Two East-End natives. One berth to semi-finals on the line. It's the Battle of Scabtown, and much akin to the famed rap-battle between Lyckety-Splyt and B-Rabbit, the loser of this Scarberian turf-war will be forced to "walk his white ass back across Kingston Rd." Averaging 130 points the final five weeks of the season, the (somehow) surging FlashThemTDs will hope to continue his streak of dominance going up against Connor's Coop, loser of two straight coming into the playoffs. Though on paper GM Neve's squad seems to be the heavy favorite, his season-long scoring chart has been less predictable than a James Gandolfini cardiogram. Can Josh Jacobs play with a fractured shoulder? Does the risk of Will Fuller's hamstring being reaggravated outweigh his explosive potential versus Denver's outside corners? With season-defining questions abound, GM Neve must forget last year's postseason managerial bungling and be ready to pivot at a moment's notice. For GM Murray, with no viable starters on his bench, it's pretty much 'ride-or-die.' Ronald Jones starting in a playoff game...good God. But hey, what do I know? It's gotten him this far! This is it. Brothers, what we do in life echoes in eternity. It's win-or-go-home. Let's get weird.
Our second Wild Card matchup of the week holds a special place near and dear to this writer's heart. Who better to represent our league in the playoffs than the undeserving trade-reneger himself and the unabashed puppet régime that eliminated me from playoff contention?? With that off my chest, let's begin. 2-0 versus GMrs. Neve in the season series, GM Cardy will look to get one step closer to repeating as "champ" in 2019 this weekend. Though Fournette and Carson stand out as rather pleasant aromas in this matchup, they're sure to be suffocated by the stench of his dirty diaper filled with WR4s, TE2s, and Indian food. And though Josh Allen's recent success has been a fantasy revelation, Baltimore's stingy defense could very well spell the end of his current hot streak. On the other hand, the outlook for Larissa's Team is looking pretty darned bright this week! With Marvin Jones poised for Part Deux of his bi-annual roasting of Xavier Rhodes, Courtland Sutton prepped to eat Houston's Swiss cheese secondary alive, and CMC readying a Mandingo-sized money shot for the Atlanta faithful, I not only predict a victory for GMrs. Neve, I guarantee it. The relentless advance of the meritocracy marches on. May the best woman win!
Those with a shot at glory...
In stark contrast to last year's self-inflicted draft-room meltdown, GM Allen went about this year's draft like a Shaolin monk and calmly assembled a fantasy juggernaut. While David Johnson's situation is a tad nebulous in Kingsbury's new offense, complimentary pieces like Sony Michel, Aaron Jones, and newly-acquired stud David Montgomery should mask the Cards' early-season growing pains. A return to greatness for the fallen former champ looks possible this season. The league is officially on notice.
Those with undeniable upside....
Starting one's draft with two bell-cows in Zeke and Mixon, and a rising star, Kerryon Johnson, is never bad thing. Though Michael's Team took one on the chin drafting a Luck-less T.Y. Hilton as his WR1, the draft capital sunk into elite playmakers, Watson and Engram, at his onesie positions may provide just enough perfume to cover the stink of starting Sterling Shepherd or Dede Westbrook every week.
Grabbing Gurley in the third round, Kupp Check locked up a potentially deadly combo, solidifying a running back room that already boasted the talents of Saquon Barkley. If Gurley can return on even 75% of his early-2018 pace, then this GM's severe lack of depth across the rest of his roster may not even matter. That being said, Corey Davis in the 8th is a candidate for worst pick of the draft. Kupp Check is this year's most boom-or-bust team.
Those who settled for mediocrity...
In sensory terms, Big Dick Nick's draft day experience was very much like eating a Tootsie Pop; enjoying the first few fruity and fun licks, only to wind up in a state of disgusted confusion upon reaching the large crap-flavoured brown nugget, completely tainting the thing he thought he loved. Though GM Burt's bold Zero-RB strategy went swimmingly early on - even managing to steal Chris Carson in the fourth - it all crumbled before his eyes thereafter. JuJu, Julio, Cooks, and Carson must carry this squad lest GM Burt be destined to carry out his Sisyphean fantasy fate once more...
After drafting well-above his weight class in 2018, GM Murray returned to his roots, drafting familiar faces, the eccentrically named, and documented pot-smokers. Wasting mid-rounders on TE2s with Ertz already on the roster, taking Mahomes early, reaching for the wrong defense...Welcome back GM Murray, we missed you.
Mercifully upgraded from the 'Dirt Farming' peasant class for upside reasons alone, GM Cardy's squad is in dire need of a facelift. A more repugnant run of mid-round picks I cannot recall. Cohen, Landry, Baker, AJ Green, and Delanie Walker. What a disaster. Rumours of LeVeon Bell's weight ballooning to 260 lbs during his hiatus last year have to be encouraging too...Adam Gase's usage of LenDale White 2.0 and the health of Leonard Fournette will either make or break this season for last year's supposed "champ."
Where GM Burt tried and failed, GM Wright succeeded. Executing the Zero-RB strategy to perfection, Hopkins Lymphoma's double-barrelled duo of Odell and Nuke, his sidearm Stefon Diggs, and his tolerable trifecta of underwhelming volume plays at running back should be enough to get the job done on a weekly basis. But with Devonta Freeman's perennial injury woes and OBJ already hinting at a nagging hip injury, this roster is a total house of cards..
Those who should find a new hobby...
Although Antonio Brown's signing with New England temporarily halted Larissa's Team's painstaking week-long march toward putrescence, it remains to be seen how quickly the tragic clown will buy into the Patriot Way. GMrs. Neve's roster as a whole, however, is not at all that shabby. Wasted picks Darwin Thompson and Courtland Sutton aside, CMC, Kittle, Woods, and Lockett should provide enough firepower to get by until her chemically-imbalanced WR1 gets his handful of remaining brain cells back in check.
Just when we thought nothing could top the lunacy of drafting Chris Godwin in the third as his WR1, GM Stacey cried out, "Hold my beer!" and proceeded to trade away fourth rounder David Montgomery for pennies on the dollar to GM Allen. If nabbing three consecutive QBs in rounds 11-13 doesn't tell you everything you need to know about the trajectory of this squad then I don't know what will. Ladies and Gentlemen, your odds-on favourite to take home the Sacko this season, HotChubbTimeMachine.
Kicking off the draft with a bang, drafting Kamara and Kelce, young Icarus, full of hubris and equipped with a rigid set of dubious draft notes, embarked on his doomed flight towards the sun. Drafting not one, not two, but three LA Chargers in the first seven rounds - the last of which may not play a down of football this year - GM Neve's hopes of returning to the finals seem fanciful at best. With Amari Cooper's plantar fasciitis a threat to derail his season at any moment and collusive spousal trades off the table this year, Connor's Co-Op may have a hard time getting out from under this doozy of a draft.
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