Week 8
I'M 8-0!!!!!11one
... In this other league where there is no winnings... no trophy... no real bragging rights.
I would give up all those wins for just two more in this league. Cause.... at the end of the day this one has bragging rights and a fruggin trophy!
I love this league regardless of my record...
Sure, there are other leagues that might pay more out at the end or whatnot but I'm pretty sure everyone in here is not involved with another that has a friggin trophy right?
Man...
So when I say that I have a busy week and I ask someone to write notes I'd assume that someone would be like... OH COOL! I'D LOVE TO.
But I GUESS THERE IS SOME OTHER DOUCHE LEAGUE THAT SUCKS WITH STUPID ASS PEOPLE TRADING STUPID ASS PLAYERS FOR AWESOME PLAYERS.... SUPPOSEDLY AT ONE POINT IT HAD A COMMISH CONTROLLED TRADE SYSTEM AND A LIMIT TO TRANSACTIONS PER SEASON. OH AND NO DAMN TROPHY.
BUT I GUESS WRITING A NOTE FOR A DUMB ASS LEAGUE LIKE THAT JUST CAUSE YOU HAVE A BETTER RECORD THERE (WHO WOULDN'T!?) IS TOTALLY FINE CAUSE EFF THE TROPHY RIGHT?
CHEAT ON YOUR LEAGUE, WITH YOUR TROPHY WATCHING YOU... PROBABLY FROM THE FLOOR COVERED IN STAINED UNDERWEAR AS YOU TYPE UP POWER RANKINGS WHILE YOU KEEP THIS SECRET FROM ME.
THAT'S FINE.
ENJOY BEING KING OF FOOLS AFTER BEING THE KING OF MASTERS LAST YEAR.
/anger
Anyways.
How ridiculous are the Lions?
If they were a fantasy team, everyone would hate them. Improbable upsets coming late in the 4th Quarter.
If the season ended today, we get a first round bye!
I'll find joy in that.
Anyways...
Brutal brutal brutal brutal.
I feel you Shin-dog.
I lost on the last drive my opponent had to score points too. Similar fashion as Andre Johnson got 22 yards to kill me. Jordan Reed had done nothing and somehow pulled out 16 yards and Romo did nothing to counter that.
Romo Romo Romo.
Just like that Henry jumps out to 6-2 is on top of his division once again.
On the other side sits Jeffrey with a stellar (ha!) 7-1 record.
#1 Seed
Jeff Kim
This team is insanity. It boasts the top PF standing as well the 3rd lowest PA but I don't think it really matters. Even with a stronger PA I assume that would at worst add one loss. I guess it's time for me to predict that he loses again. Will it be this week? Mmm... I love New England but I don't see how Peyton doesn't have a top 5 QB day. Plus his opponent has terrible RB matchups and will probably start Andy Dalton.
I kept mentioning how this team's core is amazing. Peyton will hands down finish the year, barring injury, as the top QB if not the overall top fantasy player (Luck and Rodgers haven't had their Bye to this point). That automatically handcuffs Julius Thomas to have a top 3 TE year and probably somewhere in the top 40 overall players. Core aside, it was always a question of production elsewhere. He has Jeremy Maclin, a surprising Andre Ellington, and pretty solid depth all around. Ahmad Bradshaw is clearly the unsung hero of this team as he has put up double digits in 6 of the 8 games.
Verdict: Team is playoff bound and will be a favorite to win it all as long as he can avoid injuries.
#2 Seed
Henry Kook
Again... almost lost, I was hoping he'd lose. At one point Jeff looked like he COULD lose too. The more upsets, the more the league gets condensed.... The more it gets condensed, the better chance I have at making a run haha.
Anyways, bad movie with bad actress is doing pretty well for himself. Take Jeff's stats and shift it one position. 2nd in PF and 4th lowest PA. This all comes with Drew Brees not being as good as we're all used to seeing. He comes in as the 11th best QB under guys like Russell Wilson, Jay Cutler, and Matt Ryan.
The biggest star for him (and maybe the league) is Antonio Brown. He is a flat out monster. I have him in the league that doesn't matter and he single-handedly pushes me to break my own scoring record in that league. He outscores #2 Demaryius by 19 points and is the 15th overall player.
It's scary to think what will happen if Dez starts getting Dez-hot. He's been pretty solid but we should expect more from Dez than what he's been putting up.
With Denard stepping in at the flex and steathly RBs to fill in if he doesn't work out, he's put himself in a good position to keep rolling.
Just please don't offer me a package that includes Michael Crabtree for Gronk again.
Verdict: Should continue to be okay, especially if he survives some matchup/bye issues the next couple weeks.
#3
Danny Kim
Still... weird... that I say your name so early.
Not a fluke.
He's #4 in PF and has the fifth lowest PA. That puts him in the middle 4 for PA so it's safe to say +/- 1 win?
How has he done it?
Receivers.
Jordy + Cobb + Tate.
Tate's production might fall a bit if Calvin returns after the bye week (although as a Lions fan I hope Stafford would not revert back to eye banging Calvin all day and night).
His bench is atrocious but those 3 receivers file in as the #2, 4, and 7th best in the league. Yeah I said it. Surprisingly it Randall Cobb that's the one tied with Demaryius for the #2 spot with 114.7 points so far and not Jordy. He's having an excellent year.
Justin Forsett has clearly established himself as the starter and as long as he finds a way to replace Bernard Pierce (who was a healthy scratch last week ???) he should be okay.
All WR depth is used up as he rolls out a Sanu (#15) at the flex so yeah... this team really needs a RB.
But that point is moot if the receivers can perform.
Cam has a pretty decent schedule left.
Verdict: Maintains contention. Surviving this week will be important as all 3 of those studs are all on bye. (honestly it's pretty much conceded)
#4
Joon Kim
Champion of the PA. Yet, 5th in PF so, I'm actually surprised his record isn't better.
Then you see that he's winning huge when he does win.
You could argue that this team should be winning consistently and actually seeded higher.
DeMarco Murray is the big surprise this year as he still continues to fumble the ball like a clown but gets to run the ball about 20 times a game. That's sick cause he averages 20 points a game. Let's pretend he doesn't do anything in the receiving game (he does) and just say he's getting a point per attempt.
Ronnie Hillman was the steal of the century as Montee Ball (like I said... I never understood why he was so high) is hurt but also... kindaa..... sucks.
AJ will be returning this week and Matt Ryan continues to underperform.
You'd think he'd score more given these players but then again... like I said... Matt Ryan underperforming and he's just now getting AJ back.
His depth at WR is pretty nice as BMarsh sits down and Andrew Hawkins takes his spot. Hawkins is probably a monster in PPR leagues.
Even if his team continues at the pace it's going, you'd think an upgrade at the flex position would give this team that extra 5-10 point boost that seems so crucial given the scores of his losses. I like Ertz as a football player but as a fantasy asset he's only given 6.5 per game. I think it might be worth it to give a WR if not an RB a shot at that position as he seems to be giving up important points when his studs act like duds in certain weeks.
Verdict: All the potential in the world to actually go up the standings but questions on health and more importantly... consistently plague the team
#5
Chris Han
Bad luck team.
#3 in PF and right in the middle of league in PA standing.
He's lost twice while scoring 100+ and his score fluctuates from 124 to 73.
Take a look at his team and you understand why.
Luck is the man. I am an idiot. He's the #1 QB (probably will change after his bye. see Peyton Manning)
But look at everyone else.
Marshawn started off super hot and has cooled off significantly while having fantasy owners raise their eyebrows this week with a little controversy.
I can only imagine what this team would have been like had Adrian Beat-her-son stayed out of trouble. Run DMC just isn't doing a good enough job to contribute towards consistent wins.
Michael Floyd put up a fat zero last week and Larry Fitz has been pretty bad minus this week. BUT! TY has emerged recently and is averaging 20 in his last 3 games.
Having said all that... it's not as bad as Joon's situation at the FLEX but Delanie Walker is averaging 9 points a game and that's not even as good as it sounds. A 20 point outlier pushes that average up as he's on a really crappy team that's rolling out rookie Mr. Pre-Game Selfie at QB.
They're on a Bye this week, so perfect time to experiment with some replacements.
Verdict: Shaky. Luck will be solid all year but there's way too much inconsistent play from players with a lower ceiling than you'd like. TEAM ceiling is wild-card.
#6
Sewook Park
I don't understand.
Lowest PF... by a LOT. 35 points from #11... Even with the 2nd lowest PA, his PF/PA differential is +8.
He's eclipsed 100 points... once.
No comprendo.
Outside of his 2 QBs, Defenses, and TE Travis Kelce, there are no players left in the top ten of their position.
That's a bit unfair as he has guys who are just now starting to get touches (Bishop Sankey, Tre Mason) but he also has some that will probably lose a significant amount of touches (Doug Martin).
Winning is winning though, and regardless of how he got to this point to be in the mix, all that matters now is what happens from here on out.
I'm not so sure on how optimistic to be for a couple reasons:
1. Tre Mason plays for the new Bill Belichek... Jeff Fisher. He seems to want to have a 3-headed... poodle... at running back. After 18 carries 2 weeks ago, he got 7 this past week.
2. Bishop Sankey. The worst scenario for a fantasy owner is to have a RB play for a team that will always be playing from behind. The first page of the Selfie King experiment went in the books and it was awful. Not sure how much value Sankey will carry.
3. Doug Martin is pretty much on his way out as Charlie Simms has the hype train on his side. He's been pretty awful regardless of having a hyped up RB breathing down his neck.
4. Remaining depth at RB. Mathews, JStew, and Ray Rice (haha).
Verdict: Trending down. He got the bounces to go his way the first half of the season but it'll be harder for luck to help when his team's performance gets worse.
#7
Sven Yeun
6th in PF... Supplants me as the unluckiest team with the worst PA.
Frankly, a couple of unfortunate mistakes cost this team many wins but man, this team looks like it should be doing so much better.
Philip Rivers actually ended up being a stud QB this year. He's the 4th best QB in the game right now and his RBs are SICK. Arian at #2 (should be 1 without injuries) and Le'Veon is quietly #4. Add in Emmanuel Sanders who gets the Peyton Manning ultra-bump and you have a pretty good core. Once again, I have to mention the flex position for this team as well. SJax just doesn't do it for you. Terrible injury to CJ Spiller but that wasn't doing you any favors either. Pierre Thomas only averages 0.1 more than SJax and trust me when I say that Reggie Bush will not be the answer. That Flex position could end up making or breaking this team.
More unlucky issues come from the fact that Edelman just sucks. Handsome Sex King Tom Brady was rolling on Sunday with pretty much a perfect passer rating when he threw a ball right at the hands of Edelman... who then said, "nah. No thanks" and let the ball hit the ground. I think Belichek and Brady had enough and had him sit the rest of the game. Not a good sign. Garcon has nobody throwing to him and is completely underacheiving due to that fact. Having a Edelman comeback and a QB to throw to Garcon would drastically change the fortunes of this team.
Verdict: Even without a flex, this team is so good in the first 3 slots. Hypothetically, it has the potential to score 100 points if slots 4-10 averages a little above 6 points each assuming QB 20 RB 20 RB 15. Hard to compete against the top tier teams but could manage enough wins against the bottom feeders to stay relevant but has dug himself a big, big hole. Wild Card ceiling.
#8
Kevin Ahn
3rd worst PA means he's still overperforming against what luck has tried to force him to be.
Originally thought to be a secret millionaire whose sole purpose was to ruin my life, he seems to actually like it when Tom Terrific does well now. Tom Brady has already jumped up to #8 in the QB rankings after a terrible start. 34.2 points this past week!
Never doubt Tom.
Never.
I've never got to own Matt Forte before... but I have him in my meaningless league. The guy is amazing.
An up-trending Brady with Forte's consistency gives this team a good foundation to build on.
If only Matt Ryan could get the ball to Julio a bit better (averaging about 5 rec per game for the last 3 weeks), this team would have a pretty good core.
Alfred Morris temporarily falls into the category of good back on terrible team and Jeremy Hill is only a bye replacement.
This team has scored 130 points and... 51 points (thanks!)...
He's a couple pieces away from being "in it" every week. It's debatable that he already is "in it" now that Tom is back. His 130 pointer had flacco score in the 30s. Brady did that last week.... and this team only finished 141.
Verdict: Perhaps RG3 returning will help this team out. Despite my desire to proclaim this team as a 2nd half team to watch... I can't do it til Matt Ryan proves he will utilize one of the most dangerous downfield threats in the NFL in Julio Jones and Alfred Morris gets back to running the ball 20+ times a game. Until that happens there are not enough points generated to cover for WR woes.
#9
Danny Shin
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
It's okay, no matter how hard it gets... one should stay FAITHFUL to one's allegiance.
It's hard to CHEAT destiny when she has you in her crosshairs.
...
I lost track of where I was going with this.
...
...
whore.
Anyways.
Names look good.
JAMAAL CHARLES!! EDDIE LACY!! DEMARYIUS THOMAS!! RODDY WHITE!! tony.
Once the Lions stop effing around with Reggie and just let Joique do his thing (it may never happen), I feel like Joique is just... good enough to be a 100 yard guy.
My knock on Lacy has always been that the Packers will live and die in the hands of Aaron Rodgers. He's getting the volume of carries he needs to be successful, but watch the next Packers game if you can. There is a giant difference between teams like... Houston/Dallas/Pre-child beat Minnesota and teams like Detroit/Atlanta/Green Bay in the way they run the ball.
The former, use runs to do damage. On back-to-back running plays, you can see the intent and scheme. The latter, use the run to set up passes. While Dallas/Houston/KC play chess within the running game, Detroit/Green Bay use the running game as a crappy low and outside slider to set up the high and tight fastball.
Thus, I can't trust running backs like Lacy, SJax, Bush/Joique.
The only time you'll reap the benefits is if they end up at the goalline. Even then, you'll probably get what you want 60% of the time compared to the teams who'll run it 3 times in a row from 3 yards out. Of course there's the chance that they contribute in the passing game like Lacy did last week, but with options like Jordy and Cobb, Lacy is not going to be first option there either.
Anywho.
Same thing said about Julio applies to White, Demaryius is fine, and Andre Johnson is old as dirt.
This team has already went APOW-Turd-APOW before, and it's totally understandable. The RB play will probably continue to be a rollercoaster ride. A great performance by one of his receivers or even... heh... Tony Romo might counter that once in a while but on days where guys like Lacy and Bell get lucky and have goalline touches, he'll put up the points. Other weeks when Aaron and Matthew are the key components... he might sputter.
Verdict: Not sure on what the true value of Sims is. Ridiculous comparisons to Forte already being made. If even half true, RB consistency will skyrocket. I'm a skeptic so I'll say that doesn't happen. Optimistically... .500 rest of way? It's like asking me to pick lottery numbers.
#10
Paul Min
Too high on PA.
Calvin injury + No QB + No RB + Not really any WR.
Okay, Tannehill is actually surprising. Not nearly good enough.
You can argue all you want about Chris Ivory being #10 for RB. I don't care. He sucks and plays for a sucky team.
Branden Oliver might be a bright spot but he looked meh the last two weeks and gets another defense that can probably stop him. If Denard can run 100+ on Miami... Oliver... should threaten to. But, then again maybe I'm vastly underrating sweet, sweet, dilithium Denard.
Calvin needs to come back and be the anchor for this team. As good as Calvin is, even when he's healthy, he's not a lock to put up 20. He could get 110 yards and no score. That's why a QB or RB has to be "that guy". Steve Smith has significantly cooled down and Kearse... I still don't see the bump that Baldwin got applying to him.
LeSean still looks pedestrian and maybe you should trade him to me so he can be happy again.
Verdict: Just... too little depth to risk saying that this team can make it's way out to relevance.
#11
Walter Rhee
Oh boy, what happened?
Second to last in PF and not doing very well in the PA luck department either.
This team ran into problems with Montee Ball and Rashad Jennings. The replacements for them aren't bad. Tate isn't hot but Lamar has definitely been surprising.
Cordarrelle Patterson looked insane week 1 then has magically disappeared and aside from DeAndre Hopkins, there isn't much to look at in the WR department. Odell Beckham Jr. could break out and help but this team has some really ugly average scores across the board.
Unlike some other teams that have run into consistent spells, this team just lacks the top tier talent to turn things around without it being a huge surprise. The ceiling on this team is pretty low and luck wasn't on its side when it lost after putting up a season high 110.9 last week.
Even last week, it was a 110.9 that came 2 players and the D/K combo. Pretty rare for a team to get 20+ from the D/K and lose.
Verdict: Bottom 4
#12
Me
What an awful team. 3rd from the bottom in PF and 2nd worst PA.
Combination for disaster.
Actually incredibly lucky to have two wins and was a mere point or 2 from having 3.
I'm actually averaging 95ish points but the sad thing is, the mean is pretty much where I hang around. It'd be kinda okay if I averaged 95 by having 130 point weeks mixed in with some 50 point weeks... but nah. I'm consistently bad.
Surprising cause I've been mixing my players around... out of necessity.
Alshon is suffering badly from Cutler's recent bout with retardation. Nick Foles seems to be bipolar. Zac Stacy found himself in a RB carousel and my hope has to be in Bryce Brown.
Frank Gore is not being utilized the way he should, which gives me reason to not be surprised by the rumors that the players are mad at Harbaugh.
There were some great acquisitions... like Baldwin, Quick (not anymore), and Royal (not anymore). But those acquisitions are outshadowed by trading away Luck and drafting fools like Reggie Bush. I never thought that Reggie Bush would be dropped off my team before Trent Richardson.
Wes Welker seems to be a turd and this team is just bad.
The crazy thing is, there is actual... hope.
Gore should carry the ball 20 times a game. The only time he did, he dominated.
Foles is severely underperforming to his potential. You see glimpses of it here and there and it's beautiful to see.
Bryce Brown has too much potential to lose out to Dixon.
Wes Welker is supposed to be one of the greatest slot receivers of all time.
Doug Baldwin is now the primary WR with a capable QB.
Dwayne Bowe gets the yards, not the touchdowns.
Sammy Watkins has looked better and better since the Bills replaced a moron with an actual quarterback.
Jay Cutler needs to get his shart together so that Alshon can have his great 200+ yard games.
Those are all the "potentials".
Rob Gronkowski finally reached it as he's been playing more and more snaps.
The only negatives are Trent, Royal, and Zac Stacy.
Given all this "hope"
Verdict: Bottom 4.
APOW: Sven Yeun (2)
Turd: Paul Min (2)
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... In this other league where there is no winnings... no trophy... no real bragging rights.
I would give up all those wins for just two more in this league. Cause.... at the end of the day this one has bragging rights and a fruggin trophy!
I love this league regardless of my record...
Sure, there are other leagues that might pay more out at the end or whatnot but I'm pretty sure everyone in here is not involved with another that has a friggin trophy right?
Man...
So when I say that I have a busy week and I ask someone to write notes I'd assume that someone would be like... OH COOL! I'D LOVE TO.
But I GUESS THERE IS SOME OTHER DOUCHE LEAGUE THAT SUCKS WITH STUPID ASS PEOPLE TRADING STUPID ASS PLAYERS FOR AWESOME PLAYERS.... SUPPOSEDLY AT ONE POINT IT HAD A COMMISH CONTROLLED TRADE SYSTEM AND A LIMIT TO TRANSACTIONS PER SEASON. OH AND NO DAMN TROPHY.
BUT I GUESS WRITING A NOTE FOR A DUMB ASS LEAGUE LIKE THAT JUST CAUSE YOU HAVE A BETTER RECORD THERE (WHO WOULDN'T!?) IS TOTALLY FINE CAUSE EFF THE TROPHY RIGHT?
CHEAT ON YOUR LEAGUE, WITH YOUR TROPHY WATCHING YOU... PROBABLY FROM THE FLOOR COVERED IN STAINED UNDERWEAR AS YOU TYPE UP POWER RANKINGS WHILE YOU KEEP THIS SECRET FROM ME.
THAT'S FINE.
ENJOY BEING KING OF FOOLS AFTER BEING THE KING OF MASTERS LAST YEAR.
/anger
Anyways.
How ridiculous are the Lions?
If they were a fantasy team, everyone would hate them. Improbable upsets coming late in the 4th Quarter.
If the season ended today, we get a first round bye!
I'll find joy in that.
Anyways...
Brutal brutal brutal brutal.
I feel you Shin-dog.
I lost on the last drive my opponent had to score points too. Similar fashion as Andre Johnson got 22 yards to kill me. Jordan Reed had done nothing and somehow pulled out 16 yards and Romo did nothing to counter that.
Romo Romo Romo.
Just like that Henry jumps out to 6-2 is on top of his division once again.
On the other side sits Jeffrey with a stellar (ha!) 7-1 record.
#1 Seed
Jeff Kim
This team is insanity. It boasts the top PF standing as well the 3rd lowest PA but I don't think it really matters. Even with a stronger PA I assume that would at worst add one loss. I guess it's time for me to predict that he loses again. Will it be this week? Mmm... I love New England but I don't see how Peyton doesn't have a top 5 QB day. Plus his opponent has terrible RB matchups and will probably start Andy Dalton.
I kept mentioning how this team's core is amazing. Peyton will hands down finish the year, barring injury, as the top QB if not the overall top fantasy player (Luck and Rodgers haven't had their Bye to this point). That automatically handcuffs Julius Thomas to have a top 3 TE year and probably somewhere in the top 40 overall players. Core aside, it was always a question of production elsewhere. He has Jeremy Maclin, a surprising Andre Ellington, and pretty solid depth all around. Ahmad Bradshaw is clearly the unsung hero of this team as he has put up double digits in 6 of the 8 games.
Verdict: Team is playoff bound and will be a favorite to win it all as long as he can avoid injuries.
#2 Seed
Henry Kook
Again... almost lost, I was hoping he'd lose. At one point Jeff looked like he COULD lose too. The more upsets, the more the league gets condensed.... The more it gets condensed, the better chance I have at making a run haha.
Anyways, bad movie with bad actress is doing pretty well for himself. Take Jeff's stats and shift it one position. 2nd in PF and 4th lowest PA. This all comes with Drew Brees not being as good as we're all used to seeing. He comes in as the 11th best QB under guys like Russell Wilson, Jay Cutler, and Matt Ryan.
The biggest star for him (and maybe the league) is Antonio Brown. He is a flat out monster. I have him in the league that doesn't matter and he single-handedly pushes me to break my own scoring record in that league. He outscores #2 Demaryius by 19 points and is the 15th overall player.
It's scary to think what will happen if Dez starts getting Dez-hot. He's been pretty solid but we should expect more from Dez than what he's been putting up.
With Denard stepping in at the flex and steathly RBs to fill in if he doesn't work out, he's put himself in a good position to keep rolling.
Just please don't offer me a package that includes Michael Crabtree for Gronk again.
Verdict: Should continue to be okay, especially if he survives some matchup/bye issues the next couple weeks.
#3
Danny Kim
Still... weird... that I say your name so early.
Not a fluke.
He's #4 in PF and has the fifth lowest PA. That puts him in the middle 4 for PA so it's safe to say +/- 1 win?
How has he done it?
Receivers.
Jordy + Cobb + Tate.
Tate's production might fall a bit if Calvin returns after the bye week (although as a Lions fan I hope Stafford would not revert back to eye banging Calvin all day and night).
His bench is atrocious but those 3 receivers file in as the #2, 4, and 7th best in the league. Yeah I said it. Surprisingly it Randall Cobb that's the one tied with Demaryius for the #2 spot with 114.7 points so far and not Jordy. He's having an excellent year.
Justin Forsett has clearly established himself as the starter and as long as he finds a way to replace Bernard Pierce (who was a healthy scratch last week ???) he should be okay.
All WR depth is used up as he rolls out a Sanu (#15) at the flex so yeah... this team really needs a RB.
But that point is moot if the receivers can perform.
Cam has a pretty decent schedule left.
Verdict: Maintains contention. Surviving this week will be important as all 3 of those studs are all on bye. (honestly it's pretty much conceded)
#4
Joon Kim
Champion of the PA. Yet, 5th in PF so, I'm actually surprised his record isn't better.
Then you see that he's winning huge when he does win.
You could argue that this team should be winning consistently and actually seeded higher.
DeMarco Murray is the big surprise this year as he still continues to fumble the ball like a clown but gets to run the ball about 20 times a game. That's sick cause he averages 20 points a game. Let's pretend he doesn't do anything in the receiving game (he does) and just say he's getting a point per attempt.
Ronnie Hillman was the steal of the century as Montee Ball (like I said... I never understood why he was so high) is hurt but also... kindaa..... sucks.
AJ will be returning this week and Matt Ryan continues to underperform.
You'd think he'd score more given these players but then again... like I said... Matt Ryan underperforming and he's just now getting AJ back.
His depth at WR is pretty nice as BMarsh sits down and Andrew Hawkins takes his spot. Hawkins is probably a monster in PPR leagues.
Even if his team continues at the pace it's going, you'd think an upgrade at the flex position would give this team that extra 5-10 point boost that seems so crucial given the scores of his losses. I like Ertz as a football player but as a fantasy asset he's only given 6.5 per game. I think it might be worth it to give a WR if not an RB a shot at that position as he seems to be giving up important points when his studs act like duds in certain weeks.
Verdict: All the potential in the world to actually go up the standings but questions on health and more importantly... consistently plague the team
#5
Chris Han
Bad luck team.
#3 in PF and right in the middle of league in PA standing.
He's lost twice while scoring 100+ and his score fluctuates from 124 to 73.
Take a look at his team and you understand why.
Luck is the man. I am an idiot. He's the #1 QB (probably will change after his bye. see Peyton Manning)
But look at everyone else.
Marshawn started off super hot and has cooled off significantly while having fantasy owners raise their eyebrows this week with a little controversy.
I can only imagine what this team would have been like had Adrian Beat-her-son stayed out of trouble. Run DMC just isn't doing a good enough job to contribute towards consistent wins.
Michael Floyd put up a fat zero last week and Larry Fitz has been pretty bad minus this week. BUT! TY has emerged recently and is averaging 20 in his last 3 games.
Having said all that... it's not as bad as Joon's situation at the FLEX but Delanie Walker is averaging 9 points a game and that's not even as good as it sounds. A 20 point outlier pushes that average up as he's on a really crappy team that's rolling out rookie Mr. Pre-Game Selfie at QB.
They're on a Bye this week, so perfect time to experiment with some replacements.
Verdict: Shaky. Luck will be solid all year but there's way too much inconsistent play from players with a lower ceiling than you'd like. TEAM ceiling is wild-card.
#6
Sewook Park
I don't understand.
Lowest PF... by a LOT. 35 points from #11... Even with the 2nd lowest PA, his PF/PA differential is +8.
He's eclipsed 100 points... once.
No comprendo.
Outside of his 2 QBs, Defenses, and TE Travis Kelce, there are no players left in the top ten of their position.
That's a bit unfair as he has guys who are just now starting to get touches (Bishop Sankey, Tre Mason) but he also has some that will probably lose a significant amount of touches (Doug Martin).
Winning is winning though, and regardless of how he got to this point to be in the mix, all that matters now is what happens from here on out.
I'm not so sure on how optimistic to be for a couple reasons:
1. Tre Mason plays for the new Bill Belichek... Jeff Fisher. He seems to want to have a 3-headed... poodle... at running back. After 18 carries 2 weeks ago, he got 7 this past week.
2. Bishop Sankey. The worst scenario for a fantasy owner is to have a RB play for a team that will always be playing from behind. The first page of the Selfie King experiment went in the books and it was awful. Not sure how much value Sankey will carry.
3. Doug Martin is pretty much on his way out as Charlie Simms has the hype train on his side. He's been pretty awful regardless of having a hyped up RB breathing down his neck.
4. Remaining depth at RB. Mathews, JStew, and Ray Rice (haha).
Verdict: Trending down. He got the bounces to go his way the first half of the season but it'll be harder for luck to help when his team's performance gets worse.
#7
Sven Yeun
6th in PF... Supplants me as the unluckiest team with the worst PA.
Frankly, a couple of unfortunate mistakes cost this team many wins but man, this team looks like it should be doing so much better.
Philip Rivers actually ended up being a stud QB this year. He's the 4th best QB in the game right now and his RBs are SICK. Arian at #2 (should be 1 without injuries) and Le'Veon is quietly #4. Add in Emmanuel Sanders who gets the Peyton Manning ultra-bump and you have a pretty good core. Once again, I have to mention the flex position for this team as well. SJax just doesn't do it for you. Terrible injury to CJ Spiller but that wasn't doing you any favors either. Pierre Thomas only averages 0.1 more than SJax and trust me when I say that Reggie Bush will not be the answer. That Flex position could end up making or breaking this team.
More unlucky issues come from the fact that Edelman just sucks. Handsome Sex King Tom Brady was rolling on Sunday with pretty much a perfect passer rating when he threw a ball right at the hands of Edelman... who then said, "nah. No thanks" and let the ball hit the ground. I think Belichek and Brady had enough and had him sit the rest of the game. Not a good sign. Garcon has nobody throwing to him and is completely underacheiving due to that fact. Having a Edelman comeback and a QB to throw to Garcon would drastically change the fortunes of this team.
Verdict: Even without a flex, this team is so good in the first 3 slots. Hypothetically, it has the potential to score 100 points if slots 4-10 averages a little above 6 points each assuming QB 20 RB 20 RB 15. Hard to compete against the top tier teams but could manage enough wins against the bottom feeders to stay relevant but has dug himself a big, big hole. Wild Card ceiling.
#8
Kevin Ahn
3rd worst PA means he's still overperforming against what luck has tried to force him to be.
Originally thought to be a secret millionaire whose sole purpose was to ruin my life, he seems to actually like it when Tom Terrific does well now. Tom Brady has already jumped up to #8 in the QB rankings after a terrible start. 34.2 points this past week!
Never doubt Tom.
Never.
I've never got to own Matt Forte before... but I have him in my meaningless league. The guy is amazing.
An up-trending Brady with Forte's consistency gives this team a good foundation to build on.
If only Matt Ryan could get the ball to Julio a bit better (averaging about 5 rec per game for the last 3 weeks), this team would have a pretty good core.
Alfred Morris temporarily falls into the category of good back on terrible team and Jeremy Hill is only a bye replacement.
This team has scored 130 points and... 51 points (thanks!)...
He's a couple pieces away from being "in it" every week. It's debatable that he already is "in it" now that Tom is back. His 130 pointer had flacco score in the 30s. Brady did that last week.... and this team only finished 141.
Verdict: Perhaps RG3 returning will help this team out. Despite my desire to proclaim this team as a 2nd half team to watch... I can't do it til Matt Ryan proves he will utilize one of the most dangerous downfield threats in the NFL in Julio Jones and Alfred Morris gets back to running the ball 20+ times a game. Until that happens there are not enough points generated to cover for WR woes.
#9
Danny Shin
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
It's okay, no matter how hard it gets... one should stay FAITHFUL to one's allegiance.
It's hard to CHEAT destiny when she has you in her crosshairs.
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I lost track of where I was going with this.
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whore.
Anyways.
Names look good.
JAMAAL CHARLES!! EDDIE LACY!! DEMARYIUS THOMAS!! RODDY WHITE!! tony.
Once the Lions stop effing around with Reggie and just let Joique do his thing (it may never happen), I feel like Joique is just... good enough to be a 100 yard guy.
My knock on Lacy has always been that the Packers will live and die in the hands of Aaron Rodgers. He's getting the volume of carries he needs to be successful, but watch the next Packers game if you can. There is a giant difference between teams like... Houston/Dallas/Pre-child beat Minnesota and teams like Detroit/Atlanta/Green Bay in the way they run the ball.
The former, use runs to do damage. On back-to-back running plays, you can see the intent and scheme. The latter, use the run to set up passes. While Dallas/Houston/KC play chess within the running game, Detroit/Green Bay use the running game as a crappy low and outside slider to set up the high and tight fastball.
Thus, I can't trust running backs like Lacy, SJax, Bush/Joique.
The only time you'll reap the benefits is if they end up at the goalline. Even then, you'll probably get what you want 60% of the time compared to the teams who'll run it 3 times in a row from 3 yards out. Of course there's the chance that they contribute in the passing game like Lacy did last week, but with options like Jordy and Cobb, Lacy is not going to be first option there either.
Anywho.
Same thing said about Julio applies to White, Demaryius is fine, and Andre Johnson is old as dirt.
This team has already went APOW-Turd-APOW before, and it's totally understandable. The RB play will probably continue to be a rollercoaster ride. A great performance by one of his receivers or even... heh... Tony Romo might counter that once in a while but on days where guys like Lacy and Bell get lucky and have goalline touches, he'll put up the points. Other weeks when Aaron and Matthew are the key components... he might sputter.
Verdict: Not sure on what the true value of Sims is. Ridiculous comparisons to Forte already being made. If even half true, RB consistency will skyrocket. I'm a skeptic so I'll say that doesn't happen. Optimistically... .500 rest of way? It's like asking me to pick lottery numbers.
#10
Paul Min
Too high on PA.
Calvin injury + No QB + No RB + Not really any WR.
Okay, Tannehill is actually surprising. Not nearly good enough.
You can argue all you want about Chris Ivory being #10 for RB. I don't care. He sucks and plays for a sucky team.
Branden Oliver might be a bright spot but he looked meh the last two weeks and gets another defense that can probably stop him. If Denard can run 100+ on Miami... Oliver... should threaten to. But, then again maybe I'm vastly underrating sweet, sweet, dilithium Denard.
Calvin needs to come back and be the anchor for this team. As good as Calvin is, even when he's healthy, he's not a lock to put up 20. He could get 110 yards and no score. That's why a QB or RB has to be "that guy". Steve Smith has significantly cooled down and Kearse... I still don't see the bump that Baldwin got applying to him.
LeSean still looks pedestrian and maybe you should trade him to me so he can be happy again.
Verdict: Just... too little depth to risk saying that this team can make it's way out to relevance.
#11
Walter Rhee
Oh boy, what happened?
Second to last in PF and not doing very well in the PA luck department either.
This team ran into problems with Montee Ball and Rashad Jennings. The replacements for them aren't bad. Tate isn't hot but Lamar has definitely been surprising.
Cordarrelle Patterson looked insane week 1 then has magically disappeared and aside from DeAndre Hopkins, there isn't much to look at in the WR department. Odell Beckham Jr. could break out and help but this team has some really ugly average scores across the board.
Unlike some other teams that have run into consistent spells, this team just lacks the top tier talent to turn things around without it being a huge surprise. The ceiling on this team is pretty low and luck wasn't on its side when it lost after putting up a season high 110.9 last week.
Even last week, it was a 110.9 that came 2 players and the D/K combo. Pretty rare for a team to get 20+ from the D/K and lose.
Verdict: Bottom 4
#12
Me
What an awful team. 3rd from the bottom in PF and 2nd worst PA.
Combination for disaster.
Actually incredibly lucky to have two wins and was a mere point or 2 from having 3.
I'm actually averaging 95ish points but the sad thing is, the mean is pretty much where I hang around. It'd be kinda okay if I averaged 95 by having 130 point weeks mixed in with some 50 point weeks... but nah. I'm consistently bad.
Surprising cause I've been mixing my players around... out of necessity.
Alshon is suffering badly from Cutler's recent bout with retardation. Nick Foles seems to be bipolar. Zac Stacy found himself in a RB carousel and my hope has to be in Bryce Brown.
Frank Gore is not being utilized the way he should, which gives me reason to not be surprised by the rumors that the players are mad at Harbaugh.
There were some great acquisitions... like Baldwin, Quick (not anymore), and Royal (not anymore). But those acquisitions are outshadowed by trading away Luck and drafting fools like Reggie Bush. I never thought that Reggie Bush would be dropped off my team before Trent Richardson.
Wes Welker seems to be a turd and this team is just bad.
The crazy thing is, there is actual... hope.
Gore should carry the ball 20 times a game. The only time he did, he dominated.
Foles is severely underperforming to his potential. You see glimpses of it here and there and it's beautiful to see.
Bryce Brown has too much potential to lose out to Dixon.
Wes Welker is supposed to be one of the greatest slot receivers of all time.
Doug Baldwin is now the primary WR with a capable QB.
Dwayne Bowe gets the yards, not the touchdowns.
Sammy Watkins has looked better and better since the Bills replaced a moron with an actual quarterback.
Jay Cutler needs to get his shart together so that Alshon can have his great 200+ yard games.
Those are all the "potentials".
Rob Gronkowski finally reached it as he's been playing more and more snaps.
The only negatives are Trent, Royal, and Zac Stacy.
Given all this "hope"
Verdict: Bottom 4.
APOW: Sven Yeun (2)
Turd: Paul Min (2)
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