Good morning, Matt W, and welcome back Weary
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So let's take going. By the way, I
wanna talk about 80 ps right off the
tough.
You know? And so we're drafting people at
their feelings. So we're drafting Matt W as
grandpa 1, how close are we coming
to his actual value. Oh, we're
at this stage.
I don't know either I've peaked already.
Or or I'd say that I'm way undervalued
at this point. So... I'm glad you got
a little time to spend with of the
grandchild. To establish your bona fide days as
grandpa 1.
Can we say to save about Josh Allen
as quarterback 1 overall? I mean, like, the
numbers have been persistent for him last 4
years. Either quarterback 1 or 2, 3 times
quarterback 1, 1 time quarterback 2. A lot
of that is based on the Russian equity
has been strong, but he's great as a
pass. I think there... Concerns, Matt, this Font
Digs is gone.
I would remind people that font Dig was
arguably gone for the second half of last
season and yet still we have. God Challenge
is Quarterback 1. How do you feel about
drafting him about that ceiling this year? I
mean, I I think that
it's so close between him and probably 4
or 5 other quarterback max that I'm just
really not feeling him as a quarterback 1
overall, but he's certainly in the pot in
the range a possibility there. And it just
depends on whether the young players that they
have in store
can really play up to their level of
potential major on the same page with Alan.
And I think that that's the major question
mark that gets in the way for me
to just wanna take him as Qb 1
overall right now. Because even with Steph Day
weeks maybe halfway gone
you know, during the second half of the
season.
Teams works still paying attention to him. He
still commanded that attention, and I think we're
gonna see Stefan on Dig play a lot
better this year because doesn't have to play
with Josh Allen.
And, yeah, that's a little bit of a
knock against Alan
is talented as he is.
But if he we can get Kale Secure,
Curtis samuel, we will
keen Kia Coleman and or Dalton kin Kate
to play. Up to their level of potential,
if 2 of those players play up close
to their level of potential, Josh Allen can
be quarterback 1. Pay But the big question
is, they're all young players.
So... And except for Curtis Samuel who's
often been hurt or maybe not really the
guy. You consider as a primary.
So that's that's the deal. Is he top
5 easily? Yes. Qb 1 overall, I think
if you're not with the the narrow margin
mirror between quarterback. You're not. You don't wanna
take a guy like that. Again. Qb be
1. Yeah. I I do think that, you
know, the... If you're if you are, like,
all in on, Josh Allen Qb 1. The
good news here is that he's depressed a
little bit this year. He's been going in
the second round of empty previous years, you're
gonna be able to get them at the...
Into start, like, late third route, start of
the fourth route is where his current Adp.
So the price depressed a little bit but
but, like you, I'm probably looking at guys
that I see with similar upside at cheaper
prices. But by the way the, I thought
it was a good argument by art, friend
Derek at home now applying his traded at
nfl dot com who said, like, maybe Josh
A better because he doesn't have to get
all the targets that you had to get
to digs
to Dig. Or Right And and also, because,
like, he doesn't have to throw a bunch
of passes that are gonna be incomplete. To
gabe Davis, knowing they're gonna be incomplete. So...
Right I mean, there... I think it's a
2 sided coin this stefan. So it did
kind of force
Josh Allen hands, and he was gonna to
be happy no matter what Some people are.
Happy unless they're unhappy that Wall. That might
be font dick. So I hope he's very
unhappy in Houston picks glass. It might be.
It might be. But that at the same
time, maybe Josh Allen. Doesn't make the adjustments
at stefan on gigs pro expects a pro
quarterback to be able to do, especially in
timely situations and may he just got tired
of it and said, you know what? I
want a championship caliber quarterback, and I don't
believe Josh Allen is it. Now he may
be proven quite wrong in the next 3
to 5 years. But then again, if see
he lead Cj j Str, past Josh Allen
and the bills,
in the A playoffs,
we we might see a point there being
made because we know 1 thing about,
Tj dj Str is that he is a
worker,
and he is someone who has the mental
side of the game on lock, and there's
some thoughts that Josh Allen leans a little
too hard on his physical talent and not
enough on the on the upside of his
conceptual and mental talents, and maybe that's what's
bugs stuff. Fun big. I was about to
tell people to read between the lines and
you fortunately filled them for us. Thank you
very much for that.
Feeling it, feeling it. So...
Mentioned there are quarterback that I'm more interested
in a little later who I think have.
Considerable upside. Everyone knows. I'm all in on
Anthony Richardson in that regard, like, I'm well
readily admit, I'm basing that on a very
narrow band of evidence.
But like I'm buying into it. And and
and again, all these quarterback situations are more
feasible this year, Whoever you like, is that
upside guy because there's a whole range of
super viable
reliable starting assets down in the quarter 2
range. I'll put it this way. Josh Allen
at 24
right now as an Adp in general.
Derek Henry's at 19, Nico Collins is at
18. Those 2 guys, I would much prefer
Mike Evans is in the same range as
Josh Allen, and that's pretty reliable. Current. I
for an underdog. Kurt underdog. I think Josh
is even lower though. Isn't any he? Yeah.
I think he is. And hundred underdog. Yeah.
And underdog, he's all the way down to,
I wanna say,
almost fourth round. So... Yeah.
Yeah. So it depends where you can get
a for Henry going ahead of them Ky
Williams going ahead of them.
But some of the guys you mentioned are
going after. So... And And I don't disagree.
Their players much later that I'm more interested
and 1 of them might be kyle Marie
matt.
I think he's going his quarterback 7 right
now, a fair amount later, like going I
liked what I saw from Kyle Murray last
year coming into an offense that he had
not run ever before. This drew pets scheme.
I mean, totally different from what we've seen
him work in. He gets another great receiving
me or a great receiving asset another. I'm
train with Mcbride I acknowledge you, sir, But
a truly great receiving asset and Marvin Harris
and junior.
What do we think about him Feeling him
as easily able to out outgrow his quarterback
7 standing. I don't know about ea lee,
I'm last year without really
a a top wide receiver in the fold
or at least 1 that has
grown in... Develop. He was, you know, his
points per game during the final 5 weeks
that he played
was,
12 among quarterback, which isn't bad come for
a guy coming off in Ac tear and,
like you said, not playing in that offense
before. He was fourteenth overall and fantasy points.
So if you're gonna go strictly by that,
you'd say he's a little pricey at Qb
b 7.
But at the same... On the same... So
token. I think that he can
he can probably play to that Qb 7
role, but I think that's closer to his
ceiling.
Than it is his floor.
Only because,
you know, as athletic as Marvin Harrison can
be at certain with certain things and as
good as he's looking in camp thus far.
There still is that the things that really
make a player strong,
why receiver was strong is how well he
and the quarterback are on the same page
with the mental adjustments.
With the game. And I think that that's
where Kyle Murray has some weaknesses
and where
Marvin Harrison has some in experience,
we're working with a quarterback like Murray. So
for me again, probably a player that I
would look at and say, qb 7,
I would probably working deck... I'd rather have
deck prescott.
Know, who's probably within that same range, knowing
that he's got a proven rapport with Cd
Lamb, and I know Cd Lamb is holding
out and, you know, But I think they're
gonna get that worked out. And in an
offense that he's had at least a couple
Years of experience in? IIII
tend to agree with that. I think that
thing that maybe sets Kyle murray apart, maybe
a full year or removed from the Ac
is the rushing up pretty
football guys. The projection is 91 carries As
the fifth most carries among all quarterback.
He has been pretty solid. And remember, he
did hit Court back to in his second
season 20 20 under Cliff Kings. So I
mean, we've seen him we've seen him flash
that upside and and I think there was
2 top 10 finishes in those first 2
years. So I'm I'm enthusiastic, but but I...
But again, I think if that's something you
believe in, go ahead and do him, because
you can play it safe later on and
get another quarterback who's going to to fill
the need or play a reason at a
reasonably decent level if something happens with Merck
or he doesn't come up, meet
expectations. So that's that's like the saving grace
quarterback this year. Everybody is, you know, you
can mitigate the risk at quarterback with any
number of players.
So that made be the case. Let me
throw 1 out there. Trevor Lawrence is going
as quarterback 14. Or are we looking at
a possible post time life sleeper is you
may be better positioned this year to out
produce value... When it's like, what was he
last year? I wanna say, quarterback 8, pipe
7. I mean, we really thought of he
was an ascended talent and a rising offense,
and they had issues with the office offense
wine, injuries at receiver a lot of ford
things went wrong. Do you think he's a
guy that can bounce back up and maybe
regain that momentum? We we saw going into
last season? Absolutely because if you're... Buffalo fan,
you're you're looking at stuff on digs and
and what you're actually seeing is what Calvin
Ridley was doing last year. Because Calvin Ridley
is just not a primary receiver he's he's
got that athletic ability, but again, the conceptual
side of the game, the consistency
at, you, you know, at big moments has
just been absent with his game since. He
was in Atlanta.
And so, you know, very talented guy, but
not the guy that you wanna count on
as a primary. And I think that that's
Jacksonville if they thought that they had that
in him. They would have resigned him.
But they let him go on to Tennessee.
They let I I don't think we're gonna
pay what Tennessee was pay I think they
did want it back, but I don't think
they were willing to pay that. You know,
the same kind of money Tennessee wasn't willing
to pay A aj Brown a few years
ago.
How anything they feel about that? Yeah. I
mean, a Tennessee has... I'll just say Tennessee
is, like, is like the reverse barometer for
decision making. Making when it comes to personnel.
You, you know. So, you know, it's like
that parent that you had that they they
recommend Wednesday and you just go the opposite
direction. I mean, Tennessee fans know this already.
I mean, they know. Like Ran Car and
all those guys. I mean, they got rid
of my ra. I mean, that... That's just
silly. I'm I'm sorry. You know, mid a
low market team getting rid of a coach
like that.
Luck you y'all all. I mean, I just
look at it this way. And
okay. Well, I just wanna spin off that
a little bit. Like, John Robinson is that,
I mean they this all... Was he maybe
be better than me thought ex with the
exception of 1
spot that a aj brown spot which he
let Aj brown go and Phil tried to
fill it? Train burke. Is that what cost
him his job and essentially, he set them
Everything else was pretty good. Right? Probably. Yeah.
That and that in the quarterback back. Line
choices. You know. I there there are a
lot of things that we're kinda falling apart.
And I think that also was just probably...
There's probably some disagreement between coach and Gm.
Yeah. You know, ownership about how they're gonna,
build their football team, and I I feel
like that Vr was saddle with a lot
of bad stuff and had to make it
work and and actually did that better than
most.
You know, it's so, you know He'll be
back. Oh, he'll definitely be back.
He'll be back and in the playoff off.
Within a couple of years with team that
he ends up with. And making a lots
of money. Yeah. But back to to to
to Trevor Lawrence. Trevor Lawrence dealt with a
a lot of bad football around him last
year. III wrote a piece on him and
did some analysis last year. And you could
just see the number of times,
that he took hits that altered
throws in a manner that you wouldn't shouldn't
have expected him to have to take those
type of hits.
They were,
you know,
on 4 stairs. I mean, tank Bixby be
alone had, like, 3 or 4 on 4
stairs that as a rookie,
and then certainly drop passes and just some
some... Not being on the same page route
wise.
And then you see some higher end plays
out of Lawrence that I I just look
at him and and I think that this
is a guy who...
He's gonna play cute Qb 7 to me
is, like, where he probably belongs.
Like, if you switch Kyle Murray with him,
I feel more comfortable taking Kyle Murray at
Qb 14.
I'd be much more and, I'd be just
fine with take Trevor Lawrence at Qb 7.
There you haven't it. The Matt W has
spoken, Grandpa 1 has a strong opinion. I'd
I'm not gonna let that go. It's gonna
take a while. I I can I can
see that? I can see that. So,
running back 1 overall and, like, I've done
a lot of drafts people. Many, many, many
best drafts, so starting in February.
It's...
I could count on my hands, you know,
out of the couple hundred drafts I've done
the times that's Chris Mc mckay knocked on
1 overall. I mean, if people are locked
in on him. It's reminiscent of a couple
years ago. Jonathan Taylor was pretty much the
consensus Rv and we all know what happened
there. But the it's the concerns suddenly, and
I don't really think it's a huge concern,
but it's... Worth talking about the, you know,
And answer said, hey, We've got other guys
who run. We've got to protect Christian Mca
mckay. From himself.
I don't know that they do. And I
don't know that they will. Once the snaps
are being taken in anger and Christian Mca
up they're doing Christian
Mca mckay like things. I imagine he'll be
getting every opportunity to continue doing that. But
his his value, you know, that player in
and a half scoring he does. If and,
again, the point where he does that is
running back 5 people. Right? Like, from running
back 5 and below, Christian Mc was a
player and a half at his position. And
that's pretty good value. But, there's a handful
of guys that are going a little later,
and I'll just wanna get your... To get
a temperature check on them from you, and
I'll just run through them 1 at a
time you can give a quick quick and
and let me know if you're feeling them
or or fucking those guys. Brief hall, running
back 1 overall.
I'm feeling the idea that hey could get
there, but you're still probably wanna take Mc
cap even if they reduce the carries to
player in a quarter or player in an
eighth. You alright. Because that's basically what it
it may turn out to be if you
project that in that fashion.
Because they still have to figure out what
Mca case. Who is... Who's gonna get ball?
Is it gonna be Elijah Mitchell who can't
stay healthy? Is it gonna be Isaac Cor,
who who is a a Rookie and may
not pass pro very well or may not
understand the system as well as at Jordan
Mason, You can't stay healthy either.
So there's a A number of guys that
are compelling, but not necessarily we know whether
they're gonna get enough touches to really warrant
that. But Brief hall certainly, good system. For
him, We saw what he did when he
was healthy ish.
Now that he actually has gained an eighth
to a quarter of himself back
as an athlete
returning from injury. I think that he has
a... He pie this... 1 of the top
3 strongest shots to on seat Mca.
1 word,
G, more
more Mitchell or sermon.
Oh, definitely more mitchell.
On on that end, I would say, and
maybe the best of both. Hi. That sounds
good. John Robinson,
running back 1 overall.
Oh, I'm feeling the idea that that could
happen as well easily. I mean, this guy
should have a Lad damien tom and, like,
career.
And have the chance for that to happen.
And I think that in this offense, they're
gonna they're gonna take off the the governor
with him. I mean, Tyler Alt will guilt
get some that's fine. But I don't think
you're gonna see as much of a split
as he saw with Arthur Sn it Right.
You're gonna see him a lot more as
a ball carrier. Right. This is the Ram
style offense and we can go back to
Sham Bay history go and Gu how that
goes.
But, yeah, he's gonna... Or Ky Williams last
year or can makers the year before. I
mean, we've seen this movie before, and I'm...
That's agreement with you there sham mere Gibbs,
does he have running back 1 overall upside?
If David Montgomery gets hurt, I think that
there's an outside showed off there, but he's
the lowest on the list of candidates that
I think belong in that conversation. But the
ability there... Somebody of the others, though that
we're gonna talk about here. Yeah. His floor
may be a little bit higher mainly because
of the receiving, but I think people fall
in love with that a bit, and they...
And people just want to forget about David
My. Montgomery because the people who probably over
value him over value speed, and they look
at David Montgomery and they go, always we
slow. And then Like, that's a shots fired
to meet. Hey. Well look. If if it...
If if you're speed addict, then the then
the then then was it. But, you know,
I do. Yeah. Yeah. But I think David
Montgomery still good enough that even with more
touches for gibbs, we're stop he's probably got
a high floor as a top 3 to
4 back... As a top 5 back,
but his ceiling is still probably lower than
the guys we've talked about. Max to... Before,
Jonathan Taylor had been the consensus number 1
overall. Is this the year? He regain that
that momentum? He absolutely. We could because the
presence of Anthony Richardson, that's gonna open up
creases like never before. You're gonna see 234
defenders have to pay attention to Anthony Richardson,
and that's gonna open up creases where
Taylor has a chance to be the most
efficient foot running back in football.
And that could mean big, big games for
him.
Now the touchdown
especially in the red zone could be an
issue if they start just doing what we've
seen with, you know, Jay Hertz and Josh
Allen. If that happens, Tailor that guys, that
could easily have been the top running back
in football, but the the quarterback backs of
altering those
those things. So I would say, pre hall
Bi Robinson,
certainly guys that I would have over taylor,
but I'd still probably put Taylor. Over
Jam Gibbs. It's pretty close though with those
guys. There's 1 other guy. I think we're
Take barclays. Yeah. The Stuart. Vengeance is mine
And and I think that I think, you,
you know, S juan Barkley is gonna make
Dia Swift look like.
You know, the ent entree Slow. Yeah. I
get exactly. Right. Yeah. It's just... It is.
I mean, it's Barclays should have a monster
monster
year. And So I feel like people are
or it's easy to overlook, like, you know,
number 1, I mean, we could sit here
and probably have a good argument that Philadelphia
has the best overall offensive personnel
in the league. I mean, from stem to
stern. Right? Yeah. Pretty and probably make a
pretty good argument that they're. We could also
have a equal argument that the giants are
probably the other end of that spectrum yet,
S Barkley was incredibly productive as long as
he was on the field. And what's your
level of concern
about Ja Hertz scoring all the touchdown Matt?
Not as much because I think that there's...
Gonna be certain plays that I think I
think whereas
Dangerous swift maybe didn't get as many of
the opportunities. I think that Barclays is gonna
make good on... It's 3 times the amount
of opportunities
know, that maybe Swift could have. But let's
just say this. I'm gonna... I'll add 1
more. We can't forget Derek Henry.
This true you know, Derek Henry and that
Baltimore offensive line.
I mean, we've been talking about this since
last October.
So we're gonna continue to ponder. Raven had
the most terry in the Nfl last year.
There is nobody there going to cut into
Keaton Mitchell is not gonna be ready to
open the season. I know they've added some
other pieces where Shaun is there and justice
is still there. I don't see those guys
limiting his role. I'm, like, I'm a hundred
percent with you, but I feel like, I'm
so overboard on Derek Henry. No. That I
can't throw them in here. You can't be
overboard enough.
Like... And the price is still ridiculously
reasonable people.
So when you see them out there, you
can start your draft with 2 fantastic wide
receivers, Derek Henry will be waiting for you
in round 3. And you should reap those
benefits every opportunity you get I'm a hundred
percent on barbecue with you. I do wanna
say out barclay, you know, you know, aside
from the x's and o's beyond the field.
Yes S Barclays he's a really good player.
Think about how the Eagles operate and what
they did. They paid a running back in
an Era when is paying running backs. Yeah.
They went... They zig when everyone else is
zag. Right? Yeah. Because
how he rose with senate because he's gonna
hopefully touch the ball 300, nobody plus times.
Yeah. Mean, we know what they want. We
know a desired outcomes people to me are
very important. Like, yes. The player has to
be good. Yes. He has to run fast.
Yes, He has to be capable of
executing the office. All those things are a
hundred percent true. But if the team's intention
is should be the first and foremost thing
on the list. It is for me. I'm
looking at what does the team want the
out come to be. And I think it's
the same, but Barclays I Hugo agrees with
me of course. There's always.
Nice to have him as an ally. I
gotta say. But that's the thing about all
these players Take won't Barkley in particular, but
but Derek Henry as well. I mean, we
know what the desired outcome here is. Well,
here's 1 of the common denominator with most
of these backs
is that
all their offenses can spread the field, but
they have very strong offensive lines. And also
compress the field
and and kind of do that at will
against defenses that have been spread out and
that are lighter and faster,
and they can just pound it against some
of these nickel looks or these nickel based
personnel,
you know, with these you know, line backers
who were actually safe. And so when you
get guys like Mc,
who's just so,
you so good in tight spaces. Bruce hall
who's got the same kind of skill and
power,
Robinson,
and then I would argue and then, of
course, Taylor. And then with at least in
the case of Taylor
Henry
and Barclay,
you have the running threat in a on
top of that.
And the offensive line to be able to
deal
to be able to execute so that you
can spread or compress the field Those 3
guys to me are the safest to be
honest, to be honest with you because of
their Adp,
their experience and what I just talked about
offensive with their a quarterback and their surrounding
talent and the flexibility of being able to
play tight creases or spread the ball out
and then
exploit that with their speed. I I think
I I think we threw these guys out
there. I threw them into the list list
in order of Adp for that reason because
them that's really the most vital aspect of
this. What are you paying for that asset?
And what can you get an opportunity cost
while you're waiting to draft 1 of those
guys who is capable
of all running back 1 finish. You might
get a couple receivers came of having come
finished. You you start with Justin Jeff. Center
a aj Brown P Or Garrett Wilson, and
you can still get a Taylor Barkley and
a Henry in the second round.
Come on. You still might get Henry in
the third. I'm still I I think by
the time... I think by the ti red
draft season gets here, that's gonna be probably...
You're probably right it. He's gonna be... It'll
it'll probably more of a late round to
circumstance because people are gonna be talking about.
But I totally agree with that while we're
on the running back, talking another running back
up. Probably paid. He is now the seventh
highest paid running back in the Nfl. His
name is Rem Stevenson.
He to me is the only draft New
England patriot for draft purposes. Right? Like, I
mean, you, obviously, for invest all we're, you
know, we're all taking our shots at the...
Whatever piece we like, but they're all they're
all priced it as as if they're new
england patriots and the reason their priced that
way is because they tied with Carolina for
the few point. Rates in the Nfl last
year, and people don't see a huge path
to a massive turnaround this year. But for
Andre Stevenson said the volume could be the
answer at these there. He is currently going
as running back at 20. How do you
feel about that? Oh, I feel great about
him as running back 20? I mean, I
think that New England still gonna wanna run
On the ball of fair bit, they're gonna
play a ball control kind of
you know, offense,
more than anything. And and with,
on with Jacob kobe,
if he is your presumptive starter,
to begin the year. You're gonna see them
be able to...
With leverage that running game, and and he'll
be able to do enough to make them
pay. I mean, I do think that if
you're willing to get a piece of that
passing game late,
you shouldn't shine away sure that. And I
think Gigi Miss Sc with Jacob Percent is
probably the best
the If he makes the roster. If he
makes the roster right I think he will.
I think he probably will, but, like, you
know, the the reporting this week is has
polk and and surprisingly,
K Os,
like,
and Not feel. And I'm gonna I'm gonna
preface this. Like, you know, what happens in
Ot in New England is not always what
happens
in
In in real life. Training camp and in
real life. Said Mike. So
so and many others. But but so how
do you feel about the, you know, the
the Pe coming in? A lot of talk
about, you know, told the Roman ramona stevenson.
We'll look at Nick Chu and others And
those wide zone runs how is he suited
for that office? Oh, he's very good at
that because 1 of the best things about
Rama Stevenson Game. And his game is his
decision making. He's an efficient runner who understands
how to set up blocks. He runs with
power, but he also has that quick feet
and and the ability to to work through
tight creases and set them up. And outside
zones not bad for him in the sense
that he he isn't the fastest guy, but
he's the guy that, you, you know, you
don't need to be the fastest guy to
excel and announce. Side zone, take a look
at Mike Anderson way back in the day
or To Davis back in the day.
They were excellent at that scheme.
It's just a matter of how patient you
need to be. And Reminder Stevenson is 1
of the more patient running back similarly. It
and if correct me if I'm wrong here.
If I were to delve into my...
Mental vault here and,
reread the Rookie scouting portfolio from a couple
years ago. I will find mention of Rem
Stevenson
eating skills maybe being
better than people believe. Oh, yeah. He's an
excellent receiver. That's probably 1 of the things
that
you know, endured him to the New England
patriots in the first place. And and he's
a he's a player who's capable of giving
you 50 60 reception if they wanna target
him and then at fashion. I just don't
know if they wanna overuse and they may
be concerned about usage and decide that they
they'd rather piece mail it just like most
of the leak does. At also your annual
or weekly or semi daily reminder that the
Rookie Scouting portfolio brings value long long past.
The... And time you get it in your
inbox. So Album Camaro.
There's some things to like here, Matt, Not
the not the part where Album Chime is
coming off 1 of his worse years. As
it probably at least, you know, in terms
of your, you know, total yards from screaming
remember, he missed 3 games, maybe you know,
4, cutting was suspected 3 games off but
he was relatively productive upon his return. Just
wasn't high end. Now Clint K comes in,
bringing some more shana hand.
Stuff to the... You know, what we all
project. What do these shana hand assistance come
to an offense, and you're expecting that similar
kind workload or a high volume workload for
Album Camaro. Does he still have what it
takes to make good on that And the
offensive line upgrade made this year? Is that
gonna be help? That's what really the key
is if the offensive line. Can can really
prove that it is upgraded. Then you're looking
at... You know, you're looking at some real
positives here because, I mean,
it last year, I mean, he had...
Let's see. I would say 3 out of
his last
half of his half of his last... It
6 games. He had a hundred yards from
Sc,
and he had at least and he had
3 touchdown and 3 of those 6 So
I mean, you're you're looking at the guy
who
I think has the opportunity
to to rebound in at least in a
way there. He can give you top 15
production. Right, So he's going to 17 right
now on on august just so put a
little context on Yeah. So I think that
he's a little bit of a value.
And that may continue to be the case.
He may slide a little bit more as
other guys get more hype and people look
at him as being older. But I mean
remember, the offensive line wasn't great Their. Car
played poorly, the teams, you know, opposing defenses
saw that and expose it and said we
gotta stop the run, and then we have
an easier time against the past.
So if it that improves, yeah. He could
be... What what about the offensive in general
under pete Car Michael versus what we expected
to be under Clint k Well, you're gonna
see a lot more mis redirection under
you know, Clint K.
You're probably gonna see a lot more outside
zone.
A lot more,
throwback and a lot of a lot of
different play action mis direction,
tie ins and back being involved a little
bit more often, but the running back is
often the central figure in that type of
offense. So,
you know, it's Tamara has the first shot
to wind up having a really strong year.
But if for some reason, he fa and
now we're looking at J jamal Williams and
and Kendrick Miller and Kendrick Miller is the
most athletic player at stage. And just whether
or not he has the best
Whether or not he is,
shu proven that he can be the most
reliable.
Conceptually, we just don't know whether he's full.
On board yet as an Nfl player. Yeah,
Kendrick Miller is an interesting character because he's
going at a price range that's totally reasonable,
but there are other players with a ton
of upside in that range including Ja Mc
who I end up taking way more a
couple spots after,
going a little slightly cheaper of Rs. That's
a good. Right. Well, you know, like And
I've said this in 1 of my top
5 fantasy
headline videos. You can see on the audible
channel. Like, you have a player or... Like,
yeah. This whole range of players. Ken Miller
1 of. There's a handful.
But you have 1 who is clearly the
Apple of his coach eye. I mean, like
Champagne Payton in Loves. Alright? And and you
as that super athletic upside that speed and
that receiving ability, I, I think there's a
lot, like, as running back 50 people don't
get carried away. But but there's a lot
to like there. Wanna... I want feel fuck
On these duo. 1 gets to feel, 1
gets a fuck.
Zack Moss or Chase Brown. Zach Moss as
running back 26 currently.
Chase Brown running back 36 the Bengal Duo.
I I think Brown has more upside, but
I'm gonna go with... Moss because I still
think he's well priced and I think that
he's gonna hold on to that price better
whereas Brown, I'm I'm just kind of like,
that's a little bit more camp height at
the stage. I'm waiting for him to figure
out which direction to run a little bit
more consistently before before I get fully on
board. Yeah. A lot of hope I'm going
on with chase brown, I believe this even
with the even with the.
Even with the, you know, the Bengal, you
know, beat writers seem to really have a,
you know,
they're vibe them with him. But mean, we
see the same thing with gl off on
as well. But, Brian Robinson at running back
32 or Austin Ep, whose price has plummeted
as running back 40. I
I'm gonna
I'm gonna roll with Ec against my better
judgment at 40.
I'm... There's... I just don't think that he
completely has dropped off the face of the
earth just yet.
But Robinson is a a good player. So
this is gonna... This is a tough 1.
I feel like I'm making the wrong pick
on this 1, but I'm I'm gonna I'm
gonna stick with it a this pointed of
g Ramp 1 going with the older contingency
here.
Said the oldest man in the room.
I'm Brian Robinson Junior for me. I do
think it's gonna get a a significant workload.
But but I'm, you know, like, I'm I'm
not a hundred percent sure what we saw
last year.
Represented where off Ne truly is. You know,
we all tend to under interplay the injury
issue, maybe he never fully recovered from that
early ankle issue. And so, yeah. I think
the... Now that he's 40. I mean, this
is a flip flop. Earlier this in the
bus ball season, he was going well ahead
of Rob. And junior. So I already have
it enough shares of Brian Robinson Junior, I
may may start getting some after extra shares.
So the Nausea Harris,
in of the Harris clan is going as
running back 21. Jail Warren running back 25.
Is it,
pick your poison in? No. I'm taking Na
harris
far away. I I know a lot of
people love Jay Warren, and I think Jay
Warren has played well.
But Arthur Smith is gonna roll with the
big guy. I think that that's just... I
I think that's what he'll want to do.
That's what he's gonna do and that he's
backed him up with Cord Patterson
as well. I I think that Harris is
gonna be the main dude in this, and
he's gonna out play his value whereas Ja
worn is probably gonna play to his value.
The Twitter videos
want me to believe Nick Chu is doing
really well and his recovery cover. And I'd
like to think that is true. Also, I'm
realistic enough to realize, he had 2 surgeries.
1 is late, the less second 1 after
the first. He had to have all the
collateral damage repaired before he had the Ac
repaired in November.
It's another big injury. I know, you know,
everyone's putting out there and never bet against
the Nick Chu is running back 43,
a wise bet at this point in your
mind for Nick Chu. Running back 43, which
means that... Probably you're looking at a back
somewhere in the range of...
Oh, I don't know. In the in the
eleventh twelfth round. You're looking at Chu. Yeah.
You know? I mean,
I still think that that's probably a little
bit. I'm on the high side.
But,
if you wanna if you wanna believe at
that price, I'm okay with that. Personally, I'm
wanna see proof.
Just I I wanna say... Like, I do
too, but I... You know, and,
Matt W painless.
Rank him Head of stake juan Barkley and
the Rs
a few years back. But I mean, the
range of running back going
where he's going is kind of the end
he is 1 of those guys going in
the Gi Mc maguire range. Obviously a little
ahead of that, But Ken Miller, Zach Char,
Da, Marsha Boyd Ty Chandler.
Ja Right? If you're taking a chance on
1 are those guys?
Wouldn't have be a proven 1. Right? Yeah.
I'd rather take Nick chu. But then the...
But then the other question is, what are
other positions that I could right say exactly
instead? Of him. And
and especially if I've already taken proven running
backs. And if I'm looking at guys like
Adam Feeling,
bit or, you know, Josh jones,
you, you know, the out, you you know,
Ad Mitchell might be kind of interesting.
Michael Wilson Don and Wicks. Yeah. You know,
there's some guys here that still
are good enough that
you know, I love Nick chu, always gonna
be 1 of my favorite players ever. But
but, yeah, It's hard for me to... You,
you know, this is an Adrian Peterson with
this first injury or and, you know, and
just have incredible
regenerative power. This is a little bit different.
I am rooting for Nick Chu and I
will be rooting for him from afar. If
he'll be on somebody else's roster, and I
will shake their hands and congratulate them at
Ar. If He comes through. He's on enough
dynasty Roster every dynasty roster I have. So
I don't really need him on red draft.
So the... Go Nick. Yep. Exactly. What I'm
drafting.
So just... Let's finish this up with a
couple receivers that I've...
You know, I don't feel her correctly priced,
and you can tell me you can give
me slap me upside the head and tell
me I'm crazy or you can bow in
in reverence to my superior knowledge, either those.
Thing. Right. He came met cap. Running back
our wide receiver 20. Is that correctly priced?
Yeah. I think it is.
And and I think it's... Well, it's correctly
priced in the sense that I think that
that's where you should be taking him and
you're gonna get a good deal, and I
think that he is gonna probably out play
that. So III
love that as a as a potential I
love the price. Love the price and I
think he will outperformed. I said this last
week that I think he likely to up
closer to a wide receiver 1 territory than
why receiver 3 territory. I mean, he's, you
know, kinda dead in the middle, but I
think he's gonna end up over he's you
exceeded those.
Remember production, I think that's the the plus
minus on him. Right. Ryan Gru gonna run
a much past heavier your offense them we
are used to seeing. In, Seattle. Ama lamar
Cooper.
Why receiver 23.
Correct. Priced.
Yeah. And I think it might be a
little bit high as much as I hate
to say that as a a browns fan
and b...
Cooper fan, but I'm no D sean Watson
fan. And I don't... I just don't think
that he's gonna ever make it all the
way back to be in the C order
that he was, unless they are really rolling
with an offense that suited to his talents
more than trying to get him to play
in order the said he's been playing. And
and if that's the case, and I think
that,
you know, Cooper's talents may be wasted a
little bit,
you know, with this quarterback
and don't forget he is now... He's not.
He's not holding out. He hasn't he showed
up for any of the voluntary work, and
he does want a new contract. Thinks he
wants to max it out and and that
they owe him and he has a pretty
strong argument based on the last few years
of production. But you're right. I will say
though he was Was went back and dug
it into the numbers a little bit he
was surprisingly more productive with Watson last year
than I realized he was I think that
the... During the first stretch were Watson was
healthy. It was a wide receiver 18 ish
Yeah. So a little ahead of this. And
the 2 games that Watson came back and
had 2 real reasonably good games,
a Cooper would played extremely well. White receiver
1. So so I think that's there. And
I think I think he's, like, fairly priced,
but I'm probably leaning towards having some of
that open heat and outperform that, but it's
highly dependent. I'm hoping for it. I I
love the idea. Alright then. Well, that's it.
Alright, Grandpa. 1. No. What do we need
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this week, talking a little bit of doing
a little bit more of a deep dive
analysis as to why he he's worth tied
in 5
on your board and why that might may
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