Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Week 3 Results

Well Week 3 as come and gone and it's time to see who's still standing tall undefeated and who's season is on the brink of being over (I'll give you one guess who that is). Here's what happened in Week 3.



Light's Broken Bots (2-1)                 115.72
Catch My Javelin! (0-3)                   106.10

So this is as predictable as can be. I've said how much I don't like Matt's team from the get go so karma was just begging for me to lose to his team and that I did. Yep..0-3 now. Part of is my fault (horrible lineup decisions) part of it is just my shit luck (Duke Johnson's 19 points, Brady's BS TD Pass to end the Houston-Pats game, Jordy Nelson scoring a TD a mere seconds after I got a BS TD from Kareem Hunt). I traded for Odell Beckham and Kareem Hunt and STILL LOST. Here's another fun fact I found hilarious. When my opponents have a receiver against the Cowboys, they score 21 points (Emmanuel Sanders last week). Me? My guys average .6 points. That's not a typo. 1.2 from Brandon Marshall Week 1 and 0 for J.J. Nelson this week. The Cowboys shitty secondary only stops receivers that are on my team. Fucking hilarious. It's shit like that, that makes so hard to keep playing this game. I will blame myself though, because I'm so fucking scared to make a lineup decision that I go against my gut and play the wrong guys. I could've won this week in so many ways. Jordan Howard (scored .7 last week, 29 this week, bet you anything in the world he regresses to sucking next week when I put him back in my lineup)..I got scared and switched out Vernon Davis for Coby Fleener (3 TD's in his last 2 games...21 yards when I play him). Even after all that, I'm down 1.5 points and can either play J.J. Nelson (7 TD's in his last 8 games) or Jaron Brown, both with prime matchups against a shitty Cowboys defense. I play Nelson, and on the first drive..boom Jaron Brown TD. You seriously can't make this stuff up. If I play Brown..I win by .08. But I don't and I lose again despite great games from Doug Baldwin (who's now hurt) Kareem Hunt and Odell Beckham. For Matt, Brady went even more Brady than he did last week. He put up 40 fucking points and yeah if this is the Brady we're going to see the rest of the season, maybe Matt can afford to have garbage RB's the rest of the way. Jordy put up two TD's (both easy, because again, heaven forbid the Bengals zero in on the Packers best receiver..nope they leave him wide open). Dez put up a BS non TD that was called and confirmed a TD (wouldn't have mattered anyways). The even greater news for Matt? He gets Mike's dumpster fire team next. Me? I get Kenny (Ajayi/Landry against the Saints, hahahaha, that's going to end well). I have two Thursday plays and you KNOW how those go for me. I'm trying guys..I'm really trying to stay positive..but it's hard as hell. Here's what I'm trying to tell myself. Last year, after 6 games, Alex was 2-4. He won it all. Two years ago, Leland and Marc were both 0-3...they both made the championship. So maybe not all is lost, but I gotta get a win..I gotta get that first win. 0-3...yeah maybe..0-4...yeah right it's over and once again I ponder to myself why I play this game and is it worth all the frustration and aggravation that comes with it.

Game MVP
Tom Brady (Light's Broken Bots)
378 Passing Yards, 5 Passing TD's, 1 Fumble Lost, 40.72 Points
Houston Texans v New England Patriots : News Photo 

Rocket Man (2-1)              89.76
BigBadBob (1-2)               88.82

Man, what goes around comes around. A week after winning by .6, Dad gets a nut punch loss of his own losing by .9. Dad needed Aaron Rodgers and Devante Adams to connect in overtime, but Rodgers connected with Geronimo Allison instead who came so close to scoring but didn't and the Packers went for a field goal to win the game in OT. Brutal. It really wasn't one of Eugene's best performances, he lost Kelvin Benjamin to an early injury, and really outside of Gronk no one was really outstanding. Sure Kenny Britt and Melvin Gordon scored but their yardage wasn't great and Julio had yardage but no score again. For Dad, it was basically just Devonta Freeman and Aaron Rodgers who showed up. I never once got the love for Isaiah Crowell from everyone and this is why. He's ISAIAH FUCKING CROWELL...you know the guy you would pick up on and off from waivers the past few years? It's not Dad's fault really, everyone had him inexplicably ranked high. Eugene will take on Marc next week, while Dad has to take on Ryan's undefeated team next.

Game MVP
Rob Gronkowski (Rocket Man)
8 Receptions, 89 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD, 18.90 Points
Houston Texans v New England Patriots : News Photo 

Hoosier Daddy (3-0)                   115.80
Channel 4 News Team (1-2)       100.02

 I don't know how he does it, but here's Ryan starting just as hot as he started last year. Kirk Cousins and T.Y. Hilton who have struggled this early season finally woke up (Cousins put up nearly 30 points, while Hilton put up nearly 25 points) while Ryan's running backs got the job done with Zeke and Fournette both scoring TD's and putting up 16.9 and 15.5 points respectively. Even DeSean Jackson got into the fun with 84 yards and a score. It didn't even matter that Michael Crabtree did nothing and left the game with a minor injury. For Albert, it just has to be frustrating. His team is really good, he leads the league in scoring, yet here he is with some bad breaks and 1-2. He had a great start Thursday from Carlos Hyde, and an UNBELIVABLE game from Stefon Diggs (8 for 173 and 2 scores) and still lost by double digits. Golden Tate even added a TD (had another taken away by a bogus review reversal). Here's what's hurting him early. LeSean McCoy and Amari Cooper have both underperformed pretty badly. McCoy barely put up 10 points while Amari Cooper was held to 1.10 points. He needs those guys to play to their abilities if he's going to climb out of this hole. Also I know Jason Witten started out hot, but he's really not a guy I'd be wanting to trust week to week. He didn't even have a point this week. Ty Montgomery was also held in check and Derek Carr was just BRUTAL with just 7 points. I have no doubt Albert's going to be fine at the end of the day, but losing these games does still suck. He'll have a chance to redeem himself when he faces Drew's undefeated team, while Ryan puts his undefeated streak on the line against Dad.

Game MVP
Kirk Cousins (Hoosier Daddy)
365 Passing Yards, 3 Passing TD's, 29.80 Points
Oakland Raiders vĂ‚ Washington Redskin : News Photo 

Shock The Monkey (2-1)            108.38
No Soup For You (1-2)                 85.76

The David Johnson effect is real. That's two straight games Leland has dropped since losing David Johnson to injury and his loss cannot be understated. Leland didn't even put up 90 points this week and though A.J. Green and Michael Thomas bounced back and ended up with 22.10 points and 18.2 points respectively, the rest of Leland's team just isn't getting the job done. His running backs are killing him as Lamar Miller continues to be crappy. The only silver lining is Joe Mixon seems to be getting more run and maybe the more touches Mixon gets, it can save Leland's season. For Marc...what a BALLSY play to use Deshone Kizer over Russell Wilson. It was actually the WRONG move believe it or not as Russell Wilson exploded for nearly 38 poitns, but Kizer did surprisingly well with 25.58 points. That play could've cost Marc a win had Kizer busted but he didn't thankfully. Also..there's the Brandin Cooks that Marc's been waiting to see. Now can Cooks be consistent or was this just a one off game? That remains to be seen. Tyreek Hill came back with a nice game himself with 17.5 points and Rishard Matthews had 17.70 points. So Derrick Henry was all hyped up as the next big thing but DeMarco Murray proved he's not done yet with 18.5 points to Henry's 6.9. It's going to be a chore figuring how which one to play. Luckily, like the Wilson benching, it didn't matter much this week. Marc will look to keep momentum when it takes on Eugene next week, while Leland looks to get back on track against Alex.

Game MVP
Brandin Cooks (Shock The Monkey)
5 Receptions, 131 Receiving Yards, 2 Receiving TD's, 29.6 Points
Houston Texans v New England Patriots : News Photo 

SCLSU MudDogs (1-2)                136.90
Easy Beasley (2-1)                           61.68

Alex is BACK yall. His team made a statement this week after a terrible 0-2 start. Easily put up the most points of the week with nearly 137. Everyone came together this week. It started with Watkins on Thursday and he just never let up. Larry Fitzgerald put up a vintage performance (against the Cowboys lol) with 13 Catches for 149 Yards and a score. Chris Hogan scored twice, Le'Veon Bell scored, Zach Ertz scored, everyone had double digits except for Marshawn Lynch and Marvin Jones Jr. It's got to be a refreshing thing to see from his guys, though I still don't expect THAT kind of production from his wide receivers on a week to week basis. For Kenny, just a bad week where no one showed up (except for of course Antonio Brown who had 22 points). Outside of Brown only Christian McCaffrey was good with 16 points. The rest was ugly..Travis Kelce? Not even a point. Philip Rivers? Not even 5 POINTS. Ajayi? 3.5 points. This is what sucks for me as I have no doubt Kenny's team comes back with authority and takes it out on my team. Alex has an important matchup against Leland next week where loser goes to 1-3. 

Game MVP
Larry Fitzgerald (SCLSU MudDogs)
13 Receptions, 149 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD's, 27.4 Points
Dallas Cowboys v Arizona Cardinals : News Photo 

BABY CARROTS (3-0)           114.08
Woe is You (0-3)                          35.46

Good god was this ugly. Mike's team puts up the 3rd lowest score in league history as Todd Gurley almost beat Mike's entire team by himself. The only thing I'll say is I don't get what Mike was doing this week, trading for Jameis Winston and still playing Trevor Siemien and also playing Cooper Kupp over Pierre Garcon. He still would've lost, but at least it would've looked a little better. Terrelle Pryor has been a bust a keeper even as a 14th round keep. Busting on guys like Bilal Powell and Robert Kelley didn't really help, neither did waiting way too long for a QB. I dunno, outside of Mike Evans, Jameis (if he starts playing him) and a guy like Evan Engram (who could end up being an intriguing keeper pick) there's just not really any guys who blow you away. It's going to be a rough season the rest of the way for Mike. For Drew...it looks like his time is now as he just keeps on rolling. He's done this with an absolutely shitty Cam Newton. That's basically his only weakness, QB. He hit a home run with his Gurley/Cook Combo and his receivers have all been solid. After a bunch of years of average finishes since coming back, this could be the year Drew makes the huge step into a title contender. He'll have his toughest matchup to date against Albert next week, while Mike takes on Matt.

Game MVP
Todd Gurley (BABY CARROTS)
113 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD's, 36 Receiving Yards, 1 Receiving TD, 35.4 Points (only .06 less than Mike's entire team)
Los Angeles Rams v San Francisco 49ers : News Photo
 
 
 
 
 
 

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