These Players Could Help CRUSH Your Opponent in Week 6

Liz Loza (0:00)

Well, because we are showing people how things change and how our opinions can change as we get more data to crunch, right? Hey, I'm Liz Loza, this is Facts Versus Feelings, and today's fact is that change isn't just ever present, it is essential.

Hello, Daniel Dopp.

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Hello, Liz Loza.

Liz Loza (0:20)

We don't have any boxes. Well, technically, this is a box, but it's a big one that we can share together because we're in person.

Daniel Dopp (0:27)

Yes, we are.

Liz Loza (0:27)

It is so gorgeous here. I got very excited and didn't let you reply. I was just very, the leaves, the foliage.

Daniel Dopp (0:33)

Yeah, you guys don't get that down in LA in the same way that we do up here. Oh my gosh. And we're dressed for fall.

Liz Loza (0:37)

We are matching overalls.

Daniel Dopp (0:40)

I'm really excited about this. I said to Liz earlier this year, I really want to make overalls work. And she said, you can. And I was like, I don't think I can make overalls. So she promised that she would wear overalls if I decided to wear overalls. And look, you actually didn't know that I was going to wear them today. You'll see at the very end of the show, the first time that Liz saw me in the overalls, it's really cute.

Liz Loza (0:57)

So stay all the way through the end.

Daniel Dopp (0:59)

Yes. But with that being said, Liz, let's talk about a couple of players today.

Somebody came back last week. His name was Jayden Daniels. He looked pretty freaking good. Gets a Monday night football game this week. Are we just fully back in on Jayden Daniels at this point?

Liz Loza (1:12)

I mean, I don't think you can be, but you can trust that his legs are being utilized. And let's be honest, you didn't draft him for his arm. It's not like his rookie when he was amazing stats as a passer were fantastic. It was the rushing upside that makes him such a special player. His 32.3 fantasy points last week were the second highest of his career. So that could mean one of two things, right? Either it's a fluke or it's a suggestion of more greatness to come.

Daniel Dopp (1:45)

I would like to see that because that is exactly what made him so good, like you said, as a rookie.

I like his weapons. I love being able to have everyone out there. Hopefully he has Stefan Diggs. I see him keep watching that practice report, but to be honest, it just feels like as long as he's running, that's all that I care about.

Liz Loza (2:01)

I don't care. Obviously this matchup stiffens, right? He's playing the 49ers, that is by no means a gimme in terms of the matchup, but also he is not the average rusher. I think at this point in the season, it is week six.

The quarterback position has been a complete headache. We've got four teams on by. You can no longer be hesitant. We said it even last week, yes, he has a recurrent elbow injury. I don't know, bro wasn't holding on to it. He didn't seem scared. So I am going to roll him out knowing that maybe it's volatile, but also excited by the ceiling that seems to be, if not back, at least present.

Daniel Dopp (2:36)

Yes. Assuming that he can run the ball, look the way that he did. I am willing to roll with that injury concern, knowing what it is that he'll do on the field.

Liz Loza (2:44)

One quick stat. In games in which he's rushed at least five times, he has averaged over 22 fantasy points per game.

So to contextualize, if my quarterback is getting me 20 fantasy points.

Daniel Dopp (2:57)

I'm feeling pretty good about that. I think Jayden Daniels should be running the ball at least five times a game. Correct. Let's make that a thing.

Liz Loza (3:03)

Make it into existence.

Daniel Dopp (3:05)

You know what else turned into a thing that was a thing before, but I was out on Mike Evans. I thought it was an old guy.

Liz Loza (3:10)

Well, he is the oldest.

Daniel Dopp (3:12)

Okay. Well, he is an old guy. So I wasn't wrong about that.

Liz Loza (3:14)

He's the oldest pass catcher on the squad.

Daniel Dopp (3:16)

I was not invested in him at all and he looks unbelievable. But part of that is because he's the last man standing. Doesn't really make a difference though.

Liz Loza (3:23)

Who knew, by the way? Who thought that that would be the case?