2023 - Welcome!

Welcome back to the league!

I know I stopped posting near the end of last year but it was kind of fitting for a season that ended without a champion. Sure, Yahoo may say Jung won but Diggs, Mixon, and whatever kicker Dan had could definitely have scored enough to make up the difference. So if anything, this year feels like we're playing for TWO TIMES THE GLORY. Hopefully everyone is up for the challenge.

Before we get into the dirty business, let's share some good news:

- David Y had a daughter!

- Jon had a son!

- Paul had a daughter!

- Cho moved into his new house (to be fair this may have been last year but I missed it)!

If there's anybody I missed, I do apologize but it also probably means we haven't talked in a while. Don't be a stranger and reach out any time, especially to share good news!

Now to get into the dirty details, let's just get to some of my favorite teams and my least favorite teams as we enter the season.

Favorites:

Let Bijans be Bijans (David K)

What? David K makes my list 2 years in a row?? This is not a mistake. Sure, Bijan and Garrett could be a risky combo, banking on 2 guys under 23. However, Bijan should dominate on an Atlanta team that runs when they're down 28 and Wilson had 1000+ yards with Flacco and Zach Wilson. Imagine what he can do with Rodgers who loves to overtarget his favorite guys. Add to those 2 a Lamar/Andrews stack in what should be a fast-paced offense, Addison who could be a rookie sleeper next to JJettas, and James Conner, an underrated back who has the backfield to himself, and suddenly, David K has got a squad. Warren and Doubs are great sleepers that he basically got for free and Goff could finish as a top 10 QB. Watch out world. David K is coming for his ship.

Jacked Up! (Cho)

Although I'm not a huge Saquon fan this year, the rest of his roster looks great. Amon-Ra already showed us that he's ready to feast as Goff's favorite target. Keenan Allen and Darren Waller could be top 30 players that fell way too far because of the perceived step back they will take due to their age. If Deshaun Watson can regain some of the Houston form (and not sexually harass masseuses), Kenneth Walker holds off Charbonnet and becomes a bell cow back, and one of his lottery ticket WRs pays off (Pickens, Michael Thomas, Alec Pierce), Cho could be coming back to regain the trophy that was once his.

Dark Horse:

No Punts Intended (Paul)

Although his team is WR heavy, the 3 heavy WRs could all finish as WR1s. Chase should compete for the overall WR1, DeVonta is in a high-powered offense looking at single coverage thanks to AJ, and Ridley will be TLaw's defacto number 1 option. Herbert was criminally underrated due to his struggles last year (he had broken ribs, missed his left tackle, and was stuck in Lombardi's conservative offense) and although his RBs are weak, If Cook or White can both just be RB2s, this WR corp may be enough to destroy most teams.

In Time (Eric)

First off, great team name. Somehow an homage to The Office and a pun based on his best player's name all in one. I'm hoping Eric will make the effort to get a picture of the real Justin as his team's profile pic. But look at this roster and try to find a true weakness. It might be TE but outside of Kelce, TE feels like a wasteland this year. He's got 2 RBs that own their backfield and are young enough to have a breakout year, 3 WRs that have clearly defined roles in great offenses and a QB that should run enough to have a great floor any given week. Watch out.

Cellar Dweller:

MotherKuppin Hamstring

It's not entirely his fault as his team was auto-drafted in the first 4 rounds or so (although it is his fault for not showing up) but it's a tough hill to climb when your first round pick may not be available for a while. And even when he comes back, can a 30 year old Kupp regain his form? And if the Rams suck, will they even risk reinjury? Add to that Davante who somehow downgraded again from Carr to Jimmy G, Aaron Jones who lost Rodgers and will probably lose more work to Dillon, and Mattison, who gets a large opportunity but has never really shown explosiveness in the past. The cherry on top is Daniel Jones at QB. I know real life QB competence doesn't equal fantasy competence but keep me away from anything related to Daniel Jones. Without Kupp, this team truly looks like it'll struggle every week to put up over 100 points.

Saticoy Steel (Dan)

What a great Office callback. Dan, I will reward you one day for being so consistent and on top of your team names. But I really don't understand the strategy of drafting Kelce and Hock in the first 5 rounds. The Kelce Mahomes stack may not be as good this year if Kelce has a hard time recovering at all from his knee injury and teams triple team him due to the fact that apparently nobody else on the team can catch a ball. His WRs are pretty weak, with most of them being on poor offenses or too far down the depth chart to be counted on week to week. I don't want to doubt Dan, who honestly may have been a champ last year, but that 5th round pick will keep me scratching my head.

Good luck to all!