NFL Fantasy Thread Part 4

GG @StuDogg101 tough to have your stars not showing up at this time of the year. Second worse for the year for me @Rippin and Tearin, had an 80 against Deuces back in Rd5. That being said, my last three weeks have been pretty concerning. Going to need to keep an eye on Tyreek this week and do a better job of setting my line up. Have 24 points from Mack sitting on the bench had me pretty pissed of coming into this game, just glad Kamara and Run CMC got the job done.

Rippin and Tearin wrote:Looks like its gonna be close aye!

Finished up tied for 8th with a big defensive game on MNF, both teams cracked a dozen. Not a bad shout as a free agent addition with 10 - I'll give you that, but outside the top 6!

In terms of the avatar bet - let's roll with my new man crush riding an imaginary house after he buried Goff in the turf.

Well done @ryno_ got me fair and square. You deserved to win that bet. As you rightly pointed out, the Jags D was actually pretty average, the 10 points only due to the Special teams TD.

Ridin' high and dry into the superbowl with Jamal Williams and CJ Uzomah

I was just taking a look at week 16 rankings and thought I may as well summarise what looks like it will be a very close League 1 final between Mearcats and myself (ranks taken form fantasy pros consensus rankings).

Pretty crazy that in the final we will see the top ranked QB, 5 of the top 10 RBs, 3 of the top 6 WRs, and the top 2 DSTs. Looking forward to it!

QB - the biggest mismatch - winner Mearcats

Mearcats: Mahomes (rank #1) v R n T: Mayfield (rank #7)

RBs (including flex) - pretty crazy how stacked these teams are here - slight edge to R n T

McCaffery, Kamara, Mack (#3, #6, #12) v Barkley, Mixon, Henry (#2, #7, #9)

WRs - again, pretty crazy depth here - winner R n T

Hill, Evans (#6, #13) v Hopkins, Brown (#1, #3)

TE - decent matchup - winner Mearcats

Ebron (#4) v Brate (#8 )

DST - 1 v 2 ranked D - even

Bears (#2) v Rams (#1)

K - don't think there is much point predicting K matchups but for what its worth

Myers (#17) v Gostkowski (#3)

Rippin and Tearin wrote:I was just taking a look at week 16 rankings and thought I may as well summarise what looks like it will be a very close League 1 final between Mearcats and myself (ranks taken form fantasy pros consensus rankings).

Pretty crazy that in the final we will see the top ranked QB, 5 of the top 10 RBs, 3 of the top 6 WRs, and the top 2 DSTs. Looking forward to it!

QB - the biggest mismatch - winner Mearcats

Mearcats: Mahomes (rank #1) v R n T: Mayfield (rank #7)

RBs (including flex) - pretty crazy how stacked these teams are here - slight edge to R n T

McCaffery, Kamara, Mack (#3, #6, #12) v Barkley, Mixon, Henry (#2, #7, #9)

WRs - again, pretty crazy depth here - winner R n T

Hill, Evans (#6, #13) v Hopkins, Brown (#1, #3)

TE - decent matchup - winner Mearcats

Ebron (#4) v Brate (#8 )

DST - 1 v 2 ranked D - even

Bears (#2) v Rams (#1)

K - don't think there is much point predicting K matchups but for what its worth

Myers (#17) v Gostkowski (#3)

Agree with what you've got here mate. I personally don't rank Henry in the top 15 let alone top 10 but it seems the Miami Derrick Henry's have decided that he's the only one to do anything now so based on his last few weeks I'll give it to him and he has me cautious.

No argument at all regarding the WRs, Hopkins is a monster (and will probably be the no. 1drafted WR next season) and AB is AB. You've got me there easy.

Ebron scares me. Fortunately he has a pretty favourable game against NYG this week but that's basically counterbalanced by Brates Tampa match up. Is tight.

I have the rankings for DST reversed. Bears are no. 1 IMO. However, Rams have a much better match up this week against the Cardinals, who will probably throw the game for a better draft spot.

News this morning of Cam Newton being done for the season has me slightly concerned but hoping that it means more work for Run CMC. Maybe he can play RB1 AND QB2 and throw another TD or two. Lol

As a side note, everytime I see that gaudy orange avatar I think it's @Ryno posting. Lol. How long you gotta wear that for?

Mearcats wrote:As a side note, everytime I see that gaudy orange avatar I think it's @Ryno posting. Lol. How long you gotta wear that for?

You spelt "glorious" wrong. Until real life playoffs.

In terms of the ratings, Mayfield at #7 is low. Browns are full of momentum and he skull fucked the Bengals a month ago for 4 scores. I'm subbing him in for a GF in a separate league.

Yeah I don't necessarily agree with the rankings either although they are a pretty good guide. I like Mayfield this week. I picked him up several weeks ago on the chance I made it to the finals. This week will be the first week I use him this season.

Henry is a conundrum, who knows where he should be ranked to be honest. But 2 killer games in a row you'd think the Titans keep him going - why would they change. Im just happy to have him on my roster at this points. Another great FA pick up!

Damn, what a fucking win, there’s the come-back to the ‘Lamar has only beaten bad teams’ narrative, I’m not sure Jackson is the answer to all our problems, but I do know it’s gunna be weird seeing Flacco wearing teal & black next season.

Prior to todays game I took Baltimore to win the whole thing at $41.

They have a D which means they can beat anyone and a number of the other (previously) high-flying teams are starting to be found out a bit - i.e. Rams, NO, and KC.

I think this years Super Bowl is wide open now. 3 weeks ago I would have said there was basically 3 or 4 teams in it!

Enchanted Glossy Flamingo wrote:Ridin' high and dry into the superbowl with Jamal Williams and CJ Uzomah

And they're currently outscoring the RB5, RB10 and WR2 of the season

Probably not enough to get me the win in L1, but going all in to trade for Brown has certainly kept me in the match. Dude has 2TDs + 150 yards!

Well dang, GG ryno, see you in L1 next year my dude

Congrats @Mearcats looks like you got me by a TD!

Im pretty stoked I cam that close to be honest - your team has been by far and a way the most dominant all season and for a few minutes there in the KC Sea I thought I might even have you!

Well done on a good season!

Enchanted Glossy Flamingo wrote:Well dang, GG ryno, see you in L1 next year my dude

Will do! Play you again same time next season?

Happy to sneak the win in L2 without Gurley, thought you were the best team all season, even when I had the big fella.

Side note, being overseas makes me realise how bad the Timezone were in at home is for NFL. Much appreciation to the fellow NFL watchers keeping interest in the sport alive when the games are on at fucked times.

@ryno_ didnt watch the game but looks like the Jags D came through 1 week too late.

This is according to Chriss Liss from Rotowire;

Early 2019 Rankings
With the 2018 fantasy season largely in the books, let's take a preliminary look at the top-20 players at each position, heading into next year, pending offseason signings and, of course, the draft:

Rank QB
1 Patrick Mahomes
2 Andrew Luck
3 Deshaun Watson
4 Aaron Rodgers
5 Russell Wilson
6 Cam Newton
7 Lamar Jackson
8 Jared Goff
9 Mitchell Trubisky
10 Jimmy Garoppolo
11 Matt Ryan
12 Ben Roethlisberger
13 Drew Brees
14 Philip Rivers
15 Baker Mayfield
16 Tom Brady
17 Carson Wentz
18 Kirk Cousins
19 Dak Prescott
20 Josh Allen

RB
1 Saquon Barkley
2 Ezekiel Elliott
3 Todd Gurley
4 Christian McCaffrey
5 Alvin Kamara
6 Melvin Gordon
7 Le'Veon Bell
8 Nick Chubb
9 Leonard Fournette
10 Joe Mixon
11 Dalvin Cook
12 David Johnson
13 Phillip Lindsay
14 Kerryon Johnson
15 Aaron Jones
16 Marlon Mack
17 James Conner
18 Derrick Henry
19 Sony Michel
20 Kenyan Drake

WR
1 DeAndre Hopkins
2 Davante Adams
3 Julio Jones
4 Odell Beckham
5 Michael Thomas
6 Tyreek Hill
7 Antonio Brown
8 Amari Cooper
9 Mike Evans
10 Adam Thielen
11 Stefon Diggs
12 JuJu Smith-Schuster
13 T.Y. Hilton
14 Keenan Allen
15 A.J. Green
16 Robby Anderson
17 Tyler Lockett
18 Brandin Cooks
19 Robert Woods
20 Kenny Golladay

TE
1 Travis Kelce
2 Zach Ertz
3 George Kittle
4 O.J. Howard
5 Evan Engram
6 Rob Gronkowski
7 Jared Cook
8 Eric Ebron
9 Kyle Rudolph
10 Jimmy Graham
11 Greg Olsen
12 Mark Andrews
13 Delanie Walker
14 David Njoku
15 Trey Burton
16 Jack Doyle
17 Dallas Goedert
18 Vance McDonald
19 Ian Thomas
20 Austin Hooper

Can’t see Zeke going over Gurley or Run CMC next year