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You've probably been told OFTEN that you shouldn't overreact to Week 1 of the fantasy football season. But what ... exactly ... is an overreaction? And what is merely an appropriate reaction to the 1st set of real NFL games for the year? That's what we're trying to sort out on today's show. We have WR tiers for the waiver wire. We have defenses to target over the next 2 weeks. And we have some reasons you shouldn't panic yet if you own Todd Gurley, Kerryon Johnson or Adam Thielen.
Here's the rundown:
Sorting through the Ravens explosion ... 3:18
Darren Waller's breakout? ... 8:31
Indy just might be OK ... or better? ... 9:41
D.K. Metcalf ready ... 12:48
Terry McLaurin's shooting star ... 14:22
John Ross changing minds ... 16:36
LeSean McCoy still good ... or at least in the right spot to be not as good ... 17:40
Is it too early to worry about Devonta Freeman? ... 18:59
Kerryon Johnson stuck in a committee? ... 20:25
Time to sell your Vikings passing-game shares? ... 22:36
R.I.P. Browns? ... 25:57
Tyler Lockett's big, quiet start ... 28:04
Falcons and Steelers set to fail or bounce back? ... 29:15
Let's worry about Kenyan Drake ... 31:07
Don't run away from Todd Gurley ... 32:16
Please ... don't let the Bell ring ... 35:30
Sorting out the waiver-wire wideouts ... 37:03
Streaming defenses for Week 2 and Week 3 ... 41:45
Check out the Free Agent Focus article and updated Rest of the Way rankings.
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