Week 6

MR. NICE GUY HAS DONE IT! With the close of the 6th week of the Millbrook Fantasy Football League, Scoregasms, the last undefeated team in the league, fell to superstar studded Mr. Nice Guy in a high scoring affair that made the Patriots and Chiefs jealous. On the other end of the scale, Pasca and the Crunching Munchies' quest for a victory continues to evade their grasp after a tearjerking last second defeat to an Aaron Rodger's classic comeback touchdown. These two and a couple other games caused significant altercations to the Power Rankings Table as we get a sneak peak on what to expect for each of the teams in the second half of the season.

1. Mr. Nice Guy: Eclipsing 130 points yet again and breaking the curse, Mr. Nice Guy is competing with himself in this league, and he is winning. 
2. Hoochie Mamas: Despite the loss, Mahomes and Saquon continue to ball out of their minds for August and the Mamas. Costly start sit decisions and a questionable bench will continue to hold them back.
3. Ravagn' Rainbows: Could easily be atop the power rankings had it not been for GM Connor's team getting struck with the injury bug. Hopefully there's a cure at the other end of the rainbow but regardless, Ravagn' Rainbows are poised for another championship run and Darren is uber worried about it.
4. Ravioli Ravioli: The past 4 weeks have been a complete 180 flip for GM Ian and the Raviolis due to the elite RB play as well as a vastly improved WR core that has tremendously increased production. Ian has found the secret formula and plans to use it en route to a big playoff push.
5. Scoregasms: Although they fell for the first time this season, it was not due to poor play by any means, with another 120 point showing. The luck continues as RB Freeman gets sent to the IR for being made of glass leaving RB Coleman as the rest of season starter to add to DJ, McCoy, and Cohen. 
6. Miking Mikes: The Alvin Kamaras snuck by with a comeback victory without their star, but it showed. Keenan Allen has been a massive disappointment and their RB core should be called the hypotheticals since they theoretically should be satisfactory, except they aren't. 
7. Belichick Yo Self: A second straight solid showing shows something some squads scarcely can do. Belichick Yo Self proves they aren't one of them with back to back clinics of WR play of 40+ points along with the emergence of Mr. Playstation.
8. Tittsburgh Feelers: Prodigious upside and untapped potential results in a Feelers team that is hit or miss. A struggling QB Watson and pitiful play at the WR position has limited their recent point scoring which GM Matt will need to address in the near future if he hopes to avoid the loser bracket. 
9. Bigpapihugetime: A second victory for GM Kurt and the Huge Times bumps them up a tad on the rankings, however a less than stellar RB core keeps them out of the upper echelon. 
10. Crunching Munchies: How many players have suffered multiple week injuries for the Munchies? More than they have losses, which is a lot. Either way, with Fournette possibly returning, it certainly can't get worse. Oh wait, down goes Freeman. 
11. Pasca's Daddy: With his 3rd straight loss, Pasca's Daddy is doing his best Munchies impression. Like Father, Like Son. GM Dom's starting RB got 1 snap last week and his other's are either injured or on vacation.  
12. Grafton's A Bum: Grafton isn't a bum, but you are Kelly. 

Matchup Highlights:

• What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Mr. Nice Guy wins. Knocking off GM Brody and the Scoregasms (5-1) for their first loss of the season and breaking the curse (all in the Wildcat Matchup of the Week), GM Grafton is the people's champion as he has completely turned around a pathetic franchise in just a four short seasons. RB Gurley is a cheat code and Scoregasms stood no chance despite their 110 point effort on the backs of Gostkowski and Cohen. Gurley had 35 points, and only 26% of the team's points. Mr. Nice Guy is anything but a nice matchup for their opponents as they improve to 4-2.
• Hoochie Mamas' manager, August was unsurprisingly silent and unavailable for contact following his team's loss to Ravioli Ravioli (2-4). With a 133-121 victory, every single Ravioli chipped in for the victory as only QB Newton eclipsed 20% of the team's points. On the flip side, the Mamas are proving to be a very lopsided team, getting 53% of their points from their top two players, Mahomes and Saquon as they fall to 3-3. 
• The fantasy gods can be cruel and unforgiving as they deliver Crunching Munchies (0-6) a truly heartbreaking blow late Monday Night. On the backside of the two minute warning, a Aaron Rodgers Touchdown allowed GM Darren and Miking Mikes (4-2) to slip passed 88-80. GM Michael and the Munchies have now suffered defeat from 3 Monday Night QB comebacks this season while their entire team is stuck in the infirmary. A change in diet was the answer their GM had after the game, hiring a new team physician and dietitian to eliminate the unhealthy munching on snacks and promote fruits and vegetables to stay healthy. Time will tell if this solves any of the problems the front office is facing in Crumbtown. 
• Belichick Yo Self (4-2) defeats Tittsburgh Feelers (3-3) 128-82. The presidents are rolling up the charts after an up in down start as RB Michel and WRs Brown and Adams might as well be fusing carbon, since they are hotter than a white dwarf's core. They were certainly too hot to touch for the Feelers who were let down by their pass catchers, Fuller, Ridley, and Reed; as well as Jordan How-ard you so bad?
• Bigpapihugetime (2-4) stuck it to the big man as they defeated Pasca's Daddy (3-3) 110-93. Newly acquired QB Winston exploded to 39 points for the Papis in the victory, supported by pass catchers Hopkins, Godwin, and Hooper, all exceeding double digits. Wentz (30 points) and Thielen (18 points) impressed Daddy yet again however, the rest of the skill positions combined for only 25 points, yet according to GM Dom, he doesn't have any RB problems. 
• Ravagn' Rainbows (4-2) beat the Bums silly in their 134-94 victory, the largest victory of the week.  Big Ben, Hill, and Gordon led the way with 88 combined points and 7 Touchdowns leaving no chance for Grafton's A Bum (2-4) who only scored above 90 points due to QB Ryan carrying the team with 33 points of his own. 4 players on the Bum's also failed to surpass 5 points in the loss.

Media Conferences:

Whether he is just taking a page out of GM August's playbook towards the media or just embarrassed about his team's recent poor performances, GM Kelly opted out of his post-game press conference instead directing interviewers over to his newly appointed Secretary of Media and Marketing, Grafton Potter. Secretary Grafton addressed the media, relaying a message from GM Kelly, "Kelly has stated "I don't want to win, I want Grafton to be champion this year as seen by my trade history." We are just as confused as you are, and our League Rules Analysts are searching through the files checking to see for any clauses prohibiting Managers from signing Secretaries that are also managers of other teams in the league. We will let you know as soon as we do as this story develops.

GM Ian on the other hand was delighted to welcome the press into the locker room for a post-game celebration over the Hoochie Mamas. He politely thanked the commissioner for overseeing the league explaining "the league would be about as fun as Kelly's team if it wasn't for [Commissioner Pasca]." When asked to reflect on how his team has turned their season around after a poor start, GM Ian claimed, "I would attribute my recent success due to the revival of my receiving core. [The league and media] doubted the pick of Jeffrey but now three weeks in, he's proved a consistent threat. The return of Edelman has been huge as well. With their continued success, I hope to rise in the league standings. My team has proved that it has what it takes to get to the top, largely due to my dominant RBs, McCaffrey and Elliott, who are the backbone of this team. They have the talent and explosiveness to carry me to a second championship." He smiled once more at the cameras before bringing the team in for a toast as the all cheered, "Ravioli, Ravioli, We have the formuoli!"

Weekly Awards:

• Murphy Mixup: 

This week's Murphy Mixup goes to yours truly, Mr. Murphy himself. GM Darren made 2 critical start/sit mistakes after tilting back and forth all week. He went with RB Crowell and FLEX John Brown in favor of RBs Clement and Murray who both outscored nearly all of his starters. He was bailed out this time with a classic A-Rod comeback but should learn to make his decisions before the deadline and not get locked out of the lineup right before kickoff. Rookie mistake Darren.

• Oh Boy! Play of the Week:

GM Kurt doesn't believe in Franchise QBs and wins the Oh Boy! Play of the Week again with his decision to sign and start Jameis Winston in a cupcake matchup that led to 39 points for the Big Papis en route to a Huge Time victory.  

• WTF Waiver Wire:

GM Kelly automatically wins this one for picking up and dropping every player ever. Here is a quick look at his recent transactions:

Oct 5- Add WR Calloway $7

Oct 5- Add RB Blue, Drop WR Calloway

Oct 7- Add WR Valdes-Scandling, Drop WR Allison

Oct 10- Add WR Allison, Drop WR Valdes-Scandling $8

Oct 15- Add WR Valdes-Scandling, Drop RB Blue

• DTDB Moment of the Week:

Dominic has fallen off the bed and can't get up. Darren has solidified his role on top and doesn't plan on calling Life Alert. Instead, he plans on continuing decimating Dom's defenses as the long awaited matchup to determine the DTDB Bowl Champion is finally here. Expect Dom to claw and push back with an aerial attack from WRs Thielen and Evans to avoid Darren's Ground and Pound moves from RBs Kamara and Yeldon. 

• Championship Spotlight: A new segment that will provide a glimpse at the lives of the Managerial Champions in the league as they offer advice for success.

This week, we center in on our inaugural champion, Connor, manager of Ravagn' Rainbows. He credits to his continued and lifelong success to talking trash. "The only way to be successful is to be able to back up trash talk with dubs. I'm successful every year and if you want to follow success then you should look at me" he explains to all the non-champions in the league. Continuing on, he advises the laypeople to "never fix something that ain't broke" and just maybe they might become a Champion like him, although that's unlikely.  

• Pasca's Ponderable: What is it like to be winless in fantasy. Get a sneak peak of the turmoil with a weekly Pasca Ponderable.

What will I get first, my front tooth or my first victory? And if I do get my tooth back, will it just crumble like all of my players?

Next Week's Matchups: Let's take a look into Week 7 as we enter the second half of the regular season. 

• Miking Mikes (4-2) vs Pasca's Daddy (3-3): Wildcat Matchup of the Week DTDB Bowl 

The DTDB Bowl has finally arrived as GM Darren and the Mikes get RB Kamara back as they take on GM Dom and his WR crew of Thielen and Evans. With no QB Rodgers to save him this week as he is on bye, pay attention to who Darren picks up to start at QB as it could make all the difference, especially with a potential Fournette return hurting RB Yeldon's value while Dom will need some RBs of his own as all 4 of his rostered RBs are either, hurt, on bye, or just suck. Keenan Allen finally breaks out as Darren remains on top when the dust settles.

• Crunching Munchies (0-6) vs Tittsburgh Feelers (3-3):

GM Michael and the Munchies will welcome the Feelers to Crumbtown in hopes of getting their first victory of the season. The return of RBs Ingram and Johnson from bye make it look possible but it will come down to whether QB Watson continues to struggle for the Feelers, or if he can right the ship.

• Ravagn' Rainbows (4-2) vs Belichick Yo Self (4-2):

GM David and Yo Selfs travel to the end of the Rainbow to face a bandaged and bruised Ravagn' team who has been dominate as of late. However with both WR Brown and Adams on bye, expect RB Gordon to feast on Belichick Yo Self for another win for the Rainbows.

• Hoochie Mamas (3-3) vs Mr. Nice Guy (4-2):

Hoochie Mamas will be landing in Kind City later this week where they will be faced with a polite welcome from Mr. Nice Guy before suffering a complete beatdown on the field. Mahomes and Saquon's shoulders are tired and won't be able to keep pace with Gurley, Jones, Hilton, Peterson, Cooks, Engram, Luck... holy crap.

• Bigpapihugetime (2-4) vs Scoregasms (5-1):

After suffering their first defeat of the season, Scoregasms will host the Big Papis in what seems to be a close matchup on paper. Both teams matchup well at each position with the big insight for victory coming in the WR position on whether Hopkins and Thomas can outscore Diggs and Woods.

• Ravioli Ravioli (2-4) vs Grafton's A Bum (2-4):

Ravioli Ravioli are big favorites this week in Dumplington as they host GM Kelly and the Bums. Look for a strong WR performance from the Ravioli's after GM Ian highlighted their immense improvement earlier this week. GM Kelly will have to rely on disappointing WR OBJ if the Bums have any hope for an upset victory, and against the Falcons defense, its possible he may pull something from under his sleeves. 

Thats all for the Weekly Wrap-up folks! Thanks for tuning in and with a whole second half of the season to go, there is still plenty of time for teams to slip up, launch a comeback campaign, and shoot for the playoffs... make sure to come back next week to keep up with all latest news and updates from the Millbrook Fantasy League as the journey continues...