If you would have asked me a month and a half ago how much I thought the pandemic was going to affect our season, hurt our players by making them literally unplayable either due to exposure or actual positive test, I would have said not much.
Sure, maybe a positive test here or there, but training camps seemed to be going to plan mostly, and even with no preseason, things seemed to be running as smoothly as they could. The NBA was finishing up their bubble, NHL was proceeding as planned, maybe we could at least experience some normalcy in between the lines of fantasy football.
If we're talking start/sit, I'm sitting COVID affecting our season 45 days ago. 30 days ago, a flex play in deeper leagues. Two weeks ago, a WR2 with high upside, given the Titans situation.
Today? If we're equating output to affecting our season and week-to-week lineup expectations/projections/adjustments, COVID is a bellcow back. Somebody's getting bent over and rammed, whether they know it's coming or not.
It's damn hard enough to set your lineup not knowing how many touches your skill players are going to get, what team isn't going to show up, what QB takes a lick in the first quarter and can't recover. I'm a week or two away from installing a stock exchange-like ticker in my office showing positive/negative test results for my players. Information is power, and the more information I get the less power I have to put the best lineup on the field. Rant over. *With all due respect*
Revenge of Cobb's Bubble Route (1-4) vs. Ready For a Full Load (5-0)
The list of teams to start 5-0 in Our League's history:
Annual Fucking Landslide (2019)
Fighting Khunts (2017) *started 6-0
Neither team ended up with the privilege of putting their name on the Rendleman, but both did win at least a share of the regular season title.
After getting off the schnide last week against the Capital J, no rest for the weary on Arnold St, as Kev preps for another battle. With breaking news this morning out of Atlanta, Mullaneys have to be drawing up some disaster plans in case they have to replace the Gurlz.
When looking at Pat's team, I'm not struck so much at the firepower as I am the depth. The fact both Lockett and Kamara are both on bye, but his lineup still (appears) explosive is striking. Which may play as a key this year, of all years.
Rowdy Rhinos (0-5) vs. Demi-God Amount Bots (2-3)
As previously mentioned, no team has started 0-5 in this league's history before. With that being said, I'm excited to see the Rhinos response, particularly against a Demi-God commish.
Steve has put more faith in the city of Buffalo than anyone since Grover Cleveland married 21-year-old Buffalo native Frances Folsom (nice).
I favor Rhinos slightly, but that Bills-Chiefs game will be paramount.
Glenn's (3-2) vs. Coach Without a Season (4-1)
Jacques' team is damn good, and I didn't realize it until I just looked. He's cornered the star backup market, with Davis, Mattison and Hunt. what happens when Cook and Chubb come back? That's a problem for LeLater.
Travis' team is model of a bunch of players I wanted to stay away from in the draft, which is why I am 2-3 and he is 4-1. With Russdiculous on bye, he's taking a ride on the Minshew train. It serves Southern Comfort, rollouts ending in either a dime or interception, and a jukebox in the corner with no song past 1987.
Fighting NRCA's (2-3) vs. Fully Supported Troops (3-2)
Two guys just searching for a team identity, that's all this is. Ty will continue to play the Cowboy WR roulette without his hip-swinging maestro, while I continue to pray for Clyde to find the end zone and ask myself how I found myself starting Adrian Peterson in 2020.
A hobbled Lamar has hurt the NRCA Brand, but we're hoping he's ready to run, pass and do Lamar things with Jacobs on a bye.
Not a ton of crossover for this game in terms of matchups, with half of Ty's team not playing until Monday night, lots of intrigue to the bitter end this week.
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