A 3-way Stud Quarterback Shootout…A tie on the top of the Running Back heap…Don’t write off the Rod…Who is that guy?…Defensive Tie-Breakers…T&A Mayhem…Yes…I chumped it up…Chump Survivor…and another Major Milestone…all in this week’s edition…
“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”We add $360 to the bankroll this weekend going 15-9-0…We sit at 55-39-2 on the season up $640 after four weeks…Riley and Burgess are the big winners both going perfect…Burgess has not dropped more than one game in any week and at 9-3 is now in the lead…Shannon drops one due to the Rams/Seahawks game missing the over by a Touchdown in a game that had 6 Field Goals and the Rams sole Touchdown was scored from Field Goal formation…Gasper drops one taking the Ravens in a game he was warned they would not cover…Hunter is the biggest loser as all three of his NCAA favorites win…but none of them cover…full results and a bonus after the break…
“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”In a hurry to get these up before kick off so not much witty banter….a lot of action on the Overs and on some Road Dogs….
All new faces take home trophies again….Shawn can pick Free Agents like nobody’s business….X-Factor finally breaks thru….Early success is quickly forgotten….Some streaks continue….and Chump Survivor in this week’s issue….
“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”Another 12-11-1 weekend…which means while technically winning….we lose another $140 after the vig….Gasper is the big winner on the week going 2-0-1 with the push on the Jets….Riley feels the substitute ref sting….the loss on Green Bay makes him 0-6 over the past two weeks….six of eight are in the black after 3 weeks….Shawn is the leader at 7-2-0….Full results after the break….
“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”The group’s picks are in for Week 3….We look to improve on the barely over .500 outing in Week 2 to more successful ventures like Week 1….Seven plays on the totals this week….Five plays have been made on the Atlanta outcome….And a few two-fers on Chicago, Houston, and the Giants….Good Luck everybody with the game and your STIBs….
Look!…I got the post done a whole day early !….Week 2 leaves us with a healthy dose of Bubba….The Best QB in the NFL toys with the Bucs….A single missed kick prevents a Bandit Division sweep….Point explosions in the race for Team of the Week come down to the kicker….We start our Chump Survivor competition….And a special distinction comes down to the last pass thrown by Ryan on Monday Night….
As a special note….While doing research for this week’s numbers I realized some of the Hall of Fame record fields did not show all the current teams…..so I expanded them out to show the Top 20 results in many of the Career related fields….have fun seeing where you stack up in TBFL History….
On with the show….
“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”The crew follows up a successful Week 1 with a mediocre Week 2….12-11-1 on the week nets -$140 after the vig….the full bankroll sits at +$420….New England, New Orleans, Washington, and the Over cost us $880 in total….Shannon manages the only 3-0 on the weekend while Riley is the only one to go winless….Shawn is the top dog now running 5-1 to start the season….Full results after the break….
“ALWAYS PROTECT YOUR UNIT”Houston, New Orleans, and Baltimore are all popular plays in Week 2 as we try to build up the bankroll from our $560 Week 1 start….Good Luck everyone….
While preparing the Statistically Speaking article….I pointed out how productive Julio Jones had been with only 6 Receptions on 9 Targets ….I found it curious/funny that the guy who made the most of his few opportunities happens to be on the team we give the most grief about forgetting that we play in a PPR League….So I did what I do….and ran an analysis of all 5 Player Position starters for each team and compared what % of their points came from Receptions….Legends had only 2 Receptions from his Running Backs and 16 in total….No surprise that right on the top of the heap was our Team of the Week….Husslers had the most receptions at 39 and the 2nd highest PPR% with 40.6%….Yours truly had a higher % solely on the early loss of Fred Jackson and the limited action of Wes Welker….The average was 20.1 Receptions from those positions placing half of the teams below the curve….2 teams finished lower than Playground Legends 16….Thrashers tied at 16, but again had an early exit from Jennings….Money Inc. only managed 15 catches, and Fudgie Whales bottomed out with 14….The Whales also were the only team to have a lower PPR% than Danny with 21.2% compared to his 22.9%….But they still won their game….Full chart is shown below….