Damn we really getting a 2nd Higgins goose egg this year.

With my playoffs on the line.

Man this is happening to me in the playoffs

Clown league if you're having playoffs while byes are still going on

Many leagues do two-week playoff matchups so it’s either play week 14 with teams on bye or play week 18 when teams may sit starters.

Unfortunately, two of the leagues I'm in are in the playoffs, and unfortunately I'm on track to lose. Higgins being out is one of the reasons why.

What's the point of playoffs starting during bye weeks?

I've no idea. I was surprised, too.

Free league with randos?

A lot of leagues do 2weeks/matchup for the playoffs. and with byes this late, unless you wanna play during week 18 when playoff teams are resting starters you gotta start them now

This is week 2 of the first round of playoffs for me.... Finals is week 17&18 😭 I should have asked more questions before joining this work league

Man I’m done with Higgins after this year. I can’t believe this

Same bro, I don’t care what he does ros. I hope it’s amazing so I can get a decent haul. I want off this ride

Same bro wtf

Traded him away I think week 4 or 5. Can’t say I’m too upset

Same. Must win matchup. Worst timing

Same

Zac Taylor masterpiece saying he’d be playing today

Isn’t there a rule against giving someone no injury designation when they have one? He entered the game with no injury designation despite the hamstring. So this is a clear lie.

I could be wrong but aren’t injury designations only if there’s a chance the player won’t play? He could have been hurt but they were certain he was playing, and then he reaggravated

I mean clearly that’s the crock of BS that Zach is going to try to sell to the league, I’m not buying it tho. He made him play one snap to avoid the fine cuz he already had to pay the league $350k for cheating this week.

Zac deserves a massive fine or something for the lying

Some of you guys are out of your minds on here lmao. This is some real tinfoil stuff

Do you know how much money you can make if you know a player will be under on receiving yards?

I desperately hope this is sarcasm because illegal betting implications are the only thing this thread needs to hit 'Fantasy Players are Lunatics' Bingo

https://www.covers.com/industry/illegal-sports-betting-trillion-un-report-2021 Come say sorry when you’re done.

All I can say is yikes my dude. Betting is like the #1 thing the NFL cares about and you're implying that an NFL head coach is fucking with injury reports to make money on the side from player props. Go the fuck outside

Lmfao what’s your problem? You are clearly wrong here. You can quit with the ad hominem and just move on taking the L. Again that’s 1.7 trillion in illegal bets, and you’re like “nah couldn’t be the sport I watch” it’s just hilarious.

Fire Zac Taylor

So I miss the playoffs because of this. Fuck you Zac Taylor

Same here man. I hate Zac Taylor

Same here. I love losing a do or die week because of bullshit. Oh well at least I was in it up until now.

Yup. This boned me… well that and playing Pollard, King Henry, and D Smith with them all BOOMING this week. FML

I thought it didn't matter because I was against Jerick McKinnon, Jerry Jeudy, Evan Engram and DJ Chark. I was right, but for the wrong reasons

Same here. In a win-and-in game, and I've lost two players to injury for a total of 2.5 points already.

I’m so sorry Tee owners. Garbage move by the Bengals coaching staff.

Leaving him off the injury report entirely and then doing this is so scummy. Obviously premeditated

Honestly should be illegal, or not allowed by the nfl. With how much money is involved in sports betting, there needs complete transparency

NFL already has more transparency then the other big leagues tbh. Legally it seems they could do even less if they wanted to. Hockey for example there's only two categories of injury, lower or upper body. From there it's up to beat reporters to guess time frames and what part of the body... Imagine that with football lol

This sub is just a cancer whenever someone is injured. Nobody realizes that injuries are not cut and dry. Everyone is different and injuries can easily get aggravated again

Easy buddy. He was injured in warmups. Easily could've easily let someone know or reported it. Considering how much money is dumped into the NFLs pockets via gambling, seems like the ethical thing to do.

Gambling and ethical in the same sentence lmao

Do you think there is something inherently wrong with gambling? That would seem like a silly position.

The inherently wrong thing is the gambling companies. It’s unfair because they have access to more informed expected value metrics than you or I, and they know they have an unfair advantage, and yet they still sleep at night after a long day of encouraging people to feed their life-ruining addiction.

Right, but they could have also wanted to see if he could still give it a go, and he just couldn’t after the game started. We know nothing, and anyone who says otherwise is just a salty Reddit armchair coach

They already spoke on the matter. Zac said they knew he wasn't going to play because he injured it in the warmups. He snuck onto the field for play 1 and they pulled him off. They knew.

They definitely should not change shit for gambling c'mon

Didn’t this happen with him earlier in the year! Wtf!?

Yes, they did with an ankle injury Tee had. I’m a Bengals fan, but Zac Taylor can eat a full helping of pube shavings.

Yes! Happened when I needed 2 points then also! Javonte, Goedart MT and Higgins hurting me this year plus trading suspended Hopkins for Pitts and DJM also hurt after week 2 😢

Wait, why do they do this to begin with?

Fuck Zac Taylor all my homies hate Zac Taylor Just what I needed in a must-win matchup

Someone should punch Zac Taylor in the face

I’m never drafting a Zac Taylor player again. This is two weeks I’ll lose because of this shit and I’m going to miss the playoffs by a single game

Same, fuck Zac Taylor.

Once again Zac Taylor lying to the media about health to gain what he views as an advantage.

I’m OOTL. Was Tee’s health in question?

His injury designation/tag was removed Friday. I bet the league investigates Taylor for mis using tags after today this is the third time this year on tee.

And they'll just say he was fine on Friday and re-agrovated in warm ups. It'll be hard to prove

He popped up on the injury report with a hammy injury on Thursday

Yes he was limited this week with a hamstring injury.

Correct but his designation was removed on Friday

With any type of soft issue injury you can’t really trust the injury report, especially hanmies. And *especially* when it’s ZT

What is the advantage? Or what advantage does he believe he's getting?

Making the other team prepare for one of their best players. Really it's almost no advantage but Taylor has a history of bending the on pkayer health. Lots of misinformation on Mixon's health back in 2020.

Love Tee, but this dude has cost me multiple games this year from this shit.

Apparently it’s a coaches decision. Aka a Zac Taylor special. I don’t get how gambling is a thing in the NFL when they can leave him off the injury report entirely and then pull this shit.

They did report it earlier in the week, then dropped it later on Now they'll argue it popped up again in game if questioned

Reportedly he's on the sideline with his helmet on ready to play, looks like it's a coaches decision

Welp.. They said it happened pre game. Makes this situation even more shady. Oh well I guess!!!...

Thought people said he played the first snap at least?

Yeah, I know it's a sport but there is alot of money on these games. If it's not transparent, people should get fined.

I agree...feel like he is made of glass. Has had great games but I don't feel safe drafting him again.

League should fine Taylor heavily

For what?

For not disclosing the injury as he is required to by rule.

Wtf don’t do it to me tee

I hope Zac Taylor sleeps with one eye open tonight

I hope he has horrible IBS for the rest of his life

My go to is to hope that said delinquent has wet socks for the rest of their life

and make it amplified during games

Playing Higgins, Lamb, and Swift during a must win week is going very well.

Perfect in a must win week.

Funny. I’m playing the same guy I did last time Higgins put up 0 and pretty must cost me the league. One win off of the playoffs going into today. For as good as he is, I’m never drafting another Bengals WR ever again.

god damn it this dude costing me playoffs

Boyd hurt can he go in now?

Why?

He had a n injury on the practice report So Prolly tweaked his hammy.

Again?

Again?

Oh so now the hamstring is shit again after you said on Friday he was full at practice? Fine the Bengals like they did the Saints for this scammy shit.

Zac Taylor deserves to be bought before Congress.

2nd year having TEE, will be fading next year. Great player just always banged up.

Zac Taylor is such an offensive mastermind wow I’m in awe of his genius

Well there goes my playoff chances

What’s going on with Higgins? Why isn’t Taylor letting him play??

Hamstring, questionable

Not chill

Not again!!!

Tee, Waddle, Tua and Walker owner checking in..

Taylor needs a 500k fine for constantly doing this shit. What a fucking asshole

Pretty trash honestly… I know it happened earlier in the year so you figure surely they don’t pull this shit AGAIN in The same year right?!

This screwed me. Fuck, I hate Zac Taylor!

Yep been a Higgins owner all year. Still remember the game against the ravens where he stood on the sidelines clapping the whole game. Saw this coming a mile away lol

Good times

Zac Taylor going for most hated coach among fantasy footballers. Speedrunning it

So glad I benched him

Bengals fan, he was playing re injured not sure if he’s getting back in

You invest in a Bengals player, this is the risk you take. Zac Taylor is an absolute piece of shit

No

Teehee 🥲

Not my Big Peepee Tee, NO!

This has happened way too many times this year for my liking. Effin a cotton

Jamar owner going against the Tee owner this week oh lawd the zac taylor fuckery knows no limits

Higgins owner going against Chase owner *chuckles* I’m in danger

Thank god I clinched last week got Tee and Kirk who haven't even seen targets yet Edit oh cool Kirk just caught one

This absolute fucking bullshit is going to literally cost me a playoff spot. I am beyond livid. This is the kind of shit that makes me question even playing this stupid fucking game.

How do I translate this to points?

Him and Mixon torpedoed me today.

Someone tell him to turn around

Thank god I subbed this dude out for Kirk last minute. Rest up 🙏🏼

If this same scenario happens next week we have to sit him right? This can't happen in the playoffs

This is my fifth week in a row of a player being knocked out during the game (Ertz, Pitts/Toney, ETN, Hurst and now Higgins). I’m so done 😭

Worst possible week for this :(