Week 5 is complete, after a double header MNF turned into a single with a ‘Rona cancellation and a TNF (Tuesday Night Football), which we can all expect to see more of this season. It’s 2020, ‘nuff said.
SF Def cost someone a W, while a last name mixup, Brown, did in another. A zero at RB made no difference at all while a coach’s decision gave one team a victory and another a heartbreaking loss. And finally, one team left his D on the bench, on purpose, to punk his opponent. Did it work? What did his opponent do? We will answer these questions shortly then take a look at the numbers so far in “This is Serious Business” Fantasy Football SPECTACULAR!! (Definitely oversold this, please lower your expectations)
Big Diesel started the weekend projected to win and got a huge game from the rookie Herbert 26, Diggs grabbed 10, Anderson 11 and DHenry had 17 with 2 TDS on Tuesday night. DFUN, continuing his epic journey of not losing every week, fired back at the Diesel with TB12 tossing 14 (Watson on bench with 24), Higbee 1, Kupp 6 and McCaffrey still on IR. But in some weird twist of FFL black magic Gurley-man 20, M Davis 20 (wtf is this guy, again) and Dhop 19. So it came down to the SF Def. Drum roll please……. -4. Diesel loses in FFL and in life (49ers fan), DFUN wins (still hard to write that), 103-97
TBIAC was favored to win versus the surprising DSVP. Hard fought game, lead changes, injuries, fights, and some crying (mostly Chief Dawg, but not all). This game had everything…except good head coaches. TBIAC had another great game from Russ, 23. Mixon fell back to earth, but not jail yet, so that’s something, 8 pts. Kareem Hunt, a very astute draft pick who took over for the injured Chubb 15. LAR D smashed the Washington football club for 17. Chiefs dawg had Uncle Rico under center, 19 big ones, none over that mountain though. Kamara, still not injured, 11. Carson and Taylor combined for 25 on the ground and Tyreek Hill, still not in jail, 14. This was going to be a close one ladies and gentlemen! Except TBIAC started John BROWN who was OUT, instead of AJ BROWN who played and scored 14. 99-101 DSVP takes home a tarnished win. And TBIAC takes home the “Good Call Coach” award for week 5. Congrats???
In the most booooooooring game of the week, IamBetter took on her arch nemesis Lil d Ceiling Cats. If IamBetter had put in N Hines and benched McKinnon, who scored ZERO, then the final score would have been 64-126 instead of 62-126. Thats all I got for this FFL abomination.
In the Yankee version of the “Ffffffaaaaaammmmmmiiiiiilllllyyyy Ffffffffeeeeuuuuudddd” our two Northern oppressors went head to head in a matchup (of slap-fighting) with massive consequences (basically who gets better seeding in the Sacko Tournament of Losers). Pigg came out as the obvious aggressor by leaving his Def empty. Biz countered by starting a Def that was on bye. Bold move! Pigg started Gronkowski despite having done nothing all year….5 points. Biz countered with his star TE Ertz, zero. Ceedee snagged 12, DJ Moore 15. Hilton caught 6, LeVeon ran for 6. Henderson 18, Sanders 21. Who is going to win this???? Pigg 94-79. Never got close. This war is over, for now.
In the heartbreaker of the week, New Tanner falls 98-104 to the hated Team Grider. A close game till the brutal end despite the horrific injury to New Tanner’s QB Dak Prescott. With a small lead for Steph and Grider playing both SEA WRs, it all came down to the Minnesota head coach Mike Zimmer. 4th and 1, go for it and ice the game, or fail and hand the ball over? Kick the field goal and go up 8 but Russ gets 1:30 ish to score? Zimmer went for it…and failed. Russ gets the ball and immediately begins throwing to Metcalf and Lockett, Griders dynamic duo. Pass after pass the lead shrinks and shrinks, as does the play clock. With seconds left, Russ fires one into the end zone for Lockett and the Seahawk and Grider win….dropped!! One last play. 4th down, have to get a TD. Russ drops backs, gets pressured, slides to his right and wobbles one out to the corner. Metcalf TD. Seattle wins. Grider wins. New Tanner does not win. Again.
So another tough week for us all, some more than others. IamBetter is still churning up the waiver wire, Biz still looking for that first win, Grider still looking to upgrade at the landscaper position and New Tanner looking for a new QB. DSVP is really someone this writer looks up to for how to act in these “end of days”. Despite having an FFL team doomed to be Sacko bound, he gets up everyday, looks into the mirror and says “I’m going to win today”. He won’t…..but I absolutely love the enthusiasm. Let’s take a page from DSVP’s book, just not his FFL play book. 😆
Let’s look at the numbers….
In the East, the Sacko Brothers are currently tied for first. Don’t ask me how, it’s 2020, roll with it! Cats and Big Diesel at 3-2, with Pigg 2 games out of first. In the Dumpster Fire Division, Grider at 4-1, TBIAC 3-2, New Tanner and IamBetter 1-4, with the Biz coming in winless.
Cats with the most points scored, 623 points, Biz with the least, 345. New Tanner definitely getting the shaft so far this year with 631 points against, while DSVP has the least points against with 456. That’s a 35 point average difference per week, hence 1-4 for Steph and 4-1 for Todd.
Some draft day, or waiver surprises so far… Gurley 8th in RB points (DFUN), James Robinson 9th (Cats), and Kareem Hunt 6th (TBIAC). QB surprises, Fitzmagic 7th (on waiver wire) J Allen 3rd (Cats) and TB12 at 8th (DFUN). WR- D Metcalf #1 (Grider), Lockett 9th (Grider) and #10 C Claypool (just picked up by the roster churnet IamBetter). TE overachievers- #2 J Smith (picked up, dropped, picked up again by IamB), R Tonyan 4th (just picked up by DFUN), and M Gesick 5th (TBIAC). Surprisingly missing from the top 10 was Z Ertz (Biz). We could cover Def and K, but they are usually week to week options. Colts #1 and the MIA Kicker J Sanders leading the league currently.
It’s a strange FFL season in a strange year. Records don’t tell the whole story and stats don’t tell the truth. Despite it all, W’s are what we fight for. Earned (Pigg) or stolen (DFUN), the victory is what we strive for. Put on a worthless mask, wash your hands and start doing the work to get that next W. It’s what we do…..
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