Who is going to go Gabe Davis Mode on Super Wild Card Weekend?

Speaking of four touchdowns, remember Gabe Davis in the 2021 Divisional Round shootout with the Chiefs? Good times. Assuming you want to identify this year’s 2021 Gabe Davis and not 2024 Gabe Davis, allow me to introduce you to the following:

Jordan Addison, WR, Minnesota Vikings

The most obvious choice here is Jordan Addison, who exploded for three touchdowns against the Falcons about a month ago. The Rams’ secondary has given up some massive games to wideouts this season (hello, Jauan Jennings), and Addison has really rounded into form down the home stretch. I’d prefer him in the Playoff CHOPionship over a Guilloteenie, but I’d be cool with a seventh or eighth round flyer on Addison in a Guilloteenie.

Jalen McMillan, WR, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Jalen McMillan enters Super Wild Card weekend on a five-game touchdown streak; he’s scored seven times during that stretch. He’s become a key red zone target for Baker Mayfield behind Mike Evans. He provides a safe enough floor such that he should definitely be drafted in Playoff Guilloteenies and the ceiling is there for Playoff CHOPionship consideration as well.

Jayden Reed, WR, Green Bay Packers

If you had Jayden Reed at any point this season, I’d forgive you for just closing out of this article right now. I share in your pain. Hear me out, though – we’ve seen his big game potential, and with Christian Watson out indefinitely, he’s next in line if Green Bay wants to generate any kind of explosives through the chilly Philly air. I would stay far away in a Playoff Guilloteenie but would be open to rostering him for the Playoff CHOPionship.

How early is too early to take Jahmyr Gibbs in my Playoff Guilloteenie Draft?

The eighth and final round is too early to take Jahmyr Gibbs in your Playoff Guilloteenie Draft. You should not be drafting Jahmyr Gibbs in your Playoff Guilloteenie Draft. Let me say it louder for the people in the back. YOU SHOULD NOT BE DRAFTING JAHMYR GIBBS IN YOUR PLAYOFF GUILLOTEENIE DRAFT. Or any Lion or Chief for that matter. Allow me to quote our fearless leader:

At a fundamental level, fantasy football is entirely about minimizing risk and giving yourself the best odds to win on a weekly basis. That’s it. It’s that simple. – Matthew Berry

Now, is guaranteeing a zero (0) in your lineup going to minimize risk and give yourself the best odds to win this week? No!

However…

I can never resist entertaining a hypothetical. I’m alright with drafting Jahmyr Gibbs in your Playoff Guilloteenie if:

  1. You love Guillotine Leagues so much (so do we) that you’re playing in multiple Playoff Guilloteenies and just want to see if you can make it to Round 2 with a guaranteed Gibbs in one of them.
  2. Your league mates drafted teams full of Lil’Jordan Humphreys and Scotty Millers (pop quiz: which playoff team is Scotty Miller on?), guaranteeing you a free pass to the next round.
  3. You are related to or close friends with Jahmyr Gibbs (tell him I said hey).

That’s pretty much it. These are very small leagues, and you won’t have much competition to pay up for Gibbs should you advance without him on your roster. I saw him put up four touchdowns on Sunday Night Football, too, but let’s exercise a little restraint.

I didn’t draft Mark Andrews. How should I attack the Tight End position for Super Wild Card Weekend for my Playoff Guilloteenie?

The options at tight end are pretty underwhelming these playoffs, especially in this round with Travis Kelce and Sam LaPorta on bye.

  • Charch’s Postseason Guillotine Rankings reflect this, with Mark Andrews at 14 overall and the next closest being Dalton Kincaid (yawn) and Dallas Goedert (yawn) grouped together at 21 and 22 overall.
  • Our Guilloteenie Mock Draft advises you to wait on a Tight End and outlines what your roster could look like if you take Andrews vs. the other options.

Personally, I’m in alignment with our Guilloteenie Mock Draft. Mark Andrews, while he’s played well of late, doesn’t move the needle enough for me to spend an early pick on him. And I watched one of my regular season Guillotine teams get chopped midway through the year because Dalton Kincaid refused to catch more than three passes for 30 yards each week.

So, I’m advocating for punting on the Tight End position these playoffs. Don’t punt so far that you have to take Kelce or LaPorta (see the Jahmyr Gibbs section above), though. I’m targeting Tucker Kraft, Zach Ertz, and Pat Freiermuth in my Playoff Guilloteenie drafts, and then opening up the FAAB budget for Kelce or LaPorta once I advance.

Who are your overall favorite targets for Super Wild Card Weekend in particular?

I’m all-in on the high-volume target hogs in this upcoming round. In the playoffs, teams tend to hyper-fixate on what they do well, and in the case of the Rams, Texans, and Chargers, that’s to feed the ball to Puka Nacua, Nico Collins, and Ladd McConkey respectively. Nacua is my top wideout for obvious reasons; that Rams-Vikings matchup could turn into a shootout. Collins and McConkey are likely in for a game with less fireworks, but they’ll be especially relied upon on third and fourth down. Guillotine Leagues use PPR scoring, so a 10-catch game from one of these guys can win you a week.

In the CHOPionship in particular, make sure to only pick up one of Collins and McConkey. Charch outlines the rationale behind that in his CHOPionship Cheatsheet.

Conversely, who are you fading this weekend?

George Pickens has struggled mightily of late, no more so than in Week 18 against the Bengals. In that game in particular, Pickens’ mental lapses started to rear their ugly heads a bit. Take it from a University of Georgia alum when I say that Pickens can take himself out of games entirely (sometimes literally) when his head isn’t screwed on correctly. Given the struggles of the Pittsburgh offense as a whole, I’m out on Pickens this weekend, especially when factoring in the Guillotine format.