Good morning everyone, I hope this finds you well. We are going to get into Dr. Tilt’s Picks first, then we have a big time discussion to be had, then recap, and lastly the updated power rankings. Quick announcement, the Week 6 Preview is going out Thursday.
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Dr. Tilt’s Week 5 Picks
Arizona Cardinals -7 @ New York Jets
WINNER!
Jacksonville Jaguars @ Houston Texans -6
WINNER!
Minnesota Vikings + 7 @ Seattle Seahawks
WINNER!
As a kid I liked pepto and these three picks were just as smooth. Next week, Dr. Tilt will give you a little blue pill, a little pick me up, an extra pick. Find out Thursday who the Doc thinks has a clean bill of health.
Last Week: 3-0
Season Record: 13-3
All a man has is his word and if he can’t keep that then he has nothing and he’s not a man. This quote from an internet search perfectly describes this next image.
The background. Early into the Sunday games PeePaw accused JonnyDIII of cheating. How? JonnyDIII started Justin Herbert over Patrick Mahomes, Herbert projecting 3.67 points than Mahomes. Rationale for doing so, Herbert is a prime time QB (see Rose Bowl), Raiders give up a lot of rushing yards (see Pats v. Raiders), Ekeler is out and Chargers will need to throw the ball, and the matchup is better. Words that cannot be repeated were said, demands of forfeited picks, punishment of walking around with a political sign, and overall slander of one’s name. No facts supporting the allegations. This eventually led to the above mentioned conversation. Justin Herbert not only beat Mahomes projection, which is what JonnyDIII predicted, Mahomes would not get his 32.34 point projection and that Herbert would do more than his 28.67. Herbert being the #22 ranked QB and Mahomes the #4, the common fantasy football manager may see this as a bad move. But if you want to go chalk or do a best ball league and just let the computer decide for you, why even play? Why even make your picks, why not have someone else do it for you? In fact some people did (see below). Mahomes was trailing the Raiders and made a late surge to put up the second most fantasy points of a QB this week, tied with Fitzmagic. Second? Who was first? Oh that is right, Justin Herbert, with 40. If you look at the photo above PeePaw, after JonnyDIII said “You got four (firsts) I want them four”, replies “He has to score 40”. Herbert scored 40 points, PeePaw then should send JonnyDIII his four firsts right? I mean that is what he said above? What does PeePaw do? He doesn’t send the picks, he doesn’t keep his word. PeePaw is nothing. What an absolute joke. Others that were 100% wrong on their takes include; Batman, Pistol, and Touchdown Guy. These managers made false accusations and I hope, HOPE, they finish right in that 5-8 range, losing early in the first or missing out on a good first pick.
Now we will dive into the recap and start off with the game of the Week.
Trashman went to Mush’s Mongrels.
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We have a first. Trashman’s weekend ended after the Sunday afternoon games. He ended the day with 98.9 points. Bad news for the power rankings. But Trashman is still in a decent spot, I mean two of his bench players put up a combined 50 points. That’s because he has two QBs on bench that were active this week and Cam inactive, FOUR QUARTERBACKS. The big hit for Trashman was that Aaron Jones and Kenny G had byes. Next week he should bounce back. Mush’s Mongrels played well. Teddy 2 Gloves is looking to have a good low, low high ceiling and can get you that 30ish point week. Josh Jacobs is back and Hollywood finally performed. Mush wins 123.15 to 98.9.
PeePaw takes a stroll on over to Daddy Wombat.
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PeePaw was wrong twice, maybe three times this weekend. Again, just the awful judgment on doubting one of the greatest fantasy minds in the history of this Pot Cakes Dynasty League. PeePaw started Scotty Miller, goose egg, Mo Alie-Cox, goose egg. If PeePaw shuffles his line up at the TE and flex position he could have made room for these two bench players, Mikey Dubbs and Brandin Cooks, both with over 25 points. YIKES. Daddy Wombat was on cruise control. The perfect game to bounce back from a loss. Daddy Wombat goes on to put up 170 points. Russ, Gurley, Kamara, D-Hop, Metcalf, and Will Lutz, just went off. Never a question in this one, Daddy Wombat cruises past PeePaw, 173.29 to 128.55.
Pistol heads to Batman
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Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne, Dumb and Dumber. That is these two, except not funny. Slippery slope was a phrase used in describing starting Herbert over Mahomes. Slippery Slope is a better description of Batman’s team, dropping four in a row. Pistol does not get credit here. Pistol is the only fantasy manager that had other managers put picks in for him. I was just informed of that earlier, Mush, PeePaw, and myself all helped Pistol with his draft. Pistol 155.1 to 139.7.
Teach takes it to Touchdown Guy.
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Teach scooped up a big name, Fitzmagic, second highest scoring total of the week. Last week he was on JonnyDIII’s team. How good of a manager is JonnyDIII that he had the top three and moved on from the one with the least dynasty value. Mixon, Carson, Parker, Hill, and Moore all gave Teach the base he needed. A.J. Green is someone to keep an eye on, will he get a new team? Or is it over? Touchdown Guy got his bell cow back, but no bell was wrong. Bell might also be on his way out of New York? Is that good for Bell or does he become an afterthought. Darrell Henderson but up a 20 spot, and Calvin Ridley, the reason TDG is a manager of the year candidate put up 17. Then it got quiet. Teach puts stays in the top three and is in a different tier than the rest of us. Teach 136.7 TDG 127.85.
CrossFit squeaks by Bruce.
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What an absolute thriller. I teased this as a game of the week because it would be a comedy, turns out it was a drama feature. CrossFit loses Dak, who was electric all year and hopefully is back next year and can continue to chuck the ball. CrossFit started Cannon who had negative points. Jamison Crowder had 21 and change points, Bob Anderson had 15, and the Kicker Jason Sanders put up a team high 22. Bruce had Zeke with 23. Bruce had two players going Sunday night, Emmanuel Sanders and Hunter Henry. CrossFit wanted that field goal to go in, just to end it. The last minute drive Bruce just needed a catch to get a point and a half. He ended up getting something, and in overtime it pulled to within 0.52 points. A catch for non-negative yards would do it. Short arm pass to Sanders and a skip pass to Henry, the clock struck zero and Bruce loses a heartbreaker. CrossFit 113.82 to 113.3.
Bottom Bunk is looking to spend the night with JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons.
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Revenge game for Kendrick Bourne. Season high 10 points. Thielen and Cook put up 40 combined. Watson had a good week, but not as good as others. T.Y. and Sammy Watkins even add nine a piece. JonnyDIII started the best QB and started J.D. McKissic who had a season high performance. Elite stuff. The Covid bye week did not help the Joyful Demons. Some weeks you have to pick your battles, JonnyDIII has nothing to prove and can no longer be judged for any lineup moves. B.B. wins 139.05 to 109.2.
We will wrap up with the Week 6 Power Rankings.
CrossFit, Daddy Wombat, and Teach are in a league of their own. Trashman didn’t reach the 100 point mark and that is reflected in the rankings, Bruce still needs a win, and Batman only moved up because others had to move down.
That’s all for Week 5, check out the Week 6 Preview on Thursday. BIG NEWS on Thursday. I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow.
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