Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Midterms!

 

OH YEAH!

Eight weeks into the season, and the best and worst records in the league are only separated by 3 ½ games.  The Coors Light Drunk Guys hold the league’s best record at 5-2-1, and two teams sit at the bottom at 2-6 (Wyld Ass Monkeys and sprouts).  Four teams sit at 5-3, and one each at 4-4, 3-4-1 and 3-5.  The North Division holds a slight edge in total wins (20-19), while the South Division has the lead in total points scored (3,503-3,422).  It is going to be a tight race to the playoffs.

In Week 7, it was continued domination from the Great One, as Sofa King Great took home a third Weekly High Score prize with a 109 point performance.  James had big games from D’Onta Foreman (29 pts), Christian McCaffrey (19 pts), Mark Andrews (18 pts) and Mike Evans (14 pts).  The King is dominating in total points scored this season (828 pts), leading the second place team by 107.

In games this week, my score of 112 points managed to hang on to the top spot and snag my second Weekly High Score Prize of the season.  I got there thanks to big games from Josh Allen (28 pts), Jaylen Waddle (18 pts), Dallas DEF (18 pts), Brandon McManus (16 pts) and T.J. Hockenson (14 pts).  James and I are the only teams thus far to claim multiple Weekly High Score Prizes.  Great work señor!

 


Rather than dilly-dally, we are just gonna jump right straight into mid-term grades…

 

MID TERMS

We are done with basically half of the fantasy season, so it is time once again to dole out midterm grades.  Following the same methodology for the last six seasons, teams are graded in eight categories – five categories award a max of 10 points and three categories award a max of 5 points.  Grades are given on a strict curve: 2 A’s, 2 B’s, 2 C’s, 2 D’s and 2 F’s.  Here are the grading categories:

-Overall Record (10 pt) – Team with the best record (Coors Light Drunk Guys, 5-2-1) receives 10 points, the two teams tied for last (Wyld Ass Monkeys and sprouts, 2-6) receive 1.5 points each.

-Points For (10 pt) – Team with the most points (Sofa King Great, 828 points) receives 10 points.  Lowest scoring team (Young Guns, 644 points) receives 1 point.

-Points Against (5 pt) – Team with the most points scored against them (Wyld Ass Monkeys, 795 points) receives 5 points.  Team with the least points scored against them (OH YEAH!, 620 points) receives a half point.

-Weekly High Score Prizes (10 pt) – Team with the most prizes (Sofa King Great, 3) receives 10 points.  Teams who have not won a prize receive zero points.

-Best Bench (5 pt) – Teams who have not had a Best Bench this season (Joe’s Pats, Wyld Ass Monkeys, sprouts and Coors Light Drunk Guys) receive 4.25 points each.  The team with the most Best Benches (Sofa King Great, 2.5) receives a half point.

-Waivers (5 pt) – Team with the most waiver claims (Attack of Mahomes, 20) receives 5 points.  Team with the least waiver claims (Coors Light Drunk Guys, 3) receives a half point.

-Keeper Production (10 pt) – Team with the most points from keepers (Attack of Mahomes, 234 points) receives 10 points.  Team with the fewest points from keepers (Joe’s Pats, 63 points) receives 1 point.

-Utilization (10 pt) – Team with the best utilization score (Joe’s Pats, 90.0%) receives 10 points.  Team with the lowest utilization score (Young Guns, 79.4%) receives 1 point.

Here are each team’s report cards:

Sofa King Great - James

Pts

Rank

Record:

5-3

7.5

2nd

Points For:

828

10

1st

Pts Against:

717

3.5

4th

High Scores:

3

10

1st

Best Bench:

2.5

0.5

10th

Waivers:

13

3.75

3rd

Keepers:

215

9

2nd

Utilization:

84.3%

4

7th

Total Points: 

 

48.25

Grade

A+

 

Attack of Mahomes - Timmy

Pts

Rank

Record:

3-4

4

7th

Points For:

672

5

6th

Pts Against:

699

3

5th

High Scores:

1

7

3rd

Best Bench:

1

2

6th

Waivers:

20

5

1st

Keepers:

234

10

1st

Utilization:

86.0%

8

3rd

Total Points: 

 

44

Grade

A

 

Wyld Ass Monkeys - Rob

Pts

Rank

Record:

2-6

1.5

9th

Points For:

692

7

4th

Pts Against:

795

5

1st

High Scores:

1

7

3rd

Best Bench:

0

4.25

1st

Waivers:

9

2

7th

Keepers:

209

7

4th

Utilization:

89.9%

9

2nd

Total Points: 

42.75

Grade

B+

 

OH YEAH! - Jerry

Pts

Rank

Record:

5-3

7.5

2nd

Points For:

721

9

2nd

Pts Against:

620

0.5

10th

High Scores:

2

9

2nd

Best Bench:

1

2

6th

Waivers:

12

3

5th

Keepers:

136

3

8th

Utilization:

84.6%

5

6th

Total Points: 

 

39.00

Grade

B

 

Joe

Pts

Rank

Record:

5-3

7.5

2nd

Points For:

659

2

9th

Pts Against:

679

2

7th

High Scores:

1

7

3rd

Best Bench:

0

4.25

1st

Waivers:

11

2.5

6th

Keepers:

63

1

10th

Utilization:

90.0%

10

1st

Total Points: 

 

36.25

Grade

C+

 

sprouts - Russ

Pts

Rank

Record:

2-6

1.5

9th

Points For:

707

8

3rd

Pts Against:

739

4.5

2nd

High Scores:

0

0

6th

Best Bench:

0

4.25

1st

Waivers:

8

1.5

8th

Keepers:

172

6

5th

Utilization:

85.7%

7

4th

Total Points: 

32.75

Grade

C

 

Coors Light Drunk Guys - Shawn

Pts

Rank

Record:

5-2

10

1st

Points For:

678

6

5th

Pts Against:

631

1.5

8th

High Scores:

0

0

6th

Best Bench:

0

4.25

1st

Waivers:

3

0.5

10th

Keepers:

129

2

9th

Utilization:

85.6%

6

5th

Total Points: 

 

30.25

Grade

D+

 

Big Sack No TDs - Jens

Pts

Rank

Record:

3-5

3

8th

Points For:

661

3

8th

Pts Against:

732

4

3rd

High Scores:

0

0

6th

Best Bench:

0.5

3

5th

Waivers:

13

3.75

3rd

Keepers:

144

4

7th

Utilization:

83.7%

3

8th

Total Points: 

 

23.75

Grade

D

 

Young Guns - John

Pts

Rank

Record:

4-4

5

6th

Points For:

644

1

10th

Pts Against:

689

2.5

6th

High Scores:

0

0

6th

Best Bench:

2

1

9th

Waivers:

17

4.5

2nd

Keepers:

211

8

3rd

Utilization:

79.4%

1

10th

Total Points: 

23

Grade

F+

 

American BadAss - Jason

Pts

Rank

Record:

5-3

7.5

2nd

Points For:

663

4

7th

Pts Against:

622

1

9th

High Scores:

0

0

6th

Best Bench:

1

2

6th

Waivers:

4

1

9th

Keepers:

152

5

6th

Utilization:

79.6%

2

9th

Total Points: 

 

22.50

Grade

F

 

The real question is do these midterm grades mean anything?  Well, since 2017, the eventual champion’s midterm grade has A+, A+, C+, C+, C+, and D+.  Really nothing to infer from those grades, other than being graded with a "+" seems to be a positive sign.  

 

BEST BENCH(es)

Multiple Best Benches to hand out, starting with last week (Week 7).  In what proved to be the lowest Best Bench winner of the season so far, Young Guns took it with just a 27-point improvement possibility.  John needed only two roster moves to get there:  Baltimore D for LA Rams +20 and T. Lawrence for T. Tagovailoa +7.

For Week 8, we had a Best Bench occurrence which has only happened twice in the last five seasons…the double Best Bench!  The other times this has occurred, two teams tied at 25 and 13, but this week’s tie was for a solid 36-point-improvement possibility.  The two teams sharing the Best Bench crown this week are… Sofa King Great and Big Sack No TDs!

James needed three roster moves to get there: D. Hopkins for D. Adams +29, C. Godwin for A. Thielen +5 and J. Mixon for J. Hall +2.  Jens also needed three moves:  T. Hill for K. Pitts +17, T. Lockett for C. Kirk +10 and B. Purdy for L. Jackson +9.  This is the third time this year Sofa King Great has snagged a Best Bench, and a first for Big Sack No TDs. 

 

Okay, it’s only six weeks until the playoffs start!  Get those waivers in and get ready for Week 9!!



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