Week 6 Observations
This will be an odd column because I missed most of the first wave of games due to Sasha’s basketball game which for God knows what reason they scheduled for Sunday at 6:30 pm (Lisbon time).
The first half was brutal, they were down 38-13, but their troglodyte of a coach shifted to a zone defense in the second half, and they made it respectable, losing 58-39. Why it took him two and a half games to do the obvious, I have no idea. They have only six players — the other teams have 12 — and you can’t chase your “man” around the perimeter all game if you don’t get a rest.
Moreover, I told Sasha, don’t guard your under-16-year-old girl “man” outside the three-point line. If she wants to shoot a long three, let her. But she said her coach says to pick them up over half court like they’re Steph Curry, and they even were full-court pressing at times! You don’t full court press with six players, you need to conserve energy. And you should see this guy, in his late-fifties. stick-skinny legs and a massive gut, totally bald, but thick hair on the sides and back of his head. Total freakazoid.
I guess he deserves credit for teaching them the zone and making the adjustment at half, but Sasha said he would revert to man “if the other team had good three-point shooters.” Retard, the team they played hit a few threes, but you live with it! Let them shoot the three, conserve energy, instead of the layups they were giving up all first half.
In any event, Sasha had eight points, probably 14 boards and was a beast on defense. More Angel Reese than Caitlin Clark, unfortunately. But she’s only 12 and a half, and the league is under-16.
In any event, I did see the late games and had all my teams lose except one, the Primetime going down because it had Marvin Harrison, Jordan Mason and Dallas Goedert all get hurt in the first half. It still put up 142 points and lost by a half a point due to Chase Brown’s late TD and then Wan’Dale Robinson’s catch on the final drive. Mercifully, I wasn’t aware of this until after it happened.
I did go 4-1 ATS finally, but I’m drawing dead in the overall Circa Millions and even Q2 after going 2-3 last week. At least I’m in first place in a double-week (last week was tied) for my home picking pool, pending the Monday night game.
My one loss ATS was with the Jaguars. Trevor Lawrence is terrible. The Jets really dodged a bullet by winning that Week 17 game and drafting QB1 (Zach Wilson) who they could ditch two years later. (I hear divorced wine moms in the Denver area are more satisfied and posting less often about politics on Facebook.)
Evan Engram really ruins it for the other Jaguars receivers — Lawrence only has eyes for him.
The Bears might be good. Caleb Williams spread the ball around and moved well in and out of the pocket. D’Andre Soft, who I mocked this offseason, would go in the second round if we re-drafted today. Starting to regret dropping Cole Kmet and most of my FAAB in the Steak League for Isaiah Likely.
I didn’t watch Packers-Cardinals, but there’s something wrong with Kyler Murray. He’s got all the weapons in the world (I know Harrison left early), and can’t make it work.
I like seeing the Packers spread it around since I own none of them and was mad at myself for missing out on Jayden Reed.
I invested in Alec Pierce this week with Michael Pittman set to go on IR and Josh Downs also iffy. Pierce was wide open on a deep shot again, though Joe Flacco missed him, but it looks like that was a waste of money. I wonder when we see Anthony Richardson again.
I don’t see the point of the Titans. Why do they exist? I’m just glad I have none of their players, especially Calvin Ridley.
I started Tank Dell over JSN this week, and that was good, but had I known I would have benched Marvin Harrison and moved JK Dobbins into the flex. Actually I would have used Dobbins over Mason and left JSN in the flex. But it’s hard to know half your team will get injured.
Stefon Diggs gets it done every game, but he’s yet to have a huge one. I’m happy to have him everywhere, especially with Nico Collins out, but the Texans are a slow-paced, run-heavy offense. Of course, the Patriots with their star corner Christian Gonzalez and terrible offense are not the team you get big points against in the passing game.
I didn’t see Drake Maye’s first start, but it looks from the box score like it was okay.
Baker Mayfield keeps putting up huge numbers, and the reason my injured Primetime team still did okay was Chris Godwin (WR1) who was a “hold-my-nose” Round 5 pick.
I had Bucky Irving in the league I won, but Sean Tucker looked better.
I had Chris Olave going in the Steak League. What’s annoying is another team needed to trade a RB for a WR this week, I offered him Olave for James Cook, he countered with David Montgomery, which I would have taken, but I have emails turned off for that league, so I didn’t see it until later that day. By the time I saw it (and went to accept), he had traded Montgomery to someone else. With Brian Robinson out, I started Jerome Ford and Jaylen Warren. And of course Olave got concussed.
I didn’t see this game, but I’m assuming Spencer was Rattled.
Sounds like I’m glad I missed Eagles-Browns too. The Browns are like the Titans — totally pointless aside for the Deshaun Watson massage jokes.
I excoriated Alan Seslowsky for advising me before the 2023 season to take Zay Flowers over De’Von Achane in my Dynasty League, but now I’m glad I have Flowers.
Mark Andrews would probably now get drafted in the same place he did pre-season going forward.
Derrick Henry is doing exactly what those who had drafted him hoped he would — lead the NFL in rushing and TDs by a wide margin now that he’s on a good team.
When Gus Edwards hit IR, I picked up Kimani Vidal in a couple places. JK Dobbins held up for 25 carries and two catches, but Vidal’s role should expand.
The Broncos offense just seems like a perpetual emergency two-minute scramble drill, totally haphazard, no rhythm.
I had Justin Fields going in a couple places, and his production was a minor miracle. He has no touch, throws only fastballs, even on short passes. But he’s a great scrambler, and they like to call his number around the goal line.
Najee Harris bulldozed the Raiders all day. We’re seeing more of those players thrive this year — Henry, Harris, Tyler Allgeier and David Montgomery, off the top of my head. Maybe as teams take away big plays and lighten boxes, the big bruising backs will have a renaissance of sorts.
The Raiders are bad.
The Lions toyed with the Cowboys in Dallas. The Aiden Hutchinson injury was brutal though, not only for him but for their Super Bowl aspirations.
The Cowboys are a bit like the Bengals — they let other teams take away their best player on offense so easily. It doesn’t help that they can’t run to save their lives. (CeeDee Lamb eventually got 14 targets, but they don’t know how to scheme him open.)
We had the Falcons in Survivor — easy peasy. I love that Younghoe Koo, after a slow start, got a garbage-time FG at the end. He’s been so reliable this year.
Bijan Robinson and Allgeier are like Jahmyr Gibbs and Montgomery — a 50⁄50 timeshare that favors the pass-catcher, but not commensurate with the gap in their respsective ADPs.
The Giants easily could have beaten the Bengals but they missed two FGs and got fooled on the long Burrow TD. Not that playing roughly even with the Bengals at home is something about which to write home. Burrow looks healthy at least after that run.
As I mentioned, it’s amazing the Bengals would only get Ja’Marr Chase six targets. And it’s not like their offense was otherwise working as they scored only 17 points.
Daniel Jones was okay, but there’s no real spark. He’ll make a solid backup somewhere next year.
Tyrone Tracy mostly got stuffed, as the Bengals defense played well against the run. He got a massive workload (17 carries, six targets) though.
The Giants defense is for real, even without Kayvon Thibodeaux — they had another four sacks.
They still show way too many replays on the 40-minute edited version. I don’t give a fuck about how the defensive lineman got into the backfield for a one-yard stuff! I don’t need to see it from every possible angle! It’s really not that impressive or exciting. They only show that during the live broadcast to kill time during huddles! You don’t need to leave that in, it’s not interesting and it undermines the entire purpose of the edited version! For whatever reason they have only 40-minute versions and five-minute highlights. There needs to be a 20-minute version that’s only the plays.This will be an odd column because I missed most of the first wave of games due to Sasha’s basketball game which for God knows what reason they scheduled for Sunday at 6:30 pm (Lisbon time).
The first half was brutal, they were down 38-13, but their troglodyte of a coach shifted to a zone defense in the second half, and they made it respectable, losing 58-39. Why it took him two and a half games to do the obvious, I have no idea. They have only six players — the other teams have 12 — and you can’t chase your “man” around the perimeter all game if you don’t get a rest.
Moreover, I told Sasha, don’t guard your under-16-year-old girl “man” outside the three-point line. If she wants to shoot a long three, let her. But she said her coach says to pick them up over half court like they’re Steph Curry, and they even were full-court pressing at times! You don’t full court press with six players, you need to conserve energy. And you should see this guy, in his late-fifties. stick-skinny legs and a massive gut, totally bald, but thick hair on the sides and back of his head. Total freakazoid.
I guess he deserves credit for teaching them the zone and making the adjustment at half, but Sasha said he would revert to man “if the other team had good three-point shooters.” Retard, the team they played hit a few threes, but you live with it! Let them shoot the three, conserve energy, instead of the layups they were giving up all first half.
In any event, Sasha had eight points, probably 14 boards and was a beast on defense. More Angel Reese than Caitlin Clark, unfortunately. But she’s only 12 and a half, and the league is under-16.
In any event, I did see the late games and had all my teams lose except one, the Primetime going down because it had Marvin Harrison, Jordan Mason and Dallas Goedert all get hurt in the first half. It still put up 142 points and lost by a half a point due to Chase Brown’s late TD and then Wan’Dale Robinson’s catch on the final drive. Mercifully, I wasn’t aware of this until after it happened.
I did go 4-1 ATS finally, but I’m drawing dead in the overall Circa Millions and even Q2 after going 2-3 last week. At least I’m in first place in a double-week (last week was tied) for my home picking pool, pending the Monday night game.
My one loss ATS was with the Jaguars. Trevor Lawrence is terrible. The Jets really dodged a bullet by winning that Week 17 game and drafting QB1 (Zach Wilson) who they could ditch two years later. (I hear divorced wine moms in the Denver area are more satisfied and posting less often about politics on Facebook.)
Evan Engram really ruins it for the other Jaguars receivers — Lawrence only has eyes for him.
The Bears might be good. Caleb Williams spread the ball around and moved well in and out of the pocket. D’Andre Soft, who I mocked this offseason, would go in the second round if we re-drafted today. Starting to regret dropping Cole Kmet and most of my FAAB in the Steak League for Isaiah Likely.
I didn’t watch Packers-Cardinals, but there’s something wrong with Kyler Murray. He’s got all the weapons in the world (I know Harrison left early), and can’t make it work.
I like seeing the Packers spread it around since I own none of them and was mad at myself for missing out on Jayden Reed.
I invested in Alec Pierce this week with Michael Pittman set to go on IR and Josh Downs also iffy. Pierce was wide open on a deep shot again, though Joe Flacco missed him, but it looks like that was a waste of money. I wonder when we see Anthony Richardson again.
I don’t see the point of the Titans. Why do they exist? I’m just glad I have none of their players, especially Calvin Ridley.
I started Tank Dell over JSN this week, and that was good, but had I known I would have benched Marvin Harrison and moved JK Dobbins into the flex. Actually I would have used Dobbins over Mason and left JSN in the flex. But it’s hard to know half your team will get injured.
Stefon Diggs gets it done every game, but he’s yet to have a huge one. I’m happy to have him everywhere, especially with Nico Collins out, but the Texans are a slow-paced, run-heavy offense. Of course, the Patriots with their star corner Christian Gonzalez and terrible offense are not the team you get big points against in the passing game.
I didn’t see Drake Maye’s first start, but it looks from the box score like it was okay.
Baker Mayfield keeps putting up huge numbers, and the reason my injured Primetime team still did okay was Chris Godwin (WR1) who was a “hold-my-nose” Round 5 pick.
I had Bucky Irving in the league I won, but Sean Tucker looked better.
I had Chris Olave going in the Steak League. What’s annoying is another team needed to trade a RB for a WR this week, I offered him Olave for James Cook, he countered with David Montgomery, which I would have taken, but I have emails turned off for that league, so I didn’t see it until later that day. By the time I saw it (and went to accept), he had traded Montgomery to someone else. With Brian Robinson out, I started Jerome Ford and Jaylen Warren. And of course Olave got concussed.
I didn’t see this game, but I’m assuming Spencer was Rattled.
Sounds like I’m glad I missed Eagles-Browns too. The Browns are like the Titans — totally pointless aside for the Deshaun Watson massage jokes.
I excoriated Alan Seslowsky for advising me before the 2023 season to take Zay Flowers over De’Von Achane in my Dynasty League, but now I’m glad I have Flowers.
Mark Andrews would probably now get drafted in the same place he did pre-season going forward.
Derrick Henry is doing exactly what those who had drafted him hoped he would — lead the NFL in rushing and TDs by a wide margin now that he’s on a good team.
When Gus Edwards hit IR, I picked up Kimani Vidal in a couple places. JK Dobbins held up for 25 carries and two catches, but Vidal’s role should expand.
The Broncos offense just seems like a perpetual emergency two-minute scramble drill, totally haphazard, no rhythm.
I had Justin Fields going in a couple places, and his production was a minor miracle. He has no touch, throws only fastballs, even on short passes. But he’s a great scrambler, and they like to call his number around the goal line.
Najee Harris bulldozed the Raiders all day. We’re seeing more of those players thrive this year — Henry, Harris, Tyler Allgeier and David Montgomery, off the top of my head. Maybe as teams take away big plays and lighten boxes, the big bruising backs will have a renaissance of sorts.
The Raiders are bad.
The Lions toyed with the Cowboys in Dallas. The Aiden Hutchinson injury was brutal though, not only for him but for their Super Bowl aspirations.
The Cowboys are a bit like the Bengals — they let other teams take away their best player on offense so easily. It doesn’t help that they can’t run to save their lives. (CeeDee Lamb eventually got 14 targets, but they don’t know how to scheme him open.)
We had the Falcons in Survivor — easy peasy. I love that Younghoe Koo, after a slow start, got a garbage-time FG at the end. He’s been so reliable this year.
Bijan Robinson and Allgeier are like Jahmyr Gibbs and Montgomery — a 50/50 timeshare that favors the pass-catcher, but not commensurate with the gap in their respsective ADPs.
The Giants easily could have beaten the Bengals but they missed two FGs and got fooled on the long Burrow TD. Not that playing roughly even with the Bengals at home is something about which to write home. Burrow looks healthy at least after that run.
As I mentioned, it’s amazing the Bengals would only get Ja’Marr Chase six targets. And it’s not like their offense was otherwise working as they scored only 17 points.
Daniel Jones was okay, but there’s no real spark. He’ll make a solid backup somewhere next year.
Tyrone Tracy mostly got stuffed, as the Bengals defense played well against the run. He got a massive workload (17 carries, six targets) though.
The Giants defense is for real, even without Kayvon Thibodeaux — they had another four sacks.
They still show way too many replays on the 40-minute edited version. I don’t give a fuck about how the defensive lineman got into the backfield for a one-yard stuff! I don’t need to see it from every possible angle! It’s really not that impressive or exciting. They only show that during the live broadcast to kill time during huddles! You don’t need to leave that in, it’s not interesting and it undermines the entire purpose of the edited version! For whatever reason they have only 40-minute versions and five-minute highlights. There needs to be a 20-minute version that’s only the plays.