Welcome to our new League Website. What a start to the season!!!
This offseason we had a few curveballs thrown at us with the departures of Ben and Matt, however from an engagement / competitive / FUN standpoint our league has never been better. We now have clear sibling rivalries, a punishment to up the ante, more money in the pot, and competitiveness from top to bottom. Without further ado here is how our first Rivaly Week played out:
SloBros Poké Bowl
Pick'em Picks: Space Peanuts (8-1) Chris' Choice Team
C Slobs came into this year with motions to replace him, and vowed to let his team do the talking. On Draft Day we all laughed when he chose to keep no-one, but look who’s laughing now! In a 155-123.5 rout big bro schooled the little bro on his way to claim the first weekly high score.
J's team put up a respectable score, CMac is a beast, however with Guice's injury no shuffling of bench spots could have stopped the onslaught. After not remembering to submit pick'ems and not remebering how to set a lineup (Davante Adams) it appears J is the new C Slobs. Luckily that mistake netted 7.5 points. Keep that in your memory bank in case we have a close playoff hunt decided by points for.
No AB?, no problem. Sammy 'Fuckin' Watkins took advantage of the Tyreek Hill injury and dropped over 50 points. Unfortunately for C Slobs the ABCircus now in "Foxsborough" appears to be far from over with new rape and cumshot surprise allegations. Also it's easy to look past the fact that his 2 RBs put up a combined 6.5 pts with no better options on the bench. If I'm C Slobs I'm looking for an RB trade immediately, but we all already know "that's a negative". Great way to come out of the gate, but I don't expect a repeat high score in Week 2.
ABBA's Reefer Bowl
Pick'em Picks: Roll a Graham (7-2) The Don
Daniel, welcome to the league.
In what was a common theme in Week 1, the big bros, Tal & Sam, rolled up and smoked the little bro. Nearly doubling up Daniel's score 137-77.50, RaG had a steady burn from almost all positions with Ingram, Lev, and Keenan leading the charge. The dynamic duo of co-managers has also built up a nice bench and shaping up to be a season-long contender.
Unfortunatley, The Don drew the short straw and took over a team with sub-par keepers, however C-Slobs proved a solid draft can overcome that problem. What makes matters worse is Daniel's draft went:
| The Don | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1. | (10) | Joe Mixon (Cin - RB) |
| 2. | (11) | Todd Gurley II (LAR - RB) |
| 3. | (30) | Allen Robinson II (Chi - WR) |
| 4. | (31) | Tarik Cohen (Chi - RB) |
| 5. | (50) | Vance McDonald (Pit - TE) |
| 6. | (51) | Miles Sanders (Phi - RB) |
| 7. | (70) | Jacksonville (Jax - DEF) |
| 8. | (71) | Geronimo Allison (GB - WR) |
| 9. | (90) | Stephen Gostkowski (NE - K) |
| 10. | (91) | Chris Godwin (TB - WR) |
| 11. | (110) | Jared Goff (LAR - QB) |
| 12. | (111) | Drew Brees (NO - QB) |
| 13. | (130) | Rashaad Penny (Sea - RB) |
| 14. | (131) | Courtland Sutton (Den - WR) |
I have a hard time seeing any players who would start for another team in Week 2. Joe Mixon's injury is a huge blow for The Don going forward, especially since there's almost no reliable depth behind. If I were Daniel I'd be working the trade lines and waiver wires HARD. However, the lines have been silent and The Don didn't have 1 waiver bid in this morning. After refusing to make preseason trades is paralysis setting in? I'm never a fan of panicking after Week 1, but If there was a time to do it, this is it.
Mr. Poopy's Toilet Bowl
Pick'em Picks: Mr. Nice Guy (8-1) Mr. Poopy Butthole
The Champ got flushed! Behind huge performances from Mack and Engram, Chris started off the season with a huge upset win. Impressively Chris played his optimal lineup, with his bench scoring the lowest in the league 7.5 points. If Chris wants to keep this rolling he'll be wise to look for bench depth through trades or the waiver wire. Either way, a wins a win, and beating Alex and sending him to 0-2 inext week would be a monster accomplishment. The scary part? #1 pick Saquon had a mediocre day and still scored 18 pts.
Mr. Nice Guy had a shot to overcome the Tyreek injury if Hilton was played in the flex. However the Championship Hangover is real. There has never been a repeat champion. Looking to trade for an RB? There's a RB depot stockpiled and I'm looking to move them. Don't be shy, let's talk trades!
Lily Robin's Cereal Bowl
Pick'em Picks: RealRobin (7-2) Betamax Redemtion
What's a Lily Robin? What's a Betamax Redemtion? What's a RealRobin? No one knows, but it's provacative.
If there is anything the Robin bros are good at, it's provacation. After a solid draft, Tyler gave Alex his second gut-wrenching loss in a row shoving him down the stairs right back to the basement of the standings, turned off the lights, and is cruising towards playoff contention while Alex is still trying to figure out how he only scored 86.50 points.
The answer is simple, Alex's scouts deserve a raise. His gameday play caller deserves to be fired. Behind Mahomes, Baltimore D was the second highest scorer. Meanwhile, Andrews, Jackson, and Ekeler scored 103 on the bench, which would have propelled Betamax to an opening win.
Despite being a newcomer going up against one of last year's Top 2 teams, Tyler's team was favored in Pick'em. The league got this one right. When in doubt, pick against Alex. Behind solid performances from DJ, Carson, and Cooper the RealRobin cruised. The only regret is probably not keeping Ekeler over Baker. Lucklily Tyler dodged the revenge game. There was a shakey bench behind the solid starting core, however with two significant waiver signings it appears Tyler is a competitor to keep an eye on.
JO'KIN'NICK Iowa Bowl
Pick'em Picks: Tadd Rubbin (8-1) Half Chubb
In the battle of the Iowa TEs (Kittle vs. Hockenson) I don't think I can do this matchup justice with a writeup. I have never seen a fantasy matchup end on Monday night football with 3 lead changes in the last minute of the game. The drama of the fantasy matchup also directly correlated to the drama of the real life game. After kicking a 40 yard field goal (and Joe thinking he took the lead, but was really still down by .5) this link picks up with 00:50 left in the game. If you were not watching for some reason, this is a must see:
In the end, I am attributing Joe's incredible win to the Fantasy Gods. Subtly stealing Nick Chubb's name and his soul from Nick's team, then appropriating it to his team name had to be the deciding factor. If I'm Joe I'm immediately renaming my team Full Chubb.
Amazing 1st Week, Dudes.
Good Luck in Week 2,
-Commissioner Nice Guy
