Welcome to NFL Daily, where we're confirming all our priors during preseason week 2. I'm Greg Rosenthal. Yeah, it was a Drake May Night in the NFL. Patriots and Eagles, the only preseason game on tonight. I'm going to go over a few takeaways from that game before I throw it to something I did earlier in the day with Evan Silva. That's most of the show. All the offensive, defensive players that we feel differently about after the first few weeks of training camp and the preseason. It was a great conversation with one of my favorite people in the business Evan Silva. But before that, yeah, it was Drake May Night on NFL Network. I swear Scott Zolak gets more air time in August than anyone on our network. And that was fun. And the Drake May performance was fun. So seven quick takeaways from the Patriots-Egals. And I'll go through it quick because May was the big one. He flashed. There were moments. There were probably not enough sustained moments for him to truly push Jacobi Brisset like he could have because there was an opportunity there. Jacobi Brisset left the door open for this quarterback competition to become more of a competition.

We'll get to Jacobi in a second. But I don't think May was consistent enough. But there were moments. First drive, field goal drive. Had a nice in-breaker on a third and 10, where he gets to a secondary read. Brian Hoyer on the broadcast pointed out this was a play he feel like he got wrong, taking the shorter route during their joint practices. He gets it right in the game. A lot of heat. Beautiful pass over the middle. Love it. Was changing plays a lot. He gets a shutdown drive in his second drive, and that's after Briceet gets no points in three drives. And that shutdown drive features Jake May's athleticism on a read option, TD. Big third down for this Patriot's office trying to get the third goal. There goes... Yeah. The crowd he looks. It's got to get you feeling good. A little confidence. First NFL, TD drive for Drake May. You can tell They're just hoping for some hope because it's been a rough preseason, a rough training camp in terms of the practices for this offense. And yeah, Drake may show in a little bit of shine. And honestly, his best two throws of the entire night were incomplete.

They were both to Javan Baker, one where Javan Baker got squeezed to the sideline, couldn't make a catch, couldn't get back in bounds, but a nice go ball by May. And then a beautiful pass in the second half that would have been about 40 yards, again on a third and long, that Baker couldn't haul in. So there were the flashes, but there was also stagnation. There was a fumbled snap. There was May taking a while to get through his reads. They didn't move the ball in the second half when he did get it, and you could see things were just happening slowly for him. So I don't think it was enough to put pressure on, but it was good to see, I think, for the Foxborough crowd, Drake may have some moments. And look, they're going to put him in more quickly if Jacobi Braset keeps making mental errors, which he has a few times in practices, and certainly in this game. That's my second point. Jacobi Briceet was bad in this game. Three of seven for 17 yards, an interception where he was late in the red zone. He maybe thought Austin Hooper, the tight end, was going to go one way.

He went another, but he missed on another sideline route. And he didn't feel comfortable because the tackles are just terrible. Chuk's a core of four, and Verderian low are their two tackles, and it's the worst tackle situation in in the league, and it's looked bad in camp, and it's not getting any better. And so that was part of the reason Jacobi Braset looked bad, although even when he was protected, he looked a little frantic. Not a lot of drives there for Braset, but it's hard right now to find a lot of optimism with this offense. But if Braset doesn't take care of the ball, Jake May will get called earlier in the season. The other points from this game were more secondary players. Number three is that Tana McKee is clearly the better quarterback backing up Jalen Hertz than Kenny Picket. Like, call the fight. I've seen enough. Tana McKee probably had most of the best throws the night. Drainke May had a couple. Taylor McKee had even more of these heartbreaking routes early in the game, late. He led a late comeback. It was 14 to 13, and they weren't easy throws. And Kenny Picket just looks totally lost.

They gave up a decent draft pick to move up to get Kenny Picket. They moved back in the draft to get Kenny Picket. 19 dropbacks, 49 yards. He averaged under one yard in terms of air yards per completion in this game. Just a disaster for Kenny Picket. That backs up what everyone has been seeing at practice. It backed up the last preseason game. I think this has to be Taylor McKee's job. Beyond that, for the Eagles. I thought it was nice. Bryce Huff had a good night. He's their big ticket pass rusher who was reportedly at a pretty quiet camp. It was interesting. He was the only starter of the defensive linemen that were out there that shows they're looking for a little more from him, and he had a great night in in a couple of series that he played. The Eagles lost one of their key rotational guards, probably their top backup, Tyler Steen. That's going to mean that Mekai Becton is getting that starting job. Interesting reclamation project, Becton, former top 10 pick He's now a starting guard for the Eagles. He was a tackle for the Jets. For the Patriots, all eyes were also on their pass rush after they got rid of Matthew Judin.

I realized when we talked about that trade, I didn't talk about who's still there for the Patriots. They have enough edge rushers. Keion White is a player. Josh Uche comes in on third downs. He can get you off the spot. D'chicquais has been around there for a while. Anthony Jennings was pretty active in this game, and even Raquan McMillan, who's a linebacker, played some edge. The Patriots don't have problems on defense. They need Christian Barmore to get on the field, and that might not happen because of these blood clots. But I think they could afford to give up Matthew Judon. I think that trade ultimately made sense for both sides, especially because that's an area of strength. There's just not many areas of strength on the offense. They have a lot of receivers, but none of them have really stepped up, and they didn't play the rookies. Jalen Polk and then Javan Baker with the starters very often. Polk took a while to come in. He did make a couple of plays, so that was Good to see. All right, those are my seven points from Patriots, egos. Probably too many. One last item of news that we didn't hit with Evan later in the show is that Justin Simmons is officially an Atlanta Falcon, so they have gone big on signing veteran defensive players Justin Simmons, who was last with the Broncos, and then, of course, trading for Matthew Judon.

Supposedly, they're not going to give Judon any more money. They gave Simmons a lot of money, seven and a half million, which is a lot this late in free agency. He is a quality safety And suddenly that defense, which I had so many questions about, I have fewer questions now. I think it's still thin at a few positions. Cornerback, certainly, linebacker, they're still thin at edge, even with Judon, but they look a lot better than they did a couple of days And if you want to tell me they're the favorites in the NFC South, I get it now because that defensive talent added to Raheem Morris' coaching. The Falcons are going for it this year. They realize Kirk Cousins in this window, they got to try to win now. You give that much money to Kirk Cousins, even though you have Pennex there, it's a win now season, and they are acting like it. I like those moves for the Falcons. I also like this conversation coming up with Silva. And yeah, this is week 6 of NFL Daily. I appreciate you guys listening. Let's listen to my conversation with Evan Silva. Back on NFL Daily.

So excited to be welcoming my next guest, one of the goats in the fantasy industry. He built Rota World brick by brick. That's right. He was there. But now he's truly established the run brick by brick, and he's making those bricks. It's Evan Silva. He's a business owner.

Greg, thanks so much for having me on. I was telling you on text, it's to the point with NFL Daily where I don't miss a show ever. I mean, you've really put together. I mean, you're a builder. That's what you are at your core. You're a builder. You've built so many awesome things, and you're building this. And I Again, I don't miss an NFL Daily podcast ever. It's an excellent show already, and you guys just started it.

I appreciate you. You're going to make me feel uncomfortable, and I don't want to spend too much time with what the Brits would faff here at the top of the show, because if I know something about Evan Silva, he likes when guests get to the point, he likes the information getting out there. That's why people love him. But yeah, I'm actually considering bringing you on as a consulting producer, Silva, because you had so many good items of feedback of who's a good guest, who's not, stuff like that. Keep that to yourself. I know I just shut Evan Silva up, which is hard to do.

This is a paid job, right? This would be a paid job?

That would be, yes. We're looking into it. But yeah, I'm really excited to have Evan on this show. It is fantasy football season, but Silva is just a great football mind in general. And what we're going to do today, most of them is going to have fantasy football implications. Absolutely. Some may not, but it doesn't matter. It all is good info. It's going to be players, especially. But if you want to throw teams in there that we feel differently about good and bad since the beginning of training camp. So people that we've changed their or we've adjusted what we felt about since the beginning of training camp. I'm going to start off just because we're taping this Thursday, and there was one big item of news on Thursday, and I did want to hit it. So I'm more down on the Bills defense right now than I was going into Thursday because Matt Milano tore his biceps. And so that's just an item I did want to get into the show. You talked about building Silva. I mean, that's what we ultimately came up with in Rota World. We love trying to analyze this news.

And it's funny, Joe Bisaglia, who's one of the best beat writers in the business for the athletic, wrote a piece recently of the most irreplaceable bills on the entire roster. And he said Milano would have been number two if Milano actually looked quite as spry and quick in camp as he usually did. And he wasn't seeing that yet, and he was still in the top five. But, man, this is a guy that's going to be really hard to replace. And someone I think of Chris Wesley when I think Matt Milano because he was such a Wes favorite. Wes was so good at spotting guys. He really loved rangey linebackers. And he said, this guy changes their defense more than anyone way back when Milana was a rookie and then a second-year player. And so I love thinking about the West guys, and I'm really disappointed because otherwise, I was feeling good about this defense. But this, to me, is a downer.

It really hurts. It really hurts the Bills. I write a matchups column every week, which tries to get to the nitty-gritty of how personnel, losses, additions, et cetera, can affect actual game in the production of offensive skill position players from a fantasy standpoint. And Matt Milano affects it for tight ends in particular, because the Bills would often use Matt Milano in man coverage against tight ends. All of a And all of a sudden, the Bills are a team to attack with opposing tight ends, and that's going to hurt up the scene.

Yeah. Dorian Williams from Tulane. Supposedly having a decent camp. He was probably LB4 or 5 last year. He's probably the starter there. Otherwise, there's been some positives out of camp. Kyrie Elims had a pretty good camp. It sounds like, to me, they're pretty deep at cornerback. Von Miller, at least, isn't looking terrible, so I'm looking forward to that. And I did want to point out Milano could be back this season. He might return in December. With a torn biceps, you have a chance. Maybe that gives him time to keep rehabbing the leg and get faster there. So that's a positive. Let's go to Selva. Let's go to the big man.

I like that you called me a brilliant football mind at the top, I'm going to really break your heart here. And one of the biggest rises, obviously, has been Sam Darnold in the year of our lord. You did it again. Sam Darnold. Sam Darnold, SZN, is on. Jj McCarthy for this season. Look at your face.

Well, I'm just going just for the listeners. You were on the Around the NFL podcast a couple of years ago now, and you had Darnold going into a Panthers year, I think, as your biggest sleeper, the year where he was the week one starter, your number one sleeper. And I got so... I was so against that opinion that it actually caused an issue between me and you. You seemed pretty upset about it. Cut to weeks later, Darnold has a halfway decent game, and you're sending me angry text. I'm with my daughter at a school festival. On the wheel, what do they call that? I'm blank.

I think I specifically told you that it's time to retire.

Yes. I'm on the ferris wheel with my daughter, and you're sending me text that it's time to retire. And I'm like, what the hell is up with this guy? And now you're starting with Darnold again. I love it. I love the stubbornness.

I meant from fantasy football analysis, not football analysis. Anyways, Sam Darnold enters this situation where he has Justin Jefferson. Jordan Addison is probably going to be available for the vast majority of the season. Teezia Hawkinson eventually will be back. The Vikings played their vast The vast majority of their games indoors. Kevin O'Kunal has proven to be, I think, an elite offensive mind. You look at guys like Josh Dobbs, getting them off the street, essentially, coming and having big games. Nick Mullen's in this same offense at a four-touchdown game over 400 passing yards. The quarterback here is set up for success, whether it be JJ McCarthy or Sam Darnold. Sam Darnold will break your heart. I actually compare him as a player to Jameis Winston. He will have big-time flash plays, and he will break your heart. I think he's going to be really productive, though, this season. I'm looking at this primarily from a fantasy standpoint, and I think that Sam Darnal has a chance to be a top 12 scorer. Assuming that he can keep the job, which I think that he will, because he set up for success, like I explained.

I'll surprise you and say, I have no issue with that, because I'm sure you're getting him as a QB2 late. Fantasy-wise, he's the only guy There's no competition. They're never going to nick Mullen's. They're never going to Jaron Hall, even if he makes mistakes that cost them games and you can't trust them over the long run. This is by far his best situation. I think the year with Kyle Shana Hinn helps him. I don't hate it. I think he's going to be closer, maybe not statistically, to Teddy Bridgewater with Sean Payton, but just in my head, he'll be better, I think, Darnold, statistically, than Teddy Bridgewater was with Sean Payton. But I think it's a similar type of situation where it's a guy that I'm maybe not above league average as a starter, but in the right situation with the right coach going to get it done. I'm going to stay negative because I know you told me you're going all positive, almost. And so I'm going to go with a team that I feel more down on than When I started camp, and this does have fantasy implications, it's the Dolphins offense. It's their offensive line in general.

Henry Hodgson, Handsome Hank, tip me off to this Dolphins podcast, 3 Yards Per Carry. They're great. They really have eyes on every single snap at every practice. They're not just homers, but they really know this team, and they're so worried about this offensive line, and they're very positive about everything else, but they just seeing it day after day after day, it's just a mess. Is Taran Armstead and Ezea Wyn ever going to play consistently? Who knows? Armstead is supposed to be their best player. You're hoping for eight games. Aaron Brewer, their center, who's a little undersized. They give money to. He's out. You put Liam Eickenberg back at center. The guards Who knows? The depth, who knows? You're hearing these joint practices with Washington. It doesn't sound like it's going well. And yeah, I do think that's just going to lower the ceiling of the team in general. So that's Tua, and it's Tyreek Hill. And just as a little side point with this, I don't get Devan Achan going as high as he does in fantasy draft. There's just too many other good players. So seeing how explosive Jalen Wright looked, knowing how good Rahim Mostard is.

That was one where I'm not into it like you are every day, Evan. When I opened the ADP in August and saw not Achan that high, I'm like, there's no freaking way. I don't get it. I love him as a player, but there's just too many other good players there.

That's interesting because my high ranking of Devan Achan has something to do with Chris Westling. I love that we're talking with. That he reminds me somewhat of Chris Johnson, who do you remember? I mean, Chris Westling would write love letters, first of all, to Percy Harvin, but also to Chris Johnson back in the day. I mean, He was the leader in the clubhouse of the Chris Johnson Hype train. Do you remember that?

I do. And for new listeners, and we've had a lot of new listeners for NFL Day, I love that. And so I shouldn't just assume you know my history with Silva. He was the key guy at Road of World with me way back in the day. And Chris Westling, our great friend, came along right after him, and it was really the three of us getting it done. And I would go as far as to say, I'm not saying Chris Johnson made Chris Westling, because Chris Westling made Chris Wesley. But in terms of a fantasy take, he was so far out on the ledge that this guy is going to be the number one guy, and he was ahead of everyone in the industry. That was a take everyone literally remembers. So I'm with you. And I think it's a good comp, Echan and Chris Johnson.

The Titans had Lindale White. Yeah, that's fair. Who at the time was a big factor, at least on paper. And the Dolphins have Raheem Moster. And I think that Raheem Moster is to Lindale White as Chris Johnson is to Devon Achan, a West-based take there.

And you know what? That's going with how I usually do fantasy, which just worry about the talent first in the situation second. I'm just worried about the situation, like I said, with the offensive line. And also, yeah, I think this Jalen Wright kid looks really good. Jalen Wright could be a problem. He's really talented. All right, give me another you like.

Javante Williams. So I went in the training camp. Well, I really like Audric Estame. Watched him a ton at Notre Dame. He's a big back who can bang long runs. I love that.

Both running backs for the Broncos. I've been told by the listeners, sometimes I just mention these players and assume they know who they are. Both running backs for the Broncos. All right, my bad.

Aldrich Estimey, fifth-round pick of the Broncos. Really liked him as a college player. Didn't like what I saw from Javante Williams last season. Average 3.2 yards per carry, but was coming off of a multi-knee ligament tear. Shows up to training camp. He is in tip top condition. Like, Sean Payton, he changed his body. Aldrich Estimey has the knee scope in the offseason, and then in his first preseason game, loses a fumble that has returned for a countdown, and Sean Payton talks about it after the game. Audric Estimey is buried in the dog house at this point. So Maje Pirine could be cut. Jaleel McGloughlin weighs 180 pounds. I think Javante Williams is going to get 300 touches this season. And Sean Payton, historically, has always had very efficient running games. Javante Williams can catch the football. He's a guy who I recently moved up in my rankings. I want to draft him this year.

Love that and love guys that have shown at least at one point that they can be difference makers. And for whatever reason, in this case, it was injury, they didn't. And that's what you can learn in the preseason. You can hear the Beat Reporters get eyes on it, and then you can get eyes on him. You're right, he looked absolutely different. I think if they liked the other guys, that there would be a non-zero chance that he'd be a candidate to get traded to the Cowboys stand out. But that wouldn't be a bad thing for him either. So either way, it would be a good thing. Maybe they'll showcase him. He's someone to watch this weekend.

I think that might have been a possibility at one point. I think it's not anymore, especially after the estimate fumble.

That's fair. I'll go positive. Let's go Bucks offense because I like being surprised. I think this is more just more I've thought about it, but it's also been reading the reports out there. Graham Barton, their new center, looks really good. I think the offensive line is one of the most more trustworthy groups in the league, which you couldn't have said a couple of years ago. I'm buying Chris Godwin as a true slot guy, and them having two interesting options with Trey Palmer and McMillon on the outside. And then I liked what I saw at a Bucky Irving. So I'm just buying as a football fan, the Bucks offense is better and just deeper cheaper than people realize.

Yeah, I feel like the general consensus is that the Bucs are probably going to regress after they exceeded expectations last season. But I think they're offensive. Mike Evans belongs in the Hall of Fame. Chris Godwin belongs in the slot. They lost Dave Canales. I think that most people think that they're going to regress. So I think that that is a little bit of a controversial or contrarian take, that the Bucks could actually take another step forward.

Yeah, I think I'm just trying to figure out a reason not to pick the Falcons and Saints because I'm just not feeling them. But I think there are really good reasons. Fantasy-wise, maybe they'll all eat into each other a little bit. But Irving looked good. He was part of a nice mid-round rookie showing in the first preseason week. All right, the Bucks. One team feeling differently about liking them more after a couple of weeks of training camp. We're going to take a quick break, and then we'll come back with some teams, some players that like more, like a little less after what we've seen so far in August. All right, give me another.

Khalil Shaqir is a player that... When I was looking When I was assessing the Bills' past catcher core, no Stefan Diggs, no Gabe Davis. When I was assessing their past catcher core as a unit entering training camp, I was thinking, Oh, it's just going to be a bunch of role players, Khalil Shaqir, Curtis Samuel, Keon Coleman might emerge as the number one eventually, but probably not out of the gate. Dalton Kincaid probably takes a step forward, but how much can he really, if he's only playing 70% of the snaps and sharing a little bit with Dawson Knox. But I was actually listening to one of your shows, and you brought up the possibility that Khalil Shaqir could be a 90 to 100 catch player. And then we saw the way that he was utilized in the first preseason game. He is clearly the Bill's number one receiver in terms of playing time snaps. I think he's really good, and he can win inside and out, primarily inside, I think. And he also has that established rapport with Josh Allen. He's a guy who I moved up my ranking. See, I have him as wide receiver 49 in fantasy right now.

But before, I was really on the fence. I don't think he's going to make a difference. I actually think he can make a difference.

Did I help influence that? Yes. It's like the old days on AOL instant messenger, me and you going back and forth. I love it. Yeah, I didn't pull that number out of nowhere either. I looked at when Cole Bealey was at his peak there. He was in his 30s already, and he was catching 85, 82 balls there. So I just think he passes the eye test. To me, he's their best receiver. And the way they ran that offense, too, when they changed coordinators, it's going to go through the middle. I feel bad to keep being negative, but since you're going all positive, this will be just a quick one. Joe Mixon. He always shows up to the beginning of the season the last couple of years with this great burst, and you're like, Oh, that's the Joe Mixon I want. And then as the season wears on, he just doesn't have the juice anymore. It's usually because of injuries. And now he started this camp with injuries. I know he's back on the field this week. And that plus the Damian pierce revival, the Renaissance season that I could see coming. I had someone, it was Steve Weish, who was down at Texan's camp, and He just talked about how the coaches were raving, how pierce just couldn't figure out the system last year.

He just couldn't. It wasn't a gap runner, didn't have the instincts for it, just didn't get it. And they provided him a few different keys. And for whatever reason, this offseason, it clicked where he now knows what two things to look for from his blockers, how to hug the blockers, and then just hit it. And they're just like, Oh, now he gets it. He just didn't get it. He didn't fit, and now he does. And so I'd almost rather have Damian than Joe Mixon, but I definitely would rather have him for whatever price he's going for, which is the very end of draft.

Yeah, I have Damian pierce as one of the top handcuffs in all of fantasy. And it's interesting that you mentioned, could he actually overtake Joe? The Texans gave Joe Mixon a decent chunk of change after they got him.

It would probably take injuries. You're right. Injuries and just having to play through injury and really not looking good. But to me, that's a very realistic possibility.

But yeah, Bobby Slocke, the Texan's offensive coordinator, has been very outspoken about how impressed he's been with Damian Pearson. They didn't go get anybody else. They drafted Jouar Jordan in the sixth round. They added Kam Akers, but they didn't go actively seek any other Rbs, so they're definitely given Damian pierce this chance, and I think he's running away with it. My next guy is Rashe Rice. And that is in part because Hollywood Brown is probably going to miss 2-3 games to begin in the season. We're talking about chiefs' receiver's here. But also because I heard independently that Andy Reid believes that Rashe Rice will either receive no suspension stemming from his offseason arrest, Or at most, he would receive a two-game suspension. And people were... I mean, there was a lot of trepidation about drafting Rashi Rice in early fantasy draughts because everyone thought, Oh, man, could he get a six or eight-game suspension? No, it looks like it's going to be zero or two tops. And we saw what Rashe Rice was capable of as a rookie. And then you add in the injury to Marquise Brown. And I mean, he's a guy who could be a top 12 fantasy receiver this season.

Yeah, it's crazy to think that the Chief I know offense has a lot of room for growth, but they do. They can be more explosive. He was someone that, I think, improved his versatility throughout the course of the season. So he's going to be more than just a one-trick pony. As we've gotten closer to the season, I'm just assuming, yeah, this thing might not happen, Silva, in that. Maybe it even happens next year. That happens sometimes with the NFL, and so you don't have to worry about that in fantasy dress. I'll go with a guy I feel higher on than when I enter training camp. And this is specifically fantasy because I already thought really highly of Chris Olavy just as a player. But being down there at training camp, talking to some people around the team, hearing from Olavy himself, I don't think he's satisfied with where he is in the NFL packing order. I think he knows where he's viewed, and I think he believes that he should be a elite tier wide receiver. And that's great. A lot of receivers say that, but he has a more chill attitude. If you ever hear him talk and just how he operates and the team and people around him there have noticed this year.

All right, he's come out with the idea of being a little more physical, a little bit more of a dog, a little more of a vocal, and a little bit more of like, Hey, I'm the one here. I'm the alpha. And you can say, Oh, the Saints offense isn't going to be great. It might not be, but I like Clint Kubiak better than I like their old offensive coordinator. And more than anything, he is the one. Rasheed Shahid is probably a three, masquerading as a two, a really good player, and then there's a cliff beyond that. So the opportunity is there for Olave to get 1,600 yards and to be the wide receiver three in fantasy. I'm not saying he'd get there, but I think there's a path to that. So he's someone I would want in any fantasy draft.

Yeah, I have him 13th overall, and I've received some criticism for ranking him that high in an offense that might have some dysfunction. But there are big concerns on the offensive line. Trevor Penning, I mean, you could I can't talk better than Trevor Penn and Greg. I mean, this guy is worse than out there.

Now, you could maybe. For people that don't know, I didn't meet Evan Silva for many years, and this is a large man. And when I finally met him in Chicago, So I realized, man, I would not have been as hard on him about his-The first time I met you was in New York, man. No, I always think it was in Chicago. Oh, yeah, you came in for the summit. That's right. I think of another time when I saw you at a bar in Chicago. But yeah, the first time I met you, and I realized you're a towering figure. And I'm what one woman called me, called Petite. And I was like, you don't call a man Petite. But I am. I'm rather petite, and you're a big dude. You could play tackle. You probably did back then.

So we had Matt Harmon on our podcast of Reception Perception Fame, probably the best wide receiver analyst in media. And one thing he noted is that under Pete Carmichael, the Saints old offensive coordinator, Not a lot of layup, high percentage, easy routes for Chris Olave.

True.

Clint Kubiak comes from that Kubiak, Shana Hans School, lot of layup stuff, lot of run after catch opportunities. So we think that Chris Olave, not only are his targets going to be up there because of all the reasons that you mentioned, there's nobody else good to throw to, but he's going to get more high percentage stuff. And I think he could absolutely explode. I think he could lead the NFL in receiving yards.

Yep, I think he's got a chance. And that's why 13 to me is even too low. But I get it. You got to play the consensus. You got to play the averages. It's also why I think Alvin Kamara, as long as he stays healthy, I think they'll at least take the layups with the screen game for him and that he'll just be at least better than he was. All right, give me another one, Sylvie.

Alvin Kamara is a guy who's He's 29 years old. He's lost efficiency lately, and people have been scared to draft him, but he's going to get the ball so much. It's going to offset. I think he can catch 90 passes this season. My last guy is Kobe Parkinson.

Really? I like that.

Who the Rams gave quietly a three-year, $23 million deal. They did not play him in their first preseason game. He's locked in. The way that the Rams play is they play three receivers in one tight end all the time. So their one tight end winds up playing 85, 90 % of the snaps. Kobe Parkinson is going to be out there a ton. He's 6'7. I don't know if you remember seeing him a little bit with the Seahawks. Also, he can block. So they're going to trust him to be out there a ton. But if you remember watching him when he was a rotating tight end with Seattle, he would stand out, first of all, because he's got long blonde hair.

But also because- He's a striking man. I saw him at camp a couple of weeks ago. Those tight ends, in general, I would say tight ends and defensive ends are the most striking in person. But a lean, big tight end, they're striking humans. You're like, how is that the same species as myself?

So in fantasy football, when you get to tight end, like nine through 25, it's all determined by touch downs. It just all comes down to touch downs. Nobody's catching 90 passes in that range. I don't think Kobe Parkinson is going to catch any more than 55 passes, but I think he score seven to nine touch downs and wind up as a top, sneaky top 10, top 12 fantasy tight-end.

I like it. It's out on the ledge. I think they could play more two tight-ends this year just because of how the league going, but he's going to be one of those two tight-ends and still have opportunities. Davis Allen is a guy I'm keeping an eye on. That's more real football than fantasy, but he passes the eye test as a guy who could catch some passes there. I like that one. I like whenever I get a little too obvious Off-topic, Silva, you just bring me right back. You're all business. I'll keep you on task, Greg. That's why I love this man, Evan Silva. I'm going to throw out just a handful of ones, and you can respond. We'll go speed round. You mentioned Ram's, Blake Coram. I just don't see the gap between him and Kyron Williams. I don't think it's going to be that big of a gap. People, I think, are sleeping on that, fantasy-wise.

Yeah, I mean, that's a big conundrum. Where to rank Kyron Williams. I mean, you could, theoretically, if you weren't worried about Blake Coram, you could rank Kyron Williams as a borderline first-round pick.

Sure, but you should absolutely be worried. I think in their perfect world, they would be close to a split. It's just about Coram being good enough because they just want to keep Kyron healthy, and those two guys are so similar. So just fantasy-wise, I'm high on Coram, a little down on Kyron this year. And then the last ones I'm higher on, and this is just more I'm buying what Ryan Grubb is selling, is Dike finally having That season, fantasy-wise, I've always wanted. And then Ken Walker, too, just because I think the run blocking is going to be a little more cohesive. So I'm buying what grub is selling.

I like that they signed Connor Williams. I think that could be a really underrated signing because their interior offensive line was going to be problematic. And Connor Williams was one of the best centers in the league before he got hurt last season.

You don't need to comment on this one. Panthers defense, I was never high on it, but they lost Dane Jackson here on Thursday for six weeks. You're like, Oh, what does that really matter? That was their starting cornerback by a mile. And Xavier Woods, starting safety, also out multiple weeks. I know in fantasy, you're always looking for those great matchups. Jadavian Clowny has already heard again. On paper, they were rough, and they look even worse. Now, the Chargers are another team with just too many injuries. The Bosa injury, I think, is slipping under the radar that they're not even sure that he's going to be ready for week one. Herbert will see the quarterback situation as a disaster. It makes me worried about the lad, McConkey, of it all and whether he can stay healthy. Their center is hurt. And so I feel just way more down on the chargers than I did in general, especially on offense. I'm always high on my friend Evan Silva. Thank you for doing this, Evan. We go way back. Love you, man. Glad to hear about your journey to try to get healthier. And then also just that you and Adam Leviton are just getting it done.

You started your own company five years ago, I believe, with established The Run, and it's only gotten better and better. And yeah, this is money making season for Silva. So I'll let you go and go make those stacks.

Love you too, brother. And thanks so much for having me on.

All right. Appreciate you, Evan. And yeah, that's it for this week. What a fun week on NFL Daily. I'm really excited about next week. We have great shows lined up throughout the course of the week. Couple of surprises, but we will hit your feed Monday morning, me and nick Shook recapping all of the second week of the preseason. Until then. We'll see you next time.