1 00:00:00,840 --> 00:00:06,520 Speaker 1: You're listening to Bloomberg Business of Sports from Bloomberg Radio. Hello. 2 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: I'm Michael Barr, and welcome to the Bloomberg Business of Sports. Ah, 3 00:00:10,640 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: it's that time of the year, one of my favorite times. 4 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: It is Fantasy football time, and we've got some of 5 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:23,360 Speaker 1: the greats here. The old band is back together again. 6 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: Rich Truman, who has been doing this since they had 7 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:33,040 Speaker 1: leather helmets on the football field, and Damian Sassour. Both 8 00:00:33,080 --> 00:00:36,199 Speaker 1: of you guys have a wealth of experience. I'm excited 9 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:38,280 Speaker 1: guys to be back. Yeah, me too. I mean it's 10 00:00:38,280 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: been a great preseason, limited as it may be, but 11 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: I mean, look, as I've said in the past, I 12 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:44,839 Speaker 1: love watching preseason. I love watching the schemes that these 13 00:00:44,880 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: offenses are going to try and run. I like the 14 00:00:46,360 --> 00:00:48,560 Speaker 1: new coaching staffs trying to see how they're gonna deploy 15 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 1: their players. I think you could pick up a lot 16 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:51,839 Speaker 1: from that. Michael, Yeah, I agree with you and Rich. 17 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: This is the first time, you know, well the first 18 00:00:54,560 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: time in a long time where we've only had three 19 00:00:57,120 --> 00:01:01,520 Speaker 1: preseason games instead of four, and we're playing seventeen games 20 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:05,560 Speaker 1: for the entire season. Three games Is that enough? Yeah? 21 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: I mean, because most people rest their stars anyway, And 22 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: keep in mind there's eighteen weeks of the season. So 23 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,960 Speaker 1: traditionally Week fourteen was always the start of the playoffs, 24 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:17,400 Speaker 1: but now there are actually teams off on Week fourteen. 25 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: So if you're in the league and we had to 26 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: do this, you have to readjust your playoff schedule. Most 27 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 1: will begin in week fifteen now, so keep in mind 28 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,440 Speaker 1: there is one extra game this year, and there are 29 00:01:28,440 --> 00:01:31,560 Speaker 1: many people that are still drafting out there. We understand 30 00:01:31,600 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: that the biggest thing. You can either go running back heavy, 31 00:01:35,760 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 1: or you can go wide out heavy, or you can 32 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: go quarterback heavy. It depends on your strategy on what 33 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:45,960 Speaker 1: you want to do. Rich he was saying something, you know, 34 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: in our draft, I was trying to do best player available. 35 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: So sometimes you know you might have a strategy I 36 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:54,000 Speaker 1: want to go heavy on running backs, I want to 37 00:01:54,040 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: go heavy on wide receivers. But if there's a really, 38 00:01:56,240 --> 00:01:59,760 Speaker 1: really good player that's sitting there, you might want to 39 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: do get the best player available because a you could 40 00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:06,000 Speaker 1: use that person as a flex and be it helps 41 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,480 Speaker 1: you possibly with trade bait down the line. You know, 42 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: I was happy in our draft, which I'm not going 43 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: to get into too much. But I picked up two 44 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,400 Speaker 1: good tight ends, Mark Andrews and t J. Hockenson. I 45 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,320 Speaker 1: plan on playing both of them, but I totally plan 46 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:20,239 Speaker 1: on trading one of them as the season goes on. 47 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:22,440 Speaker 1: I think it's easier said than done, right, because if 48 00:02:22,480 --> 00:02:24,480 Speaker 1: you do start your draft going R B RB, you 49 00:02:24,520 --> 00:02:26,919 Speaker 1: can't really go running back in the third round there, now, 50 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: can you. I mean you can, but you know it 51 00:02:28,440 --> 00:02:30,600 Speaker 1: does create some issues for you at other positions. But 52 00:02:30,680 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: you know, I think the reality is for me, the 53 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:36,519 Speaker 1: wide receiver position this year it looks incredibly, incredibly deep. 54 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: I mean all the way down to guys like JA 55 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:41,280 Speaker 1: Kobe Myers, Corey Davis, Mikole Hardman. I mean, those guys 56 00:02:41,280 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 1: could be starting on a lot of teams this year. 57 00:02:42,840 --> 00:02:44,359 Speaker 1: So you know, for me, I was kind of more 58 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: focused on the other positions and trying to fill those 59 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:50,080 Speaker 1: gaps early and wait on receiver late. Plus I'm sorry, Michael. 60 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: Plus we always always know injuries happen. Last year case 61 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,920 Speaker 1: of point, McCaffrey and Barkley went down right away. So 62 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 1: one of my draft strategies has been and I did 63 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:02,960 Speaker 1: it this year. I will take the backups to the stars. 64 00:03:02,960 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: Is so called handcuffs like A J. Dillon the handcuff 65 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: to Aaron Jones and Green Bay Madison the handcuff to 66 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 1: Dalvin Cook and so on. So that's another strategy if 67 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:15,400 Speaker 1: you still have a draft that you can incorporate basically 68 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: for our listeners, just so you know, what Richard did 69 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: was he forgot to draft running backs early, so he 70 00:03:20,560 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: just basically backed up on everyone else's running backs this year, 71 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: which brings to the point about handcuffs. And many people 72 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 1: think that. Listen, if you have X y Z running 73 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: back as your Maine running back, you also have to 74 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: get the handcuff. But you could also get a running 75 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: back that is of in that tier one tier two 76 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: that is going to be just as the same. And 77 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: I bring that up because we are dealing now with 78 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: a COVID year and if if the person as COVID, 79 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: that's it. They're not playing. And a lot of leagues 80 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,320 Speaker 1: are saying, well, what do we do? Do we put 81 00:03:59,360 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: them on the I in Some leagues are saying, well, yeah, 82 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: no exactly. I mean, look, you know we tried instituting 83 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: in an I R position last year, you know, and 84 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:11,400 Speaker 1: what happens is with the c B yeahoo CBS, whatever 85 00:04:11,400 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: it is ESPN. They just can't keep up with the 86 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:16,920 Speaker 1: NFL COVID or the I R designation. I guess, so 87 00:04:17,200 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 1: we scrapped it this year. It was just a wash, 88 00:04:19,040 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: you know. I mean, look, if you want to, you know, 89 00:04:20,560 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: build a little bit more flexibility into your lineups and 90 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:24,800 Speaker 1: into your league, you do that by adding a roster spot. 91 00:04:25,000 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: Let's talk players, because people are listening to they want 92 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: to talk. They want to hear who we like. I'm 93 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: gonna bring up a name. I want to hear you 94 00:04:30,720 --> 00:04:34,720 Speaker 1: guys opinion, say Kwan Barkley obviously missed basically all of 95 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:37,599 Speaker 1: last season with a torn a c l. He's back. 96 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:40,800 Speaker 1: He might be limited at the beginning of the season. 97 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:43,919 Speaker 1: But how do you guys see sake Juan Barkley this year? God, 98 00:04:44,000 --> 00:04:46,479 Speaker 1: I hope so, because well, let me put it this way, 99 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: A certain announcer has him in a few leagues, and 100 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:54,800 Speaker 1: I know you you'll see the big question mark when 101 00:04:54,800 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: you see se Kwan Barkley. But if you read all 102 00:04:57,160 --> 00:05:00,880 Speaker 1: of the stuff, sa Kwan appears to be healthy, he 103 00:05:00,920 --> 00:05:03,479 Speaker 1: appears to be in good shape, and he appears to 104 00:05:03,480 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: be ready to go. I don't have a problem of 105 00:05:05,600 --> 00:05:07,360 Speaker 1: taking a chance on him. What do you think, Well, 106 00:05:07,400 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: I think you know his ADPs at twelve, right, and 107 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:10,719 Speaker 1: that's right where he should go at the end of 108 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: the first round. You know, I've seen him slide even 109 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,400 Speaker 1: later than that, you know. I mean what's interesting to me, 110 00:05:14,440 --> 00:05:16,200 Speaker 1: if you want to talk first round running backs, is 111 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:18,560 Speaker 1: how guys like Aaron Jones and Austin Nuckla are really 112 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:20,920 Speaker 1: jumping up, I mean jumping up in front of guys 113 00:05:21,000 --> 00:05:23,720 Speaker 1: like Barkley and Zeke and some others, you know, And 114 00:05:23,960 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 1: I think that's that's interesting to me because look, I mean, 115 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:28,360 Speaker 1: Aaron Jones could be a top three back Eckler when 116 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: he actually did play, you know, performed like a top 117 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:32,760 Speaker 1: three back in most week. So you know, those are 118 00:05:32,760 --> 00:05:35,359 Speaker 1: the guys that stand out, others that Jonathan Taylor a 119 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 1: little less confident with, just because you know, the body 120 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:39,480 Speaker 1: of work isn't there for me? I want to ask 121 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: Rich Also, you talk about players, and it messed up 122 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: a lot of strategy for a lot of players when J. K. 123 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:49,720 Speaker 1: Dobbins went out for Baltimore. Now, how high does that 124 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: bring up Gus Edwards in his ranking when it comes 125 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: to running backs. Gush Edwards has definitely risen. I don't 126 00:05:56,400 --> 00:05:58,839 Speaker 1: think the Levian Bell acquisitions are going to do anything 127 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,799 Speaker 1: to offset that. But just keep in mind, Lamar Jackson's 128 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:05,600 Speaker 1: gonna run on a lot of touchdowns, So I think 129 00:06:05,680 --> 00:06:07,640 Speaker 1: his ADP might be a little higher than I would 130 00:06:07,680 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 1: like it, but he's definitely gonna be a viable running 131 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: back this year. Yeah, but I think that defense in 132 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:13,719 Speaker 1: Baltimore is still pretty nasty, and so for me, you know, 133 00:06:13,839 --> 00:06:15,720 Speaker 1: if they can keep those games close, they're gonna you know, 134 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:17,600 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to run Gus Edwards, I think. So, 135 00:06:17,680 --> 00:06:19,599 Speaker 1: you know, I like Gus Edwards. You know that in 136 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 1: that middling kind of running back to here, those guys 137 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 1: like Miles Gaston, Darryl Henderson, Gus Edwards and so forth. 138 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 1: You know, that's where your your draft is gonna be made. 139 00:06:27,040 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 1: If you get that pick right and you have some 140 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: great quality receivers and one of those guys turns out 141 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: to be an RB two for you, that's gonna be 142 00:06:33,240 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 1: a home run scenario. One guy in that vein I 143 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: like Raheem Ostart. I had him last year. I know 144 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 1: he's injury prone, but when he's healthy, he averages like 145 00:06:42,040 --> 00:06:44,440 Speaker 1: five yards to carry. They played him on the first 146 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 1: drive of the last press preseason and when they played 147 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: their starters, and I believe you have the fifty one 148 00:06:49,080 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: yards rushing on that first drive. So he's another guy 149 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:54,320 Speaker 1: that I think could be targeted in the league's and 150 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 1: as a Damian said, in a fifth, sixth round, and 151 00:06:57,480 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 1: that could be because you know, with San Francisco, I 152 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:01,240 Speaker 1: want to see how deep they're going to go with 153 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: their running game and most it could be huge for that. Yeah, 154 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: another thing that has happened. And if I'm a kicker, 155 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:11,160 Speaker 1: I'm pretty dull going mad because a lot of leagues 156 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 1: have just say forget the kicker, or even a lot 157 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:20,080 Speaker 1: of teams the Detroit Lions at one point kick just 158 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:22,680 Speaker 1: cut both of their kickers at one point and then 159 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:25,400 Speaker 1: they finally said, okay, well we'll put one kicker back on. 160 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: But my point is people wanted to shoot the kicker away. 161 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: The kicker is a very important element of the team. 162 00:07:33,160 --> 00:07:35,640 Speaker 1: Rich it is, and you know if you're in that 163 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: vein a lot of people like Booker of Kansas City 164 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: because their offense is so powerful, justin Tucker the Ravens, 165 00:07:41,840 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: because as Damien said, they they pound the ball a lot. 166 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 1: Their defense is good. He actually usually has a lot 167 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: of field goals every year, so field goal kickers could 168 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 1: be very valuable, like your son. Can I ask you 169 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:53,720 Speaker 1: a question, guys, I mean, you know, what do you 170 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:55,560 Speaker 1: guys think of the Cowboys this year? Because for me, 171 00:07:55,680 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 1: you know, I saw that injury to dark Prescott last 172 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:00,360 Speaker 1: year and that scared me. I still have nightmares about it. 173 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:02,920 Speaker 1: Is there any way he can come back as quickly 174 00:08:02,960 --> 00:08:05,840 Speaker 1: as this and be the same player or be fantasy 175 00:08:05,880 --> 00:08:08,480 Speaker 1: relevant to the extent that we're seeing guys like Ceedee Lamb, 176 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,120 Speaker 1: you know Cooper, you know Zeke, all these guys going 177 00:08:11,120 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: in the top three rounds. I mean, you know, what 178 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:14,880 Speaker 1: are your thoughts there about the Cowboys this year? Do 179 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: you actually have nightmare or something? I do? I do. 180 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: I love Dak Prescott, he I had Zeke last year, 181 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:22,800 Speaker 1: so when when he went down, I believe I have note. Well, 182 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 1: that brings up another point because one of my favorite 183 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: pools I like to get in Survivor pools and Tampa Bay. 184 00:08:30,560 --> 00:08:36,079 Speaker 1: They're playing the Cowboys and Tampa Bay in many Survivor 185 00:08:36,160 --> 00:08:40,240 Speaker 1: pool experts are saying that's the number one team to 186 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,960 Speaker 1: pick if you want to move on to round two. Now. 187 00:08:43,000 --> 00:08:46,160 Speaker 1: Another one is also the Los Angeles Rams. But to 188 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 1: answer your question, what you're what you're saying, Damian, is 189 00:08:49,000 --> 00:08:55,080 Speaker 1: that Dallas? I wonder because you know that was really 190 00:08:55,200 --> 00:08:59,160 Speaker 1: knocked out and and I worry about that, which brings 191 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 1: me to the point, what do you guys think? I 192 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,080 Speaker 1: don't know if you guys do survivors? Do you do survivors? 193 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: Maybe I do? I do? I mean, look, you know, 194 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:06,240 Speaker 1: I mean I agree with you at seven and a 195 00:09:06,240 --> 00:09:08,640 Speaker 1: half point spread Cowboys Tampa Bay. I mean myke kuand 196 00:09:08,679 --> 00:09:11,719 Speaker 1: Guru Chadmnick and his team of fantasy number crunchers out 197 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:14,840 Speaker 1: of University of Wisconsin. They think that that game is 198 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: going to be, you know, fifty two point over under. 199 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:18,120 Speaker 1: It's going to be a high score or what I 200 00:09:18,120 --> 00:09:20,400 Speaker 1: What I also find is an interesting one is this 201 00:09:20,520 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: Ravens Raiders game. A lot of guys are kind of 202 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,319 Speaker 1: looking at that. You know, Ravens is favored by I 203 00:09:24,400 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: think five points, but you know, it's hard to trust 204 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: because you know, the Ravens have that defense, and I think, frankly, 205 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:32,240 Speaker 1: I think Las Vegas is a pretty tough defense as well, 206 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: and so it's gonna be I can see this game 207 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:36,439 Speaker 1: going way under one thing I'm gonna bring up to 208 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 1: you guys, and we should answer some of these questions 209 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: that we bring up because we've seen to move on 210 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,839 Speaker 1: to different topics. Travis Kelsey by far the number one 211 00:09:42,840 --> 00:09:45,360 Speaker 1: tight end and going in drafts. I've seen him as 212 00:09:45,400 --> 00:09:47,839 Speaker 1: high as five in some drafts, but he's usually going 213 00:09:47,880 --> 00:09:51,040 Speaker 1: mid to late first round. Do you take a tight 214 00:09:51,160 --> 00:09:54,440 Speaker 1: end as valuable as he is with your first up pick, Well, 215 00:09:54,480 --> 00:09:55,719 Speaker 1: I think you do. I mean it's got to be 216 00:09:55,800 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 1: late in the first round for me. And and the 217 00:09:57,360 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 1: reason is this. He is the number one target for 218 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 1: Pat Mahomes in the Kansas City offense, and so you know, 219 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: he's really a receiver in a position and where where 220 00:10:04,800 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: the drop off is so significant, I mean after him 221 00:10:07,360 --> 00:10:09,400 Speaker 1: and Waller, I mean there's a huge gap between mall 222 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: and Kittle, you know, and then after that, I mean 223 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 1: it goes what Hawkinson and Andrews, these guys fall off 224 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:16,680 Speaker 1: a cliff. And so you know, to get a solid 225 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:19,439 Speaker 1: tight end in a standard you know, one quarterback to 226 00:10:19,559 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: running back, three receiver flex league is a win. And 227 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:24,360 Speaker 1: but you know you're gonna have to get a running 228 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:25,960 Speaker 1: back on the comeback and you're gonna have to, you know, 229 00:10:27,000 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: figure figure your way through that. Certainly you know you're 230 00:10:29,360 --> 00:10:31,480 Speaker 1: probably gonna be lighted receiver if that's your team. Well, 231 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:34,640 Speaker 1: that brings up another strategy when you're drafting. You could 232 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:39,360 Speaker 1: conceivably take Pat Mahomes and then in the second round 233 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:43,000 Speaker 1: get Travis Kelsey. So there's your one and two. I 234 00:10:43,000 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: think it would be the opposite opposite way, though, I 235 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: think Kelsey would go before Mahomes, not if we're talking 236 00:10:48,679 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: to Super Flex League, where obviously Michael barf forg got 237 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: to draft quarterbacks. But nevertheless, anyway, it's all right, I 238 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: got plenty of them for are you gosh? Anyway, before 239 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:05,480 Speaker 1: we wrapped this up, any team that is out there 240 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:08,600 Speaker 1: that you think, what in the Sam Hill are they 241 00:11:08,679 --> 00:11:12,880 Speaker 1: going to do this season? And out of the thirty 242 00:11:12,920 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 1: two teams, this is gonna be a woful year. I'll 243 00:11:16,200 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 1: start with Rich. I saw an interesting fact on NFL 244 00:11:20,280 --> 00:11:23,600 Speaker 1: Network that I believe and I don't want to misquote, 245 00:11:23,640 --> 00:11:26,480 Speaker 1: but in sixteen of the last eighteen years, teams have 246 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:30,320 Speaker 1: gone from worse to first. A couple of candidates that 247 00:11:30,360 --> 00:11:33,240 Speaker 1: were worse last year in their division that could be 248 00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:36,559 Speaker 1: rebounding this year in my opinion, the San Francisco forty 249 00:11:36,640 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 1: Niners and the Denver Broncos. Obviously the herculean task for 250 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:42,840 Speaker 1: the Broncos and finished first against Kansas City, But I 251 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 1: think those two teams are on the upside. I know 252 00:11:45,000 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: Damien's high on the Denver running back. They drafted Williams 253 00:11:48,600 --> 00:11:51,719 Speaker 1: as a possible player that could excel. Judy was a 254 00:11:51,800 --> 00:11:54,079 Speaker 1: rookie last year, came on at the end, had a 255 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:56,880 Speaker 1: couple of drops, and he could be a valuable player 256 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,079 Speaker 1: to get in the mid rounds. Courtland Sutton's back from 257 00:11:59,080 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: an injury. True Lock is not quarterback as Teddy Bridgewater, 258 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 1: so he's a little more stable at the quarterback position. 259 00:12:04,760 --> 00:12:06,680 Speaker 1: And then when you go to the forty Niners, most 260 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: people think Trey Lance will eventually take that starting position. 261 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:13,600 Speaker 1: If Kittleka stay healthy, he's valuable. Deebo Samuel as a 262 00:12:13,600 --> 00:12:16,440 Speaker 1: wide receiver, Auk as a wide receiver. I said before, 263 00:12:16,480 --> 00:12:18,560 Speaker 1: I like most dirt, So there's some valuable guys on 264 00:12:18,600 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 1: those two teams that they rebound. You know, I have 265 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:22,640 Speaker 1: to stick in the NFC West, but the most interesting 266 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:24,000 Speaker 1: team for me has got to be the Rams. You 267 00:12:24,000 --> 00:12:26,800 Speaker 1: know what's Matt Stafford, you know, gonna look like on 268 00:12:26,840 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: that team passing away to Robert Woods and Cooper Cup 269 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: and Tyler Higbee. And they have a tough defense also, 270 00:12:32,240 --> 00:12:34,000 Speaker 1: so do they even need to air it out to 271 00:12:34,000 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: the extent that you see these guys going high and drafts. 272 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:38,280 Speaker 1: So for me, that's a pretty big mystery. I'm looking 273 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:40,640 Speaker 1: forward to seeing how that one shakes out. What about you, Michael, 274 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:42,760 Speaker 1: who do you have a sleeper you like? Someone you like? 275 00:12:43,240 --> 00:12:46,319 Speaker 1: I was gonna say gusts upwards. That's my sleeper for 276 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:49,400 Speaker 1: the year. And as for Matt Stafford, is what we're 277 00:12:49,400 --> 00:12:52,040 Speaker 1: talking about. Yes, you know why I have this look 278 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:55,720 Speaker 1: on my Detroit Lions fan. We're talking about it and 279 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:58,120 Speaker 1: it listen, I I get it. But hey, I mean, 280 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:01,839 Speaker 1: you know you daring all. So t J Hockey got 281 00:13:01,840 --> 00:13:03,440 Speaker 1: this guy Swift? What do you think of that kid 282 00:13:03,520 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 1: Swift running? Yes, yes, that's another sleeper. And see that's 283 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 1: on a team where you know, nobody's really looking at 284 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:15,040 Speaker 1: the Detroit Lions. But that's the team that you need 285 00:13:15,080 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: to be looking or teams that you need to be 286 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 1: looking at where you don't think that they're not going 287 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:22,880 Speaker 1: to do anything. But it doesn't make a difference whether 288 00:13:22,920 --> 00:13:24,680 Speaker 1: they win or lose. You don't. You don't make the 289 00:13:24,679 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 1: money off of that. When you do in your fantasy team, 290 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:28,440 Speaker 1: you want him to rack up the yards. What about 291 00:13:28,520 --> 00:13:31,560 Speaker 1: Damian Harris on the Patriots. No Cam so he's not 292 00:13:31,559 --> 00:13:35,400 Speaker 1: gonna still go on rushing touch John's no Sony Michelle. 293 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:38,000 Speaker 1: He's actually on the Rams now they've got their kids. 294 00:13:39,280 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: But you know his name, I can't pronounce Belichick. Belichick 295 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:46,960 Speaker 1: is unpredictable with the fantasy guys, but he's another guy 296 00:13:47,040 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 1: that if he hits, he could hit big. Damian Harris. Well, 297 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:51,679 Speaker 1: that's the problem I have is that you don't know 298 00:13:51,840 --> 00:13:53,720 Speaker 1: what it's going to be in the backfield for the 299 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:57,280 Speaker 1: New England Patriots, even though they've gotten rid of some guys. 300 00:13:57,320 --> 00:13:59,200 Speaker 1: I don't know what's gonna happen. By the way, before 301 00:13:59,240 --> 00:14:03,160 Speaker 1: we wrap this up, Lottavius Murray he's now been let go. 302 00:14:03,679 --> 00:14:08,760 Speaker 1: I drafted him in our league. Sorry, Jolie. Well he 303 00:14:08,920 --> 00:14:10,720 Speaker 1: I don't think he's gonna be a free agent for long. 304 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: What do you think? I don't think so? And look, 305 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:15,080 Speaker 1: I mean you know I can't let this podcast end 306 00:14:15,080 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 1: without a shout out to my New York chats. I 307 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:19,440 Speaker 1: mean we have Sam Donald. Now we have a backfield 308 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 1: by committee approach as well, but the one Sa Donald. No, 309 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:25,280 Speaker 1: I'm sorry the other guy, Zack Wilson. But you know 310 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:27,680 Speaker 1: what I meant to say was it's that running back 311 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: by committee that's interesting to me. Because everyone's thinking it's 312 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,400 Speaker 1: Tevin Coleman. Maybe it's this new kid, Michael Carter. This 313 00:14:33,480 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 1: kid Tai Johnson was running really hard in preseason. I 314 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: think he's gonna get some looks there. And if he 315 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: continues to run behind that offensive line, I'm talking becked 316 00:14:40,560 --> 00:14:43,240 Speaker 1: In Moses. I mean, that could be interesting. But yes, Zach, 317 00:14:43,920 --> 00:14:46,560 Speaker 1: I'm sorry about that. That little name, a little brain 318 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:50,840 Speaker 1: fart just dropped the name, and please do that for me. 319 00:14:50,920 --> 00:14:57,680 Speaker 1: Charlie Callman Uh, Damien Sassaur, and Rich Truman, the extraordinaires 320 00:14:57,880 --> 00:15:00,880 Speaker 1: of Fantasy football sports. Thank you. This has been the 321 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:05,200 Speaker 1: Bloomberg Business with Sports podcast and we are talking fantasy football. 322 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:09,680 Speaker 1: Come join us for the next several weeks. We're here Monday, 323 00:15:09,760 --> 00:15:13,640 Speaker 1: Wednesdays and Thursdays and you can catch our podcast wherever 324 00:15:13,800 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: you get them from Apple or wherever. I'm Michael Barr. 325 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:19,160 Speaker 1: Follow me on Twitter at Big Bar Sports.