WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.919 --> 00:00:05.240 Who do you trust in Houston for the Texans next year? 2 00:00:05.360 --> 00:00:07.599 What is going on in the Never two Early Best 3 00:00:07.639 --> 00:00:10.400 Ball Tournaments with ADP that you need to exploit to 4 00:00:10.439 --> 00:00:13.240 win a forty thousand dollars grand prize, And what is 5 00:00:13.279 --> 00:00:15.560 going to be the result of Super Bowl fifty nine 6 00:00:15.720 --> 00:00:19.239 less than forty eight hours away. We have a great 7 00:00:19.239 --> 00:00:23.320 show for you tonight. Five time FFPC League winner Scott 8 00:00:23.359 --> 00:00:26.960 Thomas will co host with me. This is gonna be 9 00:00:27.000 --> 00:00:29.120 a banner show. Everything you need to know about the 10 00:00:29.120 --> 00:00:31.039 Super Bowl, everything you need to know about the NEVERB 11 00:00:31.079 --> 00:00:34.200 two Early Best Ball Tournament, and more. I'm Eric Balkman. 12 00:00:34.520 --> 00:00:36.920 We got Scott Thomas here. It's going to be a 13 00:00:36.960 --> 00:00:39.600 great show for you. Stick around. Your High Stakes Fantasy 14 00:00:39.600 --> 00:00:43.840 Football Hour starts right now. It's damn the pressure I've 15 00:00:43.920 --> 00:00:49.960 seen past broadcast live in horder round the world. 16 00:00:50.039 --> 00:00:53.719 You are now watching the most entertaining hour of radio 17 00:00:53.799 --> 00:00:57.439 on the planet. Welcome to the High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour, 18 00:00:57.560 --> 00:01:03.359 presented by my FFPC with your hosts Eric Bolfman and 19 00:01:03.640 --> 00:01:07.120 Barrel Elliott. The High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour is your 20 00:01:07.159 --> 00:01:10.480 home for analysis from the best players in the world 21 00:01:10.879 --> 00:01:14.200 at now. Because no one else was available here are 22 00:01:14.359 --> 00:01:21.640 Eric Boltman and Barrel Elliott. 23 00:01:22.599 --> 00:01:26.239 Nobody ever. 24 00:01:26.920 --> 00:01:29.959 Welcome in and thank you. Greeting salutation to all the 25 00:01:29.959 --> 00:01:33.359 blcoholics and for RELIAX. Tuning in for the latest episode 26 00:01:33.400 --> 00:01:36.040 of The High Stakes Fantasy Football Hour, presented by the 27 00:01:36.079 --> 00:01:40.359 Fantasy Football Players Championship at n y f FPC dot com. 28 00:01:40.920 --> 00:01:44.560 I want to welcome in everybody to a special Super 29 00:01:44.560 --> 00:01:47.599 Bowl edition of the show. Like I said in the open, 30 00:01:47.680 --> 00:01:50.200 we are less than forty eight hours away from probably 31 00:01:50.280 --> 00:01:52.840 quite frankly, who the champion is going to be. We 32 00:01:52.920 --> 00:01:55.040 will know forty eight hours from now whether it's the 33 00:01:55.079 --> 00:01:58.000 Chiefs or the Eagles. But listen, you're not tuning into 34 00:01:58.040 --> 00:02:00.760 the show tonight for analysis on that, although we're going 35 00:02:00.840 --> 00:02:03.159 to give you some. You are tuning in to find 36 00:02:03.200 --> 00:02:04.480 out what you need to be doing in the Never 37 00:02:04.560 --> 00:02:07.319 two Elite Best Ball Tournament and much more. I am 38 00:02:07.439 --> 00:02:09.039 Eric Balkman. You know me from the road of his 39 00:02:09.159 --> 00:02:12.280 High Stakes Lowdown, the Better Sports Network's High Stakes Fantasy 40 00:02:12.280 --> 00:02:15.759 Football Show, and of course the Fantasy Football Players Championship. 41 00:02:16.080 --> 00:02:18.840 I am slightly above average at hosting my normal co 42 00:02:18.919 --> 00:02:22.800 host Farrell Elliott, the definitive Commissioner of Fantasy Football is 43 00:02:22.800 --> 00:02:26.360 getting ready for the big Super Sunday weekend at Caesars 44 00:02:26.360 --> 00:02:29.639 Southern Indiana for the KFFFC, as it is the unofficial, 45 00:02:29.800 --> 00:02:33.120 quite frankly, the official launch of all the KFFFC drafts 46 00:02:33.280 --> 00:02:35.719 this weekend. I'll be drafting in the thousand dollars Big 47 00:02:35.759 --> 00:02:39.400 Payback Draft at one pm Eastern Time on Sunday, remotely 48 00:02:39.439 --> 00:02:41.319 because I couldn't make it there this year, but there 49 00:02:41.319 --> 00:02:43.039 are a ton of people who did make it there 50 00:02:43.159 --> 00:02:45.719 who will be drafting live all day tomorrow and of 51 00:02:45.719 --> 00:02:48.800 course Sunday morning and Sunday afternoon before the big game 52 00:02:48.840 --> 00:02:51.120 on Sunday. If you want to play in the KFFFC 53 00:02:51.280 --> 00:02:54.479 this year, check it out at kfffc dot com. If 54 00:02:54.479 --> 00:02:57.520 you are looking for more action in the FFPC, I 55 00:02:57.560 --> 00:03:00.000 don't know if we've ever had this many options available 56 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:02.879 for you here on February seventh, of any other day, 57 00:03:03.159 --> 00:03:05.080 or excuse me, of any other year of the FFPC. 58 00:03:05.280 --> 00:03:07.800 Right now, the number Too Early Best Ball tournaments are 59 00:03:07.840 --> 00:03:11.000 going on right now. You can play for a forty 60 00:03:11.039 --> 00:03:14.039 thousand dollars grand prize with one hundred and twenty five 61 00:03:14.080 --> 00:03:16.280 dollars entry fee in the Never Too Early tournament, or 62 00:03:16.319 --> 00:03:19.199 you can enter for thirty five dollars in the Superflex 63 00:03:19.280 --> 00:03:22.240 version of the FFPC Never two Early Tournament and win 64 00:03:22.319 --> 00:03:25.800 a ten thousand dollars grand prize tournaments. Drafts are already 65 00:03:25.800 --> 00:03:28.360 off and running. They're going to be concluding having their 66 00:03:28.400 --> 00:03:30.479 drafts concluded on April twenty fourth, which is the first 67 00:03:30.520 --> 00:03:33.080 day of the NFL Draft. They are available right now. 68 00:03:33.240 --> 00:03:36.039 Drafts are with a thirty second, sixty second, two hour, 69 00:03:36.120 --> 00:03:39.879 and six hour clock at myffpc dot com. While you're 70 00:03:39.919 --> 00:03:42.960 at myffpc dot com, why not pick up a dynasty orphan. 71 00:03:43.159 --> 00:03:45.879 Plenty of them are available, entry fees ranging normally from 72 00:03:45.879 --> 00:03:48.520 seventy seven dollars all the way up to five thousand dollars, 73 00:03:48.560 --> 00:03:50.680 but a lot of those entry fees have been lowered 74 00:03:50.759 --> 00:03:54.840 for twenty twenty five. You're going to notice significant discounts 75 00:03:54.879 --> 00:03:58.520 on those. Bear in mind that in eighteen hundred plus 76 00:03:58.639 --> 00:04:02.919 leagues in over fifteen years, the FFPC has never ever 77 00:04:03.120 --> 00:04:05.639 had a dynasty league fold so once you join an 78 00:04:05.680 --> 00:04:08.360 FFPC Dynasty league, you know you are good to go 79 00:04:08.360 --> 00:04:12.280 going forward. Dynasty leagues and Empire leagues available for orphans 80 00:04:12.639 --> 00:04:14.400 right now. You can pick those up at my ffpc 81 00:04:14.520 --> 00:04:16.959 dot com and of course. This past Sunday, we launched 82 00:04:17.079 --> 00:04:21.319 the FFPC Big Gorilla Tournament. It is the new version 83 00:04:21.319 --> 00:04:24.040 of the Fantasy Pro Championship, still a million dollar grand prize, 84 00:04:24.040 --> 00:04:26.040 still a three hundred fifty dollars entry fee, still a 85 00:04:26.040 --> 00:04:29.920 fifty dollars discount on every third team that you buy drafts. 86 00:04:29.920 --> 00:04:33.439 Already running now the Early Rampage, which is something that 87 00:04:33.519 --> 00:04:35.600 we're very proud of this year. It's basically a tournament 88 00:04:35.600 --> 00:04:38.600 within a tournament. If you are one of the first 89 00:04:38.639 --> 00:04:42.160 two hundred leagues before June fourteenth, you will be entered 90 00:04:42.199 --> 00:04:43.959 not only into the Big Gorilla Tournament for a million 91 00:04:43.959 --> 00:04:46.079 dollar grand prize, you're gonna be entered into the Early 92 00:04:46.160 --> 00:04:49.240 Rampage Tournament for a ten thousand dollars grand prize as well. 93 00:04:49.240 --> 00:04:51.959 The seven Bananas promo is also live. If you get 94 00:04:52.000 --> 00:04:54.240 the seven pick at least two times in a row, 95 00:04:54.240 --> 00:04:55.879 all the way up to five times in a row, 96 00:04:56.040 --> 00:04:58.279 you will get anywhere from a free FFPC team all 97 00:04:58.319 --> 00:05:01.680 the way up to a free Jungle Safari for four Yeah, 98 00:05:01.759 --> 00:05:03.480 we're paying for that for you. If you get the 99 00:05:03.519 --> 00:05:06.240 seven pick five times in a row, not likely, but 100 00:05:06.319 --> 00:05:08.160 it has happened before, so check that out. At my 101 00:05:08.360 --> 00:05:11.639 FFPC dot com. Remember to like this video, subscribe to 102 00:05:11.680 --> 00:05:13.920 the channel, comment on the video, share with your friends, 103 00:05:13.920 --> 00:05:16.839 and get notified each and every time we go live, 104 00:05:16.959 --> 00:05:20.480 which will be again this coming Thursday at seven pm 105 00:05:20.480 --> 00:05:23.120 Eastern time. More to come on that so I will 106 00:05:23.160 --> 00:05:25.720 welcome you into the show. James Hicks wants to know 107 00:05:25.759 --> 00:05:28.839 if Oinker is here. Oinker is here. He's excited to 108 00:05:28.879 --> 00:05:32.959 talk fantasy football tonight as well. And no Farrell Elliott, 109 00:05:32.959 --> 00:05:35.079 as I said, he is off this week, but want 110 00:05:35.079 --> 00:05:37.000 to welcome in a very special guest for a couple 111 00:05:37.040 --> 00:05:40.480 of reasons. Number one, he has already nearly a half 112 00:05:40.560 --> 00:05:44.920 dozen league championships to his name in the FFPC. He 113 00:05:44.959 --> 00:05:47.759 has been a hardcore player of the Never Two Early Tournaments, 114 00:05:47.800 --> 00:05:50.759 not only this year, but in previous years as well. 115 00:05:50.839 --> 00:05:54.120 And his son, who won Super Flex Never Too Early 116 00:05:54.160 --> 00:05:56.759 Best Ball Tournament, was our guest last week. We're going 117 00:05:56.800 --> 00:05:58.800 to keep it in the family this week. Brad Thomas 118 00:05:58.800 --> 00:06:01.240 our guest last week. This week special guest co host. 119 00:06:01.759 --> 00:06:05.040 Please welcome in, ladies and gentlemen, mister Scott Thomas. Scott, 120 00:06:05.319 --> 00:06:07.680 good evening, Welcome. How are you doing, dude. 121 00:06:08.319 --> 00:06:11.319 I'm doing great, great, glad to be here and thanks 122 00:06:11.319 --> 00:06:11.959 for having me. 123 00:06:12.439 --> 00:06:14.639 It's fun. Now, what hat are you wearing tonight? What 124 00:06:14.759 --> 00:06:18.720 is that that Bengals? Okay, so are you a Bengals guy? 125 00:06:18.800 --> 00:06:19.639 I didn't realize this. 126 00:06:20.240 --> 00:06:23.879 I'm a Bengals guy. I was spend most of my 127 00:06:23.920 --> 00:06:26.800 life as a Cowboy fan. About five years ago, when 128 00:06:26.959 --> 00:06:29.480 the Bengals drafted Burrow, I had enough of the front 129 00:06:29.519 --> 00:06:33.800 office in Dallas. I couldn't take their decisions anymore, and 130 00:06:33.839 --> 00:06:39.319 I transitioned over to the Bengals and big, big Joe Burrow. 131 00:06:39.079 --> 00:06:44.399 Fan the Bengals. Do I have this? I'm just going 132 00:06:44.399 --> 00:06:47.319 through my show rundown here. Do I have any Bengals 133 00:06:47.319 --> 00:06:50.040 on here? I do. We're gonna get to the to 134 00:06:50.079 --> 00:06:52.040 the Bengals, but I'm glad I have a Bengals fan 135 00:06:52.079 --> 00:06:54.199 on to talk to you about Joe Burrow, T Higgins, 136 00:06:54.240 --> 00:06:57.319 and so much more of everything going on at Cincinnati tonight. 137 00:06:57.360 --> 00:06:59.240 We will get to that. We have so much more 138 00:06:59.279 --> 00:07:02.519 to get to as far as the Arizona running back situation. 139 00:07:02.879 --> 00:07:05.800 We'll talk about the Bucks offense without Liam Cohen. But 140 00:07:06.199 --> 00:07:08.120 I want to kick things off with the listeners and 141 00:07:08.160 --> 00:07:11.600 the viewers getting to know you a little bit better, Scott, 142 00:07:11.639 --> 00:07:13.759 as long as we're kicking things off. When you're not 143 00:07:13.879 --> 00:07:16.680 winning these FFPC leagues, what are you doing for a living? 144 00:07:18.120 --> 00:07:21.399 Well, For over thirty years, I was worked for a 145 00:07:21.439 --> 00:07:25.720 conveyor and automation company and I was an application engineer, 146 00:07:26.680 --> 00:07:31.600 did concept layouts for production facilities along with proposals that 147 00:07:31.839 --> 00:07:39.279 outline scope and pricing. Last year, my wife and I 148 00:07:39.319 --> 00:07:42.079 sat down and talked a bit and decided I would 149 00:07:42.439 --> 00:07:46.160 retire in May, and so I retired in May of 150 00:07:46.279 --> 00:07:48.839 last year so that we could move down closer to 151 00:07:48.959 --> 00:07:52.800 family and spend more time with my son and granddaughter. 152 00:07:53.600 --> 00:07:57.519 And we did that, and so, yeah, I have more 153 00:07:57.560 --> 00:08:00.319 time for fantasy football now, which. 154 00:08:00.160 --> 00:08:03.680 Is always a good thing. Right, Well, congratulations on the retirement, 155 00:08:04.040 --> 00:08:07.720 And obviously I think like and we've had retired guests 156 00:08:07.720 --> 00:08:10.560 on before, and it always that's one of the biggest 157 00:08:10.560 --> 00:08:12.199 things that they allude to, is like, well, I can 158 00:08:12.399 --> 00:08:14.800 grind waivers more, I can draft more, And certainly it 159 00:08:14.839 --> 00:08:17.639 sounds like that's exactly what you're doing. Is fantasy football 160 00:08:17.639 --> 00:08:19.360 has become a bigger part of your life since May 161 00:08:19.399 --> 00:08:22.720 of twenty twenty four, right Scott, Yeah, I would say so, 162 00:08:23.879 --> 00:08:28.480 have fantastic stuff. Let's get into it. I always love 163 00:08:28.560 --> 00:08:33.159 having you guys on this time of year because the 164 00:08:33.240 --> 00:08:36.080 people who are drafting while the previous NFL season is 165 00:08:36.120 --> 00:08:38.519 still going on, these are the people that really have 166 00:08:38.600 --> 00:08:40.759 a passion for the sport. You've been drafting in the 167 00:08:40.799 --> 00:08:43.440 Never Too Early Tournament, not only this year, but prior 168 00:08:43.480 --> 00:08:46.000 to this year as well. What is it about this 169 00:08:46.120 --> 00:08:48.639 Never Too Early tournament that has you coming back? What 170 00:08:48.759 --> 00:08:49.840 makes it so fun for you? 171 00:08:51.240 --> 00:08:53.600 I mean I could talk an hour on this one question. 172 00:08:56.639 --> 00:09:01.759 For whatever reason, the Never Too Early Best Tournament, I 173 00:09:01.799 --> 00:09:04.919 have great success with that, a lot better than the 174 00:09:05.000 --> 00:09:07.600 other tournaments that I've tried, a lot better than some 175 00:09:07.679 --> 00:09:11.080 of the other leagues. Last year I had a seventy 176 00:09:11.120 --> 00:09:12.559 two percent advance rate. 177 00:09:12.879 --> 00:09:13.159 Wow. 178 00:09:14.679 --> 00:09:18.360 Yeah, and the early Best Ball compared to like eighteen 179 00:09:18.480 --> 00:09:23.120 percent in the late Best Ball. It was that way 180 00:09:23.360 --> 00:09:26.679 two years ago as well. I'm not sure why, but 181 00:09:26.919 --> 00:09:29.279 I think there's a couple factors with it. I mean, 182 00:09:29.919 --> 00:09:33.360 obviously with the early best Ball when you're looking at that, 183 00:09:33.559 --> 00:09:36.519 there's a lot of unknowns. You have not had any 184 00:09:36.519 --> 00:09:40.879 free agency, you have not had any NFL draft. There's 185 00:09:41.000 --> 00:09:43.960 so many things that can change in a heartbeat where 186 00:09:44.039 --> 00:09:46.120 When you get into May and June, things are a 187 00:09:46.159 --> 00:09:49.799 little more settled, and everybody kind of has a guide map. 188 00:09:50.080 --> 00:09:52.840 You know, they all know the same thing. The information 189 00:09:53.039 --> 00:09:57.080 is out there, everybody's got the same information. The ADP 190 00:09:57.399 --> 00:10:00.519 kind of gets locked in and you can must tell 191 00:10:00.559 --> 00:10:04.799 who's going next in the draft. It's not that way 192 00:10:04.919 --> 00:10:08.200 in January, February and March. It's all over the place 193 00:10:08.600 --> 00:10:13.080 and it's it's anybody's guess. And I was fortunate enough, 194 00:10:14.159 --> 00:10:18.240 like last year, to project a lot of different things correctly. 195 00:10:19.320 --> 00:10:22.240 I loaded up on Bock Bowers in the sixth round. 196 00:10:23.399 --> 00:10:26.039 It worked out great for me. I loaded up on the. 197 00:10:26.200 --> 00:10:27.679 Hold on, hold on, Scott. I'm going to stop you 198 00:10:27.759 --> 00:10:30.120 right there, because this is gonna this is good stuff. 199 00:10:30.480 --> 00:10:33.039 I want to take this piece by piece. Let's start 200 00:10:33.039 --> 00:10:36.679 with brock Powers. You loaded up on him. What was 201 00:10:36.720 --> 00:10:39.960 it that tipped the scales for you to not only say, hey, 202 00:10:40.000 --> 00:10:41.360 I want to make sure I get a few shares 203 00:10:41.360 --> 00:10:43.159 of brock Powers, but you want to get a lot 204 00:10:43.159 --> 00:10:45.679 of shares of Bowers? What was it last year that 205 00:10:45.679 --> 00:10:47.000 that sort of turned you onto him? 206 00:10:47.840 --> 00:10:51.399 I watched them all through Georgia and I thought he 207 00:10:51.480 --> 00:10:55.879 was an incredible tight end. I liked Mark Andrews coming 208 00:10:55.919 --> 00:10:59.559 out of Oklahoma years ago, and it was something about 209 00:10:59.559 --> 00:11:03.320 the way Mark Andrews played the game, and Brock Bowers 210 00:11:03.399 --> 00:11:08.320 reminded me of Andrews. He was receiver. Skills were off 211 00:11:08.360 --> 00:11:11.080 the charts, almost like he wasn't a tight end, like 212 00:11:11.120 --> 00:11:14.759 he was a receiver, and so I was very impressed 213 00:11:14.799 --> 00:11:19.399 with him. I was scared to take tight ends too 214 00:11:19.440 --> 00:11:22.240 early first and second round a lot of times it 215 00:11:22.279 --> 00:11:25.679 doesn't pan out, and he was sitting there going like 216 00:11:25.879 --> 00:11:29.600 late fifth or early sixth whatever, and so it was 217 00:11:29.639 --> 00:11:32.639 the perfect spot. It was seemed like I was either 218 00:11:32.720 --> 00:11:38.320 taken Kittle or I was taking Bowers in almost every draft. Fortunately, 219 00:11:38.360 --> 00:11:41.559 I got a lot of Bowers and he far exceeded 220 00:11:41.600 --> 00:11:46.039 my expectations. So I did that. 221 00:11:46.600 --> 00:11:49.240 So that was the BOT and totally makes sense with 222 00:11:49.360 --> 00:11:51.600 Bowers because I'm trying to think about how we could 223 00:11:51.639 --> 00:11:55.120 exploit this for the twenty twenty five season as well. 224 00:11:55.840 --> 00:11:58.320 What else did you hit on besides Bowers last year 225 00:11:58.360 --> 00:11:59.679 in this never too early tournament? 226 00:12:00.519 --> 00:12:04.039 Lad McConkie, another Georgia player. I was taking him in 227 00:12:04.120 --> 00:12:09.919 round fifteen early in the drafts, and I was taking 228 00:12:09.960 --> 00:12:12.480 them at one point I had one hundred percent ownership. 229 00:12:14.240 --> 00:12:16.159 It was it was like I was grabbing him in 230 00:12:16.279 --> 00:12:20.679 every draft, and when I looked at the analysis on 231 00:12:20.759 --> 00:12:22.960 the receivers, a lot of people had him at like 232 00:12:23.080 --> 00:12:26.519 receiver ten or eleven. I had him at five. So 233 00:12:26.679 --> 00:12:31.320 there was a huge discrepancy on Lad McConkie for me 234 00:12:31.639 --> 00:12:35.440 and where he was getting drafted. Bucky Irvin was the 235 00:12:35.519 --> 00:12:40.639 other one again. Round fifteen, round sixteen, I was scooping 236 00:12:40.720 --> 00:12:44.159 up Bucky Irving. So it was it was a really 237 00:12:44.200 --> 00:12:46.919 good year as far as it's kind of like you're 238 00:12:46.960 --> 00:12:51.480 looking for fantasy gold there with the rookies taking them late, 239 00:12:51.559 --> 00:12:53.759 and I think I think taking them late is a 240 00:12:53.840 --> 00:12:58.480 key element of that. You're looking for guys that are 241 00:12:58.559 --> 00:13:02.159 kind of being ignored on it drafts that can excel. 242 00:13:03.279 --> 00:13:05.840 I was kind of terrified about Bucky Irving when he 243 00:13:05.960 --> 00:13:09.600 ran his forty times in the combine because I thought, well, 244 00:13:09.679 --> 00:13:14.080 I just wasted all those picks, and then I backed 245 00:13:14.080 --> 00:13:16.279 off of them in the late best Ball, which I 246 00:13:16.279 --> 00:13:20.200 probably shouldn't have done, Okay, but I backed off of 247 00:13:20.240 --> 00:13:23.399 them because at that time, but by that time I 248 00:13:23.480 --> 00:13:27.320 had fifty percent ownership and early best ball Bucky Irving, 249 00:13:27.440 --> 00:13:30.480 so it did pay out last year with the rookies, 250 00:13:32.679 --> 00:13:35.559 and so I think it's I think one of the 251 00:13:35.600 --> 00:13:40.159 things that happens too in early best ball that that 252 00:13:40.159 --> 00:13:44.200 that helps some players and hurts others is sometimes the 253 00:13:44.279 --> 00:13:48.639 rookie fever takes over. Okay, and rookie fever is it's 254 00:13:48.720 --> 00:13:54.879 a real thing. You're preparing for the drafts, the NFL 255 00:13:55.039 --> 00:13:57.480 Draft is coming up, free agency is coming up, and 256 00:13:57.519 --> 00:13:59.240 you see all these names up there, and all of 257 00:13:59.320 --> 00:14:03.679 a sudden they're on third round, fourth round, fifth round. Okay, 258 00:14:04.360 --> 00:14:07.080 And I've seen guys take three four rookies in a 259 00:14:07.200 --> 00:14:12.600 row in drafts. And the only thing I'll say about 260 00:14:12.639 --> 00:14:15.679 that is most of these guys are not gonna hit 261 00:14:16.600 --> 00:14:20.759 in September and October. They might hit in November, they 262 00:14:20.799 --> 00:14:23.799 might hit in December. But you know what happens. If 263 00:14:23.799 --> 00:14:26.279 you have four or five guys that don't do anything 264 00:14:26.320 --> 00:14:30.840 for you in September and October, you out You're done. 265 00:14:31.159 --> 00:14:33.879 I mean, the race is over. And I saw that 266 00:14:34.080 --> 00:14:36.440 last year with a lot of guys that loaded up 267 00:14:36.480 --> 00:14:40.960 on rookies. They're sitting at ninth or tenth late October 268 00:14:41.000 --> 00:14:44.399 and they're not catching the other guys that are one 269 00:14:44.440 --> 00:14:47.279 hundred and fifty two hundred points ahead of them. So 270 00:14:48.559 --> 00:14:52.759 it's Rookies can be great. They're fun to draft, they're 271 00:14:52.919 --> 00:14:55.679 fun to watch in the NFL Draft to see where 272 00:14:55.679 --> 00:14:59.399 they go, but they can also undermine your entire team. 273 00:15:00.080 --> 00:15:03.519 You have to use a balance where you take maybe 274 00:15:03.519 --> 00:15:07.279 a couple here or there and don't take them all 275 00:15:07.360 --> 00:15:10.600 like in the first eight rounds. I mean, be careful 276 00:15:10.639 --> 00:15:13.200 because if you take them in the first eight rounds, 277 00:15:13.240 --> 00:15:14.200 you need to be right. 278 00:15:15.919 --> 00:15:19.240 You had mentioned after Bowers. The second player you mentioned 279 00:15:19.240 --> 00:15:23.080 was Lad McConkie, both Georgia guys. Do you follow Georgia 280 00:15:23.200 --> 00:15:26.360 or the SEC and college football? I guess uh. With 281 00:15:26.440 --> 00:15:29.159 the never too early players, I think kind of watching 282 00:15:29.480 --> 00:15:32.320 or being abreast of college football is going to give 283 00:15:32.320 --> 00:15:34.159 you an advantage because you kind of know the rookies 284 00:15:34.200 --> 00:15:36.600 coming in. But the first two guys you mentioned are Georgia. 285 00:15:36.679 --> 00:15:39.039 Can you talk a little bit about why was it 286 00:15:39.120 --> 00:15:41.799 just coincidence that both of these are bulldogs? Both of 287 00:15:41.840 --> 00:15:43.919 them are in the SEC? Do you follow that conference 288 00:15:43.919 --> 00:15:44.799 more than others? 289 00:15:45.440 --> 00:15:50.080 No, not really. I watched some college football. I try 290 00:15:50.080 --> 00:15:53.240 to watch it when I can, and obviously, you know, 291 00:15:53.320 --> 00:15:55.320 you go to the big games that are going on. 292 00:15:55.919 --> 00:15:58.279 I just seem to watch a lot of Georgia that year, 293 00:15:58.639 --> 00:16:01.519 and I saw lot of games, and what I saw 294 00:16:01.559 --> 00:16:05.519 on Ladi McConkie was Julian Edelman. I saw a guy 295 00:16:05.799 --> 00:16:10.879 that was quick, He ran sharp routes, he knew how 296 00:16:10.919 --> 00:16:14.960 to get open, and he had good hands. Now, he 297 00:16:15.039 --> 00:16:18.200 did have some you know, some injury issues in college. 298 00:16:18.240 --> 00:16:20.519 You know, we're here and there. He missed time and 299 00:16:20.639 --> 00:16:23.120 that was a concern. But I saw a guy like 300 00:16:23.200 --> 00:16:26.600 Gettleman that can be consistently good in the NFL. And 301 00:16:27.240 --> 00:16:31.120 I mean Lad McConkie just he just blew up last year. 302 00:16:31.200 --> 00:16:33.679 I mean he got to the I thought that would 303 00:16:33.720 --> 00:16:35.840 be a two year process to get to where he 304 00:16:35.960 --> 00:16:39.000 was last year, but he took off and then he 305 00:16:39.120 --> 00:16:42.080 landed in a spot that really didn't have any receivers, 306 00:16:42.120 --> 00:16:45.600 which and a good quarterback, right, I mean, how can 307 00:16:45.840 --> 00:16:48.639 he couldn't get it any better? So I think it 308 00:16:48.759 --> 00:16:52.519 worked out. You know, there was the fear that Harbaugh 309 00:16:52.559 --> 00:16:55.159 would run the ball into the ground, you know, and 310 00:16:55.200 --> 00:16:58.000 he wouldn't pass it at all, But obviously that didn't happen. 311 00:16:59.159 --> 00:17:02.000 So yeah, I was I was very happy. It was 312 00:17:02.039 --> 00:17:05.359 amazing that all those guys hit like that. And there 313 00:17:05.400 --> 00:17:09.279 was one other guy that was my most own player 314 00:17:09.960 --> 00:17:14.480 in early best ball, Tucker Craft, and I took him 315 00:17:14.880 --> 00:17:22.359 taking the nineteenth or twentieth round, and Tucker Craft turned 316 00:17:22.359 --> 00:17:25.599 out to be pretty good actually, but I really liked him. 317 00:17:25.680 --> 00:17:28.119 So I know some of these guys were talking about 318 00:17:28.160 --> 00:17:30.839 then and all that, But yeah, these are guys that 319 00:17:30.920 --> 00:17:34.960 I was after last year, may not own as much 320 00:17:35.000 --> 00:17:36.559 this year. They're much more expensive. 321 00:17:37.119 --> 00:17:39.480 That's true, That is very true. There is so much 322 00:17:39.519 --> 00:17:42.200 to unpack here. I want to get I definitely want 323 00:17:42.240 --> 00:17:44.640 to get back to the Tucker Craft conversation. I want 324 00:17:44.640 --> 00:17:46.480 to go out to the YouTube chat right now. Michael 325 00:17:46.519 --> 00:17:49.440 Conzell has a question for you here, Scott, do you 326 00:17:49.440 --> 00:17:52.400 think Bauers will have a sophomore slump? 327 00:17:52.480 --> 00:17:52.759 Now? 328 00:17:53.079 --> 00:17:55.720 Sophomore slump is an interesting way of putting it. I 329 00:17:55.839 --> 00:17:59.039 call it maybe perhaps regression to the met because we 330 00:17:59.160 --> 00:18:02.400 have no pres of what Bowers did as a rookie 331 00:18:02.440 --> 00:18:04.319 as a tight end last year. We've never seen it 332 00:18:04.359 --> 00:18:07.200 done before. Quite frankly, we haven't really seen a receiver 333 00:18:07.519 --> 00:18:10.000 do that in his rookie year before. So when we 334 00:18:10.039 --> 00:18:13.759 talk about a sophomore slump, Bowers could still return value 335 00:18:14.079 --> 00:18:16.440 as the top tight end. He could still return value 336 00:18:16.480 --> 00:18:19.920 as a first round pick and still slump this year. Right, 337 00:18:20.240 --> 00:18:22.680 So what do you project as far as what you're 338 00:18:22.680 --> 00:18:24.720 seeing from him next year? We'll talk about the Raiders 339 00:18:24.759 --> 00:18:27.640 in a little bit. New head coach, new offensive coordinator, 340 00:18:27.839 --> 00:18:30.640 probably a new quarterback this year. How are you looking 341 00:18:30.680 --> 00:18:33.119 at Bowers this year as compared to last year? Is 342 00:18:33.160 --> 00:18:35.359 he too pricey for you? Are you looking for a 343 00:18:35.359 --> 00:18:37.799 better value at tight end? Because Bowers you have to 344 00:18:37.799 --> 00:18:40.160 pay the iron price right now? He is super expensive. 345 00:18:41.559 --> 00:18:44.519 Yeah, he was a little more expensive than what I anticipated. 346 00:18:44.640 --> 00:18:49.119 I expected the one two turn, and I mean I'm 347 00:18:49.160 --> 00:18:51.920 seeing him go with the second pick, the third pick 348 00:18:53.240 --> 00:18:56.559 in almost every draft. So he is pricier than what 349 00:18:56.640 --> 00:19:01.359 I expected. I think it's risk taking him there a 350 00:19:01.359 --> 00:19:05.240 little bit. It depends what the Raiders do, Okay, I 351 00:19:05.240 --> 00:19:07.559 mean I would expect them to bring in a receiver, 352 00:19:08.400 --> 00:19:11.880 whether if you buy free agency. There's not a lot 353 00:19:11.920 --> 00:19:15.599 out there in free agency, and to me, the rookie 354 00:19:15.680 --> 00:19:18.880 class of receivers is not that great this year. So 355 00:19:19.039 --> 00:19:20.920 I don't know where they're going to get that receiver 356 00:19:22.039 --> 00:19:24.480 that they bring in. But if they say they just 357 00:19:24.799 --> 00:19:30.720 signed a t. Higgins. Yes, that would drastically impact Bowers. Okay. 358 00:19:30.960 --> 00:19:34.200 The other thing is if they drafted like an Ashtan Genty. 359 00:19:35.440 --> 00:19:37.759 I've heard rumors of him going all over the place, 360 00:19:37.799 --> 00:19:40.680 but let's just say we brought him in the running 361 00:19:40.680 --> 00:19:46.240 game would become a much larger focus of the you know, 362 00:19:46.279 --> 00:19:50.119 of the Raiders offense. So, but I think Bowers is 363 00:19:50.160 --> 00:19:53.559 going to be solid next year. I mean, I don't 364 00:19:53.559 --> 00:19:56.359 think he may drop off some, but I don't think 365 00:19:56.400 --> 00:19:59.799 it would be like a laporta drop off. I don't 366 00:19:59.839 --> 00:20:01.559 think think it would be that substantial. 367 00:20:02.680 --> 00:20:04.839 Would you be willing to take him as a top 368 00:20:04.880 --> 00:20:07.000 three or four pick in the never too early tournament 369 00:20:07.079 --> 00:20:08.680 right now? Or is that too rich for you? 370 00:20:09.960 --> 00:20:12.920 I could take a small percentage of him. I don't 371 00:20:12.920 --> 00:20:14.640 think that would load up on him, but I would 372 00:20:14.640 --> 00:20:16.319 like to have a couple of teams with them on. 373 00:20:17.920 --> 00:20:22.759 Let me ask you this regarding Brock Bowers. Michael Kinzell 374 00:20:22.839 --> 00:20:26.039 also posts on YouTube this year the Warren Kids Tyler 375 00:20:26.079 --> 00:20:29.039 Warren from Penn State looks like this year is Bowers Now? 376 00:20:29.960 --> 00:20:34.000 On the surface, I would say yes, But a few 377 00:20:34.000 --> 00:20:36.839 things to point out here. Number one, Brock Bowers literally, 378 00:20:36.880 --> 00:20:39.720 you know the word or the term general generational talent 379 00:20:39.759 --> 00:20:42.000 gets thrown around way too much. He literally is a 380 00:20:42.000 --> 00:20:45.799 generational talent. Tyler Warren, I'm not convinced to that. Number one. 381 00:20:45.839 --> 00:20:49.200 He's older than what brock Bowers was, and I should 382 00:20:49.240 --> 00:20:51.279 I say number one. I think that is the biggest 383 00:20:51.319 --> 00:20:54.119 concern I have about Warren because I've seen him do 384 00:20:54.200 --> 00:20:57.279 this for years at Penn State, and the last couple 385 00:20:57.279 --> 00:20:59.200 of years I'm kind of wondering, Okay, is he doing 386 00:20:59.240 --> 00:21:02.000 this because he's going up against eighteen and nineteen year 387 00:21:02.000 --> 00:21:06.400 old defenders and he's just you know, being a man 388 00:21:06.480 --> 00:21:09.720 amongst boys. I don't know. That's my concern with Tyler 389 00:21:09.759 --> 00:21:13.400 Warren coming in, However, can't deny what he's been able 390 00:21:13.440 --> 00:21:15.720 to do at the collegiate level. I am semi excited 391 00:21:15.720 --> 00:21:17.720 to see what Tyler Warren does. How do you feel 392 00:21:17.720 --> 00:21:22.039 about his rookie season, obviously not knowing landing spot yet, Scott. 393 00:21:23.519 --> 00:21:26.880 Yeah, I think with I think with Warren. You know, 394 00:21:27.400 --> 00:21:29.799 we got a little spoiled in the last two years 395 00:21:29.839 --> 00:21:32.559 because we were always trained at tight ends. You don't 396 00:21:32.640 --> 00:21:35.480 draft them as rookies, you know, they take a couple 397 00:21:35.480 --> 00:21:38.920 of years to develop in the NFL. Don't draft rookie 398 00:21:39.000 --> 00:21:42.039 tight ends, and then Laporta comes along, and then Bowers 399 00:21:42.079 --> 00:21:45.279 comes along, and so I think right now the tendency 400 00:21:45.359 --> 00:21:47.559 is to try to find that next guy in line 401 00:21:47.599 --> 00:21:52.559