BEST MOVE OF THE WEEK
There is no way that this could go to anything other than Team Kanne for starting Knile Davis. In truth, I think it was an awful move playing a backup like Davis, but you can't argue with results. Getting 20 points from your RB2 is a great week, and if he started the game as a backup, that's absolutely crazy. I don't know if Kanne was just lucky or good, but whatever it was, he sure looks brilliant with that move. WORST MOVE OF THE WEEK I will totally acknowledge my awful Week 2 showing, but I can't really give this to myself for any of my moves, since my bench also sucked. My team was universally bad, and I had absolutely no chance of winning with any lineup. No, the worst move of the week goes to PMotr, with Daniel choosing to start the injured Doug Martin (0 points) over Sammy Watkins (17 points) in his flex spot. Since PMotr barely lost by ten to TS, this obviously was the difference. Power Rankings: #1 Staff Infection (2-0): +2 Though I don’t believe that SI is better than the mullynation at baseline, the mullynation has gotten ravaged by RB injuries in the last two weeks. Thus, even though SI is just the third highest-scoring team, I’ll give him the top spot because his team core is intact. Other than Demaryius Thomas’ somewhat slow start, and VJax’s maddening flashes of brilliance, then pedestrian production, this has been a solid team. Gio is losing some touches to Jeremy Hill, but that really didn’t slow him down much this past week, and he definitely covered for an average day from Bell. #2 the mullynation (1-1): --- This past week saw the second highest score lost to the highest score, just another episode of bad luck in a long string of mullynation bad luck. Furthermore, Week 2 saw her lose Knowshon Moreno and Mark Ingram to month-long injuries after a promising start to both their seasons. This was after she lost Ben Tate to a month-long injury last week. Despite this, Andrew Luck (#1 ranked QB), Demarco Murray (#1 ranked RB), Calvin Johnson (#1 ranked WR), and Jimmy Graham (#3 ranked TE) are playing phenomenally. That’s not even mentioning the #1 ranked Houston Texans or the #2 ranked Dan Bailey. Sure the depth has taken a hit with the injuries, but you could do a whole lot worse than Hyde, Benjamin, Cooks. Even with the bad luck, this team certainly can score this year. #3 Discount Double Check Rodg4Life (1-1): -2 I am prepared for the outrage, so feel free to berate me. I am, after all, a biased human being. Discount Double Check Rodg4Life (formerly Turn Down for Watt) drops only two spots after an embarrassing loss to PTaS. Yes, this team scored 53 points. Yes, AJ Green got injured. Yes, JJ Watt tied for my third highest-scoring player with 6.1 points. All these things are true...BUT I seriously think this is just a hurricane of unfortunate circumstances. We know Eddie Lacy isn’t some scrub. We know Gronkowski isn’t going to put up 3.2 points most weeks. We know the Seahawks defense isn’t going to lose points in most weeks. In fact, AJ Green, the Seahawks defense, and Blair Walsh combined for -3 points for me. Honestly, how often is a week going to happen like this last week? The only person with a decent outing was Cam, but I’m confident next week is looking up. This is still a good team, though it certainly didn’t look like it in Week 2. #4 Team Kanne (1-1): +5 Good gravy. I did not see an explosion like that coming. TK managed to drop 162.2 points this week, an incredible output. All of this was made possible by the fact that Kanne started Knile Davis, a move that honestly makes Kanne look clairvoyant. Davis’ 20.5 points just piled on in the win, and even though the mullynation scored the second most points, it wasn’t even that close. It can’t be ignored though that in the last week, Kanne has lost the best player on his team, Adrian Peterson. Though Knile will fill in well for Charles for the next four weeks, the loss of AD is still going to hurt. #5 #Omaha (1-1): +2 I was all ready to put Team Spence at #5 and #Omaha at #6, but after some review, I just couldn’t do it. #Omaha is boasting Peyton Manning, and underwhelming-but-solid RB corps, Randall Cobb, Victor Cruz (who has been admittedly mediocre, and Jason Witten. I think that trumps Team Spence at this point, but really I could be wrong. This is a pretty decent team, definitely a step up from Hayden’s previous teams. Not great WR depth, as evidenced by Anquan, Markus Wheaton, and Cecil Shorts III as the bench WRs, but I think the RB corps (along with Peyton obviously) have a chance to catapult Hayden into top team territory if they improve. #6 Team Spence (1-1): -1 As stated with #Omaha, I think these teams are really close in talent. AlfMo has outshone Lesean, who had a poor rushing game (but got a TD). The loss of Mathews hurts a bit, but hopefully Jeremy Hill can step up and plug a hole. Also, Larry Fitzgerald is just not looking particularly impressive this year. Maybe age has finally caught up to him, but TS needs Alshon to hurry back to get Fitz out of the starting lineup. Edelman had a big day against the Vikings (so what else is new with the Patriots), but I don’t think he’s going to be a weekly consistent play with the way Brady is looking. Gronk is the go-to-guy in the redzone, and the RBs have looked impressive in back-to-back weeks. Edelman goes as Brady goes. I think this team has more upside than #Omaha, but #Omaha may have more consistent production. #7 Poppin Mollies on the reg (1-1): -3 PMotr is another team that is feeling the injuries at the RB position, like the mullynation. With Marshawn, Andre Ellington, and Doug Martin all questionable and with very limited touches, PMotr’s lineup is relying on Matt Asiata and Joique Bell. Not a super desirable combination. Marshawn touched the ball a total of ten times in Week 2, and if not for a receiving touchdown, he would have had a pretty uninspired week. When you realize that his WRs in Week 2 were Michael Floyd (1.9 points) and Dwayne Bowe (4 points) with Andy Dalton as the starting QB, this team may not look quite as intimidating as it did after Week 1. Some savvy waiver moves would help. #8 302 Cadets (1-1): -2 The Cadets find their place here at #8. After the narrowest victory margin in Week 1, 302 Cadets had a poor Week 2 with the second lowest point total. Brees was once again average, and Jamaal Charles got injured after earning a palty 1.5 points. Donnie Avery was once again in the starting lineup, and unsurprisingly, didn’t do a whole lot. Luckily for Derek, Darren Sproles has decided his career needed a resurgence, and he’s been putting up great numbers. Not sure that’s going to be enough for losing Charles. Also, can we talk about how Derek is rostering two kickers? #9 Please Take a Seat (1-1): +1 Call me biased. Call me a cynic. Call me unfair. I really don’t care that this team just kicked the crap out of mine; they’re simply not that good. I’m sticking to my guns. It took 27 from Aaron Rodgers and 33 from the Patriots defense for this team to break barely break 100 points. I think this week was an aberration for both my team and Chris’, and I think that will play out more obviously over the rest of the season. This big win was more due to my team sucking wind than Chris’ showing big potential. I am ready to eat my words though, and I’m wearing my new team name with shame. Thanks for that, Chris. #10 The Jim Irsay Affliction Tees (0-2): -2 With only one team currently winless, and not by some crazy circumstances, TJIAT occupies our final spot on the Power Rankings. After disappointing days from Wayne, Colston, and Forte, TJIAT just couldn’t get the job done against a #Omaha squad that posted a respectable outing. I just really didn’t see this coming. TJIAT is definitely WR-heavy, but when guys like Keenan Allen, Colston, and Wayne are posting tiny point totals, the team is going to run into trouble. Predictions (Winners underlined): 302 Cadets (1-1, +181/-191 ) @ Discount Double Check Rodg4Life (1-1, +188/-191) the mullynation (1-1, +252/-259) @ Please Take a Seat (1-1, +177/-173) Team Spence (1-1, +206/-219 ) @ The Jim Irsay Affiction Tees (0-2, +167/-220) Staff Infection (2-0, +220/-154 ) @ #Omaha (1-1, +198/-196) Poppin Mollies on the reg (1-1, +212/-180 ) @ Team Kanne (1-1, +251/-267) Last Week’s Picks: (2-3) Overall record: (6-4)
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