You’re not gonna get a whole lot out of me this season. I’ve come to realize that maybe two or three of you read any of this shit anyway. Evidenced by the fact that teams were texting me minutes before the draft asking how things worked. You’ll get your usual updates on stats and standings, and if anything worth noting comes up, I’ll try and provide explanation.
League Standings (Through Week 4)
Ignore the standings on NFL.com. They’re meaningless. Click on the ‘Breakdown’ view of the standings to see where you stand, plain and simple. Based on our new 4-year format, below is a breakdown of the modified standings. The “Benefit” column shows the benefit of playing in this format (single matchup standings vs. league matchup standings). We’ve already had three ‘tough losses’ and one ‘lucky win’ from a single matchup perspective. This system essentially ignores that. At the same time, no one at the top is being punished by this, and there are only minor shifts in standings, all of which are based on weekly performance.
It also appears that NFL.com didn’t randomize the schedule properly, and already has some repeat matchups. A reminder of why we left this shitpile. Either way, don’t have heartburn about it because it doesn’t matter. You’re not playing that one team, you’re playing the whole league each week. The only thing you should be rooting for each week is that your total points are higher than everyone else’s. You want that 11-0 record each week. W-L tiebreaker is Total Points.
I’ll send an update every two weeks from here on out. Otherwise just look at the ‘Breakdown’ view to know where you stand. At the conclusion of Week 12, that will be your playoff standing. All twelve teams compete in the playoffs with the first four teams on BYE in Week 13. You can click on the ‘Playoffs’ view on the NFL.com League page to preview how the playoffs work.
League Leaders
Week 1 was a monster. Based on the results of the last few seasons, we’ve already set some really high benchmarks in Week 1. I included last season’s records for comparison.
2019 League Leaders (Through Week 4)
QB – SKOLya’gain (Lamar Jackson BAL, 46.80 points, Week 1)
RB – Filthadelphia (Christian McCaffrey CAR, 42.90 points, Week 1)
WR – The Whiteshadow (Sammy Watkins KC, 46.80 points, Week 1)
TE – SKOLya’gain (Evan Engram NYG, 28.60 points, Week 1)
K (TIE) – UnLockin Yo Schtuff (Harrison Butker KC, 17.00 points, Week 1) and
Filthadelphia (Stephen Gostkowski NE, 17.00 points, Week 1)
DEF – Reason to Kerrigan (Patriots NE, 61.45 points, Week 2)
LB – The Whiteshadow (Cory Littleton LAR, 21.90 points, Week 1)
Single Game – Reason to Kerrigan (234.00 points, Week 3)
2018 League Leaders
QB – Tannehill4President (Jared Goff, 53.95 points, Week 4)
RB – Christian’s Brothers (Christian McCaffrey, 43.70 points, Week 12)
WR – Reason to Kerrigan (Amari Cooper, 49.70 points, Week 14)
TE – Trouble Hunter (Zach Ertz, 40.50 points, Week 10)
K (TIE) – The Brady Bundchen (Stephen Gostkowski, 22.00 points, Week 6) and
Davante’s Inferno (Ka’imi Fairbairn, 22.00 points, Week 15)
DEF – SKOLya’gain (Baltimore, 61.50 points, Week 6)
LB – Reason to Kerrigan (Bobby Wagner, 31.45 points, Week 13)
Single Game – Reason to Kerrigan (234.30 points, Week 8)
The Lombardi Three 