Week Four Recap

So we are into Week 4, and well, this has been interesting so far. In a complete twist from what happened last season,Sam has opened the season like this, my season is pretty much done after a start like this, and Pags’ season starting off well but dropping hard like this. I can't leave Mark out, so here is your season so far; And Graham’s of course. That was adorable right Graham? I just want to go super-biased right now before I go slightly un-biased for the actual recap, but I got two people in the league today to say Schmidt is annoying as hell. I’ll give you a hint, it was not Pags. See what I did there? But seriously Schmidt, we hate you because you are probably 10x better than us at this, probably 15x better than me but that is because I play a real sport during Fantasy season. Excuses are fun. Oh, and sorry Pags, I really did not want to do this after todays awful math quiz, but you calling me out for changing my name because of bad luck? You know what, I’m not gonna do it. Keep the peace bro. So ya, that is that. I could drop some deep quote about us being a group, but screw that. The world is your oyster, there, happy? But in the end, this will always be us(Mark isn’t included until he sees the movies).RRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP.

Top Player of the Week:

WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING? So ya, shocking, I lost. Get used to it. Also get used to Andrew Luck putting up the most points all week. Actually, just get used to the losing thing, Luck will probably fall of a rollercoaster and break every bone in his body. My Luck. Get it?

Surprise Player of the Week:

I guess we all laughed when we saw Sam start Delanie Walker. Who is laughing now? I think we all still are laughing. Far out!

Bonehead Bench Move of the Week:

Literally there were no good bench players this week. If you find one let me know, but no one wins this week.

Bust of the Week:

Did someone say Calvin Johnson? A few weeks after essentially trading LeSean McCoy for Johnson, Megatron put up 1 point. Well its fine, cause McCoy blows as well. At least Johnson will rebound from this.

DID SOMEONE SAY POWER RANKINGS? AAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.

POWER RANKINGS

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1. (1) [3-0] Dank Sinatra

Alright no one expected this at all. Like come on. We even all agreed that Sam was gonna lose Week 4 because the Broncos and Seahawks had byes. EVEN Sam said he was going to lose. Yet he came out, managed to get a starting lineup, and won the ball game, and is now doing this to Pags. Granted it was against Pags, but a win is a win in this league. Either way, Sam gets his babies back (Lynch, Manning, Thomas and Green) this week against me. Sam has averaged 107 points a week this year, which is a pretty stellar offensive attack, and is much better than his 76 point average last year. Ya, he was that bad. BUT IT IS THIS YEAR, and Sam has been absolutely perfect. Can he go undefeated? Probably not, I’d give him until Week 7 when he faces Mark.

2. (3) [2-1] Schmidt Happens

You may have noticed that I did not write anything for Schmidt last week. Oh, you are looking for an explanation? Well sorry, you are not getting one. Back to business; the former commish put me down this week (not that hard to do) to move into a comfortable 2-1 position in his Hardware defense campaign. And after Charles’ night, he now owns a complete monopoly on all RBs in the league (Nice trade Pags, really paid off well for you). Ya, Schmidt said he has a monopoly on all WRs, but I don’t think having a WR that put up 1 point counts. HE STILL BEAT ME, chill Mark. See, I knew you were gonna say that once I put that in. I am a mind reader, I’m insane and I wanna win the rematch but that probably will not happen. So I could spend some time ripping on Schmidt but I am in a good mood today.

3. (4) [1-2] Far Out!

Geronimo! Graham did not even set a lineup this week, resulting in 48 points. So what gives him the right to have the #3 spot in the rankings? We will get to that in the next ranking. But for Graham, his season has been nothing more than mediocre. And that is the expectation for Graham. But now with the Broncos bye past him, he can now go back to relying on the Denver WRs to get him the points to win. And guess what? Forte produced points! That is somewhat good news for a guy who has not received anything from his RBs this year, and that drove him to the point of trading Lacy away. But with Forte finding his mojo, things are beginning to look good in the world of San Fran. Far out! I did ask Graham about his performance this week, and all I got was, “I mean I had a bye so… Far Out!”

4. (2) [2-2] Good Fellas

Alright, let us just face it, Pags has just had the worst two week span in league history. He has averaged 64 points in these two weeks. But there is a few things to blame. Last week, it was Stafford having 3 points, and this week he came back with 25. The problem this week was a defense that gave Pags -8 points and LeSean McCoy refusing to work. This two week span has embarrassed Pags into changing his name back to the less understood reference, “Good Fellas” in an attempt to return to his winning ways. I’ll be honest and say it is not the name that is the problem, it is just that he has received some pretty bad luck from Santa this year. McCoy should start to produce, but if he doesn’t, Pags is screwed. Not really, just joshing with ya. Of course, I had to ask Pags about these struggles, and he calmly responded with, “Gonna stand my ground, won’t be turned around… And I’ll keep this world from draggin’ me down… Gonna stand my ground and I won’t back down.” That is right, Pags just quoted Cash. Oh right, Schmidt doesn’t know who that is.

5. (5) [0-3] The Fellowship of the Ring

Alright, I have pretty much accepted my seasons fate this year. My top pick is gone for the year so it is time to sit back, relax and do stupid trades that do not benefit me in the slightest. Well, I am averaging the 2nd most points per week, but still, I always manage to play a team that just goes off for the week. But what are ya gonna do? (Graham is the only one who read that in the correct voice). Ya I got Sam this week, so you have the undefeated going up against a team that can’t win. So technically if I win, I may get facial with Sam. Don’t worry Sam, the chances of me winning are terrible at this point in time. When your running backs consist of Chris Ivory and Eddie Lacy you know you are doing something wrong. But who needs fantasy football? “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.” I just dropped a quote from The Hobbit.

MVP RACE:

1. Andrew Luck (103 points)
2. Philip Rivers (81 points)
3. Demarco Murray (80 points)