Fantasy Football Funktown: Player WAR Update, The Team You Could Have Picked Up Hungover Sunday AM, And MORE!
Cues "In The Arms of An Angel"
Sorry I missed last week. Had a kid. It happens. And I held my newborn tight after looking at this pathetic looking excuse of a realisitic possible fantasy team. 25.9 points. Imagine waiting so many weeks to unleash your secret weapon in Devon Achane only to have him blow up in your face. Lot of people on this list got injured in-game, or worse, had a QB combo of Zach Wilson and Tim Boyle. Friendly reminder to hold your loved ones tight. Except Gabe Davis. We'll get to him later.
Let's lighten things up a bit and find out what this week's lottery assembly team winner is. Don't like any of your players Sunday morning and want to drop them all to get 148 points? No problem. Just go back in time and get these super scrubs.
Big shout out to anyone and everyone who lost a bet and had to start Tommy DeVito this week. All .7 percent of you. And look at that DeVito/Slayton stack baby! There has to be someone out there who stacked that in daily. Probably made more money than DeVito will this year.
OK let's get to the player WAR update. If you're new here - I made this stat a few years ago (only smart thing I've probably ever done) and you can read the convoluted details here. Quick TL;DR - WAR estimates how many wins acorss a 17-game season your fantasy team gets solely due to a specific player MORE than a replacement-level player at the same position.
Let's get to some takes.
Josh Allen is the most underrated fantasy player of last few years
Remember when I said I'd keep reminding everyone I said taking a top QB was worth it in drafts? Just want to make sure you all don't take me as a liar. It's been a rocky season for Allen in real football but he's killing it for fantasy teams. The #1 overall QB is the overall #4 player in the game.
Where the hell did Brian Robinson come from!!!???
Back to back 20-point outings, Brian Robinson is Mr. Reliable for teams. Playing in all 11 games he has a minimum of 7 points per game. Remember during draft season I said auction drafters should troll nominate "B. Robinson" (Brian) to trick people into thinking it's Bijan? Whoops! I meant the other way around!
Outside of CMC, the thoroughbred RBs do appear to be a dying breed. Henry, Barkley, and Jacobs are on catastrophicly bad teams. It's just a bad situation otherwise.
Dalton Kincaid is my favorite keeper for next year
Double-digit points in his last five games on what is still a premier pass offense. The sky is the limit for this guy. Turns out - dude can bowl too. Picked up a 1-26-3 spare vs the Jets.
Let's end with a Gabe Davis Troll of the Year update.
I'll be honest - I'm disappointed in Gabe. For the 876th time. He had us all where he wanted us in Week 11 with a huge drop in start percentage which usually means he goes bonkers. Instead he showed us how to turn 67 snaps into zero targets. But maybe… maybe he's prepping something for Week 12. Could that start percentage drop into single digits? 7/235/3 incoming?? You just never know with this guy.
- Jeffro