Week 3 Studs & Duds + Injury Reactions, Trade Talk - Fantasy Football Podcast for 9/28
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What does the Giants’ trade for J.J. McCarthy mean for Jackson Dart and fantasy football?
Welcome to the Fantasy Footballers Podcast with your hosts, Andy Holloway, Jason Moore, and Mike Wright.
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Monday, September 28th, the Fantasy Footballers Podcast. Mike Wright, Jason Moore, Andy Holloway. I hate injuries. There are so many injuries. There are many. And I even hate them. I hate them extra. I extra hate them when they happen at the top of a game and not the bottom.
You know what I mean? If you're going to get injured, at least respectfully, even if it happens early, score a touchdown first. Score a touchdown, then pull your hammy. You know, that's just the respectful way
to do it. I mean, A-chan,
beginning of the game. Terrence Ferguson, beginning of
the game.
Dude, he was going to be so good. Right after I tweeted. Oh, you and me both. I literally have him everywhere except our dynasty leagues.
But Jason, why didn't you
recommend Tyler Higbee? We have news happening.
Hit the
button. Breaking news. The Giants are trading for a quarterback. Okay.
Is
this a big boy quarterback? From Minnesota.
J.J. McCarthy? Oh,
McCarthy. J.J. McCarthy. Did you see?
What?
They
just
paid Jameis.
Well, yeah, but then they watched him. Fair. What?
So
did you see this thing yesterday? Joe, is it
Shmoe? Yes, yes, yes.
Shmoe.
We call him Joe Shmoe. They're
GM. So did you see this thing?
Yes. Holy
crap. Did you see this, Mike?
He
tweeted what looked to be a private list. Joe Schoen?
I don't know how to say his name. I feel like that's something we should know. Joe Schmoe, for sure.
So he tweeted a private list.
I assumed it was fake. When I saw that post, I was like, here's what it said. It said
James Winston Current, J.J. McCarthy, need. Then it was a bunch of other names. Richardson, Flacco, Rush, Scataboo.
Why is Scataboo on there? I
know.
That was why I thought it was
fake. And then Drew Brees said no. Russell Wilson, last resort.
You sure this isn't fake? I think that was fake. Regardless.
But the guy that they said need on the fake list is the guy they traded
for. The 2027 fifth rounder is all it took. Yeah. It's just. Yeah. That is. Wow. It's bad news for Dart. That's where my brain immediately goes. Why is it bad news for Dart? Well, you just traded for a. It's a question. It's not a question. No, no, no, no, no. Dart is bad. I'm saying how bad is his knee? Well, he's out for the year, Mike. Yes. No, I know that. They want a
chance to win this year. They're 2-1, right?
It's
surprising. This just makes sense. Winston's not the solution. I
agree with that. But to go to a developmental quarterback, if you're saying, we're trying to win right now, we're going to go get a guy who got
nothing. They traded a fifth-round pick for a chance to win this year. This is just... This is like, hey, we want some upside. We don't want to go out there
and get
like a garbage backup, nothing burger quarterback to come in and be the same as Winston. We want some chance at going to the playoffs.
I'm surprised they didn't. And it's
hardball. I mean, this is a guy that played with his brother. So this is a bit of a – this one makes perfect sense to me.
Yeah, it does. I don't think it's a dumb thing to do. It is surprising because the fact that you have a young future, you just drafted him. He is the future of the franchise in Jackson Dart. Trading for a young prospect who was also supposed to be the future of a franchise, a recent first-round draft pick, is just surprising. I think it's smart. I think it's smart to go get someone that gives you a chance And it will probably fail. We've seen McCarthy fail enough to know, like, eh, it's probably not going to be good enough. Jameis has looked terrible. He'll be better than Jameis.
And
he'll execute an offense. I feel like I would have rather gone and got Anthony Richardson and just tried to, like, create a running game.
Yeah, not me. No, this is the best player you could have acquired in terms of this is a third stringer now on Minnesota. You know what I mean? This is a guy that's left for dead, which made him available,
and you're 2-1. We're actually not talking about the biggest impact of this, how good the Vikings are going to be. Their locker room is now freed of nine, and so I think this is a real good morale boost for the Vikings.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What does the Giants’ trade for J.J. McCarthy mean for Jackson Dart and fantasy football?
0:00–6:22
2
Which Week 3 fantasy performers and tight ends stood out in the weekend reactions?
6:22–10:31
3
How serious are the Week 3 injuries to Caleb Williams, Puka Nacua, De’Von Achane, and other players?
10:31–24:39
4
Which fantasy football players were Week 3 studs, including Brock Purdy and Tyler Shough?
24:39–37:04
5
Should fantasy managers drop Drake Maye after his turnovers and poor Week 3 performance?
37:04–45:52
6
How should dynasty managers value De’Von Achane in trades after his season-ending injury?
45:52–50:37
7
Are Week 3 duds like TreVeyon Henderson, Jadarian Price, and Malik Nabers droppable?
50:37–58:47
8
What should fantasy managers make of disappointing tight ends, the Chargers offense, and other Week 3 duds?
58:47–1:05:12
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