MOTW - Week 10

" " "Sorry for missing last week's MOTW. I felt special because it was my birthday week and gifted myself a break from being a commissioner. Now that it's over I will be gifting you guys two matches for this week!"
- Simon Kim"
- Eric Lee"
- This is 3 weeks old...

Sorry to everyone in the league. My new client has been killer and I do not get a chance on Thursday to get a MOTW in. However, this week, I actually got to leave the office for lunch and some testing so I am getting a chance to do some research and write a MOTW. A larger MOTW or fun analysis will be run next week, in time for the holidays, but this week features a HUGE matchup that may be a preview of Week 16.

MOTW
1. It'saHardGronkLife (Jon) vs. 2. Bippity Boppity (Dan)
Annie takes on The Office as the two heavyweights battle each other in this matchup that could clinch Jon the number 1 overall seed, or bring Dan 1 game closer to dethroning Jon from the top. While Jon got Brady back to continue his surge, the loss of Charles does kill what should have been sick backfield depth. Dan continues to to wreak havoc on the legs of established veterans, the arm of Aaron Rodgers, and the best TE in the league. Only one can win (unless you tie like Paul and I did).

QB: While Brady has been unstoppable this season, Rodgers gets a not-amazing Titans defense while Brady has to deal with arguably the best pass defense in the league. While Seattle isn't as good on the road, Sherman, Thomas, and Chancellor do not make it easy no matter where they are playing. Edge: Dan
WR: The top 2 WRs on both teams are just unbelievable. They have speed, size, hands, and end zone prowess. If it comes down to the third receiver on each team, Jon has a slight edge with Sanders playing against the Saints non-existent D. While Matthews has been solid for Mariota, he's not quite the threat Sanders will be. Edge: Jon
RB: While most weeks, Dan's RBs look impossible to match up with, this might be the week that someone stands a chance. Melvin Gordon should cancel out DeMarco, especially if Murray is not 100%. And while Blount would typically outscore West, he faces a tough defense while West gets to break out of his slump against Cleveland. Like Pennsylvania at 11PM, this one's too close to call. Edge: Even.
TE: Olsen has silently been the best TE in football. While he hasn't caught as many TDs as he normally does, he's had 7+ targets in all games but 1 and at least 50+ yards in every game but 1. I'll bet this trend doesn't go away at home with Carolina fighting to stay alive in the playoffs. Edge: Dan
K/DEF: Both players have all of their special teams occurring in one game. The only difference is that Dan's players will face each other while Jon's all comes from the same team. I don't like choosing a defense that will suffer when one of your other players scores. Therefore, I'm going with Jon as the winner here. Edge: Jon

Winner: Jon
Jon stays undefeated thanks to his slight margin at WR3 and not falling behind in backfield points. He basically earns himself the bye for the playoffs while Dan still has to fend off a few contenders.

Good luck to all!

Simon Kim