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Week 5 Start Sit Advice (Part 1) | MUST-Start Players & Big Names to AVOID (10/08 Fantasy Football Podcast)

Oct 8, 2026 · 1h 19m

Summary

Fantasy Football Today hosts Adam Azer, Jamie Eisenberg, and Heath discuss Week 5 lineup strategies, highlighting a challenging week for quarterbacks due to tough matchups and injuries. They analyze key players like Jaden Daniels, Stafford, and Emmanuel Wilson while advising fans to avoid the struggling Eagles offense and risky options like Ramondre Stevenson. The episode also covers injury updates and game previews, emphasizing the importance of weather and practice reports for final decisions.

Topics discussed

Sponsor: California Closets Intro and Week 5 Overview Quarterback Rankings and Matchups Sponsor: Stitch Fix Jamie's Top 3: Stafford, Wilson, Judkins Heath's Top 3: Daniels, Allen, Harvey Weather Impact and Hurricane Concerns Players to Avoid: Stevenson, Kamara, Shakir Analysis of Avoid Picks and Alternatives Ramondre Stevenson vs. Travion Henderson Tyler Shuck and Eagles Offense Ollie Gordon and Eagles Run Game Will Shipley and Eagles Passing Game Devontae Smith Injury Impact Eagles Offensive Line Struggles Eagles Injury Report and Practice Updates Promo: Fantasy Football Today and NFL on CBS Sponsor: Whoop Sponsor: Nissan Rogue Running Back Injury News Must-Start Running Backs Wide Receiver Injury News Dante Myers and Bengals Receivers Offensive Line Injury Report Trevor Lawrence vs. Eagles Defense QB Start/Sit: Lawrence, Shuck, Brissette WR Start/Sit: Allen vs. Boston Carnell Tate vs. Texans Defense Romeo Dobbs and Jets Offense Eagles RB Workload: Shipley vs. Pierce Eagles Offense Overall Assessment Jaguars RB: Tootin vs. Washington Jaguars WR: Parker Washington Pick Two: Allen, Tootin, Wilson Giants Division Race Outlook Eagles Bounce Back Potential Chat Question: Eagles TD Scorer Sponsor: Row Weight Loss Steelers Offense Under McCarthy QB Start/Sit: Daniels, Taylor, Downs Jalen Warren and Dowdle Workload Rogers vs. Hertz and Roman Wilson Aaron Rodgers Injury Update Bengals Offense and Joe Burrow Gusecki Start/Sit Analysis Bengals WR Injury Scenarios Dolphins Offense and Ajay Piron Ali Gordon vs. Malik Washington Gusecki and Juwan Johnson Scenarios Drake May Start/Sit Decision Drake May vs. Jacoby Brissett Raiders Defense and May's YPA Patriots Flex Options and Mac Collins Kirk Cousins Performance Analysis Chat Questions: Start/Sit Picks Quinshawn Judkins Ranking Discrepancy Jets RBs: Boston and Concepcion Harold Pan and Jr. Start Analysis Garrett Wilson and Isaiah Williams Chargers RBs and Flex Options Jalen Waddle and Chargers Passing Game RJ Harvey and End Zone Trends Sid Ingram and McConkie Scenarios Chargers vs. Texans DST and RBs Chargers vs. Texans QB and WRs Tony Pollard and Wondale Robinson Outro: Red Sox vs. Yankees Rant
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