Welcome to Week 12 of the 2025 Footballguys Roundtable. Our intrepid panel of fantasy pundits discusses and debates four topics every week. We split the conversation into separate features.
This week's roundtable features these four topics:
- Stretch-Run Sleepers
- The New England Patriots Backfield
- The Atlanta Falcons Offense
- Controversial Stances
Let's roll...
Matt Waldman: The players listed below are players you might find on waivers in some leagues or are reserves you've only recently been using in your lineups.
Pick the one you find the most appealing as a potential stretch-run star. If you pick Joe Burrow, give another because I bet he's not available in a lot of leagues.
Jeff Blaylock: Joe Burrow has the most potential impact, particularly in Superflex formats. If I lose a bidding war for him, I'd turn my attention to Christian Watson.
Green Bay's receiving room remains a mess. Romeo Doubs has been the clear WR1 to this point, garnering 35 percent of the team's air yards to receivers on a team-high 64 targets. But only catches three out of every five of them, and he has six drops.
Matthew Golden has not yet lived up to his first-round pedigree. Jayden Reed has been out since Week 2 and is still not able to practice. Ever-reliable tight end Tucker Kraft is out for the season. Someone has to step up.
Since he returned in Week 8, Watson leads the team in receiving yards with 234 on 12 receptions, which is three fewer than Dobbs. They have almost matched each other in routes run, both operating predominantly out wide.
Watson provides Love with a much-needed deep threat; his average depth of target is 23.3 yards, a full 10 yards more than Dobbs and 9 yards more than Golden. He has the potential to be both a team leader in targets and a big-play threat, which translates into a high floor and a high ceiling, a perfect combination for managers fighting for and headed to the fantasy playoffs.
Josh Fahlsing: This is a fun group to choose from, so let's do a little process of elimination...
I don't trust Sean Payton's usage, so I can't call RJ Harvey a league-altering addition. Michael Wilson and Colston Loveland are tempting, but both play in offenses with several other mouths to feed and could therefore be too inconsistent to fit this bill.
I can't choose Joe Burrow because he's a quarterback, and outside of supremely talented players, that isn't a position that alters a fantasy league as much as it does real life. Finally, I don't trust Christian Watson to walk to the refrigerator without going on IR, and I guess he's burned me enough at this point that I can't see him as much more than a nice week-to-week flyer.
So, I guess that leaves me with Sean Tucker, who I really like, and who I think could alter a fantasy league, but only if the coaching staff in Tampa Bay finally trusts him enough to give him a consistent role. The problem, of course, is the potential impending return of Bucky Irving.
So, for this exercise, let's assume that Irving's foot and shoulder injuries continue to limit him, even if he's able to return to the top of the depth chart, and that Tucker is given a chance to be a consistent part of the game plan. He came into the NFL with good size, good burst, and receiving chops, and he showed all of those things on Sunday.
To me, running backs, particularly those who come on late in the season, are the players who can alter fantasy leagues more than anyone else. If Irving remains out or limited, and Tampa Bay decides to give Tucker more chances that have gone to Rachaad White through the first half of the season, Tucker could help some folks run away with titles at Christmas time.