2018 Power Rankings: Week 6

2018 Power Rankings: Week 6

Good evening folks! Yet another week goes by and yet again I find myself thinking; this league just gets better and better. The level of competition is outrageous and week on week we prove that there is no easy road to the playoffs. Nine teams are at 3-2, nine. That’s 75%. The whole Portsmouth Division, 3-2. I have no idea how this could happen but it has, and my rankings are getting harder and harder to write each week. Let’s see how we get on.

12. Patistan (1-4-0) – No Change

Nice one to Coach Allen for getting that first win on the board, the zero in the column was starting to look like a burden. Brown stepped up big time, and they will be hoping this is a sign of things to come, but until Gronk and the others follow suit, this team stays at the bottom for me.

11. Gridiron Gang (0-5-0) – No Change

Speaking of a burdening zero, our one remaining winless team people. They have had some rough luck; back to most points conceded and multiple injuries, but crucially this team is looking more and more underwhelming. It could just be my own pride (from the high post draft ranking) keeping them from spot 12 at this point, or it could be the eventual return of Fournette.

10. IKSAN (3-2-0) – No Change

They picked up the win and are now above .500 so you’d think they would move up the rankings, but wit the league in its current state, it just doesn’t work like that at the moment. Their giant question mark at RB looms as ever, but the rest of the roster is loaded with points, they are in a good position to climb.

9. Forge Flyers (3-2-0) – No Change

Another team that could feel aggrieved by staying put, the league is just too congested top to bottom. They knocked off the team that was (…could still be??) top of the rankings and they got Mixon back, which was key to last week’s win and any potential future ones. They didn’t score a lot of points elsewhere though, certainly not enough to install too much confidence.

8. Bear Necessities (3-2-0) – Down 1

The first time Coach Stubbs Sr. will have seen his team move backwards this year… although that is partly down to starting at the bottom. After a three game win streak, they lost their spot at the top of the division. Michel looks good and Johnson is looking closer to his former self, this team has got more wins in them.

7. Burdettinators (2-3-0) – Down 2

Technically the no. 10 seed, although arguably unlucky to find themselves there, it was hard not to bump this team down a couple. Still buoyed by one of the best RB cores in the league, they will be a danger to takeover any matchup and Watson seems to be finding his groove. Some consistency from the pass catchers and a kicker who, you know, makes kicks would help.

6. Obi Wan Ganobi (3-2-0) – Down 2

This team’s scores have now gone up every week of the season. Oddly, that has lead to less success in the win column and they have now fallen back into the main pack. They are the 9^th highest scorers and are still lacking reliable RB play, so they had to drop in the rankings, but OBJ finally showed up.

5. The Dream Team (3-2-0) – Up 3

I was low on this team to start the year, no denying that, but they have continued to prove me wrong. Adam Thielen has been godly, and I was even lower on him. The QB room is fighting Obi Wan Ganobi for best in the league and The Dream Team have now climbed to the number 2 seed. They would be higher if Kamara hadn’t just posted his worst score on the year with Ingram back.

4. Jamall About The Bass (3-2-0) – Up 2

Possibly the most up and down scoring team in the league claim another win in tight fashion. Their Thursday night Colts put them in a strong position, but the rest of the team only managed to limp over the line. The depth of this team still terrifies me, but their weekly scoring potential seems huge. Losing Ajayi could be huge.

3. ADRZ (3-2-0) – Down 1

A minor bump for a team that dropped below the 100 point mark for the first time this season. A couple of tough matchups didn’t help, but ADRZ just looked a little off the pace this week, I have called them the ultimate boom or bust team before but, this week, the closest they got to boom was Tyler Lockett  with a 16.4 point outing.

2. Tom’s Tyrants (3-2-0) – Up 1

Reclaimed their spot from two weeks ago with the high score on the week. Ingram came back and did the job he was drafted for, although he won’t dominate the backfield touches like that week on week. With Le’Veon Bell looking like he will finally re-join the team, the James Conner days could be limited, that would hurt this team a lot.

1. The Tuckfards (3-2-0) – No Change

Finally, a bad week. I said they were looking vulnerable in the rankings last week, but they outdid that with a truly pedestrian score, despite Todd Gurley being his normal, unfairly good self. The talent on this roster is still so hard to ignore and they could gain Greg Olsen in Week 6, but this team is challenging me to drop them, they won’t get another chance.