LAST WEEK: 0-6 (!)
(!!!)
(!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
SEASON: 3-9
This one is going to be a quick hitter because there's simply no time, man!
My great fear finally came true when Saquon went down with an injury. New York isn't New York without Saquon. I have lost a hero, I have lost a friend.
LITTLE BABY JESUS (2-1) vs. THE DUDE HAS GOT NO MERCY (2-1)
This loss is going to be especially disappointing because I don't think Semi is going to have a great week. I don't think I'm going to break 70, though.
THE PICK: LBJ 84 - TDHGNM 67
THE NIGHT BOYS (2-1) vs. RICK FUCKIN' DALTON (1-2)
If we're sticking with the movie theme, I guess this is the part in the saloon when Rick can't remember his lines and cries because he thinks it's all over.
Gary has FOUR players in the TEN/ATL barnburner this week. His entire starting lineup is only involved in four games.
I'd maybe consider D.J. Moore over Devonta this week, but either way, ol' Rick is bringing out his flamethrower this week.
THE PICK: RFD 118 - TNB 98
CHUBBY CHASERS (1-2) vs. ASSTANNER (2-1)
Chris and I were so, so close to pulling off a blockbuster trade this week but it just didn't come together. Brian Barker will be more ready to blow things up after this week.
Wayne Gallman sucks.
THE PICK: AT 94 - CC 81
THE WHITECHAPEL RIPPERS (2-1) vs. ANIMAL HOUSE (1-2)
Did you know that Pat Mahomes has never played in a dome?
Meyers is starting James Washington this week, which...I thought I was desperate.
Larry will escape with a win because his bad performance will be less bad than Meyers' even worse performance.
THE PICK: TWR 87 - AH 80
SIGMUND AND THE SEAMONSTER (0-3) vs. TIMMY DOESN'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS (2-1)
I think I've said this before, but I swear Scott leads the league in Franchise Players who retire or leave the league. His FP slot is the Spinal Tap drummer seat of the AFFL.
There are currently 4 teams under 300 points on the season. They are all in the Hockey Season division.
THE PICK: SS 83 - TDHAF 70
WTTK? (2-1) vs. THAT KANGAROO STOLE MY BALL (1-2)
I think my trade hex powers might be back because I reached out to McCamey this week about Ekeler and Davante. The price was still incredibly high but he was away this week so we put it on pause. Since then, Melvin Gordon has returned to take his job back from Ekeler and Davante broke his foot or whatever.
I would play Mixon over John Brown against NE this week, but that's just me.
THE PICK: W 103 - TKSMB 84
Saturday, September 28, 2019
Friday, September 20, 2019
AFFL Week 3 Preview
LAST WEEK: 3-3
SEASON: 3-3
Looks like I shouldn't have sat out the preseason myself. Needed to get some pick reps in so I didn't start the season so flat.
Bri later revealed that he was joking about Cam for a 1st rounder the other day, which is believable. And yet! It had juuuust enough believability in it that I think he was hoping somebody went for it. Like in a movie when the hot girl is complaining that nobody wants to take her to prom and her nerdy best friend says he could take her and there's a pregnant pause and then she laughs and the nerd tries way too hard to cover it up with "Ha ha! Yeah, I'm totally kidding! Can you even imagine?!?"
Speaking of trades that won't ever happen, I can tell you Mark Ingram's fate already. I'm going to keep floating him on the trade block for (reasons) and nobody is going to make a good offer and then he's going to finish the season as a top 10 RB and be a top 5 draft pick in 2020. This exact scenario played out for me last year with Chris Carson. In fact, I think it happened the last time I had Mark Ingram 3-4 years ago.
So I dedicate this song to Mark Ingram. They just won't love you like I do.
THE DUDE HAS GOT NO MERCY (2-0) vs. THE WHITECHAPEL RIPPERS (1-1)
I picked up the Titans DST for that? Good gravy. Hopefully the other ideal matchups that I have this week will go a little better. Dak and Ingram (love that guy!) will be a part of high-scoring matchups, and even though Tampa's run D might actually be good, Saquon does everything and now has a QB who doesn't move like he's wearing ski boots.
Actually...hmm. Maybe this isn't as good as I thought. Robinson will be open all night, but Mitch sucks. Odell will be busy trying to keep his expensive watch away from Aqib Talib's sticky fingers while Baker bails out from Aaron Donald on every snap, and Mostert is a pretty hopeful play. He basically needs to score a TD to come through. But putting in Goodwin or Samuel would be equally optimistic. Plus, Samuel will be dealing with a backup QB this week and I am simply not buying all of this talk that Kyle Allen will be useful this week. He didn't even play in the preseason. I know Cam has been bad, but where is this Allen hype coming from?
On the other side, the Baltimore D might slow down Mahomes a touch, which means he scores 22 points instead of 32. Evans has a golden opportunity against that Giants secondary, and DJ should get loose in the Cards' first win, though it might be asking a bit much for Kirk and T.Y. to keep it rolling.
HMM.
I know that I would LIKE to win this game. Starting off 3-0 through the first division cycle is always a good thing. But this one is going to be close throughout the Sunday slate and then we'll be watching Gurley vs. Odell Sunday night. I think Larry will come out of the Sabbath with slight advantage, but then I keep that Monday night magic rolling with Robinson in DC.
(Honestly, I am trying that Oprah trick where you speak something into being. I'm not sure how much I actually believe this one.)
THE PICK: THE DUDE HAS GOT NO MERCY 110 - THE WHITECHAPEL RIPPERS 103
ANIMAL HOUSE (1-1) vs. RICK FUCKIN' DALTON (0-2)
As hilarious as it would be to see Gary start off 0-3 with the 2nd-most points in the league, it's not going to happen. On a technicality because he won't have the 2nd-most points after this week. Kamara is going to be kept down by Taysom Hill keeping the ball on every single read option and running straight into the pile, Devonta is absolutely cooked, and Gary was way too excited to pick up Brandin Cooks for him to do anything this week.
Side note: I am pretty sure Sean Payton knows more about football than me, but what is his fascination with Taysom Hill? He comes through on like 5% of the plays they try him on. I've seen him complete maybe 1 pass ever. Gary should be highly concerned about the possibility that Hill plays more than Bridgewater.
On the other hand, will Meyers be able to do anything about it even if Gary has a bad week? Brady should be done passing early again, Le'Veon Bell will be the entire Jets offense again (except the Pats will actually focus on stopping him), James Conner looks terrible so far and has a terrible set up this week, and Green Bay suddenly has a really good secondary that can slow down Manny Sanders.
Although...will this one come down to Sunday night with the Rams defense for Meyers going back and forth with Cooks for Gary? I'm gonna say...a late strip sack on Baker seals the deal in this one.
Also...I think CBS is being wildly ambitious with these score projections.
THE PICK: ANIMAL HOUSE 88.2 - RICK FUCKIN' DALTON 86.9
WTTK? (2-0) vs. THE NIGHT BOYS (1-1)
The Brandin Cooks franchise era didn't last long. Barker has now franchised DeAndre Hopkins and not Daniel Jones in a bit of a surprise.
The CAR-Cards game on Sunday has a Kyle and a Kyler facing off at QB, which is a first. I like Kyler to have a good game in the first Cards win, which means Fitz should go along for the ride. The Chargers have a great secondary, but only the Jags really slow down DeAndre. On the other hand, Breida will lose too many snaps in a good matchup, Buffalo has a good defense to get after Boyd, and we said in the Week 2 Review that Barker would start Mark Andrews this week and he'd only score 4 after posting 22 on the bench last week.
Meanwhile, McCamey has nothing but gold up and down his lineup. Here's your top scorer this week, folks. I said Barker could lose 5 straight without some drastic action and this is where he loses his balance and starts tumbling down the hill.
If McCamey was asking for 1st and another pick for Ekeler before the season, I can't even imagine what he's asking for now. Probably your entire 2020 and 2021 drafts with a 2022 4th rounder thrown in as a sweetener.
THE PICK: WTTK? 122 - THE NIGHT BOYS 84
THAT KANGAROO STOLE MY BALL (1-1) vs. CHUBBY CHASERS (0-2)
As hopeful as I am about starting off 3-0, I'm equally hopeful about Brian Barker actually doing something for a change this week and winning so the rest of my division starting off 1-2.
Even though I'm hopeful, I don't have much hope. I think Baker was absolutely exposed last week and he was seeing ghosts in the pocket on every play. Freddie Kitchens was equally exposed as a bad play caller and a bad game manager, and you shouldn't be surprised if this a second straight week in which GARDNER MINSHEW II outscores The Unfabulous Baker Boy. Thielen will be held down since Minnesota is passing less than a pre-war team, and I promise you that John Ross is not posting 100+ and a TD for a 3rd straight week.
He's benched this week due to injury, but Damien Williams is on his way to being the overhyped bust of draft season. In fairness, I very much wanted him as well, but man. We should've known it was over when the Chiefs grabbed Shady. We're going to look back in 2021 amazed that Williams went before Josh Jacobs and Chris Godwin. Shit, we can look back amazed right now. I'm currently doing it!
DeShaun should be fine against the Chargers unless he loses 3 ribs in a blindside hit, Dalvin is on his way to #1 RB this season, and Sony will be bleeding clock against the Jets all day.
For another week, both Brians will have to wait until bedtime to find out how goes their game, both Sunday and Monday nights. And while it's entirely possible the Bears defense will post 19 points against Case Keenum, I don't think Baker and Chubb will get it close enough to matter. Chubby Chasers stay chasin' that first dub, y'all.
THE PICK: THAT KANGAROO STOLE MY BALL 103 - CHUBBY CHASERS 89
ASSTANNER (2-0) vs. TIMMY DOESN'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS (1-1)
If McCamey isn't the #1 points team this week, Chris will be for a third straight week. Zeke might only play one half and still put up 18 points and with Gallup hurt, Amari is going to get a lot of looks early. Philly isn't stopping anybody through the air so Golladay should continue to roll, and there's an off chance the Patriots finally find even a sliver of conscience and bench AB after the latest revelations, which would help Josh Gordon tremendously. Why also hurting AB, of course. (Note: revelations as of 9/19/19 so we can keep track)
James White won't be on the field for too many 3rd down swing passes, AP has no chance against that Bears front, and while Terry McLaurin might be an actual good player, Keenum isn't going to have enough time to find him downfield.
I realize that I've picked Scott to score under 70 twice now and been wrong both times, and I promise I'm not doing a thing where I keep saying that until it actually happens so I'm right. I genuinely believe his team sucks huge balls.
THE PICK: ASSTANNER 119 - TIMMY DOESN'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS 67
SIGMUND AND THE SEAMONSTERS (0-2) vs. LITTLE BABY JESUS (1-1)
Every year, there's a guy I try to trade for early on because I think I'm buying low. I always get turned down and by the end of the year it usually turns out that, no, the guy is actually bad now. It's one of my real blind spots, and thankfully you all save me from myself each time.
This year, that guy is Leonard Fournette. (And, honestly, it might also be Miles Sanders if some of these scouting reports about a lack of vision pan out) Obviously, Fournette saved his night with a single play at the end, but it's equally obvious that he's a bad, bad man. Not in the good bad, bad LeRoy Brown way, but in the he's-actually-bad-at-pro-football way.
Right after Aaron Jones had a good game last week, Coach Matt LaFleur said he wants to make sure Jones and Jamaal Williams have equal carries each week. That does not seem like a good idea to me. Coaches say a lot of things, of course, but that won't help Jones this week. Diggs has the same play calling issue as Thielen, and the Sammy Watkins hype machine will continue to settle down.
Marlon Mack is questionable this week, and if he misses the game, Semi will have a pretty tough choice on his hands between Miles Sanders, Phillip Lindsay, and Carlos Hyde. I might actually go 4 wide with D.K. Metcalf if it came down to it. Maybe Mack will be fine. Running backs barely use their calf muscles anyway.
Thomas and JuJu...so much hope after the draft, so little production this week. JuJu came to Ross Elementary on Tuesday and ended up signing Georgia's cast, which will probably be the best thing he does this week. Georgia described him as one inch taller than me, but wider with muscles. In case you needed to tell us apart in a crowd.
Last year, Brian Barker had 3 first round picks, then started out 1-2 on his way to a 3-11 season. Semi had 3 first round picks this year and is about to start out 1-2 as well. Hopefully he can at least finish 4-10 or something.
THE PICK: SIGMUND AND THE SEAMONSTER 87 - LITTLE BABY JESUS 81
SEASON: 3-3
Looks like I shouldn't have sat out the preseason myself. Needed to get some pick reps in so I didn't start the season so flat.
Bri later revealed that he was joking about Cam for a 1st rounder the other day, which is believable. And yet! It had juuuust enough believability in it that I think he was hoping somebody went for it. Like in a movie when the hot girl is complaining that nobody wants to take her to prom and her nerdy best friend says he could take her and there's a pregnant pause and then she laughs and the nerd tries way too hard to cover it up with "Ha ha! Yeah, I'm totally kidding! Can you even imagine?!?"
Speaking of trades that won't ever happen, I can tell you Mark Ingram's fate already. I'm going to keep floating him on the trade block for (reasons) and nobody is going to make a good offer and then he's going to finish the season as a top 10 RB and be a top 5 draft pick in 2020. This exact scenario played out for me last year with Chris Carson. In fact, I think it happened the last time I had Mark Ingram 3-4 years ago.
So I dedicate this song to Mark Ingram. They just won't love you like I do.
THE DUDE HAS GOT NO MERCY (2-0) vs. THE WHITECHAPEL RIPPERS (1-1)
I picked up the Titans DST for that? Good gravy. Hopefully the other ideal matchups that I have this week will go a little better. Dak and Ingram (love that guy!) will be a part of high-scoring matchups, and even though Tampa's run D might actually be good, Saquon does everything and now has a QB who doesn't move like he's wearing ski boots.
Actually...hmm. Maybe this isn't as good as I thought. Robinson will be open all night, but Mitch sucks. Odell will be busy trying to keep his expensive watch away from Aqib Talib's sticky fingers while Baker bails out from Aaron Donald on every snap, and Mostert is a pretty hopeful play. He basically needs to score a TD to come through. But putting in Goodwin or Samuel would be equally optimistic. Plus, Samuel will be dealing with a backup QB this week and I am simply not buying all of this talk that Kyle Allen will be useful this week. He didn't even play in the preseason. I know Cam has been bad, but where is this Allen hype coming from?
On the other side, the Baltimore D might slow down Mahomes a touch, which means he scores 22 points instead of 32. Evans has a golden opportunity against that Giants secondary, and DJ should get loose in the Cards' first win, though it might be asking a bit much for Kirk and T.Y. to keep it rolling.
HMM.
I know that I would LIKE to win this game. Starting off 3-0 through the first division cycle is always a good thing. But this one is going to be close throughout the Sunday slate and then we'll be watching Gurley vs. Odell Sunday night. I think Larry will come out of the Sabbath with slight advantage, but then I keep that Monday night magic rolling with Robinson in DC.
(Honestly, I am trying that Oprah trick where you speak something into being. I'm not sure how much I actually believe this one.)
THE PICK: THE DUDE HAS GOT NO MERCY 110 - THE WHITECHAPEL RIPPERS 103
ANIMAL HOUSE (1-1) vs. RICK FUCKIN' DALTON (0-2)
As hilarious as it would be to see Gary start off 0-3 with the 2nd-most points in the league, it's not going to happen. On a technicality because he won't have the 2nd-most points after this week. Kamara is going to be kept down by Taysom Hill keeping the ball on every single read option and running straight into the pile, Devonta is absolutely cooked, and Gary was way too excited to pick up Brandin Cooks for him to do anything this week.
Side note: I am pretty sure Sean Payton knows more about football than me, but what is his fascination with Taysom Hill? He comes through on like 5% of the plays they try him on. I've seen him complete maybe 1 pass ever. Gary should be highly concerned about the possibility that Hill plays more than Bridgewater.
On the other hand, will Meyers be able to do anything about it even if Gary has a bad week? Brady should be done passing early again, Le'Veon Bell will be the entire Jets offense again (except the Pats will actually focus on stopping him), James Conner looks terrible so far and has a terrible set up this week, and Green Bay suddenly has a really good secondary that can slow down Manny Sanders.
Although...will this one come down to Sunday night with the Rams defense for Meyers going back and forth with Cooks for Gary? I'm gonna say...a late strip sack on Baker seals the deal in this one.
Also...I think CBS is being wildly ambitious with these score projections.
THE PICK: ANIMAL HOUSE 88.2 - RICK FUCKIN' DALTON 86.9
WTTK? (2-0) vs. THE NIGHT BOYS (1-1)
The Brandin Cooks franchise era didn't last long. Barker has now franchised DeAndre Hopkins and not Daniel Jones in a bit of a surprise.
The CAR-Cards game on Sunday has a Kyle and a Kyler facing off at QB, which is a first. I like Kyler to have a good game in the first Cards win, which means Fitz should go along for the ride. The Chargers have a great secondary, but only the Jags really slow down DeAndre. On the other hand, Breida will lose too many snaps in a good matchup, Buffalo has a good defense to get after Boyd, and we said in the Week 2 Review that Barker would start Mark Andrews this week and he'd only score 4 after posting 22 on the bench last week.
Meanwhile, McCamey has nothing but gold up and down his lineup. Here's your top scorer this week, folks. I said Barker could lose 5 straight without some drastic action and this is where he loses his balance and starts tumbling down the hill.
If McCamey was asking for 1st and another pick for Ekeler before the season, I can't even imagine what he's asking for now. Probably your entire 2020 and 2021 drafts with a 2022 4th rounder thrown in as a sweetener.
THE PICK: WTTK? 122 - THE NIGHT BOYS 84
THAT KANGAROO STOLE MY BALL (1-1) vs. CHUBBY CHASERS (0-2)
As hopeful as I am about starting off 3-0, I'm equally hopeful about Brian Barker actually doing something for a change this week and winning so the rest of my division starting off 1-2.
Even though I'm hopeful, I don't have much hope. I think Baker was absolutely exposed last week and he was seeing ghosts in the pocket on every play. Freddie Kitchens was equally exposed as a bad play caller and a bad game manager, and you shouldn't be surprised if this a second straight week in which GARDNER MINSHEW II outscores The Unfabulous Baker Boy. Thielen will be held down since Minnesota is passing less than a pre-war team, and I promise you that John Ross is not posting 100+ and a TD for a 3rd straight week.
He's benched this week due to injury, but Damien Williams is on his way to being the overhyped bust of draft season. In fairness, I very much wanted him as well, but man. We should've known it was over when the Chiefs grabbed Shady. We're going to look back in 2021 amazed that Williams went before Josh Jacobs and Chris Godwin. Shit, we can look back amazed right now. I'm currently doing it!
DeShaun should be fine against the Chargers unless he loses 3 ribs in a blindside hit, Dalvin is on his way to #1 RB this season, and Sony will be bleeding clock against the Jets all day.
For another week, both Brians will have to wait until bedtime to find out how goes their game, both Sunday and Monday nights. And while it's entirely possible the Bears defense will post 19 points against Case Keenum, I don't think Baker and Chubb will get it close enough to matter. Chubby Chasers stay chasin' that first dub, y'all.
THE PICK: THAT KANGAROO STOLE MY BALL 103 - CHUBBY CHASERS 89
ASSTANNER (2-0) vs. TIMMY DOESN'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS (1-1)
If McCamey isn't the #1 points team this week, Chris will be for a third straight week. Zeke might only play one half and still put up 18 points and with Gallup hurt, Amari is going to get a lot of looks early. Philly isn't stopping anybody through the air so Golladay should continue to roll, and there's an off chance the Patriots finally find even a sliver of conscience and bench AB after the latest revelations, which would help Josh Gordon tremendously. Why also hurting AB, of course. (Note: revelations as of 9/19/19 so we can keep track)
James White won't be on the field for too many 3rd down swing passes, AP has no chance against that Bears front, and while Terry McLaurin might be an actual good player, Keenum isn't going to have enough time to find him downfield.
I realize that I've picked Scott to score under 70 twice now and been wrong both times, and I promise I'm not doing a thing where I keep saying that until it actually happens so I'm right. I genuinely believe his team sucks huge balls.
THE PICK: ASSTANNER 119 - TIMMY DOESN'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS 67
SIGMUND AND THE SEAMONSTERS (0-2) vs. LITTLE BABY JESUS (1-1)
Every year, there's a guy I try to trade for early on because I think I'm buying low. I always get turned down and by the end of the year it usually turns out that, no, the guy is actually bad now. It's one of my real blind spots, and thankfully you all save me from myself each time.
This year, that guy is Leonard Fournette. (And, honestly, it might also be Miles Sanders if some of these scouting reports about a lack of vision pan out) Obviously, Fournette saved his night with a single play at the end, but it's equally obvious that he's a bad, bad man. Not in the good bad, bad LeRoy Brown way, but in the he's-actually-bad-at-pro-football way.
Right after Aaron Jones had a good game last week, Coach Matt LaFleur said he wants to make sure Jones and Jamaal Williams have equal carries each week. That does not seem like a good idea to me. Coaches say a lot of things, of course, but that won't help Jones this week. Diggs has the same play calling issue as Thielen, and the Sammy Watkins hype machine will continue to settle down.
Marlon Mack is questionable this week, and if he misses the game, Semi will have a pretty tough choice on his hands between Miles Sanders, Phillip Lindsay, and Carlos Hyde. I might actually go 4 wide with D.K. Metcalf if it came down to it. Maybe Mack will be fine. Running backs barely use their calf muscles anyway.
Thomas and JuJu...so much hope after the draft, so little production this week. JuJu came to Ross Elementary on Tuesday and ended up signing Georgia's cast, which will probably be the best thing he does this week. Georgia described him as one inch taller than me, but wider with muscles. In case you needed to tell us apart in a crowd.
Last year, Brian Barker had 3 first round picks, then started out 1-2 on his way to a 3-11 season. Semi had 3 first round picks this year and is about to start out 1-2 as well. Hopefully he can at least finish 4-10 or something.
THE PICK: SIGMUND AND THE SEAMONSTER 87 - LITTLE BABY JESUS 81
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
AFFL Week Review
THE DUDE HAS GOT NO MERCY 113.5 - THAT KANGAROO STOLE MY BALL 110.1
Bri emailed me Monday morning to say he was nervous about MNF since everything else I had said about our matchup had already come true. I was far too dignified to point out that I said I'd be down 15 points after Sunday, not 33.
(We both knew that he really emailed to complain that I claimed he was stuck with Cam and that he hadn't been trying to trade him for years. I was far too dignified to point out that this wasn't true.)
Admittedly, I had given up hope of pulling off the comeback and was soothing my pain by reminding myself that the 3-team parlay I bet this week hit and that using the $250 that Rivers Casino matches for your first deposit for $100 parlays was pretty genius. (Incidentally, they also offer live betting during games online if you truly want to lose your mind.)
But then Odell was off and running on that slant and I had a very enjoyable final 15 minutes reading the defensive scoring rules and calculating how much damage every Luke Falk pass was doing.
With everybody focusing on the thrilling, riveting, shocking, exciting Monday night finish, a key moment from late Sunday is being overlooked. Cooper Kupp did his own Odell impression, taking a slant pass 70 yards to the house for a late TD that gave Bri an enormous lead. Except...upon review the refs declared that Kupp's knee was down when the ball was about 10 inches away from the goal line, so what was a 13.5 point TD catch became a 7.4 point reception. Those 10 inches cost Bri 6 points in a game he lost by 3.
Cooper Kupp got caught from behind because he's white.
Also, nice effort from Brian Barker to make my feel bad for not starting Raheem Mostert when it looked like I was lose. Now that I've won, all that's done is reminded me how happy I am to have a $0.43 running back who just put up 150 yards and a TD while getting the most snaps and touches of any back on an offense that looks electric this season.
Anyway, this makes up for last year when Bri beat me 114.7 - 112.7.
TIMMY DOESN'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS 104.9 - RICK FUCKIN DALTON 99.3
How did Gary lose this game after Julio scored that late TD? How does Scott have 200 points in 2 weeks? If I said I really wanted to pick Scott for the upset, why didn't I just go ahead and do it? How mad can Gary be about Alshon getting hurt and posting a 0 when Amendola also posted a 0 for Scott? Did Amendola also get hurt or is he just useless? How rough are the next 6 weeks going to be for Kamara with Brees out? How impressed are you that I said Scott's chances would be better if he benched AB for Terry McLaurin and McLaurin actually outscored AB this week? Does the Patriots scoring a (we assume) record 35 points points make up for however many times Scott lost last year because his defense scored -X? Will Gary remember losing a game because a defense scored 35 points against him forever?
Truly, a lot of questions in this one.
THE NIGHT BOYS 90.9 - SIGMUND AND THE SEAMONSTERS 86.7
Was there anything more obvious than Sammy Watkins posting single digits with Tim starting after that incredible Week 1? I can't remember exactly who it is, but I think the exact same thing happened to Tim last year with a different WR in Week 2. Actually...it might have been Sammy last season, too.
It didn't seem likely that Austin Siebert would score 16 points to mount a big comeback, but for a decent portion of MNF it at least seemed possible. Didn't happen, though.
I can at least see the logic is Tim starting Tyrell Williams this week since he's Oakland's de facto #1 WR, but if he had started Aaron Jones instead, a guy he has under contract and has turned down multiple trade offers for, he would've won this week.
Brandin Cooks had 2 TDs this week, and the 2nd one came from the 2-yard line when Goff ignore a called run play and whipped the ball to Cooks in between 2 defenders. The ball was about 2 inches from being tipped away, but Cooks held on with his 2 hands, giving Barker the win by 2 points. (Plus 2 additional points)
(Plus 2 more that Tim lost when Fournette was stopped on a 2-point conversion attempt)
Mark Andrews had 21 points on Barker's bench, so enjoy the 4 he scores in Week 3 when Barker starts him.
Barker is now 1-1 and, believe it or not, already has to make some tough decisions this week because he's at a fork in the road. On the plus side, he has great wide receivers and the most cap room to make some deals. On the minus side, he has no real running back, a QB who won't put big numbers this season, and an upcoming schedule that could legitimately deliver 5 straight losses. If he's going to try and compete this season, it's time to move. Otherwise, he can just close his eyes and let the waves take him under.
Wait, I take that whole paragraph back. Daniel Jones is starting this week.
THE WHITECHAPEL RIPPERS 82.5 - CHUBBY CHASERS 81.3
Ooh, that Baker INT was a killer. Hey, you go all in on the Browns this season and Browns things will happen to you. While Brian was pointing out how I benched Mostert and lost points, he was hoping nobody would notice he would've won this game had he started GARDNER MINSHEW over Baker. Or if he had started John Ross, who he picked up in free agency this week for, uh, locker room presence, I guess.
Brian has a very angry Kangaroo coming to town next week and then Asstanner is waiting for him after that, so he could be 0-4 and out of the running before anybody puts on a sweater this year.
ASSTANNER 124.3 - ANIMAL HOUSE 101.1
I'm really not sure what to say about Chris' team at this point. About the only hope is that a team like this is always undone in the playoffs by either an injury or a fluke down week, but that's a long time for us to wait for something bad to happen. There will be a week this season when Golladay, Ridley, and Cooper all score like 6 points, but that'll probably be the week Lamar and Zeke combine for 60 and Chris' opponent only scores 52 so it doesn't matter.
I realize I'm doing that way where I write about my game up top and then peter out as I move through the list, but I'm really not too sure what else to say about this one. Meyers would've beaten most teams this week and moved to 2-0, but he ran into a buzzsaw.
It would be interesting, though, if he and The Night Boys started discussing a WR-RB trade that could greatly help out both teams.
WTTK? 89.7 - LITTLE BABY JESUS 58.3
Semi's bench outscored his starting lineup, a symbol of failure usually reserved for Tim. He also lost his QB to injury and his #2 overall WR pick lost that same QB and also his #1 overall WR pick lost his QB. And his first round rookie RB is being held down by his QB, a guy who Bears fans are actively hoping gets hurt.
That said, he didn't lose this game because Brees got hurt (he lost because his entire team was extremely terrible), and it there are plenty of good QBs available in free agency. It'll even open up some more cap room for him.
McCamey did a great job of taking my advice and started Brown over Mixon. That was the right move, not that it actually mattered. He also started 2 TEs which is just really insulting to an opponent. Just some true disrepect for your opponent's abilities.
Bill is now 2-0 and the only division leader under 200 points. The hockey division is already 150 cumulative points behind the Norris and 200 behind the Jules. It's going to be an absolute bloodbath once inter-division play opens up. There are 7 teams with sub-.500 records in the Breakdown and 4 of them are in this division. Gross.
Bri emailed me Monday morning to say he was nervous about MNF since everything else I had said about our matchup had already come true. I was far too dignified to point out that I said I'd be down 15 points after Sunday, not 33.
(We both knew that he really emailed to complain that I claimed he was stuck with Cam and that he hadn't been trying to trade him for years. I was far too dignified to point out that this wasn't true.)
Admittedly, I had given up hope of pulling off the comeback and was soothing my pain by reminding myself that the 3-team parlay I bet this week hit and that using the $250 that Rivers Casino matches for your first deposit for $100 parlays was pretty genius. (Incidentally, they also offer live betting during games online if you truly want to lose your mind.)
But then Odell was off and running on that slant and I had a very enjoyable final 15 minutes reading the defensive scoring rules and calculating how much damage every Luke Falk pass was doing.
With everybody focusing on the thrilling, riveting, shocking, exciting Monday night finish, a key moment from late Sunday is being overlooked. Cooper Kupp did his own Odell impression, taking a slant pass 70 yards to the house for a late TD that gave Bri an enormous lead. Except...upon review the refs declared that Kupp's knee was down when the ball was about 10 inches away from the goal line, so what was a 13.5 point TD catch became a 7.4 point reception. Those 10 inches cost Bri 6 points in a game he lost by 3.
Cooper Kupp got caught from behind because he's white.
Also, nice effort from Brian Barker to make my feel bad for not starting Raheem Mostert when it looked like I was lose. Now that I've won, all that's done is reminded me how happy I am to have a $0.43 running back who just put up 150 yards and a TD while getting the most snaps and touches of any back on an offense that looks electric this season.
Anyway, this makes up for last year when Bri beat me 114.7 - 112.7.
TIMMY DOESN'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS 104.9 - RICK FUCKIN DALTON 99.3
How did Gary lose this game after Julio scored that late TD? How does Scott have 200 points in 2 weeks? If I said I really wanted to pick Scott for the upset, why didn't I just go ahead and do it? How mad can Gary be about Alshon getting hurt and posting a 0 when Amendola also posted a 0 for Scott? Did Amendola also get hurt or is he just useless? How rough are the next 6 weeks going to be for Kamara with Brees out? How impressed are you that I said Scott's chances would be better if he benched AB for Terry McLaurin and McLaurin actually outscored AB this week? Does the Patriots scoring a (we assume) record 35 points points make up for however many times Scott lost last year because his defense scored -X? Will Gary remember losing a game because a defense scored 35 points against him forever?
Truly, a lot of questions in this one.
THE NIGHT BOYS 90.9 - SIGMUND AND THE SEAMONSTERS 86.7
Was there anything more obvious than Sammy Watkins posting single digits with Tim starting after that incredible Week 1? I can't remember exactly who it is, but I think the exact same thing happened to Tim last year with a different WR in Week 2. Actually...it might have been Sammy last season, too.
It didn't seem likely that Austin Siebert would score 16 points to mount a big comeback, but for a decent portion of MNF it at least seemed possible. Didn't happen, though.
I can at least see the logic is Tim starting Tyrell Williams this week since he's Oakland's de facto #1 WR, but if he had started Aaron Jones instead, a guy he has under contract and has turned down multiple trade offers for, he would've won this week.
Brandin Cooks had 2 TDs this week, and the 2nd one came from the 2-yard line when Goff ignore a called run play and whipped the ball to Cooks in between 2 defenders. The ball was about 2 inches from being tipped away, but Cooks held on with his 2 hands, giving Barker the win by 2 points. (Plus 2 additional points)
(Plus 2 more that Tim lost when Fournette was stopped on a 2-point conversion attempt)
Mark Andrews had 21 points on Barker's bench, so enjoy the 4 he scores in Week 3 when Barker starts him.
Barker is now 1-1 and, believe it or not, already has to make some tough decisions this week because he's at a fork in the road. On the plus side, he has great wide receivers and the most cap room to make some deals. On the minus side, he has no real running back, a QB who won't put big numbers this season, and an upcoming schedule that could legitimately deliver 5 straight losses. If he's going to try and compete this season, it's time to move. Otherwise, he can just close his eyes and let the waves take him under.
Wait, I take that whole paragraph back. Daniel Jones is starting this week.
THE WHITECHAPEL RIPPERS 82.5 - CHUBBY CHASERS 81.3
Ooh, that Baker INT was a killer. Hey, you go all in on the Browns this season and Browns things will happen to you. While Brian was pointing out how I benched Mostert and lost points, he was hoping nobody would notice he would've won this game had he started GARDNER MINSHEW over Baker. Or if he had started John Ross, who he picked up in free agency this week for, uh, locker room presence, I guess.
Brian has a very angry Kangaroo coming to town next week and then Asstanner is waiting for him after that, so he could be 0-4 and out of the running before anybody puts on a sweater this year.
ASSTANNER 124.3 - ANIMAL HOUSE 101.1
I'm really not sure what to say about Chris' team at this point. About the only hope is that a team like this is always undone in the playoffs by either an injury or a fluke down week, but that's a long time for us to wait for something bad to happen. There will be a week this season when Golladay, Ridley, and Cooper all score like 6 points, but that'll probably be the week Lamar and Zeke combine for 60 and Chris' opponent only scores 52 so it doesn't matter.
I realize I'm doing that way where I write about my game up top and then peter out as I move through the list, but I'm really not too sure what else to say about this one. Meyers would've beaten most teams this week and moved to 2-0, but he ran into a buzzsaw.
It would be interesting, though, if he and The Night Boys started discussing a WR-RB trade that could greatly help out both teams.
WTTK? 89.7 - LITTLE BABY JESUS 58.3
Semi's bench outscored his starting lineup, a symbol of failure usually reserved for Tim. He also lost his QB to injury and his #2 overall WR pick lost that same QB and also his #1 overall WR pick lost his QB. And his first round rookie RB is being held down by his QB, a guy who Bears fans are actively hoping gets hurt.
That said, he didn't lose this game because Brees got hurt (he lost because his entire team was extremely terrible), and it there are plenty of good QBs available in free agency. It'll even open up some more cap room for him.
McCamey did a great job of taking my advice and started Brown over Mixon. That was the right move, not that it actually mattered. He also started 2 TEs which is just really insulting to an opponent. Just some true disrepect for your opponent's abilities.
Bill is now 2-0 and the only division leader under 200 points. The hockey division is already 150 cumulative points behind the Norris and 200 behind the Jules. It's going to be an absolute bloodbath once inter-division play opens up. There are 7 teams with sub-.500 records in the Breakdown and 4 of them are in this division. Gross.
Friday, September 13, 2019
AFFL Week 2 Preview
LAST WEEK: 6-0 (Trust me)
SEASON: 6-0
Gary doesn't want me to talk about the league, he does want me to talk about the league, he doesn't want me to talk about the league...this guy's all over the place!
I really did want to skip the previews this year and reduce the pot from a rolling boil to a smooth simmer, but like a guy cutting back on the beer until he goes to a tailgate...fuck it. Here we go.
Maybe if all listen to some chill music everything will be a lot calmer.
THE DUDE HAS GOT NO MERCY (1-0) vs. THAT KANGAROO STOLE MY BALL (1-0)
Here is my experience with the Niners backfield over the last 2 season. Really wanted McKinnon last year, didn't get him, grabbed Breida in the draft in case McKinnon got hurt. Dropped Breida as my last cut the day before McKinnon tore his ACL, didn't get him back. Picked up Raheem Mostert after Breida got hurt, got half a good game out of him before he broke his arm on MNF.
Drafted Tevin Coleman in the 2nd round this year, got half a good game out of him before he got a high ankle sprain, dropped him for Mostert. I hope to get another good half game from Mostert at some point when Breida gets his annual injury.
It's been a fun ride.
Speaking of personnel moves, the window for Bri to trade Cam for anything more than a 10th round pick slammed shut so hard last night that the glass shattered. After trying to trade Cam for 3-4 years, he might be flat out cut this season so Bri can franchise DeShaun and extend Sony Michel to a 2/3 contract. Easing the sting of that mess is that he completely ripped off Larry in the Gurley/Cook deal. I'm never a fan of trading great players just to free up a contract slot, and Bri took advantage of Larry's 2009 AFFL thinking to ship out Gurley's arthritic knee, get a better back (when he actually plays), and make room for Josh Jacobs.
As for this week, I reluctantly started Curtis Samuel in place of Tyreek Hill last night and got just enough to be satisfied. Even though he left 50-60 yards and a TD out there thanks to Cam. But that's probably just a warm up for the 90 yards Allen Robinson will leave on the field Sunday thanks to Mitchy Trubo. But Dak, Ingram, and Saquon should more than make up for it.
DeShaun can't be stopped, but Jacksonville can slow him a bit. I have him in my other league and I did not enjoy the three different times I thought he was knocked out of the game last week. Jacobs wil be taken out of the offense by KC being up 24-6 at halftime, Michel will score early but then the Pats will put the 6th string in against the Dolphins, and the Packers defense might be good against the run. That said, Kelce will go wild against a barren Raiders secondary.
Last week, Bri woke up Tuesday morning to find out he had completed a furious Monday night comeback thanks to Josh Jacobs and the Saints D. This week, he's going to head into Monday night with a 15-point lead, only to watch Odell Beckham, the former Kangaroo rookie star, lead a comeback for the Dude, with a Browns strip sack of Trevor Siemian just being a fun addition.
THE PICK: THE DUDE HAS GOT NO MERCY 103 - THAT KANGAROO STOLE MY BALL 94
RICK FUCKIN DALTON (0-1) vs. TIMMY DOESN'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS (0-1)
Gary got mad at me this week for making fun of his patented Put A Guy On The Trading Block Right Before Cutting Him move, as if I ruined his chances of getting a 1st for Corey Davis and two 1st for Derrius Guice, one pick for each career knee injury. I guess he doesn't realize the entire league is on to this move. Personally, I love it. I think it's hilarious. But nobody takes it seriously. We all know what you're up to, dudeski! The work he puts in to trade Devonta Freeman for 3 picks right before the roster freeze so he can franchise Kamara will be his best work yet.
It's genuinely hard to decide which Albert has the most ridiculous player in this matchup. Is it Gary with Ryquell Armstead? Or Scott with Matt LaCosse? I mean, seriously.
I truly, truly would love to pick Scott for the upset here, but Gary starting off 0-2 after scoring 115 in Week 1 and like 77 in Week 2 would be incredibly funny, but I just don't see a way that it happens. Maybe if Scott benches Antonio Brown for Terry McLaurin, but even then it would be tough.
I am not making jokes about the Antonio Brown situation.
Oh! I alluded to a Guice/Henry story in the comments last week. Short version is that Gary emailed me at like 1:04pm Sunday to note that he spent all morning trying to figure out his lineup, decided he would start Guice over Henry, then forgot to actually do it and was upset that he forgot. I really don't know how one forgets to do something they are actively engaged in, but Guice got hurt and Henry caught a a screen pass he ran for a 75-yard TD, so...happy accident, I guess.
THE PICK: RICK FUCKIN DALTON 93 - TIMMY DOESN'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS 67
THE NIGHT BOYS (0-1) vs. SIGMUND AND THE SEAMONSTER (0-1)
Only 3 teams didn't crack 100 points in a rollicking Week 1, and here are 2 of them. Kyler is really going to struggle on the road in Baltimore, and if he reaches even 10 points, it'll be a pleasant surprise. Cincy got gouged by Chris Carson last week, so maybe Breida will do something good this week, and all 4 wideouts have good matchups this week.
On the other hand, Tim might have even better matchups this week. These 4 games when Sammy Watkins is healthy to start this season are gonna be sick. There's an interesting threesome afoot between Goff and Woods on Tim's side and Cooks on Barker's, and that could go a long way toward determining who comes out on top here.
Serious question: when was the last Tim had the most points in a week? I think it could happen here. Even with Peyton Barber's 15 points safe and secure on the bench.
After he loses this game and falls to 0-2, Barker should figure out how to take advantage of that $1 in cap space he has and make some trades with teams that are right up against the limit. Melvin Gordon is currently costing Chris $1.77 to not play.
THE PICK: SIGMUND AND THE SEAMONSTER 119 - THE NIGHT BOYS 102
CHUBBY CHASERS (0-1) vs. THE WHITECHAPEL RIPPERS (0-1)
Mike Evans didn't do nearly enough last night, David Johnson is on the road in the early game (never good for West Coast teams) against a great defense, Todd Gurley is still limited, and DeDe Westbrook's quarterback is Gardner Minshew.
When Baker and Chubb finish off the job in the first half Monday night, Larry will have lost 2 straight weeks thanks to MNF. Not the most rousing title defense I've ever seen.
ASSTANNER (1-0) vs. ANIMAL HOUSE (1-0)
McCaffrey didn't get the ball enough last night, Bell is already dinged up, Brady might not play the entire second half, and Manny Sanders needs to get the ball from Joe Flacco, which is never good. Meyers did score 120 points last week, but he might have a lot of 30-40 point swings from game to game this season.
Man, even Chris Carson is $1.31? The only thing that can slow Chris down this season would be some injuries, and even then it will take more than one to clear out the depth. Although he might just have to eat the $10 in penalties when he starts Zane Gonzalez and the Raiders on their bye weeks.
THE PICK: ASSTANNER 115 - ANIMAL HOUSE 82
LITTLE BABY JESUS (1-0) vs. WTTK? (1-0)
It sounds like Melvin Gordon is planning to hold out for a while, then come back just in time to qualify 2019 as a played season on his contract. So I'm not too sure where that leaves McCamey with Austin Ekeler. I guess he can just play him until Gordon is back and hope that he built up enough wins to just ride it out. I'm sure Chris would be happy to trade Gordon back to free up some space, but I think that's illegal now with the rental player rule.
McCamey already benched Chris Godwin and is benching John Brown so he can play Kerryon Johnson and Joe Mixon, one of whom is hurt and the other is a Lion. I maybe would take it in a different direction, especially with Brown playing the terrible Giants secondary. I'd maybe even play Brown over Davante, since Minnesota has been locking up him and Rodgers lately.
Brees is outdoors against a good defense, which isn't good for him or for Thomas. Montgomery is being limited by his coach and QB right now, and a good Broncos defense this week won't help. Really, McCamey can leave all the points he wants on his bench this week.
THE PICK: WTTK 94 - LITTLE BABY JESUS 76
SEASON: 6-0
Gary doesn't want me to talk about the league, he does want me to talk about the league, he doesn't want me to talk about the league...this guy's all over the place!
I really did want to skip the previews this year and reduce the pot from a rolling boil to a smooth simmer, but like a guy cutting back on the beer until he goes to a tailgate...fuck it. Here we go.
Maybe if all listen to some chill music everything will be a lot calmer.
THE DUDE HAS GOT NO MERCY (1-0) vs. THAT KANGAROO STOLE MY BALL (1-0)
Here is my experience with the Niners backfield over the last 2 season. Really wanted McKinnon last year, didn't get him, grabbed Breida in the draft in case McKinnon got hurt. Dropped Breida as my last cut the day before McKinnon tore his ACL, didn't get him back. Picked up Raheem Mostert after Breida got hurt, got half a good game out of him before he broke his arm on MNF.
Drafted Tevin Coleman in the 2nd round this year, got half a good game out of him before he got a high ankle sprain, dropped him for Mostert. I hope to get another good half game from Mostert at some point when Breida gets his annual injury.
It's been a fun ride.
Speaking of personnel moves, the window for Bri to trade Cam for anything more than a 10th round pick slammed shut so hard last night that the glass shattered. After trying to trade Cam for 3-4 years, he might be flat out cut this season so Bri can franchise DeShaun and extend Sony Michel to a 2/3 contract. Easing the sting of that mess is that he completely ripped off Larry in the Gurley/Cook deal. I'm never a fan of trading great players just to free up a contract slot, and Bri took advantage of Larry's 2009 AFFL thinking to ship out Gurley's arthritic knee, get a better back (when he actually plays), and make room for Josh Jacobs.
As for this week, I reluctantly started Curtis Samuel in place of Tyreek Hill last night and got just enough to be satisfied. Even though he left 50-60 yards and a TD out there thanks to Cam. But that's probably just a warm up for the 90 yards Allen Robinson will leave on the field Sunday thanks to Mitchy Trubo. But Dak, Ingram, and Saquon should more than make up for it.
DeShaun can't be stopped, but Jacksonville can slow him a bit. I have him in my other league and I did not enjoy the three different times I thought he was knocked out of the game last week. Jacobs wil be taken out of the offense by KC being up 24-6 at halftime, Michel will score early but then the Pats will put the 6th string in against the Dolphins, and the Packers defense might be good against the run. That said, Kelce will go wild against a barren Raiders secondary.
Last week, Bri woke up Tuesday morning to find out he had completed a furious Monday night comeback thanks to Josh Jacobs and the Saints D. This week, he's going to head into Monday night with a 15-point lead, only to watch Odell Beckham, the former Kangaroo rookie star, lead a comeback for the Dude, with a Browns strip sack of Trevor Siemian just being a fun addition.
THE PICK: THE DUDE HAS GOT NO MERCY 103 - THAT KANGAROO STOLE MY BALL 94
RICK FUCKIN DALTON (0-1) vs. TIMMY DOESN'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS (0-1)
Gary got mad at me this week for making fun of his patented Put A Guy On The Trading Block Right Before Cutting Him move, as if I ruined his chances of getting a 1st for Corey Davis and two 1st for Derrius Guice, one pick for each career knee injury. I guess he doesn't realize the entire league is on to this move. Personally, I love it. I think it's hilarious. But nobody takes it seriously. We all know what you're up to, dudeski! The work he puts in to trade Devonta Freeman for 3 picks right before the roster freeze so he can franchise Kamara will be his best work yet.
It's genuinely hard to decide which Albert has the most ridiculous player in this matchup. Is it Gary with Ryquell Armstead? Or Scott with Matt LaCosse? I mean, seriously.
I truly, truly would love to pick Scott for the upset here, but Gary starting off 0-2 after scoring 115 in Week 1 and like 77 in Week 2 would be incredibly funny, but I just don't see a way that it happens. Maybe if Scott benches Antonio Brown for Terry McLaurin, but even then it would be tough.
I am not making jokes about the Antonio Brown situation.
Oh! I alluded to a Guice/Henry story in the comments last week. Short version is that Gary emailed me at like 1:04pm Sunday to note that he spent all morning trying to figure out his lineup, decided he would start Guice over Henry, then forgot to actually do it and was upset that he forgot. I really don't know how one forgets to do something they are actively engaged in, but Guice got hurt and Henry caught a a screen pass he ran for a 75-yard TD, so...happy accident, I guess.
THE PICK: RICK FUCKIN DALTON 93 - TIMMY DOESN'T HAVE ANY FRIENDS 67
THE NIGHT BOYS (0-1) vs. SIGMUND AND THE SEAMONSTER (0-1)
Only 3 teams didn't crack 100 points in a rollicking Week 1, and here are 2 of them. Kyler is really going to struggle on the road in Baltimore, and if he reaches even 10 points, it'll be a pleasant surprise. Cincy got gouged by Chris Carson last week, so maybe Breida will do something good this week, and all 4 wideouts have good matchups this week.
On the other hand, Tim might have even better matchups this week. These 4 games when Sammy Watkins is healthy to start this season are gonna be sick. There's an interesting threesome afoot between Goff and Woods on Tim's side and Cooks on Barker's, and that could go a long way toward determining who comes out on top here.
Serious question: when was the last Tim had the most points in a week? I think it could happen here. Even with Peyton Barber's 15 points safe and secure on the bench.
After he loses this game and falls to 0-2, Barker should figure out how to take advantage of that $1 in cap space he has and make some trades with teams that are right up against the limit. Melvin Gordon is currently costing Chris $1.77 to not play.
THE PICK: SIGMUND AND THE SEAMONSTER 119 - THE NIGHT BOYS 102
CHUBBY CHASERS (0-1) vs. THE WHITECHAPEL RIPPERS (0-1)
Mike Evans didn't do nearly enough last night, David Johnson is on the road in the early game (never good for West Coast teams) against a great defense, Todd Gurley is still limited, and DeDe Westbrook's quarterback is Gardner Minshew.
When Baker and Chubb finish off the job in the first half Monday night, Larry will have lost 2 straight weeks thanks to MNF. Not the most rousing title defense I've ever seen.
ASSTANNER (1-0) vs. ANIMAL HOUSE (1-0)
McCaffrey didn't get the ball enough last night, Bell is already dinged up, Brady might not play the entire second half, and Manny Sanders needs to get the ball from Joe Flacco, which is never good. Meyers did score 120 points last week, but he might have a lot of 30-40 point swings from game to game this season.
Man, even Chris Carson is $1.31? The only thing that can slow Chris down this season would be some injuries, and even then it will take more than one to clear out the depth. Although he might just have to eat the $10 in penalties when he starts Zane Gonzalez and the Raiders on their bye weeks.
THE PICK: ASSTANNER 115 - ANIMAL HOUSE 82
LITTLE BABY JESUS (1-0) vs. WTTK? (1-0)
It sounds like Melvin Gordon is planning to hold out for a while, then come back just in time to qualify 2019 as a played season on his contract. So I'm not too sure where that leaves McCamey with Austin Ekeler. I guess he can just play him until Gordon is back and hope that he built up enough wins to just ride it out. I'm sure Chris would be happy to trade Gordon back to free up some space, but I think that's illegal now with the rental player rule.
McCamey already benched Chris Godwin and is benching John Brown so he can play Kerryon Johnson and Joe Mixon, one of whom is hurt and the other is a Lion. I maybe would take it in a different direction, especially with Brown playing the terrible Giants secondary. I'd maybe even play Brown over Davante, since Minnesota has been locking up him and Rodgers lately.
Brees is outdoors against a good defense, which isn't good for him or for Thomas. Montgomery is being limited by his coach and QB right now, and a good Broncos defense this week won't help. Really, McCamey can leave all the points he wants on his bench this week.
THE PICK: WTTK 94 - LITTLE BABY JESUS 76
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