EDOTLOCCA's Corner: Week 5

EDOTLOCCA’s Corner

Hello, hello, hello! Welcome to your fifth edition of EDOTLOCCA’s Corner (that’s ‘Executive Director of the League of Champions Coaches Association’), looking back on Week 4 and ahead to Week 5! But, before we start, I would like to bring to your attention a new charity I am setting up. Not all fantasy teams are born with the equal opportunities, some must work far harder to achieve what most of us take for granted. Bear Necessities are a good team, with good players, yet each week we choose to trample all over them in truly heartless fashion, surely every fantasy team deserves an equal chance to thrive? That is why, in the spirit of fantasy football, I ask you to find it in your hearts to donate just a few of your fantasy points each week, to give Bear Necessities the opportunities I think all teams deserve. Right, serious bit over! Enjoy the episode!

Coaches Award

Last week in the LOC, 10 teams’ points totals were separated by less than 30 points, which is 83% of the league! So, needless to say, small margins were key throughout the league. The closest game of all came down to a mere 5 points, the deciding factor? Arguably a waiver-wire TE who put up 13.5 points in place of the injured starter. The Tuckfards picked up Gary Barnidge and he won them the game, simple as that. There are not many spot start TEs you can trust with the game on the line, so congratulations to Coach Merritt, you deserve the Coaches Award for Week 4!

Honourable mention: Smart choices on the starting line up and the waiver wire last week, plus the all-important win, Coach Allen has got Patistan’s coaching trending in the right direction! Lost out to Coach Merritt who made a decision that proved more vital for the win.

Wooden Spoon

Two disappointing losses in a row, now coupled with two wooden spoon awards. Coach Sherwood has depth at QB, but that isn’t always a blessing, in fact (as Coach Stubbs Jr. will tell you from last year) it is the fantasy equivalent of a weekly migraine. In Week 4, he got it wrong and it cost him the game. It is a tough Wooden Spoon to award, but decision making at the top of IKNAN has been in question for the past couple of week. The talent is there to right the ship though, no doubt.

Bold Predictions

Well, I failed, I tried to make my predictions simpler for a better result and it didn’t work. Maybe I will only get 1 right all year? Who knows? However, don’t fret people, I will not be disheartened, you will get your bold predictions each and every week! And, if the stars align and my ritual of good fortune works, we may even get some more correct ones! Let’s see about Week 5…

The Tuckfards vs. The Dream Team: This game just screams yardage to me, do you get that? In fact, I am going to go so far as to say only 3 TDs combined for the 18 starting players, lots and lots of yards though.

Jeff’s Seals vs. Burdettinators: For me, this matchup is about Burdettinators’ WRs vs. Jeff’s Seals’ RBs. On Sunday, Maclin and Matthews combine for 25 points, but on Monday night, Bell and Gordon steal the victory with a combined 35 point effort.

Patistan vs. Bear Necessities: Is it bolder to predict an 0-4 team to win, or a league-wide high-scorer to lose? That is one for a philosopher, I am staying way out of it. All 6 starting running backs combined fail to breach 240 rushing yards (40 yards each).

IKNAN vs. ADRZ: Can I get some backing for this being the Acronym Bowl? I feel we need more bowls in the LOC. Anyway, the prediction, the newly anointed Acronym Bowl is the highest scoring game of the week, combing for 250+ points total!

Gridiron Gang vs. Forge Flyers: Forge Flyers have been a one man team of late, well this week that man changes. Blount takes on the mantle, vulturing 3 TDs that would have been Brady’s, in turn giving Forge Flyers the win and ending Gridiron Gang’s run of underachieving opponents.

Tom’s Tyrants vs. The Romosexuals: Kamar Aiken and Willie Snead were not on many people’s radars at the start of the season, they still aren’t, but the waiver wire duo outplay and outscore The Romosexuals’ three starting WRs (Beckham, Fitzgerald and Cooks).

There we have it! The quest for that elusive second correct prediction continues with this fresh set of beauties! Hope you enjoyed the article and I wish you all luck again this week! Until next time, Turrah!