And the idea here is because, you know, sometimes you see,
like, you know, on hashtag couple goals on Instagram,
something like that you know Squad goals when they're doing,
you know, that kind of thing. So the idea is is like
are you comfortable
drafting players from the same team? So Jamar, Chase and
tickets for a second. We'll get into that in a second. So
the idea there is and I always say this, I get this question all
the time like you know
there's obviously
a Euler theory in fantasy football especially if you're
in DFS or you're in a sort of best ball in terms of
correlation and trying to
stack a team drafting a quarterback and his
his his wide receiver or his
tight end, drafting a defense with a running back because
they, you know, correlated stats, right? The
the quarterback has a good game chance start. His number one
wide, receiver does
eccentric cetera, right?
So but the question becomes is like, hey let's I get this all
the time. Like, hey and
you know, Aaron Rodgers my quarterback and Aaron Jones by
running back. Am I screwed? Yeah. In that case
no you're not like
like I assure you
Aaron Rodgers and Aaron Jones,
don't know that you're there on your fantasy team and they
don't care. We expect are Rogers have a really good year.
We have expect Aaron Jones, never really good year. Your
job is to score the most points possible and
I don't think you need to avoid players on the same team.
I also don't necessary unless it's again again unless it's
a stacking Stitch situation, I'm not necessarily targeting it
but I want the best players available and if they happen to
play on the same team, they happen to play. On the same
team and let's start with Jamar Chase,
who is going
as you know, a top three wide receiver and T Higgins
who is going in the third round as a top 10 to 12 ish wide
receiver. You comfort with both guys on your team? Definitely
yes I think it's a bet. Not on those guys individual it's
about on jobar. Oh, really. I think the question to me here
is what exact I love want to do like deep down, what does he
want to do? Because I think he showed a lot of
signs last year of
conservatism in play-calling think they've.
Joe Mixon to March and then at the end of the 67, the Super
Bowl 1/3 down. Yeah, exactly Monopoly. Smudge a parade in
the great semaj /. An yeah I think that if he's if Zack
Tyler, if he wants to run the ball that's what he really
wants to do. If in
his heart of hearts, he really wants to run on first down
and if he wants to confiscate Joe borrows chef's hat, then
I'd be worried. But I think that that was more about
Burroughs knee and his health. Because by the end of
the season by restoring for 500 yards Jamar, Chase is putting
up 266 yards and three touchdowns against the Chiefs
So I'd be buying into that passing game
and I'd be fine with those two guys.
The thing about th I think we all know about Jim Marchese
and I don't want to see we don't know about tea Higgins but
you Mark Hayes had like kind of the highlight plays that 75
yard touchdown. Pass. You know, in receptions and he was such
an explosion last year D. Higgins
had 110 targets last year
actually, just 18 less than Jamar Chase and over the
like the last seven games I want to say
Higgins, actually out, targeted Jamar Chase, right?
He had a higher.
Section per Target,
higher reception per Target percentage than Jamar Chase
67% of Reagan's 63% for Jamar Chase. They're both really
freaking good.
We expect this team to throw and even if they even if it's
a little bit more of a balanced offense here, both guys are
going to get there is I'm with you. I think
I have both players as top 10 wide receivers. I expect both
players to finish inside the top ten. So yes, if you get
an opportunity to get to top 10 wide receivers on your team,
no, you're doing it and you don't care if
They both play for the same team with chai specifically
when were pricing out markets. What we're doing is we're
looking at what sustainable and Chase catching 70-yard
touchdown passes every week. Not sustainable. What is going
to be sustainable? Do is he's going to get more targets,
grated losses. Those going to balance out a bit. Yeah, and
also were they he's just freaking insanely talented. He
is really good. It's quite good at the football. Yeah,
sometimes actly hashtag analysis. Another two guys who
are pretty good, Tyreke Hill and Jalen waddle. I've heard
often yeah. A little less optimistic about their
Situation. But would you be okay? Having both of those guys
on your tab actually wouldn't be.
So I actually
I'm okay with one of them. I think it's I think it's going
to be hard to figure that both guys match their production
from last year. I'm nervous about waddle and I know a lot
of people really like it.
But last year
last year, in terms of, in terms of Jalen waddle,
think about that Dolphins team like they had no one else like
why don't have like a massive massive Target chair,
right? So why Idol.
Waddle had five different games with less than 10 fantasy
points,
right? I mean there was like he was great from week, 11 through
16
44 game stretch of 18 or more fantasy points but again just
a massive Target share. I believe like a 25 percent Target share.
I could get wrong
Blake. Correct me if I'm wrong on that number
off, the top of my head but like he just had a mass at 26
and being told 26 percent Target chair. And that's like
mean, like that is close to Cooper cup levels. Like I just
don't think
With Tyree kill with Cedric Wilson with my kiseki with
Chase Edmunds out of the backfield Timber. He most are
like, they're gonna spread the ball around. Like, think about
think about the San Francisco office. That's the,
we don't know what Mike, McDaniels office is going to
look like, but the best we can do is say, hey, look at what
they did in San Francisco because we think it's going to
look
pretty close to that.
And last year, like they had one guy, they had Debo,
and they would Sprint and then you got, you know, kid would
get some and whatever. Brandon are, you could get some of
the running backs would get some. But the only guy with a massive
Of Target share
in that 49ers. Offense with Depot Samuel
and so you're like well one guy is going to get that. That
should get a massive Target chair here and I think it's
going to be Terry Kill. Ya. And also if you're buying into
two receivers on your team, then you need to have immense
confidence in the quarterback situation in the passing game
and to has a lot of upside because of what his offensive
line has been in the past. It's been unviable
and also what he produced in college. There is certainly
upside there but if you don't have to, if you want to go
all-in on tour, Not sure, that's the best play until you
say a little bit more
because by the way,
again this think about the 49ers offense, it was not
a high-octane offense you know. It was more of a grind it out
play good defense
kind of and by the way that might have been because they
had Jimmy Garoppolo quarterback. Yeah.
But do we think to a tongue of myeloma? Is that much better
than Garoppolo at this point of their careers? Some people
might be, was he right exact. We just don't know we have to
has been in a bad situation the last couple
of years. So I think the jury is still out on whether he can
be a franchise quarterback. But in terms of fantasy again, we
don't know. This offense might be slower paced, there's going
to be a Target, spread around here.
Both guys, it's a new situation, we just don't know.
I think Jaylen Walton was insanely talented, I don't mind
taking a stab at having a piece of the Dolphins offense.
But to your point, I don't know that I want to have
a massive amount of the Dolphins offense. And honestly, if I'm
if you're like, give me one dolphin to roster,
give me Chase Edmunds because of, where he's going.
Because the money, they paid him because I know how my
Pick Daniel uses his running backs, based on what we saw in
San Francisco actually think Chase Edmunds is my favorite in
terms of both ATP
and potential upside
in Miami. All right.
Let's move on to the Colts Jonathan Taylor and Wide
Receiver. Michael Pittman. Now, the question to me on Pittman
here,
he's going as wide receiver 12 on yato that is, it's big,
right? 36th overall. So I mean he is pricey are you okay with
having both these guys
on your team? I am hashtag Squad goals. Yeah, I am because
I think that you'll your van with Tyler, there's no question
marks about Tyler's and it won't pick. That's why
that's really a question about Pittman
and Matt Ryan was his number-one receiver. Is always
made a good record there. And there's still no one who I'm
worried about eating into Pittman's show.
Who's the number 2, y dot going to between Alec Pierce.
It's going to be here Harris, Campbell, not worry about these
guys, right? Matt Ryan will be as good as Carson Wentz, maybe
a little bit better, and we saw that Carson Wentz could already
support an excellent. Michael Pittman season
while Jonathan Taylor was
having substantially more rushing attempts than any other
player in the league. So I would be in on the duo. Good
graphic. For those of you
watching at home, you can see this Us. But if you're
listening to the podcast, we've got a graphic up that shows
Matt Ryan's number one target of the last seven seasons and
every one of his number one targets
Julio Jones, the 2020 Calvin Ridley, comp its last year,
all of them have finished top seven in the NFL
in terms of targets
except for 2016 Julio Jones in which he whatever we 17th. But
that was a,
that was a year that was
he was hurt. So, six last seven seasons.
Matt, Ryan's, number one, wide receiver. We know it's going.
Michael, Pittman is here
has been top seven in the NFL.
In terms of targets he had 129 targets.
Last year, the talent is obvious if you just watched
watch the film. Yeah.
So again, it just sort of depends
wide receiver, 12 is a little pricey for me. It's a little
high.
Having said that though, I mean he's clearly a top 15 wide
receiver. So I'm nitpicking a little bit and I'm with you. We
agree here. If Michael Pittman is your number one wide
receiver, especially if you went running back running back.
Yep,
I'm totally good with it. It would absolutely
be fine with having both of them
on the same team. Yep.
Okay. Next one Javonte Williams
and Melvin Gordon. Probably the most painful
situation for Fantasy Draft is out there York having both of
these guys.
I'm okay having both of them
but I don't know that. I'm okay, starting both of them.
Yeah like you'd have to be in a deep League, you have to be in
a superplex league
where you were just like, you know what? I'm getting
the Denver running back situation like if you're in a super Flex
League or a best ball league, I'm totally good with. It was
just like, boom, I'm in on Denver. No, we think
the offense can be a lot better with Russell Wilson.
We know Javonte Williams, has insane Talent,
Melvin, Gordon, showed he still had something left in the tank
last year, so I'm in,
but I sort of feel like
if it's a running back by committee and also obviously
the if anything were to happen to Williams Gordon would be
the guy vice versa. So I like it there,
so I think it. But ultimately, I think it boils down to roster
construction because
if Melvin Gordon is taking the place of
somebody else that you might start in your Flex,
I don't like it because I think there are other players going
around his ATP that probably have more higher-ups. I'd like
to look this up here but like I think like he's going around
like the same some area that like Ramon dress.
Benson is like, give me Ramon Ray Stevenson like all day.
Every day. / /, Melvin Gordon here and pulling it up real
quick,
right? So
yeah, Melvin Gordon, I take it back. So here's who's going
around Melvin Gordon
Melvin. Gordon's going ahead of Damien Pierce, rather have him.
He's going like same
same basic round as Cordarrelle, Patterson rather
have him. He's got the job to himself. Kareem hunt cream
hunt. I think has more upside. He's going ahead of Darrell
Henderson ahead of Brian Robinson. Think it rather have
both those guys that have more upside
Henderson. Also in a committee,
Or upside than Melvin Brian Robinson.
Bit committee. I think he's gonna be the start in Washington. So
yeah, I think I don't mind having both of them on the same
team but
I would only want to do it again. Is from drafting Melvin
Gordon. I get him laid enough, where you can basically be
insurance for me with Devante Williams. Yeah, I just
it just doesn't make you feel good. If you're going all in on
the Denver Broncos, running back situation and that's what
your tame is built around. I think you kind of want to
choose one, but there's no good choice because Javonte
Williams, he's the guy who obviously has the
upside Been quite slightly from Melvin Gordon where he's kind
of implied that they want to use Javonte Williams more at
the same time, their stats are almost identical last season
and Gordon is going so much later in the draft than really,
mm.
So it's not feel good about any of it. Yeah, I mean, listen
both guys were top 20
both. Both guys were top 20 running backs and points per
game among
last year. And and so we expect again, the offense to be, it'll
be more past happy with Russell Wilson, but it also be in
scoring position a lot more? Yes. Because we think it'll be
better.
I actually don't mind Melvin Gordon as a draft pick
especially if you didn't drop gerande Williams
because I think that
I think the fantasy death of Melvin Gordon's, a little bit
overblown. Even though Melvin Gordon saying like how they
want, you want you to be the guy,
we just don't know how this backfields going to shake out,
but certainly Melvin Gordon is the much less risky pick
because he doesn't cost you that much to acquire, like
Durante Williams that where he's going an ATP like you need
Javonte Williams to be you know,
much closer to the guy that was awesome against Kansas City.
When Gordon was out last year and the guy that was literally
in a 50/50, timeshare
last year.
So, I feel like that's sort of sat sat on the fence there
with that one. And I gets a fence sitting kind of one
though, right? Yeah, good. How can you be emphatic and say,
yeah, I'm all-in,
javante wounds of Olin Melvin Gordon. It's the most pure
50/50, timeshare in the NFL, just about right. And so, we
just don't know how it's going to split up this year.
I'm, I guess what I'm saying is I'm that's not one that I'm
targeting like I would Love to have Chaser Higgins. You know,
I'm good with Taylor, a Pittman to your point in this. In this
particular,
you know, premise on
Williams and Gordon,
I don't mind it.
But again, like it's not something I would want to Target. I'm
because we just have so much Unknown about how that gets
split up here. Let's move to Minnesota where Justin
Jefferson and Adam thielen. I'm all in on this.
I would love both guys. Like you, you know, I've talked
about this, I think the Vikings offense explodes us here.
I think cousins has a monster year,
Justin Jefferson's a no-brainer. He's the second
best wide receiver. Fantasy and
a year from now J. If we're talking and by we I mean me and
my new co-host. Yeah. You're talking about right? You know,
like whatever we put you on that path, to leave the show.
But me and whoever my new co-host is yet Blake probably
are talking about Justin Jefferson a year from now
very easily. Talk about 0. Number one, wide receiver in
fantasy Justin Jefferson because that's very easily
within the range of outcomes for him.
But Adam thielen like
it's super weird.
This is a guy who last year was the 14th best wide receiver on
a point. Per game basis fewer teeth. He was a top 15 wide
receiver. We think this offense takes a big step up this year,
like the the target tree, hasn't, you know, expanded?
Yes, they've got Earth, Miss back, great, that's fine. And
KJ Osbourne's, a nice story from last year
and David Cook in the backfield, but it's still, it's
going to be Justin Jefferson and Adam thielen. Here's a guy
that actually had more touchdowns in Justin Jefferson
last year, right? So Justin Jefferson 14 Federal wide
receiver in a points per game basis
and he's currently going as wide receiver. 30
on Yahoo, he's going 74th.
Overall, that's like he's being left for dead and I get it
injuries are concerned, but that's baked into his ATP.
I think this is insane. Yeah, I got a list for you connection.
Can I give you a list? Give me a list. Here's a list of all
the wide receivers
in the NFL. Definitely has 10 touch ends. Each of the last
two seasons. Mike Evans. You've heard of him? Yeah I know. Find
two atoms
familiar with his you're sure DK Metcalf. Yeah.
It's a big guy. Adam thielen. Yeah, that's the list.
Yeah, that's the list.
Look, I'm okay with having both of these guys on
My team because because it includes Justin Jefferson right
onto them.
So it doesn't really matter
who the second guy is, but ya Feelin.
I think thing is one, he was banged up last year and he
still produced, I don't think the Baseline is that he's more
banged up this year and then, secondly, I just be all-in on
the Minnesota passing game in general because
it's bring being brought into the 21st century and
we're going to have progressed. They've got the internet in
Minnesota now. And yes again there's going to be no running
Dalvin cook first second down and then Kirk Cousins throwing
third and seven.
So the That I think that this huge scope for this offense.
Look Justin Jefferson is second favorite for offensive player
of the year his past 12:00.
We're baking in that he is just about the equal best receiver
in the game.
Now we pivot. Some Baltimore, Mark, Andrews and Rashad
Bateman. Oh, your big Rashad Bateman guys. So I suspect that
you're going to be in on this Duo. I am. Especially because
where they're going right again,
I think both guys are productive
so far this year
again 24. Percent of the targets that were thrown last
year
are available Marquis Brown had 146 targets last year. 10th
most in the NFL, some of them are going to go to Mark
Andrews.
A lot of are going to go Rashad Bateman.
We'll see if Demarcus Robinson, you know does anything here?
I think Isaiah likely, the fourth round rookie tight end is could
play a lot of. He's really good. He's an interesting guy.
Especially if you're a deeper tight and Premium League,
really like him really like him for dynasty
Baltimore. Plays a lot of 12 Personnel
so
I think he's gonna The third guy in terms of targets, but
yeah, it look even in a more run-heavy offense.
They're still going to have to throw the ball.
Remember Lamar's playing for a contract? Yeah,
Lamar Lamar Lamar is like, Lord is looking at like, what?
DeShaun? Watson got ya and Lamar was like, look I haven't
missed any games. No one's accused me of anything,
right? That guy that guy in my division, he's not over 200
million guaranteed,
hello? I've got an MVP about,
you know, title under my,
on my resume. And I do
Uh so Lamar, right? Lamar wants to be and understandably. So
wants to be the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL.
I think he's got a good case and I think this year, not that
he wasn't going to ball out anyway, but
I know you he was your ride or die. Yeah, we talked about him
on Monday so I don't think it's just going to be purely
running. They may be a little bit more balance this year than
they were last
year when they were ninth in the NFL and pass attempts
but yes,
Mark Andrews. Look at, you know, it was tight in one,
right? So obviously or he's time it's my Titan one, he's
going. Right into on Yahoo.
You're obviously in our Mark Andrews
to get Elite production from the position.
I love Rashad Bateman. I love the talent and I just think
the opportunity is massive with Marquis Brown now in Arizona.
Yeah. And lamothe-ramos than ever last year. I mean I think
the best game that any quarterback played last season
was the game. Lamar Jackson had against the Colts.
In prime time, we had 442 yards and four touchdowns and he won
that game by himself. And the thing with Richard Bateman is
that you know,
when we're pricing our markets here, we
put the Stuff through the model. We run our scripts. It's
like there's what Richard Bateman is really good. It gets
open and he's going to take a leap. He wasn't healthy. All
the last season and you know Mark Andrews is what he is.
He's he's Rock Solid so it'd be totally fine with buying into
the Ravens passing game.