Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Week 3 Recap. What a miserable weekend of football. Not a ton of big names going off, some flyers had big weeks, some injuries, and a whole lot of headaches this weekend. A win is a win. Let’s look at possibly the worst game of the week, matchups, Dr. Tilt, and a brand new power rankings. The Power Rankings are in shambles.
Game of the Week
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Mush’s Mongrels v. JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons
Disgusting game of the week. Both managers should be sick. One more than the other. One manager somehow gets the worst out of the other managers week after week. A normal guy wouldn’t be able to sleep. Mush got a dozen a piece from Clyde Frog and Diontae Johnson. Deebo put him over the edge with 10. Hollywood Brown would be the star of the matchup with 21. JD3 got 11 from Digg and Pittman, and a 13 from McLaurin. Back to back weeks for JD3 to get the WR points off of the other teams QB. It was not enough. JD3 left too many points on the board with some close plays. Left points on the bench with Sing, who (whom?) I hear is available. Mush got the worse “coach rating” on the app but got the win. I will trust the app and know Mush is worse than JD3. Mush wins 102.75 to 98.8.
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CrossFit v. Batman
CrossFit started Joe Flacco over Tom Brady. This is an all-time bad move. CrossFit had Amari Cooper put up 20, Lockett with 12, and St. Brown got 10 and banged up. CrossFit added two sweet sixteens from Duvernay and Kelce. Batman continues to get top end production and then nothing. Lamar had 51, Devonta Smith had 28, Olave had 19, and Juju added 11. It would all come down to a photo finish. CrossFit needed a big night out of Saquon but came up a little short. Saquon had 21. Batman loves edging this one out 139 to 138.05.
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Bruce v. Teach
Bruce needs to do some self-reflecting. His team looks bad. It looks bad in the starting lineup and worse on the bench. Burrow had a solid week with 34, Najee added 12, and JT had 11. D.J. Moore in a revenge game had 2. Not great. Teach took Bruce to school to remain undefeated. Rhomandre put up 18, the real RB1 for New England, Pollard put up 11, the real RB1 for Dallas (sure Zeke had 14 but with a fluke TD), Higgins had 12, more than Boyd’s points count on Bruce’s bench, Waddle with 13, and Romeo Dobbs added a juicy 17 points. Teach wins 125.65 to 102.35. Teach remains unbeaten and Bruce is DOWN BAD.
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Daddy Wombat v. PeePaw
Daddy Wombat is limited in who they can start. They started all the right guys. Hurts looks great with 39, James Rob with 19, Dameon Pierce with 17, and D.K. with 15. PeePaw had a bad week. Dalvin had 14, Jeff Wil had 10, Aiyuk had 11 and so did Davante. The injury of Monty early in the game really hindered PeePaw’s chances this week. PeePaw needed a miracle with the Cooper Rush and CeeDee connection. Monday night was a rush, but the lamb needed a little more time in the oven. Ceedee ended with 19, but Daddy Wombat does the unthinkable and wins 129.7 to 113.4.
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Touchdown Guy v. Trashman
TDG had a 0.5 point lead entering Monday night. How did we get here? Pretty much a wash at a lot of spots. At QB the Tall Josh Allen and 39 and Trevor Lawrence with 37. At RB Derrick Henry with 23 and Cordarrelle with 22. TDG had Gibby, Conner, and Jacobs tally 30. Trashman had Aaron Jones, Chubb, and Penny combine for 28. The big split is the WRs for TDG showed out and the TE for Trashman did. Kupp, Woods, and Thielen had 41. Trashman and Andrews had 25. Add in the rest of the bunch and it’s a 0.5 entering Monday night. TDG has the flexibility to pull Gallup for Noah Brown and Trashman has Richie James. I came down to the very last drive but Daniel Jones finally missed (he missed a lot but like this time it was a WR slip and cost them the game and people fantasy games). Brown had 8 and James had 6. TDG sneaks one out for his first win 150.4 to 148.1. Leaving only Teach as the sole unbeaten team. Let us not overlook this win for TDG, he ends the week as lead dog.
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Bottom Bunk v. Pistol
Potential positioning for a top pick. One team wanted to win, the other did not. The problem, neither team got what they wanted. Jamaal Williams added 24 for B.B. Breece put up 12, Chase Edmonds had 15, Christian Kirk had 16, and Drake London added a baker’s dozen. You cannot leave out Godert who added 10. Pistol match with Pitts and 11. Kahlil Herbert added a massive 30 burger. Sutton with 14, Lazard with 13, and A.J. Brown added 17. Pistol unfortunately gets the win 141.8 to 134.7. Pistol, D.W., and TDG all win, everyone has a win this year.
Dr. Tilt Week Picks.
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Dr. Tilt’s Week 3 Prescription
Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings -5.5
Nope.
Atlanta Falcons +2 @ Seattle Seahawks
Bang!
Bengals -5.5 @ New York Jets
Bang!
Dr. Tilt’s Week 3 Record (2-1) Overall Record (4-5)
Now for the Power Rankings.
Under 100 you last. Bruce barely got over that mark. TDG is the lead dog in points and is heating up. Bottom Bunk had a solid week. Lots of movement, which is the perfect set up for more movement next week.
What a week. Hopefully we see higher scores next week. Until then I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow.
Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Week 3 Preview. We are not messing around. We are diving right into our Game of the Week, matchups, and Dr. Tilt. Let’s get it and look at a Game of the Week between two people that absolutely cannot stand each other.
Game of the Week
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Mush’s Mongrels v. JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons
Not every day do you get a matchup between the person who thinks they run things and the person who actually does. This week we have exactly that. Mush takes on JD3 for a battle of the ages. Mush has gone on and on about how the Broncos backfield’s backup Mel Gordon is better than JD3’s best guy. Here we are in Week 3 and Melvin Gordon is on the bench for the second week in a row. Not a great look. Mush needs Wentz to come from behind again to compete with JD3’s Mahomes. At RB we have Clyde, Javonte, and Darrell Hendy going against Miles Sanders and Kareem Hunt. The WR matchup is Mike Williams, Hollywood Brown, Diontae Johnson, Deebo, and Corey Davis (what, Corey Davis? Really?) versus Diggs, McLaurin, Pittman, Chase, Allen, and Cooks. As of right now we have a little head to head between Allen (in JD3 flex because of the 3:05 kickoff) and Mike Will (in Mush WR spot and Corey Davis with a noon kickoff is in the flex???). We also have a little cross connection with Wentz and McLaurin. Mush could use a little help and is not finding it from J.K. Dobbins who is still yet to suit up for a game. JD3 is a 14 point favorite as of now.
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CrossFit v. Batman
CrossFit is starting to warm up and has room for improvement. Brady, CMC, and Ekeler have all had slower than usual starts. Saquon looks better than ever. Amari Cooper, Locket, and Robbie Anderson are ok, but a little too streaky for one’s liking. Amon-Ra St. Brown might be a stud, he might even be untouchable. Kelce is also a solid play for CrossFit. There is not a whole lot to talk about positively for Batman. He has Lamar and D’Andre Swift. CrossFit is a 30 point favorite and I think CrossFit gets the shutout.
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Bruce v. Teach
This looks to be a good matchup. Neither QB has lived up to their potential. Bruce with Joey B and Teach with Rodgers. This week we see “who is the real RB of Dallas” with Bruce having Zeke and Teach having Pollard. Bruce also adds Najee Harris, Fournette, and JT to go against Teach’s Mixon and Rhamondre Stevenson. At WR Bruce is starting D.J. Moore former student of Teach. Bruce also has Renfrow, Bateman, and Chark. Teach has his two top of the class WRs in Jalen Waddle and Tyreek Hill. Rounding out the WR room is K.J. Osborn in a revenge game and Treylon Burks. This one is neck and neck, I’ll take Teach to stay undefeated.
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Daddy Wombat v. PeePaw
I’ll start off the top with PeePaw being a 20 point favorite and my pick. D.W. has Hurts, Kamara, Robinson, Piece, Metcalf, Jeudy, Claypool, and Gabe Davis. PeePaw has Herbert, Cook, Monty, Jeff Wil, Lamb, Aiyuk, Jefferson, and Adams. PeePaw had a letdown week with minimal production from Adams, Jefferson, and Cook. It is likely that things will balance out and someone will have a ultra productive week. We might have a name change after this week from Daddy Wombat to Daddy Wowthingsgotoutofhandquickly.
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Touchdown Guy v. Trashman
TDG needs one bad. Trashman needs to stay hot. TDG has the tall Josh Allen who has been great. Derrick Henry has not been. James Conner is good if he scores. Josh Jacobs has been a little under ok, not much, but not something you are happy with. Antonio Gibson has been solid, but when will his time run out? At WR TDG has Kupp, Thielen, Bob Woods, and mix in TE Kittle. TDG needs Kittle and Gallup to get on the field now. Trashman is relying on the run game. He has Aaron Jones and Nick Chubb. Follow those two with Cordarrelle Patterson and Rashaad Penny. T-Law is throwing to A-Rob, Juice, Curty Sam, and Christian Watson. We cannot forget about Mark Andrews, it is going to be a TE duel like we haven’t seen before. TDG is a 22 point favorite and I am going to pick him until I get it right.
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Bottom Bunk v. Pistol
Neither team wants to be here. B.B. is the 11th team mentioned which matches his power rankings. A win here moves above Pistol. That does not mean B.B. will move up however. B.B. needs Tua to go off again. Christian Kirk and Drake London are a great pair of young WRs for B.B. The rest of his team needs to outperform to beat Pistol. Breece Hall, Chase Edmonds, Watkins, and Pickens, all of those guys need to produce. Pistol is hoping that happens. The problem is Pistol has a little too much firepower at times. Kyler, Michael Carter, Sutton, Lazard, A.J. Brown, Garrett Wilson, and Broadway Bob. If the Packers score receiving TDs one of these two teams have a decent shot. Pistol also gets to see if Michael Carter still has the edge on Breece. Pistol is favored by 10, but I’m taking B.B. in the upset because who doesn’t love a good upset.
Dr. Tilt Week Picks.
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Dr. Tilt’s Week 3 Prescription
Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings -5.5
Ahhh the darling Hard Knocks Detroit lions… 2-0 against the spread and kept it a hell of a lot closer than Primetime Kirk Cousins did against the Eagles. This is a perfect time to go the other way. Almost 70% of the bets and money are on the Lions to cover this week. Minnesota has a great home field advantage (the Doc has been there in-person) and expects a big bounce back from the Purple People Eaters as Kirk throws it all over the field against Lions biggest weakness, their secondary.
Atlanta Falcons +2 @ Seattle Seahawks
This might be the worst game of the week. At least the Texans vs Bears have two young quarterbacks and some fan bases lying to themselves. It’s stinky all together but there’s value here on the Falcons. They should have beaten the Saints and proved they can score with the Rams. Seahawks won their Superbowl in week 1 against Russel Wilson and then showed their true selves last week against the 49ers. The Doc is still fine writing off Geno Smith and prefers it if he continues to not write back. It’ll be ugly but Atlanta wins outright.
Bengals -5.5 @ New York Jets
Since 2010, NFL teams that start the season 0-2 straight up and against the spread are 37-23 (62%) ATS in Week 3. You’d think the Jets would be the team in this case but it’s the defending AFC champs. It’s a “hungry dog runs faster”, “do or die”, etc. game for the Bengals to right the ship if they have real hopes for the 2022 season. Mix that with the Jets miraculous comeback last week, expect 37 year old Joe Flacco to go back to being, 37 year old Joe Flacco. The doc likes the Bengals big this week.
Dr. Tilt’s Record (2-4)
That does it for this week. It should be a fun one, see you Tuesday for the recap. Until then I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow. Let’s have a day Dr. Tilt.
Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Week 2 Recap. Before we get into things, I have an announcement. We hit 100 posts. Thank you for tagging along on this journey. We are early into the season but we have a good shake up this week with a lot of injuries, who made it through the week. We had some guys really take off this week. Fun stuff. Let’s get into it, the game of the week, matchups, Dr. Tilt, and our NEW Power Rankings.
Game of the week.
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Batman v. Pistol
Batman has big truss in his QB. Lamar took a deep shot and even ran one on his own. Lamar put up 54 points (in a loss). Eno was a good spot start with the James Conner injury getting 8. Olave same added 8.5. D’Andre Swift is incredible with 16, but keeps going on a big run and losing the TD to Jamaal Williams. Jakobi Meyers added 14 and Jahon Dotson added 16. Darren Waller is staying at the top of the TE charts with 14. Batman put up a good week, but would it be enough. Pistol had a good week with Kyler and 34, Sutton went for 16, and Garrett Wilson decided to go off for 26. The issue for Pistol was losing the QB battle due to how good Lamar was and Kyle Pitts only adding 3. Batman wins this one 158.4 to 129.45.
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Mush’s Mongrels v. Daddy Wombat
Mush won this matchup due to bad management by Daddy Wombat. However, Mush made an absolute bone-head play. He started both Chargers WRs without Keenan going this week. BUT he put Josh Palmer in one of the flex spots. Yikes, burning a Thursday night flex. That is unforgivable. Wentz 40, Clyde 14, Hendy 11, Mike Williams 21, Diontate 11, Deebo 12, and Palmers 13. Daddy Wombat started both Kamara and Gabe Davis who didn’t play. The one highlight was Jalen Hurts for 41. Mush wins 153.35 to 95.35. What a schedule for the Commish to open with.
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Bruce v. Bottom Bunk
There is nothing more embarrassing than losing to B.B. Bruce is embarrassed for a whole week. Bruce has nothing going for him from Zeke who had 5, JT only added 7, D.J. Chark had 0, and his only good play was Rashod Bateman for 19. Bottom Bunk had a good week. Tua had 59, Breece had 13, Watkins had 11, Christian Kirk had 23, and Drake London had 21. This is a promising look for B.B. long term. His young guys are putting up great numbers. London is legit and Christian Kirk might be underpaid. B.B. wins (and wastop dog) 166.85 to 116.15.
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Trashman v. PeePaw
Two running backs had monster weeks and they are team Trashman members. Aaron Jones and Chubb had 31 each. That was the deciding factor. A-Rob might play this year with a bounce back game of 13. Curty Sam had 19 and Mark Andrews had 21. Trashman had some top end guys and when you do that you have a good shot at winning a week. PeePaw did not have anyone that boomed this week. Mikey T looked great for 16 and CeeDee Lamb had 12. Jeff Wilson and Monty combined for 25. The game was out of reach but PeePaw had good showings from Dalvin and Justin Jefferson combining for only 14. Trashman wins 161.13 to 132.3.
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CrossFit v. Teach
CrossFit had a solid week everywhere but his QB position. Brady struggled for 15, CMC, Ekeler, and Saquon combined for 39 points. We turn to his WRs who had great weeks was well. Amari Cooper had 21, Lockett had 15, and Amon-Ra St. Brown added 35 points. The problem for CrossFit is that he went up against the Dolphins WRs. Waddle and Hill combined for 61 points. Tony Pollard added 18 and Tee Higgins had 16. Teach also won the kicker matchup 10-0. To quote an old rock bank “Ow! Got it bad, got it bad, got it bad, I’m hot for teacher, I’ve got it bad, so bad, I’m hot for Teacher.” Teach wins 163.9 to 140.4.
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Touchdown Guy v. JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons
TDG needed this one bad. Cooper Kupp added 26 points. The rest of TDG was so so. Gibby had 11 but it would come down to Monday Night. Monday Night TDG had Allen, Henry, Woods, and Thielen all going. JD3 had guys going Monday night too, with Sanders, Sing, and Diggs. Before we get to Monday Night, JDG only had McLaurin and Everett add 10 a piece. The injuries of Keenan Allen and Michael Pittman hurt. Let’s look at Monday Night. TDG had Josh Allen go for 43, but the problem was the vast majority went to Stefon Diggs with 39. Miles outscored Henry 10 to 9, Thielen had 7 for TDG, Sing 3 for JD3, and TDG kicker only had 1. JD3 sneaks one out wins 133.45 to 130.65.
Dr. Tilt Week 2 Picks.
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Dr. Tilt’s Week 2 Prescription
Dolphins @ Ravens -3.5
Nope
Seahawks @ 49ers -8.5
Yes
Cardinals @ Raiders Over 51.5
Yes
Tilt is getting closer
Dr. Tilt’s Week 2 (2-1) Overall Record (2-3)
Now for the updated Power Rankings.
As for the Power Rankings, good teams remain at the top. Undefeated teams and teams with the most points for. Also, Bottom Bunk has his highest ranking of the season after a big win. The league definitely took notice and the rankings reflect that. A new team missed 100 points and is at the bottom.
Tomorrow, or Thursday, will be a quick write up. We got an event for the local youths and there will not be a lot of time to get a preview put together, but there will be one. Things are heating up, there are only 3 undefeateds left and we will see if they stay that way. Until then I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow.
Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Week 2 Preview. We are a week in and a top team Touchdown Guy has another matchup that will help determine the top of that division. The league is not flexing this game, so you’ll have to read a bit before you get to it. We will start off with our game of the week, the rest of the matchups, and Dr. Tilt. Let’s get right into it.
Game of the week.
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Batman v. Pistol
Both teams suffered a Week 1 loss, but this looks like to be a tight matchup. Batman has Lamar and Pistol has Kyler. That should be a good QB matchup. Batman lost Elijah Mitchell and should probably go with the hot rookie Jahan Dotson. DeVonta Smith has to bounce back, Olave, Juju, and Waller should round out the good receiving options. The RBs of Swift and A.J. Dillon should give Batman a good base for this matchup. Pistol wants to jockey an early first next year but all his guys do is produce. We already touched on Murray, but Pistol still has the RB1 in Michael Carter. Hines gets a lot of catches. Broadway Bob may be the Packers best receiving option going forward and if not, Pistol should get Lazard back. Sutton looked good and if he finds the endzone it will push him over the top. A.J. Brown my goodness. We have a battle for the better Eagles WR this week. It should be a tight one. As of right now this matchup is neck and neck at about 117 a piece. Give me Batman because it is what the teams want.
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Mush’s Mongrels v. Daddy Wombat
Another two teams coming off a loss. These teams are currently the bottom of their division, and their division is stacked. A playoff push starts this week. Mush is riding the Broncos’ backfield. Clyde looked great and is available for trade. Hollywood and Deebo both are the studs of their receiving core. Darrell Henderson is a must start until Cam Akers figures things out. Diontae Johnson needs to produce. D.W. has Hurts, Kamara, RB1 James Rob, Gabe Davis, Metcalf, Jeudy, Claypool, and Dameon Pierce. Here we have another chance for the teams to see who has the better receiver between Diontae and Claypool. We also have the RBs v. the WR for the Broncos. A lot of point swings can happen with touchdowns. D.W. needs Kamara of old to win this one. Right now its Mush as a 9 point favorite. I think Mush gets it done because the Broncos’ backs have to score.
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Bruce v. Bottom Bunk
We went through some good matchups, now let’s get to a blowout. Bruce loses the Kicker matchup here as Rodrigo was waived. B.B. has Justin Tucker. That is the only positive for B.B. Bruce has Burrow, Zeke, Najee (who is dinged up), Fournette (also might be dinged up), T.J., D.J. Moore, Renfrow, Bateman, and Boyd. I think Bruce’s firepower does it this week. B.B. has Edmonds, Breece Hall, Kirk, Drake London, and Sterling Shepard. Bruce will be a 30-35 point favorite, and it might end more than that.
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Trashman v. PeePaw
We have two undefeated teams. Trashman is looking to make a push here. T-Law, Chubb, Jarvis, and Curtis Sam all are going to do what they do. Cordarrelle Patterson does what he does and will score this week. Aaron Jones had a huge let down and has to be more involved this week. The same goes for Cam Akers and A-Rob. Mark Andrews also due for a big week. PeePaw has Herbert, Dalvin, Monty, Jeff Wilson Jr., Davante Adams, CeeDee, Aiyuk, Justin Jefferson, and Mikey T. I mean my goodness. Great floor with the RBs and the WRs are so stacked. PeePaw has the guys that can go off. PeePaw is a 34 point favorite, I think PeePaw keeps his hot streak and might be lead dog this week.
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CrossFit v. Teach
We have another undefeated matchup. CrossFit is forced into TB12. CrossFit has a 3-headed monster in CMC, Ekeler, and Barkley. There is no way that both CMC and Ekeler have another quiet week. Lockett, Duvernay, St. Brown, Robbie A, and Kelce round out the receiving core. Poor Amari Cooper rides the bench because no one can throw him the ball. Teach needs points this week. Rodgers was a dud, Rhamondre Stevenson was a dud, and Tee Higgins might be out. He has to rely on Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle, and Joe Mixon. Mixon needs a huge week and after seeing Fournette tear up the Cowboys defense it is well within the cards. I don’t think that will be enough as CrossFit is a 20 point favorite and my pick this week.
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Touchdown Guy v. JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons
This is a huge matchup. A win here puts TDG in 2nd place in the division, if JD3 pulls one out he should remain at the top. TDG has the Tall Josh Allen taking on JD3’s Patrick Mahomes. TDG is doubling down with Mike Evans and Julio Jones. Throw in vets like Cooper Kupp and Adam Thielen and his WRs look A-1. If Kittle is back the odds favor TDG tremendously. TDG had solid performances out of Henry, Conner, Jacobs, and Gibby, but there is plenty of room for improvement in production there. TDG is going to be tough to beat. JD3 is likely without Keenan Allen, former TDG but traded for Mike Evans, who has a quick Thursday night turnaround. JD3 has WRs to match with Chase, Cooks, Diggs, McLaurin, and Pittman. JD3 needs all the Keenan Allen work to add to Gerald Everett to compete. The backs of Hunt, Sanders, and Etienne need production. Etienne has to take a step forward this week and cannot leave points on the field like last week. As of right now TDG is a 15 point favorite, but we will have to see how things play out.
Dr. Tilt Week 2 Picks.
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Dr. Tilt’s Week 2 Prescription
Dolphins @ Ravens -3.5
Seahawks @ 49ers -8.5
Cardinals @ Raiders Over 51.5
No write up, the doc stunk, fade at your own risk.
Dr. Tilt’s Record (0-3)
Not much from Dr. Tilt here, but its not every week a Dr. has to tend to his own wounds.
That does it for this week. Should be another intense weekend of fantasy matchups. Which teams will remain perfect, which teams will find themselves in an early hole? Until next time I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow. I will see you Tuesday with the recap.
Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Week 1 Recap. What a week of football. We started off with a lot of points. Sunday was dull to start. But we got through the first week and boy was it exciting. We will look at our games, starting with the game of the week, look at Dr. Tilt (or don’t it was bad, as bad as it gets), and finish with some power rankings.
Game of the week.
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Touchdown Guy v. PeePaw
Everything looked great for TDG. Josh Allen was 43 feet tall. Cooper Kupp was the only guy on the Rams with 25. Oh, TDG made a trade sending Amon-Ra St. Brown and Saquon Barkley to CrossFit to CrossFit for Cooper Kupp. James Conner had little yards but is a TD machine with 14 on the week. Gibby surprised everyone with a sweet 16. The bad for TDG was Robert Woods only getting 2 points and his Titan counterpart D-Train had 8. Jacobs added 8 as well, Thielen had 5, and the Kittle sub Mo Allie-Cox had 3. PeePaw said it is better to chase than be chased, turns out he was right. Herbert had 35, Dalvin Cook had 12, and Isaiah McKenzie had 9. Those were the filler guys. Davante Adams had 25, Michael Thomas had 20, and Justin Jefferson added 35 points. TDG had Mike Evans going into the Sunday night game but he came up short. Evans had 16. PeePaw’s finish is what did it. This may be PeePaw’s first win against TDG in a game of the week, but it could not be a better way to start the season. PeePaw wins 169.85 to 153.95.
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CrossFit v. Pistol
CrossFit was in a tighter game than he would have liked to be. The QB concerns are bad. CrossFit went with Dak and it was not good for 7.2 points. CrossFit now suffers the loss of Dak which at least forces him to make a QB decision of TB12 going forward. CMC found the endzone for 13, Ekeler had 9, and Saquon led the backfield with 30. CrossFit also had solid WR production from Robbie Anderson and Amon-Ra St. Brown combined for 34. Travis Kelce is still that dude adding 22. Pistol did not want it this week and got just that. Kyler had a late hurrah for 29. Hines and Michael Carter combined for 25. A.J. Brown had 21. For whatever reason the Giants gave Kadarius Toney two touched for 23 yards and that was it. CrossFit won this one 144.2 to 105.05.
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Trashman v. Mush’s Mongrels
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, but here, it was all trash. Trashman had Cordarrelle Patterson with 21 and Nick Chubb with 15. Juice and Curty Sam added 30. That’s about it. Cam Akers in the start and 0 points is a huge concern. Allen Robinson 1 catch 12 yards is a huge concern. Having to start Kenny Golladay is a huge concern. If Trashman is not worried about his team, he should be. Mush has his own problems. Stafford looks bad with 15. Clyde Frog put up a monster game with 21. Hollywood had a late score to save his week ending with 12. Deebo added 12 too. Mush entered Monday night down 25 points and having the Broncos backfield. This interesting play ended with 20 points. Mush is upset by Trashman 111.25 to 106.6.
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Teach v. Bottom Bunk
Teach was on a field trip with this rollercoaster week. Mixon 18, Hill 14, and Waddle 16. Trey Lance 13, Rhomandre Stevenson 4, Higgins 4 (injury), Hockenson 6, and Marvin Jones Jr. 6. His kicker saved him in week 1 which was uncommon for NFL teams this week. Succop had 15. Bottom Bunk proves each year it can get worse. Jamaal Williams and Christian Kirk were his only highlights combining for 31. Drake London does seem promising with 10 points in his debut. On the other side, George Pickens looked bad with 1 point. Bottom Bunk also left Jalen Tolbert in the WR slot for the Sunday night game, Tolbert was out for game 1. So B.B. went bottom shelf and scooped a guy off waivers. It was not enough. If anything Teach’s game taught everyone a lesson, its to keep your roster flexible. Bottom Bunk did not. Teach wins 103.6 to 98.3. B.B. is the first to miss the 100 point mark.
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Batman v. Bruce
Batman loves the underdog and hates chalk picks. Batman had some solid performances. Lamar with 30, A.J. Dillon with 18, and Swift with 25. He also had some bad performances. DeVonta Smith had 0 points. Elijah Mitchell got hurt after 4 points. David Njoku had 1 point. When you go up against the defending worst to second first team, you need a little more firepower than that. Bruce had 1 explosive guy with Jonathan Taylor adding 26 points. The rest of his team was just ok. Najee had 10, Fournette had 15, Bateman had 13, and Tyler Boyd had 11. Bruce’s depth with Chris Godwin on his bench may have took a hit as Godwin tweaked something Sunday night. Bruce still wins 130.8 to 118.55.
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JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons v. Daddy Wombat
Bark, bark. That’s what a lot of teams did coming at JD3 all off-season. There is only one team barking now, at that’s JD3, the lead dog. JD3 was a Keenan Allen hamstring tweak away from 2-hundo. Mahomes 52, Sanders 18, Diggs and Pittman 22 each, Chase 24, Cooks 12, McLaurin and Everett with 13 each, AND JD3 had Kareem Hunt on the bench with 21. JD3’s concerns remain the same, will he have consistent TE and RB2 play. We don’t know, but right now things are looking good. D.W. had the Jags actual RB1 with James Rob having 19. Gabe Davis added 17 and Hurts had 29. Jerry Jeudy lit it up for 18 points. The big surprises were Kamara only having 6 points and Cole Kmet having 0. D.W. showed flashes but it was not enough. JD3 housed this one 198.2 to 113.05.
Dr. Tilt got his license renewed (well maybe not).
Dr. Tilt Week 1 Picks.
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Dr. Tilt’s Week 1 Recap
Tilt is in a bad spot. He opened with nothing. This is the type of week where you lose patients. Missing two picks by double digits is not a good look
Bills @ Rams +2.5
Nope.
Chiefs @ Cardinals +6
Nope.
Giants @ Titans -5.5
Nope.
Dr. Tilt Week 1 0-3; Season 0-3.
Let’s get into the Power Rankings
Not a lot to talk about with these Power Rankings. TDG still comes in at 3 despite the loss, he put up a ton of points. Batman looked solid in a loss. Teach barely beat B.B. so that is why he is so low and B.B. is obviously the worst team in the league.
Week 1 is in the books. We will see you soon with the Week 2 Preview and hopefully something better out of Dr. Tilt. Until then I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow. It’s never to early to start positioning for playoffs and next week we have just that.
Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Week 1 Preview. We made it, it’s time. We got sports. Football the Football. Little twist on this year, our Commissioner commissioned and now we have our 11 Starters, 9 Bench, 5 Taxi (first and second year players only, and 2 IR spots (IR/Suspension). If you are the Commissioner and you are reading this, give yourself a pat on the back. Rosters are set, teams had $200 in waivers to spend on free agents, some teams have spent some money while others are sitting on a gold mine. Without further ado, let’s dive into the Week 1 matchups and our unsponsored game of the week.
Game of the week.
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Touchdown Guy v. PeePaw
What a way to start the season. The original championship game rematch. I would have to look, but I think everyone would agree that TDG is undefeated in Game of the Weeks against PeePaw. TDG has the tall Josh Allen, D-Train, James Conner, Saquon, Josh Jacobs, Bob Woods, Mike Evans, St. Brown, Thielen, and Kittle. TDG made a recent trade sending Mike Williams and Melvin Gordon to Mush for Antonio Gibson, Brian Robinson, Michael Gallup and 2 second rounders. TDG also traded a 4th for Kenyan Drake. TDG is looking for Allen and his stable of backs to carry him far this year. TDG is a little old and little light at WR, if Gallup is back to full speed by Week 3 then he will just have to keep an eye on the waiver wire. PeePaw has Herbert, Cook, Monty, Adams, CeeDee, Aiyuk, Justin Jefferson, Mikey T, Schultz and Irv Smith. PeePaw has Ridley and Gus Edwards in his IR spots, the rest of the bench is light. Jeff Wilson, Josh Reynolds, Foreman, McKenzie, and Wan’Dale Robinson. PeePaw’s full strength lineup will be tough to compete with. Getting a perennial powerhouse in one of the weeks he’s full strength is less than ideal. PeePaw needs Herb to finish as a top 3 QB, Monty to finish top 15 RB, JJ, Lamb, and Adams to be all top 8. It’s doable but not ideal. TDG is projected as the lead dog and PeePaw is lead dog runner-up. TDG is projected at 155ish and PeePaw is 151. I have to take the odds here and go with TDG in this Week 1 matchup. Give me TDG to start at 1-0 and remain lead dog heading into Week 2.
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CrossFit v. Pistol
CrossFit has a 3 headed monster at QB with Brady, Dak, and Justin Fields. Once he figures that out the remainder of his starting lineup is CMC, Ekeler, Mike Davis, Amari Cooper Kupp, Tyler Lockett, Robbie Anderson, Kelce and Ertz. His bench consists of Mark Ingram, Freiermuth, Mostert and Abdullah. That’s a thin team, but he has top end talent. He should make some moves with his QBs to add a little depth. Pistol is a young team. Kyler, Michael Carter, Ken Walker, Toney, Sutton, Lazard, A.J. Brown, Garrett Wilson, Pitts, and Gage. His bench has Nyheim Hines, Jordan Love, Randall Cobb, Rachaad White, Skyy Moore, Brevin Jordan, Robert Tonyan, and Berrios. CrossFit is about 151 to 127 favorite and I will take CrossFit.
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Trashman v. Mush’s Mongrels
Trashman has a QB carousel himself, T-Law, Cam Newton, Wentz, Mayfield, and Daniel Jones. Do not ride this carousel as it might fall apart. The other starters are Codarrelle Patterson, Aaron Jones, Penny, Chubb, A-Rob, Juice Landry, Kalif Raymond, and Curty Sam. On his bench he has Cam Akers, Kenny G, and Bryan Edwards. Trashman will have a tough road ahead. Mush has Matty Staff, Clyde, Dobbins, Javonte, Paris Campbell, Mike Will, Hollywood Brown, Diontae Johnson, Knox, and Deebo. On the bench is Mel Gordon, Hardmen, Hendy, Corey Davis, and OBJ. Mush has some guys but none of them are top end guys. But consistency is key. Mush is a 134 to 122 point favorite. Mush will get it done.
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Teach v. Bottom Bunk
Teach is sneaky. Teach has A-Rodg, Mixon, Pollard, Stevenson, Marvin Jones, Tyreek, Waddle, Higgins, Hockenson and Van Jefferson. The bench is weak. A.J. Green and K.J. Osborn. He has two rookies, Doubs who is a future hall of famer, but not yet, and Alec Pierce. Bottom Bunk is an absolute trainwreck. Tua, Breece Hall, Drake London, Chase Edmonds, George Pickens, Tolbert, Goedert, Kendrick Bourne, and Christian Kirk. On his bench he has McKissic, Spiller, Watkins and Shepard. B.B. needs everyone to hit, until then he will not be hitting too many wins. Teach in a landslide.
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Batman v. Bruce
Batman has a couple guys and needs a couple more to flip the switch. Lamar Jackson, D’Andre Swift, Elijah Mitchell, A.J. Dillon, Jakobi Meyers, DeVonta Smith, Olave, Juju, Fant and Waller. On his bench he has MVS, Zay Jones, Devante Parker, Shenault and Gaskin. The bench is thin. Bruce is fresh off of his championship loss. Bruce has Joey B, Zeke, Najee, Fournette, D.J. Moore, Bateman, Renfrow, J.T. Chris Godwin and Hunter Henry. On the bench we have D.J. Chark, Pascal, Boyd and Damien Harris. On his IR he has Justyn Ross second round draft pick. Bruce is projected 148 and Batman at 129. I think Bruce’s backs get it done. Problem for Bruce is that Batman thrives in the underdog role.
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JonnyDIII’s Joyful Demons v. Daddy Wombat
JD3 is fresh off of the championship. He returns with Pat Mahomes, Miles Sanders, Etienne, Diggs, Pittman, Chase, Keenan Allen, Brandin Cooks, McLaurin and Gerald Everett. This bench is stacked with backups, Hunt, Singletary, Michel, Hamler, Peoples-Jones, Mooney, Elijah Moore and Nico Collins. JD3’s weaknesses are the same as always, question marks at RB across the board and a just a body at tight end. Daddy Wombat is in the running for a top pick. Daddy Wombat has Hurts, Kamara, James Rob, Metcalf, Jeudy, Higbee, Claypool, Kmet, Pringle and Gabriel Davis. On his bench is Will Fuller who should get signed? D-Hop who has a suspension, Damien Williams and Denzel Mims. JD3 is a 152 point projection and D.W. is about a 112 point projection. JD3 should keep the hot streak going and extend the winning streak into another season.
Dr. Tilt got his license renewed (well maybe not).
Dr. Tilt Week 1 Picks.
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Dr. Tilt’s Week 1 Prescription
Bills @ Rams +2.5
The defending champions kickoff the 2022 season, and Dr Tilt’s picks, with a home game against the Bills. Since 2004, the reigning champ has hosted the opener. In those 17 occasions the champs are 10-5-2 against the spread. On top of this, McVay is 5-0 against the spread in week 1. Combining all this together, makes this an easy system play for the doctor.
Chiefs @ Cardinals +6
This offseason, much was made of Kyler Murray’s KDR, but not much has been made about Kliff’s ATS record. In the first half of seasons, Kliff is 16-5 against the spread for the Cardinals (and was 17-6-1 ATS at Texas Tech). With the Chiefs changing offensive look due to the loss of Tyreek, that home dog Cardinals are exactly what the doctor ordered.
Giants @ Titans -5.5
The Titans host the opener against the New York Giants. The Giants fan’s hopes have never been higher with a new coach and their best offensive line in years. Daniel Jones still must step up to prove he belongs. The doctor is not buying the hype, fade the Giants and Jones. New coaches over the past 4 seasons are 7-16 against the spread in week 1. Expect Vrabel to use all the Titans off season disrespect as bulletin board material.
Well that does it for Week 1. The quest for the championship trophy (which we do not have yet so if you are the commissioner maybe take one pat on the back away) starts now. Good luck in all your leagues and may the fantasy gods be in your favor. I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow. We will see you after all the games with the Week 1 Recap.
Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Top 10s, Sleepers, and Busts. We have football on soon, time to gear up for fantasy drafts. We look at just general top 10s with honorable mentions, Sleepers that won’t be drafted, and the Busts by position for each team in our league. We got a mixed bag all in one. Have fun watching the game and get ready for some ball.
Top 10 Fantasy QBs
1. Josh Allen – QB – Buffalo
2. Justin Herbert – QB – Los Angeles
3. Kyler Murray – QB – Arizona
4. Tom Brady – QB – Tampa Bay
5. Patrick Mahomes – QB – Kansas City
6. Lamar Jackson – QB – Baltimore
7. Jalen Hurts – QB – Philadelphia
8. Russell Wilson – QB – Denver
9. Joe Burrow – QB – Cincinnati
10. Matthew Stafford – QB – Los Angeles
Honorable Mentions – Rodgers but he has new WRs. Prescott but he plays for the Cowboys. Derek Carr but he’s Derek Carr.
When finding a fantasy QB it is important to find someone who is able to pick up a free 3-6 points a week just on the run game. The only QBs that will not hit that mark are TB, Pat, Joe, and Matt Staff. The other 6 are locks for it. The two big separators for QBs are passing TDs and rushing. If you can’t run you better throw a TD, and if you can’t throw a TD you better run. The Top 10 above are the best of both categories with the edge going to the tallest QB. Mahomes takes a big hit in the rankings due to losing Tyreek. The surprise candidate would be Kyler, but he is going to be real angry this year and I think he tries to take over games on the ground more.
Top 10 Fantasy RBs
1. Christian McCaffrey – RB – Carolina
2. Jonathan Taylor – RB – Indianapolis
3. Dalvin Cook – RB – Minnesota
4. Austin Ekeler – RB – Los Angeles
5. Joe Mixon – RB – Cincinnati
6. Derrick Henry – RB – Tennessee
7. Aaron Jones – RB – Green Bay
8. Nick Chubb – RB – Cleveland
9. D’Andre Swift – RB – Detroit
10. Najee Harris – RB – Pittsburg
Honorable Mentions – Alvin Kamara but the suspension is looming. Fournette but he is old. Saquon but he is Saquon. Javonte but he is splitting time.
CMC is the best RB, he just has to be healthy. There are stats and when there are a large amount of targets up for grabs the RB sees a large increase in targets. I do not want to upset any RBs, but of the top 15 RBs, Aaron Jones is a worse route runner then CMC and Kamara. The other guys are not as sharp as Jones. Najee was a top 4 RB last year, but the volume should not be the same this year if the Steelers value Najee long term.
Top 10 Fantasy WRs
1. Justin Jefferson – WR – Minnesota
2. Cooper Kupp – WR – Los Angeles
3. Davante Adams – WR – Oakland
4. Ja’Marr Chase – WR – Cincinnati
5. CeeDee Lamb – WR – Dallas
6. Deebo Samuel – WR – San Francisco
7. Stefon Diggs – WR – Buffalo
8. Mike Evans – WR – Tampa Bay
9. Terry McLaurin – WR – Washington
10. Michael Pittman Jr. – WR – Indianapolis
Honorable Mentions – Tyreek and Waddle but only one ball and Tua has it. A.J. Brown but he has Jalen Hurts as QB. Mike Williams but he has Keenan Allen to split with. Diontae/Metcalf/Moore but they have no QB.
Obviously, 8 through 15 are a coin flip. However, only Scary and Pittman are their teams obvious #1. Mike Evans does it every year and Godwin is out and Gronk is out (for now), Julio will just replace those guys production, not take from Evans. I get burned on ignoring elite talent because of an average QB and/or above average WR pairing. Just know that one of the Miami, Seattle, Denver, or Los Angeles Chargers WRs will sneak into the top 10, but it’s just not worth the gamble ahead of these 10 guys.
Top 10 Fantasy TEs
1. Travis Kelce – TE – Kansas City
2. Mark Andrews – TE – Baltimore
3. George Kittle – TE – San Francisco
4. Darren Waller – TE – Oakland
5. Dalton Schultz – TE – Dallas
6. Dallas Goedert – TE – Philladelphia
7. Kyle Pitts – TE – Atlanta
8. Dawson Knox – TE – Buffalo
9. T.J. Hockenson – TE – Detroit
10. Hunter Henry – TE – New England
Honorable Mentions – Pat Freiermuth and Gesicki but both are waiting on their QB to prove it.
There is not a lot to point out here. Pitts is less likely to catch TDs. Schultz caught a whole mess of them and Goedert has the TE position to himself. That is really the only thing worth mentioning. TEs are really only about the top 4 and then the rest will frustrate you no matter what.
Sleepers
For sleepers we are looking at guys that are guys that are double digit rounds and maybe even undrafted.
Donovan Peoples-Jones – WR – Cleveland
Deshaun or no Deshaun, DPJ is the WR2 here. Last year he showed that he can make a big play. The play action pass should open things up for DPJ, it will just be a matter of if Jacoby can get him the ball.
Kadarius Toney – WR – New York
I mean come on, you get a WR1 for a team as your last pick you have to take the flyer. No one has any clue what is going to happen for the G-Men, but you have to think Toney’s speed and youth take over the WR1 spot for the Giants. With the focus on Saquon as always, Toney should get some touches.
Jalen Tolbert – WR – Dallas
Tolbert has some size and was a third rounder. The injury bug has bit Dallas and Tolbert is a great last pick add. It is Lamb, Schultz, and Tolbert for the start of the season.
Curtis Samuel – WR – Washington
McLaurin is the guy in Wash, but Ron Rivera went out and got Curty Sam, he just was injured last year. Michael Pittman Jr. put up 1,000 yards with Wentz. Pittman does a lot of drag, short routes. This is more comparable to the routes and gameplan I would think River Boat Ron will incorporate for Curty Sam. With you last pick you can take a shot at a rookie or a vet people forgot about.
Damien Williams – RB – Atlanta
Cordarrelle is a “running back” this year. I have to think there will be a lot of packages either with Cordarrelle split out or with him catching a breather. This leaves the door open for Damien. If Damien does not get snaps in the first couple weeks, he’s your cut guy. I just cannot see a situation that 6’2, 31 year old WR converted RB is the workhorse for the Falcons.
Mike Davis – RB – Baltimore
With injuries to Dobbins and Edwards, there is a chance that Davis is the RB in Baltimore for the first couple weeks. The Ravens are a run first team. Davis is by no means a season long play, but he could help you get off to a good start.
Austin Hooper – TE – Tennessee
Hooper steps into a void. The Titans did not get it going at the position last year. The year before Jonnu had an alright year. The thing that gives Hooper hope is that he’s done it before and the Titans have 150 available targets. You have to think Tannehill relies on Hooper, especially with the play action pass with D-Train.
Busts
This is soley looking at the Pot Cakes Dynasty League starting positions.
Quarterbacks: Trashman, Teach, and Bottom Bunk
Trashman has the QBs of Baker Mayfield, Carson Wentz, and Trevor Lawrence. I do not see any of those guys finishing in the top 12 of QBs. It will be a long year for Trashman at QB.
Teach will have the difficulty of wanting to play Trey Lance over Aaron Rodgers. If Teach is smart, which hopefully he is, he puts Trey on the Taxi and just rides A-Rodg until he has to put Trey in for the bye week. This saves him a roster spot and lets him see if he has a QB in Trey Lance.
Bottom Bunk has Tua Tagovailoa and Deshaun Watson. Tua is unlikely to reach the top 12 of QBs and Deshaun might be done (at least for one year) in the NFL. Bottom Bunk still has a lot of holes to fill on his team, but at least he has Kenneth Walker III and some young WRs to watch grow over the season.
Running Backs: JonnyDIII, Mush, and Teach
JonnyDIII has Miles Sanders, Travis Etienne, Devin Singletary, and Kareem Hunt as potential starters. These guys all are hovering in that RB2 range. That is not super promising. Plus, they all are so close that there may be weeks JD3 misses on who to play. This will be his biggest headache much like last year.
Mush has J.K. Dobbins, Javonte Williams, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, and Antonio Gibson as potential starters. J.K is banged up, Javonte has Mel to compete with still, Clyde could lose his spot, and Gibby might not get the goal line work. I am not saying this is a bad group of guys, but last year at this time we all felt a lot better about these RBs.
Teach has Joe Mixon, Tony Pollard, and Rhamondre Stevenson as his potential starters. There is a clear issue here in that his RB2 will be the RB2 of their respective team. That is a problem. Teach needs an RB in the worst way. Teams have worse guys, but those teams stink. Teach’s RBs might cost him a playoff spot.
Wide Receivers: Daddy Wombat, CrossFit, and Trashman
Daddy Wombat has Metcalf, Jeudy, Claypool, D-Hop, Will Fuller, Gabriel Davis, and Rondale Moore as his potential starters. That’s a lot of guys, but D-Hop is out for 6 games, Fuller is unsigned, Metcalf has a bad QB, and Claypool is dinged up. The only lock is Jeudy and he has to fight for targets with Sutton on a run heavy team. While numbers are good, you do not look at any of those guys and feel thrilled with your WR1.
CrossFit has Cooper Kupp, Amari Cooper, Tyler Lockett, Robbie Anderson and that’s the end of the list. This is a WR league both the NFL and how the dynasty format is set up. Cooper Kupp is incredible but who’s next? Amari Cooper, Lockett, and Robbie are all without a great QB and only Cooper is the WR1 of his team. This is an issue. CrossFit is looking to make up a lot of ground with Ekeler and CMC, but you still need a lot of production from your WR2 spot and CrossFit will have inconsistency there all year.
Trashman has Allen Robinson, Jarvis Landry, Curtis Samuel, Kenny Golladay, and Bryan Edwards. I think Allen Robinson will be good and I said Curty Sam is a sleeper, but these are not stud guys. Trashman needs to make some moves at the WR position either now or in the draft going forward.
Tight Ends: JonnyDIII
JonnyDIII has Gerald Everett, Logan Thomas, and Cade Otton. This makes a guy sick. JD3 punted on this position and it is a glaring issue on his team. If JD3 wins the TE matchup against you, you either had your TE1 on bye or you stink.
Well that does it for the Top 10s, Sleepers, and Busts. Hopefully we get some trades moving. Best of luck on all your re-draft leagues and good luck winning the ship. If you are lucky, your league will even have a trophy to give out. We will see you next time at the Week 1 preview. Until then I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow.
Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Draft Grades. We had a flawless draft, picks were flying in, people were drafted right under peoples’ noses, some managers got steals, and others reached. We will first look at the draft picks and then get into each individual draft grade.
Pick
Team
Player Selection
1.01
Bottom Bunk
Breece Hall – RB – NYJ
1.02
Pistol
Garrett Wilson – WR – NYJ
1.03
Pistol
Kenny Walker – RB – SEA
1.04
Bottom Bunk
Drake London – WR – ATL
1.05
Teach
Treylon Burks – WR – TEN
1.06
Trashman
Christian Watson – WR – GB
1.07
Batman
Chris Olave – WR – NO
1.08
Bottom Bunk
Jameson Williams – WR – DET
1.09
Pistol
Skyy Moore – WR – KC
1.10
Bottom Bunk
George Pickens – WR – PIT
1.11
Teach
James Cook – RB – BUF
1.12
Bottom Bunk
David Bell – WR – CLE
1.13
Pistol
Rachaad White – RB – TB
2.01
Daddy Wombat
Dameon Pierce – RB – HOU
2.02
Batman
Jahan Dotson – WR – WASH
2.03
Bottom Bunk
Isaiah Spiller – RB – LAC
2.04
Teach
Alec Pierce – WR – IND
2.05
Bottom Bunk
Jalen Tolbert – WR – DAL
2.06
Trashman
Tyler Allgeier – RB – ATL
2.07
Batman
Trey McBride – TE- ARI
2.08
Mush
Brian Robinson Jr. – RB – WAS
2.09
CrossFit
John Metchie III – WR – HOU
2.10
Batman
Zamir White – RB – LAV
2.11
Bruce
Justyn Ross – WR – KC
2.12
JonnyDIII
Tyrion Davis-Price – RB – SF
2.13
PeePaw
Wan’Dale Robinson – WR – NYG
3.01
Batman
Malik Willis – QB – TENN
3.02
Daddy Wombat
Pierre Strong Jr. – RB – NE
3.03
Pistol
Hassan Haskins – RB – TENN
3.04
Batman
Kyren Williams – RB – LAR
3.05
Teach
Khalil Shakir – WR – BUF
3.06
Trashman
Tyquan Thornton – WR – NE
3.07
Batman
Keaontay Ingram – RB – ARI
3.08
Teach
Romeo Doubs – WR – GB
3.09
CrossFit
Charleston Rambo – WR – CAR
3.10
Touchdown Guy
Danny Gray – WR – SF
3.11
Pistol
Jelani Woods – TE – IND
3.12
JonnyDIII
Snoop Connor – RB – JAX
3.13
Teach
Kenny Pickett – QB – PIT
4.01
Daddy Wombat
Velus Jones Jr. – WR – CHI
4.02
Bottom Bunk
Jake Ferguson – TE – DAL
4.03
Pistol
Jerome Ford – RB – CLE
4.04
Teach
Tyler Badie – RB – BAL
4.05
CrossFit
Greg Dulcich – TE – DEN
4.06
Trashman
Kyle Phillips – WR- Ten
4.07
JonnyDIII
Marlon Mack – RB – HOU
4.08
PeePaw
Ty Chandler – RB – MIN
4.09
CrossFit
Jashaun Corbin – RB – NYG
4.10
JonnyDIII
Cade Otton – TE – TB
4.11
Pistol
Kennedy Brooks – RB – PHI
4.12
JonnyDIII
Erik Ezukanma – WR – MIA
4.13
Trashman
Isaih Pacheco – RB – KC
5.01
Bottom Bunk
Desmond Ridder – QB – ATL
5.02
Daddy Wombat
Jeremy Ruckert – TE – NYJ
5.03
Pistol
Samori Toure – WR – GB
5.04
PeePaw
Matt Corral – QB – CAR
5.05
Teach
Ty Goodson – RB – GB
5.06
Trashman
Kevin Harris – RB – NE
5.07
Batman
Calvin Austin III – WR – PIT
5.08
Mush
Matt Ryan – QB – IND
5.09
CrossFit
Jerrion Ealy – RB – KC
5.10
Touchdown Guy
Brittain Brown – RB – LAV
5.11
Bruce
Montrell Washington – WR – DEN
5.12
Batman
David Njoku – TE – CLE
Before we get into the grades it is important to know that we grade on a bell curve. Outliers really throw mess with the average. Good for some, bad for others.
1.01
Bottom Bunk
Breece Hall – RB – NYJ
1.04
Bottom Bunk
Drake London – WR – ATL
1.08
Bottom Bunk
Jameson Williams – WR – DET
1.10
Bottom Bunk
George Pickens – WR – PIT
1.12
Bottom Bunk
David Bell – WR – CLE
2.03
Bottom Bunk
Isaiah Spiller – RB – LAC
2.05
Bottom Bunk
Jalen Tolbert – WR – DAL
4.02
Bottom Bunk
Jake Ferguson – TE – DAL
5.01
Bottom Bunk
Desmond Ridder – QB – ATL
Bottom Bunk had the first pick of the draft and he finally got it right. Breece is a solid addition to the team and the only “sure thing” from the RB position. The first three WRs were good picks too. It’s really tough to point a finger at some picks and blame B.B. His team is so bad he can add these guys to his taxi with no issue. Bell, Spiller, and Tolbert are all behind some guys. Ridder is a nice late addition. Overall, B.B. did a good job, like teams with a lot of picks if you just take best available it is tough to give them a bad grade.
Bottom Bunk Draft Grade: A
2.01
Daddy Wombat
Dameon Pierce – RB – HOU
3.02
Daddy Wombat
Pierre Strong Jr. – RB – NE
4.01
Daddy Wombat
Velus Jones Jr. – WR – CHI
5.02
Daddy Wombat
Jeremy Ruckert – TE – NYJ
Daddy Wombat traded away a top pick for James Robinson. They drafted a running back that might be the future of the Texans. Everyone else is a chance just, but that’s the game we play when you draft outside of the first round. The good news for D.W. is that they are in the running for the top pick next year.
Daddy Wombat Draft Grade: B+
1.02
Pistol
Garrett Wilson – WR – NYJ
1.03
Pistol
Kenny Walker – RB – SEA
1.09
Pistol
Skyy Moore – WR – KC
1.13
Pistol
Rachaad White – RB – TB
3.03
Pistol
Hassan Haskins – RB – TENN
3.11
Pistol
Jelani Woods – TE – IND
4.03
Pistol
Jerome Ford – RB – CLE
4.11
Pistol
Kennedy Brooks – RB – PHI
5.03
Pistol
Samori Toure – WR – GB
Pistol had a lot of picks. Pistol made a lot of good ones. He has three starters, four backups, and two “who cares, maybe” picks. I think the most intriguing picks are Rachaad White and Jerome Ford. Those two guys have a long-term shot. Think A.J. Dillon situations. The off-season will decide their fates.
Pistol Draft Grade: A
2.13
PeePaw
Wan’Dale Robinson – WR – NYG
4.08
PeePaw
Ty Chandler – RB – UNC
5.04
PeePaw
Matt Corral – QB – CAR
PeePaw traded all his picks in hopes of a repeat championship contender run. That fell apart quickly. PeePaw still finds himself in a good spot with his team next year, but these draft picks are not going to help him at all. He grabbed a little man, a handcuff and a future QB.
PeePaw Draft Grade: B
1.05
Teach
Treylon Burks – WR – TEN
1.11
Teach
James Cook – RB – BUF
2.04
Teach
Alec Pierce – WR – IND
3.05
Teach
Khalil Shakir – WR – BUF
3.13
Teach
Kenny Pickett – QB – PIT
4.04
Teach
Tyler Badie – RB – BAL
5.05
Teach
Ty Goodson – RB – GB
Teach made a bad trade in the offseason. He needed to make upgrades across the board. Teach did just that. Teach may have the best rookie WR for this season, not saying long term, but for immediate production, Burks is the guy. James Cook is on a team that does not like running the ball, but he has a decent shot at taking over as the RB1 this year. Time will tell. Teach has the only rookie QB that should start every game this year. Everyone else is a stash.
Teach’s Draft Grade: A-
1.06
Trashman
Christian Watson – WR – GB
2.06
Trashman
Tyler Allgeier – RB – ATL
3.06
Trashman
Tyquan Thornton – WR – NE
4.06
Trashman
Kyle Phillips – WR- Ten
5.06
Trashman
Kevin Harris – RB – NE
Trashman made the biggest reach pick in the first round. Christian Watson ahead of Olave and Williams is a bad pick. Trashman is unlikely to compete for the championship this year, so “waiting” for Williams to develop would have been a great pick. Allgeier was the hottest name in the draft chat as the Falcons RB spot is wide open. With him being a 5th rounder, that’s not completely unreasonable to think that he can end up being the Falcons RB1. Tyquan Thorton was a Second round pick and went in the Third Round for this draft. That has to be a value. The only issue is that the Patriots are inconsistent with their WR fantasy production. Either way an ok draft by Trashman.
Trashman’s Draft Grade: B
1.07
Batman
Chris Olave – WR – NO
2.02
Batman
Jahan Dotson – WR – WASH
2.07
Batman
Trey McBride – TE- ARI
2.10
Batman
Zamir White – RB – LAV
3.01
Batman
Malik Willis – QB – TENN
3.04
Batman
Kyren Williams – RB – LAR
3.07
Batman
Keaontay Ingram – RB – ARI
5.07
Batman
Calvin Austin III – WR – PIT
5.12
Batman
David Njoku – TE – CLE
The argument can be made that Batman had the best draft out of anyone. Batman drafted a top WR, drafted another solid WR, drafted the TE1, drafted an RB that has a clear shot at RB1 for the team the following year, the mobile QB, three other guys, and a TE vet that just received a huge deal. Olave, Dotson, McBride, White, Willis, and Njoku all are good picks. The fact that Batman was able to get Zamir White so late is a great pick for him.
Batman’s Draft Grade: A
2.08
Mush
Brian Robinson Jr. – RB – WAS
5.08
Mush
Matt Ryan – QB – IND
Mush did not have a lot of chances to add more mongrels to his team. He added the handcuff for Antonio Gibson and drafted a veteran QB. Mush already has a veteran QB, but it was pick 60. Mush has to rely on the team he had for the season, luckily his draft grade does not have to.
Mush’s Draft Grade: B
2.09
CrossFit
John Metchie III – WR – HOU
3.09
CrossFit
Charleston Rambo – WR – CAR
4.05
CrossFit
Greg Dulcich – TE – DEN
4.09
CrossFit
Jashaun Corbin – RB – NYG
5.09
CrossFit
Jerrion Ealy – RB – KC
CrossFit did not have a first rounder, he still grabbed a stud WR. Metchie was injured and fell way down the draft board. Then CrossFit grabbed two late round RBs that may find themselves with playing time due to the injury prone starters. CrossFit loves RBs that get hurt, maybe he catches a break with one of these two flyers. CrossFit woke up and made his picks in a timely manner.
CrossFit’s Draft Grade: B
3.10
Touchdown Guy
Danny Gray – WR – SF
5.10
Touchdown Guy
Brittain Brown – RB – LAV
Touchdown Guy went all in and came up just short. He has one chip so tough to feel bad for the guy. TDG grabbed a dude that runs a 4.3 in the late third. He also has a potential handcuff/heir to throne of his bell cow Josh Jacobs. Decent draft.
Touchdown Guy’s Draft Grade: B
2.11
Bruce
Justyn Ross – WR – KC
5.11
Bruce
Montrell Washington – WR – DEN
Not a lot to say here. Bruce had two picks and missed them both. Arguably the worst draft of all-time. No NFL teams drafted these two guys, only Bruce drafted these guys.
Bruce’s Draft Grade: F
2.12
JonnyDIII
Tyrion Davis-Price – RB – SF
3.12
JonnyDIII
Snoop Connor – RB – JAX
4.07
JonnyDIII
Marlon Mack – RB – HOU
4.10
JonnyDIII
Cade Otton – TE – TB
4.12
JonnyDIII
Erik Ezukanma – WR – MIA
Biased, but is the Champ back? JD3 came in with bad draft capital. JD3 walked away with an RB in a messy backfield, a handcuff for his last year’s early pick, a Vet that is the RB1 to start the year, Gronk Jr.?, and a guy from his favorite team. To be honest, none of these guys are great, but all a guy can do is make the most of his situation. Marlon Mack provides the RB security needed and the upside of a rookie TE are the only things that make the draft. The fact that they were 4th rounders seals the deal.
JonnyDIII’s Draft Grade: B
That does it for the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Rookie Draft Grades. It should be another good year. We did not get as many trades this year as the previous year, but that does not mean that we will not see a couple as the season nears. We have our first set of waivers going through Wednesday morning. It is an exciting time. I know one fantasy manager that has at least 10 waiver claims in already. This will give us all a reason to wake up on Wednesday. Can’t wait. Until next time I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow.
Good morning everyone, welcome to the Pot Cakes Dynasty League Rookie Rankings. The NFL Draft is over, now it is time to gear up for your fantasy football drafts. The PCDL has a 5 round draft. The draft selections consist of rookies and/or dynasty free agents. The first four rounds have 13 picks and the fifth and final round has 12 picks. That is 64 selections, here we breakdown the top (Nintendo) 64 rookies plus we add a bonus 5 best available free agents. For these rankings, I am strictly going best available. Let’s dive into it.
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Top 64 Rookies
1.01 – Breece Hall – RB – New York Jets – 6’1 – 220 lbs. – RB1
The Jets have had a long history of high production low result fantasy RBs. Breece Hall finds himself in the best Jets team since Mark Sanchez. The Jets have a lot of firepower on offense. More importantly for Breece is that his competition is a 5’8 201 lbs. 4th round pick the year previous. This is a very similar situation Singletary and Zack Moss were in. Moss comes in and takes the work. Sing and Moss were both third rounders. Here, Hall is a second and Michael Carter is fourth. Hall’s size advantage and draft capital advantage make him the day 1 starter.
1.02 – Drake London – WR – Atlanta Falcons – 6’5 – 210 lbs. – WR1
All the wide receivers are the same. What makes London better? Well he has no QB like all these top guys, but Drake has no competition in the WR room. Drake also has the size and speed to make him a great WR. The Falcons also just cut Mike Davis, meaning Cordarrelle Patterson is going to have to lineup in the backfield more. To me this means Drake is the guy at WR in the red zone.
Walker jumps the other WRs here because they are too similar. Walker was projected as the RB3 at worst. He was drafted as the second best RB and finds himself on a team that is in desperate need of a young healthy RB. While Walker was great last year, he was average at Wake Forest. You see a lot of Big 10 RBs that are incredible and then are hit or miss in the NFL. Sure, lumping Big 10 RBs together when that is just the position at whole seems unfair, but I want my brat and until I get it I’ll be mad.
1.04 – Jameson Williams – WR – Detroit Lions – 6’2 – 189 lbs. – WR2
Yes, I am putting an injured guy here ahead of non-injured WRs. Why? Well he is Detroit’s WR1 as soon as he steps on the field. St. Brown is great, but Williams is better. This is what the Lions need to have a better offense, an elite WR1. While Williams was a late bloomer in college due to always playing on teams with elite WRs (see next two WRs), he is in the perfect position to be the best WR in this draft class. While this pick will not immediately produce for you, next season will be incredible.
Titans felt that they needed to make a trade to get rid of A.J. Brown. They did and they tried to replace him immediately. Burks is mentioned as the best route runner in the draft. Burks was the preseason WR1 of this class. Burks has a lot of size to bang around with the best of them. Burks, like London, steps into the WR1 position immediately.
1.06 – Garrett Wilson – WR – New York Jets – 6’0 – 192 lbs. – WR4
Terrifying right? Two Jets in the top half of the first for a rookie mock draft. No way this falls apart. Wilson was drafted ahead of both former teammates, Olave and Williams, this is due to Williams injury and due to Wilson outperforming Olave this last year. Wilson will have competition with Elijah Moore and Corey Davis, so that is why he is behind Williams, but the production will come. The issue with a lot of these top WR guys is that they will not burn as bright as last years top WRs.
1.07 – Chris Olave – WR – New Orleans Saints – 6’1 – 188 lbs. – WR5
Olave was one of the favorites heading into this season. He did not really do anything to drop off, it is just that everyone else played so well. Don’t it always seem to go that you don’t know what you got ‘til its gone Olave in paradise he got his own parking spot. Depending on how much Mikey T plays, depends on the success of Olave. I actually want Mikey T to play to open things up for Olave. Without Mikey T then Olave might get doubled. Saints are in trouble this year, Olave and Mikey T have to produce for them.
1.08 – Christian Watson – WR – Green Bay Packers – 6’5 – 208 lbs. – WR6
Watson can fly and he’s big. You get two years of Rodgers guaranteed. Watson might be the most productive player in this draft class for the first two years. Realistically, think about it. Adams leaves behind 169 targets, 123 receptions, 1,553 yards, and 11 TDs. MVS leaves behind 55 targets, 26 receptions, 430 yards, and 3 TDs. Allen Lazard had 60 targets, 40 receptions, 513 yards, and 8 TDs and is the only returning top 3 WR for the Packers. Let’s average the numbers. That is 88 targets, 63 receptions, 832 yards, and 7.3 TDs per guy. Realistically, the TDs are high but the yards and receptions are very doable for Watson. Those would be DeVonta Smith numbers, but DeVonta did not have the reigning MVP throwing him the rock. Watson has all the immediate upside a guy could dream of.
I am a known Mike Tomlin truther, and the truth about Tomlin is he hits on all WRs. Pickens is the toughest guy in the draft. He mauls dudes. He is an absolute psychopath in the best way. The Steelers let Juju walk, they will have to pay either Diontae or Claypool, or neither. Either way Pickens will be either the guy or be the other guy. At this point in the draft, knowing who will instantly will produce gets thin, we slowly have to look at long term. Pickens provides both possible immediate production and long term it may open up to him nicely.
1.10 – Skyy Moore – WR – Kansas City Chiefs – 5’10 – 195 lbs. – WR8
Moore is interesting. He has the best or top 3 dynasty QB right now. He has a bunch of random guys as his WRs. No true WR1 on the team. Juju has been hurt, MVS has been too, Mercole never did much, so there is room for Moore. Juju is a good slot. MVS can do it too, but he’s a speedy outside guy. Hardman is outside. I do not know what the Chiefs want to do. But if Hardman is given an outside spot, then Moore has to compete with a solid vet in the slot. Moore is small. On paper I’d rather have Juju in there going across the middle and breaking tackles. But Juju is on a one year deal, Moore just has to prove he can play and wait his turn.
This is super interesting. Singletary had a great rookie year and now finished super strong in year 3. He survived Zack Moss and Matt Breida, but now he has to compete with Cook. Cook is known for his hands. Josh Allen is known to throw the football. If you are passing the ball, would you have the better pass catcher in or the vet. I know for the first half of the season Singletary should be in the most due to pass protection. James Cook has to figure the NFL stuff out first. But like Gordon and Williams in Denver, eye up after the bye week or after Week 8, a shift towards or to even things up for Cook.
1.12 – John Metchie III – WR – Houston Texans – 6‘0 – 195 lbs. – WR9
This is solely based on draft position and school. Metchie was at Bama and can fly. Metchie had an ACL injury, but if Williams can go top 10, no reason Metchie isn’t a top 10 rookie WR. Metchie immediately has a shot at the WR2 spot. Brandin Cooks is the WR1, but Nicol or Metchie can be the WR2. Metchie has more draft capital, so it should be a tight race.
Dotson is a first round pick. McLaurin and Curtis Samuel are the WR1 and WR2, but WR3 spot is open and Dotson is the 16th pick. If you are going to grab a WR that early you have to play him. I do not know why the Commanders took Dotson this high, I do not see the stats to support taking him this high, I am not going to watch film on why he was chose this high because he’s on Washington and I’ll avoid him if he falls to 25.
A second round TE is a huge investment. Cards have an out on Ertz’s contract in two years. Meaning in 2024 it is all Trey McBride time. Sign me up. Trey McBride is the clear cut TE1 of this draft and I think he makes an early impact especially with D-Hop being out 6 weeks.
2.02 – Rachaad White – RB – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 6’2 – 210 lbs. – RB4
White is in a decent spot. The Bucs have Fournette, Bernard, and Vaughn. Obviously the Bucs do not love that (Veronica) Vaughn. Now the Bucs have a new coach and a new rookie RB. With White being a 3rd rounder, I think he has a shot at being in the mix next year. Bucs have an out on Fournette after 2024. This may be like a transition into White, and who knows, if Brady is gone after this year maybe Fournette is too.
Pickett is the only QB that is a plug and play. The Steelers took Najee Harris last year, Pickens this year, have Diontae Johnson, Chase Claypool, and Pat Freiermuth. I mean this is a young core that is exciting. The Steelers always compete and now it is up to Pickett to get it done. Pickett is your best shot at a short term and long term QB in this draft. He is the only NFL ready guy. That is the point of being in the NFL, being NFL ready. Pickett is the QB pick.
2.04 – David Bell – WR – Cleveland Browns – 6’2 – 205 lbs. – WR11
The Browns have Amari Cooper. Then it goes to Anthony Schwartz and DPJ. Bell averaged a 100 yards a game at Purdue. I’ll take 100 cc’s of Bell for a second round steal. Oh and Bell is going to have Watson as his QB (hopefully). Bell will be a great addition to an fantasy roster.
The Texans are absolutely terrible, but they do not have an RB. Pierce is scary because he never had a 100 yard game in his college career. I do not know how that happens. I know guys that were like 7th on their depth chart that stumbled into a 100 yard game. I mean with Marlon Mack and Rex Burkhead, Pierce is going to play soon. While Pierce might not be the bell cow this year, next year he should get a lot of touches.
Parris ain’t it, Pittman is the world’s greatest, and JT is going to get all the touches. The WR2 spot is up in the air and Pierce is a lock for the WR3 position. Matty Ice will pass the ball around, so Pierce should receive some work. At this point you are just looking for players that can have a starting spot.
2.07 – Velus Jones Jr. – WR – Chicago Bears – 6’0 – 200 lbs. – WR13
See above. Jones should be the WR3. Darnell Mooney is the clear cut WR1. Now we have a 5-way fight for the WR2 position. Byron Pringle, Equanimeous St. Brown, Dazz Newsom, David Moore, and Velus Jones Jr. You have to think that Velus gets the nod because the other guys have not capitalized on their chances. Give Fields a couple of young guys to grow with. Honestly, at this point in the rankings it is all made up. This draft has 20 WRs from here on out that are fighting for starting spots but nothing is guaranteed.
Tolbert slipped into the late third, but he fell on a good team. Tolbert is in a position where the team loves to chuck the ball, just lost a valuable receiver, and another receiver is coming off of an injury. Let’s not forget that the electric Ced-Wil is gone. Tolbert finds himself in the starting lineup even if Gallup is back week 1. Tolbert has a chance to be the WR2 opposite of Lamb for the next four years. That is exciting stuff especially for a late second round pick.
2.09 – Zamir White – RB – Las Vegas Raiders – 6’0 – 215 lbs. – RB6
The Raiders drafted a whole bunch of players in the first in 2019. They did not pick up a single one of their 5th year options. Josh Jacobs being one of those 5th year options. I do not know what the Raiders are doing, but Zamir finds himself in a potential starting role in two years. With a weak RB class, a potential year 2 starter is a plus.
2.10 – Brian Robinson Jr. – RB – Washington Commanders – 6’1 – 225 lbs. – RB7
The Commanders must hate Gibby. McKissic is back but a third round RB is not exactly a good sign for Gibby. I think the Commanders use Robinson eventually as the thunder to Gibby’s lightning, but it will be later in the year. Gibby is the guy, but Robinson should still have a shot at a role in the backfield.
2.11 – Tyquan Thornton – WR – New England Patriots – 6’3 – 182 lbs. – WR15
Thornton joins a tragic group of WRs. That group is a WR drafted to the New England Patriots. A historically bad landing spot for a WR. But Thornton ran a 4.2 at the combine and is the fastest human being at the draft. Everyone ahead of him is old. He is not a play today guy, but he has to play at some point with his pure speed.
2.12 – Wan’Dale Robinson – WR – New York Giants – 5’11 – 185 lbs. – WR16
Wan’Dale is a backup to start the season. But he is the WR selected by a new coach in the second round. He was picked over Metchie and Pickens, so Daboll must really love something about this guy if it is his WR in his first draft. You have to trust his offensive genius as the only thing that can separate Robinson from the rest of the pack.
2.13 – Danny Gray – WR – San Francisco 49ers – 6’1 – 180 lbs. – WR17
Danny Gray is behind Deebo on the depth chart. Deebo is gone. Aiyuk absolutely stunk at the beginning of last year. He’s a long shot, but that is where we are in the draft. None of these guys have spots. There is a ton of average talent in the draft, but there are not a bunch of top end guys. That means they all have equal footing for potential fantasy roles going forward. However, none of these guys are locks. Danny Gray is a trade away from being big time.
Allgeier is a fifth rounder. That is not great. But the Falcons cut Mike Davis and it is just Cordarrelle Patterson. Cordarrelle cannot be the only ball carrier this year. Someone has to take Davis’ carries. It may go to Damien Williams, who is 30, and signed a 1 year deal. This is likely, but the future is uncertain. With Cordarrelle being 31 and Williams being 30, the Falcons need someone young to run the ball, Allegeier appears to be the guy.
Ridder guaranteed a Super Bowl. He also is clearly going to be the QB next year. The Falcons are in full rebuild. Ridley is out a year, Mariota is the QB, the RBs are 30.5 years old. They drafted a young WR, I mean they are looking to do something in two/three years time. Ridder should be the QB when it all clicks if it is not sooner.
Derrick Henry is 28 and sat out a good chunk of the year with injury. He is great when healthy, there is no disputing that. The only thing to dispute is when and how long will he be in there. More importantly the backup spot is wide open in Tennessee. Haskins will have opportunity and also may have the opportunity in a couple years.
3.04 – Isaiah Spiller – RB – Los Angeles Chargers – 6’1 – 215 lbs. – RB10
I will admit, I am lower on Spiller than a lot of people. However, Spiller is slow. He ran a 4.63. That is not going to do it for me, and it should not do it for you. I think Spiller does play a little, but in the classic Chargers backup role. You need Ekeler to get hurt, and that does not guaranty that whoever is the backup X week will be the backup the following week.
Everyone loves this part of the draft. Everyone is off the board and now you are just hoping and praying that you get something. These rounds are likely guys that you will have to stash anyways. Why not take the chance on Malik Willis. Malik is very athletic. Malik could be the dual threat QB that you need to win fantasy weeks. If Mallik is not that guy, then he’s just a bad stash.
Noah Fant is gone. It is just big Al. If the Broncos were set with Big Al they would not have used a third on a TE. This move could be to help Russ cook, it could be to help Javonte and Mel, it could be a little of both. With the way the league works if you hit on a nice young TE then you will have a competitive edge on everyone else. Or, you will at least look like you do, then you can trade immediately.
Not the greatest of landing spots but definitely in the mix. Diggs is a lock. Now let’s look at the remaining guys. Gabe Davis, Crowder, Isaiah McKenzie, Touchdown Jesus, Tavon Austin, and Khalil Shakir. Will Shakir be a lock for the starting job? No, but he’s got a great chance at being the WR2/3 next year. McKenzie has an out after this year and Gabe Davis has two years left on his deal. Shakir has a great outlook for 2 to 3 years out on a team that has the Tall Josh Allen.
3.08 – Romeo Doubs – WR – Green Bay Packers – 6’2 – 204 lbs. – WR19
Doubs is one of the trickier third rounders. He has potential with Aaron Rodgers, but he could lose Rodgers. He is also in a weird spot on the depth chart. But if he can make the roster, if he can make it two years, then year 3, Doubs could actually have some production. Christian Watson also has been dropping the ball a TON (for OTAs), maybe Doubs gets the nod.
3.09 – Jelani Woods – TE – Indianapolis Colts – 6’7 – 275 lbs. – TE3
I mean wow. Woods it a huge man. Woods was a third round TE pick, he has the draft capital to see the field. Can you imagine trying to tackle this man? Woods has to have his own RedZone package, I think he’s worth the pick just to talk about.
3.10 – Kyren Williams – RB – Los Angeles Rams – 5’9 – 198 lbs. – RB11
Cam Akers and Darrell Henderson and then big bad Kyren Williams. The Rams run their backs into the ground. Williams will likely get into the mix at some point. Williams just has to wait out Darrell Henderson. Hendy is on the last year of his deal, Williams just needs to show promise to be the Rams RB2.
The Cardinals are an interesting team. James Conner was a dude last year, but he’s done this before. He might be a flash in the pan, but for TDG let’s hope he has another good year. RBs have a short shelf life, Darrel Williams is a backup, Eno Benjamin has been nothing. This gives Keaontay Ingram a chance. A chance in the late third is all you can ask.
3.12 – Pierre Strong Jr. – RB – New England Patriots – 5’11 – 205 lbs. – RB13
The Pats took two RBs. Something ain’t adding up in Clam Chowder town. I do not know why I said that. Pierre has a Strong chance to be in the mix with Stevenson in Strong’s year two. Damien Harris is going to be gone, James White is eventually going to retire. Someone from this New England backfield has to be something.
This is crazy right. Erik is on a depth chart with Waddle, Hill, and Cedric Wilson. Cedric has a three year deal, he has an out in two years. Hill and Waddle are not going anywhere. Maybe he works his way in as the third guy. All you can hope for.
Calvin Austin is a fourth round pick. That is the best thing that you will get here in the draft. We have 25 picks left and not a whole lot of options.
This is the default for this late in the draft. Corral has a shot if he gets the nod, I cannot remember the name but an NFL analyst said that the Panthers have a top 5 skill position group.
Name alone. Doug Peterson’s draft pick. James Rob is coming off an achillies injury. Travis Etienne is coming off of an injury as well. Snoop is the only healthy guy. With Snoop’s size he has a decent shot at being the one-two punch for the Jags with Etienne.
4.05 – Kevin Harris – RB – New England Patriots – 5’10 – 220 lbs. – RB16
Damien Harris is replaced with Kevin Harris. The Pats drafted RBs for a reason. Pats don’t mess around with paying RBs. Damien Harris is gone after this year. Bill must not love Rhamondre. Pats have James White too. There is no certainty in the Pats RB room. This addition only adds to that.
Titans depth chart is pretty thin. Titans got rid of A.J. Brown, they drafted Malik Willis. Everything is pointing up to a Titans rebuild if things do not work out this year. Philips has competition but it is not unbelievable to think he will beat out Nick Westbrook-Ikhine for the WR3 spot.
4.07 – Justyn Ross – WR – Kansas City Chiefs – 6’4 – 205 lbs. – WR23
Ross was undrafted. He has an uphill battle to make the roster. But if he does. Juju is on a one-year. Hardman is in the last year of his deal. All you are left with is MVS, who has two years, Skyy Moore who is small, and Cornell Powell who was a fifth rounder. Ross is a monster compared to these guys. At pick 45, this is a steal.
Here on we are just trying to grab guys from teams that are good or their current starter receives a lot of volume. If Chandler ever gets Cooks or Mattison opportunity, badabing badaboom, AMIRITE?
Woods was a 6th rounder. Browns added a lot of WRs, and they will not have a QB this year, maybe next year, maybe year after that. In 4 years Mike Woods could be the guy.
Vikings need a replacement for Thielen some. Jalen Nailor the Sailor’s nickname is Speedy. It should have something sail boat related, because the Vikings,
5.01 – Sam Howell – QB – Washington Commanders – 6’1 – 220 lbs. – QB5
Maybe Howell is able to start and then this is a steal. We are at the point in the draft where we have no other choice, we are running out of rookies that were drafted. Howell was drafted.
5.02 – Tyler Goodson – RB – Green Bay Packers – 5’10 – 200 lbs. – RB19
Goodson was a good running back at Iowa. Aaron Jones might be in his last year at GB. If that is true then Goodson can be in the mix of RB2 for GB down the road. Plus it looks like LaFleur is mixing in RBs because he has no WRs.
5.03 – Cade Otton – TE – Tampa Bay Buccaneers – 6’5 – 250 lbs. – TE5
Bucs will need a TE once Brady and Gronk retire. Using a 4th round pick on a TE is a valuable draft pick. I think it’s worth noting going forward.
Eagles have a pile of RBs, but this guy ran for 1,000 yards 3 times in college. Undrafted, but the Eagles must have issues with their RB room. Miles Sanders should receive all the carries, but that has not been their offense lately.
5.06 – Samori Toure – WR – Green Bay Packers – 6’1 – 192 lbs. – WR28
Lazard is likely gone after this year, we do not know what Rodgers will do. Toure will compete with Doubs for snaps. Either guy could make their way onto the field, or both could never see the field. Round 5 people.
Price gets the nod here because he has bad vets infront of him in Mack and Lindsay. He is also from a small school, so maybe he has more drive to survive. Price is one of the best players in FIU history, maybe it works out in the NFL.
Ebner was drafted and has a legit shot at the RB3 spot. That’s all you can ask this late in the draft.
5.11 – Jeremy Ruckert – TE – New York Jets – 6’5 – 252 lbs. TE6
Ruckert is buried on the depth chart, but he was drafted pretty high for tight ends. Jets could have done anything, they used a 3rd on a tight end. Jets need help everywhere, they went TE early.
Cowboys love Tight Ends. Jake Ferguson loves making plays. Match made in heaven and the perfect Mr. Irrelevant.
Now lets look at the top five Free Agents available in the Pot Cakes Dynasty League.
Top 5 Available Free Agents
1. Matt Ryan – QB – Indianapolis Colts
Matty Ice is primed for a bounce back year. He is on a good team, he has a great run game, he just is missing WR weapons. Matty Ice should make up for the lack of WR talent, but he is most intriguing option as a week to week option for a dynasty league. If you have a young unproven QB, Matty Ice would be a good stash.
2. Marlon Mack/Rex Burkhead – RB – Houston Texans
Dameon Pierce is the answer here for the back half of the season, but those first 8 weeks are up for grabs. Mack is coming off a knee injury and Burkhead is old. Someone has to get the ball in Houston, or maybe too many people do again. These guys are worth the emergency stash/
3. Olamide Zaccheaus – WR – Atlanta Falcons
Olamide is the only returning Falcons starter. That does not carry much weight. All Olamide has over rookie Drake London and former Raider Bryan Edwards is one extra year with the head coach. But with the WR1 spot up for grabs, taking a shot on Olamide is not the worst.
4. David Njoku – TE – Cleveland Browns
The Browns love paying people. Njoku got a big deal, so he has to be some part of the offense going forward. Who will be the QB? Maybe Njoku for the money they are paying him.
5. Austin Hooper – TE – Tennessee Titans
Titans need to throw the ball to somebody. Robert Woods, Treylon Burks, and Austin Hooper are the three. Hooper gets a new start and second chance at showing us if he can relive his Atlanta glory. The Browns are a bad franchise, Hooper can control whether or not he can be a fantasy franchise player.
Well that does it for the rankings. Best of luck in your upcoming drafts. Hopefully your league has a trophy, our Commissioner is worse than Mike Trout and way less athletic. That’s not really a dig at our Commish, Trout is super athletic. Our commissioner is somewhere between as athletic as Mike Trout and an actual trout. We may dive into some general rankings, trade targets, etc. Until then I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow. The Pot Cakes Dynasty League Rookie draft is currently loosely scheduled for the end of the month. We may have draft grades next, plenty of content to be had, plenty of trades too!?!
I think these picks only solidify taking Breece Hall at the 1.01. No WR went to a team that makes them instantly a WR1. Maybe Treylon Burks? But that is it.
Let’s dive into pick by pick.
Drake London is now the WR1 for the Falcons for the year 2022. He’s big and will play well opposite of Kyle Pitts. The issue, well who throws him the ball. Drake London does not provide the immediate impact you want, nor does he provide long term success because he is on the Falcons.
Garrett Wilson finds himself on a team with three WRs already. Davis, Moore, and Berrios. I understand this puts him ahead of either Moore or Berrios, but still. It’s not like he is the clear cut guy. Bad landing spot for a stud WR.
Chris Olave is arguably the best. But the Saints, no thanks. JameO will huck it up, but with Mikey T and Olave, Olave isn’t the clear guy tonight.
Jameson Williams for the Lions is incredible. The Lions need a WR to play opposite of St. Brown. Jameo might be a Week 9 on guy bouncing back from his knee injury, but he seems to be the guy that is the best WR and also has a good fit. Jared Goff is a better QB than the other guys. I said what I said.
Jahan Dotson for the Washington Commanders is the worst offensive pick in the first round. Washington is a dumpster.
Treylon Burks is my favorite WR in the draft. He goes to a team that loves to run it. This is not fun for dynasty.
Kenny Pickett is the only QB in the first. I do not love it. I do not think you take a QB in the first round of a rookie draft based on this. Unless Malik Willis falls to the Saints or Seahawks in the second, then maybe for a year 2 guy.
Let’s go through a quick first round of the Rookie Mock.
1.01 – Breece Hall – RB – Unknown
None of these WRs went to a spot that has a proven QB to put them in the WR1 category on the year.
1.02 – Chris Olave – WR – New Orleans Saints
I think Olave ends up in a spot that makes him a possible WR1. Mikey T is injured a lot. Olave could be the guy. JameO loves chucking the pigskin. Olave has the best outlook as a year 1 guy and long term.
1.03 – Drake London – WR – Atlanta Falcons
This is solely based on the fact that the Falcons cannot throw the ball to anybody else. London is a monster, he is size wise the closest thing to Julio the Falcons could draft. He is not Julio, but he is the Julio of this draft, maybe. Big and can get money after the catch. Drake is so hot right now.
1.04 – Jameson Williams – WR – Detroit Lions
Williams is the new #1 for the Lions. Once he’s healthy he can be in place for the best WR of this draft. You have to worry about the knee injury, but my goodness medicine is tight right now.
1.05 – Garrett Wilson – WR – New York Jets
Strictly here based on talent. Jets have a lot of weapons and a bad offense, so they spread the ball around but don’t have the ball enough to make a monster impact.
1.06 – Treylon Burks – WR – Tennessee Titans
Titans get rid of Brown and immediately replace him with Burks. The problem is the Titans run the ball and Brown was hit or miss when it was just him. Corey Davis, not a monster, but took some pressure off Brown. Now it’s just Burks, and that is not super sexy for me.
1.07 – Kenneth Walker – RB – Unknown
At this point we cannot trust the WRs, so you go RB and hope it works.
1.08 – Christian Watson – WR – Unknown
Too big and too fast to let someone else go ahead of him. Also, he probably ends up on a team that has a QB.
1.09 – George Pickens – WR – Unknown
See Christian Watson but take some speed off.
1.10 – Jahan Dotson – WR – Washington Commanders
Guy is too small to be picked higher but drafted too high to be picked lower.
1.11 – Isaiah Spiller – RB – Unknown
Need to get a third RB off the board just based on value.
1.12 – John Mechie – WR – Unknown
Guy is good at sports, not enough skilled guys drafted to make an argument against him.
1.13 – David Bell – WR – Unknown
Bell is underrated due to number of games played with the whole Covid thing. Bell and Burks were hyped up prior to the 2022 season, I’m going to trust people’s original gut before I go to a different guy.
With that said, Bottom Bunk is on the clock.
Well that does it. Kind of a boring draft for us Dynasty nerds. If you have a handful of picks in this year’s dynasty draft, you are in for a world of hurt. Bad year to tank, great year to go all in and win it all and brag every chance you get about it. Have fun watching the draft and until then I hope you and yours have a better tomorrow.
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