2019 Power Rankings: Week 3

2019 Power Rankings: Week 3

Good afternoon gents, and welcome to the latest edition of the Power Rankings. I’m going to keep intro brief because, well, it’s late and I couldn’t think of anything to say. Yep, Week 3 and we’re running dry, gonna be one hell of a season. Hopefully the rankings make for more entertaining reading; enjoy!

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12. Buccing The Trend (1-1) – No Change

Yeah, not the best score in Week 2. Kamara suffered from losing Brees, but he will get better and the AB news literally couldn’t be better. Mayfield may not be the star he was expected to be and could prove to be a hamstring for the team further down the line.

11. Patistan (0-2) – Down 1

Another underwhelming week from Patistan who wasn’t helped out by DeSean Jackson’s injury after his monster Week 1. Coach Allen has made some decent additions early in the season however, it is just about him getting the right combination of players on the pitch at the right time.

10. The Book of Elliott (2-0) – Up 1

Not only did he get benched in real life, but poor old Eli can’t even get into a film title that his name is literally in. It’s not been his best week. Back to fantasy and Coach Nunn finds himself 2-0, with the tightest win of the season thus far. I’m yet to be entirely convinced by this team, but wins mean a hell of a lot more than anything I think…

9. The Dream Team (0-2) – Down 2

This team is better than its 0-2 record, but they need to start proving it. They were unlucky in an exceedingly tight game but will be happy to see Elliott back doing what he does. Mixon is on a horrible offense and is going to be tough to start, but the bench depth is near non-existent. Coach Nathwani made pick up and play RBs a staple of his roster last year, more magic required in 2019.

8. Tom’s Tyrants (1-1) – Down 2

Not the best week for sure. They’re in desperate need for someone (anyone) to establish themself as a consistent points getter, but the roster is looking decidedly average early in the season. On the upside, they get the honour of owning the DST that plays Miami this week.

7. Burdettinators (1-1) – Up 1

Well, it doesn’t seem to matter whether it is by arm or by leg, Lamar Jackson is going to single-handedly win games this year. Aaron Jones got the most touches of his career! Huzzah! Annnd Matt LaFluer said he wants to even back out the backfield touches, boo. This team is still finding their feet, but that was an important win for them in Week 2.

6. Gayme On (1-1) – Up 3

Another very apt name change! After an impressive Week 2, it very much is ‘Gayme On’ again. That was more what I was expecting when I ranked them #2 coming out of the draft. So much hinges on Julio and OBJ but there is a lot of upside on this roster. Encouraging to see Montgomery getting more work and hopefully providing some consistent volume for Coach Gardner.

5. Gridiron Gang (0-2) – No Change

A much better Week 2 than Week 1, but with the same result for Coach Stubbs Jr.. They put up a good box score and will get better results as the season goes on. Their lack of reliable RBs would have ruined them in previous season, can they make it work in the year of the superflex?

4. Bear Necessities (1-1) – No Change

I could almost cut and paste last week’s paragraph for Bear Necessities but replace the ‘unlucky not to get the win’ with ‘picking up a solid win’. There are contributors all over the pitch and some solid bench options too. Watson’s weekly performances look likely to be the difference between a good week and a great one.

3. Forge Flyers (1-1) – No Change

Hmm, a bit of a come down from the highs of last week, with a classic LOC performance that just lacked a couple of TDs from the better players. Dak continued to look strong and we probably saw McCaffrey’s floor rather than what is to come. Nothing to worry about here, still a good balanced roster.

2. The Tuckfards (2-0) – No Change

That was resounding. They already have so much firepower it seems wrong that they bag a 44 point DST week, but I did say I liked that Pats draft selection in Week 1. Can Baltimore slow down Mahomes? If not, then can anyone slow down this Tuckfards team?

1. IKSAN (2-0) – No Change

Well, maybe someone can slow The Tuckfards down. Another good win for IKSAN and they hold their place at the top thanks to a more balanced roster than the big scorers beneath them. This Week 3 game will be huge though. Minshew over Brees has to be a contender for most inspired, game week defining, roster move of the year, surely?

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Well, that was less traumatic that last week, we even saw some relative stability in the rankings! Long may it continue, but in the meantime, good luck Coaches! Peace out.