Tuesday, October 15, 2019

XI: Week Six Recap

Half of the league is 2-4 through six weeks, at once bringing every one within at least a game of playoff position, while also pushing the new abyss of relegation into the back of everyone's minds. Well, almost everyone: Hill Valley and Ohio have been juggernauts, steadily gaining momentum since week one, when the Tommy Boys lost and the McFlys won on stat correction. Since then, unbeatable. Their week eight matchup has another obstacle- Hill Valley should get a test from HCM City (4-2) first, while Ohio sees a not-dead-yet Deputy in week seven, but after that, they jostle for the top spot while everyone else slogs it out in the bottom.

The fourth and final team currently over .500 are the Pawnee Pride, now winners of three straight despite a forgettable effort this turn... We saw four previously one win teams notch over 200 points in week six, bookened on the Power Rankings by Hill Valley and Ohio... the shrinking middle class all took it on the chin this week, with Savannah and Jersey both dropping their second straight, while New York continues to alternates wins and losses.


Week 6 Matchups

 
WEEK SIX POWER RANKINGS:

  1. HVM 230: The champ keeps rolling, and is reaching the point in the season where they may have to decide if they're optimizing for the playoffs or seeking undefeated immortality.
  2. PHX 224: Here come the Uprising, who expect to add Saquon, Darius Leonard, and perhaps AJ Green this week to an offense featuring rookie QB Kyler Murray.
  3. PRH 214: Left for dead on the side of the road, the Rum Ham have won two straight, but remain in last on total points. Only prescription for what ails them? Keep winning.
  4. SPC 209: The Cows' hard luck has been well documented, but on the upswing they're a team nobody wants to see on their remaining schedule: Right in the thick of the points race.
  5. DVH 203: Van Halen reunites after losing for a solid month- will they keep the band together or are they making moves in an effort to JUMP up the standings, wakka wakka wakka?
  6. OTB 201: Ohio keeps winning, rising to the top of the rookie class and challenging for the top spot overall. Credit a very fine draft class: The team has only made six moves to date.
  7. HCM 187: Jared Goff picked a real bad day to suck, short circuiting an otherwise fine effort from a legitimate contender in a trap game. You know who didn't suck? Stefon Diggs.
  8. JSC 186: A late scratch for Randall Cobb wasn't the difference in the game, but it didn't help- injuries and bye weeks become a minefield this time of year, and week 7 isn't any easier.
  9. MAL 186: Despite James Bradberry's very best effort, the Grabbers losing streak hits a month long tumble. A Gronk return would be a huge boost- either on the field or on the trade market.
  10. CRT 178: Josh Gordon early injury was the only real chink in the armor here- Jamie Collins behaving like a mortal human being instead of an unstoppable God killer didn't help either.
  11. BIN 169: The Snipers drop their third straight, and you can blame guys named Juju and Sprinkle.Does that sound like a bad psychedelic funk band? Featuring Gardner Minshew II.
  12. NYF 167: NOT THEIR FINEST! Not today. With half their lineup coming up dud in week six, the Finest will see their defense hit by the bye week boogey in week seven.
  13. PAW 167: This is a team that won. Not by the hair on their chinny chin chin (which is sparse) but due to the other team's unrelenting suckitude. Also: teams gameplan to block Shaq Barret!
  14. SAV 124: Not Great Bob! Just four players in double figures. The kind of stinker that sometimes happens, and you just gotta dust yourself off and hope it doesn't happen again.

WEEK SIX TEAM-OF-THE-WEEK

  • QB Lamar Jackson NYF (34.24) His heroics couldn't get the win for New York, but they do erase the stink of his week five performance and assert that he is a legitimate QB1.
  • RB James Conner SPC (30.4) Conner's night on the ground was adequate (16 rushes for 41 yards and a TD) but he thrived out in the flats, catching 7 passes for 78 yards and another TD.
  • WR Stefon Diggs HCM (49.5) The squeaky wheel gets the points! Nine touches for 185 yards and three trips to the end zone, and those weeks as an afterthought are all forgiven.
  • TE Austin Hooper SPC (24.5) Unmentioned among the top tier of tight ends, Hooper is one nonetheless, scoring double digits in five of six games, getting heavy target volume weekly.
  • DL Aaron Donald DVH (25.5) Patience wins the day in Deputy, as Donald erupted for 7 tackles, (3 TFL) and two sacks, along with a forced fumble. 
  • LB Devin Bush HVM (27.25) The rookie disruptor scored seven tackles, a defelection and a pick- but put an exclamation point on a sixth win by recovering a fumble for a touchdown.
  • CB James Bradberry MAL (39.0) A dominant performance for any position, but especially at CB: Ten solo tackles, 4 PDs and 2 interceptions providing  added wow factor. 
  • SS Landon Collins HVM (31.0) Twelve tackles, a TFL, a sack, two pass deflections, and a forced fumble conjure memories of Collins' idol Sean Taylor. BAD ASS.
  • K Brett Maher PRH (13.5) A couple of real long kings (50+ and 60+) along with a mid-range hit and a PAT make up for a miss from 42. 
B-DIVISION POWER RANKINGS

  1. MANITOBA MOOSECREW 1543.54 (+286.39)
  2. NITTANY LIONS 1414.36 (+237.57)
  3. TORONTO LES TRES PETITES 1397.81 (+208.10)
  4. BREWTANG KILLA BEEZ 1293.14 (+190.51)
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