Why Matthew Stafford could blow away his preseason ranking
Yahoo Fantasy's Josh Norris and Hayden Winks dig into QB draft strategy and consider the Rams quarterback as a late-round option after his MVP season. Check out the full conversation on "Yahoo Fantasy Football with Josh and Hayden" - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube or wherever you listen .
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Well, I mean, Matthew Stafford's a perfect example of that when he finishes- He won the MVP.
He won the MVP, finishes as a top four quarterback in scoring, and here he sits as quarterback 13 for us.
And in consensus, he's quarterback 16.
You know?
I mean, yeah.
It's, it This is a very difficult podcast to do because, like, all these guys are awesome.
You gotta just stack who-- pick the quarterback for the guys that you've been drafting the most on, on that particular team.
Draft whoever falls.
Draft whoever's falling.
Wait, wait, wait, wait, and wait.
Yeah.
Matthew Stafford could easily throw for 44 touchdowns again this year.
Like, no one would be surprised by that at all, and he's going as a, a quarterback too.
It's almost a feeling I get in drafts where I'm staring at the board, and it's like, "Okay, I don't like any of these other wide receivers or running backs."
Yeah.
"So I'm gonna take a look at the quarterback spot and then take someone I feel good about."
Like- Yes in the expert league that we did, that was when, you know, it was, like, DK Metcalf at wide receiver, and I was like, "Okay, I'll, I'll, I'll take the quarterback here now."
Yep.
Yep.
For other people that might be, you know, when it's Chris Godwin at the wide receiver board or, you know, Jonathan Brooks at the running back position.
Mm-hmm.
That's like, okay- now I'll take my quarterback.
Just one thing why we talk about under center play action so much.
On under center play action last year, Matthew Stafford threw 20 touchdowns and one interception
