 Hey everybody, what's happening? I am Greg sauce been joined today by Jim son is a fendal not until God for DFS NFL But this is It's week one man the XFL is back. We got four games on the docket this weekend Some pretty fun players. I think in the player pool, too So Greg this could be terrible We could give out some really bad picks today because we don't know what's gonna happen But it'll be kind of fun while last so let's get this puppy cranking. Let's break it down, man We got a Saturday slate a Sunday slate you could play on Fandal each and every week here of the XFL. Let's begin with a quarterback for Saturday slate. It's PJ Walker I think the question that's on most XFL fans mind. What teams PJ Walker on? Yeah, PJ Walker is the starting quarterback over Connor Cook He won the job coming out of training camp and Connor Cook was the second overall pick in the skill player draft So a little bit of a surprise here that PJ Walker winds up getting the nod But he's really interesting as head coach is June Jones And if you don't remember June Jones June Jones runs himself a really fun offense So I in general want to go at this team I think that PJ Walker is a great way to do so we're at a four seven nine forty coming out of college You went to temple a pretty experienced coming out at temple He did have propensity throw a good number of picks But it seemed like that was because he was aggressive, you know chucking the ball down field And seeing how that went so I do like that for sure It could make PJ Walker a little bit volatile But I think there is a chance that he could run a bit because he did have that good 40 number at the combine I think that they'll pass a lot under June Jones and all those things You know add up really well for me liking PJ Walker So again, it's a bit of a gamble. He has $18. I think that Cardale Jones will probably be the most popular guy out in DC Just because they're heavier favorites and Cardale Jones the more known entity But PJ Walker's on an offense I like more just because I expect them to pass a bit more and he could run a bit So if we're looking at the Saturday only slate PJ Walker is kind of my favorite guy right now PJ Walker beating out like you said the number two overall pick in the skill position player draft in Connor Cook Somebody who you think would have some success in the XFL if Walker was able to beat him out We make see fine play here this weekend on the Saturday slate Let's move over to the running back with someone I do know here Jim And that's Jarell Presley former NFL running back this week. He's in a good spot Yeah, the entire DC team in general isn't a pretty good spot here because they are pretty heavily favored So I do want to go at DC but looking at Pep Hamilton their head coach I'm expecting them to be a little bit more run heavy and with them being favorite I do think that it does make sense to go at the ground game here and Jarell Presley shaped up to be the number one back on this team The defenders are five to one to win the championship. They're facing Seattle They're 12 to one the chip with a championship at Fandall sportsbook. This game is in DC So that does bode well for the ground game and Jarell Presley led the AAF in rushing yards last year also got some work as a Receiver it wasn't a huge amount, but it was enough for him to be interesting there So I do like that and coming out of college. He was a 90th percentile spark athlete according to player profiler So some good athleticism which are well Presley as you mentioned a former NFL guy I would project him to lose some passing down work to Donnell Pumphrey another former NFL guy for the Eagles But I can live with that when the salary for Presley is so palatable at $18 if you think That Los Angeles will play well, even though Josh Johnson is in question for them this week I think that Elijah hood makes a lot of sense at $20 because he is I think more likely to be every down back for his team But you can save some money drop down to Jarell Presley at $18 And still get yourself a back out expect to get a good amount of work So Elijah hood I think kind of the 1b on this slate whereas it put Jarell Presley as the 1a Elijah hood and Jarell Presley both in the mix here this week But as big of a favorite as Washington is they should be running the football and hopefully they do for our sake Let's continue on to the wide receiver here Jim and Rashaan Ross makes sense I was like Rashaan like the saxophone player the Dave Matthews man, but it's Rashaan Ross He's $15 here this week over in the XFL DFS on Fandale. Why do you like the speedy Rashaan Ross? Yeah, I think at wide receiver slash tight end on the Saturday only slight I'm really interested in Sammy Coates He is $20 and he pairs really well with PJ Walker if you want exposure that Houston passing game But I'm also interested in DC just because they do have Cardale Jones and I expect them to win that game That leaves me to Rashaan Ross He is $15 and Rashaan Ross probably gonna be popular because he was really good in the AAF average 16.2 yards per catch yet seven touchdowns there But I think that there's you know, that's going to lead to a lot of buzz for him as well But I think that's justified because Rashaan Ross was really good He had a good combine time coming out of college That was a pretty long time ago because he is now 30 years old But it's something that Rashaan Ross is interesting now if you want to get different within the same team I think Malachi Dupri is interesting He is $18 out of LSU played alongside DJ Chark and a pretty bad passing offense Which is why his numbers at LSE weren't that good But then there's also Deandre Tompkins Deandre Tompkins $14 he missed practice Wednesday Which is why I didn't talk about him here But you're at a four three nine forty coming out of college at Penn State So if he's good to go if we get confirmation Deandre Tompkins will be good to go I would be very interested in him, but Malachi Dupri expensive Deandre Tompkins banged up I think it is okay then to go to Rashaan Ross at $15 again If you can't afford Sammy Coates all the way up to $20 Rashaan Ross Productive in one of the offshoot leagues in the past We know that he's got some speed and he's got a good quarterback as well So Rashaan Ross has some imperfections due to the popularity but still someone I'm very willing to use this weekend Rashaan Ross's spark score like you said from the combine came a while ago now, but it was always had speed We'll see if he could use that speed to DFS success here this weekend over in the XFL and quick correction Rashaan Ross is the trumpet player or the a Matthews band at the saxophone player I get that right accurate here on the fandal hurry up Let's move over to Sunday here Jim and that brings us now to another quarterback and it's our guy We're talking about it before we started it's Aaron Murray someone we always believed would be an NFL starter Or at least a backup It was neither and now he's a starter in the XFL. He's $18 a quarterback this week. You gotta like Aaron Murray Yeah, Greg I think we're both longtime Aaron Murray truth. There's a big reason I like Aaron Murray Outside of what she mentioned as being a guy we had high expectations for coming out of college is that he's paired with Mark Tresman and Mark Tresman is like a legend in the CFL He's won three different great cups with two separate teams He's missed the playoffs once in his entire CFL career and the eight or the the XFL has unique rules I think that bodes well for guys who have experience in the Canadian football league and can adjust to different rules Mark Tresman is that guy which makes me like Tampa Bay in general which leads me to like Aaron Murray He was really good at Georgia. He was a fifth round pick to the NFL You know over half a decade ago, so it's been a while But he was he did he was drafted. I think that's certainly good and Aaron Murray the no doubt starter for this Tampa Bay team He is in a good offense that I expect to be good Tampa Bay Pretty interesting from a betting perspective. They have some of the shorter championship odds at Fandall Sportsbook So I want to buy into this team because of Mark Tresman Aaron Murray just $18 allows me to do so for a pretty cheap price So I think it makes sense to load up on him and potentially as we'll talk about him Just a second get one of his past catches as well It's been too long since we've seen Aaron Murray in action that ends on Sunday I am excited, but who's he gonna throw it to who's going to be successful? Tell you that in just a few moments. Let's move on to the running back all the Sunday slate that brings us to Tim Cook We're gonna tell us about cook. Yeah, Tim Cook is playing in the same game as Aaron Murray We don't generally want to pair a quarterback with an opposing running back because the game script for them is Kind of depending on scoring touchdowns and that's a tough look for Tim Cook, but he's very cheap He is $17 whereas Kristen Michael is $18 on the same slate and Tim Cook It's on a team that's just a slight underdog at home So I do like Tim Cook as a result of that and look at the depth chart behind Tim Cook It's kind of not that great for New York and I think that leads me to believe Tim Cook is going to be the main guy for this team. He had a 74th percentile spark score coming out According to player profile. I do like that. He's 242 pounds So he's a he's a bigger dude, but his backup ran a 475 40 coming out So I do expect Tim Cook to potentially be the number one guy in this offense and possibly including some passing down work as well I think if you're looking else around this way Cameron artists pain is $19. I don't mind that And again, I think that Kristen Michael is interesting despite being on a team that I wouldn't expect to fare all that well But if you want to save a little bit of money and get a guy who I think has a chance to have a really good role in his team That guy's Tim Cook just $17 and someone I am very willing to use despite the fact He's facing off with the quarterback. I like most in this slate as well Yeah, it's a weird pairing the running back from one team the quarterback from another but Tim Cook does seem worth it here this week in The XFLs debut on Sunday. So cook big man. Let's see if you can get in the end zone on Sunday Finally we move on the wide receiver slash tight end spot Jim He mentioned pairing a player up with Aaron Murray and that's exactly what you're gonna do We bring about Nick Trussell. What can you tell me about trues now? Yeah, the fun thing about the XFL on fan duel Greg is you don't have to use a tight end So you could totally just push them to the side and never think about them again until August Nick Trussell is a tight end and he was actually the first round pick for Tampa Bay and I kind of want to use them I'm not sure if this is just like Masochistic or what but I still want to use tight ends here in the XFL and trues Del is my favorite one and I think because he is a tight end We're getting a pretty big discount on him down at $14 But as mentioned he was Tampa Bay's first round pick with Mark Tressman and trues Del hasn't always been a tight end He came out as a wide receiver and ran a four or five forty at the combine He has added some weight since then to transition to being a tight ends I would not expect him to be a four or five guy anymore But he got a lot of buzz during training camp for Tampa Bay and I would not be shocked if Nick Trus Del winds up being the leading passcatcher on this team as a tight end when you can get that on an offense We expect to be pretty good for just $14. I think you should take advantage So there is some risk in Nick Trus Del and again, you don't need to use a tight end in this format But I'm still broadly interested in doing so despite all those factors Nick Trus Del could be a matchup nightmare for opposing teams This is a good game environment between Tampa Bay and New York So I am fully okay going all in here buying into Aaron Murray buying into Mark Tressman and locking Nick Nick Trus Del Despite the fact we really don't have to in the XFL. Let's buy into trues now, man. You sold me I'm excited. You don't have to go the wide receiver. You don't have to go the tight end You can do whatever you want trues. That was the guy first round pick of Tampa Bay Let's take advantage here this week and get all the Murray to trues now on Sunday That's gonna do it for us here on the fan. We'll hurry up. I'll pump for the XFL Jim. Let's do it Let's do it Greg. We'll have a lot more information hitting the next week this week is going to be a little bit of a crapshoot But hey, it'll be a fun crapshoot So we'll see how it goes and we'll have more data to give out when we get that for week two next week Now we're just looking at lines next week. We'll have actually stats. That's fun All right, it should be a good time for Jim Sottis I'm Greg Sotsman join us back here tomorrow for another edition of the fan duel hurry up