NFL Week 8: 10 Things we Love/Hate For Week 8

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Mike Evans is out for the season — so what’s next for Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers offense? Ray & JRich dive into Tez Johnson’s breakout opportunity, the state of the Texans and Nico Collins, Justin Fields’ meltdown in New York, and whether J.J. McCarthy is really injured… or being benched. Plus: Ashton Jeanty’s dynasty ranking debate, Alec Pierce love, Chargers target breakdown, and more from your favorite morning fantasy football show. Timestamps: 00:00 | Intro 02:30 | Throwback: Wake Up’s 5-Day Grind Story 04:20 | MNF Recap: Baker Mayfield & Bucs Collapse 05:00 | Mike Evans Injury News — Season Over? 06:40 | Tez Johnson’s Rise & Bucs WR Room 08:10 | Tez vs. Ridley/Flowers/QJ — Start/Sit 15:00 | Packers WR Debate: Doubs vs. Reed 18:20 | Woody Johnson cooks Justin Fields 20:30 | Fields Future & Taysom-Hill Role Talk 24:00 | Carson Wentz Starts; What’s up with JJ McCarthy? 28:20 | Is JJ Really Hurt or Being Hidden? 29:00 | Texans Offense Sinking — Stroud & Nico 32:30 | Nico Collins Dynasty Value: Buy/Sell/Hold 37:00 | Travis Hunter vs. Nico — Would You Rather 42:00 | What Can You Get for Nico? Trade Angles 45:00 | Ashton Jeanty RB3? Ranking Debate 50:40 | Overreaction vs. Patience in Dynasty 57:00 | Ray’s “multiple seasons in a season” philosophy 1:01:00 | Buying Windows & Roster Construction 1:03:00 | Bears Passing Bounceback? 1:05:00 | Swift & Manungai Usage 1:06:00 | Love of the Week: Alec Pierce vs. TEN 1:08:00 | Colts Offense is Rolling 1:09:00 | Tyler Warren & Indy Usage (Trinity) 1:09:50 | Chargers Pass Game: Keenan, QJ, Lad, Gadsden 1:12:00 | Trinity Usage: Chargers Distribution 1:14:00 | Rashee Rice for a 2026 1st? 1:15:00 | Closing — Dynasty Patience, Bears, Final Word Thank you for checking out the Podcast, be sure to follow and comment if you have any questions, we are always happy to answer any. For Access to our Premium Tools (Trinity, WAR & More) & Discord Community ⁠https://ddfantasyfootball.com/subscriptions/⁠ Subscribe to the Youtube Channel DDFFB ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@DDFFB⁠ Subscribe to Ray’s Channel: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@RayGQue⁠ Check out All of Ray’s Articles at Yahoo!: ⁠https://sports.yahoo.com/author/ray-garvin/⁠ Follow Ray on Bleacher Report: ⁠https://br.app.link/7ExIDsWfHVb⁠ 🅧 Follow us on X: ⁠https://x.com/RayGQue⁠ ⁠https://x.com/ChaboyJRich⁠ 👀 Become a Member on YouTube 🔥 ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo60Bg9HbO4ThgVmBlhR3Jw/join⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Mike Evans is out for the season — so what’s next for Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers offense? Ray & JRich dive into Tez Johnson’s breakout opportunity, the state of the Texans and Nico Collins, Justin Fields’ meltdown in New York, and whether...

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