Jalen did everything he possibly could to get his body
ready to go and it just at the end of the day, he's not going
to, he's not gonna be able to do it and he man, he
he tried like crazy
and I know he still wants to go.
That's just the the toughness that he this jail and Hertz is
the toughest player I've ever been around.
Thanks very much. It's out. And by the way, he's correct.
Nixie, Ronnie and I have never been in the same room together,
so it makes sense. That
Jalen hurd's would be the toughest player he's ever been around.
So
this is a
lot of reactions. First off, just bummed, right? I mean,
like, sci-fi fantasy ride or die sadness, like we want Jalen
to get healthy. We don't want to put himself In Harm's Way
and makes a ton of sense,
especially, as we've talked about that the Eagles really
only need to win one of the remaining three games to win
the number. Uncie to get home-field advantage throughout
the playoffs. Obviously Philadelphia's goal is
ultimately to win a Super Bowl,
not necessarily win
a week, 16 matchup against the Cowboys.
So I understand it from the Eagles point of view. Be safe
with your franchise guy fantasy wise. This is a bummer, right?
He's our Fantasy Ride or Die. We love them. A lot of fantasy
teams, including many of
mine have ridden him
all the way here into the semi-finals and to week 16 in
your fantasy playoffs. And now you're like, okay now, what do
we do?
So hopefully you have a backup. Will you have a viable backup?
Hopefully, you grabbed Gardner Minshew at some point. Are you
have somebody else? If there's a positive here, J, Croucher,
it's that, we know now
that we can that we don't have to sit there wondering because
it's a four o'clock game on Saturday. We don't sit there
wondering like, you know, and they're not playing any games
about.
Oh maybe he'll try to warm up and and and in the pregame. So
we now know it's Gardner, Minshew and let's break down
first off. What we think about Gardner. Minshew very quickly
in this in this spot start and then also
does it. Any other eagles? Yeah. And I think the thing is
that Dallas is defense a few weeks ago, looked a lot more
intimidating than it does right now, or do they just gave up 42
Jags. I do think that my Jags. Yep. But this rivalry or Jags.
The problem is now, the Cowboys are six point favorite over
the Eagles. It was one and a half when Hertz was in and look,
the thing, the dowels, the thing they do better than anything
else is rush the passer. And the Eagles were going to
be able to neutralize that a lot. I think with their amazing
Run game, which hurts such a big part of now, you're going
to see more drop backs, you expect with game script.
Vince, you throwing
that activates Market, possums, and Demarcus Lawrence.
I do think that mincher
Jase, he's probably going to be viable as a streamer just
because he's throwing the ball to AJ Brown and Devante Smith.
I think the Mi Sanders is going to see plenty of work. So
I still think it's starting your Eagles.
But, I mean, what do you make of that? In terms of class
catches 1000%, I look mentions quarterback 15 for me and it
sort of go through, you know, kind of the quarterbacks out
there, right? I mean, the only guy that's available in,
I think, you know,
enough leagues that he potentially Ali could be picked
up and started that I like more than Gardner. Minshew this week
is Daniel Jones like everyone else. Said yeah if you go to my
rankings on rotor world.com and BC sports edge.com you see it
you'll see that I have been chew at 15 and then
the other potential streamers that I have
Zach Wilson's, the Brock Purdy's. The Taylor heinicke is
that the Nick Foles is the Malik Willis's of the world.
The guys that are out there in more than 50% of leagues.
They're all ranked below Gardner Minshew. So he would be
my favorite to your point. The Cowboys are a bottom 12 past
defense over
the last month. There are
Item, 10 scoring defense, over the last month, the Eagles
still have a great offensive line. They still have AJ Brown
and Devante Smith, they're still there, getting back
Dallas Goddard, right? And
so I do think that Manchu who doesn't have Jalen Hurd? Says
rushing ability. But does give you some upside with his legs
and has an elite offense around him.
I think he's a viable mid-tier qb2 and to your point if you
would normally start any of the guys that we just talked about
and I throw Mi Sanders in there, as well. I think you're
starting it with Gardner. Chewing, maybe you're lowering
expectations, a little bit but
the only one that I think is,
you know, maybe a question, mark, and honestly, I'm still
starting them especially if you do. Look at where I've got
them. Ranked is Devante Smith, you know, Devante Smith's
production is really come along with Dallas, got her down. We
don't know what that's going to look like but in a game to you
point that the Cowboys
are favored by almost a touchdown. Yep, we figure
Gardner. Minshew is throwing and throwing quite a bit in
this one. Yeah. Forty six and a half is a total. So expect that
to be scoring. Let's go to another way. I like the eagles
to cover the six. That's too big like
I get it, Jalen hurd's to Gardner. Minshew is a downgrade, but
I don't, I think along and I think people are not.
I think they're discounting how good the Eagles defense is.
I think they're just counting how good the
the rest of the players are. And the fact, the matter is
that Gardner, Minshew has been a successful starter in
the NFL. He's had an up-and-down career and, you know, I mean,
we're probably skewed a little bit by the fantasy stats
and the mustache, and, you know, the fun,
you know, hype around Minshew Mania,
but like he's not awful.
Yeah, if you didn't have the mustache, the line would be. I
All right, let's get to another Superstar quarterback. Who's
injured? You do. You agree with me or you like the Cowboys to
cover the six? I like the eagles +6. Yeah, I think they
have
the best non quarterback roster in the leg. Along with
the 49ers. I think it's the Eagles and 49ers, That's my boy.
I still think that they really want to win this game. You want
to stick it out? I think I'll be going all out even though
they only need to win one
of the last three. I think this will be closed Dallas. Lot of
questions about them. A lot of questions about Baltimore.
Well,
mainly the quarterback position Lamar Jackson did not practice
yesterday. I don't know what the situation is going to be
there. It's starting to feel like it's gonna be Tyler
Huntley again.
It really does and the weird. It's weird part, Tyler Huntley
was added to the injury report on Wednesday, right? He's got
a right shoulder issue.
He has not been great this year. He has not thrown
a touchdown pass. He's averaging single digit fantasy points
in his three games that he's played this year. By the way,
just got a
Little is amazing as I'm talking as I'm talking
the Fantasy Life app,
sends me an alert Fantasy Life, 100% free. I don't know why
anyone doesn't have it. But Lamar Jackson, not spotted at
practice.
That is a
that's a tweet from
from Jonah. Schaefer who covers the team
for the Baltimore Sun. So
anyway, so Lamar Jackson
not practicing on a Thursday as
Well, it's not correct. Not looking good for him.
Doesn't mention Tyler Huntley. So I'm assuming he's
he's practicing today.
It doesn't matter to me,
there's two Ravens. You want to start to Ravens, only, right?
I think you're start. I think you're starting Mark Andrews,
I know he's been bad with Huntley but it doesn't matter. I think
given tight end, you're still starting Mark Andrews
and then JK Dobbins
who, I think, given especially the struggles of the passing
game under Huntley. My expectation is, is that they'll
go to run heavy especially against a Falcons defense that
Bottom-5 against the run over to the last four weeks. Yep,
Gus Edwards.
Yeah, I mean I think he's a viable Flex. It's the problem
with Gus Edwards and this is always the problem of God's
Edwards is
he's not involved in the passing game
and he's going to get less touches than Dobbins. So he
really needs a touchdown to pay off. Could he get it against
Atlanta? Sure. Do. I think he gets double digits touchdowns
double-digit touches in this game. I do so he's
a touchdown dependent Flex that's Edwards is, but the guys
that I am quote-unquote putting it in my lineup and not
thinking about It
Mark Andrews and JK Dobbins and that's it on the Ravens. Okay,
well, your dream putting Ken Walker in your lineup and not
thinking about it if he were healthy, but he is not dealing
with the ankle, seems like it's fled up. He looked a hundred
percent
healthy against my daughter's. Amazing burst on that last
reception towards the end of the game, but now it seems like
he's not going to play and that was the last week's Thursday
night. Yeah. So I mean he's had you know, at this point a week
basically to get healthy and I'm with you it looked
look like Ken Walker, you know and and had a decent showing
against Incredibly tough 49ers defense, especially given that
the, you know, Seattle, just couldn't get anything moving,
but it's not looking great now.
So, yeah, Ken Walker is not practice at this week. We'll
see if he shows up today or tomorrow, my guess is, again,
because most teams are playing on Saturday, that in essence
today is sort of a Friday practice and the Friday
practice is going to be kind of a Saturday walkthrough.
So today's a big day
as you're just looking through, practice reports
throughout the NFL,
you know, oftentimes we sort of blow off Thursday, little bit
like well let's see what he does. By day. But just again,
remember, we're playing Saturday slate other than 34
teams. I should say, four games a teams, but
Seattle is one of the teams that does play
on Saturday against the Chiefs.
So,
and by the way, the game is in Kansas City. So, we'll also see
does can walk or travel with the team. So we'll get some
updates, their
saddle wave, Tony Jones.
Now the re-signed Wayne gallman to the practice squad. But my
expectation here is that it would be some sort of mixture
of Travis Homer in deejay Dallas. You think about week 14
when Ken Walker is out,
Travis home. 91% of the snaps, he saw 85% of the running back
touches. Now, in that game, deejay Dallas was not active
and he displayed a little bit last week. So,
my expectation is, that would be a little bit of a mixture,
but I think I would prefer Travis Homer,
just because they're
double-digit underdogs to the Chiefs, and Travis Homer. Is
more the passing down back. They like deejay Dallas to and
they'll use both guys, I think it'll be a committee, but just
my expectation, is that homework. It's a little bit
more passing down work than deejay Dallas. So if you're
truly desperate to replace
your, you know, running back Homer and deejay Dallas and
that order would be out there. Assuming
Ken Walker does not practice today and is out for the week.
Yep. And Greg Bell from the News. Tribune is reporting that
it looks like Ken walkers in his flat shoes
at practice. So to likely
not going to participate today, either the giggling flat shoes
but I just it's not that's not good. I mean listen I I wear
flat shoes. I don't play football the way your
eyes lit up with soon as I said, well,
So just you don't often get a fashion update.
So yeah, that's not ideal by the way.
Like, you know, because the truth of the matter is is that
really,
you know, in supposedly this show is all about, you know,
helping are, you know, fellow
fellow
all of our viewers and listeners supposedly supposedly
the show is about helping our fellow listeners and and
viewers to win their
when their bets to in their fantasy leagues, Etc. But
the truth is, if I'm being honest, if I can let you know
the secrets behind the scenes for a moment, what this So
really is is just a therapy session for me to b**** about
my own fantasy teams. Yes.
And invite that cliff and I have
my long, I'm in a league with all my college buddies. I've
been in this league for over 30 years. It's going to talk about
Eddie golf know, Ed's in my eggs, in an old work League.
No, no,
tell her that.
No, no, this is so and I've it's a keeper League. Yeah, you
know, it's basically a dynasty Li keep 18 every single year
and
so I've Jalen hurts on this team and Ken Walker. Yeah.
I mean I write I'm in the semi finals this week, I'm like, you
know, a skirt I'm playing.
Yes I am screwed. Ken welcome Fletcher's, I'm the thank you
to hell like it's not fair, I'm playing the three seed. Yeah,
playing Charlie, welcome my buddy, Charlie Wilkie and
freaking Wilkie's. Got a ridiculous team. He's got Chase
and Jefferson Josh. Alan, what am I supposed to do to have Mo
Ka? Ya, Dan Wilkie, Charlie Wilkie. He's done it again.
Yeah. I'll become fry quality Charlie
anyway. So I got my work cut out for my
myself in that League.
And I'm trying to decide whether to start Travis homers
and I like that's rough that's raw false are rough for
the Tennessee Titans. Ryan Tannehill, aggravated,
ankle injury. Looks like he's not going to play the rest of
the year looks like it's going to be the Malik will is show
the line in that game dropped from Seven down to three. So
the market doesn't respect,
Malik will is too much though. It is still Derrick Henry up
against the Houston Texans. But what does this do for
the Titans? Obviously a starting Derrick Henry every week, but
is there any pass catcher outside of your
And cheeky that you're interested in with the Malik
will show. I'm not, you know, does at the moment it does not
feel like Trail on Burks is going to
gonna start and even so like he just
you know, you think about the week 8 game against the same
Houston Texans, he went six, 410 55 yards,
he didn't throw a touchdown,
he had an interception.
And, and the one sort of calling card of only coolest
that you sort of think. Well, at least maybe he'll run. He'll
get you some, you know, fantasy points. Maybe he could be like
early season Justin Fields before the passing developed
with field, filled with still getting it points with as
Legs. Maybe you could be like a you know a poor man's Daniel
Jones. Even
No, .55 Russia's 12 yards,
week nine at Kansas City. Again, these are
starts that he made earlier this year.
We 9 at Kansas City.
He, you know, 5016 well, he didn't, he, I don't think he
started the game against Kansas City, he Willis? Well, as he
did,
that's right, he did
anyway, but like again, eight rushes for 40 yards against
the Chiefs 5 of 16 for 80 yards. So it's just like even
chi gong quo a conch. Whoa, who I, you know, I love. You know
me? I love him a lot. I love getting jiggy with it. Yes,
I love the
Chin and I love being able to make that joke every single
time with July July chimeras. I'm name was Ryan, Daniel know.
Yeah, Zoe be awesome. Yeah. Exactly. But Tom is hot and 20.
Yeah, Conquest like, let's get jiggy with it. Like, I love
that. But
anyway, so I'm avoiding Malik Willis this week.
I think other than Derrick Henry you don't have confidence
in any of these guys.
A conch. Whoa is like literally like a mid tier tied into
streamer and
you know, it's against Houston. So it's like you have to squint
to see. To talk yourself into it just because he's been
Willis, has not been great,
so far as a passer
in his rookie year.