1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,560 Speaker 1: This is the business of sports where in the situation 2 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,360 Speaker 1: that we haven't dealt with in modern times, pandemic here 3 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:10,479 Speaker 1: has really accelerated the investments that you've been advocating for 4 00:00:10,480 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 1: for years. From a Macrew standpoint, I think our sport 5 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:16,360 Speaker 1: industry is really forced to look at the business a 6 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:19,639 Speaker 1: little bit differently. In depth conversations with the leaders in 7 00:00:19,720 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 1: the sports industry. Who wants to be the sacrificial lambs. 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: That shows up that the first big major sporting event 9 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: part of something much bigger than the sports right now, 10 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 1: and the health and tasty of our stakeholders that looks 11 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:32,920 Speaker 1: much important every moment. I think we're all from the 12 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:35,560 Speaker 1: business respect of thinking about the impact that the virus 13 00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:38,920 Speaker 1: is having across the country. In Bloomberg Business of Sports 14 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: from Bloomberg Radio that was out every Thursday on the 15 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:47,400 Speaker 1: Terminal and Bloomberg Intelligences, Damian Sasaur and first we have 16 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:50,559 Speaker 1: to say Rich Druman, you came in second. And we 17 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:54,640 Speaker 1: have to congratulate Charles Volmer. It's not Charlie, it's Charles Wolmer. 18 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: When you win the whole championships, So we got to 19 00:00:56,560 --> 00:01:00,600 Speaker 1: say congratulations, you came in second. You put up a 20 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:04,200 Speaker 1: valid fight. Rich. You know, it really did come down 21 00:01:04,200 --> 00:01:07,720 Speaker 1: to the wire. Came down to the Monday night game 22 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: and Josh Allen put Charlie up. But it was weird 23 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:14,039 Speaker 1: because it went back and forth, and I actually thought 24 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:16,760 Speaker 1: I had a good chance because Charlie made a couple 25 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:20,240 Speaker 1: of mistakes. He bench Gronk, who had two touchdowns against 26 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,240 Speaker 1: the Lions. Then I had Jeff Wilson who had a 27 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:25,600 Speaker 1: great game and he had a thirty yard drum which 28 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:27,800 Speaker 1: I thought was a touchdown, but he had the ball 29 00:01:27,840 --> 00:01:30,840 Speaker 1: on the wrong side of the pylon. And then Charlie 30 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,120 Speaker 1: made a great move which he probably didn't realize he 31 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: did because Jeffers Landry got scratched because of COVID at 32 00:01:36,920 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: the last minute. He played Nelson Agilar so at agil 33 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: Miles Gasking go on that Saturday night game with the 34 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: Dolphins Raiders, and that put him above. But I came back. 35 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 1: I was back and forth, back and forth, but Charlie 36 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 1: pulled it out. So the funny thing was, I made 37 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:56,600 Speaker 1: those those waiver wire pick ups last week, and I 38 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:58,520 Speaker 1: was jack doing exactly Michael Barr was talking about in 39 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 1: the previous week's podcast to trying to look head see 40 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:02,840 Speaker 1: who you might need because with the COVID and everything 41 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:04,720 Speaker 1: that was happening this year, you need a diversified bench. 42 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: And that was I think the key to to my 43 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: drafting this year in the waiver wire was diversification. Diversification, diversification, 44 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: because we have how many games were changed at the 45 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:13,919 Speaker 1: last minute, UM, and you didn't you didn't know who 46 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:15,240 Speaker 1: to start winning. There were even a couple of times 47 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,920 Speaker 1: too where I had players scheduled for Monday and I 48 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 1: swapped them out just because if I knew I could 49 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,280 Speaker 1: guarantee a player was gonna play, uh, you know, Saturday, 50 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,280 Speaker 1: Sunday afternoon. UM. With stuff like the Pittsburgh situation with 51 00:02:25,320 --> 00:02:27,200 Speaker 1: the Ravens and things like that, you've gotta be able 52 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 1: to hedge a little bit. I have to ask Damian Youth, 53 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,639 Speaker 1: you're thinking about the most valuable player of the season, 54 00:02:35,240 --> 00:02:38,400 Speaker 1: who would that be? Oh, well, I would have to 55 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:41,400 Speaker 1: be for me at least a throw up between Kamar 56 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:43,200 Speaker 1: and Cook, right. I mean those guys have just been 57 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: beast all year long. Um at the receiver spot. I 58 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,919 Speaker 1: mean it kind of takes me to you know, who 59 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: were going to be the best performers next year? One 60 00:02:51,320 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: and so you know, for my first year in RB, 61 00:02:53,560 --> 00:02:56,359 Speaker 1: it's gotta be Camara, Cook and McCaffrey at wide receiver, 62 00:02:56,400 --> 00:02:58,519 Speaker 1: It's gotta be DeVante Hill and Diggs. I mean, dig 63 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:01,440 Speaker 1: has been an absolute beast past few weeks, and I 64 00:03:01,440 --> 00:03:03,400 Speaker 1: guess to take me to QB, right. I mean, obviously 65 00:03:03,480 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: my homes is a cut above, but after him, I 66 00:03:06,240 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 1: like Watson. I write Allen a lot too um and 67 00:03:08,760 --> 00:03:10,960 Speaker 1: I like Rogers perhaps even if he can continue at 68 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: the Carrent page. So you know, yeah, you know, I 69 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: mean I think Cook, Kamara, those guys are they act 70 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 1: huge years rich. Do you have Alvin Kamara or is 71 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,120 Speaker 1: someone else in our league? I did not have Alvin Kamara. 72 00:03:23,200 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: Let me get back to my team, because that's what 73 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: it's about. Damian gave some advice at the beginning of the 74 00:03:29,080 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: the season, and I took that could kind of came 75 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: back to bite me. He said, if you see a 76 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:35,720 Speaker 1: guy in waivers early in the season, use a lot 77 00:03:35,760 --> 00:03:39,000 Speaker 1: of money. So foolishly, I used a lot of money 78 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:41,720 Speaker 1: in Devonte Freeman when the Giants picked him up. So 79 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: I pretty much wasted my entire budget like five or 80 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: six weeks into the season. And this is where my 81 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,760 Speaker 1: advice is you have to look at what other players have. 82 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: I actually, during the year for free picked up Justin 83 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: Herbert Jeff Wilson. I mean, these are good, valuable players, 84 00:03:59,560 --> 00:04:02,000 Speaker 1: and I had no budget. Russell Engage at the end, 85 00:04:02,040 --> 00:04:06,280 Speaker 1: I picked up so you really like Charlie and Damian 86 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: and Michael Blog who were in the playoffs. I didn't 87 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: have one dollar to spend. I would have blocked a 88 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: lot of moves that I made midway and later the season. 89 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: So when you're doing fantasy, my advice is not only 90 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 1: look at your team, look at other teams that you 91 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 1: have and try to prevent them from getting players, especially 92 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:26,520 Speaker 1: if our league was in a auction budget for fantasy playoffs. 93 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:28,760 Speaker 1: So it's funny you say that, because that's exactly what 94 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:30,640 Speaker 1: I did all throughout the year. I tried to use 95 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 1: as little money as possible, um hopefully having a good 96 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: enough team that I don't really need to make a 97 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 1: big situation. I didn't have anybody that really went down 98 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,200 Speaker 1: for the year. That kind of killed me. But I 99 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:41,360 Speaker 1: did that, and looking into the playoffs, I had I 100 00:04:41,400 --> 00:04:44,640 Speaker 1: think of my budget left and I looked fully knowing 101 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: that RICH had no budget. That number one I didn't 102 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:48,479 Speaker 1: have to use a lot of budget in the first 103 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,000 Speaker 1: round of the playoffs because I knew if Rich was there, 104 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:52,520 Speaker 1: I was gonna have all the money in the world. 105 00:04:52,520 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: I needed to do that, and that's what I started doing, 106 00:04:54,680 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: was looking at what your other teams have. I think 107 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 1: some people might say that's a little bit cocky, but 108 00:04:58,040 --> 00:04:59,000 Speaker 1: it's kind of the way you have to look in 109 00:04:59,040 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 1: the playoffs. You have to think I had of what 110 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 1: are they gonna need that maybe I could scoop up. 111 00:05:02,720 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: So there was a point where in that first playoff week, 112 00:05:04,560 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 1: because I knew Mark, who I was playing, was week 113 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:09,160 Speaker 1: at quarterback, because you had some you had some. I 114 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:10,880 Speaker 1: think it was a COVID or an injury there. I 115 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:12,760 Speaker 1: picked up a third quarterback for no reason, just so 116 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:15,559 Speaker 1: I could keep the hottest free agent quarterback off the market. 117 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: I had no need for him. It serves a great 118 00:05:17,400 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 1: backup if somebody goes down. But I think that's kind 119 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 1: of how you have to think about it. You know, guys, 120 00:05:22,320 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: when we look back at this draft, I've never recalled 121 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: and I don't know if it was because it was 122 00:05:28,080 --> 00:05:30,840 Speaker 1: two thousand and twenty type of year it was, but 123 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: I never saw so many first round bus like I 124 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 1: saw this year. Obviously there's a lot of injuries. Barkley 125 00:05:36,720 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: miss most of the year, McCaffrey miss most of the year, 126 00:05:39,080 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: Michael Thomas miss most of the year. But there was 127 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,160 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon, who I had in my other league, missed 128 00:05:44,160 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 1: most of the year. But there were so many first 129 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,480 Speaker 1: round bus this year. And you know, leagues I always say, 130 00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: are not one in the first round, there one in 131 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,960 Speaker 1: later rounds on waiver picks, and like a couple of 132 00:05:55,040 --> 00:05:56,760 Speaker 1: guys and I think are going to be great like 133 00:05:56,800 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: second round start round picks next year. Deandres with Miles 134 00:06:01,120 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: Gascons from the Dolphins. You really have to don't put 135 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: so much importance to that first round there. You really 136 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,760 Speaker 1: need to try to build your team in the mid 137 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: you know, the later round picks. Well, we'll hold on, 138 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: We'll hold on there. Gentlemen, are you telling me that 139 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:17,040 Speaker 1: having Russ Wilson and Josh Allen at quarterback is in 140 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: a recipe in a two QP league? I mean, come on, 141 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:21,160 Speaker 1: are you telling me that you know if you did 142 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: happen to have Cook fall into your lap or come 143 00:06:22,920 --> 00:06:24,599 Speaker 1: Bar fall into your lap in the middle of the 144 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:26,839 Speaker 1: first round, that didn't help you come on, so but 145 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,600 Speaker 1: you still want to have where did Charlie draft Josh 146 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 1: Allen like the fourteenth round? I agree with you. Now 147 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: here's the thing. I mean you you're mentioned busts. I mean, 148 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: and you make a great point. You know, guys who 149 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 1: went early on Lamar Jackson, Dak Prescott who got hurt. 150 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 1: You know, those guys did not perform. Rogers was available 151 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: probably at the end of most drafts, certainly in one 152 00:06:47,440 --> 00:06:50,640 Speaker 1: quarterback league on waivers. And you know another thing you 153 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: make great point about head and think we could be 154 00:06:52,600 --> 00:06:55,080 Speaker 1: in the most fantasy leagues. Jeff Wilson was on waivers. 155 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:57,479 Speaker 1: So that always kind of happens if you have a 156 00:06:57,480 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 1: little bit of budget that you've saved up for you 157 00:06:59,680 --> 00:07:01,719 Speaker 1: and you and you made the playoffs, you know, to 158 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 1: be able to you know, make those picks in weeks 159 00:07:04,080 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: fourteen fifteen sixteen, when quite frankly, you just don't know 160 00:07:06,600 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 1: which teams are playing for what at that point, right 161 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:10,880 Speaker 1: and now, look, I guess that you know. Just just 162 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: to keep going with that, it takes us into where 163 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:14,400 Speaker 1: we are in the playoff where it's you know, if 164 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: you are in a fantasy league where you are playing 165 00:07:17,320 --> 00:07:18,960 Speaker 1: and have something to play for in Week seventeen. I 166 00:07:19,000 --> 00:07:20,280 Speaker 1: know a lot of leagues what what they do is 167 00:07:20,280 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 1: they take the combined Week sixteen Weeks seventeen score for 168 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: their Super Bowl champ. I mean, there's a lot of 169 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: teams with something to play for this year, which is great, 170 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: you know. I mean, look at the NFC East. Everybody's 171 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: playing for something. It's a vehicles, right. So it has 172 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:35,320 Speaker 1: been a very interesting season. There's been a lot more 173 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: parody than I would have thought. For sure. You kind 174 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:40,040 Speaker 1: of just answered my question is like why and there 175 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: many teams, are many leagues out there that play in 176 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:48,200 Speaker 1: Week seventeen, which I never understood. Why, But you just 177 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: answered the question. Damn well. I mean yeah, and I mean, look, 178 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:53,880 Speaker 1: you know you've got right now. I mean, look, Sandford, 179 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:58,240 Speaker 1: I mean think about this, right, the the the Rams, 180 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:02,120 Speaker 1: whether it's the Rams um Arizona game, loser goes home, right, 181 00:08:02,160 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: I mean, what a great game to be involved with, 182 00:08:04,000 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: even Green Bay Chicago. You know, Chicago wins that they're 183 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: in the playoffs and Green Bays trying to lock up 184 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:10,880 Speaker 1: that one feed. So everyone in the NFL, with the 185 00:08:10,880 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 1: acceptance of Kansas City, is pretty much gonna bench. The 186 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:15,640 Speaker 1: entire team is playing for something. But you know that 187 00:08:15,720 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 1: kind of comes back and hurt you too, because if 188 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,679 Speaker 1: you're running Kelsey or my Homes or any of those guys, 189 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:21,600 Speaker 1: you know they're getting bench this week or they're barely 190 00:08:21,600 --> 00:08:24,360 Speaker 1: gonna play the first half. And for that matter, Rich 191 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: the Washington football team will be watching what the New 192 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: York Giants will be doing because they play the one 193 00:08:31,520 --> 00:08:36,880 Speaker 1: o'clock game, Washington plays the evening game. If the Giants win, 194 00:08:37,559 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: then Washington has to win. So yeah, the winner of 195 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:45,160 Speaker 1: the Giants Dallas game is in. If Washington loses, the 196 00:08:45,160 --> 00:08:48,719 Speaker 1: only team that are out batically are the Eagles. So 197 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:51,480 Speaker 1: it's amazing. You know, the Giants. I'm a Giants fan. 198 00:08:52,160 --> 00:08:55,880 Speaker 1: Second worst scoring offense in the league this year. They've 199 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:59,960 Speaker 1: only behind the Jets, And you know, I could arguably, 200 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:01,520 Speaker 1: and I'm you know a lot of times when you're 201 00:09:01,520 --> 00:09:03,320 Speaker 1: a Giant fan, you can't complain. And I saw four 202 00:09:03,400 --> 00:09:05,679 Speaker 1: Super Bowls, but you're a little more critical of your 203 00:09:05,679 --> 00:09:08,160 Speaker 1: own team, you know. I don't think it's a far 204 00:09:08,240 --> 00:09:11,720 Speaker 1: fetch to say that the Jets. If the Jets played 205 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:14,640 Speaker 1: the Giants right now, the Jets might beat them. The 206 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 1: Giants have been horrible the last month of the season, 207 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:21,319 Speaker 1: virtually no offense whatsoever, and they could still make the 208 00:09:21,360 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 1: playoffs and they just still may. They can still win 209 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: a division, and they could still host the first round 210 00:09:26,600 --> 00:09:29,480 Speaker 1: playoffs game. Unbelievable. I Mean, the one other thing that 211 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 1: stands out right is that Fittsburgh's gonna be benching Big 212 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: Ben in a game where they really need to win it, right, 213 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:36,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I mean there's an injury there obviously, but 214 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 1: I mean, like, you know, having Mason Rudolph the quarterback throws, 215 00:09:39,960 --> 00:09:41,640 Speaker 1: you know, it makes it difficult to trust guys like 216 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:44,839 Speaker 1: Jante and Juju and Connor. So you know, that's another one, 217 00:09:44,880 --> 00:09:46,760 Speaker 1: you know that stands out. So it's it's it's it's 218 00:09:46,800 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 1: just any other week here in the NFL, although it 219 00:09:48,960 --> 00:09:51,199 Speaker 1: is the final week of the season. Michael, going back 220 00:09:51,240 --> 00:09:53,559 Speaker 1: to your point earlier, the other league that I've been 221 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: playing in for over thirty years with my college buddies, 222 00:09:57,280 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: and I can get them only fourty years old. Um, 223 00:10:00,080 --> 00:10:04,800 Speaker 1: the big College. The majority of payout is total points. 224 00:10:05,480 --> 00:10:10,360 Speaker 1: So we play two three weeks seventeen, and we do 225 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:13,240 Speaker 1: for a second and third place prizes and only eight 226 00:10:13,280 --> 00:10:17,199 Speaker 1: point separate three teams for third place. So that's another way. 227 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: I think it's an interesting way to do it because 228 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:22,720 Speaker 1: because it keeps mostly everybody involved into the very end. 229 00:10:23,800 --> 00:10:27,920 Speaker 1: Any games you're looking at, gentlemen, at look at your 230 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 1: fancy for at least maybe if you want to put 231 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 1: some coin on it. Well, I'll jump on that one. Well, 232 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:37,680 Speaker 1: I mean, here are the games that are most interesting 233 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:39,439 Speaker 1: to me. That's up the high scoring affairs. That's the 234 00:10:39,480 --> 00:10:41,560 Speaker 1: low scoring affairs. You've got Jets in New England, right, 235 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:43,960 Speaker 1: and Stidham is probably gonna start over Cam Newton the 236 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:46,200 Speaker 1: way he looked last week. Right, So I think the 237 00:10:46,240 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 1: over under in that game is a mere thirty nine points. 238 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:50,959 Speaker 1: I mean, go figure. And then you know you obviously 239 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:53,839 Speaker 1: have that Arizona Rams game. Loser goes home the over 240 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:55,480 Speaker 1: under in that game. If you would talked to me 241 00:10:55,920 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: just four or five weeks ago and ask you what 242 00:10:57,559 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 1: the over under in that game would be, I'd say 243 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: the fifty plus you over under thirty nine and a half. 244 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:05,280 Speaker 1: So you know, these low scoring affairs in week seventeen 245 00:11:05,280 --> 00:11:06,959 Speaker 1: are coming to you. And then look, I mean you've 246 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: got I mean Jacksonville, Indianapolis is a fourteen point spread 247 00:11:10,400 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 1: their Baltimore Sincy they're eleven and a half point spa. 248 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 1: So you also ship see some blowouts. I mean, go figure. 249 00:11:15,520 --> 00:11:18,079 Speaker 1: Cleveland is a nine and a half point favorite against 250 00:11:18,080 --> 00:11:22,880 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh this week. Amazing. One. One game that I think 251 00:11:22,920 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: could be a sneaky daily fantasy play Um Denver is 252 00:11:27,320 --> 00:11:29,800 Speaker 1: playing the Raiders. I can say a lot of points 253 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:32,840 Speaker 1: being scored in that game. And if you're looking for 254 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: like a low value pick, Drew Lock possibly, and he's 255 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: coming off his worst game of his rookie season. Judy 256 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:42,920 Speaker 1: dropped about five balls the other day against the Chargers. 257 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: I could see him possibly having a bounce back game. 258 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:49,600 Speaker 1: So I like, if you need value picks, Drew Lack 259 00:11:49,720 --> 00:11:52,560 Speaker 1: and Jerish Duty possibly. Can I just say, is this 260 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: really a business sports podcast at Michael Bard doesn't bring 261 00:11:55,240 --> 00:12:00,400 Speaker 1: up sports gambling? Oh no, it's not so box we're 262 00:12:00,440 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: checking every week on the show. Charles Wollman, Man, you 263 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 1: are the man, you are the champ. Can you drop 264 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:10,400 Speaker 1: some words of wisdom on us before we close out 265 00:12:10,400 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: the show? My actual words of wisdom are I think 266 00:12:12,800 --> 00:12:15,320 Speaker 1: diversification is number one to me. My whole strategy this 267 00:12:15,400 --> 00:12:17,080 Speaker 1: year is I don't know the NFL like you guys know. 268 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:20,199 Speaker 1: I don't know how far Cook's gonna run this week. 269 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:21,760 Speaker 1: I know he's a great player. I know what he's 270 00:12:21,800 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 1: capable of. So to my advantage of my big thing 271 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,680 Speaker 1: was diversification. I go in with the draft plan of 272 00:12:26,800 --> 00:12:29,520 Speaker 1: never having two people on the same team, and I 273 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: try to have as little bye week overlap as possible. 274 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:34,440 Speaker 1: So my whole theory with it is you're never gonna 275 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:37,440 Speaker 1: face my team less than about You might not get 276 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:39,280 Speaker 1: me a percent most weeks, but you're never going to 277 00:12:39,360 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 1: be lower than eighty five. And I think that's been 278 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:43,760 Speaker 1: key and I've been fairly successful with it. Ironically, the 279 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: first year we did this league, Rich beat me in 280 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 1: the championship. So now we're one and once we're gonna 281 00:12:48,040 --> 00:12:49,319 Speaker 1: have to see what happens next year. We're gonna have 282 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: a tie break over who really rules this thing as 283 00:12:54,679 --> 00:13:00,880 Speaker 1: oh man, here we go, Congratulations the generals. Uh. You 284 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:05,559 Speaker 1: can catch our podcast here every Monday's, Wednesdays and Thursdays, 285 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,960 Speaker 1: and we'll be back next season to do this all 286 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:11,120 Speaker 1: over again. For the podcast for Fantasy Sports, I'm Michael 287 00:13:11,120 --> 00:13:13,959 Speaker 1: Barrow on Twitter and I'm at Big bar sports. You're 288 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,839 Speaker 1: listening to Bloomberg Business of Sports from Bloomberg Radio around 289 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: the world.