Hey everyone. I've decided I'm actually not going to follow the same format of last week's post, doing a speculative look-forward on the matchups. I think there's potential for this to be unfair, because if I rip someone for playing a guy who is injured or something, they might change their lineup. Your lineup decisions should be your own, that way when I rip you for them in the next week's Wrap-Up, you can fully take all the responsibility! Isn't that more fun?
Instead, I'm going to do weekly Power Rankings, which will have a short blurb about how the team fared in the last week. I'm also going to do a "Best Move of the Week" and "Worst Move of the Week" bit, and some very short predictions for each upcoming match. If you're keeping track, I was 4-1 last week (damn you Gentry). So let's jump in! BEST MOVE OF THE WEEK This goes to Gentry Bain for playing the 49ers defense (21 points) against the Dallas Cowboys. I had my doubts about the Niners D, and I still do, especially facing a potent offense like Dallas. San Fran's defense, on paper, is significantly worse than the defense that they've had in the last couple years, but it didn't look that way against the Cowboys. WORST MOVE OF THE WEEK This goes to Alex Spence, for not playing Matt Ryan (31.4 points) against the Saints, instead playing Russell Wilson versus Green Bay. I'm not saying Wilson is bad (man I feel like I've said this so many times already this year), but even at his best, which was this past week, he's not an elite fantasy option. Everyone knew Matty Ice was going to come out guns blazing against the Saints in a high-flying offensive explosion, and he did exactly that. Honorable mention: 302 Cadets playing Stevan Ridley over Chris Ivory and Darren Sproles. Power Rankings: #1 Turn Down for Watt (1-0): --- How could it be any other team? TDfW started off the Quest for Three with a bang, scoring the most points of any team in Week 1, and just narrowly missing the 50 point victory margin. Even without Lacy, this team scored some big points. With Vereen and Jennings showing why they can be fantasy football impact players, this team barely missed Lacy at all. #2 the mullynation (1-0): +1 What concerns me most about the mullynation is the depth. This is a team that scored 119.2 points in week 1, yet she still had Carlos Hyde (11), Kelvin Benjamin (15.2), Brandin Cooks (15.5), and Knowshon Moreno (19.4) on the bench. That’s absurd. When, not if, Josh Gordon is reinstated, we’re all going to be in even more trouble. #3 Staff Infection (1-0): +1 SI also had a very impressive Week 1 showing, dropping 120 points on Chris while missing ~57 points in Hopkins, White, Maclin, Miller, and Williams. The problem is, Miller is trending down, and he’s the only good bench RB. Don’t get me wrong, SI has depth, but it’s pretty WR-focused. Watch his bench score a lot every week, but they can’t all get in the lineup. #4 Poppin Mollies on the reg (1-0): +4 PMotr surprised me this week. Even though I did pick him to win by a slim margin in my predictions last week, I felt then and still feel now that Evan has the better squad. Maybe I’m just delusional, or maybe I’m just not giving PMotr the respect it deserves. Whichever it is, they got the job done against Evan’s team which frankly didn’t show up. A team with Foles, Forte, Julio, and Keenan shouldn’t be beaten by 42, but PMotr managed to do it. Gotta give Dan the props. #5 Team Spence (0-1): +1 Spence’s team is the only losing team to be ranked above a winning team. I think Spence has a pretty solid squad, and best of all, this team was basically untouched by injury. Alshon reportedly is doing fine and will be back in action, and really that’s his only injury. Compare that to my team, with Newton, Lacy, AJ Green, and Gronk. Those red Q’s haunt my nightmares, but Team Spence is sitting pretty. They had a decent showing against the mullynation in Week 1, but that team is better than they scored. Fitz isn’t going to get 2.2 very often. #6 302 Cadets (1-0): -1 The first five names on Derek’s team tell you everything you need to know about how they went this week. With Brees being mortal, Charles and Ridley looking awful, and Donnie Avery looking better than Dez Bryant, you know this team was in trouble. Still though, big days from Brown and Davis saved Derek’s bacon, along with a sub-par showing from #Omaha. It’s not like I didn’t see it coming, as this was what I picked, but even in winning, the Cadets looked troubling. #7 #Omaha (0-1): --- On the flip side, #Omaha had pretty consistent production. Peyton was Peyton, and besides Witten laying an egg, Cruz looking sluggish, and Stacy being overwhelmed by the legendary Vikings’ defense, his team was actually pretty great. If he could get average days from those three, #Omaha leaves with a W in Week 1, but you have to give credit to the team that actually did show up. Derek gets the win, and narrowly stays ahead of Hayden in the Power Rankings, too. #8 The Jim Irsay Affliction Tees (0-1): -6 Color me shocked. This is a team that I ranked at #2 last week, and they fall to #8 here after scoring the fewest points this week. After a brutal beatdown by PMotr, TJIAT limps into the #8 spot willingly. What do you call a stud that doesn’t show up on Sunday? Is he still a stud? Forte and Olsen were the only Tees that lived up to their billing, and looking at Evan’s bench is a little grim. All the sudden this team doesn’t seem so deep. #9 Team Kanne (0-1): --- Team Kanne has a respectable starting lineup. Not great, but certainly respectable. The thing is, injuries happen (trust me I know already), and TK is paper-thin. With Knile Davis holding down the RB3 spot, and with Andre Johnson’s injury possibly thrusting either Kendall Wright or Stevie Johnson into a starting role, there’s no reason Kanne should have to play these guys in Week 2. Maybe Week 10 when studs are on a bye and you have a couple injuries, but out of the gate? This is trouble. #10 Please Take a Seat (0-1): --- The thing that kept Team Kanne out of the #10 spot was the fact that even I can recognize underperformers. The interesting thing about PTaS is, other than A-a-ron Rodgers, there aren’t any glaring “Wow he was really really bad this week” moments on this squad. Sure, Bush only got 6.4 points, but my expectation would probably be around 10. A four point gap shouldn’t be the end of the world. T-Rich actually did better than I would have guessed, as did Patterson and Sanders, and Marshall was perfectly fine. PTaS’ defense scored 5 points, while the kicker scored 10. This actually wasn’t a terrible week for the team, yet they scored 74. That just means the team is terrible, I think. Predictions (Winners underlined): Turn Down for Watt (1-0, +135/-88) @ Please Take a Seat (0-1, +74/-121) The Jim Irsay Affliction Tees (0-1, +72/-114) @ #Omaha (0-1, +91/-102) Team Kanne (0-1, +88/-135) @ the mullynation (1-0, +119/-98) 302 Cadets (1-0, +102/-91) @ Staff Infection (1-0, +121/-74) Poppin Mollies on the reg (1-0, +114/-72) @ Team Spence (0-1, +98/-119) Last Week's Picks: (4-1) Overall Record: (4-1)
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