I can't believe we're already halfway through the season and already can basically punch one playoff ticket (Ryan) and eliminate one team (Dad). Time flies. So the two main stories, which are polar opposite of each other is Will Ryan stay undefeated and will Dad finally get win #1. Here's this weeks matchups.
Bay Area Tanners (2-5) vs
Shock The Monkey (1-6)
All Time Record
Mark Leads Series 3-1 (Mark beat me in the 2015 Wane McGarity Bowl Semi Finals)
Key Players
Bay Area Tanners: Mike Evans (Raiders) A.J. Green (Redskins) Spencer Ware (Colts) LaGarrette Blount (Bills)
Shock The Monkey: Dez Bryant (Eagles) DeMarco Murray (Jaguars) Latavius Murray (Bucs) Alshon Jeffrey (Vikings)
Wild Cards
Bay Area Tanners: QB Production. TE struggles. McKinnon injury. Maclin's struggles.
Shock The Monkey: Dez's return. QB Production. L. Murray fully back? Difficult matchup for Alshon Jeffrey
Predictions
Yahoo Says: I win 114-94
I Say: I win. I feel my team is looking in the mirror when playing Mark this week. Both of us have struggled big time and we've both have some similar problems. I'm going to have faith this week and believe that my team SHOULD be able to pick up the win here. I think Yahoo's projection is off base, but I feel good about my chances although I'd feel a little better if Mark's team wasn't improving this week. Not only does he get Dez Bryant back finally, but Alshon Jeffrey gets Jay Cutler back (the matchup is still difficult, but Jeffrey would've been benchable had Matt Barkley been QB for this game) and Latavius Murray seemed to come back from injury and completely take back his backfield in Oakland. Mark's got the talent to win, they just for the most part (outside of DeMarco Murray) have underachieve. Last week, my team finally got it together, maybe this is the week Mark's guys do the same.
Rocket Man (6-1) vs
BigBadBob (0-7)
All Time Record
Dad Leads Series 3-1
Key Players
Rocket Man: Aaron Rodgers (Falcons) Julio Jones (Packers) DeAndre Hopkins (Lions) Melvin Gordon (Broncos)
BigBadBob: Cam Newton (Cardinals) Emmanuel Sanders (Chargers) Brandon Marshall (Browns) Frank Gore (Chiefs) Devonta Freeman (Packers)
Wild Cards
Rocket Man: Can Hopkins FINALLY take advantage of a good matchup? Complimentary players outside of Rodgers/Julio/Gordon
BigBadBob: Cam's difficult matchup. Hunter Henry concussion protocol.
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Eugene wins 96-95
I Say: Eugene wins. Could this be a trap game? Eugene has pretty much rode 3 guys to his victories and it's worked so far thus the 6-1 record, but last week was a prime example of what can happen when the rest of your squad is just soooo inconsistent. The Chiefs passing game has been a super disappointment and that includes Travis Kelce. Tight End is a tough position to deal with as it is, but to start two tight end who both have great upside but low floors (like most tight ends) is pretty risky. Marty B can grab 80 for 2 scores....or he can grab 1 for 6 yards...so unpredictable to rely on. Now, playing Dad affords some of the plays, but if DeAndre Hopkins can't get it going in a good matchup, and guys like Duke Johnson and Rishard Matthews lay eggs, it might open this up for an upset. The problem is Dad's guys gotta perform too and his team has underperformed big time. Cam doesn't have a good matchup, Brandon Marshall does, but has been pretty mediocre this season, and Frank Gore is solid, but at this point of his career you aren't counting on blow up games from him. The big key will be Devonta Freeman, who has the backfield all to himself with the Tevin Coleman injury. Dad could end up surprising everyone, but I'm going to assume the usual group Eugene relies on goes off, plus he gets something from Bennett and Hopkins to get win #7.
No Soup For You (4-3) vs
Bigger Balls (4-3)
All Time Record
Leland Leads Series 3-1
Key Players
No Soup For You: Matthew Stafford (Texans) Demaryius Thomas (Chargers) Marvin Jones (Texans) Randall Cobb (Falcons) David Johnson (Panthers) Brandin Cooks (Seahawks)
Bigger Balls: Matt Ryan (Packers) Amari Cooper (Bucs) Lamar Miller (Lions) Matt Forte (Browns)
Wild Cards
No Soup For You: Gurley on bye. Tough matchup for Brandin Cooks
Bigger Balls: Antonio Brown, Mike Wallace on Bye. Matt Forte slump over? Lamar Miller's injury.
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Leland wins 104-98
I Say: Leland wins. You can almost look at Leland as the Golden State Warriors of this season. He had a slow start (2-3) but has gotten back in the thick of things and seems to be finding his groove. Granted his last two wins are against two teams who's combined record is 2-12, but still the points he put up those two weeks would've beaten most teams those two weeks. Mayra not having Antonio Brown (and to a lesser extent Mike Wallace) is going to hurt her chances as though Leland won't have Todd Gurley, he has enough depth to cover it. Giving the edge to Leland here.
Channel 4 News Team (4-3) vs
Light's Broken Bots (3-4)
All Time Record
Series is tied at 5-5-1 (Matt beat Albert in the semifinals of the 2016 Michael Wiley Loser Bowl)
Key Players
Channel 4 News Team: Andrew Luck (Chiefs) T.Y. Hilton (Chiefs) Doug Baldwin (Saints) LeSean McCoy* (Patriots)
Light's Broken Bots: Tom Brady (Bills) Jordy Nelson (Falcons) Kelvin Benjamin (Cardinals) Rob Gronkowski (Bills)
Wild Cards
Channel 4 News Team: McCoy going to play? RB struggles
Light's Broken Bots: Jordy Nelson Struggles. Difficult Matchup for Kelvin Benjamin
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Albert wins 98-95
I Say: Matt wins. Right now Albert's team is full of disappointments (Baldwin, Matthews, Howard, Fuller) and injuries (McCoy) that although that Luck/Hilton combo has been super danagerous, I'd like to see how this all pans out before I can have confidence in this current incarnation of his team. Matt's got some problems of his own (Jamaal Charles being rendered useless, Jordy looking old etc.) but I think he's the more stable team of the two and I'll give the slight edge to Matt this week.
Hoosier Daddy (7-0) vs
Woe Is You (4-3)
All Time Record
Ryan Leads Series 3-2 (Last Played Week 6 of the 2013 Season)
Key Players
Hoosier Daddy: Philip Rivers (Broncos) Michael Crabtree (Bucs) Mark Ingram (Seahawks) Greg Olsen (Cardinals) Ezekiel Elliott (Eagles)
Woe Is You: Derek Carr (Bucs) C.J. Anderson (Chargers) Jacquizz Rodgers (Raiders) Jordan Reed* (Bengals) Jonathan Stewart (Cardinals)
Wild Cards
Hoosier Daddy: Difficult Rivers matchup. WR production outside of Crabtree. Mark Ingram Difficult matchup
Woe Is You: C.J. Anderson timeshare. Jordan Reed health. WR Production. Difficult Jonathan Stewart Matchup.
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Mike wins 96-90
I Say: Ryan wins. This will be a tough matchup for Ryan, but I think he takes it and gets his 8th straight win. Both sets of receivers are very hit or miss. I just don't know about Cameron Meredith against the Vikings (even with Cutler back) and Stefon Diggs has been very bad since his Week 2 breakout. Terrelle Pryor is also inconsistent week to week, even though LaFell isn't great, I think he's safer to produce and Ryan has the better group of receivers for once. Also, who knows about this C.J. Anderson/Devonte Booker timeshare. It worked against Houston, but it sucks for Mike that Anderson is basically in a 50/50 split now, which limits his upside. All in All, I'll go with Ryan gutting out another close win.
THE SPOILER (4-3) vs
SCLSU MudDogs (3-4)
All Time Record
Series is tied 1-1
Key Players
THE SPOILER: Allen Robinson (Titans) Kirk Cousins (Bengals) Devonte Booker (Chargers)
SCLSU MudDogs: Drew Brees (Seahawks) Julian Edelman (Bills) Larry Fitzgerald (Panthers) Delanie Walker (Jaguars)
Wild Cards
THE SPOILER: He's the MAD SCIENTIST...everything is a wild card here. This team is too unpredictable to chose anything as a wild card.
SCLSU MudDogs: No Bell, No Hyde, no RB Depth. Edelman's struggles. Difficult matchup for Brees. Difficult matchup for Travis Benjamin.
Predictions
Yahoo Says: Drew wins 83-82
I Say: Drew wins. Ugh...this could be ugly big time and could end up being the lowest scoring matchup of the week. Alex's lack of depth is exposed big time this week as byes absolutely kill his week. Drew needs to seriously change his team name, because another win here and he's no longer playing the "spoiler" role...at 5 wins he'd be a legit playoff contender which is insane to me. Everything seems to be going against Alex this week as even Brees has a tough matchup, and Julian Edelman is stuggling, hell even Theo Riddick isn't 100%. I can't believe Drew's managed to survive, but this should be a game in which he should indeed win.
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