Well, Week 6 brought out some interesting JFL developments.
First, Fear and Loathing eked out a win over Choo to remain
undefeated at 6-0. Two other teams won by four or fewer points, including the
Toasters who edged the Generals by 0.8 points to even his record to 3-3.
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| Stock Market Crash Man, that got a bit feisty.
I’m not bringing this up to pour salt on the wounds of
the
two traders; I’m bringing it up because it needs to
be discussed.
We’ve had trades in the JFL throughout the nine-year
history
of the league and all have been fair deals, or if
they were a little one-sided,
it was minuscule, and there
were outlying circumstances that made it OK enough
to
pass.
In this situation, that was not the case. The Generals are
0-6 and barring seven straight wins and some crazy
tie-breakers, he’s all but
eliminated from the playoffs.
He knows this and that’s why he announced the
“Firesale.”
And whereas the second deal may have been good for him
in 2015 —
good as in better than nothing (getting what
would inevitably be a third round
pick for an 11th) — it was
not fair on the other side and to the rest of the JFL.
I will
not go over the preseason and current numbers for the
players involved,
so my main point is, Houserville was not
giving up enough in the opinion of the
JFL to warrant
such a return.
Which brings me to the reason I’m actually writing about
this. We have draft pick trading available for future seasons
to help even out
trades. It’s been used in a few cases to
turn a deal that may have been
slightly off into one that was
fair. In this case, when the picks were added,
it was the meat
of the deal because the players in return were not. And my
note
for all future deals is: When a trade has picks that
outweigh the players being
sent for a top-tier player, that
pick(s) better be very close, if not the same
round in which
that player was drafted because if you’re going to make your
team better for this year, that’s fine; but for the fairness of
the JFL, it
better cost you down the road.
That’s basically all I have to say on this subject.
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The Generals, meanwhile, fall to 0-6 because he gave up on
LeSean McCoy, benching him and his 15.8 points. Then, he tried to trade him in
a deal — twice — that was just too one-sided for us to allow.
So they went back to the drawing table and came up with a
deal that is much more reflective of the deals we’ve become accustom to over
the years in the JFL.
But there haven’t been many deals over the year, and here we
are, before the trade deadline with three deals in the books at the time I wrote
this, including two blockbusters.
First, let’s touch on the reworked deal that went from bust
to blockbuster. Houserville ponied up DeSean Jackson and Dwayne Allen for
LeSean McCoy and Sammy Watkins. Graybill still has hopes of making a miraculous
run, but if it’s going to happen, it better start this weekend.
For Houserville, this solidifies a lineup that was missing a
quality running back. (Can I get an “I told you so” about Montee Ball?)
The Jammers, yours truly, did the same thing acquiring Marshawn
Lynch. (Can Parker get an “I told you so” about Terrance West?)
Chalupa Batman was on the other end of that deal, getting
Dez Bryant, a player he has been after since Week 2 when I got the text message
that read “Dez for Lynch” after Ray Rice was kicked out forever.
The Generals and Jerk also made a deal swapping Louis Murphy
and Allen Robinson, which is a deal I like for the Generals. Murphy is a third
to fourth option at best for a bad Bucs team; Robinson is the leading target
for a bad team with an improving rookie QB. That’s a Generals win, which is
nice for him to hear, considering it’s the only win he has this season.
There’s still about 16 hours left until the trade deadline
passes, so it will be interesting to see if these moves spark any other moves
in the JFL.
Sunday Slackers
109.5, World of Noise 84.8
AH-FLACCO:
Remember that time you didn’t start Joe Flacco and he scored 47 points? Yeah, I
know. That’s a dumb question. It rarely ever happens. But this week, it did.
Flacco had an insane day, throwing for five TDs, all in the first half. Flacco
has had his stinker performances, so it’s understandable why the Noise went
with Ryan, but he should have gone with my strategy — start the QB who’s
throwing to your opponent’s WRs, especially if you have one of the other WRs.
Double-points, or cash in on the opponent’s TDs.
THANKS, HOYER. THAT
WILL BE ALL: Brian Hoyer scored 18.5 points in his one and only — Parker
hopes — appearance for the Slackers. It wasn’t what he hoped, but thanks to
some other big performances, it was plenty enough.
UNLIKELY HEROES:
I’m sure if you asked Parker in Week 1 who would lead him to victory in Week 6,
Branden Oliver and Mohamed Sanu would not have been his first, second or even
third choices. Oliver scored 19.2 and looks like the next waiver-wire RB gem.
Sanu had 20 points with A.J. Green out again, and the Slackers have to be happy
that in Round 17, he took Sanu to back up Green.
Fear and Loathing
100.9, Choo Big TeeDees 98.8
HANGING ON: Man,
that was close. Fear was sweating bullets on Monday night as Colin Kaepernick
rallied the 49ers from 14 points down to beat the Rams. He nearly rallied the
Choo back, coming up 2.1 points short. A last-second 80-yard TD pass before
halftime really got this going and in continued in the second half as
Kaepernick got to 40.7 points. It’s promising for Choo to see this, but it’d be
more promising if he were 3-3 and not 2-4. Now he has some work to do in a
division where he sits two back.
MURRAY IS THE BEST: There’s
no way around it, DeMarco Murray has officially arrived. Six straight 100-yard
performances to start the year and he adds another 21.8 points in fantasy, mind
you, all coming against the
KEEP DOING THIS:
Seattle was drafted in the sixth round. The No. 1 scoring defense was drafted
in the 15th. Need I say more, Choo?
Jerkin’ My Kirk
Herbstreit 131.1, Shark Attack 91.3
IT HAPPENED AGAIN:
It was season highs for Matt Forte, T.Y. Hilton, Jordan Cameron and the Titans
defense — and it all happened against the Shark Attack. “Why me?” he must be
asking. It’s hard to believe that it keeps happening, but this seems to be the
case for one unfortunate fantasy team each season.
THE GOOD NEWS: It’s
another decent outing for most of the Attack in terms of total points, and that
at least provides hope for the future weeks. Yes, he’s now 1-5, but who knows.
If you’re scoring 95.5. points per week, you’ve got a good chance.
MIGHT AS WELL
BENCH’EM: For the third time this season — young season, at that — the
Sadskins have posted point totals in the negatives for the Attack. At this
rate, he may be better off just benching them each week.
T-Money 122.5,
Chinese Organ Thieves 80.6
CASHIN’ IN: What
did I say about Antone Smith in the preview? He’s a big-play guy only. He had
just two carries and four receptions for the Falcons. I wrote that he’s the
type of player you don’t start because you can’t trust the big play every week.
But, I also said he continues to defy logic, and he did it yet again. His
41-yard TD catch helped him score 15.7 points and moved to No. 10 in RB points.
That’s insane.
ANTONE SETS THE TONE:
His 15.7 points were just one of seven double-digit performances for
T-Money. Tony Romo managed a respectable 23.4 at Seattle, while Ben Tate
(19.8), Alshon Jeffery (14.6), Michael Crabtree (11.5), 49ers D (13.5) and
Justin Tucker (14) all chipped into the high point total. The biggest takeaway
from this big week is Tate’s performance. He’s now posted back-to-back
double-digit weeks since returning from injury. At 4-2, T-Money is in pretty
good shape.
ORANGE JULIUS:
The biggest mistake of the year is me taking Jimmy Graham in the first round
when I should have taken Julius Thomas. He’s scored every week and totaled nine
TDs in five games. He’s averaging 17.3 points per game and continues to help
the Thieves put up points with Peyton Manning. It just wasn’t enough this week.
Dottsville Toasters
73.6, Graybill’s Generals 72.8
UGLY, BUT OK: Toasters
will take it. His five double-digit scores, including four who hit 12 points, helped
him edge the Generals by less than a point. To make matters worse, one of those
12-point scores, Darren Sproles is out for a while, and Lamar Miller may be
too. So, it’s a win for now, but not sure if it’s a good sign going forward.
Man, do the Toasters need Megatron back. (Me, too, for that matter.)
ON TO ANEW: The
Generals should have started LeSean McCoy. I’d also still say he probably
shouldn’t have traded him, but it’s too late for that. Now it’s on to DeSean
Jackson, who had another big week. To have any chance at making a run for the
ages, he’ll need Jackson.
Team Boyer 119.6,
Philly Cheese Steaks 82
AND IT GETS BETTER:
Tom Brady is back. Yeah, I know it was against Buffalo, but 46.3 points. Boyer
will take it. And at 4-2, first place in the NFC West, Boyer will certainly
take it. Unfortunately for Boyer, Buffalo doesn’t pop up again on the schedule
until Week 17. If he can say that is one week too late, it means he’s dancing
in the Super Bowl (or that awesome new JFL Playoff Challenge!).
COR-DUD-RELLE:
After 23.4 points in the first week and not much since for the third-round pick
of the Cheese Steaks. That will have to change because he needs that top WR to
go with the rest of this pretty decent lineup. This week he had just 2.6 points
after 3.7 last week. It ruined great performances by Arian Foster (26.7 points)
and another double-digit outing by Andre Ellington (10.5).
FULL NELSON:
Jordy Nelson continues to roll, ranked No. 1 with his fifth double-digit outing
and fourth TD in three weeks. He continues to out-perform all those WRs took
before him.
Real Houserville
107.7, Jimmy Jammers 92.2
RODGER THAT: With
a last-second game-winning TD drive, Rodgers put Houserville ahead by a good
amount and DeSean Jackson put it away with 20.6 points in the late games.
Rodgers finished with 34.4 points and evened Houserville’s record to 3-3.
OFF THEIR GAME:
Dez Bryant and Jeremy Maclin had been catalysts in the Jammers 4-0 start. This
week, they combined for 9.1 points. Add that with Matthew Stafford’s fourth
sub-par game, and second in the teens in two weeks, and the Jammers had no
chance.
Channel 4 News Team
88.5, Chalupa Batman 84.7
COULDN’T GO WRONG:
Andy Dalton scored 28.5 points on the bench for the News Team, but Kirk Cousins
hit the same number in the starting lineup, so the News Team made the right
choice… Or the wrong one? I’m not sure.
GLAD THAT’S OVER: With
Jamaal Charles now done with the bye, and Bernard having already had his, it’s
time for the duo to pair up for the rest of the season. Steven Jackson can
score 2.5 points on the bench from now on.
MIXED CHALUPA:
Larry Fitzgerald got in the end zone finally and scored 17 points. Now, Chalupa
is looking for to teaming him up with Vincent Jackson and Dez Bryant. He’ll
just need Doug Martin to start scoring with Marshawn Lynch on the train to
Jammerville.
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