WEEKS 6 & 7 REVIEWS
I am absolutely slammed today at work due to being on vacation the rest of the week so I am going to do rapid fire reviews for the last two weeks. Apologies again for being a bad commissioner.
WEEK 6 & 7 STATS
WEEK 6 REVIEW
Lazy-Eyed Psychos 86.8–71.94 JManslow
JMan: Brutal season continues to be brutal. A halfway decent week caught a good week from Sleepy and rough outings from Tyler Boyd and Anthony Firkser sunk a good shot at a first victory
Sleepy: Key victory to keep playoff hopes alive, every week a must-win at this point and this was a good start. Needs Jalen Hurts to continue to be elite and could really use some extra giddyup from Metcalf and Waller, but a win is a win.
SD3 68.46–64.48 Ghost Surfer
Ghost: Cannot catch a break. Antonio Gibson might be the only RB to not gouge the KC defense all season. Lamar having a terrible game and underperforming Derek Carr is a kick in the nuts. Playoff hopes on life support.
SD3: Just keep winning any way you can. A brutal week for most of his players but a massive one for Christian Kirk was the key to getting over the hump. Keeps SD3 within touching distance in the toughest division in the league, will need better performances going forward to stay there though.
Pitt County Pinfish 112.08–51.04 Bern
Bern: Just isn't happening for bern this season. Rough game from Tannehill, a flat out 0 from Randall Cobb, and brutal bye week luck was a recipe for disaster, and disaster it was. Bern right there with Ghost in being almost out of the playoff race, would take a miracle to get him into the top 8.
Pinfish: Continues to rack 'em and stack 'em. Darrell Williams was a welcome surprise, and double digits from all starters except one (Hunt at 9.3) means the Pinfish were almost unbeatable this week. Continues to lead the division, though does not have the separation from the pack that he would have hoped for, needs to continue to perform.
Fighting Cocks 98.82–73.06 Goon Squad
Cocks: Josh Allen has officially arrived this season and Najee Harris showed why Pittsburgh took him in the first round even when that is a stupid thing to do. Mark Andrews also performing like it's 2019 again to give some scoring oomph. Not a guarantee for a playoff spot but the Cocks are looking good.
Goon: I suck.
Lone Wolf 97.62–73.38 Satan's Minions
Satan: The bye week from hell has passed. His team did its best to have a shot but it was always unlikely to happen. But at least the worst of it is over and Satan should have a good run-in to secure a top playoff seed barring any injuries.
Lone Wolf: Making a really strong push to get into those playoff spots despite only being 4th in the division as of now. Derrick Henry is a stud and getting random huge weeks from the likes of Fournette and Co. could be the difference maker as we get into the back half of the season. It will be tight but Wolf has a great shot at getting into the top 8.
WEEK 7 REVIEW
Barca 97.94–64.98 Fighting Cocks
Barca: His draft is still just absurd and he's made the moves during the year to consolidate. Would be a worthy winner considering his injury luck with CMC, but for now will have to settle for just being the top of the league.
Cocks: See above, the loss here hurts but he still is in a great spot to grab a playoff spot, though with a somewhat tough schedule coming his way to finish the season it could be close.
Jive Turkeys 113.34–54.16 Pickle-6 Rick
Turkeys: That's how you bounce back from a loss. Another player with an insane draft, redwing really trying to make sure he locks up the playoff spot and potential tiebreakers early. redwing also has a semi-tough schedule coming up, will need to bank as many wins as he can early.
Pickle: A rather disappointing losing streak to take him out of serious contention for a playoff spot. There was almost no shot of beating redwing this week anyway, but having half his team not show up hurts. Pickle will need lots of wins very quickly to get back in the playoff picture as tiebreakers are very much not in his favor.
W-S DeacHawk 84.06–63.72 Mr. I/O
DeacHawk: A critical win to keep his playoff hopes afloat. Behind on tiebreakers to other teams and losing the head to head to redwing means DeacHawk is going to need a little help to get into the top 8, but he is at least doing what he has to do to get there first and winning some games. One of the tougher remaining schedules means there's still plenty to do but it's a good first step.
Mr. I/O: A tough season for Mr. I/O continues to be tough. While not totally out of the playoff picture, it's looking pretty dire. The best chance Mr. I/O has is in the next 3 weeks as the schedule eases up a bit, but winning out is almost a necessity at this point to have a shot.
Carolina WacDarnolds 98.02–81.8 Young Buck
Ph: Ph is pretty addicted to this winning thing now, don't think he's going to stop any time soon. A cruel reality of fantasy exists in his beating Young Buck to get to the same 4-3 record but having barely a quarter of the playoff odds that Young Buck has due to divisional strength. Ph will just have to keep winning until he can't anymore, if he does then he will be in the top 8.
Young Buck: Tough loss after a good start to the season, but he still leads his division by a game. A middling schedule remains so there will be opportunities to pick up some more victories, and having the division he has means continued success will get him a top 4 seed and automatic bid into the playoffs. He will look to get back on the horse but needs to get back to winning ways or risk letting his division back into things.
Lazy-Eyed Psychos 111.64–84.48 Mrs. I/O
Sleepy: Similar to Ph, all Sleepy can do is keep winning and hope for the best. The Poteat Division is a fucking monster that could see anywhere from 2-5 teams make the playoffs if things fall their way, but Sleepy is unfortunately bringing up the rear for now. An absolutely killer 4-game stretch awaits him, if he can survive that and still have playoff chances, that's a huge victory.
Mrs. I/O: The better half of the I/O household is having a slightly better time than the Mr., but not by much. However, she benefits from having the weakest division and a relatively easier schedule coming up, so a playoff berth is still on the cards. She does hold the head to head tiebreaker over Young Buck so if she can get that game back on him, she's got a heck of a chance.
GOONER'S GALLANT GUESSES
Two excellent weeks back to back see me go well above .500 on the season, but what a dick punch to have a perfect week only ruined by picking myself. Fuck fantasy football.
No Week 8 preview as I am traveling for the next 5 days, but I will see you all next week. Good luck to all this week!