TGPFF Week 7 Power Rankings
Hi everyone, Evan here. It’s been awhile. I went on vacation and the power rankings were neglected in my absence. No one seemed to mind, so I neglected them myself the last couple weeks - but it’s time to get back on the horse. I think in the future it may actually be more useful/interesting to write these every two weeks so we can see a bit more play out between rankings. Here we go!
Tier I - Championship Favorites
Kevin’s Big Bodies – 5-2, 973.62 PF (#1)
It’s impossible for Kevin not to be at the top of the power rankings with his dominating points lead. Thanks to last week’s incredible score (second highest in league history, if anyone was curious) Kevin has a share of the league’s best record and is averaging over 139 points/game. The last time Kevin score 139 point/game he won his first championship.
He’s putting these numbers up behind huge games from Austin Ekeler and (surprisingly) Josh Jacobs. With Amon-Ra St. Brown set to return from injury soon there’s no reason to believe the Big Bodies will stop putting up the big scores.
He Was #1 – 3-4, 845.98 PF (#3)
I realize Josh’s record isn’t quite as good as others in this tier, but he’s lost to the top-scoring team three different weeks. More importantly, he’s got probably the best RB trio in the league in Dalvin Cook/Nick Chubb/Kenneth Walker, DeAndre Hopkins has returned from suspension and looks like his old self, and if Michael Thomas ends up returning and producing, I think you can easily argue he has the best skill position players in this league.
QB remains a wildcard, but I think Josh’s odds to repeat as champion are higher than his current record would lead you to believe.
Let’s Cyanide – 5-2, 861.66 PF (#2)
As far as I can tell, Ivan shows up on draft day with the simple goal of drafting good players on good offenses and lets them carry him to the top of the standings. He has spat in the face of draft orthodoxy every year and it’s worked well; this year is no exception.
There are some cracks starting to show. The Chiefs offense has been better than advertised, but Clyde Edwards-Helaire is quietly being relegated to more of a rotational player, Jamaal Williams finds his seat back on the bench and David Montgomery cedes snaps to Khalil Herbert. Ivan typically has pretty thin teams but this one is looking gaunt.
With that said, the Chiefs playoff schedule (@HOU, SEA, DEN) looks juicy. It’s not hard to imagine Ivan winning it all this year.
Ready to Get Hurts Again – 5-2, 840.58 PF (#4)
Once again to the surprise of absolutely no one, Kristina is one of the best teams in the league. Jalen Hurts has gone from a good fantasy QB to an actual good QB. Tyreek Hill was the 9th WR selected and is #3 at his position so far. So far your team has been remarkably consistent, but season long I think banking on players like James Connor, Brandin Cooks, and Juju Smith-Schuster can be an iffy proposition. I don’t your roster is elite, but I also don’t think it’s as bad as FantasyPros says either (#11 ROS). But this is Kristina we’re talking about, logic and probability take a backseat to the voodoo.
Tier II - Decent but Dark Horses
Kimi’s Kitten Kmitten – 4-3, 806.58 PF (#7)
I’m too lazy to turn off the dozens of Sleeper player alerts they send every day, so the other night when the CMC trade went down I was notified immediately. Instead of picking up the D’Onta Foreman or Chubba Hubbard off waivers I told Kimi about the trade. Oof..
She beat me to the punch, and in looking at her team, it strikes an impressive balance of skill and depth. DJ Moore has been a dud, but Travis Etienne is now that dude™ in Jacksonville, Kamara is healthy, Diggs’ bye week is in the rear view mirror and you’ve got really good depth.
LET GENO COOK – 4-3, 838.44 PF (#5)
That CMC trade really cut you down a peg. RB is very murky for you rest of season. Even so, Josh Allen, Cooper Kupp, CeeDee Lamb with Dak and Amari Cooper with Watson will be tough to contend with. I could see you making some noise in the playoffs your upside a bit limited at the moment with your stable of RBs.
Samuel W Jackson – 4-3, 811.88 PF (#6)
I got cute benching McLaurin for Rondale Moore last week and it bit me in my loss to Dan. I think I have a good team but outside of a big Ravens score I don’t have the firepower to keep up with the top of the league. Jonathan Taylor and to a lesser extent Deebo Samuel, have been disappointments so far. Terry McLaurin and Allen Lazard aren’t scaring anyone. My collection of RB2/Flex players (Damien Harris, Michael Carter, Khalil Herbert) is also unimposing, and I still have all my byes to get through. Pain.
Breeced Up Deaf Guy – 4-3, 803.32 PF (#8)
It goes without saying the Breece Hall injury has significantly hampered your championship hopes. Your team is a bit like mine in that outside of Ja’Marr Chase (and a healthy D’Andre Swift) you don’t have a lot of high ceiling players capable of stealing a win. Chase Edmonds and Courtland Sutton have been especially disappointing and QB isn’t a strength either. There’s still a lot of football left to play but I think you’re squarely in the league’s purgatory.
Tier III - The Bottom Feeders
Kiss my Bass – 3-4, 781.46 PF (#9)
Your struggles are pretty similar to others in this section of the rankings. A toxic combination of underperformance (Mixon, Allen Robinson, Justin Hebert) and injuries (Cordarrelle Patterson, Mike Williams) has resulted in a team with a limited ceiling. You’ve been working the waivers admirably for band-aids but it’s an going to be an uphill climb rest of season.
InIt4Snacks – 2-5, 768.4 PF (#11)
In the seven years you’ve been in this league your messaging has been consistent – you are in this for snacks. I take comfort in that, because if you were in it for wins … this would be a difficult time for you.
I thought you had arguably the best draft in the league this year, but where do we begin? Father Time is finally catching up to Tom Brady and by extension is limiting Chris Godwin. Najee and most other Steelers are in an offensive black hole. Keenan Allen’s hamstring injury has returned with a vengeance. There’s been a few bright spots, but overall, your team has underperformed. One more loss and I think we can safely extinguish your torch.
Very Limited – 1-6, 768.68 PF (#10)
Well you finally got into the win column against your better half last week, but your story and her’s are similar. Most of your draft picks haven’t necessarily performed poorly relative to their ADP, but they’ve been wildly inconsistent. You caught the falling knife with Cam Akers. Russell Wilson seemed as safe as any QB could be but we know how that’s played out.
As this point your role in the league is to play spoiler. The villain role suits you well, so commence the chaos (maybe start next week, though).
Nealda – 2-5, 727.28 PF (#12)
It was tempting to put Brad last in the rankings but your total points left me no choice. It’s been tough from the jump with your team - starting with Kyle Pitts, one of the most athletically gifted people on the planet being deployed so poorly in Atlanta. Your free agent acquisitions haven’t yielded much either. It’s just one of those years for the artist formerly known as Clam Choder.
Week 8 Picks:
Kimi’s Kitten Kmitten vs. LET GENO COOK
I think Kimi wins in a high scoring game, 138-130. Training wheels are off for Etienne, DJ Moore looks to have value with PJ Walker/against the Falcons, and owning Diggs should help soften Josh Allen’s score.
Breeced up Deaf Guy vs. Team nealda
Tough call, but I think Richie wins a close one. Ja’Marr Chase makes the difference here.
Kevin’s Big Bodies vs. Let’s Cyanide
Of course Ivan is without all his Chiefs the week he plays Kevin. Jamaal Williams is back to low-end RB2 status with D’Andre Swift healthy, too. Kevin wins 125-114.
InIt4Snacks vs. Kiss my Bass
I like Hannah this week, primarily because Mia is without Keenan Allen again and DK Metcalf isn’t 100%. 123-114.
Samuel W Jackson vs. Very limited
I’m vulnerable this week with Mark Andrew’s status up in the air. Ultimately I think Brad puts up a good score and edges me out, 128-123.
He was #1 vs. Ready to Get Hurts Again
Josh looks tough to beat this week, especially with Kristina missing Juju and having to rely on James Conner. I’ll take Josh 137-122.
Best of luck everyone!
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