but just seven fantasy points on the road. He has had four
games this season with 10 or more Targets in a touch on
the season, which is most
in the NFL were inviting the audience to play along with us
at home. Yes. And if you know the answer just blurted out
wherever you are. Shrine.
Just say the net, guy's name really loudly
like tied for sixth and Red Zone Targets this season. He's
the fourth overall pick in the 2015, NFL draft and it is
Amari Cooper. That's right. Mark, Cooper is the answer to
this answer. So what are we doing with Amari Cooper?
I think you're starting him
this week, right? You know, let's, let's be clear, right?
You know, playing ball, playing a Baltimore Ravens defense that
has struggled offensively, the middle of the pack over
the last four weeks. And so
given the fact that I got it, this game isn't
on the road and he has struggled on the road, but
he's getting such a massive Target share
to me. I'm starting a Marty Cooper.
Again, I have The top 12 play this week, I don't really
understand why people don't. There's just something about
Amari Cooper where he's not thought out of among the elite
receivers. I think it's probably how it ended in
Dallas, but it goes at four, thousand yard seasons in the
NFL is at 100 plus targets. The past three is coming into this
one. And the other thing too is that he's going to be at
the Sean Watson's wide receiver, one come the fantasy playoffs.
So I think that he has
significant upside the rest of the way.
Okay, second wide receiver that we're going to get into
Over the last three weeks, this player is wide receiver 9 in
fantasy points, per game in two different games, this season,
the player has gotten over 38 percent Target share. That's
a lot and this season, this wide receiver is averaging more
fantasy points per game than Mike Evans,
Deebo Samuel and CD lamb and
probably give it away. He scored his first ever and if L
touch diet down in his 39th career game, Who is it? It's
Jacoby Myers and
you're starting him. Like it's not a great matchup at home
against the Chicago bears. Bears actually pretty good
defense. But again, given the volume of Jacobi Myers given
the fact that they've gotten really good quarterback play,
whether it'll be Mac Jones on Monday night
or Bailey zappy zappy. Our once again,
I think his the fact that he's gotten so much,
he's gotten so much
so many looks Again, eight thirty, eight percent Target
chair in two different games this year.
Like he's producing, he's getting a ton of looks
and they've been more productive in their passing attack
than then. I think they have. Then the he's gotten a lot
more.
He's been a lot more productive. Fantasy wise, they
passing game has been more efficient than I think. People
thought it was going to be coming to the season for New
England. Yeah and it started happening for my eyes at
the end of last year, where last year in the final six games of
the Season, he got a minimum of
eight targets. In every game. So this is It's been
a progression now. He's trying to pick up. I think he's showing
that he has a rapport both with Mack
Jones and Bailey's a p. So
whoever is it quarterback for New England. I think that he is
kind of protected against that situation in terms of a raised
floor and I kind of think that the
Patriots are
not a sleeping giant because that's too optimistic but
they're like a sleeping like a sleeping mid-sized mythical
creature but that's
where
the defense has looked fantastic. Nasty. Yeah,
the concern was the cornerbacks, but this kid Jack Jones coming
in has been phenomenal. The o line is excellent, Ramon. Ray
Stevenson
showing that he can be an elite fancy option at running back.
I just think the Patriots kind of want to be be involved in
the Patriots all of a sudden where they look like they're going to
be a disaster at the start of the season.
They're playing good defense, the running the ball and now
they're getting enough production out of their passing
game that you're like, you can't just load up the box. And
so yeah, what do you know? Bill Belichick can coach football
turns out. Like, you know, why do we doubt Bill
the bills, the Buffalo Bills running over the division but
you know given the injuries at quarterback feels like
the Dolphins are you know coming back to Earth a little bit here
and so
yeah, I think
I agree with you. I think the Patriots are kind of a sleeping
mid-size mythical creature.
And I do like, I do, like, Jacoby Myers is a high-end
Flex. This week comes in 26, for me and my week. Seven,
Bill, Belichick, receiver ranks, Bill Belichick's, 100 to
1 to win coach of the year on bed, MGM. Well, I
don't think he's going to win. Because there's Nick's arianny
and the tutorial never was that. Like every like the
the award there's almost never a year, especially during that
run where belcheck shouldn't have won it. I mean by would
check was so good, but he's a victim of his own success
people. Expect balichek to be good.
So right, so that weirdo
He's goes to the surprises but because people expect to
the Patriots actually bad, maybe he, maybe it's there's a make
good, you know? Sometimes
you're like though
at the Oscars, look at the best actor award to an actor who
you're like, well, that you know, that's not that guy's
best film DiCaprio, for the Revenant,
right? But they're like, you know, we he's never won and
he should have won something along the way. So we're just
going to give it to him because it's more of a Lifetime
Achievement Award than it is necessarily about that one
movie to your point DiCaprio in the Revenant. Like That's not
even close to his best movie or go sighs. He for The Departed,
is
the quintessential. Yeah, exactly. So you got a for
Goodfellas. So Roxy driver or Raging Bull but we'll give it
to you for the Department, which is a good film, but not
like those other ones. Exactly. So I think there's a chance
that I like that. But
I like 101 on Belichick to when coach the year because I could
see a scenario like that, especially if the Patriots,
make the playoffs here. All right, I got one for you
and one for everyone home.
33% of this players total fantasy points. This season
came last week and week 6 33 percent last week. This player
first scored his first touchdown
since week 17 of the 2020 season.
This player is playing on his second team
of his career.
And these days, he's done more for his Tick-Tock that is
fantasy points.
And the answer is Juju Smith Schuster. Sure, sure. Who had
his best game of the season against the bills. This season
overall wide receiver, 32:27
receptions 370, receiving yards,
got that one touchdown, as you mention 68 fantasy points. So
it's very much in that Ezekiel Elliott, Tony Pollard. Type of
mold, they're similar and fancy Point production but
I just Put Juju what, I'd be more concerned about is that he
only had five targets against the bills. He caught all five
of his targets
but to me, he just just doesn't look like the same guy that he
was in 2018. I think that was the thought because he is so
young. He's a lot younger than you'd expect, but he just
hasn't looked like that guy and I just don't think
he's going to get the consistent targets. Prior to
the game. Last week, we had the 113 yard game, he had under 50
yards, receiving in three of the previous four games, and
I'm with you to the eye test, he doesn't look.
It doesn't look explosive and and
The the challenge with starting a non Kelsey Chief pass
catcher, is the fact that like they do spread around it. Like
Miko hard, we got to the end zone last week and so
and then you're like, okay, I'm in on this guy and then
then suddenly mvs has a big game. It just
you know again sometimes when players talk you should believe
them at the beginning of the year. Patrick mom said it's not
going to be just two guys. It's going to be every one week to
week. You have to figure out who it is and
yeah, he's absolutely right on the road at San Francisco.
The Niners of The fifth best pass defense over the last four
weeks they've been better. If
they've been banged up, I should say, but still,
I don't know. I'm out on Juju,
I'm out on Juju. This week is a top-20 play. I think he's,
he's a wide receiver. Three where you're hoping
for something? Yeah, I mean, I think there is upside in
the back end of the season as he gets more involvement in
the Casey offense gets more Rapport and chemistry with Mahomes
because
I mean, 2018 he had 111 receptions on 166 targets over
1400.
Yards seven touchdowns and he's 25 years old. Yeah, it feels
like he's 29 feels like he's Allen Robinson's age but he's
still young and he's still coming off injury. So maybe
there is a bit of upside to come for Juju, but you
definitely can't counter and you can't count on anything
you're hoping for a touchdown. Yep.
He's had one this entire season. Like he's a,
he's a wide receiver.
He's a, you know, hopeful wide receiver three this week, just
because there's so many wide receivers out but normally
a normal week he'd be outside
my top 30. Okay. Let's jump into a running back.
And this running back, never got over 15 carries
in his entire college career.
He leads the NFL with 16 broken. Tackles this season and
through the first five games this season, this running back
had more touches than Christian McCaffrey Austin, Accola, and
Dalvin cook.
And
this is a Matthew Berry thing fantasy managers are in lovey
with him.
Yeah, I think obviously, it's Damien pierced. I mean food,
because you get it. Loving like Lovie Smith.
He's The, he's the head coach and so instead of saying in
love with him,
they're lovey with him.
Except yeah, I got that. Yeah,
yeah, yeah. That's a good.
You had kind of a glazed. Look
on your face here.
Look, I think Damian Pierce
to me, obviously, you're starting him this week. I was
a top-10. Play comes in at number 9
for me as well. Three touch three, a touchdown in three
straight games. Here he hasn't had less than 80 yards,
rushing in the last three as Well,
on the road, this week at Las Vegas,
Raiders, there's a the over unders forty seven and a half
weeks, picked a lot of points to be scored. So just a massive
amount of volume for for Damian peers. The fact that we think
they've been more
lucky than you would think.
And I think the thing that's encouraging here is that,
you know, five targets last week, six targets the week before,
like, they're involving him in the passing game. The first
week of the Season, it was all Rexburg and you're like, oh,
they must not trust him in past Pro, but seeing him out there,
he's playing a ton of snow.
Apps on first, second, and third down. They're not scared to
take him. They don't have to take him out of the game when
it's an obvious passing down as well. So peers to me
is not only a locked in top 10 player this week, but for
the foreseeable future as well.
Raiders Titans Eagles, you don't love at Giants.
So it gets a little bit tougher.
But again, I think of volume there, just keeps them in your
lineup. Yeah, I think that's their concerns as bait for us.
The first trivia Point that he's never gotten over 15
carries in a game in his college career and that His
rash.
Yeah, maybe special maybe like,
yeah, maybe it's just our don't have much time on the tires but
I'm not sure they're going to be giving him this much, volume
all season. And then the only concern is that just the Texans
and there's seven point underdogs to the Raiders who
are 1 & 4. They always are. I know, but it was like last
year, but in Russia, here's the thing about, I get it, but
they've been so, they've been Plucky. They've actually,
I mean, you know, you
don't really love to use that word, but the truth is that's
exactly what they've been doing. Is they've been Plucky.
They've hung in two games but they had no business hanging
into
and, you know, Are not getting blown out
there not getting blown out an embarrassing, fashion. Most
weeks like they're hanging in there tough and so as long as
it's somewhat close and also just knowing love, he's
you know, demeanor he's a conservative minded coach.
Anyway it's going to want to run the ball and
So even if he's not as efficient, I think he gets
the volume there. I hear you on the idea. That hey here's a guy
that
that hasn't had a ton of work and so Kenny handled being
a Workhorse back, but he runs so physically. He's just like
the way he's built makes me feel like he can, you know, like
the reasons they didn't use him as an every down back in
college has nothing to do with him and more about
the offense. They were running. Yeah
I think offensive rookie of the year now. I think it's three
guys. It's brace. It Damien Pierce, and it's Kenneth Walker
rest of the season.
Withdrawal of diamond, Pierce will Kevin
Kenneth Walker
and they get right that Kenneth Walker. I was, I think it's
a better offense. Yeah, and I play up-tempo. I think you'd
rather have brace whole over both of those guys agree with
that, okay?
It's Gump into another running back. This player has gotten
over 75% of his team's running back carries in every game this
season. This play has the third most rushing yards in the NFL
he has back-to-back. Fantasy games and
he was once, Matthew berries Fantasy Ride or Die before
making the preseason hate list for three straight Seasons.
Yeah, he'll turn. Yeah. Well that time the time the heel.
Yep. Yeah, you turn this guy now is burning you back. Yeah,
well it is.
It is Josh Adkins, right? By the way, next few species enhance
just giving you a heads up now. So you should prepare, talk
your publicist figure out a way that strategy to counter act.
That
the thing on Josh Jacobs oh, is that the concern for him?
Coming into the season, would the volume be there
with the passing down? Work be there. We didn't expect that to
be the case, and the fact of the matter is, is, it has been,
he's been the seventh best running back in fantasy. So far
on a points per game basis here
is, you see the numbers on your screen? Almost 500, rushing
yards, he's got the three rushing touchdowns, he's being
involved in the passing game as well with a 17 receptions.
Through five games, obviously, they had to buy and week 6 and
so
given the amount of volume that he's getting getting the three
down. For the is the, the
passing game usage as well. And then this game script where, as
you mentioned, Raiders are a touchdown favorite at home
against the Texans team
that is bottom three in the NFL and Rush defense over the last
three. Sorry, over the last four weeks. Yeah, it feels like
this is a big Josh Jacobs game.
Once again, I like a team that's come off of the by like
Raiders have had two weeks to prepare for this Texans team.
So Josh Jacob should be fresh and ready to go
again. Haven't as
he's mine. Running back six this week. Yeah I think rest of
the season his Outlook like right now in bed MGM he's third
favorite in the NFL to lead the league in rushing yards plus
700 that's where he's at
and running back. It's just so Grim. Such a grim desolate
landscape. Yeah the guy with the fifth most rushing yards
and the NFL right now
is Lamar Jackson.
But if you know he's quarterback
fourth is Miles Sanders
writing that down. Yeah,
yeah. He's gonna,
he's gonna get pied like water back
as well. I think that Jacobs out project him to be at
the top five
fantasy running back going forward. I don't think there's
too many guys who are clearly in front of him. I think sake.
One is definitely ecolo to and McCaffrey if you maybe sticks
around, but I think Jacobs is right up
in that mix. All right, let's close out with the tide end.
Okay,
your favorite position?
Sure, on the football field obviously? Yeah, so last week,
this play of finished with the season-high 27.3% target,
share,
Also last week, this play set a franchise record for receptions
in a single game for his position, he finishes tied end
for in the 2020 season and this past offseason,
his quarterback went on. I Alaska trips which are
I chickened out of
in my younger years while I was in
Peru and Bolivia? Who's this man?
Matthew, Berry, I believe this is
the Ayahuasca is what gave it away. So I'm going to say
the this is a big bobcat onion.
Were the Green Bay, Packers as well. And so
the onion obviously coming up the monster game last week as
well. And so we've seen this / for, you know, as as you
mentioned, as you mentioned,
this is a guy who was a top five fantasy tight end
two years ago in 2020. He comes in as a borderline tight intend
for me because he's playing the commanders who again as we've
talked about you know, struggled offensively
struggling, Middle Field, to give them a ton of
the give them a ton of point.
Here, you know, Washington is,
you know, has struggled while they played better defensively,
recently. They're still knowing that you have to worry about
here. And so off of the big game and given sort of like,
what a wasteland tight end is,
you know, your once you get past the elite guys, you're
just like, okay, who's got the best shot at scoring
a touchdown and based on last week and based on Aaron Rodgers
being angry after two straight losses,
I think both guys, get on the right track
against my terrible commanders and win this game
and Rogers. Is a big game going up, you know, and uses to onion
as part of that. Yeah, I think
it's a fantasy friendly schedule in a way coming up
where they're big favorites against Washington, expect that
they'll be throwing relatively with these there. And then
at Buffalo where right now Aaron Rodgers, the look
a headline on that. Aaron Rodgers is an eight and a half. Point
Underdog in Josh Howard. Well, yeah, again on Sunday Night
Football,
it's just crazy. Aaron Rogers, who was the MVP last year on
a one sales now? Yeah, eight and a half Point dog, the Josh out,
but at the same time, like how can you be confident back in
the Packers you never. We can't
after after the bills. They play the lines as you mentioned
in their home to Dallas. So three, straight, good matchups.
The bills have a very good defense, but again, we think
game script works in the Packers favor here. If
ever there was a week for the Packers offense, to get on
track and Aaron Rodgers specifically to get on track.
I think it's this week against against my commanders. And so
again
the touchdown dependent, is it touch on dependent tight end
but I think he's got a better shot than most given
the matchup his quarterback and what happened last week.
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