Week 2, Fuck-o’s

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The Cleveland Browns

What an exciting week we had to kick off the season!  We had five teams score over 100 points, the Cleveland Browns broke their losing streak, there were a handful of teams sweating about getting the first PD of the season, and to top it all off Delanie Walker had an injury that made me want to throw up all over myself.  Let’s take a deeper look at what happened.

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Rexy vs. TMB

Rex’s Revenge just barely wins the award for Biggest Ass Whooping of the week after crushing The Most Blounted by 46.4 points! The biggest contributors  were Mike Evans and Michael Thomas who like every other player in the Tampa Bay / New Orleans game, scored approximately 1,300 points.

calm down macho man randy savage GIFSouth Main Mercs tied Rex’s Revenge for highest score of the week with 116.8 points after taking out J.J. Wattshappenin’.  They secured about 99% of their total fantasy points after the early games on Sunday when Kamara, Mixon, and Tyreek Hill unlocked the fantasy cheat code.  With a win in the bag on Sunday Night they were able to sit back and relax while Stafford threw 19 interceptions on Monday Night.

Pool Rats got a nice division win in the books against Zekes Girlfriend with a solid lineupmacho man randy savage deal with it GIF of productive players.  Some of the points came later in the game, like Keenan Allen in the 2nd half when the Chargers were behind in typical Chargers fashion.  And the rookie Barkley struggled early on until he busted out for a nice run that saved his day.  It’s a shame this league doesn’t give points for dropping passes and arguing with the referee because Jarvis Landry would have been player of the week.

randy savage GIFBangers and Thrash charged up a battery with a fresh cartridge of potent sativa and told The Werd Dawgs to hit it for 10 seconds, and they did.  Between the Baltimore Beatdown, Gurley, and getting that sweet sweet overtime production from TyGod they were able to keep their foot on the gas, and the Werd Dawgs just kept throwing up and throwing up and throwing up.  A nice 35.6 point differential by BnT, and now they’re on to the first Maple Bowl of the year in Week 2.

Oregon Trail Battlewagon looked like they were going to get eviscerated by Four Lokomacho man randy savage GIF Power Trip.  OTBW went into week 1 after losing McKinnon and Alshon Jeffrey and faced a very good looking roster.  As luck would have it,  James Conner cooked up 29.2 points making up for all of the holes in their team and ran away with a victory margin of 46.3 points, only .1 less than Rex’s Revenge Ass Whooping of the Week.  Boy that waiver add macho man randy savage GIFsure worked out this week and not a single dollar of FAAB was spent.

Four Loko Power Trip was nothing more than a bunch of wet blanket in week 1.  I totally expected the weapons on this roster to explode and they literally just sat there and did nothing.  Fournette left the game with a hammy issue, Delanie Walker should now be called Delanie ain’t a Walker, Amari Cooper is stuck in a 1995 style offense lead by John Gruden and a quarterback that likes to throw the ball away when the pocket is immaculate.  This team should’ve done better and I’m calling this week a fluke.

FAFHAM earned the least exciting victory of the week with a mediocre 79.4 points.  Myrandy savage hd GIF only take from this roster is Patrick Fucking Mahomes earns the game ball for this one.  That dude can do some things that a lot of QB’s in this league can’t like throw the ball 500 yards while sitting down.  What’s even more impressive is FAFHAM earned the “W” all while their prized TE Charles Clay earned a big, fat, fucking, goose egg.  Be on the look out for a 7″ from our new Grindcore band Clay’s Chubb.

macho man randy savage GIFJ.J. Wattshappenin’ fell 26 points shy to the Mercs in a respectable outing that ended in a loss.  Brees carried the team on his back after putting up 1000 points in the million point game against Tampa, but I think Mariota leaving the game injured made it impossible for Corey Davis to do anything, and there wasn’t anything they were going to do to defeat the Mercs anyway who were basically hacked in their favor by Tyreek Hill.

Zeke’s Girlfriend had a very lukewarm performance putting up 81.4 in a loss to the Poolrandy savage someone GIF Rats.  Very disappointing WTF games from Hopkins and Jimmy Graham, but one thing to get excited about is the Adrian Peterson draft pick might actually work out.  81.4 isn’t great but it’s not terrible and I think a bounce back is totally possible next week against J.J. Wattshappenin’.

randy savage man GIFMatt is Werd Dawgs had a horiffic performance in week one as a result of both injuries and under-performing.  Devonta Freeman left in the 4th Quarter with a knee issue after not even showing up to play in the first place, the Seahawks are holding a funeral for Doug Baldwins knees, and has anyone fucking seen Travis Kelce?  They’ll need to pull it together when they face FAFHAM in week 2.

– TheMostBlounted got powerfucked by Le’Veon Bell coming into week 1 and the rest ofrandy savage GIF the team just decided to roll over. Terrible performance overall.  They were this close to being put on suicide watch after Aaron Rodgers went down in the Sunday night game, but we decided to pull back when Rodgers actually came back and roasted the Bears D for a solid 24.9.  My favorite part about this game was LeGarrette Blount scoring -0.3 and having the hyphen in the team name just makes it so much more fitting.

crazy macho man randy savage GIFDrop it like it’s Popp earned their 6.5 pickle dick of their career with this years PD1!  An Inexplicable shit show all the way across the board left a shitty 67.3 on the table. 5 of the 8 roster slots scored less than 10 points, the team was lead by the Carolina defense with 12 points, and QB Big Ben threw approximately 11 interceptions against the Browns.  His 1st rounder Kareem Hunt put up the lowest with 4.9.  Should Popp be terrified of the way KC is using Hunt with Mahomes at QB?  We shall see.  Enjoy your pickle.

Welcome to 2018!

Welcome to week 1 of 20-fucking-18, Slab Bacon!  After a long off-season full of Kentucky Derbies, NASCAR, and Golf Tournaments, we are here, locked and loaded with our shitty rosters to play our 7th season!

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Before I get into the draft breakdown, I need to put some info here in case you guys missed it in the GroupMe chat.

We WILL be doing the Pentathlon again this year to determine draft order.  If you give a shit about the draft order you need to join our Eliminator League on ESPN if you haven’t already. I think a couple of you still need to join.  Like last year, the only events that require any effort on your part is the Eliminator and the NCAA Basketball Tournament in March.  Link to the Eliminator Group is here and the password is ‘porkgasm’.  I don’t have the Pentathlon spreadsheet going yet but I should have that ready sometime next week.

I’ve already said it a million times on GroupMe but don’t forget that we are using the FAAB waiver system for the first time this season.  Everything you need to know is in the rules but  If you need clarification on anything just ask in the GroupMe chat room.  ESPN description is here:

Free Agent Auction Bidding

Teams will have a specific budget with which they can bid to make player acquisitions and all bids are processed after the league’s specified waiver period.  If a team would like to add a player, that team will secretly bid an amount they are willing to pay. On the waiver process day, the team with the highest bid will be awarded the player, and the bid will be subtracted from that teams budget.  Players who are not claimed during bid processing become free agents available for first come, first serve style pick ups.

Here is your Commissioners take on the draft.  I didn’t use any metrics or professional rankings I just ranked y’alls picks solely on my gut reaction.

Ranked mostly by first 3 rounds.

1.) Bangers and ThrashGurley/Gronk/McCoy Fantastic first 3 picks.
Question Marks:  McCoy’s off the field issues, Gronk’s health.
Things I Like: SIX rookies taken, 5 of them in rounds 9 through 13.  Will any of these dart throws hit?  LOVE Gronk at the end of the 2nd.
WTF?: Wentz at the beginning of the 7th round as QB6, and he’s not ready to start the season yet.

2.) J.J. Wattshappenin’ – D.Johnson/Green/Adams Fantastic first 3 picks, probably the best WR 1/2 duo in the draft.
Question Marks: Talent is great but will question Green and Johnson’s health.
Things I Like: Corey Davis I think will surprise people this year.  Calvin Ridley is a great dart throw in the final round as one of the top rookie receivers.
WTF?: Ingram.  IMO he was taken pretty early for someone who is suspended and is behind Kamara.

3.) Four Loko Power Trip – Gordon/Fournette/Diggs Fantastic first 3, the best looking RB 1/2 duo in the draft.
Question Marks: Nothing major with these 3.  I know Fournette has had ankle issues but he seems to plow through pain pretty well.  Diggs with a new QB could be a question mark, but Cousins produces.
Things I Like:  Mike Williams, 2nd year LAC WR who missed a ton of last season.  Could be setup for a breakout, and definitely worth a late round pick.
WTF?: No Major WTFs but if I’m being nit picky I’ll say that Marquise Goodwin is projected awfully high this year. Not a major WTF ADP-wise but I will also say that it’s incredible that Watson was taken 1 spot before Brady after only half a season.  He makes a lot of mistakes, but even when he does his production is still amazing.  We’ll see if he outperforms a full season of Brady this year.

4.) Rex’s Revenge – Zeke/M.Thomas/Evans Fantastic first 3. One of the best WR 1/2 duos in the draft along with J.J.
Question Marks: I don’t doubt the talent, but Evans’ consistency was an issue last year, and his QB is suspended for a bit this year.
Things I Like:  Chris Carson in the 6th, I think he beats Penny for the bulk of the carries. Great final pick with rookie RB Ballage.
WTF?: Ertz.  He’s great and all, and ADP-wise it was a logical pick, but the 4th just seems pretty early.  I’m used to seeing Gronk, Kelce, Olsen, and Graham go early, but not this guy.  I realize his projections went way up this year, but I probably just feel this way because I always wait on TEs.

5.) Matt is Werd Dawgs – Julio/Freeman/Baldwin – Great first 3.
Question Marks: WR1/RB1 are on the same team and lowers the point ceiling.  Jones tends to produce when Freeman doesn’t and vice versa.
Things I Like:  As far as getting a usable RB late in the draft, I like the Tarik Cohen pick in the 10th.
WTF?: Fuller V.  When you put a “V” at the end of your name on your jersey, at that point you’re basically just bragging that your great great grandparents had sex.  Also, 7 TD’s on 28 receptions, no fucking way he gets close to that production again.  Also not a fan of 2 QB’s taken within 4 rounds of eachother in the middle of the draft.

6.) Popp – Hunt/OBJ/Collins – Very Solid 3
Question Marks:  I question the talent of Alex Collins.  To me he is a guy you draft because of the situation, not the talent, and that is a question mark for me.  Ravens offensive players pretty much always disappoint.
Things I Like:  Spending that 13th round pick on Ekeler, great sleeper candidate.
WTF?: John Brown.  I think any Ravens offensive player will get a WTF from me.  Late picks don’t matter much but an additional rookie/sleeper pick would have been more exciting here.

7.) Mercs – Kamara/Mixon/Hill Decent 3.
Question Marks: Mixon’s usage and Hill’s production.  Mixon has the early down talent but is stuck splitting with Gio.  Hill has the talent but was boom/bust last season, also with a new QB.
Things I Like:  3x WRs with top 10 production last year.
WTF?: Nick Chubb in the 8th (91st Ovr) definitely early to take a flyer, and is definitely a reach according to ADP (115th Ovr), he was taken about 2-3 rounds too early.

8.) Zeke’s Girlfriend – Nuk/McCaffrey/D.Henry Decent 3.
Question Marks: McCaffrey’s and Henry’s production.  Very boom/bust for the top 2 of a 4x RB team.  (McCaffrey Prk 15/ Henry Prk 25)
Things I Like:  Boldly taking Adrian Peterson in the 7th, someone a lot us probably wanted but were too scared to take the risk. I actually really like Nuk at 9 Ovr, I think he’s underrated in most leagues because he is a Texan.
WTF?: Very few RB’s, only 4 on the roster.  Victim of the drafting during preseason curse losing Marquise Lee.

9.) FAFHAM – D.Cook/J.Howard/Lynch Decent 3.
Question Marks: Dalvin fucking Cook.  He’s only played 3 full games in the NFL and is coming of an ACL tear.  Big question mark for a first rounder.
Things I Like:  Going bold with taking 3 running backs in the first 3 rounds, and then Josh Gordon as a WR1 (Risky, I know, but I like it.  Gordon is one of the most exciting fantasy players)
WTF?: Charles Clay for obvious reasons.  If there was a mount Rushmore for streamable TEs, his face would be on it.  FAFHAM could have waiver-added him but instead picked him 87th overall.  His ADP is 214.  Biggest reach of the draft by far.

10.) Oregon Trail Battlewagon – A.Brown/McKinnon(RIP)/T.Y. – 2 out of 3 ain’t bad.
Question Marks: McKinnon (before the injury) was still a question mark talent-wise whose ADP was boosted because he changed teams.  Wasn’t sold on this guy as a 2nd rounder.
Things I Like:  I’m not big on handcuffing but taking Booker late is a great pick whether or not you own Royce Freeman.
WTF?: No major WTF’s ADP-wise, but man, Alshon Jeffrey has a body made of silly string.

11.) The Most Blounted – Bell/Drake/Thielen Hmmm?
Question Marks: When the fuck will Bell actually show up?  Thielen as a WR1 with a new QB and Diggs in the mix.  It worked last year for him, it would make me nervous this year thinking he can sustain that share of targets with a brand new QB.  I like Drake’s talent but I’m not quite sure he’s 2nd round talent.
Things I Like:  DJ Moore is my favorite rookie WR in the draft.  Great talent and is excellent at getting yards after the catch on screens/slants/quick outs.
WTF?: Blount.  It’s just a novelty pick at this point, trying to keep the team name relevant.  Taking a DEF first, always a WTF pick.  8th round is the earliest the league has taken a DEF since 2013.

12.) Pool Rats – Barkley/K.Allen/Ajayi – Hmmm.
Question Marks: Barkley is a rookie.  Using a 1st round pick on a rookie is a question mark in my book no matter who it is.  Allen only produced late last season.  And Ajayi only topped 10 points 5 times last year, never going over 13.7 points.
Things I Like:  Breida late in the draft is solid, the opportunity may be there for him.  Taking Barkley early was a gamble but it’s also exciting.  We could have another Zeke on our hands.
WTF?: 3 fucking QB’s were drafted and one of them was Joe Fucking Flacco.

Offseason and 2018 Draft

The offseason competition has officially wrapped up and the draft order has been determined!  Here are the results from the Super Pentathlon.

The draft will be taking place in Lake Charles just like we planned for last year.

Date: Saturday August 25, 2018
Time: Room opens at 6pm, Draft start around 6:30PM Central
Location: L’Auberge Casino Resort 777 Ave L’Auberge, Lake Charles, LA 70601.

We have The Cypress Room from 6PM-12AM, I plan on setting up between 6-6:30pm and starting the draft sometime between 6:30-7pm CST. 

What to expect:

I expect some to drive up Friday night and a lot of us to drive up early Saturday to hang out prior to the draft.  The draft will be held in the Cypress Room, a conference room inside L’Auberge. There will be a big “U” shaped conference table with a projector. The draft board will be handled on a computer but you will make your draft picks when it’s your turn by shouting them out loud so the commish can enter them in the computer. This is to minimize any fuckups with the internet. We will have a full bar with a bartender that we are expected to tip, but the cost of drinks are included in the party. We will also have food which I haven’t finalized yet but I’m thinking it will be stadium style food like hotdogs/popcorn/chips etc.

What you need to do/bring:

If you can’t come:

Please let me know ASAP if you can’t come to the draft. I will need to set you up with a spot on our ClickyDraft board so you can draft remotely. As per the league guidelines, anyone who doesn’t attend the draft, or draft online, or finds a replacement for the entire draft will be issued a strike. If you can’t draft online you are expected to get someone to draft in your place to avoid the strike. If you are unable to find a replacement the commish will find one or use ESPN’s ranks to autodraft for you and you will be issued a strike.