Bragging Rights Almanac

  VICTORY Ready for a Full Load is satiated through the efforts of Alvin, Mike, and Co. --- “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat. We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering. You ask, what is our policy? I can say: It is to wage war, by land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy. You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be.” ―   Winston S. Churchill   While some may argue that the above quote was in reference to World War II, many scholars within the Ready for a Full Load organization believe Churchill was foreshadowing the perilous fantasy football season that 2020 would deliv...

 Bragging Rights postseason records (through first round 2020) winners' bracket Travis* - WW WW (4-0) Sloan -- WL WW LW (4-2) Steve -- L? LW LL LW LL (2-7) Patrick -- W? LW LW WW LL WL WL (7-6) Kevin -- WW (2-0) Jacques -- W? WL LW (3-2)  Tyler -- L? LL WL LL LL (1-8) Max -- LL WL WL WW WW (6-4) losers' bracket Travis* -- W? LW WL LL WW (5-4) Sloan -- L? WW LL LW WL (4-5) Steve -- LW LW WL (3-3) Patrick -- LW (1-1) Kevin -- L? LL LW LL WW LW LL (4-9) Jacques -- LW WW WW LL WW (7-3) Tyler -- LL LW LW (2-4) Max -- W? WL WL (3-2) combined Travis* -- 9-4 Sloan -- 8-7 Steve -- 5-10 Patrick -- 8-7 Kevin -- 6-9 Jacques -- 10-5 Tyler -- 3-12 Max -- 9-6 Travis * records through six seasons

It was a tough week for the Rhinos as we digested the reality of narrowly missing the playoffs for the second consecutive year. After starting the year playing roulette with B-/C+ QBs in above average matchups and then having my own kicker outscore them, I realized that I was in worse trouble than Steve on draft night, 2018. Fortunately, the high-flying young rookie from Oregon emerged after Tyrod’s lung was punctured about 15 minutes before their week 2 matchup against the Chiefs. We all know the story. With the momentum that Herbert was gaining, the Rhinos seemed to be ascending faster than Zoom's stock during a global pandemic. Of course, that was until this past Sunday.  On that note, I have also felt called to address the thrown game that ended up being one of a few stars that aligned in order for Stevie to make the playoffs over myself. The way I see it, JLB capitalized on an opportunity and I respect it. It's an interesting roll of the dice as this makes Pat’s road to th...

 Gary Workman Weekly Power Rankings 1. Ready for A Full Load (9-2) -- W2 For perspective, a list of teams in our league history who have started 9-2: 1. Annual Fucking Landslide (2019) put up 46 points losing to Glenn's in week 12, bowed out in first round of playoffs 2. Stairway to Evans (2016) lost to Steve 141-119.14 in week 12, league champion 3. Money or Nothing Next Year (2014) beat Travis 104.32-101.94 in week 12, lost in first round playoffs by his own doing That's the list. Where Load goes from here is anyone's guess. The best regular season record in league history, pure W-L is 10-4. With several of the regular season records but only one championship to show for it in seven seasons, we'll see if he places a priority on padding his Fantasy Football Reference page, or if he's trying to add some hardware to the trophy case. 2. Fully Supported Troops (7-4) -- W4 Really had to dive into the numbers on this one: during Ty's four-game win streak, Dalvin Coo...

Let's get right to it. Gary Workman Weekly Power Rankings 1. Fully Supported Troops -- 6-4 (W3) The league's eyes should all be on the Troops' matchup this week, as they have a chance to send Everybody's Favorite Mully to the shadow lands. More on that in a bit. With a combined 236 points over the last two weeks, Ty withstood a pedestrian Dalvin week with a Sanders, Succop, and one hell of a Chubb. Everything this guy has thrown out the last few week sticks, including a Jakobi Myers start. Weird that since abandoning his blind loyalty to the Jerry cult, his team has gone demonstrably better. There remains in our great league three owners who have yet to reach the Rendletop, those being Ty, Steve and Jacques. I asked a couple league members one summer night a few years back if we should start awarding jackets a la The Masters for the champ. To which Pat simply replied, "I mean we could, but then we'd just be a bunch of dicks in green jackets." Not my best i...

Glenn’s Power Rankings It’s presumable the last week of unemployment for Glenn’s so I decided to use my time wisely and do a little write up on Bragging Rights Power Rankings. We are seemingly at the point in the season where Ls can’t be taken, Ws are just a sense of false hope, and stress levels are at an all time high. The annual clusterf*** that is entry to the playoffs is coming. We have an 8-man league where it’s anyone’s week and we have the history to prove it so buckle up bitches. Power Rankings Disclaimer: Typically, I just look at points for and then breakdown and that is my power rankings. That isn’t as fun and doesn’t give the full story of what is happening real time, so I decided to change it up a bit and make it juicy. This is not me predicting who makes the playoffs but who I think are the strongest teams currently. Remember it’s MY F****** OPINION! (J!) Glenn’s is not held liable for the outcome of this list. If your erection last longer than 4 hours after reading thi...

 This week, we each get a chance to get a peak at our week 14 opponent. Looking at the history of our league, the final week of regular season has at least half the league vying for their final spot in the standings. What a treat (and by that, I mean a nightmare) with some key teams on bye this week. On to the previews. Ready For a Full Load (6-0) vs. Fighting NRCA's (3-3) My feelings on Derrick Henry heading into this week when he drops 35 points: It was foolish of me to think the biggest, strongest, and one of the fastest backs in the league wouldn't have another great year behind one of the league's best lines. Henry-Kamara has become the league's LeBron-AD for now. I don't have Thielen or Jackson this week, but luckily kept McKinnon on the roster, and was able to pick up Chase "Corn-Fed" Claypool with a valuable 22 pts spent. No team has started 7-0 in our great league's history, as highlighted last week. NRCA's are used to being an underdog, w...