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Fantasy Throwdown Podcast

FTP Ep. # 217: How to butcher the decision making process courtesy of the Vikings

Fantasy Throwdown Podcast

Dwayne Callender

Sports, Fantasy Sports

4.9440 Ratings

🗓️ 12 October 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Recording this one in the aftermath of Sunday Night Football and the Vikings' imploding on national TV and all but ending their season already. I go behind the decision-making process and why it was flawed from the outset. Plus I take my loss with the Lakers inevitable title win in the NBA bubble. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/fantasy-throwdown-podcast/donations

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Fantasy Throw Down Podcast, bringing you the latest updates from the world of sports,

0:08.3

gambling and pop culture because you can't have a show without hot takes or a Tiger King meme these days.

0:17.0

Know what I'm saying?

0:20.0

Now with over 200 episodes and ready to get after it again, here's your host,

0:24.6

Dwayne calendar.

0:26.6

It is late night folks and I was going to take my L with the Lakers victory for another

0:36.6

night but I had to come on the air mainly because of how the Sunday night football game

0:42.2

between the Vikings and the Seahawks just ended now.

0:48.0

And I just, I shake my head at the misappropriation of analytics because I think people

0:56.0

misunderstand more often than not what the purpose of using analytics to actually succeed is in times.

1:05.0

So, game scenario.

1:08.0

Less than two minutes to go.

1:11.0

You've got the Vikings up five. They are up five in the game.

1:20.4

What do the Vikings do? It is a score 2621 Vikings. Vikings had been leading pretty much the entirety of the game in most parts

1:38.7

outside of a brief flurry where Seattle took the lead but the Vikings took it back. But here's the issue.

1:46.3

You're down inside the red zone, inside the 10. You're up five, Less than 2 minutes ago. Up 5. Five points. I say this because in football, the most you can score after a touchdown is 8 points if you go for 2.

2:10.2

It's less than 2 minutes left.

2:13.4

You're up five a touchdown can still beat you.

2:19.6

Yes, getting the first down, ISIS the game.

2:24.4

With one yard.

2:25.9

Yeah, we get that.

2:29.1

But your start running back, Dalvin Cook is out injured.

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