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Video: Week 3 Preview Podcast

Wondering what to do with Jerome Ford and Alexander Mattison? Not sure how to treat the Joe Burrow injury? We're covering that and more in this preview.

By Matt Schauf | Updated on Tue, Jun 4 2024 8:45 PM UTC

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Let's break down Week 3. We're talking what to do with Cam Akers, Jerome Ford, Alexander Mattison and much more. We're talking start-sit decisions, players to buy or sell, and Week 3 streaming defenses.

0:00 Intro

0:37 Cam Akers & Alexander Mattison

5:34 Jerome Ford & Kareem Hunt

8:23 Sell Kyren Williams?

11:17 Jaylen Warren & Najee Harris

14:55 Buy Ja’Marr Chase

18:24 The Jake Browning Era

20:32 Sell Garrett Wilson

Deshaun Watson

23:10 Buy, Sell or Hold Amari Cooper, Elijah Moore, David Njoku

26:39 Streaming Defense for Week 3 & Week 4

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Matt Schauf, Editor

Matt has earned two Fantasy Pros accuracy awards for IDP rankings and won thousands of dollars as a player across best ball, dynasty, and high-stakes fantasy formats. He has been creating fantasy football content for more than 20 years, with work featured by Sporting News, Rotoworld, Athlon, Sirius XM, and others. He's been with Draft Sharks since 2011.