And first off, I don't know if you heard about this, Tom
Brady's back the hood,
it's coming back
from the bucket to the Buccaneers. He was, he was out
a lot of a lot of rumors as to where he may be
Hannah
the social team at Fantasy Life
suggested that he might be doing the math. Singer
can either can neither confirm nor deny but my question to you
about Brady
is there's been some injuries on the offensive line, right? So
He's really only got worse
and
and Donovan Smith back from last year. Starting offensive
line. Losses are instead any Ryan Jensen also banged up as
well
Brady's bad Under Pressure.
Yep he is how could How concerned are you about this
offensive line. Not too much yet because I think has been
a little bit of an overreaction. It's not like he's Justin
Fields behind the Bears
offensive line, which is like Riley Rafe.
Yeah. You and the height random other guys, like he's still got
one. Smith. That's a really good tackle. Joey's brings in
shock Mason. Yep. And the thing with offensive line is that if
you have one injury, it's okay. Generally, you can cover
its. When you have a cluster of three or four, like what
happened to my homes in the Super Bowl against Tampa Bay,
well, are all Sons completely unviable. So I think that with
those three guys in trench to, we know what we think will be
pretty good and then Robert Haynes them and they drafted
him and the third round,
like he's had a year, he should be fine.
The other guard positions a bit of a worry, but I think
the brain He will be okay? It's just if there's another injury,
that's when I start to worry. Yeah, I mean, look, when he's
under pressure, that's the way to get them. Like, last year
when he was under pressure,
he completed 44 percent of his passes 25th in the NFL.
He's bad on a pressure. Now, again, last year, he had
the lowest tax rate among qualified quarterbacks they kept him
pretty clean.
So
I
haven't qb5, I'm not moving them off that it does make me
think. Maybe do they there's two things that that make me
think.
First off it, furthers my theory that Gronk is coming
back sooner than later because Grand C great blocking for all
the promise of it all. And you know we just did one of
the grand cast. The fact is, is that Rob Gronkowski is actually
a fantastic blocking tight end as well.
So I feel like maybe Tom increases the
come on, Rob, get up the beach,
put down the beer, let's go
get back here. We got to do this one more year.
The other thing that I think is
that's interesting here is the concerns are
does this. Offensive line
injuries. The offensive line concerning to you about Leonard
fournette. And for me, I think, because when you think about
who else they have on that depth chart, you know, they
have Rashad white, the rookie they have Keyshawn Von like
Brady for Nets, not coming off the field
because again, he's going to want to a veteran running back,
that's good and past Pro. So you've got two young rookies,
I mean, he's hung up on couldn't find the field last year, like
they wouldn't let him on the field. So I think
even a four, net is slightly less efficient because it's not
as great as a offensive. Fine.
The volume is going to be insane here. Yeah.
Yeah. I think there's just something about Leonard
fournette. We're just feels like he's destined to
disappoint. Like always think of the guy who. Yeah, Reggie
was all three point. Three yards per carry, and
Jacksonville one year. He's obviously taken as a
extremely high draft pick and so, and they didn't give them
a fifth year option. No. I mean exactly what was done. Yeah,
the Jacksonville Jaguars who are bad. We're like we're good
to let you know, you're out Lenny, we're out Leonard and
it's only he resurrected
his career in Tampa Bay,
but you were saying I interrupted you. Well,
I think that Yeah, he's someone who really depends on my
perfect context. I think Brady can. Yeah, it's not great if
he's getting pressured but he can still subsist with what's
still there on the offensive line.
I would be more worried about what's going on at receiver
because Chris Godwin we need to see what he looks like coming
off the injury when it's say what Julio Jones looks like
training. Camp, viral videos, not great at this point but
then Mike Evans who
Mike Evans like Jimmy Butler in the NBA was always carrying
something like it's a always wrong with his hamstring, like
Butler's knee. The he needs to be healthy and if they are all
fit then yeah then it's an amazing offense as it was last
year
but some feel get a little bit creaky
here a little bit. I feel like you know for Dad is such
a weapon in the past of the passing game. 69 receptions is
the third best running back in terms of total receptions last
year? And again, Brady likes to jump up the running back and
especially if he's getting
some more, he's getting more pressure, you know, I think
he'll dump it off.
Look, I Brady at,
I have Brady at qb5 but I think if you take them anywhere in
that top eight it's fine. He's not going to Run the passing
volume will be insane again.
I don't think Tom Brady came back came out of retirement to
hand the ball off. I think the volume should be there again.
Even if he's not as efficient as he has been in previous
years,
he was the third best quarterback in fantasies who
are dinging him a little bit. Pageant Mahomes,
newsflash still. Looks like Patrick Mahomes he's good right
now really good.
So I think there were some questions about
about Patrick Mahomes and will he still be the same guy
without Tyree kill? I feel like yeah
it's definitely Pat Mahomes like ass an answer. Like I'm
surprised this was a question as much as it has been this
offseason. Yeah, I think the weird thing with Mahomes, which
maybe has gotten a little bit forgotten about, but he was
pretty bad for two
months in the middle of last season and then
he turned it around and he was really good in the playoffs
until he really wasn't with that disastrous second, half
against Cincinnati. But I don't know, I think that obviously
they worse without Tyreke but at the same time,
I feel like my home's also got a little bit attached to Tyreke
way. You can tell them a home, he wants to throw it deep. He
wants to throw it deep every single occasion. Also run
around in the pocket and do his Patrick Mahomes thing
and then I think what, when they took her
Tyreke away, they really
they really struggled in that two months stretch. But look,
my Holmes is as talented as any quarterback. And the good thing
about his weapons is that he's got lots of them. So make all
Hardman doesn't work out, I'll just try Sky, more Skywalk
doesn't work out.
There's other places, Judy Smith, Schuster, there are
going to be guys to cycle through, and they just going to
hit on some of them. So, that's the thing, I think, in some
way, I know, it seems insane to say like,
We're taking away Tyree killing. This is a good thing.
It's not obviously. He's one of the best players in the in
the NFL. So
look, that's a downgrade. Having said that sometimes to
your point at quarterback feels like, I've got to feed this
guy. I've got to look for this guy.
And so having more of a,
more of a committee approach, if you will,
sometimes freeze up a quarterback to look around. So,
you see the guys there you didn't mention Mark, has valda
scantling, he's there as well. So again, you talk about
the Deep threat.
You've got, Juju Miko, Hardman,
and mvs can all absolutely fly right.
Right. I mean, it's so
it's guy more, where did we mention Dustin Watson? Right? And
just Watson has been playing ahead of Sky more
so far in the preseason.
We'll talk about him a little bit, but I feel like Sky more
who's like a, who's been, like, kind of a sexy sleeper. He's
a guy that to me
should should be dropping. Like we're going to do a risers and
follower segment coming up here in the show and to me he's
a Faller
like if the
the question posed to us,
so my producers give me questions just
like because I like you're probably you're going to be
drunk halfway.
The show, Barry. So like here's something to pay attention to.
So the question our producers are asking us here J
which Chiefs pass catcher is the best Target
at ADP. I like Juju Smith Schuster make no mistake.
I mean you know, Kelsey is currently going as tighten one
he's 13th on Yahoo.
I prefer more in the middle of the second round. And at
the end of the first round, I do think he's going to catch 100
Balls this year. Like I think
Mahomes is always going to look for Kelsey. I'm not worried
about the fact that he's 33. I think he's, I think he's a, you
know,
Genetic freak of nature,
the rules don't apply with him,
but you look at Juju Smith Schuster, who's going 72
overall on Yahoo again,
people forget how good Juju Smith Schuster was those first
couple of years in Pittsburgh. They only remember the slot
receiver from
the last two years
with Big Ben noodle arm, Big Ben and like, they turned him
into Ryan Fletcher. They turned him into this, like this. This,
they turn, they try to turn them into, like, Julian
Edelman, like a bad version of Julian. Edelman, like, we're
everything's gonna be close.
The line of scrimmage, we're not going to
give you any separation because again been just couldn't throw
and but now he's got Mahomes.
So Judas mr. Shuster who still only like 25? Yeah, people
forget that, right? I mean,
so I don't know. For me, I'm all in on Juju
in Andy Reid offense with Pat Mahomes at quarterback,
a young player who's going to play the slot but can can line
up outside can do every route that you need. And to your
point, if the height, if they do the heist at the, to high
safety thing again, and they like,
we're only going to give you underneath stuff
JuJu's going to eat. And if they start playing a man
juice fast enough to beat that,
yeah, yeah I had a growing with you but I think Jude
Was the guy. I think that,
you know, you look back at what he did is first two seasons and
and then there are reasons why it wasn't good. He was injured.
He's been constantly injured and then Big Ben hasn't thrown
any one open for five years and have a great Patrick, my hops.
So he's in that in that Allen Robinson zone of the guy who
gets the quarterback. Now we can unlock so much water you
can
do so via, I think JuJu's, the guy
let's move on to the Buffalo Bills here and
I thought, you know, listen
small sample size of course, but
big shock. Those offense looks as good as advertised
one. One of the one of the kind of big stories here in the in
the preseason.
Jason's we've been gone
has been the rise of Isaiah Mackenzie. I think a lot of
people saw Emmanuel Sanders and Kobes leave this team. They're
like, okay, we all expect game Davis to take a massive step
forward.
I love Gabriel Davis.
You know I haven't wide receiver 26, I haven't 57
overall. Yep,
Yahoo is going 69. So I'm all in
on Gabriel Davis, and Isaiah Mackenzie is sort of risen up
as well. I think people thought.
Oh cool. James crowd is gonna be the called Beasley role, but
no, no,
when Josh Alan's been out there with the first team offense,
it has been Stefon, Diggs,
Gabe Davis and in the slot,
Isaiah Mackenzie.
So want to talk real quickly about both? These guys first
off in terms of,
in terms of Gabriel Davis,
I've made this point before you and I,
you know, I've done a rehearsal show or to
Gabriel Davis and I put this in my Hundred facts which is
available. Now on NBC Sports edge.com. I'm a company man,
184 targets.
Emmanuel Sanders and Colby's and leave 184 targets
up for grabs last year. Gabriel day was 98,
in targets among wide, receivers 98 heat. He had 11
different games where he ran
less than 20 routes
like he just wasn't on the field and yet he was still,
despite the fact that was barely out there. Top five in
the NFL, among wide receivers in End Zone targets when he was
out there. Josh, I was looking for him when he was in the end
zone.
He's had five games last year, we got five or more
targets. He scored in four of them and then of course,
Saw the fourth touchdown game in the playoffs.
So I want your thoughts on game Davis
and also are you interested in Isaiah? Mackenzie as a later on
flyer as a light round fly. Maybe to buy into some
potential injury risk for digs and Davis, but no, I think that
Davis.
It's funny because it's become cool to Swerve. Gabriel Davis,
like it's cool to kind of ride off the 201 yards and four
touchdowns but and then call me cool. Are you calling? Well
no, I'm saying that. Hey, I was gonna say because that'll be
the first time in history.
I Think that with Davis, like, people they write off that
game. So they look at his season long starts, but
we didn't start. It wasn't starting Sanders was starting,
and Davis has got, he's got so much scope, you know, all
the advanced numbers love Davis. I think that, I don't think it's
out of the world out of the world of possibility that he
could outperform Stefon Diggs this year. If everything
goes right, I love that
by the way, 20 plus 2500 to lead the NFL and receiving
touchdowns. Yeah, I like that better. I don't mind it.
And look, the bills that the Superbowl favorite Josh.
Sounds, the MVP. Favorite lot of bills love in the bedding
world. Yeah and touchdowns as well. They should. I'm again
I'm just saying this is he's a big red zone Target.
Obviously. They've got Dawson knocks there as well, but
I think this I think that's really interesting and I do
really like Isaiah Mackenzie again like he's he's playing
all the snaps with Josh Allen Superfast you have that one
huge game
when he filled in for coal Beasley
184 targets up for grabs again. They're not all going
to Gabriel Davis. Let's talk about the bills backfield here.
I thought that
I thought we actually got Clarity here. Hmm. And to me,
it's Devon Singletary,
right? People going to see
exact mosque at the goal line carries and got two touchdowns,
whatever. But he's playing with like the second team when
Joshua was on the field Devin Singletary, played every snap.
Yeah,
to me, Devin Singletary,
is the guy? Like, if you are,
if you are looking for
a
running back here, like me,
if you're if you're if you're targeting the back field of
the Buffalo Bills, I don't know. I want Devon Singletary, I want
no part of this. Moss,
it was, by the way, a healthy scratch
and I don't mind James Cook. By the way, is like a
in that Jaden mckissack, James White, third down,
PPR kind of flex play,
but that's about it. This is Devin singletary's job.
Yeah. I think so, and I mean,
none of these guys are particularly inspiring just
because of how pass heavy that bills offense is. Like if
you're looking at the bills offense, it's Josh Allen and
the receivers but
yeah, there's a lot of love for James Cook. His offensive
Rookie of the Year odds have been shortening but I think
there's a number of rookie running back. Acts in front of
him, in terms of the volume that they're going to get. And
then yeah, singletary's the guys going to get
the most calories. But you know, what's his ceiling? Can
they get to like a thousand yards and 10 touchdowns at
best?
Totally agree. And then so we're on the same page there
with the bills. And by the way,
I mean, again, Singletary isn't costing that much. I'm not, I'm
not the biggest demonstration Terry fan, but I think because
there's people there's perceived unclarity in that
backfield. He's actually a discount and I'm telling you,
it's the Devin Singletary. Shall we start towards the end
of last year? And preseason seems to be
specifically that as well
breaking news into the,
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audio-wise breaking news into this unnamed bar, just before
we started.
Baker Mayfield has been named the starter of the Carolina
Panthers, Jay this is expected. Yeah, not a big shock. That's
him. Donald doesn't win the job.
I think look in terms of like setting lines in the preseason,
like not really white through much of the preseason, but
we're only thing that was
really going to shift lines
was if the Panthers were dumb enough to make Sam Donald their
starting quarterback, right? In which case it would have
shifted entirely against them. But back and I feel I think
there's always going to be the guy.
He's a lot better than Sam Donald. I like Baker Mayfield
to win comeback player of the Yeah, this year. What are
the odds on that? Do you know that? Yeah, he's ten to one. 12:50
comeback player of the year
and the Panthers are like 421 to make the playoffs. I think
Baker Mayfield leads them to the playoffs and he just wins.
Come here, right? Yeah, what's a better story than that?
There's a comeback. It's pretty.
Yeah, I think he's the guy. I like that at 12:50,
by the way, and obviously plays the Browns and week one, he's
going to face a Jacoby Brissette.
They could be motivated here from for me. What I think
the baker Mayfield news is, we've kind of expected, making
me, feel is not a fantasy. Option. But what he does do is
he elevates that offense. DJ more has had over 1,200
scrimmage RGH the last three seasons. The only wide receiver
in the NFL
that can say that but he's only had four touchdowns
Baker. Mayfield is a good quarterback there.
I'm not saying he's a great quarterback in. The questions
are, can you be a franchise guy? We'll see, but he's
a competent, professional quarterback who has supported
fantasy relevant wide receivers. So I have DJ, I have
DJ more is a top 13 play this year.
He moved way up for me. He's much more of a lower-end wide
receiver one than the low end wide receiver to that. He's
being drafted at prior to Baker coming to Carolina.
I have Christian McCaffrey is a top two back as well and we'll
see if he can unlock Robbie Anderson or Terrence Marshall
any of the other complementary pass catchers there in
Carolina. Yeah, well, Robbie Anson's the interesting one to
me because if there's any quarterback
that can unlock him Baker, Mayfield loves throwing it deep
almost to his detriment at times. That's Robbie Anderson's
got. There you go. So we will see if he can suddenly bring
back
Robbie Anderson from the fantasy dead.