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00:02 - All right, you mentioned Jonathan Taylor.
00:05 So let's go to a running back that you think
00:06 is the way to go for 2024.
00:08 It's not Jonathan Taylor,
00:09 but it is a guy that his future depends
00:12 on what the guy in front of him does or what happens with.
00:16 And I'll let you pick it up from there.
00:17 Let's go out to Vegas.
00:18 What do you like?
00:20 - Yeah, let's go to Vegas here
00:21 and let's talk about Zemir White,
00:23 because I, look, Zemir White's another one
00:26 of the long line of the Georgia running backs, right?
00:28 Like that's a running back factory place.
00:30 They always have been for many years.
00:32 So I think when you're looking at Zemir White,
00:35 you're looking at a player who could potentially
00:37 take over this spot here.
00:39 Josh Jacobs, again, we're getting to that precipice
00:41 with him where it's kind of make decisions,
00:43 make some hard decisions.
00:44 And when Josh Jacobs got hurt down the stretch here
00:48 in week 15, Zemir White literally picked up the slack,
00:51 get 18 full PPR points in week 15.
00:54 He had 15 against the Kansas City Chiefs,
00:56 he had a great game at 145 on the ground.
00:59 He did not have a touchdown in that game,
01:00 but he still had 15 PPR points because of the 145.
01:03 Then he had 20 carries for 71 for 16 fantasy points
01:07 in full PPR.
01:08 And then he closed things out against the Denver Broncos.
01:10 Yes, a good matchup, but still 13 more points
01:13 and another hundred yard game.
01:14 So he had three straight games of 20 or more carries
01:17 with head coach Antonio Pierce being the guy
01:20 directing the game plan.
01:22 You had a guy who was able to withstand that work loop.
01:25 You had not one, but two 100 yard games
01:27 over that four game span.
01:29 I think you're gonna see an evolution here of the Raiders.
01:33 If Antonio Pierce can continue what he kind of showed you
01:37 last year at the end of the season,
01:38 which is we're gonna play defense.
01:41 We're gonna play fast and lose.
01:42 We're gonna run the football.
01:44 And I think that's a really good situation for Zemir White.
01:47 Now I know Josh Jacobs, those decisions have been made yet.
01:50 So I'm trying to get ahead of the game.
01:51 White is another one of these guys to buy in dynasty
01:54 because I think Zemir White is one of these players
01:55 where you know the pedigree.
01:57 A lot of dynasty teams drafted him when he was a rookie
02:00 and just kind of sat on him and nothing happened last year.
02:02 And this year, nothing happened for a while.
02:03 So a lot of people started to lose faith
02:05 and I understand why,
02:06 but this is a perfect example of not losing faith.
02:09 I don't think the Raiders would look for another running back
02:11 in the draft this year.
02:12 It makes no sense.
02:14 So it makes a lot of sense to me once again,
02:16 to continue to reshape this roster.
02:17 You know, it's gonna be a,
02:19 I think a focal point defensively,
02:22 because if you look at who they're up against,
02:24 the Patrick Mahomes,
02:25 the Justin Herberts of the world in that division,
02:28 you better be able to run the football and play defense
02:30 'cause those are some real deal quarterbacks
02:32 you gotta play against, okay?
02:33 We'll see what the Denver Broncos figure out.
02:36 That's a story for another time.
02:38 But if you're the Raiders,
02:40 you know, you had that big win against the Chiefs.
02:42 You showed you could compete here with some bigger teams.
02:45 I love Antonio Pierce.
02:46 He's a real leader of men.
02:47 And I think it's great that they finally learned
02:49 their lesson after a few years ago
02:51 when they had their interim head coach
02:52 who took him to the playoffs and everybody loved Basaccia.
02:54 And then unfortunately they did not bring him back.
02:57 And the team basically revolted over it.
03:00 McDaniels was a hot mess.
03:01 It did not work out.
03:02 Now Antonio Pierce is that guy.
03:04 And I think Zamir White might be the guy along with him
03:07 that you wanna be buying right now
03:08 and understand there could be a breakout
03:10 because if he gets that full workload,
03:12 he could be a huge fantasy asset
03:14 and a guy you don't have to draft
03:16 in the first two or three rounds.
03:17 Maybe he's a fourth round pick,
03:19 but he might perform as a low end RB1
03:21 and that would be a spectacular return on investment.
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