I think the addition of the Free Agent Auction to our league
is the finest moment since we moved to an Auction draft. The way the league
sits now, there is literally no way for anyone to have an excuse. Last year,
both Esco and myself felt that we were punished by our good start to the season
by not having a chance at the top free agents. Conversely, Ajay wouldn’t have
even made the playoffs, let alone the Stevens Bowl, without his fortuitous
waiver position. None of this was against the rules, and I commend Ajay for his
exploitation of a flawed system, but that all stops this year. Every team has a
shot at every player as long as they plan correctly, so no one has any excuses
like “Kumpf’s email artificially inflated the market for Andre Brown, who I’m
relying on because Bradshaw is hurt” (actual Zacherman complaint), or “Why
didn’t anyone tell me that Chris Johnson isn’t good at football?” (assumed
Kimmel complaint).
One quick note on the CPP before I get to the rankings. This
week is the first time the new injury considerations come into play, with Alan,
New Gutman, Bennett and Zacherman getting points from Garcon, Jennings, Freddie
Jackson and Gates respectively. I almost didn’t give Z credit because he still
started Gates, but I’ll assume that was a one-time mistake that can be blamed entirely on marijuana. If those players miss more games, and it appears that only
Jackson will be in that situation, then the points received from the injured
starters will diminish each week for a month until they hit zero. Next week we
will definitely see more players on this list, as Bradshaw and Nicks have
already been ruled out and Forte is likely to join them.
On to the rankings…
Week 2 Rankings
1. Joseph – CPP: 159.1, Last Week: 3rd
It always sucks wasting a great week when you don’t need it,
and I can easily see Nick losing 95-94.9 this week, but scoring 2.5 times more
than your opponent is pretty impressive. Doing all that while starting Davonne
Bess is downright insane. I can’t believe Tony G has kept it up this long, but
more power to him, and to you as you start the best RB combo in the league each
week.
2. New Gutman – CPP: 142.7, Last Week: 5th
I thought the best part of the fractional point system would
be no more ties or arbitrary points after each 10 yards, but I forgot about
the fact that now games can be decided by less than 1 point. I’m shocked that
it took just two weeks for us to have a .1 scoring differential, but that’s why
I love this league. What’s even more amazing is that if you started Dalton over
Vick, you guys still would have tied.
3. Weissbard – CPP: 139.95, Last Week: 4th
Breaking 100 with pretty much no contribution from your
defense or kicker is no easy feat, so congrats on that. You’ve gotta be feeling
even better about yourself for winning the Andre Brown sweepstakes after
hearing the news about Nicks, and Maclin possibly missing his game too. I’ve
liked this team since the draft, and the first two weeks haven’t changed my
stance, but I don’t think you’ll be able to rely on double digit points from
Pierre Thomas every week.
4. Ajay – CPP: 131, Last Week: 6th
If Julio Jones had done anything on MNF, you would have run
away with the Week 2 title, but inconsistency is always the issue with Julio.
You didn’t even start Celek, who has had a great start to the year, but once
you start doing that, I don’t think your team has a weakness. I know I’ll be
the one shitting my pants when I go up against you in Week 4.
5. Kumpf – CPP: 129.7, Last Week: 5th
I feel dirty that I got a win for that debacle, but luckily
Nate Burleson was quiet on MNF. Losing Aaron Hernandez from my lineup hurts,
but I get to welcome back Ryan Mathews this week and once we see the inevitable Kevin
Smith injury, Leshoure will be worth the $24 I bid on him last week. As for
this week, I just can’t wait to beat Off In The Shower.
6. Esco – CPP: 122.6, Last Week: 7th
I spent the last 15 minutes figuring out what the score of
your matchup with New Gutman would have been if we didn’t have fractional
points, and you guys would have tied at 91. I don’t know if that makes you feel
better or worse, but I’m glad you take the sanctity of the league seriously. For real though, you need to trade one of your receivers. That lineup decision
will be a royal pain in the ass every week.
7. Alan – CPP: 121.5, Last Week: 12th
You may have lost again, but you moved up quite a bit on
this list, mainly due to the Garcon injury. That inflation won’t last, so you
better get your shit together or you’ll be back in Kimmel territory. I think
you knew you were going to lose going into MNF, but it sucks that it came at
the hands of McGahee rather than Roddy. It also sucks that Garcon might miss
another game because you could use some help at receiver with all these Welker
rumors and the inconsistency of Alshon.
8. Barnard – CPP: 102.65, Last Week: 13th
You did a good job of assembling depth during the draft, and
it has paid off thanks to rejuvenated performances by Frank Gore and Reggie Wayne.
What you really need is to turn some of that depth into an upgrade at any
position. A lot of teams are in dire need of depth, so you just need to hope
that they get over their collective disgust at the idea of speaking with you so
you can make a trade.
9. AGD – CPP: 84.15, Last Week: 1st
There is a clear gap between the top 8 and the bottom 6 in
terms of CPP, and it makes sense that AGD is at the top of the bottom. After a
great Week 1 performance, the bottom fell out completely and you had a Murphy’s
Law week. Actually, based on the lazy research performed by Weissbard and I,
we’ll call these Barnard’s Law weeks, where everything goes wrong and you put
up an insanely bad score. The good news
for you guys is that Week 2 is over, and in Week 3 you face the last place CPP
team.
10. Billy – CPP: 82.75, Last Week: 8th
I don’t know how else to say it, other than your team just
isn’t very good. You started both Andre Roberts and Nate Burleson, and I would
bet a thirty that Alan doesn’t know what team either of them are on. Andre
Johnson won’t be limited to 2.1 points every week, but Eli won’t throw for 500+
either. I don’t know if you need a trade, or maybe just a sober week, but if
you want to repeat then something needs to change.
11. Bennett – CPP: 82.6, Last Week: 9th
It’s fitting that after ending the longest losing streak in
the history of fantasy football, you still move down in these rankings. The
worst thing about Freddie’s injury for you isn’t that you can’t start him (but
Tashard Choice? Really?), it’s that Spiller has played out of his mind while
Jackson is out. When he returns, the best case scenario for F-Jax is a
timeshare, which doesn’t bode well for your team.
12. Zacherman – CPP: 72.65, Last Week: 10th
I don’t have many expectations for you in terms of effort, but starting a
player that’s hurt? Unforgiveable. What makes it even worse is that you really
didn’t show a sense of urgency in picking up Andre Brown. You might be able to
get by with S-Jax and Ridley, but why risk it?
13. Kimmel – CPP: 70.6, Last Week: 12th
Hey, look who’s out of the basement! You may not win an
actual matchup this year, so you gotta take the little victories when they
come. The biggest win for your team so far has got to be the way T-Rich looked
last week. His team sucks, and the Bengals D is among the league’s worst, but
Richardson looked like Adrian Peterson on some of those runs, so his value in
2013 should be pretty high. Unfortunately you own him this year, so
you’re shit out of luck.
14. Donnie – CPP: 59.4, Last Week: 11th
You’re at the bottom almost entirely due to your lineup
management, which will even out as the season goes on. There is a lot of talent
on this roster, so if you can either figure out who to start, or trade depth
for upgrades, the playoffs are a very real possibility.
I’ll see a couple of you this weekend where the Giants (and Jets)
play the games. The rest of you just have to wish you were there.
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