Attached is the inaugural TL3 Newssheet. This will replace my draft and regular season memos/correspondence each season. My plan is to send these out quarterly – once after Week 4, once after Week 8, once after Week 12 (prior to the last week of the regular season), and one final issue with a recap of the season.
Nothing would be more radical than to get contributing input that I could publish along with it each week. If you’ve got something to say, or would like me to add something specific for everyone, please let me know. This is a very rough draft and will obviously be better tailored as we move along. Hope you enjoy it.
Good luck this week. I wish it was possible for all of you to lose, but I dream big.
LM – The Stepdads
It’s been another month and another 4 weeks of play. Only 5 weeks remaining of regular season play. Only 5 weeks to make or break your playoff standing, and there are still 9 teams only a game apart. If you don’t think there is still a chance to win this thing, find another league to play in.
Our two frontrunners, Genetic Black Jesus and Lake Hickory Swallops, are averaging 176 and 162 per week, respectively. GBJ has had a heavy dose of good fortune (low injury, high consistency) while The Swallops have kept their nose to the grindstone and made some smooth pickups each week, building on an already imposing roster. The Swallops, riding a league-leading, 5-game win streak, were able to pinch Woodhead and the Colts this weekend after previous owners had to grudgingly release them to fill BYE spots in Week 8. I have a feeling this will catch up to some teams in Week 9.
Packer Cave, The Stepdads and LockinUWL were able to put together 3-game win streaks through the first 8 weeks but have been generally inconsistent in the W-L column. With 7 players on BYE, and having to redecorate the locker room, The Stepdads were especially fortunate after last week’s freebie delivered by the comatose Goonies. The Goonies – maybe they were being held hostage by the Fratellis, who the fuck knows.
We should all send our sincerest sympathies to Bagel Time after tragically having the two hottest players in the NFL for Week 8 on the bench. Andre Ellington and Marvin Jones were scoring machines in Week 8 and accounted for more than 73 fantasy points between the two of them. This only codifies the aforementioned grand fortune that GBJ has enjoyed. Stay positive BT – you are averaging more than 167 per week over the last three.
See Newssheets Archive for the full Issue.
The Lombardi Three 