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The 18 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: men who are on the white horses coming in to 19 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: help this poor soul out with his team, Rich Truman 20 00:01:08,360 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: and Damian sass Our, Guys, I cannot believe it is 21 00:01:11,920 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: week twelve. Damien what do you do now, because you're 22 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: at the point in your league where either you know 23 00:01:19,360 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: you're making the playoffs or you gotta make that final 24 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: dash to get in, or well I'll just look at 25 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: for keepers for next season. Yeah. No, I think it's 26 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: you have to start looking ahead. I mean, look, we're 27 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 1: almost a week fourteen here in most in most leagues 28 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:34,840 Speaker 1: at the beginning of the fantasy playoffs, right, So I 29 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,119 Speaker 1: mean you're looking at the Cowboys were playing teams like Washington, 30 00:01:38,280 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: the Giants, you know, Arizona, you know, could be a 31 00:01:41,160 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: high scorer, and the Steelers, Steelers playing Minnesota Tennessee. So yeah, 32 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:46,520 Speaker 1: I mean, like it's kind of interesting. Um, you know, 33 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: we're at that point in the season and let's just 34 00:01:48,640 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: talk about my man Jonathan Taylor putting up some numbers 35 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,919 Speaker 1: last week. Oh yeah, and that's one of the guys 36 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,840 Speaker 1: I'm looking at for fantasy sports. When you talk about 37 00:01:59,160 --> 00:02:02,720 Speaker 1: trying to pick some buddy up, Rich Truman, Uh, this 38 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:08,680 Speaker 1: is a feast for Thursday for Thanksgiving because a lot 39 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: of people get into those fantasy sports lineups where you 40 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: just play the Thursday games. Now you've got three games, 41 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: You've got Detroit facing Chicago. I know, everybody wants a 42 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: ticket to that. Uh. And you then you've got the 43 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:28,399 Speaker 1: Cowboys and the Raiders and then the nightcap game New 44 00:02:28,520 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 1: Orleans hosting Buffalo. Those games, do you see anybody out 45 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,000 Speaker 1: there where it's like you got to have this one 46 00:02:35,040 --> 00:02:37,399 Speaker 1: person on your team to make sure you're gonna win 47 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:41,840 Speaker 1: in that Thursday Fantasy Sports feast. Well, I gotta tell 48 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 1: you you're gonna have to check your lineup because I'm 49 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: gonna go to the nightcap, which is the Saints hosting 50 00:02:46,840 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: the Bills. Right now, it looks like Alvin Kamar is 51 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:53,920 Speaker 1: not going to play, and um mark Ingram looks like 52 00:02:53,960 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: he could be in Jeopardy playing also, so the Saints 53 00:02:56,440 --> 00:02:59,359 Speaker 1: might be very depleted in the backfield. So you got 54 00:02:59,360 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: to make sure you're after you have your fifth portion 55 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:04,359 Speaker 1: of turkey, Michael, you make sure that you go look 56 00:03:04,440 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: up and see who the inactives are for that game. Uh. 57 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:11,400 Speaker 1: And also at the Cowboys, member Ceedee Lamb had a concussion. 58 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: It's a short turnaround, so he's gonna be questioning to 59 00:03:14,600 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 1: play against the Raiders. Um that we begin with, You're 60 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: Detroit Lions hosting the Bears, and the swift has been 61 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:25,400 Speaker 1: great running back for the Lions all year. Um, what 62 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:29,160 Speaker 1: do you think? Michael Moore? The same? Yeah, I have 63 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: to agree with you. And and now it brings up 64 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: the next point. Damien h I never thought I would 65 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:37,640 Speaker 1: say these words coming out of my mouth this season. 66 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: The Chicago Bears defense. Should I pick him up? Am 67 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,840 Speaker 1: I crazy? They look good? They look good? I mean, 68 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: you know it looks good on the Bears at Donald Mooney. 69 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:48,520 Speaker 1: I mean, this guy is real. I mean, and now 70 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: you've got Robinson out, so you know, he's been putting 71 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: up some pretty good points. I think you've had, you know, 72 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:55,880 Speaker 1: and we're from depending on you're scoring, you know, fifts 73 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: per week to a better part of the last three weeks. 74 00:03:57,600 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: So you know, he's he's a guy who has to 75 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: be in your n ups. But I mean, what's going on? Quarterbacks? 76 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:04,280 Speaker 1: I mean I can't figure it out, you know, since 77 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,320 Speaker 1: I guess you know, for the last three weeks. You know, 78 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 1: it's been very very difficult. These these locks, you know, 79 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: like John, like Josh Allen and Dak Prescott, they're just 80 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: not showing up. And it's it's it's frustrating. I don't 81 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:17,039 Speaker 1: know who to start anymore. Hey, well, I want to 82 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,280 Speaker 1: pick up on one thing that Damon mentioned earlier about 83 00:04:19,360 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: the playoffs starting week fourteen, because it's an extra game 84 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:26,200 Speaker 1: this year, most teams playoffs are not going to start 85 00:04:26,200 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: to week fifteen because on Week fourteen, the Colts, the 86 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: dolphinsive Patriots, and the Eagles are all on bin. That's 87 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:35,760 Speaker 1: a great point. Most will be most of the playoffs 88 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:39,240 Speaker 1: will be starting on week fifteen. So Damian earlier before 89 00:04:39,279 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: we got on the air and said I'm out of it, Damian, 90 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: you have an extra week to try to get another win. Actually, 91 00:04:44,400 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: look at you. You're so smart. Right at his week fifteen? 92 00:04:47,680 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: Right's week fifteen. As far as your boy Chad didn't 93 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:51,680 Speaker 1: tell you that or whatever, the guy you quote every week? 94 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 1: Oh you know, come on, all right, you're reminding me. 95 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,000 Speaker 1: I gotta throw his name in there. Okay, keep going. 96 00:04:58,279 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 1: You know you had mentioned early You're rich about the 97 00:05:01,960 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: wide out problem for the Cowboys because Cedee Lamb he 98 00:05:05,960 --> 00:05:08,200 Speaker 1: left the game on Sunday he got a concussion. To 99 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 1: Marii Cooper, I think he still has COVID. He's no, 100 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:14,839 Speaker 1: he's out. I believe he's definitely out. I think Michael 101 00:05:14,839 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 1: Gallup would be a good pick. Up if I think 102 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: a lot of people took him in the last week 103 00:05:18,480 --> 00:05:20,080 Speaker 1: or two when he came back off the i R. 104 00:05:20,640 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: But Michael Galup could be a featured receiver and the 105 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: Raiders Cowboys game should be pretty high scoring. I did 106 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: read earlier this week that Zeke Elliott thinks that the 107 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: Cowboys got to go back to running the ball more. 108 00:05:31,400 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: So we'll see if he and power gets some more carries. 109 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:35,880 Speaker 1: You know, you talk about the whine outs. I know 110 00:05:35,960 --> 00:05:40,320 Speaker 1: Gallup is big and in playoffs, in heading for the 111 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:44,680 Speaker 1: playoffs playoff? What about Cedric Wilson. Cedric Wilson, Yeah, he's 112 00:05:44,720 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: a popular waiver pickup this week. Also, um, I think 113 00:05:47,400 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 1: also Dalton Schultz might be getting some more targets. He 114 00:05:50,680 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 1: had a couple of eight extra targets last week. But 115 00:05:54,160 --> 00:05:57,000 Speaker 1: I would think the Raiders Cowboys game, added the three 116 00:05:57,040 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: games that on Thanksgiving might be the highest pin one. Damien, 117 00:06:01,960 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 1: you talk about the quarterbacks. You talk about one quarterback 118 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:10,960 Speaker 1: that I'm like, WHOA, I'm surprised, But then I'm not surprised. 119 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:14,479 Speaker 1: Tyrod Taylor for Houston. He is starting to put up 120 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:18,839 Speaker 1: some numbers, and then Houston had that surprise when uh 121 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:23,320 Speaker 1: this past weekend. What do you think, Tyrod? Yeah, I mean, well, 122 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: they're playing the Jets, I mean, Michael Barr. That is 123 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 1: the key to success. If you're playing the Jets, you 124 00:06:28,279 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: want to start your players, and so yeah, I think 125 00:06:30,320 --> 00:06:32,200 Speaker 1: he might be a spot starter this week for sure. 126 00:06:32,240 --> 00:06:34,080 Speaker 1: Although it is a low score, it's only supposed to 127 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: get forty five points I think in the over under. 128 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:38,720 Speaker 1: I mean it's but you know, just to pivot for 129 00:06:38,760 --> 00:06:41,040 Speaker 1: a second here, if you want to talk quarterbacks. Matt 130 00:06:41,160 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 1: Jones the New England Patriots versus the Titans this week, 131 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: my sleeper the weekend, by the way, my fantasy grew. 132 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: Chadmanick loves him as well. Jad Kobe Myers playing the 133 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:53,680 Speaker 1: Titans secondary. The Pats are rolling and quite frankly, there's 134 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:55,400 Speaker 1: no reason to think they're gonna slow down against a 135 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:59,680 Speaker 1: depleted Titans team. Richard see anything good for tight ends 136 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:03,880 Speaker 1: this um? I do like Dolan Schultz on the Thursday 137 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 1: Night slate against the Raiders the games at Dallas, um 138 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: Friar Muth on pittsburghs I'm pretty hot he's playing against Cincinnati. 139 00:07:12,680 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: It looks like Eric Ebron might be out for the 140 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: rest of the season, so the Penn State alum might 141 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:21,280 Speaker 1: be a good pickup. He's been pretty hot and Dallas 142 00:07:21,280 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: Goddard's obviously the feature guy for the Eagles, and to 143 00:07:24,080 --> 00:07:27,240 Speaker 1: play the Giants because Zach arts on arizonas all those 144 00:07:27,280 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: guys might be in play. Damian, what keeping your eye 145 00:07:31,280 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: on Logan Thomas for the Washington football team? And the 146 00:07:33,880 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: reason why I bring it up is because Ricky Seals Jones. 147 00:07:37,960 --> 00:07:41,080 Speaker 1: He's all hurt and kind of banged up. So I'm 148 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: wondering now, and I think Thomas is coming off I 149 00:07:44,280 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: R this week. No, I think you're right. I mean, look, 150 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:49,000 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, look, I think Goddard is really 151 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: the guy. Mean, he's been awesome and then basically you've 152 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:53,840 Speaker 1: got no offense. You've got done a parum. I mean, 153 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 1: these are guys who are probably available in most fantasy leagues, 154 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:58,560 Speaker 1: and so yeah, I mean there's some auptions out there 155 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:00,800 Speaker 1: at the tight ends, but no, he's really a clear 156 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: cut above the rest. You know, you would think it 157 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,040 Speaker 1: would have been Kelsey by the way, but yet, as 158 00:08:04,080 --> 00:08:06,600 Speaker 1: we all know, the cards and and and the Chiefs 159 00:08:06,600 --> 00:08:10,240 Speaker 1: are run by. But you know Kelsey, you know Um Wallard, 160 00:08:10,240 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: these aren't you know, these aren't upper to your tight 161 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: ends like we've seen in years past, so you know 162 00:08:14,160 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: you're gonna have to You're gonna have to be nimble. Guys. 163 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:20,440 Speaker 1: We're getting down to the nitty gritty for our season. 164 00:08:20,720 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: I just want to say, man, it is really neat 165 00:08:23,360 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: to get the information and the advice from you guys, 166 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:29,400 Speaker 1: because you guys are sharp and super smart, and I'm 167 00:08:29,400 --> 00:08:31,760 Speaker 1: telling you every week I'm coming in with my pencil 168 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: and paper that shows you where I am technology wise, 169 00:08:34,600 --> 00:08:36,840 Speaker 1: because I want to get the notes from you guys, 170 00:08:36,880 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: and you guys a dynamite. Damien sass Our, Rich Truman, 171 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:45,400 Speaker 1: thank you. This has been the Bloomberg Business of Sports podcast, 172 00:08:45,640 --> 00:08:50,320 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Sports Edition. 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