Iron Man FC (Mike) @ JEST (Dee) 80-89
Mike and I both had some oddities amounting to a combination of good and bad luck both ways. On his end, timeshare CJ Spiller and Vincent Jackson (shadowed by shutdown Flowers) both broke out. Countering that, Matt Ryan (arguably the prime fantasy QB) threw three INTs, managing only one TD to my guy Roddy. On my side, my D and K bottomed out, but somehow I finally picked a strong QB outing. (I couldn't pick wrong, actually, as both Ponder and Dalton popped 19).
Mike is apparently sticking to his "Iron Man" shtick; despite his powerful core, a continued losing record seems likely.
I've been plundering my bench depth throughout the season, putting together loose change into bigger denominations. I just paid about a buck fifty in coins for the dollar bill Tom Brady which should complete my team. Barring injury, I do feel confident of making our league playoffs.
Loss and Losing Streak (retroactive) for Mike (-1), Win and Waiver Find for Dee (+2)
Clown Car (Joel) @ Magic (Vargas) 72-87
NORMALIZATION for Joel! The magical TD fairy dust finally abated for his first loss.
Vargas had a miserable week (@Paul - except for two standout performances from guys I traded to him). And then Aaron Rodgers threw for six touchdowns to give him the win. That's pretty much how I envision the formula for Football is Magic victories.
Loss and Win Streak for Joel (net +2), Win (+1) for Vargas
Trebuchet (Paul) @ Badgers (James) 123-58
What. A. Beatdown. Those associated trophies should stand for the season's duration. Paul has numerous high upside players (who delivered this week), but I need to single out AJ Green. The guy is ELITE. With a sore knee and bum ankle, he devastated his nemesis corner Joe Haden (they've been battling since the SEC, and are now divisional rivals). He's the singular reason I feel doubtful about my Week 8 matchup with Paul.
Nobody showed up for James. 58. Ouch. His team is way better than that.
Win, High Score (week) and Biggest Beatdown (week and season) for Paul (+6); Loss, Low Score (week and season), Worst Loss (week and season), Losing Streak for James (-12)
Gorillaz (Alex) @ Cheesehead (Kang) 86-93
Kang had a decent outing, including a good fantasy performance from Vick. He just picked up Roddy White from me, bolstering his already solid team.
But he very nearly lost. Alex logged another DERP, starting the injured Garcon. And then, Decker, completely unmolested, FALLS ON HIS ASS with nothing but open field in front of him, failing to convert an 85 yard touchdown reception. The ongoing health issues with Adrian Peterson is the key to this team.
Loss and Derpy for Alex (-2), Win for Kang (+1)
Joel 5-1, +14 Trophy Points
Dee 4-2, +6
Vargas 4-2, +5
Paul 3-3, +2
Kang 3-3, 0
Mike 2-4, -3
Alex 2-4, -7
James 1-5, -16