2024, Week 5 Newsletter
01 Oct 2024Press Box Observations
Overview
Mike kills it this week, earning the title of Biggest Score at 129.52. Ryan trails just ever so slightly, registering a whopping 128.66 this week. Fortunately for Leon, Tony takes one for the league by having the largest blow-out.
Todd, Josh, and David all comfortably take their wins with their triple-digit scores. My failure to touch 100+ points ends up contributing to Josh’s 4-game lucky streak.
Sam finally names his team after one of his players. Just like starting your 401K at the age of 40, he doesn’t have quite the momentum that Fred has with his name. Likewise, Roy learned he can’t beat a team that started off the season with the right name.
Reviewing the Matchup of the Week
Ryan is going on a streak with the second consecutive win. Malik Nabers and Zack Moss were doing well for Leon, but nothing compared to Derrick Henry’s performance.
Power Rankings
Josh and Fred are living proof that being undefeated requires a bit of luck; with the Power Rankings exposing Fred and downgrading him 1 rank. Todd is starting to get a bite of the Bad Luck Brian, but he remains a strong number 1 in the rankings.
One of the bigger surprises is Mike climbing a full 2 ranks, putting him just 2.73 points behind Ryan. With a little help from a favorable schedule, David also finds a way to leap up a couple of levels.
Despite my strong start in the season, my selling year is finally catching up to me. I slide down the rankings again, soon to find my place in the abyss that is the Consolation bracket.
Allen usurps Sam as the most unluckiest team in the league. Sam needs to either change his luck or make some moves to resurrect his season.
Matchup of the Week
The only undefeated teams left in the league go head-2-head in Week 5. The Power Rankings back Fred on being number 1, but does Josh deserve to be 2nd in the standings?
I’m gonna back my boy Josh in this matchup. By projections (even after some substitutions), Yahoo has him as the underdog, so it doubly justifies why I’m gambling on him this week. Adding on his incredible luck stream going on, I have to ride the hot hand and avoid testing the Gamba Gods.
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Blasting Off Again
Week 4 should be long enough to know which draft picks panned out and which are busts. Bench those underperformers and make some trades happen.
