Wisconsin Rapids Bro League
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Woah! Was that a fun, competitive week of high-scoring fantasy football goodness that we'd grown to know and love before the dark times?! Just call me Lizzo because It's about damn time! (Flute solo). Nick Zurawski may have suffered the toughest loss of the season after my team rallied for an insane 84.26 points out of the late afternoon games from three running backs alone. The Texans continued to be a reliably inept defensive team worthy of streaming any and all starters against as Derrick Henry topped the 200-yard marker and scored multiple touchdowns for the fourth time in his past four games facing the constantly rebuilding Houston franchise. The Seahawks were once again heavily reliant on rookie RB Kenneth Walker, who scored a touchdown in their fifth victory in eight games. Seattle remains a complete surprise to everyone outside and inside of the 206 area code, with their latest win coming over the now 6-2 Giants. The most impressive bit of it all is just how many rookies are exceeding expectations and dominating early on in starting roles. Walker is just the latest example after Offensive Tackles Abraham Lucas and Charles Cross already proved their worth paving the path for Rashaad Penny's September successes. Yet somehow, those two were overshadowed by the true unleashing of former #1 overall fantasy favorite RB Christian McCaffrey's touchdown trifecta (one passing, one rushing, one receiving) in the Niners' win over the LA Rams. With a waiver to pick up this week's #1 Waiver Wonder RB D'Onta Foreman, Damien Pierce, A.J. Dillon and Brian Robinson Jr., The Rule of Law is just hoarding running backs at the moment with injuries sure to whittle that down to not looking so favorable come playoff time if I'm even there.
Somebody sure to be there come playoff time at 6-2 and in first for the Shooter McGavin division is Alec Swanson. Despite my team's six game winning streak, I am still upstaged by the Tax Paying Homeowner's success prior to this week. Week 8 saw Alec's 4-game winning streak perish at the hands of Jaime Sparkes because somebody has to make Cole sweat in the Steven Nett Division before playoff time. Sparky said "Thank you for finally showing up, Alvin Kamara" as the Saints' star RB threw his body around like he always has except for the fact that he landed in the end zone for the first three times of his sixth NFL season. It's odd seeing the Septum-pierced former 'Bama transfer on somebody other than Darrin Aschebrook's roster but it appears as though he'll be a key cog in the lineup of a postseason contender once again with the next closest teams both being 3-5 and in the Shooter McGavin Division. It's not Nick Zurawski's fault his randomized scheduling boned him hard this week. His lineup of WR A.J. Brown (39.6), RB Dalvin Cook (25.1) and QB Lamar Jackson (21.82) did their damn things but alas, second in scoring for the week was still an L for the boss man. Brett holds a considerable lead (one that might take two weeks to catch up to) over Scott's Many Endeavors (AKA: The Nick team and boy, is that confusing) despite also coming up short this week and giving Nick a -31.08 point differential in Z's favor. Yes, Kyler's Study Buddies will need a win versus seemingly unserious 2-6 Yeezy Taught Me after the reliable hands of WR Davante Adams were nowhere to be seen (just 1.2 points) during a bout with the flu and the reliable foot of K Evan McPherson (0 fantasy points, 1/2 on XPs) did not see ample opportunity thanks to Cincy's lack of Ja'Marr Chase and pass-blocking on Halloween against Myles SCARE-ett.
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It's nice to know that Joe Burrow ALSO has nightmares about Vecna from Stranger Things now like the rest of us.
Not exactly sure how Nathan got a win this week? Look at who he played and who else is 2-6... That's right, Gabe Stoltz has been on absolute ICE in 2022 from calling 49ers RB Jordan Mason the next Gale Sayers before San Francisco opted to invest in six other backs and give up multiple draft picks just to avoid the even the pondering of the undrafted rookie getting a snap... to buying into Bronco Country Hype (Let's Die!). It has been such a truly rough go of things for the inaugural Electric Orca season that he has turned the ball over to Geno Smith at QB. Geno has been solid but, has also been on a career path unlike any other player in the NFL today and there's a reason the Jets, Chargers, Giants and Seattle had him benched for the better part of his first eight seasons. The explosiveness and ceiling just aren't there. Is he a winner? He's getting that reputation now and it's awesome but fantasy wise? He just looks like another Kirk Cousins (which is not a bad thing!) in a season full of Andy Daltons (which is not a good thing!). The switch to Smith wouldn't be so disruptive if it weren't for the fact that Stoltz also trusted QB Russell Wilson with delivering on 12-point plays with Stoltz's WR Courtland Sutton, another player with just one catch this week in one of Wilson's more respectable performances versus a shitty Jaguar pass D! I don't know what to make of it either and I thought Denver would look like a much better 3-5 team than what they presently are but, Gabe will get a chance to pull off the upset of the season this week versus Cole Walters. With how unpredictable fantasy football is being and with SIX TEAMS ON BYE, there's a scent of sheer randomness in the air and last I checked there were no gas leaks in my neighborhood. Sometimes you just need a little bit of luck and I can't wait to shake things up in both my other league's midseason draft (I'll probably give you all more on that one next week) and hopefully, the division races of the Bro League.
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| Hero of the Week: WR A.J. Brown (Scott's Many Endeavors) |
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