Dynasty Film Review: Week 3 (Fantasy Football)
Following a Week 2 littered with QB injuries, Betz and Jason—both sporting fresh collared shirts—teased an underdressed Borg, who quickly pivoted to the Falcons’ loss and a ridiculous coping stat on Panthers QB Bryce Young, noting that over his last three games in Atlanta under Dave Canales, Young has thrown for 5,587 passing yards and 51 passing TDs. Before diving into film observations, Borg plugged JoinTheFoot.com, the Ultimate Dashboard, and the weekly Footcast.
Film Deep Dive & Trade Value
Borg kicked off film review asking how to handle league mates who overvalue early-season results in Dynasty trades. Jason noted that managers treat two-week sample sizes as confirmation; his playbook is to hold proven underperformers and shop early overperformers at peak cost.
Jalen Coker
Operating as a top-two target in Carolina, Coker projects as a reliable WR3/Flex option ROS. While Betz recommends those to place him over Tetairoa McMillan to pump the brakes, Jason suggests testing your league’s market—if anyone offers a 2027 first-round pick, smash accept. Otherwise, keep holding.
Isaiah Likely
Likely continues to command a strong TE target share. Despite recent offense-wide shifts following Jaxson Dart’s injury, he remains a high-upside asset, even if his perceived value took a minor hit.
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Dalton Kincaid
Kincaid is fulfilling his pre-season draft price, leading the Bills in major receiving categories outside of TDs. Betz favors keeping Kincaid due to Joe Brady’s shift toward a pass-heavy offense, only entertaining offers for a guaranteed mid-2027 first or better. Borg deems him indispensable for contenders given the lack of tier-one TE replacements.
Parker Washington
Washington has emerged as an intermediate zone-beater, earning an elite 42% target-per-route-run rate against modern two-high coverages. Given his uncertain contract status, his long-term value carries variance. Hold if he was a target, but if you lucked into him, package him high for underperforming stars like George Pickens, Drake London, or Emeka Egbuka.
Weekly Rewind
Buccaneers Offense
Borg highlighted Tampa Bay’s use of 11-personnel on 100% of non-field-goal snaps after a long rain delay. Jason views Baker Mayfield in a middling QB tier behind Dak Prescott, Brock Purdy, and Tyler Shough, noting Mayfield’s hero-ball tendencies. The Browns played man coverage on 65% of snaps—the NFL’s highest single-game rate this season—where Mayfield historically struggles (ranking worst in the NFL against man coverage in 2025).
Target allocation remains a concern. Rookie Emeka Egbuka logged just six and five targets through two games. While Egbuka possesses top-tier talent, Betz doubts he commands the target-dominating “it” factor of a true WR1.
Denzel Boston
Cleveland rookie WR Denzel Boston joined Egbuka as the only rookie WR since 2000 to post 90%+ snap shares and receiving TDs in each of their first two games. Previously projected as a rigid boundary receiver, Boston displayed route diversity, middle-of-the-field wins, and broken-tackle YAC capability. However, given QB volatility, the Ballers recommend trading Boston at peak hype for higher draft-capital talents like Rome Odunze or Carnell Tate.
Makai Lemon
Despite poor box-score production, Makai Lemon earned a 65% snap share and ran 31 routes across all three field levels. Jason’s film review revealed Lemon routinely created separation, attributing his low stats to Jalen Hurts missing open reads. Betz cited his contested-catch ability as a bright indicator for long-term WR viability.
Colts Offense
Jonathan Taylor commands an elite workload, capturing 45% and 47% of Indianapolis’s total rush attempts and targets through two weeks. Contenders should favor Taylor for immediate championship production, while rebuilders should hold younger assets for longevity. Borg noted Alec Pierce‘s crucial spacing role: without his vertical threat, the Colts’ yards-per-carry plummeted from 5.5 to 3.5 against stacked boxes.
Bryce Young
OC Brad Idzik is scheming around Young rather than hiding him. Young’s aDOT jumped from 6.6 yards in 2025 to 9.6 in 2026, alongside a 15% deep-ball rate. Supported by decisive scrambling, Young has elevated into a high-end SuperFlex QB2, valued virtually equal to C.J. Stroud in Dynasty formats.
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Jonah Coleman
Denver rookie RB Jonah Coleman capitalized on late red zone work and a game-sealing run after JK Dobbins left with an injury. While pass-protection struggles and zero early-game usage limit his immediate floor, Coleman is an elite handcuff positioned to inherit Denver’s backfield in 2027.
Week 2 Film Deep Dive
For Week 2, I had my eyes on Josh Downs and Marvin Harrison Jr. One’s tape indicates exciting upside, especially in the context of injuries; the other raises serious questions as to their starter value, let alone roster value.
Josh Downs
Preseason excitement for Josh Downs rose following Michael Pittman’s departure and AD Mitchell’s mid-2025 exit, only to be suppressed when Indianapolis signed Keenan Allen. That late-summer hesitation generated a value dip on a WR whose underlying profile is surging.
Downs ranks first in true catch rate, ninth in first-read target share vs. Man (50%), and 15th in YPRR vs. Man (3.36). Running primarily from the slot against third-tier nickel DBs, Downs is rising to the occasion. PFF ranks him third in short-area YPRR, highlighting his effectiveness as a high-volume possession engine.
Downs validated that profile against Kansas City, securing a 7-72-0 line on nine targets against Cover 2 Man looks.
With Alec Pierce looking to miss some time, maybe Josh Downs can make the most of it.
On these two routes, Downs shows good quickness, change of direction, and explosiveness to win early in the route. Hope to see more of this in the coming weeks. pic.twitter.com/cmwwBAooT4
— Vernon Meighan (@FFB_Vern) September 22, 2026
On the first clip’s Sail route, Downs’ quickness put him in ideal stacked positioning. By intentionally releasing into a leverage disadvantage, he manipulated the DB to win late separation, showing the discipline to work back to the ball and protect the catch point. On the second clip’s Out route, Downs executed a power skip to close space at the LOS before planting a hard jab step. Because DBs cannot match his foot speed, the defender played catch-up after turning his hips, opening a clean 2-to-3 yard window for QB Daniel Jones along the sideline.
Downs ranks top 10 in PFF slot receiving grade and tied for second in slot targets (2.42 YPRR). Furthermore, he commanded an 85.7% snap share compared to Allen’s 58.0% (102 to 69 snaps). Allen’s days of ruining fantasy upside for others may be over, and with Alec Pierce sidelined, Downs is primed for elevated volume. Take advantage of lingering market skepticism—just a few days ago, I saw Downs trade straight up for Chris Godwin (smash accept) and another trade for a 2027 third (yes, please!).
Marvin Harrison Jr.
Marvin Harrison Jr. (MHJ) is taking a biblical walk through the valley of the shadow of fantasy death right now. Jason called it out on the episode, confirming something that I was already seeing.
The issue on tape is effort, plain and simple. Compared to surrounding WRs who burst off the line and sink their hips cleanly at the break, Harrison looks sluggish or uninterested. He repeatedly fails to fight through press coverage or play through contact.
If you have followed me for a while, you know I am an optimist, so this should raise the alarm 🚨
Can we do a welfare check on MHJ?
The inability to defeat press and the lack of effort are concerning. Given this, it is no wonder Brissett looks to McBride and Wilson first. pic.twitter.com/2D9PoFeIA5
— Vernon Meighan (@FFB_Vern) September 23, 2026
Two sequence examples illustrate the tape profile:
- The Physical Jam: Running a 10-to-12-yard Dig, Harrison gets re-routed immediately at the line. He fails to shed the jam and remains plastered across the field. Even as a late progression on a broken play, a WR1 must use play strength to create late separation. Harrison showed none.
- The Broken-Play Fail: After a lazy stem, Harrison offers no crispness at the route break. As Jacoby Brissett scrambles to extend the play, Harrison fails to work back to his QB, forcing an unnecessary throwaway on what should have been an easy scramble-drill completion.
Despite his Hall-of-Fame pedigree and occasional rookie-year flashes, his development has stalled. In Arizona’s current offense, Brissett clearly trusts Michael Wilson as his primary WR target under pressure, while Trey McBride hogs target share and Kendrick Bourne squeezes route participation.
His dynasty market is nearing rock bottom. I have seen him recently moved straight up for Javonte Williams in one league, while fetching a “bag of chips” in others.
If you have Harrison, sell now to recoup whatever brand-name value remains before the window closes completely. If you are a buyer, only step in if the current owner is practically giving him away.