1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: Hello, and welcome to the Bloomberg Business of Sports podcast. 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:05,720 Speaker 1: We explore some of the big money issues in the 3 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:09,920 Speaker 1: world of sports. Michael Barr along with Damien Sassaur My man, 4 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 1: Rich Truman is off. But you know what that means. 5 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:17,440 Speaker 1: If I've made the Rich Truman reference, it means it 6 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: is a fantasy football podcast, Damian. My goodness, Week six 7 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 1: team Now it's for real, folks. Yeah, either in the 8 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: playoffs or you're not, or you've already been eliminated and 9 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,400 Speaker 1: you're moving on to the next round. Yeah, and we 10 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:39,440 Speaker 1: can't not talk about the elephant in the room. Jalen 11 00:00:39,600 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: Hurts his status for this weekend. Now, we have a 12 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: lot of games on Saturday. I think we have more 13 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: games on Saturday than Sunday. Mr Bar, But I mean 14 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:51,880 Speaker 1: that Jalen hurts. I mean if he doesn't play the Reverberations, 15 00:00:51,960 --> 00:00:55,800 Speaker 1: two players like Davante Smith, A J. Brown, Miles Sanders, 16 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:58,120 Speaker 1: the list goes on and on. I mean, I mean, 17 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,240 Speaker 1: so trying to manage around that, and admittedly the waiver 18 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: wire is weak. You know, there's really nothing out there. 19 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 1: I mean, it's gonna be it's gonna be a testament 20 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:09,240 Speaker 1: to those players who have been riding Jayleen all year long. 21 00:01:09,280 --> 00:01:10,679 Speaker 1: If they can, you know, if they can get through 22 00:01:10,720 --> 00:01:13,360 Speaker 1: this next this next week of playoff games. Now they're 23 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:16,960 Speaker 1: being very delicate, you know, they're saying, well, he heals quickly, 24 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: but I feel a Gardner Minshew moment coming on Damian 25 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,320 Speaker 1: right and and and you would almost hope that they 26 00:01:24,319 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: would come right out and say, you know, this is 27 00:01:26,240 --> 00:01:27,959 Speaker 1: this is what we're doing. You know he's not playing, 28 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:30,080 Speaker 1: you know, move on or he is and you know, 29 00:01:30,160 --> 00:01:33,199 Speaker 1: or we're gonna do whatever. But it's just the ambiguity 30 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: around at Michael makes it very, very difficult. And you're 31 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:39,440 Speaker 1: absolutely right, you're gonna be looking at Gardner Minshew, You're 32 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: gonna be looking at brock Purty maybe, but he may 33 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: not even play. I mean, you're looking at Zack Wilson 34 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: of the New York Jets. It's just they're just not 35 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 1: a lot out there. Oh you know what, there's some 36 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,640 Speaker 1: names out there where I'm like, oh my goodness that 37 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: you just didn't think it was going to happen. But 38 00:01:56,480 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: you know a lot of people got hurt think about it. 39 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: I Mean it's like, you know, if you had Jonathan Taylor, 40 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:07,720 Speaker 1: that's it. Season is over. He's you know, of course, 41 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: we don't want anybody, you know, to get hurt and 42 00:02:10,360 --> 00:02:13,079 Speaker 1: and like that. But now you gotta go and start, 43 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,799 Speaker 1: you know, routing around and see what I can find. 44 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:21,800 Speaker 1: You know what else is out there for the Indianapolis Colts, right, well, 45 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:24,120 Speaker 1: exactly you're gonna be looking at those running backs. Jonathan 46 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:26,360 Speaker 1: Taylor is now out for the season, right, so you're 47 00:02:26,400 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: gonna be looking at um, Dian Jackson. I forget the 48 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: name of the other chap, but you know they're two 49 00:02:30,760 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: out there that're there that are gonna be probably splitting time. 50 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: But it's gonna be really, really tough. There's really slim 51 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: pickings on the waiver wire. Maybe you can find at 52 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:42,000 Speaker 1: the receiver position, some people like Elijah Moore, but I mean, 53 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:45,120 Speaker 1: you know, Marquise could win perhaps, um you know Courtland 54 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 1: Sting if somebody actually dropped him, but even he's injured. 55 00:02:47,320 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: It's just gonna be a very very challenging waiver wire. 56 00:02:49,520 --> 00:02:52,640 Speaker 1: But hey, if you made it this far, Michael, you 57 00:02:52,760 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: really shouldn't be looking to the waiver wire again any better. Here. 58 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:58,080 Speaker 1: I mean, this is the playoffs. Well it's not You're right, 59 00:02:58,160 --> 00:03:00,240 Speaker 1: it's not gonna get any better out there for Oaks. 60 00:03:00,320 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 1: I mean, this is it. You know, it's like the 61 00:03:02,720 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: old Homer Simpson buying an RV, you know, with the 62 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:07,480 Speaker 1: weed growing out of it. This is it for you. 63 00:03:07,560 --> 00:03:09,840 Speaker 1: This is the best you're gonna get because there's not 64 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,919 Speaker 1: much out there. I mean, you could maybe stream some defenses, 65 00:03:13,360 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: but other than that, that's pretty much about it. I mean, 66 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: I'm really I'm not sure what you can do to 67 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:25,320 Speaker 1: improve your team except now pay attention because we got 68 00:03:25,320 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: a weather system that's coming across the nation and it 69 00:03:29,120 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: will be cold, and what that means is all of 70 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:37,120 Speaker 1: these you know, there's not a lot of high scoring 71 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,560 Speaker 1: games out there. You know, I see a lot of 72 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: over and unders that are in the high thirties and 73 00:03:43,280 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: which is low for for football. So that means you 74 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: can have to play that into the factor also. Um, 75 00:03:50,760 --> 00:03:53,200 Speaker 1: but you know there are teams out there. There's still 76 00:03:53,240 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: some some high scoring games. If you look, uh to 77 00:03:57,000 --> 00:04:00,680 Speaker 1: pick yourself Chief Seahawks, Chiefs, that's out there, Hucks Chiefs 78 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:03,080 Speaker 1: Saturday at one o'clock, see Hooks Chiefs. You gotta look 79 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,200 Speaker 1: for Gino Smith to bounce back a little bit there. 80 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:07,720 Speaker 1: I mean Patrick Mahomes that should be the one if 81 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 1: you've got players involved that you're gonna be looking to. 82 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:12,400 Speaker 1: I mean, look, there's gonna be some other games out there, certainly, 83 00:04:12,440 --> 00:04:13,760 Speaker 1: but I agree with you. I mean, this is the 84 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:16,080 Speaker 1: kind of week where you really got to look at 85 00:04:16,120 --> 00:04:19,880 Speaker 1: defenses and which defense is you know, really gonna stand 86 00:04:19,880 --> 00:04:21,320 Speaker 1: out in what you're saying is right. I mean I 87 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: don't even think it's it's like a windstorm that's coming 88 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: through microphoft so he kickers too. I mean, you know, 89 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:29,000 Speaker 1: but but perhaps you know it's gonna be something like 90 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:32,039 Speaker 1: a Commander's forty nine ers, you know, kind of game. 91 00:04:32,120 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 1: You know where if you if you have the right defense, 92 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: you know, have a forty niners defense for example, Um, 93 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:38,040 Speaker 1: you know you can get something out of them. Or 94 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: Bengals Patriots. I mean you know it's gonna be a 95 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,159 Speaker 1: tough one. So you look, I mean it's gonna be 96 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:44,560 Speaker 1: very difficult if you're playing along the East coast certainly 97 00:04:44,600 --> 00:04:47,040 Speaker 1: this weekend. See, I I got a theory. I got 98 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: a theory, and you hit the nail on the hand here, 99 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: because it's going to be very windy and some I 100 00:04:51,440 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 1: mean they're talking almost like fifty mile per hour winds 101 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:57,840 Speaker 1: in some areas. So what that means is for a 102 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: quarterback might be a lot of dump offs. And what 103 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:03,360 Speaker 1: that means to me is a lot of running back 104 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:06,360 Speaker 1: play man. They could get this, Uh, that's gonna be 105 00:05:06,360 --> 00:05:10,000 Speaker 1: pretty good. Maybe some some short screen passes or anything 106 00:05:10,040 --> 00:05:13,159 Speaker 1: like that. I think that's what you're gonna see, you know, 107 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: the long ball, unless you're in a dome or something 108 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:20,280 Speaker 1: like that. I don't now Buck's cardinal stands out right. 109 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: That's another on Tampa Bay defense, you know. I mean, 110 00:05:22,760 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: so so you're right. I mean, but look, I mean 111 00:05:24,400 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: some of these games, you know, um like Raiders Steelers 112 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: now in Pittsburgh, right, like Packers Dolphins in Miami. You know. 113 00:05:31,520 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 1: Um you know again I said, Bengals Patriots in New England. 114 00:05:34,800 --> 00:05:36,280 Speaker 1: I mean, you really got to be carefully. You have 115 00:05:36,320 --> 00:05:38,200 Speaker 1: to be mindful of your skill position players if you're 116 00:05:38,200 --> 00:05:40,880 Speaker 1: starting them in those in those locations, and you gotta 117 00:05:40,960 --> 00:05:44,159 Speaker 1: be careful. Also if you've got a team that's pretty 118 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:47,520 Speaker 1: much out of it, you know it's and you've got 119 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: a team that's way and I think of that Bills 120 00:05:49,720 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 1: Bears game, you know, the Bills. As we're recording this, 121 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: there are eleven and three. The Bears A three and 122 00:05:55,200 --> 00:05:57,960 Speaker 1: eleven Bears are not going to make the playoffs. But 123 00:05:58,480 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: you know it's like you know, a still which brings 124 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 1: back the quarterback situation. Are they still gonna the Bear 125 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:07,719 Speaker 1: is gonna bring him out there? And you know, are 126 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,359 Speaker 1: are we gonna see some new players? Let's see what 127 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 1: we got on the bench, and for that matter, are 128 00:06:12,680 --> 00:06:14,200 Speaker 1: we going to see the same thing for the Bills? 129 00:06:14,480 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 1: So now, you know, look, I think we have to 130 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: shift gears here. You know, we have to give credit 131 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: where credits due um to all our audience. You know, 132 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,440 Speaker 1: are loyal and has been listening to us all year long. 133 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: Both Michael Barr and Rich Truman have advanced to the 134 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: second round of the playoffs, and from what I'm seeing here, 135 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,800 Speaker 1: the two teams are playing each other this week. And now, 136 00:06:32,000 --> 00:06:33,520 Speaker 1: for those that were called, there was a big trade 137 00:06:33,520 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 1: that went on in the middle of the year. You know, 138 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 1: Mr Bar traded Jill Burrow to Rich Truman, and you 139 00:06:38,680 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 1: know Joe Burrow will be starting against him in a 140 00:06:40,800 --> 00:06:44,039 Speaker 1: revenge game of sorts. But Michael, I mean it's I'm 141 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 1: looking at your team here and talk about the zero 142 00:06:46,320 --> 00:06:48,200 Speaker 1: running back. I mean, you have Travis at Tiana. Okay, 143 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:51,039 Speaker 1: that's fine, But I mean, for all our audience, here's 144 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: a man who justin Jefferson and Travis Kelsey. It's amazing. 145 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 1: They have carried you to the promised land. I mean, 146 00:06:57,000 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: you know, it's it's it's it's amazing. You know that. 147 00:06:59,800 --> 00:07:02,840 Speaker 1: I'm talking about the wide receiver and tight end positions, 148 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:05,919 Speaker 1: you know, classically two positions that really you know, have 149 00:07:06,000 --> 00:07:08,080 Speaker 1: paled in comparison to quarterback and running. But they have 150 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: absolutely carriage you to the promised land this year. And look, 151 00:07:11,840 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 1: I mean Jefferson against the Giants you know, at home 152 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: right and um and and I believe, and and Kelsey 153 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:20,920 Speaker 1: um again at home against Seattle. Yeah, you know, I 154 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:23,320 Speaker 1: mean we may have we may have the makings of 155 00:07:23,360 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 1: some more magic. Well that's something you're so nice. That's 156 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: something that you know. And by the way, it is Seahawks. 157 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:35,400 Speaker 1: They play the Chiefs at Arrowhead. And that's something that 158 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 1: in all of my DNA in drafting, for all the 159 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: years that I've done this, I have never started out 160 00:07:45,000 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: getting a tight end early. But there was Travis Kelsey 161 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:52,240 Speaker 1: is like, okay, I'll take him, and then you know 162 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:55,320 Speaker 1: it's I should have stuck with Joe Burrow. I mean 163 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:57,880 Speaker 1: that I should have kept him. But well, I mean, 164 00:07:58,040 --> 00:08:03,679 Speaker 1: Travis Kelty is without question in Fantasy in three season, 165 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,080 Speaker 1: if if there was a statistic called wins above replacement, 166 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 1: meaning at that position, there is no comparison. He is 167 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: head and he is a different constellation compared to the 168 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:17,560 Speaker 1: you know, the Mark Andrews and the George Kittles and 169 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: you know the T. J. Hockinsons of the world. I mean, 170 00:08:20,480 --> 00:08:23,160 Speaker 1: he's just he's operating on a different planet. So kudos 171 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 1: to you. I mean, he's really been the standout performer. 172 00:08:25,520 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: But most people who picked him you are absolutely right 173 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:29,480 Speaker 1: how to pick him very early, first or second round, 174 00:08:30,120 --> 00:08:31,840 Speaker 1: and you know they've been paying the price for it, 175 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: so you know, kudos to you. Let's see what happens 176 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 1: this weekend for our audience. Rich Truman's got a bit 177 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:40,400 Speaker 1: of h He's he's got your marchase ceedee Lamb. He's 178 00:08:40,400 --> 00:08:42,720 Speaker 1: got DeAndre Hopkins, a J. Brown, he's got a ton 179 00:08:42,720 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: of firepower there and Joe Burrow quarterback. So you know, 180 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:49,079 Speaker 1: we'll see. But but yeah, you know, um, it should 181 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 1: be a it should be a good matchup. Gino, I 182 00:08:51,040 --> 00:08:53,480 Speaker 1: need for you to show up if you when you 183 00:08:53,520 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 1: play the chiefs man, Ki Ki, give Kelsey some firepower, baby. 184 00:08:59,559 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 1: This been the Bloomberg Business of Sports Podcast Fantasy Sports Edition. 185 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:07,720 Speaker 1: We miss you, Rich Truman. We'll see you next week. 186 00:09:08,040 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: By the way, you can catch this podcast every Monday, 187 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:16,200 Speaker 1: Wednesday and Thursday as we download them all on the 188 00:09:16,240 --> 00:09:20,240 Speaker 1: show here. Damien Sassaur, you are the man and full 189 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 1: of knowledge. Good luck because by the way, uh, there's 190 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:28,680 Speaker 1: still some pickam leagues out there and I'm sure people 191 00:09:28,679 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: are paying attention, so keep in mind the weather. That 192 00:09:32,120 --> 00:09:36,080 Speaker 1: is probably the most important thing this weekend. This has 193 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: been to Bloomberg Business of Sports podcast. 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