As an ongoing experiment this year in Big League Fantasy Football, the weekly write-ups will be authored courtesy of various members of the League. If you would like to contribute a post, let Turner know.
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With Week 6 in the books, we now have enough of the season under our belts to begin analyzing how managers are doing. We could go through the typical analysis of which team scored the most points this week, and take a look at the current playoff picture, but that can be done on your own time. For this write up, we’re taking a look at managers who could benefit from checking out injury reports and depth charts every so often.
Up first, we have Oodles of Noodles. It’s only fitting to start here, as they are a new manager in this league and are already leading the league with eleven 0’s across their starting lineups, including 5 this past week. This week, Oodles of Noodles went with the vaunted combo of Houston’s Defense (on bye), Dalton Schultz (also on bye), Jordan Addison (also also on bye), Najee Harris (only has one achilles), and Greg Zuerlein (hasn’t played since Week 8 of last season). This is before mentioning Mostert’s -0.4 for the week. Unfortunately, the Commish forgot to tell Oodles that o’s in your name doesn’t mean you need 0’s in your lineup.
Next up, Beaver Blitz (three 0’s this week), WinnersWin, and Krusty Krab Pizzas all have at least four 0’s across lineups this year. Krusty Krab Pizzas jumps off the page, as they have been in the league since 2022! However, a peak behind the curtains shows a 1-13 record last season and makes you wonder if a change in strategy (starting players who score points) might be in the works. Also, Winners might Win, but they also need to check the scouting report to do so. Bijan Robinson’s 35.8 points was quickly wiped out by their choice to start Ezekiel Elliot (St. Louis pride!! Pretty sure he’s retired though), Brock Bowers (didn’t play), and Justin Tucker (go check out his scouting report on your own time). I have nothing mean to say about Beaver Blitz, their team’s profile picture is adorable. 10/10.
Finally, it only felt fitting that a write-up focused on questionable managing strategies conclude with the leader of this movement, Ward & Peace. Although Jamal Agnew’s 0 this week was Ward and Peace’s first 0 of the season, it should be remembered that Ward & Peace was renamed before the season after the previous franchise (Your Killin Me Willis) set an empty lineup in the finals last year. The league anxiously awaits the Ward & Peace vs. Oodles and Noodless championship. First to score, wins.
Important sidenote – do not reach out to the commishes and ask them about my lineup-setting-history. That information is not relevant to this week’s write-up, and if they ever tell you they sent me constant reminders to set lineups in the past, I plead the 5th.
Drake Maye to the moon!
