🏈 Kenny Golladay's hip thrusts

Ah Saturday mornings. The day to catch up on sleep. The day without zoom calls. A day to make your DFS lineups, finalize trades, and decide who to bench. Also - quick thanks to everyone who filled out the poll - since I can’t write up a deep dive on EVERYONE you all voted for, I’ll be doing two deep dives tomorrow on the most upvoted players.

Scroll to find out if the two deep dives are on your fantasy squad… Also - someone voted for Jeff Bezos lol! Didn’t know we had a comedian amongst us!

We’ll get right into it, but first - let us appreciate Bill Belichick:

Welcome Back: Miles Sanders edition

Was planning on adding Nick Chubb’s name to this, but as of 2:24AM Saturday morning Nick Chubb remains on Cleveland’s IR. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said Chubb's (knee) status for Week 10 will be determined once he meets with the team's doctors. Keep an eye on this.

Now, ITS TIIIIME *Bruce Buffer voice*

Miles Sanders returns from a lengthy absence with no injury status heading into Week 10. Sanders is leading the NFL in yards-per-carry, with 6.1 (Dalvin Cook is #2, with 6.0). ESPN good-guy Field Yates ranks Sanders RB4 this week.

Want to see just how good Miles Sanders is? Watch his 2020 highlight mix.

Is Kenny Golladay’s hip really that injured?

Who would rather try to stop, Aaron Donald or Khalil Mack?

Last night I had this conversation with my friend and we both decided it’s best to just watch football from a couch. But there are people who actually stop defensive lineman for a living: offensive lineman.

These players don’t score fantasy points, aren’t always in great shape, but hell, they are so valuable. In this NFL video, a group of O-line "Masterminds" share their secrets to stopping guys like Aaron Donald and Khalil Mack.

Bills Mafia: #RESPECT

A few days ago we included some info involving Josh Allen and the Bills Mafia. Combined, they raised $500,000 for Oishei Children's Hospital in Buffalo honouring Josh’s late grandmother, Patricia Allen. Love to see it.

When Andy Dalton led Cincinnati to a Week 17 win in 2017 that clinched the playoffs for Buffalo, Bills fans donated $415K to Dalton’s foundation. Beautiful.

WRs should get fantasy points for pass interference calls

They gain the yards?! I mean, it’s just as helpful as a completed catch? Why don’t the hard-working fantasy footballers receive any reward? It doesn’t seem right to me. Hopefully we one-day live in a society where rules are made according to what’s right, not just what some politician decided was a fantasy point.

Most targets called back due to penalty: - Chase Claypool (10) - TY Hilton (9) - DeAndre Hopkins (8) - Mike Evans (7) - Evan Engram (7) (Per @ScottBarrettDFB). Curious how that would translate into fantasy points? Scott calculated that as well (could be useful for buy-low).

Deep Dives: Tomorrow

Tomorrow, I’ll be compiling (based on everything the experts write) the most important facts and stats on the following two players, as voted by you all. Before I give you the two names, it was a three-way tie (so Christian McCaffrey is receiving a short write-up today):

And Antonio Brown received the second most. So tomorrow’s newsletter will feature the first-ever deep dives in Morning Huddle history. I’m really tempted to include two videos from each player’s past. Can you guess them?

So you want to know about CMC huh?

This is the play where CMC went down:

Schefty’s update:

It’ll be the Mike Davis show for one more week folks. However, it’s looking promising for a RUN CMC return in Week 11. After initial diagnoses had a 2-4 week timetable, a second opinion on his injured shoulder gave #Panthers RB Christian McCaffrey a realistic chance to play next week.

BONUS:

• D.J. Chark could be in store for a big week as Packers CB Jaire Alexander is expected to miss Week 10.

• Will there be a more entertaining game in Week 10 than Buffalo v Arizona?

• The only two teams to not lose a game by more than 7 points this season? The 8-0 Steelers. And the 2-6 Chargers. 😂

Thank you all - enjoy your Saturday and GET READY for Week 10 of some NFL football.

Question of the day: Should penalty yards (for pass interference) count as points in fantasy football? It would be strange at first but I think yes.