Hello, once again! Welcome all to another Sunday edition of the Power Rankings, courtesy of your EDOTLOCCA and his disorganised social life. So, Week 3, what have we missed so far. Half the league is at .500, we’ve got a division leader as the 7th overall seed, and the top seed has scored more than twice as many points as the bottom seed. So, nothing out of the ordinary really. Ahh, it sure is good to have the LOC back. Read on, fine folk.
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12. Burdettinators (0-2) – Down 2
Another bad week for a team that looks like offseason hype was comfortably misplaced. Breece Hall getting more involved was the major positive, but he needs to get more of a hold on the Jets backfield to repay his draft position. I’m sure things will improve but, for now at least, they are justifiably bottom of the pile.
11. Tom’s Tyrants (0-2) – No Change
Last week, I said they weren’t actually that bad in the loss. This week, they were. They would have gotten blown out of the water by their opponents anyway, but having a middling DST as the high scorers was just plain bad to see. The only reason they didn’t go bottom is thanks to the graciously poor effort from Coach Burdett.
10. Mariota Kart (0-2) – Up 2
Firstly, new favourite name, period. In fact, I’m going to go ahead and say this one can’t be topped. Secondly, they had a much better Week 2. They didn’t get the win, and the bench leads you to question the depth, but they are trending back in the right direction. David Montgomery and Javontae Williams touch counts could well be the key.
9. U R Gould (1-1) – Down 2
Better performance, opposite result, exactly how things are meant to go in fantasy land. The team was more or less split down the middle, some big times performances, some no shows, one literal no show. If they’d been healthy, you can’t help but feel they may have picked up a win here. More importantly, they need to start seeing more from top selection, Cook. Didn’t deserve to drop, but had two undefeated teams below them *shrug*.
8. Napolitans (1-1) – Down 2
Big performance from Tyreek, if there are more of them in the bank, we’ll be laughing. Hurts also has a look of a QB who is going to supersede matchups. With Kirk and Dotson, outperforming Higgings, Pitts and even Harris, this is a strangely built roster. Though, they look ready for the fight in a competitive division. Also didn’t deserve to drop, please see above.
7. IKSAN (2-0) – Up 1
Not their most impressive week, but they netted another win to stay undefeated. Still a lot of question marks across the roster but it will be nice to see Amari Cooper recapturing some Dallas types vibes. Exactly the same stat-line in Week 3 as well, what are the odds!? See, if we were PPR, I wouldn’t be able to say that, another reason to stay far away. Yay, media propaganda!
6. Patistan (1-1) – Down 2
Hmm, big difference for key men Adams and Jefferson. And, in what was certainly a winnable week, no one else was able to make the difference. I am far from ringing alarm bells, and they sit atop a division which doesn’t scream world-beating, but it will be interesting to see whether this becomes a team that blows hot and cold.
5. Bear Necessities (1-1) – Down 2
They got the win, a comfortable win, and they scraped to over 100 points. But, nearly half of that came from Lamar in what was, quite possibly, they least Ravens-esque performance I’ve ever seen. It was still a decent week all around, although the top pick RBs don’t appear to have fully regained the roles that earned them their high draft spots. They’ve dropped more due to good performances below.
4. Forge Flyers (2-0) – Up 1
Far from the perfect team performance, but Murray, Waddle and Chubb combined to make an effortlessly high score. They’re not necessarily the most deserving team of the 2-0 record thus far, but they also just put up 120 points without top pick Kamara. There is still a lot to come from this team.
3. Buccing The Trend (2-0) – Up 6
So, posting up a modest 140, and benching a 50pt player, is this the ultimate LOC flex? I’m not really sure what to say, other than that the Tua hate should probably slow down, the Lions are rockstars and Wentz…. Errr…. I dunno, these words all feel strange. Either way, Coach Taylor was clearly languishing below his place. I try not to overreact with weekly movements, but this had to change.
2. Gridiron Gang (1-1) – Down 1
Not a bad week, but came up against a stronger team. We may have seen some of their fragility in Week 2, with Josh Allen picking up a fair amount of slack and covering for his teammates. Kelce will bounce back, but we will wait to see what other strong contributors emerge on a consistent level.
1. The Dream Team (1-1) – Up 1
I said the first win was close, and it was an impressive one. Seeing Moore and Williams more involved is very encouraging, but Diggs is the superstar. This receiver heavy approach could be talked about for years if they all keep performing.
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Pretty turbulent for a Week 2 Power Rankings - what an exciting early season we must be having! Now, if everyone could try not to cause any upsets in Week 3, it is much easier to edit these articles when the ‘No Change’ count is nice and high. Thanks in advance.
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