MOTW - Week 4

Another week, another loss for both Alex and Paul. They both sit at 0-3 and while 4 losses won't eliminate you from the playoffs, it's a large hole to climb out of, needing to go at least 7-2 in the remaining 9 weeks. So while Cho, Jon, and David K. continue to rack up wins (a combined 8-1 with the only loss coming from last week's MOTW), this week we'll be focusing on the bottom of the barrel.

MOTW
11. Ben There Raped That (Paul) vs. 12. (⌐■_■) (Alex)
Alex has been off to a terrible start with his auto-drafted team. He has yet to break 70 points in a week and his opponents have averaged almost 100 points per week against him. Paul showed signs of promised in week 2, nearing the 100 point mark, but his low has been lower than Alex, losing a 63-55 fight that made us all cringe. Who will keep their season hope's slightly more alive with a win this week?
QB: Rivers was one of the main reasons Paul had such tough sledding last week as he threw 2 picks before completing a pass to his own teammate. The Eagles defense is not a team that can be walked over and with the travel from the west coast, I don't expect the Chargers to get back to form yet. Meanwhile, Matty Ice gets a chance to bounce back from a rough showing in Detroit. Edge: Alex
WR: While Alex's group of receivers isn't terrible, they are hard to trust with some shaky QB play lately from Cousins, Siemian, and the lesser Manning. AJ and Keenan just have more talent than the receivers across from them and Alshon should have a nice day against the chargers who have a banged up secondary. Edge: Paul
RB: Who is Paul's RB2? Fat Rob? AP? Thompson? James White? It's an ugly situation for Paul while Alex has 3 legit RBs he can play based on matchups now that DeMarco is back and can even throw in an air back at Theo Riddick if he sees a shootout coming. Edge: Alex
TE: Neither TE has done much but until Luck comes back, Doyle will struggle, especially against a great LB corp in Seattle. Bennett might get more opportunities at home against a Bears team that has given up some big gains to opposing TEs. Edge: Paul
K/DEF: It's hard to bet against Justin Tucker, the best kicker in the NFL, especially in what looks to be a slug fest with end zone opportunities being rare. Neither defense offers much hope for double digit points. Edge: Alex

Winner: Alex
This will also be a close MOTW, just like last week, with Alex winning by a single digit margin. While Paul's WRs will do their best to keep it close, Alex's team that actually has some talent from top to bottom will finally click to get Alex his first W.

Good luck to all!

Simon Kim