The Extra Point: Fix Your Fantasy Football Team Before Week 4 | Start/Sit, Trades & Roster Advice (Ep. 2237)

October 3, 2026

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The Extra Point: Fix Your Fantasy Football Team Before Week 4

The Discord room was more packed than hosts Chris Welsh and Andrew Erickson had ever seen it. Week 4 is when fantasy seasons start to crack—or get saved. The questions poured in from managers facing the same hard decisions: Which injured star do you trust to return? Which breakout is real? And when do you stop hoping a player will turn it around and start making moves?

The Psychology of the 0-3 Roster

Two different managers brought the same problem: an 0-3 record with a roster that looked good on draft day but had been wrecked by injuries to AJ Brown, Nico Collins, and Puka Nacua. The instinct is to panic and blow it up. Erickson pushed back hard. "Every O and three team has its own story," he said. The common thread is that managers invested heavy draft capital into players who are now returning. Collins faces the Cowboys in Week 4. Puka may come back. Brown is on IR but not lost for the year.

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1 The Extra Point: Fix Your Fantasy Football Team Before Week 4 | Start/Sit, Trades & Roster Advice (Ep. 2237)
2 (00:50) **Week 4 Urgency & Show Format** - Chris Welsh and Andrew Erickson kick off the Discord live show with a record audience, signaling Week 4 panic mode for fantasy managers
3 (04:30) **Salt's Flex Decision: Ladd, DJ Moore, or Aiyuk** - Full PPR pick-three between Ladd McConkey, DJ Moore, and Brandon Aiyuk in a chop league
4 (06:09) **Tight End & RB Deep Dive: Loveland vs. Andrews vs. Waller** - Start/sit debate between three tight ends and a running back comparison of Emmanuel Wilson vs. Kendre Miller
5 (08:52) **Trade Analysis: Deebo + Tutu for Coker + Hampton** - A manager deep at WR considers trading away Deebo Samuel and Tutu Atwell for Jalen Coker and Omarion Hampton
6 (11:22) **Tucker Kraft's Trajectory & Juan Johnson as a Starter** - A manager asks whether to stick with Tucker Kraft or pivot to Juan Johnson at tight end
7 (15:02) **Waiver Wire Tight End: Waller vs. Sadiq** - A manager debating whether to grab Darren Waller for a matchup or scoop Sadiq for long-term potential

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Show Notes

Chris Welsh and Andrew Erickson take your Week 4 fantasy football questions live on The Extra Point, tackling the lineup calls, trades and roster decisions that can swing your week.

The guys debate Bhayshul Tuten versus Omarion Hampton, Jaylen Waddle’s outlook, Tucker Kraft’s slow start and whether managers should consider moving Puka Nacua for help at tight end.

Plus, what should an 0-3 fantasy manager actually do? Welsh and Erickson sort through panic moves, buy-low opportunities and the players worth trusting before setting your Week 4 lineup.

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Intro - 0:00:00

FantasyPros Discord - 0:00:50

Ladd, Emeka or DJ Moore? - 0:03:59

Loveland or Mark Andrews? - 0:05:32

Tuten + Deebo for Hampton & Coker? - 0:08:16

Kraft or Juwan Johnson - 0:10:31

Sadiq or Waller? - 0:14:26

Trade Lawrence or Dak? - 0:17:30

Jordan Addison or Jakobi Meyers? - 0:18:56

Nabers or Downs Rest of Season? - 0:22:21

Schultz or Strange? - 0:24:02

Polymarket - 0:26:26

Aaron Jones or Waddle? - 0:27:14

0-3 What Do We Do? - 0:31:54

Nacua, Judkins and Bateman for Zay Flowers and Chuba? - 0:38:00

FantasyPros App - 0:40:35

0-3, Can I Turn it Around? - 0:41:32

Time to Trade Likely? - 0:44:34

Sadiq or JCM? - 0:48:29

Tight End Nightmare - 0:49:02

Keep Faith in Hampton? - 0:50:07

Kittle or Juwan? - 0:50:51

Michael Wilson for Charbonnet? - 0:51:55

3-0, Make a Change or Keep Going? - 0:53:30

Dynasty Rebuild Advice - 0:55:44

Caleb + Javonte for Burrow + Love? - 0:56:56

Drop Godwin for Chris Bell? - 0:58:01

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