Troll Hunters (121) @ 302 Cadets (90)
Troll Hunters had a fairly solid week expect for those New Orleans players. THs is still betting on the veteran Breezy and rookie Willie Snead and it’s not paying off. However, why not try again next week right? He will probably have to due to byes. On the other had 302 had a mediocre night with no one over 15 points which is not going to win you any games. Additionally, there could have been a little help with Allen Hurns but this wouldn’t have earned him the win in any books. The steelers DST putting up 2 points is not what you want when teams can easily put up 20+ points from this one spot. Freeman showed he was human since the first time since week 2 only (which is still way above average) 13 points. However, the rookie Gurley takes Cleveland by storm with 28 points which includes 2 TDs. 28 points is excessive for expectations but seeing him produce top points is a welcomed sight for the THs. The other top rookie on THs had a career high points and his 3 TD of the year. TH could’ve had a little bench love but at this point it was unnecessary for this week. We’ll see if both these top RBs for both 302 and THs to produce for another well needed win for both teams in coming weeks. Northside Angels (134) @ Indian Outlaws (150) Honestly, this isn’t as exciting of a match because both teams had their entire bench on bye so they just had to play whatever hand they were dealt. The only big move that happened this week was IOs picking up the Rams DST which gave him the hands down victory. Only 3 other pick ups would’ve given him the lead but if NSA added them in IOs place then this would’ve been a much different story. NSA had great output from Ryan Tannehill, Chris Johnson, and TY Hilton. AP had less than ideal but at least it was in the double digits. His dead weight was his keeper Isaiah Crowell earning 9 years on 8 carries (not a good average at all). IOs also had quality performance from Palmer and Foster who are no longer on the IOs team… Hopefully Dalton keeps up his top 3 performance to make up for this loss. Foster was replaced by Ingram who hopefully doesn’t lose anymore reps to the backups Khiry and CJ. He needs a stronger performance from the WR if he wants to beat the number 1 DEZire. Maybe Reshad Jones will keep his TD streak going with a turkey to get his third “strike” or TD in 3 games. Both teams put up big numbers with a lot of individuals on the bye week. We’ll see if these two teams can keep these point totals coming once these rested starters rejoin the mix. Big City Hillbillies (104) @ Twin City Tree Cats (79) BCH dodged a bullet this week putting up the 3rd least amount of points and still earning a win this week. With a few tough byes hurting him this week, his poor points couldn’t have come at a better time as he’ll need a few more points next week if he wants to keep his win streak going. With Forte on a bye, BCH had to start a struggling Alfred Morris who netted less than a single point. There was limited bench support based on his week’s option. His only saving grace was Philip Rivers and Doug Martin this week providing half his point total. On the other side, Tree Cats could’ve had a decent point increase if TC2 benches the struggling Rookie Gordon for a higher risk but also productivity WR. However, his QB situation has been horrendous and was once again the case week 8 for TC2. Hopefully, his recent trade for Palmer will boost his productivity in future weeks. The problem is the Palmer still has his bye so that’s just one more week when TC2 will have to gambling on the Manning Brothers. It might have been a good trade as Khiry Robinson is starting to get a few more red zone touches as well as CJ spiller stealing the future touches. We’ll have to wait and see if this deal pays off or if he just traded away his top producing player. Whether Ingram produces in the future or not this was a great trade for TC2 going forward. Hopefully, this team can turn it around in the coming weeks. 90* Putters (136) @ River Gypsies (137) TITLE FIGHT (Points Adjusted Caused Win) Another heart breaking loss for RG this week but at least it wasn’t at the hands of the homefield location which has plagued him in the past. However, a 0.8 loss is still back breaking as he moves to 3-4 as well as not taking back the Belt which could be out of sight for the rest of the year. Let’s start with RG and his RB (Flex spot) LeGarrette Blount. He has 2 great weeks and two horrendous weeks (with a below average one in the middle). If he plays any of his benched RBs he would’ve earned the win (not to mention his former #1 who is traded away RG has now lost 1 game due to the trade and we’ll keep counting.) Yeldon was originally injured so that was a reasonable reason to bench him (even though he had his best week of the year.) Also Duke Johnson and R. Jennings have been at least slightly more consent which would’ve been a safer player. RG went for the homerun (any NE running back) and didn’t pay out this week. Maybe next week Blount will keep this rollercoaster ride going and put up 20+ points. 90* Putters also made a great pickup for Ted Ginn Jr. who earned him the win this week. He is fairly consistent and obtained a few big runs in week 7 which helped him with the win. Another big night for Tom Brady even though one did end up Gronks hands, 27.7 points is still top among QBs in week 7. Both Lynch and the Seahawks DST had big games Thursday night which was almost cause for quits in RG mind. However, Tyrann Mathieu was one tackle or pass block away from a win with plenty of game left Monday night. Unfortunately, for RGs the game didn’t go to OT and ended the week once again losing by less than 1 point. Maybe next time RG but for this week 90* Putters X-factor earned him another win. The Mullynation (122) @ Smell My Finger (102) Mully won this match outright, she had Diggs on the bench which could’ve given her some free points if needed. Luck once again had a consistent 20+ week which helped Mully move past her 500 record. We’ll see though if he can keep this up or revert back to his week 2-3 self. Brandon Mathews also had a stellar game who outperformed the 2014 RB #1. So this might be a good sign he is doing well, however he might be stealing future Murray reps which will make her weekly picks a little more difficult. Also a great performance from Jordan Reed after being out for a few weeks put Mullynation over 120 this week. With Eifert on a bye, she couldn’t have picked a better TE. Hopefully her RBs can produce more or her weeks being over 500 could be numbered… SMF WR actually performed fairly well this week averaging over 10 points. However, the 2 from Hyde and 14 Newton isn’t gonna help you win any games unless you maybe play TC2 (which looks to be getting more difficult in weeks to come). Week 8 Power Rankings: 1. Big City Hillbillies 6-1 (-) Even though he lost to 90* in points this week, BCH did have Forte on a Bye week and the number 1 WR had the worst week of the year and still remains number 1. As such, this week is a little deceiving. Still deserves the number 1 spot. 2. 90* Putters 7-0 (-) Still Undefeated!! What what! He can’t not be number 2 if he’s not number 1. 3. Indian Outlaws 4-3 (-) Puts up big numbers but losing his top RB (who he only had for 2 solid weeks) Made a solid trade for Ingram which is the reason he didn’t fall any spots. 4. Northside Angels 3-4 (-) Another tough break with putting up the 4th highest points and coming up with a lose. He still put up 134 with Rodgers and Gio on his bench. We might have to say Hillman too since it looks like he might have earned his top spot at Denver. Once he can bench Crowell, I think NSA is still a solid team. 6. The Mullynation 4-3 (-) With her RB situation dire as Murray is on a bye and she has to start a TEN RB for week 8. That also assumes they will continue to produce in weeks to come. Tough to move up much more at this point. 5. River Gypsies 3-4 (-) (*Moves up due to points adjustment and the win) I want RGs to drop further but I can justify it this week. He put up the 3rd best point total and that is without AJ Green on his bye. However, this is the first game RGs would’ve won with Devonta on his team… as such, he deserves at least a 1 rank drop. 7. Trooooooooll Hunters 4-3 (+1) Is actually moving up in the world again with a decent points producing week and Gurley leading the trend upward. However, with his other starter Shady McCoy on bye, THs has to start a shaky Ameer or CJ. Without any actual points producing from these two, this puts him in a tough spot for week 8 just as Mully is a few spots above him with a cap until their starters come back from their byes. 8. 302 Cadets 2-5 (-1) I still think 302 has a solid team and I am glad I dodged this team during a bad week. However, putting up only 90 points and nobody really on byes for him. I expect to see him win a few more games and move up a few spots. Everyone is cheering for you 302 (except for your weekly opponent) 9. Smell My Finger 1-6 (-) Losing another tough match keeps SMF near the bottom. Char West and Evans had a good game however Hyde still only has 2 weeks over double digits. Except for his two good games, he’s basically a wasted spot. Hopefully he has a little consistency which is tough against tough DST like STL, ARZ and SEA (again) in the next 4 weeks. Hopefully, Hill and Ellington can steal more touches from Gio and C. Johnson to move SMF up the rankings and hopefully avoid another season name change. 10. Twin City Tree Cats (Formally - Boy Toys 2) 1-6 (-) Once again putting up the lowest score of the week. Hopefully D. Thomas can move him up the rankings and Ingram/Palmer can turn this season around. There still is plenty of season left to move up the rankings before the year ends. Predictions: (5-0 last week hopefully I pick your team since I must be lucky) Trooooooll Hunters (4-3, +716/-737) @ Smell My Finger (1-6, +729/-845) Indian Outlaws (4-3, +801/-773) @ Big City Hillbillies (6-1, +932/-802) 90* Putter (7-0, +869/-695) @ 302 Cadets (2-5, +696/-785) (TITLE FIGHT) The Mullynation (4-3, +838/-894) @ Tree Cats (1-6,+650/-849) River Gypsies (3-4, +904/-862) @ Northside Angels (3-4, +912/-803)
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Hey everyone, so I am going to switch up the format slightly too hopefully improve upon my efficiency in updating the blog post. It seems to have worked so far as I am posting Thursday as compared to Monday night after all the games are done, and you are all ready for the that week’s blog not the previous week's. So the overall change is that I am going to incorporate the power rankings information within the weekly matchups and have a sentence or two highlights for why you increased or decreased this week. I was getting a little repetitive and spending too much time on stuff I had written about in prior weeks (since teams don’t change much, except for last week). Smell My Finger (105) @ Indian Outlaws (120) First of all, we are still unsure whether Charcandrick West should’ve been called down against the Vikes or not. (Good for the Vikes but bad for SMF). However, this wouldn’t have changed the outcome of the game so I say they made the right call since the Vikes were having a tough game as it was. Also, what is happening to Lacy? He’s no RB1 right now and could be a major liability in the future if he doesn’t improve his stats. Could he be the next CJ Anderson? Maybe, but the good think for IOs is that he doesn’t have to Keeper him like CJ for TH. Also he was quick enough to pick up Starks as if he was anticipating the fall and risk of the GB running backs. It’s a tough call to start Starks over Lacy with limited output from either up until this week. Overall from IOs, I might have questions the benching of Odell Beckham Jr. for Alshon or Ivory but IOs knew the matchups and made a smart choice in his starting line-up to pick the better output players. Huge weeks from Ivory and Alshon which was a little expected based on their opponents. However, the 25 and 20 points is better than expected helping IOs recover from the Goose Egg that Lacy provided to the team. He could’ve benefited with Dalton in place of Palmer but with Palmer player a limping Steelers team without Big Ben, and Dalton playing a fairly tough Buffalo Defense, it was the right choice in my opinion. Even with a struggling Lacy, IOs has the backup Starks and two solid RBs with Foster and Ivory. He has enough solid WRs to play the flex position in any bye week so he is ready to make his move going forward. Now SMF did about the best he could, except for benching Steve Smith Sr… I mean what else does Baltimore have for WR so if he is playing then you have to start him (even if he was hurt the week before). It is easy to say in hindsight that SMF should’ve played Smith Sr. over Hankerson but both have had two big games this season and the rest busts so it was a flip of a coin if you think about it like that. I am kinda nervous about SMF RB situation going forward. Hyde has only had 1 double digit game since week one and Hill is struggling to keep his number one spot against Gio in Cinci. Hopefully, Charcandrick West can figure out the KC offense and provide a little depth to SMF’s Team. With another injury on this team (Sammy Watkins), the WR situation is also looking bleak. Hopefully the veteran Crabtree can fend off the rising star Amari Cooper and continue to be lifeline for SMF going forward. Mullynation (122) @ 302 Cadets (105) With 302 Cadet’s new weapon in the form of a bunker busting missile or Tank piercing shell (who is Devonta Freeman). I thought 302 was going to devastate Mullynation pushing her to 2-4 probably for the first time in any season. Mullynation had solid bench management this week and would’ve had an interest time starting two Phi RBs if it weren't for that trade with IOs. I mean she would’ve still earned the W but going forward her team has definitely improved. Hopefully Murray can be back to form earning at least 15+ points in weeks to come. Luck also had his best game of the year since being back from the shoulder injury however, this is kinda expected when you player the NE Pats since they always have fairly high scoring games because Brady is pretty greedy like that. Just like Murray, hopefully Luck can keep this high scores going in weeks to come. Decent output from her remaining starters but she will still need more if she wants to take down the power house BCH or the point-shaving 90* putters. 302 Cadets had a chance to switch roles with Mullynation and be 3-3 as compared to 2-4. If only Matthews would’ve scored in place of Murray in the Philly game it would’ve been a close matchup. 302 could have definitely earned some points with his benched Jon Stewart putting up 21 points (17 points more than his RB Dion Lewis or Flex Matthews. However, Stewart doesn’t have a double digit week at this point last week as well as playing the SEA defense is not a bet I would be willing to take (unless byes forced me into this hand). So 302 made the right choice at the time but turned out to be the wrong choice during our recap. 302 is gambling with a young hot (fantasy wise… that still sounds wrong… haha) QB who is currently number 5 on the points list for this year. Hopefully, his gamble will continue to pay off in weeks to come because it surely couldn’t be any worse than the veteran Peyton Manning. Another tough week from Antonio Brown but hopefully we see a change with a new QB and some output when Big Ben comes back (whenever that might be). With a new RB leading this team, I see a big change in this team going forward (but waiting one more week wouldn’t be the worst thing either) Twin City Tree Cats (formerly - Boys Toys 2) (86) @ Troooooll Hunters (140) Let’s just marvel in the 140 point output that T-Hunters actually achieved and without his top two rookies at that. But let’s not get himself too full of himself just yet. I mean 50 points did come from his DST and IDPs. However, a solid performance from Johnson and McCoy for the first time all year is a welcomed sight for this team indeed. Also more than 5 points with CJ is a win at this point after his performance early this season. (but he did get credit for at least 2 solo tackles which is pretty great!!) With many of his better players on a bye this week it was nice to see a great performance to make up for these benched players. Things can only go up from this point and he is still holding on to a 3-3. However, he has a tough 2nd half of the schedule and a win next week could make or a lost break his season next week. Hopefully, his rookies are up for the challenge and his veterans Megatron and breezy actually stay consistent. You know its going to be a rough start when you start two RBs from the San Diego team… Especially, with one of them being in your flex position. Obviously, the bye situation hurt Tree Cats this week forcing his hand but his still could’ve at least put another WR in the flex position. I mean, he most likely would’ve kept Gordon not Woodhead which would’ve helped much since Gordon put up -1 points. But it was still a bold strategy that didn’t help but not really hurt him this time around. Ideally, he would’ve only needed to put up around 95-100 points to beat the average T-Hunters and if that was the case it might have been a different story. Tree Cats is in for a tough few weeks if his team doesn’t start having some increased output with Manning leading the team in the wrong way. Hopefully something will change, whether that’s Tree Cats' team or the players output if he wants to avoid all of these name changes that are occurring on almost a bi-weekly basis. Big City Hillbillies (149) @ River Gypsies (115) RGs is having some poor luck against some top opponents that is the result of a 3-3 record. However, 115 isn’t that good of a score anymore as this was the 5th highest total of the week. So even though BCH put up top points, RGs still would’ve lost to most other teams. RGs could’ve added a little more points with a play of Landry or Tate in place of AJ Green, however you just gave up Freeman for him and an injured Yeldon (injured after the trade) you almost have to play him. So the real kicker is just a stronger output by BCH this week. Both DST were sub par (with Buf a -1 and Cardinals 1) I mean if you have one of the top producing DST this week at 25-28 points you almost win it on that alone. That’s how powerful our DST and DPs are. (I mean 50 points from T-hunters would have given almost anybody a win) However, still a strong output from Blount, Miller, and Sanders, with average performances from Ryan, Bell, and Gronk. I see stars in all areas of this line-up but if they aren’t producing then they are going to continue this 500 record trend. BCH is the team to beat right now, especially when he is winning without Dez and big Ben. Even though Rivers has been pretty great lately so it’ll be a tough decision when Ben finally comes back on who gets the start. BCH's one weakness right now is in the RB game with having to start Buck Allen (who?) at RB this week. And his RB number two is Doug Martin, who is showing glimpse of the past but is this sustainable? Right now his WRs are unstoppable right now and will only improve in weeks to come as they are talk about Dez’s return possibly (well doubtfully) this week. The fact they are talking about it is another great sign for the hot hand BCH is playing right now. We’ll just have to see if he can keep it up. Northside Angels (102.9) @ 90* Putters (102.7+1) (TITLE Fight) For a title fight this was more like the Sumo Wrestling in the fat suits as compared to a knockout boxing match. 90* Putters basically fell on NSA at the end and NSA couldn’t get up… Okay it was a little better than that. 90* had Josh Brown (NYG K) and he was down by .2 of a point, so he could’ve hit a few field goals to win more handly or ruined the perfect season that 90* has with a missed FG or XP. It was a risk that had to be made since he was down going into the Monday night game. (also pending any DP adjustments is always a concern when the matches are this close. 90* had a few missed chances that he would’ve been kicking himself for if he would’ve lost this week’s matchups. With Brandon Marshall being hot and playing a below average WSH team it should’ve been a easy pick to replace him for Maclin a KC WR (nuff said) or Cobb who has been horrendous the past 3 or so weeks. That would’ve given him a decent lead if he had thought that through. Also NSA could’ve had a chance to win with Ronnie in place of Chris Johnson (obviously not putting him over AP) but nobody has confidence in the Denver RBs (except T-hunters which is gone at this point) event when they play Cleveland. So it’s safe to say that NSA made the right choice but would’ve benefited greatly making the wrong choice. Maybe next time NSA. I am nervous about both of these teams sustainability going forward with their performance after this week. You are going to have to show me a real change of pace and a lot more points in coming weeks if you want to remain undefeated (90*) or improve that 500 record (NSA) I still like Rodgers, AP, and Larry for NSA and Brady, Lynch, and Edelman for 90*. Both TE are starting to emerge from their poor performance or suspension with decent points for TE this week. I still like 90* squad a little better and that home field advantage or intimidation 90* is giving off is the real X-factor this season. We’ll see if he can continue his reign in coming weeks when byes become a little more of a factor. Fortunately, Brady already had his by (including Edelman) which could save a few matchups when byes become a issue. NSA still has a fair amount of bye coming up (even this week) and hopefully AP can rebound for the Vikes, NSA, and the rest of our sake as we cheer on our home town team. Power Rankings: 1. Big City Hillbillies 5-1 (+1) Increased due to point domination on a weekly basis and holding a 5-1 record 2. 90* Putters 6-0 (-1) Decreased due to poor point output and a few (some teams might say a lot) of favorable matchups with opponents putting up lowest weekly points. Still Undefeated!! 3. Indian Outlaws 3-3 (+1) Earn the number 3 spot with a win over SMF and a fall by RGs. Still a solid team who’s just having some off weeks 4. Northside Angels 3-3 (+1) Tough break with a less than 1 point lose when the opponent has home field advantage. Unfortunately, only put up 103 points. However, he would’ve moved up if he would’ve pulled off a win against the Belt (Belts Abilities: +1 Ranking week of Win after Rankings are made) 5. River Gypsies 3-3 (-2) RGs falls due to the loss of the one and only Devonta Freeman. I mean a trade for AJ Green (71 point, 12 PPG) for Devonta (138, 23 PPG) is not the best. Fun fact –Devonta is the number 1 points leader for all players (including QBs). For that reason you fell a few spots… 6. The Mullynation 3-3 (-) Still having a tough time earning big blow out wins but earned a big one this week. I still think her RB situation is dire with only two FT starters and bye weeks to come. 7. 302 Cadets 2-4 (-) I wanted to move you up 302 because I fell you have a quality team and you will turn it around this 2nd have of the season. But you lost to Mullynation last week and I can’t justify moving you ahead of her. As such, you can stay at number 7. 8. Trooooooooll Hunters 3-3 (+2) Is actually moving up in the world with a win over Boy Toys 2 and a 50+ win at that. Hopefully Gurley will be his saving grace going forward since it looks like CJ has surely lost his starting spot at least for now. 9. Smell My Finger 1-5 (-1) Losing another tough match has brought SMF back down another spot. Hopefully a few of his players will turn it around so he can hopefully pick his own name next year. 10. Twin City Tree Cats (Formerly - Boy Toys 2) 1-5 (-1) Is having a rough year after Jordy went MIA this season. Another sub 100 point game has brought Boy Toys to number 10 once again this season as well as another name change at that. Predictions: Trooooooll Hunters (3-3, +595/-648) @ 302 Cadets (2-4, +607/-664) Gurley and Cooper are back and I feel they will walk toe to toe with Freeman and Brown this week. (DST and DPs will give T-Hunters the win) Northside Angels (3-3, +778/-643) @ Indian Outlaws (3-3, +651/-639) Tough bye week for NSA will be the factor not have Rodgers and Gio. Expect a lot of points from Palmer and Odell Beckham Jr. this week to earn IOs the win) The Mullynation (3-3, +715/-793) @ Smell My Finger (1-5, +629/-723) I don’t see Hyde and West putting up huge numbers against tough Defenses which will give Mullynation the win. Big City Hillbillies (5-1, +828/-724) @ Tree Cats (1-5,+571/-745) Can’t bet against this hot hand which BCH his holding. However, what a upset it would be if Tree Cats could pull it off. I’m cheering for you TC2. 90* Putters (6-0, +731/-560) @ River Gypsies (3-3, +768/-724) (TITLE Fight ReMatch) Still the 90* X factor will earn him the win. Even though he doesn’t have the home field advantage, there is just something about this team that others can’t figure out. Indian Outlaws (88) @ Troll Hunters (94) Okay, let’s start with the upset of the week. I mean, all IOs had to do was not start a DST and he would have won this matchup. Overall TH's Defense literally just played a lot better than IOs. The QBs and RB 1-2 were a fairly even matchup (which wasn’t expected from breezy and CJ by any means up they kept pace for the most part. IOs really pulled away with Foster and OD Jr. But that was still no match for the 38 points his DPs and DST put up against IOs (net) 4.3. IOs really put up around a 100 pts with any normal defense which is why these point totals were not factored into the rankings below. TH got lucky this week and he’ll need more than luck if he wants to have a record above 500 this year. North Side Angels (136) @ Smell My Finger (108) It’s great seeing big numbers from each of these teams again. However, if you take a closer look it it’s a little misleading. Bother teams had top scoring DST with a 28 point total for NSA and 31 points for SMF. Looking past these it is pretty easy to see that NSA had a stronger week. With 6 teams (excluding the DST) posted double digits for NSA as compared to only 3 from SMF, you can see this being a tough week. He might have had a change if Hyde dropped another 30 points or russel posting above 20. However, that was not the case which gave NSA a fairly big win. SMF had a few poor performances from Hill and Evans who should be the stars of this team. SMF could have lessened this damage by adding Vereen from the bench into the flex spot giving him around 15 more points however that still wouldn’t earn him the win. So it’s another tough week for SMF who is putting up a lot of points on a weekly basis, just doing so against the wrong team. Boy Toys 2 (75) @ 302 Cadets (99) This was basically just a straight win by 302 Cadets. Peyton continue to struggling and Tyrod Taylor out performing him by a solid 15 points. Along with a better performance from the 302 RBs giving him another 12 points on the spread helped him earn the W. Both Flex and WRs didn’t break double digits which will have to change if either of these teams want to take down one of the top teams. Both K were around 11-12 points and neither teams bench could’ve helped/hurt enough to make a difference. Overall, a few players out shined and earned the win. Just poor performances from past stars kept Boy Toys at the bottom of this matchup. Big City Hillbillies (167) @ The Mullynation (150) However, if there was ever a team that is playing the wrong team at the wrong time it is Mullynation… She is definitely putting up the points to win most games on a weekly basis but can’t seem to catch a break (unlike 90* who is definitely catching more than just predators). However, this week hurts a little more than the normal high scoring heartbreak as Jamaal Charles is now out for the season with a ACL injury. After my comments about limited depth at the RB position must have cursed her as Murray finally had a good week before season her top asset fall to pieces. This 150 points is more than just DPs and DST scoring big numbers but actual players putting up huge numbers. However, the turning point of possibly the season is Doug Martin actually putting up two weeks of double digit (and 20+) at that. This was definitely the x-factor for BCH this week and earned him the win as each team was fairly evenly matched outside of this one big game. Once again, Mullynation is out of Luck… 90* Putters (138) @ River Gypsies (100) Title Fight RGs was looking to defend THE BELT for the second time and was expected to do so until another 90* player gained freedom from their suspension and putting up 20+ points on his first game back. However, this is nothing outside the ordinary for Antonio Gates to do. Brady and Edelman continued their scoring spree and Gronk was getting no love this week. The streak continues as 90* forces top players to have below average games. The 3 players over 20+ points was really the game changer this week with a 18 point river card to put him over the RGs. Ryan had a tough game but when your team wins only 25-19 with your RB getting 24 points… it’s a double edge sword. You want the RB to get the score but it is still taking points away from Ryan which didn’t help this week against 90* putters. Ryan has been held back a little with this new found fam from Freeman. Hopefully Ryan can turn the tables and start cashing in on a few of these scores going forward. Neither teams bench would have had a material effect on the outcome of the match with Allen Hurns on RGs only providing a benefit of 10-20 points which is still not enough for this matchup. The streak for 90* continues as he takes the BELT from the defending title fight champ!! Power Ratings (Week 6) 1. The 90* Putters (-) 5-0 • 90* Putters is still undefeated (mostly because any team that plays has their worst game of the season) but he still has earned this 5-0 (and not to mention THE BELT) by putting up consistent points each week. Everyone has good weeks and everyone has bad weeks and then there is 90* Putters right in the middle. All you have to do everyone is consistently score like 125 points and we can beat him!! However, based on the trends everyone will have a tough week and probably play sub par (get it par like as in golf…) Sorry I’ve been around him too much and his golf slang is rubbing off. I mean Lynch and Cobb have been banged up but Brady and Edelman have continued to remain hot earning him a spot at number 1. With the addition of Gates will only make him more of a threat because as we saw last week, River’s number 1 target is back to business and ready to put the Chargers back on track. 2. Big City Hillbillies (+1) 4-1 • Big City Hillbillies has moved up to the number 2 spot because of his top WR core. After the top waiver pick up of James Jones, BCH has been on a roll since losing to Mullynation in Week 1. Some might say that he even deserves the top spot because of his Total Points for are (on average) 10 points more than 90* putters. However, he does hold the belt and is undefeated. So when you put up a W this week and beat him again in points by a 15+ points, I’ll consider bumping you up if he is still undefeated after week 6. With solid performances lately by Forte, Rivers and Olsen, it’s not a surprise that BCH is number 2 and possibly only a surprise that he isn’t number 1 yet. 3. River Gypsies (-1) 3-2 • I’m still kinda questioning this spot at #3 after the trade recently giving up the RB #1… AJ Green is great and doing great but was he worth the freak who is Freeman? We’ll have to wait and see. RGs does have a few other RB options with Millar Blount, Jennings, and now Yeldon (pending he’s not hurt). And 302 needed a few more solid RBs so I would have tried to pawn one of those off (unless he tried and Derek was a boss and said no). Overall, I’m a little worried now that RGs is losing his top gun for a solid but less productive weapon. We’ll see if he can continue to post large point totals similar to his glory days in weeks 1-4. Unless Bell becomes the new Freeman of this team, I could see a few more tough games in the near future. 4. Indian Outlaws (+3) 2-3 • I’ll be honest, I don’t know what my bro was thinking putting IOs down at number 6 last week. Just because a few players had a few bad games (trend continued last week knocking him out of the survival game) and giving an ailing TH team some life. This team still deserve to be Top 4. This is based on player expectations which should be trending up but is actually trending down (ie. last week is a prime example). These are no C.J. Anderson stories thought, its just a few players ruining his week. Like last week with the ravens DST. If he didn’t even start a DST he would’ve won. So let’s be clear, he still has players like Lacy, Foster, and Beckham Jr!!! With a solid bench to back him up. It might take him a few week but I am predicting a mini winning streak coming even though he has some tough match ups in week 8 and 9 against NSA and BCH. However, that’s just my mini prediction. 5. Northside Angels (-1) 3-2 • NSA does drop one spot but only because I still think IOs team is still great (excluding that record). Still has top players like Rodgers and the number 1 WR right now Larry Fitz. However, top players like AP and Jimmy Graham still putting up poor puts which isn’t moving NSA up anytime fast. These are top players that need to start performing if he wants at least a little consistency in scoring. Good thing is that AP is off his buy and hopefully he can start making the magic happen which will help NSA but our home town team as well. He still has a decent group of other possible starters like Gio and Chris Johnson at ARZ. However, they need to solidify their starting spots to make NSA a top team. Until then, he is hanging in the middle of the pack. 6. The Mullynation (-1) 2-3 • Mullynation had a great team until J. Charles decided to be the next player to join the list of injury bandwagon... which doesn’t help Mully going forward. Note: 302 Cadets- there is another IR player you can pick up and hold a bench spot (similar as Jordy) for no apparent reason at all. I mean trading for Murray’s backup was a good play to protect at least some of your RB depth but starting two philly backs could be costly based on their current output. (Note: Gaining Frank Gore is a definite addition to add a 2nd RB who actually has a starting role) Mullynation definitely benefited the most from this deal but with IOs having a bench like that, it was a good call to add a little more depth at WR. Luck has been absolutely terrible but she has still been putting up mad points which does give her a consideration to move back up to number 5. (but I wrote this before the trade so tough luck you stay at number 6 this week). She still has two top 10 WRs so if her RBs (new and old) can produce she’ll move back up the list and it’s only a matter of time. 7. 302 Cadets (-) 2-3 • Cadets should’ve moved up this week have a steal of a trade to get the one and only Devante Freeman!! However, he still has a troubled QB spot and a few top RBs that are really a coin toss each week with Dion Lewis and Latavius Murray. I like both these guys but I question their consistent based on both of their past few performances. Also Antonio Brown might be WR #1 but it’s tough to be #1 with Mike Vick throwing you the rock or should I say lack of throwing. He has a lot of good players but will the QB spot be his weakness going forward? Hopefully, the new addition of Freeman and the old consistency of Brown will make up for this throughout the season. 8. Smell My Finger (-) 1-4 • SMF basically stays at his number 8 spot because of his number 1 waiver pick up of Charcandrick (really that’s a real name?) West who is expected to take over for the late J. Charles. Hyde and Hill are still solid performers if they are given the ball and their team is up so I should expected decent (like 10) points from these two on a weekly. WR are a little shaky with a few of his better performers on the bench or a bye this week. If he can get a little more WR performance and Russell and continue to put up above average QB scores SMF doesn’t have a bad team. We’ll just see if his new addition of Char West will make a immediate impact or whether he will be another backup RB trying to play in the big leagues. 9. Boy Toys 2: Muddy Boogaloo (-) 1-4 • Okay, I would have to agree with my brother that I (TH) deserve the bottom. Which gives Boy Toys the number 9 spot. I mean Payton can’t be bad forever, he’ll have to turn it around at some point. With Ingram being a fairly strong building block for a RB 1 as Breezy is struggling the NO. However the problem in up coming weeks is depth from the bench and whether or not he can cover for any players who might be on a bye week (similar to #Swft below him). Fortunately, he is player a TH team who is missing he new start gurley and reliable A. Cooper on byes next week. If he had these players, it might be a little different store but as for Week 6 predictions, TH is probably in for a long week and Boy Toys has a slight advantage if his players can start to produce. 10. Troll Hunters (-) 2-3 • TH is in for a tough week 6 which is why he remains at the bottom for this week. If he new star Gurely wasn’t on a bye along with his one consistent WR (A. Cooper) it might have move him up a few spots after that win against IOs. Breezy, McCoy and the one and only CJ having tough seasons so far it’s a unexpected start for TH and is lucky to be 2-3. Hopefully he can survive these bye weeks and move up the ranking so he can start avoiding the bottom stop which has been seen too many times the past few seasons for his liking. This will only happen if at least a few of these so called stars start earning their season starting predictions. Like CJ, come on CJ!! When I sat you last season you did will but when I play you this year you decide to suck. Maybe this is the week when it all changes (Note: he shouldn’t get his hopes up) RecapGood evening everyone! Or good afternoon… Most of you are probably tuning in to Saturday night college football in America but as you know all our players are in Korea. Wait, none of you knew our players are in Korea?? Don’t you all know it is Presidents Cup weekend?? Hope you all love golf as much as I do! The course is long and has stunning city views. Hopefully all our players show up! Below are some highlights from the practice rounds since the tournament started Thursday morning. As you all know, practice rounds are 9-hole mini tournaments with each starting player participating in hole. Good thing each starting team has 12 players because ties end up playing a 3 additional hole playoff with IDPs. U.S. Team International Team The 90 Degree Putters Big City Hillbillies River Gypsies Northside Angles Indian Outlaws THE Mullynation 302 Cadets Boy Toys 2: Muddy Boogaloo Troll Hunters Smell My Finger Smell My Finger @ The 90 Degree Putters Scorecard 90DP were off to a real slow start when Josh Brown missed a 4 ft par putt on the first hole (equivalent to missing an extra point in football) and left himself a 6 ft comeback which he also missed taking a double bogey. Bailey hit a good lag putt and won the hole with a par. Seahawks hit a long drive but Denver hit a close wedge for the birdie and the win. At this point SMF was up 2 after 2 but it was downhill from there. Ertz hit two balls in the water and in his pocket giving up the 3rd hole and Steve Smith Jr. injured himself after attempting a shot out of a bush. Cobb and Evans both bogeyed the 5th after missing the green on the shorter par-3. Maclin continued his above average play with a birdie and Crabtree hit 4 good shots but it was not enough. At this point SMF was down 1 with 3 to play. Spiller was able to eagle the par-5 6th with his soft hands (99 receiving yard, 1 receiving TD and ZERO carries, he might need to be benched next week). Hyde could not get in a rhythm and was gifted a par losing the hole. Hill attempted a comeback by getting a hole-in-one on the 8th (3 TDs on 8 carries) but Dalton ended with a solid par on 9. Result: 90Degree Putters win 2UP Northside Angels @ Big City Hillbillies Scorecard A boring full hole results in both kickers lagging birdie putts for par. Both were still getting over the timezone change to Korea. The Packers flexed their muscles with a bomb of a drive and a 6-iron into the par-5. An easy eagle putt went in to put NSA 1UP after two as the Cardinals ended with a par (still on a high from the DOUBLE EAGLE last week (39-pt performance)). The big hitting Graham and Olsen sucked and followed each other from bunker to bunker. Both ended with bogies (less than 2 points…). Keenen Allen evened up the match with a birdie on the short par-4. He put himself in a tough spot but made a long putt for the bird (4 catches, 1 for a TD). Fitzgerald went on cruise control for an easy par (8 pts) after two killer weeks for NSA. Hopkins kept the birdies rolling and TY hit the green side bunker on his tee shot. TY almost holed out but missed on the low side. Chris Johnson and James Jones tied the 6th with BCH 1UP with 3 to play. Doug Martin played stellar (20 pts) and hit enough good shorts for a birdie putting BCH 2UP. With NSA’s superstars still on the tee, he was not concerned and believed he had a chance to win the 3-hole playoff if A Rodg and AP could win their holes. Both players underperformed leaving NSA with the loss. AP got a good par on the tough 8th hole but Forte played it safe also getting a 3 for a par. This locked up with win for BCH 2UP with 1 to play and Rodgers let Philip Rivers birdie the 9th and saving his own shots for next week. It was a way better match than the 2UP with 1 to play and NSA convinced BCH to continue with the playoff holes for fun. NSA knew his guys were ready and could’ve won if his offensive players showed up to their potential. NSA’s IDPs went Eagle, Birdie, Eagle (11 pts, 10 pts & 7 pts!! huge numbers for IDPS) showing their firepower! BCH showed his IDPs were still top caliber players going Birdie, Birdie, Birdie. BCH applauded the effort but shared some advice that in golf (as in Fantasy Football) the offense wins championships, not the defense. Result: Big City Hillbillies wins 2UP with 1 to play Troll Hunters @ River Gypsies Scorecard Overall, this was one of the slower matches of the day. They were the 3rd tee time which means there was not the excitement of leading off the morning or ending the day. Basically something amazing needed to happen to draw any attention (which happened on the 7th!!!). Let us go back to the beginning though. SO MANY BOGIES! Even after checking the players on the bench, no one was making birdies or even pars. Some players on injury, some on “BYE”? Not sure what a BYE is in golf but we’ll work with it. Tucker birdies the first which was a solid start for the Gypsies. Crosby, guess what?, got a bogey (GB only scoring 17 pts as a team should be considered a team bogey). Bills and Eagles defense, way too many shots for both teams, bogies. Reed got hurt but almost tied the hole with a double bogey. Witten embarrassed himself with a bogey but somehow won the hole. After 3 holes the score was tied. Cooper, Johnson, Abdullah, Miller, Matthews, Sanders all got bogies!! Oh wait, Sanders and Cooper tied the 4th with a par but a par on the short par-4 feels like a bogey. Still all tied after 6 holes. Then the magic started. Freeman hit the purest shot I’ve ever seen on the par-5. He’s not the biggest hitter so he had to go driver off the deck and holed out from 280 yards! A double eagle was impressive to watch especially after he shot a 62 personal best at Edina Country Club the week before. 1UP with 2 remaining Gypsies went to their star on the 230+ yard par 3. Bell got a great birdie (129 yards, 1 TD) and has been a stud for 2 weeks. Maybe those drugs are still in his system after his suspension (does marijuana and booze make RBs better?). CJ has been shooting in the high 80s all year and he might lose his tour card… Troll Hunters didn’t have high hopes and he bogeyed the 8th to ensure the loss. Matt Ryan still pumped from his teammate’s double eagle and the pressure off from already securing the win ended with a par. Brees’ birdie did nothing to help Troll Hunters week 4 struggles but showed that he can be relied on in future matches. Result: River Gypsies win 2UP with 1 to play Indian Outlaws @ 302 Cadets Scorecard Alright, Troll Hunters and Gypsies had some bogey trouble but Outlaws and Cadets both had way too many double bogeys. They started off splitting the first two holes to remain even after 2. McManus had two real pretty shots setting up a birdie putt for with win (sorry Vikings fans…). Bryant has almost too many safe shots but his coach took his driver, irons and wedges and forced him to hit his putter 6 times!! (get it, he got 6 extra points…. Sorry not funny.). Panthers showed their strength and really tamed a par-4 that was not giving up many birdies. The Outlaws had a lot of talent on the bench (Ivory 22pts, Johnson 12pts, Manning 16pts) but the fact that Kelce finished the hole gave him the victory this week. He ended with a pathetic double bogey but Ebron COULDN’T FINISH THE HOLE! After a tee shot right down the middle he stepped on a sprinkler head and couldn’t continue. He could’ve ended with a double or he could’ve gotten a last second birdie (game winning TD pass). We’ll never know because he was carted off the course. Outlaws were 1UP after three and pars by Thomas and AJ along with double bogies from Beckham Jr and Brown (less than 5 pts for either of them is terrible….) kept Outlaws 1UP. The 6th whole broke the ties with Landry for the Cadets made a long hole winning par putt while Foster is still trying to get comfortable standing up. All tied up going into the 7th hole Gore, Murray, Lacy, Yeldon, Palmer and Taylor tied each other the last 3 hole, which BRINGS US TO EXTRA HOLES! First extra hole match of the tournament (practice tournament to be exact)! Barr was extremely impressive holing out from a green side bunker for birdie (kinda like an INT..), while Brown missed his 15 ft putt to keep the score tied. Ware was able to safely hit the par-3 green to make par after watching Griffen hitting his tee ball in the water. Result: Indian Outlaws wins in extra holes. After tying the front 9, his team wins 2UP with 1 to play Boy Toys 2: Muddy Boogaloo @ Mullynation Scorecard Who knew this would be such an intense matchup. The only thing that would make this better was if 1) they were on opposing US and International teams and 2) it was actually the final round in a 2 to 2 tied tournament on Sunday! It was the final match of the day so let us all pretend the outcome was a little more important than a practice round. This was the most back and forth match and it all ends in controversy. Mully gets off to a strong start with Catanzaro and his monster leg (monster legs help in golf). His eagle (18 AND .3 pts (shared tackle)) helped fend off Vinatieri’s birdie. The most birdie making golfer in golf’s (NFL’s) history!. Boy Toys 2 game back with a strong birdie on two with the Jets playing the par-4 perfectly. After the back and forth first two holes everyone knew it was going to be a close one. Now, controversy #1: Mully someone got the rules official to change the order of her line-up. She was able to get the big hitting Eifert not to play the par-5 3rd. Not that might not make sense but she knew he was hitting snap hooks all week and didn’t trust him missing the water on the left (yes, there is water on the 3rd hole! Google it if you don’t believe me!). Rawls the shorter hitter was able to keep it consistent and get his green in reg with a 2 putt par. Boy Toys coach (Dan Rosenthal) was too focused on all the perks of being a newlywed and did not argue the replacement (did not get out of bed, if you know what I mean…). Cameron had bunker trouble from the being and ended up with a bogey losing the 3rd hole, the toughest hole of the day (playing almost a full stroke over par). Moncrief was able to fight back and with the 4th with Cooks 3 putting from just on the green. All tied after 4, Vincent Jackson shows that he still has some game by sticking a bullet 4 inches from the hole. Julio did not have an answer and Mully went lost another hole and went down 1. With no water in sight, the 6th hole plays much better into Eifert’s strengths. He was able to scramble for a par while Gordon whiffed once succumbing to the pressure. Charles won the 7th with a par but Murray continued his bogey streak to lose the 8th. Ingram hit some good shots but Murray should’ve been benched for Decker (moving Rawls to the RB2 spot). Carr was up against the future HOF P Manning but he wasn’t going to let his nerves get to him (or was he?). After both missing the green to the right after 2 shots, we had a chip off from the bunker (again check the course, there is a bunker there). Manning caught the ball a little thin and flew the ball over the green (INT #1). He then thinned the ball again back in to the original bunker (INT #2). Carr knew this was his hole to win and calmly knocked the shot to 3 ft. Manning like the pro his is refocused and chipped within 2 inches, taping his ball in for a 6. Carr tapped in his par and hands in the air celebrated the victory for Mullynation. But wait… Someone on television saw something. Carr had been careless with his sandwedge and it looked as if he touched the sand prior to hitting his chip. This would be a terrible mistake potentially costing Mullynation the win. After a long video review it was -determined a 2-stroke penalty be incurred for grounding his club in the sand (Stat correction adding a fumble). Mully is fuming and screaming at Carr and threatens to drop him immediately (but she can’t because it’s only Sunday and he’s locked until Tuesday…). Guess we’re going back to overtime! Both DLs take it super easy after the Carr mistake. Boy Toy’s DL hits a tight second shot after Quinn needs to layup after hitting it in the deep rough. A poor third results in bogey and Boy Toy’s have a change to take an early lead. But wait! Not another rules infraction!! Boy Toy’s assistant coach (not named for safety reasons) whispered advice about the 3 ft putt! Stop cheating people! Another two stroke penalty (stat correction taking away a tackle) tying the first playoff hole. We get to the par-3 17th and Norman is as -cool as ice and knocks in a hole-in-one (21 pts for a DB is pretty much a hole in one) to put Mully one hole away from victory! Final hole, par-5 and the final controversy ends the day in a stunning fashion. After David hit a poor shot which ricocheted into the water off a stone assumed to be in play, Mully was scared to find out what would happen if her and Boy Toy’s were tied after the playoff holes (she’d lose because of aggregate score’s on the regulation par 3’s). Realizing her hopes of victory were gone she planned to hold her head high and admit defeat. As David was planning to take his drop in front of the water hazard (finishing with most likely a double bogey verse Posluszny’s par), a local official comes running over to stop him. “WE HAVE A LOCAL RULE HERE” he yells (that’s what we call home field advantage) and it allows you to re-hit any shot that hits the New Songdo City Peace Rock (stat correction adding a tackle). Mully was speechless and hoped David could keep calm enough to finish with a par. He taps in a 2 footer and Mully with 1UP after extra holes. Result: Mullynation wins 1UP in extra holes. Additional Stats: WEEK 5 Power Rankings Predictions1)The 90° Putters: obvious choice at 4-0
2)River Gypsies: 1 tough loss and has 4 solid weeks of scoring 3)Big City Hillbillies: strong offense heavy team, big win against NSA 4)Northside Angels: strong defense and big pt getting players, boom or bust 5)Mullynation: I might regret having her on above her husband but she’s scrappy and shown she can win with luck or without Luck 6)Indian Outlaws: tons of big name players but ODB needs to start getting in the endzone and Lacy needs to stay healthy 7)302 Cadets: had a chance to leap frog Outlaws but a rough Monday night game left him a few pts short 8)Smell My Finger: a big win this week would make him a strong contender to pull himself out of the bottom 3 9)Boy Toys 2: might want to think about changing your name. Obviously the GMMBP name change magic didn’t help you again Mullynation (she changed her name back so fast I don’t even remember it) 10)Troll Hunters: RB troubles are keep low pt totals, sorry bro but you’ll need a win or strong showing to move up River Gypsies @ The 90° Putters – home field advantage might play a part this week Boy Toys 2: Muddy Boogaloo @ 302 Cadets – some tough losses to good teams is going to make this a must win for 302 Indian Outlaws @ Troll Hunters – continued RB problems at Shake It Off are my biggest concern Northside Angels @ Smell My Finger – with AP out SMF has a good chance this week Big City Hillbillies @ Mullynation – upset pick, we’ll see if Murray get’s the start and if Bradford can be the starter Outlaws believed in weeks 1-3. Sorry Everyone... I've been really busy at work the past few weeks and as such, we all suffered this past week without a blog post. Hopefully, Chris' post this week will be redemption for the Hanson Clan.
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By: Hayden HansonMr. Hayden Hanson (Editor in Chief) is an Accountant-extraordinaire, as well as an aspiring writer. He has written several moderately-successful self-help books, the most famous of which is "What Do You Mean You Can Smell My BO?" Gustav Travers of the New York Times praised the book as "A vulnerable, courageous look into the mind of a man who has literally no sense that other people exist. And also no sense of smell. Nope, he definitely doesn't have that either. Just musk, like a hog that's gotten into the cabbage." Archives
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