2024 Fantasy Busts: Players to avoid in your draft | Fantasy Focus 🏈

Welcome back to Fantasy Focus! On today's show Daniel Dopp, Field Yates and Mike Clay will give you players to avoid this year in fantasy. Should we avoid Justin Herbert because of his injury? Will Tua perform up to his new contract? We'll discuss all this and more!
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00:00
2:00 - Intro
4:10 - CeeDee Lamb Updates
6:00 - Players To Avoid: Field
15:00 - Players To Avoid: Clay
25:00 - Players To Avoid: Dopp
35:00 - Wheel Of Fantasy
46:00 - Veterans League Update
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[@4rmDEC2FRE]

6:55 show starts

[@jefforious2000]

Thx bro

[@espitiafamily1755]

Thank you

[@carlosreyes3949]

Really hate how they waste our time with their small talk for 10mins.

[@jasonr_2017]

If your 3rd RB has RB1 potential, you’re in good shape!

[@DetroitTyler]

I feel like going 2x RB in the 1st 4 picks depending on where you draft can be a good strat. It's much easier to find WRs who can give you good production than RBs these days.

[@djkevgar]

My dynasty league team is crazy rn, Saquon, Pacheco, Henry, Cook, and Brooks 🔥

[@anthonyporter3934]

Derrick Henry Josh Jacob’s and Aaron jones nick chubb

[@angrydemonproductions4361]

Just had our draft… 10 team PPR I had 10th pick… 1st 4 rounds - Henry, LaPorta, Jacobs (who I traded to get Saquan) & DeeBo Samuel…

[@MeekMillisbendingoverrn]

@@djkevgarfuckin 8 man lol

[@mustang9549]

Tyreek falling to 7 is crazy work! Please let me in that league.

[@Fried_Bananas]

Agreed. Lamb and Hill both finished well above the 2nd best RB in my standard league. Can’t imagine the separation in PPR

[@bryandavis5656]

I just got him at #8 in a draft I did while listening to this podcast!

[@Furby2118]

Some ppl avoid the big WR who went off. I do think waddle will do a lot more too now

[@montarakid1943]

@@Furby2118 Give me the Waddle Waddle!

[@timdoyle1638]

I got CMC with the 8th pick last year and Amon Ra in the 8th round in an 8 team league.

[@Mr_Darter]

Out of curiousity, why is it standard for passing touchdowns to count less than rushing touchdowns? Why reward a QB sneak, but discount a passing touchdown. As commisioner of my league, I bump passing TD backup to 6 so someone a true passing quarterback is not punished because he throws a TD, instead of running it in. Tua/Dak/Purdy/etc with 3 passing TDs: 12 points Hurts/Allen/etc 2 rushing TD: 12 points Why should these be the same when one guy literally scored an entire extra touchdown for his team? I was just thinking of this during the Tua conversation.

[@slavajuri]

I believe the original scoring models were to have relative parity between positional scoring. Even with 4 point TDs, QBs score more than other positions. There was a time where the QB landscape was quite flat - most QBs were pocket passers and most of them had similar floors. QBs will score more TDs than any other position, so valuing their scores at the same rate as others would place an outlier premium on QBs, which could create weird valuations after the elite tier at each position. As far as the modern game goes, I am firmly in favour of PPR, 6 point passing TDs. I think these two in conjunction level out drafts and team building questions in more interesting - and relevant - ways than the classic models.

[@adamcravey5844]

Got achane in the 4th don’t love him but as a rb2 in the 4th I couldn’t pass

[@BigdaddyClash-jv8wi]

Juedy won't take nothing away from cooper. Don't worry

[@MeekMillisbendingoverrn]

That offense is gonna be trash anyways

[@georgedavis6896]

Field still throwing Jabs at Arthur Smith is hilarious

[@JimMcNutty]

Listening to fantasy football and people talk about stocks they use the same buzz words. If you subbed out peoples names with NVIDIA it would sound like you are listening to CNBC

[@vermouthsavage4750]

"You know nvida caught 43 passes and 6 touchdowns last year" 😂😂

[@jamesd126]

Only espn would have Herbert in the background of a bust video when he is not even being drafted as a top 10-12 qb Wtf has happened to this product ?

[@TFFForecast]

Herbert outside the top 12 is why superflex is gaining so much popularity

[@jasonshearer1870]

I don't know where they are getting the stats on Tua Tagovailoa from. According to Yahoo Standard scoring, he finished as QB9. He only scored 10 fewer fantasy points than Mahomes last year.

[@kobekwong8479]

how can u put travis kelce on this list when he was playing with an injury for the whole season since week one. Still 2 TE under sam

[@Hunnard]

He's old af

[@BrianR146]

Hard to say no if he’s sitting there mid-late 3rd round

[@tonylibertella1735]

Hello. Which 1 of this grouping shall I keep; Montgomery in 6th, Reed in 15th orr Ford in 17th? Already keeping Collins in 9th. It’s A 12 team FULL ppr league which starts 1 QB, 2 RB, 3 WR, FLEX (RB, WR), TE & DST with about 18-24 total keepers, only can keep 2. Thanks A bunch! - Tony Tuddy

[@robparadis4767]

Seriously… fix the audio. It’s terrible on the KZbin app on Samsung tv.

[@daltonharrison9900]

Fields voice always gives it away, if their audio is off

[@jefforious2000]

Might be your tv bro...seriously lol

[@tracyarnold2348]

I agree! Terrible audio.

[@stevendunmire]

Mike Clay is my hero

[@RetroHaley]

Not sure why Herbert is the thumbnail because he will be great this year.

[@Pkilla80]

Everyone talks about draft capital. The truth is your drafted team will be 50-60% in tact at the end of you're lucky. If you took pitts over chubb last year that was a W but nonone would do that, point is in round 8 come on

[@tracyarnold2348]

Please turn the microphones up! Thank you!

[@giles815]

I’ll take another chance on Pitts before drafting London. Pitts is far and away a superior talent for his position compared to London

[@Pidabred1]

my sleepers this year are Kyler Murray and Aaron Jones...... breakout player(if he can catch) is X Worthy

[@saxintotheoldies]

Keep up the great work and ignore the negative comments fellows!

[@shamegames5290]

Herbert is a great value at his current ADP

[@ItsColde]

Hit on the rb deadzone and you'll be in good shape

[@mrzerofox294]

Fix ur audio volume...

[@Patsfan973]

I did maybe reach a small bit for kittle but we all know sf offense gets hurt all year so deebo or cmc out at all kittle could eattt

[@itsniceoutside85]

These dudes talk about non football stuff too much

[@patrickbrowder6857]

I drafted the Cheetah at 7... ahh, thank you RB hypers...

[@BainKail18]

really high on cooper this year :)

[@samcocherl680]

Die hard browns fan, Watson will kill his weekly value. I really hope he gets benched or is out and we can have Winston chuck it down the field

[@Jslayy40Fantasy]

I always go RB RB I got Barkley and Gibbs in 1 of leagues then went WR WR WR then TE

[@Gio-cb9en]

Ah yes I will avoid two quarterbacks going in the last round of drafts

[@jamessumner5819]

Do I still take ceedee at 2? Or do I go with breece bijan jamar Jettas ?

[@Finess3_King]

Lamb is gonna get paid I would assume so him if you’re scared of that pick Breece

[@jamessumner5819]

@@Finess3_King yea I’m thinking lamb may not start the szn, it’s between him or breece for me

[@paulbullock2013]

Does anyone else find this group cringe? Hard to listen to.

[@staying_in_flight]

something about how "duechy" they look lol

[@daquonsimmons8240]

@@staying_in_flight that is not how u spell douche lmfao

[@mustafahashimi7237]

Honestly I only really watch if Stephania bell is on, her insight on players well being is crucial

[@paulbullock2013]

lol so you guys are feeling it or seeing it too.

[@Fried_Bananas]

19:02 These are the Mike Clay points that are just so fruitless. Spent 3 minutes on how Tua is absolutely terrible for fantasy and then points out how many QB's are that much worse behind him.

[@tonyAJ420]

KIttle led all tight end in yards per target and rec while having a career year. I hope someone in my league takes Engram or Mcbride over him

[@patrickm8595]

If only ESPN/Disney had enough money to post their youtube videos in 1080p like EVERY other fantasy football show on youtube...

[@jlobz_8128]

it was a stream tbf

[@JakeS-bh8uq]

I took kyren williams and Jerome ford in two different two leagues with my 15-27 round picks and won both leagues. RBs go down get good rookie handcuff

[@mudman619]

poor audio quality & bad takes - great combo!

[@shamegames5290]

Tyreek was WR#2 last year and missed a game and a half...would've likely surpassed 2000 receiving yards if not for the missed time. Absolutely ridiculous to avoid him. Tua is attached to him, and finished as QB#9 last year. He's also being drafted in round 10-11 as qb 15. How in the world would you avoid that kind of value 😂 I 100% agree with the Achane take tho. He's my choice for biggest bust this year due to his ADP

[@txterbug]

The fact these guys try to sell you on buying an RB in the first couple rounds is ridiculous. RBs don’t win you championships. WR’s have the high floor in PPR.

[@jotac87278]

But not all leagues are PPR. Additionally, there's so few elite running backs that if you can get one that can run and catch, then that's a big step above your competition. The rules of your league dictate some of your draft strategy

[@tiergas]

Never understood the achane take, by your logic gibbs is a bad pick too.

[@shamegames5290]

Totally wrong on kelce. Laporta goes a full round ahead of Kelce. He goes ahead of Kelce in every single paid draft that I've done. If you can get Kelce in round 3, you take him.

[@daquonsimmons8240]

you are completely wrong, not only is kelce better but he goes ahead of Laporta in the paid drafts ive done

[@SUPERCHAUAUA]

Watch because I was curious what ESPN guys know about fantasy. Saying to avoid the WR1 (Tyreek) and TE1 (Trav) is hilarious. Tyreek could easily be #1 overall and Kelce will probably be TE1 with a discounted rate this year.

[@mcudbzgod8076]

I’m honestly getting sick & tired of Mike Clay this is the same guy who drafted Christian Watson in round 3 in last years ESPN draft. Now he’s saying avoid Tyreek Hill? C’mon man i hope you all are smart enough to not follow that advice

[@krisanthony5228]

He’s literally the nerd that thinks he’s smarter than other people and never enjoys life

[@montarakid1943]

@@krisanthony5228 I dunno 'bout that. He looked like he was enjoying life pretty good on this vid. And he' didn't say don't take Hill, he was just suggesting he was going to avoid him as a top 3 pick, but would take him at 4+ and be all over him if he fell to him at 1.07 ADP.

[@daquonsimmons8240]

no way he actually said take Watson in round 3

[@robertbrambila7732]

So basically draft all the players they say don’t 😂😂

[@work4whatyouwant477]

People gona get triggered seeing their savior on the thumbnail 😂😂😂😂🤣

[@tylermurphy4876]

Avoid Tyreek, yeah I’d say that as a joke for people to let me land him in the top 3 lol

[@Trav_designs]

Yessah😎🤙🏽

[@lethal_jake2187]

GIMME MY MONEYYYYYY

[@Pidabred1]

Tua 1 concussion away from a forced retirement

[@nnice2250]

Hold on....did he say he knows someone whose in a league with blocking points?? What league is that? Lol

[@solarz_erthloz]

Dopp has been on this show about 6 years and still doesn't know sh*t about fantasy 😅

[@yjhova]

😂

[@matzouki]

Booooooo not true

[@reesemorgenstern4187]

Lot of people in these comments don’t listen to context

[@patrickwaffle9757]

Skip to 6 mins

[@zachrichardson8059]

Mike Clay. Tyreek Hill has back to back 1,700 yard seasons. I hate him.

[@mrizzle58]

going RB heavy at beginning of draft is critical to win 🏆

[@josh1mark]

In 1995

[@kobekwong8479]

and yet the heavy TE stacked team will spank you. sam lapota and travis k

[@mrizzle58]

Naw there r way more valuable WRs than valuable RBs. Best to get the RBs early while they r still available

[@varghesebiju6231]

@@josh1markharder to get high quality rb than wr in late rounds

[@mcudbzgod8076]

Until each of those RBs get hurt & I pickup your handcuffs off of waivers lol then what you gonna do 😂

[@shamegames5290]

He kept saying they've done 200 drafts this summer. No you haven't. You've done 200 MOCK drafts. There is a huge difference. I've done 50 PAID drafts, between best ball, redraft, and dynasty. Paid drafts ALWAYS go much different than mock drafts

[@jesseblake9431]

Where is Stefon diggs going In real paid mock drafts?

[@user-vu7hg1sq4y]

STALKER games

[@jt2k264]

This guy trying to convince his self to not take hill lol knows nothing tua won me a Super Bowl

[@Matts_Ancient_Coins]

You cry on the internet an awful lot

[@jt2k264]

@@Matts_Ancient_Coins I say what I want I pay my phone bill you don’t another Biden Harris voter move around

[@JustinCase91744]

You should become a professional analyst and start your own channel 😂

[@jt2k264]

@@JustinCase91744 you thank these guys are professional check there back ground idiot thet told what to say and they always wrong how bout you get in my fantasy league and listen to them the whole season GM

[@cfwarriors4311]

Tua definitely didn’t win you a Super Bowl, he may have helped secure a good record to make playoffs, but he was one of the worst starting qbs the 2nd half of the year, scoring less points than some tight ends. Know what you’re talking about before commenting

[@isaacvandyke7569]

Give me field Yates job, his takes are horrible

[@CecilBuckson]

No one likes ESPN fantasy. Your insane prolonged music intros drive the nail in.

[@montarakid1943]

And yet...here you are. 🤔

[@WesleyChase-x1d]

​@@montarakid1943 lol foreal