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With Dan Byer and Mike Harmon. Mike and Dan break down everything you need to set your line ups, from position rankings to starts and sits. The guys help you make those hard decisions. And now let's get your flexod here's Dan Bayer and Mike Harmon.

With Dan Byer and Mike Harmon. Mike and Dan break down everything you need to set your line ups, from position rankings to starts and sits. The guys help you make those hard decisions. And now let's get your flexod here's Dan Bayer and Mike Harmon.

All right, even if things are falling from the ceiling, I still think at and T Stadium shows good on TV. Mike may be the only thing the Cowboys have going for them. Welcome man, it is I want your flex. Get Mike at the Swollen Dome. You can find me at Dan Bayer on Fox. Ian Roddy is the executive producer. You can find him at Ian Roddy Underscore a Blue Sky. Yeah, let's do it. Uh, Danbyer dot Besky dot Social Mike You on the train?

All right, even if things are falling from the ceiling, I still think at and T Stadium shows good on TV. Mike may be the only thing the Cowboys have going for them. Welcome man, it is I want your flex. Get Mike at the Swollen Dome. You can find me at Dan Bayer on Fox. Ian Roddy is the executive producer. You can find him at Ian Roddy Underscore a Blue Sky. Yeah, let's do it. Uh, Danbyer dot Besky dot Social Mike You on the train?

Okay, there it is.

Okay, there it is.

I have all of one follower and it's you know.

I have all of one follower and it's you know.

Usual boy, Ian Ian. Are you on the on the train yet?

Usual boy, Ian Ian. Are you on the on the train yet?

No?

No?

I haven't yet, but I know that I do need to jump on the wave because like we talked about on last week. So I need to get the Ian Roddy before that British guy got.

I haven't yet, but I know that I do need to jump on the wave because like we talked about on last week. So I need to get the Ian Roddy before that British guy got.

British.

British.

The great thing about the conversation last week was I went into my search bar again and it said Ian Roddy, and that guy's face was looking right at me. Because that that's what we talked about. Is Ian said he had his Twitter handle, not stolen from him, just somebody got it first, but the British Ian Roddy. So you may want to get on that, uh for for Blue Sky before it takes over. All right, let's talk about that Monday night affair. We don't have to spend a ton of time on it, but we usually do it here on this podcast. All I'm going to say this about the Dallas Cowboys, and it has nothing to do with their stadium. Already, got that out of the way. I have Ceedee Lamb in a league. I have Ceede Lamb.

The great thing about the conversation last week was I went into my search bar again and it said Ian Roddy, and that guy's face was looking right at me. Because that that's what we talked about. Is Ian said he had his Twitter handle, not stolen from him, just somebody got it first, but the British Ian Roddy. So you may want to get on that, uh for for Blue Sky before it takes over. All right, let's talk about that Monday night affair. We don't have to spend a ton of time on it, but we usually do it here on this podcast. All I'm going to say this about the Dallas Cowboys, and it has nothing to do with their stadium. Already, got that out of the way. I have Ceedee Lamb in a league. I have Ceede Lamb.

We spent a hold over, and I think sometimes we have holdovers.

We spent a hold over, and I think sometimes we have holdovers.

You have this relationship, you feel this special bond with that player more so than other players on your team. But even I was getting sick of Ceedee Lamb complaining every time Cooper Rush didn't throw the ball to him, and I just think or near him, or have it in the right spot, and I just think it's so counterproductive. I don't know what fantasy advice Mike we could give with the Dallas Cowboys. I just thought it was a bad look for a team that's got enough problems on their hand. Making their backup quarterback look like he's even more incompetent than what he has to deal with on offense is a bad look for Ceedee Lamb, there's my cowboy take.

You have this relationship, you feel this special bond with that player more so than other players on your team. But even I was getting sick of Ceedee Lamb complaining every time Cooper Rush didn't throw the ball to him, and I just think or near him, or have it in the right spot, and I just think it's so counterproductive. I don't know what fantasy advice Mike we could give with the Dallas Cowboys. I just thought it was a bad look for a team that's got enough problems on their hand. Making their backup quarterback look like he's even more incompetent than what he has to deal with on offense is a bad look for Ceedee Lamb, there's my cowboy take.

No, it's one hundred percent right, But what do we always say? Squeaky wheel gets the grease whatever else and targets you know, but that's shit, right, Still eight for ninety three. He just didn't like the ones he didn't get Dan, especially when Cooper Rush throws the ball fifty five times, that means that's forty times he didn't throw it towards CD and Anger even completed a four yard nice catch. Nice tackle by Mechi by the way, hopefully you know, if you have idp leagues, you make sure you get that asterisk in that point for your tackle. But all of that to say, yeah, it's it's the frustrations just blowing and over I say, blowing over. And it's kind of funny, be given the winds are being blamed for the destruction of Jerry's palace. There high winds. They had a big storm early in the morning. So whoever the hell then decided, Hey, let's open the roof after all of that, what'd you think it was just gonna be everything blew away?

No, it's one hundred percent right, But what do we always say? Squeaky wheel gets the grease whatever else and targets you know, but that's shit, right, Still eight for ninety three. He just didn't like the ones he didn't get Dan, especially when Cooper Rush throws the ball fifty five times, that means that's forty times he didn't throw it towards CD and Anger even completed a four yard nice catch. Nice tackle by Mechi by the way, hopefully you know, if you have idp leagues, you make sure you get that asterisk in that point for your tackle. But all of that to say, yeah, it's it's the frustrations just blowing and over I say, blowing over. And it's kind of funny, be given the winds are being blamed for the destruction of Jerry's palace. There high winds. They had a big storm early in the morning. So whoever the hell then decided, Hey, let's open the roof after all of that, what'd you think it was just gonna be everything blew away?

It's gonna be a nice.

It's gonna be a nice.

Clear day, no problems, problems that you probably should have checked your your ceiling and the mechanism and everything, you know, routine maintenance every six months. But that being said, for cd LAMB, target count's going to be there. Sonity. All we can speak to I think here is opportunity. I was talking to about this, you know, with another member that was on the checklist right for this week, Ricodowdell as a potential sleeper after he got the dreaded vote of confidence as the starter. Well, he still touched the ball what twelve times? That's all I can That's all I can say is you got twelve opportunities. Now, the fact that he literally could have just fallen forward and achieved the same level of confidence that he did against the Texans, I can't predict that but all I I I can say is opportunity is gonna be there. As per CD LAMB owners turn off the the post games. Maybe maybe don't watch, Maybe don't watch, be like be like a lot of gamblers. I like the lines I did my algorithm. Here's what it spit out in terms of what I should bet and go do something else, because otherwise you're gonna watch it, You're gonna be mad.

Clear day, no problems, problems that you probably should have checked your your ceiling and the mechanism and everything, you know, routine maintenance every six months. But that being said, for cd LAMB, target count's going to be there. Sonity. All we can speak to I think here is opportunity. I was talking to about this, you know, with another member that was on the checklist right for this week, Ricodowdell as a potential sleeper after he got the dreaded vote of confidence as the starter. Well, he still touched the ball what twelve times? That's all I can That's all I can say is you got twelve opportunities. Now, the fact that he literally could have just fallen forward and achieved the same level of confidence that he did against the Texans, I can't predict that but all I I I can say is opportunity is gonna be there. As per CD LAMB owners turn off the the post games. Maybe maybe don't watch, Maybe don't watch, be like be like a lot of gamblers. I like the lines I did my algorithm. Here's what it spit out in terms of what I should bet and go do something else, because otherwise you're gonna watch it, You're gonna be mad.

I think.

I think.

I think if here's someone like me and and you have CD LAMB and you got eight for ninety three, that's about what you can ask for. Because even getting in the end zone right now, it's difficult for the Dallas Cowboys.

I think if here's someone like me and and you have CD LAMB and you got eight for ninety three, that's about what you can ask for. Because even getting in the end zone right now, it's difficult for the Dallas Cowboys.

The way that it is so like a.

The way that it is so like a.

Statline like that isn't isn't shouldn't be frustrating for you. But when I see Ceedee Lamb on every single pass do something and it's not, it's that almost like whiny teenager, it just looks very immature, like come on, or like we obviously see the passes five yards off the mark or Cooper Rush was running for his life. I just think it's a bad look. Smallest, smallest of the Cowboys problems. By the way, I actually think the stadium deal, And to your point, Mike, is more indicative and representative of how the Cowboys actually are run and where you have this great, beautiful facility that Jerry Jones was just bragging about a couple of weeks ago, and what do we have, Well, we have people who can't see thee lamb can't see because it's in the sun. Now you have tiles falling from the roof, one that you really haven't opened in the last what year, two two years?

Statline like that isn't isn't shouldn't be frustrating for you. But when I see Ceedee Lamb on every single pass do something and it's not, it's that almost like whiny teenager, it just looks very immature, like come on, or like we obviously see the passes five yards off the mark or Cooper Rush was running for his life. I just think it's a bad look. Smallest, smallest of the Cowboys problems. By the way, I actually think the stadium deal, And to your point, Mike, is more indicative and representative of how the Cowboys actually are run and where you have this great, beautiful facility that Jerry Jones was just bragging about a couple of weeks ago, and what do we have, Well, we have people who can't see thee lamb can't see because it's in the sun. Now you have tiles falling from the roof, one that you really haven't opened in the last what year, two two years?

Yeah, the door's October thirtieth, so too.

Yeah, the door's October thirtieth, so too.

So you know here you decide to do that, and it's like you see this beautiful what you think is a palace, and then there's just problems everywhere. And that's what I think the Dallas Cowboys are. You still have the name brand, but when you even just start looking on the surface, you see problems, and as you get deeper in, there's more problems. And I think it's very representative of who the Dallas Cowboys are right now.

So you know here you decide to do that, and it's like you see this beautiful what you think is a palace, and then there's just problems everywhere. And that's what I think the Dallas Cowboys are. You still have the name brand, but when you even just start looking on the surface, you see problems, and as you get deeper in, there's more problems. And I think it's very representative of who the Dallas Cowboys are right now.

One hundred percent eye on the prize facade. And when it's printing money, you're not looking underneath the hood, right If a business is still making money, you're not necessarily going to look at where there are inefficiencies, where there's redundancy, all of those things, unless you got to be truly you know, responsive to shareholders whatever, and then and then maybe there's a whole other in But for Jerry Jones, NFL continues to grow, his pockets continue to get lined. People are showing up and paying money hand over fist. I think the number of empty seats they had on Monday night might also be something that will stick with him as much as the point differentials and home losses or that you know, sad fluttering piece of metal that looked like the damn thing from Forrest Gump. Dude, when the feathers started flying out. Dude, you know all that. So that that's where we're at for him, right because in the post game he's being asked about point differentials, home losses, home no shows, and he sounds like a sullen, beaten man. But then you're able to give him the one two combination and come over the top about the stadium falling apart. I mean, now you've just cut him to the quick, because you know it just goes to a pt Barnum like effect.

One hundred percent eye on the prize facade. And when it's printing money, you're not looking underneath the hood, right If a business is still making money, you're not necessarily going to look at where there are inefficiencies, where there's redundancy, all of those things, unless you got to be truly you know, responsive to shareholders whatever, and then and then maybe there's a whole other in But for Jerry Jones, NFL continues to grow, his pockets continue to get lined. People are showing up and paying money hand over fist. I think the number of empty seats they had on Monday night might also be something that will stick with him as much as the point differentials and home losses or that you know, sad fluttering piece of metal that looked like the damn thing from Forrest Gump. Dude, when the feathers started flying out. Dude, you know all that. So that that's where we're at for him, right because in the post game he's being asked about point differentials, home losses, home no shows, and he sounds like a sullen, beaten man. But then you're able to give him the one two combination and come over the top about the stadium falling apart. I mean, now you've just cut him to the quick, because you know it just goes to a pt Barnum like effect.

I'm going to say this about the Dallas Cowboys, I'm going to read you a list then we'll get some Texans fantasy stuff in a second. Because i was watching the game and I'm thinking about it, and I'm like, like, how did it? How did it get this bad? Because let's be honest, they struck it rich when they drafted Dac when he did and then turned out to be the quarterback that he was. Whether you like him or not, it was a successful draft pick. And so then I started to think of, you know, the Cowboys. I saw, you know, Zach Martin got hurt and he's been dealing with injuries as of late, and he's no doubt on the back end of his career. But I'm like, Zach Martin was a really good pick by them in the draft when.

I'm going to say this about the Dallas Cowboys, I'm going to read you a list then we'll get some Texans fantasy stuff in a second. Because i was watching the game and I'm thinking about it, and I'm like, like, how did it? How did it get this bad? Because let's be honest, they struck it rich when they drafted Dac when he did and then turned out to be the quarterback that he was. Whether you like him or not, it was a successful draft pick. And so then I started to think of, you know, the Cowboys. I saw, you know, Zach Martin got hurt and he's been dealing with injuries as of late, and he's no doubt on the back end of his career. But I'm like, Zach Martin was a really good pick by them in the draft when.

He was picked.

He was picked.

So dating back to twenty ten, they took Dez Bryant in the first round. That was a pick that worked out. Tyron Smith was their first round pick in twenty eleven. That worked out well. Claybourne, the corner from LSU, probably didn't work out, but then you had Travis Frederick. I think that worked out until his career was cut short. Zach Martin that worked out. Byron Joe was great for them, and then he left for Miami via free agency. Ezekiel Elliott was the twenty sixteen first round pick. Taco Charlton was their first round pick out of Michigan in twenty seventeen that didn't work out. Layton Vanderesh was their first round pick in twenty eighteen, but that was mixed on him because they gad potential but then injuries ended.

So dating back to twenty ten, they took Dez Bryant in the first round. That was a pick that worked out. Tyron Smith was their first round pick in twenty eleven. That worked out well. Claybourne, the corner from LSU, probably didn't work out, but then you had Travis Frederick. I think that worked out until his career was cut short. Zach Martin that worked out. Byron Joe was great for them, and then he left for Miami via free agency. Ezekiel Elliott was the twenty sixteen first round pick. Taco Charlton was their first round pick out of Michigan in twenty seventeen that didn't work out. Layton Vanderesh was their first round pick in twenty eighteen, but that was mixed on him because they gad potential but then injuries ended.

Up coming good years.

Up coming good years.

Yeah, right, I mean it wasn't a long flash, but yeah, and he gave you some big moments.

Yeah, right, I mean it wasn't a long flash, but yeah, and he gave you some big moments.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I think they chared the pick to Oakland for Amari Cooper in twenty nineteen, Ceedee Lamb in twenty twenty, Micah Parsons in twenty twenty one, Tyler Smith in twenty twenty two, Mayzee Smith last year hasn't been great and Tyler got Mike. They've hit on a lot of these first round picks. And I'm sitting there and that's over the last fourteen years. And obviously des Bryant's not in the league anymore, and some of the names that I mentioned have moved on. But they've hit on these picks, and for some reason, they still haven't been able to build anything underneath it or a R. But I couldn't even pick look at the draft to be like, you know what, they've really kind of messed this thing up, because they haven't. They've They've probably had a better track record than all of our favorite teams. So it was just crazy to me in thinking back at it.

I think they chared the pick to Oakland for Amari Cooper in twenty nineteen, Ceedee Lamb in twenty twenty, Micah Parsons in twenty twenty one, Tyler Smith in twenty twenty two, Mayzee Smith last year hasn't been great and Tyler got Mike. They've hit on a lot of these first round picks. And I'm sitting there and that's over the last fourteen years. And obviously des Bryant's not in the league anymore, and some of the names that I mentioned have moved on. But they've hit on these picks, and for some reason, they still haven't been able to build anything underneath it or a R. But I couldn't even pick look at the draft to be like, you know what, they've really kind of messed this thing up, because they haven't. They've They've probably had a better track record than all of our favorite teams. So it was just crazy to me in thinking back at it.

No, because it's interesting, right because even if you go before Dak, you look at his predecessor, Romo was undrafted. Yeah, for all that, all the hate and vitriol that he gets, Like this guy was an undrafted player out of Eastern Illinois and went on to the career that he did. So, like, they've been able to find talent in spots, and that's the curiosity, right is the first round when we always talk about, well, you may not win your fantasy league in a first round, but you could lose it. Here for the Cowboys, they've they've hit. I mean, how many of those are you saying either as an incomplete or a fail two? Yeah, I mean otherwise all of these guys became pretty long term starters, and you could say stars then you decide, you know what grade star they are. So no pun intended with the Dallas Star of course, but the rest of the roster process for this year, it was the all in and still was trying. We were trying to parse that out in the off season. How much of this would have been solved if you had a reasonable running back.

No, because it's interesting, right because even if you go before Dak, you look at his predecessor, Romo was undrafted. Yeah, for all that, all the hate and vitriol that he gets, Like this guy was an undrafted player out of Eastern Illinois and went on to the career that he did. So, like, they've been able to find talent in spots, and that's the curiosity, right is the first round when we always talk about, well, you may not win your fantasy league in a first round, but you could lose it. Here for the Cowboys, they've they've hit. I mean, how many of those are you saying either as an incomplete or a fail two? Yeah, I mean otherwise all of these guys became pretty long term starters, and you could say stars then you decide, you know what grade star they are. So no pun intended with the Dallas Star of course, but the rest of the roster process for this year, it was the all in and still was trying. We were trying to parse that out in the off season. How much of this would have been solved if you had a reasonable running back.

Yeah, and that's no.

Yeah, and that's no.

Disrespect to the guys that are battling and what they were and the histories and everything else. Tony Pollard we've used pejorative terms on air and certainly in the fantasy realm. But he was functional, he was serviceable. He was better than average. Right, one thousand yard rusher. Was it sexy? No, because again, to get to a thousand yards these days means one thing, one very important thing. You were available, Yes, and that was one thing that Tony Pollard gave you. As a runner and a receiver, you could get your twelve to fifteen touches and be reasonably assured of this is going to give you some kind of balance. At this point, they've got nothing.

Disrespect to the guys that are battling and what they were and the histories and everything else. Tony Pollard we've used pejorative terms on air and certainly in the fantasy realm. But he was functional, he was serviceable. He was better than average. Right, one thousand yard rusher. Was it sexy? No, because again, to get to a thousand yards these days means one thing, one very important thing. You were available, Yes, and that was one thing that Tony Pollard gave you. As a runner and a receiver, you could get your twelve to fifteen touches and be reasonably assured of this is going to give you some kind of balance. At this point, they've got nothing.

I'll say this, Mike was on the Tony Poller train way earlier than many people, and they got good years out of him. And it wasn't until he you know, snapped his ankle against the Niners in that playoff game. That didn't seem like he really came back last year, and I don't know if that had a I think it had an effect on to be perfectly honest with you, because he wasn't the same back last year, and it allowed them to let him, you know, walk away then.

I'll say this, Mike was on the Tony Poller train way earlier than many people, and they got good years out of him. And it wasn't until he you know, snapped his ankle against the Niners in that playoff game. That didn't seem like he really came back last year, and I don't know if that had a I think it had an effect on to be perfectly honest with you, because he wasn't the same back last year, and it allowed them to let him, you know, walk away then.

This year and go to the Tennessee Titans. And he's doing fine with the Titans.

This year and go to the Tennessee Titans. And he's doing fine with the Titans.

You know, maybe not as great as he was doing with the Cowboys, but yeah, just there's.

You know, maybe not as great as he was doing with the Cowboys, but yeah, just there's.

He's years ahead of whatever they've got now. Yeah, yeah, right, I mean that's really all it comes down to.

He's years ahead of whatever they've got now. Yeah, yeah, right, I mean that's really all it comes down to.

One hundred percent.

One hundred percent.

So when they let Zeke go and then brought him back two years later, it just did not make any sense and had no one there to replace it. But it just it's it's representative, like this team looks like cosmetically and on the outside and it's all flash and then you get into the to maybe the guts of the team and it's it's just not there.

So when they let Zeke go and then brought him back two years later, it just did not make any sense and had no one there to replace it. But it just it's it's representative, like this team looks like cosmetically and on the outside and it's all flash and then you get into the to maybe the guts of the team and it's it's just not there.

Yeah.

Yeah.

And the curiosity for this game was until the the big gaff, you know, and everybody like, hey, lineman, go down, go down, you've got the ball. The Cowboys were in this game. They were hanging around. Was it pretty No, But they were hanging around curiosity for Turpin and how he gets used obviously a lot of it on the big, big scoring play right eighty six yards of a score, three receptions. The loss of Ferguson very early in the game. I think he would have been in a bunch of lineups today, usual backup quarterback kind of syndrome of let's go find the tight end in safety valve. So schoonbacker came in six fifty six for him. But yeah, it's it's tough sledding right now.

And the curiosity for this game was until the the big gaff, you know, and everybody like, hey, lineman, go down, go down, you've got the ball. The Cowboys were in this game. They were hanging around. Was it pretty No, But they were hanging around curiosity for Turpin and how he gets used obviously a lot of it on the big, big scoring play right eighty six yards of a score, three receptions. The loss of Ferguson very early in the game. I think he would have been in a bunch of lineups today, usual backup quarterback kind of syndrome of let's go find the tight end in safety valve. So schoonbacker came in six fifty six for him. But yeah, it's it's tough sledding right now.

I'll tell you what we had a we had a scenario in my fantasy league, and this is the problem. And now I understand it because for years I never was in two leagues, and now I'm in two leagues, and I can't remember what rules are for what league, even though I feel like I've made the rules for most of one league, because that's our twenty seven year league.

I'll tell you what we had a we had a scenario in my fantasy league, and this is the problem. And now I understand it because for years I never was in two leagues, and now I'm in two leagues, and I can't remember what rules are for what league, even though I feel like I've made the rules for most of one league, because that's our twenty seven year league.

The issues that I was, the issue.

The issues that I was, the issue.

That I was gonna say was we had a guy who was down like three point eight points and he had Brandon Aubrey. So you make this sixty four yarder? Yeah, I thought like and I thought in our league was four points, but our site said only three. But anyway, puts him within a point, and then you get the penalty and the Cowboys take it off the board. They obviously go for it on fourth and two, wipe it out. I wonder if there was anybody else who thought that they won their game, because you know, Brandon Aubrey had made that kick and then then had Mike McCarthy take it away only to never give it back.

That I was gonna say was we had a guy who was down like three point eight points and he had Brandon Aubrey. So you make this sixty four yarder? Yeah, I thought like and I thought in our league was four points, but our site said only three. But anyway, puts him within a point, and then you get the penalty and the Cowboys take it off the board. They obviously go for it on fourth and two, wipe it out. I wonder if there was anybody else who thought that they won their game, because you know, Brandon Aubrey had made that kick and then then had Mike McCarthy take it away only to never give it back.

Well, remember he also missed a kick earlier in the game too, so that he missed was like a forty yarder, yeah, something like that.

Well, remember he also missed a kick earlier in the game too, so that he missed was like a forty yarder, yeah, something like that.

But he hits a sixty four yard Well, the hell's taking that off the board, and in a lot of leagues that would have been six point four points. Sure got as much as a lot of second running bags are scoring in the lat I.

But he hits a sixty four yard Well, the hell's taking that off the board, and in a lot of leagues that would have been six point four points. Sure got as much as a lot of second running bags are scoring in the lat I.

Just was thinking to myself, man, because that's also the point. And by the way, Mike McCarthy did make the right choice. You have to take You can't you get a first you get a fifteen yard penalty and a first down, you're in a.

Just was thinking to myself, man, because that's also the point. And by the way, Mike McCarthy did make the right choice. You have to take You can't you get a first you get a fifteen yard penalty and a first down, you're in a.

In a ten point game, you think.

In a ten point game, you think.

You're I mean, honestly, then if it wasn't fourth and two, because they got to fourth and two on like a third and thirteen when they threw past the ceedee lamb for ten yards or whatever. You probably still kick the field goal in that scenario, but man to make the kick and then have it taken off just to kicking the nuts, just to kick in the nuts.

You're I mean, honestly, then if it wasn't fourth and two, because they got to fourth and two on like a third and thirteen when they threw past the ceedee lamb for ten yards or whatever. You probably still kick the field goal in that scenario, but man to make the kick and then have it taken off just to kicking the nuts, just to kick in the nuts.

All right, we need to take a time out.

All right, we need to take a time out.

We haven't even talked about the Texans yet, so we will because I think there is a bit of a conversation there, sure so much more. He is Mike Carmon, I'm Dan byer Ian, Roddy's here Texans, and yeah, some week twelve craziness.

We haven't even talked about the Texans yet, so we will because I think there is a bit of a conversation there, sure so much more. He is Mike Carmon, I'm Dan byer Ian, Roddy's here Texans, and yeah, some week twelve craziness.

That's next year, and I want your flax. It is iy air flex.

That's next year, and I want your flax. It is iy air flex.

He's Mike Harmon, I'm Dan byer Ian Roddy's our executive producer. Big news in the NFL on Monday coming from the Giants, a quarterback change being made. We'll talk about that in a second, but we were going to touch on the Houston Texans, the Stefan Diggs less. But now you have Nico Collins Houston Texans. Tank Dell's there, Robert Woods is there, Mechi's there. But maybe most importantly for CJ. Straud is that Joe Mixon is there. Because the hat trick on Monday night, Mike, and Joe Mixon seems like a whole new football player with the Houston Texans.

He's Mike Harmon, I'm Dan byer Ian Roddy's our executive producer. Big news in the NFL on Monday coming from the Giants, a quarterback change being made. We'll talk about that in a second, but we were going to touch on the Houston Texans, the Stefan Diggs less. But now you have Nico Collins Houston Texans. Tank Dell's there, Robert Woods is there, Mechi's there. But maybe most importantly for CJ. Straud is that Joe Mixon is there. Because the hat trick on Monday night, Mike, and Joe Mixon seems like a whole new football player with the Houston Texans.

To one of the few things I'll take credit for on the scorecard. He was number one at running back, Yes he was, and he dominated.

To one of the few things I'll take credit for on the scorecard. He was number one at running back, Yes he was, and he dominated.

And you had Nico Collins at number one, and he may have been somewhat close to that first touchdown was not wiped off on the first play?

And you had Nico Collins at number one, and he may have been somewhat close to that first touchdown was not wiped off on the first play?

You do mean when they had two hundred and fifty yards of offense to score seven points. No, obviously I exaggerate, but yes, it's curious, right, So Joe Mixon having his time.

You do mean when they had two hundred and fifty yards of offense to score seven points. No, obviously I exaggerate, but yes, it's curious, right, So Joe Mixon having his time.

We know the cost to bring him there was minuscule.

We know the cost to bring him there was minuscule.

We were talking about draft evaluations, trades, all those kind of things, just you know, a bucket of balls, more or less. And now you look at the year, he's having touchdowns every time he hits the field. In this one, I don't know if you stayed and watched till the end, Dan, with four minutes left, he was doing a meet and greet in the end zone, literally shaking hands, taking selfies. There's still about three minutes fifty seconds on the clock after his third touchdown run. So all of that to say, a guy obviously having a lot of fun. Contrasts that to his former team and that long slow walk and the thousand yard stare of Joe Burrow after that loss to the Chargers. You want to talk about everything going and coming up roses for Joe Mixon right now, He's just been fantastic. And that's with questions about the offensive line. You know what a great running back can make all of those disappear real fast.

We were talking about draft evaluations, trades, all those kind of things, just you know, a bucket of balls, more or less. And now you look at the year, he's having touchdowns every time he hits the field. In this one, I don't know if you stayed and watched till the end, Dan, with four minutes left, he was doing a meet and greet in the end zone, literally shaking hands, taking selfies. There's still about three minutes fifty seconds on the clock after his third touchdown run. So all of that to say, a guy obviously having a lot of fun. Contrasts that to his former team and that long slow walk and the thousand yard stare of Joe Burrow after that loss to the Chargers. You want to talk about everything going and coming up roses for Joe Mixon right now, He's just been fantastic. And that's with questions about the offensive line. You know what a great running back can make all of those disappear real fast.

You know, With how close the Bengals games have been, I wonder if Joe Mixon would would honestly make the difference for them this year.

You know, With how close the Bengals games have been, I wonder if Joe Mixon would would honestly make the difference for them this year.

But that's the thing, right, I mean, McPherson kicks.

But that's the thing, right, I mean, McPherson kicks.

It's interesting, what do we have four.

It's interesting, what do we have four.

Different instances of close games where he's had an issue and while they've had pretty good success with their run game and Brown's a player, I think we can all agree to that. Yeah, would that margin be different if old Joe Mixon. I keep wanting to call Mojo Nixon, but that's a music act, and you know I'll send folks down that rabble another time.

Different instances of close games where he's had an issue and while they've had pretty good success with their run game and Brown's a player, I think we can all agree to that. Yeah, would that margin be different if old Joe Mixon. I keep wanting to call Mojo Nixon, but that's a music act, and you know I'll send folks down that rabble another time.

I'm gonna say no.

I'm gonna say no.

The reason being is, do you know how many in since you posed the question, do you know how many one hundred yard games Jill Mixon had with the Bengals last.

The reason being is, do you know how many in since you posed the question, do you know how many one hundred yard games Jill Mixon had with the Bengals last.

Year, he had did he have any?

Year, he had did he have any?

He had one one? It was the final week of the season against Cleveland in a game that for the Bengals didn't matter, they weren't going to the playoffs, and he ends up with fourteen carries one hundred and eleven yards, you know when over the Cleveland Browns, who didn't care about the game either. So the maybe I can't remember the playoffs Innreio with the Bengals obviously didn't make the playoffs last year. Point being is he had won this year with the Houston Texans. I think it's been every game but about two, and I know he was dinged up for a couple of them, but I mean it's he's a different guy, and I actually think that number one, it's the team. And yet in the games that he's played, he's only he has not gone over one hundred yards twice. It was against the Lions, had forty six yards and then against Mike yar Bears in Week two, but he also got hurt in that game.

He had one one? It was the final week of the season against Cleveland in a game that for the Bengals didn't matter, they weren't going to the playoffs, and he ends up with fourteen carries one hundred and eleven yards, you know when over the Cleveland Browns, who didn't care about the game either. So the maybe I can't remember the playoffs Innreio with the Bengals obviously didn't make the playoffs last year. Point being is he had won this year with the Houston Texans. I think it's been every game but about two, and I know he was dinged up for a couple of them, but I mean it's he's a different guy, and I actually think that number one, it's the team. And yet in the games that he's played, he's only he has not gone over one hundred yards twice. It was against the Lions, had forty six yards and then against Mike yar Bears in Week two, but he also got hurt in that game.

But even in that game against Detroit, still finished with ninety total yards. Yeah, well for two catches forty four yards and scored. So he's scored in every game except the Bears. That's when they heard him early in that game. Remember the hip drop tackle that took him down. Yeah, so there you go. That's how you stopped Joe Mixon in twenty twenty four.

But even in that game against Detroit, still finished with ninety total yards. Yeah, well for two catches forty four yards and scored. So he's scored in every game except the Bears. That's when they heard him early in that game. Remember the hip drop tackle that took him down. Yeah, so there you go. That's how you stopped Joe Mixon in twenty twenty four.

So my point is is, I think that him not going back to Cincinnati, and it felt like that was kind of destined to happen anyway when he was there last year, that his stay wasn't going to be long, and so maybe there's a bit of a resurgence. I think Cincinnati, he's still got some problems of their own. Maybe it would it takes some a load off that defense because they've got nothing this year in Cincinnati on that side of the ball. But I just the Texans have been searching for a guy for so long and now they finally got somewhat of a running game and it's in the former Joe Mixon. I think he had something to prove. So I don't think he has something to prove if he's back in Cincinnati. That's just my two cents.

So my point is is, I think that him not going back to Cincinnati, and it felt like that was kind of destined to happen anyway when he was there last year, that his stay wasn't going to be long, and so maybe there's a bit of a resurgence. I think Cincinnati, he's still got some problems of their own. Maybe it would it takes some a load off that defense because they've got nothing this year in Cincinnati on that side of the ball. But I just the Texans have been searching for a guy for so long and now they finally got somewhat of a running game and it's in the former Joe Mixon. I think he had something to prove. So I don't think he has something to prove if he's back in Cincinnati. That's just my two cents.

There you go.

There you go.

Yeah, so he's he's rolling the Do you have concerns about CJ.

Yeah, so he's he's rolling the Do you have concerns about CJ.

Stroud?

Stroud?

Oh?

Oh?

Yeah, two touchdowns in five weeks.

Yeah, two touchdowns in five weeks.

Hell yeah, yeah.

Hell yeah, yeah.

Now part of that is obviously the presence of Mixing, so you're you're gonna you know, it's the yin and the yang, and he doesn't run a ton, so it's not like he's gonna with the exception of that game against the Jets where he had the fifty nine yards, he's not a guy that's gonna take off and call his own number and certainly in and around the goal line. And this is the good, the bad, the ugly when it comes to having a guy like Mixing on your squad is that he does everything.

Now part of that is obviously the presence of Mixing, so you're you're gonna you know, it's the yin and the yang, and he doesn't run a ton, so it's not like he's gonna with the exception of that game against the Jets where he had the fifty nine yards, he's not a guy that's gonna take off and call his own number and certainly in and around the goal line. And this is the good, the bad, the ugly when it comes to having a guy like Mixing on your squad is that he does everything.

So you're not.

So you're not.

Taking him off the field in short yardage. You're not taking him off field and passing downs. He's a guy that you can run and defenses have to try to figure out exactly how you're gonna deploy him, which is great. So you're not getting any of the rushing touchdowns that you might you know, even goal line plunges you know, brotherly shove like products. But yeah, so you're not even getting those savers. So two in five weeks.

Taking him off the field in short yardage. You're not taking him off field and passing downs. He's a guy that you can run and defenses have to try to figure out exactly how you're gonna deploy him, which is great. So you're not getting any of the rushing touchdowns that you might you know, even goal line plunges you know, brotherly shove like products. But yeah, so you're not even getting those savers. So two in five weeks.

Dan I gosh, the Stefan Diggs injury hurts, But again there's something about you know him and tank down not on the right page, Dalton Schultz that thought maybe Wou'd be a little bit more of a factor. But there is something going on. But thank goodness for Joe Mixon. And you know the other mixing thing the speed that he showed, you know, just on you know, on his first touchdown, on the separation. He knew that he had power, but the ability to separate. And I did not see the third touchdown because I had to give a three year old the bath who didn't want to take a bath. So if you think the Cowboys defense had their handful hands full on Monday night, yeah, try my shoes.

Dan I gosh, the Stefan Diggs injury hurts, But again there's something about you know him and tank down not on the right page, Dalton Schultz that thought maybe Wou'd be a little bit more of a factor. But there is something going on. But thank goodness for Joe Mixon. And you know the other mixing thing the speed that he showed, you know, just on you know, on his first touchdown, on the separation. He knew that he had power, but the ability to separate. And I did not see the third touchdown because I had to give a three year old the bath who didn't want to take a bath. So if you think the Cowboys defense had their handful hands full on Monday night, yeah, try my shoes.

Well, I mean you still have his zone. I mean you still have a two on one advantage.

Well, I mean you still have his zone. I mean you still have a two on one advantage.

Yes, that's true.

Yes, that's true.

Well in theory, so did they had eleven on one once he got to the open field. They couldn't catch him. Joe Mixon, not your son, although I'm sure your son in the open field is a handful. But yeah, for CJ. Stroud, like, it's just questions we've been asking. I think along the way right, the the up and down nature of the offense part of it, digs part of it. Dell, certainly Nicocollins came out like a house of fire early in the season, and then he was gone. So they've weathered some some some storms. Talked about the offensive line and beyond Caleb Williams, he's the most sacked quarterback in the league. And this is where I always love the discussion and trying to assess blame in the blame pie of quarterback versus all right, coverages versus you know, the quarterback holding on too long, right, we get the lot of it. It's just well, the offensive line is terrible. It's like, well, yeah, I think I think we've seen some play both for he and for Williams going back to Chicago second. But then it becomes the alright, is he holding the ball longer hoping for separation that isn't normally there because he doesn't have digs, he doesn't have collins, Like the stuff where he could do the timing and get it out isn't there because it's second receivers that are trying to fight through maybe a little bit of press up front and all of those kind of things. So like that's securio and missing a couple of games of mixing certainly doesn't help things. So like all of that to say concern, and he's right now, nothing better than a QB two.

Well in theory, so did they had eleven on one once he got to the open field. They couldn't catch him. Joe Mixon, not your son, although I'm sure your son in the open field is a handful. But yeah, for CJ. Stroud, like, it's just questions we've been asking. I think along the way right, the the up and down nature of the offense part of it, digs part of it. Dell, certainly Nicocollins came out like a house of fire early in the season, and then he was gone. So they've weathered some some some storms. Talked about the offensive line and beyond Caleb Williams, he's the most sacked quarterback in the league. And this is where I always love the discussion and trying to assess blame in the blame pie of quarterback versus all right, coverages versus you know, the quarterback holding on too long, right, we get the lot of it. It's just well, the offensive line is terrible. It's like, well, yeah, I think I think we've seen some play both for he and for Williams going back to Chicago second. But then it becomes the alright, is he holding the ball longer hoping for separation that isn't normally there because he doesn't have digs, he doesn't have collins, Like the stuff where he could do the timing and get it out isn't there because it's second receivers that are trying to fight through maybe a little bit of press up front and all of those kind of things. So like that's securio and missing a couple of games of mixing certainly doesn't help things. So like all of that to say concern, and he's right now, nothing better than a QB two.

Yeah, it's gonna be interesting to see them for the rest of the way because they have a two game leading the division. But they swept the Colts this year, so that's already taken care of. So basically their lead is three. You get to face you haven't played the Titans yet, you get to play them twice down the stretch. You still have another game against Jacksonville. You would assume that those are wins said for the Chiefs Ravens games that you have coming up. You also have another one against the Dolphins, but that's your remaining schedule if you're the Texans. So yeah, it's just kind of they have their bike and they have one of the bis in Week fourteen you know as well. But there's it'll be interesting to see because I think that they've kind of got things wrapped up and they're in a spot where you're not going to challenge for the top spot, so it'll be interesting to see how they operate over these finals six weeks.

Yeah, it's gonna be interesting to see them for the rest of the way because they have a two game leading the division. But they swept the Colts this year, so that's already taken care of. So basically their lead is three. You get to face you haven't played the Titans yet, you get to play them twice down the stretch. You still have another game against Jacksonville. You would assume that those are wins said for the Chiefs Ravens games that you have coming up. You also have another one against the Dolphins, but that's your remaining schedule if you're the Texans. So yeah, it's just kind of they have their bike and they have one of the bis in Week fourteen you know as well. But there's it'll be interesting to see because I think that they've kind of got things wrapped up and they're in a spot where you're not going to challenge for the top spot, so it'll be interesting to see how they operate over these finals six weeks.

Yeah, it is.

Yeah, it is.

It is fun though, right, You've got Tennessee next, then at Jacksonville the bye week, and then you got the Sandwich effect with Miami, Kansas City, Baltimore with Kansas City on the road before a week eighteen that nobody uses against Tennessee.

It is fun though, right, You've got Tennessee next, then at Jacksonville the bye week, and then you got the Sandwich effect with Miami, Kansas City, Baltimore with Kansas City on the road before a week eighteen that nobody uses against Tennessee.

Yeah sorry, And there by the way, they're in those in that Christmas Game fours with the Chiefs, Ravens and Steelers, or they're playing on the Saturday so they can play on that Wednesday of Christmas Day. Curious if that's going to have any effect or if that could cause injuries. But for the NFL to make it work, they had the smart of them to do it. I don't know why they don't do it for other matchups as well, but they're able to make it so that Chiefs game is on a Saturday, and then they'll have the Ravens on Christmas Day on that Wednesday.

Yeah sorry, And there by the way, they're in those in that Christmas Game fours with the Chiefs, Ravens and Steelers, or they're playing on the Saturday so they can play on that Wednesday of Christmas Day. Curious if that's going to have any effect or if that could cause injuries. But for the NFL to make it work, they had the smart of them to do it. I don't know why they don't do it for other matchups as well, but they're able to make it so that Chiefs game is on a Saturday, and then they'll have the Ravens on Christmas Day on that Wednesday.

But who knows, who knows how important those games will be.

But who knows, who knows how important those games will be.

Yeah, I think CJ.

Yeah, I think CJ.

Stroud and all those guys pull an NBA move and just say it's a Saturday game.

Stroud and all those guys pull an NBA move and just say it's a Saturday game.

We're not playing.

We're not playing.

Daniel Jones isn't playing. He's the third string now and yeah a good run. He did have a good run. Tommy DeVito is now the quarterback man. What's what's old is new again? Deja vu? All over again. Any cliche that you want. But now, what do we think of the giants of the da Vido and Tracy and Malik, neighbors and whatnot.

Daniel Jones isn't playing. He's the third string now and yeah a good run. He did have a good run. Tommy DeVito is now the quarterback man. What's what's old is new again? Deja vu? All over again. Any cliche that you want. But now, what do we think of the giants of the da Vido and Tracy and Malik, neighbors and whatnot.

I don't know how much of a downgrade it is at this point, right in terms of what you're going to get from Neighbors and what you're going to get from Tracy. Maybe we get a little bit from the secondary receivers that have been working with him, second, third team, whatever. The fact that you bypass your number two quarterback is kind of funny. But you know, I heard the argument and saw it in the socials a lot of like this would have saved it and you would have been able to get Barkley.

I don't know how much of a downgrade it is at this point, right in terms of what you're going to get from Neighbors and what you're going to get from Tracy. Maybe we get a little bit from the secondary receivers that have been working with him, second, third team, whatever. The fact that you bypass your number two quarterback is kind of funny. But you know, I heard the argument and saw it in the socials a lot of like this would have saved it and you would have been able to get Barkley.

He's like, no, I was done.

He's like, no, I was done.

Sure like that. That's that's not moving moving mountains at the point. But give the fans what they want. They want, Tommy Cutt, let's go go and get after it. I don't think it substantively changes any of the fantasy fortunes. Guys you were playing, You're still gonna play. Yeah, at least from where I sit, like the erratic nature, while Jones doesn't. And I use this with Smith on Monday Night. While while Jones doesn't have the egregious low lights of what we've seen from Will Levis. The body of work suggests if guys were performing with him under center, they'll be just fine in his absence.

Sure like that. That's that's not moving moving mountains at the point. But give the fans what they want. They want, Tommy Cutt, let's go go and get after it. I don't think it substantively changes any of the fantasy fortunes. Guys you were playing, You're still gonna play. Yeah, at least from where I sit, like the erratic nature, while Jones doesn't. And I use this with Smith on Monday Night. While while Jones doesn't have the egregious low lights of what we've seen from Will Levis. The body of work suggests if guys were performing with him under center, they'll be just fine in his absence.

Now, Executive producer Ian Roddy has a trade that someone passed along to him that they wanted reviewed on the podcast.

Now, Executive producer Ian Roddy has a trade that someone passed along to him that they wanted reviewed on the podcast.

Is that correct?

Is that correct?

Yeah? Correct?

Yeah? Correct?

So our coworker here at FSR shay, you could.

So our coworker here at FSR shay, you could.

Have just said, like Bill in Kansas City tweeted in, but hey, that's all good.

Have just said, like Bill in Kansas City tweeted in, but hey, that's all good.

They in Kansas City, Well we'll keep two versions. So yeah, Bill in Kansas City.

They in Kansas City, Well we'll keep two versions. So yeah, Bill in Kansas City.

He wanted to know if Cedric Tillman and Malik Neighbors would be who he's getting and then Bucky Irving and DK Metcalf would be who he's giving up. So what do you guys think? I wasn't sure exactly how to respond, but I feel like I personally lean towards the Bucky Irving DK Metcalf side.

He wanted to know if Cedric Tillman and Malik Neighbors would be who he's getting and then Bucky Irving and DK Metcalf would be who he's giving up. So what do you guys think? I wasn't sure exactly how to respond, but I feel like I personally lean towards the Bucky Irving DK Metcalf side.

Yeah, I'd rather have those two.

Yeah, I'd rather have those two.

What do you think, Mike?

What do you think, Mike?

I look at it. I mean a lot of it comes down to what's your depth, right, what's your depth at running back? Because if you're losing Bucky Irving but you have another plug in that's a fifteen touch a game. Guy. I'm good with it because the two receivers coming back. So long as James Winston stays upright, I mean, he's gonna keep winging the ball. So Tilman has value even with Elijah Moore there, who will talk about again in a minute. And like I said, I yeah, Metcalf's better than any of them. But I think if you need help wide receiver wise, you know that double up is not a terrible way to go.

I look at it. I mean a lot of it comes down to what's your depth, right, what's your depth at running back? Because if you're losing Bucky Irving but you have another plug in that's a fifteen touch a game. Guy. I'm good with it because the two receivers coming back. So long as James Winston stays upright, I mean, he's gonna keep winging the ball. So Tilman has value even with Elijah Moore there, who will talk about again in a minute. And like I said, I yeah, Metcalf's better than any of them. But I think if you need help wide receiver wise, you know that double up is not a terrible way to go.

It just feels like Metcalf and Irving are just two starters for you right there at different positions. Tillman, I'm not sure I'm starting every week. Still kind of need to see it from him. But again, it goes back to roster and you're right, well, yeah, he didn't send the rest of his roster, so it's.

It just feels like Metcalf and Irving are just two starters for you right there at different positions. Tillman, I'm not sure I'm starting every week. Still kind of need to see it from him. But again, it goes back to roster and you're right, well, yeah, he didn't send the rest of his roster, so it's.

Hard to who's the best player on this deal.

Hard to who's the best player on this deal.

To me, it's Metcalf.

To me, it's Metcalf.

Yeah, that's what I thought too, And so that you know, so the package getting back, and I yeah, I think that. I think that's the side that you lean on. So Bill in Kansas City, I'd go with DK Metcalf and Bucky Irving, not Shay.

Yeah, that's what I thought too, And so that you know, so the package getting back, and I yeah, I think that. I think that's the side that you lean on. So Bill in Kansas City, I'd go with DK Metcalf and Bucky Irving, not Shay.

In the editing room, not at all, not.

In the editing room, not at all, not.

At all, No, I think not even at all.

At all, No, I think not even at all.

No, not I yeah, I just at this point and trade deadline it's going to be coming up as well.

No, not I yeah, I just at this point and trade deadline it's going to be coming up as well.

Yeah, so folks, you want to send those in. Fire him in at Dan Byron, Fox at Ian Roddy, underscore at Swollen Dome and uh, what did we have on Blue Sky? You're at Dan Byer, Yes, I'm at Mike Carmon and Ian will be at Ian Roddy. No underscore unless that British guy heard the podcast.

Yeah, so folks, you want to send those in. Fire him in at Dan Byron, Fox at Ian Roddy, underscore at Swollen Dome and uh, what did we have on Blue Sky? You're at Dan Byer, Yes, I'm at Mike Carmon and Ian will be at Ian Roddy. No underscore unless that British guy heard the podcast.

At some point.

At some point.

And by the way, Mike Ian survived in our Guillotine League this week without playing a quarterback.

And by the way, Mike Ian survived in our Guillotine League this week without playing a quarterback.

Hung on for another week dead man Kyler murray on by and never replaced him.

Hung on for another week dead man Kyler murray on by and never replaced him.

Blasphemy to Jordan on his bench? Did you just completely forget Ian that I.

Blasphemy to Jordan on his bench? Did you just completely forget Ian that I.

Put in a claim for Jordan Love earlier in the week, But I thought that how guillotine works is if you'd put it in after the initial waves, you don't get them until the next week. So I think I kind of treated it as a that was just what it was going to be, like. I just didn't was I like my quarterback quarterback, but my guys came through t Higgins, huge game, Lad mcconkee, huge game.

Put in a claim for Jordan Love earlier in the week, But I thought that how guillotine works is if you'd put it in after the initial waves, you don't get them until the next week. So I think I kind of treated it as a that was just what it was going to be, like. I just didn't was I like my quarterback quarterback, but my guys came through t Higgins, huge game, Lad mcconkee, huge game.

Oh the rest of my guys pulled their weight. So I'm like, I said, I'm a dead man walking right now.

Oh the rest of my guys pulled their weight. So I'm like, I said, I'm a dead man walking right now.

I shouldn't shouldn't still be here in the Guillotine League, but I am.

I shouldn't shouldn't still be here in the Guillotine League, but I am.

Did you think I was actually mad at you?

Did you think I was actually mad at you?

On Sunday night when I was talking Oh okay, good, good good, I was like, I hope Ian doesn't think I'm serious with all this. And then T Higgins comes and saves the day. What do you know? Yeah, and the lad Ladd had his work all right, Mike Rmon's going to save your day with some waiver wire pickups h plus a little bit of what is a Funky Week twelve? Michael dive into that as well. This is I want your flex welcome back. It is I want your Flex. He's Mike Krmen, I'm Dan Byer. That is Ian Roddy. The trade discussion even happened in the break as we were breaking down the trade, the trade from Bill in Kansas City. You know, the the whole point about the best player, as I was saying, was DK metcalf on this. Now it may not be in the future, but I think it's right now, when you think about your quarterback, Like we all love Molik Neighbors and what he's done with the Giants, but when Tommy DeVito's your quarterback, there's no way that you could put him above Dk Metcalf right now.

On Sunday night when I was talking Oh okay, good, good good, I was like, I hope Ian doesn't think I'm serious with all this. And then T Higgins comes and saves the day. What do you know? Yeah, and the lad Ladd had his work all right, Mike Rmon's going to save your day with some waiver wire pickups h plus a little bit of what is a Funky Week twelve? Michael dive into that as well. This is I want your flex welcome back. It is I want your Flex. He's Mike Krmen, I'm Dan Byer. That is Ian Roddy. The trade discussion even happened in the break as we were breaking down the trade, the trade from Bill in Kansas City. You know, the the whole point about the best player, as I was saying, was DK metcalf on this. Now it may not be in the future, but I think it's right now, when you think about your quarterback, Like we all love Molik Neighbors and what he's done with the Giants, but when Tommy DeVito's your quarterback, there's no way that you could put him above Dk Metcalf right now.

Just can't do it him or Daniel Jones at this point. Isn't that like that was to Mike's point earlier in the segment. Nothing we've seen from Daniel Jones has shown that putting anyone else under center is going to you know, provide worst really, But it's.

Just can't do it him or Daniel Jones at this point. Isn't that like that was to Mike's point earlier in the segment. Nothing we've seen from Daniel Jones has shown that putting anyone else under center is going to you know, provide worst really, But it's.

The only thing that we do know is Daniel Jones would just always throw it to Mylik Neighbors at least we felt like at some point. Maybe not as much, and Neighbors has been you know, in and out at times as well, but at least we see what Geno Smith can can do with the footballs we actually saw against the forty nine ers on Sunday.

The only thing that we do know is Daniel Jones would just always throw it to Mylik Neighbors at least we felt like at some point. Maybe not as much, and Neighbors has been you know, in and out at times as well, but at least we see what Geno Smith can can do with the footballs we actually saw against the forty nine ers on Sunday.

So I didn't know where you were going to go with your Gino as soon as you went down the Gino Smith Highway there, Dan, I didn't know which, I didn't know which part of the fork in the road you were talking.

So I didn't know where you were going to go with your Gino as soon as you went down the Gino Smith Highway there, Dan, I didn't know which, I didn't know which part of the fork in the road you were talking.

I am, I am all about Geno Smith. I just but I think he gets a lot of criticism in Seattle. Well that because again, like people still look at him as Geno Smith, and the people that want to do that will point to the interceptions. He's not the first person in the NFL to try to take on more than you can chew, sure, you know, and he and the line has been a mess this year at times.

I am, I am all about Geno Smith. I just but I think he gets a lot of criticism in Seattle. Well that because again, like people still look at him as Geno Smith, and the people that want to do that will point to the interceptions. He's not the first person in the NFL to try to take on more than you can chew, sure, you know, and he and the line has been a mess this year at times.

He does try to do a little bit more than he should.

He does try to do a little bit more than he should.

But I'll tell you he can get the football to the guys that need to get the football, and that is as long as your offensive coordinator isn't holding you back like Shane Waldron seemed to do last year.

But I'll tell you he can get the football to the guys that need to get the football, and that is as long as your offensive coordinator isn't holding you back like Shane Waldron seemed to do last year.

We saw what JSN does.

We saw what JSN does.

He's had a great couple of weeks, and even DK coming back from his knee injury. I think I think Geno's the best quarterback, you know, by a long shot.

He's had a great couple of weeks, and even DK coming back from his knee injury. I think I think Geno's the best quarterback, you know, by a long shot.

Over those two.

Over those two.

I just want to yell, G G.

I just want to yell, G G.

I'll tell you what, honestly this is. And I said this on the air on Monday. The win that the Seahawks had over the forty nine ers was I didn't realize it at the time, but it broke a malaise of about nine or ten years of just of the Super Bowl hangover of the Pete Carroll era of trying to run it back, and I get it, like I like I. You know, they had they had a core of a team, but once the interception was made at the one yard line, it was over, like that was it.

I'll tell you what, honestly this is. And I said this on the air on Monday. The win that the Seahawks had over the forty nine ers was I didn't realize it at the time, but it broke a malaise of about nine or ten years of just of the Super Bowl hangover of the Pete Carroll era of trying to run it back, and I get it, like I like I. You know, they had they had a core of a team, but once the interception was made at the one yard line, it was over, like that was it.

That was that was the end of it to be able to make it back.

That was that was the end of it to be able to make it back.

They never got back to an NFC championship game after that, and these last couple of years, as we've talked on this podcast, you know, Mike, it just it just kind of became the same old thing, and there was any It wasn't anything new. I don't think this team is particularly great, but for them to take a forty nine ers team that has something bigger to play for, and they've got their own problems that we'll get into on the next podcast, but it was an actual win that gave me a different feel or a feel that I haven't felt in a long time.

They never got back to an NFC championship game after that, and these last couple of years, as we've talked on this podcast, you know, Mike, it just it just kind of became the same old thing, and there was any It wasn't anything new. I don't think this team is particularly great, but for them to take a forty nine ers team that has something bigger to play for, and they've got their own problems that we'll get into on the next podcast, but it was an actual win that gave me a different feel or a feel that I haven't felt in a long time.

It may not matter in the end, maybe they.

It may not matter in the end, maybe they.

Don't make the playoffs, but it was like it felt like the really first real important win of this new era.

Don't make the playoffs, but it was like it felt like the really first real important win of this new era.

A huge win. Huge win sends ripple effects and and for anybody looking at the the House of San Francisco. You know, it's like siding was falling off. Owing to our earlier conversation, Right, all of the off season stuff does. Doesn't live in a vacuum, right, it does circle back.

A huge win. Huge win sends ripple effects and and for anybody looking at the the House of San Francisco. You know, it's like siding was falling off. Owing to our earlier conversation, Right, all of the off season stuff does. Doesn't live in a vacuum, right, it does circle back.

And you've had.

And you've had.

A number of injuries, You've had a number of of just personnel problems, and there seems to be a lot of infighting and unrest and it's all coming to bear because it's not as easy and now you potentially move forward with Bosa being banged up on the on the defensive side means you've got to find other people to cover up. So all of it, you know, kind of shuffles a bit, and offensively, you could see guys are frustrated. Guys are frustrated, so the door is open to go take it and now it's a it'll be a fun battle down the stree retch for that division.

A number of injuries, You've had a number of of just personnel problems, and there seems to be a lot of infighting and unrest and it's all coming to bear because it's not as easy and now you potentially move forward with Bosa being banged up on the on the defensive side means you've got to find other people to cover up. So all of it, you know, kind of shuffles a bit, and offensively, you could see guys are frustrated. Guys are frustrated, so the door is open to go take it and now it's a it'll be a fun battle down the stree retch for that division.

It can't have helped either that Gino did the night night celebration on the Niners fans, because sure those are Warriors fans.

It can't have helped either that Gino did the night night celebration on the Niners fans, because sure those are Warriors fans.

It's the same fan base.

It's the same fan base.

Have that done on them, man, absolutely, I will say that. And Tom Kim did it in the President's Cup. It's not the same in golfer football as it is in basketball, it has a has a different feel.

Have that done on them, man, absolutely, I will say that. And Tom Kim did it in the President's Cup. It's not the same in golfer football as it is in basketball, it has a has a different feel.

What is the thought of it that counts? The thought that counts?

What is the thought of it that counts? The thought that counts?

Yes, nice to be done all right?

Yes, nice to be done all right?

Week twelve is here before Mike gets to his waiver wire. What's the first thing you thought of, Mike when you saw the Week twelve slate stinks?

Week twelve is here before Mike gets to his waiver wire. What's the first thing you thought of, Mike when you saw the Week twelve slate stinks?

Six teams on, six teams on bod. Yeah, most over unders are floating at forty one or forty two, and then you've got three or four games.

Six teams on, six teams on bod. Yeah, most over unders are floating at forty one or forty two, and then you've got three or four games.

That are on the high end.

That are on the high end.

But like there's from a straight football watching perspective, there's not a lot of attractive matchups this week. I think your Seahawks are probably the final three games that are on the board are probably the most interesting. Sure are actually four because I'll grab the forty nine ers in Green Bay, but Arizona, Seattle, Philadelphia Rams, and Baltimore Chargers, like those games are great. The others all have their their regionalism to them that'll get excited. But I mean, we've got multiple games with double digit point spreads for crying out loud.

But like there's from a straight football watching perspective, there's not a lot of attractive matchups this week. I think your Seahawks are probably the final three games that are on the board are probably the most interesting. Sure are actually four because I'll grab the forty nine ers in Green Bay, but Arizona, Seattle, Philadelphia Rams, and Baltimore Chargers, like those games are great. The others all have their their regionalism to them that'll get excited. But I mean, we've got multiple games with double digit point spreads for crying out loud.

Yeah, and let's be honest, at Lanta, Buffalo and Cincinnati, who are three of the six teams on buy do have significant fantasy factors, and the Jets are on by as well, so there's at least what you.

Yeah, and let's be honest, at Lanta, Buffalo and Cincinnati, who are three of the six teams on buy do have significant fantasy factors, and the Jets are on by as well, so there's at least what you.

Guys, you would have been playing there, I know. Break Yeah, yeah, you get to take the weekend off and go hang out with family and friends and not have to watch that.