Fantasy Football Today

Dr. David Chao (@ProFootballDoc) joins us to talk about Ben Roethlisberger's future and Drew Brees' timeline. Can Brees be the same old Brees when he comes back? And Dr. Chao talks about injuries to the PHI WRs and some key RBs. Then Will Brinson hops on the show (12:00)! Adam and Will disagree on Juju Smith-Schuster's value. Would you rather have Juju or Gurley rest of season? Finally, we're joined by Chris Towers (22:40) with a look at snap counts, Dak Prescott's play action passing, Marquise Brown's routes and more.

We react to the Drew Brees and Ben Roethlisberger injuries (1:50). What would extended absences mean for their teammates? Then we've got two big QB questions (7:30): Should you really sell high on Lamar Jackson? And how do we value the incredible Patrick Mahomes now? Then a quick look at the Waiver Wire after Sunday's games (14:00). Which KC WR are we prioritizing? ... Winners (17:24) like Carlos Hyde, Mark Andrews, Josh Allen and Matt Breida. How big of a winner is Todd Gurley (27:05)? And losers (29:10) such as Jared Goff and Dede Westbrook. We also have the Waiverometer (37:50), the Worryometer (38:30) and the Top 5 at each position (42:42) ... A "Believe it or Not" edition of the game recaps (49:15)! We review each game and Heath gives us a "Believe it or Not" and then Adams gives his own and gets under Heath's skin! ... Email us at [email protected]

Answering your questions from iTunes and from our email inbox. Plenty of Start or Sit, injury updates on Joe Mixon and others, Fantasy Regulators, Grade the Trade and Ben's very interesting takes on O.J. Howard and T.J. Hockenson among others.

Recapping TB-CAR. How concerned are we about Cam Newton and O.J. Howard? Are Greg Olsen and Peyton Barber going to be reliable? Buy low on Mike Evans! Then we've got interesting stats about the NFC home games (12:45), a fun tweet from a competing Fantasy Football analyst (15:00), and your news and notes (17:15) ... How do we feel about DeAndre Hopkins in DFS (21:30)? And let's play Beat the Waiver Wire (24:40) and get the Startometer out (27:50) for key players in these games: BUF-NYG, DAL-WAS, CLE-NYJ ... LAC-DET (33:00), MIN-GB (42:40), NO-LAR (48:50), PHI-ATL (54:40), DAL-WAS (1:01:00), BUF-NYG (1:05:00), CLE-NYJ (1:07:35) ... Email us at [email protected]

Beginning the show with some players we're feeling good about this week. Is Devin Singletary's breakout coming? Then let's talk trade before we really get into the matchups. Is Lamar Jackson this year's Patrick Mahomes (3:50)? Who do we want to buy low (5:45) and sell high (8:15)? Dave and Jamey give us some names we heard yesterday and some we didn't ... Quick rankings disputes (13:35)! Cam Newton, Mark Ingram, Allen Robinson and the NE WRs. Then we've got the big news on Hunter Henry (22:40) and more from around the NFL. Plus the Startometer (26:40) on guys like Larry Fitzgerald, James White, David Montgomery and Kenyan Drake ... IND-TEN (31:15), SF-CIN (38:00), KC-OAK (46:40), JAC-HOU (51:20), NE-MIA (54:40), PIT-SEA (59:40), ARI-BAL (1:03:20), CHI-DEN (1:06:15) ... Email us at [email protected]

Starting the show with some big debates: Can you drop Dede Westbrook? Should you roster two QBs? Should we be concerned about O.J. Howard? Then we address Tyreek Hill's timeline (7:15) and what it means for Mecole Hardman before getting into our favorite Buy Low (10:50) and Sell High (14:50) guys after Week 1. A lot of RBs to either acquire or trade away right now ... News and notes (20:55) as we address the Antonio Brown situation and much more. We also look at the Most Added list (24:00) and give our thoughts on John Ross, Giovani Bernard and a few others. And we preview TB-CAR (30:30). Can we trust Jameis Winston? ... Our listeners tell us who they think will be the biggest busts of 2019 (40:00). Kerryon Johnson? Stefon Diggs? We also have Fantasy Regulators Part One (46:40), more Buy Low/Sell High (49:50), Grade the Trade (55:50) and Fantasy Regulators Part Two (58:00) ... Your emails at [email protected]

It looks like a great week for the Waiver Wire. If you're lucky enough to have Tyrell Williams or T.J. Hockenson available in your league, go get them! But who else are our top priorities this week (4:35)? Which rookie WR should you target? How should you approach Giovani Bernard? Who are the players you need to get in shallower leagues (12:40)? We also get into general Waiver Wire and FAAB philosophies (18:00) ... News and notes (24:00) with a Todd Gurley thought, and a recap of PIT-NE (30:00), DEN-OAK (31:15) and HOU-NO (35:00). Then we talk about how much FAAB to spend on the key players (36:50) and we've got the Dropometer (40:00) to try to help you figure out who to cut loose ... Waiver Wire QBs (42:15) including Josh Allen and Matthew Stafford, RBs (46:00) including Bernard, Ronald Jones and Chris Thompson, WRs (53:00) including Marquise Brown, John Brown and John Ross, TEs (59:30) including Darren Waller and Jimmy Graham, plus DSTs and Kickers ... Your emails at [email protected]

Our trio of guests provide three different Fantasy perspectives. First, Will Brinson talks about Dak Prescott's potential in this new offense, the biggest Week 1 disappointment, what happened to Jameis Winston and Cam Newton and more from Sunday. Then we're joined by Dr. David Chao (13:45). He's the former team doctor for the Chargers and he'll tell us about the injuries to Tyreek Hill, Patrick Mahomes, Tevin Coleman and several others. Then Chris Towers hops on (26:51) with some snap counts, routes run and other fun stats that will help put Week 1 in perspective. What did we learn about the BUF and KC backfields? What about Corey Davis and Josh Allen? 

How good are Marquise Brown and the Ravens (2:10)? Who are we concerned about after Week 1 (5:10)? Todd Gurley??? How good is DeSean Jackson (7:50)? Who opened our eyes today (8:58)? And which big performance are we not buying (10:40)? Plus big injury news to discuss (14:00) ... Winners (23:00) like Marlon Mack, T.J. Hockenson and LeSean McCoy. Losers (32:00) such as Tyler Lockett, Baker Mayfield and Kerryon Johnson. Is the Browns offense overrated? Is Jameis Winston bad? ... Top 5 performers at each position (42:00) and then a recap of each game with Fantasy analysis (48:30). We talk about Dak Prescott's big game, Ronald Jones' role, Jared Goff's struggles, Delanie Walker's touchdowns and much, much more ... Email us at [email protected]

Instant reaction to the big news. Dave thinks Antonio Brown is right up there with Mike Evans, but Adam isn't so sure. What does this do to Julian Edelman and Josh Gordon? Is Gordon in the Will Fuller range now? Any impact on James White or Sony Michel? And wow, Tom Brady could be great.