 Welcome to the fan dual hurry up. I'm Ariel Epstein joining us today. Ryan Williams. We're going to talk some best ball. It's never too early to talk about the NFL season. Ryan. Thanks for joining us today. Yeah. Happy to be with you again. Ariel. You know hopefully these names are a little bit more enticing than the last time we talked of quarterbacks. I know I was going to cut some flak on those guys. But these are going to be some exciting late round wide receivers that people can take in best ball leagues that I think will. They'll be happy about. Let's start with the wide receiver for the Washington football team. Curtis Samuel. Yes you heard that right. He just came over from the Carolina Panthers to play for his former head coach and Ron Rivera. Why do you feel Curtis Samuel is going to be a good fit. Yeah you hit it right on the head there. He's teamed back up with Ron Rivera not only Ron Rivera but he's teamed back up with Scott Turner as well who came over to follow Ron Rivera over to Washington and then them bringing in Curtis Samuel this offseason is no surprise. Now when Scott Turner was there in Carolina Ron Rivera got fired and he took over those last four games and we saw Curtis Samuel's usage really explode onto the scene. That's what got people hyped about drafting him in 2020 because of how he was used in those last four games and over those last four games. I think he had 19 rushes total in the season but nine of those came when Scott Turner took over. So we know he's excited about using him as an explosive weapon. This Washington team is going to be aggressive with Patrick at the helm. And when you're looking at where the ADP has Curtis Samuel right now at wide receiver 42. It just doesn't make sense. He's explosive. He was number two in wide receiver rush yards in 2019 as well with Scott Turner there. I saw 100 targets in 2019. It's just he definitely has a ceiling to where that can offer you great great equity where he's going in best balls. And you know even even after all that he's teaming up with his guy and Terry McClure and both of them coming from Ohio State University the Ohio State University. So you know that wide receiver room is going to be fun going to challenge people and with the aggressiveness is right with Ryan Fitzpatrick as I said I think that Curtis Samuel is in for a big 2021 season. Samuel also coming off his career high with 77 receptions 851 receiving yards. And as Ryan alluded to before 200 rushes yards. Another receiver that you're looking at the Giants wide receiver Sterling Shepherd. Why do you not get concerned about Shepherd on a Giants team that just acquired number one wide receiver Kenny Galladay from the Lions. Yeah not just Kenny Galladay but also the Cadarius Tony the guy who everybody wants to talk about with the first round draft capital but not not too many other people excited about him except maybe Urban Meyer there in Jacksonville but I digress the Giants listen it's not going to be exciting about this team but the one thing that I like about Sterling Shepherd outside of his egregious price tag which he's going wide receiver 62 right now which it just doesn't make sense for a guy of his caliber. I think people forget or maybe maybe I'm trying to cling on to his rookie season where he caught a touchdown but he's definitely been explosive and then over the past two years being with Daniel Jones he's been a guy that Daniel Jones has leaned on to he's 5.7 receptions in 2019 in Daniel Jones first year and last year 5.5 receptions so I think what worries people about Sterling Shepherd outside of those guys being added into the mix is possibly that injury history to we haven't seen him play a full 16 in the past two years but I definitely think that you know we're talking about a Giants team that's not going to be very good they're going to be playing from behind I think they're going to be still using three wide receiver sets and Sterling Shepherd is going to be on the field. Sterling Shepherd and Darious Tony and Kenny Galladay aren't going to take away from the guy that you should be worried about and the Giants is Darious Slayton who I think is definitely affected by these guys coming in so he's still going to play outside receiver. Double digit targets in the red zone is something that you like as well too and then you're looking at the end of schedule when you're talking about what the fantasy playoffs are going to be pushed back a week after week for after week 14 with the team buys. It's a very favorable schedule for the New York Giants there. So if you're looking at fantasy playoffs and having a guy you know who shouldn't who should be on the field if he's healthy the Giants you know will still be rolling out their starters. You don't have to worry about them you know benching players for being too good quote unquote. I think that Sterling Shepherd makes a lot of sense to take in late round best ball drafts injuries are the biggest concern for Shepherd only played 12 games last year still led the Giants in receptions. He's healthy Sterling Shepherd is a good best ball play vinyl wide receiver the Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Russell Gage. How much are you choosing Gage because Julio Jones might get traded. Yeah that definitely has factored into an area you caught me. But listen even without that you were looking at Russell Gage who came on to the scene here and I really think that he's going to be utilized the Julio Jones factor I think is is definitely the main thing that we have to talk about here with Julio Jones only playing nine games last year healthy that is he Russell Gage had an opportunity to kind of step into the fold and we're looking at a guy who's coming off of a season with 110 targets 23rd most amongst wide receivers from last year when you think of Russell Gage you don't think about a 100 target wide receiver but here we are and a lots been made about this Atlanta Falcons offense I was talking with you about Matt Ryan being a good best ball target and then targeting a guy like Russell Gage late with him just makes for one of my favorite best ball stacks overall if you're missing out on a guy like Calvin Ridley at his equity. And so when we're looking at the overall scheme let's talk about Arthur Smith and Dave Rangone the new offensive coordinator who's coming over from Chicago now I think people will point at at Tennessee and granted the personnel that they had they only ran three wide receiver sets 11 personnel 38% of the time but Dave Rangone he comes from the bears where they ran at 56% of the time. So even if Julio Jones is still in the mix I still think that we'll see Russell Gage but regardless I think Russell Gage is going to be on the field of Julio leaves we're talking about a guy coming off of a season with 11.3 fantasy points per game he's just going to be on the field at all times and that's something that you want to see and you're looking at last year having more PPR points than guys like Michael Gallup T. Hilton Jerry Judy DJ Chark that is that's exciting when you're talking about Russell Gage being the wide receiver 70 currently right now in best ball drafts so listen best ball is all about upside and for me he offers tremendous upside getting a late round guy that you could potentially be looking at as your wide receiver 3 in fantasy this year granted things shape out in his favor so definitely go out get you some Russell Gage and and thank me later. Gage also led Julio Jones he had more receiving arts last year than Jones did granted Jones played nine games. Gage played all 16 career high 786 receiving yards last year for Russell Gage just behind the leading wide receiver on the Falcons Calvin Redley Ryan Williams. Thank you for those best ball plays at wide receiver here at the Fandall hurry up. I'm Ariel Epstein. Thanks for joining us and good luck to those players.