Jerome vs James: Who to Start? Fantasy Football Guide
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00:00 (upbeat music)
00:02 - Okay, Joseph, I'm going to start with you now.
00:05 Joseph's on a vacation far away, we kind of wish.
00:09 Jerome Ford at Los Angeles, James Connor at Pittsburgh.
00:13 With all the J's, Joe, the floor is yours.
00:16 You can start with you.
00:17 - Well, this is another interesting one here
00:19 because we really don't know what, speaking of J's,
00:22 Joe Flacco brings to this Cleveland Browns offense.
00:24 We really don't know what that looks like.
00:26 Are they gonna throw the ball more?
00:27 Are they gonna throw the ball less?
00:29 It's anyone's guess at this point.
00:31 Now, if you're looking at the matchups,
00:33 I think that is a very important thing too.
00:34 James Connor, this matchup against the Steelers.
00:37 I think Connor's fine.
00:39 I think the upside lies with Jerome Ford
00:41 against the Rams though.
00:42 I think that's where I would go.
00:45 These guys are both flex RBs at this point.
00:47 Jerome Ford is RB 24 on the season.
00:49 He has five touchdowns.
00:50 If he gets a touchdown today,
00:51 I think you're in a better spot here.
00:52 I'm not saying that Connor isn't startable against Pittsburgh
00:56 but look, it's been single digits for every single week here
00:59 for James Connor.
00:59 That's my problem.
01:00 Since Kyler Murray's come back,
01:02 it really has taken away from, I think,
01:05 a lot of the upside of James Connor.
01:06 Ironically, you thought maybe things would get better
01:08 for James Connor and maybe this is the game it does,
01:11 but I haven't seen that trend.
01:12 So unfortunately, I'm gonna have to go with,
01:15 away from any trend that I've seen here
01:17 with James Connor and towards an unknown with Joe Flacco
01:19 and take my shots here with the Cleveland Browns.
01:22 So give me Jerome Ford.
01:23 - All right, from the Cleveland Browns,
01:25 we go to the Derrick Brown.
01:27 I hope your middle name is like Jonathan
01:28 or Jehoshaphat or Joshua.
01:30 - Jehoshaphat.
01:31 - But it's definitely Jehoshaphat.
01:32 - Who do you start, who do you sit, Mr. Brown?
01:34 Jerome Ford, James Connor.
01:36 - That is not my middle name,
01:37 but I'm not gonna tell you my middle name
01:38 'cause I equally hate it just as much as that one.
01:40 But I don't hate James Connor this week
01:43 and I'm gonna lean with him.
01:45 Joey, it's time to fight, baby.
01:46 I'm not going with Jerome Ford
01:47 because if you look at the Rams,
01:49 they have turned into a pass funnel.
01:51 And as much as we might hate Joe Flacco and say,
01:54 sorry, excuse me, dislike, sorry, Strikers,
01:56 dislike Joe Flacco and starting him this week,
02:00 the way the Browns are gonna move the ball
02:02 is through the air.
02:03 And the Cardinals, I'm worried about their passing game.
02:06 Trey McBride has banged up.
02:07 Marquise Hollywood Brown is dealing with injury.
02:10 Rondo Moore is not good.
02:12 All of these things are equally true.
02:14 So I think this could be the game
02:16 where we see the Cardinals lean on Connor for 20 carries
02:20 because they really can't do much of anything else.
02:22 Joey Porter Jr. is gonna shut down Hollywood Brown
02:24 if he plays in this game.
02:26 So Connor, give me the volume.
02:28 I know the matchup is terrible,
02:29 but I think the matchup is terrible on both sides.
02:31 And I'm gonna lean with the volume of Connor.
02:33 (upbeat music)
02:36 (bells chiming)