With Ortiz in the Stone Age lacking internet I (Thomas) will fill in for him this week on the corner.
Trade Deadline Reminder – Next Thursday is the deadline, has to be approved by Ortiz at noon or it won’t go through. I do not have power to approve trades so please contact Ortiz.
Island Update – After a trade that I still feel Chuck lost, the chubbies shipped him off the island. Hopefully JD was waiting for him with a floatation device, but I have a feeling that JD would try to drown him just like the Mets did to the Cubs. It seems as the week goes by, the average weight on the island increases dramatically. Below are the teams left on the Island going into Week 7.
· Team DTA
· The Trojans
· Vonteego Cross
· Mean Machine
· 2 Cousins 1 Cup
· Hail Mary to the King
With a lot of important players on bye this week, it will be interesting see who survives.
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rade Recap – the interesting trade of the week was Mean Machine trading their only competent pass catchers in Gronk and Sanders to Hailmary to the King in a larger deal for Devonta Freeman. Pat was also able to lock up the Cowboys backfield. Joe 2 and Timbo now have the best pair of starting running backs along with JD, but the rest of the team is lacking depth. Pat is now poised to make a run since he is already one of the hottest teams in the league right now.
FAAB Recap – It was a boring week for FAAB. The two highest price players scooped were Landry Jones and Stefan Diggs. Jones was grabbed by Eric in an attempt to block Maggs just like he did to his cousin earlier this season. Maggs was able to grab a better qb in Mettenberger for free though by waking up at the 5am to ensure he can field a full roster. Maggs gets an award for his dedication and just being a try hard. Diggs is an interesting player. I’m surprised that Ortiz, fresh off his loss to the Gingers, didn’t grab Diggs with his love of fast black guys that wear Purple. Ortiz should finally give up on Charles Johnson since he has been passed on the depth chart. Demayo got a potential stud for a wide receiver 3, if you believe what Diggs’ teammates have said about him this week.
Week 6 Recap-
Beatdown of the Week
2 Cousins 1 Cup (202) vs. All Fired Up (115.7)
All Fired up got beat up this week and thrown off the island. 4 players on 2 Cousins team combined to beat All Fired Up’s entire team. It was so bad that Chuck called the matchup halfway through the 3rd quarter of the 1pmgames. With two important wrs on bye along with Jameis Winston, All Fired Up was undermanned, but still 115 points is really bad. Chuck is hoping Mike Evans finds whatever he had last year, because if he doesn’t, his team is in trouble.
The Rookie (159.1) vs Hail Mary to the King (184.2)
The Rookie got 500 yards passing from Rivers, but still failed to win thanks to his running backs continuing to fail him. If he kept Devonta Freeman, he would have easily won over Pat, but hindsight is 20/20. Christopher needs to regroup and win this week if he wants any chance of avoiding the consolation bracket. Right Now his team might as well be bye week because he is a sure fire victory for most teams in the league. Pat got great production from his running backs along with signs of life from Jimmy Graham (Wow he is alive). Pat is the second hottest team in the league and looks to win his fourth in a row against the number 1 team in the league, 2 cousins.
The Romosexuals (181.2) vs Mean Machine Child Beaters (154.2)
After making a controversial trade that wasn’t processed due to the Thursday night game, Mean Machine continue to fall despite having one of the best running backs in Chris Ivory and getting solid qb play. Andrew Luck was resurrected on Sunday getting a solid 31 points along with Calvin Johnson having a great game. If Matthew Stafford continues to chuck it deep, Calvin will be back to be a high end WR very quickly. Mean Machine going forward is questionable at best and the author thinks that they will lose again this week, falling to 3-4. They were number 1 in the power rankings a few weeks ago, now they aren’t even top 5. While they are falling, JD is on the rise.
UPSET OF THE WEEK
Ginger Snaps (160.9) vs Vonteego Cross (125.2)
After destroying the Gingers all week, Ortiz failed to show up and fell to 2-4. The only people that showed were Kaep and Gary Barnidge while the gingers had exceptional qb play along with great production from their waiver wire wide outs. Ortiz owes the Gingers an apology if he watched any of last Thursday’s game because Cooks is garbage while Frank Gore will be productive the rest of the season. Ortiz is 2-4, no shock from a guy that doesn’t watch sports. Julio Jones can be had because Ortiz realizes his team is trash and he is on his way to the murphy bowl unless he shakes things up.
The Trojans (235.8) vs Team DTA (152.4)
Maggs had fantastic play across the board, especially from his qbs. Martavis Bryant made quite the season debut, and I heard one person compare him to Josh Gordon. His combination of size, speed, and love of drugs makes him a great comparison. Maggs has rb question marks going forward, but he will be a solid team that is destined for the playoffs. Team DTA just ran into a buzz saw and nothing could be done. A consistent scoring team with depth throughout the lineup will make them a favorite for the playoffs.
Matchup of the Week
The Monstars (155.8) vs Team GFY (135.9)
The Monstars had quite possibly the upset of the week any other week, thanks to Michael Vick being well Michael Vick and continuing to ruin Antonio Brown. The biggest play in this games was the touchdown with 30 seconds to go in the game of Cam Newton to Greg Olsen. The play was worth at least 15 points by itself and sealed the win for Eric’s beloved Panthers. Antonio Brown needs to rebound quickly if Team GFY wants to be a high seed come playoff time. Both of the these teams are in a large pack of mediocre teams right now.
Week 6 pick results:
Wins: 2 Losses 4
Season Long: 18-12
Week 7 Picks (by Ortiz):
Vonteego Cross over The Rookie
2 Cousins 1 Cup over Hailmary to the King
Mean Machine over All Fired Up
The Romosexuals over Team DTA
Team GFY over The Gingersnaps
The Trojans over the Monstars
Final Note: I know this wasn’t as funny as Ortiz’s usually is, which makes sense because he is funnier than me, but I do want to note that it took me a while to do this. I appreciate Ortiz doing this every week for the league. Good Luck in week 7