Apologies for missing the last couple of weeks. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up with posts as the holidays come around as I do have a few tantalizing post subjects ready for all of you.
But in the meantime, let's give a shoutout to Jon for posting the first 200 point in the league. In week 7, literally everything came together for his team. First off, apologies to David K, who put up 157.92 points (!!!) and lost because Jon's team decided to go nuclear. Nobody scored single digit points and 5 players scored over 20. The cherry on top was Nix's ridiculous comeback win against the Giants where he basically dropped all 43.96 points in the 4th quarter which really allowed this type of score to happen. While Jon's season hasn't gone according to plan, this is one record he should hold on to top score ever (206.16 if you were curious) for quite a while.
Elsewhere around the league over the last 2 weeks, we saw the top teams separating from the pack (I'll get into this a little more in a future post but Eric and Mike really look like the powerhouses right now) and a few teams basically see their playoff lives flame out due to some tough losses (Chris losing by 10 in week 7, Jon losing by 8 in the same week, Simon losing by fewer than 3 in week 9).
Which brings us to a pivotal week 10. This could literally be make or break for some teams while others will be fighting for a first round bye. Let's take a look at 2 of the teams in the latter category.
MOTW
2. In Time (Eric) vs. 4. David Y Team (David Y)
Eric has broken out as one of the favorites since Rashee Rice's return. Even before that, he had a formidable WR crew but adding a WR1 to 4 other top 25 WRs has been ridiculous. He's been undefeated since Rice's return. David was the last undefeated team at 5-0 but hit a rough patch until an incredibly fortunate weak that he won by 2.5 points while only scoring 80 points. Are the fantasy gods shining on David and this is part of his predestined road? Or will Eric defy the gods and cruise to the pole position to be the favorite come playoff time?
QB: Eric ◯ ◯ 🟢 ◯ ◯ David
The tush push makes Jalen's floor tantalizing. Hurts feels good for 2 TDs a week because of the guarantee in short yardage situations. Herbert has a ton of talent both in him and around him but the lack of an o-line may be difficult to overcome. However, a trade deadline move to get some backup in front of Herbert may be enough to keep up in what should be a shootout against an underwhelming Steelers team. I'll give this a push of the non-tush kind.
WR/TE: Eric ◯ 🟢 ◯ ◯ ◯ David
Eric's MVP Rice won't be available for this one but this is where his WR depth will shine. Adams, London, Waddle, and Pittman are all available and no matter who Eric picks, they should be able to beat out David's crew. Amon-Ra can definitely keep David in this battle but Keenan and Tre's ceilings are a little too low for me to expect David to keep up. Goedert vs. Engram (or whoever Eric chooses to replace Ferguson) is a non-factor in determining this matchup.
RB: Eric ◯ ◯ ◯ 🟢 ◯ David
The Ravens have been bouncing back and Henry looks like he's ready to be an RB1 again. Dowdle joins him in those RB1 ranks after taking the backfield over from Chubba. These 2 violent runners should give a backfield advantage to David. Jeanty gets a tough defense that he might be game-flowed out of and Monangai had a great time owning the backfield solo but his and Swift's availability may muddy those waters going forward.
K/DST: Eric ◯ ◯ 🟢 ◯ ◯ David
David doesn't even have a kicker yet but based on whose available in the FA pool (and this goes for defenses as well) I don't see a big advantage bearing out for either of these teams. Another non-tush push here.
Winner: Eric
This one's really hard to call and I see another nail biter for David but I think the WR depth is just too much for David to overcome. I think that difference will give Eric the single digit win as he continues to march towards the #1 overall seed.
MOTW Record: 1-1
Good luck to all!
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