Week 5 - MOTW

Before we get into the MOTW this week, I want Eric to explain why he changed his name to "The Shameful Savages." At first glance, it doesn't really make sense but here's an explanation, in his own words:

"Before you attack me for having a bad opposite team name this week[, l]et me explain. First of all, this is Paul's fault. His team [name] wasn't even good even when he had Chris Hogan and now it's even worse. I had to play around with his team name and I made the executive decision to change his team name reference to Hulk Hogan and therefore I went with Hulk Hogan's rival, Randy Savage"

While I think his opposite team name is terrible, I must say that this his logic is relatively sound. Although, he could have used someone like Calvin Johnson (black, super tall, good at football) or TY Hilton (black, super short, good at football) to represent somebody who is the opposite of Hogan, I'll accept his change based on his reasoning. I also blame all this on Paul who hasn't changed his name even though Hogan is not just not on his team anymore, he's not even relevant in the NFL today. #blamePaul

MOTW
2. Jacked Up! vs. 4. #ridethewave
Cho's team's quest at a 3-peat in the league is off to a great start. While he does owe a bit to a favorable schedule (no opponent has scored over 100 points), he's done his part and scored 100 in each matchup. Chris, after being berated for being an absentee owner, has climbed up to 4th place thanks to the team Yahoo drafted for him. His team is much more star dependent but stars are what make or break fantasy matchups. Can he go on and crush his opponent like his SF Shock did (btw, congratulations to Chris Chung's e-sports team for winning the OWL Grand Finals!)? Or will Cho's string of victories continue for the 5th straight week?

Studs: Julio vs. Chubb
While the Texans aren't necessarily a bad defense, their secondary can be scored on. And with the Falcons defense looking similar to last year, Julio will need to be targetted early and often for the Falcons to have a chance. For Chris, Chubb comes off a monster game and should continue that against an SF team that has a better record than they actually are.

Duds: Shephard vs. Woods

With no Saquon, expect a ton of attention from the Vikings D as they look to shut down the passing game of the Giants. I trust their secondary more than I do their ability to cover Engram with their LBs so Shephard may have a slow day. Woods had a great game last week but that was more of an abberation due to game flow than consistent trend. He's the clear 3rd option in the passing game and against a run heavy, clock killing team like thr Seahawks, expect fewer targets than last week.

X-Factors: Thielen vs. RB2
Thielen has had an up and down season, through no fault of his own. Cousins has looked like the worst version of himself through 4 weeks but after a heart to heart, will Thielen be force fed against the floundering Giants? I'm not sure who Chris will end up playing at RB2. He's got some name value but so many question marks around health litter his backfield. If Damien plays, expect a solid game. If not, I can't imagine more than 6 points from the position.

Key Players on Bye: NONE

Winner: Cho
While I think this might be a tough week for Cho to break 100 points due to some non-plus matchups, Chris looks like he has bigger problems. I don't think any of his WRs break double digits and his RB2 situation looks rough. Cho continues to increase the gap between him and the other vying for a bye.

Per Dan's request, I'll be keeping track of my MOTW record to see if the MOTW jinx is real or not. So far, no real: 1-0

Good luck to all!

Simon Kim