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Fantasy Football Stock Watch Week 11: What coaches are saying about Daniel Jones, Joe Flacco and more

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Fantasy Football Stock Watch Week 11: What coaches are saying about Daniel Jones, Joe Flacco and more

NFL coaches and players are always in front of the camera, even when they’re not on the field. Frequent press conferences with the media provide NFL fans with a constant stream of quotes about their favorite teams and players. These quotes can actually be used to make informed decisions about our fantasy teams.

These helpful quotes can relate to injury outlooks, player usage, general offensive tendencies and philosophy, and more. The important thing is to know which quotes are actionable and which are just tips that can be ignored.

The vast majority of these quotes will come from interviews reporters conducted with players and coaches throughout the week. Coachspeak Index (CSI) does a phenomenal job of listening to these interviews and picking out the highlights. In this article we will take a look at quotes (from CSI and other sources) and analyze their fantastic effects. Some may be more serious than others, but the important thing is to gain insight into coaches and players from information that may not appear in the box score.

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Fantasy Football Coach Talk Highlights: What coaches are saying about Daniel Jones, Joe Flacco and more

Brian Daboll weighs in on the point guard situation in New York

Following a demoralizing loss to the Panthers in Germany, Brian Daboll began officially “evaluating” the Giants’ quarterback situation. This came after a game in which Daniel Jones threw for 190 yards and held the offense to 17 points against the defense, allowing them to score over 30 points entering the contest. After a performance like that, it’s not surprising to see the Giants considering making a change. We could see Drew Lock under center in Week 12 after the Giants’ bye.

Key Fantasy Takeaway: Jones had fantastic appeal thanks to his tackling ability. If he is benched, he will no longer be in the pool of broadcast options as a quarterback. The move to Lock is unlikely to have a significant impact on Malik Nabers’ fantasy outlook. He will continue to be a target hog, whose weekly ceiling is limited by New York’s offensive woes.

Flacco remains Colts’ starter

After Anthony Richardson was benched, the reasoning behind the decision often boiled down to Joe Flacco giving the Colts a chance to win games. After two ugly games against the Vikings and Bills, there are serious questions about whether this is actually true. Fans can debate the answer to that question all day long, but the truth is that head coach Shane Steichen is not in Flacco’s favor…at least not for this week.

Key Fantasy Takeaway: Flacco’s presence in the Indianapolis offense has been very meaningful despite his struggles in recent weeks. Anthony Richardson ranked last in catchable target rate and allowed his receivers the fewest total catchable targets per game of any quarterback. Flacco has completely turned things around and allowed Josh Downs to be a consistent WR2 option on rosters. As long as Flacco remains the starter, fantasy managers can safely fire Downs each week.

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Dallas open to sun blocking idea

After Jerry Jones impassionedly declared that the Cowboys would not put up curtains to block out the sun at AT&T Stadium, the Cowboys showed that they are indeed open to the idea of ​​shielding the sun when it causes discomfort. Mike McCarthy had the sun on his face during an interview with the media on Monday afternoon, and the team wisely decided to block him so as not to impair McCarthy’s vision.

Key Fantasy Takeaway: Perhaps whoever decides to provide some shade for McCarthy will be promoted and have the authority to control the windows of AT&T stadium. If this actually happens, CeeDee Lamb could score an extra goal or two every season because he can actually see the football thrown to him.

Diontae Johnson’s role will be expanded

After acquiring Diontae Johnson from the Panthers a few weeks ago, John Harbaugh and the Ravens’ coaching staff have yet to commit him to a full-time role. Harbaugh stated that this is ready to change and that he is ready to do more work going forward. The Coachspeak Index sees Harbaugh as fairly reliable in terms of player usage, so we should see these promises of an increased workload come to fruition on the field in the coming weeks.

Key Fantasy Takeaway: Johnson never played more than 30 percent of snaps in a single game with the Ravens, so it’s difficult to draw conclusions about his future fantasy value. As of right now, Johnson looks like a good player trade target Before Week 11. He could be acquired for peanuts before we see how he really fits into Baltimore’s offense. Johnson has spent his career as an elite target receiver, but has not been given a chance to showcase his talents since joining the Ravens. He should finally have that opportunity in the near future.

Audric Estime should continue to see lots of reps

Last week, Broncos head coach Sean Payton stated that he wanted to give rookie Audric Estime more opportunities. He stayed true to his word in Week 10; Estime led the team with 14 shots. Payton doubled down on his comments from last week, saying in an interview that Estime will continue to get reps on offense.

Key Fantasy Takeaway: If these usage trends continue, it will mean a complete change in defense in the Denver backfield. It’s too early to tell whether these changes will be permanent, but fantasy managers need to react based on what we saw last week. Prediction was #1 waiver purchase He’s the best player of the week and Javonte Williams should be benched until he sees more from the backfield.

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