Tuesday, September 25, 2018

X: Week Three Results

After three weeks parity reigns, as the South Park Cows top the standings, taking the pole at 3-0, while the hard luck Pawnee Pride fester at the bottom, 0-3. In between a dozen miles of mediocre, 2-1's and 1-2's, all scuffling for positioning. Every week we're seeing a couple of high scoring losers and a couple of low scoring winners, fortunes shaped by variance and happenstance; Long term you expect the cream to rise to the top, but it's a game of chance whereby each team can only minimize risks so much.

An automated (and unannounced) change in Y! league logistics has impacted trading, as players that have already played cannot be traded midweek. It's an unwelcome damper on our transaction spree and the effect has already been felt; We've got a single deal swung through three weeks, the lowest total in a decade. While we attempt to rectify the issue, we encourage managers to be vigilant in swinging deals on Wednesdays and Thursdays, after the dust settles on waiver claims; Those are your prime days for trading, with minimal room for hesitation.

YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO BE NEUTRAL ON A MOVING TRAIN!

SCOREBOARD:

Week 3 Matchups

POWER OUTPUT:
  1. DVH 250: Shrugging off week one's collapse, the Deputy has dominated back to back weeks, looking like they want to match last year's #1 seed in point amassing fashion.
  2. ORG 248: The Horde made a great show of things, with every offensive player scoring double digits, and their defensive front all putting up 18+, damn. Secondary will have better days.
  3. SPC 233: The League's best team overcame some duds from their top wideouts, and has depth to spare going into the bye weeks. Drew Brees and the Cows are the early favorites for LBX.
  4. MMC 232: Welcome to the show Calvin Ridley, take a table up front. In a wideout hungry league, he's shown he belongs. Defense might need some tweaking this week though.
  5. RUM 219: Matt Ryan, Alvin Kamara, and Jordan Howard put this team on their back and won. Great RB depth has yet to net them a credible receiver despite their plea for a partner.
  6. HCM 216: An unstable defense hurt this team, which played well enough to win. With eight WRs on the roster, moving a WR3 for a LB2 might be a solution.
  7. PAW 211: The accursed drop a third game despite a solid score, with the obvious achilles heel being that WR corps. Couldd they move Juice Landry for a pair of upside WR2s?
  8. NYF 198: Kenyan Drake, Kevin Byard, and Eric Ebron were picked in the league's first ten rounds and collectively relied upon to do more than they did in week three. A tough loss.
  9. BIN 179: Trouble at running back lingers with their bellcows hobbled. This is a team that would benefit from some smaller trades (WR3 for RB3?) for short term plug-ins.
  10. HVM 177: Lucky victors, they left a ton of firepower on the bench but were able to get the W anyway. If Aaron Donald starts scoring points, look out.
  11. BKB 173: Luckier victors, the Beez were propped up by Justin Houston and some Fitzmagic en route to a 2-1 record. One more week until Mark Ingram returns!!
  12. SAV 171: Several good performances were undermined by bad ones; Leaving inactive Preston Brown in the lineup would have stung more if the game was at all competitive.
  13. PHX 168: With a sputtering offense, and key injuries sapping their roster, the team had a chance to win anyway, until their kicker missed twice causing a -7 point swing on MNF.
  14. MAL 138: After a couple of weeks at the top of the pile, the Grabbers tumble all the way down- but they didn't have to! They left a remarkable 60.27 points on the bench.
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