1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:02,880 Speaker 1: This is The Bloomberg Business, a sports show where we 2 00:00:02,920 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: explore the big money issues in the world of sports. 3 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:09,720 Speaker 1: I'm Rich Truman along with Damian Sassaur. Michael Barr has 4 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: a well deserved week off. Is Wednesday? Well deserved? Well deserved, 5 00:00:14,680 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: I'll tell you because it's Wednesday, it's Fantasy Football day. 6 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:20,759 Speaker 1: Well deserved because Michael Barr is in the playoffs and 7 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 1: you are not. Oh, that is true. But you know, 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:24,959 Speaker 1: you can't really talk about this league. We play in 9 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,120 Speaker 1: this little work league where there's nothing really on the line, 10 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: which you have to focus on. This your big money league, 11 00:00:29,120 --> 00:00:32,319 Speaker 1: and that's where when Mr Damian Sassar gets his by. 12 00:00:32,440 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 1: So we're very excited about the outcome this year. I mean, look, 13 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,360 Speaker 1: let's let's take a step back. Though. It's been a 14 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: really tough week in terms of injuries for you know, 15 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: any fantasy player that's out there. I mean I'm a 16 00:00:42,120 --> 00:00:44,360 Speaker 1: hard press to find anybody who's not going to be suffering. 17 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:47,720 Speaker 1: From Romandre Stevenson to Kyler Murray and the impact on 18 00:00:48,280 --> 00:00:50,519 Speaker 1: you know, DeAndre Hopkins. I mean, it's just gonna it 19 00:00:50,760 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: goes on and on. But you know, within all of that, 20 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,000 Speaker 1: with the rust Wilson's Lamar Jackson's the world. There's the 21 00:00:55,000 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: Mike Whites, the brock Prities, and the Ryan Tannhills. Are 22 00:00:57,080 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: they not rich? But let's go to the injuries, because 23 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: there are a slew of injuries. We'll take it each 24 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: position at a time. Quarterback, as we said, Kylin Murray 25 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,880 Speaker 1: is out for the year. Yeah, if if you want 26 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: to go that route. Lamar Jackson still hasn't taken the 27 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:13,640 Speaker 1: field since he heard his knee against the Broncos in 28 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:17,600 Speaker 1: December four. His backup Tyler Huntly, suffered a concussion last 29 00:01:17,600 --> 00:01:21,119 Speaker 1: week against the Steelers. Russell Wilson and Kenny Pickett also 30 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:25,440 Speaker 1: suffering concussion concussions. So is there a viable guy that 31 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: might still be out on the waiver wire, Damion that 32 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 1: you someone can pick up this week? Well, I assume 33 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,319 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence is on nobody's waiver wire. But Mike White still, 34 00:01:33,360 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 1: you know, he's still out there. He still looks attractive 35 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:37,440 Speaker 1: to me. Ryan Tannehell showed up last week. For a 36 00:01:37,440 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: lot of people in spot field starts. I mean you 37 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:41,000 Speaker 1: have to look at is the impact of some of 38 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:43,679 Speaker 1: these people being out and one running back that kind 39 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:45,800 Speaker 1: of caught my attention. Out there is j K. Dobbins, right, 40 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:47,840 Speaker 1: even though he's splitting time with Gus Edwards. I don't 41 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: think Kenyan Drake's really a factor there anymore, you know, 42 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:52,240 Speaker 1: with l Jack's out and now they'm having trouble with 43 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:54,920 Speaker 1: their backup. Yeah, I mean he should. He look pretty good. 44 00:01:55,080 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: I'll give you one possible quarterback that I know is 45 00:01:57,440 --> 00:01:59,360 Speaker 1: definitely out there in waivers. If you want to roll 46 00:01:59,400 --> 00:02:03,000 Speaker 1: the dice on Andy Dalton against Atlanta as if you're 47 00:02:03,040 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: really desperate in Atlanta's defense is not good. Let's go 48 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: to running back. This affects me greatly. Romandre Stevenson. Luckily, 49 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:16,160 Speaker 1: when I played you on Monday night, I only needed 50 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: one point to beat you, and rand you got me three. 51 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:20,519 Speaker 1: So if he would have beat me, you would have 52 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:22,560 Speaker 1: been in the playoffs on the league. But you're not. No, 53 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: I'm not. Yeah, you're gonna keep saying that. So Romandre, 54 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:30,160 Speaker 1: we don't know his status. Damien Harris, we don't know 55 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:33,639 Speaker 1: his status. Are Pierre Strong and Kevin Harris, who both 56 00:02:33,680 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: had touchdowns in relief of Stevenson. Viable pickups are playing 57 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: the Raiders, which is a kind of a juicy matchup. Yeah, no, 58 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 1: I mean, if it's funny, a lot of people were 59 00:02:42,600 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: looking at Kevin Harrison saying, oh wow, Damian Harris looks 60 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:46,600 Speaker 1: pretty good. I thought he was injured, right, I mean, 61 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:48,800 Speaker 1: but I mean I think Pierre Strong is the one 62 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,000 Speaker 1: that people are targeting for what you know, that's what 63 00:02:51,040 --> 00:02:52,639 Speaker 1: the smart money is doing now. But you know, Kevin 64 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:55,119 Speaker 1: Harris looked good too. I mean, the reality is we're 65 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: now back to that point in New England. The Bill 66 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:00,080 Speaker 1: Belichick backfield is never a good thing. It's always going 67 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 1: to be the hot hand, and so it's very, very 68 00:03:02,200 --> 00:03:04,359 Speaker 1: difficult to kind of pick and choose who you want there. 69 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:06,640 Speaker 1: I mean, for me, the big guy who got you know, 70 00:03:06,680 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: injured and really is going to impact me probably through 71 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 1: the rest of the playoffs is Deebo Samuel, Right, But 72 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:12,960 Speaker 1: you know the impact of Deebo going down is going 73 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 1: to be you know, Brandon I is gonna have to 74 00:03:14,960 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: step up. I think CMC is a little bit injured 75 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:19,679 Speaker 1: there too, which means it kind of opens the door 76 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:23,760 Speaker 1: for um. Jordan Mason, I believe is the Chap's name. 77 00:03:23,760 --> 00:03:25,760 Speaker 1: He's next in line in the backfield of San Francisco. 78 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: So he's going to be out there on waivers. But yeah, no, 79 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:30,520 Speaker 1: I mean Ramandri Stevenson going down, it's gonna be a 80 00:03:30,520 --> 00:03:32,839 Speaker 1: tough Tivis Wall. Another running back dep by the way, 81 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:34,720 Speaker 1: that got injured who's definitely gonna miss a couple of 82 00:03:34,800 --> 00:03:37,360 Speaker 1: weeks or at least one week, is Damian Pierce of Houston. 83 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: I wouldn't touch Rex Burkhead, but would they give a 84 00:03:40,720 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 1: lot of run to Darry augum bo Wally? We misspronounced 85 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: that name. But that's again, if you're desperate in the 86 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 1: running back situation, which I might be, And I gotta 87 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:50,360 Speaker 1: ask you a question, Damian, because both you and I 88 00:03:50,440 --> 00:03:52,800 Speaker 1: Feric McKinnon. That's my answer. Well, you should have played 89 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,640 Speaker 1: him last week. But both you and I are two leagues, 90 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: and in my other league I have Ormandre Stevenson and 91 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: my other running back as Kenneth Walker. Now I did 92 00:04:02,560 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: see that Kenneth Walker put in a practice on Tuesday, 93 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:09,200 Speaker 1: but he's playing the forty Niners on Thursday. Would you 94 00:04:09,240 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: play Kenny Walker if he is dressed? I think, given, 95 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:14,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know what your depth looks like, 96 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: but given what you're telling me, I think you really 97 00:04:16,200 --> 00:04:18,360 Speaker 1: have no choice, right, I mean you know, Kenny Walker 98 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,919 Speaker 1: has been great at points this year. I mean, but 99 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 1: you know, you're right, he's a rookie, you know, stepping 100 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: into that situation against the Cowboys, I'm sorry against even 101 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 1: worse right, And and let's be clear, you know, the Seahawks, 102 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: as good as they've looked, are still on the outside 103 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 1: looking in, I believe. So, you know, but here's the thing, 104 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: and this is as we look into the playoffs, and 105 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: this is a time tested kind of truism for me, 106 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:42,360 Speaker 1: is you only want to start players that are playing 107 00:04:42,440 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 1: for something right where they're playing for a team that's 108 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:46,920 Speaker 1: fighting for a playoffs start, Like, I don't want to 109 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 1: start a wide receiver one for a three and whatever, 110 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: you know, twelve team or whatever it is. You know, 111 00:04:53,400 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: that doesn't you know, it doesn't inspire me. It doesn't 112 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:57,960 Speaker 1: inspire confidence that that guy's gonna step up on game day. 113 00:04:58,000 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 1: And so you know, I mean just you know, taking 114 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:01,919 Speaker 1: a step back here, you know, you look at some 115 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:03,600 Speaker 1: of these guys that are out there, certainly at my 116 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,479 Speaker 1: receiver people's Jones, I mean why, I mean, Cleveland's not 117 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,640 Speaker 1: really playing for anything, you know, z Jones again, you know, 118 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:11,840 Speaker 1: looks good, has got numbers that are comparable to Kirk 119 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:16,680 Speaker 1: Christian Kirk fires left side able God God, god, j 120 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: is it? But two point good byes. That's good. But again, 121 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 1: you're gonna kind of take a chance with you know, 122 00:05:22,000 --> 00:05:24,400 Speaker 1: the Jacksonville Jackguards. They do look a lot better. I mean, 123 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:26,839 Speaker 1: these are kind of the things. I mean. Drake London 124 00:05:26,880 --> 00:05:28,120 Speaker 1: is another one that a lot of people are talking 125 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,080 Speaker 1: about this week. He's looked pretty good. But again on 126 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 1: the Falcons, really, I mean, it's just it's hard to 127 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:34,560 Speaker 1: get behind those guys, understood. Let me just wrap up 128 00:05:34,600 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: some injuries. Why receiver Te Higgins played one snap against 129 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 1: the Browns. We don't know his status. Tyler Boy disocated 130 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:43,680 Speaker 1: his finger. D J. Moore injured his ankle going to 131 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: the tight end position. Hayden Hurst, who missed a game 132 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:49,640 Speaker 1: last week, is week to week. Gallus Goddard is your 133 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,320 Speaker 1: I know you picked him up. Yeah, he's eligible to 134 00:05:52,320 --> 00:05:54,280 Speaker 1: come off the I R and play against the Bears. 135 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:55,800 Speaker 1: But let me ask you a question. The Eagles pretty 136 00:05:55,880 --> 00:05:58,280 Speaker 1: much everything wrapped up. Why would you why wouldn't you give? 137 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: That's another good point what they're playing for, right, They've 138 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 1: got things pretty much wrapped up. I mean you would 139 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:04,920 Speaker 1: hope they don't. They're playing for you know, home field 140 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: throughout the playoffs and that you know they've got, they've 141 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:08,520 Speaker 1: got a reason to be out there. You know, it's 142 00:06:08,520 --> 00:06:10,600 Speaker 1: interesting you mentioned Dallas cart if there's another player that's 143 00:06:10,600 --> 00:06:12,320 Speaker 1: out there that kind of caught my attention. He's coming 144 00:06:12,320 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 1: off I are not a lot of people are looking at. 145 00:06:14,040 --> 00:06:16,800 Speaker 1: And that's Mikole Hardman on the Chiefs snap throw right 146 00:06:16,800 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: flat Hartman in the backfield. Juger park mode stretches out 147 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:23,680 Speaker 1: there front. Parl touched. You know before he went down, 148 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:26,360 Speaker 1: he had at least twelve PPR points in four street games. 149 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: He went down in Week ten, and he's a guy 150 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:30,720 Speaker 1: who's going to be available in most leagues. He's coming 151 00:06:30,760 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: off I are and coming onto arguably the best offense 152 00:06:33,760 --> 00:06:36,440 Speaker 1: in the NFL. So I know they've got Darius Tony, 153 00:06:36,480 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: I know they've got other players there, but you know, 154 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 1: if you want you want catch lightning in a bottle, 155 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:41,720 Speaker 1: that's one guy you may want to take a look at. 156 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: Good point. And yeah, actually Juju Schuster has been pretty 157 00:06:44,960 --> 00:06:47,960 Speaker 1: effective for the Chiefs and also um back to tight end. 158 00:06:48,000 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: Just for a second, Darren Waller fires on the cross 159 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:59,599 Speaker 1: then Jeff Sagus touchdown carded Darren Waller could be activated. 160 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:02,719 Speaker 1: Most I are to play this week, Um, let's go 161 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 1: to the playoffs. By the way, playoffs for everybody starts 162 00:07:05,880 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: this week. There's a slew of games that start earlier 163 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: than Sunday. You have your usual Thursday night game, as 164 00:07:11,200 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: you said before, the Seahawks against the forty nine is 165 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:17,080 Speaker 1: there's three games on Saturday. There are Colts at Vikings, 166 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,760 Speaker 1: Ravens and Browns, and Dolphins and Bills. Now I'm gonna 167 00:07:20,760 --> 00:07:23,400 Speaker 1: ask you about the Dolphins and Bills, Damien. It's supposed 168 00:07:23,440 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: to be snow showers degrees Saturday night in Buffalo. When 169 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:30,680 Speaker 1: the when the Dolphins played the Charges this past week, 170 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:32,280 Speaker 1: it was in the fifties in l A. And they 171 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: they had heaters on the sideline too. Has never won 172 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:39,840 Speaker 1: a game under freezing? I read, uh, what do you 173 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:43,520 Speaker 1: think fantasy wise in that game with the weather impact? 174 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: The Josh Allen's and the tours of the world. Absolutely, absolutely, 175 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:49,280 Speaker 1: and Vegas knows this right. Vegas has the over under 176 00:07:49,320 --> 00:07:51,800 Speaker 1: in that game at just forty two points. Let's be clear, 177 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: this is a very crazy week with no boys out there. 178 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:57,119 Speaker 1: There are only three games. Three games that have forty 179 00:07:57,200 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: nine points, and that's the high. There's no fifty point 180 00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:01,800 Speaker 1: game is out there. Fifty plus, there's nothing out there. 181 00:08:01,800 --> 00:08:04,160 Speaker 1: One of those games, though, is on Saturday, and it's 182 00:08:04,200 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: not your Dolphins Bill's game. It's the Colts Vikings game, 183 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:11,720 Speaker 1: the opening day slate on Saturday. So I think from 184 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: a fantasy perspective, that's probably where you're gonna want to 185 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:16,960 Speaker 1: focus your attention. Forty nine points over under Colts Vikings 186 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:21,280 Speaker 1: Saturday morning. Understood. All right, Let's move on to a 187 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: couple of sleeper picks. Now, speaking of the Vikings. Last week, 188 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:27,320 Speaker 1: I gave you Kirk Cousins, who's ranked eleventh, and he 189 00:08:27,400 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 1: came through with four yards and two touchdown passes. You 190 00:08:32,080 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: mentioned the guy before, but I think he could be 191 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: a good sleeper pick. Trevor Lawrence. Trevor keeps it on 192 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 1: his own read times to get to the partner dies 193 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:43,280 Speaker 1: for the NZO touchown plays Dallas. I'm gonnasume they're gonna 194 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 1: be playing from behind. His tent total touchdowns in his 195 00:08:46,360 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 1: last four games. What do you think of Trevor Lawrence. 196 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: I like Trevor Lawrence. I like that offense. I like 197 00:08:51,600 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: the improvement there. They seem to be playing, you know, 198 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:56,320 Speaker 1: with some gust though, you know, even though they're not 199 00:08:56,360 --> 00:08:58,360 Speaker 1: really playing for anything, and that over unders at forty 200 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:01,040 Speaker 1: eight points on Sunday, so you know, it's it's one 201 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:02,520 Speaker 1: of the high scores of the week. I mean, let's 202 00:09:02,559 --> 00:09:04,360 Speaker 1: be clear, they're only really four games you want to 203 00:09:04,400 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 1: focus on from a high scoring perspective. And we mentioned 204 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:11,199 Speaker 1: Colts Vikings. Now we're mentioning Cowboys, Jaguars, Um Chiefs, Houston. 205 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:13,520 Speaker 1: I mean, it's gonna be a one sided affair, but 206 00:09:13,559 --> 00:09:15,520 Speaker 1: that is that it's projected to be a forty nine 207 00:09:15,520 --> 00:09:18,560 Speaker 1: pointer and then Eagles bear same thing. It's it's a 208 00:09:18,600 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 1: one sided affair, and that kind of takes me to 209 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:23,200 Speaker 1: where we are. You know, there's really, from my advantage point, 210 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 1: only three teams that are really really maybe four or 211 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 1: five if you want to include the Cowboys or you know, 212 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:32,520 Speaker 1: you know, but but but really it's the Eagles, the Bills, 213 00:09:32,640 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 1: and the Chiefs that are really, you know, vying for 214 00:09:34,760 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl this year that are real contenders that 215 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:38,839 Speaker 1: look like they're gonna show up every week and they're 216 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: gonna try and you know, and give it their all. 217 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 1: And so you know, I do want to have players 218 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:44,680 Speaker 1: on those teams. But you make a great point about 219 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: the Eagles. You know, are they really gonna be playing 220 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 1: for something in Week seventeen when you need them the most, 221 00:09:49,679 --> 00:09:51,480 Speaker 1: And if you're a Giant fan, they play them with 222 00:09:51,520 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: a Week eight team. So maybe that's a way for 223 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: the Giants to get back to But I'm getting point 224 00:09:56,800 --> 00:10:00,079 Speaker 1: ask you question about two players on the Jaguars. I 225 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: was surprised when I looked us up the last four games. 226 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 1: Travis at En eight points, eight points, ten points and 227 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:11,199 Speaker 1: three points. Not great, not great, Bob, No, he's I 228 00:10:11,800 --> 00:10:13,800 Speaker 1: mean rich, you know. I mean that's the thing. You know, he's, 229 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:15,760 Speaker 1: you know, a second year guy. He's he looked great 230 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,280 Speaker 1: at times. He's flashed this year for sure, but you know, 231 00:10:18,360 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 1: to do it, you know, for a full season at 232 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:21,800 Speaker 1: the running back position for a team that is not 233 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:26,079 Speaker 1: really fighting for playoff contention. And and look, don't get 234 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 1: me wrong, you know, Trevor Lawrence looks great. I mean, 235 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:31,319 Speaker 1: you know, some of those receivers look solid. But I 236 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:32,839 Speaker 1: I agree with that you probably do want to stay 237 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:34,920 Speaker 1: away from the gim maybe with the exception of Christian Kirk, 238 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: just because he's probably gonna get peppered. But um Or 239 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:42,480 Speaker 1: or Evan Ingram last two games fourteen points and thirty 240 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: nine points, and believe it or not, in the league 241 00:10:45,160 --> 00:10:48,040 Speaker 1: there were in overall tight end scoring. He's number four 242 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 1: on the on the season. Obviously the thirty nine, you know, 243 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: it surprised me. A tight end is this guy in Yoko, Right, 244 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:54,679 Speaker 1: You've got Tee Higgins falling out of bed, You've got 245 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:56,679 Speaker 1: Tyler Boyd falling out of bed. That someone's got to 246 00:10:56,720 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: catch the ball from Joe Barrow right, So I mean 247 00:10:58,640 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: he's really stepped it in and I actually have in 248 00:11:01,559 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 1: my other league. Um. Now, last week I said you 249 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:08,920 Speaker 1: need to look ahead. A lot of people knew they 250 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:11,439 Speaker 1: were in the playoffs. I recommended that you would pick 251 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:14,439 Speaker 1: up the Chiefs defense last week and this week the 252 00:11:14,559 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 1: ranked number one. So I'm gonna look ahead again. Let's 253 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:20,000 Speaker 1: assume that you're gonna win this week, and being positive 254 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:22,840 Speaker 1: as we are, if you're looking for a defense for 255 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:25,440 Speaker 1: week sixteen, you could pick up the Titans this week. 256 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: That's wildly available. They're hosting the Texans next week, or 257 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,480 Speaker 1: the Jets are hosting the Jaguar, so that those are 258 00:11:32,640 --> 00:11:37,160 Speaker 1: two possible. Uh, defenses for next week. This week, a 259 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:40,080 Speaker 1: couple of defenses I looked at as possible streaming options, 260 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 1: the Saints against Atlanta. Atlanta is going at the rookie 261 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:46,640 Speaker 1: quarterback Desmond Ritter, and the Panthers defense has been playing 262 00:11:46,760 --> 00:11:48,959 Speaker 1: very well this year, and they're playing against Steeles who 263 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:53,520 Speaker 1: might have Mitchell Trabinsky. Interesting, those are interesting streamers. I mean, 264 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:56,240 Speaker 1: that's for those to be that done like I do now, 265 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,720 Speaker 1: I'm I mean, look, this is the reality is it's 266 00:11:58,720 --> 00:12:01,200 Speaker 1: gonna be. It's gonna be something where you're gonna have 267 00:12:01,240 --> 00:12:03,280 Speaker 1: to look to You're gonna have to look for advantage, 268 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:04,800 Speaker 1: You're gonna have to look to play matchups and over 269 00:12:04,840 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 1: the next few weeks. I mean more than a few 270 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:09,800 Speaker 1: Fantasy championships have been one that way. And so yeah, 271 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:12,400 Speaker 1: I mean looking at their streaming these what about the Kickers? 272 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 1: Anything stand out there? Anything different? You're seeing any changes? 273 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:18,679 Speaker 1: I mean it's still Tyler Bass and you know, Bucker 274 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: and some of these guys. I mean, the guy who 275 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:22,560 Speaker 1: I kind of have have hung my hat on is 276 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 1: Daniel Carlson out of out of Las Vegas. You know, 277 00:12:25,720 --> 00:12:28,320 Speaker 1: he looks really really good, you know, And I've been 278 00:12:28,320 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 1: a fan. He's he's at his ups and downs, for sure, 279 00:12:30,520 --> 00:12:32,120 Speaker 1: but he looks like a guy you probably want to, 280 00:12:32,640 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 1: you know, you want to be playing into the playoffs. 281 00:12:34,880 --> 00:12:38,080 Speaker 1: As we wrap this up. You asked a question last week, 282 00:12:38,280 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: and I want to ask you if you has your 283 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:44,280 Speaker 1: opinion changed. You said Tony Poward. Who would you play? 284 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:47,480 Speaker 1: He said, who would you play? In the Detroit Lions 285 00:12:47,520 --> 00:12:49,559 Speaker 1: back for you? Right? Well, we both said DeAndre Swift. 286 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 1: We both said DeAndre Swift. I actually played him. He 287 00:12:53,080 --> 00:12:56,439 Speaker 1: had less than seven points against Minnesota and a shootout 288 00:12:56,559 --> 00:13:00,920 Speaker 1: game like and I'm always be too much better, right 289 00:13:00,920 --> 00:13:02,840 Speaker 1: and they're playing the Jets this week, I know. So 290 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:04,880 Speaker 1: I'm gonna ask you some personal advice from my other 291 00:13:04,960 --> 00:13:07,080 Speaker 1: league because I think you're one of the smartest guys 292 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:10,920 Speaker 1: out there. Okay, do I play a healthy DeAndre Swift 293 00:13:11,240 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: or a healthy Kenneth Walker against the forty niners? So 294 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:16,679 Speaker 1: that is your question, huh. I'd have one more question 295 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:18,600 Speaker 1: after that. I'd have to watch and see how they're 296 00:13:18,600 --> 00:13:20,880 Speaker 1: practicing and how they're involved throughout the course of the week. 297 00:13:20,920 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 1: But my gut probably tells me you're gonna want to 298 00:13:24,520 --> 00:13:27,760 Speaker 1: stick with probably, you know, Kenneth Walker if he's healthy, 299 00:13:27,800 --> 00:13:29,160 Speaker 1: I mean, you don't want anything to do with that 300 00:13:29,240 --> 00:13:31,120 Speaker 1: Jets defense, I don't think, I mean, but you know, 301 00:13:31,160 --> 00:13:34,240 Speaker 1: then again, and they're splitting time with Jamal Williams, assuming 302 00:13:34,280 --> 00:13:38,360 Speaker 1: Williams is playing as so it's it's so yeah, so 303 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:40,840 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a real tough that that Detroit backfield 304 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:42,959 Speaker 1: as all of a sudden gotten very very muddled, very 305 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 1: very quickly. And so yeah, I mean, if if you 306 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 1: have some confidence that Walker is going to be starting, 307 00:13:47,760 --> 00:13:50,400 Speaker 1: and that he's been practicing and and and practicing with 308 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:52,520 Speaker 1: the first team, i'd probably the option I have is 309 00:13:52,559 --> 00:13:55,280 Speaker 1: actually Roy or most start. Who's who's going to get 310 00:13:55,320 --> 00:13:58,680 Speaker 1: all the carriages because down, Yeah, we didn't talk about 311 00:13:58,679 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: Wilson going down. Well look, I mean to the thing, 312 00:14:00,559 --> 00:14:02,679 Speaker 1: we really had nothing much to talk about, you know, 313 00:14:02,760 --> 00:14:05,200 Speaker 1: except for the fact that my goodness, Herbert looked way 314 00:14:05,200 --> 00:14:07,920 Speaker 1: better than two h huh, I mean, like noticeably so, 315 00:14:08,480 --> 00:14:10,040 Speaker 1: and you know those two were picked back to back. 316 00:14:10,080 --> 00:14:11,679 Speaker 1: If I'm not if I if I don't recall a 317 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:14,640 Speaker 1: few years back, the Dolphins picked to A first and 318 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:16,839 Speaker 1: then the Georgias took Herbert right And now if you 319 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:18,959 Speaker 1: look at that pick, you're kind of like, oh my goodness, 320 00:14:18,960 --> 00:14:21,400 Speaker 1: but I definitely think the Dolphins, you know, you are 321 00:14:21,440 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: going to try and bounce back here. I mean, is 322 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:26,640 Speaker 1: Tyreek Hill gonna play? I mean he got injuredn't he? Yeah, 323 00:14:26,640 --> 00:14:28,640 Speaker 1: he's banged up. Also he's banged up also, you know, 324 00:14:28,720 --> 00:14:30,880 Speaker 1: so I mean, you know, a lot of injuries in 325 00:14:30,920 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 1: the snow. Anything can happen, you know. I mean I 326 00:14:33,960 --> 00:14:36,040 Speaker 1: think that game, you know that. I mean, people think 327 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 1: the Bills are gonna crush it, but it might be 328 00:14:37,440 --> 00:14:39,280 Speaker 1: closer than people think, just because of the elements. That's 329 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: a perfect segue to my final question for you, And 330 00:14:41,520 --> 00:14:44,920 Speaker 1: again I'm asking Damien advice from like the league need it? 331 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 1: Would you start Josh Allen or Justin Fields? You know, 332 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:54,520 Speaker 1: I have to say Josh Allen just because he's Josh Allen, 333 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,520 Speaker 1: But um, I mean, and who's Justin Fields playing? Remind 334 00:14:57,560 --> 00:15:01,800 Speaker 1: me Philadelphia? Who you know? And that's the one thing. 335 00:15:01,840 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: If there is an Achilles heel to the Eagles, it's 336 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:06,800 Speaker 1: that they cannot stop the run. And you know, Justin 337 00:15:06,840 --> 00:15:08,240 Speaker 1: Fields is going to be out there to show. So 338 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 1: that's a tough, tough one because the bench, Josh Allen, 339 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:16,120 Speaker 1: it's tough to do. But um, but you know, I 340 00:15:15,640 --> 00:15:18,480 Speaker 1: I hear you, I hear your dilemma. There I have 341 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,920 Speaker 1: no answer for you, is unfortunately my response. Okay, well 342 00:15:21,960 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: he's Damien Sassaur, I'm Rich Truman, Richerman, Michael Barrow will 343 00:15:26,240 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 1: be back next week. I will not. Thanks for joining us. 344 00:15:29,920 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: Good luck to everybody in their fantasy playoffs. You've been 345 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:36,560 Speaker 1: listening to the Bloomberg Business of Sports show, the Fantasy 346 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:40,600 Speaker 1: Football edition. Catch us every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, where 347 00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:42,720 Speaker 1: we explore the world of Money is Sports on all 348 00:15:42,760 --> 00:15:47,120 Speaker 1: your podcast platforms. You're listening to Bloomberg Business of Sports 349 00:15:47,120 --> 00:15:49,600 Speaker 1: on Bloomberg Radio around the world.