there. We've got a little clip to throw to on JK Dobbins and
his injury update, a tough tough update from Lamar
Jackson. All right.
I'm day by day. He's getting better. You know I told my one
him slow down but he's he's looking pretty good. So
hopefully be out in a couple weeks.
Looking forward to that guy and he's very eager to play, you
know he
he I guess he began a little outside. Know is he ready to go
couple of weeks a while? Couple weeks? Yeah, that was notable.
Yeah. That was eyebrow-raising just threw that in there. Lamar
just your opinion. Yeah. And and so what I would say is
I think, I think there's absolutely a chance.
Obviously, that he's not playing in week one
weeks, who knows? He's not a team doctor.
I think he was trying to. I don't want to speak for Lamar,
but my sense is that Lamar is basically trying to say like,
hey, he's ready to go, he wants to prove everyone wrong. He's
going to be up there
in a couple weeks. What
he doesn't know JK Dobbins. Timetable,
I do think there is a chance actually heard from a source
last night that he is unlikely to play this Sunday but they
think he'll be back
next week in week two.
Understand that
Gus Edwards is already on the physically unable to perform
list.
I think Mike Davis
has a chance here to be sort of interesting, right? I mean,
they play the Jets by the Jets, are not good. Hashtag analysis,
look at that. There you go.
God Bless.
Yeah, I think Kenyan Drake as well just for a couple of
weeks. We've talked a lot about Canyon drag Mike Davis on this
show. Haven't we Ameer Abdullah those tops? Like
I'm not ready to I am not in week one of the
Well when you don't have any buys
unless you're dealing with massive injury issues and
I don't think there are there that many running backs that
are banged up. I'm not starting Kenyan Drake know
you want to play them as it as a cheap pun play and DFS
I got no problem in a GP, fine, knock yourself out,
I do think Mike Davis,
even if Dobbins is healthy
and active for this game,
David's going to get, probably half the touches.
And I think there's a chance that Davis is the lead running
back against the Jets, for the Baltimore Ravens.
I will say, though.
I think it's a big Lamar Jackson game, right? I mean, so
we'll see how this all plays out, but I think your your ride
or die this year in Lamar Jackson
starts off with a big game against the Jets, I think so.
And I think the pliers who might benefit most from
a fantasy perspective. It's not even necessarily the running
backs is not necessarily Drake and Davis. It's more Mark
Andrews. Richard Bateman Isaiah likely. Yeah. Also,
Lamar Jackson, who's just going to have to do more
and accumulate more of the Yards? Himself on the ground
worth noting, both Mike Was an Isaiah, likely made the other
receiving votes. Portion of my love hate calm. Today they go.
Okay, I more optimistic update on a running back. All right,
we're limitations on James
Robinson in his return from an Achilles.
How does that change where you've got James Robinson?
Well, I think it's really encouraging a I've said this
before and I quote tweeted, Mike Florio, you know, a pro
football talk.
Put this out earlier today. The same thing that
that, you know, Peterson,
you know, there are no there, no limitations on him. This is
a
this is a quote from
from Doug, Peterson on September 7th.
I've been in situations like this where you want to go in
and control. The pace of play with a guy like James, but if
he's feeling good and there has been any setbacks or anything,
then you just go, you roll, you just roll with it.
James Robinson, himself says, quote, if I had limitations,
I wouldn't be out there, I feel good, I'll go out there to be
me again. Again, this is a guy who was
prior to his Achilles injury
A top basically a borderline top, 20 running back for the John a
Jaguars team that we think
was brutal last year, one of the one of the worst offenses,
the NFL just an absolute disaster under Urban Meyer.
However, any got a lot of touches though, I mean like
James Robinson, got a lot of touches.
I've I want to be clarified. Like when you say
Urban Meyer and touches you have to really clarify what
you're talking about, I'm talking about James Robinson,
gonna talk about James Robinson there, who got a lot of touches
last year
and was productive. Despite the
To being about offense about offensive line,
okay? Now, much better offensive line, they improved,
at this offseason, they have etn, we expect this offense to
be a lot better Peterson likes to use multiple running backs.
James Robinson, who's going is running back 45 and Yahoo
remains he was on my preseason Loveless, we talked about him
on the show, Jay like
he's going way too late like they don't want Travis etn to
run between the tackles kind of Rogers and I talked about this
as well, he's not a between the tackles 20 Touch of DIC
gameguy,
etn, is it? And so with Peterson,
Owen and the fact that he's healthy
that has no limitations.
I think going to be one of the biggest deals even if he gets
half of the Jaguars running back touches, one of
the biggest deals of the drafts this year. Yep, this is going
to be a timeshare. This is how Doug Peterson does things how
we did them in Philadelphia. And also you
know you raised the point that the Jags I would they were
terrible last year this year, they're going to be better. My
favorite bet of for any team to win. A division is the Jags are
plus 750? They're going to be putting up big numbers on teams
like the Texans, the Colts, and the Titans, aren't that
intimidating either.
I think there's lots of scope for James Robinson,
to outperform his ADP.
Now, turning to the pessimistic side, George kittel, he injured
his groin
on Monday, did not practice on Wednesday.
There's a little bit swirling around the Niners. Now there's
some injury concerns the way you said. Sweat you you
mentioned he injured his groin and then you said swelling and
I wasn't sure where you were going
There was some swelling, I'm not like all God is Jake. Gonna
Get Us canceled in week 3
but you didn't that's the Australian accent turns. Eyes
and two ways. Yeah. No. So swirling swirling around
whirling not swelling around God and understood. Okay good.
So I just want to assure everyone watching
and especially our friends at Applebee's.
Yes that you did not say swelling and groin. Have
noticed are swelled other. No no. No, we have no idea.
Whether jairaj kettles groin has swelled or not. We No,
it hasn't. Yeah, we don't know.
We are not up to date on the swelling status of his kit of
his groin. We just know George Kittles. Groin is injured. We
have no, I don't know how it's injured are
but it is injured.
Yes, we'll get race such on it. Maybe get black and diving into
give us some some status updates on the absolute do.
Deep dive deep time. Yeah, exactly. What we can get in
the crevices. Yeah. Be careful with those words as well. Yeah sure
sure absolutely.
Yeah. So
I'm being I'm being told in my ear. R that we have actually
been canceled. That we're just not talking to ourselves
Jay. What are your concerns of George kill? Mrs. His anytime,
a a tight end
shows up on the injury report, that's a concern. The fact they
didn't practice Wednesday after a preseason which seemed like
the guy was pretty healthy.
That raises some eyebrows it wasn't 100% healthy. Lost say
zinaida I do. Think the thing though is they have a lot of
depth that you can give more targets that they bow Samuel to
Brandon. Are you
try? Lance is obviously.
Going to run the ball as well, but
I would just start to get a little bit worried about this.
Non has tamed that the offensive line outside of Trent
Williams isn't great there depending on players like Jason
Verrett. Now, George Kittle is injured. They play in a tough
division at least with the Rams and the Cardinals.
Not too worried about the Seahawks. Oh yeah. I think it's
just something to watch. And we'll just have to say
I wouldn't expect that he's going to give that much this week as
well particularly as that touchdown favorites against
the Chicago Bears.
So I probably don't need to
you know, unleash the NOS
on George kettle.
But yeah, it's something to well, it definitely a story to
watch because the truth is, is that even if he's active to
your point there, over a touchdown favorite to
the Bears. Like if they get up big they say all right, George are?
You played a couple
of like so
it's one of those things that you almost would rather. You'd
almost rather them be
they'd say, hey he's inactive then having to try to figure
out whether or not he's going to,
you know, go out there and give it a go worth noting that Depot
Samuel weeks, five, and six. Last year, when kill did not
play.
Wide receiver. 24, 16.1 fantasy points per game.
While we Kate when kill didn't play, he was
the seventh best wide receiver in fantasy that year
and this is all pre
second half of the Season were Debo just went absolutely
bananas but it is absolutely concerned when you think about
the fact that George Kettle has missed 11 games over the last
two years, something to watch out for they have until Friday
to determine
will know a lot more tomorrow. I think the thing with the non
is is that I have guys who have more to give on offense,
the concern about the non is I have too many guys and there's too
many cooks in the kitchen. And too many mouths to fade but now
Des Bois he can get more of a workload. Brandon I you can get
more of a workload as
well by the way. And again as touchdown favorites to maybe
they just go more to the Run game life. We like Elijah
Mitchell in this game to Trey. Lance does he just sort of tuck
it and run
a little bit? It'll be interesting to see how that
plays there
we are here in Rams house. Yes, so fi Stadium where the Rams
will host the bills tonight right here on NBC football
night in America. Proceeds that
Your honor. I am on that
like it's like it's Marie Taylor. It's coach Dungy. It's
coach Garrett, it's
coach Garrett, it's Jack Hollingsworth, it's Chris
Simms, it's Rodney Harrison. It's Mike Florio
and it's me and it's here and it's me,
you know? And but but I am, I'm in the cast I'm in the cast
photo and
so that'll be on NBC and peacock. I'm a company man,
7 p.m. tonight, tune in please.
So that's the game and if we're talking talking Rams,
I think we are contractually obligated to talk about Matthew
Stafford elbow. Yes, Matthew Stafford has elbow TM. Which
writing
I think people are really concerned about this. People
are passing Staffing and drafts because of the elbow, they're
not betting on the Rams to win the Super Bowl because of
the elbow.
It doesn't affect the lawn. It doesn't move their win. Total
doesn't change their Super Bowl odds by all accounts. Now he
feels better than he did last season.
These pliers, they have to deal with so many nagging injuries.
Stafford's is Been more public than most but it doesn't affect
my opinion of Staff food at all.
Just going to treat him as though he is fine,
until he shows that he isn't.
Do you have any concern about Matthew Stafford elbow?
I don't actually, I mean, you know, one of the reasons why is
because the Rams don't seem to like it's something that can be
monitored,
you know, my former colleague. Adam schefter
tweeting today that Stanford has now said to feel better
today than he did at this time. Last year, I do know that Adam
is tight with a lot of people around the Rams.
Organization and,
you know, they didn't, they haven't signed another
quarterback. Like he's expected to play is not expected to be
on a pitch count or anything like that. He's going to have
to sort of work through it, the way he did. Last year
had a surgery last year, didn't totally,
you know, solve it. I suppose. But
again, he played with some version of this last year and
obviously, was super productive to your point. I would be
concerned about Matthew. Stafford elbow had, they tried
it for Jimmy Garoppolo, right thing like that, the fact that
they didn't and they're rolling as
Is that means if Stafford goes down as a real problem when
they're done, they're done for the year and they're not,
they're not too worried about that. It seems now.
Yeah, and by the way, I mean, it is, it is affecting
the betting line, the bills come into this game as favorites.
Yeah. We write, which is
sort of crazy me, by the way,
give me the Rams give me the Rams getting points at home
McVeigh 5 and 0 against the spread as the Rams head coach
and week. One games he hasn't, right, not a lot of respect for
the defending to not a lot of respect for the defending
champs, by the way.
The Super Bowl champion has won their opening game. I want to
say, five of the last six years.
It's like the it's the tradition at this point.
I think a lie dropped 12. The Cowboys from memory but
that was going back
a little while. So
certainly,
I mean the game is effectively a coin flip
and the Rams not getting a lot of respect. Now, talk about
Matthew Stafford, not having concerns about his injury.
Chris God would a little bit more concerning I think,
do you have Anyway, we've been big on Chris Godwin. You have
any concerns that he's not,
he's not practicing, still not taking contact and
the season starts on Sunday.
I'm not, I'm not concerned. I'll tell you why.
I don't think you wanted to start Chris God, when week one.
Anyway, you wanted to see, sort of how he how he's used
especially because by the way again
I'm a company man. So
this is the Sunday night. Game
bucks are playing the Cowboys Sunday night right here
on NBC and peacock. And so
big primetime game.
The fact is, is you're not going to know if Chris God,
what is active until Sunday night with this news, and
the fact that you're going to have to make line of decisions prior
to Sunday night, makes me feel like this is probably your
probably not going to have Chris God. When week, one
fine, whatever he was still a value. The fact that he's not
starting the season on the physically unable to perform
list. The fact that he's been out of practice without a knee
brace.
I feel really good about Chris Godwin
whether or not he plays this week again, I don't think you
wanted to use him this week anyway and based on ATP, you
didn't draft him. As a starter
at any rate. No. And the thing is, is the wide receivers
running backs. They always miss one, to two games, that's just
how it goes. That's how
a tradition in the NFL goes and just have to hope the Godwin.
He's missing his games now,
and then we'll be healthy at the back end of the season.
d..
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