Last Call Week 16 Start Sit or Just Forget
We are coming to the end of this journey my friends, if you have made it this far in your fantasy leagues kudos to you. If you haven’t there are still a few weeks of NFL fantasy DFS and GoingFor2 is here for you for that too.
Last week we toasted your entry into the fantasy playoffs with the Naked and Famous cocktail, so this week we will toast my last call article for the 2024 season with the cocktail that birthed the Naked and Famous and that is the Last Word cocktail.
Now it isn’t the very last word forever (just as there is always another last call when you act responsibly) as next month (which is next year ) I will start talking about new offensive coordinators and defensive coordinators (there will be a TON) and how it is going to affect your fantasy season and the In No Particular Order podcast, will be 33 minutes of us (hoping to get some interesting guests—that does include YOU) talking fantasy football, movies, drinks and (probably) my and your dogs!
But for now, let’s get the Last Word in, this drink is pre-Prohibition and was first served at the Detroit Athletic Club, can’t think of a more fitting toast currently.
Last Word
You Will Need
- ¾ ounce gin
- ¾ ounce green Chartreuse
- ¾ ounce maraschino liqueur
- ¾ ounce lime juice
You Will
Put the gin, green Chartreuse, maraschino liqueur, and lime juice into a shaker with ice and shake it like you mean it.
Strain ingredients into a chilled coupe glass.
Cheers! It’s been great!
Before we begin my sincere apologies for last week’s premium play and kudos to the Houston Texans for changing up their defense (completely) to just absolutely mind-fuck Tua Tagovailoa and the Miami Dolphins offense.
Premium Play, Running Back, James Conner, Arizona Cardinals
The Cardinals are fighting for their playoff lives (per NFL.com they have an 18% chance if they win this week), and the Carolina Panthers are playing to regain a semblance of respect, after being spanked last week by the Dallas Cowboys with Cooper Rush under center and Rico Dowdle just running all over them.
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Why? Because the Panthers are 32nd in rushing yards allowed per game, for the season that was an average of 173.0, but for the last three games they have allowed an average of 218.7. In those last three games, it includes allowing over 100 rushing yards to Dowdle, Saquon Barkley, and Bucky Irving and now they get Conner.
In his last three games, Conner has double-digit carries (16, 18, 17) and has been on the field for an average of 69.7% of the offensive snaps with five, four, and four targets. He is the model of efficiency which includes gathering 138, 122, and 81 yards in those three games.
The Cardinals are a five-point road favorite, and the point total is currently 47.5 points. With Kyler Murray doing his best impression of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, look for the Cardinals to lean on Conner (and Trey McBride) heavily in this game.
Well Play, Quarterback, Michael Penix Jr., Atlanta Falcons
Have you heard, that the Atlanta Falcons have decided to sit Kirk Cousins down and give rookie Penix the start against the New York Giants? The line opened with the Falcons a 10.5-point favorite; with the news, the line is currently 9.0.
This is perhaps that giddy optimism for the potential of not having to witness an immobile quarterback throw 16 interceptions (18 touchdowns) and have 13 fumbles.
The optimism is muted because the Giants aren’t horrible against the pass. In their last three games, they are seventh in passing yards allowed (223.3), 10th in completions per game (20.7), and first in opponents passing attempts per game (30.7).
There is a logical reason for that and that’s because teams haven’t needed to pass against the Giants, they are 31st in rushing yards allowed per game (128.0). Last week Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson combined for 132 rushing yards, the week prior Kendre Miller emerged for Dennis Allen’s purgatory to average 3.2 yards per attempt, and before that Rico Dowdle gathered 112 yards while averaging 5.1 yards per attempt.
So maybe this was just a no-brainer for the Falcons per Next Gen Stats the Falcons have a 35% probability of making the playoffs. Now they face the Giants at home whose greatest liability just happens to be in the wheelhouse of Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier, thus not putting too much pressure on the rookie quarterback in his first NFL start.
Let’s Just Call it A Night, Quarterback, Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Jerry Jeudy, Cleveland Browns
The Jameis Winston experiment has come to an end (maybe). There isn’t much to say, the Browns have an obsessive fascination with Thompson-Robinson and perhaps he is a hidden gem, except this is the same franchise that had an obsessive fascination with Deshaun Watson, so questioning their fascination index isn’t crazy.
Unfortunately for the rest of us, this move will most likely relegate Jeudy to pre-Winston stats and that isn’t good.
I’m all for giving everyone a chance and want to applaud the Browns for doing so…just would like to question the timing…and maybe the reasoning.
The bottom line is you aren’t trusting Thompson-Robinson in your fantasy playoffs even though this week we will see Patrick Mahomes limping down the field, Geno Smith also likely hobbling behind a sieve of an offensive line, Mason Rudolph in for a benched Will Levis, Aidan O’Connell making a miraculous recovery to replace Desmond Ridder, and the Giants potentially playing Drew Lock, Tommy Devito and Tim Boyle all in one game (it could happen).
Whatever you do choose wisely and play nice.
Have a safe and blessed holiday and entrance into the New Year!
“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving.” ~Mother Theresa
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