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00:00All right, so the next two receivers are really interesting, one because I think that we may
00:06have to change the perception of what we think of him, and then the second one just because
00:10of injuries picked up in virtually every league, so this is going to be a low number.
00:14We'll start off with the Chargers, Quinton Johnson.
00:16Now Justin Herbert's still questionable for Sunday, keep in mind, he's expected to play,
00:21but very limited practice.
00:23People forget Quinton Johnson basically was one of the best receivers in all of college
00:27football, took his team to the college football playoff and almost a championship.
00:32He's already got two touchdowns.
00:33I think Jim Horbaugh sees this.
00:35For whatever reason, Brandon Staley couldn't get him going, but this was the by default
00:40wide receiver conversation, George, which is by default, Keenan Allen, Mike Williams
00:46are gone, who's going to be the guy?
00:48We discussed it, we brought up different names, Palmer was one of them.
00:52It's obvious to me that even with a new coaching regime, they want to see Quinton Johnson get
00:56the ball more.
00:58I just don't think they're ever going to be throwing the ball nearly as much as they were
01:01with Staley.
01:02He's 24% rostered.
01:04For me, George, he's a pickup.
01:06I don't know that he's a start, but I would like to see the progression over him over
01:10the course of the season.
01:12I would probably agree with you on all counts, but I would need to know who you're releasing
01:17for him.
01:18You know, that's sort of, you know, Shahid has to be on your team.
01:20You have to have a worse player than Shahid.
01:23Quinton Johnson, I probably need to know who you're releasing, because I don't know.
01:27I think the player himself is fine, but we know the offense isn't going to throw them
01:31up and down the field.
01:32Herbert, another injury, which is just annoying.
01:34Same foot, he had to plant the fasciitis, by the way.
01:36So that's somewhat concerning.
01:37I think he plays this week, but still, you know, I don't know how he's going to drop
01:41back.
01:42He's scrambling now to get extra time here to find people down the field here, that sort
01:45of thing.
01:46And certainly, you know, you pick up Johnson, you're not starting him this week.
01:48All right.
01:49That's going to be old-time football, you know, 13-10, 14-10 game, just boring.
01:55So you're not starting him this week anyway.
02:01Now another, I think, pickup for this week, if you have Debo or you have Cooper Cupp,
02:08I think Juwan Jennings is a really good option.
02:10I'm not completely sold, George, that Brandon Ayuk is just going to absorb all of the catches.
02:17Now, George Kittle's status would certainly give Jennings now a double bump, I would say,
02:23if he didn't play on Sunday.
02:26The Kittle thing is a little bizarre.
02:29And maybe you're saying, well, Craig, they play different positions.
02:31What does it matter?
02:32I think it does.
02:33Like, I think that Jennings, George, if Kittle is out for whatever reason, I think he becomes
02:39a must start for the San Francisco 49ers.
02:41I think he's going to get a lot of targets, a lot of catches.
02:43We saw how well he played in the Super Bowl, too.
02:46But if Kittle is in there, I still think he's good, but I don't feel as confident inserting
02:51him into the lineup this week.
02:53Boy, it's like you guys have read my waiver wire pickups this week.
02:57Yeah, I grabbed Jennings in a couple of leaks.
03:00Same thing.
03:01Listen, even if Kittle plays and Ayuk is back to Ayuk, there's supposed to be a goal around
03:07here.
03:08It's not all going to go to Ayuk.
03:09And the Rams are going to try and take Ayuk out of the game.
03:11Make no mistake about that.
03:12They're going to want to force anybody but Ayuk to beat them in the passing game.
03:16Makes perfect sense here.
03:17And if Kittle plays, which is iffy, I don't think he's going to be anywhere near full
03:20strength.
03:21He's got the hamstring problem.
03:22Does that heal in a day?
03:23You know, in the next 24 hours, what is it, 32 hours, whenever the game starts here, that's
03:27going to heal?
03:28I don't think so.
03:29So I don't think he'll get his full couple of snaps anyway.
03:30I think Jennings is a nice pickup here.
03:32This is not an unknown guy.
03:33As you said, he had a good playoffs last year, saved their bacon, actually.
03:36They may not have gone as far as they did without him.
03:39So yeah, I'm a Jennings guy.
03:40I think he can be a good player for them, a good soft player.
03:42I think he'll put up good, solid numbers, have him as a wide receiver three.