7/6 MON
(7:55amET)
Today/tomorrow
-- Draft Guide update today. I want to make some valuation adjustments on a few key things, mainly to a position group, ASAP--so that update will hit later today.
-- Best Ball update after the Draft Guide update...hits later MON night or more likely TUE morning. The prior referenced valuation updates
-- Faux 2.0 Computer Simulated Season -- Super Bowl today to wrap that series.
-- New TST video hits midday today...a 2027 QB prospect.
-- Miscellaneous reports on things that come my way and more scouting reports to come. I have a backlog of them to get published already.
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This Week’s/Month’s Agenda…
-- DRD rankings will now update rankings and add/update commentaries, etc., every THU or FRI for the rest of the preseason.
-- Dynasty and Best Ball rankings audits/updates weekly +/-.
-- Holy series QB and RB done. Holy RB Handcuffs underway (on hold for draft, since we’re this close)
-- Full scouting reports on various prospects from now until the NFL preseason. Deeper looks at Cyrus Allen and more all on deck.
-- Any FFM News & Notes or Special Reports during the day as I get them.
-- New coaching staff hire’s analysis series...trying to slot/schedule this. Once the Draft Guide is set, I hope/plan to turn to this.
== NEWS & NOTES & Xs ==
-- HEADLINE: Giants coach John Harbaugh said Cam Skattebo is “a top tier back, and he’s planning on playing that way this year.”
I’m guessing Harbaugh is not saying that because he plans to split fully Skatt with Tyrone Tracy.
I think Skattebo has become such a cult of personality that even if Harbaugh wanted to run a heavier duo-trio backfield, like he tends to want to do...he’s not going to do that to Skattebo unless Skatt is really struggling, which...who knows how his foot will really respond to live action.
Dart and Skattebo have become close friends and the faces of the franchise whether anyone from NYG likes it or not, so I’d make the bet on heavy Skattebo. If he can handle it.
-- HEADLINE: Courtland Sutton said he would be willing to sacrifice targets and overall numbers “if it’s what the offense needs” this offseason.
How generous of him.
It’s not gonna be his choice.
His ADP was already slow-sinking and this headline won’t help...even if it’s out of context or isn’t really in his control. Jaylen Waddle is 10+ ADP spots above Sutton. Evan Engram is close with Davis Webb.
Whatever remaining Sutton shares I had in Dynasty, I sold them out. I’m Sutton-free for 2026.
-- The U.S. Men’s Soccer Team is back in action tonight at 8pm. The FFM Discord club ‘soccer chat’ will be open again for anyone who wants to chat and comment about the game.
I can’t believe FIFA reversed that red card suspension for Folarin Balogun, and he will be able to play in tonight’s game. I was worried that the referees are gonna/were already trying to undermine the U.S. team where they saw spots where they could -- but we got some justice overriding the refs on this one.
Betting subscribers have access to the Discord club.
Feel free to ask any FF/football questions if you have them during the event and I’ll weigh in on them during breaks in the game.
== QUOTES & QUOTABLES (pulled from an internet A.I. search, I try to make sure it’s accurate but some of it is ‘trust in AI’) ==
-- Former NFL DE, sportscaster Marcellus Wiley arrested on alleged domestic battery charges
The former NFL player is being held without bond while he awaits his court hearing. News of this arrest comes a few months after Wiley was accused of sexual assault by four different people in April.
Wiley denied those allegations on an episode of his podcast when he said, "They are attempting to leverage lies for personal gain, as they say, assassination by accusation, that's their goal. They trying by lying."
-- "You’re on my team now. You follow my rules," Brandon Aiyuk said in an Instagram story post tagged with Jayden Daniels' account. "Boy, I'm a grown-(expletive) man, boy. You’re gonna have to stop running behind your momma, and I might believe what you’re talking about."
There is a rumor that Aiyuk and Daniels are doing this all for show...that Aiyuk thinks this helps him get out of SF free and clear. I think the 49ers are willing to pay a little bit (a lot to me) to ruin his career.
Whatever is going on, Aiyuk has pretty much ruined his career and made enemies of the wrong people.
-- Caleb Williams sends a signed jersey to Chicago native Pope Leo.
-- Back with the Commanders, Dyami Brown vows it’s a “new me”
Your moment of Zen for this day...
-- Sweet: https://x.com/feelyouhappy/status/2073456621095895126?s=43
-- Wonderful Meme of my industry: https://x.com/nickercolano/status/2072793574773518370?s=43
-- A detailed model of ACL surgery (not real/live, just showing a model): https://x.com/jmthrivept/status/2073810539361509785
== Daily Series ==
Let’s check in on the top receiver groups for a fun little tournament all July. We’ll do one matchup per day. The top 3 WRs facing off, then #4 matchup is the lead receiving TE, then #5 is the #4 WR matchup. Best of 5 matchups, first to 3 wins...and we’ll stop it when hit the three wins.
I will pick the WR that I like best as if I were an NFL GM...and just for having them for the 2026 season...based on talent not age/injury worries. Strictly talent I covet.
We’ll start with the AFC East and do two of them to kick off the tourney today...and the matchups will all go by 2025 finish/standings for seeding.
NE v. NYJ
1: Garrett Wilson d. AJ Brown (NYJ 1-0)
2: Romeo Doubs d. Adonai Mitchell (1-1 tie)
3: Mack Hollins d. Omar Cooper (NE 3-0)
4: Kenyon Saddiq d. Hunter Henry (2-2 tie)
5: Kyle Williams or Kayshon Boutte d. Isaiah Williams (3-2 NE)
The Patriots move on to the AFC East finals.
BUF v. MIA
1: Khali Shakir d. Malik Washington (BUF 1-0)
2: DJ Moore d. Tutu Atwell (BUF 2-0)
3: Skyler Bell d. Chris Bell (BUF 3-0)
A sweep by the Bills against one of the worst WR groups to be assembled in July of a preseason that I’ve seen in the past 5 years.
Into the Sweet 16:
NE d. NYJ (3-2)
BUF d. MIA (3-0)
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