I had a lot of injuries in the second half of the year. After the first five games I was 3-2 and averaging around 125 points per game. If I had kept that up I’d probably have finished with the fourth-most points and a 9-5 or 8-6 record.
I guess now’s a good time to check early draft predictions. I expected to have four RBs get significant playtime this year and only ended up with one. So hopefully somebody fun will be waiting for me at 3.
Finally I have a decent team. No more glaring holes, and my running backs went crazy this year. (Saquon, Mixon and Walker III.) Paired with Jordan Love, Nico and Puka, I’m happy with my starting 7.
Kelce did well enough but LaPorta took a step back. If I could go back in time I might have traded away LaPorta and kept McBride, but I haven’t given up on LaPorta yet. I’m drafting a third TE next year anyway since I prefer carrying three. Maybe that guy will hit.
Thankfully there are no more byes. Whatever happens with future scheduling – 18 games? – we want to be sure there are no bye weeks during our playoffs. I was missing several key pieces last week because of the bye, though I think Jules was as well. My only question mark this week is Kenneth Walker III listed as Q. Everyone else appears good to go.
I managed to get top score without any superstars at RB or WR, which has got to be pretty unusual. My top WR is rookie Brian Thomas Jr at #9 overall in scoring. Top RB is #8 Devon Achane. For a rookie to hit top 10 is usually a pretty great sign so I’m excited about his future.
I did have stars at other positions. Josh Allen is #2. Brandon Aubrey (kicker) is #3. Denver D is #1 (and LAC is #4).
I’m building a kicker/defense dynasty.
I’ve got a lot of red (top 1/3rd defense) projections this week. Josh Allen, Brian Thomas Jr, Achane, Jonnu Smith, Josh Downs. Only one green matchup, David Montgomery. In comparison Jules has 2 red, 3 green. The projection is pretty close, he has a 3 point edge.
I have a lot of players that seem to be in a slump. After being a top 10 WR for a lot of the season, Jayden Reed has 1 good game in the last 4 and 0 last week. Deebo Samuel has been banged up all year and has scored under 5 points 3 of the last 4 weeks. Rhamondre Stevenson under 10 for the last 4 weeks. Josh Downs is questionable to play this week.
Can Josh Allen put up 50 points 2 weeks in a row? I think he can.
I’m kind of sort of rooting for Retrovertigo because it’d be funny if he wins the championship with a 7-7 record from a historically weak division.
Dismal start for Jules. Cooper Kupp put up a 0 on Thursday, Tyreek Hill is at 0 through the third quarter, and Jameis Winston is having an epically bad game with negative points near the end of the third quarter.
Retro/Ellis is at 50/50 right now and has been at that +/- 5% all day. Tight game.
Brian “Randy “Jerry Rice” Moss” Thomas Jr. is on track for the greatest NFL career of all time. And he’s not dependent on having Trevor Lawrence either.
I actually don’t know if I’ve ever owned a top 5 or even top 10 dynasty asset at least by conventional rankings. I’ve pretty much never had superstars at RB or WR in all my years in the league. But I’m hoping he’ll end up being talked about as a top 5 dynasty asset within a year.
I need a Kicker and Defense to basically outscore DJ Moore, not optimistic in the outcome.
Yahoo says you have a 70% chance of accomplishing exactly that. I am definitely rooting for you if you beat me here. A 7-7 league champion from the scrub division feels like poetic justice.
All season my team’s foundation was the three running backs. Unfortunately this week, two of them underperformed badly and the third didn’t even start. However, DJ Moore has put up at least one monster game this season. Keep hope alive!
I can see why it’s fun to root for, but why would it be poetic justice?
The Greatest Josh put up 55 and 45 points in 2 weeks. That’s gotta be the greatest two game span in fantasy history, right?
Retro has Cairos Santos, the Atlanta D, and .35 points to outscore DJ Moore. Yahoo says that’s a 70% chance and that sounds reasonable to me. Atlanta’s D gets to face the raiders which is a nice matchup, but they’re wildly inconsistent.
Yeah, poetic justice isn’t the right term.
Poetic injustice?
Playoffs:
(1) Exploding Pancakes defeats (4) HungryHungryHaruspex 165 to 83.2
(3) No Use For A Name defeats (2) New York Fanboys 130 to 108.65
Consolation Bowl:
(5) Peteys defeats (8) The Great Old Ones 193.8 to 109.9
(6) Formerly Sentimental defeats (7) Warner’s Brothers 123.35 to 107.4
Championship game:
(1) Exploding Pancakes vs (3) No Use For a Name
Third place game:
(2) Ellis Dee vs (4) HungryHungryHaruspex
Fifth place game:
(5) Peteys vs (6) Formerly Sentimental
Seventh place game:
(7) Warner’s Brothers vs (8) The Great Old Ones
193 points seems high for a non-playoff team.
Yeah, your team has gone bonkers during the last few weeks and you’re in the running for the overall scoring title for the whole season. We’re all fortunate you got unlucky and didn’t make it.
I think Retrovertigo might just pull it off. His projected score of 127 is the highest he’s had all year and this is a good time to be peaking. I lost David Montgomery this week as well as Nick Chubb which (along with JK Dobbins) leaves me pretty thin at the RB position. Next man up to plug that hole is probably Rashod Bateman, who is apparently in a walking boot currently.
Not a great week for me. I have one of my lower projected scores. There will be no need for Josh Allen to score 50 points this week against New England. I’m not feeling very good about this one.
Greatest Josh, in my time of greatest need, might I beseech you for a third 45+ point game in three weeks?
Oh for fucks sake, Atlanta’s defense is the #25 scorer this year but they just scored their 2nd defensive TD with 28 points.
Go Retro! Becoming a clear team of destiny. My Giants did their part throwing those two pick sixes for you.
EDIT: Team of destiny is the term I meant last week, not poetic justice.
Well it’s over for me. Big disappointment after a great season. Retro got really hot at exactly the right time. Congratulations.
Congrats, Retro.
16 years of this league, and for the first time in its history, not one in-season trade.