Good morning everyone, I hope this finds you well. We now have football and we also have a new league name. I present to you the Pot Cakes Dynasty League. How exciting, if you do not know what a pot cake, you are clean and not disgusting, but also not too fun. Whatever your brain goes to, it’s not as bad as you think, but it’s just gross.
I also would like to introduce you to our newest member of the group, he is prescribing some gambling tips. Please check your local, county, state, country, gaming, and other laws to see if gambling is allowed and available near you. His name is Dr. Tilt, his picks for this week can be found at the end.
And now a quick word from our commissioner Mush, “I just hope we all have fun.” I don’t know if he’s nervous after seeing the power rankings or if he just needs friends with this lockdown, either way I 100% support his statement.
Let’s dive into things we have our game of the Week.
The game of the Week is Bottom Bunk traveling to face off against Bruce.
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This is the highest projected scoring total for Week 1. How did we get here? I do not know. B.B. has Watson, Cook, Thielen, and Kittle. Bruce has Matty Ice, Zeke, Godwin, and Chark. The interesting players will be if B.B.’s Michael Pittman and Phillip Lindsay will produce. Bruce needs to find out if Emmanuel Sanders and Fournette have a role in their new offense. It is going to be electric. High powered high scoring. Right now Bottom Bunk is favored 134.69 to 132.92. However, I think Zeke is too much and helps Bruce get off on the right foot.
Other matchups we have are PeePaw taking a stroll to Mush’s Mongrels.
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PeePaw is looking to take one on the road from Mush, PeePaw is favored 128.78 to Mush 120.52. This is likely the youngest group of players going into Week 1. Probably going to underscore on their projections. Mush is going to need Josh Jacobs, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Hollywood Brown and Matthew Stafford to push him over the edge. PeePaw is going to rely on Devin Singletary, Derrick Henry, Davante Adams, and Goff The young players Mush has like Dobbins, Campbell, and Preston Williams versus the young players for PeePaw like Justin Jefferson and CeeDee Lamb should predict the rest of the year what each manager can expect. PeePaw has to win this matchup, I think he pulls it off.
Another close matchup we have is Pistol loading up and heading over to Daddy Wombat.
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The color rush jerseys for this game would be elite. Pistol has the edge favored 130.73 to 125.61 over Daddy Wombat. This matchup has elite QB play, Pistol is letting Kyler Murray sling it and Russell Wilson is under center for Daddy Wombat. Pistol has the fire power with Mikey T, OBJ, Courtland Sutton, and Travis Kelce. Daddy Wombat has a more balanced attack with Gurley, Kamara, D-Hop, and Metcalf. Pistol’s weakness is the running game and Daddy Wombat is a little thin with his depth at those flex positions. We will see who wins this shoot out, but early in the year I like teams to run the ball more effectively and that favors Daddy Wombat, I’m calling the upset.
Here we have a tale as old as time, Trashman is heading to Batman.
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Trashman has the edge here, as a 132.23 favorite over Batman’s 127.16. Batman is hoping Lamar continues his success. Trashman is hoping Wentz is healthy. Trashman has Chubb and Aaron Jones, Batman is hoping Miles Sanders and Ronald Jones can start the year off well. Trashman is looking for NFC North wide receivers like Allen Robinson and Kenny G, while Batman is hoping for a breakout year for JuJu and the reliable Bob Woods. Trashman is hoping Mark Andrews continues to play well and is looking for Engram to find his fit. Batman is using the same logic with Darren Waller and Noah Fant. SHoud be decent matchups all around. I think this is one team Batman does not cleanup and Trashman takes Week 1.
We also have CrossFit taking on Touchdown Guy.
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CrossFit is the clear favorite here, favored 149.23 to 133.57 to Touchdown Guy. TDG needs Bell and Julio to stay young just a bit longer while CrossFit is looking for production from Robbie Anderson and Mike Williams. However, the price of admission is worth it to watch CrossFit play CMC, Ekeler, Cooper Kupp and Zach Ertz. TDG has Barkley, A.J. Brown, and Keenan Allen to pull a bunch of his points. Somehow CrossFit has a huge 20 point projection for CMC, and I’m going to take CrossFit, he is the highest point total as of now.
Lastly, we have Teach taking on JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons.
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As of right now, JonnyDIII has the lead 134.37 to 129.97 over Teach. People love this QB matchup, A-Rodg vs. Patty Mahomes. Teach has the vet and JonnyDIII has the 500 million dollar man. Teach has Mixon, Carson, and Ingram. JonnyDIII is looking to have Kenny Drake, James Conner, and Tarik Cohen to be the RBs. Wide Receivers are a difference, while JonnyDIII takes a hit at RB, his WRs have a bit of an edge. JonnyDIII has Mike Evans, Stefon Diggs, and Scary Terry. Teach has Tyreek Hill, Marvin Jones, and A.J. Green. Both Teach and JonnyDIII are looking for upside at tight end, Teach has Hockenson and JonnyDIII has Hooper. I am in this matchup so I cannot say who I like (but I really like my guys).
Again ***Please check your local, county, state, country, gaming, and other laws to see if gambling is allowed and available near you.
Introducing Dr. Tilt. Here’s his prescription for the week.
Packers +2.5 @ Minnesota
It’s no secret that Green Bay had one of the more controversial drafts in recent memory. However, they still return a majority of starters to a team that was one game away from the Super Bowl. The Vikings have had more roster turnover and lost some key weapons. With no fans in the stands, the pick is Green Bay.
Seattle -2 @ Atlanta
The Seahawks are coming off arguably Russe… I mean Mr. Unnnnlimmmittteddd’s best season playing quarterback. They’re expected to compete with the 49ers for NFC West crown and are the better team in this one. Although Atlanta finished the season well last year and saved Dan Quinn’s job it won’t be enough. Seahawks win by a field goal or more.
Tampa Bay @ New Orleans Over 49
Our first look at Tom Brady in Red and Silver (Brown? Gray?) is against his new division rival and Drew Brees . These should be two of the best offenses in the league this year. Although both defenses are very good and underrated, no one has tackled live yet this year. Expect Brees and Brady to duel it out, expect lots of points in this one and hammer the over.
That does it for this week’s preview. Stay tuned for Tuesday’s recap and updated power rankings, maybe some waiver wire players to watch. We are still on the look for a trophy name and game of the week sponsor, if you have anything to offer let me know. I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow. And football is back baby.
Let’s Go!
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