Fantasy Football Insights: Optimal RB Picks This Week

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00:00Let's start in the running back position. The obvious, right? Derek Henry is at the

00:06top 9,400. Saquon right behind him at 9 even. We've discussed Alvin Kamara is what you believe

00:12to be a cherry matchup at 8,800. Let's start here at running backs and let's just talk

00:16about the afternoon overall. What stands out to you, Joe?

00:19Yeah, look, last week we certainly had a situation where we wanted to pay up for running back,

00:23right? Like that, that was something we talked about and having room with guys like Cedric

00:27Tillman to do that, right? And if you listened, all chances are you did okay. This week I

00:32think there's more flexibility at the running back position. Sure, you could go pay up for

00:35Saquon, you can go pay up for Derek Henry, but I think you might be better served to

00:40pivot off of that and kind of move a little to that next year. Alvin Kamara, I don't care

00:44if it's chalky, it's the right call. He's going to get a ton of work this week. They're,

00:48you know, very streamlined offense right now, right? Means is out, no above means. Rashad,

00:55Rashid Shahid, excuse me, out for the year, right? Like they've got Olave, they've got Kamara,

00:59that's pretty much the weapons they've got right now. So you might even see some Taysom Hill in

01:03this game too, which is going to piss everybody off at some point. But right now, I think the

01:07best thing to do is take a look at how lean and mean the Saints are and just invest in it against

01:13Carolina because Carolina is that gift of fantasy points. It just keeps giving. Devon Achan at 7,800

01:18too in a game script that could be going his way. I like him too. I like him to go over his

01:23receptions today. He's going to work a fair amount, you know, and to his back, you know,

01:28the offense is better, but still, it hasn't been good. And could you imagine they are the,

01:32the least offense in the NFL right now in terms of yardage? I mean, that's crazy to think about

01:38this team that's been so prolific offensively to be at the bottom of the barrel this year.

01:42It's just nuts. Nick Chubb, another pivot point, right? If you're looking for touchdown equity at

01:476,500, Nick Chubb gives it to you. So I love the matchup here for him against the Chargers. I am

01:53not afraid of the Chargers defense. I know on paper, it looks one way, but the recent trend

01:58against teams who run the football efficiently is going in that other direction. And the Brown

02:02showed you, they were able to run the football last week, a little bit on the Baltimore Ravens.

02:06And if they can run the football in the Baltimore Ravens, give Nick Chubb a couple more carries

02:11again, some injuries behind him in that backfield too. So nobody's healthy really except Nick Chubb

02:16and I like Nick Chubb in this matchup too. So I think in the running back position here,

02:20you fade away. Look, Kyron Williams is also very viable. You could see a situation today where

02:25Stafford's prolific, but everybody falls short of the end zone and Kyron Williams just kind of

02:29punches it in. And he has been so consistent with touchdowns. If you're playing cash games,

02:33it's hard not to like Kyron Williams in the stack with Stafford and one of those wide receivers,

02:36preferably cup. But running back, I think is a little bit more leeway. So I would fade the top

02:40group. Look for everybody from Camara down. I think you might have some better value today.