The most impressive player on American BadAss’ roster is without a doubt the New England Patriots defense. They are scoring at a pace I’ve never seen from a defense. With 170 points scored this year, they rank second in total scoring only 1 point behind Lamar Jackson (who has scored 171). They are outscoring the next closest defense (San Fran) by 64 points. They have more points than the 3rd & 4th ranked defenses combined. Compared to last season, they have already scored more points (through 7 weeks mind you), than all but ONE team scored ALL SEASON! (Last year’s top defense was Chicago with 189 points, and the second place team, LA Rams, had 154). I mean this is unreal! Last season, after Week 7 the leading defense was the Rams who had scored only 88 points up to that point…barely over half the Patriots’ production so far. Searching deep in the records I found the 2012 Chicago Bears who finished the season with 274 points, ranking them 9th overall. May be the highest finish for a defense all time. That team had only scored 154 points through their first 7 games. So the 2019 Patriots are averaging 2.3 more points per game than the highest scoring defense of all time. Amazing…
In the league standings, Attack of Mahomes still owns the best record at 6-1, followed by American BadAss and Golf & Fishing at 5-2. Vandelay Industries moved into 4th place with a 4-3 record, and four teams are at 3-4. Six more games until the start of the playoffs!
Just a few items to get to this week, including handing out two Best Bench awards… onward!
BIG TIME
-Aaron Rodgers, QB – Big Sack – 46 pts – Monster day for ARod, piling up an incredible 429 yards and 5 TD’s through the air, plus a rushing TD. This is the best single game performance by a player this season (and we’ve had some amazing performances!).
-Marvin Jones Jr, WR – Joe’s Pats – 33 pts – On only 10 catches for 94 yards, Jones managed to find the end zone 4, yes FOUR, times! How about that catch-to-TD ratio?
-Chase Edmonds, RB – Free Agent – 32 pts – Chase who? More like David Johnson who? Edmonds filled in for the aforementioned starter and basically had the game of his life going for 150 yards and 3 TD’s.
-Matt Stafford, QB – Coors Light Drunk Guys – 30 pts – Threw 4 TD’s and had 364 yards and only one pick. This moves Stafford into the top 10 fantasy quarterbacks so far.
COME ON MAN
-Terry McLaurin, WR – Young Guns – 1 pt – Heavy rain made the passing game difficult, and plus it’s the Redskins, so yeah...
-Malcolm Brown, RB – Coors Light Drunk Guys – 0 pts – Brown was ruled out prior to the game, but Shawn still thought he had a chance.
-Jared Cook, TE – Coors Light Drunk Guys – 0 pts – Cook was ruled out prior to the game, but Shawn still thought he had a chance. ;-)
-Larry Fitzgerald, WR – Golf and Fishing – 1 pt – Larry was more of a decoy in this game, especially once the Cardinals had a lead. One catch for 12 yards is all he got.
-Devonta Freeman, RB – Golf and Fishing – 1 pt – Freeman got ejected after throwing a punch in the third quarter. Not that it made much difference, he hadn’t done jack crap to that point and finished with just 19 yards.
-Evan Engram, TE – Golf and Fishing – 0 pts – Engram had just one lowly catch for six lowly yards.
WORST FANTASY PLAYER (SO FAR)
One for the record books this week… so earlier I went on about how dominant the Patriots defense has been. The player who bore the brunt of it this week was New York Jets quarterback Sam Darnold, who may wish he had stayed in bed with mono. He finished the game only 86 passing yards, threw 4 interceptions and lost a fumble. It all added up to -7 points, which ties him for second worst single game score of all time. (John Skelton and Nathan Peterman hold the record at -8).
TOP FIVE BY POSITION
Here is a look at the top five players for each position, and where they were drafted this season…
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Quarterback
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Points
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Draft Rd
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Keeper?
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Lamar Jackson Bal
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171
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8
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No
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Deshaun Watson Hou
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169
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4
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No
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Russell Wilson Sea
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166
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6
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No
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Patrick Mahomes KC
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152
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7
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Yes
|
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Dak Prescott Dal
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152
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6
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No
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Running back
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Points
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Draft Rd
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Keeper?
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Christian McCaffrey Car
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147
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3
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Yes
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Dalvin Cook Min
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138
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2
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No
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Ezekiel Elliott Dal
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106
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1
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Yes
|
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Aaron Jones GB
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105
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3
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No
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Nick Chubb Cle
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105
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9
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Yes
|
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Wide Receiver
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Points
|
Draft Rd
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Keeper?
|
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Chris Godwin TB
|
107
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4
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No
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Michael Thomas NO
|
94
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2
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Yes
|
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Amari Cooper Dal
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91
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4
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No
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DJ Chark Jr. Jax
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90
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UD
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No
|
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Cooper Kupp LAR
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79
|
10
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Yes
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Tight End
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Points
|
Draft Rd
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Keeper?
|
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Austin Hooper Atl
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75
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8
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No
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Darren Waller Oak
|
58
|
UD
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No
|
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Mark Andrews Bal
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57
|
13
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No
|
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Travis Kelce KC
|
56
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1
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Yes
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Will Dissly Sea
|
49
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UD
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No
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Defense
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Points
|
Draft Rd
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Keeper?
|
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New England NE
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170
|
15
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No
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San Francisco SF
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106
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UD
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No
|
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New Orleans NO
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82
|
14
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No
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Tennessee Ten
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77
|
UD
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No
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Kansas City KC
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77
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14
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No
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Kicker
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Points
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Draft Rd
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Keeper?
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Greg Zuerlein LAR
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75
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8
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No
|
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Justin Tucker Bal
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75
|
12
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No
|
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Zane Gonzalez Ari
|
70
|
UD
|
No
|
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Josh Lambo Jax
|
68
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UD
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No
|
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Wil Lutz NO
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68
|
12
|
No
|
Of these 30 players listed, just 7 are keepers, and of non-keepers only one is a high draft pick (Dalvin Cook – 2nd round). Look at wide receivers, two fourth round picks and an undrafted guy in the top 5! And how about defenses? Two 14th round picks, a 15th rounder and two undrafteds. Thankfully, Greg Zuerlein who was the first kicker selected, has lived up to the billing and is currently tied for most points among kickers.
BEST BENCH
In week 6, the old adage “If you leave a player on your bench who scores 38 points you’re probably going to get Best Bench” was once again proven true, as yours truly did just that with Stefon Diggs and took the crown with a respectable 44-point improvement possibility. Only needed two roster moves to get there… S. Diggs for D. Chark +34 and G. Kittle for W. Dissly +10. This is my second Best Bench this season.
This week’s Best Bench was a first timer, who also only needed two roster moves. Claiming their first Best Bench this year, Week 7 goes to… Joe’s Pats! Joe could have improved by 40 points by swapping M. Jones Jr for A. Thielen +25 and P. Rivers for C. Wentz +15.
Get those waivers in, and get ready for Week 8! Midterm grades come out next week!
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