Week 13 Stock Market & Previewz

Striking the balance between a suitor and a stalker is a fine line, or is it?  Do I, should I, go after a player I want (e.g. Connor Barth) post-elimination?  "But, there's still next year!"  Well, General, you are stalking fantasy football.

I don't know if you agree, but it takes adjustments.  Not sure feasting with family and friends is the solution.  At least, it'll be soothing.  Except that there'll be like eight games of football throughout the day, and then once Black Friday kicks in around 4 pm Thursday, I'm going to get me a PS4/Madden15 bundle and the rest will be history.  Heartache is hard to heal.


Ok, so this is it.  It's the regular-season finale, Week 13.  I haven't really thought about what happens next week or thereafter once post-season starts.  Stock market and casino will probably close doors, although the yakuza may keep hosting, milking, your waiver budgets for whatever purposes they got.  I'll continue to write a little preview piece each week.  Arbiter or I will also do a regular-season award eventually.  Just want to say, it was a pleasure.  I saw a positive graffiti yesterday in JSQ that read "don't be sad it's over, be glad it happened," so that's the note I want to begin this final regular-season edition of weekly stock market previews.  If you are traveling today, safe travels!  Just in a rare case you are moving your apartment on the day before Thanksgiving, be safe also!  Rain has changed to snow outside here in JC as I cut and paste the next 8 lines for the last time this year.

The payout schedule for each 5 bankerbitez bet is as following.

                                      Blue Chip     Market Performer     Junk
Blue Chip (#1-4*)                  5                      3                          2
Market Performer (#5-8*)     10                     5                          3
Junk (#9-12*)                        15                     10                        5

*Based on weekly Power Rankingz.  In case of a tied rank, commissioner's ruling will be published here.

The Guide

It's a strange Week 13 as the separation created a regular-season finale with not as much at stake.  It's unfortunate in a way since five of six matches feature teams that haven't faced each other this year.  No more teams on bye, and there are three NFC games scheduled on Thursday.  Curiously, CT teams have more of the Thursday players, so we'll be entertained from the get-go at least in otherwise relatively calm Thanksgiving week.  But, historically Week 13 never is short of surprises, so we could very well be talking about something crazy at this point next year.

(1) AEthernauts 10-2 (5 bb) vs (3) TakingTigerMountain 8-4 (5 bb)

In this playoff preview game, two participants are projected to meet next, if everything lines up correctly, in the finals.  Meeting for the first time this year and not sure much is at stakes here, but projections are head-to-head and, with no Thursday plays for either teams to speak of, this will be the game to watch for the weekend.  Nauts win won't change much of playoffs picture, but TTM win could put both of these teams in the same bracket, creating a possibly Week 15 rematch.  Nauts have the first-round bye locked. 

(2) PhatGirlz 9-3 (2 bb) vs (9) ThePelicanBrief 4-8 (15 bb)

Girlz are trying to secure the final first-round bye with a win over the dissapointed Pelican, but the last of Mohegan won't go down easily as the Grishamites are still within reach of the coveted Moral Victory.  Arguably the best double-titration of 2014 (though CCC will beg to differ) will face the newest D-T in Brady-Wright.  Teams will be fighting separate battles in the same game, points (for Pelican and somewhat for Girlz if they lose) and outcome (Gilrz) will still matter here.

(4) Dijonnaise All-Stars 8-4 (3 bb) vs (6) SanFranciscoFerries 7-5 (10 bb)

Another possible playoffs preview with neck-in-neck projections can become a high-scoring affair kicked off by kicker-defense duel dual on Thursday.  Outcome may or may not change much of post-season picture as both teams are long-shot or out of first-round bye race. 

(5) BuildingDW3LL1NGTh1nk1ng 8-4 (3 bb) vs (10) Shock_Pix 4-8 (10 bb)

Could have sworn these two teams have met this year, but yahoola says no so I guess not.  BDT is far out-scored by the Girlz to really have a legit chance for the first-round bye and Shock is far out-scored in the Moral Victory.  So, if it seemed the autopilot indicator was full of *shock* this season so far, you might be in for a disappointment this week.  Well, I mean psych dog don't have to really do shit here this week anyways.  Regardless, this will be a good match.

(7) HomeSpunNeckBloodz 5-7 (3 bb) vs (11) Trichotillomaniacs (10 bb)

Yeah, right.  No team is more lame-duck than the Bloodz right now, as they are out of both playoffs and moral victory while holding onto the dreaded consolation first-round bye but not clinching it.  That means there's like two weeks of meaningless football before more meaningless football.  At the end of that long run, there are some draft budgets for next year.  How *depressing* is that.  At least, the Trichs are still in Moral Victory and they are historically the most motivated team in Consolation history as seen by their dominance there two seasons ago.  Yeah.

(8) The Old Future 4-8 (3 bb) vs (12) Polk High Panthers (10 bb)

The heart of Moral Victory race is right here in the Hot-lanta rematch.  The Week 2 first-round was a sponsored blow-out win by the Timewarp, and the rookies will like a repeat of that feat, or at least a double-digit win, as they are behind Bundys by seven points in Moral Victory. 

Derivatives

Celebrity Jeopardy: Future win and Trix win (20 bb)

freebies:

Babylon: Girlz, Dijon, and BDT win (15 bb)

Upsetters: Pelican and Shock win (25 bb)

Week 11 Stock Market & Previewz

What men like are: Cars, Women and Football

*UPDATED after BDT-Trichs trade*
Old reliables.  That's what Week 10 was full of.  Actually, it's the 2014 season.  Sure, new stars have emerged (Andrew Luck, Antonio Brown, Le'veon Bell).  But it's the old relialbes (Peyton, Romo, Foster, Lynch, Gore, Fitz, Jordy, Steve Smith, etc.) that are coming through and lifting teams, in real football and in fantasy, that it seems time has been in warp between 2008 and 2012 since the Old Future joined the league.  A "veteran" in Japanese (ベテラン=phonetically similarly pronounced as the English word) solely means "elder of profession" (since we technically don't have a military), so on this Veteran's Day we solute the old reliables.  Of course with keeper in play, the draft tended to focus on younglings, but we are reminded that when it counts, experience matters. 

The PSAS playoffs field is pretty set at top-5, with one remaining spot being contested by two that control their own destiny while others make noise in the surrounding areas.  The gate's not totally shut for anyone.  Moral Victory picture is also getting interesting, with Trichs, Polk and Pelican all within 8 pts, making scoring matter as much as getting that W in a brutal way. 

All top-tier teams are facing someone with lesser credentials this week.  Such is the time to prove your worth, as certainly no one up there should drop one to us commoners.  Of course, all their opponents are clinging on their hopes, no matter how small hope can be, and will be coming at them with full force.  If the underdogs succeed in toppling someone is beside the point.  I'm telling you, the odds will be there, and it may be the last chance for a big payday befor that final one waiver pick-up you need to go over the hump.  

The payout schedule for each 5 bankerbitez bet is as following.

                                      Blue Chip     Market Performer     Junk
Blue Chip (#1-4*)                  5                      3                          2
Market Performer (#5-8*)     10                     5                          3
Junk (#9-12*)                        15                     10                        5

*Based on weekly Power Rankingz.  In case of a tied rank, commissioner's ruling will be published here.

The Guide

-Ben vs Cam

(1) AEthernauts 8-2 (2 bb) vs (12) Polk High Panthers 2-8 (15 bb)

Which starting franchise QBs will bounce back?

Nauts are atop alone with three wins in a row, but they get resurgent full-squaded Bundys on DeMarco bye this week.  The other keeper-pillar Newton needs to pick up his game, but judging from MNF he's really not that comfortable this year.  I'd lose the towel, which even at the beginning of the game makes him look sulking, but Cam doesn't care about what I think.  Josh Gordon is still a week away from his debut, which means double TE set may return here.  Nauts are 1-1 in BigSky formation.  

Polk High finally gets their full squad to battle top-ranking Nauts with Charles, AJ Green and Megatron all finally in the lineup healthy.  Roethlisberger on MNF will be targeting Martavis in the endzone, so they better rack up points on Sunday.  Nauts are without RB1 Murray, so if all stars align like it's 2013, Bundys can steal a moral-boosting W here.

Upset looks good on paper, plus DeMarco-less Nauts not as potent.

-Luck vs Kaep?

(2) Phat Girlz 7-3 (3 bb) vs (8) Trichotillomaniacs 3-7 (10 bb)

Rivalry week rematch catch both teams off Week 10 losses.  Projection is even.  Odds aren't though they really should be.  Bring it, bitch.

Monique is starting to sweat a bit at armpits as her squad can't stop the skid.  Week 10 was a rough week of bye as their engine Luck-Hilton lifeline was out along with Garçon, and, while fill-in Alex and Torrey Smitties played admirably, Monique will hurry Luck and Co back into the lineup.  Forte was a rare disappointment in Chicago slump and backfield-mate Tate is losing touches in Cleveland so backfield has lost some firepower of late, which if it continues could be what finally slows down Luck and Co.  SNF Indy match against Brady and Pats D is not an easy one for Luck, but at least they play at home.  Cobb is the key here playing against Philly.  It's been a while since Girlz tasted victory, and one over rival Trichs will be even sweeter.

Trichs dreamed of Carson City in the desert and got Shock-topped big time in Week 10.  I don't even want to talk about it.  Can we move on?  I'll mention Kelvin Benjamin's incredible two-garbage-time-TD performance.  Up until then, he was garbage.  So, Week 11, it's back to Kaep, and Trichs just completed their first trade of the season with the Dwellers.  For WR2, RB2+ and an IDP standout they get Sanchez to connect to Maclin and Shady, WR1 in Dez and a RB2- Ivory.  General was seeming moving away from Kaep when Carson got injured, so Sanchez may get the start here in an expected shootout against GB.  If given a chance, Kaep is in a tasty match against NYG he may actually do something (probably not).  Maclin is cooling as Sanchez is favoring Matthews.  Jackson Brightspot Robinson (actually his first name is Denard and middle name Shoelace) is on bye so Mr. Glasslegs is back as McCoy's stall-mate.  Not ideal situations here against rival Girlz, but such is year 2014 in the Far East.  Half of the bodies' is in the river now but the Trichs squad still got that six cents in their pockets, no they are actually sewn on to their clothes through holes that are on Japanese coins.  Expect a battle.

Girlz hanging in the top-tier means another good odds for Trichs.  Demand may be waning however.

-Brees vs Carr?

(3) TakingTigerMountain 7-3 (3 bb) vs (7) HomeSpunNeckBloodz 5-5 (10 bb)

Crescent City Connection gets the must-win Cyclotron passing through.

TTM has been fairly dominant during their latest three-game winning streak, and while Week 10 win over Ferries came closer than they liked it was yet-again Brees-Graham that shined.  Ben-sanity ended in the hands of the Jets plus two lost fumbles brought Antonio down to earth, but we expect a MNF bounce-back this week.  The Pats offensive pieces returning from bye, Terrence West emerging in Cleveland and Ingram continuing to run for over 100 ydz plus no bye-absence in Week 11 means TTM will stand tall ready against the Spinning Force. 

Bloodz waited until Sunday to pick up a Foles-replacement and in the end went with the lesser Carr over the lesser Manning.  It sort of didn't really matter as they won their Week 10 match riding Arizona defense and Marshall's rebound performance.  Not sure Carr is the long-term solution, or even the short-term starter for the Spinnerz that, for the time being, needs to win and hope the Ferries stumble somewhere along.  Their own path isn't all that smooth-sailing with BDT up next, but Cyclotron is only focused on climbing over TigerMtn this week.

Upset alert at distance but full-squaded Tigers are hard to pick against.

-Brady vs Rodgers
(4) Dijonnaise All-Stars 7-3 (2 bb) vs (10) ThePelicanBrief 3-7 (15 bb)

Colonel and Pelican meet head-to-head as both are coming off wins.

No Foster was no problemo for Colonel as Steven Jackson was ala Foster 2011-esque and it was good.  New-comer Michael Evans continued to be the sole bright spot in Tampa and that's also good.  Rodgers was the 6-TD monster of the week and that's good.  Lamar Miller's injury is a concern but Foster got time to heal and is expected to play so it's good.  The Toyota-sponsored blowout could have been a larger one with Philly D on bench scoring 31 pts and it's all good.  All is good in Dijon as they face pesky Pelican before Phat Girlz showdown.  Of course we Asians know that's a very dangerous place to be.  Luckily, yellow means caution. 

B345tMode single-handedly stood in the way of Hairpullers trying to pluck Pelican feathers with a 4 TD monster of a game to give the Grishamites their first winning streak of the season.  Brady back from bye and playing against Indy in a SNF offensive showdown is an upgrade to Flatto, and Fitz is regaining his 2011 self also though the effect of no Carson in desert is to be monitored.  If the old timers can hang in there this Pelican team is a danger.

I-man smells some-ting hya. 

-RGIII vs Wilson

(5) BuildingDW3LL1NGTh1nk1ng 7-3 (5 bb) vs (6) SanFranciscoFerries 5-5 (5 bb)

Boyz on bye means RGIII (or Sanchez) as Chico comes to Bay where Ferries are itching to bring someone up-there down.

Mark Sanchez got the important start over Return of Romo against Girlz but it really didn't matter as Dez and Nelson f345ted on TDs.  Golden Tate looked like he's still a reliable option despite Megatron's return in Detroit, and that's a good news for BDT as Dez rests this week.  QB position is sort of a headache to figure out with three viable options of Romo, Sanchez and RGIII but it's not a bad thing and more near-deadline trade is always a possibility for the Philosophers.  They already got one done with the Far East Rulaz, trading away favorite Dez along with Sanchez and Ivory for week 12 on RB upgrade of Shoelace Robinson and Week 11 immediate flex help Kelvin Benjamin plus IDP centerpiece Lavonte David.  The WR group is still championship ready with Jordy, Golden and Kelvin, and if Alfred and Montee can produce to their pre-season expectations here at crutch time, BDT has a legit shot at first-round bye with their scheduling easing up toward the end of regular season.  First thing first, sink the boat at bay.

Ferries are still alternating wins and losses but may need to find a winning streak to secure that last playoffs spot that's been dangling within their reach forever now.  Their match against TTM was played actually respectable but the difference was the bye-fill ins of Gronk and WR that low-balled them to the predictable even-week loss.  Boatmen will welcome Gronk back from bye and Beckham's emergence as a solid WR2, but Terrence Williams laying a goose-egg last week before going on bye this week means keeper Patterson needs to really step up.  The Ferries probably wish they could start four RBs against BDT to avoid getting their first streak in the wrong end, so a trade may be in the works, except the likeliest franchise to make a trade is their opponent this week.

 

Odd-number favor SFF but odds are even.  Sort of stinks for them but they don't really need dividends money anyways. 

-Peyton vs Cutler

(9) The Old Future 3-7 (5 bb) vs (11) Shock_Pix® 3-7 (5 bb)

Two season-on-blinks go head-to-head in a match fought for hope and pride. 

Future's rookie campaign is surely not what the Timewarp had in mind.  Behind Peyton they just don't have much since injuries depleted them.  While Gore continues to be the sole piece of 49er offense that isn't a disappointment and epitomizes old-reliability, that says something about the rest of the Future squad.  It's good to see them still active in the waivers and getting improvements.  They have a winnable match here, and it's one they have to win to keep on hanging on to that one strand of straw.

In a way, this one is more a crucial week for psychdogs.  TEs bye means they need to dip to waiver wires (means autopilot indicator).  Bortles on bye means Cutler needs to have a bounceback.  They have weapons to actually fill Harvin's off and Demaryus always give them an explosion-possibility. 

Difficult match, certainly don't want to bet against either of these teams right now.   

Derivatives

For Sale:

Shock Top: Shock and Pelican Win (40 oz)
Catz: Nauts, TTM, BDT and Shock Win (40 bb)

Freebies:
Babylon: Nauts, Girlz, TTM and Dijon Win (20 bb)
Upsetterz: Polk, Bloodz, Trichs and Pelican Win (100 bb) <----BAILOUT


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Week 4 Stock Market

We are already in the 2nd quarter of 2014 PSAS season.  Week 4 marks the arrival of dreaded bye weeks, with six teams getting the early break to the season.  NFL teams that are off this week are Denver, Seattle, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Arizona, and Saint Louis, all of which feature fantasy starters for many of PSAS franchises. 

The waiver market has had 200 bbz pumped in through public funds.  That's an average of 5.7% weekly gain and an inflation rate of.  Of course, the wealth is not spread equally, and in the last two weeks we saw stock market winners winning bids in waiver auctions.  One thing still true is that you lose if you don't participate through inflation.  

The payout schedule for each 5 bankerbitez bet is as following.

                                      Blue Chip     Market Performer     Junk
Blue Chip (#1-4*)                  5                      3                          2
Market Performer (#5-8*)     10                     5                          3
Junk (#9-12*)                        15                     10                        5

*Based on weekly Power Rankingz.  In case of a tied rank, commissioner's ruling will be published here. 

First Overall Pick QB Bowl
(1) Phat Girlz (5 bb) vs (4) San Francisco Ferries (5 bb)

Monique and the Girlz are atop the rankingz following a convincing win that let's them represent a Japanese automaker for the week.  The Girlz are scoring consistently over 116 pts mostly due to a monster year Luck is having with various parts coming through to support each week.  Not much is taken away from the entourage in the first week of this bye season, but injuries to Hilton and Decker is a concern.  Maybe Monique will employ Tennessee's RBBC onto her starting lineup, and soon we'll see the entire Titans on her roster.  As for the Ferries, it's the third time in four weeks that the Bay Area Boatmen face a top-ranked opponent.   Last week against a non-top-ranked Pelican, they mistitrated a bit and had to sweat it out.  The QB and WR positions have been hard to get right week-in and week-out, but Wilson and Co. on bye make the decision easier for this one and Stafford will take the rein.  While Bell has been a typical Pittsburgh workhorse, Lacy hasn't cracked double digits yet this year.  At least Reggie Bush came through and it's good to get production out of him while he's still standing.  Better odds could have made this an easy upsetter's choice, but the ranking godz aren't buying.  Even odds here favor the Phatties.

Fatherhood Bowl sponsored by Pampers
(2) TakingTigerMountain (3 bb) vs (8) Polk High Panthers (10 bb)

TigerMountain came out of last week's Brees-Manning Bowl standing, though it was a close one.  While Brees-Graham were rather ordinary for their standard, Antonio Brown's performance against Carolina D may have punched his ticket into the elite weekly-must-start fantasy receiver category.  Meanwhile, their RBs are going down like flies swatted by a tree branch ever since the AP switch incident.  At least the bankerbitez earned through the market landed them Asiata, but relying on Minnesota offense is not a preferable situation.  Combined with Sproles and Vereen, TTM ground game is a lot dependent on support from aerial attacks and doesn't scare their opponents physically.  As for Bundy's Team, things aren't going in reverse for the time being, understandably with arrival of their second child coinciding with the PSAS season.  Once formidable WR corps are looking rather average, when waiver-pick-upper Hopkins lead the crew in points.  The good news here is that Charles look like he's close to returning.  Nonetheless, aside from two children to care to, carrying three QBs and two team defenses is going to be tough through the bye weeks.  Saints march to Dallas where Texas Shootout is the brew, so tough to pick the upset against TTM.  Another ranking godz tease.

Streak Bowl
(3) AEthernauts (3 bb) vs (7) Trichotillomaniacs (10 bb)

Two teams prepared for bye weeks with their depth will face each other, though the early season has gone completely opposite ways for them.  While both franchises have starters taking an early rest (Stacy, West and Sanders for Nauts, Floyd and Julius for the Trix), both teams have deep benches to compensate.  Last week's win over BDT put the Nauts in the upper echelon of the early season, but it was rather unconvincing.  While ground game was solidly led by DeMarco and Stacy in that wild St. Loise-Dallas game, Big Sky chased Gates' huge production against Seattle the previous week and got nothing out of him.  It was hurtful because Marty B on bench scored two TDs.  With bye week keeping key RBs on the bench, Nauts look set to go two TE set or counter-titration WR Matthews at flex this week.  Production in the bench (almost 70 points last week) hasn't really helped the Hairpullers so far either, but bye week means less chance of missed titration for a team as deep as the them.  Last week's loss to Shock exposed the vulnerability of this team when Shady McCoy lays a goose.  McCoy wasn't concussed after all but the issue may be at Philly's offensive line, which in the end is a much bigger obstacle to Shady's performance and the Trix's season.  With Julius on bye, Trix need Shady, and Trix need a win.  Although it's a match between loss-less and win-less, the prediction is fairly even and the odds favor the upsetters. 

Josh Gordon Stash Bowl prezented by Your Local Ford Dealer
(5) BuildingDW3LL1NGTh1nk1ng (5 bb) vs (6) The Old Future (5 bb)

These teams knocking on the doors of blue-chip performers will fight to knock each-other out.  In their loss, BDT's Dallas x2Titr8x showed life but there was not much else.  Several of hand-cuff RBs flashed promises, but endzone was hard to come by for the German Philosophers.  They landed DeAngelo rather inexpensively, and following injuries to both Stewart and Tolbert, this injured-one may be that back that was needed in Chico as Williams is suddenly the only running option for Ron Rivera with Cam's ribs and ankles gingerly cared for.  The Future Boys almost pulled off an upset in week 3 over TTM but in the end it was one OT-TD-by-Peyton short of the feat.  Peyton have been solid but not spectacular, and he's on bye.  The Rookies are prepared as they have Ryan stashed to take the rein.  With almost all of their IDPs on bye in Week 4 and lacking one roster spot to fill them all, there may be a difficult decision coming up later this week to drop a productive offensive player from their roster.  Witten getting the start at TE will be a good counter-titration move against BDT for Future. 

Turnaround Bowl

(9) ThePelicanBrief (5 bb) vs (10) HomeSpunNeckBloodz (5 bb)

Two storied franchises haven't had the season to their likings so far, for sure.  Pelican have yet to crack 100 this season in three losses.  This despite Julio and Marshawn both having monster weeks of 30pts and 24pts respectively last week.  It looks finally time to bench Brady, so in comes Cousins whose signing last week may turn out to be the season saver for Pelican.  They still need one more RB after Woodhead went down and Lynch and Cunningham on bye.  Since the numbers don't add up here, the Grishamites clearly need to make a move.  Do we hear whispers of a trade with RB-rich rival BDT?  Bloodz split series with Dijon and maintained their side of Atlantic-Flatbush corridor.  Foles and Gio lead the hounds to victory, but now Gio and Ellington have to sit for bye.  Joique and Hyde will come to fill in, but both have limited upsides as part of RBBCs.  Brandon Marshall has been much of a headache for the Bloodz.  It'll be Foles that will have to carry this team on his shoulders to put them to .500 mark. 

Kickers Bowl
(11) Dijonnaise All-Stars (5 bb) vs (12) Shock_Pick (5 bb)

A rare face-off of the bottom two teams will interestingly not feature the two win-less teams of the league.  The ranking godz clearly don't care for the kicker(s) situations of these two teams.  Colonel Mustard couldn't conquer Downtown Brooklyn with total of four goose eggs laid in week 3.  Both Foster and White were game-time inactives, which, more than questionable roster allocations, is more disconcerting to the Colonel's cause.  At least, the first bye week isn't much of an impact on their roster.  Shock got screwed a bit in the rankingz when they didn't climb out of the bottom despite defeating the 2013 champs.  Apparently the godz saw it more as a freak accident than anything.  In Week 4, with injuries and bye to key players, Shock doesn't really have enough eligible players to fill up their starting lineup.  This will be the true test to Shock's autopilot that's been adept at last-minute savings.  Will the godz be convinced? 

Derivatives for Sale Are:

Celebrity Jeopardy: Future Win over BDT and Trix Win over Nauts (25 bb)

4-0: Girlz Win over SFF, TTM Win over PHP and Nauts Win over Trix (40 bb)

Following freebies comes with 5 bb or more spent in the market.
And Then There Were None:  SFF Win over Girlz, PHP Win over TTM, and Trix Win over Nauts (80 bb)

First Win: Trix Win over Nauts and Pelican Win over Bloodz (25 bb)


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Week 3 Power Rankings

When I was little, my father was famous...

A bloody week in the fantasy world as we get our first top, middle and bottom separation. 5 above .500, 7 below. 3 undefeated and two winless.  Bye weeks are open war on the wire and everybody needs something. Some teams have dead spots just waiting for improvement and some are carrying hobbled veterans on future hopes.   Who wins the bye weeks wins the season, we always say. 

1.  (2)  Phat Girlz - (3-0) Bulking up for the bye weeks the Girlz stuck a third straight win to the wall in week 3 against ailing Polk High.  Luck at QB1 is a big part of it, right now he's #1 with a bullet at 80 pts on the season (33 this week).  Not every week is a highlight reel like J-ville's secondary, but he's more than capable at the helm. Hilton and Rudolph injuries could be minor downgrades but the Girlz are plus at multiple skill positions. 

2. (1) TakingTigerMountain  (3-0) - The Mountaineers climbed all the way back into a near week 3 upset courtesy of huge games from Antonio Brown and the Chicago D. Without AP they're decidedly lacking in ground game. CJ?k and a pair of third down passing backs aren't going to cut it.  Holding onto Ingram and AP through the bye weeks will be tough.  

3. (3) Aethernauts - (3-0) The Nauts stayed undefeated but suspended in place on Cam's hobbling around the field. There's a lot to go on here, but they need Cam to be at least QB2 level to reach the upper aether. His upside is too high to bench unless definitively injured

4. (4)  SanFranciscoFerries (2-1)- The Ferries coasted on low triple digits and lucked out not to get scooped up by the Pelicans.  Stafford and Lacy both foundered in a drill-holes-in-your-skull boring game in Detroit.  Wilson outplayed Stafford on the bench for the second straight week, stoking the 2nd year of QB controversy. 

5.  (5) BuildingDwellingThinking  (2-1)- BDT won the battle of the Cowboys game with a Romo-Bryant hook-up helped America's Team to victory, but they lost in week 3 war as no other player found the endzone.   As long as Dallas is run-heavy BDT's double titration is going to be sporadic.  They'll try and cobble together injury-starters like Robinson and Brown and think their way out of this one. 

6.  (7) Old Future (1-2)  - the Futurists put up a good show, eclipsing triple digits as Peyton added another data point on his crazy statistical outlier comeback QB status.  Knile did a pretty good Charles impression and should be a worthy handcuff if he misses any more time.  It's going to be a trick picking between F-Jax and Spiller week-to-week - they might save themselves the trouble and trade one for some WR depth. Going sans-DB this week was a ballsy move, designed to keep the maximum RBs (currently 7 in house) - it'll be interesting to see their roster come the bye weeks.

7. (6)  Trichs  (0-3) - The Shogun had a trademarked Monday Night hair-pulling session when they had reason to fear that Cutler might carve up their playoff hopes.  Maclin and the Keepernick kept them in this one after a woeful ground game where Shady got his bell rung, then came back but might as well have stayed away (averaging just over a 1 YPC) and Rainey played fumble football in the Bucs sideshow.  The Muscle Hamster could be back to prop up the regime in week 4. 

8. (9)  Polk High Panthers (1-2) - Polk got dropped by the bigger, badder Girlz this week, but without Charles that was near to a foregone conclusion. If Tannehill gets RL benched, then that should solve the Bundies QB battle for itself.  AJ gets an early by week to rest his toe, hopefully Jamaal hasn't punched anybody on video and the Pathers should be ready to revive their former glory in the by weeks.  

9. (8)  Pelican Brief (0-3)-  The Legal Thrillers were again the victims again in week 3, clipped by the Ferries to fall into the dreaded 0-3 hole approaching byes.  JGPG has yet to break 100 and despite lower scores across the board this season, they're headed to the bottom of the docket.  Lynch and Julio were b345tly yet again, but now Woodhead is gone for the season the Dirty Birds will have to go to the wire for fresh legs. Unless Brady can get his downfield game going, the Grishamites will be mid-range opportunists.

10. (11)  Homespun Neckbloodz (1-2) - The Cylcotron took some self-respect out of a split with Col , Mustard following a painful week 2 upset. Foles had his best game on a hot cycle, Nio-Gio turned in his third straight double digit, nagging injury news for V-Jax might at least cure the Bloodz of inflated expectations.   Bye weeks come just in time, there's room on the roster for the Bloodz to steal some quality depth.

11. (10)  Dijonaise All Stars (1-2)   - Nothing gets the rankings goat more than playing high profile inactive players - Roddy and Arian fit the bill.   The Mustard Men may not have had the guns on their bench to get a sweep from the Bloods, but as it stands they punted on second down. 

12. (12) Shock_Pix  (1-2) - Shock the world! The Shockers picked up their first win since week 5 2012. The Feely-kicker protest is still in place, but the Primordial ones quietly bumped Hill into a starting role where he found the endzone, the difference in this game. If the legacy Commish is truly off auto-pilot all bets are off, but the ratings will take it with a grain of salt for now.