Week 6 Beat the Waiver Wire + Storylines to Watch (10/14 Fantasy Football podcast)
Fantasy Football Today Beyond the Box Score
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🗓️ 14 October 2023
⏱️ 7 minutes
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Consider adding Cam Akers, Dalton Kincaid, and Kyler Murray to beat the waiver wire. Plus, we're looking at how Indy's offense will work without Anthony Richardson, what to expect from Joe Burrow moving forward, and more.
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| 0:00.0 | We're talking some key storylines to keep an eye on for week six next on fantasy football today in five. |
| 0:12.1 | Welcome to FFT and five. I'm Chris Towers. I'm here with Dan Schneier. We're talking about some key storylines to watch for week six. But first, Dan, hit me with some beat the waiver wire targets. |
| 0:22.8 | And one I want to want to mention before we start, uh, before you give me yours, I guess. |
| 0:27.9 | KMakers is 71% rostered. |
| 0:30.3 | That's pretty high. |
| 0:31.6 | But if you're, he's out there in any of your leagues. |
| 0:33.2 | I do just want to continue pointing out that like the Vikings have talked about or we've gotten reports that the Vikings want to use a hot hand approach at running back. In the last couple of weeks, it's been Alexander Madison. He's he's held serve. You know, he hasn't lost the job. Had another bad drop last week on, on a play that could have been a touchdown, has had fumble issues this season. I still think there's a decent chance that at some point this season, Kmakers is going to be the lead back for the Vikings. So that's one to keep an eye on. And Dan, do you have any other ones? Yeah, a few I'm going to go over. I'll start with Dalton Kincaid rookie tight end, first round pick on the bills. I've seen him dropped a lot lately. I talked with somebody who covers the bills and does X's and O's in film review. And he's close. He's closer than people realized to actually realizing a role that will help the bills and help your fantasy teams. I don't know if it's going to happen this week because he's a little injured, but just keep an eye on that because he's someone who I think can help you down the line. We've seen what Sam LaPorte has been able to do as a rookie. So don't just say, oh, he's a rookie can't help. I also would say |
| 1:30.9 | stash Kyler, Matt. who I think can help you down the line. We've seen what Sam LaPorte has been able to do as a rookie. |
| 1:46.8 | So don't just say, oh, he's a rookie can't help. I also would say stash Kyler Murray. I know there hasn't been much reports on this yet, but that's probably the reason you can stash him right now. If you're in a two QB league, Superflex or even struggling at one QB, this is a big guy you want on your bench because Cardinals have shown they are a more competent offense that people expected them to be this year. |
| 1:48.1 | He already has a report built in with Marquis Brown once he comes back. The O-Lines playing a lot better than people realize or |
| 1:51.8 | expected. Last guy I want to throw out there, Chris, a running back. Thank Bigsby, my boy, out |
| 1:56.4 | of Auburn. Love this tape. It's not there yet the role. And Travis Yatian is coming off the best game of his season. |
| 2:01.9 | But E. |
| 2:02.5 | N has dealt with injuries in the past, or at least one big injury. And he's the type of guy who I think if E.T.N. goes down would be one of the few guys who gets a workhorse role there. Yes, they might mix in a few other backs, but he would be the primary guy there. So those are my three beat the waiver wire stashes. |
| 2:17.4 | All right. |
| 2:17.6 | Let's talk about some storylines that we're going to be keeping an eye. |
| 2:19.8 | And I think one of the big ones is just... but he would be the primary guy there. So those are my three beat the waiver wire stashes. All right. |
| 2:17.6 | Let's talk about some storylines that we're going to be keeping an eye. And I think one of the big ones is just what does this Indianapolis offense look like with Gardner Minchu taking over full time? Obviously, we saw him play one game. Decent amount of pass volume. This is a team that I think is going to continue to play fast. They've been one of the fastest-paced teams in the NFL. |
| 2:34.7 | I don't think that's going to change. |
| 2:36.0 | I think there's going to be a lot of running. |
| 2:37.3 | But, you know, team that I think is going to continue to play fast. They've been one of the fastest-paced teams in the |
| 2:34.3 | NFL. I don't think that's going to change. I think there's going to be a lot of running, but, you know, does Gardner Minshue taking over a QB for at least the next four weeks? Does that open a path for Michael Pittman and Josh Downs to be, you know, starting caliber fantasy options or in Michael Pittman's case, you know, a must start guy. |
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