Week 3 Stock Market

Week 3 is here, and aren't we glad after Week 2 was just so sucky.  Fantasy football sometimes quivers our hearts and stomachs like reading In Cold Blood and sympathizing with Perry Smith.  That was certainly the thought when I was hoping, ever so slightly but yes I admit, Andrew Luck and TY Hilton would get injured during MNF.  Of course, regardless of my wishing or lack there of, injuricalypse is here and we saw some big names go down in Week 2.  Football is a violent sport (Helloww--Herm) catering to that exact aspect of human psyche, and that is, after all, at the core of many issues surrounding the NFL today.  Time is often a cure, injuries included, and just when we thought time has given us the first step toward escaping issues surrounding the beatings of little folks and womenfolks by men, AP's switch is back on the table (as it should be).  Ok.  Well, we'll let TigerMountain deal with that.

As for the good ol' PSAS, we are starting to see separation of the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.  June and July OTAs are starting to pay for some franchises.  So, more matches this week for bigger odds, with only one game played within the tiers. 

The payout schedule for 5 bankerbitez is as following.

                         Blue Chip     Market Performer     Junk
Blue Chip                  5                      3                          2
Market Performer     10                     5                          3
Junk                         15                     10                        5

This week's matchups are:

-Knile Davis Bowl

(1) TakingTigerMountain (3 bb) vs (7) The Old Future (10 bb)

Both teams are coming off convincing Rivalry Week wins, but injuries and violence were rampant and drew some shades in otherwise good week for both.  AP's presumed return in Week 3 is certainly good news for TigerMountain Tuesday turned AP's and his owners' (never liked that sound) fate upside down, and he's out indefinitely.  TigerMountain let Knile Davis test free agency and then saw Charles sprain ankle, only to have Knile snatched up (more like helicopter SWAT team kidnapping operation) by this week's opponent, so concern brews for Daniel-San's Dojo here.  Sproles looks like a legitimate weekly RB2/Flex option at least.  Moreno's snapped elbow and T-Rich's lack of carries in goal-line situation meant Team Formerly Known As James would be highly active in waiver-wire, and boy they were, outbidding everyone for Knile Davis with 66 of the good ol' bankerbitez.  Such move, while PSAS history isn't on Future's side, gives legitimate upset potential for the McFly Kids.  

-Ann Gregory Bowl

(2) Phat Girlz (2 bb) vs (9) Polk High Panthers (20 bb)

The 3rd Annual Ann Gregory Bowl will test to see if Monique and Co. are for realz in 2014.  Cobb and Walker lifted the Girlz in Week 2, but Tate will likely be out again this week and Monique's reliance on Tennessee Titans that scored only one TD against Dallas is on shaky grounds with Green/Sankey facing the Bengals.  No team was hit harder by injuries than Bundy's in Week 2, with both AJ and Charles going down early in the game and gave Polk High no chance against their cross-town rival.  With not much depth in the bench of the star-studded Panthers roster, Bundy has no choice but to dig into the FA market and pick up some crumbs to give themselves a chance over a tough opponent.  Still, the odds are pretty attractive here, if you ask me. 

-Chris Bowl

(3) AEthernauts (3 bb) vs (5) BldgDW3LL1NGTh1nk1ng (10 bb)

Two franchises off to a great start at 2-0 will face each other in this Battle of Chrises.  Both known for diligent titration, this game will be fun to watch.  Nauts roster is full of bounce-back legitimacy from Week 2 with the likes of Stacy, Ivory and Gates all surprising the league with solid performances.  Adding them to Nelson, Sanders and Bennett, and the Big Sky don't have to lean on the pillars of the franchise that is Newton and Murray.  Dallas offense will be featured, as always, by the Boyz in Chico, but it's been the rest of the lineup that's kept the ball rolling for BDT.  The winner of this match will join the elites of PSAS 2014.

-Wes Welker Bowl

(4) San Francisco Ferries (3 bb) vs (8) The Pelican Brief (10 bb)

This Californication match will feature two franchises looking for bounce-back after each dropped their respective bitter rivalry game.  SFF's record-setting regular-season winning streak is finally over as playing number one two weeks in a row proved too much for the Ferries.  Stafford and Cordarrelle came down to earth in Week 2, and with Seattle playing the Week 3 Super Bowl rematch against Denver, Ferries may go back to Wilson at the realm.  Pelican is more desperate for a win with an 0-2 record, but Tom Brady is evidently no longer a top 5 fantasy QB.  With Welker playing for SFF and Brady in decline, an era seems over for Grishamites and they may need to look for a new identity to salvage this young season and hope for an upset. 

-Winless Bowl

(6) Trichotillomanics (3 bb) vs (12) Shock_Pick (10 bb)

Two teams in slump at 0-2 face each other in an early must-wins to keep legitimacy for both.  The Hairpullers actually have the fourth highest scoring offense and is one of several teams that have triple digits average.  But it's the W-L column that counts and the General will be happy to get the monkey off his back.  With Martin likely involved in RBBC after Rainey's strong show in Week 2 and playing on Thursday game, Stevan Ridley dilemma seems back in full swing in the Far East.  As for the Shock_Pick, it's fair to say that many of us are actually rooting for them to do well, even if that is so that we won't lose the franchise's seemingly short attention span.  An 0-2 start, while a predictable one, is not ideal here, with the roster starting to thin out after Mathews was injured yet again.  Let's hope this is indeed A New Beginning for the psychedog franchise.

-Barclays Center Bowl 2.0

(10) Dijonnaise All-Stars (5 bb) vs (11) HomeSpunNeckBloodz (5 bb)

The second half of Downtown Brooklyn turfwarz will be played on the other side of Juniors across Flatbush.  In the first match, Vinatieri outkicked Foles on MNF to capture the win.  Vernon's injury occurs on one of those roster positions for Colonel Mustard that are strangely deep, the others being QB and Kicker positions, and Foster's preseason zen absence is paying off with the yogi retaining the RB1 form much to surprise of fantasy communities around the country.  Theoretically Bloodz have a better roster, but their manager is in titration slump as of late, and his Smack Talk ranting doesn't give investors much hope.  Still, it's hard to imagine Bloodz dropping two in a row to the Tobacco Road-esque rival.  Better odds would have made it more attractive to bet on the Cycloton, but Colonel carrying two kickers have kept ranking godz uninterested.

Derivatives for Sale are:

Upsetters Cutting Razor: Future win over TTM, PHP win over Girlz, BDT win over Nauts, Pelican win over SFF, and Shock win over Trix (150 bb)

Celebrity Jeopardy: Future win over TTM and Trix win over Shock (20bb)

("I'm going to do this till it hits"--that's how gamblers are born and how they get in trouble)

Kenji's treats are the following this week, free only if you spend 5 bb or more in the market.

First Wins: Pelican win over SFF and Bloodz win over Dijon (20 bb)

Babylon Oppression: TTM win over Future, Girlz win over PHP, Nauts win over BDT, SFF win over Pelican and Trix win over Shock (40 bb)

As always, you lose through inflation if you don't play.  So, comment below or email for purchases.