Free Agent Predictions + Monty Trade, Combine Takeaways - Fantasy Football Podcast for 3/3

Welcome to the Fantasy Footballers podcast with your host Andy Holloway, Jason Moore and Mike Wright. Welcome in! You guys hear that? The welcome? I heard it. No growl. Ah yes. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. The boys are back together for a week. Take it easy over there. Are you gone again, Jason? Yeah, sorry. Yeah, remember we have the, our spring break stone over there. Yeah, it's pretty annoying, but... So your kids are off a different week and... Yeah. Okay, well whatever. We're here today. He's like, I wanna spend time with my kids. That is exactly what he sounds like. Like a bad person. Yeah, I know. And so guilty. Welcome into the Fantasy Footballers podcast Tuesday, March 3rd, also known as Mike's birthday. Hey! Hey! Happy, oh ho! Happy biggest one ever. He is a regular Adam Thielen here on the show. Hey, what? Hey, Mike! Well, I could never be there because I can't out age Jason. That's true. Jason's the oldest. But happy birthday, Mike. I mean, still champ. Yeah, we know. I mean, the year of Mike. Hold on, hold on. Also still champ. Was last birthday the birthday that was in the year of Mike or is this birthday in the year of Mike? It's a great question. Because when did it begin? When does it end? Does it end now? Is it from birthday to birthday? It could have been both. Yeah. It could be years. All downhill now. I have no idea. If it's the years of Mike, honestly, we're in deep trouble. Tell me how Christian McCaffrey does next year because I still have them everywhere. Well, yeah, I worked out okay for you. Thank you for joining us. Fun show today. We got free agency predictions on today's podcast. Oh man. Because free agency is right around the corner. So I am super excited about that. We went through, you know, we have our projections for, or I should say predictions for kind of the bigger movers and shakers of free agency. Obviously not George or Kyle Pitts, who at least for now will remain on their teams because they're going to get the franchise tag. I mean, I, it didn't feel, not all of them felt really easy where usually you go in, you're like, I, there's this rumor mill going on. I'm bought into it. There's so many rumor mills right now that I'm not bought in. I'm throwing a dart. Okay. So you're, you are with me. Yeah. I mean, I have, I have like a few convictions. Yeah. And the convictions are less players this year than they are teams. Like I have some convictions around teams doing something splashy with this position. Right. But I'm taking a shot on the names and the like what's extra difficult for me this year. My convictions of, of how I think rationally things should go in, in always, you know, there's always surprises. My convictions are not aligned with, with the recent rumor mills for many of the players. So I'm like, do I just stick with what my gut is? Do I, am I bought in that? 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Well, I'm not as opposed to just saying, Hey, Jack Halton, please contact. I assume we've reached out. I think we've done that via email. We've gotten so good at this. So if you didn't get an email and your name is Jack Halton and you have the UDK. So close. You must be so disappointed. Yeah. But there you go. Congratulations. Keep refreshing that email. Join the foot.com is the community bonus weekly episodes of this podcast, which is super nice in the off season here when we have two regular shows a week and then the bonus show for the foot clan over at join the foot.com. We appreciate each and every one of you over there. Our quick question of the day. Any big takeaways from the NFL combine this past weekend? Other than everyone running for three something. I mean, Kyle said he looked at the dad and he's like, it wasn't really an outlier. Just felt like every time I turned on the TV and watching someone sub four, four at running back or wide receiver and even one that tight end to, to at least help you and your thoughts. J this was at least NFL was reporting like this is the fastest running back group. Yeah. That we have had some of that. Not necessarily all they're all top in, but just I think the average is up. I think some of that is due to the fact that agents are rising up to like, yep. Hey dude, don't run if you're slow. Yeah, you're not going to benefit. Jonah Coleman. I really wanted to see his 40 because I think he is very fast on film, but I don't know that he has that true breakaway speed. I was so curious to see what his 40 was. That was the player I was most anticipating watching for his 40 time. And here's what I learned. He must not be super fast because he did not run it, which means he is smart and his agent is smart. Don't do it. Don't hurt yourself. And we didn't don't. Don't limit Johnson. We didn't get Nicholas Singleton who said he was going to try and run a 43 because he has the injury. Do they normally try to run like a four or five? And this time he's like, I'm going to try to run. I tried to run a four or five. I was a few seconds off to your take. It seems like within a couple of seconds, man. I believe we're going to be in a permanent state of some tight end, if not more than one, just being the bell of the ball at these this was in the draft and in fantasy football. Yeah. Kenyon Sadiq told me at the combine and stores. Yeah. Yeah. But both of them. Yeah. I mean, but like we're going like if the here's the thing, if you perform like this at the combine, like Sadiq did, you mentioned stores. You're going to be drafted very highly. The value of a tight end in the modern game. We have seen it year after year after year. We had La Porta. We had Bowers this past year. We had three guys in Fanon, in Warren and Loveland. And you're going to have a couple at least in this draft that are drafted with such draft capital and we can't ignore them again. Yeah. You watch me. Oh, I will watch you. Because I'm very difficult. I'm completely in on the fact that in today's NFL, you don't need to have multiple years for a tight end to come in and break out. That's that's fine. Sadiq specifically is very interesting because his athletic profile off the charts. He was already projected to be a mid first round pick and now with the combine measurables. I mean, he ran a four three nine. He ran the same 40 as Jameer Gibbs and he has an extra Jameer Gibbs on him. Like that. It's like that's crazy. But his production profile. Mm hmm. It was like, okay, why didn't you do all the special stuff you're going to do in the NFL when you were in college? Why didn't you do that? Because I call me a little skeptical. We're still where do you think he's drafted? Oh, definitely in the top. Yeah. I would say top 10 top 15 pick. Yeah. And so yeah, you you you are welcome to doubt how he performs at the NFL level. I think that's fair. We have not had, I mean, not every tight end has worked out, but we are on a recent streak of multiple rookie tight ends contributing immediately and contributing even more over time. Athleticism matters for our game for fantasy football trying to find the guys who can become standout tight ends. Athleticism matters more for the tight end position than it matters for everybody else as long as you're as long as it's not just a complete disease. It's just a complete disaster. Athletically, no, I feel like it's a wide receiver running back, but tight ends the biggest. It definitely is. However, so is production and especially touchdowns and like your dominator rating, which is a combination of the team's yards and the team's touchdowns. What percentage of them did you have? And Sadiq's is very low. At least for, okay, very not very low, but too low for us to be like, I'm going to all my chips are going to go in. Like if he had a monster production profile with that athletic prototype, we I would be losing my mind right now. But where it stands, I think he's going to be a very difficult decision for a lot of people because we we're working on the dynasty pass, right? 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Yes Exactly. Yeah, if he had anything like Brock, you it would just be number one. Good is gracious It could be it could legit. He could legit be a number one pick if that was the case after that combine Jason any other takeaways from you have a Mike Washington note here? Yeah, I mean Mike Washington is the He was the I mean, there's several but one of the big like whoa moments was Mike Washington 223 pound running back who was already I feel like he's a 62 I think I feel like he was Everyone might myself included but like everyone looked at Mike Washington is like this. Oh, I think he's better than we think He's a sleeper like ah, he's keep your eye on him and now it's like cats out of the bag He's yeah, you know, he was a little more three three he ran for three three it and I've always said this I said this literally the last dynasty show and I've said it forever If you're over 215 pounds at running back and you run sub 4 4 I'm in because historically that's a really good bet that that's that speed score that Translates the NFL. He's 223 pounds runs a 433 so it's exciting. It's good, but now I'm actually it's it The pendulum is gonna swing too far. This is not a prospect Is looking like a first round pick and I do not doubt that he will go with the back of rookie first round draft like like when it comes time to do your dynasty leagues after the NFL draft after the NFL I'll be early day to pick no because people are too excited and they just are I Worried that I rocket ship might take him too close to the sun I don't think that'll happen unless the draft capital backs it up I mean if you're coming after the NFL draft and he's a fifth sixth seventh round pick That's a problem if he's an early day to pick if he's a third round drug He's a travey on Judkins area my biggest worry. Here's here's the worry. He's a fourth round pick Now that's that's where I'm gonna be shoulders. Yeah, that's where everyone's gonna be like the draft capital is going to Get kind of put out it, you know, it's one of those where here's what's gonna happen It's gonna be a day three pick that is a trade up To get him right and then all of the narratives gonna be like yeah, it's worth more capital So anyways, I I like my Washington, Jr. I was so excited with his combine time. I am worried that it Overhypes him now the what if he's the second round pick? I mean I'd be in then to the he'll be he'll be the man I think an interesting part of the process at this point You know, there were some other guys who were kind of in the consideration to be maybe they're the RB to in terms of the NFL draft and Those so you know like price didn't have a great Combine like there's there's the guys who were in contention to be oh, this is the second This is the RB to they kind of faltered and so I don't think there is really Anything close to a consensus on on who should the running back to be right now And I'm not not just us, but you know other dynasty players out there. So it's I don't know if that's good or more fun At this point. I mean if you have a little bit you'd be you wish there was a two I mean we had we had ambiguity last year too Because I mean we had some of us here that really liked Hampton. You had people that like travion, right? But we knew they were all gonna be drafted real high. Yeah, we didn't know what order good ones. Yeah, we didn't know what order it would be Let's move on talk some news and Notes from around the league All right, let's start here ESPN's rich Simony reporting If the Jets can't sign breeze Hall by Tuesday, they will use a tag By the time you're listening to this they might have used a tag. It's Such a skin tag Those are disgusting Skin tags are gross and that's what that's what they're doing. Sorry breeze We thought you were gonna get away one of the three of us as breeze all on their dynasty team. I wonder David Montgomery traded to the Texans for four rounder offensive linemen They and a seventh rounder to the Texans traded to linemen. I What could go wrong? What are we doing? Well? I mean it's funny to this show Houston They did line. They did this last year going into so two years ago. They had the worst offensive line I think it was the worst in the league. It might have been like 31st, but it was awful and Then they got rid of a lot of their line and it was like how are you their starters? They're losing starters are getting worse then they were terrible this last year and now they're getting rid of more Like let's do it again But what's interesting about this is that it was originally reported that the compensation was a fifth round pick and then it Changed to more a fourth rounder Offensive linemen a seventh rounder and there were I Think right now. It's unconfirmed but pretty Substantiated rumors that after it was reported that this trade had been made another team tried to scoop in and pretty much Can all the confirmed by Benjamin Albright, right? He's saying it that it was the Broncos that came in to try to get David Montgomery for that price or for better And then the Texans paid more regardless. Yeah turn into a player and a fourth and a seventh Yeah, it's it's an interesting deal. It obviously has a lot of ramifications For David Montgomery for Woody Marx for Jameer Gibbs. Yeah, I've gone I've gone full circle on your back to where you began. I've gone one half of a circle Okay, I don't know man. Well gone oval. Tell me where you started and where you are now I started with a reaction of oh great this good running back is free to be what he is capable of being and Then I I moved all the way around to where I don't think it's gonna be great and it's not just the offensive line That's part of the problem But I mean we've seen David Montgomery when he's had the reins with the bad offensive line in Chicago And he was the dude there for a while. Oh, the system is so a long time perfect in Detroit Obviously great offense high efficiency offense. That's not what we've seen from Houston Now you could you could find some hope I think in the success that Joe mixing had yes, which I think you can go that direction I don't think it'll be as good as that because I do think look where does Woody Marx fit into an offense Exactly where he's gonna fit in here not the dude, but a dude that will get work that the team respects He can now go out for a few plays injured every day because David Montgomery can come in and play and who knows what else they have in the works So to me I feel like he will be the leader of a committee behind a bad offensive line with a quarterback that has shown he's Not exactly capable of putting up top half numbers in this league on a deep, you know with a defense first team so All that to say like what is Monty? Is he better in Houston than he was in Detroit this past year? Yes, he will be a dead zone running back. He just it I'm more on the nervous side now then I think I Would have been before because I think when he was in Detroit. He was an easy pass in most drafts until late But in Houston, I think there will be a percentage of us that are like yeah, it's gonna work great It will be very interesting. It's and it's almost 29. It's so crazy the parallels here With the same team from a few years ago like you had Damian Pierce who was this right later Round rookie who came out and was like hey, he's a stud. You've got your running back on lockdown He's not gonna go away But then the team was like, you know what go away go away. We want to trade for a 29 year old Running back and they brought in Joe mixin and then it's like well Joe mixin's gonna have to split with Damian Pierce And I don't know will it work and it's not a great offensive line is not and then Joe mixin was Outstanding and he got all the work and Damian Pierce vanished and now it's like a couple years later with the same team They had what do you marks look pretty good and then they're like go, you know, let me trade quite a bit here for 29 year old running back who's proven and I think they're going to give him the work I really do think that they are making this move because they think it's important for the style of football They want to play however That doesn't mean it's gonna be easy to work out if the offensive line isn't good. I mean we saw Jamal Williams be awesome with the Detroit Lions lead the league in rushing touchdowns go out and get a bag of money That's a good and turns out Yeah, the Lions were part of that recipe that mattered But I do think we have seen success and we know that Stroud can throw to the running back You know, it'll be interesting when we stat everybody out for the for the ultimate draft kit to see how high or how low Montgomery goes but as far as team volume share rushing share target share out of the backfield I'm going to believe that David Montgomerie involved the last two times who's in Chicago I just wanted to look at these numbers and throw them out there. No conclusions The last years in Chicago where he had 276 and 241 opportunities. He was the running back 21 and running back 23 I could see him at RB 20 this year. Sure. Are we 18 to 20 Mike? Are you more optimistic than that? No, I'm on Jason's side of I think he gets all the work, but I'm not I'm less confident how successful it will be. I mean, we didn't even talk about the other side I wanted to talk about that of because the The reaction gives me that the reaction on in the Twitter streets as they should be as like Holy crap. Jamir Gibbs 101 in redraft like you throw out all the numbers Jamir Gibbs games where David Montgomerie is not there is like he is an unstoppable force and yet do it now He could you could take him on a one now the where I did I just just we're on it This is just a full speculation show because we're talking about free agency where we think guys are gonna go the Lions will do something At the running back position, they will do something. They're not gonna go in with Like I mean, what if let me let me have sailors if they were in the hour lads is their current RB to wait What if they signed? Algir, but that's what I mean of could someone sneak you like Algir come in where you're like. Oh boy That is like that's young David Montgomerie. That's a difference to me is that Gibbs arrived with an incumbent starter who lost his starter job Yes, this at least whatever free agent move they make is it's in The right order right like you know your number one back is guess it will be understood like I feel I finally feel like we can Put Gibbs in that place where you know the workloads guaranteed enough Now yes, the variables are there. I mean they could bring in the Jamal Williams type I just want to know guys that get goal line. I just want to know how Mike Will feel how he will handle Emotionally and practically can walker the signing of Rico Dowdle Dowdle is a Dota makes so much sense perfect signing for them Yeah, and because like they're gonna have to pay Gibbs like daddy That time is approaching. Where are we with that with Monty in Detroit? So he's in Joe Gibbs is going into year four this is a first round or this is where he will probably be like Come on now. Give me back to some more of that cash and available So you can't I'm not saying they can give Gibbs the cash and then go get a superstar running back but someone like Dowdle where it can be a Contract large enough to make you like Your eyebrows start to wrinkle at the situation. I I think he belongs in conversation for number one Yeah, I think if you took him at number one There's plenty of arguments as to why to take him over CMC at this point Oh, it's we be genre The the 101 right now is in the hands of Tyler Algear that sure where do you go? Yeah, because that's gonna change it does he cost money to bring him back Alliance because that you know, it's like Tyler Algear gets to decide You know, I want to go to Detroit. I want it to be somebody like Dobbins I want it to be somebody that is older It's not the contract of the first, you know Algear. This is his first contract. He's gonna get I want it to be You know Dowdle, right? Dowdle doesn't want to go. I don't think Dowdle wants to go to Detroit That's the only comforting fact I have there. He may not have a choice But he said he wants somebody to give him the rock and goodness Montgomery left because he wasn't getting the rock So to me What is this stat Kyle just throughout Gibbs has the most total touchdowns in NFL history by any running back through the first three years of his career? Oh, yeah Like yeah running by that's just an insane stat Yeah, we better move on ESPN on the other side of the coin here They decided Adam Schefter reporting the Vikings will release Aaron Jones if they can't trade him this just in the Vikings will release Aaron Jones, you know, it's gonna trade for Aaron Jones and they need cap space and so bye The manual Wilson Jordan Mason guys. Yeah, you know, I watched Jordan Mason Yeah, he wasn't very good this year the he had his moments But that is everything I watched about him said man, you need another dude in that backfield the and they but they don't have money Like getting rid of Aaron Jones that is purely a financial thing like all reports are He's one of the leaders in the locker room So it's like this will affect and shake up the vibes of the team that they don't necessarily want to do But they have to make a move so I just mean Jordan Mason Will still be under contract with it with an okay amount of money So he he will be the leader and there will certainly be someone else and it'll come down to just can they be the draft Can they fix the line? Enough to get Jordan Mason going. All right quick break and then we'll we'll talk some more news I Packers did not tender restricted free agent Emmanuel Wilson. He will be a free agent. Okay Go to Detroit Sure, I will let you know which players I would approve in Detroit. I mean you'll Wilson is now one of them What about Aaron Jones? Fine with me. Perfect. Just have him to tour the entire division. That's fine. Oh man. That's funny Um, this is this is a conversation. Yeah, are we even gonna get into predictions? I Who cares? This is we're trying to warn you. This is scary. This is legit Cuz I love it. I love it. We're just teasing it. It's not just a quote like watching it What I'm about to say right now. Yeah, I mean it was it was scary say is Unbelievable that I'm about to tell you Raiders head coach Clint Kubiak says they quote definitely want to have a two-man show at running back this season Last year Ash and Gentie saw 39% of the team's total rush attempts and targets only Jonathan Taylor CMC and Bison had a higher percentage. They'll be drafting Mendoza. They've got Bowers They've got Gentie and that'll be part of the and we've got free agency predictions And I have the Raiders with at least one of them, but we'll have some This is not discussions here the Staff, you know, it's like even though Ash and Gentie was drafted last year It's a it's a new regime and so this is like the the pot that part I don't that part. I don't care the thing is is when you spend capital like they did a top 10 pick on On a player you are guaranteed to give him all of the work now His talent will still retain the majority of the work. He's too good But that's they're not beholden to that other truth anymore. Now. Who else is really really really really good You're gonna say Kenneth Walker Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker. Yeah, I mean I'm not really worried about the workload and I'm not really worried about the report unless you give me a body in Las Vegas that makes me worried about because there isn't a body there. That's gonna do anything where I where I think I Have what this is not worries about Ash and Gentie He's he is a great player It is just the the circumstances around him and running in circumstances for fantasy running backs matter so much Maybe Mendoza comes in and he is the truth Like he's one of these that quarterbacks that immediately is like just her bird Oh, crap this team really really improved or he's like the vast majority of rookies where you're like Okay, I can see it. It's gonna take some time and maybe the rat in my projection would be the Raiders are not gonna be a good team next year We we know the numbers of run just fantasy running backs when they were playing with a rookie quarterback their touchdowns are way down That's where it's gets scary for Gentie. The receiving work will be there But the pie of touchdowns is gonna remain small and then if you bring someone else in and there is a chance that they are Siphoning off touchdowns. We didn't see this with the mayor though, right? What do you mean for cuba? In in I mean, I mean we were in New Orleans and Camaro was sure dude and he was the dude all the time last year I mean look we had two years of injured Ken Walker. They liked sharpening I'm just saying I think that if you don't give me a name that I have respect for in Los Angeles in Las Vegas is backfield I'm not gonna worry about it. Yeah, I mean the backfield is what matters But I do think I mean you just said you had I mean he had all the work for cuba Yeah, but I would go off of the most recent example of cuba being in charge of the office He did just have great success on a Super Bowl winning a Super Bowl with taking Kenneth Walker and saying Sharps you're up so I it it's not a This isn't a Inactionable piece of news as in like go. Do you go get trade for Gentie or trade him away? No, no, no, no There's just be aware of this that there might be a name that shows up for the Raiders and it will bum you out Yeah, it sounds like they are gonna need to add somebody if he wants to have a to running back committee Because a lousy is not gonna be the answer neither is most dirt who is 200 years old or is a mirror white? Who I think we have one of his runs here And it it's also possible that when he was You know when he was the coach with Kamara Remember that the back they brought in you know to be that other guy was Kendra Miller who never got to play football Sure Yeah, they they they could not get somebody else on the field But that speaks to your depth your current depth chart says. Oh, yeah, I'm in agreement with that It like they have to bring someone in But I yeah, I look everyone's got their own opinion. I don't this bothers me zero Okay, Ash and Gentie all the problems with Gentie before this news I have a problem with like you just brought up you just brought up rookie quarterback Touchdown opportunities and offensive line about best ball care about any committee's best ball running back seven the 12th overall pick. I mean I Give me give me more names Gentie who would you rather have right now Gentie or Hampton a marion Hampton or Ash and Gentie? Honestly probably Gentie I don't like saying that I have Hampton I interest probably let's say Jeremiah love goes to the Washington Commanders at Seven All right. Yeah. No, I Jeremiah love is really really good at football Yeah, in our combine chatter We didn't even talk about him because he was already the consensus number one rookie back and it's now even more Gentie has tons of like Red flag situations going on right now But when I think of best ball, I'm thinking of like who could freakin take the league over next year That's watch them in the last handful of games having those that offense was putrid and he had breakaway runs and breakaway catches And I just thinking of explosiveness. It's like are we having this conversation next year going? I'll remember when we said that and then yeah, yeah Gentie's RB two or something because part of the equation of all those red flags that we should give Kubiak credit for is he's freakin awesome Like if they don't have Pete Carroll, they have a freakin awesome coach in Clint Kubiak who everybody wanted and There's just no way Mendoza less competent than the last two years a quarterback It's not Pete Carroll's son running the offense right right? So it's like maybe they'll have more touchdown opportunities with a better coach Okay, I hadn't seen one of these rumors we're talking about a Couple of different things here I I'd hesitate to bring one up because I thought maybe we talked about it in free agency predictions But I'm gonna bring it up now sure The Giants are quote seriously looking at some of the top running backs in draft and free agency Thank you the people hate it the people people hate it The people hate it we all hate it. Don't you hurt my camp scatter boo? I know he's only got one leg right now, but It makes Obvious yeah sense that they'd be doing that I know but I don't and I don't like it either But but the names and the amount of money it will take Like yeah, I mean they're talking about they're talking about Jeremiah love that they've been rumored there There's rumors around Ken Walker. Yeah, the Walker ones are the rumors where it's like If to bring it the reason why they're saying what Seattle is saying We're probably not gonna get Walker back. It's because of the bag of money he's gonna get like if you're Ken Walker and Money's all the same. Why would you go to the Giants and I just go back to Seattle? It would have to take an amount of money to lure me away from the team I just they picked over also the love conversation if he's not gone by then we'll be we'll be watching with baited breath It sucks because this is the You know, this is the second blow of the injury that camps catabill. You know, you know, yeah If he doesn't get hurt this conversation is not happening Because you feel really good about him and you just feel about adding an ancillary piece But with the injury the severity of it the timetable the risk of re-injury the risk of getting back at full people hate it The Giants are sitting there going well, look We're not going into the season with just this one asset at running back Jim Harbaugh That's why I was that's why I was so excited about Tyrone Tracy being very Compton because I felt like Tyrone Tracy could hold off the Giants doing this This was my big fear So I was like Tyrone Tracy is good enough to let Cam have the time and then come back and take over maybe it's smoke Oh, that's my hope. That's my hope I mean, maybe it's to get the people drafting at six and seven and eight think that they want Jeremiah Love and whip swap them. Yeah, sure. Let's do let's go with that cam because I've got a boom. I rebuke this I Kyle rebukes this one Jeremy Fowler reporting a head coach told him at the scouting combine to watch for two a tongue of I loa to Atlanta You get when you have two left-handed quarterbacks That can't complete a pass there. There was a Left don't make a right another interesting rumor which So Matthew Barry writes a an article every year It's great article because he goes to the combine and he gets a bunch of rumors And one of them was Joe flacco to Atlanta. You're like That makes so much sense. Oh my gosh also that would rule like imagine Drake London Back in Stephansky's offense catch a passes from Joe flacco 45% target share To a no Vikings Reporting this reports from Tony Pauline They're quietly exploring an exit strategy for JJ McCarthy hasn't been that quiet No, I think it's like I can't get away from the rumors of they're totally willing to move on right away They are Murray Geno Smith Anthony Richardson all names that have been mentioned the I Mean you never are a hundred percent sure where it's coming from Like is the call coming from inside the house? We don't know that for sure but it's like if you're Minnesota and This is what's going on right now Like you you better replace him like you can't have an entire offseason of this of like JJ McCarthy anytime there's the sports rumors around like we're gonna get rid of McCarthy We want someone else like you know, you better do it. This reminds me of like Let's say you're putting on a play and you cast a bunch of people and Then they cast JJ McCarthy for this role and then he gets up there and the dude can't sing but everybody's around him Just saying like oh, it sounds alright. No, it sounds pretty look everybody in the audience everybody in the On the team around him They know the truth and we're all wanting to say maybe he'll come along But now instead of him just being good the story is he has to become good That's the problem with JJ McCarthy. You can believe he's gonna become good But you can't possibly feel as good about him now than before he played right and and we're all going yeah, you know what? Maybe you some voice lessons You know what I mean Kevin O'Connell. He's a whisperer man. Yeah, what's ironic about this situation? We all know it might not work is the last time that a team Drafted someone very high to be their future and then immediately moved on it was easier because they had the number one pick It was our Arizona Cardinals the draft of Kyler Murray and got rid of Josh Rosen after one You know flame out here And then the ironic part is the only way that the Vikings can truly just easily move on is Also Kyler Murray like if they can just go inside Kyler He can but I'm saying that would give that I think if they knew that they had Kyler in tow If he was a free agent and signed or they could trade for or whatever I think they would do that in a heartbeat and Tyler The entire offseason discussion around every single player on the Vikings offense is different Oh, yeah, and all of a sudden we don't like Tyler that much and all of a sudden Everyone out there is gonna love Kyler if he goes to the Viking Yeah, and the the other report Anthony Richardson That was the report about them having an interest in a trade that the the culture gonna move on from Anthony Richardson Jason I had briefly talked about him a little bit in the office He still lives with this like aura of promise that formerly was there, but we forget he's played a lot of football He played more games than I remembered this this last year. I went back and I looked and I was like, oh, that's some 11 games last year Passing percentage. What I know, right? No, no, no that year before For last year man. We're in February. So the last year moniker is a little bit. Yeah, gotcha this past year Okay, for games the year before 11 and you were out But let me ask you this because he obviously has physical tools that are unteachable If you were don't teach me his tools Would you rather Have JJ McCarthy or Anthony Richardson In Minnesota. No a totally different team general manager. They're both on the market and they're both dealing with the same stuff Which is I had promised, but then you saw them And he was a lot of uh-ohs That part of you could say hey, I just want somebody to run around and figure things out Yeah, and then there's most of me says JJ McCarthy. I'd take McCarthy Yeah, yeah because he had some good games Yes, and he did Couple songs pretty good man, but man, he can't hit the high notes. You remember that locker room. Yeah Name he did give us that that will be the greatest contribution potentially he gets the Oh Josh Rosen never gave us anything that good the meme. No not as good as that mean We got to take another break and then we're into it fantasy free agency predictions Free agent frenzy All right, we're gonna get into our predictions and man, are they gonna be so correct? I can't wait It's a good time to let you know the NFL's cap is now 301 million dollars It had kind of been moving upwards and upwards and upwards it went down right after COVID But to go from 208 million in 2022 to 301 million in 2026 Is Unbelievably amazing. I feel like the NFL is doing all right in terms of teams of cap room. It's always It's always good to mix me even anger. You're a bill bid well Right. Yeah, what's cap room for teams Titans number one Raiders number two jets number three chargers number four And that was how I believe that was bid well when the Cap number comes out. Yeah, come it you're raising this thing to 301 true It's like I ain't got that money to pay my players I think these numbers are all before the cap raise as well So I think there's a handful of teams the Titans Raiders jets and chargers who will have over 100 million in available cap space for those The chargers are so exciting. I know that I'm like a lifelong Herbert stan But at the same time that is if you look at the teams that have a lot of money Not many of them have as many tools and weapons available Now that one stands out I mean, they're just ahead of the game Titans Raiders jets are three horrible teams and then lost two Really good tackles last year imagine that team they get they get those two Inside of the line like they don't have to spend this cap money to and shoot, you know to get some tackles They just get them for yeah, yeah, and then they get to go spend the money. It's not free well for The same price they were already paying Paying a dollar more the Seahawks have a lot of space and they're gonna be able to pay the guys they need to pay in that young defense as well Json about to just consume that We're recording this episode in the afternoon of March 2nd so It's being listened to on Tuesday 4 p.m. Eastern is the franchise tag deadline The legal tampering period where teams can enter contract negotiations is Monday March 9th and then Wednesday March 10th as the official beginning of the league year, which is Just about one week away. So I'm the reigning champion of free agency predictions. Oh, that's never happened before and it must have been like a score of two to one to one But I'll take it Amazing Kyle so many of them right Well this year for sure. All right, we'll start at the quarterback position just two names. We want to throw predictions out for Really kind of just one Daniel Jones who is a free agent? They've talked about tagging him whether it's a transition a franchise. They're working on a contract I think the expectation is he's gonna be a cult the reason that they're literally willing to shop Anthony Richardson is because right? They know their solution and I don't think Daniel Jones wants to go anywhere I can't imagine that it doesn't work out for him to stay in Indianapolis So the big name then is Malik Willis in terms of free agency predictions and we actually all have different destinations for Malik Willis So rubber meets the road right now. Who do you got Mike? So I have the Cleveland Browns Honestly, I think it Really comes down to two teams and it's not the one that Jason's going with I think I think it's either my team or yours Andy of It's just such a It's a it's a weird situation where teams should want Malik Willis what you have seen You know not just last year, but two years ago as well like he I Seems like he seems like a a starting quarterback in the league But for a guy who seems like a starting quarterback and the amount of money that your team will have to commit to him That's where it becomes difficult to To figure out who's actually willing to take that job So he had three starts the last two years in Green Bay I'm going with Cleveland. He had rushing totals of 73 60 and 41 in those games. That is a fantasy like superpower. I Actually believe in Malik Willis being a really good quarterback Mike went with the Browns That was I was between the Browns and yeah my Arizona I think that's how I'm gonna go with Arizona. I think they'll spend the money on Malik Willis I'm trying to let not let the like The 30 million numbers should shock you however You just had a cap go from two hundred and eight million dollars to three hundred and one million dollars in four years Those numbers it's market rate for quarterbacks He's earned it You know who you have earned it. That's that's where and I Get it if you're gonna pay him to be a starter you're gonna have to pay starter money That's all I'm saying and there are multiple teams that seem to want to make them a starter Including maybe Jason Spick. Yeah, this is where he's gonna end up going. Oh, it will be the Packers East The the new Miami Dolphins regime is basically coming from my is coming from Green Bay. This is the they their new GM their head coach They are intimately familiar with Malik Willis and they've got connections to him That's that's essentially why I've got him going to the Dolphins the Dolphins need a quarterback They're familiar with them and we just see too often When things happen, it's like well, who were you connected to what what what? Personnel were you comfortable with who did you know and that's you know where players go and who coaches want and that's as part of the Arizona thing too, yeah, sure It's I mean there's obviously in the NFL like most teams have a Handful of connections to other players. These ones are pretty direct and the need is is for all three of these teams I'm excited. I think we're gonna see Malik Willis as a starter which adds a very interesting name to the quarterback pool for fantasy players for Next year the it's Kyler Murray is the domino of What does Arizona actually decide to do with with Murray? Do they keep him for another year? Do they just Full-on cut him. I think he'll be released. Maybe by the time the show is being Yeah, sounds like he's gonna be released which I just can't imagine you can't get something happens so often You know that though. Yeah, there are these big names that this happens so often where you're like you've got to be able to get something Somebody should throw you a Third a fourth like whatever like you'd be like I'd take an eight You know I mean like sir, there's no today around I take up deal I take 50 bucks, you know, it's amazing, but it happens all the time where these guys just get cut Running backs We have one we'll start with the one where unanimous on its breeze Hall 24 years old despite all of our hopes dreams and his Goals for his life. He seems to be he's gonna be a jet. Yeah He's gonna be a jet by by contract or by when you're listening to this. He'll either Sorry, I've been franchise. That's the truth So let's go with Ken Walker. We have three different destinations for Ken Walker. Let's start with Jason I'm gonna have him going back to the Seahawks. I know that He can get a lot of money on the market, but they won the Super Bowl. He wants to come back. They want him back This is this is I'm not bullish that he goes back to Seattle because all running backs should take the bag Go test the market and take the bag But you're confident to pick them. I'm giving the Super Bowl nod to the reunite. I'm going to New York football Giants I think that they make a splash Harbaugh be a smoke screen I'm gonna go with the sad truth Ken Walker and the Giants Mike. No, I'm going Washington. They really need running back and That just feel like they're they need to make a splash at that position and get it short up All right Travis et in junior 27 years old Three different destinations here predicted for him I'm gonna go with Arizona. I think part of this offseason the bad press The Cardinals are dumb they will be dumb again They'll be dumb and spend on Malik and they'll be dumb and spend on Travis et in Arizona with James Conner's injury Benson's injury. I mean they went through four or five running backs last year Etians a dual threat. I think they bring Arizona et and Arizona. We're talking about Willis and Travis et in Yeah, I've got him going to the chiefs. I know the chiefs are everyone's favorite place to pick for Jeremiah I love to go, but I don't know that he lasts till the ninth pick and the chiefs clearly need a Good workhorse dual threat running back. I don't feel like Kareem Hunt And you know Pacheco this version post broken leg are good enough So I would love that and maybe there's just hopeful as no, I think it's I've got him on my dad I'm a roster like I just I mean go go to Kansas City Pacheco and hunt in cream hunt Well, they won't be there and like they have to do something I'm going with a running back is always fun because you like you can be surprised Oh, yeah, you you're like these are the four teams that clearly have to go get a running back And then it's like oh this team that you thought they were perfectly fine. I'm going with the Chicago Bears of Make sense of this is a DeAndre Swift release not necessarily it might just be hey Like look Manon guy was great. He was a seventh round pick though and with these If it happens to those guys all the time and like the Monty to his brings bring etn in and you and It's not necessarily a swift release it like might be both of them this year and then Prepping for when DeAndre Swift is no longer on the team Swift can is a one million dollar dead cap if they release them I think it may be a cut to JK Dobbins. He was good JK Dobbins last year was very good in Denver got hurt. We just talked about Denver They were maybe swooping in to get David Montgomery Dobbins I have going back to Denver Mike. You haven't gone back to Denver. I love him going back to Denver He was good in Denver. He says he wants to be a Bronco, but the things Sean Payton has been saying I mean he talked about their three biggest needs this offseason that the three positions are going after the most I don't remember one of them. I think it was the defense at the other was tight end and running back It remember anything remember these three things something number one. I don't remember But number two is a big one look I don't care about the defensive side of the ball here on on his needs But I was surprised that he said running back is like one of their big It's already RV it. I know our J. R. Baudy So because of that, I think they're looking and they were the rumored team that was trying to get David Montgomery I think they've got a type they want a bruiser and so I've got him leaving and going to the Falcons Okay, well the bruiser you've got coming to Denver is the next man. Yes. I've got Tyler Algear Jason you have him going to the Denver little swaps key team. So yeah, there you go I've got him going to Washington. I don't I think the Washington's Splash might not be as exciting as the one you had predicted Al Jiro would be fun and Mike This would be the same case in your I'm going with Kansas City over I went him over Travis Etienne because I think that they need while Etienne is a is a versatile player like They need they need a thumper on the ground like they need a they need a beat boy They need someone who can actually make the other team very scared of the runs almost like they should have Drafted Johnathan Taylor over almost almost like that should happen But I like that's a huge part of what's missing for the chiefs is There no one's scared that they're gonna just take over the game on the ground get those safeties Pulled forward and then hit with the deep play. So I'm going with beef boy Algear and the chiefs and Rico Dada will predict for him as well I have him actually going to the The team with a ton of cap space. I haven't gone to the Chargers I think he could look at the Chargers situation with the offensive line coming back and the opportunity and say hey I can make a mark there. It's a Marion Hampton. He's young You know, you're not really dealing with anybody else there. I'm gonna go the Chargers for Dada. I'm gonna go the Saints Yeah, that makes that's they they've got Camara and not a lot and Camara is old and He just feels like a good stopgap for them. Yeah, I'm going with Arizona. I think I boy coming home I think they move forward with Trey Benson and a Not a super high tier running back But someone to compliment Benson as the writing on the wall in Arizona is that James Connors time will be done in Arizona And I think yeah, if I'm Rico and looking at If Benson's the starter I'm gonna come here because I think I could take the job. How many minutes before you would own a Rico Dowdle Jersey After the signing quick Wide receiver predictions. We're gonna start with the 32 and a half year old Mike Evans This is so sad and none of the three of us have Needs to re-sign with Tampa. He is a lifelong buck. He needs to retire as a buck It's like Larry Larry just stayed here in Arizona. Don't you want to be first ballot you stay home But we didn't predict that I have him go into the 49ers in a splash move getting a big name there. They need it bad They do someone else needs it bad Mike and I both have the same team the bills You if you go into a Super Bowl contender No matter what leave it's only to chase a ring and so you got to say what team can I put over the top? The bills are perfect. I mean gosh, I need him to leave for a buka I feel like that would just rebirth some optimism there for fantasy. I would like Mike Evans to leave Yeah for the NFL. I certainly want him to be a buccaneer until he retires Well, it is a slight step down not in the Hall of Fame tier anymore But Alec Pierce 25 years old had a great season ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reports the cold said cults have quote made it clear to Alec Pierce That he would be a cult either through the tag or a long-term deal. I will go with the cults Yeah, I've got the cults as well But the issue here is that they they're kind of saying the same thing about Daniel Jones and Alec Pierce They can only tag one of them. Yeah, exactly. So how about if he left? Do you want to give it like we all say cults, but if he leaves I? Wasn't prepared for that There are a lot of different contenders you don't have to do it if he leaves I have the Patriots if he leaves I would go Titans. Okay, that's good Raiders are up there. I'm sure if he leaves I'm gonna go Washington Washington, okay, and then wish it I don't you guys see the reports of like it's all it seems certain that D. Bo will not be there Oh, I hadn't seen yeah, that seems about right. It's time to move on D. Bo and Tyreek. We loved you for a long time It's over one Dale Robinson 25 years old. I didn't realize this we all have Boring here. We've all got him going to the Titans the day ball connection is obvious there I think and the loser tax Right. Yeah, if I'm one Dale Robinson. Oh, yeah, you want to get that loser money loser money Yeah, you're Tennessee. Hmm. No, no, that's another zero on that's why Alec Pierce. So the Raiders is also a possibility. Yeah, it could be Let's go through a couple tight ends here Kyle Pitts already signed the franchise tag David Nijoku Dallas Goddard It's weird because when you say those names I think of Goddard as somehow younger than Nijoku because the joke really around for so long and been hurt and not hurt and good And not good and just been around the block for so long Goddard is two years older than Nijoku I've got Nijoku going to the Dolphins and Dallas Goddard signing in Philadelphia back home Yeah, the reports from local beat reporters recently have Goddard pretty confidently going back to Philly, which I was surprised with That's why I went then we had another one that he is definitely not going There you go, dude This year I don't think how I easily won last year I don't think it's gonna be a hot market for him at his current age But you just he's a safety blanket He had the most touchdowns like taking him away from Jalen Hertz feels foolish right now And I if he doesn't command a big market, I think they'll do it. David Nijoku is The prize possession in my opinion of current existing tight ends available on free agent on the market And I the Broncos Sean Payton really wants Someone like Nijoku like to know why he feels older Why the joke it feels older than Goddard? He doesn't to me while he entered the league a year before Yeah, he played more he came in. I know I'm just saying he's had more seasons. So that's why it feels so way I'm pretty sure he was drafted at like eight years old eight years old He was such a baby boy. No, but he started in 2017 Goddard in 2018 So my mind had the draft class is not the age. Yeah, do you have him going back to Philly Mike? I have yeah, I have Goddard going back to what about Nijoku? I'm gonna send him to the box where you Have you lose Evans and you gotta go make a splash Evans and I think Kate Otten is Kate's a free agent, right? Let me double check that. Yeah. Yes. Yes It's always Isaiah likely another interesting name Darren Waller fan Travis Kelsey Darren Waller you Yeah, man, yeah, so here we go I mean by the time you're listening to this the franchise tag deadline is over some of the news might have already broke But we're a week away from the new league year and a lot of new homes Updating all our player profiles for new teams for some of these players and you know, Ken Walker That's one of the bigger names that we're gonna see where he ends up It's funny because you're like I'd like to see Ken Walker go back to Seattle and do his thing, right? But at the same time, you're like man change is fun. Yeah change is exciting It's the unknown who knows what's gonna happen as long as it's not New York Man it might be we'll see we have a Thursday show. It's a big one the Walker Bros Can't handle that we can't survive another look We were on top of the world when we had Ken Walker all All-own and then Sharves in the second round ruins everything To feel like we have finally escaped the clutches of Charbonne to go to Scataboo a guy you like I love Scataboo didn't even like sharps. I know I that what I did. I love sharps. That was part of the problem Well, look, come on. We'll find out soon ultimate draft kid calm head over there If you want to get access to the dynasty pass, I recommend you do it We'll be back with a huge episode on Thursday. Don't miss it 10 things to remember episode a yearly special 10 things to remember heading into the 2026 fantasy football season. We'll catch you then. Good night Thank you for listening to another episode of the fantasy footballers podcast Join our fantasy football community on join the foot calm and follow us on Twitter at the FF ballers