The Top Story of the Week:
The jinx fairy is now focused solely on the “peace maker”, the “pacifist”, the “Buddha” (in name only of
course), Mushin no shin. The jinx fairy dropped the biggest poopoo of the year on the top of Anthony’s
head. Mushin no shin lost by 0.4 points in the lowest point margin in the history of BORT. Could
Anthony have done anything differently? Not really, there were a couple of questionable moves with
Fitzy and Ogletree riding the bench; however, Candice could have done some things differently as well
which would have put her ahead regardless. What does this loss say for Anthony’s team the rest of the
way having lost to one of the most casually managed BORT teams this year (which is ok given Candice’s
new career and focus)? Honestly, I would be encouraged. He has Blackmon and Ellington emerging as
weekly studs and Rice and Kaepernick underperforming thus far. If he get’s Wilson back by the playoffs
Anthony could have a strong team hitting its stride just in time.
I don’t see Muscle “n Flow being much of a contender this year. They’re missing some valuable pieces
mainly in the WR department, but they also need consistent QB play.
Dawg Pounder vs. Cordarrelle-icte Campaign:
Another super close game with C-icte Campaigne gaining the edge on the Dawg Pounders. Questionable
moves were benching Wayne and Brown for Jefferey. Using either of those two would’ve given Tracy
the win. Perhaps John could have used Stafford instead of Wilson but I’m not sure I would have done
anything differently there. Wilson actually had a really good game in real life.
When the jinx fairy was done poopooing on Anthony it flew over Tracy with Graham posting 0 fantasy
points. Perhaps that was a compensatory maneuver by the jinx fairy given silent-G’s 23.5 fantasy points.
I think both of these teams are equipped to make runs in the payoffs especially if Tracy can trade one
of her WR’s for a decent RB. The Dawg Pounders are one of 4 teams to crack 1300+ total fantasy points
thus far which means she’s averaging over 215 points per game. The league average is 209. John has
elite WR’s even without Harvin and Gronk. If those two get healthy and play at the level they are
capable of playing then C Campaign becomes scary again.
The Over/Undertakers vs. Chinese Mafia:
Yet another close game with the Mafia surprising the Over/Undertakers. Two well managed teams
here. I didn’t see much wrong with the coaching decisions.
The OUT has the personnel to make a run in the playoffs.
The Mafia needs depth at WR and RB to be competitive but I would look out for this team in the future
as the owner looks to be pretty savvy.
Chicks with Ditkas vs. Refs Gone Wild:
The Ditkas beat the Refs by 15 points. No surprise that the Ditkas won. They have a very good team and
are one of the scariest teams to play against. They too cracked 1300+ total fantasy points.
The Ditkas could make a deep run in the playoffs especially if Ridley reestablishes himself as the #1
back in New England. The Refs will need a lot of help at the WR position to remain competitive.
They lost Cobb until at least week 15 and even with Cobb they need another elite WR, which they
have…..promote Keenan Allen off the TS asap.
To me Manning is the biggest story here having scored only 8 fantasy points against the Jaguars. I
knew regression would set in at some point but I didn’t expect it against the Jaguars. This is interesting
because the Jaguars did exactly what you have to do against Manning which is hit him. You have to
wonder what the remainder of the fantasy and real NFL season will look like for Manning. Not only
will teams adopt the strategy used by the Jaguars, but winter has begun in Denver. Does home field
advantage apply to Peyton Manning? I’m not sure that it does. I can’t wait to see what he does
against Kansas City at Arrowhead Stadium. Regardless, if Manning has a “normal” Manning fantasy
performance then The Ditkas probably reach that 215 per week average that seems to be surfacing as
the target for teams to be competitive.
Jimmy Swaggarts Holy Ghost Revival vs. Midnight in the Gordon of Weeden
Where to begin? I will say first that the Magnetic Turf had to invoke Jimmy Swaggart and the Holy Ghost
to protect against the jinx fairy and it worked in a big way.
Only one questionable move here by Nils in benching Johnson for Irvine, however, that wouldn’t have
changed the outcome.
The Revival would’ve beaten anyone they played this week putting up the highest single week point
total in the history of BORT. If you replace this 303 point outlier with the league average of 209 The
Revival still averages 214.6 points/week.
Both of these teams are playoff contenders. Both have reached 1300+ total fantasy points. Gordon
of Weeden is probably the team I fear playing the most because of McCoy and Charles. If Brady gets
anywhere close to normal and his receivers start catching the ball and Gronk comes back Weeden will
be deadly.
I will leave The Revival for everyone else to analyze since it’s my team.
Wrap-Up:
Fantasy football is rarely predictable and this week may have been the most peculiar week thus far;
especially for QB’s. Of the 18 QB’s that scored at least 15 fantasy points 7 were FA’s. Of the 8 QB’s that
scored 20+ fantasy points only 1 was started in BORT. Of the 25 WR’s that scored at least 15 fantasy
points only 10 were started in BORT. Of the 10 TE’s that scored double digit fantasy points 4 were
started in BORT. Of the 16 RB’s that scored at least 15 fantasy points 11 were started in BORT.
This is the meat of the season and the playoff teams will be rising to the top soon. Now is the time to
make those trades and solidify your team. Good luck to everyone next week and the coming weeks.
