. Both guys have been very
productive when they've been out there on the field
and then Karen Williams.
Sean McVeigh did not want to play him in the last preseason
game.
He said quote, he sees them as quote, an integral part of
the plan for the season. So they didn't want to risk injury to
Chiron Williams and didn't play him in the last preseason game.
Mmmmm.
Are we looking at a three headed monster here
for the Los Angeles Rams,
at in the running back position and more importantly
Jay, I'm going to sit here, we are overdrafting cam Akers 100%
And this is a weird
analog to make because it's real sport. But I think Kevin
Durant coming back from his Achilles injury and looking so
good in basketball has kind of walked our opinion of Achilles
injuries and how quickly you can come back
because that isn't in that is the most serious injury that
you can basically have. Church shopping your explosion cam
Akers had no explosion. When he came back in the playoffs,
the average two point, six yards per carry.
It's not good now. So I think that when you combine that In
fairness, even though we didn't have the explosiveness, he did
have the fumbles, it still, you know, there was that it was
just,
you know, like it look, I realize I'm plotting along, but
at least I'm turning the ball over in enemy territory quite
a few times. Exactly. So there's that. And, you know, laser is
that at least there was a star. I don't want any part of can
make is, I don't really want any part of any of these La
running backs because it's just a guessing game. Just throwing
darts and we don't know which one is going to hit. But in
terms of the value, I'd much rather have Darrell Henderson
or at this point even Karen Williams, then cam Akers
relative to ADP,
we completely agree. You think about Henderson last year from
weeks, 1 through 8, he was the seventh best running back in
fantasy football.
He was running back six on a points per game basis. Like
when Darrell Henderson has gotten run,
he's been really good. He's ahead of Cam Akers. And so
again I don't think cam Akers suddenly goes away, but at some
point he'll come So that's my feeling. Is that McVeigh?
I think
has evolved is thinking like he no longer needs just like Todd.
Gurley like I think he wants to mix and match a little bit.
I think all three guys are going to be involved. We agree there
that the best value
in terms of both previous production,
proven production,
and ADP. It's Darrell Henderson way over cam Akers.
I did not have K makers on my hate list. I should have.
So we will see there.
Okay, what's our next topic?
New England Patriots. Are you concerned about the Patriots
offense, this season didn't look good on the weekend. You
changing any of your rankings? No, because I was already
concerned about them. I we
it is a I want Ramon Ray Stevenson.
I like reminder. Esteem is a mantra. That's it.
Yep, that's it. On the Patriots. Like Matt Jones. Matt
Jones is a better NFL quarterback than he is fantasy
option. He doesn't run
and they're good. Still going to be a conservative run first
offense. Now, the upgraded the receiving Corps, this offseason
do. I think DeVante Parker has a handful of really nice games
as he right.
You would you think about him
plus Kendrick, born, plus Jacoby Myers, plus both
the tight ends, plus the running backs like,
you know, with Belichick, like it. So we don't know who's
calling the plays, I don't even think it matters. Ultimately
but the fact of the matter is is like
in fantasy football, all you're trying to do is narrow narrow
Randomness, right? I mean because there's so much that
goes that you have no idea about can we at least narrow
the
the stuff that we do that we can know about
and with a Patriots so much is unknown. Like I'm just
you want to take a late flyer, one of those guys like
fine, you know, I think knock yourself out.
You know, I think I've become the most blah team in
the entire league like real life and fantasy their win. Total
fittingly is eight and a half. Exactly. So printing them is
sitting exactly 500 team.
I do think that the concerns about the offense or a little
bit overblown, I think a lot of it in terms of deception is
because map Patricia or Maddie pay as
Mac groans affectionately called him in his press conference
that he was like late to meetings and
And these the kind of become a bit of a comical figure, but
look, I think this Patriots offense will be okay. Mac Jones
is a guy in terms of what goes into the betting lines or
extremely high on Mac Jones. We think that
real-life impact we have him rated higher than Derek Carr,
which I think some would surprise some people. But in
terms of what he did last season as a rookie,
they've still got a good offensive line, he doesn't have
great weapons, but he has some, they were the 9th ranked
offense by DV O A last year, s by PFF. This was a solid
offense, last sure I'd be
more worried about their defense, because they're
cornerback room is Jalen Mills and then pray for lots of rain.
There's not much there, but look, I think they'll be
an eight or nine win 10 fantasy wise. There's not anyone that
you can get really excited about
outside of the time room. Andre?
Yeah, again, don't be fine. They'll kind of muddle their
way through, but we're not expecting,
you know, I don't know what you have for.
For Mac Jones is like passing yardage for the season. Yeah,
he's not fantasy friendly because he's gonna be sub 4,000
yards. He's not gonna get 30 touchdowns. Sounds
fun. No doesn't mean you can
be efficient on a slow paced run, first offense. So
hard to get excited about any of the past catches because
again we think they'll spread the ball around here. We think
it'll be a run first offense. So there you go. I'm not
concerned about the Patriots offense, but that's because
I've already like sort of written them off from a fantasy
point of view.
All right, there is no easy way to transition to this next
topic. But
last night, we got some
Terrible news, JP Finley are our colleague at NBC Sports in
Washington tweeted. This
commanders, rookie running back. Brian Robinson has been
shot multiple times in a robbery attempt / at NBC
Washington sources. Tell me, it's non-life-threatening much
more to come
on. A much more positive note recently. Just before we went
on the air, the Commander's,
their own Twitter account. Posted this a message from
Brian Robinson.
So we can pop that up real quickly here. Brian Robinson.
This is from Brian Robinson's Instagram account but
the Commander's put it on their Twitter
surgery went well thanks for all the prayers. God is great.
So listen thankful, right? Obviously it situation that
could have been much worse
on behalf of everyone here at the show.
We just want to continue to send well wishes and prayers
and thoughts to Brian his family, his teammates and all
of his many fans around the world.
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