32 Teams, 32 Storylines - Everything You Need to Know Before Training Camp

**Dave Kluge** (0:11)
32 teams, 32 storylines, no fluff. Today, Joey Wright and I are going to discuss everything you need to know as we head into training camp. We're going to go through team by team in the last year's reverse standings, talking about one major storyline that you need to be aware of. And Joey, we're going to start with the reigning Super Bowl champions, the Seattle Seahawks. We've got a quote from Cameron Van Will with Seattle Sports 710, saying, first round pick Judarian Price is the favorite to open as Seattle's RB1. That being said, it'll likely be more of a running back by committee approach. What is your takeaway when you hear this quote?

**Joey Wright** (0:45)
So it's kind of what I've been expecting this whole off season. I expect Zach Charbonneau will be involved at some point this season, maybe not week one, but we've heard about George Helani. And when it came to some drafts where I was going late in the 19th, 20th round in some of these deep leagues, I've been taking George Helani because I think he's going to be involved in this offense too. So while Judarian Price might be the favorite to be the RB one, I do think it's going to be a committee and especially when Charbonneau gets back.

**Dave Kluge** (1:10)
Yeah, I think Helani is somebody that they trust. He played about a third of the snaps through the playoffs last year after Zach Charbonneau went down. And we have heard consistently that they do trust George Helani for that early down work. So we have just seen the Seattle offense, you know, coaching changes have happened over the years, but it always seems like they have this split backfield. So Judarian Price, first round talent, we can get excited about that, we see the upside there, but I think anybody hoping that he's going to run away with 20 plus touches per game, that just isn't going to happen. So you got to hope that he gets there on an efficiency basis rather than a volume one. Now, let's keep working our way down with the Patriots. We've got Drake May giving us a quote on AJ Brown saying, AJ's been awesome. I'm really looking forward to playing with him. I'm looking forward to getting to camp and building some chemistry. He's a great teammate. So not a lot of news for the Patriots, if I'm being honest, but we know AJ Brown is going to be stepping in a huge role in this offense. How excited can we get about AJ Brown? Where are you thinking about drafting him when you're in your fantasy drafts, Joey?

**Joey Wright** (2:05)
I mean, he has been my highest rising player. And isn't it nice to hear a quarterback speaking nice about AJ Brown? Because I feel like we've had a couple of years.

**Dave Kluge** (2:11)
It's been a while, which is why I picked this one.

**Joey Wright** (2:14)
I've AJ Brown, like, middle of the second round I've been taking him. I am that high to take him as one of the top wide receivers. You know, once I get past like the Amara St. Browns and the CD Lambs, I'm looking at AJ Brown because based on his talent and the volume, I do think he's going to get in this New England Patriots offense. Like, he's a top 12 wide receiver for me easily.

**Dave Kluge** (2:36)
Yeah, and I'd even go higher than that. I mean, last year we saw Stefan Diggs as the wide receiver one in this offense was just playing about 60 percent of the snaps and still got to a thousand yards. Now you're looking at a younger, better receiver who is probably going to be on the field for more than 60 percent of the snaps. And Joey, I don't want to burst your bubble here, but if you're drafting him in the middle of round two, you're probably not going to get a lot of AJ Brown. We are seeing this guy creep up now to that one, two turn and a lot of these NFFC drafts that I've been doing. He's been going in round one, going 10th, 11th, 12th overall. So the steam is absolutely there for AJ Brown. And a couple of months ago, before this trade, you were able to get him in round three year drafts, then you were able to get him in round two year drafts. You might need to pay up for a round one pick in your PPR leagues now.

**Joey Wright** (3:19)
Are you willing to go in the first round for him? Like say you're at the one two turn.

**Dave Kluge** (3:24)