Week 1 Rapid Reaction w/ Daniel Dopp & Liz Loza

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Daniel Dopp (1:01)

What's good, friends? Welcome in to Fantasy Focus. Monday morning, rapid reaction alongside Elizabeth Loza.

My name is Daniel Dopp, a little behind the scenes here pulling back the curtain. Liz and I are taping this Sunday night, before Sunday night football. Liz, it's 8.15 my time. That means it's only 5.15 your time. I'm so freaking jealous that it's not even dinnertime where you live yet.

Liz Loza (1:24)

No, the sun is still shining. I have a whole evening ahead of me, but who cares about that? Because behind both of us was an exhilarating day of NFL football.

Daniel Dopp (1:33)

Oh, so much fun. We're going to talk about it. Rapid reaction of our biggest takeaways. But first and foremost, we're going to quickly get through a couple of injuries.

Liz Loza (2:11)

He also did not return to the contest. But before he did leave, he gifted fantasy managers with 26 fantasy points. In that same effort, his fellow wide receiver Jacoby Lane hurt his wrist and also left the contest. We have to keep tabs on both of these receivers. Flowers was on the way to having an incredible day. Baltimore hosts the Saints in week two. When we look at the Commander's Eagles game, my guy, Chig Okonkwo, who was making his Washington debut, tweaked his hamstring, he left. Now, I am interested to see if that was why Antonio Williams was able to be so productive in the second half. Now, Williams is a rookie slot receiver. I have a really good feeling about him moving forward, so let's monitor that situation. And finally, Lad McConkey, my goodness.

He took a crazy hard hit from Cardinals linebacker, Mack Wilson, hurt his chest, did not return.

And interestingly, in that matchup, because McConkey is such a fantasy name and star, Daniel, you had rostered him and were playing him against me in a matchup that we were, you don't want to, would you not want to talk about that?

Daniel Dopp (3:28)

That is a thing. You did get a little bit of a bump because of that. He was crushing until that moment, unfortunately. But we will definitely monitor the lad mcconkey situation. Hopefully it is just a this week kind of a thing. And we'll be able to find out more from Adam Schefter as we move on. But yeah, hopefully I get more from my guy, Rad mcGronkey, as we move into week two. All right, Liz, let's dive into a new segment that we have called, What the Fantasy?

SPEAKER_5 (3:52)

Boy, that escalated quickly.

SPEAKER_4 (3:56)

I mean, that really got out of hand fast.

Liz Loza (3:59)

Well, I thought the Bears game got out of hand in a really good way because Ben Johnson said he wanted the Bears to be the highest scoring offense in the league, and he made good on that promise at least in week one because the Bears Panthers contest was the highest scoring week one effort in NFL history. And yet this is the WTF moment. Colston Loveland, one of the most highly drafted and coveted players, posted a goose egg for Fantasy Managers. He was unable to convert either of his looks, though it is worth mentioning that one of them sailed right through his fingers in the end zone. So while the stat line obviously stinks, I am not scared. He is highly valued. I'm going to lean into it. The Bears host the Vikings in week two, another divisional match up.

While it may not be ideal from Minnesota defense versus Chicago offense as it pertains to tight end position perspective, it is worth mentioning that the Vikings gave up 65 yards to Tucker Craft in week one. So I'm not pushing the panic button on Loveland just yet.

Daniel Dopp (5:04)

Okay, not pushing the panic button, but zero points in week one when they scored an NFL record, Liz Loza. What the, that's the thing. What the heck happened there? Crazy. How about my guy, Christian Watson? Can I tell you that it's really tough when you talk down about a guy all draft season, only for him to come out and smash in week one? Here's the thing, when you're talking draft season, I'm worried about season long prognosis, but week one is a weekly game. I'm just trying to beat my opponent in week one. And Christian Watson helped you do that.