Leonard’s Losah? … Mayberrah.
There are some tough losses in my long fantasy football history and, given my record and roster, this one was probably pretty inconsequential, but watching my Yahoo “Chance to Win” go from 99% with about five minutes left in the Monday night game to 0% about five minutes later was a tough pill to swallow.
0.72 points?? Really? Lamar couldn’t have thrown one of those passes away instead of eating about four sacks in two minutes? One less sack! One!
Now the only “zero” that matters is the number of winless teams in the SPFL. Yep. Me, myself, and I, … and last year’s champ. At least I’m in good company. I swear, I make myself a nice team logo and the season goes to pot.
Nevertheless, in my best Jason Garrett-like press conference voice I say, “I still like my guys. I like my locker room. We have each other’s back. We’ve just got to trust the process and ride out the storm.”
That being said, anyone want to trade?
I put the kibosh on the Bright 1s and the Heroes last week by calling them our villains this season, so this week I turn my attention to … our lone remaining perfect record the free loading Corn of Yesterday. Everyone agree? The villains, right?
The Corn (3-0) sit atop the Matt Foley Division, leading the Heroes and the Midgets (2-1) by one game, with the Monkeys and the Piranha Brothers another game back at 1-2, while the hapless Mayberry crew resides in the lowly basement. The Tommy Boy Division is looking like a real powder keg so far with FOUR 2-1 teams (the Bright 1s, the Lightning, the Ladds, and the Turtles) leading the pack while the Megatron is at 1-2. Our defending champion, Beauty and Her Beasts are fighting to overcome some post Super Bowl blues at 0-3.
Brothers 116.04 — Moops 115.32: Frig.
Anyone else think they should go back to these unis? Classic. The Patriots should do the same with their throwbacks. Sweet.
Ladds 139 — Beasts 120: This was a good matchup but Jahmyr Gibbs (29) and young Drake Maye (21) provided enough firepower to overcome the sporty Beasts, who were led by AJ Brown (22) and George Pickens (17).
Talk about feeling nostalgic… I’m reading a book called “You Are Looking Live” right now, the history of the original NFL Today show. Nerd alert…
Midgets 124 — Heroes 99: The Midgets lucked into an easy one behind Jalen Hurts (30) and Davante Adams (16) while the Heroes were undone when Cee Dee Lamb’s ankle bent the wrong direction before he could record a single point.
Lightning 140 — Megatron 97: The Greasy ones cruised to an easy W, led by David Montgomery (30) and Puka! (22). Lamar Jackson (27) and Amon Ra (20) were the primary Ghosts.
Turtles 151 — Bright 1s 146: In the game of the week, the Turtles picked up a huge victory when Mark Andrews found the fountain of youth and put up 27 big ones on Monday night, breaking the Bright 1s heart. Nico Collins chipped in with a nifty 25, but all the Turtles were in double figures. Sweet. The Bright 1s were led by wideouts Courtland Sutton (25) and JSN (20).
Corn 167 — Monkeys 139: This wasn’t a bad showdown either, but the Corn put a purple hurtin’ on the scoreboard with 42 points out of the Minnesota D and Jordan Mason tallying 25. The Monkeys relied on — so far, RB of the year, Jonathan Taylor (36) and the Seattle D (27).
Next Week
- Moops vs Ladds
- Beasts vs Heroes
- Midgets vs Megatron
- Lightning vs Monkeys
- Turtles vs Brothers
- 1s vs Corn — America’s Game of the Week!
Good luck, some good college games this weekend!
The Commish