Week 17 Preview: What went right and wrong in fantasy in 2019

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🗓️ 27 December 2019

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Well, the fantasy championships are over — UNLESS your championship game is in Week 17. If you do, we are obligated by the fantasy overlords themselves to say: “Your league is crazy.” But, if you like to live dangerously, Liz Loza and Matt Harmon have you covered for Week 17 in the latest fantasy football podcast.[Yahoo Sportsbook powered by BetMGM: Deposit $10, Get $100 in Free Bets. NJ only. 21+. Terms apply]First things first: with the Ravens sitting Lamar Jackson (and others) for their Week 17 matchup against the Steelers, is RGIII a viable starter in daily fantasy? (0:50)Before we get to the rest of the Week 17 games, with 95% of leagues wrapped up for the year, there’s no time like the present to look back at the fantasy season.What happened to the consensus top four — Christian McCaffrey, Saquon Barkley, Alvin Kamara, and Ezekiel Elliott — this season? How did they finish the year? Was the consensus all wrong, or is this just part of variance? What about the rest of the guys drafted in the top 10? (4:20)After his incredible 2019 season, could Lamar Jackson be next year’s #1 overall pick? (7:00)And speaking of QBs, what do we make of the current top 10 — Jackson, Deshaun Watson, Dak Prescott, JAMEIS WINSTON, Russell Wilson, Josh Allen, Mahomes, Kyler Murray, Matt Ryan, and Carson Wentz — going into 2020? Should the whole “Wait on a QB” strategy change? Should we be looking to target dual-threat quarterbacks only? (15:05)Liz and Matt then look towards Week 17 and tell you the one thing you should look for in each game. (28:30)Please remember to rate, review and subscribe on your podcast provider of choice and send us your questions for future episodes on Twitter @YahooFantasy.We’ll be back after the New Year!Follow Liz @LizLoza_FFFollow Matt @MattHarmon_BYBCheck out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:00.0	Hey, you've reached the Yahoo Fantasy Football podcast. It's Liz.
0:05.5	And Matt.
0:06.3	And this week, we are talking about the 2019 fantasy season being over, except for you crazies
0:12.6	whose leagues are still going on in week 17.
0:14.7	We're also going to take a little bit of look back at what went right and very wrong this year.
0:19.2	If you took Alvin Kamara, uh-ohm, or David Johnson, uh-em, with your first pick, then, you know, things
0:24.8	probably went wrong.
0:25.8	Hey, uh, Lamar Jackson, that was a good pick.
0:28.3	The deceiving number one pick next year, a spirited discussion on that.
0:31.7	And we give our one thought for every game this weekend.
0:34.6	So listen up.
0:38.0	Hello and welcome to the Yahoo Fantasy Football podcast.
0:41.6	Liz Loza, Matt Harmon, Brett Rader, all back for the day after Christmas or the fifth night of Hanukkah or the first night of Kwanza.
0:49.3	Because heaven forbid, we take a night off.
0:51.9	All right, guys.
0:52.9	Matt, we're here. We are here. It's week 17. There are
0:59.2	some teams that are sitting their starters, namely the Baltimore Ravens. Amar Jackson will not play.
1:05.0	Though I have to have been on like low key excited to see RG3. I think I said this on Sunday show.
1:09.0	Hey, no doubt about it.
1:15.0	In an offense that was built for his skill set, and he, in theory, should have fresh legs and be healthy.
1:17.1	I'm very excited.
1:19.4	I'm very interested.
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