Can Ladd McConkey have a big day against the Cowboys?
Yahoo Fantasy's Matt Harmon and Nate Tice discuss why Ladd McConkey is set up well to have a big game against the Dallas Cowboys. Hear the full conversation on the "Yahoo Fantasy Forecast" podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or wherever you listen.
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I just think this is kind of still in all systems go.
Like, still have a juicy matchup, because I just don't think it's that, Theres not that one dude Im too worried about.
If you're going against a, uh, say, just Micah Parsons was on this defense right now.
A healthy Micah Parsons, I'd be like, oh, OK, well, he's gonna wreck your game, that I, I don't see how they're going to block that up.
But, you know, as much as, you know, they have some edge juice, But I don't think it's overwhelming enough to totally take away the game.
Uh, from the Chargers having some offense on this.
And everybody's been able to get this defense, and I think the Chargers are going to be Accepted from that.
And you know, it certainly would benefit a guy.
Like McConkie, that quicker game stuff we've seen that in the past.
Uh, you know, its just really tough to trust right now.
But your notes on, like, the most EPA allowed to wide receivers are certainly helpful, and it's Instructive here.
And I think Herbert's a guy that I, I do have a Herbert team that I'm personally struggling with what to do with him versus.
You know, CJ Stroud, who I picked up off the waiver wire, And stuff like that, like, you know, him versus the Raiders.
So those are the things I'm definitely personally stressing about.
Um, for the most part, I think those are the only two guys you're kind of worried about.
I think if you're playing anybody other than, uh, Ladd McConkie in the receiver room, You're getting too cute about it.
I think Garonde Gatson, Like there are better options at tight end, but it really comes down to: Can you rank Herbert as A top 12 quarterback?
I don't think so, but I think you can rank him as a high-end QB2.
And then, if you don't have a better option, you can go with him.
And then McConkie, I'll still probably have in this very same range of guys like Jaylen Waddle, Guys like Jamison Williams, where you're counting on those big plays.
You know, the big in-breaking routes, big outbreaking routes.
The sale routes off play action and stuff that Ladd McConkie is really good at.
That I just account, you're, you're counting on a couple of those hitting here for him to get Home for you because, otherwise, like we've seen that the floor is very, Very low when the offensive line for that team just gets completely dominated.
Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I do, I think Ladd is the guy who will benefit the most.
Um, because I think it's the outside corner play, you can really attack this defense.
Uh, so it, yeah, so, OK, Ladd and Ladd does both for them.
Keenan Allen is primarily a slot and 3rd-down guy.
Uh, and then, you know, uh, Quentin Johnson, it's more just movement stuff.
Stuff that works over the middle, and I think that I almost think of him as more, It's so he's his own thing.
